#river scene and such etc

[mettywiththenotes]

These moments reminded me of each other. In both scenes, they are/were watching their heroes too

#i wonder if bakugou thinks about if he should have taken izuku's hand back then #or just offered some kind of comfort #difference is kouta and eri don't have all that Childhood Friend Tension going on though lol #im sure bakugou sometimes thinks about things he could have done in the past differently #river scene and such etc #anyway #bnha #bnha 416 #bnha manga spoilers #bnha spoilers #wonder duo #kouta izumi #eri #bakugou katsuki #izuku midoriya #mettys posts #metty posts #tag this whatever idc

[horreurscopes]

watching death note and house of the dragon simultaneously earlier this year did something permanent to my galaxy brain

#THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING BUT THEY'RE SO DAEMYRA CODED !!! IM LIVING IN 3023 !!!!!!!! if this doesn't flop i'm doing a couple other scenes too #timeskip rhaenrya is long haired near. you abandoned me! ive been alone! and look at what my life has become without you. droll tragedy #also: the choking scene. L never told you. did he? (: #anyway yes targeryan AU problematic etc etc. im living my truth <3 also the age difference here is the same as canon #mello is illegitmate maybe. a la heathcliff wuthering heighs #death note #house of the dragon #mello dn #near dn #mihael keehl #nate river #meronia #near x mello #artists on tumblr #horreurart #ALSO i cannot believe i got these done in 4ish hours. i was aiming for fast and fun and not-for-profit. im :0 #these look SO good. there's an art lesson here somewhere #incest / because: targs

[prolibytherium]

I'm so glad Shin Godzilla is a real movie that exists

#watching it again rn #its so fucking good its one of my top fave 10 movies . probably #I've watched it like 30 times and the atomic fire scene still terrifies and blows me the fuck away #just wish I could see it on a theater screen again.... the cgi is fairly pronounced on smaller screens #also wish they kept some of the more horror-y cut material #like the vomiting rivers of blood and the mounds of flesh with eyes and teeth etc

[tragedykery]

rating: T

relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar)

additional tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Sparring, Mutual Pining, Trans Sokka (Avatar), Getting Together, Cuddling & Snuggling, Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Light Angst

word count: 11K

@zukkaweek day 5: soulmates

In a world where soulmates amplify each other's traits, two people find love against all odds.

[Or: a zukka soulmate au with a twist.]

co-written with @toni-d-b

#zukka #atla #fic #my fics #my fics: atla #the meme references I blame entirely on toni /lh #I couldn’t help myself with the mai.lee part okay #I think it’s actually my fav scene which. might be an issue since this is not actually a mai.lee fic but I digress #you can sooner divert a river from its course than stop a lesbian from putting lesbians into their fics etc etc #you can take the lesbian out of the mai.lee but you can’t take the mai.lee out of the lesbian. whatever #also yeah you can notice the fic is written by more than one person but the goal of writing sth together isn’t to have create– #sth homogenous in style. that kind of defeats the purpose actually #anyway enjoy #e

[nomaishuttle]

its impossible for you all to understand how much of my thoughts r in sweeney references. like there is one person on this earth who understand and its my sibling who is similarly inclined...

