#threads — dani.

[danieyells]

Fun fact: in the code for the wickhive page shown on the prologue there are several threads that aren't visible on screen??? Or they aren't on my screen, maybe if you have idk a really long screen it'd show them all?

"Portal to another world on campus"

"The Institute (4/?)"

"moby is legit an octopus lol"

"congratulations you for coming. Do you I am think are bad?"

"Which captain would win in a fight (full ranking)"

I WANNA SEE THE "WHICH CAPTAIN WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT" THREAD. . .I WISH WE COULD ACTUALLY SEE WICKHIVE LIKE JUST AS A LITTLE FUN THING TO READ RANDOMLY FOR WORLDBUILDING TIDBITS AND LORE. . . .

I guarantee you Subaru or Yuri is at the bottom, Yuri can't fight without Jiro and I doubt anyone thinks Subaru fights. Haru is also near the bottom, his stigma and weapon are both non-combat. May be below Subaru even. Not sure how well known it is Yuri doesn't fight considering people are probably scared of him?

Ed is at the top probably

People assume Jin can still use his stigma, so he's probably next or above Ed?

Alan and Taiga. . .Alan has to be in close range to hit you and Taiga uses a gun, I think Taiga would get put over Alan

[jonsnowunemploymentera]

I really don’t think we should be treating morality as a linear thing in ASOIAF because what often happens is that we start to stray from the actual conversations that we need to be having regarding the depths of making a moral choice and even the circumstances involved. To try and blankly paint any one character as the “most morally good” isn’t really taking us anywhere. And it certainly isn’t helpful when people in this fandom want to try and prove that characters are “grey” but not moral (what does that even mean??) because they did one “bad” thing. If ASOIAF stans were to have their way, then:

Jon is not a morally good person because he threatened Gilly

Dany cannot be considered to be compassionate because she sanctioned torture against the wine seller’s daughters

Arya cant be good because she has killed people

and so on, and so on….

But this is such a draining, and oft times frustrating, conversation to have because you see just how shallow the above listed examples are? Readers are listing only singular instances across a narrative that spans thousand and thousands of pages, and there’s absolutely no context involved. Why did Jon threaten Gilly? Why did Dany resort to torture and at one point did she do it? Who did Arya kill and why? And why do those singular instances negate everything else in their arcs?

What usually happens when we have the 12847647282th unnecessary conversation about who is the “most good” character in ASOIAF is that we start getting blanket statements with no elaboration. And the only people ever considered are Ned, Brienne, and Davos, and sometimes the children like Shireen or Tommen. Mind you, Ned and Davos are not perfect or without their own faults either; much has been said about Ned’s abilities as a father and it’s implied that Davos was not entirely faithful to his wife. And based on her current arc, Brienne will surely have to make morally tough choices regarding oaths and knightly honor. Plus theres the irony of including literal children when they have not been put in situations where they actually have to make morally difficult choices and live with the consequences.

ASOIAF shows us that people who are capable of incredible kindness and compassion are also capable of doing unpleasant things.

Jon threatened Gilly….because he was trying to save another child whom he believed to be at risk of human sacrifice(!!) and was stuck between a rock and a hard place. But why does that singular instance negate the fact that his arc has been about him standing up for the “lesser than”? Why does that negate the fact that he stood up for Sam against a superior when there was nothing to gain for him? Why does it negate the fact that he went out of his way to equip Arya in a way that society would have deemed inappropriate? Why does it negate the fact that he dedicated the entirety of his time as Lord Commander to fight an institution that had upheld racism/xenophobia for millennia? Why should we filter out all those moments of kindness, compassion, and deep empathy that Jon has even without him thinking?

Dany sanctioned torture….but she was trying to solve the murder of an innocent victim AND this brought her no joy. But why does that negate the fact that when she gained unimaginable power, she could’ve high tailed to Westeros to use it to her benefit and become queen, but instead chose to stay in Essos where she has no personal responsibility just so she could fight the institutional evil that is slavery? Why does it negate Dany who went to personally treat plague victims at great risk to herself?

Arya has killed some….but it’s in self defense or in defense of others who are disenfranchised. But why does this negate that she is one of the few people in the series how goes out of her way to show kindness and friendship to those who are not as economically or politically advantaged as she is (e.g., Mycah)? Why does it negate that she took fellow slaves under her protection when she herself had little power to fight for her own survival at Harrenhall? Why does it negate that when she saw those caged soldiers whom she was angry with for their actions, instead of leaving them to die instead offered them the only kindness she could at the moment: a drink of water?

