#Ill be honest the direct was ok

[raisedbythetv89]

The writers I think mostly completely by accident with the assistance of James charming his way into becoming a main character created the perfect storm to ensure people who love spike would reach absolute peak levels of being completely obsessively deranged about him forever

Season 2:

He’s a punk rock villain with killer cheekbones, enchanting eyes, and an absolutely DEVILISH smile - who’s an incredibly dedicated and dangerous fighter who specifically seeks out challenging fights he’s not guaranteed to win (brave and reckless - normally traits seen in heroes) hates everyone except his mentally ill physically sick wife (the statistics of men who leave their wives when they get sick in the US is horrifying like nurses literally have to warn married women who get sick it happens so often) who he’s hopelessly devoted to and unbelievably soft with and always listens to her while also exuding a psychotic amount of sex appeal and is just F U N he loves being a vampire and he loves fighting and it makes it so much fun for the audience. While still showing how much he respects and admires his enemy for her skill, strength, resourcefulness, and intelligence - NEVER underestimating her just because she’s a tiny blonde girl - and instead of destroying the world for love he SAVES the world for love - a villain doing good to get the love of his life back who essentially dumped him for her ex????????? D E V O T E D and shockingly extremely trustworthy??? And has amazing chemistry with our heroine and is there for a pivotal moment in her life and is the only one there for her when she has no one else????? *enemies to lovers girlies ENTER THE CHAT*

Season 3:

He shows he fucking MEANS IT when he says Dru is the love of his life when he shows up in Sunnydale because he blames Angel not Buffy or Drusilla but the man actually responsible for all their problems and he is the most pathetic mess we’ve ever SEEN!!!! He’s crying and drunk all the time and he’s so sad he goes to Buffy’s mom TO TALK 💀😭 our pathetic sensitive little self admitted lover boy who KNOWS he’s love’s bitch and he won’t be pretending he’s anything otherwise who shows how clearly he sees and understands other people and the depths of his emotional intelligence so much so Buffy herself admits she can’t fool Spike she can fool her friends BUT NOT SPIKE OR HERSELF EXCUSE ME MA’AM WHAT???????

AND Spike doesn’t just uselessly MOPE forever he gets some perspective and is like I know what I’m gonna do to her back and I’m gonna go do that now! 😁👍🏻 showing he never stays down for long and is always gonna get back up to keep fighting for his love while BOTH he and Buffy still honor the truce even though he’s broken it by coming back??? While Buffy’s all “I violently dislike you” YEAH OK GIRL WHATEVER YOU SAY *enemies to lovers girlies chomping at the bit intensifies*

Season 4:

CLEARLY heartbroken about Drusilla (DEVOTED!!!) but it’s turned into anger and resentment directed at Harmony who how bizarre looks nothing like Drusilla but A LOT like Buffy…… hmmmmmmmmmmmmm HOW INTERESTING *enemies to lovers girlies are vibrating with anticipation that turns into a full blown combustion when something blue happens*

Spike doesn’t pretend to love Harmony in order to get what he wants from her (shown in direct contrast to Parker) he’s ironically very honest despite being a villain - he’s showing he’s STILL loyal to Drusilla in ONLY loving her even after she’s dumped him... again!

We see Spike treat Buffy the EXACT same way he treated Drusilla during something blue reaffirming THIS IS HOW THIS MAN LOVES WHEN HE LOVES YOU. He’s extremely affectionate, helpful, protective, caring - D E V O T E D - and is truly just the most certified lover boy we’ve ever fucking seen

Season 5:

SURPRISE HE’S SECRETLY A LOVESICK MAMA’S BOY POET AT HEART UNDERNEATH THE BAD BOY PERSONA AND A PROTECTIVE BIG BROTHER AND NOW BUFFY AND HER FAMILY’S MOST LOYAL DEFENDER AND IS WILLING TO DIE NOT JUST FOR BUFFY BUT FOR ALL THE SUMMERS WOMEN AND HE KNOWS AND SEES BUFFY SO DEEPLY AND INTIMATELY AND CAN HOLD SPACE FOR HER PAIN LIKE NO ON ELSE CAN AND SHOWS THE DEVOTION THAT ONCE BELONGED TO DRUSILLA NOW BELONGS TO BUFFY AND IT IS GOING NOWHERE EVEN WHEN SHE DIES AND WE'VE SEEN IN HIM CRY BEFORE BUT NEVER HAVE WE SEEN HIM BREAK DOWN LIKE HE DOES AT THE SIGHT OF BUFFY'S BODY!!!!!!!!!!!

*all of us screaming, crying, throwing up, climbing the walls and generally just losing our minds*

Season 6:

No soul, his love is so great for Buffy as is his loyalty and devotion to her, he now helps all of his dead love’s friends fight evil and is raising her sister and dreams of saving her every night for 148 nights 🤚🏻😭 don’t even fucking talk to me I can’t take it

Forgive the absolute 180 in tone change here:

Dick game is FIRE - his touch is the only thing that makes Buffy feel alive AND SHE WAS IN HEAVEN BRO SHE KNOWS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE IN HEAVEN AND SPIKE IS THE ONLY THING KEEPING HER GOING like damn girl yes YOU FUCK THAT HOUSE DOWN!!! Also he is now just naked 50% of the time just to drive us all even FURTHER out of our minds and somehow has just gotten even hotter as the seasons have gone on like this is what’s been hiding under the leather jacket all this time! Enjoy!

And THE MOST unintended consequence of jw’s vindictive writing:

SPITE

He clearly didn’t want us to love Spike and tried to manipulate us into hating him in such a blatant and clumsy ooc attempt all that did was weed out the weakest amongst the Spuffy/Spike fans until all that remained were us:

The most devoted and stubborn fans who REFUSED to have the thing they loved ruined or taken away from us and were smart enough to see through his bullshit manipulation attempt in the first place.

Genuinely they created the equivalent of supersoilder strength level fans with this absolutely lethal combination of events 💀

AND THEN as if all that wasn't enough he goes and gets his soul on purpose for Buffy so he can be the man she deserves and she can love him without hating herself for loving him despite the immense pain it will cause him which is the most selfless thing we have ever seen anyone do for Buffy only to be topped when he sacrifices himself to destroy the hellmouth, save the world and free her from Sunnydale!!! Plus ya know once he gets the soul even though he did it for her he never tries to use that as leverage to get anything from her like he truly expects nothing from her at all but still wants to help her and James delivers the most devastating performances we've ever fucking seen, finally tells her friends off which has needed to happen for 5 seasons, the "you're the one speech" him being a dad to all the potentials with Buffy giving us supernatural parent core who made it through their rough patch with their first kid in season 6 with Dawn and now are just the beautiful team with their found family and Buffy finally has someone who can truly carry her burdens with her and just all the tenderness and devotion they both deserve after so many years of pain and fighting. Basically giving the audience the message that even if you have a metric ton of pain and trauma there are people out there who see you and understand you and there is a chance for you to heal both together and separately to build your own version of a more normal and stable life. It's a message of such hope and I personally know several people, including myself who watched what Spike and Buffy have and it inspired us to look at the relationships we were in and realize we deserved SO MUCH MORE than what we were getting and in my case it turned out I was being emotionally abused and manipulated that entire time!! Much like Buffy was by both Riley and Angel. So it isn't an exaggeration to say Spuffy saved my life in a lot of ways both in being there for me at such a dark time and helping me draw a map of how to get out. Not to mention loving them in fandom spaces has helped me connect with so many people just like me who share very similar experiences and have helped me feel so much less alone and has helped me heal in so many ways 🖤

Spuffies get "hOw cAn yOu liKe sPiKe aFtEr wHaT hE dId" all the fucking time and truly the better question is how can you NOT like Spike???? HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION AT ALL??? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT GOOD RELATIONSHIPS NEED TO WORK?? BECAUSE AT THEIR CORE SPUFFY HAS THEM ALL!

It's jw writing so NOTHING will escape his toxic bullshit but Spike - because he was hated by jw for so long - so much of the time when he tried to make Spike less popular he just kept making him better and more complex and more and more targeted to the female gaze which is exactly why he snapped and made the choices he literally forced everyone else to go along with despite their protests with that scene to make it the most traumatizing scene in all of Buffy history not just for the audience but for the actors as well because yes it is incredibly horrific and upsetting to watch (which is why I skip it on rewatches) but I still am able to see if for what it is which is a narcissist lashing out at people he hates because he hasn't been able to control them and too bad for him I refuse to be manipulated by his bullshit so it failed completely and made so many of us that much more stubbornly protective of Spike and his and Buffy's relationship not just from other fans but from the creator himself 🙃🖕🏻like he basically just trauma bonded us to Spike and Buffy which has led to the creation of one of the most devoted, loyal, intelligent fanbases who is absolutely unhinged (affectionate) with their love of this character and his relationship which is why we are all still creating and writing about this character 25 year later and show absolutely zero signs of slowing down or stopping 💀

#spuffy #spike btvs #meta #btvs meta #spike and buffy meta #spike btvs meta #spuffy meta #also every spuffy I know shares so much life experiences and personality traits with buffy herself like we are often making choices #and judgements about the narrative from the perspective of buffy herself & we’re all picking spike #so many people who pick other love interests truly so often rarely see buffy for who she is either #if you don’t get spuffy you don’t truly understand buffy herself

[wistfulrat]

・❥・lesbian wangxian reccs ・❥・

ao3topships poll gate made me realize there are hundreds nay thousands of u who dont know abt lesbian wangxian ?? that’s so sad can i proselytize u real quick

mimilamp cinematic universe (the ppl’s mcu) sorry for starting this list with a whole author catalog. as if it's my fault!! these gave me covid. no listen mimilamp fics have feverish lesbian angst levels of hot horny despair that could paralyze a large forest animal. and on a sentence level it's just stunning. messy dykes fumbling toward love confessions while making emotionally insane choices and the sex scenes fuckn bang ??? god is real

good, good - 13.5k E Wei Ying has two broken wrists and now she needs Lan Zhan to help her do stuff (jerk off)

here’s a story - 46k E Wei Ying reluctantly joins her recently-dumped best friend, Lan Zhan, on a couples' holiday retreat. Snow! Drinks! Truth or dare! There's a s-s-s-single bed! You'll never guess what happens next.

out of your system - 20k E “Maybe you should get me out of your system,” Wei Ying blurts. “Maybe that’ll help.” // Wei Ying finds out her best friend Lan Zhan is in love with her and offers a really super solution.

exposure therapy - 14k E Wei Ying clambered up from the floor, put the joint on the corner of the night stand, announced, “Exposure therapy,” and got into Lan Zhan’s bed. // Lan Zhan doesn't like to be touched, Wei Ying likes to touch.

know no one else - 20k E Lan Zhan moves out, Wei Ying's boyfriend moves in. Six months later, Lan Zhan visits, they go to a party, and Wei Ying has something to tell her.

