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[peachtalia]

we r so back

[dozyisdead]

Low downforce isn't necessarily a bad thing! Teams are constantly adjusting their levels based on tracks (ex. McLaren last year during Las Vegas), but Williams does seem car more suited for low downforce tracks. The thing I find kinda interesting, is that in theory a low downforce setup would actually be better for Alex who prefers oversteer--- which also means that Max could probably do very well in that Williams if they shave off the extra weights that's quite literally weighing them down. Carlos is almost notorious throughout the Ferrari fans for liking understeer better than oversteer (because Charles is wildly known as preferring a car on the nose, or more oversteer like Max and Alex). This kinda makes you wonder what that will entail for Carlos' run in William's! So to me, Carlos and Alex will be essentially like Carlos and Charles where they both prefer different things which could end up being a slight issue for Williams. I'm also pretty sure that the Williams past few cars have been oversteery, which brings me to Logan!

On Logan's end, I honesty don't know what he prefers? I've watched Prema videos of him explicitly answering it as he prefers oversteer in general ( he also said he'd rather have understeer during an actual race, but turns back on that statement later saying he prefers over). I get confused though, when some people are saying that he looks like he prefers understeering now though! So, Logan's situation is a bit funky to me. In the Prema video though, Oscar basically says that Logan likes to "send the car" which to me, sounds like he would perform well in a oversteery/low downforce car? Keep in mind, that this is from F3 and around 4 years ago, so Logan's preferences could definitely have changed by now.

I honestly don't really know which teams are more low/high downforce prone, but I do know the extremes of the two which are Williams (low) and Aston Martin (high). Just in Silverstone, Aston Martin had the highest downforce configuration out of all the teams! Which is wild compared to the other lead contender's (Ferrari, McLaren, Red bull, Mercedes) who chose to go more neutral to even low downforce set ups!

Oh great! Thank you again for more information!

So, you mentioned that Carlos prefers an understeer set up, which is kind of the opposite of what Williams has right now? I agree that it's going to be interesting to see what happens if the car is still on the oversteer heavy side, like it seems to be this year. I'm not sure if it's been like this in the past, but that is really interesting to know! I think with Logan's situation it is really tricky, but I believe someone mentioned that he goes over how the car feels and the data a lot, so maybe he's slowly been finding his balance? I can't imagine that it's been very easy to do so in the Williams, but if we look at his progress this year, I feel like he's been getting there. Like I said before, if they had a better car to figure out which why they prefeed, I think it would be a good view of their skills and abilities as drivers. Alex has his set up figured out it feels like, and the good thing is that the Williams car is really suited for him, being low downforce and somewhat oversteer. if we also take into account that Max like the car oversteer, I feel like that means Alex was doing a lot better at Red Bull than people think. Again, I despise the teams, love the drivers, yk?

Also, the fact that Willaims and Aston Martin are the polar extremes makes a lot of sense! I know people joke about cars being tractors or lawnmowers, but Williams really feels like an actual tractor sometimes. And I want to say that the reason Logan has been kind of switching about is maybe he is as close as we can get to a true neutral preference when it comes to over vs. under steer? I know that F1 cars are extremely customizable, for example Michael Schumacher's configuration was nearly painful for anyone else to drive because it was so tailored. I think Logan is a bit of an odd one out in that aspect, he prefers possibly a very neutral or as close to basic set up? I believe the only difference is that maybe his set up is more left handed leaning in the car? I heard something along those lines.

Thank you for all the information, it has been very fun to learn about and extremely interesting!

[flowerwiththemachinegun]

I was trying to come up with realistic dysfunctional cringefail dating the turks scenarios to amuse myself in order to fall asleep (and it escalated to Rude who imo is the ex husband always trying to one you up in front of the kids by doing grand gestures and actually being there for them even tho that pisses you off cause you’re divorced now) AND then I tried to imagine Tseng as a parent or something and I think I short circuited cause the most I can see him doing is paying for the abortion,,,,, yk if he REALLY likes you, my question is WHAT IS YOUR STANCE ON THIS 🎤 (sorry if my English is incomprehensible I am in fact half asleep)

(sorry it took a bit to get to this, had to get to work) I love this and thank you for this interesting ask. So, I personally don't have a single maternal bone in my body and I'm probably going to project the distaste of having my own kids onto Tseng. (Also your English is fine, mine is usually trash no matter how rested I am)

I feel like, for Reno and Rude, they would both be the parents to go out of their way to show you up. I also feel as though they would go out of their way to fuck with any new relationship. Like you think you’re gonna have someone else taking a parental role in their child’s life? No way. Lol, good luck. Definitely the cool parents but these two can probably lack any disciplinary skills. So when they come back acting like spoiled brats from a weekend with their dad, don’t be surprised. Definitely lets their kid get away with a lot, but they’ll step in when it’s notably a negative thing. I think co-parenting would be more stable with Rude vs Reno. I super doubt Reno would be a very toxic baby daddy or anything, but he’s far more stubborn. Like I can’t imagine one could be mad at these guys for doing what they’re supposed to for their child, but I guess I can understand being constantly one upped and finding it annoying? But they’re going to make it clear to you how important it is for them to be in their child’s life and will never give up getting you to see this point. It took the two of you to create the little fella, they firmly believe both parents are a requirement. It doesn’t matter how you guys fell out, they’re gonna stick around. Going back to the thing about them not allowing you to have any successful relationships? Like….i do think that these guys would still fully fuck whoever they have kids with SORRY but not really. A little divorce means nothing and loyalty is something near and dear to their heart so don’t be surprised if they’re too whipped to let go?

