#wt meme

[shesnake]

also if we want to get into it I really don't think the movie stresses enough just how sick and inconsiderate it is for a 6-time grand slam winner to enter a challenger tournament just so he can feel better. by mowing down unseeded players fighting to qualify in an open. art and tashi are so embarrassingly out of touch

[fraudulent-cheese]

hello Fresh TV writer. In front of you is a sheet of paper. Your challenge is to write Owen's character without dumbing him down or revolving his entire personality around fart jokes. You have 3 hours until the saw trap goes off.

[batsplat]

akdjeklssj ‘bro why is being perceived such an ordeal’ is an all timer for that pic choice…pure misery in Casey’s eyes, Jorge clearly on an entirely different planet in his own mind, Valentino plottin & schemin all hours of the day every day of the week

from here. DELIGHTED to get this ask because I've been bravely resisting adding context notes to the text posts. feels against the spirit of the exercise somehow. but I LOVE this photo... not only is it just evocative in its right, but it also really fits the vibe of that presser and time period more generally. and your interpretation is pretty much spot on

the photo is from the pre-event press conference at sepang 2010. which was of course the race after motegi, where valentino put in a truly generational spite ride to deny jorge a spot on the podium. if anyone reading this for some reason hasn't watched that race, please go do that - just remember to shake your head the whole time to show everyone you don't approve of what you're watching. valentino had been heavily struggling in that stretch of the season with the nasty shoulder injury he should have already gotten surgery for. he's constantly in a lot of pain and he's also watching his irritating young teammate cruise to that year's title and he can't do anything about it... and jorge's closest championship challenger couldn't even start the race in motegi, which essentially ended the title fight then and there. annoying

so valentino does the only sensible thing you can do in that situation and decides he can at the very least least ensure jorge has a bad day. it is just so obvious that valentino would rather crash his teammate out than let him beat valentino in that race. it's some of the most aggressive riding of valentino's career, a duel that goes right to the last lap with quite a bit of contact between the pair of them. obviously it wasn't ever likely to actually cost jorge the title, but oddly enough the yamaha garage did not look thrilled by the show their riders were putting on. after the race in motegi, valentino is delighted as it's probably the most fun he's had in AGES ("was fun" he tells his mechanics the moment he gets off the bike), yamaha is furious at him for repeatedly almost knocking off their soon-to-be title winner... and jorge cannot quite avoid showing just how pissed off he is in the post-race interviews

except jorge's problem is that it doesn't take him long to realise he doesn't actually WANT to start this big drama with valentino - not when he's about to seal his first premier class title. it's effectively diverted all attention away from his first match point race... in the context of this dominant season, everyone's way more excited about this fresh bit of drama. valentino doesn't even really hit back at jorge's comments on this particular occasion. he did his talking on the track this time. quite a lot of talking, all things considered. so he can mostly get away with playing innocent and talking up how much he'd enjoyed that lovely fight with jorge. discussed more here, but these are his immediate post-race comments -

and of course valentino doesn't really NEED to say any more than that, because jorge's comments are enough to set things off. the media furore is such that by the time they land in sepang, jorge is very much in 'oh god please stop talking about this' mode. which leads to one of my all time fave presser moments: jorge straight up pretending like nothing happened at motegi. zero subtlety, beautifully awkward, not the finest moment for his acting abilities... but he commits to it, asks the moderator “what happened in japan?" - and then opts for an exaggerated "AH YES, I signed two more years with yamaha". and it's just. I suppose it does the trick in that he simply refuses to engage with the questions about it, but trust me when I say it's not the smoothest evasion of a question I've seen in my life

and while all this is happening, check out these all timer reaction shots courtesy of valentino and casey, kindly rendered in gif form by @/della46 (gifs here)

you can see jorge's little 'ahhh!!' in the second gif as if he's figured out what the moderator was referring to. I just. love both of their reactions so much. valentino's smirk as he does an exaggerated tip of the head to get a look at his teammate. casey's open grin as he likewise glances over at jorge. like it's just FUN... they both know exactly what jorge's doing and why... they both want to take a look at jorge's expression... they're both enjoying this bit of theatre. jorge is not enjoying this. he just wants to seal the title in peace

