#this show has consumed me and i'm ok w that

[pharawee]

No thoughts, just Chains of Heart killing me dead with its beautiful cinematography and ever-present angst.

Ok maybe a few thoughts:

This scene. Lue's dream. Why would he fantasise about something so personal and emotionally intimate if Ken was just a crush? It's like he longs to be seen by Ken, to be found and consoled and healed.

More importantly, why would he fantasise about Ken sans his (new) tattoos - unless the last time they've been intimate he didn't yet have them?

Oh, and: Lue is wearing his hair like Din in this scene, and he's never done that before.

This show also has a habit of hiding a few extra frames in their flashback transitions:

I can't handle this anymore. Ken didn't cry in this ep but I sure did.

Then there's Ken's somewhat kinky dream sequence but before we even get to the kinky part (it's ok Ken - it's the most common spicy fantasy, apparently) there's pictures of Din EVERYWHERE and I'm p sure these are in the dream only. This is a hotel suite, no way he moved in their with all of this. The pictures in the bedroom are bad enough.

Also, I half-expected Ken to pull a Bella Swan and deliberately seek out danger so Tee/Din would come save him but it's only 1 July. There's still a couple of days until their reunion on the bridge (because that HAS to happen, right?).

I also absolutely love how by the end of the ep I wasn't even sure anymore if Ken really caught glimpses of Tee before his dream or if he's slowly becoming unhinged.

Then there's Inspector Don aka Poppy my beloved and I'm not so sure anymore if he isn't actually in on the whole "Din is out there secretly bringing the Chief's whole operation down" revenge fantasy. Could be he's the only good cop around, much like Din with the forest rangers - so they'd have a good reason for working together (and someone must have set up Din with a listening device in the first place...)

Don is wearing brown shoes and dark jeans.

So is whoever finds Tee.

(But Lue is wearing similar shoes earlier in the ep - I'm still convinced that Lue, Tee and Din are the same person but they're really not making it easy.)

And then there's the preview for next week...

... which isn't awkward at all. Lue, you're shameless!

(Or maybe it's yet another dream sequence - in which case: Ken, you're shameless!)

[elacular-kink]

Hicvember 15: Date Night

Once again, I've done this a couple times with the girls, so have some fun with an A and B.

Content: Hiccups, Inebriation (drunkenness), Anxiety, Insecurity, unhealthy eating habits (implied), feet (playing footsie)

A heard B before she saw her, and she was thankful for her dark skin and poker face, because what she heard was a loud squeak and a set of giggles that had her heart fluttering in her chest. As the waiter (slightly awkwardly) showed A to her table, she saw B there, face visibly flushed and with an empty wineglass next to her. "Oh! A! *HEEK!* Ah, ex---excuse me! A, I'm ha–*up* happy to see you! *HMK-mmp!*"

"Hey, uh, happy to see you too, B." A sat across from her and glanced at the mostly empty appetizer spread. Besides that, from the way she was bouncing, the pinkness of her face, and the lack of her usual perfect diction, A felt pretty safe guessing that that wasn't the first wineglass B had emptied. "I wasn't too late, was I?"

B's eyes went wide and she shook her head. "No no no, no–*ok* not at all! *HLMK!* Mmff, excuse me, I ha---have the hiccups." She rubbed her chest, which looked very cute in her dress' plunging neckline that A was trying very hard to ignore.

...she had a pendant on that landed right above where her breasts visibly met. And that pendant kept bouncing with every hiccup. God dammit.

It occurred to A that B might have been expecting a response, so she smirked as best she could. "Really? I didn't notice."

"Oh. *mmk* I must have b---been doing a be–*up* better job at hi---ding them than I tho---thought I was." B didn't notice that she was being sarcastic? Shit, she might have been in deeper than A thought. Her face went even pinker than what it had defaulted to. "Now I kind–*hup* kinda regret ment---ioning it."

"Don't worry, it's cute." A hoped that her voice sounded as light and playful as she tried to make it sound.

"Ah! *HEEP!*" B squeaked, bringing a hand up to her mouth, then let out a mix of giggles and suppressed hiccups before moving her hand back down to her chest (dammit dammit dammit!). "Th...thank you! *hmk!* B-but as I w---was saying, you te---texted me whe–*uck* when you kne---knew you'd be late. *hmk* I knew I sho---ould have pi–*hic*–ked you up inst---ead of making you bra–*hup* brave public tran---sit, but..."

B trailed off in a way that A wasn't used to from her. "But...what?"

"Um, noth–*ingk*!" She said it much too quickly, but A decided not to press the issue just yet. "B-but besides a–*uck* all that, I'm the one who ar–*up* arrived far too ea–*urk* early anyway. *mmk!*–mmf. That's ha–*urk* hardly your fault. *HMK-mmp!*–mmf! Excu---use me!"

A chuckled and shook her head. "You're excused." She picked up B's hand (the one that wasn't still resting on her chest, dammit dammit dammit) and brought it to her lips, gently kissing her knuckles. "You don't have to be so nervous. It's not like this is our first date."

B giggled, pulling her hand close to her chest and holding it with the other, smiling shyly down at them. "Well n–*nngk* no, but it's the fi–*urk* first date that I've t---taken the leading role in. *hmk* Ever."

It didn't really seem like that to A, given how B used to drag her around to all sorts of places before they were officially going out. She'd wondered why that stopped once they actually started dating until she remembered that this was the first time B had ever dated a woman (or anyone who wasn't a "traditional" guy, for that matter). Still, it apparently mattered to her.

It must have mattered more than A realized, because B ordered more wine as well as an amount of food that she'd stopped consuming on their dates ever since they actually became dates. That second one made A happy to see, actually, but it was a deviation from what had become normal behavior. She'd actually been hoping to get a little tipsy herself, but given how things were going, A decided to stick to soda and water, as well as doing her best to sneak some of the latter into B as well. The fact that she was eating a large meal along with the copious wine was good at least, and A did her best to keep her entertained and distracted from her nerves. She must have been doing a good job, because she was pretty consistently able to get B smiling and laughing.

...which didn't help with her hiccups. A was very glad that her brain was continuing to stay mostly on target in spite of the heat steadily pooling inside of her core.

