#And then they'll walk back

[imminent-danger-came]

So I'm like, utterly obsessed with MK and Wukong's relationship, because it's like, Wukong has borderline unreasonable faith in MK and MK is willing to put pretty much anything on the line for Wukong (risking the curse being released in 4x02, ready to "meet his fate" FOR him in 4x13), yet MK is also purposefully ignoring SWK's mistakes/flaws and thinking in binaries of "good guy" and "bad guy". And at this point I'm not sure what they wouldn't do for each other, or where is too far to go for each other, and let me tell you girl it's edging on unhealthy.

#I am so enthralled with this dynamic #I got to say #THEY ARE WALKING TO THE BRINK #And then they'll walk back #BUT RN. OH MAN. #When the thing that is a virtue in one context is a vice in another #Is anyone ready for my ''SWK and MK are kinda like Rose Quartz and Steven if Rose was alive to face her mistakes'' take. #Because. WOOF. Steven and RQ had such a fascinating relationship. Like. One of the my favs in media. #And every time MK is hurt by Wukong or see's how Wukong has hurt someone else I'm like. MAN. OH BOY OH BOY #And yet he still loves that monkey unconditionally and Wukong loves HIM unconditionally and I'm like #Going to throw up #And idk throw a SWK V MK fight somewhere in here and it is just the worst soup #I am rubbing my hands together #But I am a tragedy enjoyer it's true #Me: ''Oh fuck. Azure died before he could make the world a better place :'( '' #Also Me: ''Oh fuck. Azure died before he could make the world a better place >:) '' #lmk #lego monkie kid #lmk rant #imp tag

[maddy-ferguson]

controversial opinion but i dont think the duffers set up byler well, lets be real most of the fandom outside of our echo chamber doesn't think byler is going to become canon. and like idk but i agree that they should have at least broken up mlvn and resolved the monologue issue (preferably not include it even) if they were going for the byler route. same for will's importance or even mike's importance for the plot. removing them from the show's main narrative doesn't make a good case for their importance in the story in the penultimate, esp when they received minimum screentime in this season. it's not the audience's fault to think mlvn is endgame or will or mike are unimportant when the way they've been handled were lackluster and when cali plot.... Was Like That. plus they gave it all to el's character lol. ofc ppl gonna think she's the protagonist when she was the one who opened the gate and created vecna and when mike spends the entire season talking about her. redpill but it's not making much sense here when the narrative is criticized in the byler fandom, acting like the writers did a perfect job in terms of setup is just being wilfully blind atp.

i think people not expecting it is the point though. like yeah it's obvious because when they did the same thing on a smaller scale with nancy's love triangle at the end of season 1 (her spending most of the season with jonathan them bonding and her and steve fighting but then still being together in the epilogue) most people could see that jonathan and nancy were gonna be together and not one person was called delusional for thinking that. but i really think the juxtaposition is the point, it's a queer couple so even with a similar storyline people don't expect it because of heteronormativity etc which is kind of depressing but it's also what's gonna make it happening even better...#imho

for the monologue, obviously i don't ENJOY IT but i don't hate it because i think it's interesting for el? whether you think she believed him or not, whether or not you think she was gonna break up with him at sbp, i think having him tell her he loves her makes it so no one can be like "but if mike had said he loved her everything would've been fine!" i like them going all the way in that sense. i think it's good for us as an audience to have that, this way there's no what ifs. it makes it apparent that their relationship couldn't be fixed by mike saying i love you and also that their fight in lenora wasn't only about mike and about their relationship, like mike never thought she was a monster that was all el, and him telling her that she's not a monster won't fix that internal struggle for her. and it also won't help her grow beyond the monster/superhero dichotomy.