in the end, he does just that at sepang - though of course valentino has to steal the limelight once again by coming back from twelfth on the first lap to beat jorge and dovi. also just happens to be valentino's 46th win for yamaha, because of course it is. which leads to quality scenes in parc fermé, where the cordial congratulations between the pair of them gives way to them hamming it up with their celebrations a few feet away with each other. dovi's presence also adds a certain je ne sais quoi to proceedings, with him and valentino just ever so friendly with each other on the podium in a moment of anti-jorge solidarity. two men who simply refused to lose to jorge lorenzo on that particular day

and with that, back to the pre-event presser photo. following on from some proper fun press conference theatrics. features casey, who is at this point just waiting out the rest of his ducati career - he'd recently stumbled upon a rich vein of form, but ducati's decline was still ongoing and he just seemed sick of the whole thing. immediately crashes out of sepang too. valentino, who has been in severe pain since the second race of that season and really, really should be going off to get his shoulder fixed - but as least he's managed to make life just a little more unpleasant for jorge during what should be such a joyous time for him. and jorge, who is about to achieve his biggest dream. who has just spent a press conference trying to play down this stupid drama started by his stupid teammate. this stupid drama which is now the biggest topic of conversation. and will be for the foreseeable future. he just wants to be left alone... please leave him alone

[zentriii]

[binthm]

[randomrichards]

THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK: MEMES TO MAYHEM

Merry web pranksters

Sparked a series of movements

Till it turned toxic

[stonelions]

💖💔

💖 [What made you start writing?]

just answered this one but. to go a bit further into it, i decided to pursue writing as 'slightly more than a hobby' because i've always had a lot of trouble connecting with the people around me, socially, and making stories (and art) has been about the only way i've managed to create lasting, meaningful bonds with people. it's kind of like a preview of the actual person behind the scruffy, awkward, shaky exterior. i've always struggled with self-worth, so it's me trying to redeem myself for being. uh. me... and giving love in a way that people might actually want to receive it.

💔 [Is there a fic of yours that broke your heart?]

as in, which story put me through the wringer while writing it? that would be We The Sunset. both Cullen and Dorian have so much trauma to overcome and they want so badly to do right by each other after doing a lot of wrong in their lives. i actually wasn't sure i was going to be able to give them a remotely happy ending, but Dorian came around in the 11th hour. after going through all 5 stages of grief first, of course, drama queen that he is.

[pire616]

From A Roleplay Fight HTF Group

[verytendou]

On my knees begging my mutuals to read world trigger

[defnot-naurr]

[biancadoes1]

So can we talk about how Jake is now suddenly, days after the post, tagged in Nicola’s pic of the “Ginis” shirt 😬

[insert Jim Halpert’s “WHAT IS GOING ON?” meme here!)

Y'all remember Nicola tagging Luke on some WT posts? Always somewhere on his body?

We think that's her man, right?

So why is Nicola now tagging Jake on (what I've said from the start) Dylan in the shirt pic?

[galwaygirl83]

OMG! Thank you for posting about that Abbott Elementary episode. This is one of my all-time favorite episodes and is hilarious. That exact dialogue has gone through my head so many times over the last few months. We all know what we saw. Everyone knows…

There are two major narratives being sold that I just can’t ever reconcile. We’re supposed to believe an adult 38-year-old woman in the prime of her career is in a relationship with a probably gay 24-year-old? And the sweet, kind, always polite and thoughtful Luke that we all witnessed on the WT is a terrible boyfriend to his supposed girlfriend? I think I have rolled my eyes and mumbled to myself “it’s just an insult to our intelligence” about a millions times, especially as this drags out by the day. Thanks again for this funny reminder!

I saw it shared on Twitter and had to pass it on. It is a gem of a Lukola meme!! I’m glad it made you smile ☺️

[fitgirlfemdom]

whats your favorite nine inch nails album

The Downward Spiral is not only my favorite NIN album, but my favorite music project of all time. I've listened to it cover-to-cover probably a couple dozen times over the past few years. The storytelling, the songwriting, the instrumentals, the backstory to each track, the fact Trent Reznor got sent to court for it, the music videos, everything--I love that album so much. I wish Hurt wasn't such a meme song because I honestly think it fully encapsulates the post-suicide regret that many people experience after surviving. My favorite tracks on it are Ruiner, Mr. Self Destruct, Hurt, and I Do Not Want This, but I can't skip any tracks. It's probably the only album I've listened to where EVERY song is a hit, even the more subdued/abstract tracts like A Warm Place or the title track.

