#odd behavior!

[tam--lin]

The thing is, you don’t have to have a diagnoses to make simple “unmasking” changes that make your life easier. You don’t even have to self-diagnose! You are not appropriating anyone’s culture or struggles or hijacking anyone’s movement by allowing yourself to sway in line at the grocery store or buying a weighted blanket or using study or household hacks intended for people with ADHD. If you start favoring the needs that make your brain and body unique over the arbitrary norms of society, you’ll be better off, and you’ll be expanding the norms. It’s a win/win.

#sometimes I consider What I Have Going On Upstairs #and think 'should I try to get some sort of diagnosis?' #but it wouldn't help me right now! I don't need work accomodations - work IS the accomodation #but allowing myself to sit on the floor in the corner of the airport instead of on a chair #or fidget in lines #gives me one less thing to worry about AND makes my brain happy AND makes 'odd' but harmless behaviors #more normalized which ultimately helps people #who have needs that are several standard deviations away from ~~normal~~ #it's a win-win-win #tam.txt #related but on a different line of thinking: #somewhere along the line we majorly screwed up with how we talk about appropriation #I think we're getting better but whoa boy... #seen some baffling takes about pretty normal things like socializing color codes for get-togethers #or weighted blankets #being Only For Autistic People #nah bro that's the last thing on earth the vast majority of disability advocates are interested in

[scintillatingshortgirl19]

he is so fucking autistic

#yeah house we get it your soap operas are one of your special interests #and human behavior is another one #so naturally you've noticed these extremely tiny details while watching your hyperfixation show #and concluded that you needed to kidnap the lead actor to save his life #and odds are. you're probably going to be right #house md #autistic house #house season 4 #house 4x14 #op

[fishofthewoods]

Oh my god I woke up this morning and my Stardew Valley meta post had almost 150 notes????? Hello?????????? Anyways I started writing this last night because @moon-is-pretty-tonight left nice tags on the original so thank you so much!!

We know from the starting scenes of the game that the farmer's grandfather loved Stardew Valley. So why did he leave? Pelican Town is a good place to grow old; George and Evelyn are just fine. It's a fine place to raise a kid, but maybe he just wanted to raise his child closer to real schools and other children.

Or maybe, just maybe, he understood.

Was there a day when he was in his thirties where he looked at his friends and realized they weren't like him? That he could run faster than them, work longer, explore deeper into the hidden places of the valley?

Was there a day when he went to the wizard to ask him for help, for knowledge if nothing else? Did he learn then that his family was different? Special? Chosen? And how did he react? He couldn't possibly raise a child in the valley if they would be as strange and fey as him. He had to leave. There was no other way.

But years later, on his deathbed, did he regret that choice?

Is that why he gave the farmer the letter?

Is that why they went back home?

When the farmer steps off the bus that first day, the valley is still on the cusp of winter, just barely tipping over into spring. The flowers are starting to bloom, but a chill still hangs in the air. As soon as the farmer's boots touch the soil there's a change. The air gets warmer. The trees get greener. Not by too much, not all at once, but it changes.

The junimos watch the farmer as they do their work. They're new to farming, but take to it with frightening speed; their first batch of crops is perfect. None of the townsfolk tell them that parsnips don't normally grow in less than a week, that cauliflowers don't grow to be ten feet tall, that fairies don't visit when the sun goes down and grow potatoes and beans and tulips overnight. The junimos talk amongst themselves in their strange, wild language, and agree: this is the one. They're back. The valley recognizes its own, even when they've left for a generation. The farmers have come home.

Things change fast in the valley. The community center, empty and decrepit for so many years, is rejuvenated. (Lewis says it was abandoned only a few weeks after the farmer's grandfather left. Strange coincidence, he says, that it both came and went with the farmer's family.) The mines and the quarry, similarly abandoned, are explored for the first time in ages. The town becomes cleaner, brighter, more vibrant, happier.