#bc i cant at work just be like. I had him and then . but with lamp. i can say the first thing that comes to mind #which lets say hypothetically its oot and im trying to get all the poes and theres one left.omg just have to get this one FUCKING poe. so #easy. go to the cunt. its under that little thangy on the other side of the river from the stairs to kakariko. spoilers if yr trying to #find all the poes in oot but im gonna go ahead n tell you nothing is worth dealing with this cunt. #but anyeays. Omg there he is. shoot him. he runs away #im riding on epona teying to catch him trying to shoot HE KEEPS FUCKING GETTING AWAY. IT TOOK ME 2. FUCKING. HOURS. #and like. my 3rd to last attempt. i was so. so fucking close. like one more shot i wouldve gotten him yk. so close. but he gets away. and #Immediate immediate reaction was I had him and then . his throat was there beneath my hand. NO I HAD HIM !!! HIS THROAT WAS THERE NOW HELL #NEVER COME AGAIIIIIIIIN. it was very funny #bc i was genuinely shaking with rage look i dont often relate to sweeney im gonnacome out and say bad dude yk. in that moment ? i was like #no to be honest there IS a hole in the world like a great black pit and its filled with people who are filled with shit and the vermin of #the world inhabit it . and yk who one of those vermin is. That fucking poe that fucking poe i hate him i want him dead. #i want his wife. Dead. i want his wife. Dead. i want his wife. Dead. i want his w #my fav video i miss it.. #but anyways yes its near constant. i cant even say yes eithout my brain going yesss... Isnt that her . Shadow-on-the wall 😏? where Theree #Primping making herself even prettier than USUALL if possible.pretty women etc #i cant say oh no without going OH NOOOOO!!! ohhhg goddddd... dont i know you... she said.................... #i love final scene mainly bc i love hearing all the sweeneys realizing its lucy Spoilers btw. not bc its like an avting momentbut bc its SO #FUNNYYYY. 2006's oh god genuinely sends me into hysterics. hs says oh no in lowercase and then goes oHhhfh goD...... its so funny #and who is it that does the rly ling OH NOOOO. its the original one ITS SO FUNNYYY #first of all the kittle bahbuh!!! after Its only a miserable old be- is so long its so funny #and then awkward beat of silence and then OH NOOOOOOO!!!!! and then he says oh my god . in the most harrowed voice ever #ITS SO FUNNYYYY #everybody go listen to final scene Firstly it is my favorite sweeney song probably. love loven ofc 2012 number one 4everr the lyrics r #slightly different from every other version bc 2012 sweeney Technically likee. well its set in a different time period normal sweeney is i #think like. late 1800s? 2012 is 1930s bc of the parallels with like capitalism and what have you.. so the framing device is its a group of #factory workers talking abt sweeney GUYS 2012 IS SO FUCKING GOOD IT MAKES ME PHYSICALLY ILL. #but ya its be like. og sweeney is set during the industrial revolution so like yk. n then the 1930s with labor unions n all that was going #on.. u get it u get it anyways. its so good but some kf the lyrics r sliiiightly tweaked just to like. suit the time period better and im #going to say something blasphemous . 2012s lyrics r so much better and flow nicer and dont sound as stilted like. the older ones dont sound

[bluesadansey]

it just clicked for me that the way more fun to miss is impossible woman you were gone is turn it off two against three is a hope like you etc. the river is supposed to be chasing the night at least partly

#s speaks #djats #at Least I think it is #I was looking at the book lyrics again because I might use them for a thing #it is really interesting to me that a song so clearly about db has water association but it’s coded as dark shadowy deep the night etc. #vs the book Fire vs monologue where Camila is water=pure light etc #you could say that it’s because Daisy thinks of Billy as her water even when he’s not but the song is them writing to/speaking to #each other it’s a conversation #I lurv it but it’s such an interesting choice #they went Aurora=light River=dark #‘I was running from your light to the shadows of the East’ ‘if I follow you to the river and oh your shadows they run so deep’ #and they kept the Daisy=Fire thing in other places #idk use of light vs dark imagery in the show itself and the lyrics in the album I am Thinking #also I saw someone say they thought the river was the song that in that scene Daisy changes the whole song except for one line Billy wrote #if so I want that confirmed by someone and I want to know what the line was because that changes everything (I’m obsessive and deranged)

[wolfpoets]

god every time i'm reminded of the play swordfighting scene i get emotional all over again. ed being playful. ed feeling free. that's my favorite Theme in lgbt movies. just - learning to play again after being so repressed and closeted and miserable for so long.

#see also: the scene in god's own country where they're playing in the river. #them fucking around w the motorcycle in my own private idaho. #the ocean scene in cloudburst. #etc etc. queers being happy!!!!!

