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#Doodles#Clinical Trial#Angel Martinez#Lee Smith#I had far too much fun drawing that first one even if I do think it's OOC lol#I don't think he'd touch them that casually I just reallyyy wanted to draw it#Thus his apology afterwards lol#They're in a particularly delicate mindframe at that point! No way he'd touch them without their express permission#Though he sure does overstep in other ways huh - that's kind of his MO haha he won't lift a hand against their will but anything else?#Fair game#He's creepy! Convinced he means well and in some ways he does but agh#I like how I honestly can't settle on the way I feel about him haha - I just feel A Lot towards him!#I'd tell him to treat Angel well but I already know he'd literally die before he made any other move pft.... Oh Lee...#His self-justifications are probably the scariest part of him - the way he can turn so quick on a dime if he just convinces himself#''No actually I intended to do that from the start'' uh huh - guy who definitely had everything figured out from the very beginning#Sure Lee lol#Which isn't to say he's not intelligent! That's part of his problem really lol he can talk himself around with logical arguments#Doesn't mean he's right but once he's settled he's hard to unsettle haha#What he regrets and what he doesn't give such an insight into what he values as well#Murder? Just doing more good than harm - harm reduction even getting rid of someone without remorse#Better him than someone else and better Brandon than let him run loose#Neverminding him taking the role of judge-jury-executioner - and this is no defense of Brandon I do basically agree with them both#But that's still not Lee's choice#But the closet? Something he does regret - because that was selfishly motivated that was inward-aimed with outward consequences#Murder was to help Angel and anyone else in the line of fire - the closet was Lee's own pleasure above all else#Makes sense that he'd be more worried about one than the other and that order being a little skewed lol#Not something he could justify to himself and so it became a regret! Man - the fact that the Reject-Reject ending has him predict Angel :(#Wonder if it's something he could ever spin the positive on if given enough time - everything happens pretty fast thereafter#Impulsive guy.... But that is part of the Lot I feel towards him haha
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So this feels sort of obvious to me but Armand doesn’t wish to use or want any power he wants control. Specifically he wants to be in control of his sense of security, safety, stability, and attachments, his survival and identity. He controls what others are doing really only insofar as they threaten the control of any of that, cause he doesn’t really want power over them. (Except maybe Claudia, but I’d argue that is still a control thing). He will willingly forgo using or being in power for control. He manipulates and lies not for power but control. He makes grand displays of his vampire powers or strength not on the central intent of having power over people but for control. He doesn’t back down from Madeleine’s turning to have power over Louis he does it to remain in control over himself. He submits to giving up power for Louis’ power because it feels like it’s all in his control, and disobeys Louis when it’s not. He doesn’t take back power over the coven because he has more control if he does not fight it. His choice is a matter of weighing up how much control he has between the two. If the reasoned way to have control is to use power he will use it. If he doesn’t have to use power to have control, or there’s simply more control in not, he is not going to use it. Of course you will note he is simply very powerful, he has the position and means for it, and his ability to have and get so much control is a power in itself, that power is baked into having control. But he is not like Santiago, who is power hungry and wants and uses any power he can get his hands on. Or Marius who is full of himself on his power and has a sense of entitlement about it. Or even Louis who seeks and uses dominance and capital as power for a means of getting and having control. Armand is going primarily always for control as a means in itself for control, and the demand of it is a very high bar which tends to look like he wants or relishes in using power. But from all I can tell he quite hates it really, submission to power is a place of control for him, but he will use and get power if it’s the most in control means to control he has.
(This is at least as insofar as we’ve seen of him in the show. You could say Armand will have a sort of love with power but then some kind of disillusionment with it in s3, going off what I recall of tvl, that puts him back into this state of needing control being above power which would’ve also been his way of operating with Santino and Marius.)
(Added note: I should say I do believe Armand is almost always aware of his position to his power at all times, it’s not lost on him he is very powerful and can use said power if he so wanted, but it’s a question of his control if he does. He understands power and how to use it or he wouldn’t have such great ability to have and manipulate all this control. Of course he’s not perfect in this either, and I do think a strong sense of powerlessness, and total loss of control can override all his sensibility about power. Anyhow, Armand understands power extremely intimately, from all sides of it, and yet places attention not there but in having control, for the things I described above. Survival for him ranking above concerns like that.)
