#immature adults

[topazshadowwolf]

GoopTales: Part 14

Sci does not like this field trip and the witch does not want to be a hostess.

Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14(you are here)

AO3: Ch 1 (1-4), Ch 2 (4-8), Ch 3 (9-12)

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He kept the scientist close to him. Sci was Nightmare's greatest weapon against this AU, but he could not keep himself safe. Not here with a type of magic that would seek to destroy him to keep itself from being discovered.

With how early it was, the Toriel was in her home. She was awake, though, as she could be seen moving past one of her windows. Seeing that made Nightmare smile, as that was convenient. If she was awake, he would not need to wait too long for her to answer the door.

"Alright, little lab rat. It is time for us to meet the witch," Nightmare mused as he started towards the door, dragging Sci along behind.

Ever so politely, as his standards are, he knocked and waited per the social norm for her to open the door. Being proper should keep the tension down as much as possible, at least long enough to take her by surprise. Thankfully, she followed her part in this custom cautiously and answered. Unfortunately, she balked the moment she saw him and started slamming the door.

"How rude," Nightmare mused as his tentacles sped forward, keeping it from closing and forcing it back open. Perhaps he used too much force, as it did cause her to stumble back, but he honestly didn't care. He would not be a kind guest if she did not play hostess.

Fear

Good. Let her feel fear for the fear he has been experiencing about the health and safety of his boys. The witch was so focused on him, in general, she failed to notice anything else he was doing. How foolish. He curled a tendril around her ankle to keep her from fleeing and actively feed on that fear. It fueled him and allowed him to grow equal to her height.

A wicked grin grew over his face, keeping the fear he drew out from ending.

"Greetings, Toriel," He said darkly.

The witch summoned up her fire magic, naturally. Of course, she would; fire is natural to most Toriels. She snarled, smoke curls drifting up from her nostrils, "Get out, you horrible creature!"

"Tsk, tsk~," Nightmare teased. "Is that any way to speak to your guests?"

Before she could use her fire magic, he pulled her ankle that he was holding and unbalanced her. It caused her to drop the fireballs she had summoned. They shattered into glittering specks of spent magic as her position. For the moment, she was also defenseless as it was difficult for her to focus on any more attacks.

How amusing; she was still standing.

If Sanses didn't fill every corner of the multiverse, the strength of the others would be more noticed. Toriels, Agores, Undynes, even Alphyses... No one of those characters, or others, should be dismissed as weak.

Regardless, her still standing against him just would not do, so he continued to pull until she did fall. "Now listen here, Witch, you have no right to threaten me. My men were simply scouting your AU, but you dared to throw a potion on them. You will tell my friend here what you did, and I may just let you live."

Sci flinched at that and peeked around Nightmare to look into the dark skeleton's eyelight. "whoa, nightmare, i think… i mean… there's no need to kill her."

"Oh? Do you hear that, one of the ancient spells?" She was trying to stand, but he would not allow that and lifted her up by her leg. There was an angry growl from her, but it kept her distracted by trying to keep her dress from flipping and stay modest. "The little scientist wants to spare you. How cute~. Now talk before my patience runs any thinner than it already is." Nightmare snarled while giving her a slight shake.

"Your men are dangerous! And they serve an evil being," She glowered up at Nightmare, and he sighed. "They deserved worse!"

"Can I kill her now, little lab rat?" Nightmare inquired of Sci, though he didn't mean it. What purpose would he have in killing her? No, her being alive was more beneficial to him. But he wanted to keep her fearful of him and look to Sci as her advocate. Sci's naivety towards the true nature of Nightmare added to this facade.

"n-nightmare… i… i can't help them if she is dead," Sci stepped forward and did as Nightmare hoped.

"Fine," Nightmare said, calming his voice as he lowered her to the floor.

Sci knelt down and freed her ankle. "i was given a sample of your potion to assess, and nightmare, guardian of negative emotions, is eager for me to reverse its effects. those… dangerous skeletons are important to him, and… they have helped me in the past with various things."

