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[bearhyuck127]

Texts with Nct Dream while they are on tour

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[wretcheddoll]

So this might be a hot take, probably not to any fellow Marius/Armand shippers but for people who dislike them I know this scene is quite controversial...

But, I love the bath scene and yes I do think in the context of the story that was a "good" thing for Marius to do.

"But Armand was a sexually traumatized minor with amnesia and the first thing Marius thought to do was to have sex with him?!"

-Yes, something that would be an extremely bad and a morally corrupt thing to do in real life can be a good thing within the context of the story you are reading.

"But Armand didn't want it! He was practically mute; he couldn't say no!"

-But he did want it, he literally thinks in his mind that he wants it before Marius does it, and Marius can literally read his mind.

Any hesitation Armand has is more to do with religious shame then not wanting it, which feels like a classic erotic scene, shame giving way to pleasure when your older more experienced partner guides you through it. And yes, a real minor cannot consent to a 1,500 year old vampire but again he’s not real and the key is to pay attention to the actual sentiments Armand is expressing in this scene, that of repressed desire and pleasure. He's filled with "warm thrilling sensations" he doesn't claim to feel bad in any way.

I also want to disagree with this notion that Armand instantly clings to any "abuser" that shows him an inch of kindness. Armand did not cling to his slavers, not the man who was "nice" to him and didn't make him do sexual things and stopped him from being beaten.

On the contrary, Armand is endlessly defiant towards his abusers and only surrenders in Marius's arms because he feels safe and loved with him, partially because he sees Marius as some sort of ethereal being and not a normal man. And also, because he finds Marius attractive of course😏.

The boys in the brothel being “soft” with him, he’s not into it at all.

The old man who never touched him, and showed him “kindness,” Armand saying he didn’t love him.

Armand finding Marius hot lol

Armand feeling like an active participant in his sexual experience with Marius, “We began the kisses again,” not Marius did this to me.

I know a lot of people say that Armand is an unreliable narrator in this scene, which I find silly because even if he is, this is still his emotional truth about this experience, and he doesn't feel bad or exploited or like he was raped by Marius 500 years later. I think you're supposed to take the "victim's" feelings about an event into account, no?

But for the sake of argument let's look at Marius's perspective of this scene from Blood & Gold.

So Marius is pretty lost in the daddy sauce from the moment he scoops Amadeo up, his caregiver instincts take hold lol

He's truly in his element.

Marius confirms that Amadeo is quite accepting and willing with his intimacy unlike how he was with his abusers.

I see this quote thrown around a lot without context, but all you need to do is keep reading and, oh wait that's not so sinister... He literally stops wanting to die because of Marius's kisses.

I also see this line used a lot to show how "bad" this scene is.

But again, I'd argue based on everything we're shown in TVA this has more to do with religious trauma/shock then being traumatized by what Marius is doing. We know Armand does not reflect on this experience in a negative way and remembers it being pleasurable.

The immediate after math of the bath.

"He was breathing as though he were safe." and "Yet in his mute expression now I saw pure trust." And Amadeo immediately calling him "Master." To me this shows that the bath was in fact a healing experience for Amadeo, he feels incredibly safe in Marius's bed, he's not having nightmares, and he's looking to Marius as his Master already without being told or influenced to think that way. And well, yes this doesn't heal his religious trauma or bring back his memories, (I don't think even the greatest head in the world could do that) it does relax him in the moment and make him feel good, which is exactly what Marius wanted to do. I certainly don't think there's evidence to support that it traumatized him or was a negative experience for him in any way.

All this to say, I don't think you're wrong if this scene makes you uncomfortable or grosses you out. I think it's perfectly valid to have big problems with the way AR wrote about teen sexuality and age gap relationships, but what I'm sick of is people acting like I'm stupid or a pervert for not "getting it" and finding this scene appealing. I get that a situation like this involving a real minor and a real adult would be inherently traumatizing for that minor, but Marius and Amadeo are not real, Marius is an ancient vampire without a human sexuality, not an adult man using Amadeo for his own pleasure.

Just because I find their relationship kinky and appealing does not mean I lack media literacy, but if you think Armand's story is supposed to be about his trauma from being "sexually abused" by Marius, I am going to question if you are actually reading the text as it is written, or if you are projecting your own feelings of discomfort onto Armand's character and their relationship as a whole. For me the crossing of taboos is a feature of Rice's vampire relationships not a bug, I like the father/son/lover dynamic that they have.

[rmadridcore]

Jude’s press conference made me furious. it’s disgusting how disrespectful and disgusting the media can be. Jude was literally the only reason England didn’t embarrassingly get knocked out by Slovakia, and yet, they still made him the bad guy, placing all the blame on him to the point of harassing his family members. why do people think it’s okay to turn a single player into a punching bag?

like ok I get it, we can’t do much about brainless Twitter trolls, but the way both the media and the English squad handled this situation was absurd. they completely ignored the fact that Jude was thrown under the bus, despite being one of the main reasons they even reached the finals. And he didn’t even get voted best player by his teammates!!! every day, there were tweets with over 60K likes calling him overrated, arrogant, and etc. he was almost crucified for grabbing his balls, for shouting “who else” (because, honestly, it was him and no one else), and for kicking a box of bottles after losing the Euros final. the whole thing was pathetic.

his whole interview just made me sad because you could see how deeply all of this affected him. it’s unfortunate how players like Jude (Kylian, Vini and so many others) are treated, simply because the internet decides to make them targets.

