there's a thing i've noticed with some w*tcher dead dove fics i've seen, where authors aren't content to add specific warnings (maybe topped with some variation of DD:DNE for 'no really, this gets dark, don't say you weren't warned' emphasis), but will further tack on an editorializing comment along the lines of '[perpetrator character] is not a good person in this'; and like, fair enough, i guess, if pressed i probably wouldn't disagree, but it also just seems—awfully reductive? like—if someone's story can be adequately summed up as 'this person is Bad,' why do you need to tell the whole story? why should i bother to read it? isn't a lot of the point of fiction for adults about, you know, exploring complexity and grey areas and slippery slopes and how people and situations develop, even—maybe especially—in fucked up ways, and about considering difficult themes at greater length and in more depth than just, like, fast-forwarding to a kids'-fable-style Moral of the Story?
[eta: a couple of people have suggested in comments that editorializing of the sort described above may be intended as a preemptive defense against accusations of character bashing (like, ‘heads up that X isn’t a good person in this story, so if you only want to read stories where they’re portrayed positively, this won’t be for you’); i obviously hadn’t initially made that connection, but it seems pretty plausible to me, and puts something of a different complexion on the phenomenon.]
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I cant wait to summon Ranmaru and have them be an absolute shit with their brother.
(Due to knowing about Ranmaru way before ever sitting down to watch their source event, they kiiinda ended up a bit off from canon to be completely honest, and in a way we both feel kind of awkward about but also don't really want to change, either. I think this angle of things is really fun to show off, but do note that Ranmaru is easily the least canon representation of anyone here.)
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sometimes i wonder what my cat named me
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If King Charles dies on or before March 25th, 2024, he will technically be the shortest-reigning king in English history.
Anyway, like to charge, reblog to cast.
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walkable cities also means sittable cities send tweet
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“you should be at the club” Brother I should literally be sent to the seaside for my health
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this is what every tiktok screenshot looks like to me
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i always think abt my cousin in greece who's like obsessed with american culture, bc ill say that im going to a barbecue and she'll be like "wow.... a real life american barbecue... will there be red cups?" you bet your ass there'll be red cups. take my hand. have a hot dog. all your dreams can come true here at the real life american barbecue
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do you guys think jesus, the son of a carpenter, smelt the wood of the cross & temporarily thought of home
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the fact that i'm no longer the same age as the protagonists of novels and films i once connected to is so heartbreaking. there was a time when I looked forward to turning their age. i did. and i also outgrew them. i continue to age, but they don't; never will. the immortality of fiction is beautiful, but cruel.
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"This fic was ai generated—" Cool, so lemme block you real quick
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VERY IMPORTANT a dam in the Netherlands, the weerdsluis lock, is directly on a migratory path for spawning fish. They have a worker stationed there to open the door for the fish, but they can take a while to open it. So to keep the fish from getting preyed on by birds they installed a doorbell. Only, the fish don't have hands to ring the doorbell. If you go to their website, they have a LIVE CAMERA AND A DOORBELL that YOU RING FOR THE FISH when they're waiting, and then the dam worker opens the door for them! I can't express how obsessed I am with this. look at this shit. oh my god.
Please check on the fish doorbell once in a while :)
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Peace and love
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