#??? ever so slightly

[touchlikethesun]

one fun little thing about linguistics is that the stages speakers go through during their lives and the stages internet users go thru when integrating a new online community are actually quite similar.

so like, the first stage, broadly, when talking about language acquisition, a speaker starts with having no competence, but a huge receptiveness to the linguistic data around them. this is why babies learn to speak so fast. in online communities, a new comer won't have all the right vocab, they won't have learned/assimilated to the ways of "speaking"/communicating in the community, and can kinda easily be identified as like, not being from here (think of the way tumblr users can sometimes spot twitter migrants)

after learning the norms, and the basics of communication in a community, the speaker enters an adolescent phase. in irl speech communities, this is when someone's most receptive to new slang or linguistic innovations, but as these speakers grow up, the innovations become the standard. in online communities there's a very very similar adolescent phase (that has nothing to do with age, and just time spent in the community), where someone is fully integrated into the community and is in the centre of linguistic innovation for the community (often means coming up with new vocab, and sometimes can mean changes in other conventions like typing style, punctuation usages, etc.).

after the adolescent phase, in the adult phase, a speaker has a lot of linguistic competence (they can... speak... well... idk how else to describe it), but they are much more resistant to innovation, and hold on to the way that they spoke as a young person as being the objectively correct way to speak, looking down on the younger generation for their slang and their innovations. think of how boomers and gen x make fun of gen z slang. in online communities, i don't see this as being so much of conflictual relationship, but what is similar is that people that have been in online communities for extended periods of time will hold on to the way of communicating that was popular when they were in their adolescent phase, and won't be able to as easily adapt to the new ways of communicating, and this marks them as being an "elder", or long-time member, of the community.

the comparisons aren't always completely spot on, but there are enough parallels that i can have a lot of fun paying attention to this in the online communities that i'm a part of lol

#if you're wondering #i consider my online adolescent stage to have been in 2014/2015 (coinciding with my actual teen years which is also something of note) #and ngl i do have issues adapting to the way that people speak now with discord and can see the ways that my style of communication is just #ever so slightly #outdated #linguistics #sociolinguistics #internet linguistics

[raayllum]

yall netflix does not hate tdp. most of their animated shows don't get a ton of marketing, even if they're related to dreamworks or a movie property (like has anyone else heard of "the croods" tv show that's been running for like 6 seasons?). promoting live action atla also likely has zero bearing on when tdp comes out - why on earth would they not have separate marketing departments / people handling distribution for live action kids media vs animated kids media, for starters? and because tdp is associated with atla through aaron, them putting so much behind natla (as much as i didn't like it as a show or an adaptation) and getting people reinvested into atla is like, a good thing for tdp?? adjacent marketing wise??

like let's just take a breath, 'our show' is not under attack and it's not being sidelined, this is seemingly the first time anything has been delayed, and most places have distribution quarters (for example, publishing has seasons where debuts vs series gets published), which means stuff is normally getting delayed by a few months when one does happen, not just by a couple of weeks. the season will come out like, maybe 3-4 months after it was originally supposed to, ur fine

#fandom nonsense #ever so slightly #if you're gonna fight anyone i'd fight scholastic in the pit #for how they keep delaying book 3 novelization. now That is some bullshit #this is not a production woe. it's barely a production peep #the crew is just frustrated bc yeah they want their shit out. but also bc fans moan about every lil wait time #also privacy regarding conversations please <3

[diabolimeservavit666]

Supernatural Kiss Fuck Marry + (J2M2)

The rules are simple. Kiss, fuck, marry, and whoever you don't choose you get to throw out a window. Idea hit me last night, it sounded fun. Selections for this round will be presented below. Answer in the tags.

Edit: You know, you can throw someone out an open one-story window and they'd be fine, right? It wouldn't kill them, necessarily.

