#6 lines for a story

[les-toupies-h]

6 lignes par jour

#6 lignes #6 lignes par jour #écrire 6 lignes #écrire une histoire en 6 lignes #une histoire en 6 lignes #6 lignes pour une histoire #écrire 6 lignes pour une histoire #écrire une histoire courte #histoire courte #proposition d'écriture #atelier d'écriture #écriture créative #écriture #écrire #short story #6 lines for a story #writing 6 lines #writing prompts #creative writing

[loverboy-havocboy]

inktober day 7 - drip & 1010 day commander fox

don't worry, thorn is alive!!

this is a mentioned scene in cartography by @cacodaemonia on ao3 (can't recommend it enough)

and a different pov of this piece, also by @cacodaemonia

#text lines 5&6 are from the story #and they are so beautiful #if the rest is dumb that's because it's mine lmao #i love them a normal amount #commander fox #commander thorn #corrie guard #cartography #rcau #reconstruction corps au #clone art #havocboydraws #inktober

[puppyeared]

couldnt decide on drawing fish or horsies

#the first one is bc I was totk infodumping and I was like yoo what if the other races lived in the depths at some point too #like. there are statues that depict each of the races but no evidence they actually lived down there #it would be so cool if we had stories of Zora that lived in the depths and changed from being in the dark for so long. like their scales #glowed and they grew long fins to feel and smell in the dark. we could have Zora based on deep sea creatures #the other one I wanted to do was depths rito but there are so few documented nocturnal birds. even less people associate with darkness #so it would have been mostly owls but maybe kiwi and nightjars. rito are so hard to draw #the other thing I was thinking was they evolved again and turned into bats. theyre pretty damn good at evolving so why not #but then my brain was like horsies. so I drew bat fluttershy #I want to give her a bat nose and membrane.. apparently the mane 6 turn her back but she grows a fang. but I also want her to have bat #wings under her feathers. like it looks like normal Pegasus wings from the outside but the inside is lined like a bats wing with membrane yk #femoral membrane and leaf nose also. maybe she gets quieter flying and better night vision plssss #discord also for fun but I wanna stylize him tmrw #my art #myart #doodles #mlp #my little pony #mlp fluttershy #mlp discord #loz #botw #totk #botw zora #eye contact #scopo

[doctorwhoisadhd]

so wait, since i was just reminded of the recorder thing donna talked about in the giggle, i now have a question for uk ppl: do yall learn the recorder in school? like in a music class? and like how much do yall have music class over there?

#this is a very interesting topic for me as a music educator from the us #ik a guy from ireland and he said there was no music class in schools for him and like not the same country BUT same island #(as northern ireland. not the others in the uk but still) #and its so wild and fascinating music education is a fascinating field and the way we do it in the us seems to be largely vvv unique to us #for clarification on how things are different so ppl have a better idea on how to answer my question lol: #in the us music class is standard in elementary schools and most places have general music until abt 5th/6th grade (year 6/7) #(general music = basics- music games learn recorder SOME notation-reading; often classroom instruments eg boomwhackers claves maracas #orff instruments if you're lucky/from a school district that isnt poor. also some world music) #its less standardized after that and not every school will have music after middle school but concert bands and choirs are both huge here #choirs start right on the heels of general music classes (sometimes start earlier + students elect to be in choir instead of general music) #bands USUALLY start in 4th grade (year 5) but sometimes can be later 5th/6th (year 6/7) or even 7th (year 8) (WAY less common) #depends on the state generally 4th is most common i think (choirs start at around the same time i think so probs 4th but choir isnt my area #orchestras are weird bc theyre a lot less common but can commonly start younger bc of one of the big approaches to music ed (suzuki method) #so like maybe 3rd grade (year 4) maybe 4th w/ band (year 5) but i have a friend who teaches at a private school #& said they have 1st/2nd graders (year 2/3)!! orchestra is also not my area though #also marching bands: vv common! usually just in hs (starting 9th grade / year 10) bc it supports the football team at games #but starting in 8th grade (year 9) is also common (sometimes even 7th / year 8) #theres two different styles: collegiate/show band and competition. former is very rah rah pop music etc; competition is more abstract #show bands are clearly designed to entertain whereas competition is designed to be more impressive and tell a story #so more impact moments abstract shapes/lines on the field and has movements - opener ballad closer (fast-slow-fast)

