#this is what i deal with on a daily basis

[raccoon-coded]

Lmfao you went in so confident 🤣

Both Radiohead's 'Creep' worked wonderfully to hit us in the feels and give us an understanding of Rocket's inner turmoil. Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here,' would have done the same but only on the rewatch. Without having yet seen Rocket's past the lyrics would not have hit the same way. But hearing that song knowing what's coming? Ouch.

For anyone who hasn't yet listened to this song, let me break down the lyrics and explain why this is so devastating. I'll add my thoughts in orange.

"Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd.

And disciplinary remains mercifully

Yes and um, I'm with you Derek, this star nonsense

Yes, yes, now which is it?

I am sure of it

(This is a radio broadcast tuning in and out and doesn't mean much to me. Although star nonsense does feel like the Guardians day to day life.)

So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain

Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?

(Are you kidding me? Starting off so strong here. Do I even need to explain this? Rocket, Lylla, Teefs and Floor thought they were going to this perfect world. They fantasized of blue skies and freedom. But they were never getting there. Instead they were stuck in a cold metal cage enduring pain and fear on a daily basis. Never knowing they were being used and lied to. As they dreamed of Heaven, they didn't even know they were in Hell. They'd never known anything else.)

A smile from a veil?

(I feel this relates to the way the High Evolutionary manipulated them all. Smiled and told them pretty lies about how this was all for their benefit.)

Do you think you can tell?

Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?

(The High Evolutionary was once someone Rocket looked up to. Someone he idolised and wanted to please. Now he's a ghost of Rocket's past. Someone who haunts his memories. Someone he hates. Someone he fears.)

Hot ashes for trees?

Hot air for a cool breeze?

(This is a bit of a stretch but otherwise I've got nothin'. This could refer to the Arete vs what it's like to be on the outside. Rocket's friends would likely have been incinerated, he was supposed to end up that way too, but instead he got freedom. His friends were reduced to hot ashes while he got to feel a cool breeze through his fur, got to see trees, befriend one even. Hot ashes for trees: his first friends vs Groot, the first friend he made after them.)

Cold comfort for change?

(It's more comfortable to stay stuck in the ways that have helped you survive in the past, then try to change, even when these ways no longer benefit you. Change is scary. Realising you need to make a change is difficult. Implementing this change even more so. Rocket has been pushing people away his whole life, but he's finally found people who care for him, who he cares for, and he's been struggling with how to deal with that.

You could also say there was a cold comfort in Rocket's cage. It was all he knew and his friends were there. Then suddenly everything changed.)

Did you exchange

A walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?

(While there's likely no relation, this actually reminds me of Rocket's comic origins. How he was leading the charge against the opposing side in the 'Toy War' on Half World and how these origins were later retconned so that he was a caged lab experiment, with these memories of a happier time being implanted in him. His og backstory has been retconned a number of times and I haven't gone into much detail so take this with a grain of salt.)

How I wish, how I wish you were here

(Rocket misses his first friends. He wishes they were here with him. He still feels the grief of their loss. The survivor's guilt. They were the first to only ever see him for who he was rather than what he was. The only others who could truly understand what he's been through. Without them he feels isolated.)

We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year

Running over the same old ground

What have we found?

The same old fears

(Rocket has been going through the motions. He fights and he loses people. He still has the same fears, still struggles with the same things he's been struggling with for years, still falls into the same self destructive patterns. Sure he has something better than he once did but he's still haunted by his past and he hasn't really found a purpose within himself. Despite everything he's been through and all the good he's done, he still doesn't feel there's a point to his existence. Yet he continues because surviving is all he knows.)

Wish you were here

(Rocket misses everyone he's ever lost. He regrets not being able to save them.)

These are my thoughts anyway, did you see any of the lyrics differently?

Gunn put together such a masterful soundtrack for the trilogy.

'Wish You Were Here' would have been such a good one for Rocket too. I wanna cry every time I listen to it.

[silly-skater-butch]

How the creepy guy at work looks at you after you report him to HR.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

it doesnt need to be said but its genuinely so funny how at-the-hip charles and erik are in krakoa like they really had the green light- the OBLIGATION- to be as obnoxiously close to each other as possible and abused that right to the fullest extent

[themgfujoshi]

News flash: local clown get chased and threatened romantic advances By emo and goth warlords

Said clown that night:

[ugly-anarchist]

If you need proof or an example of this: Let me give it to you.

I posted this:

[Image ID 1: A post with the text, in all caps "FUCK OFF WHY DID I JUST SEE A PRIDE MERCH LINEUP WITH THE ALLOACE FLAG BUT NOT THE ALLOARO FLAG THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS SHIT." End ID]

And in the replies someone said this:

[Image ID 2: Three replies from the same person. Their name is censored. The text reads:

Reply 1: "Not the best look to be blaming AlloAces for the lack of Aroallo stuff out there. Not the best look to be repeating what basically was similar shit said during the ace discourse era but with a different coat of paint. Not very informative of you to spread the idea that alloace didn't exist before aroallo when literally the community had been saying "you can be gay/lesbian/bi/pan/etc. and ace" long before the term allo started picking up steam and popularity."

Reply 2: "No, this post just happened to be below the one I originally replied to. I really don't fucking care if im proving your point or not because this post alone very much just comes off as you being incredibly uncharitable towards other aspecs for literally just existing over things that are not their fault. you are acting like a child throwing a fit in aspec spaces and crying over other aspecs taking things away from you when that has never been the case."

Reply 3: "You can ask for respect without trying to tear down other aspecs around you. aroallos deserve respect yes, but the fact you actively are going around disrespecting other aspec people is absolutely hypocritical when you demand respect and then demean those around you for things that legit are not their fault."

