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oikaw-ugh · 4 years

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I have resurrected from the dead

Kidding. I just came back from reading In Another Life. Yes. That BokuAka fic. Yes. I wrote this at 1 but will prolly post this at noon the next day.

I'd like to thank Ate Mar (@akasuns and yes, ATE >:]]]) for mentioning it once. It was a small nudge, actually. She causally told me to read it if I had the time but it felt so...important to me.

Plus the fact that before she mentioned this I was reminiscing my grandfather...

But lmao, let's not deal with ominous stuff. I'm here to shitpost. So p l e a s e, if you don't want me excessively describing my deepest regrets for this fic, do not read this :]

I expected to bawl or to cry a lot. What can I say? I'm weak for angst. But surprisingly, I felt so cold while reading.

I didn't like the feeling it gave me. It made me feel so sick. As if the food I have consumed wanted rise to my throat again. It felt awfully straining as I read the little adventures Akaashi and Bokuto did before...things went downhill. I was literally on the edge of my bed, my breath stuck on my throat as if I were walking the wire. I hate it. I hate how I was so scared and tensed of what is about to happen.

It reminded me so much of what happened to my grandfather. Saw him kicking and full of life as he got confined to the hospital only to see him cold and sound asleep for the last time. This makes me feel sick, to be honest.

I did not bawl but I did shed a tear, especially on Kuroo and Kenma's reaction. Somehow, I understood them. I would've done the same. It was so painful to read how Kuroo just...you know, wanted to not see him? It was for the best, in my opinion.

To see someone you cherish wither in front if you, to crumble like dead leaves...strikes more pain than seeing your loved one snatched in an instant. HAJAJJSSJSKSKS I can't express myself well in English but...

Ang sakit lang na makita 'yung isang tao na punong-puno ng buhay unti-unting namamatay sa harapan mo? Mas masakit pa sa biglaang pagkamatay, eh. Para s 'kin lang naman. Buti pa 'yun isang bagsakan lang ang sakit. Pero dito? (Tinagalog ko lang lmao)

It's a slow suffering, ang sakit 'nun puta.

I hate how it made me feel but it's a very lovely fic, to be honest. All along the story, I felt the chill, I felt how Bokuto's starting to lose life and how surprisingly empty it felt after Bokuto's passing.

That's it. Kind of anti-climatic but yes, that's it.

Also, this made me remember of my irrational fear of death. I actually had to pause while reading because I was panicking. What if I die...? What if tomorrow, I'd be diagnosed with an incurable illness? Then, I started to panic Bshsjjsjsja

So! If you want an angsty fic, OMG PLEASE DO READ THIS! Though, it has hit me in a different perspective, it's really good! And is the tears worth it? Hell yeah.

#in another life BokuAka #bokuaka #haikyuu #haikyuu angst #bokuaka angst #leia shitposts #motherfucker I still feel like puking

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thatblondeperson · 4 years

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So I learnt from that Tim Drake Guy's tumblr that Steph is a bully and abusive with Tim is that true. I ask since I know you seem to agree with a lot of the thoughts expressed on that blog. Can you help me find some examples of Tim/Steph comics. I was going to get YJ but the same tumblr blog says it's bad

So I want to preface with some very solid advice I've learned from being in fandom. It's really hard to learn anything from any blog because so much of it is opinion based, that the line between headcanon and canon gets far too muddied too often, and there's also always going to be biases that come from very personal spaces. It's important to take everything that every blog says ESPECIALLY in the DC fandom, with a very large grain of salt because half the fandom really doesn't actually seem to source their information with anything other than out of context panels, shitposts, or their own perfect ideals of what they want to gleam from the pages of each comic. It's all interpretive, and I'm sure that sounds a little bit petty, but I'm adding myself in here too because I have my own opinions separate from others, despite my firm ideology in staying as close to canon as I possibly can.

As far as that blog, I actually strayed away from them because I no longer agreed with a lot of what was being said. It got to the point where it was getting very unnecessarily negative all the time, and I want no part in this ship war that drives practically every bit of drama in the Tim fandom. I think that there is a lot of merit to some of the opinions on that blog, and they're clearly an expert on Tim in many ways. I knew them personally, so I can attest to that. But I think they also read only what they WANT to read on every page, and I think that makes for a lot of gaps where misinformation can leak in. That got filled with a lot of straight up wrong assessments of Stephanie Brown, and unfortunately that blog was already prime traffic for antis to spew unnecessary hate, so once the blog itself got on board, I tapped out.