[moonshine-nightlight]

Hii

I read Nothings Wrong With Dale a bit ago and I loved it :) I had some down time right now and the part where Dale 'revealed himself' to Sana came into my mind and that whole part of the story where Dale just didn't know that Sana knew is so ridiculous and funny for me. I'm pretty sure I commented on ao3 but I thought you should know that your work is living rent free in my mind

hi!

i've been deep in my work sink hole, trying to make it through the Busy Times, but i'm getting some breathing room (hope that doesn't jinx it lol) and so i can finally thinking about answering some asks and comments i've been hoarding

the whole reveal scene was planned from the start (i hav the text message receipts to my friend to prove it lmao) and i was so excited and worried about how everyone would receive it so i'm always so so thrilled when people talk about how much they enjoyed it!

it 100% lived rent free in my head for years and continues to do so. one of the greatest things about being a writer is that i can inflict such things on everyone else :D

#asks #nothing's wrong with dale #writing #i was very anxious about walking the line with him not knowing the whole time #and if ppl would think it was believable o not #but i never considered not having it play out that way because i just knew that was the story i wanted to tell #if anything i would hav tried to go back and change other things if ppl said it made no sense #so so glad ppl found it funny and rolled with it #gotta dive back into editing and finishing that bonus scene #but work is still happening (i'm still working 6 days a week minimum #but its still a big step down and the end is very clearly in sight #thanks for the ask!

[tennessoui]

came back wrong story written in out of order numbered segments because it's disjointed and wrong :)

#wrote a good deal today which is so surprising tbh #it'll be i think 6 segments #+ 0 #so 7 in total #fic writer math lmao #no but 0 is anakin's perspective when he dies #so it doesn't really count #bottom line of the story is of course #'he came back wrong to YOU. he came back to me.'

[kris-mage-fics]

So there are some things that have been bothering me about Andromeda Six. For a quite a while I told myself I was overreacting, but the more I think about it the more convinced I'm not.

A lot of those things others have brought up before, and I think they have done a really good job of articulating those issues, so I'm not going to touch on them. (Like how heteronormative the game is.)

What I want to talk about is Bash's story line. Now I'm aware he used to have a drug addiction plot, I wasn't around when that was still a thing. From what I've gathered it took quite a while for that to be changed. While his new story line isn't racist, which is an improvement, I have a lot of issues with it. (My thoughts are under the cut since it's significant spoilers for Episodes 6 and 7.) This will be long! Also, I'm going to be mentioning ableism and chronic pain.

As we know, Bash took the events at the end of Episode 5 pretty hard. He decides that the way he can protect the people he cares about is to get more bionics. Sure, it may not be the best idea to make that choice in such an emotional state, but otherwise there is nothing wrong with it.

Now the game forces the Traveler to be fully against this idea. No option to say "hey, maybe revisit this idea when you aren't so upset to make sure it's what you really want to do." Which would be a totally reasonable response. The reasons we are given for the Traveler to be against it is because A) he can't physically feel anything and B) it will take away who he is and his humanity.

The idea that you can't feel anything with the bionics is fucking wild to me. Like you have such advanced medical tech, yet can't integrate the bionics into the existing nervous system?! How does the bionic work if it's isn't at least partly integrated? How do you know the right amount of pressure to use when lifting a glass verses using bolt cutters? It makes no fucking sense to me that you can't feel anything!

But the big issue here is the idea that it will take away part of who Bash is as a person and his humanity. Which is such a bullshit take! Yes I know other sci-fi and cyberpunk stories have this too, I always think it's terrible. (Originally in cyberpunk the issue with cybernetics wasn't 'loosing your humanity', it was 'having things that are owned by corporations implanted in us is a terrible idea'. In other words, it's a critique of unrestrained capitalism. By showing how allowing companies access to our physical bodies and control over medical issues gives them an absurd amount of power and will result in a lot of cruelty and inequality. Which is actually a really good take and something we should be wary of!)

Who we are as people can't be taken away because a limb is taken away or a cybernetic implant is added. This is an incredibly ableist idea. Are amputees less human or less themselves because of being an amputee? Fuck no! Are people who use prosthetics less themselves or less human? Again, fuck no! Yes, it takes time to adapt to changes in your body, but that doesn't make you less human or completely change who you are as a person. (Maybe comparing cybernetics/bionics to prosthetics isn't fair, but it's the closest we have. And in Bash's case, his bionics were essentially prosthetics at first.)

