#ok sorry about my tag rant lol

[ssreeder]

Hi, I know it's a stupid question but I was wondering how Zuko calls Sokka on his mind, I mean Sokka use (his fire bender ) but what about Zuko?

I don’t think it’s a stupid question!!

Honestly… I doubt Zuko has the same mindset Sokka does, but I’m sure he thinks about his Water Tribe boy frequently.

But Zuko’s brain is more insecure & probably views himself as undeserving of Sokka’s love and affection.

So when Sokka is smiling at him & thinking “my fire bender”

Zuko is likely unraveling -

why is he staring at me like that?

Did I say something weird?

Fuck, what was the last thing I said?

Fuck I bet it was really stupid.

Why does he like me?

He said he likes me… but why?

Fuck he is still staring at me… I should say something. But something… idk nice?

Zuko: *glares at Sokka*

“what?”

#he tries to be nice #but he is so bad at it #Sokka is like #I WOULD DIE FOR HIM I LOVE HIM #& Zuko is like *steps in front of fire* #they both are very different so I doubt Zuko has a pet name for Sokka #but I’m sure he is constantly thinking of what he can do for Sokka #or how he can try to make Sokka happy #but in an insecure im not good enough kind of way #if Sokka said I hate you #Zuko would be like YEP THAT CHECKS OUT….. #*leaves* #*climbs tree* #*runs into Jet on accident in said tree* #now we have jetko #haha jk they’d fight #& sokkas Zuko sense would tingle #& then there would be a dramatic tree fight #ok sorry about my tag rant lol #thanks for swinging by anon #liab #ria #ask

[800db-cloud]

hey haha 😇 you should ask me about my mr. orange interp and headcanons haha 😇 i promise i wont talk about him for three days straight haha 😇

#pizza tower #mr orange #the noise #era.png #ok im about to ramble a lot in the tags now. get out while you still can #but anyway AAGHHHRHGGAHHRGAHHHGGHGGAA/POS #I LOVE MR ORANGE SOOOO MUCH YOU HAVE NOOOO IDEA #im so happy ppl are TALKING ABOUT HIM hes my FAVORITEST CHARACTER EVER #(self proclaimed no. 1 mr orange fan in the WORLD) #talk to me about mr orange please please please please llease epleas plelaee plas #I LOVE HIM SO MUCH AAAHHGH RIPS HAIR OUT #im so crazy over him. i think everyone should draw more mr orange pretty please #OK RANT OVER sorry for that i just love mr orange #also sorry for disappearing for like three weeks schools been terrible lol 💔

[youngestdaughtersyndrome]

Really glad to see so many of my mutuals hating on the word girlhood. Welcome ..... ive been here the whole time

#clicking on the tags subjects u to My Rant btw #1. i automatically dislike it when a specific phrase or wording is used to turn an incredible diversity of experiences into a monolith and #with that particular word the monolith is 'ouughhh all we do is suffer we have no joy *jennifers body foundation gif*' like ok?? shut up #2. if youre unable to talk about feminist issues without using some post format like 'girlhood is ___' than i dont trust u fr!!!! #3. the particular phrase 'girlhood is ____' fills in the blank w hyperspecific experiences bc thats what the format is. and genuinely 80% o #the time the mentioned experience is one that only applies to a specific subset of women. and that subset is always white thin non-disabled #middle class cisgender and probably conventionally attractive. which by NO means covers all womens experiences so it just feels exclusionar #and bioessentialist most the time. like if something fucked up happened to u and youre able to talk abt it with the format then maybe just #talk about it instead of publicly defining your experiences as the essential rites of passage to being a girl or woman. come ON #sorry for ranting lol im just so tired of people only being able to talk about oppression with a fucking meme format #hollyws

[daz4i]

how and why is there discourse about whether or not certain queer identities exist/if people should be allowed(???) to use them. why is "people know their own identity better than you ever could, and they're the only one who get a say on what they are" such a tough concept to grasp

i think if you find yourself offended by the label someone uses (especially if they're a stranger) or think it invalidates your own, it's a good idea to look inside yourself and question why that may be. more often than not, it's a result of insecurity or uncertainty of your own identity (or many other things, but i won't make a whole list here). whatever reason it is, until you resolve it, you shouldn't take it out on people for having an identity you don't understand

many have said it before but it's worth saying over and over. infighting only helps our oppressors. conservatives don't care if you're a cis gay or a xenogender aegosexual aplatonic lesbian, they hate all of us either way. trying to fit in by going for people who are easier targets for them isn't gonna help you, it'll just alienate you from your own community, and you're never gonna please them. the momentary rush you get from hearing you're not like "one of /those/ gay people" is not worth it and is gonna do more harm in the long run, i assure you

also, it is important to me to say this, but having some less than nice kneejerk reaction caused by confusion about an identity you don't understand doesn't mean you're a bad person or anything. as long as you aren't mean to that person, and you take a second to think smth along the lines of "wait a minute, this isn't any of my business" after having said reaction, you're good 👍 a lot of reflexive reactions we have to things are ingrained into us simply by. well. living in a society 🤡 and you're not terrible for having those thoughts. it's your actions that matter, and your second thought (the "wait, why did i just think that?") is more defining of your actual character and morals than your reflex. i know that having thoughts like this, even tho they're unwanted, can very easily make one spiral, so it's important to me that whoever needs to hear this knows this doesn't make you a bad person 🙏 you're good, keep taking actions to be good, accept other people even if you don't understand them, and you're on the right track :)

