#I think about them a lot. my past places or dreams idk what to call them

[wolfby-on-main]

Holy shit, I just found a community of people with madd,,,,, I had no idea this entire time.

I have/had madd, but it’s been,,,dormant(?) like ineffective in my life but god it used to be prominent and made my life miserable.

So it feels nice to see others being open about it, and like, not having an awful time :)

#actually madd #my worlds made me upset and I often hated the waking world #I think about them a lot. my past places or dreams idk what to call them #I had one I was very attached to. but stuff happened and the world fell apart #now it’s been on an off struggle #but it’s so nice to see others ngl…. makes me feel less alone #I don’t know anyone irl who struggles with madd at all

[queer-whatchamacallit]

So I decided I was going to rewatch The Bear and take notes, partly bc autism and partly bc I want more interesting details for fics and just to get to know the characters even better

(Also, I’ve been curious about what makes Carmy blow up vs what makes him dissociate)

So here’s some things I noticed that you could also pick apart like I have here

Carmy has his apron on in the dream, maybe it’s just because that’s what he’s been wearing pretty much all the time for the past couple weeks or because his work is so tied with his family (w/ bears as symbolism for that) but idk

Him waking up on a random counter in The Beef confirms my headcanon that he falls asleep in weird places OR he fell asleep in the office and sleepwalked there

In this ep, any imagery or mention of Michael is pretty much always tied to religious imagery

Carmy calls her Sugar and him Mike, I’m always inclined to have him say Mikey instead but I don’t think he ever does. Also, Fak calls Carm Bear :]

“What’s UPS?” Is the first in a long string of times where someone tries to talk about something other than the kitchen, and it just doesn’t click with Carm

Syd’s “I know who you are” and Carmy’s “Yeah?” and he just listens to her completely riveted is so funny to me. Tell this man you know he was the CDC at one of the best restaurants in the United States of America and it’s like saying “walk” to a dog

Carm’s “I’m saying something >:[,” starts the classic Berzatto dilemma of no one listening to each other but wanting to be listened to

Reminder that Syd can speak Spanish :D

Richie talks about their “Italian heritage” and later says abt the labels “this is the most Polish shit ever,” which show how close he fits in with the Berzattos and his dislike of his bio family (Jerimovich is Polish right.?)

Richie talks about putting his family back together and him not coming home, and Carmy instantly dissociates

Him asking “Why didn’t he leave it to you then?” Not like a comeback, but a genuine question gets me every time

Carmy’s not good with words, so while this is something that just makes fun dialogue, in universe, it’s interesting to see how often his responses are parroted (ex: Marcus’ “that shit was straight up fire” and Carm’s “Straight up done now Chef”)

When it’s work time, it’s work time. When Fak stops looking at Ballbreaker to mention that he wasn’t able to go to the funeral but he sent flowers, Carm just says he wasn’t there either and swiftly changes the subject back to work

The three siblings and Richie all have gold necklaces. When Sugar shows up, I don’t know if hers was one of the matching ones, and I couldn’t figure out what the charm was on it

Tina says “Why doesn’t your sister come around here anymore?” Implying that she used to. I also feel like T wouldn’t have asked if Sugar stopped coming when she moved out and didn’t have to do what her mom told her to. Maybe Mikey kicked Sugar out of the restaurant too, but she wasn’t too bothered by it

Unlike with Richie, when Nat calls him out on not saying hello, just trying to get work done, he listens, and he slows down. Richie feels like his space in the family is shaky, so he’ll take a lot more shit from them while Nat won’t. She inherited a temper, just like her brothers, I feel like she’s in therapy and likely tackled how to stand up for herself when her family was treating her like shit, and she’s the “normal” middle child between a loud older brother and a worrying little brother, so she probably had to fight for her family’s attention at every turn

Nat mentions their mom and Carm’s eye contact instantly breaks, and it seems like he has to remind himself to breathe

His stutter shows up when arguing that he doesn’t want Jimmy to buy it

Carm’s “I’m gonna fix this place” vs Sug’s “No one’s asking you to” just hits so hard for some reason

When Carm tries to flee back inside, she uses “I love you,” like it’s an argument to keep him from throwing himself back into the restaurant or as a reminder that there’s people out there who want him to be doing well when she thinks the restaurant is hurting him

Sweeps is more of a background character but omg he just quietly looks out for everyone :] (he made sure Syd got to try Carm’s beef recipe :]]]])

Fak was also close with Mikey. I don’t know why I imagine Fak as being not quite as close with everyone as Richie, but they came to Christmas too, edit: Fak’s “but it got fuckin dark at the end” showed that he too knew something was up when Carm didn’t

Carm very much gives off the vibe of being allergic to cats, but I’m going to ignore that and squeeze in my headcanon that he loves Fak’s cats, Ralph and they love him

Richie’s dialogue is such a fun juxtaposition of him trying to feel superior to whoever he’s arguing with with large vocabulary and overconfidence but often falling back into vulgar insults because that’s what he knows best. Also, later in the ep he talks about “up in Napa” with the foie gras and shit to mock Carmy, but Napa isn’t up from them, it’s in California

Richie says “You have no fuckin idea what you’re doing here” and it’s like a switch, Carmy’s comebacks and annoyance with Richie stop, and he’s completely dissociated again. Richie shoves cans of spaghetti sauce into his arms and slaps at his face to steady him because he can probably tell something’s not right with him, but he just ends up leaving him to it

One of the Berzattos main love languages is physical touch via back and shoulder pats

And finally, Carm tosses the can of spaghetti sauce which I’m saying is because he just needs them to fucking listen and trust him when he’s saying no more spaghetti but there’s probably also some kind of Michael significance there too

Edit: I think I just had the realization that family stuff is what makes him dissociate while work stuff tends to make him panic and snap at people. It makes sense, snapping at his family would only escalate things and dissociating separates him from something he’s expected to fix. And Claire is kinda off in her category but falls under the panic response

So yeah!!

That’s pretty much what I got from 1x01 - System

I don’t know when or if I’ll do more of these, but this was so much fun, literally love dissecting these sad little goobers

#my bear rewatch #the bear #the bear fx #the bear meta #headcanon #fanfic prompt #character writing #infodump #theories #dissociation #carmy berzatto #carmen berzatto #sydney adamu #richie jerimovich #sugar berzatto #natalie berzatto #the bear tina #michael berzatto #mikey berzatto #the bear marcus #marcus brooks #neil fak #the bear sweeps

[skunkes]

can u tell us more abt al and smunker lore!!

its not really anything tangible or even interesting its just the current backdrop for my little continuous daydream i explore before sleeps

Foundational info:

(in past) Cow Al is struggling to recover from emotional crisis experienced in college (traumatic relationship), + tries to hold down some jawb but finds himself unable to stay in that environment away from home (none of his "friends" acknowledge the turmoil which makes him feel more lost), + moves back to family farm.

He likes doing different kinds of manual jobs which are always needed around + he does have that "my parents are my best friends" thing going on so he kind of just stays there to present day.

He lives in a little, idk what else to call it but a mobile home, but its the longer rectangular ones ykwim, some ways off the main Hub. (Also there's lots of focus on community in my furryverse + there's lots of non al family furs living in and working on the place + sharing resources and work and such. Its not a HUGE place but its big ^_^)

Anyway, Smunker moves in to the little forest that you cld walk to from the farm area. He lives in a little sunken tree stump den thing hee heeeee. Not many other furs live there, + there's actually more Lesser Animals (what i call just regular non furry animals) present

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The two of em meet at a grocery store, there was a relevant little point here that I forgot, which was that one of em wasn't even supposed to be there that first day for (x reason). Whatever.