And it is happier. Not just the environment, but the people. It's the talk of the town for weeks when Haley does her first closet purge. Leah's art show in the town square is a huge success. Shane's smiling for the first time since he moved to the valley. All of them, when asked, say it's all thanks to the farmer.

People love to ask why Lewis didn't fix the community center on his own. Why Willy never repaired the boat to ginger island. Why Abigail or Marlon never went down to fix the elevator in the mines, or why Clint didn't fix the minecarts.

But isn't it so much more interesting to ask how those things were there in the first place? How they got so broken down? If the stories the townspeople tell are true, the valley was once a beautiful place, flourishing and full of life; why did that change? When did it change?

Was it when the farmer's grandfather, the locus of the valley, its chosen representative, left town?

And if so, what happens when the farmer comes back?

#lich says shit #stardew valley #stardew farmer #sdv #my writing #Hope y'all enjoyed! #I'm thinking about developing this into. Like. An actual Fan Fiction. Still sort of short-form but like with more detail? #LMK if you'd be interested to see that! Also if you want to be tagged in future installations of this please just let me know :) #I'm super into this version of the farmer as like. Blessed and cryptic child of the valley with all the strange behavior that entails #If i DO write a more in-depth version of this it'll be from the perspective of someone in town #maybe Leah? She seems like she'd be the one to notice the farmer being Odd. Either that or I'll do it from the perspective of multiple-- #--different people to get their unique insights and stuff #I'd also want to dig into like #The family history of the farmer. And what that's like. #Because like why did grandpa leave? #He clearly loved the valley #So why didn't he stay? #Why did he give the deed to his grandchild and not his literal child? #And is it a coincidence that everything in the valley went downhill when he left? #I don't think so.

[adulthoodisokay]

having OCD is wild because sometimes you just stare at a glass and have to reassure yourself “it’s okay to have an odd number of ice cubes” over and over again

#sometimes I can trick my brain into thinking it’s okay to have an odd number of ice cubes #ocd #actually ocd #tw ocd #cognitive behavioral therapy is a godsend #personal #ok to rb

[stuzsa]

Everybody go and read @lanzzo 's amazing fanfic about these two

#lyle wainfleet #he's odd eyes and cunty behavior have captivated me #mansk #avatar 2 #avatar way of water #avatar twow #miles quaritch #spider socorro #quaritch #spider #recom squad #avatar memes

[ohblahdo]

With Mal in tow at a July 1970 summit in London—pointedly held before Phil Spector returned to the States after completing basic recording sessions for All Things Must Pass—tensions flared when John and Phil began questioning Klein about money matters. According to Ruth Ellen Carter, Allen Klein’s secretary at the time, her boss “told Spector [that] he was running the show, not him.” When John informed Klein that he had no right whatsoever to the money in question, [Klein] responded to [John] by “slapping [him] across the face, calling him several names. . . . When Mal attempted to intervene, “he was hit over the head with an umbrella” by the irate manager. Klein left soon after, “making several threats.” Carter later observed that “Mal must have exercised considerable restraint—as he could have lifted Klein off the ground with one hand and at least given him a good shake!”

-- Kenneth Womack, Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans (p. 380)

#books: living the beatles legend #apparently this is from a 1972 affidavit that klein's secretary gave? #odd that I haven't seen this story more #did john defend klein so hard after this because he didn't want to lose face? #or because he thought this was acceptable behavior?

