#no i'm not making myself a tin hat what do you mean

[coffee-with-mint-syrup]

The case of live-action atla zutara.

First of all, the scarf scene. I won't be repeating myself, here are some main points - there was absolutely no reason for Zuko to act the way he did and for the scene to be shot this dramatically. Even if they did the shipbaiting in this scene - it means there's a ship which is much more than live-action kataang has at this point. Also I don't really think these guys are shipbaiting type but that's just the impression I got.

Then - the second obvious one - Oma and Shu's visuals. We have star-crossed lovers from two towns at war, basically the local equivalent of Romeo and Juliet (as in legendary lovers who are known above all for their love) wearing coincidentally colors that are primarily associated with two of our characters (who shared this dramatically shot scene in the previous episode).

And I know, it may seem so insignificant - but but but but! - you have to think about this. Of course there are creators, writers and showrunners that are unaware of some non-canon ships or don't care about them. But it's not the case for atla. No, creators of atla were so aware of zutara - they wrote a parody scene in a in-world trashy play to mock this fan pairing and it still proved absolutely nothing and just gave zutara more content. The creators and writers of this adaptation clearly had the discussion "what we should do with kataang" - because there is no trace of kataang in the 1st season. So it was a conscious decision to omit that - but where would the romantic subplot go? Well, I don't know, but they are showrunners, they most certainly discussed options. They are clearly very, very, very much aware of zutara. And they still do this? They still show us Oma and Shu wearing red and blue? All they had to do is to give at least one of them any different color. Any. But they didn't. (for fuck sake, it is the Earth Kingdom - yellow and green would do it)

There were zero, no, nada Kataang interactions, implications or those scenes that are filmed just a little bit too dramatically like the scarf one. I don't know, there's still a chance that they will wait for season 3 to make Aang's crush on Katara happen. I'm also not so sure what will happen to Aang failing to open seventh chakra, I mean - his love for Katara has a huge purpose in series, so it still doesn't look very good. But you can't even imagine how glad I am that they didn't do this secret tunnel thing. It was very uncomfortable.

So it was the more fact-based part of my case, let's get to the irrational, almost delusional part, tin foil hat probably needed.

Almost all the scenes Zuko and Katara shared in the first season kept reminding me of another famous enemies-to-lovers ship that actually became canon in the infamous final episode - Reylo, the way it was filmed in The Force Awakens. I mean - the first fight in the woods where she looses, the intensity of him staring at her, the final fight in snowy location where she kicks his ass and shows her mastering this superpower, him trying to talk to her during this fight and mentioning her learning/having to learn...Zuko calling Katara a peasant reminded me of this "Rey is no one" discourse. I don't know man, I haven't thought about The Force Awakens reylo for a very long time and it just kept popping in my head.

All of this - it's like a blueprint for enemies to lovers.

Also I actually think that the look they shared in the 2nd episode was also shot kinda weirdly and dramatically. It's not to the extent of the scarf scene but I do remember thinking that "why did they film it they way? it's too intense".

In the conclusion I'd like to say that as much as I like all the season 1 zutara stuff they left out in the adaptation - necklace subplot and implications, pirates and the famous "You rise with the moon, I rise with the sun" - I think I actually prefer the scarf scene. Yes, it would be so great to see those things in adaptation but in the end of the day they would still be just the things they kept from the original and probably noting more. Like the cabbages or the secret tunnel song or anything else, just things from the source material that implicate nothing. While the scarf scene, the Oma and Shu's clothes - it means they made a conscious decision to make it that way. It means they put some thought into that and some meaning. And this gives me hope there's a chance for Zutara in this adaptation.

P.S. I told about this my sister who hasn't watch the series yet and she said "I think people who made this show are just shipping zutara in secret". I do not necessarily imply she might be right - but creators of animated series (the very same people that made kataang canon, not zutara) DID leave because of some creative differences and because they couldn't control creative decision. Might as well be THAT kind of decision.

#finally got it all out of my system #this whole thing just screams: Coincidence? I think NOT! #but seriously #can we have this one? #zutara #avatar the last airbender #atla #atla spoilers #netflix atla

[pharawee]

Welcome to the second part of my Pit Babe novel commentary aka "hey this isn't so ba---wait where's Babe's sudden daddy kink even coming from??"

And I try (oh my god do I try). 🤡

I'm now at chapter 10, trying to pace myself because the (auto-translated) translation I'm reading is apparently a WIP. I'm on the edge of my seat. The plot is beginning to thicken.

Previously, Charlie was being sus and Babe was catching feelings, but most importantly there was a lot of pwp and very little racing.

Now there's more racing. Babe even brings Charlie (he still has to wear a mask and a hat) but gets too distracted by his presence (he's apparently addicting enough to kiss through the mask) and promptly forgets to check his car before the race (even though Charlie warns him against it but such is the power of scent - or lack of scent in this case. I don't even know anymore - neither does Babe but at some point Charlie states that's he's now in an alpha rut which I suppose means exactly what it says on the tin).

But, oh no! Babe runs into trouble during the race. He loses the lead and his car gets increasingly difficult to control until it crashes and bursts into flames. But it's okay, Babe jumps out of the driving car just in the nick of time (have you ever seen a supercar outfitted for racing? It's difficult enough to climb into one - funny how I'm apparently okay with omegaverse shenanigans but I draw the line at wonky motorsports physics 🤣).

Anyway, the track marshals are doing a really shit job because somehow they 1. let Charlie on the track to singlehandedly try and rescue Babe and 2. they also completely miss that Babe has literally jumped ship car and is lying on the track. He ends up with a broken wrist and a sprained knee (or was it the other way around? anyway, he's wearing several casts) which means he won't be able to finish the season and lose the title of King (all because he was too horny to check his car... but yeah also apparently it was sabotage  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ).

So much for the racing part.

Babe needs weeks to heal so naturally he needs Charlie to pamper and feed him and dick him down several times a day but what else is new. No offence to the the dicking down part but ugh I hate this trope. Maybe it's just because I dislike the dynamics but I don't like the way Babe is taking on more and more cliché omega traits. If I have to read one more time about how much smaller he is (or about his "rounded" hips... are you ok google translate?)...

Oh, and btw. There are omegas in this! Charlie gets flirted at by one (which Babe absolutely hates) and he does have a scent and all. Later, when Charlie is busy being extremely sus again he meets up with a childhood friend, Jeff (Pon's character in the series is called Jeff - oh. oh no...), and if I'm not mistaken he's an omega as well. Jeff cautions Charlie against being with Babe and displeasing his father (which also seems to be Jeff's father? Dude sure has a lots of adoptive kids...) but Charlie argues that he knows what he's doing and he doesn't want to stop anyway.

Later on he tells the exact same thing to his (adoptive?) father, and why do I get the feeling that this might be the same father Babe mentioned earlier when he was telling a feverish Charlie a story to get him to sleep:

In his story, Babe mentions how when he was very small he used to go hungry every day because his mum was out of the picture and his father didn't even make enough money bring food to the table. One day the hunger was so bad that he passed out and woke up in the hospital where a stranger told him he'd be his new family. With little choice in the matter, Babe accepted and went on to spend the rest of his childhood well-cared for and in elite schools etc. That is, until he turned (presumably...) 18 and discovered that his father didn't adopt him out of the kindness of his heart but for ulterior motives that Babe doesn't explain any further because at that point Charlie has fallen asleep.

So yeah, what are the odds that Babe's "father" and Charlie's father are the same person (no spoilers, please)? Because if so then... that's disturbing, especially since Charlie's father seems to want Charlie to lure Babe back home. I mean, Charlie seems to have his own plans but it's not like his father throws him out after their secret meeting. Sus, very sus.

Meanwhile, Babe is slowly losing his heightened senses (the novel doesn't mention it yet but I'm pretty sure this is Charlie's doing) but he doesn't seem to mind because he's too busy falling in love. There's a lovely scene where Charlie and he spend the night stargazing, and this is when Babe realises that something's different because usually his heart only beats this fast when he thinks about racing (lmao).

Cue to them not having sex for a week because Babe feels like he's going crazy.

Meanwhile, it's been decided that Charlie will finish Babe's racing season for him because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and I'm sure he'll win the title too because he's Charlie, alphaest of alphas. Or something.

So one night Babe officially introduces him to the rest of team X-Hunter (and curiously Sonic and North seem to be racers in the novel as well) but things go awry when Babe is too busy fooling around with Way (no you cannot be affectionate with a male friend in a BL novel it is forbidden!!). Charlie and Babe argue and proceed to ignore each other for the rest of the night until they make up (and out) during the official X-Hunter sleepover (with Way and another poor dude sleeping in the same room).

They're polite enough to seek out the indoor pool (this isn't even their house - have you no shame?) and talk it out. And by talk it out I mean there's an inappropriate amount of daddy-calling and Little Mermaid jokes. This is where Charlie claims Babe. Yes, there's knotting (I think? like I said, I'm not axactly an expert and auto-translate is a bit vague, bless its little AI heart). Charlie threatens (I'm sure it's all meant very lovingly 🤡) to impregnate Babe if there's no other way to show others that he's his. To which Babe replies that that's impossible anway.

It's impossible, right? Right??

#pit babe the series #pit babe spoilers #pit babe #jane watches stuff #(in a way) #pit babe meta #bl meta #i wrote this is the middle of the night because i can't sleep #but this feels like a fever dream anyway so #to everyone reading this: #you have my thanks but also sry for subjecting you to this lmao 🙏

[communist-ojou-sama]

This isn't meant to be an insult since I'm not either but I'm curious if you're even an anarchist anymore? Like, not because you dismiss 'authoritarian' as a useless idea, I know anarchists that thing it's a worthless distinction, but you seem to think that a transitional state is necessary to overthrow capitalism so I wanted to make sure I'm not misunderstanding your position.

At first I was gonna give this an unfocused, rambling answer, but I feel like it's worthy of a somewhat more focused answer so I'll try to wrangle my thoughts into concrete points. There's a reason why despite my url, which I've been using for like 7 years at this point, in my bio I merely describe myself as a "Marxist" and in short that is because after a lot of reading anarchist theory, lots of talking to other anarchists and looking at anarchist positions on things, I realized anarchism as a theory of revolution and change has really very little to offer anyone who isn't a white person in the imperial core relative to other left-wing ideologies. First of all, anarchism as a whole has a very bad habit of flattening injustice and taking the structuring of society as a purely moral exercise, often demonstrating blindness to the scarcity of resources that caused societies of the past to take the shapes that they do; if you have any knowledge of or interest in societies of the ancient near east then the truly laughable anarchist characterization of these societies puts that reality into sharp relief On another point of "flattening injustices", in order present the transhistorical entity of "the state" as the ultimate evil you will frequently see anarchists not directly, but as a rhetorical slight of hand imply that, for example, censorship on the one hand and starvation of the populace, or lynchings, are basically equal, never bothering to develop an understanding of why some societies maintain strong support form the populace while others quickly fall apart. On the point of the collapse of societies, the collapse of "oppressive" regimes is romanticized among white anarchists despite the fact that they have been some of the greatest humanitarian tragedies ever. Anarchist ethics often acts as the total triumph of the concept of the human over real human beings and their needs, and there is no substantive anarchist program for challenging existential challenges that inherently will require organization and coercion (e.g. green energy transition). Anticiv anarchists and their fellow travellers plainly admit that they have no intention to engage in any real political activity, so whatever they say can be safely ignored, but even putting that aside, ordinary anarchists base much of their view of world-wide geopolitics on a number of racist lies propagated by the countries in which they live, believing that asians or black people are simply enduring conditions that would cause revolts, and have before, as if their will to freedom is less than that of whites, and in general western anarchists exercise a total failure to appreciate US imperialism as a world system, and what that actually means, much less develop an understanding of things like color revolutions. As a result they constantly demonize non-white leftists for self-defense, and glorify compradors and counterrevolutionaries that masquerade as "progressive", as if any state founded on them would not be a US puppet state, and treat the very suggestion as some kind of tin-foil hat conspiracy, not much different than the average white liberal. There's plenty more I can elaborate in my problems with anarchism as it is practiced in the 2020s, but hopefully this is a decent starting articulation.