#armand#iwtv#interview with the vampire#amc iwtv#okay to reblog#another really quickly typed up post don’t take this as high brow analysis but more an observation#and yes as mentioned in small text this does all stem back to those assholes actually or really before that too#Armand’s life is a series of shit that is or appears to be far out of his control#and this because of all the trauma there is loaded with it losing control and autonomy is really so central to it#and it makes for all this controlling behavior manipulative behavior#And he has a specific narrative of what needs to be in control because it as well#also by “it’s’ all in his control the it’s there is submission to be told what to do is a controlled environment especially when consent#which Louis and him have with this whole thing#is involved. he feels very comfortable and secure following Louis dominance over him#and yet he still has selfhood to maintain where a no is just a no and yet also control issues#last thing I’ll disclaim is that even if this is a trauma responsive mechanism#it’s one of those ones that make you a bad person to other people and for that there are indeed consequences#and a judgment of that behavior as bad and harmful to be made. You can hold space for understanding without excusing. That's what I do here
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Thinking about IDW Optimus again and the fandom's aversion to even acknowledging he exists bc he's a cop or whatever and like. Most of the time people literally just replace him in fic with some white bread knockoff archivist/librarian, not even bothering to keep in IDW OP's personality (which just bolsters my theory that the problem isn't him being a cop the problem is that he's too multifaceted but I digress).
And it's annoying because you could totally write IDW Optimus as not a cop while still keeping his canon personality. You just have to realize that the reason IDW OP became a cop in the first place is because his formative experiences when he was young shaped him to basically have two priorities: 1. To help people and 2. To do it by being on the ground actively doing something about the bad things happening to people.
IDW OP would not be a fucking librarian or archivist because even though those are noble pursuits that can help people and change the world, and Optimus is educated/smart enough for the profession, he wouldn't be satisfied just teaching people or spreading information about activism or social-historical studies or whatever. He's a mech of action: he needs to be doing things right now, in front of him, to people he sees/interacts with in his own eyes, improving society with concrete actions rather than indirect action or abstract inspiration.
So basically the alternate job ideas I can think of for IDW Optimus are something like being a firefighter (or any first responder really) or even whatever the equivalent would be to international charity organizations, those ones that send volunteers across the world to do stuff like build housing/infrastructure or distribute food or whatnot. I mean I can't imagine that the equivalents to these things would be exactly the same in IDW Cybertron, so you'd have to get a little creative with it, but these are just some ideas of jobs that would fit IDW Optimus' personality while still filling the niche of "not a cop" for people who are just that opposed to it.
Though I think the revulsion against coptimus is annoying in general tbh because IDW is already a continuity that rejects the idea of easily defined good/evil people or groups. It feels like people really want Optimus to be a good person in a very sanitized and academically approved way, so he has to be nice and squeaky clean but also like, a perfect leftist who knows theory and holds the most progressive opinions on every single issue....
There is no room for the idea that good people join bad institutions, there's no room for the idea that the reason people think cops are good guys who help people is bc of the government propaganda everything is saturated with. Hell there's even later issues of the Optimus Prime series by John Barber where Optimus like, MULTIPLE FUCKING TIMES, is shown in flashbacks grappling with the fact that he as a cop/Zeta's regime that he works for might not actually be improving society like they say they are, and dealing with the fact that he feels more like a lesser evil compared to the Decepticons (perhaps not "lesser" at all).
It's like there's this idea in fandom of like, fictional media and opinions on media having to strictly adhere to progressive ideals at all times. So people just go "cops bad, this character is a cop, therefore they suck" without being willing to engage with the idea of like. IDW OP is born wanting to fight injustice and protect people -> a good way to protect people is to fight the people who are hurting them and committing crimes -> surely following the law is a reliable moral code to guide him in this -> becomes a cop because he's been indoctrinated into a society (much like our own) where he was told that the state/the law exist to protect the people and being a cop means you get to fight bad guys that hurt people. There's really so many interesting concepts there that could be (and CANONICALLY IS) explored about how good, well-intentioned people can be led to harmful actions simply because they have been fed the idea that the things they're doing are good/helpful/noble. Which is especially important for a character like Optimus, I think, who has a cultural icon status as The Irrefutable and Perfect Good, so it's really important actually to use IDW Optimus as an example of how even the most noble people you know have held problematic beliefs or done bad things at some point in their life. You know, because no one is born perfect and ideologically pure, and in fact society is constructed in exactly a manner to make people drink the kool-aid and believe that the systems designed to hurt them/others are just a normal, if flawed, society.