74243 this author should be studied in a lab bc these 2 fics ruined my life. a pulitzer prize short fic with immaculate tone followed by the fuck nastiest shit you will ever read. "wei ying swipes right" still a top 3 bar of all time re: fic summaries. like people died.

chef’s kiss - 6.5k E Wei Ying said, “You know, in some ways I’m kind of depressed. I took your biggest dick on my first try. Now I don’t have anything to build up to.” “There are bigger ones available,” Lan Zhan said lazily. “I can pay for express shipping.” // (Lan Zhan works the late shift.)

pull out game weak - 22.7k E Wei Ying swipes right.

plonk this is the only fic in many ways. dyke nmj's mustache academy award winning breakout role. possessive hot dyke lwj. the sentence "don't knot her you freak." have u ever seen a group chat get rabies in real time. the slut rot breached containment. it was a public health crisis. it brought back horny cinema. cultural reset.

good friends - 11.5k E “I could invite her over for when the game’s done,” Nie Mingjue offers. Lan Zhan hums, considering it. They do that sometimes. Take omegas down together.

occultings will i ever get tired of -wwx thinks she's straight and wants to practice being gay with sadsack lwj who is like sure im in love with u and this will cause me psychic damage but mayhaps that's the cost of being homiesexual--? no i dont get tired of the classics it's called taste

give me one good honest kiss - 25k E The text keeps flashing over and over in Lan Zhan's head like the bulb lights on a marquee. They’d been talking about homework directly before that, swapping notes on music theory in the baroque period. Then, like a fork of lightning out of a clear blue sky: wanna practice kissing? 😚 // Wei Ying suggests an arrangement. Lan Zhan, in love, deals.

saltyfeathers ok so like sure it's ill advised to get your cartilage pierced at claire's but if you wanted the experience of participating in deranged hysteric behavior that kinda bangs in a badgood way? well then.

the mall that has it all - 8k E She introduced herself in the food court, breathless after sprinting across it in Lan Zhan’s direction and vaulting over a table only to crash into the seat across from her, ask, “Can I have a sip?”, spring forward with both elbows on the table to wrap her burgundy lips around Lan Zhan’s smoothie straw, wrinkle her nose, and say, “What is that, kale? Not really my thing, as like, a mall goth. Oh!” A pleased, chaotic exhale. “My name’s Wei Ying.” Lan Zhan said, after taking a moment to fully process the last forty-five seconds, “What?” or; mall goth au

#just thought abt mimilamp “baby are you happy” and almost walked into traffic #wangxian fic rec #lesbian wangxian #mdzs #the untamed #cql #femslash #wlw wangxian #mimilamp #74243 #plonk #occultings #saltyfeathers

[dear-ao3]

saphs song prompt challenge

ring in the new year with me and a silly challenge. any fandom, any genre. only rule is that you must use the song to inspire the fic. multi chap, one shot all are welcome. do as many or as little as you want, on time or not! doesnt matter to me. most fall into the angst/hurt comfort genre because that's what i write best but i threw in some other more happy ones

theres a collection link on ao3 for them here

all of these songs are some of my favorites to write to/about and i wanted to share :)

on each day of the month ill post some of my favorite lines/a bit of analysis of each song if anyone needs a bit of inspiration. happy writing everyone

the songs:

jan 1: quite miss home by james arthur

jan 2: lonely eyes by lauv

jan 3: dear reader by taylor swift

jan 4: my friends toyota by asiris

jan 5: montana by mikey ferrari

jan 6: girl on the internet by knox

jan 7: 3 am by matchbox 20

jan 8: jet pack blues by fall out boy

jan 9: love u like that by lauv

jan 10: line without a hook by ricky montgomery

jan 11: who says you can't go home by bon jovi

jan 12: just to hear you say that you love me by faith hill

jan 13: honest by the chainsmokers

jan 14: two by sleeping at last

jan 15: i hate your friends by alex cole

jan 16: safe inside by james arthur

jan 17: all i want by kodaline

jan 18: almost lover by a fine frenzy

jan 19: stick season by noah kahan

jan 20: if i could fly by one direction

jan 21: what am i by why don't we

jan 22: falling slowly from once

jan 23: the night we met by lord huron

jan 24: roaring 20s by panic! at the disco

jan 25: wonder by shawn mendes

jan 26: best years by 5 seconds of summer

jan 27: one way ticket by one ok rock

jan 28: falling by harry styles

jan 29: give me love by ed sheeran

jan 30: illicit affairs by taylor swift

jan 31: shallow by lady gaga and bradley cooper

#not a tag #from saph #ao3 #song prompt

[cluelylikesporn]

Hii so this is somewhat my first time doing a request so I’m sorry if it sucks or sum 😭😭 Could you do Mike schmidt x babysitter! reader? Where Abby teases the reader in front of Mike for having a crush on him? srry if it doesn’t make sense or sound like sum interesting I just thought it would be cute 😭

RAHHH first of all thank you for your suggestion!!

second, its legit so cute wtff😭 dont even say it sucks

ALSO DISCLAIMER I KNOW IVE BEEN SAYING ILL POST FOR LIKE FUCKING 5 MONTHS AND THE FNAF SHIT HAS DIED DOWN BUT GUYSSS CMONN COME BACK

Im a lazy cunt😭

word count:

mike shmidt x babysitter!reader !!

gender neutral reader (correct me if i fuck it up)

mentions of y/n. literally once.

word count: 637

I WROTE THIS AT 2AM FORGIVE ANY MISTAKES OK GOODNIGHT

mike walked inside after his first shift at freddy’s, slightly rattled by the dream he had.. but glad to be home to finally get some freaking sleep.

when the door opened, he was BLESSED by the sight of you. abbys babysitter. if he had maybe a drop of self respect or confidence he could ask you out, maybe even date. but lets be honest hes a complete wuss and his best excuse is “not wanting to ruin the thing they had now” which was an occasional awkward exchange of the same 5 phrases such as “hello, good morning, how are you? im ok. how are you? good, hows abby? good. good.” and then a super awkward silence. but in the recent days, when he still worked at the mall he and you actually had nice conversations that didnt feel forced. mike had hope yet.

“hey, y/n.” he said as he put his keys down, observing abby as she swung her feet in excitement from the table, watching you as you made her pancakes.

“hi mike !” you say, turning to him slightly and cracking a smile before you looked away to put the pancakes on a plate and pass them to abby. luckily you looked away when you did because your eye contact was enough to make mike look like a tomato. “i hope you dont mind i made pancakes, if you want some, theres a little more i was gonna put away !” you said, reaching for a plate. “im ok, thanks. and dont worry about it.” he said, sitting next to abby who was looking between him and you, plotting an evil, DEVIOUS, horrid plan with a grin comparable to the cheshire cat. mike gave abby a terrified look as he began regretting even MENTIONING the idea of you in a romantic way to abby. he began mouthing pleads of her to show an ounce of mercy but she already turned to you and began to open her mouth.

“are you busy this weekend?” abby said while making direct eye contact with mike and snarfing down pancakes.

“uhm.. i dont think so? my only plans from now and the unforeseeable future is watching you so if your asking to hang out chances are ill be with you already, weirdo.” you said, as you begin washing up the dishes used to cook.

“not for me, silly! for mike!" she says innocently, batting her eyes and grinning like a madman to me.

god, ive never been more terrified by a fucking 10 year old. trying to brush off the comment of a date to a child, you piece together a response.

"uhh, if im babysitting you.. and its a weekend.. mike would be there too..!" you said awkwardly, trying to just scrub a damn pan.

"but, what if i was at a friends house?" abby added

"then i wouldnt be there." you say.

"but mikes so lonely..! he has so friends-" abby begins, before mike puts his hand on her mouth.

"abby, stop being weird- what the hell!" he says before being interrupted by abby licking his freaking hand.

"thats so unhygienic, dont do that." he says as abby giggles evilly, and you begin to speak.

"well if mikes sooo lonely, he can.. i don't know... just maybe.. ask? if i wanna hang out? because id.. say yes?" you say, looking at mike.

he blessed the skies above that you were actually confronting and he didn't have to face the awkward rejection that haunted him.

the kitchen was finally quiet for a moment, until abby break the silence.

"do it, do it, do it." she chants silently.

"would you.. wanna go out.. with me.?" mike said silently and awkwardly, cursing himself in his head for being so nervous when she literally confirmed she was down.