With Teeth is an incredibly important album to me--it's what I listened to after my OD, and also leading up to my OD. I remember I was having a seizure at a get-together after doing something, and my friend asked what album I should put on to calm me down after, and I said groggily, "With Teeth, Nine Inch Nails." My final OD before I got sober, I listened to With Teeth in the hospital, and realized I couldn't keep putting my body, my family, and my friends through it, and I went stone-cold sober. That was back in 2022. I'm planning on getting the With Teeth logo text tattooed on my wrist sometime, because the title track would always play in my head whenever I was offered anything else.

I enjoy Pretty Hate Machine, but I haven't listened to it as frequently as TDS, mainly because it's more new-wave/synth heavy and that just isn't my vibe. Certain tracks, though, like Sin or Something I Can Never Have are still in my constant rotation. Other tracks, though, like Sanctified are unlistenable for me. PHM was my first CD for my car, and while my mom was teaching me how to drive, Sanctified came on--"If she says 'come inside' / I'll come inside for her"--and I could never listen to the song the same. Down In It was one of my first NIN tracks, so it has a special place in my heart, even if it's directly ripped from a Skinny Puppy song. The Fragile has some of Trent's best tracks, but it's such a bloated record with so many filler tracks, I wish it was split up into two projects (especially since some songs like Starfuckers make no sense on the project). I don't think I've ever listened to The Fragile all the way through, because I can only take Trent's ambient droning for so long.

The post WT stuff, like Year Zero and The Slip, haven't garnered that much of my attention. Of course, certain songs like Discipline are unavoidable, but I was much more interested in the lore and mystery of Year Zero than the actual music. Some songs on Hesitation Marks still hit, like All Time Low, Copy of A, and Came Back Haunted. All in all, though, I hold the pretty common belief that after Trent got clean, his focus drifted more to his family and writing scores for films, which I support a lot more than his current NIN projects. The Soul soundtrack is fantastic, and I'm glad Trent wasn't one of those 90s male idols that died young, and if that means I gotta listen to his saxophone solos on his new albums, then so be it.

Also, thank you for asking me a question outside of fetish-content. It's nice to know people see me as human.

[oceanblueeyes03]

"...but just imagine if L would have declared he had someone special in his life (even if just a leak in a gossip rag) like Corey did and didn’t do polin sex color papgate. Worked with his team to show a kind/good side of A (if it exists)..."

Key word, if it exists. Which at this point, I don't think does, nor do L or A seem interested in even pretending that she has a kind side. They both seem to care more about being seen as "sexy" and "attractive." Which shows how vain and immature they really are deep inside.

Had A come out liking all these funny memes (especially when Tiff was sticking only to funny edits at the time) and shown having some humor about things, I think people would've been more open and accepting of her. Sure, she'd always get some sort of hate. But it wouldn't be to this degree.

The damage is done though, no one is interested in seeing anything about her. She could open up a damn orphanage now in Brazil and help save the Amazon rainforest and people would still be "yeah, but it's fake and she's a bitch" at this point.

How hard would it have been to show yourself as a decent human being? Instead she wants to post dance videos of songs saying "you want to be me you wanna take photos with me." Girl who in the hell is wanting to take photos with you? No one! They sure as shit are asking you to take a photo for them with Luke though. No one wants to be A. Nor do they want a boyfriend like Luke to lock them away as a secret and embarrasses them over and over that it looks like a controlling relationship.

They want to fuck Luke. That's all. No one actually wants to be treated in such a shitty manner. I don't care if he comes out tomorrow with a billboard announcing his love for her. The damage is done. You're a terrible boyfriend.

And to all those who think Luke is "falling on his sword" for Nicola while they secretly are in a relationship and have a baby together? No. That's disgusting to pretend you're dating someone else all to hide a baby. Numerous celebrities have hidden their children and relationships from the public eye without having to parade around two much younger "partners," attending events, being papped with them, acting romantic with one another, just to keep their secret.