[wotb-blog-2024]

Idea: WoTB tarot cards

#kind of a mental note for me as i want to draw some eventually #others are welcome to do it too #faolan and edme (and fengo and stormfast) as the lovers #thunderheart's skull with the flowers growing out of it as death #maybe young faolan as the fool since that means new paths/beginnings/etc #the sark could be the magician maybe or the high priestess #the tower could be the volcanoes exploding/the beyond breaking #there's a lot of scenes for the world card but maybe faolan gnawing his first drumlyn or hunting #or the wolves going across the ice bridge #heep as the devil (greed and evil and jealousy) #justice would be old tooth killing heep or maybe edme going against dunbar #i think the star could involve faolan's paw mark. or maybe an owl? gwynneth? creakle and tully? #cathmor as queen of cups and duncan as king of...idk yet #the hermit - faolan in the cave before time or maybe as a loner or gnaw wolf? #five of wands - the gaddergnaw? four of swords - thunderheart hibernating? #the chariot - edme making the kill during the gaddergnaw hunt? or her joining the watch as a free runner? #the star could also certainly be the namara. maybe thunderheart finding faolan in the river? #queen of wands could be edme or the namara #six of pentacles - faolan helping the whistler hunt? or maybe the scene when the whistler got the rabbit blood #strength - edme. the world - faolan and edme winning the gaddergnaw? slaan leat or joining the watch? #the moon - faolan's paw mark and gyre souls? #maybe the world could also be the travelers arriving in the distant blue

[forfunandfandom]

This moment was beautiful. I knew what they were going to do as soon as the water turned to poison.

Viet Nam was colonized on-and-off by China for around 1,000 years. During that time, the story of Hai Bà Trưng was one of the few stories of heroism that survived to the modern time. At the end of their rebellion, they committed suicide by jumping into a river rather than be captured (Chinese records said they were captured and beheaded, but I chose to believe the Viet records).

While the story of this event wasn’t perfect, I appreciate a story revolving around Viet heroes.

What’s more, the story turns their deaths into an heroic act. As opposed to two desperate women committing suicide, this time, they sacrificed themselves to save countless people.

It’s an ongoing theme in FGO that being summoned gives heroes a chance to be more than their legends. Hai Bà Trưng’s legend is ultimately a tragedy. Thăc said it herself that she doesn’t feel like a hero because they ultimately failed to make a lasting change. Viet Nam continued to be colonized long after their deaths.

Even so, their rebellion gave the Viet people a sense of pride that we did stand up against our oppressors. To this day, there are streets, schools, hospitals, etc. named after Hai Bà Thưng.

The event story calls them “new” gods, but they died in 42 AD so their legend is around as old as Jesus. They are very old heroes, though not as old as Dagon, which is the point. Hai Bà Thưng stood in the middle between the far ancient past (Gilgamesh’s era) and the modern era (Tesla’s era and after). They are old enough to feel disconnected from what modern Viet Nam is now, which is why Thǎc feels like she didn’t have much effect on history, yet they are not so old that they feel forgotten and twisted. There’s a big street in Saigon named after them, so they are very much still remembered, unlike Dagon who feels bitter at being forgotten.

I had my doubts when this event seems to start out as a comedy, but I like how it pulled together, leading to that beautiful scene pictured above.

#fate grand order #hai bà trưng #trung sisters

[vixstarria]

My Fanfiction Master List

All fics can also be found on my AO3.

The following have accidentally turned into a series, although each can be read as a standalone.

Mostly Astarion x female Tav / reader, although other characters do make appearances.

Most are shameless reader self-insert, too.

To summarise: a take on Astarion's relationship progression with a hectic, unhinged bardlock Tav. Mostly humour and banter, fluff with light angst. And then there's the smut.