Trying to have arguments about morality but stripping everything down to ‘x character did y bad thing (regardless of context) and that’s why they can’t be good’ is, to be blunt, ridiculous. And it isn’t a particularly interesting way to engage with the text. Character journeys, especially well written ones, are rarely ever in a straight line. There’s amazing highs and terrible lows. GRRM gives us so many characters like Jon, Dany, Arya, Sansa, Ned, etc. who even in their lows, have gleams of compassion and exceptional kindness. It doesn’t do anyone any good to filter those moments out to make the books more digestible; and I’m being a little generous here, because so many readers have a very shallow level of engagement with the series and it shows in conversation. And we also shouldn’t pit these characters unfairly against those who have never been in similarly difficult situations that required them to make hard choices. Because when we do, we start to completely miss the point all together.

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@whorifics liked this post for a wishlist based starter ! ♡ plot linked in source !

dani couldn't tear her eyes away. she watched and watched, stare turning cold the moment their eyes met. her nails dug into her thigh as she squared her shoulders. she pitched her drink upward, chugging the remains before she set the cup aside. she caught their gaze again, mouthing a clear fuck you before brushing through the crowd towards the exit.

[marvelforged]

@emmatriarchy liked for a starter from Danielle Moonstar

ㅤㅤㅤ"Rahne! Wait--" Dani reaches out to catch Rahne's wrist before the other mutant can slip past her, some of her insistence softening when Wolfsbane doesn't immediately yank her hand away, "-- Are you okay? It's been... some time, since I've seen you."

ㅤㅤㅤI missed you, Dani doesn't say. Or maybe she does, through the psychic rapport that has never stop connecting her to Rahne.

[buxombimboficd]

@deviiates

drew had been quite...needy all day. the second dani had left, the pregnant boy had been burning for her to return. so of course he tried some toys, watched videos, but nothing was quite the same. nothing had brought him that sweet release. so when the time was nearing for her to come back, drew went to make sure he could seduce her properly. a new lingerie set, black and leopard print (his favorite), complete with the leopard print push up bra attached to a black babydoll that hung barely covering up the pregnant stomach. matching tho.ng, black thigh highs and leopard print heels. finally, he settled on the floor, ass up for her to see the second the door opened.

[batsplat]

OOH do you have any old motogp forum recs?? I would love to see what fans were saying in like the early 2000s, but I have no idea where to look

lemme check my bookmarks... r1-forum I've gone through a fair bit, threads dating back to early 2004. motogpforum goes back to early 2005. motorsportsforum picks up late 2006-ish, that one I've gone through in its entirety for the early alien era. motorradonline24 is admittedly in german but has the BIG selling point that it goes all the way back to 2001. apriliaforum also goes pretty far back but it takes a little longer for discussion of actual racing to get going. there's definitely more I've checked out - I might make a proper list at some point, but just to start you off

the thing about these forums is that it's undoubtedly interesting and useful to get some context of fan opinions (good mix of actual nuance/worthwhile discussion and just slagging off a bunch of riders)... but if anything they're even more precious as a record of actual *news* that has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet. there's a lot of drama and controversies and anecdotes that only exist on these forums

which... tbh there's been quite a few that I haven't included in my posts just because I'm not entirely sure they quite pass the burden of proof requirements. but man, so many of them are so interesting. it's a tricky balance. just as an example - one particularly nasty thing casey allegedly said about jorge that IF TRUE does feel like it would add something to my understanding of casey. but the article only exists on forum pages... still, it made it to three different forums I can find and is written in the usual tone of the author, so I feel fairly confident the original article existed. but then again, the article itself is just an anecdotal conversation relayed by one bloke. on the other hand, this is a reputable enough commentator you wouldn't expect to COMPLETELY make it up - and funnily enough I have even found a photo of him talking to casey that specific weekend. on the other other hand, it's a colourful anecdote that might have been exaggerated for effect. then again, I can kinda see casey saying it - not least because casey confirmed in his autobiography years later that he was pissed off at jorge that specific weekend. but it does feel like the sort of thing that should have caused a controversy... like if jorge saw what casey allegedly said you'd expect there to be nuclear winter, and there's no further trace of it. hm

so what do you do with that kind of thing, share it or not? the further you go back with this stuff the worse it gets, where I keep finding - plus am being sent - increasingly wild quotes from early noughties motogp. at least most of those are from news sites, some of them of dubious quality, but generally you'd really like to find at least one other source backing up the quotes. which often you won't get!! so yeah, it's all interesting context and gossip, but as ever I'd advise being wary of the specific stories. even the funny ones. especially the funny one

anyway, all that being said. this ask was sent in relation to a post about laguna 2008, so I'm going to take this excuse to actually share some discussion of laguna 2008

so. taking u through the fan chat of the weekend from one specific forum with select commentary... here's the thread starter

reminder that dani was injured at the sachsenring and would eventually opt against racing (effectively ending his title bid, but michelin was useless anyway that weekend)

relatively good reason to believe in english-speaker (and in particular american) overperformance at the track. obviously hayden won there the first two years, edwards even beat valentino to second in 2005 which has got to be the only time that year he finished ahead of vale. often more familiar with the track, or it just suits their riding style better. and ofc vermeulen did bag a distant third. still. valentino in the trenches if people thing edwards will beat him icl

have to say. the idea of the 125/250 riders going down that corkscrew fills me with a visceral sense of horror