FFS I know it sucks to think he's an ass and I'm sorry. But if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, and tells you its a duck...maybe you should believe it's a duck.

Yea Luke and A don’t want to be viewed as kind or nice. Luke has shown us who he is multiple times. He tries to take away Nic’s attention. Pap walk was brutally mean of him. Luke is not a sweet pookie he is toxic.

The damage has been done.

No one is jealous of A. Not even A wants to be A. Who would want a bf that treats them like literally 💩 . The constant humiliation for just a bowl of pasta like that’s sad 😢

A lost a huge opportunity. Well play dumb games win stupid prizes. Her ship has sailed in this fandom.

Let’s say LL are right and Luke and Nic had a baby, but why would they hide it by fake dating other people? How would they clean up that mess? So while Nicola was giving birth Luke was with A. Like wtf he will be seen as a deadbeat father and partner. And Luke was cheating on Antonia and got Nicola pregnant during the WT. LL say they found out before Dublin so they are saying Luke knowing he’s the father and just went back to Antonia all last summer. That would make him an awful person and how would he clean his image if they ever shared they are parents?It’s too much of a mental gymnastics to be real.

Luke has shown all of us his true colors, people just need to believe him

[real-total-drama-takes]

Total drama but Ezekiel listens to 2017 animation meme/ popularised gacha music instead of rap

No he doesn’t go feral and stays on the plane, he gets eliminated fairly but on the volcano during the wt finale he starts singing fight song

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[medusapelagia]

17 AU-gust: Fallen Angel

Rating: Teen and up Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson WT: none WC: 1466

Steve looks at his old profile on the dating app.

FallenAngel92. 

Robin chose the name obviously.

He hasn’t opened the app in years, but a few weeks ago Billy broke up with him and now Robin has finally convinced him to open the old app and put himself out there once more. 

The break up wasn’t a hard one, after years of relationship something shifted and when Billy was offered a good position in San Francisco he simply couldn’t say no. He even asked Steve to come with him, but Steve couldn’t leave Robin and they decided to break up.

They still text each other stupid memes, but they are no longer together and a few hours ago Billy posted a picture on Instagram where he was kissing another boy. 

Which is fine. Totally fine. But made his heart ache a little.

So FallenAngel92 is back, looking at some random pictures, trying to understand from a fake smile and a photoshopped photo if he might like the person behind the nickname.

He looks at the pictures of boys and girls, but he was never good at choosing, he was always the chosen one. 

He met Billy in High School, they started as enemies and ended up as one of the few gay couples of Hawkins.

It was hard, Steve’s parents don’t talk to him anymore, but he knows that he would have never had the courage to kiss a boy if Billy hadn’t kissed him first.

And what a kiss it was.

In the lockers, after they won the Championship game.

Well, Billy is far away with another guy and Steve has to try to meet new people. another thing he is not good at.

Even if he is a caring and lovely boy, somehow the first impression he makes on new people is always a bad one. Even Robin, who is like his platonic soulmate, thought that he was nothing more than a bully for months before they became friends.

That’s why she suggested going back to the app, just to make some practice of small talk.

What he is not expecting is to find an inbox after a few minutes of scrolling.

And from MetalDemon, nevertheless! Somehow it feels like a sign.

“Did you hurt yourself when you fell from the sky, FallenAngel?”

Ok. That’s cheesy. But with a nickname like that, he can’t really complain.

“Being a demon, you should know a thing or two about falling, don’t you?”

“Oh, I know a lot of things about falling. I usually fall on my knees for pretty boys like you. Do you really dress like a cute little sailor?”

Shit. He forgot to change his profile picture! It’s an old one for a Halloween party where he dressed in the Schoop Ahoy Uniform he wore at work during his first year of college.

“Well, that was a Halloween party. I usually dress more casually.”

“So no feathers for me?”

Steve snorts “Are you into feathers?”

“I’m into you, big boy. Your profile says that you are in Chicago. I’m here too for a few days and my job is beating my ass. Would you like to meet for a drink?”

He hasn’t had a date in years! He doesn’t know if he is ready for that.

He calls Robin right away, even if he knows she is still working at the pub.

“What’s the emergency? Did the house catch on fire? We have insurance somewhere.” she replies immediately.

