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k0kichiimagines · 1 year
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i hate writing cvs and teachers r useless at help i love them and i appreciate it but "i have no skills to put on my cv what should i put" - "aww no everyone has skills just think of something"
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hello! i’m love your post and arts so much! I look at your posts after a hard day and my mood immediately changes to excellent. can I ask a couple of questions?
which pairing with Ethan do you prefer?
and… can we get to know you better? a little biography?
Thank you for your time! I'll be waiting for new arts! (sorry if i made mistakes, my english is not so good. im russian)
i like basically every ship with ethan! it mostly depends on the mood im in, but if im being honest, mithan, winterfield, and wintersberg gets frustrating to think about because they all dont treat ethan well canonically... lethan is fun because they have never met and i can make my own assumptions!
i used to like wintersberg the most and i still do like it, i just have expanded my horizons to other ships as well...., its mostly like a punchline to me though. they have the funniest potential which is why a majority of their posts is just joke comics. i do not like how people try to erase how karl is arrogant and egotistical tho. thats like removing the flavor.... the way karl acts is just very funny to me, hes so lame in a good way and i like how everytime he talks to ethan it sounds like hes twirling his hair and kicking his feet. canonically speaking, karl was very much in the wrong for trying to use rose and not elaborating and i will die on this hill. ethan is not in the wrong for being disgusted and angry that karl would ever try and propose that in the deal. karl is very arrogant so when ethan says no to him it makes him mad and he tries to use fear to get ethan to take his deal (kicking his chair and warning him) i like karl, i like how messed up and arrogant he is but i dislike how people try to portray him as a nice guy. however, in a AU where everythings the same except he doesnt try to use rose i do enjoy the dynamic they could have, especially if the teamed up (not with the deal where they use rose. ethan wouldnt agree unless karl never involved rose in the first place). karl is just a very entertaining character and i like him a lot, hes funny and his personality can be extremely hilarious
mia and ethan is pretty tragic and thinking about it too much makes me a bit sad, imo in a reality where ethan survives re8, he needs to divorce mia. im not saying ethan needs to hate mia and never talk to her again i just dont think they should be so intimate together because of her behavior... please do not take this as anti mia. they loved each other dearly but it wasnt healthy. their relationship was kept afloat by lies and mia doesnt change even though she deals with the consequences of her own actions in re7. she actively tries to hide her past from ethan and is mostly focused on trying to move on and have a normal life even if ethan will have to live the rest of his life in the dark.
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she loves her family so much, shes very afraid of them leaving her so she hides all the bad things in the hopes that they wont leave. its selfish, its human, its real, her character is so amazing and i love her. she doesnt learn from re7 and hides important information from ethan again. i geniunly think they should have gotten divorced after re8 if ethan had survived. its tragic and its sad but they love each other so much. it sad because they both geniunly love rose so much but they themselves shouldnt be together. its just sad to think about it. whenever i draw them it usually takes place before re7. they should have divorced on good terms and shared custody of rose.........
ethan and chris is also frustrating to think about... chris is a major jerk in re8, whenever i draw it, its under a unspoken AU that chris did not behave the way he did in re8. his weird behavior in re8 is probably for a meta reason imo. capcom wanted to set up a twist villian so they make chris very vague and unesscarily cruel. while its frustrating that they turned chris into a jerk for the sake of a twist, it still happens in canon and i will forever roll my eyes whenever i see him on screen. he did what he thought was best but imo, execution matters more than the intentions. same applies to mia. they both did things that hurt ethan because they thought it would be the best but in the end they just hurt ethan.
all the ships ive discussed with people ethan has met canonically just makes it look like i dont even like the ships... LOL ... ethan just has horrible luck with the people he meets i guess... but i do enjoy the ships and drawing them, but again all of them come with the canon baggage that ends up making me sad because everyone treats ethan poorly whether they had good intentions or not
which is why leon and ethan is the most fun to draw without getting stressed... LOL... they have never met but just drawing what i think their dynamic would be like is very fun.
please dont take this post personally, this isnt a post declaring why ur fave ship sucks, this is just my own personal preferences and in the end i draw all of them anyways
if i had to rank the ships based on drawing silly comics it would be
wintersberg
mithan
lethan
winterfield
wintersberg has the funniest potential just because of karl and mithan can be funny if u water it down to "i love my wife so much" and said wife comes home with suspicious amounts of hard cash
i enjoy making joke comics far to much
if i were to rank the ships based on how healthy they would actually be for ethan it would be
lethan
winterfield, mithan, wintersberg (no particular order)
sorry 😭
leon and ethan have literally never met but imo it would still be the healthiest because ethan gets to start new
the three other ships r all unhealthy in some way, at least canonically without changing much about the characters (i do like winterfield but just because of how chris behaved in re8 it knocked them down)
i cant even rank them on personal preference because my opinion changes so often 😭 it changes based on discussions i have with my friends or recent art i see that inspires me... me and my friends recently had a discussion about mia and ethans relationship which made me very frustrated and sad with mia so i defiently wouldnt be drawing them anytime soon... meanwhile i hvae been talking to a friend who really likes winterfield often so the conversations we have give me art ideas and i end up drawing it more. if a friend of mine really enjoyed wintersberg or lethan and talked to me about it often id probably start drawing it more, the joys of being a multishipper
it changes a lot based on how im feeling and if im in the mood to draw something funny or something serious
sorry u asked a really simple question and i responded with a essay
and a little bit about myself is that i go by crumb, i am 18 and i go by all pronouns and prefer it/its
im vietnamese and live in texas
i made this tumblr acc solely so i could post my ethan art and im a re7/re8 girly so if ur here waiting for me to draw the re1-re6 characters im sorry u should probably expect nothing
i also make personal animations sometimes which u can find here
thanks for the ask and sorry for the rant!
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sophieinwonderland · 4 months
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r/systemscringe user ponders the question of whether they would still hate endogenic systems if we stopped calling ourselves systems. It goes... predictably.
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Before going on... let me just stop and say how sad I think it is that u/DustyArcade is befriending people to bait them into revealing personal details about themselves for Reddit Karma.
While it seems hopeful that they're more open-minded than some of the others on the general concept of plurality, this is a really gross behavior.
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Spoiler: the answer to this question is yes!
But before we get into that...
PSA: Beware @/Cains-Coin-Shop
Now, I am going to get into the comments, but before I do, we need to take an intermission for a PSA regarding u/DustyArcade. When looking at their post history, I ran across this.
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The blog has apparently been reinstated in the week since that post.
And they're apparently an anti-endo tulpamancer.
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I remember running across this not too long ago, thinking about responding, but deciding not to. Though given that this user is baiting people into friendships to post to Reddit, WATCH OUT FOR THIS BLOG.
I don't know of this is their bait blog or just another blog they happen to run. But either way, they aren't a safe individual to interact with if you're concerned about being posted to r/systemscringe.
Now, back to our regularly-scheduled debunking...
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"They're already saying they don't have DID/OSDD but they're still faking it" is some of the wildest reasoning I've ever seen.
Now, "used by" is a pretty interesting use of words. Because sure, there are plenty of DID/OSDD systems who use these terms. But remember that "plural" was created in the 90s as an alternative to the medicalized "multiple." Likewise, "collective" and similar terms were created to distance people from medicalized terms like "system."
It's pretty clear that u/NonamesNolies has no understanding of plural history, which does get pointed out by u/DustyArcade to their credit.
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Pretty sure the equivalent term before "endogenic systems" was "natural multiple."
Normally at this point, I would point out to u/NonamesNolies that the ICD-11 acknowledges that you can have multiple distinct personality states without a disorder.
I would point out that the creators of the Theory of Structural Dissociation have said spiritual practices and hypnosis may be able to result in the creation of self-conscious dissociative parts of the personality.
I would point to the chapter in Transgender Mental Health, published by the APA, which stated that you can be plural without a disorder or trauma.
But I won't do that because I know for a fact they aren't willing to listen, and just prefer to call any psychiatrists who disagree with them grifters. And yes, that's an actual thing they did, which I will get to at the end of this post!
Meanwhile...
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Really just... going straight for those cult accusations, huh?
Funny from the science-denier.
Anyway, it's amazing how completely wrong they are on the term "multiple."
Yes, originally, the term was shared. And it still is to an extent. But then as the endogenic/non-disordered community broke off, they coined and popularized "plural" as an alternative to avoid medical connotations.
Plural was NEVER a DID/OSDD-specific term. It was always inclusive to all systems from the beginning.
But there you have your answer. It's not about the terms we use. It's about our existence. The language we use doesn't really matter to them.
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There is... a whole lot in this interaction that it's hard to know where to begin. For one thing, most tulpamancy is viewed as psychological. And I imagine that even most spiritual tulpamancers would dispute their practice being considered "religious."
But to u/doubtful_messenger's assertion that endogenic systems need a parasitic relationship with DID, I'm just going counter that endogenic plurality through various names has existed for a long, long time.
The explanation of some forms of plurality as a mental disorder is fairly recent, only arising in the past couple hundred years. Before that, any instance of plurality was viewed as spiritual. Endogenic systems don't need a DID community to exist.
