#and badly overcommitted

[markscherz]

You are everything I aspire to be

If parenting has taught me anything, it is the importance of getting down on your hands and knees and teaching not just facts, but love and enthusiasm for the natural world.

This is my son Q and me. I have dozens of photos like this by now, even though he is just two years old.

Every chance I get, I will kneel down with him and show him the little creatures all around us. Especially when they are frogs. He loves frogs for some reason. No idea why.

It is important that we all see this together. It is beautiful. It is magnificent. We are here. It is improbable to the highest degree. It is fleeting, but it is everything we get. And we can get so, so much of it. If we just get our faces into it and really absorb it.

So that's what l'm trying to do here, I guess. Get all of you to join me in the reeds. And I am so happy to have so many of you along for the journey.

#tumblr #lifestyle #advice #life #nature #animals #answers by mark #anon #anonymous #yes the tumblr scientist named his child Q what of it #also you should not aspire to be me #or like me #at all #I am a hot mess #totally chaotic and extremely stressed #months behind on my emails #and badly overcommitted #but of course when all you see are cute frogs I understand why you would feel that way anon #just letting you know that I am struggling just as much as the next person #though of course as a very privileged person it is substantially different than most #my troubles are largely of my own making #anyway thanks for coming to my TED talk

[bigfishthemusical]

the problem I think with working theatre is that I actually do enjoy it quite a bit and also I do want the show to go well and be good ect ect which means that unfortunately I am a bit more emotionally invested than I should be and it’s making me stressed out and such as a result which is really sucks. I’d like for the world to be easy please.

#stayed late today and also shortened my lunch a bit to get more work done and it’s like. i literally hate so badly that I did that. #I am getting paid minimum wage to do skilled labour and also this show was overcommitting to builds for the amount of time we had so like. #it’s not my fault that they fucked up but I keep trying to fix it cause I just want a show that’s good. and like augh. whatever. they should #just make it all easier somehow.

[fili-urzudel]

A Kiss Hello - Fíli x Reader

Hey guys, look who keeps overcommitting :D

Anyway how about instead of any of the requests I have in my inbox you read a short piece I wrote in November 2022?

Word Count: 0.7k

Warnings: none

Fíli had always thought it was a bit of a strange greeting and goodbye. One kiss to each cheek, your hands easily resting on his shoulders to pull him in. You told him it was normal where you came from, and he supposed he wasn't one to tell you you weren't allowed to practice your culture near him.

It helped that he didn't exactly mind. You had lived with them under the mountain for years, and he was still the only one left with a burning face and butterflies in his stomach once you were out of sight.

"Fíli, this is getting ridiculous," Kíli sighed goofily as they traversed the halls of the mountain, trying to find the longest and most time-consuming route to their meetings. "I can see hearts in your eyes whenever she's around, why don't you just... confess?"

"Because I'm not you, Kíli," Fíli said, a bit agitated. "It's expected of me to find a nice dwarrowdam and settle down, keep our people happy. I can't just... just..."

"Just be happy with the woman you so obviously love?" Kíli interrupted, seemingly unfazed by his brother's sharp words. "You're free to make your own decisions, but I can promise you will live with regret forever if you don't do something. And soon."

Fíli looked slightly up at his younger brother. "What is that supposed to mean? What do you know?"

Kíli shrugged, eyes trained on the path ahead of them. He wasn't smiling anymore.

"Kíli!" Fíli felt his frustration rising, and with it, panic. What was happening? What were you going to do? "What, is she going to leave?"

Kíli only looked at him.

The golden prince's heart sank.

Was it his fault?

Fíli paced, wringing his hands, in the marketplace you always seemed to find yourself in, sometimes to sell, sometimes just to shop—oh, how he loved how vibrant you were when you shopped with him.

At this point, his heart was no longer in his stomach, but his feet. He couldn't stand it if you left, all because he chased you away, all because he was stupid and didn't know when to admit it—

"Y/N!" He interrupted his own thoughts, seeing you draw near. You held the basket you always used when shopping, the one he bought you in one of the towns you stopped at, before Erebor had even been won. It was looking a little worse for the wear, but you refused to give it up.

"Fíli!" You called back with a smile, but your eyes looked strained.

He wrestled with his brain, trying to figure out what to say first. His words became an incomprehensible knot. "Are you leaving?" He blurted. He just... he just really needed to know.

"Yes, actually, I am," you admitted, gazing at the floor. "I figured... I don't know, I think it's just time," you nodded, mouth twisted in a sad smile. "I hope you won't miss me too badly."

Fíli's heart raced. "Actually, if I could—"

A voice called out to you, and from the looks of it, it belonged to the head of a caravan you were looking to travel with.

"I'm so sorry, it looks like I have to go," you apologized, moving forward to bid him goodbye.

First, it was the right cheek, and as you moved to kiss his left, he turned, catching your lips with his.

The contact was fleeting, you startling back, flustered. "Oh, goodness, I'm sorry—"

You were still only centimeters from him. "Don't go," he murmured, moving to kiss you again. He didn't want to leave any doubt in your mind—that was not an accident.

His heart fluttered as he felt you kiss back, tilting your head as his hand rose to cup your face.

"I won't," you said as you pulled away, hot breath fanning across his face.

He felt eyes on the two of you from all sides. There would be no hiding this, no killing rumors or trying to keep a secret. "Good," he said, his lips still almost touching yours.

He had always liked your goodbyes, but this new beginning was much better.

#lotr fandom #lotr fanfic #the hobbit #lotr headcanons #the hobbit headcanons #the hobbit x reader #fili x reader #fíli x reader #fíli the hobbit #fili the hobbit #fili fanfic #fili durin #fili and kili #fili durin x reader #mae writes

[astroyongie]

Aespa February Reading 2024

note: take it lightly

Karina

Love: well it seems that she hasn’t broke up with her partner like it seemed so in august. Karina is still with the same person but they do fight a lot, they have many arguments and it often ends up badly. She still wants to leave, but it feels like she is unable to make the decision 

Career: she is very overwhelmed. Karina got some nice opportunities and she needs to take on, however many contracts are exclusive and because of that she needs to choose only one. 

