#trust me it won't emotionally devastate you (lie)

[jangmo-othewarrior]

It has been 297 years since the last member of Vash's family passed away.

'That's somewhat of a lie.' The mischievous preteen would say. They would grin too wide to flaunt their wells of knowledge older than Vash himself before running off because a group of kids found a cool worm outside.

They were right, of course. Vash's sisters still lived, a pleasant hum in the back of his head. It stood in stark contrast to his first two centuries of life, but they were worth it in the end.

But still, there was a hole in his heart that had laid bare for 297 years, though it had truly been there for 375.

But something had changed, recently.

Horror stories from the desert told of creatures too migraine inducing to explain, and to terrifying to even describe. Logically, Vash should of taken car eof them immediately, bu the mere thought of harming them made him sick to his stomache. Not to mention his dreams... not even his subconscious would give Vash a straight answer.

Until there was a knock at the door.

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AKA the crazy eldritch found family road trip fic ft. Vash being Vash

[fandoomrants]

Sooo, just a small comment on some of the things I loved in the finale of PJO.

There are obviously gonna be spoilers here soo...

-The fight between Percy and Ares!!! I loved the wave and now it was a subtle way of showing Poseidon was indeed beside him.

-The scenes between Percy and Luke!!! "Look, you didn't want to be a half-blood...". I loved the addition of these flashbacks of Luke teaching Percy to fight.

-Olympus! Omg, it was so pretty!!!

-Percy immediately being a total little shit with Zeus, I loved that!

-Poseidon showing up to protect Percy!

-Percy understanding only the word for "father" in Ancient Greek. He knows it because of Sally!

-"Ares is a moron."

-Overall the whole exchange between Percy and Poseidon. It really is a big step from him being all bitter and it was a bit corny but I liked it still.

-When Percy reveals Luke is the Lightning thief!

-Luke not fighting Percy at first. I have thoughts about the whole thing but I'll put them later on.

-Luke snapping for a moment and attacking Percy only after he mentions his father.

-Annabeth and her dagger!

-"Wait, your name is Percy!" And later "I don't think so", This was sooo hilarious. Especially when you think about how he initially tried to lie to him he's his dad. I'm pretty sure Dionysus knows his and everyone's name very well, he just likes being a jerk.

-"Some place called Disneyland", tbh, I feel like Annabeth won't be thrilled. I certainly wasn't and I was still am pretty childish as a kid.

-Grover's license!

-Their pact! That was so cute!

-"What did you dream of?" "Grandpa.". For a moment there I was like "What!? Are they tring to make it look like it was all a dream or that they're trying to make it as if Sally doesn't remember!?" but a moment later I was like "Nope, that's Percy Jackson, of course he'd refer to Kronos as his grandpa even tho he's his biggest enemy rn"

-Blue pancakes!

-When Percy and Sally were leaving the apartment, Percy's last narrative and the rain outside!

-The devastating moment when I thought we're not seeing Gabe turned into a statue but juuuust in case skipping the credits (call it a feeling or sth) and...

-GABE TURNING INTO A STATUE!!!! I'm honestly so happy! I'm not even mad Sally didn't do it as it was implied in the books. But she was divorcing him! I know he wasn't portrayed as bad as he was in the books in the TV show but I still believe he was emotionally abusing and he was still a jerk even tho it was toned down. Also, he was such an annoying, whiny bit-$(#..

...

That's all I can think of rn, even tho I believe there were other things too.

Now, I gotta admit I've read the book a looong time ago so I don't remember everything in great details but I noticed lots of the changes in the episode and throughout the whole season. I still enjoyed the show a lot, tho. Most of the changes made sense and like... Come on, it's an adaptation! And Rick Riordan was involved in the process so I believe he knew what he was doing with all these changes.

Tbh, I liked the first two episodes a lot, then idk, the third, maybe fourth too, were a tiiny bit meh to me but overall, I loved it and loved the last couple of episodes! I have mixed feelings for some things like them knowing about Medusa, the Lotus casino and other stuff but again, I trusted the process and it worked! It's only 8 episodes and there was a lot to happen there so I can see why these changes were needed. Figuring all out would have taken them a lot of time. Also, it was as much for new fans as it was for new ones so of course some things had to be made differently. For example, how the whole thing about who would betray Percy was done.

