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jadagul Ā· 51 minutes ago
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I want to emphasize that I agree with you in, like, 95% of situations, which is why this one feels so weird to me.
You're right that protests don't have, like, magical persuasion power. (And a lot of people implicitly think they do, which leads to major strategic errors, again see all the climate protests.)
Protests can do, basically, two things. One is implicitly threaten [possibly violent] rejection of the system. That's what leads to things like color revolutions, and the reason I have historically been skeptical of protests as a technique in the US context. The US system is pretty good! (The Trump government is very bad but it's bad in large part because it is itself a possibly-violent rejection of the system.)
The other thing protests can do is force attention and focus to an issue. And that can be very valuable, when a bunch of people who aren't paying attention would agree with you.
And like you show the NYT and MSNBC etc, but most people do not read the New York Times. Most people don't follow politics at all. Trump was put over the top by voters who, on November 4th, googled "Is Biden running for reelection?"
The median voter does not follow politics and does not want to follow politics. And on some level, if you try to force them to follow politics they'll resent it; it's not like they're failing to read CNN's website despite their best efforts.
But if you have something that would genuinely upset or piss off that bulk of apathetic disengaged voters, you can benefit from inconveniently forcing it to their attention. This was basically the goal of the actual 60s Civil Rights Movement protests: they created situations where white voters who didn't support segregation but also didn't care that deeply had to think about it, and then conclude that Jim Crow was pretty fucked up and they were against it.
Now this only works if you're really drawing attention to an issue where people will wind up decisively on your side when they look. (And that also requires the protest itself not to alienate them.) But Trump is doing such stupid, catastrophic, offensive things that we probably have that situation. Just need to figure out how to engineer the correct optics for it.
It's kind of weird to me how little in the way of mass protests we're seeing in response to this Trump stuff.
I'm usually skeptical of protests. The modern, uh, left-wing protest culture seems actively calibrated to accomplish nothing other than making its participates feel good.
But this seems like exactly the type of situation where protesting could genuinely accomplish things. Trump is doing things that are (1) bad, (2) unpopular, and (3) illegal. That's the ideal case for protests to make progress!
Like, Trump isn't personally going to care about protests. But the thing they're good for is drawing attention to an issue that people either don't know about or would rather ignore, but where they'll be on your side if they have to actually think about what's going on.
That doesn't apply to most wedge issues, and especially not most of the ones that get the left fifth of society really excited. But "Trump shut down Medicaid" or "Trump handed the Treasury over to private actors who are refusing to spend money on [insert program here]" or "Trump put in a bunch of tariffs and now your groceries and phones are way more expensive" all totally apply.
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hookedonhuge Ā· 20 hours ago
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make a story with a lot of bloating and belches please
Here we go! Ended up putting in more effort than planned, haha. Aches and Gains: What the hellā€¦ where am I? Who are all these huge men walking around? Oh thatā€™s right, the gym. I was working out wasnā€™t I? Yeah, my muscles feel really sore, must have been a killer workout. Pushing myself to my absolute limit, what a legend I am.
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Who is this? Someone waving. Oh they are worried. Donā€™t worry, haha, Iā€™m fine. UURRP! I just take this place seriously, that's all. Needed a quick rest. Visionā€™s still a little blurry but Iā€™m getting there.
Now where was I? Just finished a set or did I finish my whole workout? Yeah Iā€™m so sore I must be done. Especially my abs, they are really tight. I guess it was a core day. BUURRP! Oh that feels much better. I can get up now.
Whoo! Iā€™m starting to feel alive again. Let's check out my pump in the mirror. Bet Iā€™m looking real huge today. This shirt is kinda hard to get off, itā€™s so tight. Must be a crazy pump. Ah, there we go!
What the?! Iā€™m freakinā€™ huge butā€¦ why have I lost so much definition?! My belly is so damn bloated! Thatā€™s okay, just my protein shake kicking in. No problem. Damn, look at the pecs on me though! Jealous of these bad boys, losers? Hahaha! King of the gym today. UUURRRP! I was already big and now Iā€™m even bigger! URP!
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I keep belching. Kinda weird but it relieves the pressure in my belly. I just need to get it all out, and find my abs again, haha. BUUUUURRRRRP! What are they all looking at? Goddamn greatness, thatā€™s what. Oh donā€™t give me that pissy look staff, this place might as well be mine anyway.
I still havenā€™t relieved all the pressure in my gut. Aaaahhh! It hurts so much. UUURRRP! Itā€™s like Iā€™m inflating. I canā€™t get it out quick enough. BUUUURRRRP! Yeah, I know everyone, I donā€™t want to burp this much, okay. Geez. Everyone is on my case today. Oh great, now a staff member is coming up to me. This is unbelievable, I havenā€™t done anything wrong. Ohā€¦ my protein shake. Yeah guess I left it back there. Thanks. URRPP!
