#wtf is this logic even

[vixendoesstuff]

I have a feeling that if every other incarnation of Prowl to ever exist were to meet their IDW counterpart, they would instantly hate him LMAO

Like, straight on ON SIGHT, hate. Especially for Cartoon G1, Animated and perhaps even Prime or Earthspark. Mr. I-drink-warcrime-juice is cancelled in the Council of Prowls, no questions asked

[longing-for-rain]

You want to prove Zuko is the better man so bad but he only got 1 kid and Aang got 3 so who’s the ‘alpha’ now?

😬😬😬 Maybe I spoke too soon when I said Kataang shippers weren’t as outwardly misogynistic as they used to be

[salute-desire]

One may think the feeling of not knowing how to mod from the early game will disappear once you get to endgame but honestly, I may be dealing millions of damage but I still feel like I don't know what the fuck I'm doing. The clueless mindset never leaves

[syndrossi]

I just want Viserys to see how cautious and closed off Daemon has become and be genuinely scared. Because that's kind of what he's always wanted - Daemon not causing trouble. But instead, Viserys feels his brother truly distancing himself from him and for the first time he's afraid of losing his love. He almost wishes Daemon would throw an ugly tantrum like he used to, and not pull away.

Yeah, Viserys has to ask himself whether a cowed/compliant Daemon is even recognizable as the brother he claims to love. And again, some of his obliviousness comes down to not realizing that Daemon believes that Viserys is intentionally holding Jon and Rhaegar as hostages to his good behavior.

What Viserys says: Your sons are not to leave King's Landing without my permission.

What Daemon hears: Step out of line once, and I'll take them from you.

What Viserys means: You can be reckless and your sons are almost certainly prophecy children who must be kept safe from evil warlocks and/or ambitious Free Cities, so no taking them elsewhere until the threat is dealt with!

[icewindandboringhorror]

I occasionally wish to reach out to old friends/acquaintances I haven't spoken to since high school/some other even earlier time in my life, but I have SOOO little social energy even for required tasks (like making dr phone calls or etc), I never have any leftover for extra ones, and it would be very odd to message someone I haven't spoken to in like 5 years out of the blue but then take 4 entire months to respond back lol.. My natural curiosity with nostalgia/collecting details of the past/etc. (literally if I were born a little earlier I would definitely do scrapbooking or something lol) is very strong, but, alas, not strong enough to beat out the Social Issues Demons apparently

[szilverer]

public speaking practice

no one tell them its actually great hellbound railway board

[odyssey-light]

I've been replaying Fallout 4 on survival, and I just keep thinking about how absolutely wild the game is from Father's perspective, considering he's watching you the whole time.

Like Father's dying. He's spent his entire life working towards what he considers his goal of 'fixing the Commonwealth, etc.' but now he's dying and he just kinda wants to see what happens. He's expecting you to pop out of the vault and last a few days, a week or two at most, before the Commonwealth chews you up and spits you back out. Instead, you wake up, go take out a bunch of raiders, a full on deathclaw, start up a settlement that thrives under your guidance, go liberate a bunch of other settlements - basically you start amassing an army and you've been awake for like what- two weeks? Three weeks?

Then you set off towards Diamond City, and Father's thinking 'ok, Boston proper is WAY more dangerous than the northern parts of the Commonwealth. There's Raiders and Gunners and Super Mutants and ferals. Surely you're going to struggle slightly. But nope, off you go to Diamond City, marching in, asking for tips on your son, and leaving to rescue the synth prototype detective. Oh, and of course you walk out of that practically unscathed.

Then you kill Kellogg. You just walk in, kill him, take a part of his brain.

Father watches on in fascination and maybe some slight horror.

Then the Brotherhood show up - depending on how you play, you join them and start climbing the ranks. You're the General of the every growing Minutemen. You start working with the people that are freeing synths. Oh and what's that? You're friends with the Cabbots? And the Mayor of Goodneighbor travels with you? Oh and sometimes you LARP as the silver shroud but that's just some weird little side note.

Like no wonder Father names you director of the Institute after he dies, my man releases you and then you practically take over the Commonwealth, the thing the institute had been trying to do for like... Ever. They're literally replacing people in power to have a fraction of control and you waltz in, fresh as a pansy, and take over.

Father watches your life like some YouTube highlights compilation and is like huh.

[spilling-blood]

It should not be possible to dream about work.

[loderlied]

got a post on my dash that was like only annoying nerds will like 73 yards. well. as an annoying nerd supreme.

[mr-fucko]

the monkey's paw of experts finally being familiar with your rare disease but also them not knowing why the fuck you're going blind. he was great but im also scared chat

[kijosakka]

going through wt haphazardly trying to deconstruct heather and alejandros relationship bc i figured it was the easier thing to start with and have ended the night with 3 whole pages just marking interactions and not even digging into their actual Relationship and dynamic. i am doomed

[acourtofquestions]

Okay, I love my boys (and the scene of them sticking out their tongues and laughing in the midst of dungeons was rather heartbreaking/warming/hilarious) but my gods (this feels like how Harry Potter would’ve ended at book 1 without Hermione🤦‍♀️😅😭) because I’m sorry: HOW DID CHEWING OFF HIS ARM… SEEM LIKE THE EASY “RIGHT” DECISION???