I've been watching lots of videos and posts of new fans who haven't read the books and I was cackling like an old hag at their assumptions how it was gonna be Grover or sth. And you just can't convince me that episode 7 and Annabeth getting caught by one of the roots wasn't with the exact purpose of making people think "Oh, they are friends now, what if it's her?" It was really well-played. And let's not forget how everyone was like "Luke! Babyboy, so precious." Can't wait to see everyone's reactions now... (Luke is still these things, even though he is "bad guy")

Speaking of Luke, again, haven't read the books in a while but I somewhat don't remember him and Percy being that close and being such good buddies. Idk, might need to read them again but even though I didn't mind that dynamic too much, I really thought this is more like how Luke and Annabeth should have been. I feel like we needed more interactions between them. Also, Luke speaks randomly about her twice, first telling Percy about her and calling her "my little sister" and then last episode giving that example with the spiders (nopee, I don't believe itt, she won't crush it, she'll scream and run unless it's a huge spider, then she'll fight it because of her bf) but she barely (if not ever) mentioned him? Yeah, she mentioned Thalia but almost nothing of Luke?? How are you gonna convince me that was her hero!? She should have been broken by his betrayal much more than Percy! Also, they kinda made Luke somewhat of a big softie, I thought it was because then his betrayal would have been more devastating but nope, there wasn't some kind of a 180° turn in his behaviour. Wonder why, to make him more relatable or? I want to see how his further actions are going to play out in this scenario...

Anywayy, all in all, I enjoyed the show a lot and I hope there is a next season. I want to see how the story will proceed on the screen (and I hope the changes we keep getting aren't anything too essential).

[sandrockian]

You know, I think my taste in fictional men in games is... uhm. Something.

In Portia I fell head over heels for Aadit. Who is implied to be the rogue knight and leaves me.

In Sandrock I decided, okay, no more sensitive woodsmen, big bulky pretty jerk it is! And wow. I picked such different guys but here we are. I'm dying this is so funny to me, lmfao

And I don't know if you ever played dragon age inquisition, but I romance Solas in that one and uhm, yeah.

Oh, I can relate, my friend.

In real life, I desire a loving partner with green flags who treats me kindly and can make me laugh. But my taste in pixelated men who don't exist is awful. In Portia, Gus was the first marriageable candidate my Builder romanced. Despite his stinky attitude and condescending way of speaking, I immediately fell for him and vowed to make him love my Builder.

And then there's Pen…a total two-timing psychotic douchebag who smashed my Builder's heart, set the pieces on fire, and spread the ashes in the wind. He was a walking, talking red flag. Hell, I KNEW he was a red flag, and I still ended up with the shocked Pikachu face when he was exposed for the war criminal that he is. But, unfortunately, I foolishly believed his only redeeming quality would be his love for my Builder. Surely even a villain can still love, right?

WRONG!!!

He was a piece of shit from the beginning to the end, and I have made peace with that. However, I feel bad for my Builder, who is now suffering from severe trust issues, is nursing a broken heart, and slowly realizing that every intimate moment between her and Pen was all just a lie. None of it was real. That and she's pregnant with his child. Yeah, it took her a long time to accept Unsuur's feelings for her and even longer to move on from Pen.

As for Dragon Age Inquisition…the Solas storyline was so much worse, so now I'm sticking with lis, who won't emotionally devastate my inquisitor.

[fandomsbecausewhynot]

WARNING! POSSIBLY TRIGGERING! MENTION OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ISRAEL AND PALESTINE! JUST A VENT!

My twin sister's (21) boyfriend (23) flew back to Israel Friday the 13th as his dad told him that it was his "duty" to fight as the boyfriends grandfather was a holocaust survivor and his dad also fought. My sister is understandably devastated.

I am not sure when I mentioned it, I don't think I did, maybe she just figured it out but I am pro Palestine. She text her boyfriend this and he replied asking if that meant I wanted him and all jewish people to die because that is what the Palestine's and Hamas want. (Even though all tangible evidence I have found points to the fact that Isael has been oppressing Palestine for decades and are the much more powerful state)

I, of course, told her that I just wanted peace, the Palestine people to be free, and for her boyfriend to come back safe.

I honestly don't like this guy, I won't go into detail but my sister is extremely codependent (like our mother) along with being autistic (like myself) and he has made it clear he either doesn't care about her or can't take care of her. She left our hometown with him after only knowing him after 3 months, only a week after I left for uni. None of our family really know him but it's clear how indoctrinated he is.

I am really worried about her because she is now alone, across the country, with no support system, and health issues with the only medical care a regional hospital.

She is incredibly trusting, and even though we are the same age, I feel years older than her. On top of that, she is saying stuff like, "If Palestine had no weapons, there would be peace. If Israel had no weapons, there would only be unaliving" or something similar.

I only wanted to support her, but with me being vocal about my opinions, she started shutting me out again. She has really unhealthy coping mechanisms. Idk what to do... I can't lie to her and take back what I said. The topic can't be avoided, and neither of us has impulse control in conversation. I can't lose her, I'm already losing my little brother, my dad is emotionally repressed, my mum is abusive (she is working on it), and my elder brother is evil.

Honestly, it's 2am, and I couldn't sleep without getting this out and I am not comfortable talking to anyone in my family, and I have no friends, irl, or on the internet. I just needed to vent. If you read this, I am impressed. Thank you. Idk how to fix any of this. Work cut me back to 1 day a week until the 14th of November and I am really stressed, plus my adoptive mother (emotionally) who I normally talk to about this stuff doesn't like to talk politics and its very hard to have a nuance discussion about it with her.

I posted here because I trust tumblr more than reddit.

Thanks for reading, advice is appreciated.