She might not have been hiding her arousal as well as she thought she was, though, because mid sip of root beer, A nearly choked when she felt B's stockinged foot (apparently out of whatever shoes she was wearing) running up her calf and towards her thigh over her jeans. When she looked up, B had a sultry grin on her face, and when that grin was disrupted by her head being knocked back with a hiccup, A's brain short-circuited. "A...*hmk*," B batted her eyelashes. "Have I ev–*urk* told you how beau---tiful you look in cand–*llk*–lelight?"

"Uh..." A did her best to force words back into her head. "W-weirdly yes? Before we started dating? Which kind of made my brain explode?"

"Oh. *hmp*." B's face colored a bit more and she looked away, her foot drifting back down, though it laid over A's shoe rather than returning to her own. "W-well, I was right. *hmk* And I sti---still am."

A chuckled weakly. "Not that I don't trust your judgement, but, uh, we're kind of under..." she glanced up at the fixture above their table, "...weird stained glass lamp-light right now instead of candles."

"Ah–*hup!*" B pulled her shoulders in on herself and A just barely stifled laughter as she shook her head. "I-irrelevant! *heep!* The point is that you're b---beautiful in an–*eep* any lighting!"

"...sheesh." A looked away and scratched the back of her head.

"No, it's tr---true, you do! *HMK!*" A was surprised when she felt B's hand on her cheek, forcing her to look forward at B's face, which was suddenly only inches away. "Don't you b---believe me, A?"

"Uuuuhhhhhhhh..." There had to be a better response than that, but every bit of A's focus was currently on the stifled sounds in B's throat and the way her head kept jerking back.

"Believe me, A." B sounded almost mournful as she whispered, though a silent hiccup a split second later undercut her. Even so, she leaned in closer. "Believe m---me when I say the–*eep*–ese things. Belie–*heep* believe that you're the m---most beautiful girl in th---e world. *hmk-mmp* mmh..."

Before A was even sure what was happening, B's lips were against hers, tasting like wine and flavored gloss. But before A could get used to that, B hiccuped again, knocking her head back before it fell forward and her forehead bonked against A's. "Ow!" It only hurt a tiny bit, but A still reacted instinctively. She wished she hadn't though, because B had immediately scrambled back away from her.

Now B was staring, both hands over her mouth, eyes wide. "Oh my god, I'm so sor–*EEP!*" That hiccup made her eyes even wider, and before A could even get a word out, she bolted off. After a long moment, A sighed and rubbed her forehead before walking after her.

It wasn't hard for A to find B. The restaurant wasn't crowded, and she was doing a much worse job hiding her hiccups. So A knocked on the bathroom door she heard the squeaks behind. "Come out of there, you dork."

"No. *HMK* I'm going to stay he–*eep*–ere unti–*uck*–il the sun turns int---to a red giant and va–*up* vaporizes me."

A hummed. "I think that's gonna make our next horror movie night really awkward. If you're in this bathroom, who am I supposed to cling to and hide behind when the jumpscares happen?"

She heard a few weak chuckles and squeaks through the door. "Don't ma–*hup*–ake me laauuu–*uck-up*–uuugh, you'll make me–*heep* hiccup. *hup*."

Hearing her say the word made A's face burn and she was briefly glad there was a door between them. Even so, she kept her voice playful. "Uh, hate to be the one to tell you this, but..."

"I knoooo---ooooow," B whined, and A didn't quite manage to stifle a laugh. "But I ju–*hup*–mmf...I just wan---ted to give you a g–*hup*–good date and..."

"B, you've given me so many good dates."

"Those *HUK* don't count, I di–*cup!* didn't realize we *heep* were dating!" A failed to stifle more laughter, and she was glad that she heard B join her from beyond the door. "God...*hmk* You've been so pa–*up* patient with me. *hmk* With everything. And I ju–*UK*–nnhf!"

"You just..."

B sighed from beyond the door, and A could perfectly picture the way she was hiding her face in her hands. "I just w---wanted to seduce y–*hnk* you."

"...oh." A could feel her face burning again and she giggled weakly.

"Right?" B opened the bathroom door and A took a step back, but B yanked her inside instead, then started pacing and hiccuping. "Here I a–*uck* am, trying to gi–*HIP* give you a roma–*hup* romantic dinner and dre–*uck* dress up all sexy an–*hnk!* a-and finally give y–*hoop* you the night of yo–*urk* your life, and instead I get ne–*urk* nervous and drunk and *HMK* I give myself thi–*CUP* this stupid case of the *HIC-CULP* Aaaagh!"

B stopped long enough that A was able to drag her into a hug, and she pulled her flush against herself and kissed the top of her head. Feeling B jolt repeatedly against her was...extremely distracting, but she still did her best to focus on comforting her. "It's okay, B. You seduced me years ago."

"That's th---the point though," B sighed, leaning dejectedly into A's chest without even hugging her back. A couldn't help snickering at that. "It's been ye–*uck* years that you've be–*hip* been wanting me and–*HMK-mmp!*–nnnhhh!"

Hearing her whine like that nearly lit A on fire, and she took a deep breath to try and cool herself off. "Yeah. It's been years. So it's not like there's a rush with this. Now how about we go back to our table before the waiter decides we're trying to skip the bill and calls the cops?"

B sighed again and kept leaning on A as she walked her out. "You're too pr–*hip* pretty to go t---to jail." As A led her back to their table and pulled out her seat for her, B looked up. "A? *Hmnk* Did you really me---mean what you said? *hmk-mmp*" A tilted her head and B rested a hand on her chest, glancing away with a shy smile. "About thi–*nnk* thinking my hiccups are *hmk-mmp* cute?"

A could feel her face burning again as she pushed B's chair back in. "Hah...yeah. Yeah, I did." Definitely a normal thing to think. Nothing untoward about that. At least, she hoped so.

From the way B smiled wider, apparently it was close enough. "Then I gue–*uck* guess this date wasn–*hnk*–n't a total loss. *hmk-lp*. Now let me bu–*HUP* buy you some exp–pensive desert alr---ready!"

Well, who was A to argue with a proposition like that?

[velvet-vox]

INDOCTRINATION F####NG SUCKS

AND WHY IT HARMS ART TOO.

The title is self-explanatory yet it cannot overstate the massive damage and impact that culture, society, and any other type of long term influence has on the human mindset and its artistic output.

You may be thinking, what is this post talking about? Well let me explain.