"sure, mike schmidt."

#five nights at freddy's #fnaf movie #fnaf #mike schmidt #fnaf mike #abby schmidt #spotify #mike schmidt x reader #fnaf fanfic #babysitter au

[lostbutincognito]

i dont follow u here but i followed u back before downsizin , but i like to come to ur blog to get other perspectives when my dash is being dramatic, and its always VERY good points abt VERY true things, like recently with wilbur - not defending him but pointing out both the fixation on him as 'evil' rather than uplifting shubble, and the subsequent dehumanization- i dont get tons of it on my dash but get enough to be glad to have somewhere with . a different perspective so I dont get stuck in the gunk of fandom . and then i saw ppl talking abt qsmp melting, so i rolled by here to see an Actual perspective instead of . the wider fandom , and its still banger points - the double standards and the very very valid question.of . who the hell are these 'higher ups' . this is quackitys smp . who is 'actually' in charge.? and i didnt hear ANYTHING abt 'we need money or qsmp will be shut down' bc that is an absolutely RANCID thing to say and im gonna go . look into where that statement is from lol to see how sugarcoated or whatever it is (if u have like a source or whatever ? like did someone stream or post ? ill hunt it down either way lol) and i cant . HELLO.... 'give us money or we shut down' WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ALL THE MONEY YOUVE BEEN MAKING? what kinda corporate hellscape bs .... uagh . why would u make a project u cant support on your own ? relying on viewers for money to keep this thing going with so many people involved? theres no way theres not enough money if this is an honest thing . ok im gonna go look at stuff but its annoying as hell ty for perspective on things my dash can be . bad abt <3

so I want to be clear this is what I was referencing:

it's not a direct 'give us money or we shut down' but I've already seen people begging Q to sell more qsmp merch so they can support the server which is exactly what I knew was going to happen lol. 'if I don't have money to cover the project the project will end' is a very sensible approach (how else do you want to run a project after all? by not paying the people lol?) but it's also a clear signal to the fanbase, fully conscious or not.

and I am not saying there's anything wrong with wanting to support the project you're passionate about as a fan! but there is something to be said about the business decisions being made in the quackland, considering there's already issues with current merch he's selling never being delivered and the fact that, well, again. if he never noticed people working for him were not compensated AND apparently he said that he's already losing money on the qsmp (I don't have direct source for this one I heard this from my friends)...well. where's the money going man. are people scamming you behind your back, are you this negligent to not know what's going on in your own companies, or are you lying to everyone to cover your own ass?

*sigh*

here's the thing. q is evidently under stupid amounts of stress and we have seen this ever since he started ghosting everyone and pivoted the qsmp from the original vision as presented to us in the beautifully animated intro video to the low quality 'hi we're a worldwide server now' announcement. we don't know why that is, despite the obvious things we can assume. and on a human level I am concerned for him. on any other level than that, well, I just have to ask WHAT IN THE FRESHEST OF HELLS WERE YOU DOING THIS WHOLE YEAR TO LET THINGS COME TO THIS YOU POOR EXCUSE OF A BUSINESSMAN.

#anonylost #also this was such a nice message wtf thank u #the quote is from q's stream tonight

[sigmabateman]

thank you so much @velvetcrowbar444 for tagging me to talk about 5 things im obsessed with at the moment!!

this got longer than i anticipated so im putting it under the cut, but for simplicity's sake i'll tag people up here: @nights-decay, @boycentriccplot, @flaming-tsunami, @sourgelatin no pressure though of course!

persona 5... ok i have to be honest ive been really reluctant to talk about this on here and its why ive been quiet the past at least week or so. no idea why. i guess cause its so different from the stuff i usually post about that i feel like, embarrassed? but i started playing persona 5 royal around may and really liked it but i didnt have the time to properly get into it until now and it has completely taken over my life entirely without me even realising. to be honest i could obsess over like a rock on the ground if i saw it at the right time in my life but hands down persona 5 is one the best if not the best game ive ever played in my life. the story is engaging, the characters are distinctive and realistic and i really really care about all of them, the gameplay is so much fun and combat is buttery fucking smooth like nothing ive ever played before, the music is top tier and what got me interested in the game in the first place, and the ART DIRECTION. it speaks for itself to be honest ESPECIALLY compared to the older games. i was shocked starting persona 4 because of how different it is to persona 5 like, persona 5 has SUCH a distinct visual identity as well as tone, themes, imagery etc it is all just so stunning and perfect and i want to live in it. but i think about it so often like literally 24/7 that i may as well be. i <3 persona 5 and i <3 YUSUKE KITAGAWA. he's definitely my favourite character and he came out of NOWHERE but hes actually everything in the world to me. one of the characters ever.

persona 4 is it a copout to say that? i did try and condense both games into one bullet point but 1. they're such a mainstay in my life right now i was struggling to think of more points and 2. it kind of lost its precision and didn't effectively convey just how personapilled i am right now. i originally wasn't gonna play 4, all i knew is that it was more difficult and less good so i thought i should stay away. but if you go anywhere persona-related on the internet (which i would warn against, the fandom is a fucking cesspit the likes of which i havent seen in a long time as an obscure-shit-enjoyer) you'll quickly run into adachi. and as a lover of men with high-pitched voices and sexypedia entries... i couldn't stay away. before even starting the game i had made a d6 and d20 with different adachis on each face so really it was just a matter of time. and you know what... it's not that bad. the graphics were a SHOCKING step down but i find the low(er) poly style really charming. the adachi model is too cute T_T whenever i see it in the game world i just wanna sit with it for ages. i wonder if i could get it like 3d printed so i could keep him on my desk with me at all times... its bad for me ! the combat is fucking clunky espeically compared to 5 and i kind of hate it but that just makes it more rewarding when i can finally stop LOL. some of the characters (especially the main few (yosuke, chie, yukiko)) took a bit to grow on me but its kind of sweet.. its like authentic.. our relationship is growing as i get to know them better... but dojima and nanako ive loved since i first set eyes on them. too cute. it makes me feel so fatherless. its like.. a lot more magnetic than i expected it to be. i love it even with all its flaws. i saw a meme about it being like twin peaks and thats kind of so real. and you know i love a murder mystery... so yeah tldr i like persona now. but its hard to talk about it on here because it is such a big fandom but not like an active one like spiderman or like good omens or whatever slightly more normal people are watching so its kind of intimidating. maybe ill get over myself, maybe ill go silent for 3 months until i get into something new. we'll see i guess LOL

my gender identity TUMBLR MOMENT I KNOW but i dont know.. ive had a lot of time to myself recently and its kind of brought things to the surface that i just didnt have time or space to think about before. turns out there was a LOT OF STUFF i was repressing without even knowing. like that tweet 'im probably nonbinary but i have a job so idrc about that rn'. i posted on instagram "gender around cis people: boy, gender around trans people: girlboy, gender by myself: computer program" and that kind of sums it up i think. can i coin like.. complicatedgender. where your answer to the question "whats your gender?" is "it's complicated..." cause thats me. its just COMPLICATED okay!!!! but my pronouns havent changed or anything so its chilllllll

going to bed at a reasonable time. i phrased that like a joke answer but its true. i downloaded pokemon sleep and now i go to bed at 11:30pm cause at 11 i get a notification saying my pokemon are sleepy and shit i gotta take care of my pokemon!! i dont even know if its doing me any good to be honest like i dont feel much better when i wake up but making myself get into bed and shut my eyes means more thinking time and to be honest my favourite activity is thinking. even if as silly as it sounds i never give myself time to do it. its playing a weirdly big role in my life rn so yeah id say im obsessed with it!!!

this asmr video. im secretly always posting about asmr so really i could just say that, but like, ASMR | The Mortician (No Talking – You're Dead) specifically is such a mainstay i can feel its influence seeping into my life like an infection. this video would actually show up in my recommended for YEARS but i never watched it. gave me a major ick for some reason. but then i got into this guys stuff and saw it again and thought id give it a go and now its like an extra limb. fuck my 3rd bullet point, this is my gender identity. i could not articulate in words what it is about the mortician that i love so much, but i really really do. i am certifiably obsessed. cant believe i made it through this whole thing without mentioning alex. but there you are. yay this was fun :D

#tag game

[chaotic-super]

Joining The Superfriends - 15

Read Joining The Superfriends on AO3 here!

Kara finds it difficult to peel herself from Lena’s side as she speaks with her friends, a mixture of reminiscing about the old times and talking about work. Either way, Kara feels the overwhelming need to be beside her, wanting to stand with her as she talks in the smooth, calming way she does.

It’s totally not because she’s jealous and feels threatened by her friends, absolutely not, that would be preposterous, she’s Supergirl for Rao’s sake. It just doesn’t make sense for her to be jealous.

She’s especially not jealous of the tall brunette that keeps leaning close to Lena so she can whisper Rao knows what into her ear. Kara wouldn’t know, she doesn’t have the balls to use her super hearing to listen in, too afraid of being scarred for life by whatever it is she’s saying.

Instead of butting in, she stands to the side, butthurt but in denial. Refusing to allow herself the pleasure of standing in Lena’s close vicinity.

Alex saunters up to her side after a while of watching her sister from a distance, rolling her eyes at the way Kara is acting. “Hey, you. What’re you doing exactly?”

“I’m supervising.”

“Supervising Lena catching up with her friends and bringing them up to speed? Why would you need to do that?” Alex barely contains her smirk but Kara wouldn’t know even if she was being obvious about it because her eyes haven’t left Lena the whole time.

Kara doesn’t answer for a minute and Alex can see the way Kara’s face scrunches, a little crinkle forming between her eyebrows, as she tries to think of a reasonable excuse, settling for a half-assed one when she can’t come up with a decent one. “They’re still strangers.”