[aroacettorney]

for a character with a reputation of being extremely rational and logical, many of ludger's actions are actually quite emotionally motivated. even when he stays oblivious to his true emotions, there are still many instances where we can see how they unknowingly manifest in his actions and subtly influence his biases. i think ludger's second most toxic trait is that he tends to subconsciously cook up a seemly logical reason to spontaneously cover up his emotional ass because he cannot admit to himself that he feels emotions intensely.

exhibit A: his vengeance for arte's death required him to admit that he had a strong attachment to the kid, so he stated that eliminating the evil and offering solace to the victims were the actual reasons. counter: there were many better ways to deal with delica's incidents if his goal was simply enacting justice. even hans realised that this was a weak excuse to conceal his regrets.

exhibit B: his mercy towards aiden required him to admit his unwillingness to eliminate him, so he covered it up by reasoning that it would be too risky to take a student's life. counter: we know very well that he's fully capable of eliminating someone without leaving a trace if he puts his mind to the task.

exhibit C: his sparing casey's life twice required him to admit his disinclination to kill her, so instead, he reasoned that she was more useful alive and that her excessive pride wouldn't let her easily expose him to the public anyway. counter: strategically speaking, turning her against blackdawn was an obvious blunder. he didn't even need her to deal with them. plus, somehow he conveniently forgot at the moment that casey could still have told her best friend, terinna, about his identity regardless of the matter of pride and subjected him to even worse danger.

exhibit D: his taking owens under his wings and founding u.n. owen required him to admit his emotional bonds to them, so he claimed that he needed a strong fortress for his goals and his own protection, especially against the bretus. counter: considering his op-ness, he had never really needed protection. he also mainly tasked owens with leg work while dealing with most of the dangers by himself. he even ended up disbanding them to confront bretus on his own and telling them to prioritize their lives over his goals.

at first glance, his reasoning might seem sound and logical, but if we look at them for more than ten seconds, they are actually quite flimsy and contradictory. this is not to say he's inherently an idiot or a terrible liar. ludger's capability of reasoning is proven comparable to that of casey. he is also an excellent liar when it comes to deliberately lying to someone. but how does one reason or lie about feelings that they themselves are not even aware of?

my hypothesis:

when his suppressed emotions subconsciously influence his biases and/or manifest into his actions, ludger needs to convince himself that he is still being logical, and thus, without even realising it, he tries to rationalize them and grab onto whatever reason that momentarily sounds in his mind: why was he so dedicated to teaching his students? he couldn't get caught half-assing his job, and he wanted to earn the trust of the president. why did he save esmeralda? quasimodo annoyed him, so he had to step in. why did he delay the first princess' orders and prioritize the students' safety during the attacks on the capital? it was the princess' trusted blade himself who suggested saving the students, and not him. why did he accept casey's companionship during his moriarty's era? it was an act, and he was simply getting into his character.

whether ludger wants to admit it or not, he has always been a person moving according to his emotions. and the actual reason why we see so many inconsistencies and hypocrisies in his actions when aligning all of them together with his own logic is that his reasonings are only flimsy excuses that his subconsciousness makes up on the fly to rationalize away his repressed emotions, i.e. his strong attachments to this world.

#academy's undercover professor #academy's undercover professor spoilers #ludger cherish #ludger is a very unreliable narrator #because what he actually wants and what he thinks he wants are two very different subjects #it says a lot when even tho his end goal is breaking the cage and reclaiming his past he still ended up risking everything to save grander #trust not his words but his actions #if you ever find his reasoning for his actions contradictory/hysterical there r good odds that he's lying his ass off without even knowing #conveniently he also tends to not think about these excuses for more than ten seconds #you may also see some of this behaviors in casey bc thats how alike they are #food for thought: what does this mean for the fiances arc? #ahem. that will be left as an exercise for the readers.

