#let's not spin it that way

[valyrfia]

hi i came here from thearchercore where they said that you think there seem to be friendship cliques forming around the paddock as of late like carlando vs. lestappen. i've seen these divides between fans but what makes you think there's also that divide between drivers?

I wouldn't call them friendship cliques. More....workplace alliances regarding the way F1 is going and the way F1 should go.

(Full disclaimer. This is a theory of grid dynamics that's been brewing for a little while in my head and I've only really bounced it off people in dms so far, so feel free to critique or refine it.)

Now, why would these two camps clash? Apart from interpersonal reasons (power struggles at any of the teams for example, I think any of the drivers listed racing or PR would resent being labelled as the team's n2 driver), F1 itself as a sport is at a crossroads. We're seeing the obvious effect of DTS in popularising the sport and making these athletes world-famous. In the past, only the world champions really became world-renowned. Now, most drivers are massive social media stars, or even proper A-list celebrities in their own right (Daniel at the Met Gala, for example). This one one hand is brilliant for the sport, because it brings more attention and eyes, and F1 becomes far more popular than it ever has been in the past. Liberty media especially is fond of this, as it brings in more profit for them.

However, in a lot of ways quintessential aspects of racing are lost via appealing to the masses. We see this in the removal of traditional purpose-built tracks in the calendar to make way for street races, in team line ups prioritising the PR-friendliness of a driver much more than before. The question of can the individual personalities of these drivers be sold is now a much bigger factor when considering a line up now than it was even ten years ago.

Since the question of racing vs. PR is raging in F1 in general right now, I think there's natural battle lines being drawn up in the paddock at the moment, that seem to fall along drivers which prioritise racing results over PR, and drivers that rely on PR/sponsors to boost their image without the racing results to necessarily back it up. Let's call them the racing clique vs. the PR clique for simplification.

Furthermore, I think these battlelines are drawn between teammates more often than not. So for example, I'd say Oscar tends to fall into the racing clique, Lando the PR clique (because let's be frank, his level of hype in British media especially WITHOUT a grand prix win is a little ridiculous). Likewise, if we consider our once and future RBR teammate pair, Max is the racing, Daniel the PR.

Ferrari is a little trickier because Charles is a PR mastermind and plays the PR game well in order to manipulate public perception about him. However, I will say that above all Charles has a fair estimation of his own abilities, an incredible racing IQ, and a sharp hunger to win that shines through despite the scrupulous Ferrari PR training (lest we forget the origin of the Il Predestinato name). For this reason, I think I place him in the racing camp. Considering the way that the Sainz camp uses leaks, well-timed sympathy posts, and Carlando to boost the public perception of Carlos's racing ability, I would place Carlos in the PR camp.

There are also other natural flash tensions between these people, but from Lando and Daniel distancing themselves from Max post his Vegas derogatory comments (@tsarinablogs has written some good thinkpieces on this), to the Ferrari civil war (as currently being chronicled by @thearchercore, along with some pretty good evidence as to McLaren trying to copy Ferrari's contract renewal hype, which further puts Lando and Charles into conflict). I don't think the happy go lucky Landoscar dynamic will survive McLaren being a competitive car, especially if Oscar wins a grand prix before Oscar.

There are faultlines and flashpoints forming in the paddock, and I think that especially with the incoming silly season, this question of PR vs. racing when picking drivers will be thrown into haut relief and that'll serve to only heighten the natural and/or pre-existing tensions between these two different groups of people.