The tulpamancy and daemonism communities, forming completely independently of the larger plural community, proves that.
Finally... there's u/DustyArcade saying they thought they were turning into an endo, which I think I'll just let speak for itself.
...
The final comment in this thread I want to mention is from u/Kamari-mari, who I feel perfectly encapsulates the anti-endo point of view.
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"Nothing you say matters because we already made up our mind and won't read anything that contradicts our preconceived notions."
And shoutout to u/bugzxvi for their addition of congratulating u/Kamari-mari for bragging about not being able to read three short paragraphs. It really pulls the whole thing together.
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Okay, now I referenced u/NonamesNolies calling psychiatrists grifters, so let's dive into that next!
r/Systemscringeing on Transgender Mental Health
Quick note: That's not a typo. r/systemscringing is a new hatesub like r/systemscringe, but exclusively for systems to make fun of other systems.
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The relationship between transgender mental health and plurality, including DID, seems pretty obvious to me. How many systems have headmates with various genders? How many of those experience dysphoria while fronting? How does the gender of nonfronting headmates affect the fronters? How do these factors affect transitioning?
This stuff is super important for doctors to understand when treating plural patients.
And it's wild how u/NonameNolies just immediately jumps to hating a psychiatrist for acknowledging the existence of endogenic systems.
This gets even worse in the comments.
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What is the logic supposed to be in this argument? "If you're not a trauma specialist, you aren't qualified to say that plurality can be caused without trauma?"
How does that track?
I mean, surely, not being a trauma specialist means there's a better chance you'll run into plurals who aren't traumatized than someone who exclusively works with trauma victims, right?
"You can't say things other than X can cause Y unless you're an expert in X" doesn't actually make any sense.
Imagine if you decided that to say "diseases other than cancer can kill you," you needed to be a cancer specialist.
That would be pretty silly, wouldn't it?
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Can we just take a step back for a moment and imagine something for a moment...
You are Eric Yarbrough. You worked hard for 8 years to earn a doctorate in psychiatry.
You've served the LGBTQ community tirelessly in the psychiatry field since, serving as president of The Association of LGBTQ psychiatrists, among many other roles.
You've become a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, one of the highest honors given by the APA.
And some rando on Reddit just called you a grifter and said you should be ashamed of yourself because they're upset you don't support their bigotry in a book that itself was reviewed and published by the American Psychiatric Association.
...
Anyone else just feel like anti-endos treat psychiatrists the way Trump treats judges?
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tanith-rhea · 1 year
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Only Pretending #4
Ok, this time I'll tag everyone who ever asked! @the-bagel24, @regalbootie, @tundra1029, @thoroughly--confused, @lilsmeaux, @poorwritingandstalecoffee, @alder-saan Thank you so much, lovelies 💛 And of course, the person behind all of this @anti-bright-places 💛💛 This one was very fun to write, Morticia is the spice we needed to get a move on and realize our dumbass feelings (more or less)
Word count: 3k words
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Of course Larissa had issues about pretending to date you. She didn’t like you; it was clear from how she treated you so professionally and never sought to know you before all this. If she didn’t outright dislike you, at least she didn’t care for your existence and wasn’t thrilled to spend her weekend with you by her side.
It all made sense. She could tolerate being physically close but dismissed kissing as soon as you suggested it, the best she could. You had drunk an entire bottle of wine the first time before getting close. With just a few fours of bourbon, she wasn’t nearly as welcoming to your advances. These were the thoughts plaguing your mind for hours after you left her office and hours after you woke up the next day. The day of your trip. She only indulged you when she was drunk, and what did that make of you? Taking advantage of her like that? If it weren’t so on the spot you would have sent her an e-mail pretending to be sick to get rid of going.
You spent the entire morning in your room and didn’t go out for lunch, not wanting to risk seeing her in the corridors or, even worse, in the staff’s kitchen. You could wait until three p.m. to eat.
You would leave at four, arrive before dinner and spend the night at the Addams’ Manor. You felt nauseous simply thinking about it. You would dine together, pretend to be a happy couple, and then go to your shared room and sleep in the same bed. All that against Larissa’s better wishes.
She chose Vlad because she was comfortable with him. On the other hand, you barely knew each, and she couldn’t mask her unwillingness even when it was only the two of you. The whole thing would probably go wrong before dessert.
At least then you wouldn’t have to deal with feeling this awful.
Before you knew it was only half an hour for you to part. You hadn’t eaten and rushed to take a shower and look presentable before going down to the entrance where she would be expecting you.
Larissa rented a 1960’s Phantom V and you thanked god for the small mercy of not having to travel four hours in the academy’s van.
When she saw you, you could feel her immediate hesitation like it was a material wall between you. Her posture was impeccable, her hair meticulously done and her make-up flawless; she looked like the picture of the perfect woman, including all the incommodiousness that brought.
“I can help with your bag.” She said calmly, taking the heavy thing you were carrying and easily putting it in the trunk. Everything seemed calculated; civility 101.
“Thank you.” You only managed to mumble before opening the passenger door and avoiding her altogether.
She didn’t try to chat, which you were grateful for. Starting the engine, she focused solely on driving and left you alone in your own world.
It was hell. You were hungry, tired, sad, and pretty much in love with Larissa Weems. While you looked outside the window, trying to ignore the tightness in your chest, the only thing you wanted was for her to hold you and kiss it better. When you were seconds away from asking her to pull over and call off the entire thing, she spoke.
“I cannot do this anymore.”
Oh, so you both wanted to stop.
“What can’t you do?” you asked, trying to facilitate it for her.
“I can’t force you to come with me when you’re so obviously distressed by it.” She stopped the car in a roadside grove and turned to look at you candidly. “If you want to go back, I’ll drive you. I can say I came alone again, it’s what I should have done in the first place.”
You were surprised and uncertain. She was denying her own feelings and making it sound like you were the one to not want this. She was being kind.
“I just wanted to help you…” you started, but she interrupted you.
“You see, I wanted that to be possible. But I cannot ask you as my employee to do something like that for me. It’s unprofessional, unethical and bordering on assault.” She was so agitated and had such a pained expression on her face that you felt almost guilty.
She left the car in a sudden move, leaning against the door after closing it. Probably can’t stand being near me, you thought, but she couldn’t run from the conversation, try as she might.
You left as well and walked around to her side, her face was covered by her hands, and she was taking deep breaths. She seemed so stressed, on the verge of crying or screaming. Maybe you weren’t the only one who couldn’t sleep thinking about the disaster of last night.
“I hoped you could do it as a friend.” She said behind her hands, her voice weak and muffled. She let them fall to look at you once again, her eyes were clear, the blue lighter than a morning sky, but she wasn’t crying. “But you clearly cannot,” she admitted as if it was true.
You didn’t know what to tell her at first, seeing her so distressed and, apparently, fully convinced that it was you the one rejecting her company.
“I would like to do it as your friend.” You whispered, walking closer to be in front of her.
A small line formed between her eyebrows as she shook her head looking puzzled.
“I would,” you continued, “I just didn’t think you saw me as one. I can barely believe I already consider you mine after so few meaningful talks.” The bittersweetness of the sentence left a bad taste in your mouth, but you yearned to say it again, in another context, another world, really.
She seemed deep in thought, surveying you with care before saying, “Do you mean any of that, truly? It won’t change anything in our professional relationship, I want you to understand that.”
“Why do you think I’m so scared of you treating me differently?” you snapped, more frustrated than angry, “I know you, Larissa. I know you’re professional and would never abuse your power or make me feel uncomfortable at my place of work! If anything, you are the only boss I’ve ever had whom I trust not to be like this.”
You were so sick and tired of her checking in on you, asking if it was truly all right. You said it from the beginning and didn’t understand why she was so hung up on it.
“You do?” her confusion only baffled you further.
“Of course, I do! Why would I agree to something crazy like this if I didn’t trust you?”
She nodded as if understanding your point. Honestly, it would be adorable if it weren’t so exasperating.
“Now can we resume our trip? I’m hungry and as soon as we arrive I can finally eat,” you confessed.
“I brought some sandwiches if you’d like,” Larissa said, and you could kiss her, “They’re in the back seat.”
“I’ve never loved you more, woman.” You said before quickly opening the door and getting the food from the container you didn’t notice before.
The principal seemed satisfied with that, less tense and actually smiling at you devouring the goods.
“If that’s your reaction to sandwiches I definitely cook for us when I need to soothe things over,” she mused and your chest hurt at the thought.
“That’s good for cute anecdotes if someone asks,” you smiled to mask the forlornness you felt, and eating the rest of your food suddenly turned into a difficult task.
When you were finished, you put away the container with the other sandwiches and plastered an actual smile on your face before looking back at her. You did feel better on a full stomach. Less tired and a lot less sad. She wanted to be friends and if that was all you got you were happy with it, at least she didn’t despise you.
“So, are we getting back on the road?” you chirped, and Larissa gave you an earnest smile.
“Only after you give me a hug to prove everything’s fine.”
You weren’t expecting it, but you would take whatever you got, so you went right to her arms. She held you tighter than anticipated, resting her chin atop your hair, and you felt tingly and content when you parted.