[iamtaran]

WIP Title Game! oh good lord

rules: in a new post, post the names of all the files in your wip folder regardless of how nondescriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet and tell us about it!

thanks @allyunabridged for the tag! Lmao I stared down the barrel of not one, but two google drives to gather these and all I can say is

😬

IN AN ORDER ONLY THE GODS UNDERSTAND:

The Twilit Gate (BG3, when in want of more fey bullshit in your BG3, do it yourself!!! TavxAstarionxGalexliterally everyone i'm gay alright???)

Island (The Guest/손 AU, horror and survivalism; Hwa Pyung, Choi Yoon, and Gil Young follow Park Hong Joo's and Park Il Do's machinations out to open sea, to an island with long forgotten history where the real struggle for survival begins.)

But For Grace (SW:Preq's, modern-character in GFFA aka "what to do when you accidentally change things and the Chosen One dies?", started as a silly question but now I'm committed; Qui-Gon Jinn lives; what would happen in a galaxy without Anakin Skywalker?)

The Mage's War (DA2 + DA:I, what if Bethany Hawke was the Herald, Modern/Avvar OC, playing Fade chicken with the Dread Wolf nbd, put on my tinfoil hat for this one re: the Fade, the Abyss/Void, Forgotten Ones, etc.)

In God's Eye (Vampyr, human!Jonathan, ekon!McCullum, Mary lives, I'm a hobby WWI & Spanish Flu researcher so hold your britches I have FEELINGS)

For Want Of Two (Vampyr, wanted more mythological beings & nemrod lore so I'll do it myself gdi, put-that-thing-back-where-you-found-it-or-so-help-me-god.gif ; JxMcCxOC)

Lights All Hung On Nothing (Star Wars Preq's to Clone Wars era, modern-character-in-SW with a big twist, Force + time fuckery, Ani + Obi focus, the butterfly effect changes everything)

The 72nd Cycle (SW: Mandalorian, AU - Grogu is not the only Force sensitive prisoner Gideon had captured. Without room in his ship for multiple students, Luke tags along, not expecting the sad Mando's ride Boba Fett (w h a t) to show up and offer the poor guy use of his bacta tank; well, soon-to-be-his. He just has to kill its current owner, Bib Fortuna, first. You know. On Tatooine(WHAT!!). Meanwhile, on Tattooine: Cobb Vanth gets the nagging feeling his life is about to become much more stressful.)

A Heavy Thing (KOTOR, amnesiac Revan works a shitty food service job on Taris and definitely isn't a Jedi/Sith/Soldier, I mean, clearly. Slice of life becomes tragedy becomes adventure becomes mystery becomes ??? RevanxCanderousxCarth DON'T LOOK AT ME)

Life, Happening (The Shining/Doctor Sleep introspective piece on Danny Torrance, life & death, what it means to be gone, and not gone.)

Led To Water (Mandalorian, Din takes off the armor having broken his Creed and, unsure what to do next, returns to Kuiil's homestead to brood and sweat manfully through his existential crisis; his friends help him through it.)

Mando'ad'ika (Mandalorian/Original SW movies, The Mandalorian is taken into custody and now Leia has to deal with a sweet but stressed frog lady, a green gremlin with too much Force power, and this intimidating tin can who won't budge. Since Han laughed at her, she decides to make it his problem, too.)

Time Travel, & Other Ways To Die (Mandalorian/SW:Bounty Hunter video game, Din & Jango centric, whilst trying to get to Grogu on his magical big rock, Din & Grogu end up chucked through time onto an outlaw space station. Jango Fett's no good very bad day begins. Coincidentally, it coincides with Din Djarin's SUPER no good very bad day. They most assuredly do not bond over this.)

I am, or was. (Dragon Age: Inquisition, a spirit takes an interest in Solas after he helps it in the Fallow Mire and begins following him around like a lost puppy. Which would be cute, if it weren't possessing more and more alarming vessels to do so. The Andrastians are starting to get a bit twitchy.)

Rookie, Shiny, Soldier, Spy (Mandalorian/Clone Wars, Din Djarin accidental time travel into the Clone Wars AU. Caught without his 'gam on a battle field and forced once again to wear trooper armor, he is Not Impressed--and why do all these guys look like Boba?)

This Prodigal Son (Hades/Dragon Age: Inq, Zagreus goes through the wrong Chaos portal. Magister Alexius finds a powerful spirit in the Fade and, as is his way, decides fuck it, we ball. Also his way, it doesn't go very well for him.)

Send me a title via ask and I'll post my favorite bit I've currently written!

Lmao this was wild to throw together given how many WIPs of age past are staring me down; these are just all the recents. Go ahead and chuck some WIPs out there if you're interested @singoallala @narwhalninja @mauverawrites @in-a-trans-like-state @terresdebrume and @jackironsides ! And if you don't/aren't currently writing, everyone loves to see the pet tax paid C:

#taran writes #also hi everyone i'm still alive and hope you're doing well c:

[sparkedblaze]

Medda’s kids adopting her southern phrases. Just… very New York City kids saying “bless your heart”, “come hell or high water”, etc.

J;aokfoaiudfu

*

Charlie huffed as he made his way down the hall of the school. Jack walked with him, carrying both of their bags.

"Char, I can't believe you're takin' extra math," he shook his head in disbelief.

"Jack, I can't believe you're still talking about it," Charlie snickered, shaking his head. "I've been enrolled for this class since the end of last year. Hell, I was in it before you were."

"In math with my little brother," Jack whined out. "Who's gonna do better than me, and then mama's gonna be disappointed and tell me I gotta just apply myself more."

Charlie rolled his eyes, elbowing Jack. "You know she ain't gonna tell you that, drama queen."

He braced himself as a group of students jostled past them, Jack shielding him from most of it. "Besides, you know mama ain't like that. She just wants you to do what you like."

"And she wants me to graduate high school. Which I'm trying to do..." Jack sighed, setting their bags down beside the classroom door. "I just don't wanna disappoint her."

Charlie had the audacity to laugh at that, making Jack's eyes snap up to him, incredulous.

"Jack, you couldn't disappoint mama if you tried."

"Yeah, she's already got you under her roof, what could be more disappointin'?" Toni-who seemed to just appear at their side- laughed out as Jack swiped at him.

"Watch it, Tonio. I know where you sleep," Jack smacked his head. "I'll hide all your smokes."

Toni's eyes went wide. "Not again! It took me forever to find 'em last time!"

"Keep talkin' and you're gonna be busier than a cat on a hot tin roof lookin' for 'em."

Jack could see Charlie trying not to laugh beside him, and even Toni was cracking up.

"Careful, Jack, mama's showin'," Charlie said between bursts of laughter.

The eldest boy couldn't help but laugh along with them, shoving Toni away before snatching Charlie's hat.

"Hey!!" Charlie protested, trying to reach up for it. "C'mon cowboy, give it back!!!"

"Not until you apologize," Jack smirked, waving the hat above his head.

His eyes went wide as the hat was plucked from his hand, Finch coming around to deliver it back to Charlie.

"You know it's kind of messed up to bully your little brother, right, Jackie?" Finch asked with a smirk, ruffling Charlie's hair.

"Hey, I'm just trying to make sure he has the full high school experience," He snickered, reaching out to cup Charlie's cheeks, squishing them together. "Since no one else will."

Charlie swatted at his arms. "That's only because they know that my family'll raise seven kinds of hell before the teachers even hear about it."

"They'll raise what?" Finch burst out laughing, covering his mouth at the statement. "Char, what the hell does that mean?"

"It means they'll... like..." Charlie trailed off, trying to figure out how to explain what it meant. "Uh..."

"Oh, bless his heart," Jack patted his cheek a few times. "It means we'll fuck shit up before administration even knows something's wrong."

"Don't you 'bless your heart' me!" Charlie protested, looking at Toni. "Maneuver twenty-four, please."

"Maneuver twenty-four?" Jack asked, raising a brow, looking between them. If this was anything like some of the other maneuvers he'd seen, this would be a show.

Toni nodded, looking way too grim for Jack's liking, before he bolted off down the hallway. "I'm telling mom!"

Jack's brows furrowed, and he looked down at Charlie. "He knows mama is gonna get more mad at him for using his phone in school than she will at me for saying bless your heart... right?"

Charlie let out a quiet hum, grin matching Finch's next to him. "He knows."

Jack stared at them for a moment longer, trying to figure out what the hell was happening, before he caught sight of Toni behind them.

"Come to your senses, Higgins?"

"I think the real question here is: have you?" Toni grinned as he stepped to the side.

Jack's jaw dropped at the sight. "Tonio, you went and told on me to Davey?"

The boy in question had his hands on his hips, a brow raised, and pursed lips. All signs that pointed to Jack being in the danger zone.

"Sweetheart-"

"Don't 'sweetheart' me, Jack Kelly," Davey continued forward, meeting the group. "Are you really bullying your little brothers on the first day back?"

"Did he really tell you I was bullying them?" Jack looked up in disbelief at Toni. "That ain't what happened."

"Then tell me, Jack, what happened?"

"Char made fun of me 'cause I was sayin' things like mama says, and I took his hat and told him to apologize."

"Davey, he 'bless your heart'ed me."

"Jack! That's not nice!" Davey pressed his lips together, pursed even further than they'd been. His shoulders shook, and Jack could see the the humor in his eyes.

"You're joking." Jack's voice was deadpan as he came to the realization, and Davey just burst into laughter.

"Yeah, Jackie, I'm kidding," He wrapped Jack in a hug as Jack huffed again.

"You, as my boyfriend, are supposed to be on my side!"

"Jackie, darling, I'm on no one's side," Davey patted his cheek a few times. "I exist only to instill chaos."

"Oooookay, Davey's using big words, I'm out. Meetcha at lunch!" Toni ran off, dragging Finch along behind him.

#newsies-still new york kids-but southern coded #anon asks #thanks anon! #newsies #livesies #92sies #jack kelly #racetrack higgins #crutchie morris #medda adopts #davey jacobs #finch cortes #newsies modern au #cw cursing #cw swearing

[texasthegreatdestroyer]

Welp initially I held back for Mack's sake, but not anymore.

@Yooniesim Bitch, leave my name out your mouth if you don't have the fucking balls to unblock me before you tag me, you fucking pussy. Imagine being on such a high horse when you don't allow those you lie about to to respond.

