#gods of doing mental gymnastics

[t3ooc]

“I’d bite myself and take my feelings out with my teeth.”

#lacho #i loveeee drawing parallells between my fav characters #i should get an olympic gold medal in gymnastics for the mental hoops i go through #vincent gilligan: heres a character whos gonna do some betrayal #me: OH MY GOD JSUT LIKE MY FAVOURITE MOM FROM ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY #dreams of ignacio varga #LISTEN LISTEN they both have snakes #idc that snakes r universal betrayal symbols its real bc i said so #lalo (agamenmon) returns from mexico (troy) n gets stabbed in the back by nacho (clytmnestra) #also i think maybe if lalo hadnt carried the salamanca family name nacho wouldve liked him #a bit over the top but u know....... i fink he did like him he just loves his family more #the feeling was mutual lalo didnt trust nacho until further in n then it was 2 late #love story for the ages #insane ramblings: over #better call saul #nacho varga #lalo salamanca #ignacio varga #eduardo salamanca #how do i tag idc #t3art

[bloobluebloo]

Me reading a post about people complaining about Linked Universe Fanon: “Okay so you’re telling me that Linked Universe, a fanon interpretation of what all the Links would do if they were together, has a fanon that horribly misinterprets the source material which itself is fanon to the point that fans have created a fanon of the fanon?”

😭

#admiral’s log #like you know lu isn’t like the god source of links meet #if you wanna do your own thing you! are allowed to! #this seems like unecessary mental gymnastics for real #at what point is it just your own thing why are you fighting ppl

[randomfandomss]

Idk where this came from but I was just thinking what if...

Aziraphale was supposed to fall but there was a mistake of some kind and Crowley fell instead.

Dont know how it would even work but, what if...

#good omens #go s2 #aziracrow #aziraphale #crowley #hmmmmm #god why do i have such fucking sad thoughts #idkkkkkkkk #i mean one probably will have to do a bit of mental gymnastics to get to this conclusion but... #heaven and hell are a bureaucracies as we know it sooo...red tape?!?....files getting misplaced?!!...punishing the innocents due to the... #system being broken?!?! #not even sure what purpose it would serve but im certainly rotating this idea in my head #it would negate a lot of things though...wouldn't it?

[idololivine]

I think there has been some legitimate discussions about concerns of nuca - bliss leading to more minors joining the fandom, but also. are people really whining that their strawman minors are going to start discourse such as... "Eiden/Edmond's early scenes are dubcon"? do you think it's not dubcon?

#fandom wank #the mental gymnastics people do for 'problematic' content is wild #“dubcon is bad; only bad people enjoy dubcon; I enjoyed this scene; therefore it can't be dubcon” #just embrace that you like problematic shit. my god. #because the alternative is that you're making some really fucking questionable arguments for what counts as consent

[aroanthy]

35 and 36 are. Such episodes but i always enjoy how utena-focused scenes are just her having vague flashbacks to her childhood and squinting really hard and Having A Time Of It but being unable to place why because it scares her too much to consider (understandably so) and then you cut to touga and he’s like ugh. it’s so hard being the world’s first and only gay womaniser. im just gonna romance one woman now because I Am In Love With Her i think probably haha. anyway i have to save her from this guy. oh why? Well. and then he implodes

#i love tougabashing but please also know that he makes me. gahhh #trying to explain the layers of what’s going on with him in those episodes is so fun #i forget that some people think he is sincerely romantically in love with utena #which is more to do with me being aromantic than it is him being gay #like utena’s a boy. that’s why he likes her #anyway he’s aromantic too don’t get it twisted #god i love being normal #< touga after doing the most complicated mental gymnastics ever in 35

[rhineposting]

saw someone unironically saying "rhinedottir fed nigredo to durin to make nigredo grow better and stronger because durin's stomach is actually nurturing like hummus 😊😊😊" god if you're up there can you revoke this person's rights to speak about rhinedottir, or any morally questionable girlboss for that matter. if you can't accept that a lady had her son swallow her other son whole then just move onto characters who are actually nice instead of rewriting the actually not so good characters to fit your imaginary narrative better.

