Cyrene, Apollo and Ares (and how it was actually only Cyrene and Apollo and Wikipedia is not always a reliable source)
Some of you might know the myth in which Apollo's lover - Cyrene met Ares and had a son named Diomedes (NOT the same guy as Diomedes from Iliad) with him.
Except... she didn't.
When I was researching Cyrene some time ago I realised that her article on Theoi (great source btw) doesn't mention Ares at all. I didn't pay that much attention to this back then, after all, most of the myths have many versions so I assumed that the one with Ares is just less popular one.
I was more preoccupied with the fact that Idmon who I always thought to be Apollo and Cyrene's son was not actually always listed as theirs and had like 5 different variants of parentage.
Let's start with Cyrene's children and why Wikipedia should not be used as a primary source.
Her Personal Information Section on Wikipedia lists 3 children: Aristaeus, Autuchus and Idmon. Later in the Family section it's said that she also had Diomedes with Ares.
For the life of me I could not find anything about Autuchus in the ancient sources BUT I found that Anthocus (which is kinda similar) was the title of Aristaeus and was sometimes mistaken for another son of the pair.
So likely it is the same mistake.
Aristaeus is also the one who is almost always said to be son of Apollo and Cyrene and both of his parents appear in his myths.
Idmon like I said had many different sets of parents: Apollo and Cyrene, Abas and Cyrene, Apollo and Asteria (NOT the sister of Leto), Apollo and Antianeira, Apollo and Abas (one is bio father, the other is foster father, I think????). He also doesn't have an article on Theoi so reserch on him is going to be a nightmer. 🙃
And now Diomedes
Wikipedia says this
But does not link any source for this story
What's more: there are sources describing Apollo changing Cyrene into a Nymph and they also don't mention Ares AT ALL. They are also written in a way that suggest that changing her into a Nymph was one of the first things Apollo did after meeting her.
This doesn't add up with this Ares thing at all.
So where did the Wikipedia article got this Cyrene-fighting-Ares story from? Well, I decided to look into edits history and this section was actually deleted a few months ago with this comment.
My honest reaction to this information: 😐
And then the section was revived for some reason.
But you know when it was first added? 2 years ago.
When did Rick's book about Greek heroes came out? 8 years ago.
So right now Cyrene's Wikipedia article is misleading and contains information from a RETELLING stated as facts.
The only thing I could find that was linking Cyrene with Ares was this:
and it doesn't even say if this is the same Cyrene. It could be, but we have to remember that in the myths there were like 14 dudes named Abas (and 5 named Idmon while we're at it.)
+this is a very late source compared to all the other Cyrene's myths.
Other source claims that Diomedes' mother was Asterie
I personaly think those are two different Cyrenes and here's why:
• Cyrene (Apollo's lover) when introduced in the myth is usually accompanied either by her parentage or by some other characteristic like "sheparderss" "huntress" "archeress" "lion slayer" and so on. Cyrene from Ares' myth has nothing to her name which makes me think she was just some random women.
• Non of Cyrene's own myths ever mention Ares (or I couldn't find any), while Apollo is mentioned often.
• Apollo's Cyrene was Thessalian and Diomedes (and therefor his mother likely as well) was Thracian
• There is literally nothing I could find that would suggest that Apollo's Cyrene and Cyrene from Ares myth are the same and since there are many characters in the mythology with the same names (again 14 Abas') labeling these two as one is irrational (Diomedes himself shares the name with one of the Iliad's characters).
Anyway, lesson for today: be careful while reading Wikipedia and always check the sources.
This kinda scares me tbh because how many more of those articles treat retellings as actual sources and were added by fans of the said retellings?
Could I ask for Sova x reader with fear of needles? The reader will try to run away and will cry during the actual needle play (totally not me after getting my COVID shot😐)
Okay okay my tumblr is now allowing me to edit my ask box so, HELLO DEAR! I hope im not too late! If so, im so sorry. I swear i want to write but this shitty app is against it so much istg. I wrote this fic platonic in any case. Anyways, hope you like it!
Sova x Reader who is afraid of needles
How did it came to this? You have no idea.
It was a mission day like always. But the thing was that the rain, pouring like the goddamn zeus just broke up with his wife and lost all of his children.
Ofcourse nearly all of the agents went to this mission came back soaked wet. But no one worse than you.
Your part was outside. Watching out for any threat that might come. There seemed to be no threat other than the natural ice bucket challange for you.
When the team finally arrived to the HQ, you were trembling all over. Holding your arms with your hands, you try to warm up but it did not helped. Your body was sore all over and your nose was running.
Sage noticed that and gave you afew days to rest your body from the mission you just finished. Hopefully you'd recover from this little illness and relax but your body had other plans.
After afew days, Sova got worried and went to check up on you. Knocking afew times and entering inside your room, he saw how you were curled up in your bed with red cheeks and tissues all over the room. He got so worried about you.
Just as he was going to get Sage, he remembered that she went to a mission with Skye that will last for about a week or two. With dissapointment in his face, he thought about other choices he had.
Then it hit him. Maybe Viper could be able to find a solution. She was a former doctor nevertheless.
He picked you up and went to the doctors office. Viper raised a brow when she saw the two of you. Sova explained your situation. She gave a nod with a hand on her chin then looked at you. Examined you for afew minutes then went back to her desk.
You looked at Sova, trying to imply that this was not a good idea. Sova gave you an assuring smile to keep your hopes high like he always does.
You looked back at Viper. She took a syringe and took some kind of liquid that looked like water. Then carefully inserted a needle on top of it and flicking the top to get rid of the airbubbles. The fear ran through your veins as she turned to you.
And thats how you find yourself in this situation. Crying in Sova's arms while the two was trying to convince you.
"You wont even feel it, besides, im here for you." Sova tried to calm you down with his warm tone like always but this time was different. You were really scared and his reasuring words were not helping for the first time.
"Theres no other choice. The HQ is so far away from the city. We cannot go to a hospital. And theres no other healers left in the HQ." Viper spoke. "You either let me do this or you'll suffer untill Sage and Skye come back from their mission."
You screamed as she tried to get closer. She knew to not go over your boundaries so she looked at Sova. Hoping that maybe he could find a way.
