#you know actually i dont think dane did anything wrong

[liliumwallichianum]

dear h,

i'm really struggling without you in this season of my life. i miss you more than you probably know, and i never thought i'd be doing this without you. there were a lot of things wrong with us but a hell of a lot more things right. i wish i wasnt an all or nothing person but the grey area is so difficult for me..

i hope you are doing well. i hope you and s are thriving and enjoying life together -- you two deserve it. i hope your fat (and somehow the skinniest minniest?!?!) ass is taking care of yourself.... i hope you found a workout groove either with walking or yoga or who knows. i just hope something finally spoke to you lmfao! and please tell me you ditched the juul/vapes and found balance with weed.... life is not that bad sober i promise you! and gratitude/love is stronger than anything i've smoked/drank/swallowed.

i dont think you'll be shocked to know, my life still revolves around my family. and i'm really okay with it. i truly believe that if i dont have family, what is the point of life? i really don't want to leave them and i'm okay with missing the potential of what could be if i did leave them... i am a family girl through and through, and i dont love or trust anybody like i do them. i love that i can be the bitchiest, moodiest, most cranky person to them and they still want to be around me LOL. and P just got a puppy...... you would love him dude. he's so adorable, kinda reminds me of the old man from Up. he also confirmed to me why i am a cat girl forsure lol!! but i love him, and he's inspiring me to get my own one day (pass on the puppy phase though, i will adopt an older cutie frenchie and great dane lol).

P is....*surprise* also expecting :) this has changed a lot for me. it's been really easy to focus on what matters most to me now. I always knew all of my distractions would disappear when I started my own family but it's nice to have this period where i can see how a baby affects me, without having the responsibility of having my own. i guess you can say i'm living the best of both worlds at the moment.

H, i commend you for your 3 month ashram stint. i'm trying to replicate that in this season of my life without actually having to leave. i figured that learning to evolve in the midst of chaos is better for me than actually removing myself from it considering 1) life will always be chaotic and 2) i thrive in chaos in a way! and lowkey it's... kinda working! i see myself week by week becoming more and more powerful.

speaking of power, i miss us being little witchy witches together. nobody gets me like you. i've def met other witches but i feel like our values and missions just dont align like ours did. so i'm sad for that. but...

The universe always replaces what exits your life with something bigger and better. so i let go of what we were, and though it will always bring me great joy to know we had each other during our worst times (<3), i am surrendering and allowing myself to move on. i am confident i will find someone similar to you in my future that is more in alignment with me and my soul than you were. maybe that will be the result of absence of trauma we carried through our friendship or maybe it will be because im a different version of myself that needs someone new.

i really love you H. you were so beautiful, intelligent, strong, pragmatic, cultured, etc. i hope you found a way to be kind and selfless in this life. i hope you learned the magic of abundance... abundant love, abundant gratitude, abundant vitality, etc. i hope you are at peace and i hope you are watching some bomb ass reality tv (i stopped btw :/ p gets me to watch an ep here and there and it's truly mind numbing for me but i know how yall love it so chalo).

[starr-fall-knight-rise]

Humans are Space orcs, “Revelation.”

Hey guys, I had a bunch of trouble writing last night for some reason, but I managed to get something out, so I hope you like it :) 

“So what do you think, am I more of a Han Solo type or a Captain Kirk type because you know if I am being honest it really depends. I think I would like to think of myself as a Han Solo type, you know dashing and sarcastic, the hero you want to have come in to save the day, but Captain Kirk I can also see. You see I make dumb decisions sometimes and get everyone into trouble. Oh oh oh!! wait ! How about Captain Malcom Renylds. I feel like he is just enough of an idiot and just enough of a badass to work, what do you think detective?”

The Detective groaned loudly and took a long slow breath, “Admiral, listen to m-”

“You know I was also thinking about other parallels. You know how about that old animated movie Titan EA. I think I kind of look like Cale, and Sunny acts just a bit like Stith, you know, the angry chick with big legs. I liked captain Korso of course, just for simple aesthetic reasons, than he had to go and be a bad guy, but damn that redemption arc was surprising and well timed, at least I think, others may disagree.”

“ADMIRAL VIR I-”

“You know I have seen every space related science fiction movie and TV show that ever existed, and I am totally cool to keep talking. I mean I have to pass the time somehow until my lawyer gets here. You see my mother always said I liked to talk. I talked early, in fact, my brothers don’t like the fact that I talk so much, they say I talk TOO much, can you believe that.”

With an angry yawl like a Cat who just got their tail stepped on, the detective rose to his feet, hands to his head, “That is IT, that is IT. We will continue this interrogation LATER.” He turned on his heels and stormed out of the room muttering to himself the entire way, “I need a break.”

Adam Vir watched him go with an expression of pure innocence on his face as the door closed, only to morph into an expression of devilish amusement not dissimilar to that of the grinch in his original animated form. He leaned back in his chair resting his hands behind his head. The Detective had seen fit to undue his cuffs as it might make him more cooperative. The irony being that he would totally love to cooperate if someone was willing to cooperate with him, and actually believe his story.

He cleared his throat wishing he had accepted the drink of water offered to him earlier. He had been talking for about five hours now, straight. Apparently a filibuster isn’t just something you can use in politics. It is apparently a very effective way of driving young and inexperienced detectives insane.

He smugly leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes.

Interrogation techniques were designed to work on the guilty, or, if done wrong, on the slow, but he was neither of those things. Granted he was kind of an idiot, but he was more of an idiot in the way of his idols like captain Kirk and Malclom reynolds and less of an idiot like every disney villain’s cronies. He was smart just…. Selectively.

He cracked an eye as the door opened opposite.

At first he expected to see the detective ready to go another round already, but instead a group of Drev guards walked in. He smiled his best winning smile at them and rose from his seat, “Back to the cells boys.”

The Drev didn’t say anything.

He tried a different tactic, “Zhad chal dana tsa najastich.” May the sun watch over you: A traditional, and respectful, Drev greeting 

The two creatures pulled up in their tracks.

“Tsa Dzhal cheeych” You speak Drev

“Yid.” Yes 

His little greeting had the desired effect, and soon he had the two Drev warriors conversing like two Rundi at a political debate. They laughed together as they walked down the halls of the precinct.

Still in Drev, the three of them continued to converse, Adam talking animatedly, “So then I told him that I can’t hit kids right,  and he was all like. Then you can fight me.”

“What happened.”

“Got my ass beat. You don’t just challenge a sentinel to open combat as a rookie, and you know, at only six feet tall.”

The Drev chirped with laughter, coming around the corner to nearly run face first into the Detective who was open mouthed and staring, holding a fresh mug of coffee before him. The Drev’s laughter died down seconds to late, and the man narrowed his eyes, glowering at them.

“What are you doing?”

Adam turned to look at the other drev, “Tin Najastich.” watch this.

HE turned to look back at the Detective, “Ne’e j’ya eeneenat nehtehich.” He can’t understand us.  He didn’t do much, but he could tell by the face the detective made, he had done it right. 

It was a little trick he had learned from Sunny, a Drev dialect that tended to cause breaks in the middle of words as if adding a apostrophe, while simultaneously pronouncing all the ts and ks as clicks, the ts as a forward mouth clicks and the ks glottal clicks at the back of the throat. Either way, it was like putting on a thick southern accent to confuse an alien translator, and it seemed, it simultaneously worked for Drev.

The Drev began to laugh and babble at each other in the dialect as the detective sat there in frustrated anger, “What are they saying!” He demanded.

Adam frowned allowing his face to go straight as he deadpanned, “I wouldn’t know. I am xenopobic and would never dane to learn an alien language, you know, like Drev, or Vrul, or.” he leaned towards the Dredv, “I am currently working on learning tesraki.”

The Drev continued to laugh as they pulled him back towards his cell.:

Adam grinned and waved at the Tesraki guard as he walked past, “You know I have it on good authority that stock prices are about to go way up for holywood inc. They are working on becoming intergalactic. I would suggest getting on that bandwagon”

The Tesraki looked surprised, but grinned and waved at him as he was moved into the other room.

Behind him, the Detective was practically blowing steam out of his ears as the door slammed shut.

***

The human glanced over at Krill for the fifteenth time eyes wide in an expression of barely concealed terror.

Krill would have rolled his eyes if his eyes could roll.

Catching the look, Sunny frowned and leaned in, “You did threaten to eat him.”

Krill scoffed, “I don’t even have TEETH sunny, how was I supposed to eat him!” He turned to glance over at the man who was still giving him a bit of a side eye. He frowned, “Well, I suppose blending him up and turning him into a meat smoothie could work.”

It became pretty evident in the next few seconds that they hadn’t been speaking quietly enough, at least when it came to the comment about a meat smoothie.

Krill waved him off with a hand, “Oh just ignore us, now when is this meeting supposed to take place.”

“Ten minutes, maybe.”

Sunny tilted her head back, looking overhead at the darkened sky and approaching rain. 

It was just beginning to drizzle when the man nodded and pointed forward into the darkness, “There.”

Sunny squinted hard, just barely able to make out a shadowy shape slipping through the darkness.

Sunny nudged him forward, “Well, go on. If you do this for us, I won’t let captain cannibal hurt you.”

WIth that urging, it didn’t take long for the man to vanish off into the dark, boots slapping on the wet concrete.