You see, the thing about me is that I tend to enjoy more complex stories with complicated characters and dynamics, but not in just the political, real world type of way like Arcane politics, I am towards the type of stories that allow for good characters to remain good and for the status quo to change in a substantial way; for antagonists to be complicated while not having them all be morally grey but showing that even the more seemingly black and white ones are not just pure evil atrocities and are still worthy of a shot at redemption; to not have said redemption be served on a silver platter but not just permanently locking people out of society just because they required said society to invest too much time and effort in helping them become the best version of themselves, because unfortunately, despite the opposite being also true, we are not born equally and some people are going to struggle more than others due to things outside of their control like their personality type and lack of mental fortification.

I want balance in storytelling! Not just gore or wholesome, not just morally grey or black and white, not just big spectacles and pause moments, but all of those combined in ways that force me to reflect on the media I consume and the way I consume it, to dig further in the limits of artistic expression and the classification of art as a whole.....

And indoctrination just ruins all of that, period.

We all, from a young age, are conditioned to uphold certain standards and to not challenge said standards in fear of being cast out by the people around us and the world we live in.

Art, as a medium, should be used to counteract the rigid lines of thinking that we're asked to uphold, but unfortunately, even if just subconsciously, the harmful, more strict lessons that we learn growing up still make their way into our works because of the mass consumption of simplicity we endured in our childhood.

From a very young age we are taught simple, clear cut definitions of right and wrong, and then we are subsequently told to simplify all of our real world problems into easily computable boxes so that we can be more efficient at our job, from moral decision making down to choosing what to eat for dinner; the adults tell us that it's ok to ask questions when in reality we're often punished or ignored for asking them and we all grow to internalise a passive acceptance of the status quo because that's what the status quo taught us to do in the first place.

I wanted to write this post because I was getting angry at myself for screwing up my own ideas due to my pathological need to divide right and wrong into easily checkable boxes and thus creating issues of the "these two ideas cannot interact or mix with each other anymore because of the way I segregated them" kind. I am always afraid of punishing my villains too much and not punishing my heroes enough and it's very hard for me to find that balanced middle ground that all works of art should strive to achieve; and then I realised: the problem has less to do with me and more on the unfortunate mindset that I internalised in my youth that keeps popping back up slowing down my output for thought provoking stories.

Admittedly, this is a larger issue that (contrary to what our collective nurture has drilled into our heads) cannot be easily resolved and probably requires a vocal discussion of some kind since typing can be extremely tiring and doesn't have the same engagement value of a dialogue, I'm very sorry if you found this post amateurish or you think I haven't conveyed my ideas well enough, I hope someone with a cleaner picture can show me what I got wrong and would like to share their opinions with me.

[monobmp]

No I completely understand… there’s a lot that could be done with canon that could be really interesting… and I know exactly what ur talking about when it comes to the awkward social interaction margarita LIKE ITS SO PAINFUL IN A GOOD WAY sinks my teeth into them and shakes them around. I think why Bill is so out of pocket with the kids is that they don’t have as much uhh how do u say it.. like they’re kids and no one outside of the know would believe them.. but also like they don’t have the adult brains that go “I’m just gonna ditch this and run as far away as possible” if that makes sense??? Like an adult typically has much more resources. I think Bill was also just genuinely invested in keeping up appearances at first and see how far he could sink his claws into Ford… I always thought that Bill would have a very far removed POV on human socialization and use it like a reference guide on how and what buttons to push, which is really fun bc my major uses a similar perspective to examine human social behaviors

Also I understand the Ford dislike bc I’ve been down bad for him since middle school but dear god he’s an asshole basically for the entirety of the show. Legitimately the only person he’s consistently nice to is Mabel, which to me is interesting when you put that next to his interactions w/ Dipper before weirdmageddon. I suppose it clarifies that he doesn’t really have any disdain for people who aren’t like him, just some really outdated beliefs. But it’s ok I can fix him

There is!!! It's just I'm not really much of a writer though, unfortunately, I love consuming the content, but it's hard to think of suitable content yourself 😔 it's tough 😭😭😭

And YEAH that honestly makes sense. It's giving "I'm the creature your parents warn you about if you don't brush your teeth before going to bed" but no physical harm, maybe just trauma though.

And Bill keeping up the "muse" appearance 💕💕💕💕💕 I still find it crazy Ford calls him "My Muse" and had all that Bill memorabilia 😭 ALSO I really like the idea of him using memories as a reference guide for human socialization, even if he doesn't fully get it. I love it a lot actually, I love learning an outsiders perspective on understanding human mannerisms and dissecting the deeper meaning of it. Like sure he's a little freak in a human POV that aligns dead rats into Ford's name for his birthday, but that means a lot to Bill in his own way, right? Smiles

I DON'T HATE FORD ANYMORE, I'm no longer a young idiot that didn't have the concept of media literacy and can understand more on why Ford was so mean </3 but also he was like, gone from human civilization for 30+ years and was being chased by a triangle for that entire time. Just give grandpa some time to get adjusted again 😊

[mblue-art]

Do you ship any Senses? If so, who? .D.

i'm chill with most ships, but i very much like afterdeath (reaper/geno) 🖤❤️ and rottencrop(s) (farm/horror) 💚❤️ !

i think afterdeath takes the spot of #1 s/s ship in my heart bc i go "!!!<333" when i see them and also it's the first s/s ship i rlly got into hahaha

i like the dynamic,, it's fun and can be funny,, (tsundere geno. tsundere geno got me ok i like tsunderes a lot hdsfbhgjhsf) (OH and CPAU def contributed a LOT to me shipping them jhsdbfsjdf)

a death reaper with a deathly touch paired up with a guy who looks like he's perpetually dying-not-dying is interesting to me ! either the setting in cpau makes it seem like he can't kill anyone in the party with his death touch, or he rlly cant kill geno with it in general, so he's!! able to touch someone without them turning into dust in his hands, yk!! (the touch-starvation this man would have prior to meeting that someone.........)