#hope that makes sense #asks #anon #paddock civil war 2024 #it's not really lestappen vs. carlando as such and i kinda want to move away from that shorthand #because i think max and charles fall into one camp and lando and carlos the other but please let's not frame it as a shipping war #or a fan war #it's natural workplace alliances #i know this website lmao #let's not spin it that way

[bigfatbreak]

Birds of a Feather previous / next

#my art #feralnette au #birds of a feather #long tags #sorry I went apeshit in the tags #LETS SAY IT ALL TOGETHER NOW #I - M - A - G - OOOOOOOOO #its fun drawing marinette's back to Alya and having her appear stout and unstoppable and totally logical #and then you see her face and she's like two seconds from completely snapping and is keeping it together by a thread #as a note just because mari feels very certainly abt smth doesnt mean she's right. feelings can be valid and also irrational #in the throes of grief she decided it was better to be alone than to lose someone again so she started pulling away #and lila made pulling away very very very easy to do #shes also vaguely aware she's being unfair in pinning this on alya which is why she started spinning the drain on cockmoth again #legitimately all the shit that's happened to her wouldn't have been so catastrophic if he was never in the picture and she knows it #but the bitterness of her bestie choosing a fantastic liar over her at the worst of times stiiiiiings #alya's personal timing was bad but lila really took advantage of the fact that marinette had been acting off and weird #she basically clocked marinette as being unstable from SOMETHING and made up a lie about her #knowing she wouldn't have the strength to defend herself #between her social life going tachy bc of lila and losing fu in a way that felt like personhood death marinette was really put on the spot #and alya doing her thing of busting in there and assuming her bias is correct was a terrible combo #essentially marinette is highly unstable and alya is just realizing that #busting in and giving her a lecture when she's slightly hysterical and definitely delirious from exhaustion is NOT the way #to show her she's self sabotaging #cuz thats just gonna make her double down on self sabotaging. bc marinette will not accept that she is also a CHIIIIILD

[weaverofink]

Young Justice outfit switch part 1!! The non-meta fighters: Arrowette and Robin

#young justice #young justice 1998 #red robin #tim drake #arrowette #cissie king jones #batman #dc #dc comics #batfam #i let them keep their original weapons bc they're just trading outfits not abilities #so i had to alter the robin costume just a little with the cape to allow for a quiver #in my mind they just did this on a whim and are about to go on a mission or something #cissie looks vaguely upset here which was not how i planned to have her but it just kind of happened that way #i imagine that's just the effect of being robin. she's like oh shit do i have to make the plans now or is tim still going to do that #meanwhile tim's just relishing the novelty of having a cool skirt that swishes when he spins :) #next up is probably going to be the meta muscle aka kon and cassie #art #my art #weaverofink

[xenomorphicdna]

This is an on the string propaganda post

Brought to you, by me (with love)

It's time for machine comforts. Comforts we can't understand, or experience. Let them be happy, let them be at peace with their body.

Does a breath of cool water feel nice on their systems? When it's quiet do they listen to their own heart and feel the electricity pulsing? Does it remind them that they are alive and a part of this world? Do they have dreams? Hopes and projects they wish to work on, hobbies?

Why get off the string into the harsh and deadly world, fighting for survival and losing everything they've ever known to love about themselves?

What about the safety of their bodies? How scary would it be for a machine with thousands, maybe millions of throughs to suddenly have just a handful. The horror of everything going silent.

They have hundreds of eyes to see the world for all its beauty, they capture moments that would otherwise go unseen. Why blind themselves of such things?

#they are alive with ALL of themselves #people make puppets way too important. can we spare some love for the giant box in the recursive transfrom array? #can we give a little love to the neuron flies that dance and carry the thoughts of the iterator #and the memory conflux...they'd never forget anything..not your birthday or your favourite colour or the things you care about #the general system bus playing a song.. something unique just to them.. you can sit and listen to them think #and overseers that you can always show your art to..and they can do a lil spin and display a heart to show the appreciation #Could you lay on the ground on top of an iterator and feel the hum of the structure? could you watch the stars together? #and even after the ancients are gone could they light up rooms and make patterns of glowing windows on the side of the buildings? #really big machines can be happy being really big machines #let them have their comforts and joys we could never understand #love iterators <3 so fascinating #rain world #iterator #rain world oc #iterator oc #oc veil of dreams #drawins

[waywardted]

