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moe-broey · 5 months

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ETRIAN ODYSSEY...............

#fire emblem #feh #LIKE. obvs world tree is a concpet. that exists. and feh takes a lot for real world mythology #so (guy who knows shit about fuck voice) both etrian and feh currently must be taking inspo w yggdrasill/life tree concept #I THINK. there was a life tree in awakening too but i don't remember anything about it save for the map #I'M JUST. I'M REALLY FASCINTED ACTUALLY. I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS TAHT DON'T CONNECT AT ALL #BUT I'VE CONNECTED THEM.

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inkskinned · 1 year

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there are a lot of posts out there that are positive and healthy coping mechanisms for handling the holidays. this is not one of them :)

i think there's like. going to be times in your life you will be stuck in a social situation that you cannot escape from gracefully. i do not know why the internet doesn't believe these times exist. it's not always just that your physical safety is at risk - sometimes it's legit like "i just don't currently have the energy or time to put in the effort of responding to this." sometimes it's a coworker you hate so much. sometimes it's just like, fine, you know? like you know you can handle your aunt when she's cheerily horrible, but if you actually set a boundary around her, it's going to be weeks of fallout with your father.

i don't know why people think the answer is always just "cut them out!" or "don't let them get away with that!" because ... the real world is tricky and complicated. i think kind of a lot of us have an internal "radiation poisoning" meter for certain people. like - i'm talking about the ones who are absolutely giving you gradual ick damage. like, you can handle them, but you'll be exhausted.

and yes. you absolutely should listen to your therapist and the good posts about handling others and set good boundaries and take care of yourself. prioritize peace.

HOWEVER :) ...... since im often in a situation with a Gradual Sense of Ick person i cannot just "cut out" of my life (without losing someone else precious to me) - i have sort of developed the most. maladaptive form of mischief possible. because like, if i'm going to have to listen to this shit again, i like to have a little bit of private fun with it.

now! again, i am physically safe, just mentally drained by this man. you should only do this with people you are not in danger with. which leads me to my suggestions for when your Unfortunate Acquaintance shows up and says oh everyone pay attention to me.

my favorite word is "maybe!" said as brightly and happily as possible. whenever the Horrible Person starts in on a topic you do not want to go further with, particularly if they make a claim that you know to be inaccurate, do not respond to it. you and i have both tried to actually argue with this person, and it hasn't gone well, because this person just wants the drama of an argument. however, "maybe!" gives them literally nothing to go on. it is incredibly disarming. they are used to people having some response. they know they can't prove what they're saying, and maybe! treats them like the child they are. it dismisses them in the politest way possible.

i like to say maybe! and then, in their stunned silence, immediately change the subject. this is because i have adhd and i will have something unrelated to talk about, but if you can't think of topics fast enough, i recommend just pointing to something and saying, "isn't that lovely?" because fuck you let's bring in some positivity.

by the way. that second trick - of pointing to something and stating an opinion about it? - that just works on its own, like, 70% of the time. i picked it up from teaching preschoolers. it's an intentional "redirect". it stops children crying and it also stops grown adults from finishing their explanation on why women belong in kitchens. dual wielding!

keep it silly for yourself. i absolutely do not care if people think i'm fucking stupid (it's more fun if they do) and as a result i will purposefully misunderstand things just to see how long it takes them to realize i've completely removed them from the subject at hand. when they say "women aren't funny" i get to be like. "which women." "all women." "all women in america?" "no in the world." "like the mole people? the people in the world?" "what? no. like, alive." "oh are we not counting the mole people?" "what the fuck are you talking about." "you don't believe in the mole people?"

similarly, i play a personal game called "one up me." my Evil Acquaintance literally knows this game exists (my family & friends caught onto it and now also play it) and it always fucking gets him. i don't know why. you have to be willing to be a little free-spirited on this one, though. the trick is that when they make one of those horrible little bigoted or annoying comments they are always making, you need to go one unit weirder. not more intense, mind you - just more weird. "you don't look good in that dress." "yeah, actually, my other dress was covered in squid ink due to a mishap at the soup store." "you shouldn't wear such revealing clothes." "wait, what? oh shit. sorry, your son tears off strips when no one is looking and eats them. i swear it was longer before we left the building."