(augh GOG that day when i found out some old posts that showed both of their creators' support on the ship,,, :'''D) (obv not canon but the fact that they did like the ship,, makes my afterdeath-shipping heart happyyy heheheh)

the angst factor from the thing about geno turning into error is also good,, (AUGH this video hurts so good |||OTL)

for rottencrop(s), i like either platonic or romantic for them ! i think i was there when it started to boom in twitter years ago, and i love how wholesome they can be,, i love seeing slice of life moments about the both of them ! helping each other, grow food, take care of animals,, maybe being life partners,, even horrorpap can join in on the farm life with farmpaps too ! it's very very nice, just two old men enjoying the farm life peacefully together,, maybe even get some healing for the horror bros,,

my main thing with sanscest is i like shipping the personalities :0 they're basically all sanses, that's at least one common thing they have w each other, and them being 'sans' becomes like. the base? like stick figures/dolls/literal round skeletons, and the things that differentiate them from each other are their personalities, aesthetic looks, experiences... it's super fun to think about what dynamics one guy has w another guy, and what stories can come out of that (that's literally what shipping is, right LOL)

but yaaa haven't done much s/s content (or consumed much these past months) bc my head is so full of self-shipping every day and that stuff makes my heart noticeably happier, haha 💙

[angelsdean]

I’m sorry people are vague blogging and giving you crap about defending Dean. You don’t have to be hyper critical of every piece of media you consume. The early seasons of SPN were written in the early 2ks by a bunch of white men, so of course there are problems. We all know that. Your spreadsheet shows that those problems aren’t with Dean saying the word bitch a few times to female villains, but with the writers themselves, and no amount of critical character meta will undo that. And it’s weird for people to act like loving Dean through all the seasons means the viewer themselves is okay with misogyny. Dean (as the writers wrote him) changes drastically throughout the seasons, has depth, and is a fun character to watch. Enjoy your rewatch and monitoring Jackles jacting joices!

hi sorry i didn't see this earlier !! but thank you<3 I don't really mind others disagreeing w/ me but yeah i saw a few posts yesterday and i was like, oh no did i accidentally create discourse? sjfkdkdk i'm so insulated in my own corner of spnblr idk what's going on out there in the wild wild west. Also the vaguing feels very high school, like why are we doing that? But anyways, yes, the show as a whole has gone through SO many changes and lived through many eras where the social and political norms changed drastically. It's impossible to overlook those real world contexts and the writers themselves and what they each brought to the show / characters.

Like the show clearly got better (still had lots of flaws don't get me wrong!!) re: stuff like casual sexism / misogyny and the language used as what was socially acceptable to say changed. Like after I did my "bitch" and "skank" searches, I also searched "slut" out of curiosity and it doesn't occur very much (only 18 times out of 300+ episodes) and the use of the word drops off completely after season 12. Strangely it was used the most in season 4, a total of 9 times which is half the total usage of the word. I haven't had time to dig deeper but I'd be curious to see who those s4 writers were and to whom the word was being used (my guess is again villains / enemies / antagonists). But yea it's only used sparingly after s4, and then never after s12 which to me signals that like, the writers realized 'ok we can't get away with using that word anymore bc it's no longer socially acceptable' etc etc.

Anyways, thanks again<3 I'm very much having fun with this rewatch, it's feeding my brain so much haha.

[cosmos-soso-happeh]

"If We Stopped Time Tonight, There'd Be No Goodbye"

HENLOOOOOO, I'M COSMOCORN! XD But just call meh Cosmo! ;3 *Throws fork @ u*

☆ Q ☆ "Who tf r u?" ☆ A ☆ Glad u asked! Henlo, I'm UniCosmicCometCorn also known as Cosmocorn A L S O known as Cosmo! XD I'm just another meddling teen 2 add 2 the already giant pile of meddling teens on here XD Introductions r BORING so I'll just tell u what u need 2 know: 1. I'm a Christian, remember; If Jesus can love me even after I sunk the Titanic Had absolutely nothing to do with the sinking of the Titanic, he can love u no matter what! :D 2. RLLY a meddling teen, not 4 long but... A meddling teen nonetheless :P 3. Label me whatever u want, "scene kid", "emo kid", "goth", I rlly don't care T_T XD 4. I'm 2 random 4 my own good x_x Speaking of which, u bore me >.> *KICKS U INTO A HOLE* DIS IS SPARTAAAAA!!!

☆ Q ☆ "How about the nerd shit?" ☆ A ☆ Fiiiine, we can talk about the nerd shit T.T

On the topic of fandoms; I'm quite fond of dEEZ SWEET DEALS U CAN GET 4 THREE EASY PAYMENTS OF 999.99: FNaF is like my FAVORITE THING in the... YA- O.o Springtrap is easily my fav animatronic, has been for years! XD I rlly liek Creepypasta too, my favs Ben Drowned ;3, MLP:FiM is GR8! Especially season 9! I won't spoil it tho~ ;3, Invader Zim is easily my favorite TV show, I quote Gir a bit TOO much! XD, it's not reaaaaaaaaaally a fandom but u can tell by my Tumblr username that I rlly like SoSo Happy Monster XDD

More nerd shit about me... WELL, my only three hobbies r drawing, writing, and mass consuming media 2 get more ideas of things 2 write and draw XD Maybe I'll post some of my drawings or writings here... Or... Drawings AND writings?? WHOOF- NOW T H A T ' D BE A SWEET DEAL U CAN GET 4 THREE EASY PAYMENTS OF-

Ok, ya, I know what u RLLY came 4 so- Let's just- Drop T h e H o a r d XDD

One thing u NEED 2 know about me is that I am a TOTAL music nerd, ULTRA music nerd, I CONSTANTLY reference music XDD I like a lot of bands O.o 2 many T_T Likeeeee...