That cleared some room for a bit more protein shake. Bottoms up. Tastes so good. Iā€™m so hungry too. Canā€™t stop myself from chugging it all. UUUUUUURRRRRRRP! That hit the spot. Hope yā€™all can smell that, it reeks of stale protein, hahaha. Deserve it for being so judgy.
God! I can feel myself getting bigger. Yes! Iā€™m growing so much, so huge. My gut thoughā€¦ I look like Iā€™ve eaten a five-course mealā€¦ twice. Aaaaaahhhhh! So much pressureā€¦ need to get it outā€¦ now!Ā 
BUUUUUUURRRRRRRAAAAAAAPPP!
Looks like I caught someone with that point blank. Looks like they might pass out too. Hey, want another one? UUUURRRRP! Hahahaha! Take this! BUUUUURRRRRP!
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WOW! Just caught myself in the reflection and damn! Iā€™m so big, Iā€™m jealous of myself. Look at these huge guns. Boom! This chest keeps getting bigger too. And my back, chefā€™s kiss. So goddamn wide and perfect! Legs looking thick too! Iā€™m such a beast, let's go! Who cares if Iā€™ve got a big, bloated belly. Bigger is better right. Iā€™d take it any day with these gains. BUUUURRRRAAAAP!
Iā€™m starting to get used to these burps. Feels so nice when I let them out. Like a lionā€™s roar. So manly. UUUUUUURRRRRRRAAAAAAAP! Is this too disgusting for all of you? Well bad luck. BUUURRRP! Iā€™ve got a lot more coming! BAAAAUUUURRRRP! Let me show you all what a beast like me sounds likeā€¦
BWWWWWWOOOOOOUUUUUURRRRRRAAAAAAUUUUUUPPP!
Hahahahaha! This entire gym reeks now! Oh look here, we have a big, strong man coming up to start a fight. Iā€™m the king of this gym, okay bro. Wait, not looking for a fight. Complimenting me? Hell yeah! This big guy gets it. New gym buddy right over here. Whatā€™s this? A protein shake. Thanks bro, I actually feel like I need another one.
This is UURRP unbelievable, how BUURRP can a protein OOUURRP taste so damn UURRP good? What has BOOOUUUURRRP he put in this UUURRRP thing? No seriously what is in it? Nevermind. Just a bro helping another bro out by giving him some fuel.
Time to leave. Not sure if this gym can handle me for much longer. This employee at the reception looks pissed, haha. Well Iā€™m gonna tell him whatā€™s on my mind.
BUUUURRRRP-OOOOUUUURRRRAAAAAP-BWWWWWOOOOOUUUUURRRRRP!
Donā€™t think Iā€™ll need to pay to get in anymore.
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lesbianalanwake Ā· 2 days ago
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Severance S2E3..... I'm chewing through drywall:
-- Natalie referred to the Board as "it"..... it? it??
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-- speaking of that: Natalie? are you good?? how literal is the concept of speaking for the Board? Natalie??
-- Milchick packing away the box of paintings (and it doesn't quite fit.... girl....), and Cobel driving away from Helena's invitation to speak to the Board (sleeping in her car.... where is she driving to)..... obsessed with them and everything they do, actually. enemy of my enemy please god šŸ™
-- Devon and Gretchen meeting the innie version of someone they love, and seeing how innocent/lost/earnest that person is, how they echo the person they know but less closed off and worn down..... Devon's face when she said Mark's a good egg, and Gretchen's face when Dylan G said he would make her proud..... oh I'm chewing through drywall AND glass. (the stark contrast to the contempt that Helena's father shows towards Helly..... ough)
-- the unhinged conversations between Cobel and Helena..... careful flat affect and measured tone while simmering with cold rage. makes me wonder if it's a "raised by Lumon" thing, which makes me wonder about Miss Huang and her impassive mannerisms..... Miss Huang get behind me. Dylan worrying about her.... šŸ˜¢
-- Dr. Asal Reghabi's first in-person appearance: beat a man to death with a bat. Dr. Asal Reghabi's second in-person appearance: unsevered Mark's brain. what WILL she do next. how long did she work for Lumon? going to make a tentative guess that it might have been for quite some time, because she's got those funky off-putting ways of saying things, but she emotes a bit more than, say, Cobel. so maybe more of a Milchick type
-- Lumon wanting to edit Ricken's book.... trying to absorb and rewrite every part of the narrative in order to control it. a dumb out of touch self-help book, but it meant something in an environment stripped of most anything else, just like Miss Casey's "wellness" sessions meant something to the goat people. scraps of some kind of meaning, and now getting twisted and taken away. I am actually sick in the head over it
-- we have GOT to get a copy of The Body Keeps The Score down there to them next
-- that has to be Helena because 1) we don't spend time with her that isn't driven by another character, and 2) Irving's instincts. and girl must have studied the security footage closely because she's got a lot of Helly's mannerisms.... but not all of them, and so much of what she does is stilted or subdued. even the register of her voice isn't quite right. studying Britt Lower's microexpressions and body language under a microscope like who ARE you
