#it’s 2022

[silverdreamscapes]

THE PLIABLE BONES THEORY AND WHY IT NEEDS TO DIE: A RANT

One day when this series is finished, we are going to do a deep dive into why a character who has largely kept to herself and remained in the background, receives the hate that she does. But first we need to talk about the “pliable bones” theory which is without a doubt, one of the worst theories to come out of ACOSF.

It amazes me that the very people who say that people can’t theorize about Gw*n being a lightsinger because it’s demeaning to SA survivors (even though lightsingers aren’t even a thing that exist in the real world) are the very people who do (or have in the past) support the theory that because Elain wouldn’t be able to give Azriel biological children, they can’t be together.

The majority of Elriels who posted about the lightsinger theory took great care in not painting Gwyn as a villain. Most went out of their way to make sure people knew they believed that lightsingers were misunderstood, that we don’t know enough about them, that Gwyn and lightsingers aren’t evil. But we took textual evidence (of which there was a lot) and made carefully crafted theories…and then were ridiculed (and sometimes harassed) for it. Meanwhile people took one throw away line about Gw*n’s pliant bones which was an explanation for why she did well during training and Feyre’s pregnancy, and extrapolated an entire theory that because Gw*n could give him biological children (news flash: gw*n isn’t Illyrian either) and Elain supposedly can’t then Gwynriel was endgame.

And I bring this up only because the pliant bones theory is is far more prevalent and accepted. I see comments and posts almost daily about. I saw a meme about Nesta not changing Elain’s womb get hundreds of likes in two separate groups on FB. People laughing about Nesta not changing elain’s body because she was a Gwynriel. Saying, that’s “why they shipped Gwynriel…because she can’t give him children”. People straight up telling me that the memes were a joke, but then saying in the next sentence “Sarah likes to give couples happy endings which include children and Elain didn’t have an Illyrian uterus” (that is almost verbatim what they said). As if the reason Elain should be with Lucien is because her uterus somehow matches up with him.

Infertility is a problem that many women and many couples suffer from. It’s horrific, it’s traumatizing, and it’s utterly heartbreaking. I witnessed my aunt struggle for years trying to conceive until the day she decided to adopt two wonderful children. I watched my sister in law struggle for years until she finally conceived and suffered a very difficult pregnancy and decided this was the only child she would ever have and she was so very grateful for him and considered it a blessing. I talked for hours to my cousin as she struggled to get pregnant and spending thousands on IVF that never worked out, and then ultimately making the decision to adopt.

And the most difficult I’ve done is cried and held my two best friends’ hands as they both suffered through multiple miscarriages, only to finally get pregnant again and suffer still born pregnancies at 8 months after trying to conceive for years. Both of them having to go through couple’s therapy. One of them terrified her husband was going to leave her because she couldn’t “give” him children, and the other wondering if she was being punished for mistakes she made when she was younger.

The pain people go through because of infertility is intense and heartbreaking. And it’s something that affects so many people. And I only bring it up because the pliable bones theory is such a prevalent and widespread theory. I actually saw posts and comments about it on other SM platforms on Mother’s Day. I see it everywhere. And I have to wonder why people are so comfortable basing ships on womb shape and reducing a woman’s worth to biological children when the author herself is adopted. When she has made “found” families such a huge theme of the series. When Rhys said it’s not the family you’re born into that matters but the one you make. When Rhys found his family with Azriel and Cassian. When Lucien has found a place and perhaps a family with the Band of Exiles. When Feyre found her family with the IC. When Nesta found family with the the valkyries. When Elain has been befriending N&C and perhaps finding a family of her own as well. I highly doubt that this author would really base a couple and families and endgames on reproductive organs.

Do better fandom.

#the pliable bones theory needs to burn in the fiery pits of hell #elriel #Azriel #Elain archeron #it’s 2022 #how is this even a theory

[justmeandmyships]

Queer coded doesn’t equal BROMANCE.

Just because two characters don’t kiss , it doesn’t mean they see each other as brother or friends. And yes I’m talking about The devil Judge, Beyond Evil and Strangers from Hell. I will fight anyone who thinks otherwise!!

