#this is not hating on game of thrones the show

[corvessa]

Title: “COD, Cramps, and Care Packages”

Summary: During a particularly intense Call of Duty stream, you try to power through some brutal cramps — until Theo, your ever-observant boyfriend (and secret Twitch lurker), shows up with a hot water bottle, snacks, and a painfully sweet reminder to take care of yourself. You don’t end stream, but you do pause for ten minutes to be gently bullied into self-care. Gaming can wait. Love can't.

You’d been gaming for about two hours — maybe more — fingers flying over your keyboard, eyes locked on the screen, posture already halfway to gremlin-mode. The chat was loud and loving, the lobbies sweaty, and your KD ratio was holding strong by sheer spite.

The only real issue?

Your uterus had declared war.

You shifted for the third time in your seat, curling forward slightly as a sharp cramp twisted through your stomach. Your hand drifted to your hoodie pocket, then just pressed to your abdomen with a grimace.

“Oof,” you muttered, voice dipping quieter than usual. “Okay, that one was rude.”

Chat picked up on it instantly, of course.

you good?? she’s making that period pain face 😭 hydrate bestie get theo he’d fix this blink twice if you need soup

You laughed softly, fingers pausing on the WASD keys as you rolled your chair back for a second and leaned into your mic. “I’m fine, I’m just… my uterus hates me and it’s making itself known. It’s a classic.”

🩸 PERIOD GANG RISE theo better be on this rn “just” dying, no big deal plot twist: she’s secretly playing through the pain like a queen

You winced as another cramp hit, sharp and low, making you press your palm firmer to your belly. “Okay, not gonna lie, that one hurt like a lot. But I’m in a match, so we’re just gonna power through—”

And then, as if summoned by Twitch chat and the laws of soft domestic magic, your bedroom door creaked open.

You turned your head, eyebrows raised — and there he was.

Theo.

Hoodie sleeves pushed up to his forearms, hair slightly messy like he’d just gotten up from reading or napping, expression set in his usual calm-but-worried softness. He glanced at your stream setup and walked in quietly, carrying a small bundle in his arms.

Theo came over and carefully set the items down on your desk — just out of frame but close enough for you to see.

A freshly warmed hot water bottle, wrapped in a soft towel

A cold glass of water with your favorite color straw

A small plate with a few sugar-covered almonds

A single painkiller

And finally, a folded sticky note that read in neat handwriting: “Pause soon. Be nice to your body. ❤️”

You stared at it. Then stared at him.

“I was lurking,” he said simply, a small smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. “You weren’t being subtle.”

You blinked at him. “You lurked?”

“You were making that face,” he said, walking behind you to rest his hands on your shoulders briefly. “The one where your eyes go unfocused and you get real still, like you’re trying to negotiate with your own organs.”

You snorted, warmth flooding your chest even as your stomach continued to be a traitor. “I didn’t think it was that obvious.”

“Mm. You underestimate how well I know your ‘code red’ face.” He kissed the top of your head. “You don’t have to stop streaming. Just take a little break. I already fluffed up the couch.”

Your throat tightened a little. Not from pain this time — just from the quiet affection.

“Okay,” you whispered, glancing over at chat, still spamming:

HE LURKED?? I’M SOBBING guys this is the bare minimum but also i’m emotionally wrecked the note. THE NOTE this is like love in side quests form

“Okay, chat — I’m gonna pause for like ten minutes. Quick snack, belly reprieve, etc. Theo just mom-friended me with hot water and chocolate, and frankly I’d be dumb to ignore that.”

respect. we’ll be here theo supremacy strikes again go sit on your throne, heating pad queen love that for you

You smiled, unplugged your headset, and turned to Theo.

“I really do have the best boyfriend,” you murmured.

He handed you the water and helped you stand slowly. “Don’t forget that next time you ignore your body for three hours straight.”

“Gamer logic. We don’t feel pain ‘til it’s lethal.”

“You’re not allowed to die during a Call of Duty stream,” he said, guiding you toward the couch. “That’s a humiliating legacy.”

You laughed as he tucked the blanket around you, set the hot water bottle in place.

Your game could wait. Your team would understand. And for now, at least — you were warm, full of chocolate, and very, very loved.

