#it just doesn't feel appropriate

[demon-of-the-ancient-world]

A LOT of Headcanons about Piranesi coming back into the real world:

For once an adaptationless book I'm Unhealthy about actually has a decent sized following and I can talk about it without screaming into the void of obscurity, so I'm gonna take mad advantage of that and spew out all the Thoughts I had into one post. Yay!

One of the first things he learns to do is cook properly (re: stuff that isn't seaweed and fish) and throws himself into it 100%

Was never much of a cook before but since he was kind of forced to learn in order to survive he's eager to branch out

Remembers his mother making Ghanaian food for he and his sisters when they were kids so he tries to learn some of those dishes

And the first time he makes one for his mom she cries

Actually it's hard for her to look at him at all without crying

He sort of understands why on an intellectual level, but still feels so disconnected from everything that it confuses and alarms him

His dad isn't quite sure what to do with him

Tries to bond in a dad kind of way and he latches on pretty quick to any kind of intellectual discussion but always feels like he makes his dad a little sad

In general he wants to connect with his family but can't help noticing the sad/concerned/disturbed energy they feel when they're around him

And again he understands why, but just can't bring himself to feel the same. They're new people! A whole family he forgot he had! Isn't that exciting and good and why do they look at him funny???

On the other hand, when he first sees them again. He does in fact cry, quite a bit, and tries to reason with himself that it's Matthew crying and not him, but then again maybe it is him because he simply doesn't know what else to do

There's just a lot of tears from all five of them in the first little while

His older sister is soooo protective over him. That's her little baby brother and now he's back after she'd been certain he was dead and she really takes him under her wing

(It's probably her who shows him how to make her favourite recipes)

Younger sister was fresh out of high school when he first disappeared and feels like he's missed out on a good chunk of her life so she throws herself into trying to fill in the gaps for him

Overall I think she'd handle everything the best, it's still confusing and hard but she manages to keep up her spirits by showing him all the cool stuff he's forgotten about in the world, they go on a lot of little adventures together

He struggles with not being able to talk about The House though. He knows it's important that he keep up the pretense that he'd been kidnapped and has amnesia etc. etc., but he wants to tell his family about The House. He wants them to see what he saw and loved for so long even if it turned out to be terrible, and it's so hard

Tries out a few different names. His family just calls him Matthew and he's okay with that, he's not really sure what else to call himself for now but would kind of like something different

Raphael is the highest recipient of this. Almost every time he sees her he's got a new name that he shyly asks if she can call him just to see how it sounds

She is very patient with this, but also sometimes forgets which name he's decided on for the week

Generally he latches onto her very hard and politely but firmly insists they stay friends

Obviously she's quite a busy person, but she makes time to see him and check on how he's doing whenever she can

They also go on adventures (as he calls them)

She takes him to the coasts, and he spends hours wandering the most desolate seeming beaches, taking detailed notes on how they differ from each other, and trying to feed the birds

Is delighted when a seagull steals his sandwich one day

Is very very open about how much he loves Raphael, and the first time he says that to her she's surprised and alarmed to say the least

for completely arbitrary reasons I hc her as being a) a lesbian and b)very much not looking for a relationship. So at first this worries her.

...But it soon becomes clear that he loves a lot of things and people. He loves his family and the birds and the buildings and the crossing guard and the buses and the trees -- and on top of that the thought of romance specifically isn't something he ever fully considers or understand

An ace king, basically

Anyway, they're besties

Dreams about The House frequently, and often so vividly he wakes up thinking he's still there

He wouldn't call them nightmares, but they aren't always nice either

Tries to draw it from memory but can never quite capture it right

Loves birdwatching

And collecting shells

His sister convinces him to get his ears pierced after a while - initially he's skeptical but then remembers this means he has all the more options for decorating himself with odd things he finds and that makes him happy

In general his clothing style gets a little more mainstream over time, but never goes back to what you'd call exactly normal

Knits

Gives people little things he makes or finds, even just strangers he sees frequently or look like they need a friend