#i considered adding that last part in the tags but i figured it'll be too long for that 😭 #i noticed i'm posting a lot of rants lately. sorry. but i do wanna make sure no one's actually feeling bad over them #if i complain about something that you do or call it mean and such. that doesn't make you a bad person #you can always work to change and grow 👍 it's not easy but it starts with smaller steps than you'd expect #and now i just switched to a whole other topic from my original point. oops #i do firmly believe that any discourse about someone's identity is dumb as fuck #seeing it in poll blogs always makes me 😐😬 like how is it any business for any of us. why is this up for debate #if a person says they're queer then they are. they don't need to pass some test or go through initiation to be accepted #if they feel comfortable with a certain word that's awesome. why does it matter to *you* which word they use #'they're only using this microlabel to feel special' so? is there anything wrong with that? #'this label contradicts [insert other identity that falls under the same umbrella]' ok. but does that hurt anyone in any way #a lot of identities can even be self contradictory. does it matter tho? does it affect anyone in any way? #'they might realize that label is wrong later' again. what's the harm in that. #i don't blame anyone for these thoughts bc like. this is how cishets view a lot of the even more common labels #so you're basically taught to think this way from day one. that doesn't mean you need to stick to that thought process #you might have these reflexes forever no matter how hard you try. but you'll get quicker about moving on from them #but you do have to try. you do have to realize that other people's identities aren't about you #anyway. this post feels like batting at a hornets nest. really hope i don't get some bad faith readers here lol #(i noticed a lot of places one could apply bad faith but like it's 3:30 am i'm too tired to add this many disclaimer. #so i'm gonna trust you to not jump to conclusions and to approach this in good faith okay? mwah 🖤) #also my whole ramble abt morality (in the tags too) is relevant to. any topic really #i may just make a separate post about it really. .....tomorrow tho.

[deus-ex-mona]

ice cream ✨always✨ makes everything better!!!!

#like today… i had a seriously horrible very bad day :( #so i went out to buy like $20 worth of ice cream and now both my wallet and heart feel lighter than before!!!!! #ok fr though i needa rant about my day here in the tags just to get it all off my chest in case i snap at the interns tomorrow lol #this morning one of the mfing titration machines kept giving wonky results >:( #so i just filled its stupid job queue thing with tons of repeats so that it could just run on its own while i did other things instead #then this intern came in and said ‘i’ll take care of these few machines!!!’ and yanked the probe out of the test solution… #all while the thing was still running ಠ‿ಠ and welp time wasted? time wasted. #and this other titration units kept giving invalid blank values for the entire day which sucked bc it was our best unit >:( #then this higher up lady checked the machine and found precipitates in the burette. yeah too bad she only found it like an hour before 5 ಠ‿ಠ #that machine worked properly after it was cleaned out though. as expected of our best unit~ #but while those 2 units were deceased there were 2 other units that were up and running #except this random maintenance guy halted one of the unit’s runs to do some pointless check and wasted good ol’ testing time for nothing >:( #all’s fine! we still had one unit!! :)))) right??? :)))) #…yeah no. while i was out submitting some results during the last hour of the workday the computer mfing restarted itself #i came back from the dude’s office to see the computer on the lock screen. ‘haha very funny who locked this?’ i thought as i keyed in the pw #oh *no* it restarted itself. while the units were mid-run. in other words the samples had to be re-keyed in、 #the then-currently running samples had to be reweighed，and i still don’t know who restarted the computer >:( #to top it all off，that intern from earlier kept wandering over to pat my back and ask ‘are you okay?’ #pls i literally hate human contact pls don’t touch me you’re making this worse ಥ‿ಥ #call me ungrateful but i was pretty close to snapping on her. sorry intern. you’re the capable intern too… #unlike that intern who dropped part of the equipment into the waste container while she was supposed to be washing it >:( #i hate titration soooooooo much :( i can’t wait to try out extra dangerous titration tomorrow :( #i get to play with acids this time i think? sounds like a recipe for disaster if you ask me— #anyway sorry if you read all that lmao. stay hydrated and eat tons of ice cream for a good time ok? #mona monday

[altermay]

*tells my sister I think I have autism, lists all of my symptoms*

“Well those can be symptoms of anxiety too”

Ok queen but tbh I really dont think anxiety makes me chronically obsessed with clowns (like. 8 years strong now) but ok

#literally stresses me out sometimes #like im trying to pay attention in class but my brain wont stop thhinking of fucking pantomime theater characters #sorry I worded that weird I dont mean I want to fuck them I was using fucking as like. #not a verb #lol #idk maybe I would fuck some of them idk it depends #thats not the point #im not a couldophilliac #the point is that I fucking LOVE clowns!! #im not incredibly crazy about circus clowns #theyre very good too but not my fav #i like learning about clowning history and diff clowning characters #ok I wont rant in tags #this is what Im talking about #seriously cant stop talking or thinking about clowns

[chemicaljacketslut]

without school (+ after i stayed up watching st4 and ruined my sleep schedule) my internal clock has been absolutely decimated. i don’t check a calendar anymore bc i don’t have to! i don’t need to keep up with homework or school events or deadlines! unfortunately this means i have forgotten a couple of summer events already. just remembered i’m supposed to be hanging out with my friends this evening. it’s 3am. there’s a repairman coming over who needs to get into my room so i also have to be up before 8am. i was planning on going to bed early this evening and/or using today to fix my sleep schedule. oops.

