#and leaving it out is uncomfortable

[the-sunshine-dims]

One of my favorite things about characters is looking into their psychology and trying to see what in their childhood still impacts them today (i just think it's fascinating)

One con of that though is it just made me consider the fact that the basement gave Rae a complex

Four out of four for the Rae Morningstar polycule were in a sad dreary place

three out of those four were rescued

#why its a con? it makes me sad #just thinking about the way Rae keeps finding himself in those small dark cold boxes (basement. auspicious boon. cell. the bubbles) #and how uncomfortable he is at the idea of leaving people in those same places- even strangers to him #how he keeps leading those people out of their cold dreary place and towords the surface. towords the sun #becuase even if he never remembered until much farther along. that sticks with you #and its the deep gut feeling of not wanting someone to go through the same you went through. of wanting to save someone even when you weren #fable smp #fsmp #fin speaks

[amazinlei]

I've been seeing some not exactly bad, but like... sour takes as im calling them about the world of home's relationships with each other as friends? Like, saying they aren't exactly as close and kinda rude to each other.. I'm not sure what audio you guys are finding for evidence of that? Like, ya'll know friends can tease in all lighthearted fun, even though it sounds mean with no context outside the joke?

Plus, I kinda like that this neighborhood have foils and imperfections in their personalities that can coincide with their friendship! For example, Sally can come off as full of herself and seems to look down on the "little people" like the way she calls Eddie a simple "Mailman" like she's ringing up a butler! Barnaby is LOUD and tends to interrupt. Naturally, he's used to speaking like this as he's an entertainer! And howdy is majorly implied to be a fast talking liar, all for simply making you buy more stuff! Frank is about as sassy as we all expected, so I don't mind him being a little rude.

You can be rude, vain, loud or sassy and still manage to be a good friend! Our differences is what makes us human, and that's what Clown and the VA team did a good job of! Making these puppets seem more human than fictional!

As for the neighbors suddenly changing their tone when they remember Wally is with them, I imagine it's more of a "whoops! we got so involved in our conversation, we kinda left Wally hanging! Sorry we left you out!" kinda way. Like.. the few audios came across as more genuine asking a question, or making sure to involve Wally in the situation since to their knowledge, Wally is sitting on the sidelines, looking kinda forlorn. It's why we're in Wally POV until the audio cuts off as soon as he hears his name. It just kinda snaps him out of that trance. They all genuinely love Wally so much!!!

#Like I know the usual small towns you see are often filled with bigotry/homophobia/just straight up racism #and no one is really as nice as they make them out to be and it's kind of a 'how well do you know your friends??' kinda dealio #but I'm a firm believer in puppet found family but I also like found family that can still tease joke around and prank each other #ya'll focus way too much on a traditional family route in found family anyway #but I also know that clown said welcome home will have themes of abelist #especially since... let's be honest. this is the 70s. and the 70s were still kinda figuring themselves out. #not as bad as 60s. WE DON'T TALK ABOUT 50'S. #at least when it comes to treatment of disabled peeps and queers for that matter #and while we're all uncomfortable with thinking about it I do wanna see how clown addresses it since I believe they are autistic too! #either way I can't wait to see where clown takes this the update is so good!!!! #I wish I could leave a message in guestbook though... I just wanted to tell Wally that I wanted to give him a big ol smooch on his head ;w; #lei stop being silly #Welcome Home #Wally Darling #Barnaby B. Beagle #Poppy Partridge #Frank Frankly #Sally Starlet #Eddie Dear #Howdy Pillar #Julie Joyful #welcome home puppet show #welcome home theory

[aleksanderscult]

In your post about the Darkling where you listed your opinions of him (first impression, impression now, favorite vs least favorite thing, etc) you said how if you had to choose a least favorite quality it would be his grumpiness (especially in RoW). Since I refuse to touch that cursed duology if it’s okay, may you explain what you mean? I know we get some of the Darkling’s POV but that’s pretty much all I know. Could this entire trait of his be a product of Bardugo’s retconning habit or is it something more?