Krill turned to look at her in annoyance, “Its only considered cannibalism if you eat your own species.”

“Whatever,” She muttered, moving into a low crouch and slipping into the shadows off to the side. She managed to parallel the movement of their man for a few streets by ducking behind dumpsters and concealing herself within dark alcoves. At one time in her life she might have considered such actions to be heretical against her beliefs, but her opinions on such things had changed as of recently, and she continued to inch forward through the darkness.

Besides, this was about saving Adam.

Didn’t matter what she had to do, she was going to do it.

The human was close now stopping a few feet away from the shadow. The way the rain fell, it almost concealed the two figures as they spoke. Any bystander just passing by might not have noticed them, but Sunny was not just any bystander.

As the two figures disengaged, she had eyes only for one.

The human, likely scared out of his skin went sprinting off into the darkness likely thinking about krill and his meat blender, but his escape didn’t matter to Sunny. She could find him later if she had to, they had his name after all. What they didn’t have was knowledge about this strange hooded figure in black. The one who had paid the humans to incriminate adam, and themselves by proxy. 

Sunny didn’t know much about stealth as a general rule, but She, still, somehow managed to make it up the street without being seen, tailing the small dark figure. That was her first clue, whoever it was was either a very short human, or not human at all. Now that didn’t really narrow things down as there were several species who could fit into that category, burg iotins even some rundi, or a finnari to name a few. Not that she would ever assume a finnari of doing something like this.

She watched as the figure slipping into one of the large buildings, door shutting quietly behind it. She might have worried about losing the tail if she hadn’t already considered that, and lowjacked the package.

She crouched in the darkness her hands resting on the ground before her, eyes narrowed,

A soft rustling behind her, and she turned nearly jumping out of her skin as a figure scuttled from the darkness, its movements disjointed and aggressive.

“SHHH!” Krill hissed

She snorted fuming, “What the fuck, krill you scared the shit out of me.”

“What, why.”

“Oh I dont know, maybe it has been your recent pension for violence, or the fact that you keep talking about eating people, or your uncanny ability to sneak up behind me.”

“You know, I find all of this to be very insulting. You can stab people in the face, and adam can threaten to punch people in the trachea, but the moment I do something that is even slightly off color, it bothers everyone, and then people get all uppity.”

Sunny sighed, pulling her hood up over her head to block out the deluge, “Generally Adam and I don’t threaten to eat people, Krill. That is the difference.”

“Well no one ever told me there were rules.” He said, gripping onto sunny’s cloak as they inched forward into the darkness, following the signal towards the dark building. They didn’t take the same entrance as the cloaked figure, instead going for a more discreet entrance, finding themselves in a maintenance tunnel lined with pipes and power boxes.

The only illumination they got was afforded to them by the glowing dimness of red lights above and the occasional emergency strip. Somewhere, a distant roar alerted them to the presence of some sort of generator. 

They moved up the hall in near silence as the rumbling continued, and Sunny was forced to stop a few times, listening to the distant echoes of footsteps up the hallway though none of them ever came close enough to cause a real problem.

KRill followed at her back.

Soon enough, they had made it out of the maintenance corridors, following a set of slim metal steps upward and into a nice, tiled hallway. The make was very modern for Tesraki, emulating human style which was rather popular in the galaxy these days, and signified wealth despite the fact that humans were hardly the wealthiest of species.

Fake plants, or maybe real ones --sunny didn’t know-- lined the hallways as little fountains of water trickled through artificial streams on the floor.

The aesthetic was rather pleasing, giving an almost outdoor field inside a city that hadn’t seen green in over a thousand years.

They were almost to the end of the hall when sunny went very still freezing in her tracks fast enough to cause krill to plow into her open back.

“What are you doing.” krill hissed glancing over her shoulder, pausing when a pointed finger motioned him to the target.

“No. That can’t be right.

“I am afraid it is.” ***

Adam woke that night not knowing why.

It was almost as if he had hard a strange noise somewhere in the darkness, but when he sat up, the only thing he could see was the glowing blue/purple wall of the containment field.

He tried rolling over and going back to sleep, but something just felt wrong.

Eventually he forced himself to sit up and look around. In the galaxy, human intuition was nothing more than mere myth, but, despite what others said, he believed in it, and wasn’t about to ignore it’s prodding as it moved him up towards the edge of the containment field to peer into the darkness.

His eyes were almost immediately drawn to one of the other cells -- the one where his attackers had been staying--. Squinting past the glowing surface and into the darkness, he thought he could sense movement.

It was at that moment, that the containment field went down, and he was left blinking into the darkness backing away into his little field of light. When nothing happened, he inched forward and out into the darkness.

Had the containment field malfunctioned?

He took another step into the darkness before turning on the infrared on his mechanical eye and flipping up his eyepatch.

He immediately froze in palace gasping in shock.

“NO!”

[wearethewinx]

fate episode 5 spoilers below

lol action landing

where are these kids anyway. also yet another example of blooms sudden prodigal skills. ALSO how is FIRE supposed to hurt BURNED ONES

bad dialogue yet again

right shit forgot to pay attention. how is the magic fighting training so boring

just remembered bloom referred to that little shoulder strap and bracer deal as 'armor' and like. really? armor? i can tell from here how thin it is

are we really still trying to do an arc for riven? really? afteryou wrote him as predatory and biphobic and homophobic and so so so shitty? the og riven started out as an asshole and then went through an arc but his arc was actually RELATED to the KIND of asshole he was

'if the solarians abandon us' but you. ARE solarians? the school is IN solaria and not even a solarian colony or something its in the heart of the country what the fuck

LMAO AM I RLY EXPECTED TO BELIEVE TERRA MISSES STELLA? WHY? ARE THEY RLY WRITING HER TO BE THAT PATHETIC? AM I ALSO EXPECTED TO BELIEVE STELLA HAS A T U M B L R ???????

yet more examples of the winx not being friends like At All

jfldsjls ITS NOT MORE COMPLICATED, BEATRIX. ALL YOU JUST SAID IS THAT YOU MURDERED YOUR A L L Y. THATS WORSE. YOU GET HOW THATS WORSE RIGHT

danes devotion to beatrix feels indescribably unearned. terra was nice to you too, dumbass

lol rope swinging

fjdlksjfkldsls yet another example of a character with sensory powers that only work when its convenient. HOW did musa not sense stellas emotions from one room away for multiple days?

is aster dell supposed to sound like asphodel

'when i fix other people i dont have to think about how broken i am' VOM. SKY IS TOO FUCKING BORING TO SAY ANYTHING REMOTELY LIKE THAT COME ON. THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH HIM IS HIS SHIT TASTE IN WOMEN. 'HOW BROKEN I AM' WATCH ME FUCKING CHOKE

i love how im four HOURS into this show and they still havent said a single solitary word about what the burned ones ARE or where they come from or how it would be possible for them to come back. like, not even in a 'theyre keeping secrets' way? its just not acknowledged

this argument between bloom aisha and terra works in the abstract, their positions make sense and all, but im just continually thinking about how theyre supposed to be friends? have a modicum of trust in eachother? this isnt a corruption arc, they havent gotten along ONCE theyve never liked eachother

BLOOM. GET. OVER. YOURSELF

stella breaking shit to express her displeasure when she cant reveal her presence is actually really funny and lowkey the kind of benignly bratty thing og stella would do

likewise, musa getting fed up with it and snitching to the gang is also appropo

AND stella having blooms back? did the writers wake up from a drug-induced haze for this scene

bloom performing more acts of profound intelligence i see /s

dowling ya dont get to keep acting like this hun

'until then we didnt know fairies could combine their magic' WHY ON EARTH WOULD THEY NOT KNOW THAT WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCK. HOW FUCKING STUPID ARE THEY? NOBODY EVER TRIED? HOW THE FUCK WOULD A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BE THE ONLY PERSON WHO EVER FIGURED OUT CONVERGENCE

this backstory is so fucking dumb lmao. #nice the most predictable least intelligent twist you could possibly have written

this whole sequence is so dumb im absolutely LOSING it

oh and now that i think of it: stella got the exact same shit as bloom. she couldnt control her powers and now she just,,,, Can, suddenly? why? what changed? it was offscreen. we dont know. shes just Fixed now i guess

lol wow savage

FJDSLFJDSLJL WHY IS ROSALIND MIND TALKIN

#netwinx #winx club #spoilers

[summahsunlight]

We Belong to the Stars, Ch.26

Rating: Mature (18+ only)

Word Count: 1950

Pairings: Poe/Skywalker!OC

Characters: Poe Dameron, Leia Organa, BB-8, Kaleb Skywalker (OC), Evelyn Skywalker (OC), Karé Kun, Iolo Arana, Snap Wexley, Jessika Pava, BB-8

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Poe noticed that a woman was joining them in the situation room; one that he had never seen before.

The woman was tall, slender and wore her blonde hair in a tight bun, accenting her high cheekbones.  Honey colored eyes watched Black Squadron closely as they wandered into the room, all dressed in casual attire since they had been given the night off originally. “I’m sorry to pull you away from your night of freedom,” she said, eyes gazing directly at Poe.  She then quirked a grin and reached for the collar of his shirt. “And I apologize to the woman I took you away from, Commander.”