#i have to set reminders now i can’t just put it in a calendar bc i will not check #speaking of ugh i accidentally missed a meeting about this thing i signed up for to be a mentor for incoming freshman #but she emailed what they went over anyway so who cares but then she was like ‘ok guys im adding everyone to a groupme #that’s how we’ll communicate’ so she’s adding peoples school email groupme accounts #and i was like oh ok no problem. but there was problem #u can’t make multiple groupme accounts. you need a phone number to make an account. i already have a personal account w my number #so?? i literally can’t join the groupme thing??? #of course i could email the counselor and ask her to add me from my personal groupme or whatever but tbh i’d rather die than Send An Email #times like these i think u know what maybe i DO actually have social anxiety. lol i’ll unpack that later #(i never unpack it) #ok sorry for the tag rant im just annoyed and disappointed i can’t do this mentor thing #i mean i can. very easily i could like this is a very achievable thing #but i refuse to communicate directly with this person especially via email. sorry #WHATEVER it’s fine. maybe i will email. i know i should. 96% chance i will not

[colognedecigarette]

fashion nonsense ramble below.

utterly baffled at a comment on an haute couture 22 review video asking, "what are you looking for? i personally like the realistic designs." like ... sure, it's totally fine to prefer more realistic designs in fashion! if i could buy anything straight off runway too i'd prolly pick something more "realistic" and wearable than the big and bold designs of couture. but that's also kinda the point of that genre of collection?? sure we can laugh and be confused of the things many designers come up with for their couture collection, but the point of it is to showcase an idea, or a collection of ideas; to tell stories through clothing and accessory; and most importantly: to push the boundaries of what was believed to be possible/impossible in fashion, whether it's the fabric, the construction, the shapes, and everything else.

like. i feel like couture is supposed to be the playground of unrestricted creativity for designers to completely let loose and just ... make what they imagine they could make, and what they imagine they couldn't. even the reviewer, zoe hong, said pretty much the same in that very video: couture is like the concept cars of fashion. it's not about practicality or realism, necessarily. if couture is not your thing ... there's also the ready to wear collection you can peruse.

#am trying my best not to sound like #condescending or whatever #am just genuinely confused by that comment #because like #even if they truly were just voicing their own personal taste #which i cannot emphasise enough is completely fine and am very much Not Mad about it #...why on a video clearly and blatantly talking EXCLUSIVELY about a series of couture collection? #anyway #sorry about the rambling #maybe i should start a tag for me own rants and stuff so people can block it accordingly lol #uhhh ok let's try #mophead rambles #<-there that's the tag

[skeelly]

"when im fat and old and my kids think im a joke"

"who cares if im pretty if i fail my finals??"

"who's your daddy?" (IYKYK ;))

"im tired and it's winter"

"i wish i could block me out"

"wanna die"

hi!! welcome. i suggest putting a seatbelt on and i will pay for your therapy, dont worry. :)

☘ "hi, it's me. im the problem it's me.": im kristen! you can call me kristen or kris. minor (im 14 if you really wanna know). she/her. intp-t. ambivert. 🇵🇭. reader (sort of). notes app writer (sometimes). i could not care less about my dumb typos so deal with it. i suck at math. biiiiiggg ophelia wilde fan. delulu swiftie no.9273737277. rodrigoxpartidge's biggest supporter. claire rosinkranz is the reason for my existence. gracie abrams ily. "how long can we be a sad song?". im married to grayson hawthorne. mirrorball//tolerate it girlie 4 life. stromboli fan until the day i die. nick girlie by heart. pjo stan at this point. harry potter simp. hermione granger is my mother. sherlock and enola holmes stan. "no body, no crime". haylor (sorry not sorry). one direction is my life. FREE PALESTINE. kenji, my spirit animal. jude is so ughhhhh perfect. javery shipper cause jameson for avery, grayson for me :3. massive k!nye west hater so if you like him, please leave. but i love rap. certified professional procrastinator. capricorn (not a believer in those things though). i love reading poetry. correct grammar = non existent. i can (technically) fluently speak 3 languages. i can speak (basic, not much) about 5 languages?. piano enthusiast. very big sport girly (football *soccer. america football can kiss my toes. that sport sucks*, f1, volleyball, badminton, basketball, tennis and hockey fan). walker scobell is perfect and i love him. c²>>>>. sharl leclerc. max the axe. oscar paistry. ankara messi. sewy. leah is my bestie. dior is the best artist no cap. pookie nation frfr. charlie's luke is best luke. andrew is underrated. olivea is jusssttt.

☘ rappers i like//listen to: eminem, lil skies, ysbtril (does he count?), nicki minaj, doja cat (:3), cardi b (rarely), dominic fike (does he count? yk, melodic rap). tbh idk who else lol.