Aha. I see you're practicing self-care too, dear anon. 😌

Here are some examples:

From his POVs we can see that Aleksander is very pragmatic but also bad-tempered and bitter but that's completely understandable.

He has just been resurrected and:

1) Encountered a Saint that he detests.

2) Found his country to be in the worst state possible. Flanked by enemies and ready to attack.

3) Oh and let's not forget that devastating blight! ☝️

4) His captors have treated him like shit and put him under inhuman conditions.

5) Saw the woman he loved live a life that she doesn't deserve, being a shell of her former self and married to a man that he hates and considers worthless.

6) He's all alone. No Baghra, no Alina, no allies, no soldiers. He has to start from all over and has found himself surrounded by idiots (but even so he feels the need to protect them).

The fact that I find his grumpiness kinda annoying is because I as a person have been surrounded by grumpy people all my life so I can't help but find it unattractive and bothersome.

But then again, Aleksander has a really valid reason for being this way. It's very possible that he took this sarcastic attitude from his mother. After all, they had spent so many years together that Aleksander really adopted most of her traits, unwillingly or not. But I also believe he's that way because he has lived for too long.

He's immortal. He has done everything and seen everything, has seen people being kind and cruel, predictable or unpredictable. His experiences have only made him more bitter but that's also because he hasn't seen any positive changes or results from his constant battle against the persecution or how Ravka and the Grisha have no regard for him or don't notice his efforts at all.

Anyway, he's bitter about many things. In RoW he's that way for the reasons I explained in the beginning but, as a whole, he's resentful for a bunch of reasons that include his immortality and its consequences, the loss of people he loved, his strive to be seen and appreciated and the horrors he has witnessed.

#the darkling #rule of wolves #his attitude in RoW is a whole mood #he came back from the dead only to see everything he worked for going down the drain #and the fact that he also woke up completely powerless shook him and left him uncomfortable #and then! the good gang decided to only worsen his condition by leaving him naked in a too brightly lit room #I'm sure somewhere out there there are principles for the treatment of prisoners but what do I know right? #pro darkling #aleksander morozova #pro aleksander morozova #anti zoya nazyalensky #grishaverse #shadow and bone #anti nikolai duology #alina starkov #anti mal oretsev

[neonbrutalism]

Jefferson really saw some guy in his 20s going through it and struggling with adulting but also acting like an older brother/mentor to Miles and said "I guess I have two kids now"

Jefferson thought those two idiot kids should have guessed he'd be waiting for them, and yet when Miles and Miguel swung on to the roof of their apartment, they seemed surprised to see him. As if he wasn't a cop with access to the police scanner. As if he didn't have a TV and could watch the BREAKING NEWS, SHOTS FIRED AT SCENE OF ATTEMPTED ASSAULT IN CENTRAL PARK, SPIDER-MEN SEEN IN VICINITY. As if he couldn't connect two dots between the radio chatter of somebody saying they "shot the big guy but he just kept going".

"So," Jefferson, crossing him arms over his chest, "You had an interesting night."

"Did ... we?" said Miles.

Miguel just shrugged.

Jefferson's done that move before, back when he and Aaron had been up to some bullshit and were trying desperately to avoid consequences.

"So - nobody shot either you?"

"Okay, what were we - " Miles started. Miguel cut him off.

"Everything is fine, Mr. Morales. Miles isn't hurt, the woman in the park is safe, the two headed rat-man is back in his mother's custody."

"And nobody shot you four times?"

The dark lenses on Miguel's mask narrowed a little.

"My suit can't be penetrated by bullets of this time period."

Jefferson glared. It didn't seem to do much to Miguel - dammit, he should have brought a chair to stand on so he could do the dad-glare, it didn't work on somebody so tall.

"Miles, go downstairs and get changed before your mother catches you," Jefferson said. Miles nodded without saying anything and scrambled over the edge of the building to his bedroom, eager to get away from this confrontation.

"... I have a police scanner. I know you got shot."

