#what is so difficult to understand

[adam-scott]

Well, maybe love transcends severance.

[piknyu]

I honestly didn't know that some people weren't taught about the Palestine and Israel conflict in school. I'm not even kidding.

[astaraelthesnek]

Time zones

Part 1 Part 2 Part 4

Next: South America. I can accept Venezuela going for -4½ as they are split down the middle, and the countries west of that are acceptable too, but Suriname, you are not in -3. Leave. The rest of the more northern countries pass too, with Brazil being lucky that they are so big that its acceptable to ignore the time zones a bit, also, as the section in -2 is mainly rainforest, we can let it go. Then there’s Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. None of you are in -3. Stop it. Uruguay is completely in -4, Argentina is half -4, half -5, and Chile is solely in -5. Also, the Easter Islands are not in -5 Chile, they are in -7. You’re wrong. Stop making everything 2 more than they should be.

[rjshope]

Life is like balancing act, much like walking on a tightrope. People who manage to maintain a good balance between things are most admirable to me. (x)

[keferon]

YOU KNOW WHAT. I WANT EARTHSPARK PROWL AND BEE TO BE LIKE THIS

AND THIS

AND THIS

Some of the images are taken from this analysis btw it's great

[heartbreakfeelsogood]

9-1-1 S08E15

[diospore]

I'm just saying if you're writing smut featuring trans people and you find yourself ONLY writing pre-op transmen as receiving penetration. ONLY writing your transmen as submissive.

You should really take a step back and think about why this is.

Also consider including trans people who have gotten bottom surgery. I'd like to see more of that. Or transmen using straps. That'd be cool too thanks.

[zuzu-draws]

Is it possible to love a character more than you already do? SOBBING because so many intricate details important for Sukuna's characterization gets lost in translation and lightning is an amazing person for bringing this to our attention (go follow them on their platforms ;_; They deserve it so much)

Sukuna's use of words are honestly so poetic and romantic, there is a certain grace and elegance with the way he presents himself, no doubt like a king. It may seem like he's a hot-headed maniac, but he's clever, cunning and intelligent. He knows when to let loose and when to reign himself in.

"You cleared my skies" I would literally melt at the spot, :') aaahhh I'm glad both of them ended up acknowledging one another, this really hits you right in the feels.

[lululeighsworld]

it was literally their moment and they just let us watch

(if you need me i'll be marinating in this for the foreseeable future)

[jaggedjot]

the notion that queer men can be flamboyantly theatrical, perform in drag, even occasionally refer to themselves with female pronouns, and nevertheless willfully uphold and enforce patriarchal norms, would have been a well worn complaint in any given 1970s lesbian collective, and yet

[do-the-foxtrot]

Fanart for @grainjew's and @oriigami's fanfiction kings and queens.

Thinking of colouring it but haven't decided yet.

[alexwilltellyouthings]

*walking around in my house talking loudly to myself* but also we have to consider they likely felt jealous of each other before, charles even recognizes edwin's jealously immediately when crystal is there, so during the whole season not only charles probably assumes edwin's jealously is platonic as it had always been, but also reassures him multiple times he's still the priority and that helps edwin warm up to crystal and not see her as a too much of a threat, EVEN after knowing they kissed, because the important thing is being sure of his place beside charles.

also that probably means charles may even know that what he felt towards monty was jealously but, then again, platonic, because why would it be romantic? how do you know the difference really between that and the fear of being left out, which is exactly what monty was doing to him? *gestures frantically*

[shokveyv]

you ever meet a person who is so radiant, you are struck dumb and unable to speak coherently?

[deliriousblue]

THE HEART KILLERS (2024) episode three

[jez-bez]

Zone, darling, I say this with all the love in the world. Shut your mouth.

The 'Oh.' in Cir's expression is so loud. Followed closely by quiet resignation. Something tells me this isn't the first time Zone's brought this up, and it won't be the last either.

'Then go tell him not to worry.'

Because there's nothing to worry about. Cir's got it handled. He doesn't need want help from a stranger. Because that's what his father is to Cir. A stranger.

'Are you still mad at him?'

The obvious answer would be yes, period. End of discussion.

When in reality it probably really is 'no, but it hurts too much to accept what he did.'

