#this is an actual convo i've had

[thevoidstaredback]

Person: Omg, your hair is so long!

Me: Thanks! I've been growing it out for a while

Person: How do you keep from sitting on it?

Me: It's actually not quite long enough to actually sit on, but I usually have it up-

Person: Like, how to you wear it when you're in the bathroom or something?"

Me: ..It's normally tied up to sit on my shoulders instead of my lower back.

Person: But what about when it's down?

Me: Then I throw it over my shoulder..? Why is this relavent?

Person: Are you gonna dye it again?

Me: Soon, hopefully

Person: Why don't you dye it every few months?

Me: Because I don't get paid enough for that

Person: Oh. How much does this job pay?

Me: Depending on the venue, anywhere from $10 to $16 an hour, out home venue paying the lowest

Person: Have you thought about getting another job?

Me: I've been looking, yeah

Person: Why not just get a new job?

Me: I'm trying to get a second one

Person: Just get a better paying job

Me: I know, but the job market is shit right now

Person: You young people just don't want to work!

Me: I'm trying to get a second job with 4 years experience and no degree. People aren't exactly lining up to hire me

Person: Then go to school and get a degree! You're good at your job, so not having a degree is the only thing stopping you

Me: I can't go to school; it's too expensive

Person: Then get a better paying job and pay your way through

Me: *screams*

[utilitycaster]

You know what's interesting to me? For all people keep claiming at every juncture that perhaps Bells Hells will come around on the gods and see the harm they do (which, as discussed extensively, is, half the time, simply not intervening) not only have they never done so, but also they never quite cross the line into saying the party should join the Ruby Vanguard or aid them - and indeed, they defend against it - so what does this achieve? It feels like they're asking for a story in which the party stands idly by, which isn't much of a story nor, if I may connect this briefly to the real world, a political stance anyone should be proud of.

That's honestly the frustration with the gods and the "what if the Vanguard has a point" conversations in-game. What do we do then? Do we allow the organization that will murder anyone for pretty much any reason that loosely ties into their goals run rampant? The group that (perhaps unwittingly, but then again, Otohan's blades had that poison) disrupted magic world-wide, and caused people who had the misfortune to live at nexus points to be teleported (most, as commoners, without means of return). While also fomenting worldwide unrest?

Those were the arguments before the trip to Ruidus; with the reveal of the Vanguard's goals to invade Exandria, the situation becomes even more dire. Do you let the Imperium take over the planet?

And do the arguments against the gods even hold up? If Ludinus is so angry at them for the Calamity, what does it say that he destroyed Western Wildemount's first post-Calamity society for entirely selfish means? (What does it say about the validity of vengeance as a motivator?) What does it say that Laudna told Imogen she could always just live in a cottage quietly without issue before the solstice even happened? (Would this still be true if the Imperium controls the world?) What does it say that when faced with a furious, grieving party and the daughter she keeps telling herself was her reason for all of this, Liliana can't provide an answer to the question of what the gods have done other than that their followers will retaliate...for, you know, the Vanguard's endless list of murders. (That is how the Vanguard and Imperium tend to think, huh? "How dare your face get in the way of my boot; how dare you hit me back when I strike you.") She can't even provide a positive answer - why is Predathos better - other than "I feel it", even though Imogen and Fearne know firsthand that Predathos can provide artificial feelings of elation. Given all the harm Ludinus has done in pursuit, why isn't the conclusion "the gods should have crashed Aeor in such a way that the tech was unrecoverable?"

Even as early as the first real discussion on what the party should do, the fandom always stopped short of saying "no, Imogen's right, they should join up with the people who killed half the party," it was always "no, she didn't really mean it, she just was trying to connect with her mother." Well, she's connected with her mother, and at this point the party doesn't even care about the gods particularly (their only divinely-connected party member having died to prevent the Vanguard from killing all of them). So they will stop the Vanguard; as Ashton says, the means are unforgiveable. As Laudna says, it's not safe to bet on Predathos's apathy. As Imogen says, she's done running; the voice that she used to think of as a lifeline belongs to someone she doesn't trust. So I guess my question is: if they're stopping the people who are trying to kill the gods (and defense of the gods isn't remotely their personal motivation)...do you think the next phase of the campaign is Bells Hells personally killing the gods? Reconstructing the Aeor tech and hoping none of their allies notice? How does this end? Does your ideology ever get enacted? Or is this entirely moot and pointless and the story ends with Bells Hells saying "well, I'm really glad we stopped the people who [insert list of Vanguard atrocities from above]; none of us follow the gods or plan to, but honestly, the status quo we return to is preferable to whatever nightmare Ludinus had concocted in his violent quest for power and revenge"?

[cuubism]

hello friends. despite my 9 million existing dreamling wips i'm feeling the need to branch out a bit for the sake of my mental variety. what pairing other than dreamling should i write a little something for? could be romantic or platonic

other way of phrasing i guess: any pairings you really want to see more fics for in the fandom?

[shitpostingfromthebarricade]

Just realized that only 14 of the 101 fics I have published since 2018 pass the Bechdel Test, keep me in your prayers.

[marc--chilton]

(mgv) when adam goes into labor with his and lawrence's pup, he's sent into one of the worst panic attacks he's had in months. he had managed all other appointments beforehand well enough but when the time finally comes, he totally freaks out, remembering how awful it was to be there after the trap, his only visitor having been scott of all people -- whatever frail hope he had of the alpha being even remotely kind to him after everything was dashed within minutes. his instincts are screaming at him to hole up at home, burrow into every blanket and towel and bathroom rug they have, and just pup there. lawrence, who is alarmed but not surprised that adam tries to convince him to let them stay home, realizes very quick that he has to maintain composure if he wants to get through to adam when he's like this.