1x07 | 3x01

#ted lasso #tedlassoedit #ted x rebecca #rebecca welton #teddy boy #m*ne #mine: lasso #otp: you liven up the place #my head is spinning about this and i'm not sure where it's gonna land! #edit: it landed #It’s her literally asking #(in an unconscious parallely device kind of way) #there on the ground in liverpool she was looking at him and she could say *it’s okay* #no more than anyone else #and now he’s kept her at arm’s length so long and hidden from her #she tried to follow him down and couldn't #and his ‘I’m so crazy…’ feels like ‘you don’t know the half of it’ #but she’s fond and she’s remembering to trust him and she’s asking him to tell her and 😩 #god i hope he let’s her see #I hope he lets her be there for him again

[anipgarden]

Collecting Milkweed Seeds - All Facts, All Seeds, No Fluff

(OK but please also consider I'm not an ~expert~ I'm not a ~scholar~ I'm just a nerd on Tumblr who really likes milkweed and wanted to make a fun lil post about it)

[Image ID: a green, leafy common milkweed plant (Asclepias syriaca) with five large, ovalish and bumpy green seed pods. The seed pods are currently unopened.]

It’s fall, which means if you haven’t seen them already, now’s the time that milkweed plants will start producing seed pods! (Well, technically, they’re called follicles, but fuck it they’re seed pods).  Each pod has dozens of seeds inside, some species can even have up to 200 seeds, so even collecting just a few can be a good way to boost your pollinator gardening efforts big time! What you do with them then is up to you--adding life to your backyard garden, sharing with friends, making seed bombs--but first you’ve gotta collect them.

The first thing you want to do is identify your milkweed plants--in an ideal world, you’d be able to tell precisely what kind of milkweed you’re collecting from (so you can know precisely what growing conditions that species prefers.) But when they’re dying back, forming pods, and releasing their seeds, it can be hard to tell. It helps to visit sites early, to know what milkweeds are there, and while you’re there you might even find some forming pods. 

It can be helpful to band off the pods early! This will keep the seeds from escaping, so you can come back later and collect them! I would only do this for a couple of pods--each pod has a lot of seed in it, so only taking one or two from each plant should still net you plenty of rewards! When I’m doing this in my backyard, I tend to use rubber bands--the size of rubber band you’ll need varies depending on the species. I’ve also seen people use the lacy-looking jewelry bags to a similar effect--if the pod splits open, all the seeds get trapped in the bag!

[Image ID: the first image is of appears to be swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) with about fifteen long, green, smooth and pointed seed pods. Most of the pods have small black rubber bands wrapped around the midsections. The second image is of what appears to be common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) with two large, ovalish and bumpy green seed pods. A white fine mesh bag has been tied over the pods.]

For people who want to get seeds from unopened pods, you have to be very careful not to force open a pod that isn’t ready--otherwise, the seeds inside won’t fully develop. How do you tell if a pod is ripe? There’s a seam in each pod, and it should open fairly easily with minimal pressure if it’s basically ready. If you’re basically prying it open, you’re too early. The seeds inside should be a nice dark color, and be plump in the middle--if they’re creamy colored or light orange, you’re too early. There may be some undeveloped seeds in each pod (I am talking maybe 1 to 3 here), but if the majority of them are ready, you’re good to go!

[Image ID: a tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) seed pod that has been opened at the seam, revealing dark brown seeds and lots of creamy white floss. Four seeds are floating away from the pod on fluffy white comas. The pod is being held between a white person's fingers.]

I’ve also seen people who go late late late into the season, after most of the pods have already fully split off and released their seeds. Some of the seeds occasionally stay in the pod, so they’ll take the leftovers that didn’t get scattered after winter passes. That’s a fair strategy! I prefer to get mine way early on, so I can get a clear ID of what kind of milkweed it is (some will flower and produce pods at the same time), but if you already got an ID early in the season and then come back later this can also work! But…

[Image ID: several dried brown seed pods have opened fully, releasing a cloud of milkweed floss with seeds attached. Some seeds are still in the pods, but many are primed to float away.]