The area that Cow Al lives in doesn't have very many Different looking furs. Al's family is actually all natural colors too. So he sees this pink smunk and goes a little insane (positive) (he promises later its not just because smunker looks different, but it was what drew his eye) but they never really interact (al keeps going to that same store Just In Case lol) until one day (cliche incoming) the little wheeled ladder that helps smaller furs get to higher shelves isn't available + he gets to help smunker get something from high up (he all but runs to be able to be the person to do this LOL)

Al actually has game + is confident, he's just out of practice from prior Events. He loves being social and misses making/being able to make friends so he does in fact manage to build up on interactions with Smunker...they become friends ➡️ realize they live close to each other.

Al actually accidentally damages smunker's home at some point by accident, + houses them while it's fixed, and there's another instance where smunker gets his leg caught in an illegal bear/foot trap on the walk back home at night, and then Al is also adamant on keeping an eye on him while he heals (+ is also the one who had to go help him get out of said trap...its literally a whole dramatic thing.)

I think I'm keeping both of these events as canon because it leads to the funny little situation of Al being like no wayyyyy i actually for real like this guy now that we've spent more time together like this...i need him to sleep on my belly to live :3 and cant stop having weird dreams about him. Idk if he feels the same. heeeeeeeeeelp. While skunker is like. Im for real going to kill myself for inconveniencing this person. He probably thinks im the biggest nuisance ever. I've overstayed my welcome for sure.

I haven't yet decided on the event that gets em Together. Might just be a little "date" at nearby ducky pond or something LOL. Skunker is shocked either way like huhh I didn't even know you liked me... Al has to get used to having a small partner again + navigate a relationship that doesn't suck ass again. Smunker has to get used to having big nice bf who cares about them. They like each other

#oc text #long post - #skunk mail #anonymous #dis is all subject to change and also its very boring

[sunsetsushiii]

The picture is unrelated. But anyways

I had another idea for their singer au (idk what should I call it) but in this au, Nakajima Atsushi is an underrated singer.

He just loves to write lyrics, finding the rhyme.. he doesn't care if he's not popular, he is just... passionate. Most of his songs are an acapella, (no instruments. He can't afford one.)

Until he got into an accident, and got deaf. This upsets him the most. How can he feel the rhythm again? (Meh, I don't think he can afford a hearing aid or even thinking of buying one.)

Depression phase. He locked himself in a room. One day, when he decided to distract himself with cat videos on YouTube, someone caught his attention.

Dazai Osamu, someone that he used to know.. (he doesn't remember much about him). They went to the same university, but how come did an ex law faculty student is singing his song? Not to mention his weird hand gestures..

He got more upset when he found out that Dazai got popular by his work. For some reason, he felt like this person is stealing something important from him (dazai did put a credit, but who cares??)

So he emailed him like all Japanese do, and this resulted them to a face to face meeting. Dazai is quite confused with Atsushi's nervous demeanour, as he quite sure that this person has sent him several death threats. (he loves it and hoped that this meeting is a set up to his dreams)

But Atsushi doesn't want that. He wants an explanation. By a notebook, they 'talked' about how dazai is actually trying to support him? So those hand gestures is a sign language? Where did he find out about his accident? Why this person cares about me at the first place?

(I don't elaborate anything about their past because I don't think about it yet..)

Conflict solved, they become friends. Atsushi learned sign language with dazai, spent a lot of time writing new lyrics... He felt happy meeting him. Something like Taylor Swift.

Until one day, Dazai sent him a confession video. He moved his hands, following the rhythm, letting him know that it's a slow paced song. Deep down, Atsushi found his old light again, the rhythm that he used to repeat.. Dazai is gesturing his favourite song!

Life has never been happier, Atsushi now writes more lyrics, only for Dazai to sing. When they had enough fund, Dazai used the money for atsushi's hearing aid. With it, Atsushi listened to dazai's voice for the first time... (he forgot his voice in the past)

"..no wonder he got popular...."

(In conclusion, "I visioned it out, and he helped me making it alive.")

(sorry for my shitty English.)

#bungou stray dogs #bsd #dazai #dazai osamu #atsushi #dazatsu #nakajima atsushi #fluff #singer #sprinkles of angst #bsd au #singer au #taylor swift

[scoonsalicious]

Mother Pookie has fed her kitties well🩷🩷. There’s so many emotions idk which one i should talk about first?😭😂

BUT DANG chap 2.2 is just HOT

I am actually speechless😂 I have nothing to say except I am satisfied.

ITS SO GOOD OMG POOKIE? WHAT R U DOING TO ME? WHATT?!!😫😫

Lemme say, It didn’t take me long to hate Lilian. Like I swear, the moment she fucking said that Major looks like a SKANK gurl, fuck u.

My first impression on Major was like how Bucky saw her, a hot pretty dame that made me giggle like a teenager, making heart eyes and singing the whole world to my dick (if i have a dick)

And then throughout the chp, oh my goodness, I would’ve slap Leah the moment she starts bitching up. Major has a dang ass patience. I couldn’t.

THE THINGS I WOULD DO TO VOTE FOR BUCKYBABY TO BREAK HER HEART IN THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE (so far she’s 35% in my ‘dead’ list, better fix ur attitude if u don wanna end up like cunthage — ITS JUST BEEN 2 CHP?!)

Lindsay rubs the ick on me more than Jade (ofc Jade is worse but she dead now) but cuntly is so so so so so so so so so irritating. The absolute pick me, so called ‘one of the guys’. Ew. Even half of the team is irked by her attitude. That just says a lot.

Glad that our queen Major put her in her place. She needs more. Like, absolute humiliation (disclaimer: i dont support bullying but LILIAN FUCKING NEEDS IT)

And can we appreciate Wanda simping over Thor?😂 (you are not alone, i also dream of licking his abs — mhmmm)

Bucky and Major are purrrfect for each other. Its giving love at first sight 👀. Bucky simps hard. Like so hard. I can wait for more Bucky X Major scene (fluff,sexay — mayyybeeeee angst? i just love hurt myself)

Also, iMajor and Tony r absolutely gonna be ‘rich business badass besties’ and then them + Sam (Wanda and Nat at the back) roasting Leah. Oh what a beautiful dream~

Anyways, beautiful beautiful writing indeed. Waiting to see Bucky sexay POV next😂 Unleash the power of your blue balls. Also I can’t wait to read what your master brain had planned🌚. Love you Pookie🩷🩷🩷

PS// these past few days I was scrolling tumblr, searching for new Bucky fics/updates and honestly… I MISSED YOUU!!! I CANNOT STRESSED THAT ENOUGH!!! 😭 seeing your username the first thing when i opened tumblr made my night! i was planning on listening to songs, dwelling on my loneliness and delulu but LOOK AT ME NOW, ITS 4AM GOSH. THANK U POOKIE LOVE U HAVE A GREAT DAY

POOKIE! <3

Actual footage of me coming up to love on your comments:

I'm so glad people are enjoying 2.2! I gotta be real, I usually don't get hot and bothered when it comes time write smut, but that section? Whoa, boy... that section had me like:

(Yes, this is my second favorite gif of all time, and I will use Blanche to express my hot and bothered-ness whenever I can, lol)

I gotta tell you right now, the phrase "making heart eyes and singing the whole world to my dick (if i have a dick)" is now the highlight of my week, so I thank you for this. It's pure literary magic <3

Major is used to taking shit from peons; she was a woman in the military, after all, lol, which is why she's able to not let Lily phase her too much. Her patience will be tested, though. Where Cunthrage was just flat out unhinged, Lizard is more... selfishly insidious? Just, you know, she's not going to be kidnapping people and snapping their arms or murderously rampaging through Hydra bases or anything. (The stakes here are much, much lower, lol. Which, I guess, is going to prep us for Unbroken, where the stakes will be... Thanos-sized, lol.) I think what makes Lily feel worse, to me, is that she's far more realistic than Jade was. Like, I know girls like Lily irl; thankfully, never met a Jade (phew!). Much like Killgrave, to me, is the scariest Marvel villain, because I've encountered so many men like him in the real world.