I mean the writing in IDW literally has Optimus deal directly and indirectly with the harm he's done as a cop and how people don't/didn't trust him because of that. I don't know what the fuck else this fandom wants if the source material literally saying "OP realizes that cops suck and he hurt people and earned their disdain by doing the things he did" doesn't stop them from going EW cop bastard sucks and is the worst Optimus. Like the narrative barely stops short of outright saying ACAB and Optimus himself would agree with this sentiment.
At that point, the collective fandom beef with IDW OP isn't because he's a cop and the narrative didn't do enough to condemn that. The problem is literally just that people don't read and don't care
TLDR: Consider the fact that good people can do bad things sometimes especially when living from birth in a corrupt society that thoroughly disguises its vices/oppressive structures as completely normal parts of existence
#squiggposting#idw op love#like honestly just admit that you havent actually read his parts of the story#or that in a continuity of moral grayness you insist OP must be the one person who's perfectly good#bc idk Optimus is supposed to be good and perfect bc nostalgia/marketing/mythology says he should be#also i feel like theres evidence here of a very juvenile mindset of like#to be good a person has to have all the right beliefs and say it in all the right ways#which is the mindset only extremely insular or inexperienced ppl could possibly have lmao#heartbreaking i know but IRL there are very few people who are and always have been progressive and perfect#there are ppl within progressive mvmts that have unaddressed harmful beliefs outside of their Chosen Issue#there are people who wouldnt ID as progressive at all but are still good ppl who act well towards others#like if youve actually interacted with ppl IRL you understand that if you reject everyone who isnt Perfectly Progressive#youll have few if any allies and possibly alienate ppl who would help/ARE HELPING#like idk do you know how many ppl i personally know who i think have some bigoted/problematic beliefs#but im still friends or collaborators w them bc i understand that theyre still good ppl learning and growing#like. learn to understand that 'goodness' doesnt always look like a walking leftist textbook please i'm begging#and in fact sometimes stories. esp adult and mature ones. will present you w problematic ppl#and you have to like. grapple with their flaws and explore the tension between intention and consequences#a bit of a philosophy tangent rather than anything TF related which is why i kept it to the tags
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anyone have advice for how to make my cat either a) meaner or b) fear god
#local eight pound sheltered gremlin thinks the very bitey puppy chasing her is a fun game with no consequences#raising apartment blood pressure dramatically#so either she needs to choose NOT to fling herself over a 45’’ gate directly into harms way every time she sees the dog#or she needs to start throwing hands. so far neither is looking good. my dad suggested plate armor
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pure vanilla
#you agree .#/lighthearted but im thinking about him . again#situation where smc tricks him ……. and sets the vanilla kingdom into ruin#so they end up locking smc up somewhere in the kingdom like uhhh#how sometimes there’s just this one place down somewhere where villains go . you know that one trope#the big Glass Wall of shame#and smc is just like . come in here :) come in here it’s so fun in here :) i am going to harm you#meanwhile pv is like . 1) tired bc his fucking Kingdom is in ruins and he’s having a lot of emotions about that#2) pissed and upset and sad because .. what was that all for . just to get back at him ?#just to get back at him for offering FRIENDSHIP ?#pv voice you realize you psychologically tormented me yes . that you were lucky i didnt want to fully fight yes . yes#and 3) running himself ragged#like swaying but keeping his staff ramrod straight on the ground#and smc is just grinning#and then pv goes in bc well . unfortunately he is worried#bc why .. that can’t be the only reason he stabbed him in the back ?#and then smc goes and shows oh no it was <3 but now he is like very fond of pv for realsies#pv ends up leaving him after a tussle and smc loses his marbles and pv just . looks at him . not coldly but not very warmly#consequences of your actions .#IM normal i want to see inside his brain#lantern says stuff
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... did you NEED an article about why breeding for health in dogs is good while doing so for humans is eugenics? because that sounds kind of concerning? governing how humans reproduce is much more invasive and a much bigger abuse of power than doing so to animals. human rights are not comparable to animal welfare. maybe look into theory surrounding "animal rights vs animal welfare" for similar themes?
