#didnt see that coming

[zvaigzdelasas]

[HornObserver is Somali Private Media]

Somalia's Puntland State announced its withdrawal of recognition and trust in the federal government of Somalia, stating that it no longer recognizes President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as legitimate.

In a statement delivered by Puntland’s Minister of Information following a cabinet meeting chaired by President Said Abdullahi Deni in Garowe, Puntland announced its withdrawal from recognition and trust in the federal government of Somalia.

Puntland emphasized its commitment to acting as "a complete independent government” until a federal system of government, based on consensus and an agreed Somali constitution, is established through a public referendum in which Puntland participates.

This decision by Puntland follows dissatisfaction with moves to amend the federal constitution of Somalia, which Puntland deemed illegitimate and non-inclusive. Puntland insists on recognizing only the 2012 version of the constitution.[...]

Puntland will negotiate directly with the international community and organizations on matters concerning its interests separately.

31 Mar 24

#didnt see that coming #pretty significant also bc puntland is basically geographically a buffer zone between somaliland & somalia proper #id seen stirrings of dissatisfaction w hsm tho

[elle-p]

Yukari's dad, Eiichiro Takeba, in Persona 3 Reload.

https://twitter.com/p_kouhou/status/1743029789068525650

#persona 3 #p3 #persona 3 reload #huh #didnt see that coming #the previous ones were tanaka/igor and elizabeth/chidori #chidoris had her smiling portrait that was new

[braindamaged007]

Ngl this one caught me off guard as a kid, craziest plot twist ever.

#plot twist #didnt see that coming #spongebob squarepants #sponge bob #spongebob #cartoon nostalgia #cartoons #2000s cartoons #cartoon #2000s icons #2000s aesthetic #2000s #nickelodian #nicktoons #90s kid #90s nostalgia #90s icons #tv series #tv shows icons #tv show quotes #tv #memes #lol memes #dank humor #dank memes #meme #dank meme #dankmemes #funny meme #lol

[sudden-stops-kill]

project star dust

#the bad batch #governor tarkin #commander krennic #project star dust #rogue one #lucasfilm ltd #disney+ #eriadu #didnt see that coming

[fallingintoapril]

#cillian murphy #didnt see that coming

[oortbox]

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#infernalcomic #artists on tumblr #art #artist #comics #infernal #demon oc #comic #indie comics #didnt see that coming #indie webcomic #indie webcomics #webcomics #webcomic

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 3/5

Book Blurb: A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online bestie she’s never met IRL until she unwittingly transfers to his school, from the bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties, The Obsession, and Well, That Was Unexpected.

Seventeen-year-old Kiki Siregar is a fabulous gamer girl with confidence to boot. She can’t help but be totally herself… except when she’s online.

Her secret? She plays anonymously as a guy to avoid harassment from other male players. Even her online best friend—a cinnamon roll of a teen boy who plays under the username Sourdawg—doesn’t know her true identity. Which is fine, because Kiki doesn’t know his real name either, and it’s not like they’re ever going to cross paths IRL.

Until she transfers to an elite private school for her senior year and discovers that Sourdawg goes there, too.

But who is he? How will he react when he finds out Kiki’s secret? And what happens when Kiki realizes she’s falling for her online BFF?

Review:

A new take on You've Got Mail except with a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online best friend she's fallen in love with... except when she transfers to his school... Kiki Siregar is a seventeen year old gamer girl, she's had to create a online gamer as a guy because of the constant threats she got as a girl. She's become best friends with a fellow gamer and has never told him the truth all the while developing a crush on him. When her parents transfer her to an elite private school for her senior year she discovers that her online best friend also goes her. Yet starting a new school is not easy especially when its filled with misogynistic practices, bullying, and trying to find her online bestie might be harder than she could imagine. Can she reveal herself or will her secret get out before she's ready? This was an okay read for me, but I felt like it was just missing something. Kiki was put through so much and I did like how everything was resolved. If you're looking for a story featuring gamer girls and new school struggles, give this a go!