The things I dream of doing to Thor would probably get me put on a list if he was a real person and not a fictional character, lol. Unless I'm doing AUs, I tend to stick with canon-pairings, but there is something about the idea of Wanda/Thor that I currently find very appealing, so hopefully, we will see something happen between the two of them. I think they would be adorable. And for some reason known only to my maker, I love making Wanda a little bit horny, lol. In fact, an earlier draft of Unwanted had Pocket referring to her as the Sokovian Horndog after she made some comments about Bucky's body, lol.

Is it weird that I don't plan on having Tony be too involved in this fic, because I feel like giving him a friendship with Major is like him cheating on his friendship with Pocket? That makes no sense whatsoever, lol, but I'm so protective of my girl. I'm like "Yeah, Major, I'll let you fuck Pocket's boyfriend, Bucky, but YOU CANNOT BE FRIENDS WITH HER PSUEDO-BROTHER TONY BECAUSE HE IS HERS!"

Bucky's got some sexy POV in the next sextion (see what I did there? lol) but there's going to be so much more smut in this one than Unwanted. It just feels right, lol.

[noodleblade]

Miscellaneous Tag Game (stolen title <3)

thank you bestie:3 @searchingfortheuniverse I'll be working on this while im on and off phone calls~

A band you don’t like that many others do: UM idk...my music taste is all over the place and I really only know the bands i think?? oh- maybe Mother Mother, only because I have not bothered to listen to their music past Junkrat hype videos and that's probably tainted my view a little. For better or for worse.

A childhood memory that you remember vividly: during a summer in greece, idk how, but I got roped into selling watermelons off the side of the road. I couldn't have been more than 6 or 7, but I remember I would put the watermelon in a plastic bag and the farmers thought it was really funny because that's such a...united states thing...to bag 1 whole watermelon in plastic. Anyways, they paid me in cucumber slices with salt.

Least favorite animal and why: HUH LEAST. I'm not a huge fan of like reptiles? Specifically those smaller than a bread box. Too fast, too squirm. Im worried I'll crush them in my hands. (im thinking of specifically florida geckos...idk they are cute but i freak out trying to hold them).

Hot fandom take: just because something is popular and fandom-wide accepted doesn't mean it is good. and not agreeing with it/wanting to engage in it doesn't mean you or your own opinions are bad. the monopoly on accepted 1 true canon is boring.

Do you wear any jewelry, if so, what’s your favorite piece: I try an rotate my jewelry around but I'm usually wearing a few rings, a necklace and a pair of earrings. My favorites are the rings. They are my mom's old ones and I typically wear the same two every day. One is a gold key of greece and the other is a thin black bar but the sides have really small thin heart cut outs.

A movie others liked but you didn’t: HMMMMM probably the new star wars trilogy. felt unnecessary and i just didn't like it? big shruggies

Three things you love about yourself: my writing- its something that I enjoy the most in the world and something that I can claim as mine. I also think I'm pretty funny in a sillay way which is poggers. I like my openness to trying things. Think that's helped make me more well-rounded. I hope so at least.

A place you hope to visit in the future and why: HMMMMM. I want to visit Japan again. For a new place, I want to go to South America. Peru maybe??? Mexico would also be nice. So that's what I'm gearing up towards next.

An actor that gets on your nerves and why: Uh Matt Smith? No reason behind this. but I see his block head and kind of just look away.

Things you’re excited for in the nearby future? I have a lot of little house projects I finally feel like tackling which is exciting. Ive lived in my house for almost 2.5 years and still havent felt like parts of it are complete yet.

Least favorite ship in a fandom you’re in: oof I lowkey kind of hate saying things I don't like on here. bad experiences in the past when people were upset I didn't like a thing they did and got mad at me. But uhhh not the biggest fan of most rodimus ships? but I think mega/rod is my least favorite of them. sorry!

What’s the most toxic fandom you’ve been in? hahaahahahhahahah can you believe Game of Thrones wasn't the most toxic???? it was jjba. I got put on a ban list which was kind of funny. I also got kind of show-ponyed in a toxic discord server for a while which has completely ruined me in the ability to act normal on discord outside of my irl friends. that account is deleted but the ao3 is still circling around.

List three things you find beautiful about life: Friends and family- sometimes I want to kill but I really do love them so so much. I like creating things and creating things with people. I also really like my area as far as nature goes. the beach to swamp ratio sings to me.

Any dreams for the future? I want to go on a really long hike. Maybe like a 2 day one? (< says the person that has gone on a max 2 hour hike before). Also just working on my original fiction again. I miss those fellas.

How are you really feeling today? Motivated!!!! Im a little groggy still, but I've been really excited about life and betterment lately so its overcoming my sleepy brain.

Tags: feel free to do or not: @honkytonka, @elmonstro, @huanted-dennys, @feral-birb-husband, @solarstormstuff @anyone else who wants to!! I'd be happy to read them:3

#tag game #me stuff

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

Halloooo again!! I’m thinking about songs again so here’s another handful of contributions that are mostly Muriel-centric with like one exception lol.

(Also forgive me of some of these songs have already been mentioned😅)

(also, also, future Paper here, I ended up linking a whole bunch of songs here— 8 to be precise. Please don't feel obligated to listen to all of them lol. If you do intend to, go at your own pace, and I'm very very very sorry for the rambling essay I'm about to subject you to)

Imma start with the exception: Six Legs (Tippy Tappy Toes) by Scrawny & Madilyn Mei reminds me of the main six in general and that climb from being small children to who they are at the end of each upright route. Like it’s really audible in that first part of the song with the trumpet. The lines “Now, it remains a dream, a distant memory that itches my brain…” really feels like it holds that sentiment of having a difficult childhood but being able to grow beyond it. And then the trumpet bit—I LOVE THE TRUMPET BIT. Ugh, the confidence the uplifting sound of it, that just screams, "I am here, I am alive, I am strong as I am now because I am happy." hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I swear this song is just so sweet. Idk I often imagine the M6 encountering children who act a lot like, or are in a similar situation to how they were as children, and they reflect on their past struggles which spurs them to take action and help, to be the guiding hand to help them through their hardships and try to do all the things for that child that they wish they had when they were struggling.

For the more Muriel-centric ones now, I can't help but listen to Let's Fall in Love for the Night by FINNEAS and think of Muriel, believing MC to be in love with Asra, despite them constantly coming over to visit him. And he just really likes the company he gets from them so little by little he lets himself grow close, and familiar with them, but he holds himself back from feeling anything deeper than that because "I know better than to ever call you mine"

Ok, ok, I took a quick precursory glance through the youtube playlist made by Tetsuooooooooooo, and I just... I'm astounded to see that no one's recommended AURORA yet??? Her songs scream volumes for each of the M6 I swear. But like for Muriel specifically her songs feel so overwrought with life and greenery, and that dichotomy between what it means to be strong, what it means to be kind, and most importantly what it means to love and be loved. Like, Runaway??? The story of being separated from home and separated from the people who made home a home. The feeling of having "no other place to go" Not to mention how "I kept running for a soft place to fall" captures that tendency of Muriel's to be so avoidant, and to flee into shadows and being forgotten rather than confront anything???

(I'm so sorry this is going to be many more songs than I expected lol)

And then Running With the Wolves, besides the obvious wolf allegory, highlights the darker more violent edge of Muriel from his background as a gladiator that had killed people, and paints it in such pretty and protective melodies and notes. It's the lines "There's blood on your lies/The sky is opened wide" It makes me think of his ties to Lucio, and how it's implied that Lucio lied to Muriel about harming Asra if Muriel didn't comply. A lie which forced Muriel into spilling blood for Lucio.