Not at all! I was just curious about the nuances of that topic that would be addressed in such an article.
As a severely disabled queer woman with an incredibly high genetic cancer risk I am not at all confused about the topic of eugenics and why it's a bad thing, don't worry!
I do like to explore nuance and grey areas and challenge my beliefs to see which hold up to scrutiny and which ones I may need to rethink or dismantle particularly because it's very easy to not realize when beliefs are formed based on the ideals of a culture rife with systemic oppression.
I know that the reason animal breeding practices for health is seen as good while it's eugenics in humans boils down to "We can't trust everyone to act in good faith" and personal choice and agency and consent etc. Don't worry! I'm not someone you'll ever see knowingly advocate for eugenics. I was simply wondering if an article about such a topic would address any points I hadn't previously considered on eugenics or animal welfare.
I appreciate you checking in and for suggesting some direction for learning more about the topic if I had been as unsure as you worried I may be. I know in online spaces a comment like yours is more likely to result in conflict and that it takes both energy and courage to reach out, even anonymously, so thank you.
#it's also easier to debate folks who think there's some merit to eugenicist practices#when you can better understand their points and why they make sense#it's one of those topics that catches people with seemingly rational ideas to hook them#before pulling them down the slippery slope#you need to be able to point out the flaw in the logic#but it needs to come from their perspective to be most effective#which means you need to be able to understand why it's rational to them#so reading stuff like that can be very helpful in understanding other points of view#I'm also someone who breeds dogs for purpose other than being a good companion#and temperament is as much a priority for us as health#which has the potential to open an interesting philosophical discussion#if for the purposes of philosophical debate#we're willing to credit humanity with the ability to act in good faith and give in to an abuse of power#to eliminate objectively harmful genes linked to physical health issues#and debate whether there are objectively harmful temperament traits#and the ethics of eliminating those in humanity#and what the consequences of that could be#exercises like that are very useful for lots of reasons#and can often be applicable to completely different topics#and I very much enjoy stretching my mental muscles in that way#i was hoping what I thought the article was about would have dipped into that sort of philisophical sphere just a bit
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Fuuta crash out when
(don't mind the tags, i'm talking to fuuta)
#latching onto anything that can bring some sense of safety and reduce pain (even if just mentally). and what then.#how's that going for you buddy? when the pain lessens and voices quiet down. do all the thoughts just come crashing down on you?#do you think about your friends who abandoned you? the ones you got so attached to but they couldn't give less shit about you?#the ones who didn't feel even slightest bit of guilt like you did or else they'd also be in this damned prison suffering alongside you#the ones who looked the other way and let you take the full hit of the actions they've participated in so they don't face the consequences#do you think of your family? do you wonder if they're worried why you're gone? or do you feel like they haven't noticed at all?#or maybe it doesn't surprise you. your sister has her own life. you've never been close to your dad. and your mom is out of the picture.#does the guilt eat you up alive? do you feel on some level that you deserved what happened to you?#you've always seeked approval from others. to be told you're right. that you're doing good. how is this any different?#you need someone to tell you that it's not your fault the things happened that way. that you never intended any actual harm towards anyone.#saying being forgiven or not no longer matters but you don't really feel that way. it very much does matter to you.#do you still think of haruka? your new style choices. don't some of them feel inspired by him? was that intentional?#did you feel responsible for him? do you feel like you failed to save him? do you feel like you should have tried harder?#do you also think back on mahiru? she couldn't have been saved though. it was already too late for her.#you both faced injuries from same person. you wanted to die. she wanted to continue living. to show the power of her love.#and yet here you are. alive while she's gone. at very least you gave her some good memories in her last moments by being kind towards her.#do you think about amane? are you worried she may take the hit because of you? all she wanted to do is help you. to ease your pain.#but will warden see it that way? you probably hear the voices say it so already — that they want to vote her guilty this trial.#they want her dead. they want to kill her. the very girl who did her best to save you is now gonna die because of you.#yet another child will die because of you. it feels like you're infecting others with your bad luck.#the guilt of what happened. of what will happen. it's burning. it's painful.#but maybe if you believe hard enough at some all knowing being up above you'll somehow save everyone and yourself. maybe.