Ongoing series

Bloodbang Chronicles - post-game continuation of my bardlock series (see below), Astarion x f!OC [Most recently posted fic, to be updated regularly]

One-shot series:

Fluff

In chronological order, as they would take place in-game:

Where my nice, simple plan fell apart - scenes of Astarion x Tav relationship progression in Act 1 generally

Another Gift - Tav tries to comfort or distract a brooding Astarion, reflections on vampirism / Astarion's past

Mark me as yours (Astarion POV) - takes place the morning after 'Missionary with the lights off' (filed below under smut) - a day of pining in camp in the life of Astarion

Down by the river (alternating POV) - 18+, takes place immediately after 'Mark me as yours' - Astarion and Tav spend a night by the river, away from camp

Something real (Astarion POV) - An evening in camp, Astarion and Tav are finally alone

Are you mine? (Astaion POV) - just flirty pillow talk and comfort

Gentle Warding Bond - short & sweet, Astarion finds the "true love's caress" and "true love's embrace" rings in the Shadow-Cursed lands and makes a decision

Admit that you love me - Act 2, Gale fucks around and finds out, Lae'zel becomes poetic and Astarion most certainly does not tell you that he loves you

Confession (Astarion POV) - title self-explanatory, love confession, tooth-rotting sweetness

The Morning After - short fic, follow-up to 'Confession', morning in camp - banter, humour, etc

Intimacy - Astarion's struggle with sex and intimacy, includes some fairly softcore smut

Communication - It has been nice, but it's time Tav and Astarion actually figured out what it is they're doing and what comes next [Most recently posted oneshot]

A night at the inn (part 1) - the gang gets a chance to let loose for a while. Humour, banter, and a lead-up to something smutty to come [Parts 2 & 3 under smut]

Smut

Also part of series.

Missionary with the lights off - Uh. Some really mindblowing sex here. No, really. Porn with plot, fluff to smut

Seeing stars - Astarion is jealous. What's more, he's eager to prove that no one could possibly compete with him.

A remedy for sleeplessness - porn no plot, Tav can't sleep and Astarion takes matters into his own hands

What do you want to do with it? - porn no plot, dirty talk, 'use your words', oral sex (male receiving) (kinda)

A night at the inn (part 2) - porn, Astarion x Halsin x F!Tav/Reader, dirty talk, oral sex, PIV and more

A night at the inn (part 3) - continuation of porn, Astarion x Halsin x F!Tav/Reader, vampire bites as an aphrodisiac edition

The Sheath of Frontiers - Wyll's never been with a man. Astarion and Tav decide this must be rectified. (and yes that was an anal pun)

Challenges, shorts and misc

'Erotic Misadventures' - my entry for the BG3 April Foolishness challenge: 'write something spicy that uses the worst possible terms for body parts, sex acts'. Reader beware.

Untitled - Ask reply HC, Astarion accidentally attacks Tav during a nightmare

A cut - Tav accidentally cuts themselves, and Astarion scampers over like a cat to a can of tuna

Untitled - Ask reply, bonus scene following Seeing Stars - jealous giddy Astarion enacts revenge on Wyll after his failed awkward dance seduction attempt

'Gentle Warding Bond' should rightfully be here also, but it's too relevant to the 'plot' if you can call it that

My OC bard (bardlock) headcanon

(the lady in all the above fics)

OC Questionnaire

OC more in-depth questionnaire

Another 'get to know your Tav' post

OC songs and outfits

Why my Tav fell for Astarion

Why Astarion fell for my Tav

Going strong and planning to do more.

P.S. I am a whore for comments, and nothing sparks joy and feeds further inspiration quite like a simple "HHHNNNNNG ASFKJAGJLKSJF" in comments or reblog tags.

P.P.S Feel free to leave a comment if you'd like to be added to a taglist. :) And if so, do let me know if there are any categories you would prefer to be excluded from.