#yes i gif'd it #i was going for adorable #hope i got it #supernatural #supernatural cast #jensen ackles #dean winchester #jared padalecki #sam winchester #misha collins #castiel #mark sheppard #crowley #team free will #kiss fuck marry + #pass time #boredom #my brain is dying #ever so slightly

[agent-love-101]

SOBS LOSES IT LOSSES IT PH MY GOD I LOVE THIS SOSOOSOSOS MUCH RAHHAJDBAJDNJSNDS YOU WROTE HIM SO WELL HES SUCH A !!! CREEP!! JABJSSNJSNSNS

oh my GODDDOSNSJNSJS I need to know how he reacted to reader returning home with groceries sooo bad, like him just soooo insecure and scared abt them leaving that he accuses them of doing something else bc they didn’t tell him— and how worried he was and what if they had gotten kidnapped or murdered and how would he know where to even look— etc,,

Reader putting the bags down and walking over to lace their hands around his neck and kiss his jaw before laying their head along his chest going “I’m here now, aren’t I?” And “I didn’t want to wake you up, you looked so sweet wrapped up in our blanket”

And RHANSKSNSJNAKSJS THE WAY THEY SAY OUR BLANKET AND HOW THEIR CHIN RESTS ON HIS STERNUM LOOKING UP AT HIM LIKE HE HOLDS ALL THE STARS IN THE NIGHT SKY AND -!!!!!

“But if it really scared you so much, I’ll wake you up next time, Maybe you can even tag along,“

which doesn’t sound like the best outcome because he still wants them to just stay inside while he goes out and gets whatever they need — create some sort of dependency plus make sure reader is kept to himself— but !! A win is a win !!

“It could be like a date”

And he doesn’t want to admit how quickly his entire resolve melts as soon as their hands touch his body and snake into his hair but he at least manages to mumble something about locks and keys before folding into the readers embrace which they (being the same one from the prompt —!) would respond by rubbing circles into his back and talking into his shoulder saying

“If that’s what you want,” with like such a nonchalant and Endeared voice as if he was asking to pick what they were eating rather than whether reader is allowed to leave the house by themselves or not,

!!!!!!!!!! I just !!! Love how you write him sosoosos much it’s soo insanely wet paper bag like that one asker said —!-!!-!-!-!

-🧵

YESSS OMG this is gonna be so fun to write omg, though you pretty much wrote all of it for me!! sorry I took a bit of a break; feeling some fandom fatigue (and I'm fixating on another fandom atm) but I'll try to get through all my requests!!

to put you in his perspective, when you leave his body goes into a full panic mode. his chest feels ice cold, like his blood has stopped circulating. he speeds through the apartment, knocking things down (strong or not, he still has a lot of power to send things to the floor, especially when he's frustrated.)

when you finally make it home, he's in hysterics. he's cried so hard he's gasping for air.

before you can ask if he's alright, he rushes toward you, grabbing your arms, keeping them forcefully at your sides, asking where you've been in such a loud panicked tone.

you are barely able to tell him you were simply on a late night grocery trip due to his frantic yelling. despite the yelling, you don't feel scared.

you're too busy comforting him to notice the locks are different. very different.

when you do, perhaps you think its a bit cute how he wants to lock you up...but he always forgets the brands you prefer. so to persuade him, you console him further. tell him you can both go next time...but he shakes his head.

despite you saying how it can be "like a date", he can't stand the thought of people looking at you. undressing you with their eyes.

gently caressing his arm, following the direction of moles as if connecting constellations, he can't help but soften up a little.

there's that other bit of johnny you love. the stammering one, the sweating one...your boyfriend.

"...w-well...um...maybe." he stammers out.

you know that answer will turn into a yes later...with a lot of work.

#ag's ramblings #ag's asks #spiderverse #johnathon ohnn #tw yandere #yandere x reader #johnathan ohnn #headcanons #nsft #ever so slightly #johnathan ohnn x reader #johnathon ohnn x reader #🧵 anon

[puppyparkmoving]

put the cat ears on boy

#art #tw flashing #ever so slightly #🖱

[irlactualhuman]

Did a oopsie

Did a goofemup

Did a whoopsie poopsie

Did a wake up at 10:30PM and an autopilot into my morning caffiene

Haha! What a silly little girl I am 🫠

#i want to die #ever so slightly

[redhotchilipepper1]