He tensed, immediately; eyes snapping up to briefly glimpse at Evelyn, whose cheeks flushed pink. Poe took a step back from the woman and shook his head. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, ma'am.”

“You have a nice shade of lipstick on your collar. I’m a spy, we notice these things, Commander.”

“Another spy? What happened to Dane?”

She chuckled and crossed her arms over her small chest. “He’s around, somewhere; I heard he had some complications when it came to working with your squadron–so I was called in.  Jas and I have worked well together in the past, so you have nothing to worry about.”

Great, now there’s two of them, Poe thought.  Looking around at his squadron, he asked, “And you are?”

The woman smiled and held her hand out to him. “Forgive me, Commander, my name is Ana Renick.”  She shook his hand, warmly.  Poe was struck with how different she was then Dane–she at least appeared to respect him and his fellow pilots. “I look forward to working with you and your squadron.”

“What exactly are we going to be working on for you?” he asked, cautiously.  They were still recovering from their last mission…

"You’ll be going undercover,“ she informed them and then she smiled, slyly, at Poe. "You should pass as a wealthy weapon’s dealer, Commander, your handsome face will certainly help you blend in.”

Poe kept a neutral expression on his face. He knew a thing or two about how business worked on Canto Bright.  Wealthy beings from all over the galaxy dressed in some of the most lavish clothes and threw away money as if it freely flowed in the nearby bay.  "Agent Lothor sent a transmission to a weapon’s dealer?“ he questioned, not sure he entirely believed Renick. "Was he on our side or not?”

“War is business,” Ana replied with a shrug of her slender shoulders. “And no, he didn’t send it to a weapon’s dealer–it was intercepted and now it’s being sold to the highest bidder.”

“Let me guess,” Poe said, eyes narrowing on her. “I’m the highest bidder.”

Her response was a smile. Ana handed him a data card. “This is your cover. Black Squadron will take a ship to Canto Bright, where you will infiltrate the casinos there.  Your target will be at the high rollers’ table. He’ll know you’re there for the information because you’ll be wearing a blue flower on your lapel.  Let him come to you, Commander.  If you rouse any kind of suspicion this mission is going unravel–quickly.”

He clutched the data card in his hand. Poe wasn’t sure this was such a good idea.  There were so many unknowns when heading into an undercover operation like this. “Wait a minute,” he said, reading over the file, “this says my wife will be with me.”

Ana quirked an eyebrow. “We can’t have you waltzing in there single; a man with your looks and money will have women all over you at Canto Bright. Lieutenant Skywalker or Lieutenant Pava will be sufficient enough to pass as your wife, Commander. I had requested Miss Skywalker, however, General Organa would like the decision to ultimately be up to you.”

Poe looked at both women. If there wasn’t a table between them and Renick he was sure one of them would have slapped her.  "Well, what do you say ladies?“ he inquired, with a soft smile in their direction, "which one of you is marrying me?”

“Evelyn, should, clearly–you bicker already like you’re married,” Jess said with a shrug.

“The spy is right–Evelyn is better for the job, although I bet she has other reasons,” Snap quipped with a smile.

“Princess?” Poe questioned, grinning at her.

“Fine,” Evelyn responded. “Don’t make me regret this.”

“Well,” Snap drawled, “It’s not a resounding yes, but it was close enough. Congratulations, Commander, looks like you just got hitched.”

“Sorry I don’t have a ring, princess.”

“I’ll get over it.”

Ana cleared her throat to get the pilots attention. “As fun as it would be to plan your fake wedding, Commander Dameron, Lieutenant Skywalker–we have mission prep to complete.”

Evelyn threw a glance at Jess. “Isn’t fake wedding planning part of the mission prep if Poe and I are going to pretend to be married? I would think our wedding story would be part of our cover.”

Jess snapped her fingers. “I bet you guys got married by the ocean, only closest friends and family were there, and your dress was a creamy white, to match the sand of the beach.”

Snap scratched his chin. “Why a creamy white dress? Why not pure white?”

“Oh please, she isn’t a pure bride.”

“Jessika!”

“What? It’s true, Evie.”

Rolling her eyes, Leia interrupted,“Are you all just about done?” She laughed silently when the pilots all sheepishly adverted her gaze. “We have little time to prepare. Black Squadron needs to leave almost immediately.  So, I’m sorry, Commander, there isn’t going to be a honeymoon.”

Poe smiled, charmingly at Evelyn. “That’s okay, General, we're way passed the honeymoon period.”

Evelyn glared at him and crossed her arms over her chest. “I’m already regretting this.”

Jess clicked her tongue. “See? They already act like a married couple…”

“Here are your mission specs,” Ana said, shoving a data card into Poe’s hand.  "You depart in two hours; the Resistance has procured a rather fancy ship for you, Commander, but I suggest that you return it us in one piece.“

"Yes ma'am,” Poe said, giving her a little salute. He noticed the slight smile that she gave him in return.  "Anything else we should know before we leave?“

Ana shook her head and dismissed them.  As Black Squadron was leaving the room, Poe could distinctly hear Leia inform the spy that she shouldn’t expect the yacht to come back to base in one piece.

Black Squadron loaded the yacht with supplies for their mission well into the late evening hours. There wouldn’t be much sleep for them–they were scheduled to depart first thing in the morning.  So, they had chosen to bunk up on the yacht.  

"Hey Snap, don’t you think the mister and missus should take the bigger suite?” Jess teased, grinning from ear to ear at Poe and Evelyn.

“Like they’re going to sleep,” Snap said, chuckling.

Poe glared at them. “Are you both going to place a bet on this?”

Snap laughed, warmly. “Nah, we placed a bet on that months ago–Pava won of course.  Come on, you both can fess up– we know you’re back together.”

Jess smiled. “Although, it’s been fun watching the two of you try to explain why you were late to briefings, or dinner, or acting like we didn’t see you kiss, even though we know you did.”

“Guess you can tell BeeBee he doesn’t need to keep it a secret anymore,” Evelyn countered, a soft smile on her face.

“No, he doesn’t,” Snap said, “but you might want to let him know that you aren’t really married. He seemed a little confused.”

Poe’s eyes went wide.  He’d only told BB-8 not say a word about them dating again–he’d never mentioned that the marriage was a cover–by morning it was possible that everyone was going to have the wrong impression. There was a real chance that BB-8 was out there at that very moment on the base announcing that Poe and Evelyn had gotten married. “Damn it.”

Jess pat him on the shoulder. “Don’t worry, when we get back from Canto Bright, we’ll make sure to throw you a killer bachelor party.”

Snap laughed and followed Jess towards the smaller bunk room that servants would use on the yacht.  After they were gone, Evelyn crossed her arms and smiled at him.  "Don’t worry, I saw BeeBee shut down for the night about thirty minutes ago.  He isn’t out there announcing our wedding to the galaxy.“

"Thank the Force,” Poe muttered, running a hand through his hair.  "Bee is a great companion and I wouldn’t trade him for anything in the galaxy…“

"However,” Evelyn countered, still smiling, “he doesn’t understand when to keep information to himself.”

“Exactly.”

“Come on, Commander. We probably should get some sleep.”

Poe grinned at her. “Do you mean to actually sleep–or to do what Snap was hinting at?”

Evelyn punched him, playfully in the arm. She moved away from him and punched in the code for the suite.  In the middle was a large, plush bed–softer than any she’d slept in since joining the Resistance. As she was thinking about falling into the blankets and mountains of pillows, she felt Poe’s arms around her, lifting her up and carrying her to the bed.  "Poe, really?  Aren’t you tired?“

Resting her on the bed, Poe smiled down at her. "I am.  Exhausted, actually. I’m just making sure that my wife is comfortable.” He pushed her hair back, away from her face and kissed her. “After all, she expect the finest things in life, including a husband that waits on her hand and foot.”

She watched as he pulled her boots off and placed them down next to the bed. “I could get used to this,” she said, quirking a grin as he massaged the soles of her feet.  

He looked at her, mischievously. “Well, you only have this for a few days.  I wouldn’t get used to it, but enjoy it while it lasts, dear.”

“You mean, after this mission is over you won’t take care of me?”

“Oh Evie, of course I’ll take care of you. Always. Taking care of you is much different than being at your beck and call.”

“This is true. I think I prefer when you take care of me, it means more then.”

Poe slipped out of his jacket and boots before laying down next to her.  He pulled her into his arms and pressed his lips to her temple, and he smiled, coyly.“So…what kind of taking care of do you want from me tonight?”

Evelyn shook her head and laughed, snuggling into his embrace. “Poe, just shut up and go to sleep.”

He couldn’t sleep though, as she laid there in his arms, Poe’s mind was going at light speed. “Evie. You ever think about us…getting married?”

She opened her eyes and looked up at him, noticing the intense gaze. “Do you?”

“Yeah,” Poe said, softly. “Ironically, I thought about it more after I left you.”

“Maybe,” Evelyn sighed, “Maybe…someday…I could see us getting married."

Poe smiled at her and gently kissed her. "Well…maybe is better than no.”

Evelyn felt a tear slid down on her cheek. “I only said maybe because…because… I don’t know….if I’ll survive all this."

Wrapping her tightly into his arms, Poe buried his nose in her hair.  He wished that he could assure that they were going to survive the coming conflict, but he knew–it was uncertain and it was something that he couldn’t promise her, no matter how much he wanted too.  

