#this was the turning point
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“ow!” suna jerks away from your touch—the best he can in his current position, lying on the hotel bed on his stomach. his arms are stacked under his chin and he turns his head so that he can see you out of the corner of his eye. “that hurt.”
“sorry,” you halfheartedly mumble, reaching for the bottle of aloe vera you tossed to the other side of the mattress a moment ago. you squeeze a generous amount into your palm, rubbing the two together before smoothing the cooling lotion over suna’s reddened back. he flinches ever so slightly under your touch but keeps any complaints to himself. “you know, you wouldn’t be in this predicament if you reapplied like i told you to.”
the both of you had been excited about this vacation. it’s not often that your schedules align in such a way that allows you to spend an entire week out of the country and on a tropical island. but it seems like suna’s excitement overshadowed any thought of protecting his skin, too busy collecting seashells and building his elaborate sandcastle, which, to be fair, turned out pretty awesome. though, you aren’t sure if you would have risked tender and peeling skin for a picture-worthy sandcastle that would inevitably be destroyed in the next twenty-four hours.
he groans, shifting beneath you, obviously growing uncomfortable in his position. he rests his chin on his arms. “yeah, yeah.”
despite your, i told you so, you do feel bad for the man. his vacation is essentially ruined for the next six days as he’ll be holed up in the hotel, healing out of the sunlight. it was his own doing, sure, but more than a luxurious island getaway, you were looking forward to spending time with suna.
“don’t worry, i’ll keep you company,” you tell him, gently massaging the lotion into his neck.
“really?” you can almost hear the disbelief in his voice.
“really,” you assure him, poking his cheek. he’s lucky the hat he sported all day kept his face from getting burnt. “i’m sure we can find something to do indoors.”
“like what?” he sounds genuinely curious. you’re about to list off a number of activities you read about on the website that should be sunburn-friendly when suna blurts out, “sex is pretty much off the table.”
you frown. that is not what you meant when you said you’d keep him company. “get your head out of the gutter, mister.” without thinking, you playfully slap his back.
“ouch!”
#i wrote this during my break at work#bc i was thinking of how easily he burns#this was the turning point#from here on out he wears long sleeved swim shirts#and sticks to the shade lol#anywhoooo. sunburnt suna for ur enjoyment#suna x reader#haikyuu x reader#hq x reader
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jannik sinner after winning the third set of the 2024 australian open final
#when I say that sigh of relief lives rent free in my mind#this was the turning point#jannik sinner#tennis#gif#tennis gif
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We don't talk enough about the homoeroticism of disarming a live mine under your fellow soldier's boot. Speaking in a low, gentle voice to keep him calm. Giving him careful instructions. Praising him for being so good while you methodically and tenderly save his life.
#:)#this was what shifted crosshair's perspective#this was the turning point#Crosshair bad batch#commander mayday#the bad batch#Star Wars
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don't show him modern technology; it won't end well
bonus under the cut:
#i'm not sure if ford would really be interested in using the internet much#but i could see him wanting to look something up real quick and ending up reading something so outrageously wrong#that it pisses him off to the point that he gets into an argument about it lol#gravity falls#stan pines#stanley pines#stanford pines#digital art#my stuff#anyway i really don't like how this one turned out#but i don't feel like changing it#bc i already spent way more time on this than i actually wanted to#and i don't wanna look at it any longer
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claudeleine thru the eras
#i still dont like how this turned out but once again this popped off on twitter so im posting it#iwtv#interview with the vampire#claudeleine#claudia de pointe du lac#madeleine eparvier#fashion#my art
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Now that Eurovision is over, I want you all, especially the Americans, to take a good hard look at how the voting results turned out when people boycotted the event.
In the UK, the viewing figures were down about 2 million people compared to last year. Up to 2 million people made the conscious decision to not watch and not vote because of Israel's inclusion.
The final results of the public vote, Israel came in first place in the UK and got 12 points. Because the only people watching and voting were people who backed Israel or at least didn’t care one way or another.
This doesn't matter. It's a music contest. The boycott was still the right thing to do because it is just a show at the end of the day, and the viewing figures have more impact than the results.
But it is also a good object lesson to show you what happens if you boycott a vote over something that does matter. Choosing not to vote in, let's say, a presidential election will have similar results.