Let's air your dirty laundry, shall we? You fucking had the audacity to put my personal situation in your mouth as a way of showing fake sympathy that you clearly didn't fucking mean as you went on to tell Mack to drop me as a friend. Because yeah, for someone who "sympathizes with my plite" you have a real funny way of showing it by under that same breath telling people to completely isolate me. That's definitely what you should do to someone who's presently experiencing trauma. Nah bitch. You're a manipulative, gaslighting cunt. The fact that you had the audacity to put my situation in your mouth and try and hold a dick measuring contest of suffering is fucking yikes from me my guy. You don't know shit about me, you've literally never talked to me, and you don’t know my situation, so sit the fuck down and shut up. Literally, you don't have to fake caring about my problems, my guy, because quite frankly I don't give a shit about yours, and unlike you, I'm not afraid to tell it to your face. You're a gaslighting, manipulative bitch, and I genuinely feel bad for any friends or family who call you their friend because you're an awful person. Imagine being all Virgina George and shit, and telling someone who respected you, who viewed you as a friend "I don't like this person, therefor you should drop them or I'll drop you." Mack doesn't have to address me because I'm a grown ass adult, capable of making my own decisions and owning my shit. Mack isn't my mommy, she's not responsible for me. "Tex misgendered someone!" Bitch has fucking it/she/he in their bio.

Oh, but I'm misgendering people. Yall are so fucking stupid. Funny how a little bit of research can prove how much of lunatic gyaru is. The only way I could have possibly migendered them is by calling them they/them, and it's a gender neutral term, so I now care even less. "B-BUT TEX WAS ALSO ABLEIST!" By doing what? Shouting "REEEEEEEEEE!"? I said that before I even knew they were autistic. Why? Because it's also used to mock people who are triggered, as I clarified in several posts that I thought was the case. I'm also Nurodivergant myself, so like. Fuck you. Even if It was somehow ableist, which it isn't. I don't have to answer to you as to what ways I choose to fucking speak. Maybe stay in your own lane. The only other thing I can think of is me calling them a lunatic, and I mean they are. They literally think myself and Mack are the same person, and they've been bitching about me when literally anytime I've fucked with them was because they'll cry and whine about me for a fuckin week after I stop interacting with them, so I'll jab back because it's fuckin funny. Sorry yall don't have a sense of fucking humor. Maybe get one.

Speaking of~ can we just point out the fact that Yoonie couldn't be arsed to do basic fucking research or reach out to anyone in this situation? Like fucking hell. You're quick to point out the shit I do, and take anything Gyaru says seriously, but you'll ignore their unhinged tirades, spewing tin foil hat conspiracy theories about how myself and Mack are the same person, something you know damn well isn't true, something I made a post about disproving and one I've known you've seen because you commented on the fact when talking with Mack about my personal shit, you dumb fucking broad. You also believed claims of ableism from a fucking lunatic who tried to bait me into calling them an r-word and FAILED, so they had to look for something else to get me at, and like the gullible little moron you are, you bought it hook line and sinker! Won't lie! That's some funny shit! Guys, I literally made a post about how gullible the fucking Sims 4 anti paywall community was, and Yoonie is a prime example of who that post was directed at. Because yall don't do basic fucking research. You just go with it to boost your fucking egos. Literally Yoonie, if you gave a shit about half the shit you claim to give a shit about (racism, transphobia, ableism, etc.) You'd actually take the time to fact check yourself and not direct people to false allegations that makes it to where shit like that doesn't get taken seriously when it actually does happen. Call it what it really is. You don't give a shit about those who are oppressed. It's literally just an ego boost for you. I can see now why you defended Saurine's stupidity. Because you're just as guilty of it. Literally, all you needed to do was fucking message me about it and I would have had a civil conversation with you and explained the situation, but no. Instead, you didn't bother to fact check any of the stupid shit you said and then you went to bitch to Mack because I indirectly hurt your fee fees. Fucking go cry about it you baby back bitch. I've literally never seen someone so fucking spineless.

The rest of her tirade is about the Trump vote thing, and I literally couldn't care any less than I do now. It's old shit that was addressed months ago by Mack, and it's sure as hell not my problem. Plus I really don't give a shit about the political opinions of the people who voted for the man who is currently destroying our economy worse than it has been in a long fucking time. No one's better than everyone else. Yall are just as much bigoted, spineless losers with skeletons in the closet that you claim me to be. The question is who's going to be the next big sensational bigot to bitch about. It could be you next, and I honestly have to sit and laugh, because that's the shit there that is the reason why the exclusive creators will continue to use yall as fucking door matts. Yall have no priorities and literally bitch about stupid shit just to bitch.

Oh, and before anyone wants to cry to Mack about how Im a big ol meanie and she needs to disavow me. She already has. I'm blocked and she disavowed me privately. As to rather or not she decides to do it publicly is her choice, and I wouldn't have it any other way, because I'm sick and tired of having to walk on egg shells because of it back firing on her because yall seem to think people can't take responsibility for their own shit, so everyone else has to do it for them. Like fuck off with that nonsense. I'm not gonna sugar coat shit to please yall. You either like what I have to say or you don't. Unlike half this community, I don’t give a shit about my reputation. It's more stress than one realistically needs. I like speaking my mind and that's pretty much it. Don't like it, then bitch about it, or block and move on. Yoonie can go fuck themself. They want to cry and bitch about how I hurt their feefees, they can have fun with that. Considering they're an awful person, It low key gives me life. Anyways. I'm done. Originally I was going to write a doc about this and then leave the community, but nah. Fuck it. By the end of this, I'm going to be known as the community shit stirrer, and I live for it! Anyways! That offer for the Beverly Hills Mansion still stands. Sksksksksksksksk.

-Texasthegreatdestroyer mother fuckin signing off!

Oh, and P.S. If Yoonie tries to claim she never had me blocked, well uh. I'm not dumb unlike her. I grab screenshots of shit automatically. It's been this way for awhile now, as I've tried to respond to posts from mutuals only to find that that I can't because they're a reblog of hers, so I have to find the source. Also it duped screenshots in the post. Oh well.

#sims 4 anti paywall #sims 4 cc #sims 4 scams sims 4 patreon #anti paysites #anti paywall #sims 4 #sims 4 cc sales #sims4cc #sims4

[theangryjikooker]

This is just a little rant cause I thought I was so sure but please read the whole thing 😂😭

So literally like a couple days ago (literally like 2/3 days ago) I was so sure about jikook. Like I was responding to asks on other tumblrs about jikook and my 90-10 rule. 90: being that I believe they're real and 10: because of inconsistencies, but now I'm really not sure anymore 😂.

Like I'm a person who is very stubborn in my beliefs and isn't swayed easily. I literally picked up the habit of reading people and their body language and expressions because I'm an only child and most times alone, so I developed that habit.

What's fueling that too, is that I'm a baby army, like baby baby army. I just became an army late May 2022. I rewatched all their content to get a better understanding of the group without any fan made storyline and in the midst of that, I saw jikook. They're weird. They're weird in their behavior. One thing that stood out to me was the hesitancy. Alot of things that the members do naturally, sometimes be weird to them. Why are you hesitating to put your arm around his shoulder when you do that for everybody else. In the video for the commercial (I can't remember the name but it was butter era) jimin interlocked their fingers, jk interlocked his too but removed his hand and looked at the camera. Why? Jm's behavior towards jk nowadays is very questionable behavior in my books. Why? This and many other things were in my 90% along with many other subtle moments and that's the thing, the grand gestures don't move me. Rosebowl would never be on my list of questionable jikook things.

Recently I've been hearing things about jk and girls which is an inconsistency with my thoughts. There's a lot of holes that have been popping up in my thoughts for the last 2 days. Besides the tone of voice they use with each other or jm looking like he's been struck by fucking cupid, I'm now not seeing a difference in behaviors. Now I'm not saying there isn't any, I'm just telling myself "maybe you let your bias formed a thinking". But when I tell myself that, it doesn't make sense.

There has been a time(s) when I have been right with real people (friends) and now they on the 3rd year of marriage, so I have confidence in my habit of reading people but those 2 make me question myself.

But like I said there's alot of inconsistencies in the being real and in them not being real for me I always think about why make such a big deal in not being seen in each other's room. They're bandmates nobody would bat an eye, why the secrecy? The amount of times jimin slipped up and said "our room" is about (to my knowledge) 3 times. One where he did a vlive the next day after the osaka live, one where everybody thought jk was in jm's room when hobi came into his room and the other when he said he would invite jk but if he invited him, they wouldn't focus on the vlive itself. 3 times so far, now it could mean he might have not meant jk but (tin hat on) I think he did. His bday vlive was awkward (even though many don't think it was) but not in a bad way. That shit made me feel like i was suffocating, like I deadass felt like I shouldn't be watching that and I have not watched it a second time. Again with his bday vlive, nobody would bat an eye that you're in his studio because yall are bandmates why the secrecy? And hobi immediately saying "let's go to my room"...huh? To go from one bandmate's room to another? Huh? Jm's whole vibe SWITCHED in the hopevminkook live when jk came in. When I tell you that shit shook me, IT SHOOK ME. I said "wtf?!". But that ain't the part that really got me, what really got me was that jk could've sat next to Tae if Tae moved across, there was room that all 4 could've sat on the couch but he immediately when to jh and tapped him to move, he moved and he said sorry.......sorry....jh said sorry. 🤔 Excuse me? Why the hell would he say sorry, that's his fucking room. This is what I mean when I said I like subtlety. The unspokenly spoken, the subconscious gravitation. Now this might just seem like a lot to me and not you which is fine (that's why we're human, to have different views). This was under my 90%.

Then I came upon your Tumblr which became a good wake up call to me and it became my personification of smelling salts 😂😭😭. You have me thinking that maybe I DO need to be on the neutral side of things until I see definitive proof in which we may never get.

There's so much that I want to get into but I don't want to make it too long but for further interactions (cause I'll be sending asks in the future too 😭😭) you can call me assassin anon🥷.

Hahaha, assassin anon. I tag people by their usernames when they use one, but if you'd like me to refer to you as "Assassin" when writing to you, I'm more than happy to do so.

Anyway, hear me out: my feelings on Jikook aren't meant to influence anyone's feelings on them. The main reason why I encourage neutrality in shipping is because of what happens when people do go overboard. Sometimes the fantasy doesn't line up with reality, and people either get really upset or they double down on a narrative that is only ever rooted in speculation; for others, especially popular Jkkrs, they completely disregard how much of an influence they have and impart their ideations to a younger and more impressionable audience, which I personally believe can have repercussions.

I never really say things like more people should be like me or should adopt a "healthier" parasocial relationship, unless they're genuinely concerned about their fixation on shipping. I think I've only had 2-3 anons (more in my DMs) who were quickly becoming upset with their participation in shipping or recognizing that shipping Jikook was developing into an obsession for them. These are usually the only times I'll ever directly tell someone to not do what shippers/supporters tend to do as part of the fandom experience (i.e., analyzing).

Otherwise, I don't actually mind the stance of Jikook supporters (provided it isn’t delusional). If we can agree to disagree, I use the opportunity to see why the other side has their beliefs. I'm not much of a daydreamer by nature and am partial to logic. I can only entertain Jikook things so far, but my inability to ignore the incongruous aspects is what keeps me "grounded." But because I do like Jikook and their dynamics, and because I'm also fond of the idea that they would work together as a couple, I have to reconcile that logical side somehow. Ergo, I'm "neutral," a.k.a. Schrödinger's Jikook a.k.a. they are/aren't until something comes up when it's known that they are or aren't.