Tangled and Serafina & the Black Cloak are variants of each other, argue with the wall

#serafina series #serafina and the black cloak #tangled #rapunzel #Serafina and Braeden #rapunzel and eugene #variants #same person different font #literally the same storyline #just slightly different #ever so slightly

[yanban-san]

So, Elesa knew the Eldritch twins' identity a bit and kept a BIG secret in respect for them from Darling knowing the truth. Even though they are sisterly acquaintances or friends, what about Skyla per chance? Does she also knew the twin brother's identity and kept it secret as well? I bet Skyla is more scatterbrained than Elesa in a funny way.

This is- I suppose- The next part in the gym-leaders-are-dealing-with-eldritch-horrors thing we have going on.

Under cut because it’s long :)

Skyla had always been one of Elesa’s closest friends. The two often trained together;  Skyla working to improve her beloved flying pokemon’s strategies against electrical attacks- One of their greatest weaknesses, and Elesa never failing to find a dazzling new way to break through the graceful evasive dances the birds performed.

Skyla often flew Elesa to her photo shoots around Unova- And even beyond, on occasion, and Elesa often returned the favor- Taking her on vacations with her across her destinations throughout Unova, and Skyla had even appeared in various fashion shoots with her! It was entertaining, but certainly tough work- And it certainly brought Skyla a larger fanbase outside the world of aviation and pokemon battles; Sometimes she would be recognized from magazines. Beyond that, the two of them would often hang out, going shopping together or out to a café or to the Nimbasa amusement park.

Being one of the great Gym Leaders of Unova, as well as a practicing pilot, gave her a great number of duties- But she was still fairly young, and had a much more childish side to her. Her friendship with Elesa allowed her to lighten up- to let loose a little bit, with Elesa treating her like a little sister she’d never had. Sisterly was the best way to describe their relationship- Incredibly close, caring, and at this point, ready to drop what they were doing to be there for one another no matter what, if the other should need them.

And so, when Skyla got a sudden, strange text from her beloved Elesa-

She became incredibly worried. The messages and their contents were alarming, and highly ominous- a blurry, glitched out photo. And two messages.

[ Store this where you cannot delete it. ] [ Something strange is happening at Gear Station. ]

Skyla suddenly felt herself get a headache- She didn’t really process the weight of the messages, but later- she returned to them in alarm.

A, quite frankly, bizarre photo- Of a man, wearing a white coat, with a strange afterimage in the photo showing him with a phantom set of extra limbs; And ghostly extensions of light surrounding him. His coat twisted and writhed, looking less like a coat and more like a tattered, feathery sort of monstrosity- But it also looked horribly blurry. In the corner of the photo- Whatever the man was looking at, was completely obscured by what appeared to be corruption. It looked like someone had taken the image, cut it up, and collaged it back together- with white strands and bits and stray colors where the photo had become corrupted.

Skyla realized who the figure looked like.

One of those Station Masters. Those peculiar bosses of Gear Station- And immediately knew something was wrong. Terribly wrong. Why hadn’t she texted Elesa back immediately? She couldn’t quite think of why- Her head didn’t hurt, but- She just couldn’t think of it. She kept finding herself forgetting she’d looked at the photo. Back she’d look- And a moment later it would be out of her mind.

And she kept hearing of Elesa having… strange problems. She got a call from Fennel- a Pokemon Scientist the two knew, and occasionally hung out with- An unusual call. ”Skyla, dear... I don’t mean to pry, but...” Poor Fennel always spoke so softly, and slowly- And Skyla was ready to drop the call, and return it later- ”When did Elesa... develop such an... aversion to darkness?” Skyla’s face contorted in confusion at the question. “Never?” She responded. Elesa had never been afraid of the dark- This, Skyla knew very well. Elesa was brave- Cool-headed, calm, intelligent, beautiful, and sensible. She had never, and would never, be afraid of the dark. “Ah. My... apologies then. It just... I must be imagining things...” And with that, Fennel refused to elaborate- And hung up. The call stayed in Skyla’s mind over the next few days- Hoping to hear from her lovely Nimbasan friend, but no call ever came. Elesa was too busy. Well, thought Skyla. Perhaps no news will be good news in this case-