Related: is still a bit shy around large groups, but will talk to anyone who looks lonely or lost, even if he has no idea who they are

Anyway I'm having major feelings about this book and am so obsessed with the main character's entire vibe, screaming crying and throwing up etc. etc. so here's my love letter to the implications of the book's ending hope you like it

#piranesi #books #literature #stuff i've read #headcanons #fr though what the fuck am i supposed to call this guy #calling him piranesi kind of feels like calling theon greyjoy reek yk #like yes he answers to that name but seeing as he's only called that by #a creepy professor who kidnapped him and trapped him in an eldritch horror pocket dimension for six years #it just doesn't feel appropriate #but he doesn't identify with the name matthew anymore so??? #like he says at the end of the book he doesn't really see himself as either #i'm a little hung up on this bit #anyway obsessed with this book etc etc

[beanghostprincess]

i'm aware that due to luffy's more cheerful personality and looks, a lot of people might find it weird to picture him in sexual situations. especially since most of us see him as aroace (as if aroace people couldn't have sex or be in love but, y'know, that's for another time) and it's completely understandable to not feel comfortable around sexual stuff if you don't like it with this specific character. however, being uncomfortable around that type of content and infantilizing luffy's character to the point that you consider it problematic or wrong to put him in romantic/sexual situations is too much and you should let people enjoy characters however the fuck they want. if you don't like something just scroll and ignore it, but don't try to make everyone follow your own moral compass and likes because we're all different and luffy is just a fictional character.

people often forget he's the captain of a pirate crew. he's mature and has critical thinking and if seeing a cheerful/cute character instantly makes you assume he deserves to be "protected" from sex/romance, you are: infantilizing his personality (that may or may not be neurodivergent coded, but that's another story), villainizing sex and romance instead of just seeing those as something you don't personally enjoy but should let other people consume, and using being aroace as a shield from the real world and a stereotype instead of actually being inclusive and truly seeing him as aroaspec. friendly reminder that aroaspec people can have sex and be in romantic relationships because it's a spectrum. that's the whole thing about it. it's understandable to not be comfortable around sexual situations with a character you don't perceive as sexually active, but that doesn't mean it's wrong to write him that way. let people do whatever they want with their idea of luffy and have fun!

#sorry i'm a bit tired of people around here #this was written by an aroaspec person by the way #like y'all be treating luffy like a KID when he's literally 19 #stop infantilizing the aroace spectrum stop infantilizing neurodivergent people stop infantilizing luffy's personality and looks bc he's 19 #also stop using being aroaspec as something that keeps you away from sex and romance completely #if you do this you don't respect or understand aroace people and you're just using us to make yourself feel more comfortable #stop villainizing sex and romance too btw it doesn't make you less pure or worthy of being a good character #that being said please see luffy however you like bc he's a fictional character #one piece #monkey d luffy #zolu #lawlu #<- using these tags bc i saw discourse abt this with these two ships and i find it appropriate

[grxceful-ly]

peter bringing mayday with him to do spider stuff because yeah, he had things to live for before--but now he has a child and he is going to raise this child and be there for her and maybe if she’s there, strapped to his chest, he’ll be more careful. he’ll consider his life almost as precious as hers. maybe bringing mayday to work is a precaution. 

#disclaimer: it's like 2am and i don't know what i just wrote because my brain won't function enough to read it over again #i also have read like zero spiderman comics so if this doesn't make sense because canon already speaks on it #i'm sorry #atsv spoilers #spiderman: across the spiderverse #across the spiderverse #peter b parker #mayday #i am having thoughts #PLEASE BLOCK APPROPRIATE TAGS IF YOU DON"T WANNA BE SPOILED PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU #miles morales #into the spiderverse #spiderman #spiderman spoilers #this thought came about because i think swinging around with a child is the stupidest/coolest thing ever #and i feel like peter wouldn't do it without a reason #anyway sorry for the random change in fandoms i saw the movie tonight and it was fantastic #also #catch me crying in the theatre because peter wants his daughter to turn out like miles #OKAY IM DONE SPAMMING THE TAGS NOW BYE #across the spiderverse spoilers #spiderman across the spiderverse

[uncanny-tranny]

The idea that Black people are predisposed to hating queer people is Anti-Black rascism. The people most hurt by these assertions are not only Black people but queer Black people as well. You are not saving queer people by throwing Black people under the bus, and you'll never save queers by doing that, so just stop.