Also, the Seed feels so interconnected with Muriel's route, specifically the under-utilized element of the heart of the forest, and the sheer rage and agony Muriel must've felt at it's death. Also though, the lyrics "suffocate me, so my tears can be rain, I will water the ground where I stand, so the flowers can grow back again" Just screams at Muriel's quiet self-sacrificing nature. He's willing to put himself into harms way to protect you, but he hates making a big deal about it the way Julian does. It's suffocation. A death of silencing.

Now, not to get to far ahead of myself I'll limit myself to two more songs & mini rants before I end up writing an essay for all of Aurora's songs and how they link to Muriel lol.

Warrior is another song that focuses a little on Muriel as a fighting force, but this song places emphasis on what you're fighting for, as AURORA sings about a "Warrior of Love" the first verse of the song describes a person in tears at the state of the world and the people around them and how they "built a cage to hide in" which I think really reflects Muriel's tendency to be really caring and empathetic to others, but also how he holds himself in Literal chains while hiding from people and his past. The second verse, however, I think actually reflects Lucio of all people, which, dear death I could write an entire essay on the interesting reflectivity between Muriel and Lucio and how you can reflect their parallel redemption/healing arcs in a few choice AURORA songs. (another one of those songs being Winter Bird which I just stumbled on looking through her songs lol)

Anyhow, for the final song, Daydreamer, I think song is more for Asra instead of Muriel. I'm including it because well, I love this song tbh. I think it fits Asra 'cause it has a very float-y vibe to it that also seems very... Grounded somehow? It's AURORA's expression of wanting to use that imagination and tendency towards daydreaming to save the world and save the people around her, which I think reflects Asra's upright route, where they choose to help and protect the people around them that they care about, rather than just skip town again. But like, they still hold onto that feeling and desire of being loose and floaty, or, in a word, magical. And then of course, the last few lyrics, that I really think just sells it for them the lyrics "Nothing can die while we are here," just feels so potent with how Asra seems to defy the death of everyone they care about. Their parents' disappearance was not from death and they were able to return, MC was able to be brought back from death, Julian enters and returns from Death's realm. Nothing can die while we are here.

Ugh. Sorry about this whole mess of stuff lol. It's probably insanely long and is probably awful on mobile ahaha, sorry sorry sorry mobile users. Also I know I said that Aurora has songs that really fit each of the M6 so I'll try to maybe send the rest of the M6 & my arguments for them in a reblog or something lol

Oh, WOW, these all sound so good!! And @paperstarwriters your lyrical analysis is so tied to the plot and characters UGH I feel like I'm plunging back into the world of the arcana all over again! :D

I am definitely putting these on the playlist and the tag! Your hyperlinks all seem to be working too, so I'll leave them be. Thank you so much for these friend!! ^.^

#ask arcana brainrot #arcana brainrot playlist #the arcana #the arcana headcanons #the arcana hc #muriel of the kokhuri #muriel the arcana #the arcana game #asra alnazar #asra the arcana

[shallowseeker]

SHAL YOU NO LIKE ROBBIE?!

TBH, I don't care as much about the writers. (I know--eternal shame. I'm not even a real fan--kill me now etc.) I just...don't remember things. I always have to remind myself who's doing what. I don't know how half of you keep it all straight AND remember episode titles??? And no, nooooo I like Robbie just fine. Love him, even. He’s in my top choices!!!!

I just consider him something of a specialist, maybe? I'm going off vibes, remember. I feel like Robbie is a long-winded, loveable teddy bear. His writing reminds me of comic books, which could be why it feels so fraught and verbose at times, like it's crammed into a speech bubble...? Idk.

I think a lot of his characters are also a bit...it's hard to put my finger on it, exactly. Wholesome? They're so Loveable (TM) and Dorky (TM). I find it stifling sometimes to stomach all the "pluckiness" at once. It even took me awhile to warm up to his characters in The Winchesters. (Don't hit me! Maybe I just have a bad personality.)

I think you'd want him on your team for sure. He did Goodbye Stranger and other wonderful things like Metatron's speech in Don't Call Me Shurley (which was also belabored at times but greatly helped by Curtis Armstrong)! It's a type of energy I find leaning "too meta," and "too mechanistic" at times. The best example I can think of is There's No Place Like Home. I like it in pieces, but as a whole, it seems a little too self-aware sometimes. But not in a fun Ghostfacers way? It's hard to describe.

I...can't imagine Robbie creating an Alastair or a Uriel, or even a Meg...but maybe I'm forgetting something.

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Maybe it's Ben Edlund's intellectual(TM) vibe that makes his Sam and Cas more to my liking? Idk. I feel like, since Sam's the only one still alive, getting Sam right would be key to the whole thing hanging together in a sequel. Anyway, I feel like his work in Reading is Fundamental is legitimately Ecclesiastical because he can be more wry/philosophical/satirical. I'm biased--I like philosophy!

He can do entire standalone narrations which are just as “long” but it doesn’t feel so…templated, somehow? It usually just hits better for me, personally. Sometimes he lurches into being too poetic for my liking, too, especially in season 8. But overall, I dig. Meredith can infuse his stuff with some much-needed warmth. It all makes sense in my head!

I think he's at his best when he's being sarcastic and when the action is so fast-paced he doesn't have much time to get stuck doing word-acrobatics. His good guys are conflicted, and his bad guys are really oily. He lets the characters be mean and surly. He can be as deeply fucked up as Sera Gamble when he wants to be (Repo Man????)

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I can find something I like in most of the writers, even Bucklemming. They have some great devil's advocate lines and political stuff in their scripts, once you comb past the racism, fetishism, and weird pacing.

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I'm not above keeping Sera Gamble in a cage and letting her out to contribute random, unhinged things. Something is deeply, deeply wrong with her, and that translates well to a good dose of fucky-uppy-ness and incredible pain, which I think Robbie can tend to sleep on a little bit. (Dream a Little Dream of Me, Houses of the Holy?? SO GOOD.)

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Others? Bobo does some great stuff, but sometimes I find his back-and-forth dialogue to be a little off? I even think something felt off with Cas's speech in Despair as much as I applaud the effort. Steve Yockey does an excellent Rowena.

Also, I'd let Amanda Tapping direct everything. Just because.

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Mostly, I think they should just hire @angelsdean 🤷  and @jewishtrentcrimm -- I followed them during their live tweeting reactions of The Winchesters and mostly longed for their ideas over what was happening on screen.

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Most importantly, it’d need a shortform writer in the wings whose job it is to take all the long-winded ppl's excellent monstrosities and chop it to bits and couch it in the right voice with the right amount of prickly subterfuge and defensiveness. A vicious, short-form editor who values brevity and would kill me inside...

Also, we’d need an official meta wrangler, because the meta can start to eat itself and really devolve if you're not careful (I think this is Robbie's Achilles' Heel in some of his stuff; it walks the line reeeeeally close for me in "There's No Place Like Home," for example, but I've come around to "Fan Fiction.")

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I am...quite happy to be corrected. Knowing who does what well is NOT my specialty.

#i know i have the same problem #i'm long winded #related to a previous ask #i have IDEAS about sequels man #i might change my mind about all this tomorrow i'm moody like that #i'm verbose the point of puppet therapy talk when i try to write too and it makes me want to stab myself in the brain actually #agggh #oh well #i can be self-indulgent let it be said

[monstrsball]

my favorite line in each song on noah kahan's stick season (we'll all be here forever)

this will be long so i am just putting it all under the cut <33 if you haven't, you should listen to stick season by noah kahan btw

Northern Attitude

"Forgive my northern attitude, oh, I was raised on little light."

Stick Season

"And I'll dream each night of some version of you That I might not have, but I did not lose."

honestly really hard to narrow it down for this one because i love so many lines in this long... "I'm no longer funny cause I miss the way you laugh" is another one i really like.

All My Love

"Now I know your name, but not who you are."

(runner-up: "If you need me, dear, I'm the same as I was" )

this is one of my favorite songs on the album in general because it's just so... relatable, idk. like this is a song about a past relationship but it makes me think about the friends i lost touch with after i graduated high school. makes me emo.

