#so good so smart etc

[bullagit]

due to personal reasons i am now firmly on team “i hope aziraphale does change heaven for the better actually (going on the assumption that his return is as straightforward as it seemed etc” 

like if the alternative is just this ohhh he’s so NAIVE and SOFT and so WRONG and he’ll have to LEARN A TOUGH LESSON etc etc nonsense then yeah 1000% go for it babe knock it out of the park

i hope choosing hope and kindness pays dividends. i hope the soft traits that made other characters continually disparage and underestimate him and his intelligence turn out to be his greatest assets bc i kinda don’t give a shit about a “toughen up it’s the only way everyone else knows better” life lesson for this character

(which like honestly a lot of the rhetoric is dismissive of the fact that persistent goodness in the face of an existence of disparagement takes great strength and that at the end of the day aziraphale has always been able to stand up in his own way)

#good omens #good omens 2 #good omens spoilers #aziraphale #aziraphale IS in fact a dark horse #he is consistently dismissed and underestimated and overlooked bc of how he presents himself! #even crowley does this with him (not in any sort of malicious way its a sense of protectiveness) #(i am not here to get into how aziraphale n crowley treat each other in ways that are unintentionally hurtful id be here forever lmao) #the point is that aziraphale is smart and tbh he knows more about how shitty heavens treatment has been the past few thousand year?? #since he's. he's been the one getting treated badly. that whole time. #anyway theyre both right theyre both wrong and end of the day i just. #i hate the concept of a s3 that equates softness and kindness with being wrong and naive and dumb etc #it does not feel very good omens to me idk man #so i hope that's not where it goes

[aroaceleovaldez]

non-exhaustive list of canon powers Nico di Angelo either has shown or is heavily implied to have:

Shadow-travel

Manipulation of shadows/darkness (also possibly use of shadows as a pocket-dimension a la Magicians using the Duat in The Kane Chronicles)

Becoming intangible/shadows

Complete control over skeletons/bones (dead or alive, including summoning, reanimation, and/or changing shape of them) and being able to sense their presence

Summoning, reanimating, commanding, and dispelling the dead/undead (Skeletons, zombies, ghosts, etc & varieties) and being able to sense their presence

Ability to understand/communicate with the dead/undead and potentially other beings of the Underworld

Inherent complete comprehension of Latin

Ability to perceive the usually unperceivable/possibly look upon a deity’s true form without repercussion (at least moreso than the average demigod, though possibly is restricted to chthonic beings) (ex: Tartarus, potentially also interacting with his parents, etc)

Interacting tangibly with ghosts (implied to be a Ghost King thing rather than a Hades/Pluto thing)

Partial or complete immunity to different effects of the Underworld/things within (can consume food/drink of or in the Underworld without repercussions, effects from the Lethe wear off over time instead of being permanent like usual for mortals, etc)

Astral projection/”Walking in dreams”

Dream manipulation and projection (Sending dreams to others, etc.) (presumably includes sharing/projecting dreams with others) alongside inflicting sleep upon others even from a distance.

Illusions

Manipulation of emotions/aura that inflicts specific emotions on others (ex.: radiating fear/death onto enemies)

Projection of emotions and memories onto others (can be so forceful it causes physical damage like a shockwave)

Geokinesis (all forms but also specifically generating black marble) (presumably also specialized control over precious gemstones & non-paper currency)

Temperature manipulation (seemingly only lowering temperature)/creating frost)

Control/manipulation of souls, including living beings (ex: ripping out Bryce Lawrence’s soul)

Perceiving/reading/judging of souls (most likely also a Ghost King thing over Hades/Pluto thing, but possibly both)

Converting living into dead/undead, aka instakill (ex: disintegrating monsters to bone with one touch)

Lowering or manipulation of own vitals (breathing, heart rate, etc)

Death Trance/pseudo-hibernation (possibly also general control over states of consciousness at least for self, in combo with control over vitals & dreams)

Sensing death (impending or when it occurs, sometimes receiving dreams/visions of it occurring)

Able to sense other children of Hades/Pluto (potentially also other chthonic beings in general/able to identify based on sense alone) and also just living beings in general, such as mortals (possibly via souls).