-- Reghabi talking about 5 brain waves while the macrodata files emphasize the number 4..... chewing thoughtfully on it..... the input survey also has 5 questions. is this anything
-- also pondering how Reghabi says the only way for Mark to get information in and out of the severed floor is through reintegration. locked down tight with code detectors, and an afterimage is too ephemeral, but information is encoded within the brain, and that can't be locked down so tightly despite every effort to control it.... you carry it with you.... the body keeps the score
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centrally-unplanned Ā· 4 hours ago
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A quick write-up since I am occupied today, since I do in fact think the Trump admin is engaged in destructive and generally-illegal behavior, most particularly around the civil service takeovers, the actual avenues to opposing that (outside of blocking by civil servants themselves) is really only Congress & the courts. Congress is a bit of a soft power thing in the short term, since they aren't gonna quickly pass a new law clarifying this-or-that management of USAID. But they have real power - if enough Republicans were to peel off and go "okay this is too far, back down" then that is something the Trump Admin would listen to. Additionally, the "second-order" route is for big stakeholders to make their pressure known. The big companies and Chamber of Commerce, a joint letter from CEOs, the Christian Right orgs, etc. You know the drill here.
We just know that isn't going to happen. The median voter might be shocked by these events (probably not, they probably aren't paying attention and don't care), but conservatives aren't. They spent the past 30 years building up the idea that the government is a Deep State undermining Real America and all that. At the start most congressmen understood that it was a convenient lie for their conspiracy-brained voting base; over time the inmates took over the asylum and now it is a combination of true believers and apathetic opportunists. And it combines with a much-more-reasonable take that the US governmental system is in fact a hot mess of broken "checks and balances" that is in need of reform. Certainly some things will draw Republican ire (tariffs are definitely a tax increase, Rand Paul isn't happy, Rubio got PEPFAR back as a Republican darling program), but overall I will be shocked if there is grand pushback here. They confirmed fucking Hegseth y'all; they cooked. The only saving grace is their margins are super tight - there is some hope from that, but not a ton.
So it is up to the courts. As it often is in the US system! Which is where all Dem effort should be going right now. Because court cases in the US are very much an art that can go wrong - you need the right plaintiff, the right standing, the right evidentiary case, the right arguments. The court challenges definitely are flying, the Dem "establishment" has so far being doing a pretty good job of hitting everything with an injunction where they can. But I haven't seen a lot of coordination on that, it is more opportunistic than strategic. I'm not behind the scenes myself on this, just reading the sources I know, but right now that is where the Chuck Schumer's of the world need to be putting 70% of their effort, while the rest goes into the more Hail Mary attempts to get the Lisa Murkowski's of the world on their side.
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goshikisbaee Ā· 7 hours ago
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Spending Valentineā€™s Day With Haikyuu Characters (part 1)
content: Fluff
[ Oikawa, Iwaizumi, Kuroo, Bokuto, Akaashi ]
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TŌRU OIKAWA
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Valentineā€™s Day with Oikawa is nothing short of extra. From the moment you wake up, thereā€™s a bouquet of your favorite flowers waiting for you with a note in his neat handwriting: ā€œFor the most beautiful person in my life.ā€ He insists on making the day perfectā€” though his definition of ā€œperfectā€ may include a little too much of his dramatic flair.
He shows up to pick you up in his favorite casual but classy outfit, grinning like heā€™s just won a championship match. ā€œYou didnā€™t think Iā€™d forget, did you, my love?ā€ he teases, pressing a kiss to your cheek.
He takes you to a cute cafĆ© where he spends half the time holding your hand across the table and the other half bragging about how he managed to snag the ā€œbest dateā€ in the world. The barista canā€™t help but roll their eyes at his antics, but you canā€™t stop laughing.
In true Oikawa fashion, the evening involves stargazingā€”because of course he has to incorporate something romantic and dreamy. Lying beside you, he points out random constellations, only half accurate because heā€™s too busy sneaking glances at you.