I don't use prosthetics and I'm not an amputee. I don't use mobility aids even though there are times I really should (now is not the time to go into why). But I have quite a few invisible physical disabilities, and live with a lot of pain 24/7. If I had the chance to exchange my body for a cybernetic one and didn't have to deal with the pain and other shit my body puts me through, I would in a heartbeat! Sure it would take a while to get used to the difference. But I wouldn't stop being human, or lose myself. Actually, I'd be happier because I wouldn't be in a lot of pain every second of my life! (This doesn't mean my current life isn't worth living. Just that it's hard and I'd be happier if it were easier.)

So in conclusion, this is an ableist story line and, in my opinion, part of it doesn't even make sense. The fact that the Traveler is forced to think this way drives me nuts! Also, did anyone else think it was kinda messed up that the Traveler talks to KY-L3 about it and he agrees with their take and agrees to talk to Bash? I feel like that oversteps some boundaries. Edit: I also found this excellent post by Cyrus the Cyborg about how frustrating it is for xem as an amputee to see this trope in cyberpunk and sci fi media.

#I really like Bash and to see him put through this bs story line annoys me so much! #this game has a lot of potential #I like most of the characters and it seems there is interesting worldbuilding but we don't really get to see much in the game #yes I'm main tagging this because I want people to see this #I think this is something that should be talked about #andromeda six #andromeda 6 #a6 #wow did I go off or what? #also a lot of parentheses were used #could this use another editing/proofreading pass? probably but I'm tired of looking at it so apologies if this is a mess

[divinekangaroo]

a home painted bright with blood and thorns - pettiot - Peaky Blinders (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

Ch 1 | Ch 2 | Ch 3 | Ch 4 | Ch 5 | (COMPLETE)

After the S4-S6 election/marriage, pre-S5. Some months into Tommy and Lizzie's marriage.

This frequently absent father and husband considers that he often does his best work in extreme circumstances: time pressure, resource constraints, situational uncertainty, high stakes, and gross emotional wounding. He knows what to do, doesn't he?

No matter what sort of internal spiralling disaster cascade he's busily ignoring inside. No matter what badly considered spur of the moment decisions he makes to get through the moment that he might pay for later. No matter what—

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Tommy Shelby/Lizzie Stark, Charles Shelby, Ruby Shelby, Arthur Shelby, Frances, Various Shelby Household Maids, Charles Strong, Cyril the Dog, | Domesticity, Intimacy, Menstruation, Bodily Fluids, Bodily Solids, Bodily Functions, Babies, Lactation, Mental Health Issues, Repression, Abusive Families (Past), Attempts at Communicating, Trying Hard, Family Trauma, Family Feels, Nail-Biting, Household Dynamics, Absent Father, Avoidance, Deflection, Trying Sooooooooooo Hard, Distress, Comfort Sex, Dysfunctional Family, Contraception, Spiralling, Intrusive Thoughs, Mild Paranoia, Grief, The Lasting Legacy of Catholicism, Fear of Mental Illness

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#peaky blinders #my writing #peaky blinders fanfic #tommy x lizzie #charles shelby #ruby shelby #arthur shelby #Guest Starring the Ghosts Of (Mrs Shelby)(Alfie Solomons)(Grace Shelby)(all them other hauntings on the January) #the many times i weave sabini's assault into things; of all the horrible matters inflicted on tommy it's *that* one which burns me #i think it's because S2 is where the things done to him and that he is forced to do collapse the possibility of his recovery #so it's almost as if childhood was being forced to line up for war; wwi was being forced to climb the cliff; #s2 is where he's kicked off the cliff despite him clinging on all season; then it's all hitting the rocks on the way down from then #this was a fascinating writing experience because i handwrote it all first in one week late Feb then did a type-up and detailed edit #still contemplating what this experience has taught me about writing mediums/forms #certainly i could not do it with longer chapters but i *could* do it with a longer story #seems 2500 words makes a decent scene/chapter size of managable editability on a progressive basis #i know lots of fellow writers do the 'why do you talk so much about wordcount just write' but when time is limited the size/format- #-significantly impacts my ability to be productive. like the difference between doing a full scale wall mural versus a handsketch i need to #-match the form to the available window to produce the form #(remembering that one time i did a full wall mural: duration measured by all 6 seasons of X-Files running in the background whilst doing it