“So was Lena. J’onn has already checked them out and they have no ill intentions. You’re looming, come on, Kelly and Esme making a mess of J’onn’s kitchen in the form of baking cookies and I’m sure Aunt Kara will be of more use there than in here.”

“Are you trying to convince me by using my niece to bribe me?”

Alex folds her arms, eyebrows raising as she answers. “No, I’m using your niece and the prospect of cookies, now go, I think you’re freaking the nerd crew out.”

“Don’t call them that, Lena’s not a nerd.” Kara finally looks at Alex, noting the smug look across her face instantly and looking away again quickly with a scoff. “You’re being mean. I’m going to see my niece, not because you told me to but because she’s nicer company.”

“Whatever you say.” Alex follows behind her, smiling widely with her chest puffed out in pride.

Kara’s still not admitting that she’s maybe a little bit, maybe, definitely jealous but who needs to be honest when you can sit in denial for as long as you need?

She beams at the sight of Esme in the kitchen, standing on a little stool so she can plop little portions of cookie dough on a baking tray, Kelly standing beside her helping her and directing her away from trying to make one ginormous cookie, not that Kara would be opposed to that.

“Hey, look! It’s the world’s next master baker at work!” Kara calls out from the doorway.

“Aunt Kara! Come make cookies!”

Kara smiles at her excitable niece as she holds up her little hands covered in cookie dough. “It looks like you’ve got it covered, I think I’d best just watch you work your magic, I wouldn’t want to mess up your masterpieces.”

“Ok!” Esme agrees instantly, a wide toothy smile across her face that both Kara and Kelly can’t help but replicate.

She leans against the doorframe, watching on while Kelly directs Esme over to the sink once the cookies are in the oven. “Wash your hands and then we can clean up some of this mess.”

It’s relaxing, watching the carefree way Esme flits around the room at the instruction of her mother, putting bowls and spoons away where they belong as Kelly washes them.

“What’s got you in a funk?” Kelly asks her after a few minutes of her just standing there wordlessly.

Kara presses her lips together. “It’s stupid, it doesn’t matter.”

“Clearly it does because you’re pouting.” Kelly sends her a half smile to try and comfort her and hopefully coax a little more information out of her suddenly tight-lipped sister-in-law. 

Folding her arms and letting her eyes drift to the floor, Kara swallows the lump in her throat. She opens her mouth to speak but she can’t find the right words to admit to what she’s feeling without actually admitting what she’s actually feeling.

Kelly waits patiently for an answer, busying herself with keeping an eye on Esme while she waits for Kara to figure out what she’s feeling.

“I’m trying to give Lena some space,” Kara says eventually, settling with the vague statement and hoping that Kelly can infer the rest without her having to say anything else.

“And is that because you’re respecting her relationships with her friends or because you don’t like that they are really attractive.”

Kara sniffs indignantly, not appreciating how easily Kelly just called her out. “I like them.”

“Do you want to try that again with a little more feeling this time?” Kelly tries to hold back her snicker.

“I came in here to avoid the fifth degree from Alex, can you try not to bully me?”

“I could but why would I let you stew in your repressed feelings when I can help you?”

“I don’t like the way your help feels.”

“Well, you’re getting it anyway.” Kelly’s face turns from smug to kind in an instant. It freaks Kara out a little how quickly she’s able to do that. Kelly turns to Esme before addressing Kara again though. “Esme? Will you go find your mommy? I bet she’ll colour with you if you ask her to.”

That’s all the convincing the little angel needs to be running out of the room in search of Alex, leaving Kelly and Kara alone.

Kara debates running out of the kitchen alongside her but she’d just end up being interrogated by Alex out there if she does so she’s going to be forced into a confession either way and well, Kelly will make fun of her a lot less than Alex will so she’s the better option.

“Alright, fine, psychoanalyse me.” Kara huffs once Esme is out of sight, already on her way to getting Alex to colour with her.

Kelly leans into one of the counters, her hip pressing into the side. “I don’t want to psychoanalyse you, Kara, I want to help you.”

“There’s nothing to help with.”

“I know you don’t believe that and just for the record, I don’t either.” Kelly doesn’t let her break eye contact, knowing that Kara is less likely to try and weasel her way out or lie when they have their eyes locked.

Kara’s lips press together tightly before twisting to one side, just for a second, and then she speaks. “I’m not a jealous person and I don’t want to be one either.”

“Everyone gets jealous from time to time, Kara.”

“Well, now isn’t the time. Everything that’s happening is really serious and I can’t let myself be distracted by silly feelings like that when we have so much going on. It’s the last thing that Lena needs too, she doesn’t want me to be pining after her and watching her friends because you’re right, they are really attractive and I don’t like that they are because I haven’t even had a chance to take Lena out yet and they have all this history I can’t even compete with.”

Kelly blinks. Kara just hit her with a rambling mess of information that she needs to filter through to figure out what to say now.

Kara stands fidgeting with the sleeves of her suit and the edge of her cape, wrapping it around her gently in what Kelly can only assume is a self-soothing gesture. “It’s perfectly normal to get jealous. I still get jealous over Alex and we’re married. I got jealous way back when we had only been dating for a little while and she was hanging out with all of you guys and I didn’t know you yet. You can’t control your feelings and they are very valid.”

“But what if it affects my ability to keep everyone safe if Lex does something else?”

Kelly sighs, pushing herself off of the counter and over to Kara, opening her arms and pulling the mighty Girl of Steel into her arms. “We both know that you won’t let it affect you and even if it did, it’s not on you to keep everyone safe. We’re a team and we all hold each other up. You have to let us take care of you sometimes, you might be invincible but we know there’s a whole lot of mush on the inside to be protected.”

She goes to pull back after a few seconds but Kara keeps hold of her, resting her forehead on the shorter woman’s shoulder.

“Thanks. I’ll probably ignore your advice but thank you anyway.”

“You do realize how unhealthy that is, don’t you?”

“Yep.”

“And you’re going to ignore me anyway?”

“Yep.”

“Brilliant, both Danvers sisters are obnoxiously stubborn in their refusal to handle their emotions well.” Kelly sighs, patting Kara’s back as she remains in the steady grip of a superpowered alien.

Kara does release her after a minute. “Alright, you keep an eye on the cookies, I’m going to go and see if my beautiful little niece will let me have a page out of her colouring book. I need a good distraction.”

“You go ahead. I’ll shout you when they’re done.” Kelly rolls her eyes, watching Kara’s retreating form as she exits the room. Kara might not heed her advice but at least she listened, that’s the first step.

-

“So, Lena. Want to tell us all about your time with Supergirl, you know, the woman you keep drifting off in the middle of our conversations to look at?” Sam bumps her shoulder into Lena’s playfully, a devilish smirk on her face, matching the one on Jack’s as she rests his hand on his palm, staring right at Lena.

Lena just shakes her head, flipping through some of the notes she has spread across the table between them. “I have no idea what you’re talking about, can we get back to finding a way to stop Lex please?”

“No, tell us about what’s going on between you and The Maiden of Might.” Sam insists.

“I’m not telling you two assholes anything, you bully me.”

Sam rears back, a hand to her chest. “How dare you use such language not just to me and poor little Jack, but also in front of my daughter.”

“You daughter that is currently passed out on the couch over there?” Lena points a lithe finger across the room to where Ruby is bundled up under a blanket, no part of her body visible from beneath it, nothing more than a lump across the very comfortable piece of furniture.

Sam’s shoulders drop, “my point still stands.”

“As does mine, you are assholes and I had you brought here to help me, not to interfere in my love life.” Lena scolds them.

Both Jack and Sam’s ears perk up. “So you admit that you do have a love life?”

Lena glares daggers at Jack. “It’s none of your business and off-topic. Do you guys not comprehend how serious all of this is?” She gestures across the table to all of her notes.

“We do.” Sam rests a comforting hand on Lena’s arm. “We also have questions for our friend about how she managed to come to National City with next to no money, get a job working with a group of vigilantes, most of them alien, and get involved with one of the nations most crushed on women, all in a matter of weeks.”

“I can’t answer that, it all just sort of…happened. Besides, me and Supergirl aren’t really involved, we’ve kissed but that’s it. We agreed not to go on a date until we have all of this Lex stuff under control.” Lena begins rearranging the papers on the table, setting them in neat little piles to try and distract herself from the stares she can feel burning into her skull.

Jack and Sam both lean closer, grabbing a pile of the papers each and start flipping through them. Lena looks up, startled.

“Come on, Lena. Get to work, the sooner we get this figured out then the sooner we get all the details about your upcoming date with Supergirl. What’s her name by the way?” Jack says, his charming smile doing nothing but annoying Lena.

“Like you’re trustworthy enough to know that kind of information.” Lena snorts, grabbing her tablet so she can bring up some of the data she has so that she can pick away at it and try and uncover the truth.

Jack gasps. “I’m very trustworthy.”

“Jack, no offence, but I don’t even understand why someone let you sign a lease.” Sam has to back Lena up on that one. “Suck it up, we both know we are mere consultants here, we get the job done, annoy Lena a little bit, and then we go home to hound her with phone calls for details about her love life. It’s as simple as that.”

Lena flops back in her chair, refusing to look up from her tablet. “Whatever, just get this done.”

“And then you’ll tell us all about your date?” Sam asks, a hopeful lilt to her tone.

“We’ll see.”

Sam and Jack both know what that means. They share an air high five and get right to work, much more motivated now that they have something to work for.