"Then you have thrown your lot in with them!" She yelled and moved to strike him. Sci was too close to block and not in the position to dodge. Unlike his boys, Sci was as delicate as the typical Sans, and Nightmare would not tolerate him dying on this mission. So, the Guardian grabbed her wrist with a tendril before she could turn the scientist to dust.

Sci scurried back, sockets wide as he realized how close to death he was. She summoned her fire magic again, and Nightmare used his other tentacles to grab her other limbs and pin her down. Other tendrils emerged from his back to swat the fire magic to destroy the attacks. He could feel the burn, but it would not last as it lacked the positive energy to cause him real harm.

"Do not lower your guard around her. Now, shall I hold her down, and you can show her the scientific version of what she did to my men?" Nightmare mused darkly.

"YOU EVIL, VILE CREATURE!" Screamed the Toriel as she tried to pull herself free.

"nightmare, please. thank you for saving me, but the threats aren't helping," Sci sighed and looked at Toriel. "he isn't evil… wouldn't call him good either. but if you hurt those in his care, he will act evil. and… they are nicer than they seem as well... his men, that is. you don't have to trust them, but we can make a deal or something."

"Absolutely not. If word gets out that I am willing to make a deal with anyone who threatens or harms them, there will be a target on their backs," Nightmare snapped. "What I can say is that I would normally feel inclined to destroy the AU of anyone who hurt them. If she tells you how to fix what she did, I will let her and everyone else in this disgusting world live!"

And that threat, he did mean.

There was a pause, and she finally looked right at Sci, "Fine, just tell the walking tar pit to let me go."

"I will, so long as you promise not to threaten my little friend again. Is that clear?" Nightmare said calmly.

"I promise," she growled out as she glared at Nightmare.

There was no hint of feelings of trickery or deceit. Still, Nightmare kept watch as he didn't trust her. That, and he didn't bring Sci along for him to get hurt, after all.

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#utmv #gooptales #Nightmare!sans #dadmare #sci!sans #Witch!Toriel #one angry papa Noot #He wants his idiots back to how they were #immature adults

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

finally at that age where i'm thinking i should get a tattoo. not bc i feel strongly about it, just seems like a waste not to. i've got so much skin i'm not using

#feels so selfish like. all this skin what am i saving it for? #open to design suggestions! (please make me regret this offer) #maybe some deep sea horrors. a pretty watercolor of a gulper eel #once saw a person on the subway with various Skeleton Tattoos on all their limbs #i respected their commitment to the theme #but more than that i respected how all the skeletons were engaged in Activities #dancing in a ballgown. juggling its own (and two other???) skulls. swordfighting. being a mermaid skeleton #ANYWAY. the only reason i haven't already gotten tattoos is i just couldn't be bothered #i'm old enough to know i don't have any strong-but-potentially-temporary feelings driving me towards it #aesthetically i prefer decorated to non-decorated surfaces. but i'm not artistic or thrilled with commitment #honestly it feels like sheer laziness. indecisiveness--nay. immaturity!--that i HAVEN'T gotten a tattoo yet #letting all this blank canvas go to waste. tut tut i need to grow up and be an adult and get a tattoo sleeve already. #really i've put off my responsibilities long enough #(in fairness i DID at one time have 18 different piercings) #(but i took most of them out bc they interfere with wearing headphones and/or shoving my face in my pillow during Sleep Time) #(i only kept the nape piercing bc oddly enough it ended up being the most convenient. and the least painful to get now i think about it.) #(neck piercing? no problem. normal pair of earrings? Tribulations And Suffering. i don't make the rules i just poke them with a stick.)

