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#polls #discord #moderators #personally I have 6 #5 of them are for D&D campaigns I’ve DMed for #unfortunately my roommate runs our apartment’s discord server

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a poll mostly brought to you by me wondering who tf is living in all the new builds that keep appearing on the outskirts of what feels like every town in my country

#1875 #old building as far as apartment complexes go

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Outside of any particular series or media franchise, what color are dragons in your mind? Or what colors do you usually associate with dragons the most?

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#polls #incognito polls #I imagine dragons as primarily the 5 chromatic D&D colors #I.e. white/blue/black/red/green #but silver is also fairly high up due to Curse of Strahd and due to an AU I wrote with a silver dragon #I think if I had to rank it’d be red>green>silver>black>blue>white #but a random dragon in my head could be any one of these with some probability

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#polls #incognito polls #only 76 for me #I really wanted to get 5 more to reach the next bracket but I couldn’t #Kazakhstan was the biggest one I forgot #in particular I forgot all the -stans but remembered that there was a suffix like that that I was forgetting #also shout out to me visualizing Saudia Arabia and thinking ‘I should be able to get that big one in the Middle East’ but forgetting anyway #I think Eritrea was the one I got that I expect other people are least likely to remember

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We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

#polls #incognito polls #there should be a button for being unhappy with everyone else’s sexual attraction #I am happier being ace than any other sexuality #but being ace still has the problem of getting rejected / broken up with over it #which I think could be better described as being unhappy with everyone else’s sexuality

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Alastor: “Now, let’s talk about literally anything else please!”

Me: “Good! Cause I don’t know where you went so I can’t go further with this!😂”

#hazbin hotel comic #hazbin hotel #comic #alastor #rosie

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These two have the potential to be the funniest duo of the show istg

First one is from this amazing reblog from one of my posts, second one is inspired by some of the replies of said post

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin alastor #angel dust #alastor

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Izzy oh Izzy my beloved unicorn.

#our flag means death #ofmd s2 #izzy hands #ofmd

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Husk's secret weapon

#hazbin hotel #husk #alastor

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Charlie: “I’m so glad my most villain-coded friend is at full power again! 🥰💕”

*throws this to you angst goblins like raw steak* ❤️

(No I will not do a part 2!❤️)

#hazbin hotel comic #hazbin hotel #charlie morningstar #hazbin alastor #alastor

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i got rickrolled today but it didn't work because i have adblocker installed, so youtube just told me i violated the terms of service. yesterday i was trying to edit a picture as a joke for my girlfriend, and google made me check a box to prove i'm human because i wasn't "searching normally".

it isn't just that capitalism is killing fun and whimsy, it is that any element of entertainment or joy is being fed upon by this mosquito body, one that will suck you dry at any vulnerability.

do you want to meet new friends in your city? download this app, visit our website, sign up for our email list. pay for this class on making a terrarium, on candlemaking, on cooking. it will be 90 dollars a session. you can go to group fitness, but only under our specific gym membership. solve the puzzle, sign up for our puzzle-of-the-month-club. what is a club if not just a paid opportunity - you are all paying for the same thing, which makes you a community.

but you're like me, i know it - you're careful, you try the library meetings and the stuff at the local school and all of that. the problem is that you kind of want really specific opportunities that used to exist. you are so grateful for libraries and the publicly-funded things: they are, however, an exception - and everything they have, they've fought tooth-and-nail to protect. you read a headline about how in many other states, libraries have virtually nothing left.

do you want to meet up with your friends afterwards? gift your friends the discord app. you can choose to go to a cafe (buy a coffee, at least), a bar (money, alcohol) or you can all stay in and catch a movie (streaming) or you can all stay in bed (rent. don't get me started) and scream (noise complaint. ticket at least).

you want to read a new book, but the book has to have 124 buzzwords from tiktok readers that are, like, weirdly horny. you can purchase this audiobook on audible! your podcast isn't on spotify, it's on its own server, pay for a different site. fuck, at least you're supporting artists you like. the art museum just raised their ticket price. once, they had a temporary exhibit that acknowledged that ~85% of their permanent art galleries were from cis white men, and that they had thousands of works by women (even famous women, like frida! georgia o'keefe!) just rotting in their basement. that exhibit lasted for 3 months and then they put everything away again.