☘ all around favorite artists: taylor swift, olivia rodrigo, claire rosinkranz, gracie abrams, the weeknd, doja cat, lil skies, ysbtril, selena gomez (?), harry styles, niall horan, louis tomlinson, zayn, liam payne, one direction, clairo, conan gray, lana del rey, one republic, why don't we, the neighborhood, billie elish, ariana grande, abba, michael jackson.

☘ navigation?:

rambles: #kristenstedtalk

anything i don't proof read: #i didn't proof read this lmao

grayson hawthorne: #loml

cringe posts that idk why i posted: #/j or #post to delete?

asks: #askaroo or #ty for answering <3

sturniolo triplets: #stombolis

☘ follower count (as of march 20): 313 (im actually not sure lol)

☘ DNI: racists, homophobes, sexists and anyone that's ok with any form of discrimination

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☘ safe space for: everyone lol

☘ my other accounts: @crysten my writing and other stuff @skeellymellows book rants (AAAH I CANT TAG)

☘ books/movies/series: harry potter, pjo, aggtm, tig, sherlock/enola holmes, little women, black beauty, tsitp, better than the movies. hp, pjo, enola holmes, tsitp, gilmore girls, gossip girl, mean girls, legally blonde, little women, hunger games (haven't read the books), marvel (barely lol), secretariat (my favorite :>>). tbh idk what else lol

☘ my people:

@stvrgirl111//@stvrlighhttt (mare) #maree

@urbanflorals (em) #walkers wife

@gergthecat (scouty) #evil batman sourdough guy #bread man #george

@mqstermindswift (quason) #nickyy

@nqds (NADS) #nads! or was it #NADS! ??

@reminiscentreader (JAS) #theworldneedsmorepeoplelikejas

@sophiesonlinediary (fifi) #fifi <3

@myster3y (kiaraah) #kiaraah

@regisdvmb(reggggg) ✶ @coco6420 (cocoo) ✶ @eddiethebanished (finn :)) ✶ @themidnightarcher ✶ @starchasers-stuff ✶ @what-about-wendy (wendy <3) ✶ @lucinda-008 ✶ @foaming-sea ✶ @lonelycatsblog ✶ @good-old-fashioned-lover ✶ @my-mind-is-frozen ✶ @dandelions-fly-in-summer-skies ✶ @baboland ✶ @blocked-zombieartist ✶ @sturn-wrld ✶ @swiftieannah ✶ @weeping-in-the-willows ✶ @s1xseasonsandamov1e ✶ @the-red-archer ✶ @svnflowermoon ✶ @helpimhopelesslyinlove ✶ @doyoujustnotwantto ✶ @atwtmvftvtvsgavralpsss ✶ @oh-whale13 ✶ @bonesofnixie ✶ @art-of-fools (stephanieee) ✶ @percabeths-blue-cookies ✶ @imthatweirdratinthecorner (a rat <3) ✶ @letmeseeallthefrogsinthecity ✶ @that-multi-fandom-hijabi (novaaa) ✶ @rachellelizabethhdare ✶ @sluttypoetsdepartment ✶ @kimu-dem ✶

#kristenstedtalk #intro post #re-done

[nerves-nebula]

i scrolled through your Entire TM(N)T Tag and i simply adore it!!! as a kid i was a less intense version of leo (golden child) but i soon grew out of it and now i’m a lot more like mikey (craving violence) and it’s so interesting to see the two parts of myself coexist in separate people. if you wanna, could you expand on mikey and leo’s relationship and dynamics, both before and during the farmhouse arc? they just scratch my brain <3

(also sorry if the purple text is an issue tumblr won’t let me send it normally?? idk it’s [tumblr] lmao)

RIGHT SO!! buckle up cuz this gonna be a long one :P (part of the reason it took so long to answer sobbb. its too complicated so i kept putting it off)

before farm house:

Mikey found leo very frustrating, Leo got on his nerves with all his boasting and special treatment from Splinter. He also hated how Leo tended to boss them around after getting his Leader role. So Mikey tried to get on Leo's nerves as well (even if Leo wasn't doing anything to intentionally antagonize Mikey at that moment)

this means there's a lot of bad blood between the two, and they might be more antagonistic than is really warranted towards each other. this often ends up with Raph dealing with the brunt of Leo's frustration, cuz despite his anger, Leo wouldn't be able to justify attacking Mikey most of the time.

this is because Leo believes Splinter when Splinter rants to him about how disappointing his weaker siblings are. Leo doesn't think it would be fair of him to beat up on Mikey, even if he believes Mikey is lazy and rude and has no sense of self discipline. But Splinter always talks about how strong Raph is, so Raph is the one Leo feels ok with fighting. Leo fighting with Raph doesn't make Mikey like him any more, lol.

another aspect of their relationship is their competitiveness. Leo and Mikey are the most outgoing and competitive. A lot of raphs theoretical competitiveness has kind of been stripped from him in this iteration due to the sheer amount of stress and responsibility he's been given. it's kind of hard for him to have fun pretending a video game is super important when the slight stress of that makes him feel like he's in a life or death situation. Raph can have fun playing a game, but he'll drop it like a hot coal if it gets too stressful. And Donnie is just generally conflict avoidant, so competitive games aren't great for him.