'marco' btw as in marco melandri, in the middle of his ducati season from hell

dovi super popular in 2008 fyi, darling of the posters. everyone was obsessed with his rookie season

plenty of solid foreshadowing happening here you have to say

it is very motogp rider behaviour, and also very valentino behaviour, to look at the corkscrew, go 'hm i don't think this is even safe to WALK down', and then fucking hurl yourself at the other guy into that very same corner as you're both travelling at horrifying speeds on a motorcycle. going tentatively through that bit of the track during practise and then in the race he's making his bike go bounce bounce like a trampoline

wow!

*stares at camera*

still nasty work to say this, he repeated it in several interviews I think

okay, no forum posts during the race itself so now we skip to the post-race discussion

which is what the tone from a lot of posters was like

narrator: casey had not calmed down

(if you watch the podium ceremony and see some of the photos without context, you WOULD think they're having a laff. it's just that they're having a laff while casey is telling valentino that he's lost respect for him and valentino is delighted)

two australians on the podium btw

jorge highside cameo

a lot of people were whinging about a lot of 800cc races being boring because a lot of them were. you can copy and paste much of what people are saying about racing these days, if you want to get an idea of the tone

casey fan writes in

again. cannot be stressed enough how casey very much had not calmed down. but that's the fun thing about that rivalry, like they will ALWAYS have a tonal mismatch between their face-to-face interactions and whatever out of pocket things are being said in the press. casey also really big on the pissed off smile which helps

'not even sure that the riders even touched at any point' is. pushing it

yeah the no handshake thing really didn't get a positive response (casey did ofc eventually shake valentino's hand on the podium)

is it really a clean battle if you think someone will fall off

don't want to say that it's a lost cause because casey DID get smarter about this stuff, but ducati certainly aren't doing shit

so much of laguna and its legacy is about both of them threatening each other lol, please allow him

again, podium chat categorically not a friendly conversation. otherwise qualified casey defence

likewise

thought this was interesting in terms of discussion of actual rules - valentino said a few years ago the move wouldn't be allowed anymore and he thinks that's a good thing

“It needs rules,” he said. .”Because the situation with the overtaking manoeuvers and everything is much more extreme now than it was in Laguna Seca in 2008. The routes have changed a lot, now there is no more grass next to the slope, but the green stripe.  “That was done for safety. Because if you catch the grass at that speed, you'll fly away. The asphalt, on the other hand, is less dangerous. In my opinion, however, you have to make a rule and say that you shouldn't touch the green at all - see it as if there were still grass there. “At the level we have reached today, which is extreme in many respects, everyone goes over the curbs and is all green if you don't have a clear rule. I think that's the right thing to do.”

but yeah tbh... I know casey disagrees but I feel like the move WAS probably fine by standards of back then

some more rules chat

and more

"will be hearing big footsteps every time he is in front"

and here we are then. not much that's groundbreaking, but I do find it interesting!! this is a pretty pro-casey audience... most of these forums were generally pretty positive about him. english language speakers were way more hostile towards dani and later jorge for various reasons - you'll also find at least some distaste for valentino in these spaces alongside the usual adulation. so that's the yardstick... this is probably close to as casey-friendly as discussion of the race got among the wider fanbase. it was always going to be a tough sell to air his grievances about this race until a few years had passed. the general reaction was that the racing had been hard but fine, an extremely welcome contrast to the general quality of racing at the time. and almost nobody thought casey should have reacted as he did in parc fermé. interesting contrast with jerez 2005 actually (though admittedly sete not particularly popular in most forums) - sete was low key seen as having a more legitimate grievance than casey. anyway, obviously this blog's stance is that sportsmanship is overrated, but that's how you end up getting the poor bloke apologising in brno

[atopvisenyashill]

rhaenys the conquerer having shooters is still mind boggling to me.

[lcngstcryshcrt]

@dani-desai

"So now that everyone is back I'm even more interested in all the myths and legends around this town. Maybe one of them has some kind of answers, you know?" Terence gestured wildly as he paced in front of Dani, their usual haunt in the back of the library mercifully devoid of other watching eyes.

He paused, running a hand through his hair.

"Wow, I sound nuts, don't I?"