Breathe Carolina! MEH FAVORITE BAND! XDD Family Force 5 Watchout! There's Ghosts Nickasaur! 3OH!3 I Set My Friends on Fire Jeffree Star I typically don't like rap, but Dot Dot Curve somehow manages 2 make it sound SOOO GOOD >o< A cup full of crunk juice will make everyone hardcore two step, hardcore two step, hardcore two steeeep~ XD Same 4 some BrokeNCYDE, I love their album "The Broken" XD Falling In Reverse Sleeping W/ Sirens Pierce The Veil Attack Attack! S3RL A good few BOTDF songs XD I don't like their pervy songs T.T But their songs like PLUR and Death To Your Heart r SOOO GOOD! XD Oh ya... Oooo *Waves hands like a ghost* I'm problematic, woooo... My Chemical Romance, who dosen't? XD Amy Can Flyyy The Medic Droid Forever The Sickest Kids The Ready Set Breathe Electric Set It Off Hellogoodbye Paramore Ghost Town (This is getting long...) Caravan Palace Avril Lavigne Your Favorite Martian Send Request Cobra Starship Hurry! Lets Go! Teen Hearts

And probably much much MUCH more I'm just 4getting XDD

Always feel free 2 recommend me moar bands 2 check out >3>

☆ Q ☆ "Well, am I allowed 2 be here or not!? Drop the DNI already, bIIIITCH-" ☆ A ☆ Well, bIIIITCH- Ya uh- *Scratches back of neck awkwardly* The thing is... *Pulls on sweaty collar* ... I don't have one... wHoOpS-

No, but srsly, I never got the idea of coming into a public platform and... Restricting public access- Eugh- >_> So I don't have one, any1 can come, even if u eat puppies! u^u (I should add though: I would encourage u 2 STOP eating puppies '>.> XD)

As 4 UR hypothetical DNI list, if ur looking through this blog 2 see if I fit it or not, let me make it easy 4 u 2 avoid heartbreak, tears, and long conversations about life on rooftops: Since the terms on a majority of DNI lists barely have meaning anymore, just assume I fit every "ist", "ism", and "phobe" you can think of (Even though I don't... Or I do, idk, no1 knows what these words mean anymore! XD) and if that bothers u then I WON'T hold u hostage this time! (I've been improving!) and u can leave, if it dosen't... Give me your hand. *Gets out ritual knife-* IT IS TIME 4 THE BLOOD PACT, BROTHA

Soooo, yee! Enjoy ur stay @ my blog, and DON'T talk 2 the clown in the corner

He's uh... O.o

He's not friendly... >.>

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[batsarebetterthanpeople]

black sails jack rackham (noted real historical person) literally uses slave labour IN THE SHOW, tricking his formerly enslaved friend into capturing a slave ship and using them to rebuild a fort, but it's ok because he didn't wanna do it really :/ (i'm not even gonna accept the argument that black sails is more serious so it's fine, jack's presented as a likeable and comedic character and tumblr loves blorbofying him). y'know what ofmd stede bonnet doesn't do? anything remotely close to that.

God everything I learn about Black sails is fucking insane I think the best way to consume this show is by piecing it together through gif sets and deranged asks and poll drama, and mutuals info dumping at me. I could watch several hours of tv but this is much funnier. White man uses slave labor but he's also bisexual and has funky side burns and a badass wife so you know what Tumblr cares about.

Anyway thank you for Black sails lore I obviously don't think that you should not ever watch Black sails or like black sails that's not how I engage with media but incredible stuff. Major w for pirate bracket saying OFMD is worse than this somehow

[ozlices]

ok now that the rage is out, actual rational reason for why this pisses me off so much.

if my love & devotion to pandora hearts didn't make it clear enough, my favorite niche of media is alice in wonderland inspired works. if i know something is inspired by aiw, i'm gonna at least look into it automatically. dunno why, honestly. but, it's been like this since i was SUPER young.

that being said, im obviously p versed in alice in wonderland inspired media. i haven't consumed them all, i'm sure there's many i'm unaware of, but. i've consumed enough to confidently assure alice in borderland is the first time i personally have ever seen an alice in wonderland inspired media portray alice as a guy, while still having him be named alice.

and, like! it's honestly SUPER clever to get away with doing this by having alice be ryohei's last name instead of his first. because, obviously, 'alice' is not typically a male name. it can be bc gender is a concept yada yada, but. like. u get what i mean.

so, like. baring that in mind. if somebody who has absolutely zero concept of how japanese pronunciation works stumbled across alice in borderland, & watched w the english subtitles... they'd have no reason to question if 'arisu' is meant to be 'alice'. bc. why would it be? they're expecting 'alice' to be a female character.

& so, like. it honestly rly fucking sucks that this really interesting way of taking the alice in wonderland inspo & portraying its references as it does gets completely sacked & made out as pointless by having alice not be referred to AS alice.

& even more so bc additionally, the white rabbit is a woman in the show. so, we have these two prominent characters from alice in wonderland being swapped. but, like. that doesn't even get to be properly appreciated bc they don't let u know alice IS alice. it genuinely just comes across as 'huh, weird this show named alice in borderland, & that's v clearly inspired by alice in wonderland, has a MALE lead & his name is arisu. weird this aiw inspired media has no alice.'

tbh part of me wonders if that's why they decided to go w that decision. to blatantly erase how silently groundbreaking it is to have an alice in wonderland inspired work where alice is still named alice, but is a guy instead of a girl. the silent way that breaks down gender stereotypes and such. but, nope. that all gets lost.

fucking bullshit.

also yes ik im v stupidly passionate abt this, but again. aiw-inspired works is my FAVORITE niche genre of media ever. my favorite series of all time is literally an aiw-inspired work. ive never seen an aiw-inspired work do this. not saying no others exist, & if they do, pls lmk! but. yeah. it does suck the only example ik of doing this gets stomped by refusing to let alice be named alice.

[theghostwthemost]

9 people you'd like to know better

I havent done one of these in a little while but kdfjhsd I was tagged by @matchamabs !! thank you!! & its good to hear from u askjdfhds!!! it looks like fun so I figured I'd give it a go :) !

1: Three Ships

HMM ok! have to think kjfhdsfd Luke/Crow - theyre my funny little guys, silly little ship. No real reasoning behind it other than I thought "haha thats so funny" and then I got invested. The slowest burn imaginable that consists of them just joshing each other for over a decade

Sans/Grillby - also silly little ship I said haha and then it got real. 99% of my investment came from the fic Fired Up and Bone Weary by perniciousLizard which fundamentally changed the chemistry in my brain I think. Incredible incredible stuff

Maya/Franziska - IM SEeINg a pattern now of silly little ships that got away from me. theyre both just characters I adore and I gobbled up the little moments of respect and admiration they have for one another... weird teen girls rule da world

2: First Ever Ship Probably Yugi/Yami Yugi from yugioh fdjfkhsd I was obsessed w the show when I was younger (and still adore it) and used to hide drawings I did of them ~holding hands~ or ~hugging~ fkdjhfs... I used to get so excited watching the show I would make myself sick and have to sit on the other side of the room peeking out from behind the wall to watch it because I'd get too excited n sick kfjsdkfjsdhfa