#queer #lgbt #lgbtq #racism tw #racism mention tw #antiblackness tw #antiblackness mention tw #queerphobia tw #also evaluate what underlying prejudices led to that strong sense that that idea was not only *right* but something to verbalize #saw some uhhhh... words of choice from somebody who said something i've heard for years #like... y'all do know Black queer people exist and can see/hear/read what you're saying right. and that that doesn't make them feel safe. #but i digress. this is not my post to add onto anymore. Black people feel free to take this and add onto/expand/whatever... #...you feel comfortable and/or safe sharing 🫡 #and even IF somehow Black queer people didn't exist... it still isn't appropriate or right or just to be anti-Black. because it never is. #even IF somehow you didn't share community with Black people they still deserve not to face anti-Blackness. #okay. NOW i digress apparently.

[secondjulia]

Happy Ferdie Friday. Did you need a gif of a video of Ferdinand Kingsley saying "I love you?

#Ferdie Friday #ferdinand kingsley #One of those days when it feels weird to be posting soft stuff & it's like I should be posting something important but I just feel... #so devastated about the Supreme Court decisions and maybe need to sit for a while and think and take refuge in other worlds for a bit befor #figuring out wtf we do next #Anyway. I'm gonna intersperse news-reading with writing fanfic and remembering that courts have made devastating decisions before and... #just because I don't know what to do doesn't mean there's nothing to do. Anyway. /EndOfTagVenting #P.S. The whole Silo book series is actually about people making horrendous decisions & manipulating/convincing everyone they're right... #and people who actually have no idea what they're doing but trying to fight for a better world anyway #so it is kind of appropriate. #silo apple TV

[shikai-the-storyteller]

Hmm

#i talk #I want to be excited about this but it kinda also feels... I dunno #as much as we love joking about a beach episode it just doesn't feel like a super appropriate time for a big server-wide event #(assuming this is an event since you know. ''Festival'' and all that) #I'm sure things are still being worked on behind the scenes and yeah a lot of that stuff takes time #and I know they did that whole previous stream to give an excuse for the eggs being MIA #and I do still want to see creators interacting and stuff and doing cultural exchanges and all that since that's the point of the server #But I dunno. as long as the admin thing is in limbo I'm not really sure how to feel about event stuff #discourse #I'm interested in hearing other people's thoughts on this #negative #ish #I also just straight up don't think any members will log in either #except for like Bad maybe and one or two others but that's it #qsmp talk #Sorry for the repost Tumblr keeps breaking and leaving reblogs on

[telekitnetic-art]

about your last post: I totally understand where you’re coming from. I’m a Coast Salish artist and have published some art for my tribe but I’m terrified of posting it online for these reasons. I’ve considered a side blog but I’m not sure if it’s worth it :(

I wish I could give some sort of reassurance or advice or hypothetical way of handling it that i'm trying out that might help, but the truth is that I'm just as torn as you are on the subject of sharing traditional art and culture to a broad audience who might or might not respect and appreciate my culture ;o; I don't *want* to have to not share my artwork, but the way the internet is sometimes, it feels like it's better to only share my art amongst close friends/family members because there are so many non-native ppl out there who will do and say hurtful things because they cannot comprehend boundaries and respect for a protected culture that the government and churches and general public wanted to pick apart like carrion while hoping that the people that belonged to it would vanish and meld into society quietly.