#eurovision#us politics#boycotting is for companies not for voting#if you think this post is about the minutiae of voting numbers in Eurovision congratulations on missing the entire point#for fuck's sake I'm turning off reblogs because I'm sick of all the assholes in the notes.#I am tired of humanity and may you all get the government you deserve
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The bigger they are the harder they fall 🥹🐟
#halsin#clover#bg3#cloverhoney#baldursgate 3#myart#there's a conversation going on twitter rn about the specific types of garbage Clover has eaten#and how Halsin starts tagging along on Clover's morning forages and is by turns charmed and deeply disturbed#also he's 1 willpower point away from just picking him up in his mouth
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please help me- i used to be pretty smart but i’m having so much trouble grasping the concept of diegetic vs non-diegetic bdsm!
gfkjldghfd okay first of all I'm sorry for the confusion, if you're not finding anything on the phrase it's because I made it up and absolutely nobody but me ever uses it, but I haven't found a better way to express what I'm trying to say so I keep using it. but now you've given me an excuse to ramble on about some shit that is only relevant to me and my deeply inefficient way of talking and by god I'm going to take it.
SO. the way diegetic and non-diegetic are normally used is to talk about music and sound design in movies/tv shows. in case you aren't familiar with that concept, here's a rundown:
diegetic sound is sound that happens within the world of the movie/show and can be acknowledged by the characters, like a song playing on the stereo during a driving scene, or sung on stage in Phantom of the Opera. it's also most other sounds that happen in a movie, like the sounds of traffic in a city scene, or a thunderclap, or a marching band passing by. or one of the three stock horse sounds they use in every movie with a horse in it even though horses don't really vocalize much in real life, but that's beside the point, the horse is supposed to be actually making that noise within the movie's world and the characters can hear it whinnying.
non-diegetic sound is any sound that doesn't exist in the world of the movie/show and can't be perceived by the characters. this includes things like laugh tracks and most soundtrack music. when Duel of Fates plays in Star Wars during the lightsaber fight for dramatic effect, that's non-diegetic. it exists to the audience, but the characters don't know their fight is being backed by sick ass music and, sadly, can't hear it.
the lines can get blurry between the two, you've probably seen the film trope where the clearly non-diegetic music in the title sequence fades out to the same music, now diegetic and playing from the character's car stereo. and then there are things like Phantom of the Opera as mentioned above, where the soundtrack is also part of the plot, but Phantom of the Opera does also have segments of non-diegetic music: the Phantom probably does not have an entire orchestra and some guy with an electric guitar hiding down in his sewer just waiting for someone to break into song, but both of those show up in the songs they sing down there.
now, on to how I apply this to bdsm in fiction.
if I'm referring to diegetic bdsm what I mean is that the bdsm is acknowledged for what it is in-world. the characters themselves are roleplaying whatever scenarios their scenes involve and are operating with knowledge of real life rules/safety practices. if there's cnc depicted, it will be apparent at some point, usually right away, that both characters actually are fully consenting and it's all just a planned scene, and you'll often see on-screen negotiation and aftercare, and elements of the story may involve the kink community wherever the characters are. Love and Leashes is a great example of this, 50 Shades and Bonding are terrible examples of this, but they all feature characters that know they're doing bdsm and are intentional about it.
if I'm talking about non-diegetic bdsm, I'm referring to a story that portrays certain kinks without the direct acknowledgement that the characters are doing bdsm. this would be something like Captive Prince, or Phantom of the Opera again, or the vast majority of bodice ripper type stories where an innocent woman is kidnapped by a pirate king or something and totally doesn't want to be ravished but then it turns out he's so cool and sexy and good at ravishing that she decides she's into it and becomes his pirate consort or whatever it is that happens at the end of those books. the characters don't know they're playing out a cnc or D/s fantasy, and in-universe it's often straight up noncon or dubcon rather than cnc at all. the thing about entirely non-diegetic bdsm is that it's almost always Problematic™ in some way if you're not willing to meet the story where it's at, but as long as you're not judging it by the standards of diegetic bdsm, it's just providing the reader the same thing that a partner in a scene would: the illusion of whatever risk or taboo floats your boat, sometimes to extremes that can't be replicated in real life due to safety, practicality, physics, the law, vampires not being real, etc. it's consensual by default because it's already pretend; the characters are vehicles for the story and not actually people who can be hurt, and the reader chose to pick up the book and is aware that nothing in it is real, so it's all good.