“Alright!” You went back to your side. “On we go, then.” You opened the door and slumped on your seat; it wouldn’t be so horrible as you thought.
The next three hours passed easily. Time flowed when you and Larissa started talking about work, the students, idle musings about Jericho and hot spots in Burlington that you never thought of going to. You learned each other’s taste in music, preferred weather, hobbies and general things a partner would know, but the funny thing was that you hadn’t planned to, it wasn’t for the sake of pretending; it was just conversation. You had to remind yourself time and time again that you weren’t on a road trip date or getting to know each other in any other capacity besides Larissa wanting to be friends with you.
Her interest in your PhD dissertation was exhilarating and she was very polite to not mention your ridiculous excitement and incessant babbling about it.
Overall, you didn’t see the pass of time, and suddenly you were entering the gardens of the Addams Family Mansion.
“How do you want to be when we leave the car?” you asked, looking at the imposing building and noting someone opening the door.
“What do you mean?” she was busy parking and adjusting whatever it was in the car buttons – not many on an old model like that one. You knew she was just trying to look busy.
“Do you want to hold hands? Maybe I can loop my arm in yours… hold your upper arm?”
“Oh…” for someone who had been so relaxed just a few moments before, she seemed a second away from restarting the engine and getting the fuck off.
You decided to be brave for a change, and clicking free of your seat belt, leaned over her to kiss her cheek. She was looking straight forward, so it was difficult to see her expression, but her shoulders did lose a bit. You put a hand over hers in the parking brake, gently squeezing until she took a long breath and nodded, appearing to have returned to the land of the living.
“Yes… I think the looped arm will do,” she said vacantly.
You left the car and a giant pale-grey man walked close to you – he was even taller than Larissa, around five or six inches so – and from behind him a dark sauntering figure emerged, Morticia Addams.
“Lurch, be a dear and take Larissa’s belongings to the second guest room,” she said in her smoky, forcedly charming voice. You didn’t want to be the bitter girlfriend, but you couldn’t help the pang of annoyance she instantly sparkled in you without doing so much as look at Larissa. “I didn’t know you were bringing someone,” it wasn’t a question, but her arched brow and higher tone at the end prompted a presentation.
“Pleasure to meet you,” you said with the world’s fakest smile on your lips, “I’m Y/n L/n, Wednesday’s chemistry professor and Larissa’s partner.” You reached a hand for her to take, and she only lightly touched your fingers out of forced politeness.
“I believe we met briefly at Nevermore,” she gave you a nauseatingly sweet smile while looking at you from top to bottom and back up.
You grabbed Larissa’s arm more from the need to have something to hold and ground yourself than to pretend at intimacy. You needed some sort of reassurance to keep you from jumping at the woman’s throat.
“Yes. Wednesday likes to pilfer some things from the lab every now and then,” you chuckle at the thought. You didn’t mind it as long as she wasn’t getting herself and others in danger, which sometimes was the case. She never took big quantities to be a real problem anyway. Larissa disagreed.
“I try to keep her under control, but you know how they are at this age,” she said, looking truly regretful, and you felt a bit of sympathy for her.
“Yes, I deal with about a hundred of them. I don’t mind it, don’t worry,” you smiled, and Larissa mumbled in, sounding peeved as you would expect.
“Doesn’t mean she can do it. One day she’ll create a hazard and it will be your responsibility, I won’t defend you to the board, do you hear me?” she was adorable when irritated; especially by silly things such as those.
You only scrunched your nose at her, trying to keep your smile at bay, before Morticia asked you to accompany her inside. Lurch had already vanished and the darkness was thickening at every passing moment.
You were shown to your room, where you both were to shower and prepare for dinner. Your things were on the bench at the end of the bed, both suitcases carefully piled not to fall.
“So,” Larissa walked into the room after Morticia closed the door, “What do you think?”
“Of what? Her? The mansion? Answers may vary severely.”
“Entertain me with your reasoning.” She arched a brow and sat on the bed, looking more relaxed than a few instants before and clearly amused.
“First, if we were together, I would have killed that woman already,” you began, and she laughed.
“Jealous, much?”
“You don’t understand! The way she looks at me and talks to you makes my skin tingle, not in the good way! Someone has to teach her good manners, you’re mine!” it slipped, it completely slipped, and you scrambled for something to say to fix it, “Supposedly, I mean!” you felt your cheeks already burning, “You know what I meant…” you descended, defeated. With any luck her mind didn’t even go there in the first place.
“And second, the mansion is creepy paradise. I love it. I mean who has on-suit bathrooms in their ‘second’ guest room? Are you kidding me?”
Larissa hummed, taking off her shoes and letting her hair loose, “Morticia did marry into a good life,” she mused.
She looked so beautiful like that, you couldn’t speak for a while. She was the picture of homely comfort, of domesticity. You felt so privileged to see her in anything other than her professional self. You had to acquire Vlad some AB Positive to thank him.
“Do you want to go first? I’d like to rest a bit before getting ready,” her voice was soft, and you were engulfed by the need to kiss her silly into the comfortable-looking bed she sat at. However, you only nodded stiffly and went to the bathroom, leaving her to lie down and decompress for a while, she would need it if Morticia planned a five-course dinner as she said.
The bathroom was almost half the size of your quarters at the academy, with a bathtub and separate shower space, double vanity and an enormous mirror with a black gothic frame. You were torn between feeling amazed and vexed at the blunt display of wealth, but the thrill of having it at your disposal overpowered all else.
After a long, hot shower, your muscles were singing praise to Morticia and all her descendants, blessing them for expensive supplies and relaxing steam.
Just before entering the bedroom, you remembered not taking any clothes with you. There were two tidily rolled robes between the sinks, so you wouldn’t leave completely bare, but the thought of wearing close to nothing in the same space as Larissa made your stomach turn. It would have to do.
You steeled yourself before opening the door, taking a deep breath and tightening the belt. When you entered the room, all the air you took escaped your lungs in a slow, fond realization: she fell asleep. Larissa had taken off her jacket and lay on her side across the bed, one hand close to her face and the other loose over her middle. She looked so peaceful. She must have been tired from driving; that and the bad sleep you probably caused her by making her think you wanted out of the plan. It was becoming more and more difficult not to kiss her, hug her, lie with her and smother her with love and care. You thought it was all just a passing fancy for your boss, but every second that passed made you question if that was all it really was.
Cleaning your throat, you busied yourself with opening your suitcase. “I’m done, Larissa… if you want to go now, you can” you tried to sound less strangled and only half-succeeded.
Her adorable “Hm?” right before fully waking made your heart clench.
“Right, yes, thank you.” She said absentmindedly before getting a change of clothes, like any normal person, and going to the bathroom.
While you were readying yourself, a knock came at the door. Larissa was still in the shower, so you prepared to ask whomever it was to wait.
“Mrs Addams. Hello,” it was Morticia, of course.
“I just wanted to pass and see if you’re comfortable. Is Larissa inside?” she tried to look over your shoulder into the room.
“She’s having a shower,” you felt suddenly protective and half closed the door so the only thing she could see was you.
She arched an eyebrow at your comment. “So you aren’t…” she smiled, looking off into the distance for a while as if her musings were much more interesting than finishing her sentence or you understanding what she meant.
“We aren’t what?” you snapped, not meaning to sound so annoyed.
She shifted her gaze at you instantly, looking surprised with your intromission. “Aren’t intimate enough to have it together.” She only smiled at that, smugly, and turned to go. “Oh, and dinner will be ready in half an hour, so tell her, you know, through the other side of the door, to hurry.” And then she was off.
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hewantshisbrideback · 3 months
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Modern AU Jonrya + Divorced!RhaeLya Snippet
Test-running this the same way I did NHAT's first chapter! Keep in mind, this is not specifically RhaeLya or anti-RhaeLya. That said, Rhaegar, by virtue of being raised as more of a 'boy prince' than actual prince, has a characterization you may not agree with! But I don't care, it's my fic lol. Not a lot happens in this first snippet, it's more to establish the home-life Jon is coming from, the dynamic between Rhaegar and Lyanna, and because I find writing from this perspective funny. There is not a lot of Jonrya and only the set up for conflict. Enjoy! Please, tell me what you think.
It’s an age-old story. A real crowd favorite. Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. Boy sings a sad song. Girl cries. Boy gives her roses. Girl looks pretty with flowers in her hair. A classic love story, one for the books.
Things may have progressed a little quickly after. But, still, nothing truly out of the ordinary. Girl got pregnant. Boy proposed. Well… Boy had to get a divorce first. But it was a quick divorce.
Sure, maybe after the shotgun wedding, Boy and Girl had to hide out in the desert for a while, disappeared from the public without telling anyone where they went, resulting in a media-fuelled frenzy, a nation-wide search party involving everyone from paparazzi to armed police to private investigators…
Maybe her family had publicly accused him of kidnapping before the dust had settled. Acquitted of all charges, both in the legal court and that of public opinion.