Self: she has been very focused on her money and o her wealth. She doesnt care what she has to do as long as she is able to secure her financial self behind it 

Giselle

Love: she is with someone (in a way) but they dont often see each other and it’s rather exclusive. Giselle self limits herself by seeing that person so there isnt rumors that go around and also because she doesnt want anyone to figure her love life 

Career: she is very happy with everything that have been happing for Vespa. She enjoys her life and she feels like the company is behind her whenever she has an issue that needs to be solved. 

Self: this girl is very in love at the moment and everything orbits around her “partner”. She is also taking in many opportunities in order to expend herself as a person 

Winter

Love: her complicated situation still holds. Winter’s relationship isnt something she is happy in however there’s so much co dependency that not her or her partner are able to stop whatever they have together. This is rather toxic 

Career: she has been dealign with some set backs, especially financial. She might be dealign with some money issues. Other than that, she feels like she is overcommitted with many projects and that the company keeps adding projects and schedules without asking her which makes her annoyed 

Self: her unfinished business with some people have been the prime thought in her head. Winter wants to set free form some people in her life but she doesnt know how to deal with it which can affect her wellbeing altogether 

NingNing

Love: still with her partner and things are going fine. There’s so much abundance in their relationship, it’s fresh it’s healthy and it is going so well. Her partner is also investing on her and taking care of her financially so she is honestly enjoying every second of it 

Career: she is a little bored. As an idol she wanted to do more, live more and she has way too much ambition and SM isnt giving her what she was seeking. Some project weren’t giving to her due to Ningning not being kore 

Self: again, she is fine , healthy both mentally and physically and she is thriving. The perfect exemple of a very healthy idol that knows how to deal with her everyday life 

#Aespa #Aespa tarot #Aespa reading #Aespa astrology #Aespa headcanons #Aespa imagines #Aespa scenarios

[satashiiwrites]

Snippet Sunday

i really should stop committing to things. I’m waaaaay overcommitted. For Q4 Big Moxie, theme is time travel. I’ve been away all week hiking the north woods and eating classic Wisconsin food (beer and cheese are food groups).

Tagged by @monsterrae1–thanks for the tag Dearheart! Tagging @outtoshatter @westernlarch @tkwritesdumbassassins @missanniewhimsy @whimsyswastry @rosieposiepuddingnpie @quietborderline with no pressure tagging as always, this is just for fun.

So more than six or seven sentences…. Banner by radio chatter.

Title: Home Found

Fandom: Eureka

Pairing: Jack Carter/Nathan Stark. Mentions previous Nathan/Allison and pre-Jack/Allison.

Tags/warnings: fix it (Nathan should have come back!). Character death is being reversed because canon made the wrong decision™️ and i have a prerogative to fix it. Will eventually get an E rating for m/m sex but not this part.

He’d never had much faith in things he couldn’t explain. When people speak of their life flashing before their eyes, a moment before their death, it is just poetic license or maybe an expression of their regrets.  

Nathan still doesn’t believe in god or any higher power, but stepping inside the chamber before Jack clarifies his personal regrets, scouring away the shadows and half-truths he uses to shroud the truth from even himself.

He loved Allison but isn’t in love with her. Marrying her is a way to cling to his past and avoid living the rest of his life single and alone. He’d come back to Eureka feeling as if he’d been chased away by her hurt feelings, but it had been his home first before it had been hers. 

What was that saying? You can’t go home again once you’ve left it behind?

Allison was a facade—a disguise he wore to appease his ego. He wasn’t used to failing, and a failed marriage had stung badly. 

Nathan Stark wasn’t a man who failed. That’s what he told himself, and that’s what everyone said about him both in and outside Eureka. 

So he’d pursued Allison again and won her a second time. It was even better because he’d had a rival this time… Jack. 

Jack. 

His Jack… his brain latches on, the primitive part of him attracted to the Sheriff’s street smarts and ability to problem solve claiming ownership even though he has no right to do so, and he shakes his head to clear it. 

Jack… isn’t his. He doesn’t belong to Nathan. If Jack wants to belong to anyone, it’s Allison. 

He has to save Jack. The timing has to be exactly right when he resets the nuclear clock. 

Nathan can see the moment Jack realizes what he’s doing. The panic that overshadows the competent professional to show the man underneath who’s all too human and whose heart is true. At the last possible moment, Nathan tries to soothe the pain he’s causing, knowing that Jack will blame himself for what Nathan’s about to do. “Take care of Allison for me. See you around, Jack,” he says as the world dissolves around him in a shower of light. 

#Home found #Eureka fic #Snippet sunday #jack carter/nathan stark #Nathan stark #jack carter #eureka #fix it

[sugarcakeworld]

When I was younger I thought the band hated Nathan in any kind of committed relationship dating whatsoever bc it would limit their freedom/they were jealous and now I realize that’s kind of true but also they hated the guts out of his abusive gf for legitimate reasons. They like the genuinely good women he dates. They want female companionship so badly they overcommit & treating her like she’s dating the whole band. But can they stop being terrible assholes to actually date anyone on their own like he suggests? Probably not.

#self read #relationshipklok #And I respect that as I get older and dumber and more selfish too #lol

[wizard-gundammkii]

I am sitting here and i am like, going through some thoughts as i see my coworkers. I generally acknowledge I am not the best person. I have flaws. I am loud, i speak without thinking sometimes. I overcommit myself to things that simply do not matter, and a host of deeper issues i could readily cop to that are my worst traits.

And i am sitting here looking at my coworkers and I am knowing I am the most stable, mentally well human being in my department. By a large margin.

I need a new job very badly.

[corneliastreethq]

This Rp would be more successful if you posted, updated, and promoted more.

hi friend ! you're not in trouble , but i will be trying really hard in the future not to pay too much mind to comments like this. i know your suggestion was likely so well intentioned, because i have expressed a wee bit of anxiety about the group, but that doesn't mean i need it to be more successful right this second. i am more committed to setting a routine that i can follow for myself. some of that means setting boundaries right from the jump.

i am a neurodivergent and chronically ill person, and lived through the era of roleplaying being, essentially, a job ( i'm looking at you 2014 ) . and i wanted so badly to be good at that job, so when i was thrown into new situations, i'd hyperfocus, overcommit, and then burnout. i don't want this group to fail, so keeping a pace that i can maintain is extremely important. in the early stages, i know that promoting is incredibly important, but so is making sure i don't overextend myself so that i can be here for the long haul. i am currently in my self-love, self-care journey era, and this group should be an extension to that, not a complication. my wellbeing will always come first, and sometimes that means i will not be clearing out the inbox every night. that has to be okay. my inactivity for a certain period of time at times does not mean the rp is headed for disaster, and we need to move away from that mentality. we as admin rarely ( at least, hopefully) fault our players for needing to take time and space for themselves, and yet the culture in the rpc for years has been that it is acceptable to hound admin for the same reason, and i truly have a limited tolerance for that.

if there was interest , i'd certainly consider opening the floor to a co-admin, but i am also okay on my own. EDIT: co-admin application is live!. this is me trying ! and this is me trying in a way that is a lot healthier for me.