Lena can’t complain too much, she’s just grateful that they agreed to come after she’s been so neglectful of calling them since she moved over here. She went from talking to them almost every day when she still lived in Metropolis, to then calling them maybe once a week, maybe even once every week and a half.

They still texted her and didn’t push too much, just letting her know that they were there for her and were only a phone call away. They know here well enough that they didn’t try and call her, they know that she’s flighty and putting too much pressure on her would only make her more distant.

These people know her and she loves them for it. All they are asking for is a few details, she can give them that. Besides, it means she has all the more reason to make sure that she does actually get a date with Kara after all.

“I’m going to go and make coffee then, do you guys want some?” Lena offers, ready to dive head first into taking Lex down once and for all.

She’s taken up on her offer right away, just like she predicted. At least she has a few minutes away from their prying eyes now so she can get her crap together.

Stepping into the kitchen, she lets her shoulders sink down, yawning and rubbing at her tired eyes. They’ve been up all night talking and catching up mostly, so she’s exhausted and in desperate need of a rest but for now caffeine will have to do.

“Hey, you look tired.” Kelly comments, opening the oven and pulling the cookies out before setting them aside to cool.

Lena flinches, startled by the unexpected voice for a second before spotting Kelly and relaxing again. “That’s because I am. I’ve just about managed to wrangle Sam and Jack into being helpful and so I’ve come to make sure we’re all fuelled up on coffee so we don’t fall asleep in our chairs.”

“You need to sleep, you know?”

“I know and I will. I need to book Sam and Jack in at a hotel first. We’ll probably only work until lunchtime and then I’ll send them off to rest.”

Kelly’s face scrunches in confusion. “They’re not staying with you?”

Lena avoids Kelly’s eyes and suddenly she’s getting déjà vu of the conversation she was having with Kara just a few minutes ago.

Peeking up to see if Kelly is still looking at her and finding that she is, Lena sighs. “They don’t know that I live in a tiny apartment and when I lived in Metropolis, I had this massive place with fancy furniture and a cushy lifestyle. I know they won’t think less of me but I still want to keep it to myself.”

“That’s understandable. I don’t think you should hide it, but I get it.”

“I don’t think I will be able to hide it for long even if I want to and believe me, I do want to. They’ll probably insist on coming over at some point, I would just prefer that it be in a few days’ time, to give me chance to prepare myself.”

Kelly smiles at her. “I think that’s a good idea. Now, do you want a cookie?”

“You bet I do.” Lena instantly grabs one off of the plate she just watched Kelly stack them all on. “Kara is going to be pissed that you gave me the first one.”

Kelly freezes. “Good point.”

Lena then tracks Kelly’s movements as she meanders over to the doorway before yelling for Kara and Esme at the top of her voice.

It’s not a surprise when the pair come barrelling in, eyes pinning on the plate right away, both grabbing at the cookies and taking one in each hand, shoving the warm chocolatey goodness into their mouths.

“Oh Rao, Esme, this is incredible. You did a great job.” Kara compliments around her bite of cookie.

“I agree,” Lena says, chomping on her own.

It’s in that moment that Kara becomes aware of Lena’s presence. “Oh hey, what’re you doing in here?”

“Coffee break.”

Kara’s eyes flit over to the machine, still untouched. “I can see you got really far with that.”

Lena follows Kara’s line of sight, jumping into action. “Oh, damn. I forgot about that part.”

She rushes to get the coffee going, all the while listening closely to the melodic giggles she can hear coming from Kara, committing them to memory. Just the sound of it gives her the motivation to hurry up and get back to Jack and Sam. They’re going to catch Lex out and they’re going to do it well and quick, all so she can have her date with Supergirl.

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#supercorp endgame #supercorp #supergirl #cw supergirl #supercorp fanfic #fanfiction #fanfic #fluff #scientist lena luthor #kara x lena #kara danvers #kara leaned in #kara zor el #lena luthor #chaoticsuper #joining the superfriends

[lesboygamzee]

beta troll headcanons but i have headcanons on how alternian gender works ( its not that complex dw )

aradia - fully agender . seperate from everything . didnt really care until it godtiered and then was like ohhh i dont have to do anything anymore im free now ok ^_^ and was pretty chill with it forever tavros - Fairy Girl and transfem . i imagine that Fairy Genders are like completely caste nonconforming I HAVE LORE I HAVE LORE LISTEN TO ME NOW BOY anyway . has known for like .. Awhile but shes in proximity to vriska and vriska is like your average reddit transfem and tavros is like ok maybe i should just repress this and pretend its not something i think and dream about extensively . and it works for awhile and then she lives as a girl on her own on earth c but it still takes forever for her to actually Come Out but it happens .. eventually ... ok im getting sad my girl has problems SHES ALSO BUTCH sollux - gold bigender what the fuck else . very repressed transfem who fits all the gamer trasnfem stereotypes hes kind of real . again Very Repressed and like halfway an egg halfway Aware ( haha duality ) . starts being herself after prolongued proximity to godtier aradia she stole its fucking girl ness #thetransagenda . doesnt really like the association he has with her caste but accepts it as part of his identity nontheless karkat - agender cis guy no assigned caste but identifies with his assigned gender on the technical level . he has a weird relationship with it but like its chill overall nepeta - olive trans guy . nondysphoric and is fine being a girl but one day he was like hey somethings off and he ripped his tits clean off and started living as a he and went about his life as normal <- joke but probably not far off . i dont think he was unhappy as a girl hes just chill with whatever feels right in the moment i think and right now its Boy kanaya - jade trans girl but in a gnc way because female jadebloods are meant to be very cold i think people forget that but kanaya genuinely cares about motherhood and wants to nurture the matriorb because she cares about the next generation of her race and like thats a significant part of her character guys you know that right . i think her both being badass AND having a desire for motherhood is good writing actually guys .g . anyway . has known since she was very young and would be relatively normal about it if it wasnt for her Proximity To Vriska ( see Reddit Transfem ) terezi - teal trans guy whos also nonbinary whos also a dyke . ill be honest i dont have anything super in depth for this one sorry terezi fans vriska - cerulean trans girl . i think nows the time to clarify what i mean by reddit transfem umm . she will not shut the fuck up about how horrible and mannish she looks and acts forever and like its not her fault she feels like this but shes saying this in direct proximity of other transfems namely kanaya and tavros . i also think shes a transmed . umm has known from a young age but only becomes fully comfortable in her identity like .. a loooong time from canon equius - indigo transfem . i dont have a lot of thoughts on this but i think shes very repressed for a long time but Nepeta Proximity helps her a little . doesnt really transition shes just A Girl Now gamzee - Dyke . incredibly strange relationship with everything but like .. i think hes identifying as a trans guy at 13 if only because he thinks its the easiest to explain i dont think hed care . Until It Does . has a crisis about it for exactly a week before getting normal . hard to explain more for multiple reasons rips arm off eridan - violet cis guy but like theres gender fuckery going on . thought he was transfem for awhile and went on e and was like this is awesome but i think im a guy still . does drag as a fuschia woman feferi - fuschia multigender . another one that is hard to explain sigh but i think hes an egg at 13 but he doesnt have a whole thing about it hes like oh im more than just Girl cool ^_^

#homestuck #beta trolls #aradia megido #tavros nitram #sollux captor #karkat vantas #nepeta leijon #kanaya maryam #terezi pyrope #vriska serket #equius zahhak #gamzee makara #eridan ampora #feferi peixes #headcanons

[hungarrrrrr]

ALL ABOARD MY CRACK SHIPS!! 🚢🚢🚢

(in no particular order)

Alya x Adrien (Rena x Chat) same brain cell all the way

Ok ik I said they share the same brain cell and I still think Rena and Chat do but Alya and Adrien’s dynamic is a lil different. They’d probably start off as friends first. I think Alya would take him out of his comfort zone and show him new and exciting things. Like adrenaline junkie things bc Alya is so fun and fearless. Also different foods bc her mom is a Chef.

Stormy Weather x Chat Noir. gets flustered/angry when teased x teaser

okay I think this one is pure crack but it’d be so silly! Soo much banter, so many puns. There is no real explanation or justification for this ship, I just watched Stormy Weather and found them fun. also I love stormy weather’s design

Chloe x Adrien aww childhood friends to lovers.

Of course their relationship would have some ups and downs but Adrien is kind, patient, and forgiving giving Chloe the room to fully develop into a better person. Chloe would help Adrien become more assertive and firm, not only with her bc she can act like a brat sometimes, but also with his father and people who try to take advantage of him (FÉLIX). He would probably only get like that on occasion though and Chloe would usually be the one to say he ordered no pickles on his burger.

Chloe x Kagami (Queen Bee x Ryuko) tsundere x kuudere.

I can see this going two of ways, either enemies to lovers or something similar to a celebrity/popular person and person who doesn’t give a shit and treats them like a normal person. Kagami would call Chloe out on her shit n that would simultaneously piss Chloe off and make her contemplate the way she acts. Maybe they both connect over their love for Adrien, platonic or romantic (😱 love triangle where the opponents fall in love instead!?!?) Both are some how extremely blunt while also being emotionally constipated. I like to imagine that when Chloe is being rude for attention Kagami would ignore her until Chloe asks directly for what she wants(cuddles).

Luka x Nino (Viperion x Carapace) chill guy x nervous wreck.

When Nino is stressed Luka is always there to calm him down. Otherwise, they’re both super chill and bond over music. In the past, Nino would sometimes entertain the idea of learning an instrument and making his own music but now that Luka’s in his life and is starting a band, he has more motivation to learn the keyboard. He would probably replace Adrien in Kitty Section (sorry adrien). But if Adrien rlly wants to be in the band Nino has no problem just directing/editing the music videos for them or background sound stuff.