the walmart down the street proudly supports this strip of land by the street! here are some flowers with wilting leaves. my friend once got fined by the city because she organized a community pick-up of the riverfront, which was technically private property.

no, you cannot afford to take that dance class, neither can i. by the way - i'm a teacher. i'm absolutely not saying "educators shouldn't be paid fairly." i'm saying that when i taught classes, renting a studio went from 20 bucks an hour to 180 in the span of 6 months. no significant changes to the studio were made, except they now list the place as updated and friendly. the heat still doesn't work in the building. i have literally never seen the landlord who ignores my emails. recently they've been renting it out at night as an "unusual nightclub; a once-in-a-lifetime close-knit party." they spent some of those 180 dollars on LEDs and called it renovating. the high heels they invite in have been ruining the marley.

do you want to experience the old internet? do you want to play flash games or get back the temporary joy of club penguin? you can, you just need to pay for it. i have a weird, neurodivergent obsession with occasionally checking in to watch the downfall and NFT-ification of neopets. if i'm honest with you all - i never got into webkins, my family didn't have the money to buy me a pointless elephant. people forget that "being poor" can mean literally "if i buy you that toy, i can't afford rent."

you and i don't have time to make good food, and we don't have the budget for it. we are not gonna be able to host dinner parties, we're not made of money, kid. do you want some kind of 3rd space? a space that isn't home or work or school? you could try being online, but - what places actually exist for you? tiktok counts as social media because you see other people on it, not because they actually talk to you.

there was a local winter tradition of sledding down the hill at my school. kids would use pizza boxes and jackets and whatever worked, howling and laughing. back in september, they made a big announcement that this time, rules were changing, and everyone must pay 10 dollars to participate. when im not scared shitless, i kind of appreciate the environmental irony - it hasn't gone below 40. so much for snow & joyriding.

i saw a bulletin for a local dogwalking group and, nervous about making a good first impression, showed up early. the first guy there grimaced at me. "sorry," he said. "there's a 30-dollar buy-in fee." i thought he was joking. wait. for what? the group doesn't offer anything except friendship and people with whom to walk around the city.

he didn't know the answer. just shrugged at me. "you know," he said. "these days, everything costs money."

#I just had to download an app to get into my apartment complex. #But for the most part this post just makes me happy I’m into board games

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#polls #opinion poll #asexuality #fanfiction meta #aegosexuality #I feel like there’s the ‘obvious’ direction #but I saw a study saying that aces were MORE likely to have fantasies about sexual activities that did not involve themselves #plus both identifying as ace and reading fanfiction are strongly correlated with the tumblr side of the internet #I’ve also heard it said that the majority of aces are aegosexual #so I think the ‘unintuitive’ direction is definitely plausible #on the other hand it doesn’t seem like reading horror is correlated with wanting to be in horror scenarios #and reading angst isn’t correlated with wanting to be sad #and playing D&D doesn’t seem correlated with wanting to hike 8 hours a day between engaging in deadly combats #so maybe the real answer is that smut is the same and reading it has no correlation either way with liking it IRL

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My dude, the acest thing in existence is to desire animated style of world domination like Alastor: it is delightful to see a character embodying that again.

Fair point! I certainly personally enjoy other examples of ace characters seeking world domination as well. One of my favorite characters growing up was Light Yagami—who not only failed to show an iota of interest when reading a porn magazine, but didn’t even consider the fact that most dudes looking at porn magazines would also be wanking over it.

Still, even if I personally love how Light is an ace king (and I definitely appreciate flawed representation over no representation), I don’t think he’s as objectively good of aroace rep as Alastor is. Light actively fakes attraction to multiple people in order to manipulate them, and in general his lack of attraction feels like it was in written in part to disconnect him from humanity.