Now Tseng? Oh god, I have a hard time imagining him as a father unless it’s post-Advent Children. (I have a couple of views for this) Otherwise….LMAO HE’S DEFINITELY PAYING FOR THAT ABORTION…I think he’d be insistent and very negative about having a child while he’s so heavily involved with Shinra the way he is before Advent Children. I don’t think he’d be able to spare room in his heart for a kid at this time and would see it as more of a burden and a distraction that he won’t really be able to take care of. I don’t think it’s the general dislike for having children. I just believe everything in his being thinks he shouldn’t have kids in the first place, probably wouldn’t give it much thought until he’s faced with a pregnancy situation. Doesn’t have the time to spare to figure out parenting and probably wouldn’t want to have a kid because that’s easy leverage too. I think there’s a LOT of reasons Tseng wouldn’t want a throughout CC and 7’s timeline. If he really cannot get you to agree to terminating the pregnancy I think he’d still have something to do with the kid in a couple of aspects. Mostly sending money for things that’s needed and if you desperately need a break and he manages to find the time away from work, but at this time he isn’t going to prioritize the both of you outside of actions he can preform that are quick and keep him at a distance. I think there genuinely would be emotion there but he’s constantly hiding it and acting like he doesn’t give a fuck to the point you can’t help but believe it. Just does what he’s required for this time. But for Advent Children Tseng? He’d give a fuck, he’s probably going to be similar to Reno and Rude just more closed off and he’s definitely not entirely the cool parent but from time to time he’ll spoil and let his kids indulge in whatever they want.

Dare I add….Rufus to this list? 😂😂😂😂GUESS WHO’S FIGHTING FOR FULL CUSTODY!!!!! RUFUUUUSSSSSSSS!!!! This will be the most toxic fucking guy out of all of them. Rufus is not mentally prepared to raise a child realistically but he doesn’t want his child to be raised in a lesser environment. Mr. Gets Full Custody But Doesn’t Know How To Raise A Kid. Expect him to call you about every little problem. You’re certainly not going to be able to start a new relationship with this one as the father. He’s certainly not having some common trash you picked up walking on the streets of Midgar around his child (at least that’s how he would put it probably). Mind you, he didn’t think full custody over properly. He’s gotta be a busy fucking guy so full custody makes zero sense anyways but he’s stupid and wants to get his way so bad, even when it comes to the kids, even if it means sometimes having negative effects on their child’s mental. Wants to not be like own father and it’s another reason he tries so hard and tries to do a lot of things without your help even though he knows he needs you, once again it’s one of those things that can make the kid suffer.

[miaitzia]

Souheki In Dazai’s Entrance Exam

plz don't take this post too seriously.It's not some proper analysis, mostly just my thoughts about the interactions.A little bias because I hc they actually are very close.maybe i'll make a post about why I think so in the future.

“So, newbie. Uh…Dazai, was it? Where did you work prior to coming here?” “Hmm?” Ranpo’s expression has faded, his eyes peering into Dazai’s as if he is searching for something. “I didn’t really do anything after finishing school.Was just kinda around, you know?” A few seconds go by as Ranpo silently stares at Dazai.Finally… “Oh, that’s nice. Anyway, welcome to the agency.” And that’s it. He begins laying out the documents across the desk as if nothing happened. What was that just now?

So since LN1 is in Kunikida's pov.Notice how in this scene not only Ranpo is staring at Dazai,Dazai was ALSO looking back.IT WAS MUTUAL.They were both silently observing each other.i assume Dazai’s back was face Kunikida so that’s why we can’t see his expressions.

ok this part is just my pure delusion but i imagine Dazai was wearing his usual plastic smile(yk he still not used to interact with others )when answering Ranpo,but as time passed by,it has faded just like Ranpo’s.Then they just have some of the most intense staring contest.Imagine the tension in the room lol,no wonder Kunikida was so confused.I also believe Ranpo's response is some kind of his way to implicitly promise Dazai he won't expose him and wish him good luck on starting a new path. 

i think dazai was confident that no one will find out his past since they can’t use ability on him,and in those few seconds he realized Ranpo just figured it out(tbh maybe even more than that considered Ranpo have met oda the day he died and ada collaborate with special division sometimes he may have met Ango),thus he started to question if that’s actually his ability.

“Dazai, what was that about?” “Don’t ask me… By the way, what kind of skill user is Ranpo?” 

lol Kunikida was so clueless,he’s like you two just met what r you up to what’s with that silent intense staring.

“What?! Is there really a skill like that?!” It seems even Dazai can hardly believe it.”  “I dunno, it’s just hard to believe a skill like that actually exists.” He doesn’t appear convinced.

It's hilarious Dazai asked Kunikida what Ranpo’s ability is when the man himself is just right in front of him. 

“That’s what makes it so amazing! Listen to this. When Ranpo was thinking, I sneaked up behind him and pinched some of his hair.”