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 fanfiction #astarion #astarion fanfiction #pinned post #I give you my soul #You can give me your HHHNNNNNG ASFKJAGJLKSJF

[roastbeasts]

🍉 MULTI CHARA DONO SKETCH COMMS OPEN 🍉

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help gaza children

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operation olive branch's list of GFMs

COMM RULES

i'll draw any amount of characters (within reason) in exchange for proof of 14+ usd donated to any of the GFMS / charities above. proof can be sent via dms or asks

i'll draw basically anything - ocs, preexisting charas, sonas, etc. as long as it's not gross. no fetish art / nsfw but i will do suggestive scenes if requested

these will be sketched in mspaint. turnaround time depends on the number of charas requested & complexity of the designs

yes this means i will draw your entire dnd party for 14 dollars

and as always educate yourself & call your reps! rbs appreciated. from the river to the sea palestine will be free

#free palestine #gaza #last post got traction but only 3 ppl have bought esims / donated so im trying smthn else

[brewed-pangolin]

Captain MacTavish in a safe house with reader? Maybe they fell in a river and must derobe...for safety sake! My other ask was going to be related to taking care of each other, so maybe just combine?

I love taking care of things where one person helps the other shower or bathe, haircut, stitches, etc.

Then if it leads to sexy time even better

The plot for this is somewhere embedded within the ask. What follows is nothing but smut.

You're welcome.

Have a good day.

18+ MDNI Explicit Smut. P in V, cockwarming, needy Captain MacTavish (what!?!)

The words to describe how you currently felt were as follows.

Full. Loaded. Filled to the brim. Stretched.

In other words; cock stuffed.

They danced around within your minds periphery as your wet heat wrapped tightly around the hardened length of his cock.

Straddling his waist as he sat comfortably in an old wooden chair, a worn-out blanket draped around your midsection to shield you from the cold as your body steadily adjusted to his glorious intrusion.

"John," you managed with a hushed whisper against his temple. Pressing your still clothed chest against his densely pocketed vest. Clawing your fingers into the nylon fabric of his back as his calloused hands kneaded into the supple flesh of your hips.

"Easy, m'lass. Let's take this nice an' slow." Soap breathed, voice muffled against your skin as he pressed his lips into the crook of your neck.

Guiding your silken heat along his cock, halting to feel the greedy clench around him as he twitched deep inside the cavern your cunt.

Dragging the most sinful whimper from the depths of his lungs as it rolled over on a quivering breath. Parting his lips to seal his mouth over your flesh. Sinking in his teeth, tasting the salt of your skin with a moan as you sank further into his lap.

"Fuck, Captain." You exhaled on a strained whsiper, a slight tinge of pain on your tongue as your hips began to roll against him.

"Aye. I am yer fuckin Captain," he groaned into your flesh with a rumble deep in his chest.

Thick, calloused fingers clawing into the flesh of your hips as he forced you back down onto him with a ferocious grunt. Forcing a hissing breath through your teeth as your hips stretched against the broad section of his waist.

"Okay. Are you trying to fuck me, John? Or do you just wanna cock warm it for a while?"

His silence that followed was defeaning. Yet you felt his lips curl against the wet flesh of your neck as a muffled moan slowly escaped from his throat.

"Think I'll go fer th'latter fer now, m'lass. Ya feel too fuckin good."

"Feeling a little needy, are we?"

"Haud yer weesht."

You obliged to his abundant deprivation with a kind eyes and a devious smile. Wrapping your arms around his shoulders and mirroring his own stance by laying your head within the crook of his neck.

Feeling the pulse of his steady heart within the walls of your cunt as you held each other in a scene that looked both erotic and heavenly intimate.

Captain MacTavish Masterlist

#soap squad™️ #aksed and answered #the brainrot of Captain MacTavish #loving me some needy captain #glitterypirateduck #captain mactavish #captain soap mactavish #og soap #09 soap #captain mactavish x you #captain mactavish x fem reader #og soap x you #og soap x fem reader #mw2 #cod fanfic #call of duty

[lavenderotpprompts]

Random Summer OTP Prompts

Your OTP sitting on a balcony or patio on a warm summers evening as the sun sets, sharing dinner and laughs as soft music plays in the background and the soft breeze blows through their hair

Imagine your OTP sitting in peace, basking in the silent comfort of one another’s company. Suddenly, they both hear a faint, yet unmistakable tune, causing them to whip their heads around to look at each other. Wordless, wide-eyed glances are exchanged before the scene cuts to them chasing down the ice cream truck