But such a wish was short lived, as a breaking story hit the Mistralton airways. The waiting lobbies all had TV broadcast displays in them, and Skyla was walking through when the news broke quickly and quietly, evidently an attempt to hush up the incident as no big deal- About how Gym Leader Elesa had a nervous breakdown at one of her photo shoots several days ago. A black light shoot earlier that day. Hyperventilating, convulsing, and running out of the studio to stand in the sunlight- Luckily no footage or photography had occurred of the event, but she announced she’d be taking a break from modeling gigs until she was over her “illness”.

Skyla had to get to Nimbasa. Immediately- And so she took the Subway, far faster and less traffic than her beloved planes, and less paperwork as well, unfortunately, and promptly booked it to Elesa’s condo.

[Something strange is happening at Gear Station.]

The text message played back in her mind the entire time she was on the train. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary that Skyla could tell; Her bird pokemon were a little on edge, but that could easily be explained as them not liking the new experience of being on a train, and being confined underground. Most flying-types simply did not like to be separated from the sky. Skyla did not like it either, but if it would get her over to Elesa faster than her birds could carry her, than by all means, she would have run through the desert resort in the middle of a sandstorm to get to her beloved friend.

“Elesa! It’s me, Skyla! Can I come in?” Skyla shouted as she knocked on the door to her friend’s condo. “Skyla! I’ll com-bee there in a flash!” Elesa shouted back, muffled by the door. Well, bad puns were certainly a good sign, she noted-

The door opened in a second, and Elesa stood before her fellow gym leader, her hair done up in a towel, wearing a comfy Emolga-themed dressing robe. “Skyla! How are you doing? I’m just finishing getting ready-” “I saw the news report. Are you doing alright?” Skyla began, “You haven’t been returning my calls lately and- then when I heard about you running out of your photoshoot on the news, I got… really worried, Elesa. Is everything alright?” Elesa’s shoulders shifted uncomfortably, her face growing red- “O-Oh, that- Oh!” Elesa’s expression relaxed suddenly. “That was caused... I uh, I got hit by some kind psychic attack while I was in a battle in my gym. Oh, I’ve Gothitelle you all about it later-” Elesa laughed at her own pun- Skyla internally groaned. Her friend’s one great vice. Love of terrible, terrible puns. But still. Something did not seem right. “What about that photo you sent me a while ago? Does that have anything to do with this?" She persisted. Elesa seemed to restrain a flinch- Her smile still on her face as she allowed Skyla into her apartment. “You still have that photo?” She asked, almost apprehensively. “Of course! You told me to store it somewhere I couldn’t delete it!” “O-Oh, right! A-About that, Skyla, it- It was just a bad uh, photoshop prank someone tried to pull on me. It was really weird, and I didn’t get the joke- So it- It uh, made me really nervous and worried about it- You don’t need to hang on to that silly thing anymore- I totally forgot about it too!” The nervousness with which she spoke- Fidgeting with the edge of her towel, the corners of her mouth twitching ever so subtly- She’s still lying, Skyla knew.

“Elesa...”

 “What really happened?”

Elesa looked as startled as a Sawsbuck in headlights. “That is what happened, Skyla! Really!”

“Are you sure? That photo- There’s something... off about it…”

“Nope, it was a bad prank from a dumb challenger who was angry I kicked their butt.”

“Well I don’t agree- And even Uncle Drayden said it looked weird too.”

Elesa’s attention suddenly snapped to Skyla, her eyes wide. “Y-You showed the photo to Gym Leader Drayden?” She asked, hesitantly-

“Welll, yea… you said to store it somewhere it wouldn’t get deleted- So I sent it to Uncle Drayden! He said it looked really weird, and he’s worried about you too! He’s gonna come down to Gear Station later this week to check things out, anyway.”