'You know he's always felt guilty about what happened. Especially about you.'

Zone, my love, I'll say it again. Stop talking. Telling Cir how much your father regrets what happened doesn't take away from it having happened

I understand why he does it, why he wants Cir to see reason, why he wants to lighten the blow and make his father seem more human to Cir...

...but that only makes it worse, because the regret may feel unbearable right now, but the choice back then was way too easy. It hurts, it hurts a lot.

Because no matter the circumstances, was Cir not abandoned by this man? The man who was supposed to keep him safe? Who was supposed to protect him from any possible dangers out there?

'Tell him to get over it already.'

Cir isn't ready to forgive the man yet and maybe he'll never be.

But one thing is for sure, right now in the midst of all that is going on, Cir doesn't want to forgive and forget. And that's his choice. The one choice he can make.

[brainrot-jikan]

im not the biggest alhaitham/kaveh shipper (because im a rare pair ho) but it seems to me that in alhaitham/kaveh getting-together fics tend to be... unequal.

the beautiful thing about alhaitham and kaveh is that they're both equally right and equally wrong and equally dicks about it. but the writers for alhaitham/kaveh much more frequently seem to give alhaitham the burden change (the burden of the character flaw) instead of kaveh.

in any good character arc, the main character has a fatal flaw or misconception, and by the end of that arc they have addressed that flaw in some definitive way. scrooge was a scrooge and learned that being that way was detrimental; merlin from finding nemo was overprotective to a fault and had to learn that he couldn't (and shouldn't) control everything and to let go; the wolf from little red riding hood learns that you should stop while you're ahead.

stories centering around romance tend to lean heavily on character arcs, which makes sense. and since romance generally requires two individuals to be vulnerable and open and emotional with each other, it makes double sense that alhaitham/kaveh authors zoom straight into alhaitham's lack of emotional vulnerability.

this bothers me.

in society, individuals are expected to experience and present emotions in a specific way. if someone dies, you cry. if someone smiles at you, you smile back. if you're at a party, you're supposed to be having fun. if you don't do these things, you're seen as impolite at best and a inhuman freak at worst. when these behaviors are frequent it's often viewed as emotional immaturity, or a lack of ability to feel at all. the inability or lack of willingness to conform to societies emotional expectations of you is seen as a flaw and a reason for exclusion.

alhaitham is canonically disliked and avoided for being the way he is. he prefers it this way, but that doesn't mean the people perpetuating this avoidance are in the right. they are the societal pressure to conform that alhaitham blows off. alhaitham could be the way he is for a lot of reasons: avoidant attachment style, trauma, following someone else's example (eg. his grandmother), or just his base personality. it doesn't MATTER. he is the way he is. kaveh having to accept that should be part of the story.

putting the burden of the fatal flaw on alhaitham, making the way alhaitham treats kaveh and the people around him the problem, feels invalidating. it implies heavily that alhaitham's way of interfacing with the world, alhaitham's very SELF, is incorrect. my suggestion is to flip a larger portion of that burden onto kaveh. kaveh 👏 character 👏 arcs 👏

some examples/recommendations:

- make kaveh project his insecurities onto other people but especially onto alhaitham; he's overly reliant on other people for his own self worth, and he perceives alhaitham's lack of positive feedback as a direct reflection of how alhaitham feels about him. but learns along the way that alhaitham doesn't hate him, kaveh's actual struggle is with hating himself and being unable to his own self as worthy of love. maybe throw in how you are responsible for your own recovery, other people can help but you can't rely on them to carry you through self actualization.

- or, kaveh tries to make alhaitham behave more like a "normal" person, to be more pleasant and emotive and forthcoming, and then realizes he's in the wrong for trying to make alhaitham into something he's not, possibly for all the wrong reasons (not because he likes alhaitham better like that, but bc society says that's healthier and a better/more conforming way to be)

- or you could go ahead make alhaitham's issues the main problem but they're too complicated to overcome in a short period of time, so kaveh has to accept alhaitham is doing his best in his own way and not push for unrealistic and unhealthy changes. he could alter his own behavior to give alhaitham space and time and a safe place to land.

that got sappy so it's past time for me to dip out. go forth and ship things; but maybe consider letting alhaitham be a rude stone-faced bastard if he wants to be.