Miguel's stiff postured relaxed with Miles gone - Jefferson got that, there was a certain pressure of trying to remain an Adult-Mode-Adult around a kid, "And Miles didn't."

"And you did!"

"I'm not hurt."

"You could have been!"

"Look - even if I'm ... Miles will be fine on his own too. He's good at this."

Jefferson grabbed his head with his hands and groaned, "That isn't what I'm talking about! I don't want you to get shot because I don't want you to get shot, kid! I'm worried about both of you!"

"...Why?" said Miguel.

"Because you - you - you're 27! BARELY 27, I know, because that orange lady mentioned you were born in September and it's November - and you have nothing in your kitchen but old yogurt and coffee! You have cat t-shirts and apparently pass out on your floor often enough that it's described as good-for-convalescing!"

Jefferson started a little when he realized Miguel had taken a step back, his posture oddly guarded and defensive, the dark lenses on the mask wide. ... He should calm down - he'd seen people react like this enough to know the yelling was probably triggering something in the kid's brain that was processing badly.

"Kid - Miguel," Jefferson conceded, "Do you ... uh, do you want me to get you a coffee or something? A granola bar? Rio made some Arroz con Pollo, I could put some in a tupperware -"

"That's ... not necessary, Mr. Morales," said Miguel, the fight-or-flight leaving his posture.

"I feel like you probably don't have any food -"

"I'm fine, Mr. Morales, I can -"

"I would really feel better if you'd please take some goddamn chicken."

"... Okay. Thank you," Miguel said, his voice suggesting he was at like a peak stress level. Jefferson could relate.

"Okay, just - wait here - uh, Layla? Orange lady? Don't let him open a portal while I'm, uh."

"Okay, Jefferson," LYLA said from Miguel's watch. Miguel glared down at it and Jefferson hustled downstairs. He gave silent thanks that Rio was working an overnight shift so he wouldn't need to explain why he was packing food up at 11pm.

"You can bring the container back, uh, next time you're here," Jefferson said, handing the container over.

"Sure. Thank you, Mr. Morales."

Miguel turned stiffly and opened a portal back to his home dimension.

"You can call me Je -" Jefferson called as the portal snapped shut.

Stupid goddamn kid.

#Mostly Intact #Across the Spider-Verse #fanfic #Spider-Verse AU #Miguel O'Hara #Jefferson Morales #Miles Morales #Every notice how every fic in this series ends with Miguel awkwardly leaving the dimension? That's gonna keep happening #i just think it's funny that he just gets uncomfortable and does the dimensional equivalent of jumping out a window.

[welcometogrouchland]

Do you think Luz and Hunter ever banter about their respective deaths w/ each other post canon. Like they have a "who wore it better" discussion but it's "who had the best resurrection over a 48 hour period?". Do you think they (emo shits) listen to Dead by MCR and go "haha you that one time", taking turns for who is, in fact, dead. Do you think the Eda, Darius and Camila are simultaneously suffering from unexplainable heart palpitations on the other side of the house???

#the owl house #toh #hunter toh #luz noceda #the more i think about luzs patches on her outfit in the epilogue #the more i think about how it implies that Luz and Hunter are still Super Fucking Close #just not as singularly dependant as they were in TTT bc they dont see themselves as unlovable monsters anymore #(and I'm mentally linking this with my unpublished meta abt how the wittebros and clawthorne sisters drama could've been avoided- #-if they were less dependent and had more thriving found families but that's like a whole different thing. anyway) #do you think that when they hang out (either one on one or in a group setting) they do this. make everyone uncomfortable w/ it #amity willow and gus just looking at them like please. we know its a joke but please. we are asking you to endure it #and they're like ENDURE THESE NUTS HAHAHA. then they both have to leave for their 3 o clock therapy appointments downtown #💛i think they do 💜 #^ not ship btw

[pharawee]

Aaand 9naa is doing it again.