So Mikey and Leo really only have each other to compete against, the others might tag along in whatever game they've devised but most of the time it's really just Mikey and Leo competing against each other. but since they also have a very REAL rivalry/grudge against each other, these competitions and games can get a bit out of hand or a bit too serious.

a third thing is that Mikey will often lose his temper and call Leo stupid. usually for believing in something Splinter told him. Leo finds this annoying because he sees it as Mikey lashing out because he's not as good as Leo. Cuz Leo's whole worldview is based around the hierarchy Splinter has built.

Meanwhile, Mikey is irritated that Leo can "fall for" Splinters abuse tactics so easily- mind you mikey is a bit more emotionally intelligent than his brothers, so it's not really their fault. but imagine how frustrating it is to see someone you love fall for textbook manipulation over and over. And then act horribly towards you because of something that YOU WARNED THEM AGAINST BELIEVING!!

like that's not really how manipulation works, and they're all kids so its not entirely Leo's fault, but it's hard not to resent someone when you see that the reason it works so well on them is because they benefit from it. it's hard not to feel like they value that privilege more than they value you.

shredder arc (leading into the farm house):

So by this point, Mikey's kind of tried more to be less outwardly cruel to Leo, since he's now gone through Leo's mind and knows Leo is so manipulated that he doesn't even realize Splinter is abusing him. They fight a lot less in the years leading up to/before the farm house, since fighting enemies as a team had kind of forced them to trust and understand each other a lot more.

still, the events leading up to the farm house have kind of brought up old wounds- specifically, the split between Leo and his brothers. Leo spent months trying to convince his brothers that Shredder was evil. Mostly for selfish reasons, and in doing so was incredibly insensitive to Donnie and his other brothers pain at the realization that Shredder was, in fact, up to some suspicious shit. His brothers felt more at home with the foot clan than with Splinter, so they're really hurting, and they hate the idea of going home and having Splinter and Leo rub it in even more.

Donnie in particular feels like he just lost another chance at a better family, like he just brought his brothers into another trap, like no one would ever actually genuinely want to be his family. like he's stuck with splinter. forever. so he's (not for the first time) seriously suicidal. Which Raph and Mikey are concerned about, and Leo doesn't really get the seriousness of at first.

farm arc:

SOOO after Leo begged to be allowed to come to the farm house, things are tense. Leo now understands that his relationships with his bros are worse than he realized, and he needs to be on his best behavior around his brothers. He ends up treating all of them with the same level of deference he would treat splinter, which is really weird.

BUT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT HIM AND MIKEY, SO TO GET BACK ON TRACK- Mikey kind of regresses back to being more childish, trying to get a rise out of Leo, which doesn't work at first. he does eventually end up provoking Leo into snapping at him, and Mikey gets even more aggressive in response (because none of them are in a good headspace at the moment) basically saying that Leo will always be like this if he doesn't stop faking being a better person.

Leo is frustrated to the point of tears because he's exhausted from walking on eggshells for weeks and he can't figure out why Mikey won't just let him act the way he was told to act !! Eventually, after a few rough confrontations, Mikey manages to explain that they don't want Leo's submission or anything- they just want him to be LESS MEAN ALL THE TIME. which includes un-learning what Splinter has told Leo about his brothers.

and, even more important than that, includes Leo talking about his own feelings. AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT!! includes Leo accepting that Splinter isn't always right and has, in fact, REALLY HURT his brothers!!

and this is a lot, but it mostly only happens because Mikey is willing to try (in his own messy, imperfect way) to confront Leo. Donnie is too emotionally hurt to do anything but dissociate and run away, and Raph doesn't have the energy to try to facilitate change within the family this way. He can help the discussions progress, and help the turtles communicate with each other, but Raph doesn't have the emotional will to force Leo to take that first big emotional step.

after farm house:

funny enough, their competitive nature facilitates a lot of camaraderie with each other once they stop treating each other as ONLY adversaries. they can safely be aggressive in a joking way with each other, they can compete without any hurt feelings, it's pretty nice. Leo also feels comfortable asking Mikey for his opinion on stuff, cuz he knows Mikey won't sugar coat things too much.

there are a lot of small issues they gotta deal with every now and then though. for example, Mikey's habit of irritating Leo led to a bit of transphobia growing up. Not because Mikey had transphobic ideas of gender (he's agender himself, he never really understood gender and never will) but because he noticed it irritated Leo and he was a kid and didn't understand the rhetoric he was parroting.

so a lot of Leo's internalized transphobia doesn't just come from Splinter, but also from his brother, who he lives with. and that's rough.

and the way that Leo will still catch himself either implying, thinking, or straight up just saying that he thinks Mikey is dumb. even if he 's saying it in an offhanded way like "lol your so stupid" it's still really hurtful to Mikey, who was told his entire childhood that he was dumber and lazier than his siblings, and that's why he didn't matter. it bothers Mikey a lot more than most of them realize and takes Mikey a while to voice his discomfort, because he feels like even being insulted by it is, in and of itself, trivial and dumb.

but outside of those unfortunate issues, they get along really well! Mikey encourages Leo to indulge in silliness more.

SOOO thats the gist of things. i think.

#nnstuff #ask #asks are sweethearts #teenage mutant neglected turtles #tmnt #tmnt leo #tmnt mikey #this is from april 14th :') #farmhouse arc

[anamoon63]

Simblr New Years Resolution 2024

Thanks @serenasims for the tag! 🤗💗

What's your Resolution for your Simblr?