#star wars #star wars fanfiction #poe dameron fanfiction #poe dameron x oc #poe x oc #skywalker oc #poe dameron #evelyn skywalker (oc) #leia organa #snap wexley #jess pava #bb-8 #black squadron #we belong to the stars

[midnight-circus]

otp meme

copied and pasted bc i wanna do this for the Vicious Old Queens and also lukhan and roderick, just for the fuck of it

Who is the most affectionate?

Physically, Elrick and Lukhan. Both my boys are r e t i c e n t.

Big spoon/Little spoon?

Elrick and Logan trade in and out, except when they’re actually asleep when their bodies repel away like opposite magnets and don’t touch for the rest of the night. As for Lukhan and Roderick, like ... Lukhan is almost 7ft and Roderick maxes out at 5′5, hair included. take a fuckin guess who’s little spoon 

Most common argument?

Elrick and Logan bicker like a pair of children, but it is very rarely anything serious or worth mentioning. Roderick is quite the little sniper, but Lukhan is generally too easy-going to fight back; when they do argue, it’s likely about Roderick’s treatment of other people. 

Who is most likely to carry the other?

Elrick has definitely carried Logan multiple times in their youth when the latter has been too drunk to walk. Lukhan could quite literally pick up Roderick one-handed.

What is their favorite feature of their partner’s?

Only from the perspective of my boys - either E’s eyes or his lopsided smile. As for Lukhan, Roderick’s weak for his whole fuckin business

What’s the first thing that changes when they realize they have feelings for the other?

Very little changed for E & L, mainly because Logan was still fiercely closeted and would be for a couple more years (until being outed and kicked out). Actually, the first thing that changed for Logan was an intense crisis of faith, the entirety of which was conducted beneath a veneer of indifference. It’s one thing to suspect you might find men attractive in an aesthetic way; it’s entirely another to actually kiss one and enjoy it so fucking much. It took him a long time to quantify his attraction to Elrick with the after-effects of strict childhood Catholicism, even though he had long since considered himself atheist.  

As for Roderick, the first time he spotted Lukhan he fell off the running machine and then had to go and have three espresso shots one after the other so you tell me. Realistically, though, his subsequent feelings for Lukhan are the first real stirrings of attraction he’s ever felt. An entirely new scope of emotion suddenly pings open in front of him and it’s like ... a lot to deal with at 2pm on a Wednesday, to be honest.

Nicknames? & if so, how did they originate?

Elrick and Lukhan both know better >:[

Who worries the most?

god. my boys arent having a great success rate right now

Who remembers what the other one always orders at a restaurant?

Elrick and Roderick; Elrick because he’s food-orientated, Roderick because he just picks the direct opposite of what he himself would eat and it’s generally correct.

Who tops?

look. its not my fault that all my boys are bottom bitches. i dont tell them how to conduct their sex-lives, that shits up to them

also, please picture a 5′5 man topping one that’s 6′8. i beg of you. it’s like a chihuahua on a great dane.

Who initiates kisses?

Pretty equal for E & L these days, although Elrick probably wins by a small margin. Lukhan has to initiate kisses because Roderick can’t reach.

Who reaches for the other’s hand first?

E & L aren’t really the hand-holdy type, to be quite honest - if they’re going to touch, it’s more arm-around-the-shoulders/waist. Roderick would be receptive to hand-holding (even though he’d complain about it, to keep up appearances, you understand), but would never initiate himself. 

Who kisses the hardest?

Logan’s got a lot of Repressed Sexuality to catch up on, cut him some slack. Roderick would love to, if you could kindly get him a step-ladder.

Who says I love you first?

probably Elrick, definitely Lukhan.

Who tells their family/friends about their relationship first?

Elrick, because his family is decent and wouldn’t disown their son for being a Gay. Although actually, strictly speaking Kat knows about their relationship before anyone else does, so I guess it’d be Logan. Roderick’s parents are dead and he doesn’t have any friends, so Lukhan wins by default.

What do their family/friends think of their relationship?

Logan’s family pretend it doesn’t exist. In time, his mother will come to display a sort of grudging acceptance, but she will never cease to impart microaggressions; his father will never be anything but explicitly, venomously homophobic, and doesn’t even acknowledge Elrick’s existence. Kat, on the other hand, soon gets over her dislike of Elrick and accepts him as a surrogate brother, which obviously gives her the right to punch him in the head with wild abandon.

Again, Roderick is literally a one-man-band in this world, so this is one problem he doesn’t have to concern himself with.

Who cooks more/who is better at cooking?

Elrick and Roderick, except Roderick only cooks healthy superfoods and therefore it’s gross by default. Logan literally cannot function without a microwave and im pretty sure Lukhan eats his food raw off the floor. 

Who comes up with cheesy pick up lines?

Literally the only one of the four who might even vaguely consider doing this is Lukhan, and the annoying thing is he kind of makes them work. Roderick hates it and professes to wish he was dead, whilst at the same time secretly feeling a little faint

Who needs more assurance?

Logan only requires it when his family are involved because they’re a literal nightmare. Roderick, oddly enough, needs more assurance than one would think - it’s partially why he falls for Lukhan against his better judgement. Having lost his parents quite young and then subsequently entering into a very cut-throat business world, he never really received much reassurance and had to learn to get by without it. Coming from Lukhan, it quite wrong-foots him at first.

One headcanon about this OTP that breaks your heart

Logan will never live to a particularly old age. That’s always been a factor of his life, headcanon-wise. Probably 60, maybe 70 at a push, but certainly not far beyond that. Elrick’s inevitably going to be left behind. 

Roderick is liable to lose Lukhan to his own reticence and selfishness - it takes him a very long time to appreciate what he has, and it’s probably longer than a lot of people are willing to wait. If Lukhan decides he’s had enough, he has quite literally nobody to blame but himself.

One headcanon about this OTP that mends it

ok honestly the entirety of E & L as a whole mends my fuckin heart. they are my boys. theyve been through Hell and back in quite literally more incarnations than i can actually recall, and they always manage to pull it together one way or another. my dumbass fags.

As for Roderick, he sorts himself out in time. He starts off his character arc as thoroughly unpleasant, but Lukhan makes him a better, calmer, kinder person - and being able to apply the word ‘kind’ to Roderick Crowley in any capacity whatsoever is a dramatic achievement. It takes him almost three years to tell Lukhan he loves him, but it all finally begins to fall into place when he does.

#logan1 #roderick1

[sulietsexual]

Its been a while since I asked you meta related things so I just had a random idea - top 5 characters which you just dont understand, top 5 ch which are well writen but you cant connect or like, top 5 ch storylines you would like to alter, top 5 traits of your disliked chracters that you like, top 5 traits of your loved characters you dislike, top 5 ways your disliked characters contributed to the main storyline that youre fine with. For males and females separately so theres room for thought :)

Top 5 Characters I Don’t Understand

Male

Wesley Wyndam Pryce - okay, so this is only from mid-Season 3 onward, but I cannot fathom Wesley’s actions in stealing Connor, consulting with Holtz and doubting/not believing in Angel to the point where he didn’t realise that Angel would do everything in his power to protect Connor. Then his self-righteous attitude post-kidnap is appalling, the fact that he acts like the wronged party and refuses to acknowledge his own wrongdoings and never apologises for his actions all drive me crazy. Just can’t.

Luke Danes, I mean, buddy, pull it together. You say you want Lorelai, yet never make a move and then bitch about her boyfriends and act like a jerk. You say you’re “all in” and then you run at the first sign of trouble and make Lorelai feel like she did something wrong. You tell Lorelai you want her to be honest with you and then you hide your daughter from her for two freakin’ months. You say you want to spend your life with her, yet you shut her out of it. Like, wtf??

Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III, omg, why is he such an abusive asshole? Why does he treat every woman he’s with like crap? Why does he treat Mellie as if she’s insignificant and stupid? Why does he act entitled to everyone’s time and affections? Why does he continually try to give up the most powerful position in America? Why doesn’t he have any ambition? Why does he resent anyone who does??? I don’t understand.

John Winchester. Dude’s always going on about how he “did the best that he could”. Nope. The best he could would have been to raise his boys in a stable freakin’ environment, not push adult responsibility onto his eldest, not treat his youngest like an outcast/freak for wanting a better life and actually being an adult and being there for his boys. How does he justify the way he treated his sons? Don’t get it.

Finn Collins. Dude, you cheat on your girlfriend, neglect to tell the girl you’re cheating with that you even have a girlfriend, don’t tell your girlfriend you cheated on her and expect both girls to still want you? Plus the whole massacring eighteen unarmed people and then ignoring their bodies as the girl you want walks in horrified and look at her as if she’ll love you for your actions? Yikes.

Female

Lorelai Gilmore, she constantly puts her mother down for her privilege and sense of entitlement, yet displays the exact same behaviour. She rejected Chris, then bitches about how he “wasn’t ready”. She thinks all her behaviour is cute but it’s actually really annoying. And she honestly seems to believe that her parents were the absolute worst parents in the world, when it reality they were really good to her and always try to be a part of her life. Pull it together, woman!