Apparently the actors in Kiseki Chapter 2 had to film some of their intimate scenes fully naked and without previous intimacy coordination in that regard. It also seems like the crew jokingly offered to go naked too (because that makes things better /s) which suggests that again this was a pretty spontaneous decision.

The same thing already happened during the filming of Check Out and I now wonder if they pulled the same crap during Venus in the Sky (my only hope is that if they had, they wouldn't have kept quiet about it because apparently to them it's good promo 😒).

Funny how pretty much every other Thai BL production company manages to film beautiful intimate scenes without having the actors go completely naked...

#bl industry #kiseki chapter 2 #thai bl #again this isn't about the nudity per se #this is about providing a safe and professional work environment for the actors #and with p much everyone from 9naa's previous series leaving as soon as their contracts permitted #this is painting a very shady picture #but also i get that people want to support the actors #i wanted (and still want) to support best and cheque too #and i watched both check out and venus in the sky #but this was before i knew what was going on #and how uncomfortable esp cheque really must have been

[veryintricaterituals]

I don't understand how everyone keeps saying that this season finale didn't have a cliffhanger.

Guys, I think it left us with the biggest one yet. From the very first minutes of episode 1, season 1 there's one thing we know: Guillermo wants to be a vampire.

(The show wants you to know two things from the start: vampires are stupid and Guillermo desperately wants to be one).

And while his reasons widely change throughout the seasons (currently writing another meta post about that), that's what he thinks he is all about. That's how he interacts with the world, that's how he relates to everything and everyone around him. That provides reasons and excuses for actions and behaviors. And moreover, that's also how the vampires and especially Nandor, relate to him, that's the basis of their relationship.

Hell, that how we as an audience relate to him too: I distinctly remember the season 4 posts saying: Guillermo, babe, are you okay? You've barely mentioned wanting to be a vampire in the last few episodes.

And as much as we all wanted him to see himself as more than that want, as much as we saw the growth (Slayer Era my beloved), and how he was so much more than that, Guillermo never really left it behind. It was who he was at his core. He was a slayer, a vampire killer, but one who desperately wanted to be a vampire.

So I'd argue that this is the biggest cliffhanger, because it rocked and subverted one of the main foundations of the show. It left both us, as viewers, and all the characters in the show feeling unsettled and confused. Because: where do we go from here? Who is Guillermo without that driving force? Who is Nandor without that power to hold over him? Does he stay with them? And if yes, why?

There are no rules for this, there are no expectations, the show prepared us for any outcome except for this one. So what now?

And how am I supposed to wait for a year (probably way longer) to find out?

#this is gonna force some uncomfortable truths out in the open #like Guillermo why are you staying then #why? #and why is Nandor not kicking you out #cause even if he has to leave for a little we all know his ass is coming back #it's not about being a vampire #it hasn't been in a *long* time #wwdtis #wwdits meta #wwdits #nandermo #guillermo de la cruz #mine

[icewindandboringhorror]

I got these shoes from someone recently but thought they were way too plain looking, so I set out on a quest to customize them with some sharpies and charms and miscellaneous ribbon I had in my craft drawers. Mostly sky themed (clouds, rainbows, rain, stars, etc.) because that's my favorite aesthetic, but I had to include some cat imagery as well, of course lol.