[eosofspades]

in these trying times, please keep in mind that people who claimed cayde was coming back all along can enjoy their vindication and people who claimed his story was over and he was not going to come back in beyond light/witch queen/haunted/lightfall were ALSO right and we don't have to have another fandom war a la season of the haunted please let the main tags remain functional

#like his story was over for the time being. arguably his story is STILL over. like trailer cayde is very distinctly not our cayde #i dont know how to elaborate on this but i'm seeing so much of 'we always knew he would come back to us you were all stupid' #and like. no we were correctly interpreting the lore lmao #that cayde died in forsaken and that his story was functionally over was the correct interpretation of all the info we were given #and even now i am 100% confident that man is not going to be OUR cayde (my money says hes a phantom/manifestation of some kind) #and like. however this goes. the cayde stans and the cayde antis were both WAYYY out of line for a LONG TIME #(some of you are still severely weird and toxic about this. im not naming names but this is still a weird ass problem) #i was always on team 'his story is over he's not coming back' and i still think thats a correct interpretation of whats happening #but like. okay. we have cayde in final shape. is it our cayde??? unlikely but we'll see #EITHER WAY. I AM ASKING WE STAY CHILL ABOUT THIS #PRETTY PLEASE. #destiny 2 #cayde-6 #cayde 6 #mine

[valenthario]

feeling sooo stuck with my content rn🤪🤪‼️

#txt #i started this blog with lotsa cas & now im posting jimmy nd darlin and i love them dearly #bUt #im a gameplayer im not a cas person im def not a builder;; #& yes the duttons ARE a gameplay. series ? but theres truly almost no gameplay in ts4 #and i do want to include some story elements i wanted to work on darlins character bio today #but it feels so unnatural and foreign to me #partly in a new and exciting way bc yeah!!!! trying new things!!!! wooo!!!! #(thats why i started this legacy in the first place) #but also. coming back to ts3 after 5 months it really put into perspective how lackluster the gameplay in ts4 is to me #dont get me wrong i used to love it i used to have multiple legacies i got to gen 6 with #which is a big accomplishment to me #& i used to have so many fleshed out sims just by the magic of playing with them and my silly little brain #but. i feel like im putting too much pressure on myself with jimmy bc he means so much to me i want him to be the best sim ive ever played #and to be distinct and like a. uuum. primary figure on my blog lmao #like when u think of me u think of jimmy even years down the line. or whatever #but thats so much pressure and GAHHGHH #the urge to post filler content from the duttons up until the point i figure myself tf out is real but also. #i dont wanna do that i dont want jimmy to be filler #-___-augh god #if you actually read this all have a tulip 🌷 . ily. some advice or words of wisdom or reassurance would be greatly appreciated

[dangoarts]

hello mcsm ivor fans allow me to introduce you to pavel tron uprising

#literally the EXACT same character i promise #perks! voiced by the same guy! #wanted more evil ivor? look no further than pavel #it's basically a one to one recreation #especially in tron uprising episode 6 price of power grins #if i get the time and energy i want to do line swap animatics with them #maintagging this wahahaha #minecraft story mode #mcsm ivor #tron uprising #tron pavel #guess what i rewatched impossible difficulty #just a ramble

[les-toupies-h]

6 lignes par jour

#6 lignes #6 lignes par jour #écrire 6 lignes par jour #écrire 6 lignes #6 lignes pour une histoire #écrire 6 lignes pour une histoire #une histoire en 6 lignes #écrire une histoire en 6 lignes #histoire courte #écrire une histoire courte #proposition d'écriture #atelier d'écriture #écriture #écriture créative #microfiction #écrire une microfiction #short story #6 lines #writing 6 lines #6 lines for a story #writing prompts #creative writing

[burnt-kloverfield]

I went to Gem State Comic Con today, and my favorite part is just yelling at people "I know what you're dressed up as!" and then seeing their face light up.