Sova got the hint and turned you to face him. "Look at me." He said with the same warm tone as he took your forearms into his hands to make you keep looking at him. Viper understood what he was trying to do.
"I dont want you to get any worse than this. You are very dear to me and it hurts to see you so weak like this. I know that everyone has their fears inside them but theres nothing we cannot overcome. See?"
He smiled at you while Viper wiped down your arm with a piece of cotton. As she turned away and tossed the needle and the cotton into a thrash bin, you looked at Sova with a confused face. He laughed at your reaction and wiped down your tears with his hand.
"The effect of medication will show in an hour." She smiled. Truly a rare occation to see Viper smile. "Dont underastimate my skills." She said. This little trouble reminded of her the times when she used to be a true doctor.
When you both walk back to your room, you crossed your arms. "I hate you." Sova laughed. "Alright, alright... im sorry. But you feel better already. Dont you?" You scoffed. "But im still mad at you." Sova giggled. "I'll win your heart later. I promise." And you know that he always keeps his promises.
Warnings: not edited, betrayal, sunwoo's a liar, i try to reference to Maverick, long-ish
Synopsis: On a mission, you discover a secret about your boyfriend while trying to gain intel.
Note: I might write a second part of this cause I have an idea but we'll see. Also this took so long cause of course I didn't remember my original plot line (because I thought of it during work) 😐
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"Agent B, the target is at the left-side end of the bar" the voice on your earcom informed you. Your mission was to gather information from the tenants at the charity event. It was believed that someone here was behind the latest events. You walked over to the bar, standing next a male dressed in all black. Despite his back turned to you, you couldn't help but feel that you recognized him. You order a Mojito as you decided to keep an eye on him just in case. You turned to scope out the crowd and area; it had already been done by the team but you felt reassured upon a double check.
"Not mingling out there?" a male's voice asked you. You first noticed the smirk formed on his thick lips before analyzing the rest of his face. His eyes also showed a recognition of who you were as you made the connection.
"Sunwoo, what are you doing here?" you whispered to him, being careful to not have your conversation heard by others.
"I could be asking you the same thing, Y/N" he responded with a low volume. Sunwoo was your boyfriend of 3 years, but the odd thing was he worked in a delivery company.
"I told you I worked for a private investigative company, Sun. The real question is what a delivery man is doing at a high-class charity event?" you countered back as you raised your eyebrow at him. While you never told Sunwoo the entire truth, you hadn't kept your field a secret from him. Shaking your head, you walked away from the male. Right now, you couldn't afford to be distracted, and being around Sunwoo: who lied to you for 3 years was bound to.
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"How's that new mansion treating you? If I recall correctly you were mentioning that it was fairly isolated" you asked Natalia, she and her husband had recently purchased a new house.
"Oh yes, we haven't gotten it fully furnished yet but it is so peaceful. You know, it's nice to get away" she told you and the rest of the group with a light laugh. "Are you interested in the area, Derby?" Natalia asked you after a moment of the others agreeing.
"Yes, my family is looking for a new winter house. Something that will fit the entire family for the holidays" you said after nodding. "Plus keep the kids busy" you joked and laughed with the group of ladies.
"Sorry Ladies, do you mind if I steal her from you guys?" a voice asked again, a voice that you didn't want to be around right now. The group of ladies giggled at Sunwoo's interjection before they nodded. You could tell by their smiles that the two of you would be their next gossip for at least a week. Sunwoo just smiled and thanked them as they left. He grab your hand, pulling you into a secluded spot.
"What do you want?" You asked him, looking forward at the crowd. You didn't want to face him for multiple reasons. One part because of the mission you were tasked with and one part because you hurt by him.
"To talk."
"And we will, but not here."
"Babe-"
"No" you interrupted him with a stern tone. "I told you, Sun, we‘ll talk later. Just not here and not now" you continued before walking away from him. You headed to the bathroom, taking a deep breath.
"You okay, B?" the person on the ear-com ask you. They must have heard your shaking sniffles or noticed you weren't on the cameras anymore.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I just had a shock and needed a moment. I'm heading back in now" you told them as you pat your face. You joined the crowd of the charity once again, talking to those you'd gotten closer to during the mission.
"Derby!" You turned at the sound of your undercover name. You were met with Fernando, someone that your group had found highly suspicious.
"Fernando~ Hi" you responded to him with a smile. "How have you been?" you asked him as he walked closer to you.
"It's been good, though I'm ready to go hunting" he responded with his own smile. You laughed along.
"You said, you hunt in Canada right?"
"That's right. I go throughout the fall and winter. You should join some time, I think you'd enjoy it."
"I'll have to think about it" you laughed before taking a sip of your drink.
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You walked into the apartment tired from working. The lights are still off you noticed as you take off your shoes. You turned on the lights and moved to sit on the couch, waiting for Sunwoo to come home.
Upon the door opening, you looked over at it. Watching as your boyfriend walked inside of your shared apartment. "Can we talk now?" he asked as he took off his shoes. Sunwoo walked over to the living room and sat on the chair next to the couch.
"Yeah. So explain to me why my boyfriend who works in the delivery field was at a high-end charity event" you said, turning your body to face the male. Now that some time had passed, your hurt had turned into masked anger.
"Look, I get that you hurt by all of this. And I should have said something way earlier, especially after you told me" he started by saying. "I work as a spy for an organization. I was there gathering information, probably for the same reason as you" Sunwoo continued and you watched him through it all. "I didn't think I was going to get as close to you as I was. So I just used my cover job when we met, but that was the only thing I lied about" the man further explained.
"So you told me your real name but not your job. I told you that I work for investigation company and you still decided to lie. How were you sure I wasn't going to look into you?" you pointed out to him. His reasonings didn't make sense to you, it felt like there were holes within it.
"Even if you investigated, it was covered. Our hacker made sure I was in the system, and I do work there but not in the way most would think. I don't know either, I can't say why I told you my actual name" Sunwoo replied. "Did you?" he asked as he tilted his head to the side.
"Did I what?"
"Investigate me?"