ā€œI dont need the stars when Iā€™ve got you,ā€ he murmurs, brushing a strand of hair from your face. Cheesy? Absolutely. But with him, itā€™s always endearing.
The night ends with him pulling you close, a soft, genuine smile replacing his usual cocky grin. ā€œThank you for being my Valentine,ā€ he whispers, his voice quieter than usual. ā€œI promise, youā€™ll always be my number one.ā€
HAJIME IWAIZUMI
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Valentineā€™s day with Iwaizumi is simple but meaningful. Heā€™s not one for grand romantic gestures, but he makes sure you feel loved in the ways that matter. When you wake up, thereā€™s a nearly wrapped box on your nightstandā€”inside is a practical yet thoughtful gift, like a hoodie that smells like him or your favorite snacks. ā€œDidnā€™t wanna get you something useless,ā€ the note reads.
When he picks you up, heā€™s dressed casually, but you cant tell he put in a little extra effortā€”his hair is styled just right, and heā€™s actually wearing that nice cologne you love. He greets you with a gruff, ā€œyou look nice,ā€ before quickly looking away, ears slightly red.
Dinner is at his favorite spotā€”nothing fancy, just good food and a comfortable atmosphere. He doesnt gush over you like someone like Oikawa would, but his small actions say everything: making sure you get the last bite, keeping his hand on your knee absentmindedly, sending a death glare at anything who looks at you for too long.
After dinner, he surprises you with a late night drive, ending at a quiet scenic spot. Sitting beside you, he lets out a deep sigh, looking up at the sky. ā€œI know I dont say it a lot, butā€¦ Iā€™m really lucky to have you.ā€ His fingers find yours, squeezing them gently.
Before you part ways, he pulls you into a warm, lingering hug, resting his chin on your head. ā€œHappy Valentineā€™s Day idiot,ā€ he mutters, voice softer than usual. You smile, knowing that even without the over the top romance, every moment with him is real.
TETSURŌ KUROO
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Valentineā€™s Day with Kuroo is funā€”because, of course, he turns everything into an opportunity to tease you. You wake up to a text that reads; ā€œHappy Valentineā€™s Day to my favorite nerd. Yes, youā€™re my favorite. No you canā€™t tell anyone.ā€ A few minutes later, another message: ā€œwear something cute. Not that you need help looking good, but, you knowā€¦ for my sake.ā€
When he picks you up, he greets you with his signature smirk and a ridiculous giftā€”maybe a cat plushie because ā€œit reminded me of myself. Handsome, charming, and definitely your favorite.ā€ But before you can roll your eyes, he hands you something realā€”your favorite snack or a small thoughtful present that proves he actually pays attention.
Dinner is at a casual yet surprisingly nice restaurant, where he spends half the time making flirty comments and the other half pretending to listen while secretly just admiring you. ā€œYou know, Iā€™d let you ramble about anything if it means I get to keep looking at you.ā€
After dinner, he takes you somewhere unexpectedā€”maybe a late night arcade or a rooftop with a city view. Sitting next to you, he finally drops the teasing for a second, nudging your shoulder before saying, ā€œyou know, I joke around a lot, but I mean it when I say youā€™re the best thing thatā€™s ever happened to me.ā€
Before the night ends, he pulls you into by the waist, looking down at you with that lazy grin. ā€œHappy Valentineā€™s Day, babe. Hope youā€™re ready for many more.ā€ And with that, he finally gives you the kiss heā€™s been holding off all night.
KŌTARŌ BOKUTO
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Valentineā€™s Day with Bokuto is non stop excitement from the moment it begins. You wake up to a spam of texts:
ā€œHAPPY VALENTINEā€™S DAY!!!ā€
ā€œWAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UPā€
ā€œDO YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS???ā€
ā€œITā€™S THE DAY I GET TO SPOIL YOU, DUH.ā€
When he finally picks you up, heā€™s practically bouncing with energy, holding a massive bouquetā€”probably way bigger than necessary. ā€œI didnā€™t know which flowers to get, so I got all of them!ā€ He grins, handing them over like he just won an award.
Your date is a mix of everything funā€”he takes you to an arcade, a cute cafĆ©, and maybe even a spontaneous adventure like ice skating (which heā€™s surprisingly good at). Every few minutes, he reminds you, ā€œBEST. DAY. EVER.ā€ And insists on taking a million selfies.
