#i think you're very awesome ^^

[fictionadventurer]

"What if the South won the Civil Wa--"

BORING!!

The only Civil War alternate history worth caring about is, "What if they fixed the sewage issue that was contaminating the White House water supply and killing presidents?"

How does the country progress if William Henry Harrison gets a full term? How do we handle presidential succession with no Tyler Precedent established?

If Zachary Taylor doesn't die, is there no Compromise of 1850? If Taylor lives to push for more strident anti-slavery measures, does this delay war or start it sooner? Does he try a different compromise just to keep the Union together? Or does he push his own ideas so strongly that the South secedes? Imagine if the war starts ten years early with a firmly anti-secessionist Louisiana plantation owner (who until like two years ago was a highly successful general) in the White House. Is this a Robert E. Lee in reverse situation--a man having to choose the Union over his people? There's no way to know, and no one else cares, but for some reason I do.

#history is awesome #presidential talk #i was looking forward to learning about the in-between presidents #but i didn't think i'd find it this interesting #i hoped i'd come out of this with a few unknown presidents catching my interest #but i never would have thought zachary taylor would become a historical blorbo #it's the lost potential that fascinates me i think #plus the contrasts both within his character/life and with his vp #actually his lack of political acumen would probably have made his presidency very boring in this au #which is why it's good you're not counting on me to write alternate histories #but really that sewage thing is so weird and had such an outsized effect on us history that i feel like someone should make use of it

[deeism]

can anyone share their always sunny playlists i need inspiration (can be about any character/pairing/whatever)

#brandy.txt #iasip #it's always sunny in philadelphia #i have various very long convoluted playlists about different pairings i could probably write whole essays about those #but i like seeing other people's playlists because sometimes they think of stuff i never would have #like oh yeah. you're so right. that's crazy #if anyone has one for chardee in particular that would be awesome because i can never find them on spotify lol

[duhragonball]

I COULDNT thiNK Of how to properly thank you for the birthday gift, like, genuinely speechless, SO here’s a LUFFA!!! thank you so so much again!!! AND KEEP ON BEING YOU 💕💕💕😭💕💕🗣️🔥🔥

AAAAAA THANK YOU COZY!

And happy birthday again (give or take a few days)! I hope you're doing well!

#neon gene--OH NO SHE FOUND ME! #INTRUDER ALERT SECURE THE PERIMETER #i was just thinking about luffa actually #something about the last nge episode i watched was very familiar shall we say #and i had a dream about writing the fic which is a first i think #i was convinced that i had to go back and work in an important part of dragon ball lore #that being the most important super saiyan in the franchise: bart simpson #but how did he get to the planet he lives on as his base? #well q from star trek put him there #it sounds incredibly stupid and yet it made perfect sense in the dream #you ever wake up from a dream and slowly realize it made no sense at all 'q isn't in dragon ball so how did bart... oh he isn't in it eithe #anyway i'm all riled up now #i opened my inbox and started pacing around my apartment for like ten minutes #i always tell myself it doesn't get to me like it used to but it always does #thank you cozy you're awesome #luffastuff

[brown-little-robin]

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#military surplus store trip 2 days ago #I got a very pink cowboy hat despite questioning everything about how I present myself. it was Calling to me #multiple people loved it and when I got home and put it on my 3 yo sister stopped in her tracks and said 'wow... you're soo pretty' #that has never happened before #so I Guess the pink cowboy hat will be a Special Fashion Thing #despite the little existential crisis it gives me every time I think about being a pink cowboy hat girl #which is a bit ridiculous but there you go. #I was so secretly dedicated to looking either vaguely emo (<333) or cuttingly defensively professional for a long time #that the idea of being COWBOY-aligned (CONSERVATIVE IDOLS UGH) and not only that but PINK (feminine??? >:O) really did not appeal #but it looks GOOD on me and... sigh. I don't have to make people know my personality by my clothes. I can just wear what I WANT to #and I really do LIKE the pink cowboy hat!! it's silly and awesome and goes clink and it's a COWBOY HAT man!!! #I get to be BOTH pink cowboy AND every other thing I am. I can still be CoolTM. I can still be completely myself. #those who love me will understand me. those who don't... don't have to understand me. #goodness gracious that was a lot of soul-searching over a HAT #I also got very very tough Army jungle combat boots #I am expecting them last well >:D and they make me feel SO POWERFUL #Robin processes emotions on main #I Guess XD #I only meant to tell y'all about my cool new items I swear

[the-npd-culture-is]

hi sorry for the second ask in a row my brain is running

NPD culture is not being able to ask for supply if you need it because then it doesnt feel genuine which leads to you having a crash no matter WHAT you do :,) -🐍☀

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#noo dont be sorry about that #I love getting spammed hehe #also im gonna give you some supply #you're awesome and funny and i love your signoff it's very silly hehe #you didnt ask for it. i genuinely think that/gen pos #npd culture is #anon #ask #asks #🐍☀️ #npd #actually narcissistic #npd safe #actually npd #narcissistic personality disorder #narcissistic #narcissism #narcissist #actually cluster b #cluster b safe #cluster b #cluster b personality disorder

[crescentfool]

i think something that is important to me to remember is that there are small ways i can do things to spark joy for myself and others without waiting for someone else to do it... (conjures up little sparklies from my hands) life is so whimsical!!!