i don't like will and mike being away from the supernatural plot either but yk i do think it's because they're important for the resolution of that storyline and that that's also supposed to come as a surprise. for mike well i don't actually know that he is, but i certainly know will is and i think they did set that up pretty well. he's not in episode 7 but they reveal that the upside down is frozen on the day he disappeared, he's in hawkins for five minutes but the season ends with him talking about his connection to vecna and everyone and their mother is reminded of the fact that will is a vital part of the supernatural plot. people don't necessarily think he's gonna be the key to resolving the upside down and vecna thing for good (no matter what that looks like, i'm expecting it to be both el and will because it kind of is the el show + we'll fix it together + lucas and erica (siblings) being the mvps of the basketball game and the dnd game that has a lot of foreshadowing in episode 1 etc) because el's the one who's always done it pretty much by herself...but it's also never worked. not for long anyway. i would say that like byler (but not as shocking because it's not someone assumed to be straight turning out to be gay) it's supposed to make people go oh why have i never thought of that of course will would be an integral part of the ud resolution this makes so much sense!!! when it happens. and characters also always expect el to be the one to fix it just like they don't expect byler to happen. meta.

and again i don't LOVE mike and will's thing being the conversational roadtrip only in season 4, but i get why they did it like i see the vision. i see where you're coming from and i agree that most people not seeing byler coming isn't necessarily their fault (even though i said it's similar to nancy's s1 triangle and everyone expected it then. nancy never gave steve an i love you i've loved you forever i'll love you forever speech, major difference), i really think it's NOT supposed to be that obvious. even though it is kind of. i get wishing they had broken up mlvn in volume 2 and i certainly would've liked not having to see bylers be called delusional 24/7 but i think mlvn breaking up would've made byler endgame wayy too obvious and if they wanted it to be obvious to the girls that get it only i think they've accomplished that. same with will and the supernatural plot. and everyone is free to not like it still, i just don't think that means the set up isn't good.

very last paragraph. i don't think everything they've ever written is perfect. i don't even think every decision that's been made by the st team regarding WILL's queerness is perfect like (this is another conversation) having noah deny the gay allegations on will's behalf a month before having him say oh yeah he is gay it's obvious is crazy to me it's no surprise that people feel like it's an afterthought and like byler is never gonna happen. even though i obviously disagree with them. fin.

#parenthesis inception #obviously i think the monologue is also interesting for mike and for byler and for will depending on how they deal with it in s5 (can you #imagine hearing your bff that you happen to be in love with tell your new sister who saved your life a bunch of times that he's in love #with her that's bad enough but also that his life started the day he met her which also happens to be about 24 hours after your life change #4ever in the worst possible way like you were fighting for your life in the ud and he makes it sound like #he was having a great time and falling in love and yeah he was #looking for you but also finding himself a girlfriend and that's the thing he'll remember for the rest of his life. you're being mean stop #it wouldn't even be enough in this situation like i would have a very hard time believing that my bff i'm in love with loves me back or #even cares about me at all. but yk i'm not the duffer brothers' oc who knows what they'll do) #el fixing it and it not lasting long is also true of everyone trying to fight the ud with guns btw like yeah nancy is very badass and it's #great that she...likes firearms? idk. idk how to say it but i get that it's a positive thing for her character but at the end of the day #vecna literally walked away lmao like that was not a win #ask

[fleshdyke]

people being terrified of geese is so funny to me bc like a goose "fighting" a person is like 95% intimidation tactics because they are more than aware that you are way bigger than them and will kill them. you're an ape 10x bigger than this bird and you're letting yourself be intimidated by a goose?

#frankly hilarious to me #like 90% of the time i've found that if you just walk confidently past they'll barely even notice. they're a lot more defensive if they have #chicks obviohsly but i've found that even then they often don't do anything more than like. a warning hiss #and hissing back is a very effective method of getting them to back down lmfao #rambles

[dazoru]

Also knee still hurts, but I'm returning to work in less than a week because I cannot stay off for a year. Will likely fall there, which will hopefully bring my referral forward. I do think this is a case of when I will fall again and not if. Tbh I just hope it happens somewhere safe with not many people around so I can go to the hospital and my referral can hopefully get sped up