#also honestly had NO IDEA that real converse have that star logo on the INSIDE not the outer part??? why the hell would you want it on the #inner portion where nobody can see it?? my entire life I always would have sworn it was on the outer facing portion.. #I think these would be perfect IF they were just slightly taller (top part higher above ankles instead of just weird hard material digging #right into your ankle whenever you walk) and if they were actual good platforms. they're so short. It's good that 'chunky' shoes are gettin #more popular as they've always been my favorite Look ever since I had these shoes with roller skates that pop out of thebottom (not heelys. #but like. before those. it was two whole entire roller skate wheels like a normal pair of roller skates) and the bottoms were so tall and #clunky and it made my feet look giant (because it had.. entire wheels in the bottom pockets lol). so #I've alwatys been into the aesthetic but . still I find a lot of the 'brands jumping on trend' are too short of platforms #OR they're plafrorms with a raised back/heel/wedge which to me is not aesthetically good and also makes them exceptionally uncomfortable to #wear compared to just plain completely flat chunky platform bottoms. ANYWAY.. if these shoes had a 3 or 4 inch platform I think they'd be #cooler. however for what they are it's still fine! and I like them more now that they actually have some sort of anything to them and #aren't just plain white. The weird thing is that the material it's made out of (maybe some sort of leather or something) absorbs sharpie? #the color changes over time. You draw a mark and then leave it for a few days and it either fades into being barely there or has changed #colors. so I had to go back in and redo parts. ALSO the shoe chains are so funny because I did NOT have the right tools for them #I don't have the stuff to make bracelets or open and close the little rings. they're held onto the shoe with just safety pins and the actua #little rung things that hold the charms on half of them are like broken or the metal is just jam smushed together bent and warped hhbjhjhb #I actually like the back a lot where there's the irridecent star thing hot glued on there. it's cool and shiny. and the clouds #are sparkly on the main parts of the shoe though I'm not sure how well it shows up in pictures #ANYWAY... shoegs..... If I were rich this is one of the things I would definitely custom order from craftsman #why would I spend like thousands of dollars on plain ass shoes that are just expensive because they're a Luxury Brand when I could literall #like pay people to create me custom shoes to my exact specifications?? I could have like 5 inch flat platform boots with fur andclouds #and cat shaped holes in the bottom with LEDs in them with pom pom and charms and etc. etc. etc. Like as gaudy and excessively over #decorated as I want lol.. AND they could have skates in the bottom somehow!! ghjgbhjb #this on top of all the custom wizard costumes and period clothing I would order.. Like i LOVE customizing things. I love everything in my l #life being as particualr as possible and cultivating every experience I have to meticulously meet my own specific criteria as much #as is possible. If I had the money to I would never buy something from a store again. EVERYTHING I owned from furniture to clothing #would be either made by me - or mostly - comissioned from craftsmen. custom tiles for my floors. custom bed. custom table. #even like. custom toilet. custom sinks. etc. etc. ouGGH... but yeah.. anyway... shoes..

[beedlemania]

Headcanon that one of the guys started dating this girl who was visiting from England. The hitch; her little brother followed her everywhere. She eventually went back to England but the guys could not shake this kid.

That’s how Davy joined the Monkees

#he made himself comfortable on the first visit and never got uncomfortable #whoever and his sister would be canoodling on the couch and he’d be next to them like 0.0 #to be fair their grandfather said not to let Davy out of her sight #his sister would leave and he’d be like ‘right lads what’re we up to?!’ #and they’d be like ‘?? we saw you get on the plane??’ #the monkees #davy jones #monkees headcanon

[eun-luv]

okay can I vent check hashtags

#so basically there’s this kid at my school spreading rumors that we are dating #Even tho we arent #I overheard him telling people he’s going to “break up” with me #And he’s getting really creepy like- #Following me to all my classes #And waiting for me outside them too #I told him many times to leave me alone and that I don’t like him #But he would just tell me that he doesn’t like me #Even tho I have like 20 people come up to me everyday telling me he likes me #Like one time he told me I fell asleep in my global class #BUT WE DONT EVEN HAVE GLOBAL TOGETHER SO HOW DOES HE KNOW #At this point I’m getting really creeped out like to the point I wanna switch my classes #but I don’t think I can bc we are to deep into the year #like he knows what I like on insta even tho I told him I feel uncomfortable #But I think I’m just going to block him on instagram and get my sit changed bc Im Fr done with him #But anyways if you read this far thank you so much😭😭 if you have any advice I’ll gladly take it

[bpdohwhatajoy]

I fucking hate being autistic in this society. I hate that I’m made to feel like a burden just by existing. That my mere existence is a problem. People wonder why our self esteem is so goddamn low oh maybe it’s because we’re shown and taught that (at best) we’re something to tolerate.