#lizzy speaks #for full transparency i cannot make sparklies emit from my hands unfortunately #but i can imagine that i can and i think thats cool i'm like a swaggy little magician #anyways sometimes i see announcements for games and im like #ok! cool! some people are very excited and happy. so awesome!! happy for them!!! #but personally i think i've found much more joy in doing my own thing #and it's ok if you're not particularly enthused about a new thingy because sometimes you still have other things you can do #or you have other things that feel much more gratifying to you. and thats ok!!! #this is a vague toward reload and splat3 (specifically splatfests) #it's become clear 2 me that reload is curating a different experience for pee 3 with the new mechanics they introduce #and i didn't realize how attached i was to how fes's mechanics (tiredness + fusion spells) can inform's one characterization of kitaro #until i kept seeing the new things for reload. still interested in reload's alternate interpretations but wont be following the news closel #and for splatfest. turf is not my favorite mode in splat by a long shot' but at least i can salmon with friends! or play another game #i think it's always important for me to remember that not everything will be for me and that's a good thing #when i see things that dont excite me as much. it reminds me about what i care about the most and to remember to hold those things close #i can make my own fun with my own little creations i don't need to wait for games to host events for me i can just draw silly little guys #or i can choose to make silly little clownery happen on my own terms and i think thats neat #even if i'm not hyped about something that others are hyped about that's okay because i'm nourishing myself and that's really fucking cool #and hey maybe i will find the joy in those things eventually. or not! and thats ok. who knows!! anything can happen!! #anyway if you read all of this thank you :3 and i hope that you will always be able to find your way to find something that excites you

[muckmage]

me when muck posts:

i- hm, well i'm taking this as a compliment, thank you, i won't think too deep into it 👍

#crow we don't talk much at all but you're very cool and awesome i think so yeah smiles ^^ #02

[soubiapologist]

i don't expect any of you to understand the reference but alice cooper. from riverdale. is a little like if a loveless character was really really really fucking funny

#in that she a darkly realistic portrayal of Your Yes Your 🫵🏻 Insane Mom #i have never seen a more.... i don't want to say ''realistic'' because riverdale exists in this like. absurd parody dimension both-- #on purpose and on accident but like. #nothing that EMULATES the FEELING of having a Crazy Mom who has no idea she's crazy #and thinks she's justified in literally everything she does and is just like. a complete fucking controlling nutcase who is making-- #literally everything worse by pretending she doesn't have trauma #of course it's also very silly but rvd also wants you to take it seriously so it's just like having an (AWESOME) aneurysm the entire time #you have to have a very specific sense of humour to enjoy rvd if you like like. #sardonically sitting around watching increasingly absurd things happen to characters you have zero investment in other than laughing at-- #because they just live these deranged lives that are beyond parody and just like bitching at your TV for fun with like a friend then i thin #--you might like it. #like you absolutely cannot get seriously invested in the plot or characters if you want to enjoy it it's hard to explain #but it's also like kind of like loveless in the way that the fandom was originally people doing Shipping and then getting increasingly-- #annoyed when it didn't do what they wanted and dropping off #and in the process missing out on the craziest train derailment of all time just like absolute complete lunatic shit #and it seems like it keeps trying to self flagellate for the first like. half #and in riverdale's case it's REALLY funny and in loveless's case it's really um. scary (affectionate) #also like 99% of the people who watch rvd seem to not understand that it's supposed to be insane and 99% of the people who read loveless-- #miss that it's supposed to be HASHTAG SCARY #like rvd also exists in this weird dimension where you're supposed to think it's funny and they're trying to piss you off on purpose #but they're also trying very hard to like Discuss Social Issues and it end up very funny because they're bad at it but GOD It's so sincere- #while standing next to the campiest insincere shit EVER it's so fucking funny #meanwhile loveless's tone problem is like yun kouga is just a crazy person. #i mean roberto is also a crazy person but yun kouga is like a tortured crazy person. and he's like. the guy who would make glee crazy-- #person. does that make sense. #no one is reading this don't worry about it. smiles.