[scalproie]

*shaking and crying* where is Urizen

[nobodybetterlookatme]

you're going to be a terrible romantic partner if you won't take care of whoever you're dating when they get sick. :/ it's honestly sad and disgusting seeing you react so poorly to the person you claim to like being sick. someone like you doesn't deserve to be in a relationship.

Hello??? If this is about that time back in September or October when asshole came to work sick for no reason, I really feel like my behavior is in no way more disgusting than him showing up like that for absolutely zero reason lmao like no I'm still mad about that and think it was gross and a dick move. Also not all of us are okay with being around contagious people, like I'm a massive germaphobe and I don't think that makes me a bad person. Like just bc I don't wanna be around someone who's sick doesn't mean I don't care?? Like I'll get them things and do stuff for them without getting near them, like care packages exist lmao I don't think my tolerance for germs correlates to how good or bad of a partner I am

[snow-and-saltea]

sorry imma put this one on here, i wanna reply to it but i won't be able to without watering down my intent, and if i do my point loses its weight

edit: nvm LMFAO i worded it nicely in the end, under the cut tho cus this is mf long

(context: in this chapter of a manhwa, the sister of a criminal who attempted to kill the main protagonist talked with her and told her about how her other brother died in interrogation for being part of the revolutionary group against the monarchy. his death was happening in tandem with the main character's violin recital, of which her father left his duty from interrogating the brother, just so he could attend. it was framed in such a way to show how oblivious she was to the political climate surrounding her, how her privilege kept her sheltered, and how even when the criminal's sister went to their gates she was detained and shooed away and dismissed as "causing a fuss". their eyes meet from the MC being up high on the balcony, and the woman from down low past the fences, officers manhandling her into going away as she was a commoner and could be seen as an ally to her brother as part of the revolutionary party. the woman says specifically that she doesn't think that the mc is guilty, she just wants her to know what happened. and the mc reflects on all of this and realises how clueless she's been, how sheltered of a life she had that, until now, she couldn't find the common thread between the two of them, and she starts crying and apologising. later on, when she calms down, the weight of her privileged birth and its responsibilities hits her, and she's steeling herself, and the chapter ends.)

first of all. hmmm?? "what exactly is the FL's fault"? of course, if we were to go by straightforward, linear logic, SHE hasn't done anything wrong. she never ordered her dad to kill people. she doesn't even know people are dying. no one has been put under harms way by her direct actions. all these things would be enough to clear your conscience.... if you are a child, that is.

if you are an adult, like she is, you will eventually realise that you have the power to impact people and things and your surroundings. if you are an adult with a moral conscience, you will feel BAD about your obliviousness to others' suffering that makes you rethink about what your blindspots in perception are; how could i have missed something so vital - how long has this been going on - why did this continue to happen? and this is the stage she is getting at. by our estimates as modern people living in modern world standards, it is very late to be living this long and not realise that you are not the only unique occupant of the world, blind to other people's perspectives. but that's besides the point, because everyone has their own path and pace to follow. it doesn't matter how long it took to get here, we're just glad you're here now to do the good work with us.

do you not feel some sort of revulsion knowing that a family member of yours is acting in immoral ways, and you've been the unwitting beneficiary to that immorality? does it not burden you with responsibility when you realise you could have had multiple opportunities to speak out against the hurt being inflicted onto others, while you were in a position to do so safely and without extreme repercussion? THAT is what she's feeling. she knows that she technically do anything wrong, but she didn't do anything right, either. and it is not enough to know suffering exists, but to strive to heal it, whenever you are able.

this is obviously a fictional story so it doesn't have to be that deep; except it can be, and it's trying to be, because this story is set after the revolution has toppled over the monarchy, so themes like classism, privilege of birth and how to quantify someone's 'value' will be present.

nevermind i wrote all of this but i got so heated instead that i actually managed to write a pretty polite sounding response to the comment, leading with curiosity abt their perspectives and trying to sound friendly and Open to Discussion. the proofreader in me will never die as long as im pissed off at people but trying to find a constructive way of communicating that upset 💪😎👍

anyways. this is what i wrote instead

i don't do zines these days but my proofreader ability for real saves my ass so many times in writing communication. fr i think i would've made some very regretful choices if i were trigger happy ajdhskdjkdjd i'm quite satisfied w what i wrote, i lined out what i got different from them and expressed curiosity on their perspective, posited positives to recontextualize things so that i'm not just going "no ur wrong and Here's Why", gently went "we can agree to disagree!" and remained pretty lighthearted throughout, with no accusatory or pointed language. i'm p proud of myself!! i am able to engage in discussions without pissing myself and other people off!! hurray!!

[koheletgirl]

people over here somehow seem to think that advocating for a ceasefire means that you don't care about the hostages and i don't even know how to attempt to approach that