#my manager is nice he is realistic about wtf is going on here #and doctors not taking me seriously #went for a short walk today to test my knees endurance and it didn't go well #I'm going back for four hour shifts spread over more days so that's good it'll be less pressure #but that walk was only like an hour and it was a huge struggle #plus when I last went off it only started to pop and crack an hour into my shift #so it is just a case of it never fully healing and getting continously injured again and again until I end up falling again #I think #but that's the only time they'll bring my referral forward #so it's weird that I kind of want it to happen #like yes. it's the worst pain I've ever experienced #but just get it over with #its going to happen again #there's no way it wont and i cant wait a year

[distort-opia]

Did Bruce abandon Joker believing he would die at the end of Joker’s War, or did he know Joker would escape somehow? I find the ending kinda vague and it upsets me greatly that Bruce would walk out like that. What is your take on this? I need to be believe their dance is not over!!

Hey! Short answer is no, Bruce explicitly makes sure Joker can escape:

-- Batman (2016) #100

Bruce knew Joker had the tools to disarm the bomb. Him walking away was not leaving Joker to die, but rather something else. It's Bruce asserting a change in their dynamic, a refusal to play by Joker's rules. To put it bluntly... Batman and Joker are currently going through a bit of a divorce arc in the comics. I've talked about it in another meta, linked here. That answer goes into more detail, hope it helps with clearing it up!

#I do get being sad over Bruce walking away at the end of Joker War #but with the history of these two... it's nothing. they'll inevitably bounce back #Bruce genuinely allowed for Joker's potential death in the past. this is nothing compared to DitF #anyway. to me the very appeal of this ship is how impossibly conflicted and painful it is. except it has no choice but to go on #in our Universe it's because DC will never stop writing them together unless it stops giving them money #and in their Universe it's the most bonkers kind of soulmates possible. they can't let each other die and they can't stop fighting #throwing a divorce in there has me rubbing my hands actually :)) #asks #batman #joker #batjokes #batman: joker war

[chirpsythismorning]

📝 💐 🛼 💔⏪️💭🧊🌄❤️‍🩹

I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

previous ⏪︎ now playing ⏩ next back to playlist

#stranger things #bizarre love triangle playlist #el hopper #el's pov #i was so happy when i re-listened to this alongside the lyrics when looking for songs from el's pov #'at first i was afraid. i was petrified. kept thinking i could never live without you by my side' #all season long we saw el experiencing heartache over mike and how it led to her feeling insecure as if it was all her fault #she was convinced that if mike didn't love her then she couldn't be happy #'but then i spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong and i grew strong and i learned how to get along' #el spending time away from mike at nina along with all the months of doubt prior to their fallout now having validation... #it wasn't just her loving and falling out of love with mike over the course 3 days #it was her realization that their relationship has been deteriorating for a while now and coming to terms with that in 3 days #'and so you're back from outer-space. i just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face' #this is the main line that reminds me of her brushing past mike and will in the cabin #probably a little more harsh as this song is pretty harsh in terms of the singer not being capable of seeing her ex as even a friend now #but el's earned some harshness after what just went down #that doesn't mean they'll never overcome this #it just means there is still a serious need to confront it which wont be super pretty #and then the forgiveness and acceptance can only come after that #'and you see me. somebody new. i'm not the chained up little person still in love with you' #oooooo get him! #'you think i'd crumble? you think i'd lay down and die?' #sort of reminds me of the assumptions not just mike has but also most of the audience #they think it would be impossible for mike to end things with el bc she would be so broken hearted and she doesn't deserve that #which of course she doesn't #but maybe el knows what she deserves... and it's more than what mike is able to give #'i've got all my life to live and i've got all my love to give and i'll survive. i will survive.' #she's not going to go on forever being hung up on something that wasn't what she deserved in the first place #she will survive ya'll #4x09

[basssiliskk]

I'm so tired of school ever since my PoTS became debilitating and I started using a cane and had to make my teachers & school nurse aware of my condition like half of my teachers talk to me like a wounded animal and it makes me sick to my stomach

please don't talk to disabled people like they're fragile or in their final days all the time. i know personally it makes me really uncomfortable bc i'm just a legal adult trying to get through the day like everyone else i don't need baby talked or looked at with sympathy. i know.