[spideyhexx]

feel like some people don’t comprehend that partially the point of tbosas is that you can sympathize with Coryo. It never excuses his actions nor does it try to, but it’s way more complicated than Coryo just being ‘psycho’

#more on this when I post my notes from the book #it just irks me a little some of the interpretations I’ve seen but to each #their own #I just feel like coryo is a human and humans are complicated #at least from what I’ve read like I can obviously pick out the odd behavior and thoughts from him but at the same time #there’s parts of his thoughts that are so like #relatable and expected for someone in his circumstance #and I do think coryo and katniss mirror one another which is a whole other thi nd #thing #IDK #someone tell me you get me #because I just keep seeing so much about coryo being like straight evil the whole time and I don’t think that’s right and it does Suzanne’s #character work an injustice #also I do think he thinks he has a superiority over lucy gray and a sense of ownership but #it still feels more complicated than that #like it’s so clearly connected to his trauma of losing his mother and seeking out validation and love too #and that’s coming out in a toxic way instead of an actual love #god #kit talks #tbosas #coriolanus snow

[orchideae]

A little unpopular opinion on something I've seen happen more commonly throughout November/December and wanted to address quickly for my own blog: Please never hesitate to reblog anything from me. You see me reblogging a sentence starter list that you like? Go for it and reblog it from me directly without any pressure on you whatsoever to send anything into me before doing so. You like a GIF-set or musing that I reblogged? Nab it from me, it'll brighten my day to see that we share an interest in something. I like to see interaction between me and anyone who follows me. I like to see that little activity notification light up.

Honestly, it simply reminds me that we're all part of a community, and more specifically, a fandom that consists of characters and nations that we all came to love and then share that amongst ourselves. And honestly, seeing a reblog happen shortly after me but it's from the source, creates (in my opinion) an odd sense of chosen disconnect between people that can feel awkward, it's as if we're walking on eggshells as to not rub each other the wrong way. But what's wrong about going 'Hey, I see what you reblogged, I like it too!', it even gives you potential common ground to start a conversation. We're a community, and I don't know about you, but I like seeing people interact with each other beyond merely threads and notes. It's the little things that matter, after all.

#[ psa. ] seeing isn't always believing. and if you can't trust your eyes; you certainly can't trust rumors. #[ i feel like this whole 'reblog karma' rule has scared people so much into stopping with behavior that... ] #[ i think was healthy. interaction; no matter how small; makes it so much easier and comfortable for people to... ] #[ interact because you almost become 'familiar faces' through these tiny little asks. ] #[ the amount of times i've entered dms kindly/respectfully after someone's reblogged something from me-- ] #[ and the person and i proceeded to just gush about the reblogged fanart in question. or something similar. ] #[ which then makes any further ooc interaction so much easier and nicer-- the initial anxiety people may face is lessened. ] #[ because you've already found common ground. ] #[ like i don't mean to force anyone to reblog from me-- but it's like it's so obvious so often when people... ] #[ see something from you but then reblog it from the source. i dunno if it's just me but it feels odd. ] #[ it feels as if someone thinks reblogging from me would step on my toes or rub me the wrong way and i don't see?? ] #[ why that's a thing? it's so silly. reblog from me; feel welcome to do so. we all love this fandom. we all love our characters. ] #[ and each others' characters. it's why we interact; right? ] #[ any way. hi-- yes. i just mean never feel odd to reblog from me. if anything i encourage it. ] #[ i'll smile and nod at you in my activity; and you'll also pique my interest to be like 'hey! good taste 💙 ] #[ any way; i hope people are having a good weekend! ]

[talesfromthecrypts]

I look at fanbases sometimes and think "it should be easier for actors to get restraining orders against people in greater numbers"

#odd behavior very odd

[professorbussywinkle]

People who pride themselves on their normalcy paradoxically also want to stand out and be viewed as unique individuals at the same time, while they dress, talk, act, and behave like everyone else, they want their normalcy to be revolutionary in part because they make a frequent habit of constantly contrasting themselves against everyone that doesn't fit into conventional boxes so often, that they really come to believe that degeneracy and freakishness is rampant and taking over when it's just not, and that they're the ones who are in the margins by being normal, which causes them to feel persecuted for their normalcy, even while remaining in the majority and meticulously adhering to mainstream social, gender, and behavioral conventions

Also, they view adhering to normalcy as a type of obedience to society's values and they view obedience itself as a direct measurement of how much moral worth they have as a person, and come to feel like they should get rewards or special privileges for behaving, acting, and presenting in the ways society tells them to, and are thus more likely to view themselves as better and more moral than people who defy these norms

Which, when this reward cycle is reinforced, makes them start to see anyone who acts outside these conventions as being disobedient, and therefore deserving of punishment and discipline...