Nino x Marinette complete disasters.

Definitely awkward in the beginning. Especially if they both have crushes on eachother. Nino would make Marinette playlists as a way of communicating his feelings. Either the titles of all the songs say a message or the songs themselves are the message. So much blushing, nervous laughter, and slip-ups (if they can even talk to eachother at all), Adrien and Alya would help them fall in love and confess and possibly develop feelings for each other while doing so.

Rose x Max might be a lil ooc but cinnamon roll x cynical or more accurately blind optimist x extreme realist

lol I lowkey started writing a whole short story/synopsis for these two but long story short Rose gets Max to believe in the improbable and to stop relying so much brain and more on his heart. Rose can be kind of naive so Max helps Rose use her brain and start questioning others and their intentions more. When Rose tell Max about her illness he would freak out, research it, and bring Rose’s favorite things as much as possible if she was in the hospital. He even would build her a robot that tells jokes, plays movies, and has custom video games that she would like. Idk.

To be honest most of these started off as jokes but now that I’ve typed out their dynamics I think some of these ships could actually work.

#alya x adrien #rena x chat #rena rouge x chat noir #stormy weather x chat noir #nino x luka #viperion x carapace #nino x marinette #rose x max #chloe x kagami #ryuko x queen bee #adrien x chloe #crackship #miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #alya cesaire #chat noir #rena rouge #stormy weather mlb #chloe bourgeois #kagami tsuguri #miraculous ryuko #queen bee #nino lahiffe #marinette dupen chang #luka couffaine #rose lavillant #max kante

[lieutenantbiscute]

Hello, hi, I wanted to tell you that every time you make a new post I start squealing in joy.

And ask a question….

I started watching tmnt2012 a few days ago (I’m halfway into season 2) and I don’t really understand why people think that raph is abusive toward his brothers (Mikey especially apparently). I mean, I have siblings and we’re a bit rough on each other like, all the time.

So why is it different with raph? Ok, he might have a few anger issues if you really want him to but calling him abusive is just ridiculously absurd

If I’m being wholeheartedly honest here I think the big idea of 12 Raph being ‘Abusive’ to Mikey comes from a LOT of newer fans who’ve come in due to Rise. Seeing clips taken out of context from the 2012 series and comparing them to Rise as a result.

One thing a lot of fans should note is that Rise is the one outlier version that changes a BUNCH one canon material character wise. Someone I follow on TikTok commented something that I think fits how me and some others see Rise,

‘It feels like a spin-off, and AU of sorts.’

That’s not to discredit Rise by any means! The art and animation is phenomenal and it should’ve gotten a full second season. But it also clouds and confuses those newer to the TMNT universe as a whole.

Raph has ALWAYS been the angry, quick to temper brother out of them all. But what makes him special is that he has SUCH a big heart. No matter what he says or does. He himself sees himself as a sort of shield and pillar for his brothers, a slap of reality if need be when times get tough.

In 2012 he’s ALWAYS there for Mikey. And Mikey has been there for him too!!

Raph is always there to cover his youngest brothers back no matter what and if anything Mikey isn’t as innocent as people think. He’s an instigator.

Mikey LOVES to push his brother buttons and gets them into trouble more often then not. Resulting in the others, rightfully, getting pissed off and yelling at him. But what people as well fail to realize is that Mikey can hold his own! He’s been with his brothers since they were hatchlings he knows what they say and do can’t entirely be taken to heart. If anything it results in the roughhousing we see a lot of the time.

If it’s as bad as people are saying Mikey would’ve DEFINITELY left a while ago. Maybe had a bigger fight about it all if it were that bad.

Raph and Mikey’s relationship is that of two brothers who call eachother all sorts of names and put eachother into headlocks and through evil pranks but the minute someone even speaks ill of the other in their direction all bets are off, hands are gonna be thrown.

#tmnt 2012 #2012 tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #2012 tmnt raph #2012 tmnt mikey #2012 raphael #2012 mikey #kinda Rise crit????? #but not really #Rise has brought new people into the fandom but those people gotta understand that not EVERY iteration is gonna be like Rise #biscute answers

[joooonbug]

hello fellow child of divorce- I MEAN- mullendowski enjoyer 🫂 ik youre thinking abt our lovely parents so im gonna give you an excuse to ramble, you got any headcanons abt em you wanna share??? 🎤

YESSSSSS ID LOVE TO

sorry for the extremely late response aaaaaa

since i cant think of any at the top of my head ill use some prompts from this list by @ silentshayshores-2 that i really wanted to try out!!!

How do they feel about people shorter/taller than them?

Preferred weather?

What’s their sleeping schedule?

How’s their cooking?

It’s movie night, what movie do they pick?

How would they hold up in a pillow war?

Who do they go to for comfort?

How do they feel about physical contact by others?

What is enough to bring them to tears?

How well do they take care of themselves?

Do they consider others family?

Do they get lost easily? Will they ask for directions if they are?

How well do they accept advice?

How much do they swear?

Do they like being in pictures?

even though thomas and robert are literally the same height, im gonna headcanon that thomas is shorter than lewy bc REASONS (lewy would totally make fun of him)

I feel like robert would be more of a summer guy while thomas would be more of a fall/autumn guy :D

Thomas’ is absolute shit (like 1-3am) but lewy is really strict w his sleeping so he makes him go to sleep at like 10-11pm

Thomas: absolute shit, cannot cook to save his life Robert: honest could probably participate in masterchef

Thomas would totally be like “lets watch a horror movie!!!!!” then get scared when he actually watches it and ends up cuddling with robert on the couch

Thomas would absolutely dominate with his sheer chaoticness and robert would let him bc he loves watching thomas be happy

Thomas: def manu Robert: mario or marco

Thomas loves lovesss hugging people while robert is more comfortable about physical contact with the people hes close to :))

a really bad game probably, thomas would sneak off to cry by himself, robert would go and look for him and theyll probably end up crying together in a janitors closet😋

thomas would be the worse of the two and robert would def help him w it :DDD

both would consider their teammates familyyyy

thomas would get lost, but then he wouldnt ask for directions because he thinks that thatll just show weakness and end up bruising his ego so lewy always tries to convince him that its ok to ask for help!!!

they would generally both be pretty good at receiving and utilizing feedback

thomas is literally german, need i say more??????? as for robert, he’ll probbaly occasionally swear when hes reaaally pissed off

thomas looooves pictures and robert is willing to be in any picture that thomas is in😋😋

#robert lewandowski #thomas muller #mullendowski #müllendowski #thomas müller #fc bayern #bayern munich #headcanons

[stficblog]

The New Girl (part 6)

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

Description: You find Eddie after the events of episode 1.

Pairing: Eddie Munson x fem!reader

Warnings: Idk, swearing?

Word count: 1.5k

A/N: Ok I guess I’m not ending the series with part 6. This story keeps going in directions that I wasn’t planning and I’m just along for the ride. Also thank you to the handful of people who have left me kind words about this series. I appreciate you more than you will ever know.

You lay on the couch at home, finally feeling better after two days of being ill. The TV chattered in the background, but you weren’t really paying attention. You were worried.

Eddie didn’t show up last night to tell you how D&D went. He didn’t even call. For the last two days, he had come over after school just to sit by your bed while you slept. It wasn’t like him to disappear like this.

“We don’t have a lot of details right now, but we can confirm that the body of a Hawkins High student was discovered early this morning.”

You turned towards the TV with a frown. The Hawkins curse had struck again. But wait… that was Eddie’s trailer.

Panic gripped your chest. You couldn’t breathe. Eddie couldn’t be dead. It couldn’t be him.

~

Wayne Munson knew you as “Eddie’s girl,” although Eddie had insisted multiple times that the two of you weren’t dating.

He liked you. His nephew had a tendency to put up a theatrical front around other people, but he never did that with you. Now, he studied you as you stood before him.

“Eddie,” you panted, “is he…?”

“Eddie ain’t here, girl,” Wayne said, grinding his cigarette butt out on the table, “haven’t seen him since yesterday.”

A wave of relief washed over you.

“You mean… he’s not dead?”

“Not yet,” Wayne scoffed, “but he will be when the townsfolk find him.”

“What do you mean?”

“Everyone thinks he did it. That he killed that poor girl in cold blood.”

Eddie wasn’t a violent person. He wasn’t even an angry person, despite what he always said about hating society.

With renewed hope, you rushed away to find him.

~

You checked everywhere. Jeff wasn’t home, and when you found him with the rest of the band in Gareth’s garage, none of them knew where Eddie was. You wracked your brain for ideas.

Reefer Rick’s. Eddie had brought you there once to buy weed with him, and you knew he sometimes crashed there when the two of them hung out together.

It was already night by the time you started heading to Rick’s. Oddly enough, there was another car going the exact same way as you, all the way to Rick’s house. You grew tense, thinking that this could be a hunting party of angry town citizens.

You got out of your car, brandishing the umbrella that you kept under the passenger seat. Gripping the umbrella with both hands, you braced yourself for a fight.

It was Dustin Henderson, the freshman that had joined Hellfire Club at the beginning of the year. Three other people climbed out of the car with him, all carrying flashlights that they now trained on you.

“Y/N? What are you doing here?” Dustin lowered his flashlight.

“What,” you fired back, “are you doing here? And who are they?”

“I’m Robin,” one of them piped up.

“We’re looking for Eddie,” Dustin explained.

“So am I,” you said cautiously, “but I’m not reporting him to the police when I find him!”

“Neither are we!”

“You don’t think he’s guilty?”

“No! Eddie could never kill someone!”

You lowered the umbrella. You knew that Dustin looked up to Eddie. He was an honest kid, too.