#lol #i said what i said #it’s 2022 #they need to be smart #mf said they CAN’T live without a their babies #and people still is like: #aww #they are besties #the best part is that NONE OF THEM HAVE A FRIENSHIP OR EVEN LIKE THE OTHER #the devil judge #strangers from hell #beyond evil

[maryslouisv]

I gotta be honest. I’m pro-Wolfstar, but I’m also pro-Remadora (to some extent). I’m pro-Jegulus, but I’m also pro-Jily. Let’s not call the people who ship the het (canon, mind you) ships “homophobic.” That doesn’t make sense. at all.

#wolfstar #jily #jily discourse #jegulus #remadora #remus john lupin #sirius orion black #james potter #lily evans #lily potter #dora tonks #regulus deserved better #regulus black #lgbtq #harrypotter #harry potter series #harry potter ships #get over it #get over yourself #it’s 2022 #be better #marauders #the marauders #all the young dudes

[luanneclatterbuck]

PSA - people who don’t like country music REALLY FUCKING DO NOT LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC.

Please do not blast it at me ike it’s something we all want to hear. It’s worse than nails on a chalkboard. I’d rather listen to someone scratching a lenticular sticker all day than this. I’d rather someone sit next to me and loudly chew gum at me all day. And those sounds make me unfunctionable and slightly murderous.

I don’t care if that’s your jam and I’m not trying to yuck anyone’s yum, but holy shit being subjected to this all day today is going to really test me. I’ve got my ear buds in with white noise playing, and a pair of big headphones over those. I can still hear that music. And I’m in hell, kids.

#it’s 2022 #stop subjecting me to your shitty music #get some goddamn headphones or something Jesus fucking Christ #bitch fest post #now if it were some dolly or Conway that would be different #but you know that’s not what this shit is

[acepalindrome]

It should be illegal to make video games where you can romance people but can’t be gay.

#it’s 2022

[withlovefromolympus]

Hephaestus and Aphrodite headcanons!

I just think they’re cute okay?

When curled up in his lap/arms, Aphrodite doesn’t like it when Heph tinkers with something with his hands. Those hands have to be paying attention/on her only. She requires his undivided attention.

Hephaestus is actually a pretty good cook. He spent some time with Hestia — both fire dieties — and after she taught him how to make some good food, he makes sure his wife’s well-fed.

Aphrodite calls Hephaestus handsome. At first he told her to get her eyesight checked…then he felt like she was saying it to be nice…but she assures him she thinks he’s beautiful. She is the goddess of beauty after all.

No matter how many orders he already has to fulfill for whom, Heph will always bump his wife’s requests to the top of his to-make/to-fix list.

Aphrodite doesn’t let her husband shave his beard. She likes the texture when he kisses her body because it tickles.

Whenever it seems like their lives are drifting apart emotionally or even physically, the two make sure to sit down and discuss how they can create more room for one another, whether that means him not staying so late in the forge or her going out every night.

Heph has some sweatshirts that are absolutely giant on her and she wears them around the house because they’re comfy.

As god of fire, he creates the best bonfires, and Aph has a terrible sweet tooth, so when the family gets together, she puts him on s’more duty because he makes them the way she likes and Ares likes his marshmallows burnt.

He also uses the fire to make shadow puppets with his fingers just to make her laugh

The other gods think they’ve become borderline-nauseatingly cute together. “Get a room!” Apollo will yell.

Though they don’t have any children together, Heph has always treated Eros as his own, and Aphrodite loves him all the more for it.

Hephaestus has made Aphrodite a new wedding ring which she wears all the time.

Aphrodite likes rom-coms/chick flicks, and Heph likes the “how things are made” channel. They’re good at taking turns watching the other’s favorite when together.

Aphrodite insists her husband practice self-care, and she’s gotten him into a skincare routine every night with her. (He does it to make her happy)

He’s not fond of the nickname “Hephy” because it sounds silly, but he allows only her to call him it because she’s adorable. In return, he calls her “Ditey”. Also “angel” and “my love”, but not “baby” or “honey” because Ares called/s her that

She calls him “Bob the Builder” and “Fix-it Felix” affectionally. He calls her “heartbreaker” teasingly

As god of technology, he enjoys video games. She’s not into them at all except for animal crossing, so he makes her a pink AC-designed Nintendo switch and plays that with her <3

Aphrodite comes into Heph’s forge when she wants attention and playfully bothers him because she knows then he’ll pick her up, place her on his work table, and kiss her senseless. and she’ll wrap her legs around his waist and arms around his neck