the point of "one up me" is to completely upend this person's narrative. we both know this person likes setting up situations where you cannot "win" and then they really like telling other people how badly you handled it. in a usual situation, if you respond "please don't say something that rude", you're a bitch. but if you let it happen, you're letting yourself be debased. they are not usually expecting door number three: unflappably odd. because what are they going to say when they're telling everyone how badly you behaved? "she said my son eats her dresses" ".... okay?"

if you can, form an allyship with someone whomst you can tagteam with. where they can pick up on your weird "soup store" story and run with it.

the following phrase is amazing and can be deployed for any situation: "oh, be nice :) it's the holidays!" i do not know why this works as often as it does. i'll say it for the most random shit. i think this is bc most of the time these people know they're being impolite, they just like to fight.

godbless. when in doubt, remember that you could always start stealing their pens.

the whole point of this is - if you can't escape. maybe see how long you can just be. like. a horrible little menace.

#this is objectively bad advice #don't listen to it protect yourself and do real work on yourself find one of the good posts i've made about this #but also. u know. if u want to have fun while u do the work of setting boundaries #.... it IS fun #i will say that my fear of him went SO down after i just started. fucking with him.#bc i used to get SO fucking upset #i'd spend WEEKS arguing with him. tearing my hair out. sick with anxiety and dread and anger about all of it #and now i just LITERALLY do not engage #instead i'm like '' haha :) mole people" and get the HELL out of any tense conversation #i kind of think some of these people are literally addicted to drama as a form of connection #they like the rush they get from arguing #but those arguments are incredibly damaging for me #so like..... i am in the process of literally rehabilitating this person to figure out how to find connection thru #NORMAL CONVERSATION #he doesn't get it yet #i also do talk to them like they're preschool kids lmafo . ''are you using a safe and kind voice right now?''#'' do you need a snackie? you sound a little upset. let's have some hummus and come back to playtime when we feel ready''

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weaver-z · 9 months

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Hey, Aziraphale turned the Bentley yellow, right? All yellow. Bright yellow. Do you think yellow's his favorite color? Why do you think yellow is his favorite color :)

#ineffable husbands #I'VE CONNECTED THE DOTS. I'VE CONNECTED THEM.#anthony j crowley #aziraphale #ineffable spouses #good omens #good omens spoilers

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sighcomics · 10 months

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asleep-kat · 7 months

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Mentor & his successor

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avadaniels · 2 months

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MARMALADE (2024) + gender

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dorianpavus · 10 months

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THE DEAD THREE Baldur's Gate 3, 2023.

#don't mind me i'm THEORIZING on main #this might be super wildly off base!!! i might have them mixed around!!!#they might associate with/belong to all three!!!#i might laugh at this later BUT. this is my pepe silvia #baldur's gate #bg3edits #gamingedit #baldur's gate 3 #ketheric thorm #enver gortash #orin the red #i know ketheric was a sharran but... HE'S GOT LOTS OF BONES ON HIS ARMOR HEAR ME OUT and he Changed™#dead three... three main villain... i've connected the dots #bg3 spoilers #my edit #btw this post brought to you by me and lauren gautiersylvain obsessing with each other lol

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catboycecil · 2 years

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The Stanley Parable is to MLM what Portal is to WLW

#I've connected the dots #i've connected them #tsp #portal #the stanley parable

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dollopheadsandclotpoles · 1 month

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MAKE ME CHOOSE ↳ @archonfurina asked Colin Morgan or Plan Rathavit

#mine #Colin Morgan #Merlin #bbc merlin #merlinedit #bbcmerlinedit #this was a really hard one I just feel more connected to Colin since I've known him longer I guess???#like Plan posts more than Colin does but most of his stuff is in Thai so when it comes to like... KNOWING them I feel like I know them #the same amount #but I've followed Colin in many more projects over the years and stuff #IDK THIS WAS HARD

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lonelyzarquon · 11 months

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#this is very silly but i've connected the dots. i've connected them #dwedit #doctor who #dwgif #timelordgifs #tvedit #scifiedit #eleventh doctor #twelfth doctor #clara oswald #bill potts #s7 #s10 #the rings of akhaten #the pilot #mine #my gifs

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mitchmotch · 1 year

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my friend @revalito and i made an anastasia inspired au =]!