Octavia Blake, why does she blame her brother for everything? Why is her solution always violence? Why does she proudly cannibalize people? Why does she think she knows more about a culture she’s been a part of for two seconds than the people actually raised in said culture? 

Nancy Wheeler. Why does she want Jonathan so badly? Why does she screw over Steve? What makes her neglect her brother and run off with the guy she just banged? Why doesn’t she think through the consequences of her actions? Why did she offer her brother zero comfort when his friend “died”? What made her think it was okay to chase down Jonathan while he was picking out a coffin for his brother’s funeral to talk about Barb? Girl drives me bonkers.

Joey Potter, so many of her actions make no sense. She pines after Dawson for years and then breaks up with him for literally no reason. She blames him for telling her the truth about her father, after repeatedly saying they need to be honest with one another. She can’t decide between two guys for years. She constantly rejects Pacey yet picks him in the end. She believes she’s entitled to be a bitch to people just because she’s had a tough life.

Aria Montgomery, if your creepy-ass relationship really so important to you that you would lie to your friends and family, threaten your parents, risk your partner going to jail, threaten to walk out on your family and basically cease to exist outside of your boyfriend? Yikes.

Going to put the rest under the cut, otherwise we’re going to end up with a post a mile long.

Top 5 Characters Who Are Well-writen But I Can’t Connect To or Like

Male

John Locke, a great-written character who drives me up the wall with his over-zealousness and delusions of grandeur.

Spike, he really does have a great character arc and characterisation but his over-exposure and the fandom’s adulation of him drive me crazy, plus I hate how his narrative overtakes Buffy’s.

Jack Shepherd, such a great arc, such an amazing journey but his douchey behaviour and the way he treats certain characters means I just can’t like him.

Perry Cox, I find him amusing and do occasionally like him but his lack of self-awareness and overall mean attitude and sexism bugs me.

Dean Winchester, so well-written with a great arc but also abusive, violent, self-righteous, sexist and overall annoying as hell.

Female

Regina Mills, her redemption arc is sloppy but her characterisation was always strong and she’s a fantastic villain, which is why I love to hate her.

Robin Scherbatsky, very well-written with a great arc (until the finale) but I just cannot like her, probably due to her arrogance and meanness.

Rachel Green, now, I don’t hate Rachel or anything but she’s one of my least-favourite Friends characters and I’ve never been able to connect with her.

Katniss Everdeen, a great-written character whose personality I find very hard to reconcile and who I just cannot connect with.

Kate Austin, great arc, great characterisation, full of traits I can’t stand and makes choices that make me want to throttle her.

Top 5 Characters Storylines I Would Like To Alter

Male

Neal Cassidy, he was done so dirty by that damn show!

August Booth, another one screwed over by OUAT and there was so much left to explore with his character!

Dean Forrester, I really hate how much Gilmore Girls dumbled down and assassinated his character.

Boyd Langton, Dollhouse’s weird out-of-nowhere reveal that he was the bad guy completely changed his character and he didn’t deserve that.

Jake Ballard, he deserves better than being second-choice for Olivia Pope.

Female

Laurel Lance, who deserved the fucking world and got nothing, I would change so much about her storyline and eventual fate.

Mellie Grant who, like Laurel, deserved so much and got shit.

Emma Swan, who was character assassinated in order to box her into a toxic ship which decimated everything about her.

Juliet Burke, who should have lived and had a happy life and finally made it off that damn Island!

Effy Stonem, who deserved better than to be sandwiched between two guys who treated her like a prize and blamed her for their rivalry, not to mention the shitty “friends” who used her as their scapegoat.

Top 5 Traits Of My Disliked Characters That I Like (I’m not going to pick my absolute most disliked characters for this, but just 5 characters I dislike in general. Also, probably can’t come up with five for each, so I’ll go with as many as I can list).

Male

Going with Wesley again - love his intelligence, his surprising confidence when he allows himself to show it, his thirst for knowledge and his goofiness.

Spike - I like his bravado, his confidence and his loyalty.

Dean Winchester - similarly to Spike, his bravado, his loyalty and his confidence, as well as his humour and love of fun.

Luke Danes - I like that he’s good at the big gestures, I like his snark and his homebody nature.

Jess Mariano - I like intelligence, his snark and the fact that he sorts himself out later on in life.

Female

Anya Jenkins - love her work ethic and the fact that she handles money well and knows how to budget, save and invest.

Betty Cooper - she’s got gumption, I’ll give her that and she is intelligent and hardworking.

Felicity Smoak - like Betty, she’s intelligent and has gumption.

Cassie from the Animorphs series - she’s compassionate and does try to understand people, which I like.She also has a lot of empathy.

Alison DiLaurentis - she is ruthless and strategic and highly intelligent, all of which I admire, even if her actions are truly sociopathic.

Top 5 Traits Of My Loved Characters I Dislike (again, this may not reach five but I’ll do my best)

Male

Angel - his tendency to make decisions for others, his jealousy, the way he can completely cut off those he cares about.

James Ford - the way he lets his self-hatred affect others, his self-centredness, the way he can be deliberately cruel at times.

August Booth - he lies way too much, his self-hatred, his selfishness.

Neal Cassidy ………….. nope, I love Neal too much, can’t think of any traits I dislike.

Charles Gunn - the way he diminishes himself for others.

Female

Prue Halliwell - that damn pride, her self-righteousness, her judgmental streak.

Juliet Burke ……………. nope, as with Neal, love her way too much to dislike anything about her.

Lana Lang - her Mary Sue traits (this lies more on the writing of her character than her), her tendency to project her own feelings onto others.

Lilah Morgan - well, she’s an evil bitch, but you’re supposed to hate her for that, so I more hate her actions than her herself, such as when she gives Cordy the visions which almost kill her or when she sends people to drill into Lorn’s head.

Jo March - her lack of propriety at times, her judgemental streak, her refusal to adhere to convention (at times)

Top 5 Ways My Disliked Characters Contributed To The Main Storyline That I’m Fine With (I am running out of steam and not sure if I can come up with 5 males and 5 females, so gonna combine them for this last one and again might not make it to Top 5)

Alison DiLaurentis - I like her as a villain, her murder kicks off the whole series which worked well, and I liked that she works as a foil for all the girls, in particular Hanna and Mona.

Spike - love him as a villain in Season 2, love that he works as a foil for Angel in AtS Season 5, liked him stirring things up in Lovers Walk in Season 3.

Regina Mills - love her as a villain, love her as the Curse Caster, liked her dynamic with Emma, liked her as a foil for Snow and Emma.

……. I actually might be out, as usually when I hate a character it’s because of the way in which they negatively impact the storyline.

Whew, I’m knackered. Hope you enjoy my answers, even if they’re not 100% what you asked for!

#psychoticdelena #answered

[shaeveryday]

Sunday. Supposed to be my first day of work for this week but dave said we’ll be working from home today. I was actually ready to go when he messaged me. But releived that i will be in the comfort of my home today. I struggled to get up tho and cant even remember my devotion cos i kept falling asleep while reading. I think i felt ok when i woke up. Decided to work at the living room cos i might fall into sulking again if i stayed in my room. Heard mass but kept falling asleep. I had a hard time finishing it. But the sermon was good and it spoke to me. Its about forgiveness and letting go of anger. Which i have in my heart right now. I started watching the crown even if I didn’t reqlly fancy it. Just looking for things to do as i dont have any work. Then dane came. We had lunch together. Ive been hungry all morning as we dont have stock and i dont have anything to cook. I intended to go to grocery today but since i didnt go to work, i changed my mind about going out. I continued watching til I fell asleep on the couch. Dane left to do errands. I woke up and it was dark already. This is the start of the crying fit again. I felt so anxious i went back to my room. Did some stretching to release the tension but erwin messgaed me asking how i was and the floodgates opened again. He said he’s worried for the lack of response this past two days and i just kept weeping in my bed. He wanted to call but i told him that i couldn’t talk at the moment because im not ok. He understood. I feel bad cos i wanted to tell him so badly why ive been feeling this way lately. I just dont know how to start. Its been two days now that i blocked Albert. And he aint doing anything to reach me like before. I couldn’t breathe thinking of the possibilities of the sudden change. All these lies in my head. Im feeling something aint right. And i wish im wrong. He isn’t like this before. I realized that i can handle any problems life might throw on me but not broken-heartedness. This is my weakness. Ive never been this vulnerable in a long time even when i didnt know what to do with my life after getting terminated. Ive never cried this hard and its killing me again. This whole January has been a roller coaster ride and most of my downs are about him. Im really hurt right now and i just pray ill feel better. I know i have my faults and i regret being so hard on him before. But when I submitted to him i felt like he just walked over me. I might be wrong. Its still devatable but i really can’t understand him. There are days he’s clingy and there are days he just dont want to talk at all and that hurts me. I got attached and this is the problem. I can’t detach easily. I dont want to talk to anyone and dont want to do live. I want to disappear but i know it wont help me either. I got bills to pay. I feel mixed emotions about January but i felt God’s presence the entire time amidst the broken-heartedness. I did prayer and fasting for 5 days and it helped realize so many things. I got to know Him better too. He also blessed me with provision. A big one. It was a revelation that he wont leave me in time of crisis. He will provide the things that i need in His grace. So why am i worried. Why does my heart still hurt. I shouldn’t be feeling this way. I should not forget his promises. These emotions are eating me alive. I am so weak. I should focus on him and not on these problems and heartaches. For He has plans for me and he will give me the best and what i deserve not things that will harm me and hurt me. Im sorry Lord. Pls guide me this February. Protect me from these lies. Comfort me with your love. Im sorry God for doubting you.