No, Stephanie is not an abuser or a bully. I think tumblr throws around the word abuse far too casually. At most, Steph teases Tim, but never to a malicious or purposefully hurtful extent. She pokes at him, just like you would with a best friend. He barely even protests. A simple "Steph..." every now and again, but he even teases her back often and jokes with her. She's not an abuser, in fact, she herself is a victim of severe abuse in her childhood. Her flirting at the beginning of her and Tim's relationship is a bit intense, but she's 15, and doesn't know how to catch his attention. Her boyfriend was clearly way older than her and did not treat her well, her father abused her mother, and she was sexually harassed by her father's friends. She's never seen a healthy relationship to know how to act. Once they get together, she mellows out and is actually very compassionate and kind with Tim, and especially supportive.

A lot of haters throw around all this terrible stuff she did.

They say she stole Robin from Tim. He stepped away from the mantle, and she thought she caught him cheating, and Bruce opened up the opportunity for her.

They highlight a time when she almost blew Tim up. Bruce told her to do something drastic to force Tim to be a better Robin. Should she have thought it through? Yes. But she was young, and still desperate to prove herself.

Steph is a loose canon throughout a lot of her appearances. She doesn't always think before she acts, and that is one of her major flaws. She gets into trouble often, and that causes a lot of tension between her and Tim, often from him becoming overprotective of her.

Steph starts out fairly cynical in the beginning and softens up over time. After the explosion stunt with Tim, she does get her act together and she goes through a fantastic character arc where she really improves upon herself. She becomes a beacon of hope, but she really already was one. She's always been a source of light for Tim. She's a constant tether for him throughout their relationship, and she constantly bringing him back to reality. I think their dynamic is really great, and it does hurt me a lot how often she gets dragged through the mud now. It's tumblr, what can you do?

It's also interesting to me how often Steph is called out for being the unhealthy one, and they never talk about how Tim was the shitty boyfriend way more often:

Kept his identity from her but didn't respect keeping hers private

Kissed her when he was dating someone else at the time (he's actually kinda known for subtle two-timing, but this is hardly brought up by fans)

Essentially stalked her for a while

Often told her she needed to stop being Spoiler (overprotective nature yes...but still)

Interesting how the relationship is only toxic because of Steph. Hell she even gets shit for getting upset that Greta straight up tried to kill her in Young Justice, because they think it was selfish of her that she was desperate to learn Robin's identity. Yeah sorry...murder vs wanting to know your crushes name? Which is worse?

I'm also not going to sit here and demand that everyone love Steph. It's ok that people don't like her, I could give 2 shits, but if they're gonna spew hate, I'd prefer it be rooted in truth. Some of what I see written about her is just so so wrong...there's a trend in anti culture to even write her as Tim's rapist which YIKES. That's so beyond a healthy amount of dislike for a character.

Anyway, comic recs!!!

Detective Comics 647-648. (First appearance of Steph/Spoiler with classic "love at first brick" moment.)

Robin 57-65 (First date issue which is the cutest thing ever. Robin does a little flip at the end because he's so happy. And the chronology of Steph being pregnant which Tim was supportive of the whole time. Super sweet)

Robin 100-104 (Steph gets sick and Tim brings her soup. Lots of cute domestic moments, and you get more into Steph's past)

Robin 111 (more about Steph's past with Tim being super supportive, also the infamous piano issue which is a personal favorite of mine)

Robin 116 (very cute moments after Tim forgets his bday and everyone, Steph included, surprises him)

Robin 119 (supportive bf Tim, strikes again)

Robin 120 (Steph being an amazing supportive gf)

Batgirl 8 (Steph's run, where she and Tim collide again for the first time in a long time. Awkwardness and tension ensues, Tim tries to make a move)

Red Robin 10 (more crossover, very fun. More awkwardness and tension)

Convergence Batgirl (Not the best run, but a nice bit of closure for the pre flashpoint universe. Very sweet and wholesome.)

There's way more that I could list but I'm awful with issue numbers tbh. I know the stories, but I don't have the catalogue memorized. Better people than me have probably made a masterlist of TimSteph comics lol

I don't think you should let any blog turn you away from any particular series. I think if you wanna try out the new YJ, go for it!! I'm very cynical to anything published post 2011, but YJ is the only thing I've consistently read that's NEW, in years. I find it fun. Is it the best? No, not by miles, and it gets stuck with a lot of nonsensical filler often. But it's still a very cute and fun run.

I hope this ask gave you a lot of good info! I also recommend the very long post that should be just below this that goes into a lot of fandom misconceptions about Stephanie brown with more picture examples to highlight everything. Thanks for the ask, anon! I hope you have a lovely time reading these comics and hopefully many more!!