*Thanks Netgalley and Random House Children's, Delacorte Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

#book review #bookish #book #didnt see that coming

[the-coffee-fandom]

The bang of fireworks lit the sky for a split second, an explosion of golden sparkles sprinkled the air, decorating the black with shimmer light like stars, but they did not possess the ability to last like they did. It only lasted a moment but the memory lasted longer.

Marinette covered her ears as tears pricked her eyes. She took in ragged breaths, trying to get her heart to beat right. She stumbled away from the windows, tripping over a chair causing it to tip along with her causing quite the ruckus. Rather than getting up though, she curled into herself, eyes squeezed tightly shut as her ragged breathing became the only noise in the room.

"Marinette? That you? You ok?" A male voice called.

Marinette couldn't hear him though over the pounding of her own heart. Another bang rang through the air, the window allowing the light of the firework to shine through for the mere seconds it was alive in the air, but that was enough for Marinette to see it through her eyelids and curl tighter, whimpering.

Jason looked through the doorway at the sound and saw his girlfriend in a fetal position on the floor and immediately ran over, scooping her up against him, worry seeping off him in waves.

"Hey hey Mari?!? What's wrong?!?!?"

Marinette's eyes opened in shock at being picked up. As soon as her bluebells met his chocolate she buried her face into his neck. Right on time as another ball of dynamite blasted in the air to explode. She whimpered again and latched onto Jason tightly. His eyebrows creased together as he looked up at the window where the fireworks for the fourth of July were going on.

"Hey Mari," he gently stroked a hand through her hair as he stood up and began walking out of the kitchen, heading to the sound-proof basement, "It's ok, it's ok. You're not there. It's just fireworks. You're safe. Everyone is. He's gone."

Marinette kept her head buried in his neck. Jason pressed a gentle kiss to her shoulder as he descended the stairs. He got to the bottom and walked over to the lounge area, gently setting her on the cough.

"It's ok doll, it's gone now," he told her softly, still holding her close as he stroked her hair.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled after a long while.

"Hey no apologies."

"But…"

"No, everyone has gone through shit. And with it comes trauma. You can't just flick a magical wand or wish in a well to get rid of it, Pix. You're not the first one to break and you certainly won't be the last. But there's no shame in that. Ok?"

Marinette nodded and leaned up, pressing a sweet kiss to his lips.

"I love you Jay."

He smiled softly looking down at his girlfriend, "Love you too Pixie."

They sat just cuddling up for a while before Jason checked his watch for the time.

"You don't have the fourth of July," It wasn't a question but Marinette shook her head anyhow, "Fireworks. They happen every year."

"They sound like…" she couldn't seem to finish that sentence as her eyes mister over.

"Hey, it's ok. I know. I'm sorry I didn't warn you, I forgot."

"It's not your fault."

Jason remained quiet, not agreeing nor disagreeing.

"Jay…"

"It…"

"Is not," she told him firmly.

Jason sighed and nodded reluctantly as a smirk sneaked onto his face, "Yeah yeah Pixie Pop. So bossy."

She stuck her tongue out at him childishly. He chuckled and captured her lips quickly in a kiss, pulling away with a smug grin and moving so his ears just barely grazed her ear, "Fireworks are over darling. Wanna go back upstairs and bake something?"

He pulled away with a cocky grin. She looked at him with a raised brow and a smirk once she collected herself once again, "Absolutely."

#happy anniversary #love you #maribat #jasonette #damn i just used the jasonette tag #didnt see that coming #mlb x dc

[namelessayakashi]

me: starts accepting art requests to i can start drawing a wider variety of things, including more dynamic poses/situations and backgrounds bc i hate never draw them

*gets requests for pieces that require backgrounds*

me:

#not art #not fic #who would have thought #didnt see that coming #thats sarcasm btw a #aslkjdf #genuinely so stumped on the ones i have that call for more detailed situations bc i never draw backgrounds so i dont know how but i need to #for these ones #aslkdjgnbfda #better learn quick #they may take some time to do though since backgrounds take time for me and i gotta plan out the layouts #mjdsnhcfsd crying i knew this would happen but still i go OH NOBACKGROUNDS

[olivieraa]

oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

#didnt see that coming #niece watches snk #niece watches anime

[horriblehistorieschild]

SÜLE!!!! HOW TF DID THAT HAPPEN!? 1-1!!!!!