Just do you, Assassin. Whether you do or don’t take away anything from my blog isn’t really for me to comment on because your experience and how you choose to interact with your world from your POV is yours alone.

Thanks for sharing your views!

#TAJ asks #promisemaniac #jikook #kookmin #bts shipping #schrödinger's jikook

[worldismyne]

Piper Ch 3

Rating: T

Pairing: Harv/Finn

Summary:There is a common misconception that witches steal children. The reason why varies depending on who you ask.

The truth is, when people don’t want their children in Cailburry, they’ll leave them in the forest and wash their hands of them.

This time, Finn found one.

(Takes place during Finn’s 3rd/4th year at WU)

Ao3 link

When Finn woke up, he felt like the world was spinning around him. Mother was saying something and someone caught him before he fell on the floor. He was in the living room, on the couch, Harv had an arm around his waist. His mother gave him a look he recognized, it was almost judgmental, but she always denied it. She coughed and Harv quickly let go of his waist.

"Who's watching her first?" Leenan asked, dressed in her nightgown and robe.

"I-I can." Harv scooped up the bundle in the witch's arms and the pap from her hand.

"Alright, when you're done, you can put her in this." Leenan stepped aside and showed them both an old bread basket. On the handle above was a golden gem set in a tin cup. "The sun stone will keep her warm. When she sleeps you sleep." Finn opened his mouth to argue, but Leenan cut him off. "You want to keep her in this house, you will do as I say. Have I made myself clear?"

"Yes. Mother." Finn punctuated each word with venom, but dared not disobey. It wasn't often Leenan felt the need to be stern with her son, but on this matter she wasn't willing to negotiate.

"Good." She sighed, letting the tension of the day slip off her shoulders and into the floor. Once more she spoke sweet and soft. "Goodnight boys; we'll discuss what to do in the morning." She retired for the night and Finn immediately flew back against the couch and let out a frustrated groan.

"What exactly happened when I was gone?" Harv asked. He'd never seen the two at odds before.

"Where to start?" Finn sighed. "She was angry about the napkins being used to clothe her, doubly so that I threw the one she soiled away instead of washing it. Like either of us would ever want to touch something that had been peed on again. Then she was nitpicking everything I was doing, like 'holding her too much', which makes no sense to me whatsoever. It's one of the only things I can do to help. And then when I got upset that she didn't wake me and let the baby fall," or slide off his chest onto the couch is what Harv overheard and believed, "she accuses me of calling her a bad mother! To top it all off, she..." Finn looked sadly at the little baby dozing off in Harv's arms. "She says we have to report to the king that we found her."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Harv swaddled her up tight in the cotton blanket.

"I'll have no say where she goes after that." Finn helped Harv get her hat back on. "Once the kingdom knows about her, it's up to the court to decide who looks after her while they find a family and who that family will be. I might never find out what happens to her after that. Is it really so crazy to think that's scary?" Harv set her into the basket, the sunstone warm and glowing the moment she was tucked in.

"She can't even sleep in a normal bed yet." Harv sighed. "We just have to wait-"

"I'm sick of waiting." There was nothing they could do but keep her clean, fed, and warm. The rest was up to time and her tiny body. "You think I don't know what you mean by that? And for how long, a few days, weeks? At what point are you both going to tell me for certain she's going to survive? Because each time she does what she's supposed to, suddenly there's some new thing to wait for and there's nothing I can do to make her do better other than wait." He turned back to the basket and two little black eyes stared back at him. "...hi."

"You were just asleep." Harv accused the baby softly, as if she had lied about being tired.

"Is she still hungry?" Finn asked, a little worried he may have woken her with his worrying. Harv stroked her cheek and she scrunched up her face, her nose blanching white. When he took his hand away she went back to looking in their general direction.

"No. She's not wet either, just awake." Harv shrugged.

"It's okay Piper." Finn felt a little silly talking to someone who didn't understand him, especially in front of Harv. "I was upset about something else. You can go back to sleep now." She kept staring at them patiently. "I don't get it Harv, isn't she supposed to be sleeping now?"

"Yeah, we've done everything, you probably just woke her up being loud."

"Well, sorry for caring loudly." Finn said in a false whisper.

"Eeeh." Piper chirped, then waited. With a shake of his head, Harv scooped her up again.

"What? What's the matter?" Harv said. She closed her eyes and went back to sleep. "...okay..." He put her back in the bed. "Anyway, I'm not trying to make you feel bad for caring, we're all worried. It's just-"

"Harv, she's awake again." Finn tapped his shoulder and pointed back at the basket, a small wrinkle between her brow slowly forming.

"Mneh!" Harv picked her up and all was forgiven. She slowly closed her eyes, breathing softly. As soon as he got her under the heat of the sunstone, she peaked one eye open at him as he tried to put her back down a third time.

"See what I mean, she wants to be held." Finn crossed his arms as Harv sat back on the couch. Piper raised her little brows as high as they could go. "You were making that face earlier, Harv." Finn gasped at the stubborn bundle in Harv's arms. "Are you trying to stay awake?" Her eyes drooped, but she forced them open again. "You are! You figured out sleeping babies get put in the bed, so you're trying to stay up."

"Finn, she's barely two days old, she couldn't possibly." Harv felt her rest her head against his shoulder. "Is she-"

"Nope, still open, and she's rolling her eyes now." Finn laughed. "Fool her twice, shame on you, I guess, shame and a very awake baby."

"Well, what I was trying to say earlier is we're all just trying to help." Harv sighed. "Including your mom."

"She just doesn't get it; she's acting like I'm making decisions on a whim or for fun, but I'm not." Finn leaned his head against Harv's shoulder. He had seriously considered not going out into the garden that night and put off doing his chores until the morning, he wouldn't have found her in time if that had happened. He knew firsthand how scary it was to lie amongst the thorns and hope to be found. It was the first thing she'd known being in the big wide world. Part of him wondered if that's why she didn't want to sleep in her new bed. "She trusts us as much as a tiny person can. I'd feel awful if I ruined that by handing her over to someone unkind." She had finally nodded off in Harv's arms. "Don't put her back yet, please."

"Okay." Harv said. "But you need to get some sleep too, you promised." Finn mumbled something back as he wrapped his arms around Harv's arm. Having two people sleep on him was incredibly warm and cozy, an unfair position to put someone in when they're trying to stay awake.

-v-

Throughout the night, Harv and Finn took turns looking after the infant. She wasn't always the greatest with eating; sometimes she'd fall asleep mid drink only to sputter and gag. Other times she was so eager she'd forget to pause suckling to breathe. However, she had started to wake herself up when she wanted something instead of hiding under a heavy blanket of fatigue. By morning the three had fallen into a sort of routine and Piper was satisfied sleeping in her own bed so long as someone's hand was in there with her.

Being able to sleep for five to six hours at a time had helped both boys get caught up on sleep. Though it was hard for Finn to act chipper when his mother came downstairs in a full ball gown ready for court when he was still in a house tunic decorated with spilled milk.

"Good morning!" Leenan said. Both boys sat up instantly shushing her and looking intently at the basket. Piper had startled at the sound, but slowly went back to sleep. "What's gotten you two so worked up?"

"I just got her down." Finn whispered. "If she wakes up, we'll have to start all over."

"She was a little angel all day." Leenan held up a frilly white newborn sized dress. "Speaking of angels, look what I found!" The rest of the color drained from Finn's face. "I went digging through storage last night and found your old clothes. It'll be a little big on her, but it should be serviceable for court." Harv raised an eyebrow and looked at Finn.

"Your old clothes?" Harv half laughed when Finn glared at him, the blond's face scarlet from embarrassment.

"One of the only fun things you can do with babies is dress them up." Leenan said. "I can't believe Finn's never shown you any of his baby portraits. If we get a chance, we should get a painting for her, you rarely see babies this small."

"...that would be nice..." Finn caught up in thought, did not realize his mother was making a beeline toward the sleeping baby. "Mother, does she have to wear that now?" The witch unswaddled the baby and slipped her into the dress at lighting speed. "...How'd you do that so fast?" He could barely get her to keep her legs down when they went to change her nap.

"I know, it's almost like I've done this before." Leenan half teased. She held Piper up for them to see the long train of lace and ruffles, the baby scrunched her legs up and opened her eyes. "See, she likes it. You don't want to be naked when you meet the royal family, do you sweetie?" Against the pale fabric, Finn could see Piper's bare arms start to mottle again. "Now where did I put that bonnet?"

"She's getting cold!" Finn went to take her, but Leenan gave him a look. Carefully she set the baby back into her bed where she sat content to look around, the heat from the stone chasing away the poor coloration of her skin.

"She's fine." Leenan said, then turned to Harv. "As for you, I'm grateful for the help, but I'm sure your family's been worried about your whereabouts. You're not usually here for so long." It was a polite but clear request for him not to follow them to court. One Harv was more than happy to accept since he hadn't done any of his morning chores on the farm yet. He needed at least one normal night's sleep before school the following day too.

"Yeah, sorry Finn, but I have to go home." Harv pulled himself off the couch. Finn was disappointed, but hadn't a decent rebuttal or the energy to argue it. Harv put a hand on Finn's shoulder and gave it a squeeze, not wanting to risk hugging him in front of his mom. Finn looked further baffled, then sighed.

"Alright Piper, it's time to say goodbye to Harv." Finn said. Harv watched him walk over to her bed, two little black eyes staring at him from the basket. Of course, she'd stare in any direction they'd point her in, but he still felt a little guilty walking out while she was awake.

"Finn, she's too young to care, she can't even-" Harv began. Finn took one of her wrists between his fingers and made her wave goodbye. Instinctively she curled her fingers the closet thing she could grab. She didn't seem to mind any of it as she clung to Finn's pointer finger. "...bye Piper. I'll see you at school tomorrow Finn." He quickly ducked his head. "Thank you for letting me stay the night ma'am." He quickly left before the guilt of having people watch him leave was enough to make him stay.

Leenan produced a large, starched bonnet that put a four-inch halo of frills around the baby's face and tied it under her chin. The weight alone caused the large hat to slip back against the baby's bedding, small bursts of auburn peaked out from under the brim like tiny fireworks. The witch waved off any potential concerns this could bring.

"We'll just adjust it when we get there." She said. "But you need to get changed into something more presentable if you want the king to let you foster her." Finn smiled a little, glad his mother was at least considering the possibility Piper would be with them for a while.

-v-

Finn insisted on wrapping Piper up in as many blankets as he could before taking her outside, she looked less like a burrito and more like a large egg by the time he was done. It definitely made it easier for him to move her about when she was a solid bundle of cloth. The sunstone's glow had dimmed to disguise itself as a pretty mobile. She spent the whole carriage ride sleeping in the basket on his lap.

"I still don't understand why we have to do this." Finn's tone was less malicious, but he was still irritated they had to take her out. "It's not like we pay taxes or do any of the other things normal citizen's do. Why can't we just pretend she's always been ours?" His mother would break the law all the time if it was for her benefit, but the one-time Finn suggests they extend that privilege he got shut down.