Still, when Rhaegar looks back at how he and Lyanna first met, first fell in love, it really did feel that simple, that… uncomplicated, at the time. The politics, their respective family drama, the music scene and the industry bullshit, the age gap that was only a little less scandalous at the time…
He hadn’t cared about that. Neither had magazines, or newspapers. If anything, they’d eaten it all up. It only made them more sympathetic. For the most part. According to all the important publications, anyway.
Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen had been... the love story to end all love stories. Had been, as in, weren’t anymore, because, as anyone could tell you, they hadn’t been married for, say, like… a decade now? Somewhere between a decade, and thirteen years, four months, and twenty-one days.
And yet, it still smarts to think about it. Better not to, if he can help it.
Unfortunately, there’s nothing in the great, empty expanse of fucking woods he’s staring down to distract him. Why does Lyanna live out here again? Shouldn’t someone running a non-profit live somewhere with actual people around, in need of help?
Frankly, he never understood why they divorced in the first place. But I respected her wishes. Because I loved her.
Obviously. He wouldn’t be leaning against his car, waiting for his son to finally emerge from his aloof (second) ex-wife’s cabin in the woods if that wasn’t the case, all so he could spend a weekend enjoying the kid’s brooding company, pointedly not asking questions about how his mother was and what she was doing in her spare time when she wasn’t too busy saving the world and ignoring his calls.
Rhaegar taps his foot. Crosses his arms. Checks his hair in the passenger window. Uncrosses his arms. Checks his phone, again. Nothing. He texted Jon about his arrival three minutes ago.
Maybe, sometimes their conversation verged into discussion-of-Mom territory. But there was only so much for him and Jon to talk about. The kid was almost sixteen, permanently unimpressed with him, and he made no secret of the resentment he felt for him.
Rhaegar wanted to connect, he did, but he also had to acknowledge certain limitations to his position. The one thing they both shared was Lyanna. It made sense to fall back to common ground in lieu of any other options.
And he’s curious. Sue him. The woman is a bank vault when it comes to her personal life. Always was. Just ask the press. They'd tell you.
Rhaegar checks his phone. Four minutes. He thinks he can get away with ringing the doorbell. There’s literally ice on the ground. Even his openly embittered son doesn’t actually want him to freeze to death.
Well, he assumes. But the void of interest in Jon’s gaze as he opens the door and claps eyes on him might make him reconsider.
“Hey, champ.” Rhaegar forces out, and pretends like he isn’t internally grimacing at his own words. “Uh, I texted, but…”
Jon nods, already turning around, walking away and leaving the screen door to drift shut on his father. “I know.”
Rhaegar wedges a foot in before the heavy screen can shut him out completely, then shifts awkwardly in the doorway, propping it open. “You ready to head out?”
“Almost.”
He takes that as an invitation to step inside. Jon’s disappeared into a door beyond the stairs - the den, or the dining room? It’s been a while since Rhaegar got to really see the place. He’s never gotten an actual tour, technically, has maybe been in the kitchen twice, ever, let alone the rest of the place. Technically, it's a converted ranger station from back when the family held private ownership over the woods. For all he knows, it's an armory back there.
He glances around surreptitiously for a second, wondering if he has enough time to poke his head around - innocently, of course - only for Lyanna to skid into view before he can even move past the wet room. His pulse quickens, but before he can pull out a greeting as equally as cringeworthy as the first, she interrupts.
“Oh, good. You’re here. I’m heading out then.” She pushes an earring in with lethal precision and force, not even sparing a glance at the conveniently-placed hall mirror, calling back into the house, “Jon? I’m heading out! Did you hear me?”
Rhaegar almost has a heart attack when Jon pops his head in from the nearest room - he could’ve sworn the only way to the back was through the main hall, last time he was here - with a furrowed brow and a playful scowl on display. “Yeah, I’m right here. You don’t need to yell.”
Lyanna is doing her eyeliner, but she pauses to raise her own brows at him in warning. “Sometimes I think you could do with me yelling at you more, actually.”
He rolls his eyes. “Is that even possible?”
She smacks her hairbrush in his general direction in response, a fruitless gesture so familiar to Rhaegar it hurts. “Would you get out of here? With your… teenage… attitude? Ugh.” She fixes her lipstick then shoves her tools in her purse.
“Brutal, mom. Do you have my charger?”
“Our charger,” she insists. “It’s in the den. Go watch some dumb, scary movie, would you? Have a good time with your dad. And get out of my hair!”
Jon gives her a brisk salute as she hurries past.
“We will! Uh, have a good time,” Rhaegar assures her, but his eyes get caught on her cocktail dress, as she scoots past him, adjusts the skirt, and grabs her coat. “Where are you off to? Didn’t think you were even allowed to leave the woods.”
She gives him a slightly withering glance, then shrugs, smiles. “I have a thing.” By now Jon has joined them in the wet room, and she turns to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. “Lock up when you leave. I’ll see you two later.”
“Gross.” Jon waves from the door as she sidesteps the ice in her heels on her way to her truck. “Bye, mom. Be safe!”
“No worrying, kiddo! Have fun.”
“I know. But still.”
“Thanks, honey,” she clambers into the truck, blows a big, fat kiss from the window, intentionally over-the-top. “Mwah.”
Rhaegar follows her out, takes advantage of her patting around the front seat to plug her phone in. “Seriously, we never talk anymore. What’s the big occasion?”
She gives him a look he decides is indecipherable, then sighs. “Just meeting up with old friends of the family.” She finds the right chord to plug in her phone, then shoos him away from the window. “Okay. Really, this time - I’ll see you guys later.”
By the time she’s pulled out, and he’s shaken himself from his suspicious stupor, Jon is joining him out in the driveway. He shakes his head, then turns and gives him a fond, knowing look. “Where is she actually going?”
Jon, shrugging and hiking his backpack up his shoulder, returns the knowing look, if... decidedly less fond. “Some kind of double date.”
“What?” Rhaegar scoffs. “With who?”
“Uncle Ned and Aunt Catelyn.”
Interesting, but irrelevant. “No, who is she going with?”
“I don’t know. One of the Baratheons.” Jon is walking toward the car at this point.
“Shit!” Rhaegar jolts to follow, stops and curses as he almost slips on the ice, resumes his path with more caution. “Shit. Which one?”
“I don’t remember,” Jon says, popping open the trunk. He throws his luggage in the back.
Rhaegar rubs the back of his neck, exhaling a little in relief at just making it to the car without face-planting. “It can’t be Robert, is it? That’s insane.”
Jon pauses getting into the passenger seat to slip his backpack off his shoulder and spare his father a faintly exasperated look. “Dad…”
“Look, I - I know your uncle and him are friends, I’m sure he’s… fine, but… your mom hates him,” he rushes to clarify. Jon rolls his eyes and gets in the car, and Rhaegar scrambles to follow suit. “She always has.”
“I mean, it’s really none of your business.”
“Right, but… Right. I’m not saying she can’t. I’m just saying it would be stupid, and I hope your uncle hasn’t convinced her to give him another chance, when -”
“Are we going?” Jon interrupts, then sinks into his seat with a strange expression. “Arya and I have been waiting to see this for ages.”
“Uh…” Rhaegar blinks. Thinks. Starts to dig out his keys. “Yeah, we can go…” He starts the engine, but doesn’t take it out of park. “Just, let the engine warm up… How is Arya doing, lately, by the way? She wants to see this film?”
“Yeah,” Jon answers, slouching in his seat. “Has wanted to, for a while, now.”
“How’s she doing? You get to see her much, now she’s getting older?”
Jon turns to pretend to look at something out the window. Rhaegar knows he’s pretending. He was staring at the same goddamn woods waiting for a text for four minutes, so. “Not as much.”
Rhaegar takes this as an opportunity to change the address on his phone. “Is she busy tonight?”
“No.” No uncertainty. Not even a pause.
“You want to invite her along?”
“Seriously?” 
“Why not?” Rhaegar starts backing out of the driveway. “She’s allowed to watch scary movies, right?”
“Yeah, we watch them all the time.” Good. It was a fifty-fifty bet, considering what Catelyn and Ned are respectively like as parents.
“Why don’t you text her? We’re early anyway. We can start heading down that way, and if she says no, we’ll just… You know. Course-correct.”
“Okay. Yeah. I’ll text her.”
“Good. Great. We’ll just… head for your uncle Ned’s.”
And if they happened to run into Lyanna when they got there, well... that's a non-issue.
Thanks so much for reading! Hope it piqued your interest, even though there wasn't a ton of Jonrya right away. It's partly written but not enough to share for feedback. I'm curious to get feedback on the Rhaegar and Lyanna dynamic - I know the characters have huge fans and huge antis and frankly I'm half curious and half worried as to how either party will be reacting to the situation, lol! Anyway, thanks again.
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thealmightyemprex · 2 months
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The Emprex Goofs on Piano Man by Billy Joel
SO I love Piano Man by Billy Joel ,its great classic song....But if you listen to anything too much you cant help but poke fun at it .This is done from a place of love
Before I begin heres the song for if its been a while and you havent heard it at all
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LIstened to it ? Good,lets begin
"It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles in"
Which is odd cause it was Nine AM
"There's an old man sittin' next to me Makin' love to his tonic and gin"
I think you can get arrested for that ,also dont touch that glass
"He says, "Son can you play me a memory?"