Elesa, meanwhile, was screaming internally- Emmet and Ingo, she had learned, were not human- But instead, mysterious, terrifying entities from beyond the edges of reality, with horribly messed up senses of morality- And rather merciless natures. And she’d promised them the photo she’d accidentally taken of Emmet... in a rather inhuman state had been deleted, erased, and promptly forgotten about.

“It’s verrrry important that no one knows what we are, Miss Elesa.” Emmet had explained. “Indeed,” Ingo added. “It would be exceedingly dangerous for Unova, and quite assuredly, the entirety of this world, if a great number of people came to know about us. If many were to come to know of us, then…”

And the two looked at each other, debating how to phrase their answer- It was complicated.

“This world as you know it would end.” They answered in unison.

They had tried to make light of the threat- The End of the World was not the worst that could happen, they assured, but it showed the gravity of what they were dealing with. And they seemed quite serious.

And now there was another person who knew about it and who was probably- Oh shit. Drayden hadn’t given it to anyone, had he? Oh shit.

“Oh, Skyla, really- nothing happened! It was just a bad prank someone tried to pull on me, really…”

Elesa was desperate not to get Skyla involved with this- Especially since the brothers had threatened her if she should reveal their secret to anyone- Especially the secret of their beloved Darling. Elesa thought it cute at first- And though they’d agreed not to hurt her, they made sure she understood that the fact they’d... fallen in love with this pretty little human was a secret they were willing, above all things, to ensure stayed a secret; It must not be uttered or even whispered about. After all, they had a great deal of enemies, they explained- And that meant that their darling beloved was a target for their enemies without even knowing it; and now Elesa was caught in the middle, and though they had promised to provide her with protection, that secrecy was of the utmost importance when she wasn’t in their office in Gear Station.

Skyla stared her friend up and down. Elesa was really bad at hiding the truth. “…Fine, then. You gotta get to work, right? We should grab dinner together once you’re done, I’m gonna take my birds out to the Rendes-view for a little bit.” Elesa agreed, and they both went their separate ways for the day. At least Skyla was off her back- She’d deal with Drayden later.

…And should she inform the twins? Elesa wondered what their plan would be; Would they demand to take away her memories in full, saying she couldn’t be trusted?

Would they take away Skyla’s memories, and now Drayden’s as well- How many people could they even effectively… take away memories from anyway? What if Drayden had sent it to someone? What if Skyla would send it to more people?

Oh no-

“Oh, you want to know… about taking away memories?” Ingo repeated back when Elesa arrived at Gear Station. “Yes, I was- I was curious how exactly that works. You can give people selective amnesia, that’s… I guess I’m still trying to wrap my head around your… powers, basically.” She lied. Ingo set down the documents he was studying. Even without using his powers, he could tell.

Elesa was lying through her teeth.

“Miss Elesa… You’ve told my brother and I that… we were not to, as you call it, ”read minds“, or otherwise engage in… activities of a nature that allowed us to uncover personal… er, thoughts, opinions, that any human might have, without their er, lucid consent, correct?” “I did say that, yes?” “However, I wish to clarify- I have not done anything aside from observe you, but- Why are you lying?”

“I-I’m not lying! Stop reading my mind!”

“I’m not, though! Y-Yo-You have a dimple on your cheek that appears when you’re lying, or nervous, or losing a tough battle!” Ingo cried out, trying to assuage her.

Elesa grabbed the corner of her cheek in shock. That damn dimple. Ingo had noticed it?

“E-Either way, Miss Elesa- I thought we had made it clear we are to consider you as a friend- An ally, And that we would strive to follow your advice to learn the intricacies of human courting- I’m far more patient than Emmet is, and both of us wish for you to trust us- We would not bring harm to you-”

“Would you promise not to harm any of my friends? Anyone in Unova?”

Ingo leaned back in his seat. “Absolutely not. You are, as you have said, our friend- And our agreement states we will not bring harm to you. We cannot extend that courtesy to just anyone, you understand-”

Elesa stared down Ingo. His eyes were cloaked in shadow, and unreadable.

“…Though, It is curious to me that you are inquiring about my ability to erase and alter one’s memories- And that you’ve now asked me not to bring harm to your friends, or to any human in Unova.”