At dinner, heā€™s a mix of loud excitement and soft admiration, stuffing his face one second and staring at you like you hung the moon the next. ā€œIā€™m so lucky,ā€ he sighs dramatically between bites, before pointing his fork at you. ā€œHey. You know that, right? That I love you?ā€
The night ends with him wrapping you in the biggest hug ever, lifting you off the ground effortlessly. ā€œBest Valentineā€™s Day ever,ā€ he declares, pressing a lingering kiss to your forehead. Then, with a cheeky grin, he adds, ā€œsame time next year? Actually, scratch that. Every day should be like this.ā€
KEIJI AKAASHI
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Valentineā€™s Day with Akaashi is quietly romantic, filled with soft gestures that show just how much he cares. You wake up to a neatly written note left at your bedsideā€”ā€œhappy Valentineā€™s Day. I hope today is as wonderful as you are.ā€ A little later, he texts: ā€œAre you free? I have something planned.ā€
When he picks you up, he hands you a small but meaningful giftā€”maybe a book you mentioned wanting, or a handwritten letter sealed in an envelope. ā€œI wasnā€™t sure what to get you,ā€ he says, rubbing the back of his neck, ā€œso I just got something that reminded me of you.ā€
Your date is simple but perfectā€”maybe a quiet bookstore cafĆ©, a scenic walk, or a cozy home-cooked dinner. He pays attention to everything you say, responding with soft hums and amused smiles. ā€œI love listening to you talk,ā€ he admits, twirling a piece of his food with his fork.
At the end of the night, he lingers at your doorstep, eyes gentle but hesitant. ā€œI, umā€¦ā€ He exhales, gathering his thoughts before finally meeting your gaze. ā€œI just want you to know that Iā€™m really, really happy with you.ā€
Before you can respond, he leans in and presses a soft, lingering kiss to your forehead. ā€œHappy Valentineā€™s Day,ā€ he murmurs, lips curling into the faintest smile. ā€œI hope I get to spend all of them with you.ā€
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Guys I LIED it is so incredibly late right now but I actually needed to write this right now or it was going to kill me!!! anywhosies shitty lil sad stevepop fic under the cut >:D
The seal ainā€™t been broken yet. Creased ā€˜n torn lightly at the edges ā€˜n liftinā€™ at the corners. But not broken. Itā€™s been sittinā€™ quietly in Steveā€™s back pocket, ā€˜n under his pillow, ā€˜n the inside of his vest beside his heart for three days. The letterinā€™ on the front is messy ā€˜n jagged like the writer was in a hurry. ā€˜N he was. Steve knew. He never did anythinā€™ slow or quiet. He was fast. Too fast to hold onto.
Itā€™s a dragginā€™ day in August. A Thursday that aches deep in Steveā€™s chest like Darryā€™s knees when itā€™s bound to rain. He can feel somethinā€™ cominā€™. ā€˜N he knows heā€™s not ready for it. But that wonā€™t stop it from cominā€™ anyway.
He sighs, leans back against the counter of the same gas station heā€™s been workinā€™ at since he was fourteen. Some days it's hard to remember it's been nearly a decade. Time slips by. ā€˜N one day you turn around ā€˜n youā€™re not sixteen goinā€™ on seventeen. ā€˜N you havenā€™t been for a long time.
The letter is worn down, grey at the edges where Steve has run his fingers around ā€˜n around. He slides a nail under the flap ā€˜n doesnā€™t make one more move to open it. Itā€™s a familiar routine heā€™s been steppinā€™ the footsteps of since Darry had put it in his hands.
Thereā€™s a storm blowinā€™ in. The trees lean dangerously far ā€˜n the wind hisses ā€˜n whistles. No one else would bother cominā€™ in tonight. It would be a lonely closer. ā€˜N heā€™d go home to a lonely apartment. It followed him. It was company.
He lifts the letter to his face. ā€˜N Steve swears he can still smell him on it. Horses ā€˜n gasoline ā€˜n somethinā€™ sickly sweet he never could pin down. He puts his mouth in the place Sodaā€™s had once been ā€˜n tears the seal with his teeth.Ā 
Hey Stevie,
It takes more effort than it should to not fold the damn thing right back up ā€˜n put it back in its damn worn-out envelope. But heā€™s done it now.
I donā€™t know how to go about startinā€™ this. Yā€™know, I feel a bit silly. Pony was always the writer. Iā€™m not sure where Iā€™m meant to start.
Anywhere. Start anywhere. Say anythinā€™. Say what I need you to.
