#what a great one

[dropthedemiurge]

You know what things in Love for Love's Sake finale make me go crazy?

The fact that Myungha worked three part-time jobs to earn 300k won and he bought back Yewoon's trophies and medals (that his abusive father sold to get more drinks). Myungha thought it would help him reach his goal and make Yeowoon happy, but he didn't ask Yeowoon if that's what he wanted! Which led to Yewoon rejecting his effort and leaving him in tears because he wanted Myungha with him, equal and loving, not working and being unreachable as a parental figure. Talk about completing the side missions but failing the main quest.

The fact that Yeowoon passed by the ice cream store, not buying their meaningful ice cream because Myungha wasn't around.

But when Myungha disappeared, he kept bulk buying and eating rice with curry because that's the dish that Myungha used to make him, even if Yeowoon barely rembered it.

And what about THIS heartbreaking parallel? One trip to the sea to end your life, and the second one is to start a new and happy life.

(and those bubbles in dark water! I thought at first Myungha and Sunbae were discussing phylosophical and life questions in front of an aquarium or just a funky screensaver but no, it's never that simple with this show!)

(i am not going to bring up the parallel between Myungha going to see his mother twice because it recontextualizes everything even more and it'll be too sad)

TALKING ABOUT MORE PARALLELS, Yeowoon happily responding that he's running to find his "blorbo" perfectly circled back to the beginning of the story, of the game. Again, I'm insane about how good and solid writing of this story is.

Let's end on a happy note:

Yeowoon finally untensed his lips :D :D :D

(just kidding but their smiles during kissing are killing me)

[singsweetmelodies]

hi i wanted to ask about your thoughts on this matter:

we know how piarles wouldn't hesitate to name each other as the person they would go to dinner with because they're best friends. but what if someone, maybe like kiddos, asked each of them "aside from your best friend pierre/charles, who else on the grid would you not mind going to dinner with"

what do you think would charles and pierre's answers be? because they are each other's first choice, i think if someone phrased the question like that, it might catch them off guard for a lil while since they can't fall back on their safe answer

oooohhhh, anon, what a fabulous question! thank you so much for this one 💕🤔 as a scientist, i love how it immediately makes me think :D now, time to turn to my favourite science of all, aka, the analysis of piarles 👀❤️

SO, first of all: i completely agree with you that it would probably throw them both off their game a little. because i feel like they're both so used to and so comfortable answering with each other - it's their safe answer, as you said. they're each other's safe space *insert five-second pause for me to have a complete 🥺🥺🥺 meltdown about that thought*

aaaaaaanyways, back to the question. i think charles, especially, might be the one who begins by answering "pierre" automatically, but only remembers after he said it that pierre was excluded from the question. i feel like he'd have a classic, adorably-confused-sharl moment there, maybe do a babygirl laugh and head dip before apologising for the mistake and answering with someone like "carlos." not because carlos is necessarily his next best choice, but rather because he'd be caught a bit off guard and floundering for someone to say now that pierre isn't an option, and it's always a safe, PR-friendly bet to say his teammate and make it seem like they're good friends and getting along wonderfully and whatnot. (who would i say is charles' actual next choice, you may be wondering? probably sebastian, ngl. or maybe zhou or yuki? charles does love calling them his "heroes," lmao, and altogether he just seems to enjoy spending time with either/both of them.)

as for pierre, i feel like his PR-mandated answer would probably be esteban, because alpine is really pushing the 'pierresteban reunited besties 🥰' narrative lately. but there's an equally high chance that he'd say "yuki" in answer to that question, because if there's one thing pierre is really rather good at, it's engaging with the fans and giving them exactly what they want. he's a bit of a PR legend, honestly. (and as for the driver, other than charles, i think he'd most LIKE to get dinner with? lewis. absolutely, 100% lewis. i am forever firmly on board the "pierre is a lewis fanboy" train, and im right xD)

so yes! those are my thoughts, anon, but please feel free to tell me what you think, too 👀💕 and thanks again for such a fantastic question! i really enjoyed pondering & answering this one :DD <3333

[blaithnne]

Live Mel reaction

[mennany]

Tiny god of destruction gives his ward questionable dating advice

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Happy one year anniversary to In Stars and Time!

[stopiwanttotalkaboutcheese]

actually the best part of the new season is that the jayce/heimerdinger/ekko plotline is My Plant Is Dying And I Don't Want It To :( meanwhile jinx is on the run from the cops, mel is getting kidnapped by witches, viktor is becoming jesus, and caitlyn and vi are speedrunning fascism

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF Michael refuses to be gaslit on “THE BITE OF 83”

[bornwholocker]

Anyway I’m always thinking about how other characters/the skills talk abt kim and harry

This game man

[courfee]

17 December 1975 / 15 May 1976

[giantkillerjack]

Today my therapist introduced me to a concept surrounding disability that she called "hLep".