[danidrawsstuff]

after finishing season 1 of iwtv and the first book of the series i have come to the wretched realization that my version of gilbert is so louis de pointe du lac coded its not even funny

[bikefuckersoftheworldunite]

beautiful: homophobic forum posters doing pedrenzo rpf

[holy-mothxr]

@bela--dimitrescu: “No, I’m okay, I just… I hit my head. Really hard. I’ll be okay, just give me a second.”

"Let me take a look. I hardly believe my brilliant protege would allow such an accident to keep her down for long."

Getting Bela to at least kneel so that she could take a look at her head, Miranda allows her wings to gently encapsulate them so that no unwanted eyes may pry on such vulnerability.

The priestess frowns when her hands come away with blood, the dark crimson fluid staining Bela's hair and sticking the strands together. Now this was a disrespect she could not allow. In her mind this was no accident, someone must have set up a trap to hurt the eldest Dimitrescu perhaps as revenge for losing a loved one in these cold castle walls.

"Who did this to you?"

[giselle-archive]

spilling tea over coffee // f2f ⬌ danselle

To say that Giselle was already stressed out over her studies would be an understatement. She was still failing at learning when to take a break to do absolutely anything that would get her out of her dorm room, which was why she'd been holed up in here since getting out of her last class of the day. Luckily an opportunity presented itself when Dani offered to buy her coffee, which she was in desperate need of at the moment anyways, so it only took a minute or so for her to say screw studying and agree to it. Though, there was an incentive here: the other woman was going to reveal who she thought was the best looking person on campus, and she was all for getting it out of her.

With this being a quick trip over to the Lima Bean, she'd chosen not to change out of her leggings and sweatshirt but she did take the time to run a comb through her hair at least. God forbid I be caught on campus looking a complete mess. She thought to herself as she made sure she looked decent enough at least. Once she was sure her hair was fine, and then her make up, she slipped her feet into a pair of Nikes before heading out.

Giselle had only been to the Lima Bean one other time since arriving on campus and while it hadn't been her personal favorite, it would do for tonight. It didn't take long for her to make it there, and she managed to spot Dani almost instantly. "Hey, cutie." She teased, smiling as she approached her. "Ready to get this coffee and tell me your secret?" @daniwmu

[caitlynmeow]

this is the sane sister 😭😭

[clawsextended]

y’know the batman is basically horror batman so writing experimental horror dkr actually has an itch i can scratch. huh. who knew.

[marvelforged]

@ablinkntime sent: ‘  sometimes  it  feels  like  someone  else  is  wearing  my  body .  ’ (gimme Dani)

ㅤㅤㅤDani stands at the kitchen's stove, a cast iron skillet bubbling with hot oil on the range's open flame. On the counter beside her sit a tidy row of portioned dough, shaped into flattened rounds. Despite the array (and the waiting skillet), her eyes are on Clarice.

ㅤㅤㅤThere's much Moonstar doesn't know about the Exile Blink, but she bears a sense of the other mutant that is... not unfamiliar. If Dani's being honest, something about Clarice reminds her of Illyana. She takes care not to let her powers even brush against Blink's mind, knowing instinctively the amount of harm something like that could do...

ㅤㅤㅤ"I understand you've endured many trials, seen many worlds..." Mirage comments, her head tipping, "...something like that can make a person feel adrift in their own reality. Forget the roots of who they are..."

ㅤㅤㅤPicking up one of the rounds of dough with her bare fingers, Dani stretches in a rotating motion before placing it in the skillet, the oil hissing and spitting as she does so. She seems unbothered by the flecks of hot oil leaving reddened marks on her wrists. Offering an understanding smile to Clarice, Moonstar asks, "Let's start with this: Do you like fry bread?

[benziies]

                ¿eso  es…  sangre?               @francvz, @kwondanis               …              “  ¿eh? no...  ”  se  mira  las  palmas  de  las  manos,  y  sólo  entonces  se  da  cuenta  de  que  parece  haberse  cortado  en  algún  momento  gracias  al  manchón  oscuro  que  trae pero que no escocía, seguro por adrenalina.  " ¿o sí? ¿cuándo pasó? ” se pregunta. sin  embargo,  al  fijarse  de  nuevo  en  compañía,  frunce  el  ceño.  “  espera, ¿cómo  siquiera  te  fijaste  en  eso?  no  me  digas  que  quieres  morderme  y  que  has  venido  aquí  porque  huele  bien...  ”  un  poco  receloso,  estúpidamente,  da  un  paso  atrás  ¿¡pueden  culparlo?!  ¡acababa  de  despertarse  para  encontrarse  en  un  simulador  de  resident  evil y no desayunó! todo un poco loco.