I guess I better tell you what Iā€™ve been up to. You know, youā€™re a hard man to get a hold of, Steve. Last two times I called Dar said you werenā€™t around. Dā€™you remember when we were younger? God we were always But the signals real bad out here anyway. So I figured Iā€™d write you. I hear you got a new apartment. I bet itā€™s real swell. Shit. Itā€™s gotta be better than what I got out here.Ā 
A train whistle moans ā€˜n some shiny silver wrapper tumbles across the parkinā€™ lot ā€˜n pins itself to the door. Steve can see the skeleton of his beater in the back corner as it shudders against the gail. He still had cigarette ends ā€˜n soda pop tops from their junior year tucked under the ashtray. A match of Dallasā€™. A quarter he owed Johnny.Ā 
He thinks of the drive back across town to his apartment. Filled only with ghosts. Real swell.
I donā€™t got a room out here right now, but thatā€™s just fine. I sleep out with the horses ā€˜n Iā€™ll tell ya itā€™s quieter than the house used to be. What with the way Pony used to get up to all kinds a sleep talkinā€™ ā€˜n all of us cominā€™ ā€˜n goinā€™ at all hours. I canā€™t decide if I like it or not. I donā€™t sleep real well.
God. Ponyboy. Heā€™d be graduatinā€™ college this year. Out in the fall. It was funny sometimes. Heā€™d come home to visit ā€˜n theyā€™d be knee to knee on the back porch steps sneakinā€™ a cig (Darry claimed the only good thing to come out of all the boys clearinā€™ out was his home didnā€™t smell like an ashtray anymore. Steve was obliged to let him tell himself whatever he needed). ā€˜N sometimes, when the sun hit the hollow lines of his face just right he was fourteen again ā€˜n hatinā€™ Steve only as much as Steve hated him. But then heā€™d blink ā€˜n they were both a long time from the fall of nineteen sixty-five.Ā 
The people out here are real good. Lotta dead heads ā€˜n hippies. Always goinā€™ on about the state of the world. I think Dally woulda hated ā€˜em. Pony probably digs ā€˜em. But he was always better at gettinā€™ the shit I didnā€™t understand.Ā 
The same folks who had bashed in Steveā€™s head when they were kids ran around high as kites singinā€™ about peace ā€˜n fuckinā€™ love. Steve couldnā€™t go for the goddamn hippies. But there was no such thing as a greaser anymore. ā€˜N it was tuff to slum it. God, Ponyā€™d have somethinā€™ real smart to say about it.
Anyways. Weā€™re out in El Paso right now. I climbed up the roof last night ā€˜n I swore I could see Juarez from here. The boy who rides the barrel races said that was stupid. Juarez was still miles ā€˜n miles away. I suppose heā€™s right, but he ainā€™t kind.
Darry always said you donā€™t gotta like who you work with, you just gotta do the job. Though, donā€™t tell him that. I bet heā€™d latch right onto it ā€˜n insist it was reason enough I come right home. Really. Donā€™t tell him. ā€˜Cause I really might just listen.
Steve squeezes his eyes shut. He can see himself peelinā€™ down the street chasinā€™ the storm, takinā€™ the front steps to the Curtis home in one leap, openinā€™ the door Darry still leaves unlocked. He can see himself slamminā€™ the letter down ā€˜n watchinā€™ as Darry picks the phone up ā€˜n calls him home.Ā 
ā€˜N then he opens his eyes ā€˜n knows he never will.Ā 
But I canā€™t complain. Iā€™m pretty well fed (better than the horses) ā€˜n mostly well paid (certainly better than the horses). I ride in a couple hours. I always get nervous beforehand. I wish you were here.
Steve crumples the paper. Grips it tight ā€˜n flinches at the sound the door makes as it slams open. No oneā€™s there but the wind. ā€˜N the shadows of two boys peelinā€™ in from a rodeo. Or horsinā€™ around after a long day in September. Or sittinā€™ in the kind of companionable silence you could only get by knowinā€™ someone better than you knew yourself.Ā Ā 
Once we finish this circuit, Iā€™ll be homeā€”for a while, at least. I miss you, I miss everythinā€™. Ā Iā€™m sorry. For all of it.
ā€˜N he knows. He knows he is. ā€˜N it doesnā€™t make a goddamn difference. ā€˜N Steveā€™s never been religious but if God was real he was a cruel bastard. To make you be able to hate the thing you loved. And for what? Gettinā€™ the chance you didnā€™t. ā€˜N it makes him sick to his stomach. But Steveā€™s never been good at changinā€™.Ā 
Iā€™ll see you soon, Stevie. I got so much to tell you. I lo-
Yours, Sodapop :)
Steve tears the letter straight in half. ā€˜N then he sinks to the floor ā€˜n sobs like he hasnā€™t in many years. ā€˜N probably wonā€™t again.
just got an absolutely despicable idea for a Stevepop fic I need u guys to know I am making this exact face
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likesdoodling Ā· 1 month ago
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This is one of my ocs. His name's Farrian :D (and also lighting practice)
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poorly-drawn-mdzs Ā· 4 months ago
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hope you feel better soon!