[daeyumi]

is it weird that i don’t have a strong opinion on the live action zelda movie actor reveals?

like don’t get me wrong i’m still livid they’re making this movie at all (esp in live action yuck) but like. maybe it’s just cuz i don’t know actors to begin with but these r like the most nothing castings to me? i mean i’m glad they don’t seem to be huge names in the acting industry at least bc there’s nothing i hate more than the same 10 people getting the lead roles in every major movie

but like

i kinda just don’t rly care abt these actors rn?

actually u know what. i think i know what it is its because they didn’t show the actors in costume isn’t it. hoooooooo boy i can already feel myself getting ready to bitch once they show what the characters are gonna look like in the actual film

ya cuz like rn, they just look like ppl to me, u know?

okay u know what i am actually gonna use this space to do a little bit more side bitching abt the zelda movie lol actually this kind of does pertain to the actor reveal maybe- so i get the intense feeling they’re trying to do a whole like lord of the rings angle w this movie. like the high fantasy grounded epic sweeping narrative that’s gonna appeal to all the lotr & maybe game of thrones fans idk didn’t watch that one/not going to. ANYWAYS but i have been completing my yearly lotr rewatch w my fam lately— and the way they did the casting choices for zelda & link just feels so strongly similar to the casting choices in lotr, like the types of faces they cast for the elves? is this a “guy who has only played persona 5 saying ‘this gives me persona 5 vibes’” kind of situation am i crazy? idk like i said i rly need to see the zelda movie actors in costume before i can fully bitch abt it

but like ANYWAYS i feel like they’re trying to do this huge epic gritty fantasy thing w the live action & the realism & that’s just. not zelda. like, zelda is colorful and fun and weird and silly, in between all the attempts at telling larger stories. and storytelling in zelda is light anyways so the idea of doing it as a movie just always seemed like a bad idea

idk i’m not saying it could never work but it’s just the absolute worst medium u could pick to tell a zelda story

[awkwardandeccentric]

I don’t blame any of us for being on edge. We’ve been burned over and over again, and I can empathize with people who saw “It’s dark, it’s tragic” and got anxious. Whether it be creators who just hate their fans (Miraculous), projects getting scrapped for tax write-offs (Inside Job, Dead End Paranormal Park), shows getting rushed endings because “EWW, GAYS” (Steven Universe, The Owl House), the creators wanting to just finish the damn thing to work on something else (Game of Thrones), or the creators revealing some very problematic political viewpoints in their endings and making literally everyone raise a brow (Attack on Titan).

Do I think SpindleHorse falls into any of these categories? Of course not. But I defend the right to be anxious. Especially because it probably won’t end for another several years, so we have a lot of time to speculate on the worst case scenario.

I feel like I’m one of the few who trust Viv and Brandon to do Helluva justice in the end. I think people take this show too seriously and don’t just enjoy it for what it is. I for one, am glad that they have had it all planned out from the beginning because too many shows have been ruined by writers who don’t know their end goal. Just trust the process guys and enjoy the journey ❤️

[elliesgaymachete]

I think Game of Thrones damaged collective expectations for television media and is the reason for the decline of full length low budget seasons.

We all know HBO is high budget cable even before, but Game of Thrones was arguably the first time one of their shows became so massively, globally successful. People who had never consumed fantasy media in their lives were watching Game of Thrones. It became mainstream culture rather than nerd culture so your coworkers weren’t going to make fun of you for liking it. In fact, your coworkers probably watched it too.

Before this the only TV shows that achieved anywhere close to this level of popularity (and even then were not nearly as popular as Game of Thrones) were network shows, usually TV comedies. These were low budget and had full seasons! Things like HIMYM, Big Bang Theory, The Office. You either watched them or knew multiple people who watched them. Sometimes TV dramas also reached this level of popularity—Shondaland shows to name a few. Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder. Even if you didn’t watch them, you had heard of them. These were also network shows. Low budgets, 22 episodes. Not to mention network television is FREE so it has the potential to reach a much wider audience than cable.

But Game of Thrones exploded into common popularity. Even people who didn’t watch much television watched Game of Thrones. And you know what they had because it’s an HBO show? Insanely high budgets and 10 episode seasons. They were basically making ten short movies released as TV seasons. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that itself, it worked well for Game of Thrones. The problem is how its affected television production since then. Sure shorter seasons and miniseries have existed before, but it feels like they’ve been in an upward trend ever since Game of Thrones