She Calls Me Back

"I still dial 822-993-167"

the pre-chorus just tickles my brain... i enjoy it a lot but specifically this line. idk man. otherwise i don't have like strong emotions tied to this song or anything but i do like it.

"Oh, there was heaven in your eyes. I was not baptized" is also good though... really love the way he sings it too

Come Over

"Someday I'm gonna be somebody people want"

New Perspective

"You and all of your new perspective now Wish I could shut it in a closet And drag you back down"

Everywhere, Everything

"Everywhere, everything, I wanna love you 'til we're food for the worms to eat"

Orange Juice

"Are we all just crows to you now?"

there are so many parts of this song that i absolutely adore... it's so hard to pick one. the post-chorus is genuinely incredible. my favorite part of the song.

Strawberry Wine

"No thing defines a man like love that makes him soft"

Growing Sideways

"I'm terrified that I might never have met me."

Halloween

"But the wreckage of you, I no longer reside in And the bridges have long since been burnt"

Homesick

"I got dreams, but I can't make myself believe them. Spend the rest of my life with what could have been And I will die in the house that I grew up in"

as i've said before.... this song seems to perfectly sum up what being in your 20s is like lmao. (it's very much about growing up in new england but it's also so 'what being in your 20s is like' to me)

Still

"You miss something that you can't place but you can't deny it"

The View Between Villages

"The things that I lost here, the people I knew They got me surrounded for a mile or two."

The View Between Villages (extended) <- technically the last song on the album but i'm putting it here so it goes with the original

"I'm back between villages and everything's still"

okay i was going to pick a lyric that was unique to the extended version but i couldn't. i just love this one, i have to represent it.

Your Needs, My Needs

"I'm naming the stars in the sky after you"

however, the bridge is also INCREDIBLE and perhaps my favorite part but i don't want to just write the entirety of it. and i think what makes it my favorite is less the lyrics and just the way he sings it and the way it... intensifies and gets louder?? idk. but it makes me crazy.

Dial Drunk

"'Son are you a danger to yourself?' Fuck that sir, just let me call"

another one where the bridge is my favorite part of the song and i didn't want to just write the entirety of it lol. this line IS from the bridge though

Paul Revere

"And the world makes sense behind a chain-link fence If I could leave, I would have already left"

No Complaints

"Yes, I'm young and living dreams In love with being noticed and afraid of being seen"

Call Your Mom

"I'll drive, I'll drive all night I'll call your mom"

once again, the bridge is the best part of the song imo but this line gets to me too. this whole song makes me tear up though... had to force myself not to cry one time when it came on while i was in the car with my dad.

You're Gonna Go Far

"We ain't angry at you, love You're the greatest thing we lost"

this is the hinata shouyou song to me... so ofc this is my favorite line. <33 i think about him and karasuno whenever i listen to it and it makes me so so so emo, i want to cry. hinata fans gather and listen to this song.

also have recently started appreciating "Making quiet calculations where the fault lies"... makes me think about a certain ship that i'm sure you will never be able to guess [sarcasm] <- world's most predictable girl

#music tag #posts to read and albums to listen to if you want to understand me As A Person #hyperbole but like. several of these songs make me go OUGH because they're relatable

[romantichomicide95]

the self ship ask prompts are too CUTE!!!

how about 😍 and 😘 with the trio (levi, gumi bear and gojo)?

<3

I call him Gumi bear too 🥺

Levi:

😍Name your three favorite things about your f/o?

He’s caring/empathetic, probably the most caring person I’ve ever known. He has a strong moral compass and cares so much about humanity and the people around him. He genuinely hates how much death we see and it takes a toll on him even if he doesn’t show it to people.

He’s able to see the potential in anyone, including me. Even if you don’t see it in yourself.

His sarcastic sense of humor which is a lot like mine. Our banter can be really flirty and kind of sexy because of it.

Bonus- Despite everything’s he’s been through he’s able to push forward and keep fighting and I admire that about him. He doesn’t give up, even when faced with things that would make others run in the opposite direction.

😘What’s your f/o favorite thing about you?

My resolve in saving people. I’m not as strong as him but he loves that I genuinely want to help people and care about the fate of humanity. It’s why I joined decided to join the Scouts in the first place.

Megumi:

😍Name your three favorite things about your f/o?

Under his stoic exterior he cares about his friends, more than he cares for himself sometimes. He always put others first and is the least selfish person I know. (Although I’d prefer if he would put himself first in lots of situations.) I also actually like his stoic demeanor, he’s calm and collected and speaks very carefully. He’s not highly energetic and I find that calming.

He is very good at reading people and their emotions. He can always tell how I’m feeling and genuinely cares, always let’s me rant to him even if he has no input or advice.

He’s intelligent. He prefers reading books to video games and other things like that. He’s smarter than anyone I know. I think his intelligence makes it easy for him not to follow the ideals of our elders and instead forge his own path based on his inner thoughts/feelings.

😘What’s your f/o favorite thing about you?

My empathy. He loves that I care so much about the people around me, including the way I care for him.

Gojo:

😍Name your three favorite things about your f/o?

He wants to create a better world for the generations after us. He cares a lot about his students and bringing out their best. He wants them to grow up in a world different than the one we did, he could be doing anything but he chose to be a teacher to see that dream come true and he loves and wants the best for his students. He sees the potential in each and every one of them, striving to make them better.

His carefree attitude and general silliness. Our relationship is fun and always adventurous. We can laugh together for hours. Most people are annoyed by him but I think being silly helps him, he’s the strongest sorcerer and I think his demeanor offsets that a little. He carries a lot of weight on his shoulders and his resolve to change the world can be a lot. Being silly is a good way to relieve some of that stress.

He’s not afraid to stand up for what he believes it. Even if he is the only one standing. He will stand up to the elders and doesn’t care if it pisses them off.

Bonus- He’s hot AF

😘What’s your f/o favorite thing about you?

He loves the way I love him. Being at the top can be lonely, he’s strong and his demeanor can be off putting. People don’t understand him the way I do and he appreciates that I can see past his outward behavior to the person underneath.

Side note: damn that took me so long to write lmao. Gojo was the hardest for some reason. I love his character a lot don’t get me wrong he’s my second favorite but I mostly self ship him in an nsfw way cause he can get it, Idk that I self ship for real with him now that I think about it.

come ask me questtions about my self ships

#anon asks #ask games

[anonymousmothman]

I had another weird dream surrounding star trek (this time with jackie chan and thundercat???)

So basically I won this thing (idk if it was a giveaway or something) to hang out with thundercat. We were walking around chicago and he kept talking about being a werewolf and that was weird cuz . You know... cat is in his name. But then he turned into a werewolf and tried to hunt me.

Then I went to this star trek convention but for some reason star trek was real? And I got to talk to worf and ezri they were really nice. Some other stuff happened but I legitimately remember none of it. I then was watching a jackie chan movie with the ferengi (basically all the guys from the magnificent ferengi episode) and suddenly got transported back in time to when rush hour got released. I was sitting in the audience just minding my buisness then Quark started to film the movie cuz yay piracy! But he was horrible at hiding his camera and everybody kept staring at him because they knew. His camera didn't have a zoom feature so Brunt gave him this can you were supposed to put in place of the lens and it'd act as a zoom for you. But then, of course, everyone was like 'wtf are they doing with a can' so Quark gave the empty one to me and I had to pretend like it was Tuna I was eating. I was really bad at it. Then, at the end of the movie, a cardassian was playing with his baby (throwing her up in the air and stuff) and a founder took it from him while he was doing that then dangled it over the side of the railing (idk the seats in the theatre were high) and said "a sacrifice to the founders..." but then everyone started booing them and throwing popcorn at them so they gave the baby back.