#wei wuxian #wei ying #lan zhan #lan wangji #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #wangxian #wen ning #wen qing #anastasia au #most of these aren't like as finished as i would've liked them to be. basically the ones that don't have color are the ones that like #i would still consider Sketches and stuff #but if i kept working on these until they made me happy i would get tired of working on them. HEHJKSHKJDS #im really satisfied w my zhen yazhu design teehee #idk how it would work in like. chinese characters but hades and i had the joke of like. wwx seeing zhen lin's name and being like 'a-jie.#'we just have to replace the vowels with a's and switch around the names and its lan zhan'#'i've connected the dots' 'you didn't connect shit' 'ive connected them'#there is like so so so so many more ideas we've had for this its crazy HEKJDSHK maybe i'll draw some more and make another post ..#after finals that is #a special rundown for those w the patience to read my tags HEJKSDHKJSD #nie huaisang and mianmian are the ones helping lan qiren in the search for lan wangji. lan xichen is the one who put out the search #for him initially but he's been so discouraged by his little brother being missing for 13 years he can't really take being the lead anymore #so lqr stepped up #the wens and wwx dont really Want to participate in the search. what with the spotlight on them n everything #but they desperately need the money to try and relocate to a much safer and more secluded location. attacks and all that #when they were younger wwx found lwj outside of the gentian cottage waiting for his mom and offered to wait w him and brought him a blanket #and sumn warm to drink. i think that implies wwx's parents died sooner but. the idea is sweet so . HJWHDHHSJDSHGDSHGHJ #all the servant stories hades n i came up for them. god. so cute #lxc absolutely knew about lwjs crush and did what he could to encourage them spending time together trust

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serious-goose · 10 months

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might be controversial for me to say this but i love how modern crowley dresses like a snazzy little lesbian

#i can hear the snipers gathering on the roof as i make this post #crowley #good omens #the dots I've connected them

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bluastro-yellow · 1 month

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overcompensatingly superstar harry misunderstanding "In the dark times, should the stars also go out?" thinking it means he shouldn't deprive the world of a mega superstar by killing himself. good for him I guess

#or not so confident washed up superstar harry thinking he still got it he shouldn't give up on stardom #this has beem stuck in my head for some time sorry lol #i've connected the dots (you didn't connect shit) I connected them #disco elysium #pointless microblogging #suicide mention

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1tbls · 3 months

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joyce is pale irradiated and a woman. paledriver is pale irradiated and a woman(?). harry is pale irradiated and, by the rule of three, thus a woman, confirmed.

#de tag #i've connected the dots. i've connected them.#disco elysium #yknow what yeah it's going in the main tag. take my transfem harrier du bois propaganda.

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chubbychiquita · 1 year

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theres is such a stark divide between traditional porn consumers (typically cis straight men) in the community and everyone else. like the rest of us are on a different conversational tier talking about ethical feedism and neurodivergence and they're still on that "being fat is gross and my douchebag friends make fun of me 🥲 how do i get rid of my kink??" shit.

#the ask where the anon thought feedism was inherently humiliation and the notes are dunking on them is making the rounds again #and there's an interesting connection i've seen between queer ppl tending towards softer feedism #and straight men tending towards the humiliation stuff #i love 2 ponder #already gotten some hostile responses so no #it's not ALL cis straight men #im sure there's a component of neurodivergence as well

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luna-lovegreat · 5 months

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Legend and Sky defending the Master Sword

They literally just. Are the two that always defend it

Whether it's broken (rip wild)