Improved navigation underground/in the Underworld and ability to traverse restricted or normally unnavigable parts of the Underworld

Enhanced strength/abilities when in the Underworld

Inherently unnaturally quiet (possibly able to silence sound on a designated target)

Hiding/shielding self from being perceived (seemingly related to shadows/silence)

#pjo #riordanverse #nico di angelo #long post // #MY BOY IS OP AS FUCK and i love this about him #so many of these are so underutilized #when will Nico get to use his geokinesis again #we only see him make marble once in BoTL and then never again #based on that he should theoretically be able to do everything Hazel can do. which also implies Hazel can do everything he can do #let Hazel summon a skeleton for once and Nico hits somebody with a rock cmon #also i still firmly believe Nico should get to turn invisible #we've seen him become intangible. his dad's notable item is a helm that makes you invisible. let him turn invisible. #but yeah big 3 kids are op. look at nico go. and this is just physical abilities not including stuff like Annabeth being smart #or cabin 7 kids being good at music or whatever #presumably for Nico/Hazel it'd be like a penchant for diplomacy and legality-related things presumably #and i like to hc he has a personal inherent knowledge bank of everyone who has ever died in his lifetime - just details about their deaths #mostly anyways and then like basic facts about who they were/next of kin/etc #so they can tap into that at any time and be like ''hold on lemme look this person/their relatives up real quick'' #i usually like to write that as how Nico confirmed what was up with Jason when they first met #he just kind of squinted at Jason and went ''okay. hm. who are you next of kin of? Beryl - OH YOU'RE THALIA'S BROTHER''

[snekdood]

"people shouldnt keep cold weather dogs in hot climates" dude thats so cool and wise of you!! Now what do people do with their cold weather dogs in their hot climates? Whats the next best move, jackass?

#they already have the dog. what should they do now? hmm? #or did you not think far ahead aside from doing what everyone likes to do on here and shame ppl for Not Being Good Enough or Not Knowing #Exactly What You Do Or Whats Right #like fuck yall. have some fucking perspective here. we get it you're so smart and have figured it all out. #so then solve this lil issue if you know so fuckin much. if all your factual shit can just *solve* interpersonal human issues like this #bc sometimes you can just read a convenient blcok of text and think thats enough but not actually have any perspective on how to #handle these situation itl or the nuances of people and what theyre willing to do. etc #irl* not itl #shave the dog? not good for theie coat #get rid of the dog? good luck convincing families that have had the dog for years #kill the dog? bc thats the last solution here. #maybe life is messy and cant easily be solved and put into neat little boxes like some of yall want

[wantbytaemin]

bday weekend day 3 success 😌💖

#just abt got back home from dinner w mom & her friends #they always treat me so nice they call me doll & talk abt how smart and beautiful i am and how my hair is so pretty etc etc like. i love #these women sm 😭💗 #btw i got a mini umbrella w DETECTIVE SNOOPY print 😭 literally perfect #& flowers.. roses ofc 🌹❣️ #and it was such a nice time and i drove home in sport mode as a treat 😇 but let me tell you im sooooo fawking WIPED idt ill even stay up #until midnight aka my actual bday kfhskdk #great great beautiful weekend i love being miss bday princess i get as many compliments during bday weekend as i do in like a full month #usually. so 🥰 good for the soul!

[crimeronan]

thinkin about camila. as i often do. it's been like over a year now so i think the fandom has cooled off enough for me to say this but. one of the Strangest discourses i've ever seen in any fandom Ever was. when ppl were passionately arguing about camila's finances circa thanks to them. it was Such a non-issue that it wrapped back around to me going ".....hm. might have some hurt feelings about this"

like. ok. she's a single-income earner with a daughter paying a mortgage on a house in a connecticut suburb, possibly with medical debt left over from manny's treatment, who is suddenly feeding and housing and clothing five extra teenagers. all of whom have Literally No Clothes Or Resources Whatsoever When They Arrive, who possibly have special dietary restrictions, and for whom she is not receiving Any government aid or fostering stipends because every single one of them is undocumented.

and yet. people were like. EARNESTLY going back-and-forth with LONG ESSAYS of Vicious discourse. asserting that the Only reason to think camila might struggle with money is........ because she's dominican.

and also. that her Literal Illustrated In Canon financial anxiety is just her.... being financially savvy. and showing that she's good at saving money. and that she's too smart and good at managing money to be poor.

like people broke down various vet salaries and connecticut mortgages on BOTH SIDES. to try to pretend this was a convo we even needed to be having.

and the whole time i was like.

i..... i honest to god can't tell, uh. if this is all coming from teens who completely misunderstand the material realities of the american economy (which would be reasonable, it's a show for teens)..... or.....

if you guys like. Actually Hate Poor People As Much As It Sounds Like You Do.