3: Last Song Bark Like a God by Sloppy Jane - it rules, been daydreaming about fun au shit fdksjfsdf

4: Last Film Not exactly a film but me and my housemate binge watched The Fall of the House of Usher last night and it was a lot of fun! We were up till like 3am, got invested in figuring out the mystery and curious to see the next gnarly death haha good good fun it was

5: Currently Reading nothing currently! life has been kinda busy - so I'm mostly listening to long ass iceberg vids on yt to keep me occupied while I'm busy working sdkjfhdasjkfhsf

6: Currently Watching HMM i think the only thing im currently watching rn is JJK with one of my friends, we call n watch together every few weeks or so fdskjfh its fun its a fun show

7: Currently Consuming A chocolate cookie and a pumpkin spice cookie given to me by two different friends SJkhdasjkd my dinnar <3

8: Currently Craving mm i really want a GOOD shrimp pad thai.... or like. oysters. KJshdJASd want. seafood fkdjfhdsjkfsdf

HM ok i'll pick a few ppl to tag but no pressure :3 @atinygreendragon, @lavenderferns, @lesbotheclown, @notevenmaybe , @dragon-pawbs and anyone else who wants to jump on idk fdkjhfsd

[beesonjupiter]

live commentary, as i experience moonlight chicken for the first time ep8

i have returned from my slumber and am finally watching episode 8

Also what do you mean it doesn't have a million views yet?

this mall interaction was earthmix not jimwen

There's no one else for me but jimwen

Wen just said - you're moving in with me, right now - and i respect him for that, he gets things done.

What was that printed out card 😂😂

Gaipa💖

Jim has no tact, how do you say that to someone - hahaha lol ur mom died, do u want to go back to selling raw chicken

I know it's the reality, and while it feels like the world has stopped, it's still spinning, but like... don't bring up his dead mom like that

Is jim trying to get a job?

Who's car did they push like that?

Heart i would die for you but i will not watch you chop food, i'm sorry

Pls let them go

Omgomgomgomg 🥺🥺🥺

Ew, flirting in public like that

Li ming's got some serious moves

Heart's so shy 🥺🥺🥺

Jim finally got his boba

Guncle and gephew bonding time❣️

Not chicken elder and his young lover taking a picture with his car, please, that's elderly behavior

Don't take it wen i swear to god

Gaipa and Alan 💖❣️💖❣️💖❣️💖

I truly have been treated well to see both of them in the same frame

Bitch he's flirting

He did not ask for his phone number for job purposes, he is so flirting this makes me sick

So sick and twisted to make me feel this way

So he now owns a food truck

I hate the dishes clattering, it physically hurts my ears

Everything at li min's mother's house was sick and twisted i have feelings about it

Alan's coming to gaipa, love to see it

You two know each other? - gaipa asking very cursed questions

Chicken rice with no blood cube? W-what's a blood cube? 😨

No offal - offal being organs. Waste not want not

I also don't want to make it seem like i'm disrespecting traditional food, but i do have extreme food aversion so all i eat is basically unseasoned chicken and pasta (which sounds worse that anything ever, i know that) so seeing anything else at all just isn't it and organs and blood? I'm sorry, but i cannot

Wen signing 🥺

Not wen petting jim's stomach like there's mpreg involved

Wen declined the promotion, thank god

Ok i need a special episode to see how everyone's doing like a year in

I'm so 🥺🥺🥺💔❤️���🩹

Thoughts and opinions :

A truly wonderful slice of life show

lovable characters (including all my jim slander) that are flawed and make mistakes and try their best

Just so so so so good

i believe this is truly the best series gmmtv has put out (idk about any straight media bc i so not consume straight content as it is my belief that straight people should not be allowed)

Can you believe earthmix were in their divorce era while filming? Because i truly cannot.

[ibelieveinghost]

6/12/24

firstly, i got that job.

i got that job.

i got that job.

the offer came exactly a week ago, and somehow i never cared to write (more like, bark) about it. now i had a few drinks and some quiet time(not exactly worry-free)... so, i'll write something.

i think i know what this it. it is just one thing after another. this time i'm 100% fulfilling my DREAM and getting everything i wanted out of the situation... it feels nice. i feel calm, a little stressed, and somewhat confused. it feels kinda unreal seeing how folks who had witnessed how hard i worked for this were so so happy for me. i don't think i had my moment of pure joy/excitement yet. if anything i felt small, and indifferent. weird stuff, this.

anyway. been working with the lawyer(who's very kind and responsive, to my surprise) to work out the visa situation. can't believe i'm renewing it again. only had my current one for less than 2 months lol. why does everything happen so freaking fast???

i miss rambling like this. i used to write so much more often. gosh, i used to write every other day. what stops me? or is it like i'm going through some cycle, and i will cycle back to writing a lot eventually, again. haha, i think that is what it is.

ok now reflection time. hmmmm. ok. friendship. ugh, the big one. well. hmm. can't seem to be able to put my thoughts into words rn, but friendship has been on my mind. ok

what's next. creative stuff. hmm. haven't done that in a while, not even once after my art show a few weeks ago. i was fully consumed by the interviews then the offer. and honestly, honestly. haven't been doing anything that's unrelated. really need to work on this work-life balance thing huh.

this so far has been a rather...depressing post for sharing the ultimate good news. so what else. had dinner last night w/ K at my fav Chinese restaurant and had my fav dish(the eggplant stir-fry is fucking 🔥). my beloved roommates threw a party for me the day before yesterday, at that fancy wine bar with ridiculously good bar food. ket postponing the Okinawa trip w/ my roommate and feeling real bad about it(not like i want it like this. got too much on my plate T_T) been buying a ton of (good) shit since the offer bc the salary package exceed my expectation by at least 20%. so far i've got 3 new inks and 2 new fountain pens, and some misc. miffy goods lol

circling back to the friendship talk. from now on i will be more mindful about whom i'm spending time with. i've always believed in people's intentions being what matter, but the actions and the energy, man. that. that shit is real. me at my current capacity can not handle too much of negativity and thoughtlessness. that's that.

okay! guess i'll end here. got another lunch date with Domi tomorrow. haven't seen her in a long while...i'll try writing more here.

it's a promise then!