#appless rp #oc rp #town rp #city rp #city rpg #faq.

[sleepyselkiesiren]

A GIFT OF JACQUI FOR @into-the-daniverse!!! One of many spectacular and gorgeous ocs!! Your writing is absolutely incredible!!

#I get sad sometimes at how few notes your writing gets #I'd read more of them myself if I wasn't allergic to Lemon and had more spoons #I so badly want to draw all of them because they all have such cool designs #but Alas #I'm glad I at least got to draw one after all this time #I wanted to go all out and add a pirate ship background but I think I've overcommitted myself to things recently #sleepyselkiesiren art #Jacqui #I need to get better at drawing beards

[sunnysviolin]

i hope you don't mind me rambling on anon but to be honest, i never really realized how heromari kind of makes mari's death more tragic??

i don't think we ever learn about mari's future goals or what she wanted to do after high school. we don't really delve into anything regarding mari's future--this could've been an oversight or just something nobody thought of (heck, even mari as a character may not have thought of it; i still don't know what i want to do), but it also could've been intentional, as giving her goals that her death would have ultimately prevented may reflect badly on sunny, even though it was an accident. but somehow, in some way, hero and mari having feelings for each other kind of fills that void, y'know?? it still shows that mari's life was cut short, like a book with hundreds of pages left blank.

...though, i guess that might've been obvious, now that i think about it, haha!!

Hi nonnie! Let me ramble even fucking more

Yeahhhh....yeah. The Mari we see in canon is really Sunny’s version of Mari. One of the things I really like about Omori is you get glimpses into Mari not being perfect, but you’re also overloaded with everyone saying how perfect she was. Mari was imperfect. We know she yelled at Sunny, we know that she wasn’t afraid to fight with him. She was overcommitted, and overstressed. But to Sunny, who killed her, and to everyone else, who thought they failed her, they made her an idealized version of Mari to cope. She is enshrined as that almost sixteen year old girl who was “perfect” We don’t need to know anything more about her because we see everything from Sunny’s eyes. Sunny isn’t thinking about who Mari wanted to be, he’s terrified of losing the Mari he used to have. So it makes sense we don’t learn anything beyond her being the perfect big sister.

That’s actually one of the reasons I really like HeroMari. Hero’s love for Mari gives her another dimension. You see how she teases him and how she even can be kind of coy around him. Their young love gives them both a layer of depth, because it’s ultimately unfulfilled. It leaves a noticeable gap. We see the gap with Sunny and with Aubrey (not so much Basil and Kel) but that’s the gap of the perfect big sister figure. Hero’s gap is in a way more intimate because he’s missing his partner. They all loved Mari, and Hero might not have even loved Mari the most, but he was the one who would spend his entire life with her. 

She was probably in all of his plans, heck she probably helped to make all of his plans. He wanted her to be proud of him, he wanted her to be on a journey with him. Now a journey he had with another is cut short and he has to learn to be by himself, and he’s not doing too well. Like none of them are doing well, but something about it is different for Hero. Agh I’m rambling but like...he’s just cut himself off? Sunny, Aubrey, and Basil are all blatantly not doing well, and Hero is suffering in relative silence. Like you can even see it in the way he acts the first day you meet him. He’s a little distant with them all, and until he has his moment at the piano he can’t even acknowledge Mari’s existence. I actually really like that Omocat had Hero and Kel act in similar ways when they’re confronting their grief...but that’s a discussion for another time haha. Anyway I’ve gone on long enough just....give Hero some therapy please he needs it

#omori #omori meta #omori hero #omori mari #omori sunny #heromari #why heromari is tragic af #and it's not just bc mari is dead

[screechthemighty]

Remember how I wrote that Father’s Day fic for Ethan? Well, I’ve overcommitted and came up with 14 more holiday and/or important event themed shorts to go with it. I’ll be posting them here and then crossposting to AO3 all in one collection (same username as here), and the link to that will be in a reblog! Until then, here’s some Valentine’s Day ~Angst~ (They won’t all be sad I promise)

She hadn’t slept in over 24 hours. Ethan’s heart rate had abruptly dropped the night before, Rose hadn’t stopped fussing all day, and Mia had been dragged aside to talk about potential changes to the stabilizer more than once. By the time the notification appeared, she was exhausted. The tremor in her hands was back, so badly that she was afraid to hold Rose.

But she had to. Her daughter was crying, scared. She’d been crying on and off for the past four days.

She doesn’t want you. She wants Ethan.

When Mia’s phone chirped at her, it was almost a welcome distraction. She picked it up, expecting another message from Chris asking for an update. Instead…

Remind Ethan, 6:30 reservation

Mia froze. Her heart started racing. Reservation. The date. Valentine’s Day. They had set up dinner weeks. It had been Ethan’s idea. We should go out. We haven’t done anything together in ages. Fancy European restaurant. It could be fun. Even the arguments hadn’t been enough to make them cancel.

We shouldn’t be here. They should’ve been getting ready for a date. Ethan should’ve been downstairs nervously lecturing whatever BSAA agent had been assigned to watch Rose for the evening while Mia dug through the boxes they hadn’t unpacked yet for a cuter pair of shoes. She could picture him in the house’s foyer, hands on his hips, wearing the same tie he wore every fancy date without fail. They’d be nervous at first, worried about Rose, new parent jitters, but eventually they’d calm down. Enjoy themselves. She could almost feel his hand in hers, see him glancing at her periodically.

They should’ve been fine. They should’ve been fine.

Mia didn’t realize how tightly she was gripping the phone until she felt her hand spasm. She took a deep breath and set it aside. She held her baby close and closed her eyes tightly, fighting back a wave of tears. “It’ll be fine,” she whispered. “It’ll be…”

No. Don’t start. You can’t spiral, not again. Rose needs you. Ethan…

Ethan.