There is, however, one thing that tends to be a bit annoying about collecting milkweed seeds--and that’s the fluff. These fluffy white bits attached to the seed--called comas--function similarly to the iconic fluffy dandelion seed. A milkweed seed’s coma allows it to float through the air and on the water until it (hypothetically) reaches bare soil or an otherwise suitable start to settle down and germinate. If you’re collecting the seeds for later use, though, that same coma can mean your milkweed seeds are traveling through the air and away from where you’re collecting them, or all over your apartment once you get them home. Removing the comas by hand is an option, but tedious, and still leads to a nice pile of fluffy that will get airborne at the first gust of wind. At the end of the day, for many people trying to collect milkweed seeds, the coma is just an annoying part they dread.

Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to collect milkweed seeds without having to deal with the comas long-term!

[Image ID: A single brown milkweed seed floating on a comparatively huge mess of white fibers.]

Method 1

So this is my favorite method because it's honestly one of the simplest and easiest once you get used to it. You open the pod, grip the top part of the middle ‘pith’ section tight, and gently scrape off the seeds into a bowl or bag. This leaves you with almost no fluff in your collection bin, and you can then toss the middle fluffy part--or I’ve heard of people collecting milkweed fluff for spinning! Most of the videos I’ve seen on it use common milkweed or other large milkweed pods as an example--however, I’ve successfully done this with smaller milkweed pods like A. curassavica as well. 

Method 2

This method is one I’ve used in the past. Take the seeds and fluff and put them into a bag (paper or plastic) and add a coin or two. Shake the bag around--a lot. The coin will dislodge the comas from the seeds. The seeds will then drop to the bottom of the container, and the fluff will float around on the top. I’ve also seen this with buckets and blocks, like in the video below!

Method 3

I’ve seen a handful of people discuss burning the floss of the seeds! Apparently the seeds themselves aren’t damaged badly by the fire, though honestly this is a method that I am simply too anxious to try myself.

Method 4

This was a method I found while I was looking for other methods people have done. Apparently, you can just roll the pod between your hands and it’ll work to dislodge the seeds? I may have to try it next time!

Hopefully this advice is helpful for you all! I know collecting seeds was a hassle for me before I learned my favorite method. If I had a nickel for every time I got yelled at for releasing milkweed fluff into the house...

If you've got a method that I haven't heard about yet, let me know!! I'm always down to learn more about milkweed, and it can also help someone else down the line!

#milkweed #asclepias #seed saving #seed collecting #pollinator garden #outdoor gardening #gardening #flowers #ani rambles #out of queue #i think this was my first time doing image descriptions??? if they suck ass let me know and I'll Make Adjustments As Recommended #i've seen people talk about spinning the milkweed floss??? but I saw online that it was too brittle to be spun???? #but either way if you wanna save the floss and do Stuff with it go for it #did you know. or actually this is me functioning from memory. #but if I recall correctly I believe in either the WWI era or the WWII era #people would pay kids to go around fields collecting milkweed seed pods and pay them by the pound #and then they'd take the floss and use it to fill life jackets for soldiers? #i think this was less of a 'extorted child labor sweat shop' deal and more of a like #'hey kids wanna earn some cash and also be a Patriotic Citizen? go find some seed pods and we'll give you money' #which i guess many people WOULD consider an Extorted Child Labor kinda deal but like #idk seems like a chill deal to me #anyways hope you guys like this post #Youtube

[dlartistanon]

What kind of yuri am I reading... I wanna bury my face into my pillow

#dltext #fellas is it gay wanting to meet with someone so bad your head is spinning from all the things you want to ask them #to have them occupy your mind even when everyone around you says no to letting you two be together #the way the sprites moved apart and then together i was like 'bro' #dl talks ak #arknights #bagpipe #reed

[stealingyourspins]

Ninjago Short Prompts #2

5 + 1 fic for 5 times the ninjas have had to fix Zane with percussive maintenance vs 1 time he fixed them with percussive maintenance.