#didnt see that coming #but ill take it #borussia dortmund

[watchingwisteria]

listen there really was just something about how in the book, snow’s 3-page descent from hesitant lover boy to deluded psychopath happens entirely in his mind. lucy gray gives him no indication whatsoever that she suspects him, that she’s going to leave or betray him. he’s just sitting quietly in the cabin waiting for her to return when that seed of calculated suspicion, which he has needed to survive the capitol, takes a hold of him and chokes the life out of any goodness left inside him. it really drives home your terror as a reader that “oh my god did he kill her? did she escape? what happened to her? why would he even think that?” in a way that when the movie had to adjust for visualization it lost some of that holy shit this guy has lost it emphasis.

#seeing some discourse and im not saying lucy grey didnt know #im saying she never dropped the kind of hints that she knew like she did in the movie #or if she did snow isnt worried about them until he very suddenly is consumed by them #snow is not concerned about whether or not she believed him. of course she did! hes snow! #but then shes gone…. for a while…… #and its the sudden immediate drastic unravelling that comes across so clearly in the book #that i knew wouldn’t translate to screen yet still cant help but miss #the hunger games #coriolanus snow #tbosas #lucy gray baird #not a crime or anything just a note that i cannot stop thinking about #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #this is all from memory of reading it quite a while ago. so maybe 3 pages is an exaggeration #but i remember it happening VERY quickly and without much external cause #like we as the reader have no indication as to whether shes nearby or not. #snow has no idea either. he just SUSPECTS. and his suspicion breeds the hatred that has been bubbling inside him all this time #he hates how she undoes him. he hates that he WOULD run away with her if shed let him keep his secrets #and he HATES more than anything that she makes him WANT to tell his secrets #he wants to be vulnerable and reveal the ugly nasty parts about himself and still be loved #but he does not let himself and it is everyone’s downfall #he chooses cruelty bc it is easy and familiar and makes him feel more powerful than the vulnerable give and take that real love requires

[eldrytchcryptid]

apparently fake friends are so devoted to being fake that they will pretend to like you for so long they hurt themselves?

then they blame you for the hurt they self inflicted?

#rant #vent #friendship #fake friends #gaslighting #trust no one apparently #didnt see that coming

[tiodolma]

In a surprising turn of events, the one who was kidnapped was arthur, not guinevere.

#king arthur #le morte d'arthur #lady annowre #didnt see that coming #heli blobbing

[cemeterything]

a lot of stories will take a so-called "golden age" period and go "hey it wasn't actually that good, in fact it kind of sucked for basically everyone but a few guys who benefitted from exploiting the rest" and i can respect that because i love a good exposure of the bones the system is built on, but the thing is i also kind of want more stories where it really was that good and just as horrifying for it. empires bursting at the seams with opulence, where gold really does run as freely as blood in the gem-encrusted streets. warriors clad in shining armour, with weapons so bright and sharp they hurt to look at. every day is overflowing with possibility, every night a party where people gorge themselves sick on sheer excess and still return for more. even the poorest man in the region lives in comparative luxury to his poverty-stricken peers elsewhere. and none of it is sustainable. it's collapsing under its own weight and the rot eating at its heart, its bottomless hunger barely kept at bay. it's a society that isn't built to last or be outlived.

#🐉 #weirdly enough the hobbit kinda hinted at this with the dwarf kingdom of erebor #but we didnt reslly get to see that ugly overripe rotting *waste* that comes with an age of seemingly endless prosperity

[evercelle]

unfulfilled yearning

#honkai star rail #dan heng #blade #renheng #ever makes art #the unfulfilled yearning is both the subtitle of blades light cone and also me bc i didnt get him #bet you didnt see this one coming from me. COMPLETELY unpredictable. totally