#thinking and organizing my thoughts on this is so depressing for me. #bc unlike what a lot of racists think I want to share my art!! I enjoy telling ppl about my culture and about how I do formline art and- #-how I want to combine formline art with modern media so the two can mesh!! #but at the same time the amount of people who are willing to see my artwork as an aesthetic or commodity for them to just consume and then- #-treat me and other Indigenous artists like me as shit (all while consuming our culture or what they think is our culture) #it just makes me feel miserable. #it's very ironic how many ppl will use the excuse “I'm honoring your culture so it doesn't disappear\you're just being sensitive and greedy #all while consuming culture and stereotypes alike without forethought and refuse to listen to Indigenous ppl they are supposedly honoring. #ask box #this is a pretty heavy answer but if it's any consolation I guess I'm relieved that I'm not the only one struggling with this dilemma #cw racism #cw cultural appropriation

[moderncryptid]

Tonight's drunk Damien gorham thought: thinking about how he probably oscillates between avoiding eye contact all together and the most intense eye contact you've ever experienced because he's really not sure what the normal amount is supposed to be

#the super intense eye contact people tend to find unsettling but he's literally just trying to show that he's listening #avoiding eye contact is for when he's feeling uncomfortable/doesn't care too much for the conversation #but when he's trying to show he's paying attention and cares he just 👁️👁️ #this post is brought to you by a person who also doesn't understand the appropriate amount of eye contact #like what the fuck #damien gorham #tbs

[lre333]

(found)family dynamics ft. nose presets by @kashisun​ 🖤

Y’ALL i can’t wait for you to get your hands on these amazing presets - MARINE, you mfkin’ DID THAT, OKAY?!! *inSPIRED* had me up playin in CAS, making up whole damn backstories for sims i just met ~sigh~ they already got theme songs and nicknames cuz you had the NERVE to pop off on these wonderfully unique, character-filled, deeply customizable schnoz shapes ~ i’m in love <3333

a lil scenario occured while i was putting the family together, learning their quirks and how they interact with each other - an entire mess XD

in order of appearance :

vanity ; as “i’m watching my shows” non-snitchin’ witness / too pretty for this

snickers ; as accident-prone troublemaker crybaby / jealous he’s not the baby

ariel ; as perpetually sick-of-this-shit scandalized younger sibling / good sport

hunny ; as not the mess but has something to say about it / lowkey accomplice

mamma neptune ; as rough-edged at work, soft toward the children / the glue

#sims 4 cas #black simmer #simblr #kashisun cc #LOOK AT MY SON !! PRIDE IS NOT THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR ; THERE IS SO MUCH MORE INSIDE ME NOW (hate hamilton now but there was a moment and #this song kept blasting through my head as i looked adoringly at my babies during creation lskjfsl i'll forgive myself; too busy doting) #mamma neptune had pretty girl rock by keri wilson as his theme song 💅🏾 -tucks a hair behind his ear- he's my saltyseadog bbygurl i love #they have regular names but i thought the nicknames are more fun for the scenario #btw snickers calls himself that so he can yell back WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?! at nonblack ppl when they say his name - he's a menace to #yt society; everyone clap - also he busted his face in a mosh pit and then proceeded to cry abt it while thrashing cuz ofc💔 let it out bb~ #he's always pestering ariel and she threatens him back but it's all games - they ride for each other heavy ; ariel is actually older than #snickers but she's the last to join the family and hasn't been out as long so he acts like older brother and she doesn't mind; they're both #trans bbies -mamma neptune is cis by his definition but welcomes a faggy she/her as appropriate address to his person ~ hunny is moc/fluid; #vanity is everything darling✨ they remind me of a friend so they feel extra special to me ; which wasn't intentional but i'm vibing ~ #tired of typing now kthxbye💞 #tw blood #probably

[carolmaclaine]

on the series of 'making NPCs I cannot recruit into the pc', dammon gets to romance karlach now

#I'm not sure if I'm unable to find it or if dammon for some reason has a unique eye color despite being a npc but its driving me insane #and of course liking dammon and rolan together does not prevent me from liking dammon and karlach together #he's sweet everyone likes him #bg3 dammon #I'm using the artificer mod for him that just feels appropriate doesn't it