this difference is where people tend to get hung up in the discourse, from what I've observed. which is why I started using this phrasing, because I think it's very crucial to be able to differentiate which one you're talking about if you try to have a conversation with someone about the portrayal of bdsm in media. it would also, frankly, be useful for tagging, because sometimes when you're in the mood for non-diegetic bodice ripper shit you'd call the police over in real life, it can get really annoying to read paragraphs of negotiation and check-ins that break the illusion of the scene and so on, and the opposite can be jarring too.
it's very possible to blur these together the same way Phantom of the Opera blurs its diegetic and non-diegetic music as well. this leaves you even more open to being misunderstood by people reading in bad faith, but it can also be really fun to play with. @not-poignant writes fantastic fanfic, novels, and original serials on ao3 that pull this off really well, if you're okay with some dark shit in your fiction I would highly recommend their work. some of it does get really fucking dark in places though, just like. be advised. read the tags and all that.
but yeah, spontaneous writer plug aside, that's what I mean.
#I found their original stuff while I was researching various waterhorses and their folklore for no reason#because one of the characters in their original work happens to be an each uisge#and then it turned out it ALSO included a lot of figures from welsh folklore in general#so yknow if you happen to have my incredibly specific hyperfixations you'll love it but even if you don't it's great#I didn't mean to bring up phantom of the opera so much it just happens to be very relevant to a lot of my talking points#I haven't actually seen it in years
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when will we talk about the willful helplessness epidemic on here. So many people on this god forsaken website demand to have any and all things that exist outside their personal experiences directly, personally pre-chewed and spoonfed to them. And when you do, they'll then ask for you to swallow for them, too, because, you see, in THEIR experience..,
#this is about people who show up in the replies asking shit that has already been answered in the replies#this is about people who show up in reblogs asking people to explain very obvious things to them that'd take one second of listening to#others' experiences to be aware of#For the love of god if you're presented with information or turns of ohrase that conflict with your personal experience don't just sit down#Consider that perhaps things unlike you exist and that things that are one way for you may be different for others#This isn't difficult you just need to stop centering yourself as the only point of reference you have#you're not. There is so much more than you out there. And you can hold it and know it#you just need to get the FUCK OVER YOURSELF#fucking christ#mumblr#problemnyatic thoughts
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Yeah, I'm normal about him
#i am not normal about him#at this point every sketch magically turns into crowley#or aziraphale or them together#thin dark duke#good omens#good omens fanart#crowley#david tennant#art#good omens 2#ineffable husbands
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having to tap the "if an american place name sounds strange to you please google it and make sure you're not just mocking indigenous languages" sign again
#spinning my web#yes I'm copying the Australia Post#op turned reblogs off so i resorted to theivery to make my point
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*taps mic* is this thing on? Yeah okay so every vampire in the vampire chronicles is turned at critical a moment in their lives and beyond just the body they are in when they are turned, their mentality stays at that standstill for their entire immortality, Lestat was turned against his will, he was clinging onto Magnus begging him to be freed, so he’s constantly seeking freedom and only finding loneliness and thus turning back to people again and again, however he can’t STAND being told what to do, since he desires agency in his life so desperately, Armand was turned after years and years of abuse and lack of control but such a desire for genuine love, by a man he ‘loved’ so wholly who he felt was barring his love from him, he needs control in his life, he needs a ‘master’ but he does not desire it, it does not fulfill him, he is trapped in a room but the door is unlocked! Louis was mourning his brother, he felt like an utter failure and so he’s always seeking family, seeking people he can care for, he can coddle, he can prove he is good too, but he loves people who either cannot stand coddeling and need a sense of looseness to live (Lestat) or people who grow out of coddling who prove to Louis he will always fail the people he loves (Claudia), Claudias turning, in many MANY ways mirrors lestats in that it was against her will, she was stolen from her home, and in her immortality she desires freedom but unlike Lestat does not have the agency/ form to get it, she will always be small, she will always be looked down on, even by Lestat who cannot deny how much she is just like him *taps mic* ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME!! NONE OF THEM CAN BREAK THE CYCLE!!! TO BREAK IT WOULD BE TO UNDO THE VERY FIBER OF THEIR IMMORTAL SELVES!! THE CYCLE IS THE BLOOD THEY DRINK IT IS THE HEART IN THEIR CHEST AND IT ROLLS AND ROLLS DOWN THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER AND IT CAN NEVER BE STOPPED BECAUSE THEY WILL NEVER STOP LOVING EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!