In contrast, Alastor being ace usually seems like a source of bonding with other people—both with Angel Dust (in Vivzie’s comic about them both not recognizing their queer flags) and with Rosie (who knows Alastor so well she figured out an ABSENCE of attraction before he knew it himself). And while Alastor obviously manipulates people too, it seems like a bit more of himself bleeds through in the process—e.g. how he comes up with the “dad” angle of his relationship with Charlie just to troll Lucifer, but then later seems to be giving Charlie genuine advice and talking with Rosie about how Charlie is “filled with potential that he could guide.”

It’s still cool for characters like Light to be representing that “megalomaniacal serial killer” portion of aces as well, but I think Alastor’s style of it is still particularly refreshing.

#Hazbin hotel #Alastor #alastor hazbin hotel #light yagami #death note #asexuality

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Oh, right, you didn’t hear. They just confirmed on Twitter that Alastor’s just asexual in the animated series, not aroace. Having him be both was considered during development, but didn’t remain canon: the voice actor misspoke.

My impression was that Alastor being aro was basically soft canon (actor / most people involved use that interpretation, but it’s not directly confirmed in the series). I think it’s a very reasonable move by the creators—shipping is fun, and IMO it’s much nicer to have people writing canon-compliant shipfics with Alastor being asexual instead of saying “fuck it” and writing him not ace at all if they already need an AU to have him not be aro.

That said, even if direct canon is king, Alastor counts as aro representation IMO simply due to intent. I think there are also some hints in the series (e.g. Rosie dismissing the idea of Alastor dating Charlie), so we might still get it fully confirmed later on.

#hazbin alastor #alastor hazbin hotel #Hazbin hotel #asexuality #aromanticism

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I know that some aros/aces are kind of disappointed with Alastor as representation, what with him being an evil cannibalistic serial killer and all. However, I think that Alastor is not only non-problematic aroace representation, he’s actually GOOD rep. Here’s why:

1. Even if you consider Alastor a villain, there are a lot of character MORE villainous than him—often with their sexuality being part of their scumminess. For instance, Adam would be way less gross if he didn’t sexualize all the women around him, and Valentino wouldn’t be able to be nearly as harmful if he were less lustful.

2. In contrast, Alastor being aroace is portrayed *positively*, often actively humanizing him—something extremely refreshing. Rosie knowing Alastor’s sexuality when he’s unaware of it himself is a huge indicator of their friendship. Along with Alastor’s deer-in-the-headlights responses to Angel Dust’s flirting, it also shows that Alastor isn’t as all-knowing and put-together as he can seem. Plus, it’s clear that even if Alastor is manipulative towards Charlie, he’s not being predatory towards her like THAT.

3. Alastor also breaks several stereotypical aroace tropes in a way that’s nice to see. He’s not a loner. He’s very good at understanding people and navigating social interactions. He’s happy to take on a parental role. He puts his hand on people’s shoulders, gives hugs, and happily engages in partner dancing. I’ve seen some people write Alastor as being uncomfortable with physical contact, but TBH I’ve seen him give (and comfortably receive) more physical affection than most people I know.

4. Alastor lets us get the great ace version of the “Your daughter calls me daddy too,” joke. Which i think is WAY funnier than the allo version.

#hazbin alastor #alastor hazbin hotel #Hazbin Hotel #Alastor meta #aroace #asexuality #aromantism

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Don't mind me

Just spreading my (platonic) radiorose foster parents propaganda

#hazbin hotel #alastor #rosie #charlie morningstar #I know Alastor made up the dad angle to mess with Lucifer #but honestly he is nailing it anyway #there is real fondness there #especially when he lends her his microphone that is apparently also his life force and/or source of power

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#Hazbin Hotel #alastor #Lucifer #hazbin hotel mimzy #hazbin hotel lucifer #hazbin hotel alastor #polls #personally I think Alastor won just going off of Charlie’s reactions #she cares way more about a father figure being helpful and present than about wealth/power #Alastor showed a much greater understanding of Charlie as a person there #(even if his motives were not genuine) #and Charlie calls Lucifer out on the fact that Alastor has been being more supportive of her #I feel like Alastor showing him up helped Lucifer get his shit together as a father #but this might be a hot take