Dazai openly doubted if an ability like it would exist before Ranpo started deducing.So Ranpo may have been cautious and noticed Dazai was sneaking behind and testing it.But weirdly he didn’t seem to mind if Dazai would tell the others(yes i believe he had already knew he doesn't have one even before LN1)like that’s not one of his biggest secret.

Even if he didn't notice at that time,he surely would when he noticed Kunikida’s curious gaze next time they met.But he never said anything for yrs.Maybe he was just rather let others know than confronts it with Dazai.He didn't directly admit to Yosano in guild arc either.

Ranpo who never tells others Dazai’s past VS Dazai who shamelessly continually tells ada members Ranpo is abilityless will never not be funny to me.

But seriously Ranpo is so sweet he trust and respect Dazai from the very start, even knows his background he still completely accepted him, willing to give him a chance to be with the good side.i love souheki.

“He possesses tremendous deductive and observational skills that your average fictional detective could only dream of.” “That’s what impressed me. A skill would make this just another phenomenon, which wouldn’t even be surprising, let alone impressive. But Ranpo is utilizing his brain, something we all have, to reach these conclusions.” “That guy’s got some serious powers of deduction and observation! And even Ranpo himself seems to think he’s using a skill. Man, that is one amazing detective. I need to start applying myself more.”

Aside from genuine appreciation here,it may also because of his gratitude for Ranpo’s silence.

I love seeing Dazai simping over Ranpo.Like even in current arc he still praises him a lot.He's so fond of him🥲🥲🥲

[rainbluealoekitten]

hey so i don't know you at all, but i saw on an old post that you did an IB eng lang+lit extended essay,,, and if you have ANY tips on choosing a topic for that i would literally appreciate it so much,, i have to choose my topic in the next 24 hours (procrastination </3) and i have vague ideas but no clue how i could structure them or what kinds of topics the IB prefers :/ literally any help, via dm or answering the ask, would be so so helpful ((( but no pressure ofc :] )))

omg hi babes, i'd be super happy to give my advice and i hope i'm not too late?

ok so you know the 3 categories i'm assuming? idk what your school is like but if you need more guidance on the ee in general, go to philpot's step by step guide

when you're told to pick something that interests you, DO THAT. you will spend MONTHS on this topic, researching and writing for hours upon hours, so you HAVE to be invested. even if you love love a topic, you might still struggle for a variety of reasons (my tips on this later on). regardless, you are on tumblr engaging in fandom and media for a reason. WHAT is that reason? what compels you? what themes, character dynamics, settings, motifs compel you? what shows, what books, what films? what about in lang and lit class? do you like ad analysis and the societal implications? do you prefer minute details that make a movie just so so good (e.g. lighting)? did you watch the dead poets society and you've been reading poetry aloud ever since?

the ib requires you to write about an "acclaimed" literary or non literary work, which gives you a LOT of choice. you could write about doctor who, for example.

i'll explain my process when i was picking my topic.

i have always liked greek mythology (like a LOT) and my favourite figure is akhilles. i decided i wanted to do something exploring his relationship with patroklos, but alas! i could not look at the iliad as it was not written in english originally, which didn't fit into either cat 1 or cat 2. so... why not the song of achilles? it's well known and acclaimed, plus would be more fitting for a dp level of literary analysis. but how to explore the characters? well... what else was i interested in?

what makes a character a hero?

this was the central question. i ended up changing the specifics of my question a million times which... don't do that. eventually, my question was (more or less), "how does miller conform to and subvert the characteristics of a hero through characterisation?" (that was not the question. i promise that the actual question was a million times better).

NOW. my extra note.

before you start researching and outlining, here is something i recommend you do before starting, based on my own issues. now, i did get a predicted (knock on wood) A, but after way too much deliberation.

make a list of your strengths and of your weaknesses. consider literary analysis vs diegetic and non diegetic sound analysis (idk if that's even what it's called but yk). consider time management skills. consider outlining skills. consider research skills. what do *you* need in terms of help and support from your supervisor? what do you need to do to help yourself? for example, i should have forced myself to pick a question from the start, before even starting research. this is an issue i have in other subjects too, and caused me a lot of grief for my history ia. i also asked my ee supervisor to help me come up with a realistic, step-by-step schedule bc i struggle assigning myself deadlines.

for the second part of your ask, structure is going to be super dependent based on your topic and category. i recommend reading examples similar to your topic (don't waste time reading ad analysis if you're doing poetry aha). i did mine with bg info on the classical view of heroes, then each bp was a different aspect (first conformity, then subversion). i have a friend who wrote hers on a feminist film and her bg was about feminist theory, with mentions of that time period, which then informed her fairly standard-structure analysis.

let me know if this helps in any way at all, and don't hesitate to reach out again if needed! i wish you the absolute best with the ee and dp more broadly :)

[katswifey]

This is my first post on here! Welcome girls, boys and nonbinary babes! This will just be my introduction post for right now!! ⋆｡°✩ basically a small Q+A for ya!

Hello! My name is Kattlyn! I’m just a silly un-skilled writer doing (mostly) bnha writing! I can open requests too later on if y’all like what I write. Before I say too much lemme just state on what I will write vs what I won’t write.

WILL WRITE: !afab reader, !nb reader, !trans reader (mtf or ftm), I’m in between about !amab but I’ll still make some regardless! NSFW is 100% allowed! Just please don’t read my page if you are under 18.