She wanted to see him.

But she couldn’t, not yet. She had to calm Rose down, settle her down for a nap, make sure she was asleep, find someone willing to watch her for a few minutes. Only then could she make her way through the facility, to the sterile room where Ethan lay in a medically induced coma.

Mia stood in the doorway, suddenly unsure why she was here. He was unconscious, holding on by a thread. She wasn’t sure how aware he was. The doctors said it couldn’t hurt to talk to him, that sometimes coma patients remembered things from when they were under and it might be a comfort to him. But what was she supposed to say?

She didn’t know, but she stepped inside anyway and sat down at the chair still perpetually at his bedside. Mia carefully took his hand—the one hand he had left, his fingers still stiff but warm—hoping the action would get some kind of response.

“We’ll go somewhere next year,” she whispered. “Anywhere you want. We can even go early if you don’t mind.”

It was quiet, except for the beeping and clicking of the machines. Mia knew they were helping keep Ethan alive, assisting his barely-functional organs as they struggled to heal, but it didn’t feel like it then. It felt like they were burying him. Still, she tried to focus on the heart rate monitor. The beeping was still a bit sluggish, but regular. A relief to hear after the previous night’s scare.

“Remember when you told me I was the first real Valentine you ever had?” I’ve never really had a girlfriend around February. You’re my first real Valentine, Mia. “I never really cared about Valentine’s Day before that. You won me over.” She pressed a gentle kiss to the back of his hand. “I’ll be right here when you wake up. Just…come back to us, okay?”

She wasn’t sure what she expected. What she hoped for was some kind of response, his eyes to open, something. They stayed closed, and his hand didn’t move to grasp her more tightly. If she looked, though, she thought she could see his eyes twitching slightly. The same expression he wore when he was sleeping.

Sleeping, not dead.

Mia supposed she had that to be grateful for.

He’ll come back, she tried to reassure himself. He always does. He wouldn’t leave you.

She tightly held his hand, and tried to keep the doubts at bay.

#resident evil #resident evil village #ethan winters #mia winters #friendly reminder that this NOT a Mia hate blog so don't clown on my shit thank you #fic: milestones

[holdmyhopeinyourhands]

PSG VS Manchester United 

Match Analysis 3-1

Finally got around to do this review. I know it’s a bit late but I’ve been quite busy lately and haven’t really had time to rewatch highlights and draw my own conclusions from my notes about the match I witnessed two days ago. Anyways I’ve done all the preparations now, so let’s get to it.

Overall match review:

Psg played... well. That’s as far as my praise for them goes and even calling their overall performance good, is a stretch. They had a solid start. First 10 minutes they absolutely dominated. Electric on the counter with Kylian and Neymar leading the charge. Looking dangerous every time United overcommitted to sending men forward.

At the same time, that also undercut psg defensively since they didn’t often hold onto the ball which led to United holding onto possession often and thus put pressure on the defense to deliver. Overall I would say defensively psg were ok, but there were several times were a united player missing is the only thing that saved them. And personally, I hope we don’t count on that level of defensive awareness to see us through the Champions League. After all, the unfortunate fact is, that psg defense is held together by Marquinhos, duct tape and a whole lot of praying. 

Then the team just fell of a cliff for the next 50 minutes or so. Absolutely just fucking it up and suddenly forgetting what football even was. Non of our passes were connecting and half the time the boys were so out of position it was painful to watch. Again, Neymar and Kylian delivered a solid performance. They weren’t at their best (and of course not they’ve just come back from injuries) but they facilitated our entire attack and it’s probably why they kept getting shut down so often because the united players would only need to focus their efforts on them to choke out our creative out. Because Marco wouldn’t have someone to safely pass to.

We turned back around in the last 10 minutes with some really good subs from Tuchel, which helped us find our shape back and break open united, who were were now down to 10 men (if you are generous and don’t include their 12th man the ref). Neymar’s last goal in the 90th+ minute sealing the deal and putting us ahead on the table. Again, a decent performance but nothing to brag home about.

Ref review:

If you’ve remotely followed my match day rants you know exactly what I think of that garbage man. I went into the match expecting us to lose. And in the middle of said match I was raging instead, because we weren’t losing, we were being screwed over! So badly that I refused to see our boys lose such a corrupt match while I was a witness. Never again. The fact that Fred didn’t get an immediate red for his headbutt. The fact that Marqui being elbowed across the eye (actually bleeding) and no one got carded for it, the ref even making Marqui go to the medical staff on his own no concern what so ever about head injury. The fact that Marco got a yellow for a united offside. That Paredes got a yellow for Fred stepping on him. That McTominey stepped on Neymar (fouled him several times) and never even so a card...... The ref was so fucking biased I was surprised he didn’t actually start crying when United lost. Piece of shit. I hope he is still crying himself asleep holding onto that united shirt of his. 

Players review: --- Now we’re getting to the good part eh.

Neymar 8/10: He always seems to show up for us in big games. Dramatic as he may be, I was shocked by his level of calmness and maturity this match. He took the responsibility of the team’s dire situation on his shoulders and led the way. A solid performance from him, albeit a little lacking. And while he scored two crucial goals for us and facilitated most of our chances, he disappeared for big chunks of the game (maybe pass to Neymar and hope for the best, might be a bad strategy but hey, what do I know), but yeah. A good, above average performance from him. And I imagine without any further injuries he’ll only keep outperforming himself.

Kylian Mbappe 7/10:  Look, I know there is suddenly this weird need to shit on Kylian in this fandom, but the kid put in a good performance today. Frankly one of his best this season. Scoring isn’t everything and Kylian ran his heart out throughout the match. Was a consistent danger on the flank. Was for a long time the only player along with Ney to pose any sort of danger against United. Aaaand he was defensively solid. I even joked about it during the match that maybe Kylian had missed his calling as a defender lol. But yeah. He was no slouch and I was quite proud of his work rate. I don’t fully agree that he should have passed in that final third even though Neymar had a lot of space. He was closed down too quickly and if he passed, any goal scoring opportunity would have vanished. Plus, he was running too fast. I’m not denying that the kid often doesn’t pass when he should, but I don’t think that moment was an example of it.

Moise Kean 6/10: Love Moise but the kid was non existent throughout the match. I’m giving him a six because he put in a shift and a half. Even though he wasn’t lucky when it came to being in the right place at the right time, he was dragging defenders out of positions and relentlessly attacking. Unfortunately he did not manage to do anything of note. 