"Please, no one would believe this figure had a baby recently." Leenan laughed. "It's best we introduce her to the court as a foundling, it'll make things easier for her down the road if the king confirms she's human now rather than try to prove it later. As it is... fairies are rumored to be born from flowers and she's small. We might have a hard time convincing them." The clothes she'd been forced to wear, the basket, they were all little tricks to make her appear bigger than she was. "Just let me do the talking sweetie, you help keep her quiet."

They were announced by a squire and escorted into the main hall, basket in tow. After the routine greetings and proper decorum, something his mother rarely participated in, she adopted a casual manner Finn was more familiar with.

"Someone left a baby on my doorstep in the middle of the night." Leenan gestured to the basket Finn held. "All the note had was the name Piper." All blatant lies, but certainly a more palatable story than the truth. The king excitedly clapped and his attendant cleared his throat.

"The king adores babies." The attendant said in a clear voice. "You may bring the child forward." Finn instinctually held the basket closer. His mother gave him a gentle nudge and Finn stumbled towards the king. The king pulled her out of the bundle and held her up, her bonnet now off her head and dangling against her back. She yawned, but otherwise remained asleep. The king sighed, a little disappointed, and babbled nonsense at the child before making his decision. "The king decrees the child to not be suitably chunky enough to earn a seven, and points were lost for not waking to greet his royal majesty, six out of ten. " The king gave the baby a large smooch to the forehead. "Thou art now an official citizen of Cailburry, so sayeth the king." Finn held his breath, ready to defend his case. "We will contact you if someone comes forward asking about a child. Report back to court with the child in two weeks."

"Thank you, your majesty." Leenan gave a shallow curtsy and guided Finn out of the palace as soon as Piper was returned to them. "Not as scary as you thought, hunh?" Leenan ruffled his hair. "If her rank increases in our care, you'll have a stronger voice as to where she goes."

"A SIX!?" Finn looked at the sleeping baby outraged. "We came here to get her appraised and he only gave her a six?"

"A six isn't too bad, you got a five on your first meeting with the king." Leenan sympathized with her son's outrage, but this was just the way things were. "The king likes happy babies with rolls and a full head of hair. Sleeping through the meeting isn't the worst thing a baby could do. You screamed your little head off through the whole thing until I held you again." She hugged him from the side. "A lower rank just means it'll be easier to prove we know what we're doing.

"Yeah, well he smells like maple syrup and cheese; and he got it on Piper's forehead." He wet his thumb with his tongue and tried to rub off the syrup residue. "Honestly where does he get off judging people's babies?"

"The princess was a one when she was first born." Leenan explained and Finn nearly choked laughing. "Then, by one month, he declared her a ten. It became tradition after that. Like I said, six isn't bad."

#warrior u #harvfinn #fanfic #little finnharv things

[terribleoldwhitemen]

Vinick & Bruno, requested by me

#tww #the west wing #bruno gianelli #arnold vinick #twwedit #originals #vb #gifs #listen. LISTEN. ignore the sound of aluminum foil unrolling #no i'm not making myself a tin hat what do you mean #anyway. the vinick and bruno dynamic is simply about #a veteran strategist jaded by his experiences and looking for a Different Way #a stubborn career politician slowly coming to rely on and trust an outsider #it's about bruno thinking he's seen it all and vinick still surprising him #it's about fighting tooth and nail to make a man the leader of the free world and the way that that will change you #it's about sheila telling vinick 'i made a promise to put you in office' and falling on her own sword #and bruno leaning forward and saying 'you could put this country back together' #it's about vinick continually picking the pragmatic over the righteous all the way to the end; right up until it doesn't matter anymore #or maybe when it matters most #and at the last choosing honor in defeat #(when the fall is all that's left etc) #simply my friends it is about fealty. #/tin hat doffed

[kitkatpancakestack]

First of all, the audacity of 911. Because my feelings about Joni and River? Cannot be sufficiently articulated. Pairing that song with Eddie Diaz? Just an overwhelming cascade of emotions.

Probably on any other show, I would just roll my eyes at using River in a Christmas ep. (Tell me you don't get this song without telling me you don't get this song.)

But the high-key geniuses of the 911 music team? Once those minor-key-Jingle-Bells started, during what was essentially a hopeful moment? The reveal of the 118 throwing the temporarily homeless families a Christmas party? Oh? Oh... This is what we're doing? Oh boy... We're in it now huh?

He tried hard to help me, you know he put me at ease | I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad. Now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had...The way this is BOTH of them? And then the added dimension of the Taylor of it all and knowing Buck is going to be the one to end it? Galaxy brain shit.

Also you cannot tell me that in moments of melancholy — which, this is Eddie Diaz we're talking about so there are...a lot of those moments — when Chris is asleep, you cannot tell me Eddie doesn't close the door to his depressing, beige bedroom, put on his little headphones and wallow in Blue.

Don't tell me Eddie doesn't listen to the epic yearning in A Case of You and cry about Evan Buckley...

Basically, I have headcanoned for a while that Eddie Diaz secretly loves Joni Mitchell and I am feeling extremely validated. (Forcing himself to be straight Eddie will love Joni in secret. Queer Eddie? Will cry unapologetically when he plays it for Buck and explains what each song has meant to him. And Chris when he's old enough to get it.)

Happy Sunday morning! You get ramblings about Joni and Eddie in your inbox. (In my defense you started it...)

@yramesoruniverse you? Coming into my inbox? To talk about Eddie Diaz and Joni Mitchell? Did Christmas come early?

Lol, jokes aside, it absolutely was an insane choice! And in the hands of 9-1-1 I immediately perked up bc of course it means something, the music department never misses. And as soon as it starts you just get the oh fuck what's about to happen feeling and that was such a rockstar move. I'm screaming. Also my tin hat may be on a little too tight but the fact that it was a cover, that it was a man singing the cover, felt pointed? Idk idk there's something to it I think.

Eddie + loving Joni Mitchell is my new favorite hc and I'm flinging myself off a cliff at the thought of him curled on his side in bed listening to Blue and just sinking. Jesus.

I cannot believe you've been in your Eddie Diaz/Joni Mitchell feels for so long and are just now bringing it up. Smh. I could have been wallowing in your beautiful Headcanons.

Anyway. This show is unhinged, they make Choices, etc etc. March my beloathed why are you so far away.

#it's answering asks hours #yramesoruniverse #came out swinging like always #eddie + joni mitchell #9 1 1 and music choices

[just-pineapple-responses]

Just curious, how many shower thought (response) blogs are there? I just dived into this side of tumblr (not gonna make any posts its fun to read though) and I'm already losing my mind

Well there is

The. Literal. Sun.

Plasma...

S p a c e

ALL HAIL THE LIGHT

The void. It shall consume ALL.

A typewriter incase anyone wants to write their will before they die

Also some ink, not related to the typewriter

Also some words, I wonder who'll use them

A hat with no maker and a maker with no hat

The pen is mightier than the sword. It just so happens that this one is evil. Luckily I can summon multiple

Anyone order some coffee?

Ooo, an author

The literal embodiment if of fanart

A fork, nom noms

B҉ r҉ o҉ k҉ e҉ n҉ 

Soap

Soap(for hair)

Toothpaste

🄵🄰🅄🄲🄴🅃

Towel

Bath mat

Washcloth

Bathtub

Bathwater

𝔹𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕓𝕠𝕞𝕓

Bubblebath!

One (1) bath boi

Some M͓̽o͓̽l͓̽d͓̽ (anybody got some strong disinfectant?)

Nvm, the mold has already caused a plague (gettit?) (although user misspelled it)

Nevermind, there's already a parasite here

Mirror

Door!!!

Some curtains

A denim jacket

Blackout

Rainbow

✨ Magic ✨

*Tree poses to assert dominance*

Coconut

(obviously me)

I think popeye dropped a tin of spinch and it became sentient?

Tost

Hummus. dip tost?

Criss Cross applesauce

Wibbly wobbly Wibbly wobbly jellyo

Mmmm océan s o u p

Some poison, a great addition for my soup

Smol bean

Potat

Shower magpie who I haven't seen in a while

Bird (brain)

Frog(×2:Electric Boogaloo)

An axolotl!

Ferret

*looks at smudged writing on hand. Squints. * a raccoon

Stinky bastard man (I just had to put the two next to each other)

Rat.

Becometh crab 🦀 (x2: Electric Boogaloo)

Nya~

Edgy Nya~

Tripod of dog

Brain

Nina i found one of your neurons (if you understand this reference, good job you)

A rotted brain, keep it away before it infects us all, I only have 2 braincells left

Did... Did someone drop their spinal cord?

The almighty binch

The titanic

Narrator

Water based introspection

Existential crisis

Dumbass

Also a pacifier (get it because they're also called dummies and their name is dummy)

A foolish thought to say a sorry sight join the shower community (as you can tell we did Shakespeare in English so many times i pretty much can recite everything lady macbeth said)

ADHD

Ominous

Anonymous

Anxious 🥺👉👈

Some edgy bastard

A person of culture I see (although obsessed with tweed for some reason)

1 Dapper boi

Sarcastic

nice

All smiles and sunshine

HAPPY! (why isn't there yellow 😔)

Affection (Derogatory) (I'm sorry I just felt like it)

~Petty~

Idiot

Disaster

Chaos and Order

Comebacks

'vanishing'

Defences

Threatened

Op is on drugs

All the F s

And F-general

Get out of the shower

Shower responses

Dry

The horny and the simp

Shower sins

Thower shoughts

I take quick showers

Shower thots

Last responder *countdown music*

You have shower thoughts?

Your shower thoughts are stupid

Wtf shower thoughts

Another shower responder

MORE

Just shower responses... responses

Response shower

NO SHOWER! only thought (×3)

Mmm, showery

Penny for your thoughts?

Hello darkness my old friend...

Llawyer

Beepbeep

Prussia

Haywire!!!

furry OwO

A Pigeon got in through the door, who left it open?

I'm feeling devious

You're looking glamorous, let's get mischievous, and polyamorous

Gay is stored in the ass

Gay

Trans

*opens door and walks through with you exaggeratedly* Fellas we got the whole LGBTQIA+ community right here

Enby

Hahaha gender go brrr

Lesbian

Lesbian-thot

Lust

Someone who thinks it funny to clown around

Joker (derogatory)

Haha straight

Dead inside

Some supervillain idk

News. Literally a shower news style responses

r

I cannot believe that I forgot Her Greatest Majesty, the Queen. All Hail Royal

Isaac newton?

M megamind?

Fiftieth

Crackhead

Some Phoenix Wright kinnie

What is a Dean Winchester and why does he have a tentacle fetish?

Well well well, if it ain't a homestuckian

Did someone kill/rob The Doctor or something, their TARDIS was left behind and its blocking my pretzels that I left in the shower

Mined crafts uwu

Well well well, if it ain't- *accidentally makes eye contact and is then killed by some unknown shadowy creature holding what seems to be some sort of cube of dirt*

GOTTA GO FAST

Mishamishamishamishamishamishamisha

Gen Z and ready to throw hands with OP

Not puki

Nom noms

Dip dap

Kensa

B͓̽u͓̽n͓̽g͓̽e͓̽r͓̽ ..........