"No". That was the truth, you hadn't looked into Sunwoo. You had trusted that he wasn't someone with bad intentions so you believed his words. It was apart of the reason that you hadn't lied to him, instead just keeping some of the truth hidden. Sunwoo nodded his head in silence. The two of you didn't say anything more after that. The air was tense and awkward as the two of you sat there, avoiding each other's eyes. "I need some time to think. We can talk later but I don't want to be around you at the moment" you told him as you stood up from the couch. "I'm going to stay at a friend's place" you continued before moving to the bedroom. You packed up your items for a week, hoping that would be enough until you talked to Sunwoo next. Sunwoo stayed on the couch, not trying to stop you instead watching you from his spot. You appreciate that he was listening to your words and giving you the space that you wanted.
"I never meant for it to turn out this way" Sunwoo says as you stand at the door, putting on your shoes.
edit: i would also like to note that i found caraval because of booktok so it can be good sometimes :) (i also do not have tiktok myself because who needs the toxicity but i see a lot of tiktok on pinterest)
alright this is random but PSA about all books:
i know i make theories about acftl often and reply to them in asks but i would like everyone to remember:
at the end of the day it is, in fact, a silly little book and is not that deep and making theories is fun but there is no need for people to argue a ton about it imo because the reason you make theories is for FUN correcting people is fine but idk weirds me out when people will get so mad about book theories like YOU'RE MEANT TO BE HAVING FUN if it's not fun for you and you're taking it way too serious and going around being rude to people then are you actually having fun??? it's also ok to not agree with a theory or like a theory too :) the entire point of reading (especially the YA genre) is for fun.
another thing: STOP BEING SO CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING ON BOOKTOK. i have seen way too many things of people getting mad because they see teenagers with aesthetic book shelves or people who spend a lot of money on books and it's so weird to me because their only argument is "they're making it about the aesthetic"AND ITS THE SAME WITH DARK ACADEMIA i saw a post of somebody gatekeeping dark academia and saying you can't like it if you don't read poetry or classics 😐 LIKE ITS AN AESTHETIC NOT A CULTURE??? HELLO???? it's literally just liking dark academia stuff and how it looks and the style. i have never read a poetry book yet i still love the dark academia aesthetic so why are we gatekeeping 🤨 if it gets people excited about books that's a good thing.
i don't care if this is controversial or makes people mad because it's my opinion and i think people need to stop gatekeeping books or saying shit like "you're not a real reader if you haven't read ____!!!" i don't like booktok or tiktok at all and i think tiktok can ruin things sometimes sure but like why are you hating on people for liking the aesthetic of books 😐 reading is a personal thing to the individual imo. some people like classics, some people like YA, some people like adult fantasy, some people like non-fiction, some people go to the library a lot, some people just buy books, some people listen to audio books, some don't. it's all a personal thing and it's meant to just be entertaining and interesting.
thank you for coming to my tedtalk.
(also i would like to mention that i got inspired to make this post by this video and it's super interesting please check it out if you haven't:) )
I watched half the anime and read NONE of the manga. This is not consistent with anything from anywhere. I just thought he was cute.😐
Info: Mitsuya has an upcoming debut of designs for a magazine cover and he just received the finished photos of his favorite model (you). When you are nervous about the world seeing your photos he does his best to give you confidence.😉
A/N: pet names(angel, love, etc.), Body worship (He’s a whore your honor), Smut (18+ I will block people), fingering, Office sex, Oral (female receiving), Written with black readers in mind but all are welcome!
Mitsuya sat in his office adoring the new photos of you that had been taken at your last photo shoot. Everything he designed to fit your body perfectly, he thought of you as a work of art and was positively enamored with you. Exquisite features and a beautiful personality to match. He was getting ready to print the pictures when a familiar knock sounded at the door. It was just who he wanted to see. You walked in rubbing your eyes a bit as Mitsuya had already called you in the wee hours of the morning to tell you about the photo's completion.
“Good morning my love.” He beckoned you over to his chair to show off his recently founded prize. “You look beautiful in these photos.” He said as you sat on his lap.
You turned to see images of you on screen, bathed in lights and beautiful fabrics Mitsuya designed for his newest collection. You were quite taken by the images almost unsure if it was really you on screen.
As if reading you mind Mitsuya said, "I oversaw the editing myself, not a single detail from the photo isn't you."
"And this is really going on the cover of a magazine?" You said apprehnsively.
"It would be a shame to leave them in my email, no?" Mitsuya beamed.
Mitsuya was worried you were feeling hesitant about the upcoming debuts. This newest collection would be a huge turning point in his career and yours as well.
"Are you sure it shouldn't be edited? Even just a bit here." You pointed to a part of the screen.
'Well there's nothing wrong there." Mitsuya 's voice was sultry. He brought his hand up to where you pointed on the screen and gently pulled it back to you.
"There isn't a single inch of you that's not perfect." His head rested on the back of your shoulder allowing his voice to vibrate through you.
He rubbed circles into your hips, drinking in your looks. You still faced the computer, much to his dismay. He just needed to look into those brown eyes. One of his hands danced along your jaw before turning your chin to face him. Your noses were kissed to each other. Mitsuya's eyes were lidded, he could stay just like this forever and it would be enough.
You bent down and your foreheads connected as well, you couldn't look Mitsuya in the eyes. He knew how to draw you in completely, and take away all your worries.
"I can prove it." Mitsuya said
He pulled back from your shared embrace. His hands ran up your curves. Stopping each time he found a hold, you'd hear him sigh contently watching you shiver beneath him.
"Can I prove it to you?" His hand continued to roam up your back.
"Yes" you said softly.
He leaned to the side and kissed your nape, bringing his hand to the back of your dress he unzipped it slowly. His finger ran down closely behind the newly exposed skin. It made your shoulders tense in anticipation. Mitsuya kissed at your shoulders and pushed away the straps of your dress. Your lacy bra covered your chest.
"Fucking beautiful. " He said cupping your tits in the bra just to see them bounce around how he liked.
You leaned back into him letting him see above your whole body. Your breathing was getting heavier, and you could feel your untouched nipples perking up through your bra.
"You can take off my bra." You looked up at him. He just stared at you
"Hm" He hummed. He wanted to see you in every form, he needed to remember how you looked, expectantly waiting for him to pleasure you.