Every studio with a streaming service wants to create the next mega popular phenomenon like Game of Thrones so they copy the formula. Big budget, shorter seasons. Quality over quantity. But in doing so they neglected the main format television has used for quite a while. Network seasons are fewer and far between with smaller budgets and shorter seasons so they can invest more in the high budget shows. And a few of them were good, but somewhere along the way, they lost sight of the quality part and throw microbudgets at shows for six episode runs and are surprised when no one gets invested after only six episodes when we used to get 22 episodes and since no one’s watching anyway they just cancel it without giving the show a chance to find its legs. If it happens to get a lucky with a second season but there’s not EXPONENTIAL growth in viewership? Cancelled. Why is no one watching tv anymore? Why does no one want to pay for our streaming service that releases maybe one show you like every other year? Why why why they ask when they ruined a perfectly good formula and make things less and less accessible

[bastardofharrenhal]

i hate the idea of sansa ending up as this cold ice queen when through out the books one of her defining characteristics has been kindness. kindness to dontos when joffrey wanted him executed, kindness to the woman with the baby during the riot, kindness to an injured lancel despite cersei's words, kindness through warning margaery of the type of person joffrey is, kindness to sandor clegane and sweetrobin in the vale. sansa even says that once she was queen, she'd wish to rule with kindness when cersei encourages her to rule with fear during the battle of the blackwater. i cant imagine a world where grrm would genuinely go with the idea that only once you refuse love and warmth can you rule

[spicy30]

Discovered tumblr too late and now my fandom for my show is damn near DEAD

[puppeteerpoet]

Sansa stark they’ll never make me hate you

[nessberry]

"You can't hate this character because-" yall ain't real haters I'll hate whatever character i want and I don't care I'll hate a character so much it consumes my entire being just because I was annoyed the day they were introduced and they made a facial expression I dont fuck with or I didn't like they're tone in one (1) line character hating is half of media enrichment I fear

[witchlingcirce]

I think about how there played by the same actor all the time bro

[seasononesam]

Stackednatural- 71/327

Slumber Party (9x04) October 29th, 2013

[danymst]

assembly distractions

sketch!!

[captaincanonly]

none of these make sense. send help. i’ve gone woke…..

[bloodyspector]

Shōgun getting renewed for multiple seasons when it was supposed to be a limited series while Dead Boy Detectives gets cancelled after one season is the clear example of everything that is wrong in the industry right now. Things either get milked so hard the audience eventually gets tired of the product (The Walking Dead and Grey's Anatomy) or it gets cut short because it didn't become the next Stranger Things.

[rynnthefangirl]

Just started (finally) reading the main ASOIAF series... why did nobody tell me that book!Jon was such a cutie pie?? Such a good boy?? That in his first POV scene he literally gets drunk, knocks over a serving girl and spills wine everywhere, and runs from the hall crying as everyone stares at him?? That he jumps for joy and spins Tyrion Lannister in a circle right in front of the men of the Night's Watch when he finds out Bran woke up??

Wtf did the show do to him, show!Jon is such a bland and boring character. Book!Jon I've only had for a chapter and a half, but if anything happens to him I will kill everyone in the series and then myself.

[kvtnisseverdeen]

The horrors I have just loosed cannot be for a crown alone. HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 2.04 “The Red Dragon & the Gold”

[tell-them-the-north-remembers]

I feel like whenever we talk about Aemon the Dragonknight's love and devotion for a particular sibling of his we focus on the wrong one. The singers (and asoiaf fans alike) always speak of how much Aemon loved Naerys and how he would do anything for her. Except he didn't, if he truly loved her more than anything he could save her from the hands of Aegon, and would be willing to pay the price for it. But he did not. He duelled for her honour once, people say, but the only time he did actually fight for her was when he too was accused of treason (adultery) with her. He didn't keep Aegon from impregnating her after she made it clear she didn't want to suffer any more pregnancies, he didn't attempt to whisk her away or just seperate them temporarily (as even Baelor did) even though he was supposedly SO in love with her. And he certainly did not die for her.

Aemon died for his brother. He certainly argued with Aegon (because he did hold affection for Naerys) but he never truly opposed him in a way that mattered. He protected him more than he did anyone, even when Aegon wasn't the king he was sworn to, even before Aegon was a king at all. And at the end of the day Aemon died for Aegon. He could die for Naerys, he could defend her from Aegon and become a kingslayer, a kinslayer too, to protect her. But he chose to protect his brother with his life and he quite literally died for him, leaving behind Naerys to continue suffering her husband's abuse on her own until it killed her.

Aemon the Dragonknight loved his siblings (as arguably most Targaryens do in sometimes screwed-up ways), he loved them in different ways perhaps, but one of them mattered to him more than the other, enough to die for. And it was the one that had been nothing but cruel and hateful to him all his life.