#it can't get swept

[butwhatifidothis]

What gets me about GW defenders saying that "Claude siding with Edelgard shows how far he's willing to go to get what he wants, he'll use anyone to further his goals" is that, even if that were accurate to his character... that's not what he does in GW. At all.

Which one of Claude's goals are ever progressed once he sides with Edelgard? And how does siding with Edelgard, specifically, accomplish said goal?

Maybe... killing Rhea? But all of the reasons he says he wants her gone in this game are either completely unproven or blatantly incorrect - there's no proof of the Church forcing arranged marriages, Crests do not force obligations onto those that have them (which Claude himself literally proves), and the Church is helping Dimitri restore Duscur - a foreign nation - meaning they are actively willing to help fulfill Claude's main goal that he came to the officer's academy to achieve.

And... that's it! That is the only possible thing that even POTENTIALLY helps Claude's dreams, and taking a five-second look at it shows that it actually does nothing at all to help anything. But in the meantime? Claude weakens Faerghus through agitating Sreng and invading it himself, forcing Dimitri to fight a three front war; he actively helps Edelgard get herself out of a messy situation, even though not helping her and letting her die would have actually helped him and would have actually been him using her like people keep saying he's trying to do; he and Holst even admit that by the end of the war Edelgard is going to make a vassal state of Leicester after taking the lion's share of Faerghus' territory for themselves, which Leicester can't do anything about because of Adrestia's far stronger military. He is the one saying that! He is the one pointing out that that is going to happen! And yet he just keeps going anyway!

He is the one getting used. Very blatantly, and very extensively. Claude walked himself into a trap and lied to himself into thinking he's the one with the upper hand, which somehow managed to convince a large portion of the fanbase too. There's no gray morality here, there's no cunning being showcased, Claude is just an evil stupid tool

#clyde discourse #doing a read over for what i have for the GW rewrite and just. man. #like. it's hard to even like Clyde as a villain because he is just so incomprehensively incompetent in literally everything he does #once Part 2 hits #like imagine if he helped EdeckyWecky up to the point where she'd ACTUALLY die without his help... and he doesn't give it #he lets her die and lets the Empire crumble without leadership #but Dimitri can't take advantage of that because he still has to deal with Sreng and the Alliance #meanwhile Clyde is sneaking in more and more Almyran forces through Nader manipulating Mr. King of Almyra #until he has enough to take on the weakened Kingdom and force it under submission through the constant pressure he's forcing it under #not through brute force but just through wearing them down to the point where they just can't keep going #and in his zeal to conquer Fodlan he fails to recognize that he's just become Shahid; someone who wants to become king no matter the cost #like imagine it's never said outright but that THIS is how power corrupts once genuinely good people #they're so focused on getting to the end point that they gradually care less and less about how red their path to that end point is #until oops everyone is either dead; too scared/unable to fight back; or are also swept up in the mindset of By Any Means Necessary #THAT'D BE A NEAT VILLAIN. even if it's not *Claude* at all that is a villain i could get behind! #but people keep insisting that 1) Clyde isn't a villain (he is) that 2) he's doing the right thing (he's not) #and that 3) he's in any way compelling (he's just brown Eddy Geddy but stupid)

[tswwwit]

Can Dipper pick Bill up? Has he ever tried? What would Bill's reaction be to his little human husband carrying (or trying to) him, and under what circumstances would either of them agree to it?

Good question!

I'm not sure if Dipper can pick Bill up - certainly not an easy task, Bill's taller and a handful in more than one way. Probably Dipper makes the attempt out of retaliation. Bill wants to pick up Dipper all the time? Fine! Let's see how Bill likes being manhandled for once.

Unfortunately for this plan, Bill's entirely fine with being man- or demon-handled! Frankly the whole thing would be deeply amusing. Bill gets not only attention, but also an opportunity to tease Dipper AND mock him while he struggles. A triple win!