"Let's change positions." He helped you off his lap, finally letting the dress drop around your ankles and never looking back.
The two of you laid on a couch in the corner of his office. Once settled he held your head from behind and brought you in for a passionate soft kiss. His body covered yours while your lips connected your tongues . When he pulled back you were both panting.
His head dipped down to your jaw line next. He softly kissed down your body to your chest. His chin sat just above your bust. He ran a finger down your stomach as he sat up to unclip the bra. When it was finally off the air made your nipples pebble.
"Takashi-ah" you breathed as he played with your breasts.
His unoccupied hand groped at your covered pussy. You moved your hips intime, it was like heaven. Mitsuya released your nipple from his mouth, small strings of saliva tethering them before he moved. He began to unbutton his shirt. The two of you held eye contact breathlessly. When he tossed his shirt to the side he finally looked at your pussy, already spilling through your panties.
He swallowed and put his hand back to massage you through your underwear.
You whined dissatisfied with his choices, and started to try and shuffle your panties off yourself.
"Leave it to me, love." He moved your hand and steadied your hips.
You let out a frustrated groan.
"Just checking how much you want this." He lifted his hand from your crotch. It was covered in your moisture.
"I do want it, Takashi." You moaned. Your impatience was showing.
He leaned up to kiss you once again. This time it was relaxing, keeping you grounded. He pulled away from your parted lips. Your eyes followed him looking down your body to see him start to remove your panties.
Pulling the underwear brought with it strings of your own arousal. That pair was almost surely ruined, Mitsuya tossed it to the side.
Mitsuya took another moment to admire. He pushed your legs back and held your lips apart watching the area twitch. You let out a hushed sigh as he held you open and vulnerable.
"This is how I like to see you most." He blew onto your twitching hole, the inside was contrasted, bright and red from arousal, waiting to be satisfied.
Your back arched from the couch, and your thighs tensed but you couldn't close your legs to create any contact yourself.
"You don't even know how crazy you make me."
He licked a hot stripe between your lips. The tip of his tongue prodded at your clit before dragging back down to your pussy. He used two fingers and rubbed both sides of your entrance while his tongue invaded your body.
Mitsuya’s appetite for exploring your body was borderline sadistic at times. Your toes were curling, almost ready for an orgasm to spring from your body.
"Takashi I'm gonna cum." You hiccuped your sentence. Trying to hold back your voice.
But he continued his ministrations mindlessly. After a few more flicks of his tongue your walls were squeezing around his tongue, spilling more juices out. Your moans were muffled by the back of your hand, as your lower body tensed repeatedly till you finished.
When Mitsuya pulled out his tongue, so much of your cum was coated around it. He kept it out just to make sure your saw before it retracted into his mouth followed by him swallowing down your essence.
"You're tasty." He whispered. He wore a drunk expression looking down at your still shaken body.
You reached your sore arms up for him. He let himself weigh down on top of you.
"Now let's make sure you feel perfect." His hand traveled down to your pussy. He pushed in two fingers to their depth.
"Oh my-mmm. Takashi, I want you to fuck me." You whispered by his ear, feeling yourself start to twitch around his fingers.
"Anything for my angel."
He sat up unbuttoning his pants and lowering them to his knees. Holding your legs apart he was almost tempted to once again drink in the sight of you, but composed himself for your sake.
You were splayed on your back, pushed down into the couch. You were raw, in your natural form, looking at him. Waiting for him, to pleasure you. He pushed the thought back, feeling himself drip precum already. He pulled a condom from his pocket and slid it on quickly.
Unceremoniously, he pushed your thigh up and positioned himself at your entrance. You moved your hips forward desperately craving him inside. The initial stretch was the most satisfying.
"It's damn hot." Mitsuya grunted, pushing on until you had taken him fully.
Your moans came out with each exhale, egging him on to fuck you.
Mitsuya’s arms caged your body and he gave a few tentative strokes. This motivated you to move your hips in time. When he'd hit a good spot you'd get all tight around him and sigh. Each time his pace increased, hitting your pleasure points with more frequency.
"Fuck that's good." You grinded down on Mitsuya again.
He was moving fast and you were keeping pace. You reached your hand down to rub your clit feeling yourself get closer to your second release. You rubbed messy circles. It was hard to move your arms with your constantly shifting pelvis. It looked more like you bucking at your hand, but there was just enough friction to you to clamp around Mitsuya when your second orgasm rocked through you. Mitsuya grunted, hips stuttering, as he held onto your hips tight pulling you down on him all the way as he released.
His forehead fell to yours again. The two of you gasping for air.
"You're fucking amazing." He said pulling you in for another kiss.
As the two of you layed back to back he suddenly had a new idea for his next collection, and he couldn’t wait for the photo shoot.
Today we have a special interview event! It’s Valentines Day and there was a vote amongst the council for it to be the HellBoys! (The council is me and Geez) Anyways! Enjoy this! @aller-geez Owns Kanai and Draeko!
“Alright Boys, Question 1 and feel free for any of you to answer this one….What is the best Valentines gift to give your partner?”
Oh I kno-…
Drugs 😎
Al…VALENTINES Day gift 😒
Yeah, I know, 😏 Drugs!
I-…No don’t listen to him, 🙃 it’s-…
Hey! The fuck? 😠 why not listen to me? 😤 That’s MY answer, 🙄 ok, Drugs. Boom.😎 Especially, the kind that make you wanna touch gents. 👉🏻
🙄 For ME it’s flowers and Chocolate, 🥰 and getting Nai a new fish decoration for his tanks!
Oh yes, I do quite enjoy the trinkets the pet brings home on this specific day every year. Always very thoughtful additions to the colony. 🙂
“Quite the colorful array of answers, all correct in their own ways boys, remember, these answers are simply opinions. There’s no right or wrong,”
You did just specify that all the answers were correct, so that means there can be room for an incorrect answer. Yes?
Kanai…No…that’s not…*clears throat* Moving on…
Question 2: What are you favorite places to be together?