[wiltking]

finished Pack of Lies (spinoff sequel for Big Bad Wolf) and i thought it was okay, but just that. would not recommend it over the main story, even though it was a real treat to read more about Eli. he's a delight and it was worth it for him alone but i could not muster any interest in the love interest, Julien, which is shocking considering he's a 40's something double divorced man supposedly on a mission blinded by all consuming grief. i say supposedly because he didn't really give much... of anything. even when it was his POV he was just kind of... there. i wasn't convinced of his grief and felt that his personality was kind of non existent. and not even in the 'too consumed by loss and sadness to be a person' kind of way. it is also very hard for me to care about movie star type characters, but even then, there just wasn't much to work with.

the mystery itself was also just okay. i liked the setting and seeing the clues navigated by civilians, and bringing cryptids into the mix was a fun touch, but the whole thing about Julien's brother felt clunky. i can't say i was ever bored though, really, aside from the lore recap stuff in the beginning (but to be fair i don't think most people read all 5 main books in less than 2 weeks before jumping straight to this one) and i think overall my main disappointment remains with Julien himself. i'm still interested in seeing where else this spinoff goes though, despite book 2 apparently being very delayed. or anything else this author writes in the future, really.

#also while searching for news on the next book i found out that the author is genderfluid. very cool. #honestly at multiple points i was hoping it would be revealed that Eli was transgender #but now i just think it'd be awesome if this author wrote any trans romance in the future #i love how she writes vulnerability + power dynamics (the sharing of them. the give and take.) and i just know it would go hard #charlie adhara if you're out there..... if you ever write a trans character i will be the very first in line to buy your new book #(obligatory not all queer people have to write about their flavor of queer. i just think it would slap tremendously) #book thoughts #pack of lies #monster hunt

[goldensunset]

there is nothing quite like being in public in any modern social setting talking to people and hearing someone quote something stupid that you immediately recognize as being from tumblr so now you get to have a little chuckle at this person who evidently gets all of their information and opinions from the garbage hellsite

#and they think they're being sooooooo slick because no one else is on tumblr right? just me? #this decrepit website that only a really special hip person like myself still uses is an enigma to literally everyone else #i'm gonna blow them all away with my awesome knowledge and wisdom that no one else has >:) #and you're like this was disproven back in 2017. someone tried doing this and it failed. #this dumb take was argued against very efficiently in the notes of that post. but you didn't read the notes #you only read the popular version that made its way onto your dash #this piece of news is incomplete if not a straight up fear mongering lie. girl #peach rambles #people people. they continue to embarrass themselves in front of me #the moment this girl in my class said this dumb quote that she didn't provide a source for and just said she heard somewhere #i was like hoo boy she's farther gone than i thought she was. i'd recognize that anywhere #but i'm not gonna say anything cuz like. what was *I* doing at the devil's sacrament

[libelelle]

You're awesome! Part of the Silver council :D

YAYYYY THANK YOU!!!! : ) its my honour

#i also think you are awesome. you're very cool #ask #krafterwrites #talk tag

[hazmatazz]

the gay fairy hath come to tell you that you’re awesome btw

u're the gay fairy :0? do you know the tooth fairy??

#charlie tag #asks #i think you're also very awesome btw

[running-in-the-dark]

every time my mother tells me about all the cool things she did when she was young/my age/whenever, all the fun she had, all I can think is: I want to be happy for you but I can't. I'll never have any of that, I'll never have those experiences, because you've been telling me that I'm bad, not good enough, too loud, too quiet, too much, not enough, wrong in every possible way, all my life and it broke me.

#like #I can't just stop thinking this #I can't just stop being like this #my brain is. not capable of that #yeah shit is more complicated than that. things aren't that simple. her life wasn't always easy #but that doesn't make it okay #knowing that the way she treats me is wrong doesn't change anything either #idk. maybe it would have been like this anyway. but I doubt it. #I'm just so tired of being afraid all the time #I'm tired of hearing her brag about her awesome experiences and the guys she dated and the holidays she went on and all that shit #while I can't fucking go into a supermarket on my own #and then she wonders why my brothers didn't turn out like me. well maybe the fact that their parents were nice to them and helped them #with shit all the time had something to do with it? maybe it's that they were allowed to be kids? maybe it's that they were allowed to #make mistakes? maybe it's all the fucked up shit that happened to me and not to them? #but no you're right it's because they're simply better than me. they're just inherently good and fun and interesting and I'm not. sure. #I'm tired of all of it #I know I should simply go no contact with her and that would magically fix everything somehow. #sure. losing the rest of my family at the same time would probably be great for me since I have so many other friends! great idea. #I just want to drown tbh #yeah I'm feeling very emo tonight I don't fucking care I can say stupid shit if I want to #I'm gonna go cry now #yeah I'm bitter and pathetic. that's literally the problem #personal