#rhine rambling tag #rhinedottir #i swear to god no one has it worse than rhinedottir fans we're in the FUCKING TRENCHES #if it's not people claiming rhinedottir is gonna be an eden or black swan or mobius or whatever honkai girl expy #or saying she's a descender because of that one “flower that is not of this world” line WHICH WAS DEBUNKED SINCE 2. FUCKING 3 #its people doing olympics levels of mental gymnastics to convince themselves and everyone else that she's not a horrible person. #SHE IS. THAT'S LITERALLY THE WHOLE POINT #god. reminds me of an ex-friend of mine that was 100% convinced scara was a psychopath who would turn evil and sadistic after 3.3 #and downright saying that the “little doll” story should have been deleted because it didn't fit THEIR interpretation of scara #that was based entirely in wishful thinking and poor misconceptions that have been cleared up PATCHES AGO. #but they just COULDN'T accept that scaramouche wasn't this inherently murderous goth sadistic mommy kinda character #and called ME and MY FRIEND *DELUSIONAL* #last time i spoke to them they said that neuvillette would never cry because he uhh didnt understand his emotions??? WHAT #THATS NOT HOW IT WORKS MAYBE IF YOU WERENT BUSY CRANKING IT TO SCARAMOUCHE IN NURSE LINGERIE YOU'D ACTUALLY KNOW WHO THE CHARACTERS **ARE** #aight that was quite the tangent #ok new tag #rhine hating

[talentforlying]

@normaltothemax: Ooh meta about John and children. How he sees himself vs. how he actually is with them <3 — SEND META TOPICS.

oh he thinks he's horrendous with children. he thinks nobody in their right mind should ever let him look after a kid / spend time with their kids, because he's terrified about being a bad influence or turning his back at the wrong moment. even when he really makes an effort to do everything right by your most puritanical housewife's standards — no smoking, no swearing, no drinking, PG movies — he's always convinced that something's going to happen, some accident or tragedy that he won't be able to prevent, especially someone looking to get to him and using the kid or their family to do it. it's happened several times before, and it'll probably happen again. it's one of the reasons he can't really see himself being a dad, even though on some level i think he would have liked that. (in his new 52 verse with his daughter rose porter, he is very much a helicopter parent for this reason; he's always terrified of something happening to her because of his reputation.)

aside from the obvious life-or-death fears, he tends to feel out-of-place and clumsy and careless when he's around kids; he's someone who works best with a plan, even just the kernel of one, but around kids he's always improvising, with their clever questions and inane curiosities. he also has zero concept of what constitutes a normal response to an average question, most of the time, because it's not like he's lived a normal life; turns out the right answer to "sometimes i see a scary man in my closet" is not, in fact, "well he's probably dead, so."

in reality, he's mostly only a bad influence insofar as swearing and normalizing obscene amounts of cigarette-smoking; he's actually really fucking good with kids. he had an awful childhood and he remembers vividly all the ways he used to wish adults in his life would treat him, all the times he wanted a hand to hold or a hug; to inflict any kind of hardship on a child would mean he's become his father, and that's a fate worse than death to him. he's incredibly protective of kids, he's a genuinely good listener, and he communicates with them like they're adults (which isn't always a good thing, considering the way he communicates with other adults, but he doesn't condescend or brush them off). he's childish enough to know & engage with what they might consider fun, and he's always willing to risk embarrassment to play along with a game or coax out a smile. he would risk absolutely anything if it meant saving a kid's life, and he will ruin the existence of anyone who so much as thinks about hurting a child. (even though he has pushed the occasional snotty bastard into a duck pond before. he stuck around to make sure they could swim, though.)

now, the intersection of the two is this: sometimes he's so good with kids, and they like him so much, that they start to emulate him. which includes getting involved in the occult and starting down the same path he did when he was younger, with all the pitfalls and harsh learning curves and horrors that come with it. this is what happened with his niece gemma, and he regrets that every day of his life.

all things considered, his primary strategy towards dealing with children is that he doesn't. it's safer for them, and it's less stressful for him.