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#TimSteph #stephanie brown #tim drake #robin iii #robin iv #spoiler #batgirl #red robin #dc comics #batfamilly #batfam #personal #ask tbp

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amazingmsme · 5 years

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Hogwarts Forever

AN: So sorry this is late, but I was busy all day these last few days with the show I’m in and haven’t been able to post it. This is my Hogwarts AU for @tuck-everlasting-shitposts ‘s collab event! I was paired with @sweeps-of-london and I can’t wait to see my favorite bros decked out in their house colors!

Jesse was going into his fifth year at Hogwarts while Miles's journey was coming to an end. He had managed to do a pretty good job of keeping his younger brother out of serious trouble, but he was worried about how the young and chaotic boy would fair without him. He always had a knack for mischief, but with the lack of supervision and the encouragement from his friends, there's no telling what that dumbass would get himself into.

Miles was a responsible and well respected wizard. He had immediately become first pick for the Slytherin prefect as soon as he was old enough to become one, and he excelled in all of his classes. Jesse was also an exceptional student. His favorite classes were hexes and jinxes and potions because they came in very handy for his pranks. Despite all his disobedience and recklessness, the professors still seemed to like him. He enjoyed learning new things, and had a very likable, charismatic personality. Despite this, Miles knew there would come a time during his stay at Hogwarts that he'd come across a problem that he couldn't weasel his way out of by using his simple charm and a simple potion. He'd have to defend himself properly.

Miles found Jesse in the Great Hall during lunch and leaned down to whisper, "Meet me at the edge of the Forbidden Forest at midnight. Bring your wand." Jesse smiled brightly, practically buzzing with excitement. He nodded his head.

Jesse was ecstatic. His brother always strictly followed and enforced the rules, so it was a big deal for him to bring him out to the Forbidden Forest. Sure they might not be in the forest, but they practically were. That was close enough for Jesse to be able to brag to Winnie and Hugo.

Miles walked out of the darkness, his wand casting a light to guide him. They were far enough away from the castle that no one would notice them, even if they were awake. His green scarf was wrapped tightly around his neck and he held a red and gold one in his hand. He tossed it at Jesse, "Put this on, it's too cold out here to not wear it."

Jesse waved him off, "I don't want to, you know I hate scarfs! They feel like they're strangling me!" Miles rolled his eyes as he cast knox, extinguishing the light from his want. He turned back to his brother.

"Too bad, I'm not gonna have you get sick because of me, now put it on!" Jesse muttered to himself as he wrapped the cloth around his throat. He tried to subtly burrow into its warmth, but Miles noticed and smiled fondly. He glanced back up at his brother, "Look, I'm gonna be gone next year and I want to make sure you have the proper tools to defend yourself."

Jesse scoffed, "What? You think I'm gonna start fights as soon as you're not around to stop me?"

Miles rolled his eyes, "I didn't say that, but I wouldn't put it past you."

Jesse shrugged, "You're right."

"What I mean is, I know you like to go snooping around the castle and running off to do things you're not supposed to. You're getting older and more bold, so I know you're gonna do more dangerous things, and I for one don't want to get an owl saying that my dumb ass little brother got himself killed," he deadpanned.

Jesse placed a hand over his heart, "Aaaawwww Miles, you do care!"

"Shut up. Now ready your wand," he ordered. Jesse's brows furrowed in confusion, "Huh?"

"You heard me. You and I are gonna duel. I need to know you can defend yourself, and if you can't, I'll teach you some tricks."

Jesse gasped, "But that's against the rules! And here I thought you were Slytherin's perfect little prefect," he teased and elbowed him in the ribs. Miles shoved his shoulder away.

"I'm in my last year and everyone loves me, I can do whatever the hell I want basically. I could probably murder a professor and get away with it." When Jesse did nothing but stare with his mouth agape, Miles scoffed, "I said that I could not that I would!"

"Whatever dude, but off the record, I volunteer Snape."

"Jesse!" he scolded, even though he was laughing along. Jesse feigned innocence. Without much more delay, they each took their stances. They had mock dueled before, but never with their actual wands. Ma would never let them, and they didn't want to actually hurt themselves. But they were old enough to know what they were doing now, and serious injury wasn't something they were too worried about. They each knew healing charms, and that was that.

Miles struck first with confringo, knocking Jesse against a tree at the same time as Jesse cast expelliarmus. His wand flew from his hand, and he fumbled to pick it back up. Jesse was about to cast again, but Miles was quicker, hitting him with the jelly legs jinx. He stood on wobbly legs as he struggled to maintain his balance. He managed to hit his older brother with incarcerous, leaving him immobile so that he could rest against a tree while his legs recovered.