WONT WRITE: [ TW BEFORE YOU READ ] anything TOO gore-ish, like crazy yandere stuff if yk what I mean, nothing against what you like, just personally I don’t feel comfortable writing that sorta stuff is all! Fetishizing any self harm, feet, anyone underage, stuff like that.

Lil more about me then my yap session will end I promise XD !! My sexuality is Lesbian!! I’m bigender, and I use she/her pronouns :3 my pronouns MIGHT change sometimes so look in my bio every so often to make sure ofc! I have a girlfriend, we’ve been together for lil over a year and I love her smm! She knows I’m doin this cuz I’ve been talking abt it with her for a while but unfortunately she doesn’t wanna use tumblr LOL. I love cats! I have three fur babies !! I just also love mha and mostly will write about them ofc <3

That’s all for right now !! Nice to meet you all! Xoxo -Kattlyn 🎀

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

hello lovely, this is re: sex witch stuff. do you have any advice for figuring out whether what's up with you is an a-spec thing or a depression thing?

context being: I've suspected I'm somewhere on the asexuality spectrum because I don't usually get *attracted* attracted to people unless I've gotten to know them somewhat. but at the same time, I've been depressed since I was a young teen and in the past few years, my libido has definitely gone down and I usually only get horny around my period. part of it is probably the meds and the fact that I'm Exhausted all the time (being in uni and having to be an adult doesn't help lol). I'm 23 and still a virgin, but I do get the sense that I would enjoy casual sex or an FWB situation. the other thing is - I do enjoy my own company, and I know I'm probably not in the best place to be in a relationship, but at the same time I'm a little lonely and would love to be in that long-term relationship stage of things yk? but I have no great desire to be actively dating (lack of energy also factors into this), and hookups are not a big thing in my culture so sex kind of goes with dating. which is why I still can't figure out whether this is more of an a-spec thing or depression + mild social anxiety thing :/

I'm the last anon about aspec vs depression thing. forgot if I mentioned it or not but I'm 23F, bi (I think. I tend to use queer. never actually been on a date with a girl before) and cis so there isn't any major gender or sexuality issues complicating things. I do have some body insecurities which may play into it (was naturally quite slim and then I lost more weight in the past 2 years due to meds which means my boobs are even smaller than before) but overall i think I'm fairly body neutral at this point 🤷‍♀️

hi anon,

I'm going to say something that I worry has the chance to come across as condescending and I want you to know that that's not my intent at all. I'm not trying to downplay your curiosity or exploration of self, or the mental health experiences that you've had. you're the predominant expert on yourself, and you can feel free to disregard all of this.

having said that:

what you're describing doesn't sound like it's solely a depression thing or necessarily an asexual thing at all. it sounds like being a busy 23 year old with a lot on their plate and having more pressing things to focus on than sex, even though sex sounds kind of nice. that's very normal for lots of people whether they're asexual or not, and it's actually great to hear that you're aware that you're not in the best place for a relationship and that you're already comfortable in your own company. it may not be the most fun thing, but being self-aware and able to be happy on your own are both important skills to cultivate.

you definitely could be asexual! I'm not denying that! but just chilling sex-free while you're busy and stressed and tired with uni and other things isn't hard proof, especially when it sounds like sex is something you think would be fun and desired for you if it were a better fit for your life right now.

some further reading that may be helpful:

The Sex Myth (Rachel Hills) - one of the very first sex books I read back in my baby sex witch days; a helpful reveal that most people are, on average, not having as much sex as they claim or want to be having

Come As You Are (Emily Nagoski) - neat insights from Dr. Nagoski about the ways that stress and other factors fuck with cis womens' sex drive and sexuality (and how to approach that with grace and self-compassion)

Ace (Angela Chen) - a phenomenal look at the experience of asexuality by an asexual writer, which may be helpful in determining if asexuality feels like the right label for your experiences

[lanternkiwi]

another blue lock rant (act surprised) and i’m just gonna talk about pxg and bastard and how their match might go down, taking a page outta ego’s book, through personal bias and like 5% data from the manga

sooo manga spoilers for the neo egoist league arc

idk it feels like france is gonna be the final boss of the neo egoist arc, right ??? rin, shidou, loki, karasu, nanase, and zantetsu ???? it feel like they’re setting up foils such as rin vs isagi, shidou vs kunigami or kaiser or both fuck it, loki vs noa- if they decide to play, nanase vs ness, and zantetsu with like idk yukki or something if anything zantetsu’ll be moral support LMFAO i just wanna see zantetsu again fr idc if he’s on the bench 😭

anyways assuming karasu and nanase make the starting line up (we already know rin and shidou did) there could be some really interesting matchups when bastard finally plays against them. especially now that isagi has gone up many levels and kunigami only had a few moments to shine so far in the fc and msc matches and they have to prove wild card program did something right ? and kunigami could get his revenge on shidou for eliminating him in the first place. 