BIlly:No I am a pianist !I can play songs.Thats like asking a baker to make you a pastry made out of dreams ands rainbows ...Idiot
I'm not really sure how it goes"
Billy:SO you want me to play a memory .....YOu dont remember
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete When I wore a younger man's clothes"
Old Man:Course that younger man is currently buried in pieces around Nevada -
La, la-la, di-di-da La-la di-di-da da-dum
Ah great Billys having a stroke again
"Sing us a song, you're the piano man Sing us a song tonight"
Billy:Ya know you dont have to be pushy
"Well, we're all in the mood for a melody And you've got us feelin' alright"
Way better then taking anti depressents
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine He gets me my drinks for free And he's quick with a joke, or to light up your smoke But there's some place that he'd rather be
Ah,Wisconsin
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me" As a smile ran away from his face
John :Yeah can you get this knife out of my back
"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star If I could get out of this place"
John:SAdly due to my pack with Satan ,my soul is tethered to this bar
Oh, la, la-la, di-di-da La-la di-di-da da-dum
Billy I think you need to go to a doctor
Now Paul is a real estate novelist Who never had time for a wife
Did find time for a husband though
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the navy And probably will be for life
.....You just wanted to rhyme Davey and Navy
And the waitress is practicing politics
Annnnnnnd insert your own joke here
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Well he was a blasphemer
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinkin' alone
No joke here thats just a good lyric
Sing us the song, you're the piano man Sing us a song tonight
BIllyQUIT BEING PUSHY
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody And you've got us feelin' alright
Not great but alright
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday And the manager gives me a smile
Manager :
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'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
Yeah the drinks are basically tap water and food is barely edible but the tunes are nice
To forget about life for a while"
Course its due to the fact the piano is cursed
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
WEll duh look at the co owner
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And the microphone smells like a beer
Yeah sorry Billy,someone spilt a beer on it thing doesnt even work
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar\
Billy :Id prefer money but Bread is nice
And say man what are you doin' here?
....Playing a piano ? Thats kind of his job
Oh, la, la-la, di-di-da La-la di-di-da da-dum
BILLY FOR GODS SAKE GO TO A DOCTOR
Sing us the song, you're the piano man Sing us a song tonight
Billy:WEll I am out of practice on my SOndheim but TOoooonigghht,tonight,it all began tonight-
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody And you've got us feelin' alright
You are profoundly adequite
Well that was a bit of nonesense I have wanted to do for years
@ariel-seagull-wings @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @princesssarisa @minimumheadroom @angelixgutz @amalthea9 @filmcityworld1
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wyxan · 2 days
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for the writers ask game!
5. What's a tag you never want to use for your works even when it applies?
32. Do you have a word/expression that you always use in your writing?
and 33. Give your writing a compliment.
Do you remember when you asked me this? Me either. Let’s all pretend no time has passed and I haven’t spent the last (months) going “oooh I have an ask…oh shit, oh yeah I gotta answer that, those are great Qs”. Thank you for asking <3
5. Oooh. I never want to use hurt/no comfort because I never want to write it. I’m too much of a sad B in general, I don’t need it in fic too 😅
Ok but, a tag that would apply that I wouldn’t want to use? Hmmm. I’m quite anti spoiling my works too much, so it might be quite story-specific. Like if a character dies and I know I’ll bring that back, I’m not sure I’d tag temporary character death?
32. Idk about a word or phrase but I have a sentence structure I always use and now I’ve spotted it in so conscious of it! I always follow a past tense verb with a present tense verb. Literally the opening line of one of my fics: “Peter flitted back and forth, straightening paper napkins and opening and closing cupboards”.
OK NO I realise a word / sound I always use: “argh” and also “ugh”. Shout out to @noxnthea for some excellent iterations of those in the pod of Waiting For Something More!
33. Hmmmm *eyes you suspiciously* - “chairing” myself, huh?
I think I’m pretty good at writing funny and sharp characters. I’m also really proud of the way that I share that across male and female characters - big fan of my Peter, MJ, and Steph in particular. I’m writing Jason at the moment and my style is fitting him so well. I like that I just try to become my characters for a bit - I think that authenticity comes across in the way they read.
That’s loads of compliments! Yay me.
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peachonified · 1 year
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A hint of the next AoKi fic
It's AoKi day... and due to various reasons I only got a fic STARTED. and I have a new rule: no more WIPs on AO3 unless they are finished. (except for the ones I am finishing up...) but this isn't AO3, so I am going to share the opening.
Just a few short notes... when I asked for ideas, @formlesscopycat said prison au, and @slicesofapple said a dom Aomine.
So I smooshed them together and you can't tell where it is going yet, but I love the start!
(It was originally called 'where you belong' and I was thinking about jail, but I already have an AoKi fic called 'Where you belong(by my side)' so that doesn't work)
~o~
Kise has never been to jail before.  And he can’t believe he’s going there now!
“I didn’t do i-“
“I don’t really care,” the officer escorting him to his new home informs him. “You have a problem, then get your lawyer to deal with it.”
And that, was that.
~o~
Okay not really. The trip to the prison is long and slow.
“Surely prison vans can go the speed limit?” he asks, entirely innocently, cos weren’t there rules about how slow you could go and the highway? “What happens if the driver is arrested? What if-“
“You really need to shut up before I do something about it.”
Mr Prison Guard was tetchy. Kise sniffs and and is silent for all of 84 seconds, until he can’t deal with it any more.
“I just think we should-“
The scream the prison guard gives is not quiet.
~o~
He happily drops him off at the gate.
“You’re leaving?” Kise asks, a little sad. “I felt like we were just getting to know each other, and-“
“He’s all yours. He’s all fucking yours,” Kasamatsu snarls. Kise feels inordinately proud that he got a name. But it was a four-hour drive, and Kasamatsu got sick of being called Mr Prison Guard about two and a half hours in. That was after establishing that he is a driver, but Kise thinks it’s still a job where he guards prisoners, so he’s a prison guard.
~o~
Intake is almost as slow as the drive him. Which Kise informs the new prison guard.
Who blinks at him from behind his glasses.
“You want this to be… quick?”
Kise nods, decisively. “Yeah, well, I’m innocent, so the sooner I get in, the sooner I get out right.”
Glasses kind of stares at him. He goes to speak twice, shaking his head each time, before he (slowly) pulls Kise’s paperwork. “Says here you were soliciting and then tried to bribe the police when they arrested you?”
Sighing, Kise flops back, placing his handcuffed wrists as attractively as possible. “I know what it says, but I never sleep with people for money. I only have sex with people I want to have sex with, because that is the point of sex. Not that I am anti sex work, by the way. But I make my money modelling. At least at the moment. I’ll be a pilot one day -  I need to get my license while I still have 20-20 vision. I read that even if you need glasses, if you get them after you become a pilot it’s still okay. And don’t worry! I’ll still look fabulous. Not everyone can rock the megane look, it’s true, but I absolute-“
“So you weren’t soliciting?”
Kise sniffs. “It was bad timing. We’d been at a party, so I was in costume for that. And can I tell you, I looked good! It was a take on angels – normally angels are all icy silver and white, but I don’t look good in white, so I changed it up for ambers and golds and-“
“Why didn’t you go as a Greek or Roman God? Or acolyte, or whatever. More colour op-“
He’s interrupted by Kise’s wail. “Oh my god you are right! I could have had so much fun! I mean, I looked great as a golden angel, but I could have had options and I hate-“
The guard (who was probably Imoyoshi, given that is a name plate on the desk) stops him. “Well, innocent of the crime or not, you do seem pretty innocent.”
There's a double meaning there, and Kise can’t let that pass! “Look, I’m not saying I’m a slut or anything, which would still be okay by the way, but I’m not innocent-“
Kise continues to rant, until he notices that Imayoshi isn’t paying attention. In fact he looks a little worried. And that’s not great. Kise leans forward, an earnest expression in his face.
“I’ve been sitting here just talking about myself, and here are you needing some help. I’m a very good listener, and pretty good at advice too.”
Imayoshi looks at him, speechless. Kise nods encouragingly, but inside is a little worried. This is now two prison guards who could barely speak. Who were they hiring? Surely this was a job that needed good communication skills?
Letting out a breath, Imayoshi laughs. “Yeah I’m worried, but about you.
They’re at the door, when Imayoshi stops short. “Wait, I have to know. What was with the official corruption?”
“The what?”
“Bribing a police officer.”
Kise frowns, then his expression clears. “I wasn’t bribing anyone! I thought they were at the costume party too, and the police outfits didn’t match at all! So I offered to help them out of their uniforms, and then more turned up and I thought they might have been strippers and then they weren’t and-“
Someone weaker than Imayoshi would have laughed.
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raijin-tribe · 8 months
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Hello, i'm huge fan of Raijinshuu and I notices something about Evergreen.
My english sucks, do not worry about it :)
So, when we first saw the Raijinshuu they were bad people. When they were beaten and Laxus kicked out, they were trying to talk with the guild (bcs they made a big mistake and would say sorry). I mean, this is logic, no problems about it...