“Alright,” you said, “we’ll look together.”

~

“I know you think you’re being funny, Henderson,” Steve said as he jabbed at the tarp with a wooden oar, “but considering everyone in this room besides Y/N has nearly died about a hundred times, personally, I don’t find it funny in the slight-”

Suddenly, Eddie burst out from under the tarp, pinning Steve to the wall with a broken beer bottle at his throat. There was a moment of chaos as everyone tried to figure out what was happening.

“Eddie! Eddie, stop!” Dustin stood back, trying to show Eddie that he meant no harm. “It’s me! It’s Dustin! This is Steve! He’s not going to hurt you. Right, Steve?”

Steve dropped the oar. The sudden loud noise further aggravated Eddie, causing him to press the broken bottle harder against Steve’s throat.

“Eddie,” you said desperately, “look at me.”

Your familiar voice pierced through the haze of Eddie’s fear, and he slowly turned to you. He had a crazed look to him, like an animal caught in a trap, but his eyes softened when he saw you.

“Y/N…?”

“It’s me,” you breathed, “let him go, Eddie.”

There was a moment of silence as Eddie seemed to process what was happening. Finally, he released Steve and slid down against the wall. You noticed him shaking and crouched in front of him, taking his free hand in both of yours. Next to you, Dustin crouched down as well, watching Eddie with concern.

“Eddie,” he said quietly, “we just want to talk.”

“We want to know what happened,” said Robin.

Eddie looked up, still shaking.

“You won’t believe me.”

~

You stayed with Eddie while the others left to get groceries. He had tried to convince you to go home, but you wouldn’t budge.

“My parents will be fine! A little worrying won’t kill them,” you argued, “and I’m not leaving you to deal with this alone, pendejo!”

Eddie battled with his conscience. He wanted you by his side more than anything but allowing you to stay could bring serious consequences for you. In the end, it didn’t matter what he wanted because you were hell bent on staying with him.

You never left his side and he was grateful for it. The two of you lay curled up in the boat, covered by the tarp. It was cramped and you were practically on top of each other, but you both secretly relished the closeness.

You weren’t quite sure when it started, but over the past year you had found yourself getting butterflies every time Eddie touched you. Your heart skipped a beat every time he said your name. You couldn’t help staring at him sometimes, as if he was the most beautiful thing you’d ever seen.

Slowly, quietly, you had fallen in love with Eddie Munson. You never meant for it to happen but now that you were here, limbs tangled with his while you hid from the world, you were glad. He was the one person who made you feel the safest.

Gravel crunched outside as a car pulled up to the house. Instantly, Eddie threw the tarp aside and snatched up the broken bottle that he had left on a nearby table. He peeked out the window, gripping the bottle with white knuckles.

In your shock you remained sitting in the boat. Eddie glanced at you, then at the window. If someone attacked, he would do everything in his power to protect you.

The door slammed open to reveal Dustin and the others with their arms full of grocery bags.

“Delivery service!”

~

You and Eddie sat squished together in the boat, passing a box of Honeycomb cereal back and forth. Eddie hadn’t eaten since the day before and was ravenously stuffing handfuls of it in his mouth.

“So we got, uh, some good news and some bad news,” said Dustin, “how do you prefer it?”

“Bad news first,” Eddie said through a mouthful of cereal, “always.”

“Alright, bad news. We tapped into the Hawkins PD dispatch with our Cerebro,” Dustin started, “and they’re definitely looking for you. Also, they’re, uh, pretty convinced you killed Chrissy.”

“Like, 100% kind of convinced,” added Max.

“And the good news?” You piped up.

“Eddie’s name hasn’t gone public yet,” said Robin, “but if we found out about him, it’s a matter of time before others do too and once that gets out, everyone and their shallow-minded mother is gonna be gunning for him.”

Eddie stiffened next to you.

“Hunt the freak, right?” He had a bitter look on his face.

“Exactly.”

“Shit.”

~

Dustin and the others left to investigate a commotion down the street, which turned out to be another death. This time it was a boy who worked with Nancy for the Hawkins Tiger. Robin relayed all this information to you and Eddie through the walkie talkie.

Eddie had a hollow look in his eyes, and you could tell he was remembering Chrissy’s death. You took his hand in yours and gave it a reassuring squeeze.

“The way she hung there,” Eddie said shakily, “and the sound… the snapping…”

You pulled him in for a hug and he buried his face in your shoulder, holding you tightly as if he was afraid that you would start floating toward the ceiling like Chrissy had.

“I’m not going anywhere,” you whispered, “don’t you worry.”

Little did either of you know, you were going somewhere, and quite soon too. You’d had a headache for the past several days that wouldn’t go away, and you kept waking up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night. You had attributed all of this to your illness, even though that had only lasted two days.

Your days were numbered. In blissful ignorance, you held your best friend, wishing for his nightmare to end while your own nightmare was just about to begin.

Part 7

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#stranger things #stranger things season 4 #stranger things season four #stranger things 4 #st4 #eddie munson #Eddie Munson x reader #eddie munson fic #stranger things fic #stranger things fanfiction

[shippin-it-faster-than-fedex]

Why '91 Drakepad is NOT toxic

so ill admit, there are times where i doubt how healthy the og drakepad dynamic is in terms of romantic relationship

BUT in my heart of hearts, i truly dont believe its unhealthy

and here's my arguments why

1. Launchpad has complete and free autonomy

A common trait of toxic relationships is a lack of control. The abusee is often under the physical or emotional influence of someone else. Launchpad, however, is not being coerced or manipulated into anything. He can come and go as he pleases and chooses to stay with Drake. He more than often meets DW's huffy demeanor with a calm, knowing smile, proving he's clearly happy to be there by his side.

2. There's a difference between being corrosive and being grumpy

It's no secret that Darkwing has a semi-permanent hot-headed attitude. His casual nips and jabs at Launchpad is probably the most used reason for the argument that their relationship is toxic. The tricky thing is where to draw the line between harmful and imperfect. Let's be honest: Drake Mallard is not perfect. Hardly anyone is. He has his flaws (his roaring ego, a delicate temper), but Launchpad makes room for these flaws and loves him regardless, WITHOUT getting hurt in the process. Drake may be kinda grouchy, and there a few times when his frustration can spill over, but his intention is never to put Launchpad down. On the contrary, he thinks very highly of his sidekick, and values his observations and opinions. Which brings me to my next point...

3. Drake listens when LP's feelings have been hurt and is quick to admit he's wrong

For the most part, Drake's sarcastic quips directed at LP go unnoticed by the latter. Either they go right over his head or he shrugs them off with a smile. But sometimes they bite just a little too hard, and Launchpad's feelings get hurt, which he is quick to voice. You can see Drake immediately deflate in these moments and apologize to Launchpad for being too gruff with him. He knows he can go a little too far sometimes, and looks sincerely regretful at hurting his best friend's feelings. This is not the typical response of a toxic partner. What is, is anger, denial, dismissing, or gaslighting. Drake does none of those things, and instead puts LP's feelings above his own ego.

3. Drake goes out of his way to secure Launchpad

He acts as though Launchpad is beneath him intellectually (and let's face it: he is) but at the root level, he greatly values his input and holds good faith in him. On multiple occasions, Drake can be seen applauding LP for his bright ideas and astute observations, without a hint of cynicism. He even motivates him to perform the ever-difficult Double-Reverse-Paddle-Drop-Boom-Boom Kick because "the ability is inside [him], if [he'll] only believe in himself". On a different note, Drake also monitors Launchpad's emotions and comes through when it looks like he could use some comfort. Many a time throughout the series, DW speaks sweetly to LP after a perceived failure, assuring him that everything is OK and that he did his best. Citing from "Star-Crossed Circuits", DW notices LP has been awfully quiet, and gently asks, "Say, why so glum, chum?" and proceeds to reassure him that he is needed (albeit ineffectively).

Sure, they're a quirky pair, but at the end of the day, they love each other to the ends of the earth, and are their best selves when they're together. And certainly NOT toxic

#darkwing duck 91 #drakepad

[makigorogoro]

disorganized thoughts on fionna and cake eps 5 and 6

(Spoilers!!)

ok ive only seen the eps once each and im going off of memory so a lot of this is probably gonna be paraphrased and mixed up but whatever . also this post is really fucking long lol sorry

-OK FIRST OFF THESE WERE SO GOOD RAAAAAH

-obviously we are in the farmworld, not surprised but very happy!!!

-also not very surprised fionna and cake immediately went along with simon’s plan

-the whole time they were talking about where to find a crown i was like lol. simon don’t look behind you

-cake bringing fionna a dead rat was really funny

-the versucci gag or whatever was also really good

-but what made me die was fionna talking abt how she’s played a lot of post apocalyptic rpgs and then it pans over to “man who has actually lived through the apocalypse”

-was really cool to see how the farmworld has developed after what happened with ice finn, i think it’s interesting how they’re more technologically advanced since the first time an ice age happened in this world they pretty much reverted to medieval times (does that make sense. you know what i mean)

-i was SO convinced jay was farmworld finn’s little sibling so when he said dad my heart stopped

-the name jay didn’t immediately click until bonnie was revealed to be one of his other kid’s name and i was like HOLY SHIT PUHOY???

-veeeery interesting since assumingely golb destroyed/erased the pillow world

-i guess you could just chalk it up to finn would have named his kids the same thing in any universe?

-but i mean speaking of his kids GOD he got busy with huntress wizard

-i mean it has to be huntress wizard. one of them looks just like human hunter wizard

-sucks that she died though

-simon’s ship of theseus thing was so fucking funny oh my god he’s just like me fr (i started talking about the ship of theseus in one of my assignments a few days ago and i was like. is this too nerdy.)