“Not that kind of emergency Rob. The kind that someone is asking me out on that stupid app and I don’t know what to say.”

“Is he handsome?”

“I can’t really tell. He is playing in his picture and all I can see it’s the guitar and the hands. He has a lot of rings!”

“Mmmh… Do you feel ready?”

“I don’t know.”

“You know what? Ask him to come to the pub. I’ll be here and if anything goes wrong I’ll save you. No questions asked.”

“You are the best.”

“I know I am, but I’m still on the clock. Talk to you when I get back home! Love you dingus!”

“Love you too!”

“Sorry, a friend of mine called. Would you like to go grab a drink at the Upside Down?”

“Upside Down?”

“It’s a little pub I usually go to. But if you have any other ideas…”

“No, it’s fine, I’m not from here so everywhere is fine for me. Just text me the address and I’ll be there.”

“Ok. How we will recognize one another?”

“Don’t worry about that. I’m sure we will find each other.”

***

Steve is sitting at the bar counter, sipping his second beer and there is no sight of MetalDemon.

He sighs. He shouldn’t be disappointed. He just texted a man he doesn’t know and he didn’t show up. It happens all the time. Still, it hurts.

“One more?” Robin asks, getting closer to him.

Steve looks at the clock, he has been waiting for almost two hours. He should go back home. Tomorrow he has to work.

“No, thanks, I’m fine. Thank you for keeping me company, I’ll see you at home.” Steve leaves some bills near his glass and goes toward the door, only to find himself hitting the floor hard.

“What the fuck!” he complains, holding his elbow.

“I’m so sorry! I was in a rush.” a dark-haired boy says, trying to help him lift from the ground.

He has slender fingers and many rings.

“MetalDemon?” he asks, confused.

“Oh god. It’s you. I’m sorry. I’m so fucking sorry…” but the boy doesn’t have the time to finish his apologies that Robin is between the two of them.

“You let my friend wait for you for two hours! You could have at least texted!”

“I know! I’m so sorry! But it wasn’t my fault. I mean. It was but it wasn’t! I just broke up with my boyfriend and one of my friends decided to set me up with some random guy and when he told me I got angry and I didn't really want to come. But then he told me I was being stupid and selfish, that at least I could have gone and grabbed a beer and I felt bad, and I wanted to come sooner but that stupid groupies will not let me go and…”

“Groupies? What?”

“Oh. I’m the lead singer of the Corroded Coffin. Didn’t Gar tell you that?”

Steve shakes his head, but he knows perfectly well the Corroded Coffin.

“Oh my god. You were at Hawkins High School! You won the battle band and got a contract with a major label.”

“How the fuck do you know?” The black-haired man looks at him confused, and then something clicks “Harrington? Is that you?!”

He nods.

“Oh my god. I’m going to kill Gar. I will. I swear! You are not some fucking random guy!”

Robin stares at them confused, and then she decides “Take a seat, I’ll give you the menu and you will explain to us what the hell is going on.”

Long story short, Eddie confesses that he had a crush on Steve since high school but when he finally resolved to confess his feelings to Steve, Billy beat him and he never got another opportunity.

“I found your profile on that app years ago, but I never dared to text you and then you disappeared again.”

Steve nods, he tried to use the app when he and Billy were having a crisis a few years ago but he never really chatted with anyone.

“Gar was playing with my phone, I suppose he saw you were online and he texted you. I’m so fucking sorry. I will understand if you don’t want to have anything to do with me anymore.”

Steve sighs.

His nickname is not random. Robin chose it because it represented Steve. A good guy destined to fail.

He should not be surprised that his first date ended up like this.

“You know what? I think you could be a good influence on our sad little angel. What do you say if you continue this conversation at home? We are closing and I’m dead on my feet.”

“Would you like that?” Eddie asks, shyly, and Steve finds out that he does.

He doesn’t care if this will turn into a relationship or not. Eddie is funny and has so many anecdotes to tell that the times fly and they end up talking till dawn.

When Eddie leaves Steve’s apartment he gives him his personal mobile phone.

“I’ll be back in Chicago in a couple of months. Would you like to go on a date with me? A real one?”

Steve nods, smiling, maybe this FallenAngel was always doomed to fall into a MetalDemon’s arms.