Why is this so fucking hard? Why do I want to talk to you so badly? Why do I miss you so much it fucking hurts? Why do I know that if I did reach out to you that nothing would be different? You’d just block me after a day or two. Treat me like you used to. It’s never gonna be any different and I know that, but why do I still miss you so much? And why the fuck did you have to add me and then block me again? What the actual fuck?
idk if it was the venus retrograde or what, but july 2023 was quite literally the worst month i've ever experienced in my life like.....every single day? awful? worse than the last? it's more likely than u think
Wait, but what is it about wally in the human au that makes him so weird?? Is it just an ableism thing or does he have like strange habits/interests
mmmm it's a bit of both kinda? more so the latter honestly! i mean by social norms & standards he's already a quirky guy, and i think he'd have a plethora of 'odd' mannerisms & habits on top of that. so yes, he's genuinely strange, but it's up to others to view/treat that as a negative or a positive or a neutral yk yk
Wondering because I’ve only ever just measured it by pouring some into the cap and it’s always turned out fine but I’ve never seen anyone else do that so idk
As funny as the trolley problem and the suffering builds character memes are (and I do love them), I personally think it ascribes a belief to Miguel he doesn’t explicitly hold in the text.
“Bad things are gonna happen; it makes us who we are.“ is a line that belongs to Peter B. Miguel doesn’t even approach the idea to Miles of this model justifying the suffering it perpetuates, even if it’s an understandable byproduct because of what this model asks you to swallow, what it asks you to concede.
Why would he claim that suffering builds character? The one time he believes he defied fate, it backhanded him so hard he’s still reeling from the trauma, and it took at least 8 billion lives as collateral including Gabriella. What did that suffering teach him but a despairing submission to fate?
To Miguel’s understanding of what happened, there’s not even a trolley problem. It’s “you accept the terms fate deals you, or it will destroy everyone - including those you wanted to save - regardless”. His perspective is far more aligned to utilitarianism and fearing that massive human cost happening again, more than it is morally justifying why the canon operates as it does.
"I guess I'll see you around," he mumbled. His phone buzzed in his pocket; no doubt Porsche calling to ask what was taking so long. He didn’t look at Kim as he answered.
“Hi, hia, yes, I’m coming. No, I just ran into someone. No, it’s…” His eyes flicked up to Kim. “It’s no one important.”
Chay watched Kim’s jaw work around clenched teeth. Maybe he wanted to say something; Chay waited, but Kim only stared at him.
stop putting the onus on your depressed/traumatized friends to reach out. "feel free to reach out!" is such a pointless fucking platitude. CARE ABOUT THEM. REACH OUT YOURSELF. have you ever been traumatized? have you EVER been depressed? the last thing anyone going through a horrible thing wants to do is be forced every single day to initiate conversation. for fuck's sake. you can only do it so much before it starts to feel tired, no matter how much i WANT help i literally do not have the will to start the 50 fucking conversations per week i need to get support.
"feel free to reach out" is just a way to absolve YOURSELF of the guilt you feel watching a friend fall into despair and standing by watching it happen. you don't actually want to have the courage to hold them aloft. you just want to feel like you did. i'm so sick of it.
you don't have to be my fucking therapist, but literally just a 'hey! what's up! can i tell you about a funny thing that happened today?' would keep me sane for another day.
but no, it's my fucking job to go down my friends list during my 40-hour work week where my only destinations are home and work and i can barely make it 30 minutes without sobbing. yeah, that seems fucking fair.