[soonhoonsol]

Okay done for now -rant anon

oops

(1) Okay so, I'm from Denmark. Aka I'm white. Which means apparently that I inherently have no culture. And that's what I'm sick of. I'm sick of people disregarding and disrespecting the culture we have. I so often hear "white people have no culture" "you're white stop acting like you have culture" and I'm sick of it. Danish culture and danish history is wildly mistreated everywhere in the world. People wear "Viking" helmets that have horns when that's wrong. Those were rarely (very rarely) used and

(2) Only for ceremonies, like weddings(if you were super special) or some special rituals for the gods. Horns were mainly for drinking, which, when you cheered it was important you banged the horns hard enough together that a bit of you drink spilled into everyone drink and vice versa. This was to avoid anyone poisoning the drinks (as they would have to drink it too) which is also why you start every meal with cheering and why it's super rude (like deadass you will be scolded) if you cheers with an

(3) Empty cup or if you don't drink immediately after. And don't get me started on what marvel gas done to our mythology, how they have morphed and twisted the stories into something unrecognisable. Thor and Loki are not brother. Loki and Odin are blood brother, meaning Loki is Thor's blood father. Thor's wives is supposed to have the longest golden hair as she is the goddess for harvest. Everything is wrong with the marvel interpretation. Everything. And people depicting Jörmungandr as a serpent

(4) Or even a dragon when it's a worm. A huge worm. Child of Loki btw, which many don't know and wrongfully say it's some random elder beast when that's wrong. And people not realising that just because white people don't have "flashy" "exotic" or otherwise "outthere" culture doesn't mean we have none. Our societies are just as coloured by culture as any other ethnicity and I'm so done with apologising for being born in a notheren country.

(5)  We have just as much history and culture as any other countrym and don't get me started on the "yeah but your history is enslaving other countries" fuck that. First off, we didn't enslave entire countries, we got slaves. YES GOT. Slaves were used in trades by everyone. We sold danish slaves, English slaves Irish slaves everyone could be a slave. The slaves gotten from Africa were mostly giving in trade by chieftains (aka they were already slaves, usually war slaves from attacking other tribes)

(6) Every culture in the entire history of humankind has taken slaves, from their own people and from other countries. In so done with people ignoring history just because America is that one loud child ™. As if being loud means your argument is valid. As if Americans aren't one of the biggest changers of history (aka they just write what they want). Like for god's sake, Denmark is a kingdom, we have traditions for watching the new years and the queen's prepares a speak. Our military regularly holds

(7) flight shows and other exercits for the queen and the countrym we literally have the oldest and the first flag in the world. First and oldest theme park in the world. the longest unbroken chain of monarchy in europe and even aome parts of asia. we are so much more than just white people without culture. just because some people are loud doesnt mean theyre valid. and dont get my started on braids and hairpins. apparently its wrong and racist to ca african braids and asian hairpins but when people

(8) ca dane braids and hairpins its okay and just " a normal braid you cant claim that" excuse you but normal dkesnt exist across cultures like that. ove seen people wear ceremonial warrior and ritual braids only recorded in dane history and call them normal and fashionable. like no, at keast, at the very least. recognise that those are not your culture's braids and that you dont have an inherent right to wear them. if you can do it for the africans why not for the rest of us.

(9) and ive seen people calling danes racist and say we ca when wearing hairpins when theyre a part of our history too. they arent exclusive to parts if asia, they were used by our ancestors too, in different ways, and different styles than im asia. we have a right to wear them too. -fuuny rant anon (more like angry rn) (lowkey dinoe but still upset) (also there's so many typos I'm so sorry)

(10) Oh and also. Not saying Vikings invested braids. Braids have been used everywhere and no one can claim the invention since it has appeared independently in multiple cultures. However people wear Viking style braids for fashion when those braids were for actual warriors, ready to join Valhalla. Young boys still learning to fight couldn't wear them. Some braids were only for significant fights, others were for rituals. Also getting back to something else that bothers me. Vikings weren't all warrio

(11) Rs. In fact, the word Viking wasn't even used until later. Danes or Norsemen were mostly farmers and merchants. Only a handful were warriors (as any country should have a decent fighting force in case of enemies) I'm sick of the Viking age being depicted as a while society of bloodthirsty men and boring women, when that's such a minor part of that time. Also women were allowed to fight as much as any man, they even held more power than men in some household or otherwise they were equal. We had

(12) equality between genders with women being in charge of economics, often gifted daggers in presents and even encouraged to cut of the jewels of any man rhat attempted to rape them. they would even sometimes hang these in their houses to discourage strangers from making the same mistake. in just. So done. So sick. So tired. Of people disregarding and generalising all white people as having the same lack of culture

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okie so there’s a lot to unpack here. i just wanted to put a disclaimer here that i’m not very familiar with your culture so i apologize beforehand if i say anything offensive.

i think people just lump so many different races into “white”, which tbh is kind of dumb. and you’re right, every country has its own culture. it’s ignorant people that act like that doesn’t exist.

i wanna point out that you are not your ancestors!! you are NOT responsible for things they did. 

i’m not exactly sure about the Marvel aspect because idrk what people say about Thor and Loki, but from what you mentioned it seems to be the main trigger for this rant? please correct me if i’m wrong

but yes, again to reiterate, you are NOT your ancestors. you should not be blamed for things they did. and for people who just ignore white culture, or more specifically Danish culture in this case, walk away from them. like, for real just walk away from them. if they’re not going to open their minds to at least find out a bit about the history, then they’re not worth talking to at all.

screw those ignorant people. they’re not worth it at all.

#askchey #anonymous #funny rant anon #did not know the read more doesnt work without smtg above it oops

[xxtangledintentions]

I can't fall back asleep

1. You woke up naked next to the last person you texted, what would you say? I’d be very confused bc he’s in Illinois currently lol

2. What’s going on between you and the last person you kissed? Uhhh literally nothing he stopped talking to me.

3. If your boyfriend or girlfriend was into drugs, would you care? Dont have one.

4. Is your last name longer than six letters? Nope

5. Was your last kiss drunk or sober? Sober but hungover

6. Have you ever wanted to have someone but you messed it up? Oh gosh yeah

7. What does your last received text say? “Sorry I didn’t take her out”

8. How many times have you kissed the last person you kissed? Uhhh continuously over a period of 3 days idk how many times.

9. Where was your last kiss at? Lisbon, OH

10. When is the last time you saw your sister? Saw 2 of them at the end of April

11. What do you drink in the morning? Juice or water

12. Where did you sleep last night? My bed.

13. Do you think relationships are hard? Ehhhhhh

14. If you could go back and change something in the past 5 months, would you? Yeah quite a few things honestly

15. You’re locked in a room with the last person you kissed, any problems? Yeah I’d be asking him wtf his deal is

16. Would you rather it be sunny or rainy? Sunshine pls

17. Do you know anyone with the same middle name as you? I’m sure

18. Are you wearing jeans,sweatpants,or pajama pants? pj

19. Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 years from now? I goddamn hope so

20. Does anyone like you? Doubtful

21. Have you ever kissed someone with a name that starts with an S? Probably?

22. Is the last person you kissed gay? No

23. Is there a person you CANNOT stand? Yes

24. Have you ever considered getting a tattoo? I have five.

25. In the past week have you cried? Nope.

26. What breed was the last dog you saw? My sweet pup, shes Great Dane and greyhound.

27. Do you dry off in the shower or out of the shower? Out

28. Have you ever kissed a football player? I’m sure I have

29. Do you think you’re old? Gettin there :(

30. Do you like text messaging? When I actually feel like responding. Lately I’ve been not responding to anyone.

31. What type of day are you having? It’s too early to tell.

32. Have you ever thought about getting your nose pierced? I had it pierced previously

33. Do you prefer warm or cold weather? WARM

34. Is there a person of the opposite sex who means a lot to you? mhm

35. Would you prefer a relationship or a fling? Fuck this question

36. Are you a simple or complicated person? Complicated

37. What song are you listening to? I’m not

38. When you say you’re sorry do you mean it? Yeah

39. Is there a girl that knows everything or almost everything about you? Mhmmmmm

40. What made you start liking the person you like now? Why are u assuming I like anyone right now??? PS I don’t

41. When did you last receive a text message? Right after I started this dumb thing

42. What is wrong with you right now? Too much

43. How well do you know the last female you texted? Incredibly well she’s been my best friend since I was 16

44. Does anyone disgust you? Chyeah

45. Would you date someone right now if they asked? Probably not.

46. Are you in a good mood right now? No

47. Who was the last person you talked to in person? Hansen

48. What color shirt are you wearing? White

49. Has someone recently told you something you didn’t want to hear? story of my life I never wanna hear anything

50. Anyone you’re giving up on? Myself

51. Do you hate the person you fell hardest for? Not at all

52. Have you ever thought about giving up on someone but couldn’t? What does this even mean

53. Do you like rain? Nah

54. Do you care if your boyfriend/girlfriend drinks? Single AS A PRINGLE YO

55. Have you ever liked somebody and never told them? Yeah I’m sure I have

56. Do you like to cuddle? Yeah

57. Are you shy? Uhhhhhhhhhh

58. Do you get along with girls? Mostly

59. Have you dated the person you texted last? Nope

60. What do you carry with you at all times? Phone

61. If you were paid 1 million dollars to spend the night in a supposed haunted house, would you? Not by myself

62. Do you think you can last in a relationship for five months? Yeah

63. Think back to October, were you in a relationship? Nope

64. The person you like kisses you on the forehead, do you find this cute? Oh my god I don’t like anyone jfc

65. Did anything “cute” happen in the last week? I ate a whole jar of pickles 🙃

66. How old are the last three people you kissed? LAST 3???? Uhhhh 22,24,28.

67. Would you rather pay to get your nails done or do them yourself? Neither

68. Which do you like better- Zebra print or leopard print? Leopard

69. Do you have any stickers on your car? Hell yeah! “Resist and persist” “TCB” “turpentine creek wildlife refuge” “fayetteville Arkansas, its great, Please dont move here”