the way kaiser could serve as a rival for rin, shidou, OR loki to be honest LMFAOO he’s bastard’s strongest player and the player closest to sae in terms of skill level so rin could wanna duke it out w him ykwim but no doubt this match is gonna focus on him and isagi, it’s been between them since the second selection and it’s definitely not gonna stop cause of kaiser. and loki is an up and coming player at SEVENTEEN ?? he and kaiser could have an interesting matchup, if they sub him in. and shidou loooovess a strong player so he might wanna challenge kaiser and yk kaiser will throw some wild insults back at him LMAOO plus they’re both unpredictable and have pretty good physical strength i mean

yall see my vision for these two shits right

well if all else, kaiser could be locked down by karasu so he could show his improvement since u20 when he was holding defense together

nanase has always been a good support/passer so i could see him running into troubles with ness (assuming nanase even makes the starting line up and ness actually does shit) but i think ness actually WILL contribute this time considering he disappeared the second half of msc vs bm, he needs his own little moment or obstacle. but i also think unless loki TOUGHENED up nanase, he might be too passive for someone as sadistic as ness but i have faith in my fruity little guy

IF ANYTHING... i think nanase and hiori could be an interesting match up. hiori has been studdyinngg bastard, fc, and manshine since the start and there’s no way noa isn’t picking up on that. we need to see what hiori learned and how he improved or maybe they could save hiori’s growth for the italy game since he’s known for getting through tight spaces and italy is stacked on defense fr but we’re assuming france is the final boss and we’ve already played through italy

BUUUTT karasu and yukimiya were teammates before, so having them as rivals now could be interesting, like nanase and hiori. karasu could prove to understand yuki and he’d be another good obstacle for yuki to overcome. and yuki, now that he has his new gyro shot, he could be a harder player for karasu to defend against. 

i could definitely see karasu being all over the place, kinda like chigiri and otoya. also zantetsu, if he’s on the starting line up, can be like karasu’s support as we saw he’s able to attack and defend in the first selection. he would be able to cover the empty spaces that karasu might not be able to cover if he’s busy with kaiser or yukimiya

karasu could play a big role in locking bastard down and holding up defense, we know he can do it as we saw in u20. and maybe similarly to u20, karasu could be supported by nanase and zantetsu like how chigiri and niko were running around and manmarking and reo and hiori were subbed in and able to cover defense more

also it would be a good final match to conclude. everyone would be going against their foil, as mentioned earlier, and someone better than them. 

rin and isagi, it’s obvious what they’ve got going on.

kunigami and shidou need to settle their rivalry, seeing shidou again could trigger something in kunigami

whoever kaiser will matchup with, they’ll have to evolve a shit ton in order to make moves on him like isagi did. unless it’s rin. personally, i think having rin and kaiser AT LEAST MEET is a good way to reveal kaiser knows sae and crushed him in their game together which caused sae to switch positions

but counterpoint could be rin completely has detached himself from sae after u20 and was set on being THE best so it would be a little harder for kaiser to get a rise outta him by just mentioning sae. but idk maybe kaiser revealing he was the one who started the catalyst of rin’s biggest turning point of his life could trigger something, kinda like what happened with rin and leonardo luna

you see what i’m saying

and you know kaiser’s gonna be a piece of shit about it too. rin could score the first goal and kaiser will say “oh well, would you look at that?! so that’s what sae itoshi’s little brother is capable of, hm?”

and he’s gonna pull another

trying to figure out kaiser’s role now that isagi locked him down is a little difficult. but what’s also difficult to figure out is HOW THE HELL JULIEN LOKI GOT RIN AND SHIDOU TO COOPERATE W EACH OTHER

as kind and polite loki looks, i think the obvious creative choice is for him to be an absolute monster. from what we’ve seen of him so far, he’s got a stern voice and he’s got quite a lot of say between the top five. judging by the way the top five DEGRADED bllk’s top player, they have to have respect for loki. 

but this aint about loki

if france is the last game, i have NO IDEA how kaiser and isagi’s relationship/rivalry could even begin to develop from the ending of msc vs bm LMAOO if italy comes after, i don’t really have any creative ideas other than they try to work together but fr just can’t. and idk maybe they have some magical chemical reaction in this game for the sake of crushing rin or shidou or both again fuck it but who knows

anyways that’s all i have im desperate to see pxg play but i will sit happily through the italy game if it makes france the final boss

and also i miss oliver aiku 

[1wn8ure]

34, 40, 43 for the writer ask game

34. how do you name characters and places? OKAY so the only one this is applicable for really is an AU that I actually haven't posted anything about yet BUT for places I'll start with two words that describe key elements of the place and then remove/add/rearrange letters until it sounds like a decent name. for characters, it depends on whether the name is for Vibes or for Meaning- if it's vibes, then it's just whatever I'm feeling at the time, but if it's Meaning then babynames.com babyyyy

40. best piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten MMM YES okay so my IRL friend (who follows me here, hello, yk who you are!) once beta read my writing and pointed out one particular distinction- sensation vs awareness. i had written something abt thoughts hitting a character, but then had gone on to define certain things that were happening to them and they were like yo, slow down. They're not the same. And that has restructured the entire way I write characters experiencing Sensations because it lets me SHOW the readers what is happening BEFORE revealing the character's thought processes. I can say that a character's hands are sticky BEFORE saying that the blood on their hands makes them sick. I can say that their face is numb BEFORE describing how the cold doesn't bother them because of the person beside them. changed my entire outlook (Although, honorable mention to @goldiesflag who has left stellar feedback on my more recent pieces!)