#they'll have this like fearful wide-eyed sympathetic look with their hand on their chest while they ask if you're okay and need anything #like maybe an excedrin for the migraines but you can't pass out pills so our business is over here #it makes me so mad when it's been weeks of this and they still treat me like that. no i will not be getting better #it's a chronic illness. #it's none of your business unless i need to leave to go to the nurse or something. so stop asking about it. #that and the kids whispering behind my back saying i'm faking needing my cane bc my legs clearly work #when really i use it for balance bc my pulse issues make me too dizzy to walk alone #make me not want to go to school at all #vent #basilspeakss

[angelsdean]

oh my god i NEED someone to gif this moment where they're joking abt pitching the spn puppet show to warner bros and misha goes "and they're still in development" and then these screencaps are when jensen goes, "and *i* got the deal" (clearly referring to the prequel) and then he starts laughing and looks over at misha knowingly while j*red chuckles awkwardly and then jensen mouths "it's true" and gives j*red another side-eye............god.

#it's so weird bc they'll have these civil to borderline friendly moments and then something like this will happen #where it's like. ok jensen is absolutely throwing shade #or j*red will act stupid and annoying and jensen is just. not amused #also the way the vibe shifted completely when j*red walked on stage like they all sorta fell back into their 'roles' #spn con #vic.txt

[softquietsteadylove]

We definitely need more Thenamesh presidency AU!

Would you write more? Maybe Thena has to do an interview and the interviewer is a bit too friendly and asks her some subtile weird questions and basically undresses her with his eyes? Let Gil step in and protect his girlfriend in the most professional way? 😄

Thank you! Keep up your amazing work! ❤️

"Thank you for joining me, Madam President."

Thena smiled, nodding courteously but quiet thus far. Not only did she have to be careful of every single word she said these days, but she couldn't afford to get tired and run low on energy part way through the possibly lengthy interview.

"The rumours are true," her interviewer smiled, and that was always a dangerous start to a sentence. He tilted his head at her, "you are as beautiful as you are intimidating."

Gil looked up from Thena's schedule in his hand.

Thena tilted her head, though, "is that part of the question."

Eros laughed, "no, you're right it's off the record. Call it an attempt to get to know you?"

"I believe that is what the interview will be for."

Again, Eros took no offense to what would be a dry response to some and a defensive remark to most. He laughed, letting it roll off of him. He was renowned for his good nature, as well as being so young for the field of very serious televised journalism. He was popular with younger viewers for his looks.

They needed this interview to secure the young vote--the key to real, effective positive change.

"Yes ma'am, I am very honoured to have the opportunity, let it be said," Eros sat up a little straighter, almost like a professional interviewing the president. He had a dry kind of tone, his words somewhat running together.

"Your show is quite popular," Thena began her part of the battle (Sersi had advised her not to call it that). She had to meet him toe to toe so he didn't twist anything out of her, nor get the chance to misrepresent anything. "My people were happy to arrange the interview."

Kingo had told her that they had to do well with Eros if they wanted any relevance with young people beyond being known as the era of betrayal.

"Careful not to flatter me, ma'am," Eros continued to schmooze as if they were having drinks at a work conference as opposed to meeting in a secure location for journalistic purposes. He ran a hand through his hair. "I am prone to ego."

"A privilege few can afford."

"I believe you could be afforded anything," he tilted his head, his eyes drifting over her for just a second.

Thena shifted in her chair. Her hands were clasped together, because it was safer than having them loose enough to fidget and betray micro-expressions for her.

Gil cleared his throat off to the side, motioning for things to keep moving for the sake of time. He was frowning.

"So, Madam President," Eros began a proper question as if he hadn't been blatantly flirting with her - the most powerful woman in the country - seconds ago. "You have arrived to a rather precarious position."

Finally the interview began in earnest. Gil drifted around the edges of it, of course asked to keep his presence to a minimum, but permitted to stay in Thena's proximity, as was her security.