[the-acid-pear]

I dreamt with this Danganronpa game except it wasn't really Danganronpa, in any way. Sure there was ONE Danganronpa character that being Bandai (from Mirai Hen) but then it was filled w misc characters from non existent dr games. One was very cool to there were this group of young girls but I selected specifically one that was this purple and black glowing rock alien who was I insist a little girl like middle school or some shit but was kinda ripped by virtue of being made of rock I guess and her flavor text said something about her not giving a fuck.

I guess it's worth mentioning that the point of this game was to accuse someone but at fucking random I guess, or with what you already knew of the characters. I remember clicking on Bandai for this reason, who btw was notably ooc bc how on edge he was, and the flavour text shamed me like "are you going to accuse him when he didn't even get to read his letter?". But nothing else that is notable happened here.

This did transition to this blonde anime boy who had showed up earlier who has this weird blocky stylized hair and his lower jaw was like caved in but not consistently, kept glitching in and out, like a doll being inflated and deflated. He was talking to this girl who I also think was blonde, but blonder, longer hair too, and he explained that apparently the baras (his word) had beaten him up and that was why he had his face like that but it was ok and kinda was like so um wanna go out with me? And she agreed.

And here's a funny part because they went into this big futbol field and it seems like in my dream universe there was this argentine meme that came from an Instagram post of two futbol players back to back all romantic and one had a t-shirt with a 4 (no clue if this is a number used in futbol I don't like the sport) and like it was captioned like 4(for) MI PUTO ❤️ and so now these guys from the team were giving out umbrellas 4 tu puto and I guess diversity won bc they gave it to this seemingly straight couple. Being someone's puto goes beyond gender I guess.

After that the dream got a bit dark tho, and it's shorter because I forgot details, but I was watching this documentary about this horror movie's creator who apparently had developed schizophrenia and while at first it was manageable it was slowly consuming him. The narrator explained he was specifically terrified of these "evil orbs" that lives inside his closet. One remarkable shot was our guy sculpting or looking down at this sculpture (like one of those paintings with 3D elements) of an unicorn in a setting akin to the one from the birth of Venus, with such colors and vibe. But the before beautiful and peaceful sculpture was now infected by these evil balls, spreading all over the lower right corner of the frame, crawling up the horse's leg.

After this I walked away from the documentary but I was like "haha just like me except balls instead of liquid" and as I stepped closer to my desktop I saw it covered in this bleeding, dripping, darkness. My chair was barely visible on it. I thought for a second of my oc Shira, but I'm unsure what that meant. Maybe she too is terrified of these liquids? Might be canon. I have no idea if it was tangible or dream me was genuinely aware of it being just a hallucination, but I was still scared enough to not go closer, instead diverting my attention to my cat Vito, who was now nothing like him. Short dirty hair, even fatter, big circular face, and had an eye patch. I don't know how I reached this assumption but I was sure he too was schizophrenic and I got very stressed because I guess I didn't want my cat to be as miserable as he was at the moment (his movement was also Weird his neck twisted almost like a human one).

I stopped freaking out when I looked out the window, previously covered by the dark liquid and saw daylight and I was like Right it's 7 pm it's too early to freak out! And the clock did say 19:01 and then I just woke up.

[reallyromealone]

Ok hear me out what if bonten alpha Sanzu has a pregnant husband and twin three year olds and he didn’t tell anyone about them cause you know to keep them safe he was able to hide them until it was decided would have a meeting at his home at night cause that’s when his family would go to sleep he could still hide his family or he thought he forgot to keep in mind his twins get mad when they don’t see him before bed so during the meeting two twins bust down the door that’s when the chaos start

Yes absolutely

Sanzu was stressed as hell.

For years he kept his mate and pups a secret, his home life and his work life completely seperate but tonight his work was coming home.

The rest of Bonten had gotten annoyed that Sanzu never hosted a meeting at his place and now he had to do so.

Sanzu didn't live in a penthouse like the rest, choosing to buy an expensive townhouse with an enclosed backyard for his pups.

Thankfully his mate (name) agreed to prepare food for it, the Omega had a few nights to prepare what would be made.

Thankfully the most that would be eaten would be anything his king consumed.

It was the dead of night when the other Bonten men showed up, thankfully his family on the fourth and top floor and out of ear shot because Bonten was never quiet.

The spread was devine as Bonten spoke of upcoming meetings and dinner parties unaware of the two little eyes watching them from the door absolutely seething in rage.

You see, every single night may it be physically or through video call Sanzu reads his twin sons a bedtime story and sometimes sneaks them chocolate milk if they have been extra good.

Sanzu didn't do that tonight.

Far to stressed he completely forgot about his sons most important ritual, it meant a lot for the twins as their dad was often really busy.

"Papa! W-why no bedtime story!" The elder twin (Elder) asked with a huff as his younger brother held his hand shyly but still looked pretty miffed "shit..." Sanzu mumbled as Bonten all looked to see the two adorable three year olds in little pajamas and both carrying a stuffed toy.

"Oh? Whose this" ran said smiling down at the boys, though he was trying to be comforting to them he just came off as scary and caused the younger to begin crying "damn it ran you made the kid cry!" Mochi yelled angrily and thus an argument blew up at the table mixed with children crying.

All the noise attracted Sanzus beloved mate (name) who came down to see the fuss, large belly hidden slightly under one of Sanzus shirts "what's going on?"

"Papa!" The twins yelled to their pregnant parent who looked worried and embarrassed "what happened?!"

"Sanzu can you please explain who these people are?" Koko asked genuinely confused and Sanzu sighed "my family"

"I'm an uncle?" Takeomi asked as he looked at the twins who did have a fair amount of traits from Sanzu "yeah congratulations or whatever" Sanzu said with a glare "sorry for waking you (name) Sanzu said softly as the Omega just waved him off "my apologies for the twins, they were pretty upset when they didn't get a bedtime story for Haru..." (Name) said apologizing to Bonten who looked at the beautiful Omega almost awestruck "it's alright..." Rindō mumbled "now come you two, you can sleep with me tonight, sound like a compromise?"

"Yeah!"

"Ok papa..."

The twins satisfied Sanzu excused himself to check on his family and wish them goodnight as Bonten looked amongst themselves.

This surely explains a lot.