43. how did writing change you? I have grown so much more confident through my writing. Before, I would see the talent of all the artists around me and think "man, I wish I could do that." I'd think about all the different ideas I had about lore and feel sad because I didn't think I had the skill to share them. But then, I found my own niche- i found my writing. I found the talent that I DO have, rather than mourning the one I don't. and now, i look at a stellar painting or beautiful drawing and think, "wow, that's amazing. they're so good at what they do." And now I have an idea about lore and think "Ooh, I can't wait to write this into reality." I don't need to be able to draw or paint beautifully- I can build castles with my words. I can make stained glass out of metaphor. I spill my creativity not onto canvas but onto a screen, and I make beauty not with a paintbrush but with keystrokes. And I've found that this confidence, this knowledge that I am not good at everything but I do not have to be- that's carried over into my every day life. I no longer feel envious while watching other people do what they excel at, because I know that I have my own skills and talents. I have learned that fandom means a space for everyone. That I don't have to be good at any specific skill to thrive in a fandom space- I can do what I love. The world is the same way. I've found confidence in my own ability, and I owe that to my younger self for picking up a pen for the first time

oof that got longer than intended

[fmdjoosungarchive]

sung vs muse goals

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tldr; he wanna grow

personally

i think sung goes into every year kinda hoping that he’ll find his ~soulmate and they can get married and have kids

idt it’s the same as it would be for ki for example, like sung isn’t necessarily love Obsessed until he’s faced w the potential for love. but he really wants a deep love and esp as he gets older and his parents are getting harder on his case abt it (which makes a lil more sense given sung’s brother got married at like 19 and has two whole ass kids and he’s the Younger sibling), it’s on his mind more

he’s quite vague about it, like it’s a faceless semi-woman in his head that loves him and they love their kids? tiny domestic moments. so yeah he’s stupid and still thinks he can find his ~soulmate in a woman in this next year

tho in the same breath his goal is also to get back w his most recent ex, which def won’t happen so lmao

in this coming year i think he’ll want to be working on himself more. right now i would say his goal is to put more effort into his family and friendships, but a lot of that isn’t very pure in intention. it’s wanting to not be alone. so probably at some point during the year that goal will switch to wanting to learn how to be on his own n that being okay

in a more lighthearted arena, sung is a big fan of scrapbooking, n i think that will lend itself to smth he wants to try that ive been told is rly popular in kr right now, decorating his diary. he’s a big diary writer too, probably will lean more on it in this breakup era, so decorating it could be a way to make the experience more Fun rather than just emotional dumping like usual

professionally

quantum is still growing in fame as a 5th year group. january marks their fifth year n while they have a lot of success n a strong fandom, they’re not considered one of the Greats idt? sung doesn’t expect them to become that, though. polaris ‘made it’ after two years, became some impenetrable force after four, n sung thinks if it was gonna happen, it would have happened in that timeframe. but he’s very happy with the level of fame they have. he feels like they’re Respected. his main goal within their fame is to foster closer relationships with new fans that come along. in a general sense he wants to create that closeness, but he knows he has a habit of thinking of those that have been there from debut before those that have come from other eras/storylines, and he doesn’t want them to feel left out. mostly this means he’ll be putting in more effort to interact with fans in the states

songwriting is probably the biggest professional goal he has, not only in that he wants to write more songs, but he wants to be viewed by dms as a part of their songwriting team. that relies partially on connections yk hanging w the songwriters n making sure he can and is sending his songs to the company. but it also relies on him continuing to push himself to make innovative music. similar things could b said abt choreographing, but songwriting is a specific goal in his mind while choreo is a vague ‘yes i am always wanting to get better’

wanting to get better applies to all of sung’s idol skills, which he will grow in, to varying degrees. performance related skills are usually what he has the most growth in year by year

he also will have a new year type goal to keep the content in sun’s goodnight fresh since it’s going on three years now, but it’s one he won’t end up doing much with. for now the format works

[youngsamberg]

I thought I would wait, but I have no self control, so I have caught up with S3! Usually I don't like characters like max a lot, but it really really speaks to the writer's skill and the guys acting that I actually love him? Like I'm so glad they lean into his himbo-ness of it all, dramas usually don't do that! And how great is he this season? I absolutely love how campy Jones is. Like max tries to live as boringly as possible pining after Liz and Jones enters every room like LOOK AT ME! DO NOT LOOK AT ANYBODY ELSE!! LOOK AT MY AWESOME EVIL-NESS

Okay, now to the season: Isobel and Kyle? Not against it... Poor Kyle though, I absolutely feel for him this season. Now that malex is together, he almost feels like he's untethered? I can't believe how much I love him now! Him saying the fate of two planets and the soul of a man I don't like very much hangs in balance, comedy!!

When Rosa was introduced at the end of S1, I was very wary because usually resurrected characters die as quickly or even doesn't add a lot, but Rosa has been such a great addition! I love her arc so much! The actress who plays her has such an open face, I love her.

Max not being in the TraidTM sucks and I feel so bad for him! I mean, he fought his entire life for his family, he never gave up on micheal, always stood by Isobel and now.... He's not part of the triad? I love Dallas, don't get me wrong, but still...

Also after acting for years as his father figure, max Evans is micheal guiero's dada! Congratulations all around!!