[cyphyree]

Studio Ghibli's most recent marketable-plushiefied silly lil guys are the marshmallow souls of unborn humans being eaten by dying pelicans forced into starvation, or bloodthirsty parakeet satirical caricatures of the Mussolini facist regime, and that's beautiful.

alternatively:

#tumblr disclaimer: this isn't an “oh wow i love facists” post #they're simultaneously emotionally immature babies and malignant adult tyrants causing suffering to others in the name of their own cause #the boy and the heron #how do you live #studio ghibli #hayao miyazaki #warawara #blue heron #parakeet

[aardvaark]

[edit: oops, post somewhat breached containment, well at least it certainly went further than i thought]

#wren speaks #maybe just consider making more asexual ocs and hcs actually #but fr asexual adults aren’t childish or immature and it’s gross and rude to act like we are

[sonknuxadow]

this is probably an unpopular opinion with the amount of "everyone is married with kids" type future aus people make for sonic characters but i cannot see sonic getting married or having a kid ever. if he did somehow end up with a kid hed be the worlds first transmasc absent father or however the joke goes

#i can only see sonic with a kid if its some random kid he accidentally adopted or whatever #and if he had a partner whatever they have going on probably wouldnt fit the typical idea of how having a partner works at all #i dont think sonic is a very romantic guy to be honest. and being in a serious relationship or ''settling down'' wouldnt be for him #i guess you could argue his feelings towards that sort of stuff could change once hes an adult #but i kinda. dont like. the idea of him suddenly becoming interested in romance and wanting to settle down #as a sign hes ''finally grown up'' or whatever. because lack of interest in romance isnt an immature trait you have to grow out of #some people never want that sort of thing and thats fine #anyway i dont hate fankids to be clear i think theyre fun in concept . like from a design standpoint #taking traits from characters you like to make a new guy out of it is fun #i just cannot imagine those things ever actually happening does that make sense #actually while im at it i dont think rouge would want kids at all either . people want her to be motherly so bad but she just is not #she is the cool older sister figure who teaches you how to steal from the pin container at hot topic without getting caught. not a mom

[mixelation]

advice from an old person. there's a secret third option between "ghost them" and "explain your entire life and reasoning and give the other party space to air out their grievances." and it's very politely saying you're not really vibing and you don't want to keep talking, thanks for the date/hang out/conversation tho

#reading insane takes on ghosting 2night #some of you. are very immature #like yeah i see the appeal of ghosting because it's easier but like. y'all aren't even pretending to be mature adults fjdhskfhdsk #inb4 'BUT SAFETY--' #there are situations where leaving immediately without saying anything is fine #this is specifically for 'i just don't really want to continue'

[machineryangel]

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Lindsay C. Gibson

#READING THIS BOOK AND THIS LAST PART KNOCKED THE BREATH OUT OF ME #words #wretched mirrors #cr #adult children of emotionally immature parents #lindsay c. gibson

[alliumdykes]

The fact that when I came back from the cinema wanting to see some cool art and people talking about interesting stuff after something so flipin awesome and the first thing i see was the dream team being so fucking rude during a CHARITY EVENT for their DEAD FRIEND is honestly so disheartening.

My grandfather was so lucky to get cancer twice and survive both times, I knew someone who lost her dad to cancer. I know someone who survived childhood cancer. One of my great grandparents died of cancer, my family on both sides is extremely family oriented if he never died I would have met him. The fucking disrespect that they showed should not be laughed at, it shouldn’t be encouraged.

The fact they were playing airhorns during Technodad’s speech, one that should have been respected and really quiet durning and no one interrupting is the fucking worse. I don’t care if dteam fans say that it’s funny and Techno would have laughed because it’s not the fucking point!!!

The whole festival was a charity event in honour of their friend, and for Technodad his fucking son. No one should have gone though this. I don’t care if this comes across as rude or overreacting because the dteam need to grow the fuck up and learn that their actions have fucking consequences for once.

This isn’t supporting a brand that’s actually a scam, this isn’t saying something offensive by accident. This is being rude and disrespectful.

And it even hurts that none of their fans are going to care a single bit because I don’t fucking know maybe they’ll say “but it was a joke” or “dream has ADHD your being ableist” because none of that shit matters when you realise that neither of those things matter when it’s about respect.

These are the same fans who will defend these mother fuckers to the grave but when someone like Niki Niahchu accidentally uses avae because she doesn’t know about American history or what avae is because she lives in Germany(or any non American country because the world doesn’t revolve around you fuckers) and is called overreactive during mcc and having a lot of stress put onto her and BREAKS DOWN ON STREAM it’s ok because they think it is.