I know Nai’s answer for this…pffft…😏
Bet I know yours too 👀
Yeah, smartass? 😏
Yeah, the bedroom. 🙃
I-…🤔 you right 😏
The Aquarium 🙂
Knew it 😏
Least it’s a real answer! I enjoy the Aquarium with you as well, Nai, 🥰 that and night picnics! I love looking at the stars with them at my side 🌌
Ewyuck…🤢 definitely bedroom, sandwiched between the two of them. 🤤 Ooo when they’re both having one of those sneezing fits too. Heaven. 😩
Real. Alright then, Next question shall we?
Question 3: Is there a goal any of you need to accomplish that could use the help of your partner(s) this Valentines?
Yeah, I’ve been RACKING my brain to try and get this asshole who lives next to us, his dog to stop fucking barking at EVERYTHING 🤬 but I’m starting to think I’ll need Drae or Nai to distract him so I can sneak in the backyard, 👀 nab the dog, bring him inside our place 😈 and fucking eat that little bastard. 😈
Im not helping with that! 😡 It’s not the poor dog’s fault! What’s wrong with you?! 😤
When do you need assistance, Donnie? 🫡 I want to make sure I catch Shark Week on our magic box. 😐
Hm, tonight around 9:30? 🤔
NO! 😤
Why not?! 😤
It’s not moral, nice or appropriate! 😤
Your mother 😤
Alistar, I swear…don’t you harm that poor dog. 😤😤
*Alistar and Kanai share a look between each other*
Oooohkay perhaps I shouldn’t have asked that one 😬 Next…question
Question 4: Would you rather get a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day or flowers?
Okay wait I have a real answer for this 🫢
You do? 😯
Yes I’m serious…😏
Okay, I’m interested to see where this goes 🫣
Butthole molded chocolates
Yup. 😐 there it is
HEAR ME OUT 😩
I’m listening 👂🏻
Thank you, Nai, 😌 this is why you’re my best friend🫶🏻….but I saw them on my phone and I really would like a box from both of you. 😐
I am uncertain how to achieve, but will give it my best efforts, Donnie. 🫡
Ppreciate you, pal. 🫡
You two are unbelievable. 🙃
Pretty solid answer though Alistar, pretty solid.
Question 5: Last Question; How would you describe the love you all share this Valentines? 
Unique….I cherish the relationship I have with each member of our unity differently, but am very grateful to have them. Truthfully
Kanai 🥺 that is the sweetest thing I think you’ve ever said about love….
W-wait whoa love? Who said love! You all do realize who I am right? 🙃
Passionate! I’d describe it as passionate!
Hello? Is this thing on? *taps an imaginary mic* Again, Love? What are we talkin’ bout here is that some sort of unit of measurement? 🤨
No Donnie, 😐 it’s the one earthly emotion I’ve noticed you avoid the most next to compassion. 🤔
You’re allowed to study the planet, and other people Nai, but you’re not allowed to study me. 😒
I do believe that you lack a choice in the subject 🧐
So help me….😤
And that’s all we have time for today everyone! Hope you all had a lovely Valentines and felt as loved and important as you all are! 🥰🫶🏻
name: I use Vera on tumblr, which is very similar to my name Veronica (it’s written differently but I prefer it this way)
pronouns: I use She/Her, but I don’t mind if someone accidentally uses the wrong pronouns by mistake or smth:)
where do you call home?: where my family is? I moved a lot when I was a kid so home isn’t really a place, it’s rather the people
favorite animal: i loved wolves when I was a kid, but I’m not sure if they’re still my favourite animals. I love all animals:)
cereal of choice: def chocolate or cinnamon cereal
visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner: I have no idea tbh, maybe visual? I never had to learn a lot
first pet: We always had chickens, ducks, gooses and other birds and cats and dogs, but my own first pet was a cat^^ it was a stray that I brought home:) we treated her and she lived with us for many years
favorite scent: mint. I love the fresh smell of mint. My grandma bought a mint shampoo and I’m in love😩😍
do you believe in astrology: I like reading about it, but I don’t know a lot about astrology. I’m a Scorpio tho and I know nobody likes Scorpios 😐😂
how many playlists do you have on your music service of choice: oh….lemme check… 💀 it’s 50. I have 50 playlists💀
sharpies or highlighters: sharpies, always loved colouring and writing with them.
song that makes you cry: dancing with your ghost (I don’t remember who’s song it is, but I cry Every damn time.).
song that makes you happy: I have many songs that “boost” my mood, but I don’t know which song makes me happy,
and finally, do you write/draw/create: i love to draw! Here are some of my sketches (I don’t take many pictures of my drawings), the guy is an old sketch from I think 2020?:) it was supposed to be Zayn Malik 😅😂
I also Like Making Edits!:) for example this one:) I have a few more on my tiktok account (the name is in the edit If someone would be interested in seeing more) ^^
Idk, I also like doing make up? Does it count as creating something? That’s my favourite Halloween look I made
Otherwise I write (which most people know considering my blog is made for that🤪). Sometimes I like to bake too:)
Well, I hope you enjoyed getting to know me haha! I had fun doing this:)
supernatural s11e20 don't call me shurley (w. robbie thompson)
late start because i was determined to make pumpkin pie from scratch today (for thanksgiving tomorrow) but didn't start until later in the afternoon. it's out of the oven and rough and ready, as paul says :S
how long is metatron gonna keep popping up? aren't we done with him yet. oh, is this when we learn about chuck finally?
CHUCK
Okay. That's fair. Mildly constructive. Still, It doesn't justify you... burning one of my books though.
METATRON
What are you talking about?
CHUCK
Tall Tales. You were monologuing to Castiel and you threw one in the fire.
LOL if ever there was an episode i would like to throw in the fire, tall tales is it. good one, robbie
okay sprinkling beer on your shirt to iron it.... seems like a really bad idea in a variety of ways. nothing says profesh like smelling like beer :P
LOL okay, just trollin sammy, got it
METATRON
Well... it's an Oscar-worthy performance. But... how did nobody know? I mean, wh-what about that amulet thingy? Y-You told me about it, some... silly charm that burned brightly in the presence of you?
CHUCK
You mean this?