After that, I went to this weird renaissance fair mixed with comic con thing (still in the past atp). A dude dressed up as an ensign knocked down this stand of books and I helped him to pick it up. Then, I wanted to buy one, so I was looking through them and eliminating options and was gonna buy something on dinosaurs? Idk it was weird it looked like a dork diaries book though. But another one caught my eye and it had medieval paintings on the front despite the fact it was a book about mesopotamian chemistry. So I went to buy it, but I got tied up in (honestly I forgot what happened) so had to leave it for the time being. When I came back though, a lot of people were bidding and arguing over who should get it. The only way you could buy it was by messaging the shop owner on discord so I tried to text them but I kept misspelling 'shop' as 'Schofield' so none of the messages would go through (there was a bot that prevented you from sending a message unless it had the word shop). I don't think I was ever able to get it, or maybe I was, also sort of forgot this part....

Then it cut to my backyard where Picard was stuck in my garage. He kept asking to be let out but when I let him out there were two animals on leashes in there. One was Porthos so I let him off, but another was those klingon dogs.. I forgot what they're called. Picard kept telling me to let that one off it's leash and I said "but its your pet :(" and he said hed pay me 30 coins so I did it. Then I finally let Picard out of my garage and it cut yet again to another scene.

I was on ds9 laying down to go to bed when Damar and Keevan entered and Damar was like "you weren't at Quarks" and I said "I had a really long day today man..." so they layed down with me and we cuddled YAYYYY but then I woke up BOOOOO

#how the hell do i tag this #i dont wanna tag it thundercat or jackie chan they were in it for like 3 seconds #i know the minions were also in there at some point but i forgot where. they were living in strawberry shortcakes house. #most shocking part about this is how my dream actually got my fave characters right for once (keevan and damar) #once i had a dream where i was on ds9 and brunt kept trying to kiss me and he said he killed damar to be with me so i started crying cuz wtf #and that was it that was th whole dream. ! #star trek #ds9 #i wont tag this specific characters cuz same issue with jackie chan and thundercat they only show up like one time

[pictureamoebae]

Hope you don't mind a non sims question, but I'd be interested in your take on what is up with the Tories?

hoo boy

Difficult to know where to start with this one. I'm answering this about 15 minutes after Truss resigned, making her the shortest ever serving Prime Minister.

The first thing I'll say is that lots of people are saying "surely there has to be a General Election now" without really understanding how everything works.

Only the PM can call a GE (unless Parliament is dissolved by the King, which is extremely unlikely to ever happen). All the petitions and calls in the world for a GE from Labour won't make any difference. The priority of the Tory Party is the continued existence of the Tory Party and the cementing of their power. The priority of individual Tory MPs is the continued existence of their seats.

idk if you follow me on my regular twitter (not my Sims twitter), but I've been trying to explain for weeks that it's extremely unlikely (as close to impossible as you can get) there's going to be a GE while the Tories are polling so dreadfully. They currently enjoy an 80 seat majority. That means, regardless of public support or opposition from Labour and others, they can get through pretty much any piece of legislation they want, as was seen with the Fracking Bill last night. Why would they throw that away when they're polling so atrociously?

I argued that Truss' first move would be to sack Kwarteng and blame him for the chaos of the mini budget, and that's what she did. And I argued that the Tories would move heaven and earth to get Truss to stand down, and that's what they've done. They'll be hoping that someone more palatable to both organised capital and the media class is put in her place, and that it'll lead to a bump in the polls.

It's unlikely that they're going to wipe out all of Labour's lead now though, so I think a Labour victory in 2024 is likely (but never say never -- if they manage to somehow engineer a return for Johnson the polls may tighten enough that it's a hung Parliament, but I think at this stage even that's unlikely).

As for why the Tories are in such a mess, that's a complex subject and it's one you can find the answer to here. Short answer is it's a long time coming, with many of the seeds of their downfall being sown during Thatcher's time. The Tories built themselves very successfully on shaping a particular fraction of society to be forever-Tory voters by affording them the security of property ownership (among other things). That fraction is becoming ever smaller as the neoliberal project has destabilised the economy and made home ownership a pipe dream for most people under the age of 40. A Tory Party trading off the desire to maintain the security of home ownership is in a perilous position when there is no more security of home ownership. It's a slightly more nuanced argument to the refrain that Tory voters are dying off.

Most people say that you become more conservative as you age, but that doesn't understand why that has been the case over the past few decades: it's been because as you age you generally gain that security of home ownership and you become sensitive to those security issues. If that's taken out of the equation, what will be the mechanism that makes people become more conservative? If middle age is all about precarity and struggle people will be looking for something to solve that. The right isn't entirely stupid, they understand this, and it's why we've seen such an enormous swing towards culture war issues over the past decade. Doubling down on the idea that the cause of your precarity is trans people and immigrants and the wokerati is intended to hold on to the last dwindling remnants of their support, and to develop new seams of support outside of the traditional property owning classes. We can expect harsher and more vicious attacks on minorities to continue as the power of the right recedes.

The book I linked to above is likely to get a second edition next year covering everything that's happened since Johnson exited. It's really a great place to start to give a proper run-down of what the Tory Party is, how it's shaped itself and British politics over the decades, and why it's the architect of its own downfall. He blogs here, if you want shorter, more easily digestible pieces.

As for what happens next, there's going to be a membership vote for the election of the next leader. The membership are more right wing and batshit than even the MPs themselves. The nominees aren't confirmed yet (Truss only just resigned after all), but early suggestions are that it may be Sunak and Braverman, and possibly Badenoch . If that's the case, Braverman or Badenoch are likely the favourites to win among the membership, which will spell even more chaos. Great for the accelerationists out there, because it will hasten the Tory demise. Not so great for everyone else if they manage to stay in the position for any amount of time because they’re both basically fash. That's not me saying I support Sunak. I don't support any Tory. They're all dangerous ghouls. If Johnson returns, well, everything’s up in the air.

There's so much bad blood in the Tory Party now that it's hard to see which candidate (even beyond Sunak and Braverman) could unite them. Sections of the party viscerally hate each other. A 'moderate with a nice haircut and a shiny suit' would placate the press and organised capital, but the civil war within the party would rage on, and it's probably too late now for it to be fixed up by anything other than the flimsiest of sticking plasters that falls off with the slightest nudge. Even with a bump in the polls from a more acceptable leader, the long term Tory decline is set to continue.

#uk politics #politics #tory party #liz truss #phil burton-cartledge #boris johnson #text

[stars-and-birds]

Alright, I’ll play. There’s a lot of questions because I just copy and paste the original post and remove anything I don’t wanna know or feels too personal or whatever.

🤡 What's a line, scene, or exchange you've written that made you laugh?

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. (Do it)

🎶 Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately?

🙋‍♀️ Do any irl people know you write fanfic?

🌞 Do you have a preferred time of day to write?

💖 What made you start writing?

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

🏆 What's your most popular fic?

🎯 Have any of your readers accurately guessed major plot points? Care to share which?

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

🤗 What advice would you give to new fanfic writers that are just getting started?

🧠 Pick a [toh] character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them. (It’s gonna be angst-y most likely btw)

😬 Which of your fics would you be most horrified for friends, family, or coworkers to stumble upon?

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

🤯 What's a genre you struggle with as a writer (ex. romance, action, etc.)?

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

Okay I’m doing this no procrastinating.

🤡 What's a line, scene, or exchange you've written that made you laugh? Cannot think of any i might be funny here but it doesn’t come naturally in writing

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers? hmm does inserting a twice song into my first Wenclair fic count?

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride? if I ever actually go somewhere with twaf (I’m working on it I swear) we are going places and not coming back folks

✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. (Do it) i have good analogies?? I think??