"don't make me go back there, lawrence," adam had sobbed, "please, i can't-- i can't do it--"

and lawrence holds him as close as he can, forcing his own feelings (sympathy, excitement, nervousness) down long enough to push soothing notes into his scent. "breathe, sweetheart. you can do this. you made it out of that hellhole scared, i promise this will be so much easier than that. you're so brave, adam. you might not think so right now but you are. i'll be right beside you the whole time. you can do this."

luckily lawrence had the foresight to bring their hospital bag out to the car days ago because when adam does calm down enough to follow lawrence's lead, their steps are unsteady, both of them off-balance.

the trip itself is a quieter affair. adam is still panicking, one arm locked with lawrence's and the other wrapped around himself to try to find relief. he almost wants to spring from the car even though they're making good time -- it's an ungodly hour so traffic isn't as bad as it could be.

then lawrence speaks up. "almost there, sweetheart, just a bit longer." and adam whines because he's doing his best, but when he looks over he finds lawrence glancing at his belly instead of him. "we can't wait to meet you."

he was talking to their pup.

[no-nightingales-iwanttodie]

I just started learning Korean on this app and I'm loving the apps priorities. I was hesitant because I knew I would lose my motivation if I had to go through hours of learning the alphabet just to spend hours learning to say "Anna is from Germany" but this app really taught me 4 characters and said "great, now say 'let's go to the karaoke'"

I started the second (SECOND) section and "I really like this music video" is before learning "D"

I love this app

[horsemage]

I think we should bring back basic etiquette lessons such as shutting the fuck up when you’re watching a movie in a group that is not exclusively your friend group 🙂

[sskk-manifesto]

(*・ω・*)b♪

[sinestrosmind]

I said it before and I'll say it again; I love reading the tags people add when they reblog my art bc a lot of them have me WHEEZING

while I can't respond to all of them, I've picked one recent one bc it also has a little detail that sadly had to be hidden bc of placement within the scene

@peachiexparfait (sorry for the @ lmao) yep! Donnie's got a tail! Leo got one too, but the pizza box was in the way lmao

didn't pay much attention to anything that was going to be hidden by the table so that's why Leo's legs might look off lmaooo

I don't have a post-movie ref yet, but here's one of the profiles from my specific Donnie's full ref sheet; specifically the spider shell one since that's the one he's wearing in the Slime Comic(tm), showing his shell, tail length, and tail markings

[halalgirlmeg]

Also finished a book finally...everyone clap

[ghcstcd]

I'm actually not attracted to people physically. People are pretty, just in general. I find beauty in everyone. But like actual attraction? Desire? Wanting to be with someone? It takes their voice, it takes personality, connection, in order for me to feel attracted to someone.

[halflingkima]

today was my first day back at work since thursday and turns out: i missed a covid outbreak (outbreak being 3 positive cases within 7 days)

apparently my body goes into Mayday mode if my allergies are triggered rn bc my sinuses aren't clear yet and body can't handle both at once

started my period at work and can't take meds for it bc it'll interact with the cold meds

coworker used my one direction shirt to tell me about her son's death metal band (which i am interested in, it was just a wild turn of conversation)

[moe-broey]

I CANNOT BE DOING THIS. THIS IS NOT WHAT I INTENDED TO DO. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[navree]

glad you incorporated the infection aspect of aemond's trauma, because it's easy to forget since the show glossed over it, but there would've definitely been some kind of fever from a wound that severe! the show made a point of focusing on viserys' health deteriorating from being cut on the throne, but no one (aside from alicent) stopped to consider that aemond's health could've been on the decline from losing a freaking eye. oof! really appreciate the spotlight you gave it. ❤️

Yeah this is something I've been harping on for a while here on my blog. Aemond has a massive wound, which would take time to heal, in a period where infectious bacteria was rampant, and there was no adequate way to treat it. And considering that Viserys loses a hand whenever he gets a paper cut from the Iron Throne, it likely was a very legitimate concern that, with their limited medical capabilities, the massive cut being exposed to open air and likely taking a long time to heal would get infected, and could lead to further health complications or even death if it healed badly. Even nowadays, someone getting a massive facial wound like that would need to be really really careful to make sure it didn't get infected.

This is something I think a lot of people fail to consider about Aemond's injury and his feelings about it. It's not just that he got a painful injury for no reason, though that's enough for someone to be mad. It is that he then had a very long and likely slow recovery period, with a constant concern that he could sicken or even die from it. And then, because of the nature of his injury (losing an eye), he had to relearn how to do practically everything. His depth perception was permanently altered, so he had to relearn how to navigate in the world, how to fight, how to move, literally how to walk. Aemond is half blind now, and has been since the age of ten, and had to completely re-acclimate to the world and how to operate in it. And yeah, on top of that, at least a year was spent being very worried that he could catch any kind of disease as a result of the exposure the wound had to open air and how nonexistent medicine was, which could literally kill him. It's a miracle it didn't, and it's a miracle that he was able to adjust as well as he apparently has.

And that's why Aemond was entirely within his rights to be mad at Luke and demand at minimum an apology and some kind of restitution, and honestly Vhagar eating him was still too good for that kid.

[candlelitutopia]

I need to break up with my boyfriend. Fuck.