#answers #bless these two idiots #Bill *does* make it a struggle of course. But not by squirming away #More like putting the back of his hand to his forehead and falling back in a swoon at just the right time to make Dipper nearly drop him #Or clasping his arms dramatically around Dipper's neck in a way that makes it hard to keep his grip #Possibly 'helping' by trying to climb on top of Dipper instead #Switching between comments like 'oh no this so-called 'hero' is trying to drag me off' and other sarcasms and others like: #'Boy you sure are sweating kid! Having trouble? or 'Jeez it's obvious you've never swept any being off their feet before. Amateur.' #Dipper's frustration is hilarious and only intensifying with Bill's dumb antics. But he can't quit *now*. He's already halfway there #If he just gives up then Bill will mock him for THAT for ages #Gotta get the guy off the ground at least once before he lets him drop. Hopefully in a mud puddle or down a well or something #He'll see this through with gritted teeth and also probably a sore back #If he'd remembered to lift with his knees he could have spared himself the last one #But frankly he probably just walked up behind Bill and tried to just. Lift. #It took Bill a second to figure out what the heck he was doing. And then: The Mocking Began

[volivolition]

suggestion do you have... any wants? like obviously you do but like? suggestion my guy my ourple boy. both the easiest and hardest to write. you need a skill to say something to move conversation along but it doesn't fit any skill in particular? about 80% of the time you can have suggestion say it and it will make sense. but like actually characterizing him... how do i define you dude... what makes your character tick... urgh. i dont get you yet. im trying to understand but you are difficult.

#chemi chats #there are some skills that i just dont understand yet and that just means i have to work on their character study chapter #im reading his bio and i think suggestion is a good manipulator and it's instinctive and he tries not to feel bad about it? #he's clever!! charming!! friends with savvy and drama. planting seeds in the mind and coaxing them to grow towards him like he's the sun. #a crude oil reservoir lying beneath a carefully laid flower bed. taps into the roots. the plants don't know any better than to drink. #he's great at sensing what makes people tick and uses that to his advantage. he needs goals to look forward to so he knows how to best #pull the strings to get them there. otherwise he's a bit aimless. he likes being useful. and since influencing others is helpful #he just keeps doing it? because it's what he's good at. and he tries to convince himself its fun and cool and just cuz hes charming and #it's his role as a skill and manipulation isnt thaaaat bad because it's helpful to them after all... but he does feel bad sometimes. #oh im listening to his voice lines and i just got to ''brother you should have put me in front of a firing squad'' and im sad about him now #but what do you want for short term little guy?? probably for people to like him. he likes chatting with people. i bet he'd like genuine #conversations with no strings attached but there's always some part of him filing information and tidbits away that he can't turn off #subconsciously figuring out things he can hold over them or how he can nudge them into thinking someth-/wait.../ no. no he's just talking. #he's /supposed/ to just be talking stop analyzing them stop falling back into that just have a normal conversation!! but he can't help it.. #hm. this is all really helpful for his chapter. he and empathy are very alike but also different. very interesting... #task: swept up #okay good talk everyone i think i understand him a little better now lmao?? still gotta figure him out some more hes not fully there but ye #also i think he goes by whatever pronoun you think he'd use. just ''oh what do /you/ think i am hm?? what /would/ i use; do you think?? :)' #funny fella. i love you.

[lonewolflink]

ok chucky aside, the mvps of the season, oh my god i can't believe we got stromer for NOTHING i love him so much !!!

#LOOK AT THEM #ALSO FUCK THAT JACKET IS SO SICK STROMER #DRAGGING THE CAPS TO THE PLAYOFFS #fuck i can't wait to see playoff strome #he's been waiting for this all his life #i'm so fucking pumped #even if we get swept #but fuck getting swept FUCK the rangers #let's gooooooo #go caps go #dylan strome #alex ovechkin #ovi #:))) #oh captain my captain

[kaeyx]

Imagine being one of those Wattpad babes that spends their free time reading reader x mafia boss smut only to flip out when the mafioso that kidnapped you actually does crime. It's all fun and games until Dazai brings you to watch a torture session or you see Chuuya murder someone in cold blood... hmm imagine 🤔

At that point they're both going to laugh at you, right in your face. Not their problem that you're a silly little thing who didn't do their research, or thought this was just for the aesthetic. You're not allowed to leave anyway.