Your OTP playing a little game where they both put on different flavored chapstick throughout the day (flavors like cherry, watermelon, coconut, etc.) and then surprising their partner with a little kiss. The object of the game is for their partner to guess the flavor. Most correct guesses at the end of the day wins

Your OTP goes swimming (in a river, at a pool, at the beach, etc.) The day ends with Person A getting gloriously tan while Person B is sunburnt to a crisp (despite using a whole bottle of sunblock). Cue Person A taking care of them and putting aloe on the burns while apologizing for keeping them out in the sun so long

Your OTP snuggling!!! In bed!!! On a summer night!!! With the windows open!! And the curtains gently blowing!! And all is right in the word

#imagine your ship #otp prompts #imagine your otp #otp #ship prompt #otp meme #ship prompts #otp prompt #summer prompt #writing prompts #art prompts #writing prompt #prompt list

[maidragoste]

The Queen and her Husbands

Aemond Targaryen x Targaryen!Reader (Daughter of Rhaenyra) x Aegon II Targaryen

Summary: Greens wins AU. Rhaenyra Targaryen is dead, the war seems to be over but that doesn't mean there is peace. Your relationship with Aemond is strained after he killed your brother and he will leave you for Alys Rivers. As if that wasn't enough, now you have to marry Aegon, your mother's killer, to bring peace to the kingdom and stop Cregan Stark from continuing the war.

Masterlist Serie

Part 1: We'll be fine

Part 2: The Council

Part 3: Give me a chance

Part 4: I wish that too

Part 5: The Wedding

Part 6: Antidote

Part 7: I'm sorry

Part 8: Two Rhaenys

drabbles, one shots or lost scenes from the past or future of our queen and her two husbands

Cloack: Aegon is jealous that you make Aemond a cloak.

I Care About You: You remind Aegon that there are people who care about him.

3 people you thought you might marry + one of the people you married

You Can Do It: The twins are born. Aemond isn't by your side, but Aegon is.

Dad Aemond

Sapphire: Aemond is afraid of the twins' reaction to his sapphire.

You're doing the right thing: After an argument with your brother, you need someone to tell you that you are doing the right things and that your husband is there to support you.

Bastard: Aelor finds out that you are not his biological mother.

Unfair: After an incident between Baelon and Aelor you ask Aemond to talk to Baelon.

Sick: Daeron is sick and neither you nor Aegon is taking it well.

Worry: Aegon is worried about Jaehaera's future.

Answering questions, headcanons, etc.

Talking about Alys Rivers, Reader, Aemond and Aegon

Talking about the Rhaenys analogy.

How does Aemond react if Reader says he loves Aegon?

Did Alys really bewitch Aemond? + What happened between Alys and Aemond was not consensual

Talking about reader and her family

What’s happened to Rhaena and Baela? + More

Why didn't Reader fight in the war?

Talking about Alys' attempted murder of Reader

Talking about Viserys II and Larra Rogare + What would Reader do if Larra abandoned Viserys and the children?

Who is the father of Daeron and Reader's unborn baby?

Talking about Baelon's resemblance to Daemon

How is the father of Reader's current baby?

Would Aegon see the parallels between Baelon and Reader and him and Alicent’s relationship? + Who is the heir to the Iron Throne? + How would Reader react to Baelon's exile?

Baelon in the North + Will reader have any daughters?