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48. Is there anyone that they would willingly kill?
Not So Nice OC Asks
"I would rather find an alternate solution when I can....but there have been cases, yes. Sometimes letting someone keep doing what they are just means they'll make more victims."
#answering things#ask meme answers#headcanon meme#headcanon#artair headcanon#artair kingston#artair#fun fact his kill count is in the double digits not even including spirits or entities he's dealt with#in some cases he'd rather dirty his own hands than let someone else suffer the same or similar as him#but it's very much a last resort for the worst kind of beings that he doesn't believe restorative justice and active support and work#will make a difference for#he doesn't want to be the artbiter of justice in all forms. but if someone has to be guilty of doing so and causing harm and#being unforgivable. he will take it on his shoulders. whatever consequences are his to bear for it#ic artair
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also, all posts about voting aside, i think i'm at a point where i'm ready to talk to my activist friend about how i can help a lot more without being on the front lines because. it's just. i think this is the worst thing i've ever seen in my life.
#not like in sheer body count but just the openness of the evil. the total shamelessness and absence of even token consequences#the astronomical volume of video evidence being passively or actively suppressed#i'm not sure at all that any possible election outcome can keep things from getting drastically worse very soon for everyone#like this is the point where idk if anything besides force and at least some violence is going to make things even slightly better#the concentration of resources and power is just so impossibly high now. we might have passed the tipping point#but if we have then me voting for a democrat is not going to do any additional harm so literally why wouldn't i#usapol#palestine#lebanon
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bonnie zygoninvasioninversion is american and i think this explains the everything about her
#osgoodposting#not a shitpost i think she becomes far more interesting if shes like. i mean she wants to be Zygon by culture#but she grew up in a very different/removed environment due to the choices of the generation before her#which was very directly harmful to her but DID shape who she is. like she cant change that#i love watching those episodes and going That Is An 18 Month Old American Baby#you cant be doing these things american baby#i dont think its emphasized enough in those episodes that the truth or consequences guys are ALL 18 months old#obligatory i know these episodes are politically Gross statement. its why theyre fascinating to me#bonnie is just like me (american) (assimilated by force)
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tw long rant and swearing!
hey!! if you don't like something i wrote! shut the fuck up and move on!! thanks bye!! no hate is tolerated on this blog :)))
i don't care if you don't like the way i characterized someone in my story!! shut up and get a better hobby than hating on something someone has spent hours creating and pouring love into and accusing them of hating one of their favorite characters because you think that the fic they wrote FOR FUN and NOT FOR YOU is bad characterization/makes the character flawed in a way that you don't like because you have a poor understanding of what makes fanfiction fanfiction (and also humans human tbh lol). sure, they're maybe more flawed than in the actual show, but THATS THE FUCKING POINT OF FANFICTION!!! IS THAT ITS NOT A REAL PART OF THE SHOW!!! AND ITS WRITTEN!!! FOR FUNNNNN!!!!! AND NOT FUCKING FOR YOU AND YOUR FUCK ASS OPINIONS SPECIFICALLY!!!!!!!! and if you think it sucks, i don't care!! you are entitled to your opinion!!!! hate it so so so much but get the fuck over yourself if you think that telling me it's horrible and unrealistic and somehow creating a bad wrap FOR MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THIS SHOW is somehow a meaningful usage of your time or gonna get me to delete the fic or stop liking it or stop promoting my own hard work !!!! i'm proud of the things i write and nothing will ever change that. i hope you know what a shitty shitty shitty (and embarrassing) thing it is to do to leave a whole paragraph of hate under someone's hard work just because they interpret a fictional fucking character in a way that you don't like. genuinely genuinely get the fuck over yourself and find a better way to spend your time than caring more about fictional characters than real life people.