#this is the polar opposite to what we had yesterday lol #dazai.bsd #chuuya.bsd #actually drooling thinking about getting swept up with Chuuya's life and falling madly in love thinking his “dangerous job” is bs #and you're so naive and stupid and say oh he can't be that bad you forgive whatever it is he's done #and then it turns out he really is thst fucked up and he really Does kill people for work #but you can't leave anymore <33 he likes you and he's keeping you now #sigh <3

[thatratgo]

More Cos memes :D

#curse of strahd #curse of strahd meme #strahd von zarovich #cos ireena #cos brides #cos fiona #cos esmerelda #cos rudolph van richten #cos #cos rahadin #cos ismark #cos strahd #dnd #dnd strahd #d&d #barovia #ravenloft #I can't believe strahd is getting swept the fuckable old men poll like we all know he's superior to Doc Ock smh

[isocrime]

currently unfollowing every single pens blog i see, sorry but i'm becoming a worse person every time i see that stupid fucking bird

#i don't even want the flyers in the playoffs! #it sounds miserable to watch! #they'll just get swept! #but god forbid the pens get something the flyers don't #MOM THEY TOOK MY TOY #NO I WAS NOT PLAYING WITH IT #BUT THEY CAN'T HAVE IT #MOM!!!!!! #MOM MAKE THEM STOP!!!!!!!!!! #(mom in this scenario is claude giroux and he's not dignifying any of this shit with a response)

[sysig]

Homesick (Patreon)

#Doodles #SCII #Helix #ZEX #DAX #Hhgghghhhh ;;;; ♥ #Have I mentioned I love them lately #ZEX recognizing DAX's voice in Dexter is /so/ good ugh #For so many reasons! The implicit trust! How Dexter is able to manipulate him even unwittingly just how much of an effect he can have! #But also of being able to be honest with him in a way that he won't let himself be with other humans because well they're human #ZEX is terrible in many ways that I love him for deeply <3 His biases let him self-sabotage so easily haha #He has so much to unlearn from VUX propaganda even being as open-minded as he is! Well also in part Because of his open-mindedness lol #Fetishism rather ♪ Seeing humans as a monolith and getting so hopelessly swept up in his attraction across the board #He's a complex individual with a long history rooted in what and who he is! I like him very very much! #His biases cut both ways of course - since Dex has a familiar voice he of course must be a VUX! And here he could be ;; #Someone who just by the nature of his familiarity is safe but to actually listen to and validate him ugh ;;♥ #The thing that kills me the absolute most is that Dexter /could/ give this to him - but won't #He has his voice his cadence his accent his way of speaking - and yet #At least if DAX was actually here he could offload some of his emotions properly rather than bottling everything up #ZEX keeps a lot of things to himself :( Like he can't bear to burden anyone else with them - or else his pride gets in the way haha #He's so condescending towards humans to his own detriment <3 #At least if he had DAX he'd have more-or-less an equal - someone he could share his pain with ;; #As well as the comfort of validation and something - anything - to keep him grounded and tethered to his life #Comfort is just as precious a commodity as information - allies - weapons - supplies! It's all about balance <3

[lesbiansanemi]

Sorry. Saw a gay trans man accuse a lesbian of being transphobic one too many times because they said they "hate men." Grow up. Grow the fuck up. I'm so tired

#like if you can acknowledge that people of color complaining about white people #or gay people about straight people #or trans people about cis people #has nothing to do with the actual group but is simply voicing frustration #an oppressed group voicing frustration and anger with the oppressor #but you can't acknowledge that when a woman says that about men? ESPECIALLY queer women? #you are at best fucking stupid #most likely just very misogynistic (internalized or not) el oh el #and i'm tired of it getting swept under the rug because no one actually takes misogyny seriously #esp when it's coming from any group OTHER than cishet men #it's almost like you believe women don't actually face systematic oppression #OR they need to be silent and demure about it and never voice frustration or be angry because WOMEN shouldn't act like that #which in of itself is misogyny #idk. like i said. i am just very fucking tired #and this is something i have experienced and seen so fucking often #and no one ever fucking talks about it because they're favorite thing to do is just scream 'YOU'RE TRANSPHOBIC' if you criticize them in an #fucking capacity #anyways. i'm done now. #goodbye #kaz rambles

[yazthebookish]

If they actually have evidence for people targeting their "month" they won't hesitate from barking names and posting screenshots. But they don't have evidence because like the list of Elr*el names that was made up before, it's utter bullshit.