🎶 Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately? yup! I’m a swiftie bitch and right now I’m listening to cruel summer a lot for a ronance fic that maybe I’ll release someday should the fanfic gods allow. that and silk chiffon by muna has been stuck in my head since I watched do revenge

🙋‍♀️ Do any irl people know you write fanfic? *grits teeth* they can’t prove it

🌞 Do you have a preferred time of day to write? preferably afternoon 👍

💖 What made you start writing? i do wanna be writer but I didn’t really think I’d write fanfic. But then I tried and despite all the woes I have about it it’s super fun

❌ What's a trope you will never write? I can’t think of any?

🏆 What's your most popular fic? good question. I should probably know this. okay I just checked it’s New Years eve. (A Wenclair fic) which I am slightly salty about bc like all of my popular things I wrote it at midnight slightly unhinged. Still, I like it and I even got some fanart of it (!!!) out of it which was super cool.

🎯 Have any of your readers accurately guessed major plot points? Care to share which? *sighs* I’m not cool enough to have readers theorizing abt my work lol. Maybe further into twaf that’s my dream

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants? both! I spout out the randomest shit as I go but if I have a timeline idea I’ll write it down in a separate doc with future scenes I want to use

🤗 What advice would you give to new fanfic writers that are just getting started? write multi chapter fics in advance or you’ll regret it

🧠 Pick a [toh] character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them. (It’s gonna be angst-y most likely btw) give me a vee headcanon!

😬 Which of your fics would you be most horrified for friends, family, or coworkers to stumble upon? oh god. I might actually die if any of them read any of my fics but especially the new years fic idk it’s a little dramatic

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success? well I wouldn’t consider any of my fics successes so… maybe praise. or just a comment. I’m not a popular fanfic author but one day. One day.

🤯 What's a genre you struggle with as a writer (ex. romance, action, etc.)? id love to say angst but I’m not sure that’s true. maybe action I can’t write fight scenes ;-;

💔 Is there a fic of yours that broke your heart? nope.

thanks for the ask dagger sorry this took me so long!

#Ask #dagger💗 #amazing mutuals #ask game

[endreal]

cam I get all the kinds of reds you feel like answering?

shakhnazaryan red; are you currently binge-watching anything?

I suppose by one definition whatever I've got on TV is a binge watch bc I'll just put on a show and let it run for hours while I wander in and out of the room doing Endreal things. I like to call it 'putting something on for the boys' (the boys are our cats)

red ochre; are you more right-brained (creative) or left-brained (analytical)?

My friend, I am a corpus callosum kinda guy

english red; what animal do you relate to most?

Gremlin, obvs! Idk it varies from day to day but probably most likely either a spoilt housecat (orange) or an excitable medium sized dog (possibly a retriever or terrier).

vermilion; what’s your favorite accent?

Right now hands-down unapologetically my partner's. I love just listening to them.

cadmium red; do you have a “type” when it comes to a significant other?

Based solely on jokes that have been made about me/at me in the past 48 hours alone the answer would be something like welders, poets, Midwesterners, Belgians, musicians, groups of musicians, and people with great shoulders

scarlet; describe your current crush/es.

Utter gaddamn nerds, the lot of 'em <3

ruby; what does your ideal first date look like?

Oh, hmm, good question! I know this may be hard to believe but I don't go on first dates very often? I guess meeting up somewhere and doing a fun casual low-impact sort of thing? Like an outdoor art museum or walking around looking for landmark/historical plaques downtown or something. Maybe a stop at café for snacks or drinks if we're out long enough to need it

carmine; what does your ideal second date look like?

(don't make a uhaul joke don't make a uhaul joke don't make a uhaul joke don't make a) oh man this one is WAY harder! Hmm, I guess similar to the first one but make it nature-y? Park walking, hiking trail, afternoon adventure at the sea (if it's close enough), paddling in streams? (don't forget to stay hydrated and wear appropriate protection from the sun!)

madder lake red; would you ever kiss someone (or accept a kiss) on a first date?

I can't think of any reason why not, unless I just really didn't click with the person!

rose; what’s something really positive going on in your life right now?

I've had time and space in my life for writing again recently. Is it what I expected to be writing? No. But I am, in fact, doing it!

quinacridone rose; what’s something you’re really looking forward to?

Tuesday gremlin time (that's today!). Also in a couple weeks I'm taking my spouse down to the island for his birthday and he's been trying to play it cool but honesty it's starting to slip how excited he's getting about it

violet rose; what does your dream house look like?

Any place that's safe and comfortable, but I think I'd love it if it's got a big covered porch and ceiling fans. (these may be very American sensibilities but as an American I think they're very sensible ones!)

#ask games

[daydreamrry]

Idk if anyone cares but I did another analysis on the album leaked because this energy was toooo overwhelming. (I sent it to crystalreaderanon too.) It’s like harry held a gun to my head and asked me to write this down😋 Ok so HsH gave me the vibe that he was stuck in quarantine and used the time to reflect on himself, his past relationships and his soulmate. Most of the songs again carry the theme of “ugh I want you so badly. Where are you? When can I meet you?” If you want you can take some time to read it <3 (btw i’m not saying all the songs are just soulmate vibes, most of them were real experiences he’s had but it’s just fun to look at it with this lens. Like “hm what if he was subliminally talking about this person? Just for fun!)

🧚🏼‍♀️ also why do all my asks turn out so long

HARRY’S HOUSE

1. Sushi- cause I love you babe in every kind of way just a little taste (just a fun lovesick line) // I don’t want you to get lost I don’t want you to go broke (you tend to get stuck in your head a lot but don’t get lost in the process. Do your thing don’t let others, even myself, derail you)

2. Late night talking- I’d do everything I can to help you through (I want to make things easier for you. *especially* if SM struggles with mental health problems.) // if you’re feeling down I just wanna make you happier baby (again I want to be there for you) // wish I was around I just wanna make you happier baby (wanting to physically be there for them) // I can’t get you off my mind (this seems to be recurring, no?)

3. Grape juice- there’s never been someone quite so perfect for me but I got over it and I said give me something old and red (he thinks SM is perfect for him but since he can’t have them he’s settling for someone and kind of just going along with it even if he may not be all in) // there’s just no getting through without you a bottle of rouge just me and you (he felt like there’d be no way for him without SM and he could maybe share a red with them but he’s kind of stopped romanticising that and is just doing it with other people for now)

4. As it Was- seems you cannot be replaced and I’m the one who will stay (since he is self admittedly scared of change he wants to stay in the same place and settle with whatever relationship he’s in. Scared of risks. But there’s a nagging feeling that SM is the one for him) // in this world it’s just us (this ties into the theme of she and satellite kind of right?) // you know it’s not the same as it was (neither of them are ever staying the same, they’re both evolving)

5. Daylight- Reading your horoscope (SM likes astrology maybe?) // if I was a blue bird I would fly to you (again this feeling of wanting to be with them) // you be the spoon dip you in honey so I could be sticking to you (wants to stick right by SM) // daylight, you got me cursing the daylight (maybe he dreams of SM at night or they appear in dreams to them [throwback to She] so he wants to keep dreaming of them and shuns the daylight cause it wakes him up) // daylight, you got me calling at all times (not sure if it was this blog or a tarot reading but I remember there was this discussion that harry would kind of constantly call SM just because and it’s prevalent in this song)