METATRON
Yes! Dean had it! And your fav— Castiel. They were around you. How did it never—
CHUCK
I turned it off. See? I should really put this away. You'll never guess where this thing has been this entire time.
have known some broad strokes amulet fixit stuff, i think i skimmed the wiki page on it when dean tossed it originally because i'd read so much amulet fixit fic i was curious if they did anything in the show. kind of like the voicemail that got changed, that one i can never keep straight what happened in canon vs fic :p i was so sure they addressed it in the show!
CHUCK
Last time I saw that look on an editor's face, I just handed in Bugs. All right, come on. Safe place.
that one could have done with some heavy editing, but there was some good brother moments in there! i snorted, nonetheless
having a hard time staying focused on this writing his memoir thing. kind of navel gazing about writers and i'm just waiting for the point to arrive :p that god is ready to let the world get wiped out? is that the point?
METATRON
Why did you create life?
CHUCK
I was lonely.
perennial question of where are the other deities in this equation
CHUCK
I took responsibility for her, too. Locked her away – barely, I might add. And who let her out?
METATRON
Sam and Dean Winchester. But they're trying to fix that.
CHUCK
You know I love those guys, but the world would still be spinning with Demon Dean in it. But Sam couldn't have that, though, could he? And so how is Amara being out on me?
METATRON
It's not. But I-you helped the Winchesters before.
CHUCK
Helped them? I've saved them! I've rebuilt Castiel more times than I can remember! Look where that got me.
look indeed. this feels like the more plastic sort of fanservice. we're gonna address so many things!
rob sheridan and curtis armstrong are doing a good job, curtis is nearly making me like metatron calling god to task, but i also don't really care 😔
this whole fog thing and sam getting infected feels really contrived and random too? buh.
SAM
We're not gonna make it.
DEAN
No, no, no. There's no quitting here.
SAM
We're never gonna make it.
DEAN
Sam, listen to me. That's not you talking. It's the fog.
SAM
You were gonna choose Amara over me. Over everything.
DEAN
Sam, no!
SAM
Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that, Dean. I can't fight this. You got to go. You have to get out before you're infected.
SAM
Go before I hurt you!
DEAN
No, I'm not leaving you – ever!
should be hitting some emotional buttons but i'm just 😐 didn't sam just almost die literally a couple episodes ago? not even pretty pictures of them because it's so foggy
s11e20 - samulet sparkle / twilight - this is the skin of a killer, bella
i mean i get it, it's kind of a generic twinkly sound but this is immediately what my brain went to
the only reason i got any emotional kick of out of this sequence was rob's singing, and the song choice. and the way metatron reacted, i mean that's some turn around that he can look so concerned and sad and taking on the fare thee well lyrics that he could wring a few tears out of me. [coming back to this, the script notes are for positive emotions but i did not get that, and this song is... sad????]
all right so i was fairly sure there was some stuff in the script about the samulet so
okay so. i cheated and knew he kept it. but are we to believe he was carrying it around on his person? that can't be right :p because it would SURELY have gotten lost a million times. would be a downright miracle even if it was locked up somewhere safe. anyway. hurray for samulet fixit? what a weird fucking episode though. again, maybe i'll like it better with some distance and some builtin expectations for emotions.
(more tears though listening to various artists singing dink's song / fare the well on spotify - marcus mumford, my fave, and oscar isaac have a version that's lovely)
special edition show i haven't really seen you complain and/or talk about in a while: 7 8 & 12 for julie&the phantoms, shadow and bone and the wilds
oof the wilds….. that was an ERA fr. also what are you TALKING about including shadow and bone as something i haven’t talked about in a while….. i’m IN my alina era rn…… well ok let’s do this
7) what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?
for julie i don’t hate anyone but lowkey i kinda hate those boys on the grounds of the fact that before i watched the show every post i had seen about it was ONLY about the boys and i didn’t even know who julie was or what she looked like because no one ever talked about her despite her being THE TITULAR CHARACTER like come on besties… for shadow and bone i’m not involved in fandom for that but from what i remember seeing back when season one came out and people were talking about it was that there was SO MUCH discourse about kirigan/aleksander/the darkling whatever the FUCK i’m supposed to call that man. well that didn’t make me hate the character but it DID make me realize that fandom was annoying as hell. the wilds… idk i don’t think i hate any fan favorites in the wilds. i think some people went too hard for shelby and toni tho. oh actually and kirin. yes i know i participated in loving that guy. i’m different tho. i’m never the problem haven’t you heard….
8) common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about
i don’t think i know any fandom opinions about julie i’ve never really engaged with that. i assume though that there are people that ship luke and reggie and call julie a lesbian to push her out of the way. so that. no i don’t know that, i don’t know what i’m talking about I’ve just been around the block and i assume that’s a thing people in fandom do/did. shadow and bone…. well i think discoursing about whatever the hell his name is is dumb. i haven’t read the books yet but he’s well written enough in the show that there’s clear nuance we don’t have to do black and white morality discourse idk. as for the wilds…. when people were arguing about who we should ship for a potential third season and everyone was like omg martha and bo!! like. 😐 just say you want my girl martha to die goddamn. also true about every martha ship people tried to push. all of them would have been bad sorry. except maybe one. which i won’t say. unless….
12) the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them
well. JULIE. oh my god why does no one talk about julie ever it’s ridiculous she is the TITULAR CHARACTER…. like was i just in an insane bubble at that time or something?? well i still never see anyone talk about julie when they talk about the show so idk. idk but i love julie a lot she’s my favorite :) this is also true for alina but i’m definitely in a bubble for that one. hm idk what the widely disliked in fandom characters are in shadow and bone so i can’t really speak on this one. do people hate mal? i’m just guessing that based on his gale-ism, there’s probably people that hate him right? well EYE think he’s neat, he’s alina’s best friend, they’ve been there for each other nearly all their lives…. he’s a brave man but deep down he’d rather be taming horses…. i like him!!! and the wilds. well. i liked raf, nobody else liked raf, he had that problematic swag and those big brown eyes he was like a pathetic little lamb to me idk. also leah but i think people warmed up to leah in s2, more people didn’t like her in s1. so like we won on the leah front fr!!