Someone broke their space bar or something

It's time to d-d-d-d-d-dshower

The magical deity of sleepovers

DON'T FALL ASLEEP. NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL YOU-

The muffin man genuinely left drury Lane for this

Txmblr

Moonlit nights on a winters day, stars glimmering gently

A child?

🟥

The fae. Just all of them. Every single one.

Crocus? (What on earth does that mean)

*sings* baba blacksheep have you any wool? Because if not you will be killed (this fits the tune perfectly. If not I have failed in everything)

The theatre itself is here... Somehow

Ahoy-hoy

boo

REEEE- *epic geometry dash gameplay to DanTDM's old intro music*

Yardale, not to be mistaken for riverdale and differs to lawn ale or front porch ale or even meter ale

I'll finish this list later

It's gonna be a long one folks

I'm including a ones that haven't spoken since ages ago because

Boy howdy there's new ones tell me who I'm missing now

Please stop thank you very much this is too many i keep having to add to this any new responder must kill a responder to continue the purge shall claim y'all as I will win i recently started watching Danganronpa

Seriously though everyone after mirror must have a battle royale it's too much i doubt all of you will even last longer than today also happy birthday me -dated:28th- do you even realise what sort of commitment you've made to sell pieces of your soul for entertainment and ability to make such epic retorts each and every post?! I sacrifice many souls DAILY to be throwing such bangers into this stuff y'know?

We have a tap guys we can finally wash our hands of all the blood of our enemies

Seriously though who left the door open I don't want a Pigeon pecking at me (the mishapocalypse got them lol)

So many responders so little time before the end of the world

If I'm missing someone please tell me very thank

There are not enough colours for me to assign a different one to each person 😔 also, wtf is on there twice on purpose

WorldHealthOrganisation IS MISSING (note: you may have a joke in place of name or under a category of names)

So there's lore without me?

ALL HAIL THE LIGHT *moth noises*

Okay now there's alternate timeline versions of responders for the benefit of myself they ain't going on the list bud

There is an incorrect role play blog quotes blog and I am crying. Not of laughter. Just wiuwhdhsjhshjxjabjsjdhdjsj

If any new people join I will go back to causing shower wars for the sake of killing you all I'm done I have snapped my laptop is updating 3 times in a row

I will commit crimes.

Does being a shower responder or role-playing seem encouraging to people to join this "community"? Because I'm pretty sure it's the latter

#ShowerThoughts blogs #Asks #As you can see I'm trying to organise in order of inanimate to animal to concepts to water else #*whatever else #And now rp blogs wow

[michelemoutons]

and at last, the post that maybe three people maximum have been waiting for...

em's comfort retro rally videos: a masterlist!

in a much-needed return to this blog's roots, and as an antidote to all motorsport- and life-related chaos, i now present to you: the first edition of em's favorite retro rally videos!

general disclaimer/info: these videos mainly come from the group B era of the world rally championship (wrc), which generally speaking was in the '80s. i am only human, so expect a lot of bias toward my personal favorites...which will become very apparent as you read this list hehe. also i'm not even gonna pretend to be an expert on this or anything. a lot of these are literally just based on Vibes

table of contents

i. my top 5 rally coverage videos

mainly coverage for television, recorded on VHS and uploaded to YouTube by some truly incredible people

ii. honorable mentions

not rally coverage, but retro rally videos nevertheless

often documentaries, mini-doc features, interviews

for all videos, i have indicated the language (most are in english fyi); if any links fail or videos disappear, send me an ask or DM and i'll remove the culprit/find an alternative link.

and now, onward!

(TW for occasional flash photography in many of the night sequences of the videos, as well as a gif included in this post)

i. my top 5 rally coverage videos

in which my bias toward audi sport, mouton/pons, mikkola, toivonen, and vatanen are put on blast for all to see 🥴 i am not an expert in anything i am just very good at research and a whore for aud—[SNIPED]. for the sake of brevity, i narrowed my favorites down to 5. maybe another time i will share all the rest!

also, a general note about the commentary: sometimes, the commentary around michèle and fabrizia can get... weird. keep in mind, they were the most prominent female team partnership around that time, and the first to nearly clinch a wrc wdc, and to modern ears, the commentators really didn't know how to act around them. personally, it wasn't horrible for me, i just ignored the weirder bits, but i understand if others might find it off-putting. also for the sake of your sanity don't read the comments.

5. Rally of the 1000 Lakes, 1984 | finland

link: overall coverage (eng)

podium: vatanen/alén/toivonen (full final results)

comments: this was definitely a rally for most of audi sport's drivers to forget: bar stig blomqvist, who came quite close to the podium finishers with a 4:14:01 to henri toivonen's 4:12:57! both hannu mikkola and michèle mouton had to retire from the race, which may lead you to wonder: why does this rank among my favorites? well, it's always fun to watch group b rally cars sailing through the air against picturesque scenery, and this video also contains an intriguing (at least for me!) look at the scrutineering process, with drivers at their most casual.

owie :( they were fine though!

4. Lombard RAC Rally, 1981 | britain

link: overall coverage (eng)

podium: mikkola/vatanen/blomqvist (full final results)

comments: hannu winning by 11 whole minutes even after rolling his car in the middle of the forest is actual legend behavior! anyway this was michèle's first wrc outing in britain, and even though she and fabrizia had to retire, they still did quite well, consistently running high in the leaderboards after the first few stages. and that's considering the fact that michèle had a bad cold for much of the rally and had to ask fabrizia to drive the car to service park for her at one point bc she was so tired. which fabrizia did... with a pencil in her mouth. lot of big names in one video—also, jean todt makes an appearance as a co-driver!

shamelessly poached off of one of my text post edits

3. Marlboro Safari Rally, 1983 | kenya

link: overall coverage (eng)

podium: vatanen/mikkola/mouton (full final results)

comments: ok can i just say how stunning the video presentation is?? the opening sequence is just!!! the shots of the wildlife! the sprinting giraffes! wow! anyway the visual of drivers in deck chairs just tickles me for no reason, and michèle please tell me what you ask for at the hairdresser's and also where you got that orange blouse (this is obviously not just specific to this rally, she always eats and leaves no crumbs). this was michèle's first entry and only finish in kenya (and of course it was a podium mwah). it was also her last wrc entry in the A1 quattro, as she switched to the A2 for the rest of her program in the '83 season. also this is one of my favorite podium pictures ever.

lksdjffnnkd there's almost too much to unpack... fabrizia somehow surviving in high waist jeans in a hot car... michèle's do-it-yourself shorts... this podium picture was the subject of a very frantic video chat conversation between myself and a friend at 2am a few months ago

2. Rallye de Portugal, 1982 | portugal

links: short recap (eng) | overall coverage 1, stuck in the middle of two other rallies. timestamps in descrip. (eng) | overall coverage 2, very vibey with cool music (ita... also peep walter röhrl speaking italian)

podium: mouton/eklund/wittmann (full final results)

comments: GOD I LOVE THIS ONE SO MUCH AAAA! michèle's first podium of '82 being a win? this rally being the one where there's footage of her going shopping with fabrizia afterward? (more on that later) them winning by 13 whole minutes? and that's not even considering THEE most poetic victory ceremony of all time! in fact let me talk about that bc the racing and the win aside, that's why it's so high up on my list! literally poetic cinema! it's night, they're standing on top of the car and floodlit and surrounded by cheering crowds but they may as well be the only ones there in their own little world, laughing at each other and barely even having to look to each other when they're raising their hands—like god! shut up! we get it you're besties 😭

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and now... last but certainly never least...

1. Lombard RAC Rally, 1982 | britain

link: overall coverage (eng)

podium: mikkola/mouton/toivonen (full final results)

comments: firstly, if you were to ask me about my dream podium, this would be it. hands down, across all series of motorsport, my comfort podium would be hannu, michèle, and henri in any order. (there's such a cute picture of them from this rally on pinterest, standing in order on a staircase. henri is not looking at the camera because he is laughing at something michèle is saying and it's such a Vibe but i cannot find it wah). the battle for second between michèle and henri ran down to literally the last stage, and their times are separated by seconds, which is just wild to me. the context of this rally deserves another post, which i honestly don’t have the energy to make rn, but just take my word for it that it threatens to destroy me if i think about it too hard! anyway this is just such an awesome rally and i’ve watched this video so many times haha

i love this rally so much that i actually had a character in a story i was writing attend the ceremony captured in this picture as a small child and made it a formative moment in her life. no, there is nothing wrong with me.

ii. honorable mentions

(is it obvious who my faves are? yikes)

'Group B - Avec Michele Mouton' (eng) - taken from a longer feature presentation about group b, a segment specifically about michèle. a friend once described its vibes as ‘a synth wave edit of an 80s anime set in a cyberpunk world about racing’

'1983 Audi Sport National Rally with Michele Mouton' (eng) - in which michèle takes journalist sue baker as a co-driver for a spin in an A1 and a rally win. fun behind-the-scenes video

'Intervista a Fabrizia Pons, la Regina delle Note' 1, 2, 3 (ita) - very thorough interview which is mostly fabrizia telling all sorts of stories, including the very entertaining story of how she found out she was going to be michèle’s co-driver. also what a badass title

'2008 Otago International Classic Rally' (eng) - THE BESTIES REUNITE THE BESTIES REUNITE!!! michèle and fabrizia reunite for a rally that fabrizia convinced michèle to join, they suffer some problems but there are plenty of wholesome bestie moments to be had

'Michele Mouton hurls Group B Audi Quattro up Goodwood hill' (eng) - i mean, self explanatory. the sound of the chirping tires? asmr could never. very short watch if you want a quick pick-me-up

'1990 Louise Aitken-Walker feature' (eng) - a video featuring a female rally driver from scotland and her point-scoring run at the rallye monte -carlo. i am convinced that louise was john finnemore’s inspiration or at least an influence for the character of linda fairbairn. no my hat is not made of tin foil what are you talking about

hannu rocketing around michigan back in 2017 (eng)

hannu flying around goodwood in 2015 (eng)

sometimes i listen to fabrizia's recent onboards (yes, she's still at it!) and this one is one of my favorites, from 2016 (ita)

[barnesandrogersfanfics]

Unexpected Arrival - 3

Pairing: Eventual Bucky x Reader, Possible Steve x Reader

Summary: As if working with the Avengers wasn't exciting enough.... an unexpected visitor is about to change your life forever.

A/N: Just a bit of filler chapter while i work on the next part.

After taking a shower i dressed in  sweatpants and an old tshirt that Nat had packed for me.... she'd even packed my slippers! Once i was done we had a slow walk back to my room, my arm hooked in Nat's for extra support.

"My god it hurts to walk Nat!" I moaned with each little step i took.

"Well you did just squeeze a baby out of you, that ain't gonna tickle"

"Your’re right about that! I thought i was being torn apart. After everything we've been through.... giving birth is by far the scariest and most painful thing i have ever felt in my life!" I told her truthfully "i'd take a bullet over doing that again"

"You’re up! How you doing?" Steve asked appearing from around the corner.

"Im up.... struggling to make it back to my room" i replied rolling my eyes.

Steve walked over and gently picked me up "problem solved" he smiled down at me and walked the rest of the way.

"I could've made it you know?" I had to point out, even if it would have taken me a while!

"I know but this was quicker" he said opening the door to my room and placing me in the bed.

"Are you okay!?" Bucky asked looking panicked when Steve came in carrying me.