End ID.]

And then they posted this soon after (I cropped out the rest of this post because it just went on with the same message):

[Image ID 3: A post by the same person who made the replies, their name is still censored. The words "Oppression Olympics" are highlighted. The text reads: "I'm gonna tell you right now that no aspec person in the community has it better than any other. no one has it worse than any other. We all have it bad in multiple different ways and to claim someone has it better or worse is just oppression Olympics bullshit and an excuse to pretend you're punching up when you're just causing infighting." End ID]

I've been doing this for a long time and I've noticed a very common alloarophobic dog whistle that many people don't seem to catch:

"Oppression Olympics"

If you see a post talking about how "some aspecs" like to use "oppression olympics" what they're actually talking about is alloaros pointing out the difference in treatment between aces and alloaros.

They're referring to alloaros speaking out about how they've been treated by aces.

It's a very progressive sounding way of telling alloaros to shut up about alloarophobia within the aspec community.

(No shade to you if you don't catch it btw, it's called a dog whistle for a reason)

[beans-beneath-moonlight]

Just a casual reminder for the BSD fandom

[obliviouskara]

its kind of beautiful to watch two friends slowly inevitably fall in love with each other like you get to witness when they first met, exchanging shy glances to being attached from the hip, then you notice how compatible they are and that even though they've only known each other for awhile its like they've known each other from another lifetime and you get to see it. they finish each others sentences and like the same things. find the same things funny that most people dont. you witness the shift from being friends to something more. from shy glances to smirking secretly at shared secrets. to sharing special moments when its just them. from brushing each others shoulders to holding hands. warm embraces and back hugs. but as beautiful as it is, its also painful to see them dance around each other. no one wants to make the first move, both afraid to burse the bubble they've made for themselves. denial seems safer even though they both blush at the idea of being mistaken as a couple. both satisfied on the what ifs and could have been instead of taking the first step and you just sit there and watch them break each others heart bc they would rather break their own heart than lose the other. its stupid but also painful but also really beautiful and i just cant.

[cross-d-a]

Jecki Lon: Yord put the tits away

Yord Fandar: 😢😢😢

Jecki Lon: Don’t make me tell you again

Yord Fandar: *quietly and very sadly slips his cloak back on*

[kim-kitsuragi1908]

Hey Kim what kind of stats does that bomb-ass bomber jacket give you?

I had to ask the detective what you meant by “stats” here, citizen, but he said that the… “bomb-ass bomber jacket” gives ‘+2 Composure and +1 Espirit de Corps’, whatever that means. He also laughed and mumbled something to himself about ‘-1 Perception’, but he waved me off and said it wasn’t important when I asked what he meant by that part.

[thecatspasta]

Im just going to start headcanoning that empaths hate narcissists bc they can use their epic empath powers to sense the mix of our extreme self hatred and our superiority complexes and they got so intimidated by the sheer power that is this weird emotional cocktail any bone that supports mental health became magnetically attracted to the narcissist and then flew out of their body and attached itself to us

[chaos-in-one]

Why have I now had 2 different people try to suggest that me not feeling like the 1a or 1b terms for OSDD fit me (don't feel alters are indistinct and have heavy amnesia) means I might have one of the other 3 forms of OSDD

Guys

OSDD-1 is the only one of the 4 with alters as a symptom. And the one I was diagnosed with because I have that symptom. Please look up what the criteria for OSDD 2, 3, and 4 are before suggesting things like that I beg

[hms-incorrect-quotes]

[hellishgayliath]

Helli hellooooo

I wish to have my daughter back by trading you... well your son.

I lost him in the first 5 minutes to find him stuck in a trash can. I had to turn on the TV to get his attention (we watched Hilda). I decided to dress him up in some overalls and a striped shirt for fun. Not long after did he find my paint- it got in his nose and he got upset, so I gave him all the snacks he wanted- I spoiled the hell outta him. Made him a paper crown for good measure

Please accept this as my apology for yoinking your son, so that I may retrieve my own from you in return.

How did yall's night go?

Active night for you too huh? I kinda had to wrestle or rather apprehend Luci for all my opossum plushies she tried to attack cuz they reminded her too much of Pico. So I had to nab her fox plush in hopes of it distracting her long enough for me to hide them away. Then I thought it be a cute idea to show her how to make little origami paper stars, and she did pick up on it fast(she really liked the green ones)! That is until I took my eyes off her for a sec and she somehow found my super glue and started sticking em everywhere. I know she’s into sci-fi (me not so much) so I went with the most basic thing I could think of putting on to watch, which was Back to The Future. Rest of the night was a hitch.

We also picked up some starbucks along the way in the morning and I got her a lil cake pop as a treat and whatever order you like to get and of course some peanut butter bars for Pico ❤️

Thank you for returning my boy, all is forgiven, even if he is covered in paint my dumb lil son

(Don’t mind the baby harness, she kept trying to fly away and I didn’t want to lose her >_> )

[antisocialgaycat]

Someday tumblr is going to be gone, or I will, and that's ok. It's sad, yes, but at least I will have known you. At least I'll still be able to quote terrible posts with my friends, at least I'll be able to look back and remember all these people who are closer to me than anyone I knew before. This site has gotten shit, but at least we've been here together. At least I met you.

[sappho-favourite-pupil]

My ex is at it again

[diverbots]

Hoping in some circumstance that if they ever do have Ramattra speak to Max, that it’ll just be Max talking about how much capitalism factors into play into just about Anything and Ramattra’s just: “Hm okay. Sounds like a skill issue to me! Anyways.”