#the statement 'examine your headcanons/meta/etc to make sure youre not making racist assumptions or stereotyping' is GREAT #but like. I DID EXAMINE MY HEADCANONS... MY GUYS.... IT DIDNT EVEN TAKE LONG... #and then the like. the doubling-down on 'camila's too smart and good at money management to be poor' #LOUD WINCE. YEOWCH. that one actually hurt a little. like. okay! #i am gently taking your hand. if you're this concerned about stereotyping let's learn about classist stereotypes today too. #it was. SO STUPIDDDD it was so stupid. IT WAS SO STUPID oh my GOD #toh #camila noceda #unrebloggable because i actually am not sure if this is swinging at a hornet's nest or not. i don't THINK so but.

[commsroom]

doug eiffel is a radio guy in every sense. eiffel still listens to music on the radio and he complains about what they play, but no matter how many times people tell him he can just listen to his own music instead, he wants to listen to the radio and complain about it, so he won’t stop. eiffel thinks it’s sacrilege when classic rock stations play anything more recent than the 80s.

#wolf 359 #w359 #doug eiffel #i know this is true i feel it in my heart #he's an analog man #and he loves a good radio show. or a bad radio show. whatever #i feel like people underestimate how nostalgia brained eiffel is tbh #he likes some newer stuff but it's mostly very mainstream #he's a pop culture guy but a pop culture guy of another era and his attachment to the technology associated with that era of pop culture #is unshakable #he likes stuff he can take apart and fix by himself with whatever's lying around. he made his own walkie talkies. etc #type of guy who still has his blockbuster card in his wallet #type of guy who watches movies on tv even though he has them on dvd #and he worked in surveillance there's noo way he trusts streamlined modern technology with 'smart' features or the equivalent #i was watching a video the other day about local radio/tv repair places that went out of business because nothing is built #to be repaired anymore and products are designed so they can only be repaired/replaced by the companies that made them #and i think eiffel would have a lot to say about that. and he would be right.

[polyamorouspunk]

I hope I'm like you when I grow up

#super depressed; bitter and lonely; hates everyone + everyone hates? #jk thank you so much you have no idea how much this means #imma be honest a good 50% of the time I wish I was fucking dead #I’m so tired of living event to event like ‘oh I can’t kms my best friend is visiting’ ‘oh I can’t kms I have to go see INK’ etc. #and honestly I’m such a bitter and angry person I mean some of it is valid #like when my managers are like oh I can’t finish all my shit can you clean the bathrooms for me and I’m like sure #only to get to work this morning and told that they were messy and gross and I did a bad job etc. like okay I just won’t next time #but also just like can’t control my emotions having so many meltdowns at work + home + on this fucking blog #feeling like I’m ugly and no one’s ever going to love me again etc. #but also like you know what I’m cool. I’m smart. I’m hot. I got some good qualities #be like me: have bpd and fibromyalgia and love horror and metal bands and listen to true crime and donate to victim funds. #be gay do crime post about it online #punk gets mail #personal

[worstloki]

i actually love the idea that if Thor was raised with Loki then he grew up learning more and uses the charismatic himbo vibe as a front and if Thor was raised without Loki it's not a persona and he actually is just a charismatic himbo now