Leandro Paredes 4/10:  I.... what did he even do!!!!! I don’t remember him doing anything of note besides resulting in Fred getting that Red eventually and that one tackle he did in the box that won us back the ball. That’s it. That’s literally it. Half the time I forgot he was even playing. I’m giving him a 4 because he didn’t make any notable or crucial mistakes. But his performance was bellow average as he contributed nothing. Besides that moment when Edinson pulled back Kylian in a one arm hug and dragged Neymar back with the other. It was a cute moment and we have to thank Leandro for making it happen by getting headbutted by Fred.

Danilo 5/10:  He was a wall going forward. Absolutely a beast shouldering people of the ball etc. But he was a defensive liability. He would always be caught off position and is too slow to track back and close down defenders. if Marqui wasn’t playing behind him I’m actually too scared to think the kind of goals he would have let in. Still, he seems to be growing into his position with every match he plays and now that Tuchel has stopped breathing in the fumes and has started to actually play him in his preferred position. Maybe he’ll finally grow comfortable and into himself.

Marco Verratti 7.5/10: It wasn’t his best match, but even when he isn’t playing his best Marco is essentially the heart of this entire squad. I dread to even consider what we would have done without him against United. The fluidity of the midfield was all thanks to him. The reason why Neybappe could consistently counter-attack was thanks to him (and sometimes Florenzi). Marco whether fully fit or not is always a game changer. Also, I’m still fucking bitter he got a yellow card (for the first time 100% undeserved) for tackling a player that was offside. And him marking what’s his name from United when he’s tiny as hell was hilarious. Plus Marco winning a header like.... he really out here doing it all. But with Marco dictating the midfield, Danilo should have fallen back more, but alas I guess there is still time to learn.

Diallo 8/10: Diallo, Diallo, Left Back Diallo. What can I say but praise this man that somehow managed to not give us ptsd and United another penalty. Like if I’d known he would be so amazing in left back position I would have thrown that position in his face the minute Bernat got injured. Like sure he can’r cross to save his life (which sucks) but watching him dictate that side and making those crucial run forward to connect with the midfield.... *chef’s kiss* it was beautiful. Plus, he is such a solid defender and I guess when he isn’t tackling people in the box they are less likely to fall down and get awarded penalties so you know, good decision Tuchel. Also the first goal was 50% him when he snatched the ball back from Rashford and darted forward. Just.... well done Diallo. If only you could start learning how to cross. Maybe take some lessons from Florenzi?

Florenzi 7/10: Speaking of Florenzi. He had a solid game too. Defensively he made two crucial saves and I think he’s slowly learning how to be a better defender which is a relief because fucking hell, he’s a black hole defensively and if Marqui couldn’t read his movements as well as he does, I would be holding my breath every time the ball comes his way. But besides defense.... Sandro is a beast in attack. That almost goal Neymar scored form his cross fucking hell. He was all over the place throughout the match. Just being the link between the counterattack from Neybappe. Well done Florenzi. But maybe take some lessons defensively from Diallo?

Presnel Kimpembe ..../10: I have no idea what to rate him. On one hand he was practically non existent throughout the match but on the other, that’s such a relief seeing as he always has such misfortune riding on his shoulders when we play united. I guess if I have to rate him I’d give him a 6? He wasn’t terrible defensively and didn’t make any huge errors. Kept his cool and played well off of Marqui. All in all an average performance from him. I expect more. But I expect more from the entire team too so yeah.

Captain Marquinhos 9.5/10: Top 5 CB in the world I swear. And he’s still so damn young. If there is anyone that was ever meant to replace Thiago it’s him. The way he is such a rock defensively. I trust this man with my entire life. The fact that he went from that shy kid in Roma to the juggernaut captain of paris saint germain.... I’m just so proud of him. And he always, always scores those crucial goals we need and there is so much pride and passion and love for this club in him. If there is anyone I believe would fight tooth and nail for his teammates till he bleeds (literally in this case) It’s Captain Marquinhos. Him stopping Martial’s potential goal and then in less than a minute scoring himself to put us ahead..... He is everything good and worthy of pride in this club. I would give him 10 if I didn’t know I would likely give him that in our next upcoming matches.

Keylor Navas 9/10: Have I ever thanked real madrid for selling him to us? Have I ever cried over having a goalkeeper who is actually world class????? Because I should. Keylor proves time and time again that I would trust this man to defend my country. He is just amazing. Calm, strong, reflexes like a cat and leadership oozing out of his pores. There is no one in the wide world I would trust in our goal over him. Literally no one. It’s Keylor or nothing for me. Once again he had a brilliant game and I think he was likely relieved having Marqui in front of him. Finally a defender he could rely on. Reason I’ve only given him 9 is because when the pressure from united was mounting, there were times he would just kick away the ball without aiming anywhere in particular (not that our team gave him much choice) but we would often lose the ball because of it, so yeah. 9

Tuchel review:

I have been very very critical of him recently. He hasn’t been himself lately and a lot of us were severely disappointed in him but during that match we saw shades of his former self. The way he structured our lineup was brilliant (putting Diallo as LB---I could literally kiss him right now) and finally allowing Marqui to play in his preferred position as CB. Also his subs were just fantastic. While Ole’s subs were..... Tuchel subbing in Bakker who made an instant impact, that kid can cross like you wouldn’t believe it (even had a goal scoring opportunity at one time) was very smart of him. Plus Rafinha who added to our creativity and helped Neymar score the last goal that put us at the top of the table and of course Ander. Our beautiful, brilliant shithouser (that Tuchel thankfully didn’t start with) but his sub in resulted in finally getting Fred that red card he so rightfully deserved. We shit on Tuchel a lot, but this was a really good game by him. He keeps that up and I think I’ll start being a bit more optimistic about our chances.

Summery:

Wow, this was a longass review. but all in all I’d say we had an average game at best and if I had to rate the entire squad together I would give them 6/10. Individual brilliance and flickers of our old form here and there is what saved us. But we weren’t anything to write home about. Still, matches like these are the once we tend to lose so for them to buckle down, grit their teeth and deliver, I guess Tuchel’s winning mentality is still in them. Overall, well done boys. And to the next match we go!

Ici C’est Pairs!!!!!