COMING IN TO EDIT THIS BUT I THINK I WAS A BIT HARSH IN THE POST BUT THAT WAS MOSTLY JUST BC I HAD DONE THIS EXACT RANT LIKE A MILLION TIMES BY THIS POINT SO UH SORRY THAT IT KINDA COMES OFF AS MEAN OR ANYTHING anyway vanessa my beloved lets get on with the og post edit over
So this question can be answered in a few different ways but it boils down to Vanessa as a character or as a person
As a character? I LOVE Vanessa I’m very passionate about her and love writing her I love exploring her characterization and getting into her mind and deconstructing and breaking down her thought process she’s like my top favorite characterization from aau
But as a person? I hate her, her actions are horrible, she was an awful manipulator and abuser, and that’s ok because that’s what she’s supposed to be! She’s supposed to be bad and evil and a villain that’s her purpose, does that stop me from liking her as a character? No! Because that’s what her character IS, a villain!
I feel like WAY too many people feel the need to excuse and justify her actions as a person just to like her as a character, which is a really bad mind set to have, you can like a character and still acknowledge they’re messed up people, and van specifically in fanon has a huge characterization issue
You either get people excusing her actions and making her a romanticized yandere owo girlboss OR you get someone going too far the other direction where her character is reduced to just a feral cryptid monster with no personality at all, I think the fans in terms of writing need to remember she’s right down the middle of those, if you go too far in one direction it can kinda mess with her character (ESPECIALLY the UwU AWOOGA pretty lady yandere whatever ones I hate those kinds of characterizations💔) romanticism is a huge issue with her fanon and it sucks that this happens so often I WANT MORE FICS OR AUS THAT EXPLORE HER AS A CHARACTER WITHOUT ROMANTICISING HER ACTIONS DAMMIT I WANT MORE PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO LOVE HER CHARACTER WHO AREN’T WEIRDOS ABOUT HER !!!!
hot take but I feel as though if things where in reverse and PRINCE was the abuser and not Vanessa the fandom would be really different I don’t think anyone would be caught dead simping for prince if he did all the stuff she did, but because ooh she’s so pretty or whatever it’s fine 😐 like bro what the hell, idk I definitely smell an underlying sexism to male abuse victims and hints of some sexualization/infantilism of women i might be looking too deep but like…. there’s SOMETHING going on there man. Also a lot of people use Vanessas mom as a way of excusing her actions which yeah that’s cool it’s based in beta canon I like that but her mom can’t take ALL the blame for what she did, Vanessa still was abusive and possessive and killed an entire kingdom of children might I add, idk I do love the idea of using her mother to explain how she got like THAT as a point A to point B thing I love it but I think it shouldn’t be completely her mom was bad and evil and Vanessa did no harm or anything youknow? This is probably why I haven’t put much thought into her mother in aau I’ve just been reluctant because of how often her mother is used in the fanon it kinda just puts a bad taste in my mouth ig? I dunno I think it’s just how often she’s used to justify her actions I just associate that with her mother instead of thinking about how I could do her character, maybe I will one day though
But rant aside this is why in aau I make sure to explore her character while not excusing what she did. Hell honestly I make her worse lmao I turn her manipulative tendencies up to 11 and exploring her reactiveness and the not all there aspect of her mindset but am I making her some mindless monster in the process? no! Like I said there needs to be a balance, I feel like Vanessas curse is the best example of her characterization getting to shine I absolutely adore how she’s written in VC
Also again more aus should explore her character instead of just “cast goes to manor and they fight and then they one shot her dead and that’s it the end” it works yeah but ive seen it done so often i kinda wish more ppl spent more time with her, heck this was what I originally did way way back in the first version of the au but thankfully that didn’t happen and I’m so glad it didn’t because I’m so excited for the long manor arc it’s so good man I can’t wait for it
though getting her character down can be REALLY hard, it took me SO long to get her pinned down, it def takes practice with getting abusive characters right because of their more complex nature compared to just plain vanilla villains so i honestly don't blame people for the way she gets characterized in fanon tbh
but uhhhh yeah my Vanessa fanon rant™️ because I’ve said it in discord a bunch but never really talked about it on tumblr minus like in tags or something but yeah rant over bye sorry if this went on really long or dosnt make sense I didn’t bother to read over it I’ve made this rant like a million times already before I’m tired ig lmao
Tldr a!Vanessa is way sexier and better then all the other Vanessas and I’m the only one who understands her fr (THIS ID A JOKE THIS IS A JOKW THIS IS A JOKE)
Looking at some soobin edits today made me remember how the one person who actually haunts me usually instead of jongwoo was Choi Soobin. Like kavsoahaogskav
Nothing new just me being my usual delusional self. Like him, jongwoo and txt are probably the only guys that can swerve me from my true original purpose, Kang Seulgi.
Also cramps are still killing me but guess what i am still not on my periods 😐😐😐 like just kill me at this point.
Anyways how are you today?
-✨
honestly, you have great taste 😭 soobin, jongwoo AND seulgi...
no complaints there at all... my txt bias is taehyun. i think. literally have their poster on my wall from the newest album but i can't even decide who my bias is oops. and my red velvet bias is wendy... no explanation needed she is 😍
also, take your ibuprofen!! i can't take ibuprofen anymore bc of a med i'm on 😩 but nothing touches cramps like ibuprofen so i'm very jealous of people that can take it when i have a particularly bad day. i don't get them much anymore though at least (i know i'm lucky, i really feel for you) be gentle with yourself today!!
i'm doing great today!! it's mother's day so we're eating really well in my house today 😍 for literally no reason, my favorite food became green beans this year so i'm going to eat my weight in them (not really, i would probably die)
hope your day is going well and that you feel better soon my lovely ✨anon 💖💕💗
veryyyy unpopular opinion on tumblr but man.. bbg fucks with my brain so much. especially i think because i was out of fandom for like 4 years, unlarried and everything yet here i am today 😐. nothing about the pregnancy & the first year of f made any sense but now that it's been 7 years i'm like ?!??!? why does f look like louis .... how cruel could anyone be to get a young kid involved in this?