MALEX!! MALEX being all cute and how is work honey, micheal wearing a shirt saying Eduardo valenti, I come in peace shirt because he was so worried, Micheal, who in S1 wanted to build a space ship and get out of this planet saying I'M HOME!! alex saying you're a piece of me I cannot live without!! They really said this season is for malex fans and malex fans only!!!

Also I just realised that most of the cast in this show is poc, except the og pod squad and alex, main cast is all poc, right? That's so cool! The story is simultaneously about poc and also not about them?? Idk if I make sense? It's like amy and Rosa(Diaz) being latina, yk? Idk

Ps: Isobel making a smiley with car parts to say we come in peace?? Iconic television

oh man, nathan dean parsons is SO FUCKING GOOOOOD. the way he changes everything about his physicality when he's playing max vs jones??? and the way you can tell who is who even when they're both wearing the same outfit?????? incredible showstopping groundbreaking inspiring!!!!!

okay i was not on the kybel train until literally 3x10 bc oh my god they're so cute together??? and he clearly is gonna be pining for her and i get it, but also anatsa!! i still don't get why they had her sleep with max before getting with isobel but 🤷🏻‍♀️

okay yes so i LOVE dallas and i think he's a fantastic addition to the cast/triad BUT you know how the triad has that triangle in the center??? i believe that's max!!!!! he's the one that brought them all together!!

lmao back in 1x10 "michael, i'm not your dad" "you've sure as hell been acting like it all our lives" AGED BEAUTIFULLY

the writers were really like "okay we've made them suffer enough, let's give malex stans everything they could ever want within 3 episodes xoxo" but now i am Scared™ for what might happen in the last three eps!! i mean if michael would do anything for alex before, imagine what he'd do now that they're FINALLY back together?!?!!?!

and yes everyone except the main pod squad are poc and even alex is supposed to be indigenous i believe!

for a dumb teen drama show about aliens, their comedy game is always on point lmaoooooo

wow i can't believe you're all caught up!!!!! now we can talk after the next new episodes air (only two weeks left tho😭) 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[princessnijireiki]

"wrestling garbage discourse" as a phrase has stuck deep resonance with me. god -- there are a lot of wrestlers i genuinely like as people (not necessarily their WWE characters lol) from what I know of them [like Finn Balor, Sami Zayn, Cena, Sasha Banks] but then i get get stuck on "Vince McMahon, a notorious conservative rich shithead, is their employer" and then my brain is like nuance? what's that? IT'S GOTTA BE BLACK OR WHITE! THIS OR THAT! HOT OR COLD! ONE OR THE OTHER! and then i Die tm

EXACTLY. And like especially to compare to actors like… with wrestling you have private lives (bc we don't know them); "private" lives made for consumption, generally out of keyfabe, on like the Divas reality TV show; public personas, also out of keyfabe, doing like cool charity stuff, running businesses, etc.; and their wrestling characters.So an ABUNDANCE of options for drama, many OBVIOUSLY scripted and/or deliberately orchestrated to the point that any "real" gossip becomes immediately scandalous among adult fans, who also tend to be overly invested in these wrestlers' sex lives, all while these people have to juggle these roles and still entertain literal actual children bc WWE is sorta family friendly ish wrestling.And then the scandals are like so escalated even before fans get to them that it's like… you got nudes, murder, Nazi-fuckers— the craziest of crazies. Clubs, girls, dancing, naked, mom!? Argument, police, fleeing the scene, hiding in a dumpster, crashing on your couch for a week because technically I’m homeless! Like the whole nine fucking yards in this career field. Not that other folks don't have those same dramas going on, but the people who aren't as skilled at hiding that stuff generally have not been under that kind of scrutiny before.On top of Vince McMahon being like the fucking Monopoly man, but evil, and running an empire of what would literally be billed as carnie strongmen freaks if he'd started the WWF a generation earlier.So yk… I'm annoyed at Chris Evans for saying stupid shit. But he's pretty vocally not a Trump supporter & isn't to Marky Mark levels of like the Massachusetts White Boy Worst… and I don't actually know John Cena personally. He could be Team Iron Man too! And I'd never know bc no one asked!! But if I can say, "Yeah, despite working for this like awful Trump stan & being extra pro-America/Americana in character at times in a way I find unsettling, particularly in like… Rusev matches & stuff… he seems like a decent guy"… then sometimes I literally cannot be ACTUALLY deeply bothered by what passes for problematic content for like regular people anymore. And I gotta say Chris Evans says dumb shit but it's not actually really harmful or serious so like… I'll learn to be okay with that.And that's not to say ALL "regular" problematic shit is irrelevant, like I'm still annoyed at Ezra Miller, Wonder Woman was frustrating in part specifically bc of Gal Gadot's politics, Mel Gibson is obviously fucked up, and I would personally donate to the commisary funds of anyone willing to be jailed for killing Woody Allen. I love Guillermo del Toro but I think it's weird people let the Roman Polanski support thing slide. I still listen to Azealia Banks bc I think the same as the Lil Kim vs. Nicki nonsense, a lot of critique is as harsh as it is bc of colorism & respectability politics, and I think there's a lot to unpack in her drama that folks aren't AS mad at Cardi B & Joanne the Scammer for. It's a weird, wild, sick, sad world.But, if I'm gonna use a snooty phrase for it, the wrasslin' carnie drama situation is a weirdly amplified microcosm of society in a fucking bizarrely unpolished way, bc these are not all people used to being put on the spot or in the public eye in the way they always are now… same as like, the Kardashians are deeply annoying & very problematic & stuff, but if they weren't THEM, people would feel bad for the shit their family has to go through or would be worried about the younger girls' choices, dating grown ass men, plagiarism as a bad habit, etc.Like folks feel bad for the messy ass family on "Shameless" but hate the Kardashians… I'm supposed to say Chris Evans is #cancelled bc he gave Tom Brady a "pass" for supporting Trump in literally a 100% predictable Massachusetts white boy move— like it's not a Schrödinger's cat situation, even if you didn't ask, you KNOW what the answer is… meanwhile I'm still bummed over Team B.A.D. breaking up & skeeved tf out by Charlotte Flair's "legacy"/genetic supremacy (!) gimmick from a while back, particularly as positioned against WoC wrestlers… but I know they have real lives that aren't those roles, and real bills to pay, even while Scrooge McDuck is signing the checks.Like, fuck it, same. We all a mess & gotta pay a car note and need to compartmentalize the chaos we encounter or our lives will be more ridiculous than they already fucking are. Actors and their roles are separate, and one benign dumbass comment is not as bad as Instagramming fucking swastikas & shit or like literally assaulting strangers.It's not GOOD— like imo the Civil War shit is too political for me to say that was a neutral statement. But it was an utterly predictable statement within like a normal BMI range chart thing for average white dudes saying mildly dumb shit that would be fine in an office setting. I don't like what he said, but it's not some off the wall shit or sth which will have violent repercussions.But like… lol tl;dr pro wrestling discourse bullshit gives you SO MUCH perspective on how Game of Thrones fucked up people's personal dramas can be. And most of Hollywood doesn't come close to the kind of shit being a wrestling fan means dealing with every day.