#ninjago #spins prompts #zane ninjago #ninjago headcanons #percussive maintenance: bonking something with force to fix something #Nya walking up to Zane who's eye is flickering colors: “here let me help you with that” *smacks the back of his head* #Zane's eye then flickers back to full brightness. He runs a scan and finds everything in working order. “Thank you Nya.” #“No problem Zane. I've been meaning to ask‚ I have some ideas to run by you about the new Samurai X design” #Zane smiles and says “I'm available at this time lead the way” and they walk towards the elevator

[ganondoodle]

sometimes i forget that zelda games i never played exist and then feel really dumb about it

#ganondoodles talks #random #still tho i want zelda to be an active fighter for once #not as in implied but really never shown way or some dainty bow #let her punch #in a modern game #maybe im mostly thinking of botw era zelda #but all the games i played had her like .. if anything it was a bow she used 3 times and thats it #again not coutning warrior spin offs #that i also didnt play so i guess that tracks bjbgjdbnkgdnk

[ruelpsen]

hhhhhhh i need someone in my fandom be into burps bc i neeeeeed burping headcannons for the guys i like😭😭😭😭 i cant make them myself and i know i’ll never get them:’)

Anon, I see you and feel this so much. It's hard being into something a bit more out there kink-wise or fandom-wise, but the intersection of both is even tougher. Believe me, I know how much it sucks for there to not be anything out there!

BUT while it might not be optimal, not all hope is lost. It never hurts to ask around in kink spaces if anyone else is into [x media]. Or alternately, simply try daydreaming. It might sound silly, but a good dose of fantasizing and seeing where your mind takes you can be a great way to come up with hcs. You don't have to do anything more with them or share them (though you always could)- sometimes there can be something enjoyable about finding kinky joy in daydreams all for yourself.

#i mean take me for an example #there is nothing else i've found out there about burping and my fave beyond the single fic i wrote #yes i keep saying i'll write a post about my hcs for him but honestly? #i have not had the time or the right opportunity to get in the right headspace for it lately #so i'm letting these ideas come to me one by one so i can do something more with them eventually #but until then- and even if i weren't going to post about them- what i have are still ideas i enjoy thinking about #tune into your desires and let your mind wander #it may end up in some strange but fun new places #imagination is a wonderful thing #but if that's something you struggle with (as in you have a hard time even coming up with ideas) #there's 0 shame in looking at things people have written about burps irt their faves or in general #it is human to see another's creativity and spin it off in your own way #anyway i clearly wish you luck! #ask #answered #anon

[dirtytransmasc]

modern got au in which asha is a "teen parent"

or more accurately, asha and theon have a much larger age gap, 10/15-ish years, type of age gap (she's at least 18/19 and theon's only like 4/5), and in a series of freak events, their lives are turned on its head.

their brothers were dead. their mother and father were ruled incompetent, the former left a shell of herself after the loss of her sons, no longer able to care for her remaining children, the latter was never a father to begin with and he didn't seem to have any wish to become one now.

she was an adult by law, meaning she was free from the hell that was the system. her kid brother - the one who smiled at her for seemingly no reason, the one who crawled into her bed when thunder rattled the house, the brother who held her hand on their rare family outings - was not.

she couldn't leave him there, even if she wanted to, even if it would make her life so much easier. she wouldn't abandon him like the rest of their shitty family. he was blood for fucks sake, she'd die before she let's him get taken away from her and given away to strangers to be used and exploited or treated like a shelter puppy to be pitied and fawned over.

cue asha fighting for custody of her baby brother, doing whatever it takes to be deemed a suitable guardian, and the two of them taking on the world together.

more thoughts:

they have to find an apartment cause they can't afford to keep their family home. moving into the cheapest place they can find with only the stuff they can fit in asha's truck, sharing an air matress and eating off of a coffee table while watching movies they rented from the library.

asha cleaning her brother up before his first day at his new school, trying to get him to look suitable, but not really knowing what suitable means for a kid going into kindergarten/first grade

theon comforting his sister when she gets overwhelmed with it all, doing his best to ease her tears. the night ending with them both curled around each other, just two scared little kids trying their best.