70. Would you rather listen to Luke Bryan or Lil Wayne? Luke I guess

71. Blackberry, Anroid, or iPhone? iPhone

72. When’s the last time you had pizza from Pizza Hut? Couple months ago

73. Do you like diet soda? Shit no

74. What color are the walls in your room? Boring white

75. Are you 16 or older? 25

76. Do you watch Pretty Little Liars? No

77. Do you have a job? Not currently

78. What are your initials? MJS

79. Did you ever have braces? NOPE

80. Are you from the south? I grew up in the north but I’ve lived in the south for four years now

81. What does your last status on facebook say? Something about how to get away with murder

82. Do you still talk to the first person you ever kissed? Uhhh sometimes, we grew up together so

83. Are you closer to your mom or your dad? Dads deceased so

84. Have you ever done cheerleading or gymnastics? Nope

85. What’s the last movie you saw in theaters? I have no idea. Maybe the newest purge

86. Do you smoke? F no

87. Would you rather wear heels or flip flops? Flipsssss

88. Is your phone touch screen? Yeah and it’s being annoying af rn

89. Do you normally wear your hair straight or curly? Neither I just let it air dry and hope for the best

90. Have you ever snuck out of your house? I mean when I was a teenager yes

91. Would you rather swim in a river, lake, or pool? Pool

92. Have you ever made out in a car? Lmao yeah

93. …Had sex in a car? Yep

94. Are you single or in a relationship? READ ABOVE ANSWERS JFCCCC

95. What were you doing last night at midnight? SLEEPING

96. When’s the last time you saw fireworks? Uhhhhhhhhhhh

97. Do you like the camera on your phone? Not really it kinda sucks

98. Have you ever had a friend with benefits? Sure? I guess

99. Have you ever passed out from drinking? Many times 100. Are you friends with people on facebook that you actually hate? IDK maybe

101. Have you ever had a pregnancy scare? Yeah

102. Name your favorite Kesha song: Cannibal 😈

103. Do you have any tan lines right now? HAHAHAHHAHA no

104. Would you ever wear cowboy boots with shorts? Not a chance in hell

[liliumwallichianum]

finna ask myself these cause nobody else will

ASK ME THINGS

*SO I started writing these a long time ago and never finished them so I’m gonna just add all my answers (06/04/2017) in bold enjoy neethz

***EDIT AGAIN this is so wild... 3 years later.... I was so depressed, hated my relationship clearly, and hated myself? Writing on 4/10/2020 and starting at #49 first pass so I can actually finish and publish lol.

1. You woke up naked next to the last person you texted, what would you say?

typical @richiericherson; good morning lol 

2. What’s going on between you and the last person you kissed?

4months datin; wow! 6 months dating :) 

3. If your boyfriend or girlfriend was into drugs, would you care?

is this a joke? we’re both into them it’s coo; same answer as previous :) 

4. Is your last name longer than six letters?

yee; same

5. Was your last kiss drunk or sober?

sober; same

6. Have you ever wanted to have someone but you messed it up?

oh yeah HAHAHA; have i though? 

7. What does your last received text say?

“yes”; have fun studying

8. How many times have you kissed the last person you kissed?

a million and one; and a million more

9. Where was your last kiss at?

in ma bifs bed; my bed this time surprise surprise

10. When is the last time you saw your sister?

today morning her bitchass lives w me ; 40 min ago... still live w her bitchass

11. What do you drink in the morning?

water, a smoothie; coffee. ugh the deprogression 

12. Where did you sleep last night?

my bifs; my bed

13. Do you think relationships are hard?

hardest; shouldnt be but they are

14. If you could go back and change something in the past 5 months, would you?

yeah probably work a little harder at the end of last semester; idk a lot i feel but i cant look back specifically and pick things out. i would change almost everything if i could

15. You’re locked in a room with the last person you kissed, any problems?

no that would be perfect; yeah we’d just hella yell at each other

16. Would you rather it be sunny or rainy?

both but sunny; both but rainy :/ 

17. Do you know anyone with the same middle name as you?

my sister; same

18. Are you wearing jeans,sweatpants,or pajama pants?

pajama shorts; joggers

19. Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 years from now?

probably; yeah 

20. Does anyone like you?

yee i hope so ; yeah

21. Have you ever kissed someone with a name that starts with an S?

ummm lemme check.. yup 2 people!; still 2 hahah

22. Is the last person you kissed gay?

no hahaha; sometimes lol

23. Is there a person you CANNOT stand?

not really there’s all love here; that dunt from hs lol

24. Have you ever considered getting a tattoo?

yeah just let sarah give me one; can’t believe it’s been 2 months

25. In the past week have you cried?

yeah im weirdly pmsing or im depressed cant tell which; LMFAOOOOOOOO IM SO PREDICTABLE. literally sitting here crying... still dont know if it’s pms or depression 

26. What breed was the last dog you saw?

golden :) great dane

27. Do you dry off in the shower or out of the shower?

out out out; out

28. Have you ever kissed a football player?

no i wish; still wish but tbh i probably have

29. Do you think you’re old?

not at all; TOO OLD BUT TOO YOUNG IDK

30. Do you like text messaging?

not at all; grown to like or tolerate ig

31. What type of day are you having?

stressful cause orgo quiz soon and i know nothing; a normal day. 

32. Have you ever thought about getting your nose pierced?

already have it pierced!; sameee

33. Do you prefer warm or cold weather?

cold i think; cold ? ugh idk 

34. Is there a person of the opposite sex who means a lot to you?

yes my bf; my dad.

35. Would you prefer a relationship or a fling?

idk about this one tbh.... probably relationship; relationship 

36. Are you a simple or complicated person?

both; i try honestly i try

37. What song are you listening to?

none; redemption

38. When you say you’re sorry do you mean it?

mostly no... lol i say sorry to ease the situation; nah 39. Is there a girl that knows everything or almost everything about you?

not even close lol 40. What made you start liking the person you like now?

i was lonely.. peer pressure...  41. When did you last receive a text message?

like just now 42. What is wrong with you right now?

idk i want it to stop though. i want overall sadness to stop . 

43. How well do you know the last female you texted?

p well she’s one of my bffs at wayne 44. Does anyone disgust you?

yea fam almost everyone lol 45. Would you date someone right now if they asked?

no considering i have a bf 46. Are you in a good mood right now?

i wish  47. Who was the last person you talked to in person?

simran  48. What color shirt are you wearing?

black. did u even think differently ?  49. Has someone recently told you something you didn’t want to hear?

Probably something bout swap 50. Anyone you’re giving up on? Tryin to give up on swap, giving up on Frank

51. Do you hate the person you fell hardest for?

Yes.

52. Have you ever thought about giving up on someone but couldn’t?

Swap? Def DONT want him back but can’t let him go 53. Do you like rain?

Yes 54. Do you care if your boyfriend/girlfriend drinks?

No unless they’re crazy on it aka swap 55. Have you ever liked somebody and never told them?

Probably 56. Do you like to cuddle?

So much..... with Y only 57. Are you shy?

Nah 58. Do you get along with girls?

Yes! I think 59. Have you dated the person you texted last?

No... well kinda? I guess I’ve dated Alex 60. What do you carry with you at all times?

Chapstick, my animal print scrunchie 61. If you were paid 1 million dollars to spend the night in a supposed haunted house, would you?

Yeah 62. Do you think you can last in a relationship for five months?

Yes 63. Think back to October, were you in a relationship?

Unfortunately 64. The person you like kisses you on the forehead, do you find this cute?

Yas 65. Did anything “cute” happen in the last week?

Yeah, all the boys I’m talking to supporting me lol

66. How old are the last three people you kissed?

23/22, 28, 24?

67. Would you rather pay to get your nails done or do them yourself?    

Pay 68. Which do you like better- Zebra print or leopard print?    

Leopard 69. Do you have any stickers on your car?    

Hell no 70. Would you rather listen to Luke Bryan or Lil Wayne?    

Weezy f baby 71. Blackberry, Anroid, or iPhone?    

Android ugh miss mine 72. When’s the last time you had pizza from Pizza Hut?    