A few things were off limits--the direct mention of Ikaris' vacated position, the status of the staff investigations after his betrayal, suspects, that kind of thing. Although the ramifications of such things were technically fair game.

There were two cameras set up strategically on tripods. Eros' show would use edited footage of the interview, which would be subject to their review for security reasons. Gil mostly stayed behind Thena's shoulder, out of the frame, keeping his eyes on the popular show host.

"Now, I would like to ask," Eros looked up from his dossier of questions and points to bring up. He had done so a few times already and every time he did, the tone of the interview would...shift. "And this can be off the record, if you like."

Gil rolled his eyes.

"But it must be said that this is the first time an unmarried woman has come to power as you have." There it was. Gil shook his head faintly, although it seemed Eros was done taking his silent direction. "Does this affect the office you keep, in any way?"

"Why would it?" Thena asked flatly, not only not dignifying his question but also answering the real point of it. "No one in the cabinet minds if I am married or not, only if I can do the job of serving our country."

"So would you say you're on the market?"

Gil snapped Thena's schedule closed, as loudly as he could but not nearly as loudly as he would like. Eros looked up at him; he swiped his hand across his throat, telling him to cut it.

Eros barely acknowledged being told to back off but leaned back in his chair again. Of course doing so gave him another opportunity to run his eyes over Thena.

She was wearing a light grey pantsuit, but the way he was looking at her certainly seemed as if she were half dressed.

"Perhaps we should take five," Eros suggested in a much more - and perhaps falsely - amiable tone. He uncrossed his legs and stood with his dossier in hand. "I am happy to fetch you some water, ma'am."

Gil held out his hand for Thena to hold as she stood. "No outside food or drink--thank you."

The 'thank you' really was an afterthought.

"Of course," Eros nodded, giving his most charming smile. "I shall return in a moment, then."

Security both let him out and followed him as an escort. Such was the requirement of being alone in a room with Madam President herself.

Thena sighed, accepting the water bottle Gil himself was holding, "how long is this?"

"Probably another hour," he chuckled, speaking quietly as they hovered together. "You're doing great so far. You haven't even told him to go fuck himself."

Thena let out a quiet laugh against her hand, but it was certainly real. A few of the security team laughed too (those close enough to them to hear it).

Gil angled his shoulder for her, getting as close as they could afford when not totally alone. Although it didn't stop his eyes from being a little too soft when he looked at her. "Just a little more. I'm right here if you need me."

Thena's eyes weren't much better at keeping their monumental secret. "Thank you, as always."

Gil chuckled, taking the water bottle from her, "you know there's no need."

Her hand brushed against his on the way, "still."

A knock on the door signalled that their guest was back.

Thena sighed but let Gil hold her hand as she sat down again. He leaned down to her ear, "I'm gonna kill him if he asks you about being single again."

Thena laughed, although she couldn't reply. She gave his hand one more little squeeze, prepared to delve back into their work.

"Come in," Gil announced, although he stayed at the edge of Thena's chair. Eros nodded to him as he walked back into the room and to his own seat. Gil kept his eye on him, "limit personal questions going forward."

It was a very straightforward statement, and one that could be expected from her personal attache. No one would necessarily suspect it was her boyfriend telling this clown to stop hitting on her in front of him.

#Thenamesh President AU #I'm so glad people liked this! #a little forbidden relationship is always zesty #Gil has to watch this idiot try to flirt with the president #and much worse: his girlfriend Thena #Thena both is surprised and isn't #Eros is a little more forward than she would have expected but also he's asking in such a way and being just pushy enough #she can't really accuse him of misconduct because it happens too fast and too lightly #Gil says I can and tells him that he's going to act inappropriately they'll take Thena and walk out right now #Eros plays dumb #who's inappropriate??? #but Gil gives him a look and he's like okay this guy will fight me in the parking lot #the rest of the interview goes well #Eros stands to shake her hand which she allows #Gil sees the hint of him turning her hand over to kiss the back of it #he springs into action and pulls her back to whisper in her ear #scheduling...or something #no one kisses any part of Thena but him! #or another political dignitary if it's polite in their cultural custom #BUT THAT'S IT