#psg #paris saint germain fc #neymar #kylian mbappe #marquinhos #keylor navas #marco verratti #abdou diallo #leandro paredes #presnel kimpembe #thomas tuchel #alessandro florenzi #danilo pereira #moise kean #rafinha #mitchel bakker #ander herrera #football #uefa champions league #psg vs manchester united

[iamnmbr3]

I just saw the movie and currently want to bang my head against the wall. They took everything we hoped for and tossed it out the window. So many characters are still dead, Tony was needlessly killed off, and they apparently just don't care about the relationship between Steve and Bucky. This might be the one thing that motivates me to start writing fanfiction. Until then, do you know any good Stucky fics to help with coping after seeing this... thing?

*Hugs!* They treated the fandom so badly. I understand you can’t please everybody with a movie like this, but literally nobody got what they wanted. Was there a reason Tony Stark couldn’t earn his happy ending and pass the mantle to someone else and retire to be with his wife and child??? 

And c’mon. I know they’re not gonna make stucky canon, but did they have to completely invalidate and disrespect the depth of the relationship between Steve and Bucky? I mean, they’re the ones that built that relationship up!

None of the characters got satisfying endings. This movie was just depressing. It betrayed the trust of everyone who got invested in this franchise.

Be the change you want to see! Write the aggressively anti canon fanfic we all need! And then let me know so that I can read it. 

You can check my fic rec tag for stucky recs. I haven’t read any post endgame fics yet. I’m giving the fandom a day to work on them. But then I’ll go look and do a rec list.

In the meantime, here are a couple humor recs and some fluff recs to get you started.

Humorous fics to cheer you up

Blood Is Thicker Than Carpet Cleaner by Alexicon (complete | 5,872 | T) 

Just because it had been a joke didn’t mean it was a bad idea. Steve opened the phone book to the business section and searched fruitlessly for the right entries for about six minutes until he finally came across ‘Cl’ by sheer luck when a few pages stuck together as he turned them.

For some reason, his eyes were immediately drawn to a small, bleak ad in the corner, with only a few words, a phone number, and a thin black border.

The ad’s content:

“Winter’s Cleaning Services. Fees paid half up front. Specializes in blood removal.”

Well. That was. Specific.

Steve Rogers is Captain America, a superhero. Bucky Barnes is the Winter Soldier, an assassin. Steve needs someone to clean his apartment. Bucky shows up to a meeting with a potential client. Neither of them got quite what they expected.

buachaill sciobail by silentwalrus (complete | 5,271 | unrated )

“Okay,” Sam says. “Okay. Alright. O-kay. I just, I gotta say, man, when you told me ‘Bucky is a selkie’ this is not… really…. what I… imagined.”

“What did you imagine?” Steve says. Across his lap - or rather covering his entire body from the waist down - the eight hundred pound tube of blubber that is J.B. Barnes blows a snot bubble.

it’s a love story, baby just say yes by KiaraSayre (complete | 1,824 | M )

“Eyes on the prize, Widow: we’re getting Captain America and Bucky laid, with each other. That’s the op. Got it?”

i heard love is blind by girl0nfire (complete | 1,159 | M )

Steve keeps bringing home guys that look like Bucky; Bucky keeps bringing home guys that look like Steve. Sam just wants to drink his coffee in peace. (Guest appearances by nearly every character Sebastian Stan and Chris Evans have ever played. Really.)

introducing mister and mister united states by moonythejedi394 (complete | 18,440 | T )

“HE’S BEAUTY HE’S GRACE HE’S MISTER UNITED STATES!” “Bucky, what the [bleeped]…?”

“Following his pardon by the President of the United States, Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes, former Nazi prisoner of war and brainwashed Hydra agent, took to an unusual method of adapting to the modern world: Twitter. His Twitter handle was tweeted out by Tony Stark, and in the following two days, he gained over ten million followers. Barnes posted only four tweets as well as sharing and retweeting several Vines, but two of his tweets were videos of the famed Steven Rogers, also known as Captain America. The latest of these featured Barnes entering Captain Roger’s bedroom and shouting the line: “He’s beauty, he’s grace, he’s mister United States”, just to cause Captain Rogers to fall out of bed before confusedly saying, “Bucky, what the [bleeped]?” The rest of the world seems to agree with Captain Rogers; Barnes, what the hell?”

Things the men of the Howling Commandos are no longer allowed to do in the SSRby Odsbodkins (complete | 769 | G )

The Captain America: The First America version of Skippy’s list - Things the men of the Howling Commandos are no longer allowed to do in the SSR.

The Art Of Trolling by Odsbodkins (complete | 4,414 | T )

Since everyone thinks they can ask all kinds of intrusive questions about Captain America, it’s Bucky’s duty to troll the hell out of them.

Fluffy soft fics

just goddamn marry me already, for fuck’s sake by newsbypostcard (complete | 6,376 | E )

“Do you,” Steve says, fingers newly tugging Bucky’s underwear until it starts to slide off his hips, “want to marry me, or not?”

Bucky sighs. “You know, in some circles people would consider this interrogation under duress.”

undersell, overcommit by silentwalrus (complete | 10,222 | unrated )

Steve goes so hard for Bucky that he becomes a licensed, practicing massage therapist.

give me your answer do by lazulisong (complete | 2,053 | G )

Bucky knows it’s going to be a bad one when Steve wakes up again, lifts his head up from the side of Bucky’s fancy electric hospital bed, and says, “Now don’t get mad until I explain.”

His voice has the tone that had meant he’d got into another fight and had two black eyes, or found a HYDRA nest and accidentally forgotten to tell Bucky or the other Howlies that he was going in to clear it out, or that he’d met a stray dog on the way home from the store and given it his share of meat for supper and was planning to eat boiled potatoes and stale bread, while expecting Bucky to eat his own share of the meat as if it didn’t choke him.

A Precarious, Fragile Thing by Taste_is_Sweet (complete | 6,961 | T )

“I didn’t know he did that,” Tony said. He knew Bucky liked tucking himself so far under Steve’s arm that it was like he was trying to climb into his armpit. But he’d always stayed upright, just kind of plastering himself against Steve’s side. This blanket thing was new.

“Seventy years of skin hunger,” Steve said. His voice was just as soft, but for a moment his eyes flickered hot with anger, bright as the candy-colored screen. “He was always tactile. Now, when things get…well, sometimes it helps. The contact.”