"Im fine. Was just taking me a while to walk back so Steve decided to carry me"

"Why.... are you in pain still?"

"Just a bit delicate after pushing a baby out of me you know" i shrugged before getting back in the bed.

"I should probably feed her"

"Right thats our cue" Nat got up "you call if you need anything okay?"

"I will, hey could you ask Bruce when i can go back to my room? I hate it in here"

"Sure sweetie"

"I'll check in later" Steve said before kissing the top of my head and following Nat out. Bucky stood up and carefully handed the baby to me "i'll give you some privacy...."

"You can stay Buck its okay" i shrugged as i got the baby into position and waited for her to latch on to my breast. I used the blanket she was wrapped in to cover myself so i wasn't exposed to anyone who might walk in.

"So, i was thinking we could name her after my mom?" I said looking down at my tiny baby girl.

"Okay..... what was your moms name?"

"Evelyn, i know thats a bit out dated so i was thinking Evie? They used to call my mom Evie" i explained with a shrug "she would have loved to meet her"

"I think thats perfect Doll, Evie it is"

"Our little Evie Barnes"

"You’re giving her my name?" Bucky asked sounding surprised.

"Of course.... she's your daughter Bucky. Did you not want that?...."

"No i do! I just...." he stopped and shook his head "it means a lot to me Y/N" Bucky looked up at me with teary eyes but the biggest smile plastered on his face.

"Oh shit, can you stop them coming in here while i make myself decent!" I said quickly seeing Tony and Bruce heading our way. Bucky got up and opened the door "just give her a minute shes feeding Evie"

"Oh for the love of god, we've seen your most intimate lady parts already get over it! Its a boob" Tony rolled his eyes and carried on into the room.

"Don't remind me! Im embarrassed enough!" I muttered covering myself up and gently rubbing Evie's back.

"What are you still doing down here anyway? Didn't think baby's would be your kinda thing tin man" Tony said looking at Bucky with a raised eyebrow.

"Tony....." i said in a warning tone.

"Oh wait a dang minute.... don't tell me you the baby daddy?"

"Can i hit him?" Bucky asked me sitting on the bottom of my bed.

"No! you boys need to behave"

"Well look at you, you already sound like a mom" Tony teased "so i got a few things for our girl here, some clothes, diapers, stuff i have no clue what it is but i was assured we need it with a newborn" Tony held up the bags that he was carrying.

"Thank you so much Tony, at last we can put some clothes on you baby girl" i smiled down at her. The guys started going through the bags finding what we needed as i laid Evie on the bed in front of me unwrapping the yellow blanket.

Tony handed me a tiny diaper looking a little confused at how it went on.

While i was fixing the tabs on the diaper the guys were finding an outfit for her to be dressed in.

"Buck pass me one of those bodysuits would you?" I pointed to them sitting beside his leg. He passed it over and i carefully dressed Evie in that " oh my god i feel like I'm gonna break her, shes so tiny!"

"You’re doing fine doll" Bucky said smiling proudly "here this is cute" he added handing over a pink and white sleep suit and pink hat.

I carefully finished dressing Evie and settled her in my arms, she was soon sleeping soundly making the cutest little noises.

"She looks so cozy now" i said gently stroking her cheek "I still cant believe shes real.... we have a baby Buck!" I said quietly to him, he came and sat next to me on the bed draping his arm around my shoulders pulling me close and placing a kiss to my temple "thank you so much for giving me the perfect daughter" he said so only i would hear.

"Lets get a family photo while you’re together" Tony said pulling his phone out his pocket.

"Tony i look like crap cant this wait?" I moaned rolling my eyes.

"It has to be now it captures the moment!"

"Doll you look perfect" Bucky gave me his heart breaker smile and pulled me closer so Tony could take the photo.

"Thats perfect guys! Well i'll leave this stuff here for you and let you get some rest"

"Tony thank you for everything you did today. You'd make an awesome midwife if you ever fancy a career change"

"Thanks kid!" He chuckled coming over and placing a kiss on my forehead "i love you. Now get some sleep" he said then pressed a kiss to Evie's tiny head "sweet dreams baby girl. God i love that baby smell!" He said as he walked out. 

"Get some rest you guys, Y/N you'll be able to go back to your room tomorrow. I just want to monitor you a bit longer" Bruce said before following Tony out of the room.

"I should go too...." Bucky started to say and got up from the bed but i found myself reaching for his hand.

"Will you stay with us? I don't wanna be alone right now Buck"

"Sure" he nodded and climbed back in beside me with his arm around me, Evie was fast asleep against my chest.

"You know, we still need to tell the rest of the team?" I said quietly.

"Don't remind me, Sam is going to be a nightmare when he finds out i got you pregnant"

"You know you’re the one thats telling them right? I told the others its your turn now" i said chuckling when a groan left his mouth.

When i woke up the following morning i was cuddled up against Bucky's chest, his metal arm holding me close. I looked up at him and Evie was laying against his chest with his flesh hand gently on her back holding her in place, his eyes were closed and he looked so peaceful.

"Morning doll" he mumbled making me jump and let out a nervous giggle.

"Morning Buck. I thought you were sleeping"

"Nah, Just resting my eyes"

"Did she sleep okay?" I asked running my finger over her cheek.

"Yeah, takes after her mom apparently" he smirked. I did love my sleep.

"Thats good, lets hope it stays that way because I'm not gonna cope without my sleep Buck" i laughed at the thought, everyone knew how grumpy i could be when my sleep was interrupted.

"Its a good job i don't sleep much then isn't it" he teased.

"Im sure we'll cope together".

"Im sure we will doll, we've got this" he said placing a kiss on the top of my head.

"Can we go back to my room yet, i hate it in here"

"I'll go find Bruce and make sure its okay, here you take Evie..... i'll be right back".

Bucky stood up after placing Evie in my arms and stretched letting out a moan as his bones cracked in various places "that felt good" he laughed before walking out.

"Your daddy is gonna be the death of me baby girl i swear to god" i said quietly shaking my head, i had it bad for that man and he was clueless!

#bucky barnes #bucky x reader #winter soldier #bucky fanfic #bucky imagine #bucky x you #sebastian stan #natasha romanoff #unexpectedarrival #steve x reader

[airy-fairy-sparkles]

f. r. i. e. n. d. s zodiac signs

🛍️ rachel green // libra

♡ “I may cry, but they are not tears of sadness or of anger, but just of me having this discussion with you.”

♡ “I make very bad decisions!”

♡ “I'm so happy and not at all jealous.”

♡ “Girls tend not to like me.”

♡ “He's so pretty, I want to cry.”

♡ “No uterus, no opinion.”

♡ “You decorate dad’s office and now you’re a decorator? Okay, I went to the zoo yesterday and now I’m a koala bear.”

♡ “Being alone sucks!”

♡ “You know what I figure, if I can do laundry, there's nothing I can't do.”

♡ “It's like all my life everyone's told me, 'you're a shoe! You're a shoe! You're a shoe!' Well, what if I don't want to be a shoe? What if I wanna be a purse or a hat?”

♡ “Well, maybe I don’t need your money. Wait. I said maybe.”

🍪 monica geller // virgo

♡ “Now, I need you to be careful and efficient. And remember: If I am harsh with you, it's only because you're doing it wrong.”

♡ “OK, just to be clear, comedy with the plates will not be well-received.”

♡ “Why didn't you make a copy and keep it in a fireproof box and keep it at least a hundred yards from the original?”

♡ “Here's the last of your boxes. I'm just going to label it 'What were you thinking?'”

♡ “We better stick to the routine; we don't want to look stupid.”

♡ “Welcome to the real world. It sucks. You’re gonna love it!”

♡ “I know!”

♡ “We're supposed to start having fun in 15 minutes.”

♡ “Get out and stop annoying me.”

♡ “You didn't sit on my kit-kats did you?”

♡ “I know you all hate me, and i'm sorry, but i don't care.”

👽 phoebe buffay // aquarius

♡ “If you want to receive emails about my upcoming shows, please give me money so I can buy a computer.”

♡ “I never got to be in a club. I didn’t go to high school. But three of us would meet behind a dumpster to learn French. Bonjour.”

♡ “You have to get off the plane. Something is wrong with the left phalange.”

♡ “If it’s a girl, Phoebe, naturally. And if it’s a boy, Phoebo.”

♡ “That’s ‘p’ as in ‘Phoebe,’ ‘h’ as in ‘heobe,’ ‘o’ as in ‘oebe,’ ‘e’ as in ‘ebe,’ ‘b’ as in ‘bebe’ and ‘e’ as in ’ello there, mate.’”

♡ Joey: “Have you told him how you feel?”

Phoebe: “Yes. Not out loud.”

♡ Phoebe: “Something just brushed up against my right leg."

Monica: “What is it?”

Phoebe: “Oh, it’s OK. It was just my left leg.”

♡ “When I was growing up, I didn't have a normal mom and dad or a regular family like everybody else. And I always knew that something was missing. But now I'm standing here today knowing that I have everything I'm ever gonna need. You are my family.”

🦖 ross geller // cancer

♡ “PIVOT!!”

♡ “Once, I got dumped during sex!”

♡ “Why do bad things happen to good people?”

♡ “Unagi is a state of total awareness. Only by achieving true unagi.. can you be prepared for any danger that may befall you.”

♡ “I tell you, when I actually die, some people are gonna get seriously haunted.”

♡ “If you ever hurt my little sister, if you ever cause her any unhappiness of any kind, I will hunt you down and Kick your ass!!”

♡ “That sandwich was the only good thing in my life and someone ate it. Someone ate the only good thing in my life.”

♡ “You’re over me? When were you... under me?”

♡ “That was funny. Painfully funny. No, wait. Just painful.”

♡ “WE WERE ON A BREAK!”

♡ “They're still not coming on, man! And the lotion and the powder have made a paste!”

😂 chandler bing // capricorn

♡ “Until I was 25, I thought that the only response to ‘I love you’ was ‘Oh, crap!’”

♡ “I’m not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”

♡ “Alright, I took the quiz. And it turns out I do put my career before men.”

♡ “I'm hopeless and awkward and desperate for love.”

♡ “I loath myself.”

♡ “So it seems like this internet thing is here to stay, huh?”

♡ “We swallow our feelings. Even if it means we're unhappy forever. Sound good?”

♡ “You know, i think i don't care.”

♡ “Nice camouflage. For a minute, i almost didn't see you.”

♡ “Oh, that makes me feel so warm in my hollow tin chest.”

♡ “I've had a very long, hard day.”

🍕 joey tribbiani // taurus

♡ “Well, the fridge broke, so I had to eat everything.”

♡ “I like it. What’s not to like? Custard? Good. Jam? Good. Meat? Good.”

♡ “SEX. no. FOOD. no. SEX. FOOD. SEX. I don't know, oh God, I WANT BOTH! I want girls on bread!”

♡ “How you doin’?”

♡ “It is a love based on giving and receiving as well as having and sharing. And the love that they give and have is shared and received. And through this having and giving and sharing and receiving, we too can share and love and have and receive.”

♡ “Joey doesn't share food.”

♡ “That’s right, I stepped up! She’s my friend and she needed help. If I had to, I’d pee on any one of you!”