6. Little freak {aka my favourite song I am completely obsessed}- Little Freak Jezebel (firstly, he sure likes calling his partners freak.) (Secondly, if you don’t know who Jezebel is she is one of the most intriguing and mysterious women in the Bible [apparently, I just googled it] and she wielded a lot of power. She had men wrapped around her finger, especially her husband, Basically she was a very alluring and promiscuous woman also she was spiritual. Like worshipped pagan gods. ) // starry haze crystal ball (again spirituality) // somehow you’ve become some paranoia (maybe SM keeps creeping into his thoughts and he feels as though they’re always watching him) // but your gift is wasted on me (he feels not good enough for them perhaps?) // I was thinking about who you are, your delicate point of view, I was thinking about you (this is so cute for some reason. Just how he sings it.) // I’m not worried about where you are, who you go home to, I’m just thinking about you (where you are or if you’re dating someone is not my business. I’m just dreaming of you) // did you dress up for Halloween? (Wondering about little things SM does) // I spilled beer on your friend I’m not sorry (I can’t help but think this is their mutual friend who will introduce them to harry. I just have this feeling idk idk) // red wine and a ginger ale bet you’d make fun of me for sure (again I cannot remember if it was this blog or another SM blog but it said something about there being a lighthearted playful dynamic between them and it’s evident in this line) // you never saw my birth mark (can we just note how delicately he sings this part? Anyway, I know y’all can feel that this means him and his ex broke up before she even saw his birth mark BUT LISTEEEEN the universe is literally yelling in my ear that I need to pass this message along. Okay so to me it feels like as he is settling for a relationship with his Karmic SM and tries to get over SM he’s like “I can’t believe I haven’t met them. They never even saw my birth mark”)

7. Matilda- firstly I don’t want to wish mental illness on *anyone* but from what I’m feeling SM may suffer from it and their relationship with family may be strained. So the whole of this song is like “you don’t have to be sorry for making memories and growing up apart from them. Remember you can choose to separate yourself from that situation. Choose yourself”

8. Cinema- it’s you and I’m not getting over it (he’s intent on the fact that SM is the one for him and he does not want to get over that fact) // Darlin is it cool if I’m stubborn when it comes to this? (Basically “is it cool that you’re in my head?”) // do you think I’m cool too? Or am I too into you? (Is it embarrassing just how much I like you? Or are you okay with it?) the rest of it kinda felt like it was for karmic idk?

9. Daydream- living in a daydream (She again?) // give me all of your love give me something to dream about (again he’s DREAMING of this SM)

10. Keep driving- this doesn’t have SM energy but good song nonetheless soooo

11. Satellite- duh! You got a new life am I bothering you? (SM has their own thing going and Harry wonders if he’s intruding) // I can see you’re lonely down there don’t you know that I am right here? (Self explanatory) // waiting for you to pull me in (waiting for SM to kind of be an anchor to him. Also ties into a lot of the Water/ sea theme others have channelled) // I’m here, right here. (Very comforting) // wishing I could be there for you (again that longing of wanting to be there for them)

12. Boyfriends- maybe SM is with or gets with a sh!tty partner

13. Love of My Life- take a walk on Sunday afternoon we can always find something for us to do (very domestic. Maybe they’ll do mundane things together) // overall this song feels like he is trying to forget them but there’s this underlying feeling of “but they are literally the love of my life? How am I to get over them?)

Anywayyy JUST FOR FUN. I just love the theme of soulmates and lovey dovey shit so wanted to share this take with y’all🫶🏼

y’all are so creative and thoughtful, i love this sm 🥹🥹🥹🥹

#🧚🏼‍♀️ anon

[lets-talk-spirituality]

Do you think it's common for soulmates/twinflames before meeting to feel each other and each other's emotions and other things through physical sensations, for example through heartaches, headaches and such? Would that also perhaps mean that they are close to meeting?

Idk if it’s common. I know what I have felt and experienced as an innately spiritual person. I felt all three of my romantic soulmates before I met them.

The first, for about a year I knew I was moving somewhere and that where I was going would lead to a huge change. I just felt the energy coming in like a huge wave. I had anxiety about what was coming. Met my ex three weeks after moving to an energy vortex location. And he irrevocably changed my life in some painful ways. We had an outstanding soul contract from promises made in a past life. We still have a small tether through the pain he caused me. I know this because he will reach out anytime I think too much about him. Recently, I dreamt of him and a few weeks later he reached out. Until he understands my pain we will have this pain tether.

Second guy, I felt something coming and I started to slow down on dating. I just felt like I needed to clear my energy. I asked for magic and meeting him was like lightning. He came to me to make me feel again after I was completely numb from my first relationship. We were both very hurt and traumatized people and that’s why it couldn’t work. We also had a very intense chemistry that was almost irritating at times. I dreamt about him repeatedly after we broke up. Probably for like a year as we worked through our karma via 5D. It was the same theme every dream until he told me he loved me. Our tether is clear now. We may meet again in another life.

Third guy, Jesus, I have noted evidence of me daydreaming a scenario very similar to what I experienced with him, have notes of feeling him arriving to the island a few days before he got here and stayed in the place I felt the feeling. I knew I was meeting someone the night I met him. I would run into him at random and every time he was near by energetically I felt this sensation of searching. He admitted to feeling a connection between us from the jump. We were tied by the moon, met on a new moon and everything around us seemed to happen around the new moon. He told me telepathically he wouldn’t leave before my birthday and that he had something planned and I got that hit a month before. We ended up camping together the week before he left and up to the night before my birthday. He left the day after my birthday, 6 months to the day he arrived. He and I both lived here before, way before. The island called us both, like he was planning to come out here around the time I was except his mom died and he took longer to come. It wanted us here to connect our power. We also have an indigenous tie. And I think we’ve been together in a few past lives. Something tied to the sea because we are both intrinsically drawn to it. Idk if we’ll ever meet again in this life. I like to think one day our paths will randomly cross again. If not now, some life. I miss him deeply. Him leaving set off a chain of events in my life that has led to it drastically changing. And I didn’t necessarily want this change. But time will tell, as my daddy always says. Soulmates tend to feel drawn to the same places and that’s how we find each other.

I haven’t met my counterpart but I’ve had vivid dreams of them and I’ve had a lot of confirmations which I can’t ask them about til we meet. But I have felt their feelings and had shared emotions with them. They saved me from committing suicide by injecting me with pure source love and triggered my kundalini awakening.

So maybe? Idk if my men felt these things in the same way but I know they were aware. First ex called me his Angel and called us soul mates. Recently asked me if I believe in soul ties. I told him what I wrote above about us having karma until he understands the pain he caused me. Second guy was scared I’d leave him because he knew I was meant for more than he could offer. He said you’re meant to do big things in a big city and what if I’m just a small town sheriff. Jesus, god love him, asked while we were camping why he kept seeing certain numbers that are my birthday numbers. His energy always sought mine. He told me we’d always run into each other on the island, and I think that’s part of why he had to leave. He said he’d be back but I know how he is, I’m the same way. When you leave somewhere and it hurts you gotta clean break it.

Women think a lot that men aren’t as intuitive but men know immediately if you’re their energetic match and will push you away for your own good when you aren’t. I think all of my men knew energetically I have a counterpart and that’s why it never lasted. They just wanted to be in my energy and I loved all of them very purely and deeply.

I think it can mean they are close to meeting. But with my counterpart we’ve been doing this dance my whole life. Ebbs of intensity and flows of peace. So it never means that with us. The intensity is tied to how much we need each others support at certain times. My counterpart stepped in because if he didn’t I would’ve died. He told me he could feel it in our tether how low my life force was and it scared him. I killed myself in our last life together and he has some trauma around it. I’ve had dreams I’m consoling him and dreams he’s consoling me. Some where he’s saved me. So I’m not sure when we will meet this life. But I know it’s not tied to the intensity of feeling him because if that were true we would’ve met already. We’re bound by divine timing.

With soulmates, yes, I think it means they are close to meeting based on my three experiences. Romantic partners and soulmates serve different purposes and are contracted for certain things. I usually knew pretty early on who they were, that it wouldn’t last, and why I met them. Idk if other people know stuff like this when they meet soulmates but I usually do. Sometimes my soulmates reveal they felt that too. Especially with friendship soulmates. Right now, I don’t feel any romantic people on the horizon, just passion around my work and helping the planet. I think this work will eventually lead to my counterpart. And I’m still clearing Jesus from my field. And counterpart is cockblocking me hard. As usual 🙃

Hope some of this helps or sheds a light on things.