#and yeah! honestly i'm upset right now#i do care because its my fic my baby my hard work#and its really hurtful to have someone tell me its stupid unrealistic and somehow a harmful representation of one of my fav characters ever#but also i don't care if people don't like what i write or how i interpret/represent a character!!!#having different opinions and stances on things is so valid and okay#but for you to spell it all out in such a judgmental condescending and hateful way in a reblog of my fic is such a hurtful thing to do#and its very upsetting to see#but it does show very clearly to me that you have no understanding of how to act appropriately or what it takes to write#or how to act maturely and kindly when you come across something of genuinely so little consequence that you don't agree with#that's one of the craziest things about that#is that fanfiction is like meaningless LMAO#and for you to read a fucking fanfiction that you don't like????#and then take the time to explain to the well meaning and hard working author who is just writing for fun and to find friends#why you hate it so much is actually ridiculous#and i am so willing to bet you have zero friends on this website!!#thats kinda mean! but there's so many hateful opinions on your blog that clearly showcase how limited your critical thinking skills are <33#also i'm speaking into the void the person who did this got blocked the second i read what they said LOL#but yeah! i'm not cool with people saying such hateful stuff to me so don't try it again <33#next time i might not be so kind as to keep someone anonymous if this happens again#but at least i'm choosing to be 1000 times more mature than you by not engaging directly and without exposing your sorry ass#. >> mari says shit !
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Discussions of implied fictional CSA & SA
I recently been wondering if there’s a chance Richard thinks Roy’s aggressive and distant behavior is normal and not a sign of CSA because he acted similarly to Roy when he was younger
Reasonings in the tags
#Again TW for discussion/mentions of CSA/SA#I believe Richard was repeatedly SA by his brother throughout his childhood and early teenage years#He never realized it was SA because no one told him and pre-existing misinformation and harmful beliefs about SA#He unknowingly developed bad behaviors and coping mechanism from his CSA in his teenage years but nothing was really done#The school thought he was a rowdy troublemaker. His parents didn’t do jack to help him even after discovering the abuse because they-#worried more their reputations. And his friends didn’t know about the abuse either so they thought he was a rowdy kid and sometimes#Feed into his bad behaviors because they were dumb teenagers looking to have fun in the stupidest ways possible and not thinking of the-#consequences or why a kid like Richard was so mean and aggressive in the first place#I know this is a very sensitive topic and the fandom has all right to be hesitant about seeing how Roy’s truama was treated and#certain individuals approaching it terribly#However I don’t think the majority of the fandom understands how Roy’s SA is an integral part of his character. not only because it’s an-#canon explantation for his behavior but also being SA impacts EVERYTHING. how you look at the world. behaviors. relationships. etc#imo it’s feels weird to ignore it even if the original source treated it questionable#I am interested and do want to explore Roy’s story and the probable story of Richard too#Not only is it an integral part of Roy’s character that should be acknowledge more but also there’s an interesting story to tell about-#CSA/SA. how it affects everybody. and the different interpretations that can be written from it#I’m really interested in seeing a fanfic where Roy and Richard addressed their truama together. learn to heal. and become closer by the end#That being said I want to make it clear that when discussing these topics I still want to be respectful#If I ever handle it wrong or go to far. let me know. and if you have criticism for me regarding this. let me know too!#Again this is a very sensitive topic and I don’t want to contribute to the harm#spooky month#spooky month roy#spooky month richard#tw csa mention#tw csa#tw sa mention#tw sa implied#tw csa implied#tw sa#ChuchaYucca.text
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i also went and reskimmed the last ep of season two and i think something tsitp is really good at portraying is that like. esp when you're a child love can be very selfish. you want to love back the person who makes you feel wanted and needed because that's what you need in your life. i don't think belly intentionally plays games with the brothers but her feelings and stance do shift dependent on where she is the most reciprocated and i honestly think that's a very normal response for someone her age to have. taken out of isolation it's not fair to everyone per se but it's a reality. love at that age isn't possessive of much dimension and it's rare for you to love someone without having immediate and tangible expectations of them because the world that both of you inhabit is presumably very small. when the scope of your world expands and you're willing to deliberate more on your interactions with someone you love and how all external factors impact them and what their words mean on their face versus under the surface is when you become an adult. not because love between mature people is supposed to be hard but because being an adult requires you to recognize that people don't always act the way they should and if you move through relationships with the expectation that they will then it makes committing to anything very, very hard
#teenage love is transient and very emotionally potent because it deals largely in immediate consequences#adult love asks you to take a little more time and weigh your options. sometimes at harm to yourself!#and you have to decide whether you're willing to take the risk. whether or not you are does not reflect on your moral value as a person#it just says something of whether the relationship between you and the other person is actually viable#right now neither belly nor conrad is willing to take that risk. neither of them is ready for that relationship#whether that will change in the future remains to be seen#to be deleted
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we all know what you hate that wasn't elaborated in bugfables (every. Thing) and which the fandom ignores.