[rotisseries]

my graduation is looking like it's halfway to being a family reunion for some reason 😭😭😭 I am loved etc etc yay but also lmfaoooo

#very good portion of my dad's side of the family is coming down for it apparently lol #only people who aren't are my cousins. which makes sense cause they'll all be also graduating or just still in school at the time #but my mom's side of the family is already here in florida so they'll be coming and then my grandparents on my dad's side will be here #and the child free aunt and uncle too like ok we're getting the band back together!! apparently #just funny like oh everybody? did they want to see the new pool we have be honest #this is probably funny to me though cause I can't see the appeal of my own graduation #like you're gonna watch some people make some speeches at least one teenager is gonna have a really bad short performance #and then you'll watch me walk across a stage for a piece of paper. yayyyyyy

[justablah56]

oh my FUCKING shit , I am about to absolutely fucking *punt* this group of boys in my sign language class holy fucking hell .

#just blahs #okay this may just be bcs i havent ever really seen ableism irl #but legitimately what the fuck #the teacher for my sign class is completly deaf right ? and there's these three guys in the back corner who are literally just . #the single most offensive people i have ever had the displeasure to exist in the same space as #the teacher will teach us smthin about deaf culture and they'll fully just be like 'oh haha why don't they just say it ?' #or today ??? as soon as shes not looking at them theyll just yell insults at her . #and then obviously *she can't hear them bcs shes **deaf*** and one of em will do the dumb highschool boy laugh like 'haha yell it louder' #aND IM LITERALLY ABOUT TO CHUCK MY PENCIL AT THESE ABLELIST PEICES OF SHIT #or theyll mock the way she talks or theyll just blatantly ignore what shes trying to teach #and my friend who knows a bit of sign bcs her dads deaf was obv fast at spelling her name and one of em calls her a tryhard #because shes actually putting effort into this class . #like literally what the hell is wrong with you . this isnt a required class . you *chose* to be here so shut the fuck up #and i dont even know what the proper thing to do here is . like . do i tell the teacher those boys over there are being dicks ? #do i just walk my 5'0 ass all the way across the class to smack them upside the hesd ? #do i throw the pencil at them ? #i dont know what im supposed to do here but FUCK im so pissed off about this #im literally just trying to learn this language and they are making it so difficult bcs every other minute theyre over there yelling #fucking hell #ableism #anyways .

[youjustwaitsunshine]

50k estemick best friends to lovers yacht holiday on my table by tomorrow please

#listen. That's not a big yacht for 4-5 people bedroom wise. #theres only one bed... maybe they'll have to share. #maybe estevan wakes up one night because of some noises and mick isn't in bed so he walks outside and mick is lying outside looking up #and esteban lays down next to him amd they look at the stars together for a while #and somehow their hands end up entwined and even somehower theyre suddenly kissing #and they walk back to their shared bed hand in hand and go to sleep again hand in hand #what happens the next morning? nobody knowssssss? something good? nothing good? will they talk?

[wilde-shit-posting]

I swear to God if I miss my playwriting class's reenactment of The Importance of Being Earnest because I have fucking covid (probably from living in a hotel for a month) I'm going to cry.

#this is actually a little bit genuine #i don't think they'll let me miss it #see i know im not the center of the world but i am the one presenting TIOBE and directing this whole operation #and being the center of the world and a director are almost the same thing #adventures in playwriting #the importance of being earnest #tiobe #I've had such a wild 24 hours. last night i got cussed out by a drunk lady and the manager here had to pull the tapes #like if you are scared of me walking outside with my dog maybe don't loiter near the back door at 11 o'clock at night #the door is public domain #my dog didn't even touch this lady

[basuralindo]

there are some things about entomology you learn through research and some that you learn from practical experience such as the ability to differentiate spider species or at least ballpark genus by their webs mostly from walking into them every fucking day and night of your life.