....so now you can kind of see how people get to a point where they perceive queerness and oddness and strangeness in people and interpret it as unruly, disobedient, defiant behavior that must be "corrected" in some way, and how this view on discipline, obedience, and punishment has been twisted into fucked up apologia for horrible oppressive behavior

#queerness #lgbt #lgbtqia #queer #trans #transgender #gay #discourse #trans discourse #morality #sociology #psychology #behaviorism #purity culture #religious discourse #disc horse #odd

[eldritchlittleblackdragon]

Apparently one of my favorite genres of character now is "the writers almost definitely didn't intend this character to be autistic, but their traits and mannerisms read so strongly as autistic traits to me (and other autistic people) that I just can't see them as neurotypical in my own reading of them."

See: Cyrus from Octopath Traveler, Zayne from Love and Deepspace (a new otome game I started playing last week)

#lbd speaks #i could just be projecting but. just. their traits are things that just. #neurotypical people read them as odd or rude or cold but if you read them as autistic their behavior makes a TON of sense #signed: an autistic person #fandom headcanons #zayne love and deepspace #cyrus albright #octopath traveler #love and deepspace

[mugentakeda]

its actually so crazy how weird the palace looked in zukos flashbacks. like that scene of him swinging the pearl dagger around and azula was in the background sitting in this big ass chair and that was the only piece of furniture in the whole area. and zukos bedroom having a big ass bed with nothing else. and his bed having a throw pillow and throw blanket and thats it. and he was sleeping in the same clothes he wore that day and still had his ponytail in

#im just gonna assume thats just how zuko remembered it #along with azulas odd behavior #cus its just no way she always acted like how she did during canon???????? #unreliable narration. Im believing that and theres nothing anyone can do to change my mind

[palmtreepalmtree]

My office assistant returns from lunch, looks at the missed calls on the office phone, and calls them back.

Now, this would make sense if it were her cell phone and the person they were trying to reach was her.

But usually she's calling someone back who was trying to reach myself or my boss. And when she calls them and they answer, they're like, 'Great! Let me talk to PTPT,' and she has to say, 'Oh, I don't have PTPT on the line, I was just returning the call so I could take your message.' which I think is weird phone etiquette to people from a traditional office setting. Or at least a Hollywood office setting.

So I have to talk to her about it.

But it's just funny to me how this seems like a very generational behavior. Because she sees a missed call and just thinks, 'Oh, we better return that.'

#lovingly i must say that #she is driving our clients and contacts crazy with this #she just called someone back while they were on the other line with my boss already #it's odd phone behavior

[thistledropkick]

"I got a sense of deja vu from Coughlin

He reminds me of a giant river otter"

Here's a photo of a giant river otter:

"That's sea otters 🦦 isn't it?

Go find your favorite stone and hold hands with Gabe and fall asleep!"

#el desperado #alex coughlin #my translation #njpw #desperado sure knows a lot about otter species and their individual traits and behaviors #sea otters use stones as tools to break open oysters but river otters don't #and sea otters also hold hands with their buddies while floating on the ocean's surface and napping #odds that Desperado knows this much about otters due to Kemono Friends has got to be at least 50%

[kris-mage-fics]

1,3, 4, 24 and 25 for Kyrahlise and Blade for the OCxLI OTP asks!

