"Oh no, someone's attracted to the aesthetics of my -punk movement but doesn't know the praxis and history behind it like I do--"
OK. Tell them. Make it a teaching moment. Everyone who's in your movement learned the background from somewhere at some point, maybe this is that point for that person. Give them a jumping off point that they can dive into later.
"Oh but I shouldn't be responsible for teaching baby -punks about the history and the how-tos and--"
OK. Then don't tell them. You don't have to be responsible for teaching people with a budding interest in your group the ins and outs and how-tos. That's fair and valid! It can be a lot of work. Someone else will handle it
"But I'm annoyed that they would try to claim to be part of/be interested in my community without knowing all the details that I know after being in it for months/years/decades, they're dumb, they're posers, they're--"
OK. Then don't engage with them, if it's that bad. Maybe someone else will come around and tell them the history, maybe they'll pick it up on their own, maybe they'll just enjoy the fashion elements for awhile.
"But they shouldn't claim to be part of the -punk community if they don't know the--"
I feel like we have a few options here. People can either talk to them, share the history, share the values, share the praxis. Or they can just chase off anyone who even thinks about dipping a toe in their community, and then wonder why it's dying off later down the line.
I dunno, maybe I'm too naive and patient or whatever. But if people are entering your -punk spaces without knowing The Rundown of what you feel they need to know, maybe being nice about it and informing people instead of immediately assuming stupidity and malicious intent could help you make a new friend. Even the loudest voices in a space had to learn from somewhere, and not everyone has the luxury of being in the space as the History was Happening--whether it's an age thing or a not being aware of the space thing. Or maybe I just don't see what the big deal is behind people hating people who like the aesthetic of something and don't know the behind the scenes history about it yet.
Because I believe in the word 'yet.' No one comes into this world knowing everything about everything, and we're all constantly learning new things. I'm not gonna degrade someone and call them a poser for not knowing what I know. Because if it were me, interested in a scene but getting chased out and called a poser? I wouldn't hit the books and study up, I'd go 'that fuckin sucks, those people sucked' and then avoid anyone and anything having to do with it.
So chase people off and call them posers if you want. But if your community starts dwindling, don't be fucking shocked.
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do you ever just remember how one of the most effective things parvis said to get silence to lose faith in saria was essentially "do you really think she would ever choose YOU over everything?" and silence with her low self esteem really didn't believe saria would.
Then in the end saria really did choose them over everything, left her defense director job and her whole life up to that point behind for the sake of silence and ifrit. and silence still doesnt even know. do you ever think about that and lose your mind a little bit.
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These two slug cats have a lot of parallels to me so I really enjoy them. I love how they are the two starting downpour slug cats yet they are complete opposites.
You have Gourmand enjoying life, crafting and making use of the wonderful little things in life. Going back home and sharing those wonders with others. And (in my headcanons at least) Gourmand starts a family even. (The two little slug pups at the end of the campaign).
Artificer's campaign starts with losing family and subsequently losing yourself. Dedicating yourself to spreading the hurt and pain that was dealt to you. Finding your way into the deepest of parts of where the enemy resides until it's not even about the pups anymore.
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(apologies for the edit to this post. while i cannot stop who views my content, i would appreciate if those who selfshipped with any of my major main to my secondary f/os dni, it just makes my heart hurt. sorry about this, i dont do imagines often(and dont plan to) so i had to put this here.)
i am feeling. so have a selfship uplifting thingamajig
selfshippers with oral issues. i feel you. selfshippers who have crowding in their teeth. selfshippers who've had bad experiences with teeth getting removed. selfshippers who've had teeth rot out of their mouth. selfshippers who've had a fucked up tooth structure. selfshippers who hate how their gums look. selfshippers who have chipped teeth. selfshippers who have (had) cavities. selfshippers who's mental states get so bad they can't manage to care for their teeth. selfshippers who's mouths don't close entirely. selfshippers with braces/invisalign/something else or who have had or who need it. selfshippers who have (had) cleft lips. and selfshippers with so many other issues that are out there. you are amazing!!
and yknow what? your f/o loves you. if it's something you cant quite help, they won't love you less for it. i get it, i know you may hate your smile/laugh for how your mouth looks. i know you'll cover your mouth and hide your mouth, whether consciously or subconsciously, especially if you've gotten shit for how you look. your f/o is not the same as the people who have hurt you. they wanna see your smile!! and while it is hard, i'm sure they can make you feel just a little more comfy. i'm sure they'd be honored if they were the only ones who got to see your beautiful mouth structure yknow?
and if you have an issue that could('ve) been dealt with, i'm sure your f/o will help assist you with these issues. if you were like me and your issue started back when you were a child and you weren't properly taken care of, your f/o will make sure you never have to go through an experience like what you did again. if you're by chance disabled and that affects you, then i'm sure your f/o doesn't mind assisting you with your teeth/gums either :]
and if there's something a little more within your control but you just can't, its okay! i'm sure your f/o will pull you out of your shell and make you brush your teeth or care for you orally. they'll encourage you as best as they can, and while your energy may be low, they just don't you to get into a health issue. they love you too much for you to get...i dunno, canker sores, cavities, rotten teeth, or a gum issue.
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revan
drew reference for my revan, verus raan, for my very. extensive "revan trains tarre vizsla" au.
it eventually devolves into a 'revan in the clone wars' au thanks to @glimjack (this is all your fault)
if anyone.... wants to know more about them or this au..... speak to me...
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adam who knows the door is wide open, knows he could leave at any point, knows that lawrence wouldn’t stop him, couldn’t stop him and yet. and yet .. adam who looks at the fresh crimson stain on lawrence’s shirt collar, the red beneath his nails he hasn’t quite managed to scrub away yet and wonders if there’s any universe in which he’d run to the cops, to anyone. adam who knows there isn’t. lawrence wouldn’t stop him but adam wouldn’t run. adam who despises everything jigsaw stands for, tells lawrence as much, tells lawrence that he’s gonna be the first to dance on that bastards grave when he finally kicks it but who still stays with lawrence. despite it all. because he’s lawrence, because he’s adam’s. because they’re so inextricably intertwined that not having lawrence around now would kill him as surely as reaching inside and pulling out his own beating heart. he’s everywhere and he’s everything, living in the spaces between adam’s ribs and wrapped around his brain like a live wire. running would be suicide and besides, adam’s not gonna let him go, can’t. not now. adam who would absolve lawrence of just about anything as long as he’s by his side, as long as he keeps coming back, as long as he switches the light on when he gets home and cups adam’s face oh so gently in bloodstained hands
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