That’s all for now! <3

#Aphrodite #Hephaestus #my ship my rules :) #married couple things <3 #i need to talk about them #it’s 2022 #let them be happy #!!! #maybe I’ll do this for all the married couples :) #I love them all #greek mythology #greek gods #incorrect greek gods #incorrect greek mythology #incorrect mythology #Greek myth #headcanons #classical mythology #greek myth memes #hephaestus and aphrodite #piper’s hcs

[savedgame]

Tumblr veteran and hipster bc when I see someone making a kinning joke I look at them like this with no humor in my eyes 😐

#it’s 2022

[embutemo]

fighting the demons (urge to post frerard)

#come one guys #it’s 2022 #a little triple r never hurt anyone #mcr #my chemical romance #mikey way #ray toro #gerard way #frank iero #frerard

[cellophaine]

What should I work on next? 👀

Lingered Affection chapter 13.

College!Matt cute love story (requested).

Myself.

A blurb for a Michael Kinsella series.

#it’s time like these i beg tumblr to make voting possible on the app #it’s 2022 #i will go to the park tomorrow #to write #because i said i would #sun dried cello any one?

[thecorpseinthisbed]

ACTUALLY GETTING MCR TICKETS LIKE REALLY ME AND MY SISTER ARE GOING OH MY GOD HOLY SHIT LIKE AS IN THEY ARE BOUGHT ITS OFFICIAL

#it’s 2022 #i’m 17 #still alive #and seeing mcr in like #2 months #crazy #crazy crazy shit #after like three other people backed out and i thought it would never happen #we’re doing it besties #mcr #screaming into the void #mine #me at mcr

[frogs-smoking-cigarettes]

I hate my brain “what if smile dog was outside your window” why would you think that

#now I can’t look outside #it’s 2022

[clown-cult]

Neutrals truly pissed me off at the beginning of this whole yashamine shit. I will never forgive them for saying that they were neutrals but were attacking antis constantly. Still remember them making post about how people should let fans ship in peace and how antis are doing too much. Yet it was radio silence from them when shippers sent horrendous anons to antis, started to report the antis sessrin tag to the point that it was not working for many antis because of the mass reporting, when the 10k block (stalk) list came out, etc. There was point where I disliked them more than shippers.

As a gay person I’ve learned to instantly be wary of anyone who insists they’re neutral cuz those are the people who are like “I don’t care what they do, as long as it’s not around me”, which almost always means “I will actually attack you if you come near me”.

Also if multiple people are coming forward on a fandom topic claiming that it’s triggering severe trauma they’ve experienced (and the majority of antis have done so, especially at the beginning) and the stance you choose on people sharing the pain and horror they’ve experienced is “y’all doing too much, ship and let ship, I don’t care”…that says fucking VOLUMES and none of it is good.

#anti sessrin #anti yashahime #it’s 2022 #do better

[wildmelon]

WHY CANT YOU SHUFFLE BOARDS ON PINTEREST

#it’s 2022 #lush.talk

[childotkw]

Petition for Erebus to drink Hadrian's blood in the sequel. You awakened my teenage self who was obsessed with vampires. Do you know what that snippet of what if Hadrian didn't go with his plan of saving Lilly did to me? Take responsibility, Jordan (and give us more of Erebus in the future, pretty please🥺).

I struggled so hard to remember what that snippet was - but it finally clicked! Gosh, that one was so long ago! 😂😂😂

And I shall say nothing of Erebus nibbling on Hadrian’s neck or wrists now or in the future 🫢 but we’ll definitely be seeing more of him!

#anonymous #HP #consuming shadows #harry potter #erebus #look #we all had a vampire phase #it’s nothing to be embarrassed about #it’s 2022 #embrace your biting kink

[peachieharlan]

Don’t be surprised if I turn into a Dan and Phil account again.

#daniel howell #phil lester #dan and phil #am i really doing this #it’s 2022 #I feel like I’m in 2015

[miss-americanbi]

this is officially a Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. hate page

#american politics #united states #supreme court #scotus #roe v wade #roe vs wade #overturning roe v wade #overturn #i hate it here #it’s 2022 #you wouldn’t think bodily autonomy would be so highly debated #but here we are #politico #abortion #americanbi’s posts