-i haven’t really talked about farmworld finn yet. a little sad he turned out so cold (pun not intended oops 😭) because of what happened to him when he was younger

-good on him for saying simon was a damn fool or whatever for wanting to put the crown on lol

-i wish they actually had a talk though

-cake saying fionna should kiss him while knowing he’s just an alternate version of her??????? girl

-also farmworld jake still being alive was crazy

-so it did turn out the crown was destroyed in this world, i honestly wasn’t sure since the crown from the main world survived direct contact with a comet lol

-the romeo and juliet style romance going on between finn’s kid and big destiny’s kid was really good

-finn showing up with bartram lmao!!!!!

-dude i love bartram, the bit in finn the human where finn’s mom says that they have to sell the mule and then bartram’s head peaks out from the bed in the corner is unironically one of my favorite jokes in adventure time

-i kinda forgot what happens between here and the end

-so did farmworld finn fucking die????

-idk what happened there i sure hope not

-i really don’t know if we’re going to revisit these worlds in any capacity considering the amount of time left but i hope we do now!! i feel like we need to see what happens lmao

-now for ep 6

-wasn’t really expecting it to open on “fionna world” as they started calling it

-i was wondering how they were gonna balance gumball and marshall yaoi with what’s going on with the main trio

-they did it really well though i think

-i also wasn’t really expecting to be introduced to winter king right away once we got back to the main plot

-he definitely gave me weird vibes right from the start im gonna be honest lol

-blaah i don’t really remember what happens between that and the winter wonder world sequence

-so ill just talk about that. holy fuck

-every review i read before the show came out was really hyping this scene up and i get why now

-was really cool to see the beyond the grotto animation again and the song was so good it’s still stuck in my head

-but the moment the winter king said he overcame the crown with sheer will i was like. um. im calling bs

-i was just thinking however it did happen though i have a bad feeling about! felt really bad for simon and when he said that he sucked i was like. oh no ☹️ dude

-the moment i saw little ice marcy pretty much cemented it for me i was like oh no something fucked up is happening here. tbh i still can’t really figure out what happened with that but given what the winter king said about making an ice betty. uhhhhhhhhhh

-OH YEAH cake once again saying simon and the winter king should kiss . GIRL WHAT ARE YOU ON

-i looooved crazy pb

-i remember when people were saying she was a marcy pb child lmao.

-simon saying that he wanted to “fix her” while the winter king just wanted to kill her was really interesting. im trying to figure out what it means lol. like we know that simon wants to be the ice king again but also now knowing he would want to fix and save someone from that madness…idk

-her song was really good

-her playing those ominous notes on her keyboard made me laugh

-i haven’t really talked about gumball (im not calling him gary im sorry) and marshall. i thought they were really cute!!! could definitely see marcy and pb meeting in a similar way

-the juxtaposition between gumball talking about his creations to fionna fighting the fucked up versions of them was really cool

-i hope gumball doesn’t take what the lemoncarbs said to heart . they’re just like that

-ok so. I was honestly more shocked that fionna kissed (a version of) simon than him disintegrating seconds after lmaooooo

-i have to wonder why he immediately died here when in betty (the episode) he was dying relatively slowly without the crown’s magic

-ive been writing down a bunch of crack theories and the first thing ive gotten right was the winter king transferring his craziness to pb lol lets goooo

-i was thinking that simon might’ve transferred it himself but then i was like nooo he wouldn’t do that….apparently he would do that

-idk despite how he seemed i think the winter king was still a little insane in the membrane.

-maybe the crown was still influencing him in some way? and that’s the message here? idk

-i can’t believe bi fionna is real

-back to gumball and marshall. gumball describing slumber party panic……oh my jod 🥺🥺🥺

-the baby world was so cute

-“and i’ll be cursed the right way” simon do you fucking hear yourself

Ok that’s definitely not all i have to say but this post is long enough lmao ,, god this show is SO GOOD i can’t believe it’s real. ok that’s all

#adventure time #fionna and cake #Fionna and cake spoilers

[kurokmask]

Talk about the time/twi/legend trio coward

wow wonder who this could be

OKAY. SO. Time, despite the entire world out to get him even in death, has friends. The trio as mentioned, but also Twilight Zelda, whos kind of his unofficial therapist bc she's the only one that's willing to be. she keeps it real w him. but ill get into that later

TIME AND TWILIGHT: Time is literally Twi's great great great grandpa. but its also so much more than that.... i mean. HERO'S SHADE! i dont want to show all my cards early, since hero's shade is Time's ""ending"", so I'll just talk abt superficial things. COUNTRY BOYES. FISHING BUDDIES. Time has a lot of fckin feelings abt Twi, and Twi feels bad for him but not out of pity, out of an actual deep empathy, so they know they can depend on each other. Time is a bit more clingy, so, since Twi is just a really nice guy, he's friends with EVERYONE, including those Time doesn't like, which he's kind of insecure abt. Time also tends to project onto Twi, who in response is just like "ok lets get u to bed old guy" But their relationship is built on mutual support/understanding which is something Time spent his entire mortal life lacking. :(

TIME AND LEGEND: these two are... sooo similar! both were young when they saved hyrule (I hc legend to have been around 14), both were unequipped to go back to "normal" peaceful life, so they left for (unbeknownst to them) fantasy worlds, fell in love w/ redheads, DESTROYED these worlds on purpose, and spent the rest of their lives trying to find purpose again. They were aimless and alone in life, so they truly understand each other in death. Ironically, Legend's ordeals in hyrule were a direct consequence of Time failing, DYING and being unable to sop Ganondorf, yet Legend bares no grudge or ill will against him at all, which means a lot to Time. Theyre two outcast warriors and understand each other's dark sides. (theyre also huge music snobs and listen to vinyl together)

TIME AND TWI ZELDA: Twi Zel keeps it fcking real. She saw how marooned and lost Time was, and how, even tho he found comfort thru Twi, and understanding thru Legend, he had no one to actually. Work thru his problems. So she stepped up. She's not afraid to be honest with him, to force him to identify the flaws in his thinking, and say "you're dead. you already lost your chance in life. but its still not too late to try to find peace." its something Time really needs and they end up having a very deep bond and connection.

#hylia's hype house #zelda headcanon

[hexagonopus]

CW: discussion of slurs, uncensored use of the r slur and the f slur

i wanted to talk about the way people use the R slur and are like, "no uwu its ok im reclaiming it"

like, just as a disclaimer (i consider this basically unrelated to my actual point):

but like, if someone tells me they arent comfortable with me using the r slur when around them, obviously im gonna not use it around them.

thats not really related to the topic at hand imo, though. id do the same thing with words like queer which have been unambiguously reclaimed but do still make some people feel targeted or upset.

if someone asked me not to talk about dogs when around them because their dog passed away id think about it the same way, and its not super about the semiotics of the word dog or smth

but we can observe that the word "retarded" used to describe neurodivergent people comes from a medical field that was, at its base, hostile to a vulnerable minority population. the inception of the word was not neutral, it was aggressive. it was also imposed from above onto that same minority group, and used to discriminate them out from the in group.

thats the historical basis of the word being a slur. as the medical field has advanced over time, we've shed that term in an academic context, because our treatment of and understanding of neurodivergent people has advanced to a point where "mentally slow or halted in mental progression" is not an accurate description of how the medical field understands neurodivergent people as a group.

ill admit, we can also observe that terms like "stupid, lame, moronic, imbecile, idiot", etc also have similar roots and an argument can be made that they also used to be slurs, even if they aren't used in that way anymore. so like theres a path that i think a lot of people want to take the word retarded down, and a lot of people also relate to having used it in that sense basically their whole life. i dont super want to discount that

but

so many people who use the r slur posture so much about "oh im reclaiming it", and i guess i find that pretty absurd.

like. "queer" is reclaimed bc we use queer as a neutral, descriptive word. the n word is reclaimed as a display of comradery. sometimes people will call themselves like the f slur or the d slur to say just, "im so gay" in a positive way. these are words who have a tangibly different use than they had as slurs, they are not being used to slur people.

but ive never actually seen someone use the r slur that way? its always being used derogatorily. it is fundamentally still being used as a slur. and we agree that slurs are bad. so why doesnt that compute?

you cant just continue to call things the r slur as an insult to say its stupid as hell and consider that reclamation bc its like, identical to how the slur has been used for decades

like if i say "im such a fag" im not rly saying "im degenerate and not masculine" im saying like. god i like boys and im gay and im gay. yknow??

this isnt like the word retard. ive LITERALLY never in my entire life seen someone use the word retard to mean smth other than an insult. if someone used "retard" in a like self affectionate sense to evoke comradery w/ other neurodivergent people. thats groovy imo that would be a case of trying to "reclaim" it.

my beef is with people who use the word "retard" in a way indistinguishable from how people have use it for decades, just to say "thats stupid, thats low, i dont like that" and then are like "no u dont get it; im neurodivergent so its reclaimation"

finally, a note addressed to the people who want to use the r slur as a word for "stupid" not directed at neurodivergent people:

if someone is using the r slur they should be honest about why they're saying it. and that is, always:

because its an insult, they're trying to insult something by calling it stupid.

they're trying to neutrally describe a neurodivergent people bc they think its still the 1960s

they're specifically trying to insult neurodivergent people

and like, HOPEFULLY we can agree that 3 is just bad.

2 is also bad, if arguably well intentioned. its smth to be corrected, and thats what things like Rosa's Law was passed for.

and ig in that context, i dont personally see the appeal of using it in the case of 1.

why would u want to share that kind of linguistic company w/ 2 and 3, yknow???

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