Therefore, 21, exclusively for canon and not fanon
(Choosing Violence)
21. part of canon you think is overhyped
Elizant's whole... thing honestly felt kind of poorly executed and, like... excuse-ish for us? Sure, she has a nice sob story, but we had already read the Ladybug lore books, like, in Chapter 2 or so, and we were already really inclined to agree with Leif on this new queen rubbing us the wrong way with just about all of her actions leading up to this point, and "i'm under a lot of stress" rang incredibly hollow as a result.
Sure, she's stressed. She's a queen, there's stress in that job. However, as someone who has felt the pressure to live up to expectations before, we really don't think that the pressure to live up to her mother's legacy actually excuses any of that and it makes everything the game tries to throw at us regarding "but it was okay because she felt bad about it and she's trying to fix everything" honestly feel just... incredibly shallow. Maybe it would be different for someone who didn't read the Lore Books at the first available opportunity. For us... it really makes everything regarding her sudden heel-turn into a Sympathetic Character feel pale and overhyped.
#asks#we speak#fandom bullshit#ask game#hi we're mantis god and we find it very hard to be sympathetic to people in positions of power who use it to harm others#if we wouldn't forgive it in ourself we wouldn't forgive it in someone else and we've always felt that “but i felt bad” is a cop-out#you very much did not need to ban an entire species. like with the situation at hand that was not even remotely needed#should not have been in the cards like At All actually#our mental illness is not an excuse for being an asshole and you feeling vaguely pressured into needing to be a better queen is like#MUCH less so#we might have felt different if they actually like. showed the pressure or something of the like#as is it feels a bit like she dug her own grave and then felt bad because her actions had consequences
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thinking about the stupidity and hypocrisy of double standards
something something not expected to cheat and "whore out" when straight or gay but somehow you will be definitely unfaithful if bi because you have "twice the pool" ???
something something no one bats an eye (as much) anymore about bdsm and the "first level of kink", but the moment someone mentions a foot kink everyone needs to cover up their walkers puritan-style at the supermarket and remember to not buy wonderbread either ???
something something cutting out toxic and abusive cunts in your life is acceptable as long as it isn't your "family" or "parents" because "they raised you" and "brought you into this world" and "you only have one of those" ???
something something it's acceptable if it's the norm but if it's the very same thing but obscure or unheard of then it's 100 sins committed by satan and you should go to hell
something something bitches never heard of "live and let live brah" (falls over and peaces out)
#the prelude to this is witnessing someone legitimately kinkshaming something obscure but ultimately harmless#like?????????? bro in the same vein of touch grass browse the internet#i've seen the depths of airplanes and inflation and egg laying and whatever else and at this point fucking nothing surprises me anymore#bro if it doesn't harm shit irl who care. unironic skull emoji#image of bugs bunny i wish these people a very much die. or at least wallow in your own shame#sy.txt#like okay people skew anything they want forever. as long as it genuinely doesn't have any irl harmful consequences then whatever#i'm side-eyeing the mommy/daddy phenomenon since lady dimitrescu because i can't even tell if that's legit or jokes anymore#something inside me legit dies whenever something is called mommy/daddy but like who cares. it's called moving on or blocking#instead of being a rude ass meanie for no reason :o)
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Scrolled too far on IMDB and now can't stop re-reading this review of The Future Job (Leverage, 2010), baffled. Insert image of Eric Andre staring through small opera glasses here, etc.
#this person only had one other review - also weird#leverage#the future job#for real I'm fascinated by someone who sees this episode of TV and thinks#1) the victims are MOST to blame#2) the real threat here is existential#caused by the attempt to cross the boundary between life and death#3) a doctor providing fake abortions is an example of something not particularly harmful#or at least less harmful than attempting to draw aside the veil#I'm not even gonna touch the acting 'critique' or the idea that the 'fraudster' would be able to talk himself out of consequences???#or indeed the deployment of the word 'pusillanimous' (i do not know what they think it means but i very much doubt they're right)#7/10#incredible
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