but also. if that's actually louis' kid i'd still feel weird because it feels like this is really the first year where he talks about him unprovoked SO OFTEN. & i never ever got the sense from louis that he took fatherhood seriously even though i think that clashes with his values & experiences in his own family etc. UGHHH no matter how much i think about this, none of the options seem really real and believable to me and it's eating me up!!!!
this is the most popular opinion, i’m with you on this 100%! it does fuck with our brain and it was always meant to gaslight people into choosing sides and narratives thus further dividing the fandom.
but f does not look like louis. any other white kid would have “looked like louis”. and if you look at how often his family facetunes the heck out of each other, it’s easy to see that the kid himself gets edited for pictures a lot. you couldn’t pick briani out of a crowd with the way she DIYs herself a different face every month. that family makes no exception.
it’s a fucked up situation no matter which angle you look at it from. but him talking about f is not “unprovoked”. he is most probably contractually obligated to mention him during promo. just like he did last time, there’s no difference between then and now in that respect.
the intention behind this stunt was always solely to sabotage louis and i feel like the time frame that was set was also to help alienate part of his most loyal core fanbase - and it seems to be working doesn’t it?
but i still prefer looking at it from a more hopeful perspective: it can only end if the gp actually remembers that this boy exists (reminding them now is visibly in progress) so they won’t question who he is when the news drop that louis isn’t a father after all. to think that he is repeating faith in the future as his personal mantra left and right only to mess with us really doesn’t sit right with me.
he wouldn’t lead anyone on if he didn’t see the way out of this at some point.
hope someone stabs you on your way home you fucking pedophile
Let's start from the beginning. (do not harass)
edit: Jesus fuck, I've gotta fix these screenshots. For now, they've all got image descriptions and look fine when you click 'em. Done
This is a redacted copy-paste of my reblog at 2:26pm.
This is their response to my reblog, 18 minutes later.
This is their followup response to my reblog 20 minutes later.
A minute later, they (because of course it's them) sent me the Ask.
And finally, this is their follow-followup response 23 minutes later.
...So~
wth?
I think I should, like, say~ something~? Like, appropriate~? And not immature~?
This is gonna be more of a general post to people who think it's okay to tell someone to kill themself (holy hell) and, I guess, keep things from getting misunderstood.
First of all,
it's pretty frickin' irresponsibly childish to tell another person to commit suicide. Like, there's no telling how bad their day was, how much that could ruin their mood (and ability to function), or how close they are to that point. Fuck "jokes". That's childish at best.
But here's the thing,
I assumed a person who'd say something like "hang/kill yourself" is just a (childish-ass) kid who doesn't understand wtf they're saying or the affect it can have. Nevermind consequences. That's benefit of the doubt talking (for the most part), and I could be wrong. But let's assume I'm not. Let's assume this is just a (pre-)teen-ass person tellin' a "funny", though. Why? 'Cuase that's what I do when I see mofos talkin' waifus online. "Must be a kid." 'Cause, let's face it, the alternative's not great. At all. Am I correct in that assumption, though? Like, most of the time? ...possibly 😐
Remember that Reddit post
about how a buncha people who got auto-banned from a sub for participating in a teenage sub turned out to be in their 30's+? o_o And they even provided proof. 😑
Yeah, I'm sure that happens. But just like certain arguments online, I tend to lean towards the "they're 14" assumption.
Nothin' against 14 year-olds as a demographic in this regard ('cause i know y'all here). There's just... a mentality and understanding that develops as your brain develops and you find yourself in certain shoes. iow: y'all immature 🤷🏿♂️
And that brings me to the other matter:
pedophiles.
"Some" of these mofos are 20+ year-olds fantasizin' and lustin' over underaged characters. And that's its own issue that I'm not even tryin'a get into beyond what I already said.
But wait,
why did I censor this rude-ass harasser out in every image? Well, I was curious to get some kinda confirmation on their age (and mentality)... so I kept scrollin'. All I'mma say is 1) they claim to be in their late teens and 2) they clearly aren't doin' well mentally. Like, they ~just might be the kinda person who's too close to that edge to endure online harassment. Ya feel? And I don't need that shit. Fuck y'all. And fuck them especially. Movin' on.
Ah, and I should clarify something.
Whether we like it or not pre-teens are gonna engage sexually with eachother. Hopefully, it's consentual (and enjoyable for all parties involved). Whether or not they're doing it as a byproduct of trauma is honestly between them, their therapist(s), and whoever they're close to.
All that is to say that kids, like adults, can be into some wild/weird shit. It's called sexuality. Whether or not they should act on it, especially at that age, is different conversation.
But wait, you still haven't explained yourself.
Well, I feel like I already did as much explainin' as I need to tbh. Just in case y'all didn't catch it, though... my original reblog was directed at underaged people who were into Asuka. fuckin' duh
. . . But why'd you reblog in the first place
considering their addendum? 'Eh, that don't even matter at this point.
I know they didn’t get rid of Jonny to bring in that pos Corey Perry. If I see Kyle it’s on sight. Talking about a veteran presence. All he can teach Bedard to do is be a shitty player and a cheap shot artist and someone who fails at winning. His one Cup came when he was super young - now his old ass is still playing and being a pos. They need to let the kids play instead of enabling that shitshow of a human being to keep making teams. Him and his homophobic slur spewing never got a second Cup other half - Getzlaf - from the Ducks - get such a victim edit and Perry has always been a pos on the ice and actively tried to hurt people. He’s been suspended just in the last few years. Bedard deserves better. Also remember in 2015 when the Ducks got beat in the WCF and then that wags show came out and we found out they thought they we going to win Game 6 and their black aces got ready to come on the ice and they never lead ONCE in that game. That’s just how cocky they were. Then the next season their preseason shirts said close isn’t good enough - unfinished business just for their dumbasses to lose in the first round 🤣 Corey Perry can kiss my ass and so can the Blackhawks for bringing him in tbh. Got rid of Domi racist ass and one of the bigoted Jones brothers just to employ a career asshole. But they want to move on from Jonny and his legacy. Fuck them. That’s why y’all don’t know how to run a team. Y’all let the video intern become GM and look what’s happened. Jonny is older than him. He failed up like a lot of white men seem to do 😐 That idiot better not ruin everything Jonny worked so hard for for this franchise.