#i'm telling you a story sit down and pay attention #comic con #gem state comic con #i was the one in the pink mickey mouse hoodie #i was gonna dress up but I didn't have the prep time #shout out to the Angel cosplayer who I chatted with in the potty line #and also to the Ben 10 cosplayer who no one recognized all day #and the dnd oc who was sooo cute #and the kim possible that just happens to look like that wearing everyday clothes #and alexander hamilton was there too #and there was the cutest lapis lazuli #and man there was a whole mlp Mane 6! they were so good! #i apologize to the other girl I thought was twilight sparkle your contacts were so cool

[whumpacabra]

45. Play

Panic, anxiety, confusion, fear for others safety, past trauma, dog mention, implied past dog attack, implied past self sacrifice, implied minor character deaths, implied military activity, blood

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Harrison’s brain caught up with his body after he tackle-hugged Wolf - half relieved and half enraged as he pulled back to grip the taller man’s shoulders. Wolf looked down at him, glassy eyes blinking to brightness as he avoided Harrison’s stare.

“Never do that again.” He didn’t look away until Wolf finally gave a stiff, unsteady nod. Harrison hugged Wolf again, surprised how desperate he was to know Wolf was still there, how terrified he had been.

(Not for himself, not for Thomas, but for Wolf.)

Who was barely breathing, the dull thump of his heartbeat too fast in his chest.

Harrison could tell Wolf was looking at Anders, the dog -

Fuck. Right. There was a fucking dog.

Harrison spun around, back to Wolf’s chest as he stared at the animal. Big - it was bigger than any dog he had seen, but vaguely husky-ish. He wouldn’t be surprised if it was part wolf. It wore a now bloodstained vest, pale white and beige camouflage wrapped over the dog’s tawny coat. (The white of it’s throat was dyed red, jowls dripping with blood and saliva.) It stopped growling over Anders’ bloodied body long enough to look up and meet Harrison’s eyes - it’s own a startling yellow.

Definitely part wolf.

Now Harrison was barely breathing - short gasping breaths - and his heart was racing against his rib cage. Because all he could see was that rabid mutt snarling over Merrick’s still breathing body and all he could hear was the screams echoing against stone and steel -

And a short, sharp whistle that had the dog dutifully and delicately trot away from where Anders lay bleeding to sit next to the person who was helping Thomas stay upright.

It didn’t calm the (rational?) panic blooming in Harrison’s chest to see that it was well trained and loyal to the mysterious soldier. Wolf didn’t seem to find it comforting either, a tentative hand on Harrison’s shoulder, peering over his head. Their eyes met briefly, a question and an answer.

Are you okay?

I don’t like the dog.

(Funny, how fast you learn to read a stranger when you’ve seen each other bloodied and near death.)

“Dog is good. Don’t mind him.” The soldier leaned over to scratch behind the dog’s ear. (They didn’t have to lean far - the massive animal sat higher than their hip.) Harrison squinted at the stranger, short and stocky in their pale camouflage. Between the sun glare glasses covering their eyes and the scarf pulled up to cover their mouth and nose, he could hardly tell more about them beyond the tactical vest filled with knives, glow sticks, grenades, and - apparently - dog treats, which they gave to the beast by their side.

“If they’re touchy about the pup he can ride with me. I don’t mind your coileáinín - he doesn’t shed does he?” His eyes drifted to follow the redhead who had dropped her admittedly impressive Russian accent for a thick Irish brogue. She shot Harrison a smile, emerald eyes chipped with something between curiosity and…sadness? “Regardless we best leave before those fuckers get their heads on straight.”

“Solid copy.”

“W - wait - who - ” Thomas stumbled over his words, weakly trying (and failing) to escape the mystery soldier’s grasp.

“RJ. She’s Liza. Sniper is Walker.” They looked Harrison and Wolf up and down unsubtly before looking at their dog. “This is Dog.” (Was it’s name really just ‘Dog’?) “We’re the ones that want you alive.”

“That’s encouraging.” Harrison could feel his hackles raise, sarcasm thick in his throat. Wolf’s presence at his back was steady, comforting, emboldening. “Why do you - ”

“I already told you. Jaybird asked for you alive.” There was a dull impatience to their tone as they half dragged Thomas along toward the truck. Harrison’s brain finally caught up with their words, suspicion flagging to relief.

“Jennings sent you?” Harrison had only ever heard Jennings' grandmother call them ‘Jaybird’ - it was unnatural hearing them called all these years after her death, let alone to hear it from the mouth of a stranger.