I want dteam fans to see this post and be uncomfortable, I don’t care if I’m being mean to your pretty white boys because they have been allowed to do anything with a platform that is way to big for them for too long. I’m allowed to be angry as well, I’m allowed to be mean, I’m not apologising to you if you feel sad that I’m being mean about them because they need to grow up.

Charlie had every right to tell dream to shut up during that stream.

Edit: I’m not going to be answering anymore asks about this post, I want my blog to be a personal space for me. This post wasn’t supposed to get as big as it has and just for me to rant. I’m only going to be accepting art requests and general asks and nothing about this. I’m 14 please leave me alone.

#dream situation #george not found #gnf neg #dream neg #dream #festival of voices #Technoblade #cw cancer #I just want to be clear how fucking angry I am about this #this is adult men who need to realise that the world isn’t them for once #they can’t keep getting away with being immature rude fucking bitches #the charity money goes to people who need it #making a joke about how you a rich person who could own multiple mansions talking about people who need that money to live #I don’t know if I’ll be able to own an apartment when I’m old enough because the housing market crashed #and Australia’s iron industry cannot find any more iron #I’ll be lucky to be able to get a shitty apartment

[venti-death-watch]

so glad the hearth timeline is like… slightly more understandable than before. previously i had freminet down as being given to the hearth at about 5, arle killing the previous knave when he was about 8, and the twins being taken in a few months later at about 12 when he was still 8. for my au, that makes them about four years apart, which feels slightly large of an age gap but ultimately it works better than making them a year or two apart.

apparently, canonically arle was 16 when clervie died at 16, 17 when she killed the previous knave, and then spent an unknown amount of time in prison before becoming a harbinger and taking over as the director of the house of hearth.

freminet was taken in during the year between clervie’s death and crucabena’s death. the twins were taken in a few months after that.

if freminet was taken in at 5-6, the twins taken in around 9-10, that keeps the age gap between the trio as well as explains the ~10 year gap between this and canon. that would make freminet 15-16 and the twins 19-20, which fits them really well. i wish arlecchino was older, though; she definitely feels older than ~27.

#thoughts #genshin impact #lyney #lynette #freminet #arlecchino #genshin impact leaks #genshin impact spoilers #genshin leaks #genshin spoilers #i think these r leaks/spoilers but it’s also just ages. so. #personally i like the twins as 20-21 bc they fit young adult working on figuring who they are and going wildly between mature/immature #& mim fits 15-17 ‘too old for liking fairytales to be normal but too young for it to be like. seen as wholly inappropriate’ really well #so ultimately this does fit them pretty well. i wish there was a larger gap between arle and the trio tho #when you’re young ages seem more dramatic like between 5/10/17. but when you’re 20/27 the gap isn’t as drastic #arle should’ve been in her early 20s when she took over as director to make lyney ~20 when she’s ~early 30s #to make it more of a generational ‘next director’ thing rather than like. a 27 yr old passing something onto a 20 yr old. that just feels… #weird. she should be older

[femmefatalevibe]

Hi I was wondering how do you deal with a toxic family member? How do you handle situations in which they are manipulative and gaslighting you?

Validate your own emotions and experiences

Practice emotional differentiation. Prioritize your own feelings and goals

Learn the psychology behind guilt-tripping, shaming, and people-pleasing & how it's used to manipulate/gaslight children of narcissistic & other types of emotionally immature parents

Implement the "grey rocking" technique during conversations (be "boring' and emotionally flat; don't give them the emotional reaction they crave)

Go as low contact as humanely possible (no contact is the best option). Never initiate a conversation unless its absolutely necessary (logistical issue, emergency, etc. if needed)

Keep them on an information diet. Don't tell them anything about your life that is not vital for them to know

Don't try to change their minds. Just say "You're right," and disengage

Set boundaries on conversation topics/them criticizing your character. Say "I'm not engaging in this conversation." Stop replying, hang up the phone, or walk away

Live your life with them out of sight, out of mind as much as possible. You deserve to live in peace and be happy, no matter what these toxic family members say

Hope this helps xx

#toxic household #toxic family #narcissistic behavior #gaslighting #adult children of emotionally immature parents #emotionally immature parents #emotional regulation #emotional abuse #higher self #personal growth #trauma healing #healing journey #trauma recovery #femmefatalevibe #q/a

[gloomyfilm]

Kate Middleton has a cancer and people's reaction to this is.... more memes. I fucking hate it here.