[lilflowerpot]

Hi! I was wondering what other vld ships you like/ship? If you don’t mind me asking

Though it's been a hot minute since I've really indulged in vld outside of working on LB, I'm one of those multishippers who can be persuaded on mostly anything so long as the narrative is compelling enough (particularly so far as Keith is involved)! My staples tend to be keitor (obviously) & sheith, but I have a fondness for fics that explore keith/kuron, keith/james, keith/regris, keith/allura, keith/matt in an interesting manner, and I've even read a few solid pieces featuring keith/lance, keith/kolivan, and (most surprisingly of all) keith/zarkon.

So far as non-keith-centric ships are concerned, I'm far choosier, but lotura is always a heartbreaker, ezor/zethird is cute but seldom written (bonus points if axca is their fwb third), shiro/ulaz lends itself to a tender sort of angst, and zarkon/honerva is just outright sad.

I can also go for all the above in a non-romantic sense, of course, but my major platonic dynamics are Pidge & mostly everyone, Keith & the entire BoM, and Lotor & the galra girl squad.

Less so than the ships themselves, it's actually the manner in which any given dynamic is written that sees me become particular: the portrayal of the characters, their mannerisms, their interactions with one another, the circumstances in which they've come together, etc etc... but if you have any fics that you would absolutely swear by—whether they feature a ship listed here or not—then by all means send them my way!

#as you can probably surmise I like dynamics with a little bit of ✨spice✨ #it's about the //tension//... the //bite//... out-and-out sweetness is nice and all but it just doesn't grab me yk? #tbh you could probably even persuade me on a sendak fic if it was written in the right way #here's the thing: the dynamic doesn't necessarily have to be 'healthy' per say but the author //needs// to know what they're doing #the best example i can think of for this isn't even VLD it's a LoZ ghiralink fic uhh hang on— #'How Does It Feel' by Maiz_of_Light on ao3 #now THAT is how you write a //deeply// greymoral dubious & dark scenario with the appropriate sensitivity #sa screams back #the author speaks

[grrrlsoverdramas]

He doesn’t want me for my beauty, he doesn’t want me for my intelligence... Is there anything else I have?? ... No, that’s right. I’m ignorant and poor. And you wouldn’t believe he was just being kind to me, would you? Unchained Love (2022), ep. 2

#she's a riot #like genuinely A+ acting #I feel like the direction of this show is lacking though like the plot is actually intense and fun but the tone is too lighthearted? #like the first two eps have so much murder and death and stuff but the show is like... just as intense as any other romcom period piece #which idk just doesn't feel appropriate #but the actors are good #unchained love #yukee chen #chen yuqi #yu bin lou #cdrama #cdramaedit #dramaedit #myedit

[martyrbat]

when people who have ‘i block liberally’ in their bios learn they actually have to block people & cultivate their own dash:

#‘i hate seeing your posts reced to me’ block me!!! #‘omg how can you say jason is ugly kys’ block me!!!! #‘youre not funny’ block me!!!! #even in other contexts. if you dont like seeing fanon shit block those tags/people that post it and find your own mutual circle #that posts what you enjoy instead of going to other ppls accounts and telling them theyre wrong #if you enjoy fanon and not the more canon shit then block people you dont want to see the posts of/those tags & find the community you seek #like. you GOTTA learn to just block people and stop bitching and whining!!!! youre responsible for your online experience!!!! #you can complain. its your account do whatever idc. but it doesn't fucking matter if someone else is posting in ways you dont like #sorry for being slightly salty but god people on this site need to grow the fuck up and learn they're not the center of universe #and ppl dont have to cater to their judgement of whats the appropriate way to enjoy a character or story #i get annoyed at some fanon shit so what i do is i dont follow people that post a lot of that. easy. #i love bruce so i have bruce neg blocked and if someone is constantly shitting on him?? i just unfollow because it doesn't fuckin matter. #like !!!!!! it doesn't fucking matter !!!!! leave people alone and leave me alone !!!!!!! #anyways. not to be vague but anons are off again 👍 #also if any of you hurt my mutuals feelings i will block without a hesitation lmao 👍👍 #ransom note

[uncanny-tranny]

I've probably talked about this before, but man, when we're talking about the dangers of mandating trans people go to the "correct sexed" spaces, that isn't the time to bring up passing trans people and say how weird it'll be to see a man in the women's restroom or vice versa, or whatever other example there is.