#iwtv#louis de pointe du lac#Louis du lac#lestat#lestat de lioncourt#claudia eparvier#claudia de pointe du lac#claudia#Claudia EPAVIER#clauida de lioncourt#Madeline is my favorite vamp for this reason#especially in the show she was turned in an act of such love and she would’ve lived her immortal life in that love#Even Santiago he was turned in a moment of fear#of complete lack of care so he jumps from woman to woman and needs attention DEMANDS attention#because his own maker could not bother to care about him#interview with the vampire#Armand#the vampire armand#the vampire lestat#marius de romanus#Marius de Romanus I hope u live a terrible immortal life#guys#I feel so deeply about them#Nicki also GOD#nicholas de lenfent#nicki de lenfent
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an ex-zionist jewish man recently went a bit viral on tiktok for sharing exactly how he sees zionism tie israel to the jewish identity and his personal experience with breaking away from it - I think it’s a really great watch.
He also made a follow up talking specifically about how he learned to humanise Palestinians, and a really integral part of it was his school, which would often bring in Palestinian speakers who’d share their perspective (here’s a link to it).
#tiktok against all odds inspires a lot of hope in me bc of how prevalent palestinian support is over there#so much of the younger generation is so media literate and articulate about standing up to oppression#and getting perspectives like this I think is really beneficial when it comes to understanding where Zionist talking points come from#I don’t particularly think right now our priority should be reaching out to zionists or anything#it should always be Palestinians at the forefront of activism our activism#but this is educational. Zionism is not Judaism and this proves that.#it’s never too late to turn away from oppressive propaganda and have empathy for your fellow man#palestine#israel#free palestine#from the river to the sea
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TW: Wolverine Badonkas
I laughed rewatching because like
#wade you clearly wouldn't turn down fucking him if the offer ever came up#you're just as down horrendous as these tva agents#who btw must enjoy their employment extra much from that point on#nonchalant motherfucker who openly ogled Logan's abs not five minutes ago#wade honey it's ok flirt with that old man#do it for the nation#do it for the audience#gif credits to owner#deadpool and wolverine#deadpool#deadpool 3#deadpool 2024#wolverine#ryan reynolds#hugh jackman#logan howlett#wade wilson#poolverine#deadclaws#AND LOGAN DOESN'T EVEN REACT TO THE INSULT#domesticated cat no longer blinks when insulted#did they reach that much of an understanding with each other that logan knows wade doesn't mean it#either that or logan genuinely does not give a fuck what wade thinks of his body#either or lol#“Alright 🙄 put 😠 your 🫵greasy tits🫠 away 🤦you🫵 preening🦚 slut💅”#like he's so SICK of Logan's rizz#in a domesticated intimately gay “goddamnit I KNOW same babygirls but like can we fOCUS”#gif credits to landoslastnerve#landoslastnerve
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way to ruin the mood
#i'm sorry lmao#gravity falls#stanford pines#bill cipher#billford#incorrect quotes#shitpost#digital art#my stuff#edit: people keep pointing out that bill would probably not be turned off by that fact#and yeah i agree that bill 'let me shuffle all the functions of every hole in your face' cipher would probably not be bothered by that lol#this is just supposed to be a dumb joke so don't think too hard about it hahaha
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green slime be upon ye
#howl's moving castle#howl jenkins#sophie hatter#howl's niece mari#and the skull (already forgot again whether it was sullivan's or prince justin's)#i reread hmc and came to the following conclusion#movie howl: slightly whimsical but still very much a byronic hero#book howl: sopping wet pathetic meow meow#(he even turns into a literal wet cat at some point)#art tag
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