Ingo stood up, his shadows flickering ‘round his hands dramatically-

“Elesa, What happened?“

The dark, rumbling voice of the demon did something to Elesa- breaking her down, as tears fell from her eyes under the gaze of the aberration-

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry! It’s just- I didn’t know what to do before I talked with you or Emmet, I thought you guys were monsters, and I was terrified that Emmet was going to try to murder me- I just don’t want you guys to hurt anyone, please-”

Ingo sighed, moving across his desk etherically- As he’d comforted small children lost in the station, so he comforted Elesa- But- What exactly had Elesa done...?

——

Skyla knew Elesa had been lying.

So why not go straight to the source of the weird photo, and figure it out herself? Skyla charged into Gear Station- Though, to be completely honest, she had no clue where to go. Where exactly were the Subway Bosses to be found, anyway? “I’m sorry Miss- You just can’t go back to see the Subway Bosses whenever you like. If you want to meet them, please wait until they return to their stations, alright?” Cloud held back the hot-headed gym-leader, refusing to allow her into the employee’s only tunnels of the Station. “Nonsense,” Skyla retorted- But what was she to do? Explain that- There’s this random, weird photo that vaguely resembles one of your bosses and it seemed to cause my friend to start acting weird?

Such a claim would make her sound even more insane- But as she walked away, turning her attention to the photo in her hand... “Ah, Station Master Emmet- I was just about to head on lunch, but here’s those construction requests you asked for.” Her head snapped around to see the tall, painfully bright figure of Subway Boss Emmet- Staring down at you with a warm, loving smile- He took the documents gingerly from your hands. “Thank you, thank you, Miss- Ah, I was about to go eat as well. Why not go together? It would be nice! Verry nic-”

“You! You’re one of those Subway Bosses! Stop!”

Emmet halted, turning his gaze down to the sassy… child? In front of him. No, wait- an adult. A verrry short little adult. Small. Easily snappable-

“I have questions for you and your brother, I want them answered!” Skyla half shouted, intent on not letting the strange man get away from her. Emmet was bothered by the sudden intrusion- And not only that, but with you here- His eyes darted over to you, a look of shock on your face at Skyla’s aggression. You’d be more than appreciative to not have to deal with this woman right now- And he wanted to go. And you know what? He could.

”Eh?” You blinked- You were standing in front of a small sandwich shop across the street from Gear Station. When had you- What were you just-

”What’s the matter, dear? You’re spacing out.” Emmet asked gently- He held open the door for you, and your stomach growled as the delicious aroma of the delicatessan flooded out and into the street.

”I guess- Er, nevermind, Sir. Sorry about that!” And you walked in- But you swore you didn’t remember walking over here- But maybe you did-? Maybe hunger was clouding your thoughts that badly.

And Skyla stood alone in Gear Station. A strange feeling overtaking her-

Something had been in front of her-

Now it was not.

Her mind was desperately clinging to it- Someone-

She looked down at the photo.

Station Master Emmet had been in front of her-

The photo trembled in the pilot’s hands- A feeling-

A feeling of something behind her and around her- light and feathery dancing over her-

And she left Gear Station, almost running for the exit.

----

“Don’t worry, Skyla. I’ll be coming down post-haste.”

“Please do, Drayden, Sir-” Skyla spoke quietly into her X-transceiver as she hunkered down into her seat in a rather familiar cafe-

“Oh,” She added on, thinking to herself- “I have one more request.”

Drayden’s microphone crackled. “Yes?”

“Could you ask for Shauntal and Caitlin to come down here as well? Oh, and... Maybe Grimsley, though I doubt he’ll be of assistance...”

“Of course,”

“Thank you Uncle Drayden!”

And with that, Skyla hung up. Drayden returned his attention to helping clean the bladed jaws of his dear Haxorus. His hands clutched the towel in his hand harder. If someone- If these Subway Bosses- Were hurting Miss Elesa, or Miss Skyla- Or Any resident of Unova- They would know the full might of his dragon’s wrath. And the wrath of every other Gym Leader in all of Unova.

