Some folks out there (in 2024) still believing Buck and Shannon would be "besties" if Shannon had lived.
I-
HUH???????
Sure Buck would be civil with Shannon, especially for Chris and Eddie's sake, but why would Buck, the guy with *gestures at his history of abandonment*, want to be best friends with a woman who abandoned both Chris and Eddie, but especially Chris?????
Eddie may have forgiven Shannon, but he was never able to fully trust her again. And also keep in mind that Eddie's point of view and general thoughts are skewed and biased. He thinks he abandoned Shannon and Chris first, so in his mind he thinks he's just as bad. I'm soooo curious if Eddie ever or will ever talk about this stuff with a therapist.
Part of my point is idk if Eddie has ever thought about it all more realistically and objectively. In a sense Eddie "abandoned" Shannon and Chris, HOWEVER, he sure as hell still kept in contact in war zones. He still came home to visit when he could. And while Eddie's parents probably weren't great at the time, Shannon still had the help from Eddie's family while he was away.
Shannon on the other had straight up abandoned Eddie and Chris. Zero contact for close to three years. Who the hell knows if she'd ever have reached out if Eddie didn't have to reach out first for Chris's school.
One of these things is not like the other.
*flaps hand* Idk, I think people mistake Buck's capacity for kindness and giving people a chance, this blanket idea that he could never dislike someone or something? (let's for the moment ignore the poorly handled storyline of Buck "letting go of his very reasonable issues" with his parents to start fresh or whatever.)
We'll never know what would have happened. Nevertheless, IF the show had kept Shannon alive and had her and Buck become "besties," then that would have been a poor character choice on the writers part. It would have gone against Bucks character.
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listen. listen to me so carefully right now. (if you're in the eclipse path/planning on viewing). please don't stare directly at the sun tomorrow. i am begging you - do not stare at it. if you got eclipse glasses off of amazon/other, please put them on in your house and make sure you can't see anything; if you can still see like regular sun glasses, they are not safe for eclipse viewing, you will burn your retinas, and we cannot fix that. eclipse glasses should be iso/ce certified, and aas (american astronomical society) approved. please make smart choices and protect your eyes. please.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but as a creator -
I am fine with "the audience" -
downloading my fics
printing my fics
copy/pasting or screenshotting my fics
sharing your saved copy of my fics with anyone else who might want them in the unlikely but never impossible case that my fics are no longer available on ao3
making a book of my fic(s) and running your fingers across the pages while lovingly whispering my precioussss
doing these things with anything I create for fandom, such as meta, headcanons, au nonsense like 'texts from the brodinsons,' etc
I am not fine with "the audience"
doing any of the above with the purpose/intent of plagiarizing my work or passing it off as their own in any capacity
feeding my work into ai for any reason whatsoever
Save the fandom things. Preserve the fandom things. Respect the fandom things.
Enjoy the fandom things.
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I've seen "I don't know how to play with toys anymore" a few times lately and just wanted to point out-
Playing with toys looks different for everyone, even actual children!
Playing with toys can look like: 🧸🪁🚂
Taking pictures of your toys and writing captions for them
Brushing or grooming soft toys or toys with rooted hair
Ordering or sorting your toys by colour/species etc
Making up stories, poems or comics about your toys
Dressing or accessorising your toys
Imagining your toys talking to you or each other, forming opinions of their own, etc
Drawing your toys
Taking your toys for a walk outside, even in a backpack or pocket if you don't want to carry them openly
Making lists of the toys you have and where you got them etc
Feel free to add your own ideas
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another victim of "it looked way cooler in my head", but oh well! anyway, it's been a couple minutes since I last drew Silver, I'm clearly past due. 🗡️
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This might seem like an "old man yells at cloud" situation, but it's just wild growing up and being told how dangerous distracted driving is - how, at highway speeds, you can traverse the length of a football field (100 yards, 91 meters) in a matter of seconds - how one split second sending a text while driving could result in a potential fatal crash, and then getting on the road as a driver and being surrounded by billboards. Their entire purpose is to catch one's attention, so they're lining major roads, which tend to be highways. How is it that you're told how important it is to never be distracted while driving, but still being advertised to?
At best, this type of advertising is an eyesore to pedestrians and motorists and a general waste of electricity to light it, and at worst, it is an active danger considering they are there to advertise and therefore, must catch people's attention.
I'm not even against advertising in theory, but this particular mode bothers me so much and I hate how pervasive it is - especially in large cities or highways.
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