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I am riddled with ailments, but I stay silly!
#ask#non mdzs#My health journey has been: Hernia -> acid reflux -> Vocal pain due to aforementioned reflux -> chest infection.#I'm terrified to know what's about to hit me next. Please let it be something kind. PLEASE.#The consequence of living with linguists is that you'll wake up with a wacked up voice -#suddenly you're sitting you down in front of a program called something like Praat having your shimmer and jitter levels calibrated.#They gave me a GRBAS of 33012. I have a fun thing called a pitch break where a whole octave just does not exist.#My vocal pain was bad enough I ended up seeing a speech pathologist and that whole experience was super neat!#I learnt a lot about voice - to be honest I might make a little comic on it after some more research. Fascinating stuff.#For example; your mental perception of our voice modulates the muscles of the vocal folds and larynx.#meaning that when you do have changes (inflammation = more mass = lower frequency)#your brain automatically attempts to correct it to what it 'should sound like'. Leading to a lot more vocal strain and damage!#And it gets really interesting for trans voice care as well - because the mental perception of one's voice isn't based on an existing sampl#So a good chunk of trans voice training is also done with the idea of finding one's voice and retraining the brain to accept it. Neat!#Parkinsonial Voice also has this perception to musculature link! The perception is that they are talking at a loud/normal volume#but the actual voice is quite breathy and weak. So vocal training works on practicing putting more effort into the voice#and retraining the brain to accept the 'loud' voice as 'normal'.#Isn't the human body fascinating?#Anyhow; Now I have vocal exercises and strategies to reduce strain and promote healing.#Which is a lot better than my previous strategy of yelling AAAH in my car until my 'voice smoothed out'.#You can imagine the horror on the speech path's face. I am an informed creature now.#I'm my own little lab rat now. I love learning and researching. Welcome to my tag lab. Class is dismissed.#I'll be back later with a few more answered asks </3 despite everything I'm still going to work and I need the extra sleep.#Thank you for the well wishes! And if you read all of that info dump; thank you for that as well!
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shorthaltsjester Ā· 7 days ago
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Imogen Temult, Exaltant Hope of the Red Storm
Heroes and Monsters by Penny & Sparrow // Critical Role Campaign 3
#thinking about the 4sd where laura was talking about how all the hells titles are good but imogens sounds like it has a double meaning#that shes the storm's hope rather than just the intended a hope that comes from the storm.#and all of imogens 'i am the storm' esque responses#something something what does it mean to turn away from the storm when the storm is inextricable from who you are on both a psychological#and metaphysical level. how do you turn away from your fate when its already in your veins#imogen answers: you don't! you take it into you. and i think that's fun!#me holding imogen's arc in my hands so I can look away from the context it exists in: this is wonderful#critical role#imogen temult#cr3#bell's hells#predathos#liliana temult#also god. i really miss fcg and imogen. not only was fcg the only witness to a lot of imogen's most significant moments of internal conflic#he was also often the only one that could successfully get her to elaborate on vague claims she would make about how she feels about#the moon and the storm and their fight and all her fear and her willingness to be scared and still do the Right thing even if it risks her#life. and I remember how much fcg's presence was often imogen's impetutus to take seriously that the gods matter to people. because imogen#was the first and often the loudest one to insist fcg had a soul. but it wasn't until the magic of the everlight through pike and their#realization of a meaning through the changebringer that fcg really began to value themself. and she saw how much the gods really could be#this powerful and good force in a person's life beyond just granting them magic. and it led to her often pushing back against (thought ofte#in over delicate and tentative ways) ashton's claims against the gods. but fcg is gone and he died for the hells. and imogen doesn't have#that ever present reminder amongst the storm that the choices she makes will echo out farther than the people she cares about.#also just. they were besties 2 me. they bullied each other but also put the most effort into both challenging and understanding each other.#actually. now thinking about it. fcg and imogen had maybe the most illustrative dynamic of what bh could've been and failed to be. alas ala#cr spoilers#my post#long post#web weaving#web weave#cr edit
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mundanemurphy Ā· 2 days ago
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Actually, scientists have put a lot of effort in over the last 20-ish years, and now we do know how, where, and when they fuck. They still haven't observed a mating in the wild, though.
I assume the same is true for her.
A wizard that uses a deep sea eel as her wizard staff. It makes her very good at hiding in nooks and crevices, and then her eel staff snaps out and bites her opponent.
Also similarly, scientists do not know how, where, or when she fucks.