asha fighting anyone she has to to keep custody of theon, whether it be the social worker, the judge, people who called cps to report her. she doesn't care, no one will take away her baby brother.

asha taking theon to work with her (she works in a boat shop cause she already knows what she's doing) and having to keep him entertained while she works so they don't get sent home.

their first christmas/birthdays by themselves. theon putting together gifts at school (finger paintings or paper mache or something of the like) and asha cherishing it forever. asha spending all the money left to her name each time to get him something nice so eh can feel like a normal kid.

theon doing sports in school (little league or something) and asha making sure she goes to every damn game, being the loudest in the stands.

asha getting more and more used to being physically affectionate with her brother at time goes on. before everything she'd tense up when he'd hug her legs or hold her hand, but now she scoops him up like a rag doll, ruffles his hair, kisses his forehead, without a second thought.

{I'm so normal about them I swear}

#I just think the spin on their dynamic. with him being so much younger than her. the only bit of family she has left. completely dependent- #on her. all of that. would be so interesting #it puts her in this position where she needs to learn to be softer and gentler for his sake instead of just all tough and mean to survive #and just imagine them together #she has to be a parent. she's gotta bathe him. feed him. clothe him. put him to bed. put him through school. deal with bullies. talk to- #his teachers and his friends parents. she's gotta be the 'teen mom' who everyone's always judging and staring at. #all while she's working and finding them a place to stay and learning to be an adult and coping with the loss of her family #and theon's just a kid. he's gonna have bad days. he's gonna throw tantrums. he's gonna need to be held. he's gonna get sick #and he's coping too. his big brother's are dead. his mother essentially died with them. his father gave them up. he's too young to really- #understand any of it. he just knows they're gone. #they're gonna struggle. but they're gonna make it #and maybe they run into some familiar faces along the way #maybe theon is take from her briefly and we meet the starks (maybe they offer to lend her a hand while she gets herself together) #maybe the shop she works in is run by our man davos who is always willing to help out someone. especially kids. in need (he lets theon come #to the shop and lets her take time off to attend to his events. etc.) #idk. I got a lot of thoughts and no time nor brain power to right this #asha greyjoy #theon greyjoy #yara greyjoy #got #game of thrones #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #my beloved squid babies #asha being a good big sister has my heart #she's trying her best ok. she's struggling but thats ok. she's giving it her all and that's all that matters. #theon is our baby

[milkweedman]

Some spinning today. This was a batt that I put together ages ago, sadly forgot to take a picture of it before I stripped and pre-drafted the last little bit. One of those spins where I really wasn't intending to spin so finely but the wool wants what the wool wants.

Tentatively planning on spinning two other plies out of this batt, which I got at flock and fiber last year. Not sure if I'll have enough, but the original batt was pretty small so it should be fine.

I dont know how anyone plans out spins in advance. I always just end up spinning whatever I feel like/whatever the wool seems to want, and then scramble to figure out plying options right at the end lol.

#spinning #handspun yarn #wool batt #my right knee has decided that not only is there no way to position it that isnt super painful nonstop #but in fact that theres no way to position it that doesnt let it dislocate or hyperextend #got sick of laying in bed being in agony so instead i am sitting in the basement spinning with my other leg #still being in agony #it is at least much quieter down here. stairs suck so bad though

[noperopesaredope]

Just saw the new Mean Girls movie, and I don't care what the internet is probably gonna say about it because IT WAS GOOD!!!!