It still puts trans people in danger whether or not they pass, or if they "look" like they don't belong in a space. Who do you think is most in danger of these mandates? Because cis people will (generally, not always, obviously) be fine, if anything, it will be trans people who are affected, and those assumed trans.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #transphobia #transphobia tw #i hate hate when people put up a trans man who passes and they go 'lel have fun seeing HIM in your womens spaces' #because you know he's going to be in danger of harm because of transphobia right? #like why is it seen as appropriate for some people to be doing this y'know? #and the frustrating part is that it still centers cis peoples feelings rather than the material safety of trans and gender diverse+ people #it centers on cis disgust of the 'gender incongruity' of seeing somebody who doesn't belong in a space #which is a very similar disgust response that *transphobic* cis people have of trans people in general #anyway i just want people to reexamine how they respond to these things and consider fully how helpful it would be

[littleoddwriter]

Because I keep questioning my own writing a lot; especially in terms of ending a short story... sometimes, it really is easier to just treat what you write like a movie or a TV show you're watching. Especially if it's a short fic that is basically just a single scene. Like... Would there be a scene change now and it'd feel complete? If yes, then it's an appropriate ending. If no, then either you write one more paragraph or let it rest for a bit, come back to it, and see how you feel. Or you find a spot a little earlier because sometimes scenes can drag on for too long and need to be cut shorter in order to be satisfying and make sense.

#i treat all of my writing like it's a movie or something because i'm a very visual thinker and i imagine everything vividly #so it comes naturally and that's the only way i can somewhat assure myself that the cut i made or the ending is appropriate enough #sometimes i'll still be unsure but heyyy it is what it is i guess #if i keep rewriting it any more i'll delete the whole thing eventually so whatever #anyway this is about the fic i just posted because holy fuck i was so proud when i finished writing it this morning #then i kept re-reading it to make sure it all makes sense and there aren't any grave mistakes #and every time i read the ending paragraph i got more and more confused #until i had rewritten it like 10 times and deleted the entire paragraph to end the scene a little earlier #because if this short fic was a scene in a movie or a TV episode it'd have been fine #there's no more to it necessarily #and the ending paragraph was just to wrap it up some more but it wasn't at all necessary #hopefully it doesn't feel too abrupt now tho omg hdsffhkds #jesse.talks

[drawawyvern]

Everyone's getting excited about 1960s ineffable wives but what about 1860s instead

#this was a speedpaint except it took a while longer than those tend to #anyway i did trace the faces and arms/necks from references #so i can't take credit for those looking like that #just wanted to crank this out #symbollism/costume details to note: crowley's skirt details are devil tails #aziraphale has decorative angel wings on his bodice #and a tiara like a halo #colours are taken from their usual costumes #including aziraphale's plaid #which is not historically used as trim so that's not accurate to my knowledge but i wasn't going to draw that much plaid #and it's just an accessory on the og costume so a whole plaid dress felt wrong #crowley's fan is in the i love you position in that old timey secret fan code #it's idk 1866 or something here #crowley gets gloves because they feel appropriate to his casual sluttiness of attire #feels weird to handle books with gloves so az doesn't have any #anyway i love 1860s truly can't beat it for clothing #and idk why they're wearing evening gowns except i just prefer them to day gowns #maybe they're going to the ritz #good omens #ineffable husbands #ineffable wives #ineffible wives #ineffible husbands #aziracrow #anthony j crowley #david tennant #michael sheen #neil gaiman #terry pratchett #drawawyvern