#no wonder I accepted abusive relationships #well bc they didn’t start out that way #BUT OF COURSE I STAYED #I’m taught that it’s normal to be uncomfortable #that my discomfort doesn’t matter #that I’m just being sensitive and dramatic #so when I tolerate abuse why do the same people who told me I’m just being sensitive now chastise me for not leaving #we’re taught to be grateful to accept whatever people give us and I’m tired of it #autism #autistic #actually autistic #autistic rant

[pizzaboat]

Chakotay to Janeway when she asks about what they are: "Some lines shouldn't be crossed."

Like what? Proposing? Marriage? A certificate? Because you've done everything else at one point or another...

#I'm convinced they were dating for a few days and slept together on New Earth #its why Chakotay told Janeway he was uncomfortable with Q wanting to “mate” with her and her response was to comfort him for a moment #they literally hold hands on the bridge in that one scene out of no where #they have so many dinners and lunches together its not funny #Chakotay cries holding her “dead body” in that one maybe real scene #they drop the professional act when hanging out #Chakotay literally came to get Kathryn out of her funk by offering to have a dinner with her based off his rations and he was refusing to #leave until she came with him #god. fuck this shitty sci fi show from the 90s so bad. #chakotay #captain janeway #kathryn janeway #kathryn janeway x chakotay

[dungeons-and-dragon-age]

please stop calling me master ToT

#orana makes me so sag aughh #and makes liam uncomfortable :') #laya plays dragon age #oc: liam hawke #i imagine that he only told her to get out at first and then found her still roaming/at loss when they headed back out #and didnt just wanna leave her there so he told her to come with them for now #but then she just. kept sticking around?? and he tried telling her that she can leave but poor girl doesnt know what do to with herself #and then well. she starts taking care of the house and acting like liam is her new master and he kind of maybe panics a bit about it #like. no no no you got this all wrong i dont want an elven slave. i dont do slaves. and i dont even KNOW you why are you doing this #and well. i guess you can stay until you know where to go and if you insist on doing maid chores then at least let me pay you?? #and its all very awkward for a while but he grows attached to her and so does leandra #and she becomes a part of the household

[ante--meridiem]

I think advice like this is generally good and am aware that me complaining about it will probably be the "why doesn't your post account for my personal circumstances specifically, internet stranger?!" thing people love to make fun of, but nonetheless I can't help but feel bitter because "repeated positive low stakes interaction" for me has almost always fizzled out before it could deepen because the effort is just not worth the reward for either of us and pretty much all my significant friendships have been formed by (a) being approached by someone with enough confidence and extroversion to make "treating a stranger like a best friend" actually work or (b) instant familiarity because we're bonding over a shared interest and our enthusiasm over the topic is more important than how well we know each other or (c) quick recognition of each other as similar personality types and agreement to cut the bullshit and communicate in a way best suited to our type. And the tone of this type of advice always makes me feel like it's saying "the way you do friendship is wrong and you're wrong for thinking it could work, grow up". Which is uncharitable of me, I know op of that post is just trying to be helpful and has been helpful to many people reblogging the post! Still feel bitter about it though.

#I feel like I've made some variation of this post before #probably because there's a strictly increasing function from 'number of times I see posts like that on my dash' #to 'number of response posts like this I make' #vagueblogging #uncharitable #inventing friends for people in their twenties #and I'm not denying that sometimes just assuming familiarity *does* come off as creepy/off-putting/uncomfortable #last week a guy came up to talk to me and insisted on walking home with me and then invited himself into my apartment and it took me ages #to figure out how to firmly but semi-politely kick him out when he was resistant to any suggestion he leave #despite me responding to him as flatly and monosyllabically as possible pretty much the whole time #so y'know don't do *that* please #so there probably is a fair bit of skill involved in 'how to approach strangers with the kind of familiarity #that makes them want to be your friend and not the kind that crosses all unspoken boundaries' #*I* don't personally have the skill and so tend to err on the side of safety #but I'm grateful to people who do! their existence is why I have any friends at all right now!