(thanks the Anime) when Evergreen talk there's sometimes, she act like a mean girl (she's keep saying she's a fairy and she is strong and all the stuff). And why a person who know she's strong will scream that they are strong ? Honestly, maybe it's what we think, she like to people to know she is...
But why she cried on Tenrou ? (How do i write dis sh!t ????) I'm not a psycologist or something like that but i know this : when a person believe they near to death they open their true them. While Elfman is just a little more sweet and calm, Evergreen was crying bcs if they lost, it's was HER fault. Not strong enough. She was sorry. Maybe I do not interpret has other do...
But remember, when she was a kid she was lonely and had no friend. This thing, especially when you have a young age can break a person for the rest of his life. Evergreen have insecurities. Evergreen is a woman, who want to hide the little girl who's broken and sad behind a strong personality. They're sometimes it's the real her (with the filter). She has feeling.
Maybe it's bcs i'm adicted to her, maybe i overreact to all we see and know about her. But maybe Evergreen want to be love and don't know how to say it.
Again, i'm sorry for my english and all. So if you want to throw a dictionnary at my face you can ;)
It’s okay! No need to throw any dictionaries! I get what you’re saying.
And— I agree!
We don't know much about Evergreen's past, unfortunately. We do know that she's always loved fairies, and even though translations can vary, it's also pretty widely accepted that she was rather lonely growing up, probably due to her eye magic. (Something I think Freed and Bickslow also dealt with given their anti-social attitudes and self-isolation from the rest of the guild before the BoFT— but that's a conversation for another time.)
I've noticed this before, but there are times when Fairy Tail characters will look down on themselves and their abilites, believing they are not strong enough compared to their guildmates. Regardless if it's true or not, it's how they feel and what motivates them to become stronger. I can see this with Evergreen, too.
On Tenrou, Evergreen let her insecurities get the best of her because she felt it was her fault they lost to Rustyrose. She didn’t think she was strong enough. Her fairy magic was ineffective against him and she wasn't able to land a single attack while Elfman contiued to fight. Even after Elfman went through the trouble of getting Rusty's glasses off, he just summoned another pair. She wasn't able to turn him to stone, and they lost because of it.
I think Evergreen has a strong personality because she wants to convince herself she is strong. She's scared to be seen as weak or vunerable and that's why she will sometimes come off as vain or arrogant instead. Those who can see past this (Laxus, Freed, Bickslow, and Elfman) are the ones who are closest to her, and despite how she acts sometimes, she does care very, very deeply for them as well.
So, yes. Evergreen does have insecurites and does want to be loved, but it's okay that she doesn't know how to say it because her friends already know and share her feelings.
I don't go on character rants very often because there's just so much to say and I often get my thoughts all mixed up trying to type it out, but hopefully this makes sense! I love Evergreen so I'm glad to share some of my feelings on her character! <3
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taekooktimeline · 1 year
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November 24, 2022
Hi everyone 👋🏾
I haven’t posted any reminders since about August, so I thought I’d just share a few friendly reminders, more so for new followers, while I’m thinking of them and have a moment:
I’ve said this before but it doesn’t hurt to reiterate. Please remember I do my best to be objective, but sometimes I like to voice my opinion. In that instance, I disclaim where I want to speculate. Clips are provided for you to draw your own conclusions. Taekook speak for themselves so letting their actions and words do the talking is very easy to do☺️I have a total blast chronologically archiving their beautiful bond over the years, sourced by fan cams and official videos. When there are opinions, or even controversies surrounding a moment, I add those for posterity as well. With time, moments get forgotten, or antis try to distort things (which is incredibly sad). I’m determined to do my best to archive Taekook interactions for preservation. Anything that delves into theory will always be disclaimed as such. I addressed this more deeply late 2021 but here’s the recap - https://at.tumblr.com/taekooktimeline/hello-in-light-of-some-comments-ive-come-across/te337t9us2jm
I only have one Twitter (kakostel) and I just set up a fan IG (KaylaTK9597). The IG page will probably collect dust since Twitter is still existing😆but feel free to follow and I’ll follow back.
Because I have a tendency to follow back, especially if it’s not a brand new account and we have moots in common, it should go without saying but I’m not responsible for opinions expressed by others. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on things. I refuse to police, nor do I care to. I also can’t possibly keep track of what all my moots are up to. The big reason why I’d break being mutuals is if someone is not equally supporting and respecting both Taehyung and Jungkook. That’s an absolute must to me. Otherwise, you do you and I’ll do me❣️
I’m NOT in DMs❌ This version of the timeline and my tweets speak for me. There’s nothing I need to say in private.
I’m equally Taehyung and Jungkook biased☺️
I’m here to support Taehyung and Jungkook - individually and together, in all the ways I can, to the best of my ability. I’ll never stop saying that the sky's the limit for them because it’s true, and I’ll forever be proud of these two. They’re beautiful humans inside and out and I have all the confidence that things will always work out for them in their favor.
I’ve done my best to make the platforms I use safe and positive spaces for me to support and love Taekook. My anxiety dictates firm boundaries and I’m determined to keep them. I’m not interested in anyone’s background noise, negativity or insecurity. All of that is irrelevant. I am here for Taehyung/ Jungkook / Taekook. I posted this on November 7 but think it’s good to share here -
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For Twitter, this tends to mean I RT posts, with the occasional fun Taekook video edit when I have time to make it. I’m not as active as some in being vocal but, again, I think the blog and my video edits speak for me. I addressed this around August 2022 but here’s the recap - https://at.tumblr.com/taekooktimeline/hi-everyone-i-hope-youre-all-doing-well-i-feel/z1pmufm4scky
I think most who follow me know but I’m studying Japanese. It seems to help my mind when I get too anxious, though it’s a very hard language to learn (とてもむずかしいよ😭). Some pieces in the blog have Japanese translations I worked hard on. I’m quite proud of those because it shows my progress in my personal life, while also giving me a means to verify a Japanese subtitled Taekook interaction, or J ARMY sighting, without the need for translators (I still have so many years to go, though. I tend to panic when someone speaks the language and my mind goes blank. I’m at a third grade level with kanji which means I still tend to fall back on hiragana, which is a problem when kanji is pretty prevalent). Two links to posts I built around my studies -
Winter Package 2020: https://at.tumblr.com/taekooktimeline2020/end-of-november-december-2020/sf0hh6q335o1
February 2022 post related to spotting Taekook at Ahgassi Gopchang in LA: https://at.tumblr.com/taekooktimeline2022/taekooktimeline-february-19-2022-released/3q1uckm8yapo
I provided a Taekook Spotify playlist link in my mini update but here it is again. Please keep streaming and supporting them 💜
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Taehyung’s “Christmas Tree” MV:
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Jungkook’s “Dreamers” MV:
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We’re getting into the holidays, which is my favorite time of the year. Please remember to prioritize yourself and your mental health, and set boundaries where they’re needed. Social media is quite draining and toxic so take breaks if you need them. I’ve been fortunate to meet a lot of ARMY in person, some I consider best friends. Please believe me when I say ARMY outside of SM is a massively stark contrast to the ugliness you see when there’s anonymity behind screens. Keep that in mind and try to ignore the noise of others. And remember that real life should always comes first💜
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aplatonicgryphon · 2 years
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Recently started accepting the greyplatonic label :] I'm still not 100% sure if I feel it or not, but I think the concept of aplatonic is really helpful and helps me feel less bad about struggling to make new friends. I just kind of sad I'll probably never be able to openly say I'm greyplatonic since I don't want my friends to think I don't care or something.
Congrats! I'm glad! :)
Regarding coming out to your friends, I'm in the same position.
If you want to, and feel like it would go well, you could try to test the waters?
It really depends on your friendships and interactions with them, but if you tend to have at least occasional deep conversations, you could throw the concept of aplatonicism out there and see how they react.
That way, you know they know about it, know their first impressions of it, and can come out later down the line if you want to. And if even if you don't want to come out personally, you could still always have discussions about aplatonicism without revealing that personal information.
You don't even need to use the term! You could say something vague like "I heard that some people don't ever / rarely feel a platonic pull towards other people. That's really interesting to me, just how many different experiences are out there."
I try to go for a straightforward explanation, and then add in a positive opinion of mine, just to make clear that I want to share something interesting and bring attention to an uncommon experience, not condemning or shaming it.
One of my friends and I often talk deeply about different identities and disabilities out there, and I'm openly aroace to him and he's incredibly accepting of it, so one time I did throw the concept of aplatonicism out there and he seemed pretty accepting of it, understanding that not everyone has the same platonic attractions or connections to platonic relationships. Although, like I said earlier, I haven't come out to him as aplspec yet.
Further, if they know about aromanticism and asexuality, you could directly compare it to the a-spectrum to make it a little easier to understand. Although, you should first make sure that they know that aspecs aren't anti romance and sex, and that some are romance-favorable and sex-favorable.
Other alternatives to discussing aplatonicism are various overlaps that often intersect with it, like neurodivergency or low empathy. Personally I find that it makes a nice bridge over to the aplatonic topic, or an easy way to explain how your specific aplatonicism may work without using apl terminology.