#kate middleton #y'all want to me treated as adults but only prove yourselves to be immature little dickheads

[elvencantation]

i feel like i get literal psychic damage when i think about capitalism too long

#i’ve been trying to figure out how to describe it for awhile #started my second relisten of taz balance #and that’s probably why i finally was able to put it in words! #psychic damage #capitalism #planned obsolescence #the fact that it’s actively hostile to human life #blue rambles #corporate speak #which i do not understand how to formulate at all #i mean im sure i’ll learn i’ll have to #but i’ve loved working in small shops #the vibes are immaculate #we sells strange and fun things! #and they’re all good quality #no amazon bullshit #no worries about constantly getting things that are meant to break #sidebar that so many adults think showing positive emotions is like immature or something #pls show me ur alive!! #i hate that is ‘weird’ to be genuine #i hate that the norm is to kill your soul

[nicollekidman]

god the thing with books is that there is room for literally everyone in every age group with every taste from every walk of life and every preference!!!!! it's literature!!!! a foundational part of humanity!! but publishing trends are squeezing kids/teens out of genres and markets created specifically for them to chase the childadult contingent, while at the same time, romance/erotica (which is healthy, fun, has always existed) is being marketed aesthetically similarly and to the same audience of what used to be YA. so now there's a very weird collapse that is simultaneously putting adult romance in front of children, squashing teen stories, and sanitizing actual erotica. it is VERY weird but it is not an issue with authors suddenly being bad or women suddenly being stupid perverts, it's a direct result of the publishing industry and how books are being sold/published/marketed

#middle teens being pushed out of YA #YA being marketed to immature adults #and /erotica/ either being completely sanitized or on the other hand ridiculed #for being exactly what it's supposed to be #is all resulting in a very counterproductive mash #my advice to people in my age group is to read some goddamn lit fic once in a while but #its a publishing issue by and large

[spiderversegf]

an excerpt from adult children of emotionally immature parents by lindsay c. gibson [ID in ALT.]

#c reads #adult parents of emotionally immature parents #lindsay c. gibson #OUGH #ok to rb #this has me thinking a lot ab my post ab emotional impermanence

[ourflagmeansgayrights]

im shaking im vibrating im chewing on these new Certified Con O'Neill Izzy Hands Opinions like a dog with a bone this shit is so so so so tasty UGH

izzy doesn't verbalize his own emotions!!! NOT EVEN TO HIMSELF!!!! everything, everything is filtered through "duty to my captain" and "im blackbeard's right hand arm man." oughghgh literally stede stealing ed's attention probably gets reframed as "an insult to my years of hard work" and he doesn't even realize that he's jealous

and the KICKER oohohohohohohohohhoho the fucking kicker is that for a man with no understanding of his own emotions he sure is fucking ruled by them lmao

#like is it even love???? or is it just childish possessiveness of an emotionally immature grown adult man #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd meta #izzy hands #ofmd izzy #con o'neill #con oneill #blackhands #meta #mine #txt #og #c2e222

[yugiohz]

the bakugo/shoto dynamic is crazy because we have a boy who grew up experiencing plenty of love and in the other corner of this hypothetical yaoi chamber, we have a boy who grew up in an abusive and dysfunctional household, sheltered only-child vs youngest of 4 who was forced into competition with his oldest sibling (and replaced him as future head of the family) fight!!!!!!!!!! or hug !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#bakugo lashes out at anyone because he is a sheltered suburban boy he isnt scraed #shoto is less confrontationally aggressive because he has experienced a grown man's aggression for years #this hypothesis kind of falls apart when you remember that shoto is very rude #but bakugo still is very immature in some regards compared to shoto #they're both a hot-headed but i like to think that shoto is still very careful #because if his father beats his ass why wouldnt other adults! #if he talks back! #projecting a bit