And it looked…nice, the two of them together like that: Comfortable. Familiar. Safe. Tony knew what a precarious, fragile thing it was, to feel safe in the middle of the night.

#asks #my post #fic rec #endgame #endgame spoilers #stucky #anti russos #anti endgame #mcu #Marvel

[haledamage]

Character Interview: Liv Ramsey

I wasn’t tagged by anyone this time and I’m not tagging anyone, I just wanted to do the character interview with Olivia :D if you also have a character you want to interview and haven’t been tagged for it, consider this an invitation!

name ➔ Olivia Ramsey. Friends call me Liv. I guess you can, too, if ya want.

are you single ➔ Startin' with the tough questions, huh? (she pauses for a very long moment, toying absentmindedly with what looks like a very expensive sapphire necklace she wears before finally turning a bright smile your way) It's complicated, like really complicated, but… no. I'm not. But if you could keep that between us, I'd appreciate it.

are you happy ➔ most of the time, yeah. Got a good group of close friends, enough money to eat every day, and a job that keeps me on my toes. What more could I ask for?

are you angry ➔ sometimes. Never sticks for long. (she grins, unrepentant and joyful) I’ve got a great anger management secret.

are your parents still married ➔ I don’t know if they ever were. Never met ‘em. Don't even know their names. They died when I was a baby, or they couldn’t keep me, or they didn’t want me, or… whatever. (she shrugs stiffly)

NINE FACTS

birth place ➔ I dunno. New York, I assume, since that’s where I grew up. Lived in Manhattan ‘til I moved out here to Chicago. I miss it, sometimes. The pizza here’s awful.

hair colour ➔ Red, right now. Or did you mean my natural color? ‘Cause that’s my little secret.

eye colour ➔ blue. Ice blue, if you wanna be dramatic about it.

birthday ➔ August 2nd.

mood ➔ pretty chill, right now.

color scheme ➔ I really like shades of red and pink. Black, because it goes with everything, yellow because it really doesn’t.

gender ➔ I mean, gender is a social construct, but I’m female for the most part. Some days more than others.

summer or winter ➔ summer. New York winters are a bitch, and I hear Chicago’s even worse. Good thing I’m not the one that has to drive in it.

morning or afternoon ➔ morning. Best time of day to get shit done is early in the morning or really late at night.

EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE

are you in love ➔ yep. I was never any good at keepin' it a secret. At least, from most people. I had to beat him over the head with it before he believed me. (she laughs to herself, a clearly besotted smile on her face) He had me at hello, though, he really did.

do you believe in love at first sight ➔ If you'd asked me that a few months ago, I'd have said no, but now… yeah. Yeah, I think I do.

who ended your last relationship ➔ I think it was a mutual thing. She was lookin' for one thing and I was lookin' for something else. Sometimes people just aren't meant to fit together. Better to split up than try to force it.

have you ever broken someone’s heart ➔ Sure. (she shrugs one shoulder, completely unbothered by the idea) On both an amateur and a professional level. I'm a con artist, sweetheart. Or I used to be. It comes with the territory.

are you afraid of commitments ➔ nope. I actually have the opposite problem. I sometimes overcommit and throw myself into causes or relationships - platonic or romantic - that aren't worthy of my time or my loyalty. I just… don't like to do things by halves, y'know?

have you hugged someone within the last week? ➔ yep. Gabriel, definitely. Mouse, probably. Maybe Rook, and I think Anna as well. I like hugs.

have you ever had a secret admirer ➔ I mean, if it's a secret that means I don't know about it. (she winks) But yeah, I get admirers sometimes. I try to let them down easy. I know it sounds a bit hypocritical with the career I'm in, but I don't like hurting people if I don’t have to.

have you ever broken your own heart? ➔ nah. I don't carry the right ammunition for that. Easy to avoid a broken heart if you don't get your hopes up.

SIX CHOICES

love or lust ➔ lust, if I have to choose, but they're best when they're together

lemonade or iced tea ➔ iced tea. Or both! They’re also best when they’re together.

cats or dogs ➔ cats. I have a sweet little kitten named Ruby, she's just the best.

a few best friends or many regular friends ➔ I don't know if I know how to have regular friends anymore. Seems like people only come in two flavors, these days: "acquaintance" and "family." It's an embarrassment of riches, after it bein' just me and Mouse for so long. Now I'm surrounded by people who care about me. It's… well, it's fuckin' weird, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

wild night out or romantic night in ➔ wild night out. Somewhere that the music's so loud you can feel it in your bones. Or maybe getting into a little trouble with my crew.

day or night ➔ night. The real fun doesn't start until after sunset.

FIVE HAVE YOU EVERS

been caught sneaking out ➔ sure. Didn't stop me, though.

fallen down/up the stairs ➔ nope. Almost fell off the side of an 80 story building once. Well, technically it was 100 stories, but I was on the 80th floor. Maybe I shoulda taken the stairs.

wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? ➔ yes (a flash of pain streaks across her face and she stares into the middle distance. it's clear she has no intention of elaborating)

wanted to disappear ➔ sometimes. I'm pretty good at it, if I need to.

been involved in a fight you thought you couldn’t win ➔ there's no such thing as a fight you can't win. Gabriel taught me that. I have literally watched him die and be resuscitated and then get up and keep fighting. It was the most terrifying minute of my life and I never want to see him like that again, but the statement still stands.

FOUR PREFERENCES

smile or eyes ➔ eyes. Considering… well, considering Gabriel and the fact that more often than not, his eyes are the only part of his face that I can see, I've become very fond of them and of just how expressive they can be.

shorter or taller ➔ I'm gonna say shorter. I don't really have a preference one way or the other, but I think a lotta folks say taller and I like being contrary. Also 'cause I wanna have Mouse's back.

intelligence or attraction ➔ I feel like I should say attraction, since I used to make my living off of exploiting it. (she laughs) I do love to surround myself with smart people, though.

hook-up or relationship ➔ relationship. I've tried to do the casual hook-up thing, but I'm not any good at it. I get attached too easy.