[maybenotmei]

how would malleus, Leona and Azul deal with their crush baking things some nights and the next day, crush leaves the boys some every single time wrapped up in a box tightly so they will stay fresh? What if they baked some mini buns shaped like lions, dragons or Octopuses/fish as well for once?

hi requestor, was just wondering if youre asking for my thoughts or if u want more arranged headcanons for your requests ^^ i'll do the former for this one, because i think it's cute, really! tell me if you want more arranged hcs though, and if this format is ok for your other azul request too!..... you're feeding into my interest for azul,,,,,,,,,,,

(though there may not be that much of a difference aside from layout...) THANK U BTW TO BUCKETOFFORKS FOR HELPING OUT W MALLEUS !!!!

ft. azul ashengrotto, malleus draconia, leona kingscholar

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for azul, i think he'd be pretty intrigued at first. maybe because he'd see you consult jade about something, head to the kitchen, and go back carrying a small lunch box back to your dorm. it's pretty late at night, so it would make him wonder.

he doesn't wonder anymore after seeing the same lunchbox at his desk the next day, though.

this was the first occurrence of him getting something like this (and azul wakes up fairly early so he doesn't know how you were able to place this here secretly) and after piecing things together he... got flustered

oh my god if you actually confirm you made that cute octopus bun and that batch of rice and octodogs then he would feel extremely indebted to you and he's unsure how to pay back

also he probably would feel hesitant to eat it because it's 1. so cute (cute enough for him to take a picture, and keep it. that's rare for him) 2. most likely made by you .... he eats it anyway and my god it tastes so good?

the next day when he sees you again baking something and then that thing showing up on his desk again? you're just doing too much now— he feels like he's wallowing in debt from how much you're spoiling him with this food (do not take this negatively, he loves how your food tastes)

if you confirm it was you... then he's already thinking of ways to pay you back as quick as possible. don't insist he takes it for free he insists he does something for you as well

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for leona, ....okay listen i don't know much aside from the fact he will eat it without hesitation if he knows it's from you

...what? your cooking is better than the cafeteria's. that's a pretty big compliment because people were fighting for that sandwich in the cafeteria, you know?

he would ask you when he first sees you at night in the kitchen, ask you stuff like "what are you doing here?" but wouldn't push the topic because he is tired and it is 10 in the evening. he would remember the lunch box on the counter though

and well, when that same lunch box arrived at his nightstand warm and fresh despite it being made hours ago, he... appreciated it?! i'm sure he has the guts to ask you to make more, since he's assuming you made it (damn, good guess...!) but not right now

your lion-shaped bread tasted the best though.

ruggie's thankful he doesn't have to fight for his life in the cafeteria anymore thanks to the secret person....

requestor im sorry i barely know anything about leona 😭

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you... gave malleus food?

wow, i'm.... uh... honestly he doesn't know how to react either. like sudden food in his place? sounds nice, i wonder who did this (he probably knows you did it because you weren't slick with leaving the lounge wrapping something up at 10pm)

he would show up to the lounge holding the bunch of food because he wants to show it to the rest. lilia and silver would probably have a look at it and sebek is panicking very loudly because what if it's poisoned and malleus consumes it and suddenly he had failed to protect the young ma-

oh. he's fine. he took a bite. he liked it. it's not burnt at the bottom, and it's very well-baked. the dragon-shaped bread had some vanilla filling, which was nice.

the same thing repeats every day, though. you bake something, leave it at malleus's room (how did you even get inside?) or by the lounge addressed to him, the rest are in awe, sebek is worried, malleus enjoys it. you're... secretly thankful

when he does find out it was you who made it...

"child of man(?), did you make the bread? thank you 🙂" (he wishes you'd make some more)

okay this was difficult 😢 i'm not super familiar w malleus so im sorry :,,,,)

[captaintiny]

ok this has been bothering me for a long time and i never really knew how to put it in words until it suddenly came to me in a painkiller-induced nap

there are different levels of bad.

there is truly awful and problematic media, like h*rry p*tter for example. or awful people like pewdiepie. or greg ellis (for those unaware, he's a film and voice actor who claims he's a libertarian but his stances have become more aggressively and openly fascist over the past few years). these properties and people don't deserve a platform, money or attention.

but... not every piece of media or every person with problematic elements is as bad as those examples.

like. it just really bugs me when people see something like say, the umbrella academy season two, and see someone talking about the antisemitism in it. and then the immediate response is BOYCOTT THE SHOW NEVER WATCH IT, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS BAD. and like. it's exhausting. it's false equivalency.

everyone will, of course have different lines about what is okay and what isn't. im jewish. i watched tua. sure, there were moments that made me uncomfortable, but it didn't ruin the show for me personally. i also know a lot of jews that said "it was too antisemitic for me so i didn't watch." both of these opinions are okay.

im also a rape survivor. black sails is incredibly violent, and has a particularly high incidence of sexual violence in season one. it also has issues with racism at times, and i know people who didn't watch it for either or both of these reasons. i still firmly maintain it's one of the greatest pieces of media made in the last 20 years. outlander, on the other hand, had too much sexual violence for me to handle, and the show framed it in a way that made me uncomfortable. but i don't believe that consuming outlander makes you a morally deplorable individual, nor do i believe that it should be banned or cancelled or removed from the social consciousness.

brennan lee mulligan, who runs dimension 20 - my all time favourite actual play RPG show - has views on religion that i think come from a very narrow mindset, and it's very obvious what helped formed those views, and i often get uncomfortable when he speaks about religion as a monolith. but having a questionable opinion on religion doesn't make him the same as someone like jkr.

it's crucial that you're critical of the media you consume, and the celebrities you are fans of. but finding a single flaw, or even two or three, or reading about a single shitty thing a person did, doesn't make them equivalent to fascists. it doesn't mean the media is irredeemable.

it also doesn't mean you should ignore those shitty things either. you should absolutely acknowledge when stuff you like has issues, and listen to people that they affect talking about them. and again, i will reiterate: there are people and pieces of media that are problematic in so many ways that it is universally reprehensible to try and continue to consume them. but not everything that has a flaw is automatically the highest possible tier of awful, and i'm kind of tired of everyone treating personal boundaries or lines w media/public figures as a moral litmus test that has a right and wrong answer. you can acknowledge something has flaws and still enjoy it.