When I saw your ask I had to do a double-take, because I figured that you’d ask about Kyrah and Chase! But Kyrahlise and Blade are fun too! And so frustrating before they get together, lol! Now, without further adieu, here are the answers to the Romance Asks *dramatically gestures towards the answers*

1. What drew your character to their LI and vice versa?

Blade was drawn to Kyrahlise because she’s kind, hardworking, always trying to do what’s right, and keeps improving her combat abilities and magic. She also acts like she feels at ease around him and teases him. (Which gets to my headcanon that he likes it when people aren’t afraid of him and act normal around him.) 

Kyrahlise was drawn to Blade because despite all he’s done and seen, he’s still very kind and considerate. Also he’s incredibly fun to tease! He respects her abilities and knowledge, and she feels safe speaking her mind to him because he gives what she has to say due thought. What seals the deal is in Chapter 4 when he’s so angry about what happened to her. It’s been a long time since anyone has given a shit if she were safe, or wanted to protect her.

3. When they are having a fight, what is it about and how do they deal with it? 

The number one thing these two would fight about is Kyrahlise feeling like Blade is overprotective of her, and Blade feeling like she is too independent and reckless. Once Kyrah understands just how scared he is of losing her, and that he needs to know she’s safe, she’s going to take a long hard look at how she acts. She’ll agree to work on making her safety a higher priority, and communicating better before she runs off. When Blade realizes that she feels a little stifled and like he doesn’t fully trust her, I’m sure he’ll agree to reign in his protectiveness to some degree. Of course it’s something they both have to work on to find a balance, but they will eventually.

The silly thing about this argument is that she likes that he’s protective, and he likes that she’s independent and wants to tackle problems! They just both think the other takes it too far.

4. Their favorite physical feature on each other?

According to Lena, romanced!Blade loves MC’s eyes, hair, and lips (or just face in general), and we know he’s into a nice butt! I change my mind regularly as to which is his favorite, but right now I'm going to say her eyes!

Kyrahlise loves Blade’s smile! It fills her with joy to see him happy and relaxed enough to genuinely smile. She has an internal ‘got the stoic, ex-assassin to smile’ counter! Overall she thinks he’s a very beautiful and handsome man, but his smile is her favorite.

24. Is there any moment that happens between them that you know happens and just makes you melt? 

One time Kyrahlise sat on Blade’s lap briefly as he’s working to tell him something and give him a little kiss before getting up to read. (He’s a head taller than her, so she uses whatever she can to make it easier to kiss him!) But Blade doesn’t want her to go, so she’s like “fine, I’ll just read here” thinking that he’ll eventually get tired of her sitting on his lap. She severely underestimates how much he likes having her close. But he’s warm, and she feels very safe and cozy, so she falls asleep. Since he doesn’t want to wake her up, he stops working. And he’s probably having a hard time not staring at her because he thinks she’s very cute!

25. Share any headcanons about their relationship.

As soon as Blade lets her, Kyrahlise starts cutting his hair. She secretly thinks his haircut is atrocious. Though once she gives him a better haircut she realizes she played herself because now he looks even more handsome! (Kyrah’s been cutting her own hair since her mother died. Most people can’t be trusted to cut curly hair right, and she’s a touch vain about her hair.)

They trade books of poetry with each other and then talk about which ones they like and why. It’s like a little book club with just the two of them!

Blade’s office stops looking quite so bare, because Kyrahlise makes him some art to put up. If anyone dares to criticize it or make any disparaging remarks about it in his presence they get his death glare!

#I really like Kyrahlise and Blade together because they are sweet in private but publicly they are a power couple #funny thing is Kyrah never sought out power but now that she has some she's going to use it to make positive changes! #but before that they are dumb! under normal circumstances she's dense and thinks “there is a platonic explanation for this” #so Blade's odd behavior removes any chance of her understanding how he feels about her! #it's very much an “unrequited requited love” kind of situation that makes me want to yell at them both lol #romance asks #blade bronwyn #oc: kyrahlise niriviel #shepherds of haven #shoh #sorry it took a while! the PTSD has been acting up more the past few days which made it hard to concentrate enough to answer #if this is a bit of a garbled mess that's why