“Yes.” They paused, Thomas groaning as they settled him into the passenger seat. “Liza is here because - ”

“Because you pulled me off a bloody Vegas job to help you ruin some Yankee’s day. Which I’m happy to do, but you owe me.” Liza gave a quick whistle, Dog bounding to her side and jumping into the convertible with practiced precision. Harrison couldn’t help but flinch at the movement, but Wolf’s hand gave his shoulder a firm squeeze, grounding him.

“Put it on Ghost’s tab.” RJ shut the door with surprising softness, quickly making their way back to the circle of corpses in the street. “What are you two waiting for? Get in the truck.”

“We can’t - how do you plan to outrun them? The helicopters - ”

“We have exfil secured at the property with the cattle fields to the south. We’ll be airborne before you know it.” They gave Liza a nod as she stepped back into her convertible, the sports car’s engine purring as it turned over. “Regrouping at Duck Creek with Jaybird and your contingent of refugees. I assume that’s where they’re headed?”

“Y -yeah. Yeah, okay. Alright.” Harrison took a deep breath, looking up at Wolf. “Sound good?”

He gave a nod, eyes sharp as he glanced between the stranger and Harrison. Harrison smiled, nodding to himself as he glanced around -

“Right - the - the files - hang on, let me grab the hard drive.” Harrison broke away from Wolf (already missing the warmth) and stepped over the corpses to reach the duffel bag abandoned by the garage door. The heavy brick of the databank in his hands felt like a weight lifted off his shoulders as he clutched it to his chest.

Looking back, Wolf had taken the initiative to gather the paper files, the folder splayed on the ground and spattered with Anders’ blood -

Anders wasn’t dead yet.

His intact arm twitched, and Harrison felt his heart drop to his feet.

“Don’t - ”

AU Masterpost / Previous / Next

(An AU of my Freelancers series)

Taglist: @i-eat-worlds @whumpy-daydreams @stargeode

#whump #panic #misunderstandings #fear for others safety #past trauma #dog mention #self sacrifice #minor character death #military setting #blood #freelancers au #we’re so close to the finish line TvT I don’t want this story to end #hi. long weekend. gonna be a longer week. ough. #o7 I forgor important paper work and might drive 6 hours there and back later today so I have them for tomorrow.

[stairset]

I think it's funny how all these recent interviews about Bo-Katan are making her age an even bigger point of contention than it already was and so far Wookieepedia refuses to update her page, even they're like we ain't touching this shit with a 10 foot pole and I respect that.

#but no matter what they say i'll never buy the idea that she could've been a teenager or fresh out of her teens in tcw #we literally saw multiple teen characters in the same room as bo-katan in tcw #compare her to ahsoka or korkie or trace and TRY to convince me she's in the same range as them. you won't. #she's clearly a fully grown adult woman in that show #also we don't know satine's exact age but i think it's safe to assume she's the same age as obi-wan making her roughly 38 when she died #and like come on there's no way bo-katan is nearly 2 decades younger than her sister #if she was THAT young she would've been born AFTER their parents died #at MOST i see her being a decade younger than satine just to rationalize how well she's aged but no younger than that #i know filoni once mentioned a story he had in mind when they were both 6 implying they're the same age #but clearly they're throwing that out anyway and if they were the same age bo would be in her 60s in mando #so basically the three options are a) she's in her 40s like the actress is but this doesn't make sense with the timeline #b) she's in her 50s but looks like she's in her 40s #and c) she's in her 60s but looks like she's in her 40s #and of the three of those option b is the easiet for me to believe #i would only buy option c if she was played by christie brinkley #and it's not like character ages always line up with actor ages in sw i mean look at boba #shut up tristan

[sir-bird-bones]

S6 ep9 fixed me and the final took my put together glass heart and smashed it to sand.

My hands were shaking at the end of the ep oh my god.

I love that horrible old man and his kid who he’s fucking up real bad.

I loved this ep and I really want to do a review on it.

#rick and morty #rick and morty season 6 spoilers #THE FINAL IT HURT SO GREAT #POOR MORTY MY SON MY BEST FRIEND MY BLORBO #I really like the walking down the road to hell together story line the writers are doing #even though yes I want my blorbos to be happy I also love seeing their lives be ruined #my rambles