#normaltothemax #i see quite a few people on tumblr complain about fic writers & fans wanting to see constantine as a dad and i'm like. why #it's a FASCINATING role to put him in!! the mental gymnastics he would be doing are gold medal worthy!! #he has so much unresolved trauma from his father & from newcastle and i for one would love to see him manage it #while at the heart of a scenario where he has to develop his own parenting style & set an example over time #would he be a perfect parent? fuck no. and there is always a non-zero chance that he panics and leaves the kid with someone else #especially if danger rears its ugly head and he thinks his presence is a danger to them #and there are all the resulting hang-ups that follow that. how long before he comes back. potentially being denied a subsequent relationshi #but god there is SO MUCH to explore. i just think constantine is exceptional with kids #and that can be as much of a bad thing as if he wasn't #( headcanons. ) I'M JUST LIKE THE BASTARDS I'VE HATED ALL ME LIFE. #( answered. ) THIS IS JOHN CONSTANTINE. FUCK OFF.

[lottieurl]

why are we getting highlight real of the wilderness to make space for uhh walter and uhh more jeff and uhhh cops talking and uhh ben's neverending death foreshadowing

#girl like. what is this #i want this show to not only be great in posts from people who also have yj brainrot #and can make something out of this #i want it to be good On My Screen when i hit play #fully one ep left 🤪 #this now feels like that post abt like. having a genius idea but lacking skill to do it justice fbdjdbdjdjs #yellowjackets blogging #sorry yeah since ep 6 they consistently disappoint me my god. i miss old wounds my beloved #the only character that even makes sense to me without having to do mental gymnastics is lottie #lottie season i guess

[i-bring-crack]

A Journey to the West x SL crossover would be fun

Liu Zhigang as Sun Wukong

Woo Jin-Chul as Tang sanzang

Christopher Reed as Pigsy Zhu Bajie

Thomas Andre as Sandy Sha Wujing

Kaisel is the White Dragon Horse

Cha Hae-In as GuanYin

Woo Jin-Chul who always has to get saved from every kind of demon attack by Liu Zhigang and the gang, all of this crisis just to deliver some scrolls to the West. Meanwhile lady Hae-In is just giving them farewell wishes from afar with her pet fish and her disciple Han Song-Yi.

Liu Zhigang was known very well as the Sage Equal to Heaven, often caused chaos since the time of his birth, it wasn't until he got kicked to the ground by Buddha and rested over a mountain for 500 years. Then Hae-In, trying to see who would be a good candidate to take care of this very important monk, decided to go to his mountain and convince him that he shall take care of Woo Jin-Chul from all kinds of evils in this trip.

The old Lao Tzu is Go Gun Hee.

The Jade Emperor is Yoo Jin-Ho who was entirely scared of a lot Liu Zhigangs acting and the way he just became immortal like 5 times. He eventually was the one to ask for help from the Buddha.

S-

S-sung

S-sung Jin Woo as six ear macaque 👀👀👀

Sung Jin Woo creating tension between Zhigang and Jin-Chul because he knows how much zhigang cares for Jin-Chul and he is jealous of that.

Sung Jin-Woo also appearing more times in the story just to keep creating problems for Zhigang more than Jin-Chul, he gets to be a bit fond of Jin-Chul and wants to take him away so that HE can be Jin-Chul's disciple and not Zhigang, that way Zhigang cannot become enlightened with Jin-Chul.