Once he could finally move again, Miles cast protego on himself before targeting Jesse with levicorpus.

"Son of a bitch!" he exclaimed as he was hoisted in the air by his foot. He used the reverse charm to send him back to earth, quickly casting the slug vomiting charm on him before he could use another protection. While slugs were falling from his brother's mouth, Jesse took the opportunity to use a protection spell of his own. After he was through, he did the same and used episkey to heal himself. Jesse had seen glimpses of what Miles could do in a duel, and was surprised he's been able to stand his ground. But still, he knew this would be a tough fight, especially since Miles is never one to go easy.

He kept casting protection spells on himself before hitting him with another jinx. Jesse would barely have enough time to hit him with a curse of his own before he was bombarded with another spell from Miles. "C'mon this isn't fair!" he complained.

"I don't care, you think an acromantula is gonna wait their turn before they strike? Incarcerous!"

"Damnit!" Jesse growled. He tried to move, but was totally immobilized. Miles couldn't help but laugh at him. "It's not funny!"

"It's unbelievably funny," he countered. While he continued chuckling at his expense, Jesse found he could now move. Taking advantage of his distracted state, Jesse quickly cast protego on himself before sending Miles flying back. He landed on his butt, a bit stunned.

"Still think it's funny?"

"Yeheah."

Jesse narrowed his eyes, "I'll give you something to laugh about!" With a flick of his wand, he cast titillando. Miles was thrown into a hysterical fit of laughter as the purple light from his brother's wand enveloped him. Jesse reveled in his demise. It was rare to see the older Tuck so carefree and without a stern look on his face. He watched as he rolled on the ground, loud belly laughter filling the air. He took a seat and crossed his legs, resting his chin in his hands. A smug smile was plastered on his face as he listened to Miles swears.

"Such a potty mouth. Ma would be ashamed," he tsked. Miles was too busy giggling to respond. When the effects of the spell finally wore off, he was weak from the tickling and took a moment to breathe before trying to stand. Jesse was still a little fed up about how Miles had played dirty (though he really hadn't, Jesse is just mischievous and petty) so just when was finally on his feet again, he cast the jelly legs jinx. He looked like Bambi trying to walk for the first time. He tried to take a step and crumbled to the ground.

"Shithead," Miles said, though he accepted the offered hand and stood on shaky legs. Jesse beamed up at him.

"So, you think I'll be able to handle myself once you're gone?"

Miles looked at him, a reluctant smile finding its way onto his face. He shook his head fondly, "Yeah, I think you're gonna be just fine." There was a moment of silence before, "Just don't do anything too stupid."

#tuck everlasting au collab #tuck everlasting #tuck everlasting musical #tuck everlasting au #hogwarts au #hogwarts #harry potter #harry potter au #miles tuck #jesse tuck #tuck everlasting fic #tuck everlasting tickle fic #ticklish!miles

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thesinglesjukebox · 6 years

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KIRIN J CALLINAN FT. ALEX CAMERON, MOLLY LEWIS & JIMMY BARNES - BIG ENOUGH [3.30] Via Asher, here's this complete dickhead (trust me, he'd take it as a compliment).

William John: Larrikinism -- the idea that one can be excused from idiocy because of one's outward goodness -- is one of the many unfortunate legacies of Australia's colonial history, and it lives and breathes in Kirin J Callinan, Sydney-based musician and self-proclaimed provocateur. Callinan's curriculum vitae includes conducting a "stunt" during his set at a Melbourne music festival in which an actor playing an epileptic was subjected to strobe lighting, ostensibly then inducing a seizure, and leaving an audience mostly confused and disgusted. As recently as last month, he flashed his genitalia on a red carpet in front of teenagers waiting to get a glimpse of Harry Styles; he's also faced criticism for engaging in blackface and transphobia. His modus operandi is not too far off that of recent visitor to Australia Milo Yiannopoulos -- shitpost at the expense of disenfranchised, then sit back and enjoy the attention. We're supposed to ignore these transgressions because Callinan's an artist; he's a larrikin. Not on the evidence of this horrible song, which pairs cereal-box EDM templates with winking, gormless vocals, employs a Jimmy Barnes scream or two for memeability, takes a trip through an atlas' index, and finishes with a needlessly long passage of whistles. It's performativity dressed up as auteur absurdism, "irony" and "satire" from someone whose identity prevents them from ever being truly marginalised by those techniques, and an unwitting submission for Best Newcomer at the Milkshake Duck of the Year Awards. [0]

Iain Mew: The voice and the style are both just close enough for me to imagine Callinan's bits as if they were Patrick Wolf really leaning into kitsch, and now I can't stop laughing. [7]