Skyla steeled herself. Her dinner date with Elesa would be tonight, and whatever was going on Gear Station- Whatever was going on at Gear Station that seemed to have hurt her dearest friend-

She would uncover it, no matter what.

#Demon AU #Monster AU #Monster Submas #Demon Submas #Emmet X Reader #Ever so slightly #mostly fluff #Seth.anon #Seth.asks #Gonna hide under a rock now #I have not proofread this aaaaa

[trannydurden]

everything stays...

#right where you left it #everything stays #but it still changes #ever so slightly #daily and nightly #in subtle ways #or whatever

[lov3w0rms]

Hey girl I think you dropped something

#charlotte hfjone #moldy hfjone #hfjone #one object show #one moldy #tw body horror #body horror #yes I am this insane #another Charlotte because I like drawing the green mold #also you can’t see but the chomp is there now #ever so slightly #the 3d charlottes on the sides are made from some plastic toy bread <333 #SEASON 2 ALSO !!!!!!! YAAAAA #my art #digital art

[gouinisme]

didn't jacob gillespie sleepwalk? maybe celia is also compelled towards some supernatural object or location in her sleep

#maybe hill top road? #also there is a tiny bit of a buried connection between them #ever so slightly #just a twinge of buried #tmagp

[raayllum]

Listen after the constant goalpost moving / claims of the past few years that

Callum would never Ever do dark magic again under any circumstances (can't relate) because

claims of him valuing duty/goodness/morality above all else because he'd never ever be like Claudia and Viren (ignoring the fact that he already was)

and that he obviously didn't do it mostly to save Rayla and did it for the dragon ("I had to, to save my friends" thank you 5x08)

until his TOX bio came out and literally spelled it out otherwise ("I value those close to me more than anyone or anything [...] I am beholden to my inner circle not some silly kingdom")

and then backpedaling to "oh well he'd only do something Big and Dangerous like that for Ezran" (but adamant that it wouldn't be for Rayla, for Some Reason??)

to just complete silence on 1) said goalpost moving and 2) the fact they've had to consistently backpedal if not outright be wrong characterization wise

like I think I'm allowed to do a couple of petty memes on behalf of the "we like that Callum is kinda fucked up and would do outright terrible things / things he considers terrible for his loved ones because his core is that he loves Ezran and Rayla above anything and everything else" crowd that's stayed consistent for a long time and is now validated as fuck

#to be clear there is nothing NOTHING wrong with canon going a different way than you expect characterization wise #snake boi callum #rayllum fandom #fandom history #memes #mine #dragons gets salty #ever so slightly #anyway callum stans feel free to use these memes we've been eating so good #cause i think personality wise rayla is the fave but thematically? callum is chef's kiss #once again this is the pettiest i think i'll ever be #lord do not make me regret this post #like we're all always entitled to our interpretations. but people got Hella Rude about mine #also i've gotten so much stuff wrong i don't know why people get so strung up on Having to be Right and #shoving shit into that dichotomy. esp when it comes to theorizing

[of-apollo]

buckling in for the shadows finale at our lords hour of 3am. i will update in one hour with how i am coping

#im so eepy #i fixed my sleep schedule #ever so slightly #so this is Late-ish for me #and i gotta get up for work at 9 #but alas #i want to experience this in real time #<3 #wwdits

[magichroma]

"Sorry" is maybe the worst mantra I think

#ever so slightly #sadposting #we stay silly #:3

[quotewordsunquote]

It hadn’t changed, but it felt different, the whole room did really. Everything was aging and dirtying even with no one there.

Cow, How to Fall Out of Love Madly

#how to fall out of love madly #jana casale #everything stays right where u left it #but it still changes #ever so slightly #daily and nightly #in little ways #everything stays

[fincherfogg]

they changed king julians personality between madagascar 1 and 2

#ever so slightly #they made him more selfish and self centered i hate it #ive never seen 3 #i dunno if its good or not but it looks like id hate it #ive been doing literally nothing but play animal crossing get stoned and watch cjildrens movies for the last uhhhh week #so thats all thats on my mind atm #im sorry lmao