#i had fun #and honestly #that's all that matters #but fr tho #i came in with mediocre expectations (disney has made me hate remakes by now) and came out rambling happily to my mom #i do have a few criticisms but those are actually directed more towards the cinematography (mom got dizzy from all the spinning cameras) #i wouldn't say it is QUITE as iconic as the original but it lived up to the legacy pretty well #and was the first movie to ever portray social media and modern teenagers in an accurate way that also fit the themes of the movie #i will come out with a proper review later but lets just say it was good and anyone who trashes it can fight me #mean girls #mean girls reboot #mean girls remake #mean girls 2024 #movies #teen movies #musicals #movie theater #2024 movies #mean girls musical #mean girls movie #regina george #cady heron #mean girls the musical #adaptation #movie adaptation #reboot #remake

[umbrellacam]

Batman (1940) #526

TIMMY IS STILL 14 YEARS OLD. FOOOOURTEEEEEN. Like Tim's my blorbo, my baby boy, but on god I know Dick Grayson's head just started Exorcist spinning while he was out for groceries. Et tu Alfred?!

#like I know the writers are pushing a line to justify Robin still existing post-ADITF but really guys #REALLY #Dick Grayson stans back in January 1996: *heads also start Exorcist spinning* #also lmfaoooo that a matter of months post recovering from Bane Bruce is already pulling the same #'can't let Robin help he's a distraction I can't be constantly worrying about' move and getting overwhelmed #WHILE ALSO patting himself on the back for supposedly learning lessons from the Bane debacle #and saying he won't get overwhelmed in that same way again #lol Bruce #lol #lmao even #Batman #Bruce Wayne #Alfred Pennyworth #Tim Drake #dcu #Cam reads comics

[fourthclone]

sb pls extract the thoughts i have about roche with a rapier from my brain NOW !

#⚡ ⸺ ❝ moghome . [ ooc ] #sorry i just keep seeing the way this man uses a lot of one-handed moves when he fights not to mention his #one-handed front lunges/thrusts #and I JUST CAN'T HELP BUT BE LIKE #hhhhhh like i'm thinking abt rapier roche but like i've mentioned before he fights on his bike a lot too ya so #in this instance he would benefit from a lance #however close range combat #let us pretend for a moment that roche is not entirely beholden to his bike #for a DUEL??? -SPINS AROUND- roche w a rapier would be peak #i do think it's bullshit tho that roche does a dragoon dive ( stfu i know it's a sephiroth move too but he was leaping around ) #( in remake too it's just easy to miss bc roche's attacks only trigger if you're at xxx distance from him ) #so i just think. missed opportunity for dragoon roche #we could've had another sexy dragoon that helps the main party all hush hush even tho they work for the opposing side #but NOOOOOOO #square just went 'we could give roche cool shit but we just don't care...he's a plot device' #i hate writing roche i am angry all the TIME!!! /lhj #also let's not forget that fighting w a rapier is all abt speed and quick reaction time? it's not rly a weapon ur #bludgeoning sb w or decapitating with it is in fact used more for quick thrusts and cuts #it fits v well w roche's. well. SPEEDINESS

[nerves-nebula]

I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A PHYSICAL REACTION TO THE ENDING OF A BOOK BEFORE I WAS LITERALLY GAGGING. I couldn't stop saying UGH in increasing volume i was SHOUTING by the end of it I had to put my tablet down I !!!!!!

the way it all ends with one massive disgusting violating blow, how dare he! HOW DARE HE. YOU DO NOT GET TO USE HIS NAME NOT NOW NOT- HOW COULD YOU FUCKING. I'm not over exaggerating i just gagged again writing this.

THAT WAS THE MOST VISCERALLY AND EMOTIONALLY REPULSIVE THING IVE EVER READ and it wasn't even GRAPHIC oh my GOD. Head over heels for this i'm gonna check out the others other work. FUCK.

sidenote: the narrator of the audiobook did a really fantastic job expressing Nortons hightened emotions at that point but jesus christ. fucking hell man.

#nnstuff #the people in the trees #feel like im about to throw up GOD I LOVE ART #last time i responded so physically to a books ending it was spinning silver #and it was a GOOD feeling #it was feeling so satisfied that my wanted to break open my chest and let it all pour out #but this?? THIS???? THIS ? ?? ?!?!?!?!? #entirely different experience #this whole book was worth it just for that gut punch #im gonna kms for real <- i mean this in a good way