#normal Thor is a thot but he's also pretty battle smart and has intuition etc. while Party Thor is just a thot #Party Thor didn't bother with good fighting he didn't need to be book smart or a good heir bc there was only 1 option lmao #didn't wind up with any protectiveness or slight enough maturity not to follow every single impulse without thought and alone #which is just. HILARIOUS. #imagine MCU Thor and Loki wind up in that universe and they're like oh sweet it's a normal world then since Thor's acting normal #but no he's not normal Thor he's not acting at all that's just Thor now #Thor is cringing and devastated #Thor like 1. THIS is what I look like from the outside? D: and 2. ohnorns there's nothing behind it. it's not a coping mechanism. norns no #Loki like ''yeah he's a little forthcoming but look at the bright side Thor! this version of you is CLEARLY more fun.'' #*gestures to Party Thor drinking out of like a full jotun sized mug and he starts coughing and choking and it spilled everywhere* #''and also an idiot!'' #Thor like this ISN'T funny. #he's got his arms crossed and is all pouty about it #they find out about Jotun Loki and Loki has stars in his eyes like NO WAY I'M SO COOL AND FUN TOO :0 #and Thor is there face crumpling further because it feels like this universe hates him specifically #XD #like what so Loki gets to keep his magic and be way taller and fun and Thor is chasing after him in this universe???? unfair :[ #Thor vows never going to downplay with Loki again and Loki is there sincerely like Thor I know you're not like that don't worry about it

[menelaiad]

helen being smart does not make menelaus stupid.

#LOOK i am the queen of 'dumbass menelaus' memes. but its not something i ACTUALLY #think it's true. it's just really fucking funny to play with and dick around with #but some people ACTUALLY adhere to in how they view menelaus #just because he's not helen/odysseus smart doesn't make him stupid??? those aren't the only two #options??? like??? helen is really smart. it's part of her character in the odyssey #menelaus can just be some dude. with. yknow. normal dude intelligence lmfao #also if i may - menelaus is really fuckig emotionally smart #in that he can read people's feelings and know what to say VERY well #he does it in the iliad A Lot #with pat's body. with antilochus in the funeral games #and the iconic line that he KNEW agamemnon was going through it. so he just followed him around #to make sure he was okay #is he plan maker? no. is he a fighter? barely. #but my goD he has some redeeming qualities. stop sleeping on him #or only talking about him just to beat him down #the EMOTIONAL / FEELINGS whatever side to menelaus is #FASCINATING and BEAUTIFUL and so unique for the works in which he stars in #its literally said that menelaus isnt a good public speaker #he lets ody do the talking at the embassy etc. #BUT when it comes to his speech to antilochus its a fucking POWERFUL and INCREDIBLE speech #because it comes from his HEART. he's not planned it. #he isn't doing it for a public show. #it's how he feels in that moment and how he speaks upon seeing antilochus #im so sick. like actually sick. my fever could burn a house. #but it does not burn hotter than my love for menelaus son of atreus and king of sparta

[mintjeru]

chiluc angel au my beloved

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[Image description: Two pages of traditional sketches. One page is of angel Diluc's design and the other is of civilian Childe's design. Diluc's halos, shirt cuffs, and veil are drawn in further detail. Childe's outfit under his jacket is shown. Both pages show front and back views of the characters' designs.]

#childe #tartaglia #diluc #chiluc #genshin impact #genshin #fanart #myart #doodle #i am extremely smart and i forgot my drawing tablet at home so i'll be temporarily drawing in paper and pencil #i'll have it again soon lol but it'll be a while #the good news is i'm currently at a place w/ a chonky cat so it cancels out #it's certainly been A Week but i'm handling it surprisingly well #and yesterday i saw an old lady give a bus driver a bag of chips and bottle of water from a basket of snacks- #bc it was around dinnertime and the driver probably hadn't eaten yet- #anyway that literally recharged my energy got rid of all my worries for the week restored my faith in humanity etc etc #i also was in voice call with friends for hours before going to sleep and that made me really happy #idk these are kinda off topic but they made me smile so i wanted to share #i hope everyone has a reason to smile today <3

[z0mburger]

ooc ; @bgtop and i did the rship meme!!! :- )

#boyfriends husbands soulmates uhhh... etc etc🥺 #cesare being the whole jealousy bar. hes like a guard chihuahua #bgtop #dash games. #RSHIP. — STEVE! #edit: AND cis cesare w trans steve is SOO GOOD so good its magical... we r so smart

[asterchats]

'how do you function with the type of memory where you forget things exist if you can't see them and sometimes forget what you're saying literally in the middle of saying it' well. badly