#friends #rachel green #monica geller #phoebe buffay #ross geller #chandler bing #joey tribbiani #f. r. i. e. n. d. s

[galleywinter]

I have nothing to say other than that I am enjoying the hell out of all of this! I see so many canon/OC writers get knocked for being Mary Sues/SIs, it's nice to see someone going 'fuck the haters' and just having fun with it. I'm working on a similar sort of project for NaNoWriMo, and this has been very encouraging to my own work ethic! --vv, formerly padfootprohibited

I hope you don’t mind that I’m answering this publicly. I just really felt the need to speak to some of this. Buckle up. This got kind of long.

I am so glad and so grateful that you’re enjoying it. I started writing this for me (and I’ll talk about that more in a minute), but I’m still a creator; feedback is my lifeblood. Knowing that people are loving it and enjoying it is thrilling and exciting and keeps me motivated more than you know.

So, Camdyn. I’ve talked before about how she came to be, but I’ll happily repeat myself. I started playing WoW almost 10 years ago. My very first toon (and longtime main) was a Draenei paladin. I enjoyed her immensely - and still do - but I wanted to explore more what Azeroth was like. I’m a theatre major, and I’ve RPed before via journal RPs and RPGs and the like, so I wanted to try RP. But I knew nothing about how to RP in an MMO, much less how to RP in WoW. So I spent months, literal months, researching. I researched what the community-at-large felt was good RP, what they thought was bad RP, what was acceptable, and what was faux pas. I did research on the community itself. If it was an RP element, I researched it.

I knew I was enjoying both the gameplay and the generalized lore of paladins, so I knew I wanted to roll a paladin. I also knew I wanted to roll a human because they have such a different relationship to the Light from draenei, and what I had seen of that through characters like Uther and Tirion and Bolvar intrigued me. I knew I wanted to roll female, well, because I am, and if you give me a choice, I’m usually going to roll a female. So I had these things, and I had my research of what was considered good, bad, and in between, and I started building a timeline for the universe (this was still roughly a decade before Chronicles, and their timeline was a hot mess of tangled string, spit, duct tape, and exposed wire). Once I had that in place, I was able to flesh her out and give her a backstory. So then I had my research, a concept, a timeline, and a backstory.

But there was still one problem.

All of my research had told me that players who wanted an IC romantic relationship wouldn’t accept either an IC or OOC no for an answer. So I built her from the ground up with an excuse: she had a (very) one-sided crush on her king, with whom she had only ever had peripheral contact. It kept her “unavailable” without breaking any “rules” on what was acceptable about an OC and an NPC.

And then Legion and its stupidity happened. In the lead-up, I knew it was possible. Likely, even. (I’m a huge spoiler-hound.) But I also had hope there would be something that they would give us. In fact, my favored tin-foil hat theory is what I’m going with as canon for A Prayer. But I digress. I had hope that they wouldn’t kill him, but each day it dwindled. I did finally tell my best friend in the weeks leading up to launch that if they did it, I was going to say fuck it all and just give Cam her Pretty Pretty Princess story that Camdyn had desperately wanted (despite my continued refusals to give it to her) since she was incepted.

And then Blizzard did the thing.

And I was angry and hurt and pissed because through Camdyn’s love for Varian and all my years playing her, I’d gone from someone who thought he was a pretty cool, alright dude to someone who loved him, too (though not like she does. that would be weird.). And then I promptly flipped Blizzard the middle finger and started writing.

Or at least I started thinking about writing. Because, if I did this, Camdyn would be breaking all the rules. She would suddenly canonically do things like take down Arthas and fight through the Broken Shore. She was going to be in an actual romance with an NPC. These are things that you do. not. do. And here she would be, doing them.

It was really a perfect storm of agitation and bitching and encouragement with @eleneripenneth, @shadowphoenixrider, and @voljinsspear that led me to take the leap of faith and write the first actual seeds of what became A Prayer. Truth be told, I still get nervous writing about Camdyn. I’ve been highly, amazingly lucky - not one single person has called her a Mary Sue or a self-insert. Not one person has told me that she’s a bad character or that they don’t like the romance I’m working on. Quite the opposite, in fact. I have so many people telling me they love her because she’s realistic. I have die-hard Horde players who are fawning over Cam and Varian and trying to smash their faces together going “JUST KISSSSS”. I have die-hard Horde players who have told me how much I’ve made them like Varian.

But that doesn’t stop some of my anxiety about Camdyn being a “Bad RP character” from creeping in. That’s getting amazingly less the longer I write within the universe, but it’s still there, even if only a little.

And then I have to remind myself she may be a bad RP character, but this isn’t RP anymore, and she’s a great OC.

And then I get wonderful comments like this, and it makes me so grateful my girlfriends encouraged me to go ahead and do this. So when I say this is my lifeblood, I mean it. Especially for this story. Knowing people are out there and reading it is what keeps me writing it.

So this was a very long-winded way to say: thank you.

#verilyvarian #Galley answers stuff

[punkscowardschampions]

Tess & Ali

Tess: I need you to look after your brother this afternoon. A few hours max. Ali: Can't Bea and Fraze do it? Where's Ro? Tess: They could but I'm asking you. Ro can help if you insist Ali: Fine, how long do I have to get back Tess: How long do you need? Ali: An hour should do it Tess: You've got 30 minutes Tess: Nowhere you should be takes longer than that Ali: I mean, you're the one asking me, mama Ali: leave the key in the plant pot if you must, I wouldn't trust him unattended personally but Tess: You and I both know I'm not asking, Ali. Tess: Be home in 30 minutes or less if you know what's good for you Tess: I can't leave until you show up Ali: I'll bike as fast as my little legs can carry me Ali: Sir yes Sir! Tess: Get your girlfriend to give you a lift if you're that far from home Tess: She can come in, she knows she's welcome Ali: About that Ali: I've gone solo ✌ Tess: Alright Tess: Anything we need to talk about? Ali: How to get rid of a body? Tess: Good one Ali: Thank you thank you very much Tess: Ain't mad you're single, but I did like her Ali: Aww, she liked you too, dollface Ali: Single, mingling, living the dream Tess: You'd bike faster if you stopped taking the piss Ali: ain't how I was raised babe Tess: Not your babe Ali: I get it, you only got eyes for Marlene Ali: bit rude but there we go Tess: You've done worse, kid Tess: Weren't gonna have eyes for Ronan, was I Ali: Its the shit ink, ain't it? Ali: Art snob 😉 Tess: 'Course Tess: What other complaints could a mother, or self respecting woman, have, like Ali: are you accusing me of having no self-respect? Ali: i'll have you know i think very highly of myself Ali: too highly if you ask my teachers Tess: Hence you had your own complaints about him Tess: Your da is gonna wanna give you a chat now you're single again, hurry home so you don't miss that, yeah? Ali: maybe I'll bring my new squeeze to meet the parents Ali: shut him up, have you pining, polishing a picture of Lene like Tess: You reckoned you were solo a minute ago Tess: How long's this ride home? Ali: You know Ali: I work fast Tess: Anyone I'm gonna to need to run checks on? Tess: Or do more than stare daggers at Ali: 🙄 That's illegal, or at the very least, highly frowned upon Ali: Don't you love the surprise? Tess: I'm joking, bab Tess: And you know I ain't loved a surprise since Rocky Tess: Especially yours Ali: 😘 its not Ronan doing a rerun Ali: everything's coming up roses, yeah? Tess: I'll take that Ali: high five Ali: just finding my shorts Tess: I'm not asking why you need a full scale search Tess: I'd rather not know Ali: Your loss, s'a great story Tess: Save it for the next bonfire Tess: Your da would love that Ali: 💚 Someone in this fam needs to appreciate my comedy genius Tess: Your little brother will if you ever get your arse here Tess: Do you want food ordered before I go? Ali: Can always rely on his toilet humour Ali: Hmm Ali: Hold on Ali: Get us pizza, pleaseeeeeeee Tess: your new love ain't veggie are they? Tess: Rock wants nothing but meat and cheese, of course Ali: Nah Ali: 1 meat feast for the carnivore kids, me and Ro can share a veggie Ali: assuming she's there Tess: She is, but she said she didn't want anything Tess: Save her some though Ali: 👌 Tess: Whoever you wanna bring is fine, but check in with her, yeah? She's quiet even for her this summer Ali: Duh, of course Ali: Maybe we'll go out Ali: on the town, see a show Tess: I'd love to see your brother last 5 minutes Tess: Won't even go cinema when its 3d Ali: 😂 lock him in a cage and call it a night Ali: well, I'll think of something fun for all the fam, Ro included, don't worry Tess: Thanks Tess: I'll leave extra money in the hiding place he hasn't found yet Tess: You remember which one, yeah? Ali: trade you a clue for a song Ali: or anything else within reason Tess: Do you actually need a clue? Ali: I'm not on my best alright Ali: was a night Tess: Then you're fine to stay in with Ro tonight Tess: She'll be chuffed Ali: are we not asking again mother? Ali: sounds good though Tess: Not as much of a slug as you reckoned Ali: just using my allotted half an hour effectively Ali: only 10 mins away, like Ali: do I know how to misdirect or what haha Tess: Do you want me to make myself scarce when your soon to be ex comes in or what? Tess: I can use the 10 minutes to hide and sneak Ali: How rude Ali: This is so serious Ali: pick out your fanciest hat Tess: I'm not trying to be accused of being the one to scare them away Tess: Alright, but none of the beanies of my youth were in a fit state to be kept boxed up the loft so I'm gonna need more warning Ali: Yeah, don't actually tah, kill my street cred stone cold with your hilarious parent antics 🙄 Ali: ooh, we can go hat shopping, fun, won't that be a treat for you mumsie? 😘 Tess: That's what Ro's for. I ain't trying to break my no shopping with you rule for some sham marriage Ali: 💔 Ali: I know you're hurting but there's no need to be cruel Ali: Wish I was bringing back some 50 year old biker with a beard and tats now Ali: your 1950s housewife brain is gonna be so underwhelmed Tess: Well I wish you were in your room all summer like your sister but we can't always get what we want Ali: Preach it, Mick Ali: but you know you don't really Tess: I know I just said it Tess: Already wasting my breath don't need to waste my words like Ali: 🤐 Ali: you love the drama Ali: where would you be without me Tess: I know if you were here I'd be out of this house already Tess: I'd love that Ali: I'm coming Ali: keep ya wig on Ali: I'm within the time limit still Tess: keep it moving and you will be Tess: and put your bike away for Christ's sake Ali: 😂 Ali: i reckon if it was my bike vs your tin wagon, my bike would come out on top Ali: like my odds Tess: In a race, probably, in a game of chicken, nah Ali: the way you drive, you'd probably miss 😉 Tess: Good thing you've got your bike and your two feet then, ain't it Ali: So mean Ali: how are YOU more capable of operating a motor vehicle than me? unfair Tess: You'll get your shot soon Ali: can't wait Ali: then you'll never know where i am 😈 Tess: Watch it, kid, that's a while off but my wrath need not be Ali: yeah yeah yeah Ali: hope the pizza gets here first Ali: hank i am Tess: as a death row meal goes you could've been more extravagant Ali: you know, thinking of the mess when i exit my bowels Ali: always thinking of you, ma Tess: Cheers Ali: prepared some cracking final words tho Ali: 'course Tess: Expected nothing less like