I find that the "attraction =/= action" concept works well with aplatonicism too. Aplatonicism is more about not being platonically attracted / pulled to people and feeling a disconnection because of it. It's not about having VS not having friends, or loving VS not loving. The "attraction =/= action" concept comes up most often in aspec spaces, but really, I think it goes for everything? I'm pretty sure that most straight people know that not every single crush results in dating that person. Most allo people go through tons of crushes they don't act on in their juvenile years before they want to (or are allowed to) date.
Some things I would be cautious about and look out for is any history of (or current) aphobia or ableism, whether intentional or unintentional. That might indicate that they won't respond well to aplatonic people, or take some time to understand and accept it.
And of course, just a reminder that no one ever needs to come out! You never need to share any personal information! So take as long as you want, come out when you are ready, and if you are never ready, that's perfectly fine as well!
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tayfabe75 · 4 months
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your thoughts on the leaked collab on Slut well the lyrics at least the vocals not leaked. See Itsthebml on TikTok and it appears that it’s not fake as Target is pulling all the tangerine versions of vinyl from stores
My preemptive apologies, as brevity is not my forte… and I have many, many thoughts about this leak!
On authenticity:
There have been enough separate instances of people posting clear photos (1, 2, 3) of the lyrics and credits for the "Slut!" collaboration, that I lean toward it being real. And, when it comes to things like this in the realm of Taylor Swift, I'm more inclined to believe that "nothing is accidental" and that a mistake this significant wouldn't make it to shelves at all (while that might be giving Taylor too much credit, I spent most of my life never giving her enough credit (new fan!) and I have since amended my ways) Indeed, it is very strange that Target pulled the vinyl from its website, perhaps lending further credence to the leak's authenticity.
Another thing to consider when it comes to authenticity is - who would fake this and why? There are a few ways I'd categorize 75 fans & Swifties. You have:
Fans of one or the other who just want new music and are open to a collab with whoever (likely don't care enough to fake it)
Fans of both who would probably like the collab but aren't super invested (likely don't care enough to fake it)
Fans of both who are sad about the implications of a pulled collab (unlikely to create something like this without specifying it was wish fulfillment)
Fans of one who hate the other artist, their fans, and anyone who supports the union (bingo!)
So, even though there are like, a hundred 'Maylors', tops, the people we annoy get great satisfaction from attempting to emotionally wound us. I know from experience lol So, since I have had the extreme displeasure of speaking with some of them, I'm not sure they have the wits about them to make a convincing argument, let alone convincing 1989 album art (graphic design, especially a recreation like that, can be a pretty tedious and complicated process - this I know from experience) but you never know! Unfortunately for all of us, hate can be quite a motivator, and if human history is any indication, the sky's the limit!
Apart from that, though, there are so few people who have any incentive to fake this two months later. Now, the alleged audio leak is another story. Since the 'anti-Maylor' crowd has now seen how upset we were and no doubt reveled in our misfortune, I could easily imagine them whipping up an AI version to bait us so they could point and laugh. I have heard the alleged leaked audio - and while it sounds like Matty's voice, something seems a bit off to me. Considering Brad Troemel has a full AI report coming in a matter of days, I am keeping my defenses up!
For what it's worth, I believe that I hear Matty's voice accompanying Taylor on the last line of "Slut!", on just the word "drunk". Someone then found or made stems for arguably clearer audio. To me, it still sounds like Matty (perhaps wishful thinking), but the user who found this audio thought it didn't sound like him. Figured I'd share both opinions and links and see what you think!
On why we didn't and might not get it:
I was shocked that, when the leak happened, most of Twitter seemed to have one of two takes: 1) "Matty ruined this for Taylor and what a no-good bad horrible man, just like we said!" and 2)" Taylor and Matty are immature children who can't speak like adults and need to grow up."
Genuinely, I couldn't and still can't quite comprehend how anyone came to those conclusions based on what happened in May, or that these were the widely accepted takes. There was a whole campaign by Taylor's fans to get her to break up with him, as well as a media storm (including social media) that did everything imaginable to demonize Matty, right down to choosing the most unflattering photos of him for every article. Speaking of AI, does anyone happen to remember the disturbing AI images depicting Matty's death with Taylor standing happily over his body? My god. Absolutely shameful behavior. And that was as late as October, you know, the same month 1989 released. All because of Matty's involvement in two relatively offensive jokes in February that were apologized for. I truly pity anyone who harbors that level of irrational hatred.
I've said that, at this point, releasing the collab would be like giving your dog a treat for peeing on your favorite Cardigan. So, while I've never wanted to listen to a single song more than that one, I am at least happy that it was (most likely) real! It means we weren't reading the signs incorrectly, and that the collaboration was for 1989, as foreshadowed by both artists (1, 2). The pair co-writing a song called "Slut!" has much wider implications about the muse of 1989 (who is often perceived to be one singular entity - judging by the linear nature of the album's liner notes and perhaps even confirmed by Taylor, herself, with a like).
Lastly, I'll say this: Taylor has several songs in her catalog that seem cyclical ('Love Story', for instance), and "Slut!" feels like one of those songs to me. We'll see!
Thank you for the question!
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bonerey · 8 months
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NOTE: enigma and faye are now separate people, faye is no longer an iteration of enigma, hes his own person. :3
elliot hayes - he/him, 30. works at over tier 1, in interfacing. quietly ambitious, very determined. hes not ruled by his emotions (lie) hes so normal and makes perfectly sane rational decisions all of the time and he never fucks up in catastrophic ways (lie). his judgement and perception of any given situation is always correct and he never misjudges anything (lie). hes always right and justified and never biased ever (lie). he has a really high sense of self preservation that rivals any other instinct. caring about people is a practiced skill that he has to put real effort into. good with children, not a fan of them tho. picks at his acne a lot. very much against acts of murder up until the moment he is very much not. faye scares him and hes very desperate to know what the fuck happened with faem and how he can avoid it but fae wont tell him :( SAD!
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hayes - ae/aer, 32-ish. voice of reason. mediator. pretty anti-murder, encourages the rest of them to explore other means of dealing with their problems. ae is pretty well put together, all things considered. not that hostile to faye, ae has some knowledge of how things went down for faem and is preparing for it. ae is kind of similar to latvia mike, honestly. ae pops in for corrections and council meetings, doesnt really stick around though. ae has a lot of shit to sort out in aers timeline so its a bit of a mess. love aem. aers the only one whos really put together, honestly.
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faye hayes - he/fae, 34-ish. works at the compound. guy who is so, so fucked up and miserable all the time. assumes everybody is playing 3d chest at all times and that all of them are planning to hurt faem (mordecai shares this trait but is less obvious about it). is not equipped to cope with any of the situations fae is in, adapts to them anyway. stressed and overwhelmed and so so guilty about everything ever. advocates for murder as the go-to option. doesnt like attending council meetings and sometimes the compound prevents faem from attending them safely, so like, fae has an excuse. i guess. complicated relationship with ty betteridge. clawed his way out of a horrible deadly situation. calm and collected but like only when hes inside the compound. as soon as he takes 1 step out of the compound he has a nervous breakdown. micah is one of his associates
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mordecai hayes - he/him, 38-ish. has been working at the compound for several years. apathetic to The Horrors. shoot first, ask questions later. very pro-murder. all practicality and practiced ruthlessness. chronically overworks himself, both compound work and other personal projects. he very very begrudgingly helps out his younger iterations, he is so so sick and tired of their antics. has tried to murder mikael on several occasions. almost got murdered by mikael several times. doesnt attend council meetings unless he has something really important to share. almost impossible to get in contact with. would probably disappear out into the woods if he had the option. hes a horror and also the worst. he really needs a hug i think. soso insane about him
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luckyqueenreign · 6 months
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Hello o/ I'm the same anon who asked you about the shitshow that s5 was, and omg people really didn't exaggerate lmao, I read every single sentence and really understood why it was such a garbage. It's really sad that Fusebox got so much onto anti-consumer shit (Really?? Not giving the MC agency?? In a game about choices??) Everyone at the villa sounds like an bully asshole, even the supposed LIs.
The plot reads like the writers had a vague idea but changed their minds on the direction nearly every episode, and to get where they wanted they needed to force the player. It had a god awful result.
I know S6 isn't the best either (Having Amelia shoved into you bc ✨Twins✨ while she kissed like two guys you liked behind your back was super obnoxious, also the repeatedly Zeph mention) but I think I did a good call skipping s5 to s6. Also s5 mc was pretty ugly imo, at least s6 could be fixed with the bangs.
Sheesh, I miss Bobby now.
Thank you a lot, again!!!!
bestie just be glad you didnt subject yourself to that hot ass dumpster fire of a season. Lowkey the only reason why I even finished it was because of my Tumblr friends...the shared camaraderie of just being mentally abused on a weekly basis by a game that was supposed to be fun!! LOL
s6 sucked too but it was alot better than 5 so it's almost excusable off that alone lol. i totally agree they leaned in on the twin thing too much it was unbearable. And no one needed a second set of twins!! The Zeph thing will go down as one of the most useless plots of all time...like whyyyy?!
of course babe 💖
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Been thinking about this because it's been over a year since my mom passed away. But around this time was when I got an anti-theist anon in my inbox telling me that I was delusional and "mentally ill" because of my beliefs.