#hums. some things i have a killer memory for and some things my brain has decided need to be blocked out #and some things! like friends! and writing! my brain just spits back out. #very 'toddler throwing down the spoon' style. exclusively to watch me scramble to pick it back up #i'm sleepy. i want to lie down. i wish things did not get swept away. i am so conscious of the things i know won't be in my brain again #2 minutes from now. #i am So Smart actually and So Good and form Such Good Arguments and Say Such Interesting Things #and then also sometimes i am like a lump of bananas you mushed for cake. but then you forgot to make cake. #and then you're just eating mushy bananas. #bananas bananas bananas (Woo! wiggy wiggy wiggy. Woo! wiggy wiggy wiggy) etc etc

[munamania]

right can i just. okay. lesbian is not a genre so im not looking to lump all these shows together. got that out of the way. im also not looking to pit queer people against each other so ok checking that off the list. i am however going to go ahead and throw the misogyny card out here because it’s fucking annoying how shows that center women, especially when theyre woc and/or queer, still just don’t take off even in progressive online spaces the way any shows with our darling young gay male couples will. i’m not saying that’s, like, the Cause of them being cancelled either because we’ve been shown numbers don’t matter. and many of the “”lesbian”” shows that have been cancelled were popular otherwise. just complaining xo!

#because well maybe many of these lesbian shows are not that good. and it's hard for people to care #but also sometimes they like are. or they're not 'good' but they're still fun and if the dynamics in play were primarily #attractive young guys i personally think they'd take off. but there's no way to like prove that so im just talking out of my ass #and ALSO. regardless of the lesbian aspect of it. many of you will watch such ass shows that have like no women or one woman in it #and hype it up to all hell cause that's your babygirl #I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A GOOFY STUPID ASS DYKE TRAPPED IN A SHOW THAT ISNT THAT GOOD AND HAVE FUN!!! #i deserve pathetic women!!!!! #and also. largely upset with the most recent cancellations because of the butches/masc lesbians involved #because that you know has a special place in my heart. okay whatever #anyway. let me also add that plenty of the people who hype up mediocre gay shows are some of the most annoying people on the planet #so yk maybe it's a gift in a way to just have the illusion that the relationship begins and ends with me and my tv and one friend #but. like. the thing is is some of the tropes/dynamics/etc i see on these shows would make people go ferallllll if u know...... #circumstances were different. but they just dont care. and also like. i think it's fair to be sad that ur just not getting more time #with characters u enjoy #that none of the money these streaming services get goes to even shitty quality stuff #honestly it's so smart of them to be like Ooo look gay people i have smth for u! and then get everyone online going #omg stream it so it doesnt get cancelled!!!!!! to maximize off it anyway. and then cancel before it can threaten their image or anything #and get too big. or be smth they invest in

[gloriousmonsters]

the tendency for people to go 'well (x) person we found out was shitty always made bad art anyway!' is just... so tiring. no rowling wasn't the best writer ever but she was (WAS) a decent and compelling one, there's a reason her books sold. no scott cawthon's games weren't always shitty and dumb, they were simplistic but in a very appealing way, they literally kicked off a whole mini-genre of games with similar mechanics and a wave of animatronic related horror.

you can acknowledge that people are hugely harmful assholes without immediately derailing into 'and everything they made was bad and useless anyway!' it enforces a bad-person-bad-art concept that makes you remain unwilling to examine art and consider negative things about the creators if you like the art or think it's well done, and it hurts and pushes away people to whom that art was important. it's always ok to talk about a work's flaws, including in the context of finding out bad shit about the creators, but a lot of it just feels like... people retro-justifying their dislike of something popular, you know?

#just. if something makes you feel smart and satisfied and good about your instincts #QUESTION IT. PLEASE #and when someone's done awful crap please let pointing that out be your main priority #instead of going 'haha YES i never liked that book/game/etc' #anyway much more insufferable than those people are the ones going 'but that's just their OPINION how could u be so mean... free country... #every time someone's like 'the creator of this is odious!' #but that's a whole other post #can you tell I've been searching up negative posts/videos about scott cawthon bc i went on the fnaf reddit for something #and saw multiple people going 'ooooh it's so sad that he retired and went off twitter... wish he would come back... #truly the saddest thing is that the poor bullied rich guy retired with his riches....' #ANYWAY. end tags