#thelacantha are a totally harmless menace but holy shit are they fucking AMBITIOUS weavers #these little shits will spin a web across an entire walkway. get it destroyed when you walk through #and by the time you come back from the bathroom they've got more webs waiting #they will put a web from the top of a tree to the hood of your car. every night #thelacantha don't build a new web every day they build one every 20 minutes #because they don't believe in hiding in a corner where they get left alone #they figure might as well find the biggest open space they can sling a web across #and whether they catch flies or humans they'll cross that bridge when they come to it #but yeah they aren't the only species around making webs #but at this point I can tell by thickness and texture of the web whether I should be worried about it ending up on my face or not #shoutout to spinyback spiders for sheer tenacity and engineering though #them little shits are the heaviest stockiest spiders out and they're managing to fling themselves across 6 foot gaps for webs #I've even seen them use broken branches as weights to hold the bottom of the web in place so they could hang it in midair #truly the dwarves of spiders #I'm not exaggerating about webs the size of me all over the deck and walkways though #trash talk #bugs cw #spiders cw

[screamingay]

does anyone else think it's bullshit that i keep getting scheduled for 8 hour 11-7 shifts instead of my usual 7 hour 7-2 and i don't even get paid for the full extra hour because the evening shift workers ALWAYS leave like a half hour early?? im never allowed to leave early on 7-2s in fact i usually end up leaving kinda late bc they're always saying we have to finish everything before we leave. but the evening shift never finishes everything before they leave!! every time i come in for a 7-2 i find so much shit unfinished bc the fucking 4 or 5 hour 2/3-7 shift people don't even bother staying until 7 to finish up and apparently management is fine with this?? and whenever i'm there until 7 they pressure everyone to close up by 6:30 so they can go home sooner but i dont fucking care abt that! they automatically take a half hour unpaid lunch out of my timesheet anyway so that plus the leaving early means i don't even get paid much more than i would on my usual shift. and the 11-7 is the worst shift too they keep putting more responsibilities on that one person which somehow also makes it harder for everyone else bc the 11-7 cant help as much. cant fucking wait to hit my one year there so i can finally job hunt again and hopefully find a place that at least gives me time to sit down and eat lunch while im not getting paid. smh

#i try not to complain too much abt this job bc compared to any other food job it's heaven especially fast food #and i do enjoy some aspects of it #but they rlly have created an environment where they'll scold u for not taking ur legally mandated breaks but then make u take 5 minutes #out of ur break time to walk all the way to the breakroom and also the only time u have a chance to take it theres no food available #bc it's in between meals and theyve already put everything away #and u have to walk all the way back to clock back in of course. and if u do actually do all that ur poor coworker is left to work the #2 person job alone for a full half hour which sucks #so i always end up letting them take the automatic half hour out of my paycheck and working through it or just eating some chips #for 5 minutes and getting back to it bc the alternative is just. worse #they also seem to encourage working off the clock here which i have never and will never condone. one time i implied that it was crazy to #expect us to clock out on time and keep working until the job was actually finished and the cook looked at me like i had 2 heads #and half the ppl there are like her theyve just accepted that this is the best theyre gonna get and theyve already put so many years into #this company or facility or whatever and it's heartbreaking but also snap out of it!!!!! #if u read all this mwah mwah im kissing u on both cheeks ty

[bitegore]

also dear god i may need to start asking commissioners if it's okay to post wip screenshots because MY GOD this piece is coming out COOL AS HELL

#red rambles #fucking delighted with the lighting and im having a ton of fun on colors #thank you weird little cafe i went to yesterday for hitting me with the focus beam. i will be going back tomorrow with my family if i can #swing it. dad was busy today though #it was an expensive as hell place and it opens at 6pm but also they had a fantastic gf chocolate cake and delicious coffee and the ambiance #was excellent. its a bit of a perilous walk though so im not looking forward to dragging my brother on it #let alone my father #they can all definitely manage it i just dont think they'll enjoy running across Kill Pedestrian Highway with me