This is going to be a shock, even for me, but I want to focus more on my gameplay, keep it simple and leave the long and intricate stories for my normal writing, i.e. my non sims writing. I also want to enjoy the game more, play for the sake of playing, have fun with The Sims like I used to. It doesn't mean I won't continue the stories I've already started, but maybe I'll switch to a simpler, yet visually more appealing format. I'd like to find a balance between the visual and the written word, if that makes any sense at all. I'm talking about less words, but also less photos, to be less repetitive and hectic. I don't know, I'm still looking for that change, I hope to be able to achieve that this year.

What do you want from the Sims Franchise?

Ah, where do I start? Lol. Well, I'd like a whole new game as the Sims 4 hasn't quite finished convincing me, it's been out there for 20 years and I'm just starting to play it. Anyway, for Sims 4 in particular I would like the same as my dear friend @serenasims, you know, concerts, bands, cars…To be completely honest, I don't know if I want more stuff for S4 because my game is so in pieces now, those back-to-back updates break so many things every time they come. Doesn't mean I haven't had tons of fun with TS4! 💗 Now, if I had something to ask for it would be, open world, cars, bigger worlds with more houses, the ability to create lots and add them to the map like in Sims 3, be able to remove corrupted or ruined houses. Truth is, I would prefer if they did a whole new game, but if The Sims 5 is going to be this Project Rene thing, just please leave me out. Lastly, if I really wanted something from the franchise as a whole (because seriously, I don't expect anything from EA anymore), and if I were allowed to dream, I wish they would fix The Sims 3, remaster it, make it work for everyone (it works for me, but that takes a lot of dedication and upkeep). In short, I wish EA hadn't trashed The Sims 3 like they did, and actually fixed the bugs, if they had, now it would now be an even greater game than it already is. Ok, I didn't want this to turn into a rant, but, well, you know me. 😋

Any other New Years Resolutions?

If this question is in regard to real life, well, I'd like to start a site with my stories, non sims, the ones I've written throughout my life. But that's just a thought at this moment, I'm not really sure if I'll be able to pull it off. The resolution would be in any case, to take steps towards that, and to start writing my new novel already, cause at my age, one is more aware of the number of years one has left, it's as if a countdown has begun. I mean, I'm not that old, lol, but you never know, hence my other resolutions: take care of my health, keep exercising, eat healthy, drink more water, give up junk food, smile, have fun, be less worried about everything, etc. In other words: keep me alive and happy. I don't usually make resolutions, they are more like wishes or plans, projects that I don't know if I'll have the time or the energy to accomplish, but that I really want to pursue this year, or in the years to come. :)

I know, as usual, my post turned out quite long and incoherent, lol. Sorry, but I couldn't help myself.

Also, as almost always, my tag answers are a little late, so I'm tagging all my mutuals and followers who haven't done this one yet. 😊

#the sims #simblr #the sims 3 #the sims 4 #the sims 3 simblr #the sims 4 simblr #the sims franchise #tag game #personal stuff #tagged

[cherryredstars]

helloo, i hope u doing good and thank u for your content <3

ok so i gotta question: do you think, in the crushing phase, Miguel would just go with the flow or be in denial with his feelings?

i personally think its the second one, i just feel like he has so much trauma and fear of getting attached again, but to be honest I don't know how he would go past that part 😭😭 i just don't know how that tension would disappear, do you have an idea how it would go?

thank you for everything and have a good day <33

I think Miguel wouldn't even realize he liked someone until a friend or colleague teasingly comments or makes a joke about him possibly liking them. After that, he would go into an internal panic because up to this point he just thought he was being his regular controlling and perfectionist-self when he would constantly bother them. He would 100% start to distance himself and if he thought there was any way they liked him back, he would try to be a little more closed off and possibly meaner to them to try to get them to stop liking him. He'd basically self-sabotage any chances he has with them.

If he were to talk to and rant about his feelings for his crush to LYLA or someone else, they'd try to convince him that he deserves that bit of happiness and encourage him to go for it! He most likely would NOT take that advice and there would just be growing tension between Miguel and his crush. Maybe after a bit, if his feelings haven't gone away, he'll start to get annoyed with himself and just snap and tell his crush about his feelings but makes sure to emphasize that he DOES NOT want to pursue anything and just wants to get whatever this is out of his system and off his chest.

If his crush respects his wishes and doesn't try to get him to accept his feelings and give them a chance, then Miguel will lose feelings after a month or two and everything will be back to normal. But if his crush decides to break him down, there is a possibility he'll give them a chance and hope for the best!

Omg, this is so long I'm so sorry!! But hello I'm doing well!! I recognize your tag because you're in my notifications so much LOL!! Thank you for loving my content♡. I hope you have an amazing day!!

#cherry's comments🍒 #miguel o'hara #spiderman 2099 #across the spiderverse #miguel ohara headcanon #spiderman 2099 headcanons

[terephin]

Ok so, I was considering ranting about Mei and Otto’s simularities (As one does. (Also the answers usually a pure no, it’s something that needs too much substance to be more than a statement.)), when I suddenly had this idea :

I dunno what the trope is, I can’t for the life of me remember, but Otto and Mei found family with Otto teaching her how to handle her Obsession better than he did. (Whether Sakura is still around trying to murder him after Kallen died in her arms is up to the writer. (Who am I kidding when I write this? No one’s picking up my ideas lol.))