It's easier to do things anonymously after all. There is no accountability.

#I draw the line at the likelihood of my friends and mutuals #getting harassed based on empty accusations #if people want to sabotage something they need to give a fuck about it first #which frankly no one does #but also no one wants to be swept into unnecessary drama #that's the only reason I'm speaking out #otherwise I can't spare fucks to give #there are screenshots lurking in the other blogs of them harassing artists and commissioners #so please look into the mirror first

[ialwaysknewyouwerepunk]

i've been turning more and more inward about how i'm enjoying harry and how i'm processing the end of tour, but it feels good, for now at least. i celebrated seeing him live so thoroughly that my last time seeing him felt like the end of tour in some way. i don't want to feel like i'm missing out when i'm out with friends, like i will be during his last show, bc in a world without streams i also wouldn't see that show. i've basically been training myself to slow down and appreciate (old) content more, and bask in a show and its content for longer. or be at peace not seeing content from a particular show. bc sometimes i feel nervous about missing something, or i feel myself having fomo for a thing i could not possibly be at. and most especially, i am not missing out, bc i had so many glorious opportunities to see the tour. i'm literally having a diary moment here just analysing my behavior and my feelings about being on tumblr and in the fandom during tour bc it's been a lot but i've loved all of it. i'm so fucking happy (and relieved) i can find ways to enjoy it all in my own pace. this space has changed a lot in the last few years but the way their content hits me personally hasn't changed, unless i let it all overwhelm me and i lose sight of what really matters to me about following them. i think it'll feel great to have a break from harry on tour, and let all of it hit me. to revisit little things that happened. to go through my own photos and videos. to go back to his mvs and dive a little deeper into them, at last. maybe i'm just a little overstimulated and ready for harry to stop bombarding me with content fshdf but the way his music makes me feel and the way his goofy face makes me smile and the way his creativity and presence inspire me every day will clearly always remain, after staying strong through all of this, after all these years. thank you, dear diary, for listening. harry styles forever

#my posts #i feel relieved after typing all of that #things that have been swirling around in my mind #weighing on my chest #nagging at the back of my head #can't wait to see what's to come #and in the meantime i'll just be doing same old same old #stepping out of the stream is the best thing i've ever done #or am actively practicing to do #stream or yk the wild river that is this fandom #and i'll literally be on a trip i've been looking forward to forever with one of my best friends #having the time of our lives #so i will Not have fucking fomo !!!!!!! #sometimes i can just forget that #get swept up again in the rush #in the need to be on the pulse #but no. i don't even like to be #so yeah #now i should go to bed actually

[cannibalisticskittles]

my builder is pissed at absolutely everyone inside this cell but they have never had any positive feelings towards yan whereas they Thought Miguel Was Their Friend (he came to their BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!) and pen was at soulmate-level, so. while yan definitely deserves a verbal beatdown, the one he receives is.... going to involve a lot of rage that is really meant for the other two that my builder isn't able to express towards them right now. but he's an asshole, so while it's technically misplaced, it's still deserved.

mentioning mi-an is also a terrible choice bc it just reminds her of how much of an ass he's been to mi-an, who is, by all accounts, a very nice girl. that just turns the rage back to full force. very "and ANOTHER thing!"