FAMILY

do you and your family get along ➔ if you mean, like, blood family, I don’t… have any. At all. If you mean my chosen family, yeah, we get along swell.

would you say you have a “messed up life” ➔ I'm a high-ranking member of an angel-themed crime syndicate that's currently at war with the Chicago Mafia and the FBI. What d'you think, sweetheart?

have you ever ran away from home ➔ “Home” is an interesting word, isn’t it? (she smirks like she plans to leave it there, but eventually sighs) Yeah, I’ve run away. From foster homes, from the orphanage. Always got dragged back, until the last time. Maybe they couldn’t find me. Maybe they stopped looking.

have you ever gotten kicked out ➔ (she laughs) Sure, all the time. Usually after the second time the cops brought me home. No one wants to keep a troublemaker around.

FRIENDS

do you secretly hate one of your friends ➔ no. I mean, if you hate them, then they aren’t your friend, are they? And when I hate someone, I don’t tend to keep it a secret.

do you consider all of your friends good friends ➔ yep. I would take a bullet for any of them and I know they’d do the same for me.

who is your best friend ➔ Mouse. Edwyn and I have known each other since high school. He’s always had my back and I’ve always had his. Always will. Though… at this point I guess I gotta mention Rook and Bishop too. Haven’t known ‘em long, but we… fit, y’know? It’s kinda funny, really, since they were tryin’ to kill me the first time we met. Some days, I’m not convinced they still aren’t, just in a really convoluted way.

who knows everything about you ➔ Gabriel. He proved that the very first time we met. He knows more than I do about me, I’m sure of it. He kinda meant it as a threat at the time, but these days it’s comforting. I guess Mouse knows more about me on a personal level, though, at least for now. Gabriel’s got ways of finding things out, but Mouse was there for most of it. So like, Gabriel knows more of the broad strokes, but Edwyn knows more of the little details, I guess? Does that sound stupid?

#olivia ramsey #character interview #I love her a lot y'all #she's so much more fun and more chill than any of the others #kiki and kira are both very public image-oriented so they're pretty reserved #and caitie is mostly just angry and restless #liv is just here for a good time #she's sweet and friendly and fun but also ruthless and relentless and brutally violent when she needs to be

[satashiiwrites]

WIP Wednesday

So… the theme for MReyder week Thursday is Thirsty Thursday… which I’m sure everyone is going to interpret a certain way.  Then there’s my brain that says, ‘so Scott is dying of actual thirst’ and this is what happens. And it’s gained a title so that’s better than the three other unnamed fics I have planned. 

And I have two weeks to get this all done.  Ooof. I have overcommitted guys. 

From: Reinventing Scott

Fandom: Mass Effect Andromeda

Pairing: MReyder (you know since it’s for that week)

Other tags/warnings: first draft. Scott isn’t doing so hot physically—he’s pretty banged up/hurt.  This fic is not Cora friendly (I love Cora as Scott’s wingman but she is not that in this fic). 

His lips were so badly cracked they had bled at one point and he’d barely been able to muster up enough spit to lick at them, recapturing each drop of moisture he could as he hadn’t any to spare.  Everything hurt but especially breathing.  It was funny really, he’d survived Habitat 7 and the chemical burn to his lungs only to feel his lungs filling up with fluid as they burned from desiccation and radiation exposure, filling up with blood from his broken ribs to make each breath wet.  He was dehydrating further from the armor piercing round he’d taken to the right side and it had finally slowed to a slow and steady ooze instead of streaming out of him. 

Each rasping breath felt like it was going to be his last and he had no more energy to crawl further into the cave.  He was just beyond the line of sunlight that carved an even arc through the rough sandy ground, touching the heel of his left boot.  It wouldn’t be long now before the lizard like creatures Vetra called adhi came to tear him apart that he could hear stirring further inside the cave.  Probably as soon as the sun fully set and the shadows lengthened into night they’d be upon him. 

Scott hoped he’d be dead before the lizards got that brave.  He’d wasted the last two shots in his M5 on scaring them away temporarily and it lay discarded next to him just a hunk of useless metal.  Maybe he’d have enough strength left to punch the first one to get too curious but he knew he only had maybe one good swing left in him.  Given how unlucky his life had been up until this point, especially in the last week, he knew it was a faint hope that he’d be dead first. 

Then again he couldn’t imagine how he could be in more pain.  

Time slipped by him—both too slow and too fast.  

His boots were completely in shadow now and the wind had picked up, beginning to whistle intermittently as the sun began to set. 

It wouldn’t be long now.  

He was so tired and so very, very thirsty. 

Maybe he should just give up.  Cora had called him a mistake. He was a mistake.  He should have died on Habitat 7 not his father. 

Cora had been right.

He should already be dead. 

Mistake. 

His whole life had been one mistake after another. 

One that would be rectified soon. 

He hadn’t wanted to come to Andromeda. 

He hadn’t wanted… he hadn’t wanted a lot of things. 

I’m sorry Sara…forgive me for leaving you here alone…I’m sorry…

He would record a message for his sister but Cora’s precision strike had taken out both his comms as well as his omnitool.  Besides, it wasn’t likely that they’d ever find his body once the lizards got to him. 

As his eyes slid closed he mentally said a prayer for his twin, consciousness fading as the last of his strength gave out. He missed the whining high pitched noise of a shuttle approaching in the distance. 

#Mreyder #mass effect andromeda #wip wednesday #Reinventing Scott #Scott Ryder #Reyes Vidal

[mama-tumblz]

I wish that people would stop throwing around terms like “sane part of the fandom” etc as it tacitly implies that are sections are not sane. Lots of people weighed in on the con debables even those not directly affected. The whole situation was badly handled. Sam and Cait played a part in that when they first signed up despite having summer projects. In future, perhaps they should not overcommit and try to remember that many fans save for months to go to cons and are not wealthy like SC.

While I agree Anon, that loosely tossing around mental health terms as insults is unacceptable and I cringe at the term ‘true fans’ and while I absolutely agree that the whole con situation this summer was badly handled, I think the last part of your ask is where this latest fandom division begins. You say that Sam and Cait played a part, that Sam and Cait overcommitted, as if Sam and Cait spent their Spring sitting alone with their phones hitting ‘accept ‘ to every con invitation they could, knowing that they were also lining up other projects, thinking of all the money they would make and not giving a thought to the fact that they might have to cancel when the time came. I see them, especially Sam, as being not the ones setting their schedules, but at the mercy of their schedules, doing the best they can by their fans while honouring their movie commitments, which must come first. Of course none of us know Sam, but the version that I fan is based on what I see of the good work that he’s done, the good reputation he’s maintained, and the good words spoken about him by fans and his peers, not by my perception of how badly he’s treated me.