Like, just family fluff of Mei spaced out, sighing over how pretty Kiana-chan is, Otto nodding along planning how to help her kidnap invite her love over for dinner later and Otto’s clone of the woman he may or may not have indirectly murdered in a fit jealous rage that he treats like a beloved granddaughter Theresa sipping tea while planning out how to counter his kidnapping invite without having to look in Siegfrieds general direction.

@phoenix-is-the-hottest-thing I hope it’s okay that I (tagged? mentioned?) you I just wanted to share this with someone and maybe you’ll find it somewhat funny at least. Sorry if I bothered you.

#honkai impact #honkai impact 3 #honkai 3rd #honkai impact 3rd #raiden mei #otto apocalypse #fanfic ideas #au idea #I’m bad at tags

[stupid-sloot-headcanons]

Sorry I got a rant ahead 😔

Somehow an anti-dark content post with 3,000 notes found itself on my “for you” page. Basically OP said for ppl to stop writing “y/n getting raped by fictional characters, it’s a real, horrible thing that happens to ppl irl, and if you condone rape you need to go to therapy!!!” (That’s the tldr)

Since I like feeling bad for some reason I perused the notes and most of the ppl agreed with op. There were the occasional ppl who argued that dark content is ok because they know the difference between fiction and reality, but those ppl would get clowned on by ppl who support OPs pov

I’m not a dark content writer myself (hopefully sometime in the future) but I’ve seen so many do everything they can to ensure that ppl who don’t want to see their stuff doesn’t see their stuff, but still get heralded as an absolute monster for writing what they do.

Imo, it is perfectly fine to hate dark content, to be uncomfortable with it and not want to see it at all (I know there is an issue with ppl not tagging dark content as such - but I feel it’s not very common), but to accuse someone of romanticizing or supporting the content they write about…it’s like it’s the haze code over here

Yes, fiction does affect reality in some ways (if it didn’t then propaganda and advertisements wouldn’t work) but the ppl writing and consuming dark content are 100% aware of the difference between reality and fiction. There comes a point where you are old enough and mature enough to engage with very dark themes in fiction in a healthy way.

And writing dark content isn’t a new fandom thing, ppl have been fascinated with dark topics ever since we could tell stories. Sometimes censoring those topics makes it harder to talk about them when they apply to real life.

Anyways, sorry I’ve subjected you to my rant. I’m already feeling sick today and having an anti-dark content post somehow end up on my for you page just made me feel…ugh!

It's cool, sometimes you just have to rant

Your average adult is able to distinguish fiction from reality and I guarantee there's little overlap between the (majority, just saying) women who write dark content and women who condone irl sexual assault. And since I haven't been a misandrist harpy in a bit, I'll add this: if the majority of ppl who write dark fanfic condoned and committed irl assault, then statistically speaking, the majority who writes and reads it would be men lol

As long as we tag shit appropriately and do our best to keep it away from people who don't want to see it, smutty fucked up fanfic is fine. Most of us just enjoy escapism and the fantasy of being wanted feverishly and desperately by our favorite characters. It's modern-day versions of old bodice-ripping romance novels, simple as. If you don't like it, go to another shelf and don't get angry that you can't control what other people do/think/flick the bean to

#.discourse

[auromelt]

i have wanted to rant about this for the longest time but i didn’t know who to because everyone in this fandom is a raver but i’m annoyed by the general assumption that everyone who enjoys hnl also enjoys those men. i came for ryoki and started liking yuta too because i liked their relationship but now i’m expected to know everything about both that group of 600 people and yuta’s own group of 600 people when all i want to do is enjoy some amazaki yaoi. sorry for using your ask box like this.

ok first i don’t mind, you can talk about stuff like this. second i had to look up what a raver is. ohhhh

okay so where do i start… firstly h&l is ldh’s project that features many of their artists and in the spin off centres two characters played by members of the rampage so it definitely makes sense that a large portion of the fandom are fans of the rampage. which actually does piss me the fuck off remembering that since i came for yuta and got attached to szam in the first place, people on youtube were slamming me for only liking the series for my idol. like bitch nobody ever said that about kazuma ntm on me. anyways yeah i kinda get the gist of what you’re saying? like you i also only really enjoy yuta and ryoki (and on the side i kinda vibe with iwata akihisa and yusei, anyways…) so when conversations inevitably become very rmpg centric in group messages or in challenge tags i tend to stay away. still i don’t see h&l’s fandom demographics as a bad thing, although i do think certain people need to shut the Fuck up about szam and yuta specifically. anyways no hate to the others it’s rly just indifference and a bit of frustration.

also yippeeeee more szam yaoi enjoyers. and you don’t have to force yourself to like other groups or even yuta’s own group lol i don’t like either and i’m still proudly here.