Wowwwwwww probably the last year 73. Do you like diet soda?    Nah 74. What color are the walls in your room?    Blue w stars 75. Are you 16 or older?    Yes 76. Do you watch Pretty Little Liars?    I used to 77. Do you have a job?    Yes being a Med Student   78. What are your initials?    NUS 79. Did you ever have braces?    Nope 80. Are you from the south?    Yup south INDIA

81. What does your last status on facebook say?   Supporting Michelle and sharing her article   82. Do you still talk to the first person you ever kissed?    No lmfao Meiyan 83. Are you closer to your mom or your dad?     Probs mom

84. Have you ever done cheerleading or gymnastics?    No 85. What’s the last movie you saw in theaters?    Ugh idek something w swap? 86. Do you smoke?    Yes 87. Would you rather wear heels or flip flops?    Flip 88. Is your phone touch screen?    Yes 89. Do you normally wear your hair straight or curly?   Wavey  90. Have you ever snuck out of your house?    Hell yeah 91. Would you rather swim in a river, lake, or pool?    Lake 92. Have you ever made out in a car?    Yes 93. …Had sex in a car?    Yesssss best sex ever ugh 94. Are you single or in a relationship?    Single 95. What were you doing last night at midnight?    Sleeping 96. When’s the last time you saw fireworks?    July 4? 97. Do you like the camera on your phone?    No 98. Have you ever had a friend with benefits?    Yes 99. Have you ever passed out from drinking?    Yes 100. Are you friends with people on facebook that you actually hate?    Yes 101. Have you ever had a pregnancy scare?    Yes 102. Name your favorite Kesha song:    Bro no 103. Do you have any tan lines right now?    Yes kinda 104. Would you ever wear cowboy boots with shorts? Yeah if I was going to faster horses lmaoo    

#feels

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From Westworld to Homeland: pop culture’s obsession with gaslighting

Why have stories about men mind-controlling women come to define much of modern pop culture?

It is hard to say where todays cultural obsession with gaslighting reached its climax: in the exaggerated mind control of Jessica Jones, the murky, shifting terrain of Homeland, the conspiracy-rich Westworld or the old-school domestic violence that has gripped The Archers. It became a pop culture trope so gradually that, by the time it ended up dominating our favourite TV shows, it seemed completely obvious that it should.

For the purist, the definition comes from the play Gaslight, written by Patrick Hamilton in 1938 and made into a film two years later by Thorold Dickinson. It is a mannered but compelling vision of domestic abuse, in which a husband, with lies, verbal aggression and disappointed certainty manipulates his wife into questioning her sanity, whereupon he becomes her only mooring to the real world and his accusations become more potent.

The play, which also became a US film starring Ingrid Bergman in 1944, speaks to a deeper truth: that intimate spaces are vulnerable by definition. There is a softness under the social shell that isnt sure of itself, that seeks reassurance, that is easily assaulted. The elemental truth of domestic violence is that everyone has an undefended space, and the only defence is to hope that a bad person never gets in there. This explains the persistence of the trope, and its later application in psychoanalysis and child sexual abuse literature. Only those closest to you could make you disbelieve yourself; it is a rare terror, and a daunting challenge, to have to plead your veracity from a place of doubt and solitude.

The Archers Rob and Helen. Photograph: BBC/Pete Dadds

Tim Stimpson, scriptwriter on The Archers, recalls how 2016s volcanic gaslighting plotline developed: Helen, meeting Rob, was initially attracted to his certainty, a dominating manner that quickly became controlling, undermining, malicious, rarely (though occasionally) physically violent but laced throughout with nauseating menace.

Stimpson remembers: When we heard the actor, and how sinister his voice sounded, we kept going back to Secret Agent and Sabotage; Sean [OConnor, the shows editor until last year] loves all these black-and-white movies, and that was the image he always had in his head, that the story would end in the kitchen or dining room. We always knew that it was going to end with Helen stabbing Rob. Whats interesting is how, in the context of how many domestic abuse storylines in soaps there have been over time, this one happened gradually.

David Tennant as Jessica Joness Kilgrave. Photograph: Allstar/MARVEL STUDIOS

Jessica Jones is a Netflix original based on the lesser-spotted feminist Marvel strip Alias and features a protagonist who has been mind-controlled by Kilgrave (David Tennant at his most repellent) and is free but profoundly damaged. His power, a simple one, is to make anyone do anything, a kind of dystopian Simon Says. He is the ultimate gaslighter, exerting a mind control so consummate it doesnt need gaslight. He doesnt have to make the victim doubt herself, since her free will is already shot.

Kilgrave gaslights women with an instruction that doesnt sound overly dramatic: he tells women to smile, and they do. It is closely observed and leg-crossingly chillingly, the way Rob in The Archers was when he called Helen fat, the way of a brain-eating worm, a violence that cant be seen, that will only be believed much too late. It had an immediate effect on audiences, sparking its own hashtag, #stoptellingwomentosmile, iterating with Marvel amplification an act of dominance that in a regular, non-superhero context seems so blameless. He just told you to smile, love. Whats the big deal? Except smiling isnt nothing. Smiling is an expression of a feeling; youre being told to feel a feeling, and then, afterwards, that you felt it.

Claire Danes as Carrie in Homeland. Photograph: c.Showtime/Everett / Rex Feature

Gaslighting has become so common a device in culture that its elements start to divide and curdle. In Homeland, the threat to Carrie is that her perceptions genuinely are up for grabs; perhaps her memory is to be wiped as a medical necessity and, with it, her search for truth; or her madness is summoned deliberately by an enemy who substitutes her drugs; or she has to push herself to the brink of psychosis in order to fully perceive. She exists beyond the territory of the intimate space, since her condition makes the world her intimate: anyone can get in there and, in a nefarious world, anyone does. It induces a hideous seasickness for which there is no port but unconditional trust, and that trust never stays, only comes and goes. It is much more textured than, say, The Girl On The Train, a gaslight classic that could have been thought up by Patrick Hamilton: a woman who blacks out when she is drunk is persuaded she did things that she didnt. A sound mind will only admit one villain at a time; an unsound mind will admit a matrix.

Josh Cohen, professor of modern literary theory at Goldsmiths and a practising psychoanalyst, makes this fascinating comparison: If you think of this as a reprise of post-Kennedy conspiracy culture, theres an interesting difference: in the glut of books about the assassination, or the movies of the early 70s, the thing that is sinisterly controlling us or taking over our lives is an anonymous force, somewhere beyond us, invisible. It turns us into indivisible units, we dont matter. Gaslighting is massively charged emotionally; theres an intimacy, theres a violation. All the cognates youd find in psychoanalytic language are about claustrophobia. Whereas previously, the paranoia was agoraphobic.

Thandie Newton in Westworld. Photograph: John P. Johnson/AP

Westworld based on the 1973 film of the same name pulls off an unsettling melange of agoraphobia and claustrophobia. A theme park is populated by androids who routinely have their memories wiped by higher authority. They exist for the titillation of high net worth usually malicious, paying human guests but dont know theyre not real so, as a viewer, your sympathy is with the android, caught between these two poles of tech (the theme park masters) and capital (the sadistic high-rollers). The act of gaslighting dehumanises the humans, weaving a subtle and complicated confusion around what consciousness and humanity is.

If you apply the term politically, what we call post-truth politics would actually be better classed as gaslighting; that thing you say I said, I didnt say. Youre mad, youre hysterical, youre a snowflake, youre imagining things. The political parallels are fundamental: arguing for universal human rights is a lot like pleading your own sanity; once you have to do it, youve already lost. For example, if you have to say not all Mexicans are rapists, youve already lost. Cohen notes: We keep using this language of bubbles and echo chambers, which again are very claustrophobic. In the age of social media, we create quite tight, personalised spaces for ourselves, through which are mediated all the events of the world. So the news, particularly when its highly charged emotionally, is happening to us. Somebody whos good at gaslighting can really infuse that sensation in us, that were kind of losing it. I feel that there is a personal experience of conspiracy against us, which is intimate and suffocating.

Ingrid Begman in 1944s Gaslight. Photograph: SNAP/REX/Shutterstock

Stimpson, coming from a completely perpendicular perspective, arrives at a similar conclusion about social media, that so much of our lives are visible now. We put so much of ourselves on Facebook or Twitter, and its all the way we want ourselves to be seen. Helen did a lot of that when she was out in public, she put on this front of being in a perfect relationship. We display ourselves so readily in a way that erases the dark moments of intimacy. Helens was a fairly straightforward mirroring of a social trend in drama: an arms race of perfection. As our public selves become more and more idealised, and the circle in which we can give an honest account tightens, the result is a very constrained, oppressive space. Homeland, at the other end of the scale, amplifies to the point of distortion that murky terror of ones credibility resting entirely on a manipulable social judgment one could never accurately perceive or control.

Gaslighting as metaphor has the resonance of a human truth, but takes its relevance from this particular time: when the cod intimacy of scattergun sharing traps us behind masks, and a new brutality in popular discourse goes straight to Youre mad without even pausing at Youre wrong. It is salient to consider what the escape is from the gaslit situation: not a white knight or a deus ex machina, but a witness. In this gothic fairytale, solidarity is the hero and, maybe, as unlikely as it sounds, the way out of the political wilderness is through our television sets.

Homeland begins on Channel 4, 9pm, Sunday 22 January

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