More on Reader and Baelon's relationship

Family tree with all Reader's children

the last update of the masterlist was on in February 2024

#the queen and her husbands #aemond targaryen x female reader #aemond x y/n #aemond targaryen #aemond x you #aemond targaryen x you #aemond targaryen x reader #aegon ii x reader #aegon targaryen #aegon ii targaryen x reader #aegon x reader #aegon ii targaryen #hotd x reader #house of the dragon #hotd x you #hotd fanfic #hotd imagine #hotd drabbles #aemond fic #aemond fanfiction #house of the dragon imagine #house of the dragon x reader

[hereathemoment]

Nesta was abused in some way or another by every man she’s ever had a relationship with and she’s repeatedly abused throughout the series

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:

Daddy Archeron: neglect

Tomas— assault

Rhysand threatens to kill her

Momma and grandmama Archeron: pimps her out and hits her with a stick

The thing in the prison forces a sex vision on her against her will

The kelpie in the river shoves it’s tongue down her throat against her will

Cassian: the hike, doesn’t take no for an answer, stalks her, he’s her prison guard and she has no means to escape the house so the sex scenes use coercion and dubious consent (aka SA—when she had a choice her choice was always no), borderline verbally abusive (told her everyone hates her), intimidates her when she has something to critic about rhysand, ETC

Feyre: talked mad shit about her and their upbringing and then played the victim again and again when Nesta felt some type of way about it, invaded the privacy of her kind, manipulated her and held elain against her to force her to work for her court, never takes no for an answer, demolished her living quarters, has several mansions but didn’t compensate Nesta for her contributions during the war (wage theft) and instead dangled shelter in front of her like a carrot to get her to do what Feyre wants

All those men who went home with her when she was supposedly drunk off her ass

I could honestly go on. Nesta is not the villain but she sure as hell SHOULD be. She reminds me of Medusa, who was punished for the actions of another.

I love her because somebody damn well should

#nesta deserves better #anti inner circle #anti acosf #anti cassian #anti sjm #pro nesta #anti acotar

[cryptotheism]

(politely) the kneejerk reaction to dismiss anything as a 'conspiracy' is just as bad as believing something without thinking about it critically. yes, csa is something that is oversensationalised, but understand that elite crime (specifically sex crime) is of a very different character than sex crime commited by the man on the street. high-end fashion is an especially dirty scene. i dont know how you can read about something like pizzagate and think 'yep. nothing fishy going on there. steven colbert told me so' yes, there is always a lot of ill-informed 'noise' around such topics, and god knows we need more rational voices in the discussion, but too many are too eager to debunk stuff regardless of evidence; and it only strengthens the conviction of the people of people who believe there is a coverup. same reason no one takes snopes seriously anymore. criminals do love hiding in plain sight, they do communicate with eachother by means of secret symbols, and many of them are in high positions in entertainment, fashion, government, police, etc. this is fact. its a recipe for paranoia to start seeing it everywhere, but its just ignorant to deny it happens. also, such abuse often involves drugs and psychological torture, and sadly victims often do sound like crazy people when they try to tell their stories; especially if they are children. the mcmartin preschool, for example. although the whole trial was a mess, they did actually find suspicious tunnels under the ground (though not where the children claimed) filled in with concrete, there are a number of other strange things about the case. but no one will ever know the truth now, because the absurd publicity around the trial guaranteed that no truth or justice could come about from it. sortof a fitting metaphor about how even if any given 'conspiracy theory' were to be true, no one would ever be able to know anyway.

(politely) Conspiracy research skills are not a kneejerk reaction. Sex trafficking at the highest echelons of power is a problem, but you are deeply and conspiratorially misrepresenting it. It's not this crazy James bond fantasy of drugs and torture prisons and secret codes, it's just rich assholes breaking the law.

There was nothing suspicious about Comet Pizza. That whole crock of horseshit came from a single white supremacist on twitter. He lied and it went viral.

Also there were no tunnels under the McMartin preschool, that's been repeatedly disproven.

You want know what really helps my research skills? Comparing theoretical conspiracy theories to actual, proven conspiracy theories like MK-Ultra and Iran-Contra, both very real things that happened.

Here's the thing; sober, critical, research into a conspiracy theory involves wading through a river of sensationalist bullshit, and it's no wonder that people get lost. If you want an example of conspiracy research done right, I HIGHLY reccomend Gerald Posner's Case Closed, it's a veritable master class on how to research weird conspiratorial bullshit like as a journalist while keeping your head on straight.

#conspiracy