#guys i just realised #there might be fon jinchul Mpreg #god i love the journey to the west like ill read it and proabbly make more headcanons about it here #Jin woo fooling Jin chul about being Liu Zhigang and then Liu zhigang is just over there eating peaches and crying because Woo Jin chul - #said he doesnt want him as a disciple anymore and Hae In is like 'i guess imma have to talk to him about it ughhh' #I dont know whenever I should choose Laura or Hae In as Guan Yin #I also dont know whenever its rude to change the people as whoever you want? i mean they are characters from a book but they are also real #Buddhist and taoist figures... #I mean here Jesus could be portrayed as Beyonce and no one would bat an eye. #but idk if its the same there hmmmm #anyways might just get the story from the movies too so its more acceptable #hwbisbwk im doing mental gymnastics for some reason #solo leveling #solo leveling manwha #cha hae in #sung jin woo #he only appears once lmao #but in this fanfic he will probably appear more times absolutely just to cause chaos between Jin-Chul and Zhigang #Julyarya this can absolutely count as a shipping fanfic of Zhigang and JinChul #liu zhigang #thomas andre #christopher reed #kaisel sl #go gun hee #yoo jinho #woo jin chul

[flovverworks]

after a billion yrs i added a lil line about my gbf verse.....<3 one day i might flesh it out to something in-universe, but since gbf is so "oh ure from another world? ya that happens..." i....am gonna keep w that..........(also cuz i do think discussing the different ways of magic, moon-enemy & this n that is more fun like this

#stardust speaking ! #i do wanna write but im unsure when ill do so #anyway i need to talk abut that one 1.5 moment with that weird car horn sfx after murrs fancy speech cuz i #was thinking about it again due to one of the descriptions in the alterego event #i still didnt check the website btw is it available info why snows adult and whites a kid or is that a waiting game cuz #that..... #sometimes when i think abuot paradoxroid i think about them. that one was fkd up #snow&white r so fascinating to me #snow & white & figaro & oz are even more fascinating #oz who only started learning abut the world because arthur asked things about the world................. #oz who made arthur pancakes................................. #they make me ill. figaro feels like he should be the most welladapted cuz in some ways he IS. guy who lies about his power and age and love #humans and that one offhand line in 2nd anni about how he has cared for kids!??!? dude i need to reread 2nd anni did that ever get brought #up again #but figaro & love is................guy who leaves when he thinks he isnt loved anymore #<-guy who was taught by snow&white who valued e/o the most #2nd anni makes me lose my mind. figaro and fausts convo. both who felt like it was the other who left LIKE FIGAROS SURPRISE WAS UNREEEAAALL #somethings deeply wrong with him i am so intrigued #i need to go reread his pt2 parts like what the actual hell dude #the mental gymnastics he does in one part is ? id like to study u and the twins under a microscope #this is all shallowly/casually speaking about it btw theres a lot of things left&right about all of these topics that makes them very yummy #i think what gets me the most about pt2 is that a lot of it is things that we alrdy knew regarding characters feelings etc. such as figaro #but seeing them say it themself makes me faint #OH MY GOOODDDDDD THE FLASHBACK CONVO WITH OZ AND FIGARO? ABOUT WOULD U SAVE THE PERSON U LOVE OR THE WORLD #AND HOW FIGARO ENDS UP FALTERING DEAR LOOOOORRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD #fucked up family (affectionate) #i need to think of modern aus again i thought about arthur calling snow & white granpa for one second and everything hrut #ok im sorry i dont know what possessed me. i promise ill be rereading stuff soon #one more thing. fausts part in pt2. god. but in this cursed world the sage trusted me...

[sadieshavingsex]

I feel like maybe the reason for this blog is now null and void like I thought this was a blog for dealing with my sex trauma and all the ways it makes me relationally crazy but now that I realize I don’t have to have sex if I don’t want to and that’s fine and I am not abnormal for my wants and needs whatever they are which means that I can admit that my boundary is not having sex without being pathologized and feeling like there’s something wrong with me. Like. Jesus. Wow. Maybe this blog is about something else entirely idk

#mine #relationship anxiety #sex therapy #god thinking about all this shit and saying/typing it ‘aloud’ just sort of makes me feel like #this relationship I’m in has been so fucked up and I don’t know if it was anyone’s fault but holy fuck #like I refused to admit how obviously fucked up it’s been and I tried to instead do all this mental gymnastics #to make myself the problem and make my sex journey the thing under the microscope #when the reality is sometimes I wanted to have it and sometimes I didn’t and it was all okay I was always okay to be me #god I’m so sad #I’m crying so hard