Katie Gill: I don't think Kirin J. Callinan knows how to structure a joke. Because obviously this song is a joke song, anything that starts off with a whistle chorus then morphs to a pseudo-cowboy pseudo-EDM feel then changes to Jimmy Barnes screaming his lungs out and ends with a "Dancing in the Street" roll call of countries HAS to be a joke. But again: the structure is weird. The punchline's going to be seen as Jimmy Barnes screaming his lungs out, as it straight up overshadows the purposefully ridiculous lyrics but then...there's another two minutes of a song that's too sincere to be entirely absurd and too absurd to be entirely sincere. Either go full tilt "Jackson Park Express" and fully commit to Jimmy Barnes screaming throughout the entire song or go home. [6]

Nortey Dowuona: Solid, loping drums, indistinct guitars at the fringes of the mix while tinny synths whir and pulse W while the two singers sing in weirdly stylized voices reminiscent of Western theme songs while Mrs. Lewis provides a cooing whistle HOLY SHIT SCREAMING COWBOY THEY NAMEDROPPPED GHANA YESSSSS. [6]

Jonathan Bradley: God I'm sick of this shitty Australian irony that thinks there's wit in replacing any kind of sentiment with a smirk, the sort of shitty irony that leads a jack-ass Northern Beaches kid to think it's a good idea to get his dick out at an award ceremony in the same week that, in his country, major entertainment figures were being exposed as sex creeps and workplace psychopaths. His is an all-too-familiar parody of Australian masculinity that asserts remove at the same time it demands distance, indulging in crassness not so much as critique but as a way to soften, to reposition, and to make newly palatable old patterns of power. Which could well account for the Chisel: I have never cared for Jimmy Barnes, but his career of stolid blue-collar sincerity deserves better than the memeification to which he's subject here, amidst dumb synths that are only supposed to suggest grandeur in the way a really elaborate shitpost is. You could compare Callinan to Brandon Flowers to find how exactly he's wanting: where The Killers mine the gaucheness of classic rock to discover the ex-frontier's embarrassed romanticism, Callinan is a dumb troll doing panto Peter Allen ("I've lived in lonely cities...") as if, by winking hard enough, he might will Capital-A Art into being. I've liked things this guy has done in the past, but "Big Enough" is a shit song and Kirin J. Callinan is increasingly proving himself a shit performer whom Australian music can do without. [1]

Alex Clifton: Somehow "electropop parody screaming maybe-gay cowboy call for unity" doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of this delight -- and yes, it's a delight, unnecessary key change and all. It doesn't matter if you're a Christian cowboy living in India or a Muslim cowboy living in Australia; this gang really, really wants you to come join them. The mix of genres itself is admittedly weird, but there's a heart to this song, an emotional core that strikes past the memed videos of the screaming cowboy. "Big Enough" is more moving than some of the more overtly tear-jerking songs of 2017, parody or not. The performers genuinely care about the source materials; everything feels affectionate and full of heart. Moreover, sometimes screaming is the only way to fully convey that emotion. I found myself crying with laughter when it first hit around the 2:25 mark, but it also acts as a genuine emotional release. Words fail us across cultures and can lose their nuance in translation; screaming, however, is universal. Hats off. [8]

Will Adams: But like, even the meme part of this song isn't even in the top fifty memes of this year. [2]

Alfred Soto: I wish I had a clue what the four names intended by being involved in this unappealing mishmash other than scoring future soft drink commercials. [2]

Stephen Eisermann: I was one of those over-eager students who always raised their hands in class even if they weren't one-hundred percent sure of the answer. It was so bad, in fact, that I still cringe when people use a word in its definition when they are asked what said word means. "Don't use a word if you don't know its definition," they always said, but some words are just so goddamn hard to explain. And yeah, I'm sure it's bad practice to use a song's lyrics to review its artistry, but I'm just at a loss for words otherwise. Thus, my thoughts on this song can be summed up with the following excerpt from the aforementioned song: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH." [0]

Edward Okulicz: This is a spectacularly awful song, created and performed with an insufferable, irreverent smirk by someone patting themselves on their back for crawling out of their privilege with the barest minimum level of wokeness. Cheap in sound, cheap in sentiment, built on gimmicks but lacking anything memorable other than the wail of Jimmy Barnes used for cheap lols, and a shit dance bit for bros who probably think dance music is for fags. Well fuck them and fuck Kirin J Callinin too. This song says and means nothing and I hope nobody else is fooled. [1]

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#Kirin J Callinan #Alex Cameron #Molly Lewis #Jimmy Barnes

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