#sorry for taking so long to respond anon i fell in love with yuta again #been looking at his pics for weeks #🦙 anons

[ragnarokhound]

re: your tags on the jason’s anger post~

hard agree!! i will read reconciliation fics bc like… i do enjoy them getting to be a happy family/group but ultimately, i am firmly in the Jason Todd Was Right camp, &. serious work would need to be done for him to ever actually be part of the family again, bc the actual roots of his issues run DEEP. (and again! he has points!!)

and also same again on like… if i mention the batfamily dynamics in my fics, with the exception of au’s, jason’s relationship with bruce especially is still at least a little strained. he’s a member but also kind of an outsider and maybe he has complicated feelings on that sometimes but ultimately it’s bc his convictions / beliefs run deeper than his need /want of acceptance / belonging.

anyway sorry to dump a rant in your inbox but, i loved your tags & wanted to reply 💞

OUUGHH YES THO!! THANK YOU FOR RANTING, ALWAYS RANT IN MY INBOX STAY IN THIS SPACE WITH ME <333

(I'm about to have a mini-rant of my own, and disclaimer, it's largely informed by my terrible foundation of the UTRH movie + fandom osmosis + the occasional page/panel drop/arguments from other fans skdndndj sO GRAIN OF SALT THE SIZE OF RHODE ISLAND: )

Because yes yes absolutely! It would take serious work on Both sides for Jason to be brought back into the fold. They would both need to want it, and someone would have to be willing to bend on what they are ok with letting slide. Bruce would have to allow Jason his independence and divergence in philosophy; Jason would have to make concessions to Bruce's hard anti-murder stance.

There would have to be compromise, and reparations of some kind. They would have to actually talk and be able to listen. Apologies exchanged (mostly from Bruce because lmao) and a bunch of stuff people with the whole picture could probably tell me better lmao. ALL HARD ASKS

Because yes yes yes!! Jason's convictions and his beliefs ABSOLUTELY run deeper than his desire for acceptance. That's not-so-low-key the biggest obstacle for both him and Bruce in their ever reconciling. It's why Talia was able to manipulate him at all (idk the specifics of that, but details), it's why he hatched a deeply convoluted plan to get back at Bruce and the Joker and fuck over Black Mask in one fell swoop.

He wanted to confront Bruce with the consequences of letting Joker run around even after committing a deeply heinous and personal crime. Show him that taking a more intense and hands on approach and cracking down HARD on the crime families in Gotham would have more immediate results than what Bruce did. And that's not even getting into the Robin stuff yet lol

I don't personally agree per se with Jason's stance on murder and crime fighting lmao - but I also think he has a goddamn point, especially in this universe. In the world of batman, where death can be impermanent and supervillains pull all kinds of heinous, torturous bullshit, Jason has a lot of righteous and justified anger about how Bruce does things, on top of his hurt and betrayal over how both he and his death were treated.

Bruce's stance makes sense to me too, in a 'everyone deserves a second chance' and 'no one is beyond redemption' and 'its a slippery slope' perspective. But at some point you have to wonder about accountability. About what's acceptable. When the Joker is an unrepentant, murderous, sadistic criminal who has demonstrated that he cannot be adequately jailed or rehabilitated, what do you do? Do you ever give up on him? When is enough enough? Is the death penalty ever justifiable?

It's what makes Jason vs Bruce's arguments interesting and tragic to me, because from Jason's perspective, he is seeking retribution for himself as a victim. He is an avenger for victims failed by the system as it stands. And the system fails a lot of people. It needs to change. (And it's something being felt very strongly by a lot of people rn IRL which makes Jason's ideals v sympathetic.)

But from Bruce's perspective, Jason has given up. He has lost hope in the inherent goodness of people. He no longer seeks to find the good in people; he has decided that there exists instead a sharp dichotomy, that there is such thing as a bad person who deserves to die for what they've done, and for being bad. As opposed to seeing deeply injured people who need help, even when you find them repulsive. Rotten work, that.

Bruce sees the end of the path that Jason is on, and it's a bullet that Jason puts in his own brain - because if there are good people and bad people, and bad people deserve to die... won't Jason lump himself in with the bad people eventually? (I am once again standing on my 'Jason Todd wants to die on some level' soapbox)

Anyway, all this to say - there is a sharp divide in Bruce and Jason's methods/beliefs that makes their reconciliation impossible if neither of them is willing to budge. And when they both see budging as a terrible thing to do, a failure to the very people they are dedicating their lives to protecting...well.

It's gonna take a lot of angst and a lot of work.

#slsncjdk #that got longer than i intended #and i didn't even talk about everything i could have #don't get me started on the complicated feelings jason has about robin #both as a role and tim drake's sucession to it #and how that would feed into Jason's resentment of Bruce and the tapestry of failed accountability #because if Jason died as robin but he comes back and fuck all has changed - #theres still a kid running around gotham getting into truly dangerous situations and at risk of the same fucking thing jason died of #still a target for rogues who want to pull one over on batmam and have zero problems with killing and torturing a minor #and those rogues are STILL running around for that matter! so its even LIKELY. #its not the only problem jason has with Bruce upon coming back. but its a pretty big one. because what does that say? #both about jason and about his death. that his death didn't matter? that he's... replaceable? (*JAYTIM TROPE AIRHORNS*) #its an ugly and complicated relationship with ugly complicated problems. which is why its a) easy to misunderstand and b) so compelling #jason todd #dc #dc meta #THANK YOU TAURIA I LOVE HAVING AN EXCUSE TO TALK ABOUT IT #asked and answered #ladytauria