P.S he handled the press conference perfectly, as usual and “when Real Madrid knock on the door, it shakes the whole house” line ATE SO HARD I FEAR

[formulawolff]

i’m going to say the quiet part out loud because this is my blog. i don’t care if the stans come across this point and don’t like what i have to say:

i do not like lando norris. he’s a talented driver don’t get me wrong, but some of the fans make it impossible to like him because they are so far up his ass and defend him when he was clearly in the wrong.

i have a hard time liking him because he has been rude/a bad teammate to oscar when he didn’t get his way. i do like sassy/diva men, but i can’t get behind lando for some reason.

i also just have a distaste towards mclaren in general because i don’t like zak brown but that’s another story for another day.

i do like oscar! he’s so sweet and reminds me of a golden retriever.

that’s all! 😀

[localsharkcryptid]

Silly very self indulgent canon divergent AU idea that I really want to write VS "BUT WHY WOULD HE SAY THAT??? HOW DO WE MAKE THIS LOGICAL TO THE CHARACTER" with the part where it diverges from canon - FIGHT

[myromanempiree]

Reading acotar is like watching a really shitty show that you just can't seem to look away from, and you want to know what happens next even though the plot is beyond predictable.

Plus the fandom world builds and writes characters miles better than the creators ever did.

[teenyredmushroom]

Sucks to not like bloodweave, because bloodweavers write the most amazing fics. And the AUs go HARD

(couldn’t be me though because I love those two way too much)

[jonathanbyersphd]

Jonathan Byers in season 5 this year.

[stalkerofstuff]

I just turned silent mode off for the first time in 3 years and phones are so loud-

why all the notifications have sounds??

Why does the keyboard have sounds??

What is this.

[darkside-0f-the-sun]

reasons to not date me☺️

[the-stove-is-divorced]

currently being haunted by fic ideas with no time to squeeze them outta my brain like wet rag, but I also don't wanna forget them either so, cursing you to witness them too:

Invincible (s1 au)! -> Fearful he’ll die, Mark accepts his Dad's proposal. Two weeks later, the undead begin to walk. Or, Mark, morality, and mortality.

Invincible! (s1 au) -> Worried he’ll be a disappointment, Mark decided to keep his powers a secret from his parents until he’s skilled enough to show them. Meanwhile, when a new strong, undying hero shows up in the city, Nolan begins to suspect he’s not alone. Debbie, on the other hand, keeps running into a young new hero. Or, secret identity shenanigans my beloved.

Oblivion Battery! -> Character exploration, Between practice, Kei, the General, sees a video of what kind of person he's become without his memories. Quickly, the baseball team find themselves defending their resident, now absent and nor longer amnesiac, idiot.

DC! -> Literally no thoughts, just the idea of de-aged Bruce somehow ripping off Joker's ear with his teeth. Dick nearly has a stroke. Jason is somewhere between having a crisis, crying of laughter, and buying the kid a medal.

SUF! (post-canon) -> Steven and Jasper, incidentally, go back in time for a day. Guess how many times he swallows down a mental breakdown existing within a two mile vicinity of Rose Quartz.

DC! -> Bruce gets cursed. He doesn't quite know that though, mistaking it for a linger dose of fear toxin. Until, of course, his mother's body writhes along the floor, muddled by shadow and faded memory, and her blood stained, icy fingers clench onto his ankle, a ring digging into his flesh. Then, it's time to call Constantine.

DC! -> From a post floating around, Bruce time traveling back to right before Jason comes back to life, armed with the knowledge of his resurrection is soon coming, proceeds to make everyone think he's actually lost his unkind mind. Or, maybe, just maybe, digging up your son's coffin, placing it in his room, putting in motion sensors, and bringing in an assortment of daily meals and gifts insisting he'll wake up, does not inspire confidence you haven't lost your fucking marbles.

DC! -> Also based on a post. Avid magic hater, Bruce isn't exactly pleased to be chosen by the star sapphire ring. And yet, on rare evenings, there does appear a mysterious, yet comforting, Pink Knight.

Literally when I am at my fucking busiest is when I have the most ideas istg.

[bearhyuck127]

Fake texts

Nct Dream reacting to your outfit

[masochiick]

almost became violent trying to open a packet of crackers when will a big, strong man come save me from having to open anything ever again

[mothystarsky]

IM SO HAPPY IM MAKIN FRIENDS!!!!!!

[formulawolff]

just spitballing here but i want to write a borderline toxic, dominating but not too controlling, slow burn fic with a driver!reader and toto 😩

[localsharkcryptid]

Chat...... Not to sound pretentious or anything but would anyone be interested in a... unique ""Superhero AU""