[oc-cinematic-universe]

new boy just dropped (wip)

#i'm a simple person. i take my favorite npcs from the campaigns i dmed and never finished. #i stick em in the detectives story #doodles #detectives #anthony #anthony my son boy anthony!!!!!!! #he was 8 years old in the dnd campaign #now he is anywhere from 20-100 #i'm not sure yet #he is so sweet and lovely and awesome and he wants to help make the world a better place SOOOO BADLY #even if it means breaking the law a couple times #breaking and entering isn't a crime when all you're trying to do is leave someone flowers ok #in the dnd campaign he was quite literally the remains of someone else's hope and love #and i think i might actually leave that as his backstory maybe??? unclear. but he is still very much made of hope and love #he's just grown into his own personality on top of that as well #he's physically incapable of Not Helping if he's not spreading hope with people he'll explode #i love him. him perfect

[le-velo-pour-dru]

I always want to tell my friends they're cool, but it feels weird to pop into their inboxes every day saying the same thing. So just know that I'm always mentally sending you guys good vibes, and if you're reading this, you're cool :3 🫶

#dru speaks #i see my friends online and i'm like 'they're cooooool and i want to tell them :0' #when i literally just talked to them or told them they were cool earlier in the week X3 #so just know i think about you guys a lot!! and i think you're very great and fun and nice and awesome people ^^ 🫶 #and if i'm allowed to tell you that whenever i want please let me know hehe 😝

[elytrafemme]

mhm, i’m glad you decided to explore their pairing. it’s genuinely such a comforting one, and i’m so sure i’ll read it many more times in the future :] i wanted to maybe write something of them myself, but i haven’t written anything in so long i think it would be quite embarrassing lol.

i hope you do get back into writing things soon, i adore reading your work. it’s some of the best i’ve ever read, truthfully. something about it reworks my entire brain chemistry every time i read something of yours. it’s honestly magic, mare, haha

oh, also, if you remember the cs!ranboo rp blog i made, turns out that was actually an alter in our system… so we have a cs!ranboo. sorry if that like weirds you out or anything, i just thought i should explain what happened with it. sorry about it as well, like where it turned out to be an alter instead of something for the cough syrup community. she’ll still probably answer asks and such once his blog is up and running like an actual blog for our alters. i need to get on that actually. maybe i’ll work on that tonight. the user is still the same, but feel free to unfollow it if it makes you uncomfortable! i totally get it if it does :] /gen

yeah!!! unfortunately I'm not as into OSMP anymore just by proxy of me getting really really into ace attorney and maintaining that thread of interest with cough syrup solely, but i do have thoughts about the origins characters i could share if ever prompted. i used to have a fic that was going to be o!ranboo centric in a more modern setting and there were a LOT of very extensive and debatably generous headcanons in there that i still am quite fond of.

THAT'S SO FUCKING SWEET WHAT THE HELL... that means the absolute world to me :( i got really into writing poetry lately which is still good but! dammit i miss prose. wrote a little thing last night for ace attorney and that made me feel good but like... uagh especially with cough syrup its like. these characters feel like living breathing people i can blueprint in my head and writing their world was like. a very cathartic thing for me i think. writing is extremely extremely healing and i think i'm ready to return to prose, writing less about myself and more about others as a way to explore myself. does that make sense?

NONONO YOU'RE TOTALLY OKAY!!!! YOU DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE FRIEND i appreciate your transparency but i absolutely do not mind at all. at this point i'm now aware of like... three? two? three? alters that are fictives from the cough syrup universe in different systems. and that's all totally fine with me i have fictives of my own so like, yeah you're all good. and you don't need to worry about like doing something 'for the community' or anything-- ppl just engaging and talking about my fic already means the world to me and making content for it is just so so so fucking crazy and wonderful and amazing and mindblowing to me but you don't have to feel compelled to like. do that. i mean hell im arguably the pioneer of the cs community and god knows im not creating anything for it rn 😭 btw let your alter know that i hope hes doing well and that i say hi! i will keep following her but if SHE'S ever uncomfortable she can always lmk <3

#nightmare.ask #nightmare.cough-syrup #<- i guess i will tag this bc i think the note about community creation is important #like people are so fucking kind to my fic and the art has been mindblowingly amazing but DO NOT FEEL PRESSURED TO DO THAT #you're so so sweet and very awesome i hope ur doing great #nightmare.fave