Now, I'm not sure what beliefs they were referring to because I am pretty vague about my beliefs on spirits, death, and so on. I did almost fall into the habit of oversharing on this blog in the beginning, but I have since made the more personal posts private. I also want to point out that I did not share on this blog that my mom died, so unless they follow my other blog, I doubt they knew and I doubt they sent this anon to troll me about my mom's passing.
It just leaves me wondering, though. Why do anti-theists care if people believe in ghosts or spirits? What is it to them if they don't believe? Like, a normal atheist will just shrug and let it be, but an anti-theist just needs to make sure you know their opinion on the matter and they need you to know that they think you're delusional. Why?
And it's a little humorous to me because I have to ask..."Okay, what if I'm wrong?" Like, my faith in my own, personal spirituality is pretty strong, but I've already made peace with the fact that I could be wrong about all of it and when I die nothing could happen. And you know what I have to say about that?--It doesn't matter. I won't feel disappointed or sad because I won't be *able* to have any feelings on the matter. But right now? My spirituality makes me happy. My spirituality has given me healthy ways to grieve my loss. The idea that I will see not only my mom again, but my sister, my brother, my pets, and friends that have passed makes me feel better and keeps me going some days. And you know what else? This personal spirituality of mine does nothing to hurt anyone.
So, why does it matter so much to people like that anon? Why should it matter to anyone?
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raxistaicho · 1 year
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Are we not Engaged? Part 13.
Micaiah paralogue time!
Spoilers under the cut.
The opening scene reminds me why I like Micaiah so much.
This map is one of the most markedly different from the one it’s based on. It can’t really be helped: no other game in the series has ledges like RD.
I think I waited too long to do this one, I just kinda rolled over it, lol. Oh well.
Alear wishes she had Micaiah’s foresight is cute, but why is Micaiah acting kinda wistful for the fight that took place here? That was one of the darkest times of her life.
Alear Veyle B: Alear only once saw Veyle and gave her her dragonstone to reassure her. Veyle kept it all those years. It’s cute :)
Celine Mauvier C: Turns out Mauvier’s actually Firenan. He asks for help finding a certain hill near where he grew up, and Celine promises to help.
Chloe Hortensia A: Chloe reassures Hortensia she’s plenty cute. It’s a cute ending but a bit anti-climactic.
Diamant Alcryst A: Diamant beats Alcryst at an archer competition (he can do that???) but Alcryst promises to keep training and someday surpass Diamant. This entire support line had no solid follow-through and it was kinda all over the place, I have to say. In general I note that problem comming up several times in this game.
Diamant Timerra B: Diamant joins Timerra in town, where she embarrasses him with her singing and he joins in which makes it worse.
Rosado Hortensia B: The reason Rosado liked his first sketch of Hortensia was because she was showing her honest feelings at the time. He dislikes that she’s always putting on fake smiles and wishes she’d be more honest with herself, but she insists she can’t because she’s royalty. Pretty sad support :(
Marth paralogue time!
Oh this one’s actually kinda tough.
Astram’s stand-in should have been a whimp. As a joke.
Marth mentions Tiki and compares her to Alear, which is cute.
Last paralogue!
Oh it’s the Pact Ring.
Objective fakeout is shitty.
Oh it’s literally a marriage ring, lol.
Alear Yunaka Bond: It starts off with Yunaka opening up about her past to Alear. It’s mostly the same as in her Citrinne A support but in mildly less detail, but it’s nicer here given Alear didn’t need to put her on the spot to divulge any of it. Alear reveals a secret of her own: she can’t imagine life without Yunaka in it, and offers her the bond ring. Yunaka’s ecstatic, and wants to share all her life with Alear and learn everything there is to know about her. In return, Yunaka gives Alear one of her stars, allegedly made of pure gold. It rests on the momento stand in Alear’s room now.
I’m surprised I wound up liking Yunaka so much. She’s surprisingly deep for a non-royal in a game where the non-royals tend to be one-note characters. Laura Post’s voice acting definitely helped a ton. It’s also just nice that she demonstrates actual character growth across her support arcs, invariably coming back to opening up and showing trust in others.
Alear Rosado B: They’re hiking for one of those locales Rosado wants to sketch. Rosado’s endearingly passionate about this. The support cuts before they see what they’re going to, so I wonder how the A support will work lol.
Celine Alfred A: Alfred’s in bad shape, it seems his illness is flaring up again. Alfred’s fitness regimen only sent it into remission, it seems. Celine tries to go for help, but he refuses, saying he doesn’t want to be a burden or be seen as weak. Celine has an interesting outlook on happiness: she likes small joys, but she fears “undue happiness”, this is even mentioned in her bio and in one of her level up quotes, and it comes up in her A bond with Celica too. She’s terrified in general of the idea of finding a perfect happy moment in her life and being left simply looking back for the rest of her life. It’s a matter I think those of us who aren’t in their teens or even their twenties anymore can understand. Anyways, getting back to the sup, she nearly breaks down in tears admitting she wouldn’t know what to do if something happened to Alfred or to Eve, and Alfred promises not to die and to bring her as many small joys as he can. Really really nice support line.
Diamant Veyle C: Veyle wants to atone for her dumber half having killed Morion, though Diamant assures her he doesn’t hold that against her. Still, he lets her help him help the people to ease her conscience. It’s a cute little scene.
Hortensia Goldmary B: Goldmary is trying to help Hortensia learn how to cook. The support is cute in general, until Goldmary mentions she and Rosado are not officially Hortensia’s retainers. Hortensia was studying at the Elusian academy when Sombron was released, and Hyacinth summoned her back very abruptly. Goldmary and Rosado escorted her back to the castle, and one thing led to another and they wound up her retainers. This actually makes me like the Hortensia trio way better: Rosado and Goldmary were much closer to their liege in a personal sense when they appeared as bosses, too.
With that, I have finished all the paralogues! So now it’s the last stretch before the story’s completion :)
So onward to chapter 23!
Oh joy, a Four Hounds-centric chapter, yaaaaaay. Kill me.
Oh no it’s fuckin Ailel. 
Please tell me this time I kill Zephia.
It takes the dumb bitch a long time to notice Veyle wasn’t wearing the stupid helmet or the bat outfit anymore.
Holy shit I hate Zephia. “Then maybe I’ve never known real love,” oh fuck off, it’s way too late for you to try and fish for sympathy. If you really meant anything you’re saying you’d have turned on Sombron centuries ago.
And making Veyle act sad to be fighting Zephia is fucking deranged. This is the nightmarish creature that twisted Veyle’s mind to turn her into a mindless murderer. You can’t write a bunch of supports having Veyle express guilt and remorse for the things she did WHEN SHE ONLY DID THEM BECAUSE ZEPHIA FUCKING TOOK CONTROL OF HER MIND. NOBODY is pointing this out. It’s fucking absurd.
Jesus this map is cramped as shit.
Oh they blow up the obstructions.
Zephia and Griss try to make up for lacking Emblems with S rank weapons, but it doesn’t really help them much.
Zephia’s finally dying!
Veyle stop being nice to your abusers.
Drain the lake!
Why is Zephia helping us.
Wait no Zephia gave her life to help us? What is this fucking 180 in her characterization. The first thing she even did was threaten to massacre all the people in Firene castle and then threaten to murder Eve’s children in front of her. She’s a fucking monster.
Lol Zephia sob story time, this fucking game.
YES VEYLE, IF ZEPHIA WAS GOING TO TURN GOOD, WHY DIDN’T SHE DO IT SOONER.
roflmao, “You wouldn’t have believed me until I was dying,” this fucking game.
Oh my god they get a sad death.
Wait she hates Sombron??? What the fuck???
Oh my fucking god, Zephia’s wanted Sombron to knock her up so she could have kids even knowing how horribly abusive Sombron was to his children. This fucking bitch.
How is Griss the goddamn only sane man here?
Jesus christ, he falls over so that he’s holding her hand in death. This. Fucking. Game.
How’s there a goddamn ice mountain when this whole landmass was under the ocean a couple days ago at most. Actually how was there a volcano when the landmass was under the ocean? This fucking game.
Alear got thrown somewhere I get lol. I don’t wanna hear people complain about Crimson Flower being unfinished, it never had so many confusing cuts where we have to be told something happened as this game does.
Oh hey it’s Red Alear. We fucking time traveled didn’t we.
Oh my god, what’s wrong with her?
Oh jesus christ she’s got severe ptsd. What is this, poor Alear T_T
Red Marth! So Marth was with Alear for a long time, I wondered about that. Lumera must have summoned him for Alear after she adopted Alear. Otherwise I don’t think Emblems really remember things when they’re red.
Oh fuck Zephia’s alive again.
Wait, how did Zephia not recognize Alear if she served under Alear directly during the war?
This game’s jumped all the sharks.
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