#my builder: sure yan. now that you've mentioned mi-an i'll help you escape. i'll even let you be the one to unlock the door. #my builder: first just stick your hand through the bars :) #and then of course when he does they grab his hand and start bending his fingers back #my builder: yan. yan listen. stop yelling and listen. i'm not gonna hurt you much. i just want you to know that i can. #my builder: as long as you stay put in that cell you're safe as houses. snug as a bug. all your needs taken care of. #my builder: but if you ever get free? #my builder: i will find you. i will bring you back here. and i will bury you so deep even the buzzards won't find your bones. #mtas #mtas spoilers #mtas yan #mtas pen #mtas miguel #which she's yelling at him for being a terrible boss and a shit person it's pretty normal #when it starts to delve into 'people would DIE if your plans worked and duvos swept in do you understand that? they would DIE.' it's... #still relevan bc while his part in this is smaller it still would have the same result. but everyone there knows he doesn't care. #miguel and maybe pen are the ones who that speech needs to be directed to #but. she can't look at them without also wanting to cry and she is NOT going to do that damn it she will cry #yan tho? no chance of crying when she sees him. he just sucks. 100%. #so he's the one who gets yelled at. he's the proxy for the points she's making

[rosemaze-reveries]

i had a dream about fellowyuu (im too far gone i fear)

#sorry this gets long omg . this just felt like a corny fairytale retelling of playful land #it began with yuu on a search for dorothy's ruby slippers to bring them back home #fellow had heard about their adventures & immediately clocked them as a perfect target #bcos their background carried a very marketable mystique even without the need to embellish #that lack of magic doesnt matter when ur from another world !! you'd automatically be a priceless artifact in anyones collection 🥴 #anyway he swept into their path & promised a pair of slippers if yuu agreed to wear them for a dance first (??) #obvi they were like ok sure ... so fellow got a little carried away pampering && dressing them up for this show 🥴🥴🥴🥴 #with the red shoes completing the look ofc #yuu was eventually ushered on a stage & found they couldn't stop dancing #fellow confessed that these weren't dorothy's shoes but a pair to make /his/ dreams come true #but ! not to worry #those shoes won't ever stop dancing so you can't rule out the possibility that they bring you back home eventually 🤭 #//it ended there #?????????????? #twst posting #fellow honest

[radioprune]

rewatching 38 across for a humbling reminder of all the new york times crossword puzzles my friend brian and i have completed huddled in corners at various parties

#sometimes we'd do one from scratch or they'd bring me an almost complete one and have me correct the mistakes 😭 #my dad is obsessed w them and turned me into some kind of crossword sleeper agent. which i discovered when they swept my work as a fad a fe #months ago and ppl would ask for my help. figuring out the sunday gimmick felt like being a god among men. for a moment #elin still sends me clues they can't get. the times crossword will have you gobsmacked at how many people don't know hamlet was danish

[puzzledemigod]

Oh she has cute animals flying around her, definitely the killer

#ace attorney #dahlia hawthorne #i knew that before she appeared even but now i can be absolutely sure #does she have a thing for guys named after birds? #anyways someone get Edgeworth's gay ass here i can't stand the judge and payne getting swept up in that girl's charm

[halogalopaghost]

.

#I'm having anxiety for some reason which is an unfamiliar physical feeling for me #I do depression and my SISTER does anxiety we're the mental illness brothers you see #but nooo apparently she has lent me some anxiety or whatever #anyway I was feeling useless and kind of like shit about how I never do anything anymore #and never get anything done or help around the house or even clean up my own living space #so I just decided I was gonna get out of bed at three in the morning and sweep the whole house #which like. that's fine I guess #and I wouldn't sit down or take a break even when I wanted to stop because I have got to!! start fucking doing things I can't just #be a lump that complains and consumes resources all my life #but anyway that was a bad idea or whatever bc my hands and feet got real hot and red and now I feel like I'm gonna frow up #I'm laid out on the couch near the phone charger. save me phone charger. charger for my phone save me #so what do we think am I feeling unwell from the activity because I don't do the activity enough or because I am just unwell #last time I swept a large area AND mopped was less than a month ago #I. also had to lay down after that actually except I was at work #just laid across a row of seats like yeah just. gimme a fuckin second to necromancy myself here #anyway #I'm a lil anxious bc of my neurology appointment I guess?? it's either that or the Wellbutrin #OR a yet to be identified food sensitivity maybe?? #I actually have no fucking clue I just have a bunch of ideas ranked by plausibility #I'm. a little dizzy and the nausea is mcgetting me #farewell cruel world it's been nice knowing u