[plain-text version of this post can be found under the cut]

Which is when you - in this case, you are a disabled person - ask someone for help ("I can't drink almond milk so can you get me some whole milk?", or "Please call Donna and ask her to pick up the car for me."), and they say yes, and then they do something that is not what you asked for but is what they think you should have asked for ("I know you said you wanted whole, but I got you skim milk because it's better for you!", "I didn't want to ruin Donna's day by asking her that, so I spent your money on an expensive towing service!") And then if you get annoyed at them for ignoring what you actually asked for - and often it has already happened repeatedly - they get angry because they "were just helping you! You should be grateful!!"

And my therapist pointed out that this is not "help", it's "hLep".

Sure, it looks like help; it kind of sounds like help too; and if it was adjusted just a little bit, it could be help. But it's not help. It's hLep.

At its best, it is patronizing and makes a person feel unvalued and un-listened-to. Always, it reinforces the false idea that disabled people can't be trusted with our own care. And at its worst, it results in disabled people losing our freedom and control over our lives, and also being unable to actually access what we need to survive.

So please, when a disabled person asks you for help on something, don't be a hLeper, be a helper! In other words: they know better than you what they need, and the best way you can honor the trust they've put in you is to believe that!

Also, I want to be very clear that the "getting angry at a disabled person's attempts to point out harmful behavior" part of this makes the whole thing WAY worse. Like it'd be one thing if my roommate bought me some passive-aggressive skim milk, but then they heard what I had to say, and they apologized and did better in the future - our relationship could bounce back from that. But it is very much another thing to have a crying shouting match with someone who is furious at you for saying something they did was ableist. Like, Christ, Jessica, remind me to never ask for your support ever again! You make me feel like if I asked you to call 911, you'd order a pizza because you know I'll feel better once I eat something!!

Edit: crediting my therapist by name with her permission - this term was coined by Nahime Aguirre Mtanous!

Edit again: I made an optional follow-up to this post after seeing the responses. Might help somebody. CW for me frankly talking about how dangerous hLep really is.

Plain-text version:

Today my therapist introduced me to a concept surrounding disability that she called "hLep".

Which is when you - in this case, you are a disabled person - ask someone for help ("I can't drink almond milk so can you get me some whole milk?", or "Please call Donna and ask her to pick up the car for me."), and they say yes, and then they do something that is not what you asked for but is what they think you should have asked for ("I know you said you wanted whole, but I got you skim milk because it's better for you!", "I didn't want to ruin Donna's day by asking her that, so I spent your money on an expensive towing service!") And then if you get annoyed at them for ignoring what you actually asked for - and often it has already happened repeatedly - they get angry because they "were just helping you! You should be grateful!!"

And my therapist pointed out that this is not "help", it's "hLep".

Sure, it looks like help; it kind of sounds like help too; and if it was adjusted just a little bit, it could be help. But it's not help. It's hLep.

At its best, it is patronizing and makes a person feel unvalued and un-listened-to. Always, it reinforces the false idea that disabled people can't be trusted with our own care. And at its worst, it results in disabled people losing our freedom and control over our lives, and also being unable to actually access what we need to survive.

So please, when a disabled person asks you for help on something, don't be a hLeper, be a helper! In other words: they know better than you what they need, and the best way you can honor the trust they've put in you is to believe that!

P.S. Also, I want to be very clear that the "getting angry at a disabled person's attempts to point out harmful behavior" part of this makes the whole thing WAY worse. Like it'd be one thing if my roommate bought me some passive-aggressive skim milk, but then they heard what I had to say, and they apologized and did better in the future - our relationship could bounce back from that. But it is very much another thing to have a crying shouting match with someone who is furious at you for saying something they did was ableist. Like, Christ, Jessica, remind me to never ask for your support ever again! You make me feel like if I asked you to call 911, you'd order a pizza because you know I'll feel better once I eat something!!

Edit: crediting my therapist by name with her permission - this term was coined by Nahime Aguirre Mtanous!

Edit again: I made an optional follow-up to this post after seeing the responses. Might help somebody. CW for me frankly talking about how dangerous hLep really is.

[zebratimw]

"All those empty rooms

We could have been anywhere, anywhere else

Instead, I made a bed with apathy

My heart knew the weight

Ten years worth of dust and neglect

We made our peace with weariness and let it be..."

(Song: The Moon will Sing by the Crane Wives)

[podcastwizard]

if i were a fantasy protagonist i would NOT be seduced by promises of power but i WOULD be seduced by an illusory life of peace and tranquility. an evil wizard would go like "give up on trying to kill me and you can chill in this beautiful magic meadow for the rest of eternity" and i'm already nodding yes. "IT'S NOT REAL!" my companions would scream, but i don't care. i'm in the wizard mind prison eating grapes, soaking up a sunbeam. someone else can fight a dragon. it's literally not my business anymore.

[redstringredeye]

He’s just like me for real

[keferon]

Some more Mistakes on mistakes until fanart because ehehe I love this scene

[ijsthee]

Unhinged

[martyfive]

lucky star