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moe-broey Ā· 7 months ago
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Fellas can you take this somewhere else. Maybe. Just not in the fucking halls. Thanks šŸ«”
I couldn't resist drawing out these tags I wrote on a dif post LMFAO
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Moe just has...... SO many problems.......
Close-ups of my fave shots!
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The elusive LĆ­f...
#fire emblem#feh#i'm like. split between feeling proud of this and feeling So Over It LMFAOOOOOOO#which is why. lighting could be better. but i don't care enough to put in more work than i already have LMFAOO#LIKE... ONE COOL PART is this could be my first fully colored comic piece w completely original dialogue???#where like. i didn't quit at any point of it. EXCEPT. skimping on the backgrounds. but again. more effort than i'm willing to put in#but i think it still counts bc my only real plan was to have the askr pillars/walls as framing/backdrops#ALSO the characterization... in the panel where lif walks into frame. it's SO fun to me#they both look at lif. but moe is Not subtle about it. looking directly at him. while alfonse side-eyes him.#and the most IMPORTANT detail. is that alfonse and lif are making the same kind of face. like šŸ¤Ø#there is SO MUCH POTENTIAL. in alfonse and lif sharing facial expressions. in having the same knee-jerk reactions to things.#and it's espppp fun to figure out bc you're only working w half of lif's face. it's all in the eyes/brows and SOMETIMES!#SOMETIMES!!!! it's in the nose! in this illust he is more relaxed/resting so you don't see it here#but i'm TELLING you. adding some scrunch to the nose can add soooo much expression-wise#this took longer than i expected it to. also. which is why i'm so over it LMFAOO#but i do think the extra time was worth it... first run of the last panel was too lighthearted/jokey#capturing some conflict between moe/alfonse was the right choice. in how intensely this starts off (tonally)#AND! in showing how they do butt heads at times. in fact sometimes they clash REALLY badly!!!!#which is actually so huge bc i've wanted to capture this since the beginning. how they're so similar but also so opposite#that a lot of times! they understand each other deeply and cover each other's basis. HOWEVER.....#other times. it's just catastrophic. like it isn't That intense here but you can probably see how it goes horribly wrong.#i am... always thinking about it.... and only occasionally stressing myself out about it LMFAOOO#fe alfonse#fe lif#moe tag#summoner oc#my art#my comics
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moldy-flowers Ā· 1 month ago
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Naori Uchiha :33
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BAD BACKGROUND BC I HATEE DRAWING BACKGROUNDS SJSHSNSJ
Anyway Naori is in my top 5 I love this girlie I found her while scrolling through the Naruto Wiki and she instantly drove me insane she should get more than 20 seconds of screen time.
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catholicxknees Ā· 2 years ago
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Adam featuring in Justin Borucki's behind the scenes film at Warped Tour 2005 with MCR (x)
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molagboop Ā· 9 months ago
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So I put the power of friendship and impractical outfits into Metroid Dread. No suits, no shields: we die in a giant laser hand cannon fight like true warriors.
#raven beak#chozo#a lot of effort for a bit#i thought back to that one piece i did a few years ago where i put raven beak in bikini armor and i said#'wouldn't it be funny to see him actually fight in something like that?'#because as we all know exposed flesh in combat is very humorous when large guns that shoot beams are involved#and then my train of thought fell to 'wouldn't it be funny if Samus was covered more than Raven Beak is'#'to subvert the sexy outfits thing a little bit but also drive home the 'god-emperor of Chozo Victoria's Secret' look he has going for him'#So the original sketch was created July 21 2023. And I redid it on April 10 2024.#and built Raven Beak bulky like a pro wrestler to really drive home the drama/hamminess of the situation but also to make him look stronger#my outfit design continues to be lacking but my commitment to the bit remains unmatched#... it's also so much easier to draw silly bikini armor that makes no sense than it is to put characters in regular clothes. or armor.#if you want a 'lore justification' for the lack of armor let's just say Raven Beak doesn't need the suit to be powerful.#and Samus is about to demonstrate that he has sorely underestimated her. by a mile. or a kilometer.#anyways the differences in their outfits match their upbringing and general philosophy#Samus opts for the more practical leotard offering her mobility and lightweight motion#Raven Beak guns for the full regalia that shows off as much muscle as possible while not skipping out on symbols of rank#and he NEVER leaves home without a cape#the cape is a must if shoulder-mounted black hole generators aren't available.
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freakinator Ā· 9 months ago
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wemmbu: *breaking out*
spoke: *talking about droplet torture*
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best-fnaf-song-competition Ā· 1 year ago
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HEY YOU GUYS WERENT KIDDING. BACK FOR ANOTHER BITE IS AN ABSOLUTE BANGER
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