[kitsunebishake]

it's a JRPG 💀

of course it's pretty simple, it's about as complex as HSR, but without equipment and there's a defend button (so FF brave exvius without equipment)

but I was surprised I was expecting another card game lmaoooo

so far the gameplay is pretty much pressing a singular button (I think it would've benefited from having base attack, skill, and then the burst like in HSR, it'd basically be staple JRPG mechanics) but the game plan might change with the difficulty

I have 2 major complaints which one is the fact that the optimization is atrocious, I can play for about 10-30 minutes before the game starts lagging and then inevitably crashes

my phone could run ZZZ for 2-3 hours before it'd start lagging and only crashed a singular time, and I don't think this game with these graphics should use more power than 3D games like ZZZ, Genshin, Shining Nikki, or Life Makeover

the other complaint is this thing:

now what the hell is this? it's clearly meant to be a fox, from the yiip yiip thing to the name being literally vulpix but not actually

but why does it look like that? that does not look like a fox

if I separate it maybe the anatomy of the body and the ears could pass as a fennec fox, but the rest? that's a cat

that's just a cat with big ears

(this is not really a real complaint and more me, whose entire persona is foxes, being "?????" at this thing)

anyways, tumblr isn't letting me insert videos but it's insane that apparently the romanceable characters have character themes 😭

no joke the first actual romantic interest just appeared in the main story and HE'S GOT A WHOLE ASS IDOL SONG PLAYING 😭😭

story is pretty interesting though! I'd be enjoying myself more if it didn't crash so much!

also here's the guys that have my attention so far (I haven't met them yet)

the wolf guy I'm on the fence because I opened that character preview and he sounds like he's going to be portrayed as "stupid animalistic indigenous man with a speech impediment"

which is not a trope I really like, it makes me uncomfortable as someone who struggles with talking (in general characters with speech impediments are a huge hit or miss with me)

however for all I know he could be really smart and sensible, there ARE good ways to write a character like this, I just don't have huge hopes for the eroge to be the one yk

aside from those there's this one

not my type but certainly someone's type, they're very pretty

I want to draw sampo in their clothes now

that's all I've got to report for now,,, I'll give it a few days, if I get tired of the crashes I'll uninstall

also, I know it's 100% an optimization thing because this game is like 500mbs, it is NOT heavy at all, it's lighter than Pokemon Cafe Mix 😭 (A PUZZLE GAME)

I want to like it so bad because I'm tired of boring games "for women", I wish BL and otome games weren't just mostly boring taptaptap games or rhythm games

nucarni has a more fun gameplay style but is weighted down by the choice of grinding for 30 days every day to level up your cards vs spending real life money to upgrade them

my favorite mobile games are Shining Nikki, Octopath Traveler, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius War of the Visions (legit modern Final Fantasy Tactics), HSR, and Pokemon Unite 💀

legit well made games and fun, but unfortunately only one of them is made for a female/queer audience, and it's the fashion game because of course it is 😔

this made me remember of how Square Enix absolutely fumbled the bag with their idol game

it's SQUARE ENIX but they didn't have the balls to make an idol JRPG, only the characters were JRPG/dnd based but the gameplay had nothing to do with it, it was extremely boring and didn't go anywhere at all because of it

pleaseee Noctilucent fix ur game,,,

they did it boys, they got me