[emoclone]

everyone around me is sick and i'm being sooo brave about it (<-never wants to leave their room again)

#they speak #vent #AND WE'RE OUT OF LYSOL WIPES >:( #okay i have some sanitizing wipes in my car i'll get them out tomorrow #but like oh my god #at least the people in my classes today who were visibly sick were masking #but i'm still on team DONT COME TO CLASS SICK #also my brother is sick and now i have to do mental gymnastics about everything i touch :///////

[ikyw-t]

y'know I think about this tweet often. I don't think truer words have ever been spoken....

#had a whole mini rant that i wrote and then deleted lol.......... #no one else may know his shitty he was but i will always know and i shall absolutely not forgive or forget #however i do still start seething on occasion when i remember that after we broke up for years i never thought of him at all #except when i pass his street on occasion bc he happens to live nearby which is very ughhh but it's mostly whatever #and then out of the blue in early 2021 he texted and CALLED me (i did not answer. what a fucking jumpscare jfc) #to tell me he had been stalking my spotify playlists and saving them and #even had the fuuuuucking audacity. to think they were a personal message in a bottle just for him. #we had not spoken in 3 years. can u imagine the absolute lack of fucking common sense or logic. the fucking audacity of men is unparalleled #and then i had nightmares and paranoia about him for the next like full year. like wtf. #also i think i said 2021 but actually that happened in 2022 so we actually hadn't spoken in four full years. #where on gods green earth woild he get the idea. that my public spotify playlist. #was dedicated to my terrible obsessive bully of a boyfriend from fucking high school. #i just can't even fucking fathom the mental gymnastics necessary. #anyway. i ended up ranting anyway #it just makes me so angry that i didnt think about him for years and then he so efficiently once again ruined my life #bc he had been incredibly obsessive and so I had reason to worry he might just show up at my house at some point. #i ended up ranting anyway. what can u do. #anyway. I hope he's having a terrible time. he deserves it.

[camptw1nk]

wish kurt was cooler

#want him 2 do stunts. jump across rooftops and shit #hes a gymnast so he could be really good at some stunts and fighting actually #kurt spy au.. #i dont think he'd be capable mentally but god physically he'd be so good....

[youaremysunshine-court]

Okay wow so internalised homophobia is shit for everyone huh

#like #i went from not know gay people exist to just being gay #and ofc then i had a lot of religious trauma and shit but i worked through that #but #just met aomeone with proper internalised homophobia and religious trauma and like #guys i dont think i ever experienced that #i just had very long one sided fights with god until we came to a compromise #this guy is fucking going through it #hes like a gay femboy and at the same time hes like 'homosexuality is a sin' like ???? #i dont understand the mental gymnastics #and when i was like 'hey you saying that makes me uncomfortable' he was like 'i have a right to my own opinion' #okay sure you have a right to your own opnion but you dont have to keep bleating about it jesus christ #yeah anyway #i want to like help him work through this shit but its really getting to me #like me n god are 🤞 but still hearing shit like that does me in #properly #idk what to do #just fucking tape his mouth shut or some shit #also classes start tomorrow and i am anxiety shitting my way through life and everything is terrible but at least i dont hate myself anymore #thank god for small mercies #yeah #anyway #im lowkey pissed but i feel so bad for him but its exhausting trying to explain shit to him and just UGHHHHHHHH #send help

[thebewilderer]

Sister: *takes my dog-reactive dog out for a walk without my knowledge or permission while I am not there*

Dog: *breaks away from her when he sees another dog passing by*

Sister: *somehow blames me for this*

#no dogs were hurt in the making of this post everyone was fine btw #this was a fair bit ago but i just got reminded of this absolutely insane bit of mental gymnastics she demonstrated #like ?? first of all dont do shit w him without my permission? this isnt rocket science lmao just dont do it. #and then the classic ''turning it into The Lin Show Where Rose Is At Fault'' despite the fact that i. was literally not there. #god what a brat #ih #misc