#thank you to everyone who contributed to it by bullying and isolating me to the point that i was only complimented on for my grades

[davekat-sucks]

I left and rejoined the fandom a few times because of strange fan behavior and the fact the story was just not fun anymore and it fizzled out. The last time I left the fandom was because everyone made John into June and I didn’t understand what made him seem like a girl. when I asked someone, in a genuine way, and not in a trolling way, that someone I asked told me “John’s always been feminine. He’s super compassionate!” I was so angry at that. I remember that was the only time I was fuming over the fandom. That’s when it hit me. Being a girl to these people is being nice and compassionate! It’s just personality traits! Being a girl is a look, a fashion trend, a lifestyle to adopt! I starting to think that being transgender might just be a big joke to these people. That or I was being trolled but I was on the Offical June Stans tumblr page (no I don’t remember what it was called)

I was fuming so much I was ready to be done with Homestuck entirely but then I saw how many people thought that John’s depression and suicidal out look on life was so trans! It made me even more angry! Being trans meant being suicidal and isolating yourself! Then they went off about how Reality Doesn’t Feel Real to John which is also super trans and not just the protagonist of the story noticing he lives in a story.

Dissociating from reality and being mentally ill was what they made being trans out to be.

It was a BIG slap to the face for me. A wake up call that all the support I was pouring, not into HS but into my ideology, was a lie. I realized I was contributing to hurting people. Hurting the people I thought I was helping at it hurt me so bad. I was angry at how the queer community was destroying its own members. I am so thankful for the Homestuck fandom though, why, because it showed me the depths of the lie I was brought up to believe. That kids who grew up online are just malleable tools that can be brought up to believe in anything. We could destroy peoples careers, we could harass content creators into saying “trans rights” all while ignoring that trans rights were giving puberty blockers to teenage girls. Fun fact… did you know that teenage girls need estrogen in their system to have their spine fuse together as they grow. Now we have paralyzed kids. Now we have a high fail rate of bottom surgeries.

If I’m not mistaken didn’t you just describe the plot of Y12000 not too long ago. That is what I mean. These people think that this is activism. This is something to be proud of. I hesitate to call anything evil but this is the closest thing to it I can think of. Getting children to believe that this is what progress is. Destroy peoples bodies and minds. The worst part is is that we can’t get these people to wake up and see what is going on around them. If i speak up, I am the one who is evil. I am the one who is trying to hurt people. If I could help, I would. The only thing I do now is try to talk about positive things because I know what it is like to be in the depths. But every so often I need to say this. I am so deeply saddened by the fact that fandom is a tool used to hurt us all. Activism is a wonderful thing but now it’s been taken over by a belief system that soon will crumble from all the medical scandals.

Now anyone reading this might think I am a transphobe. No. I think that transsexualism is a thing, but most everyone actually trans says transsexual when referring to themselves. These new trans people are just making stuff up like “egg” and “xir” and disrespecting real trans people. I follow someone named Dimitri Monroe. He is bullied constantly for being a feminine man but not being trans. They call him trans and want him to realize that he is an egg that needs to hatch. I don’t know if it is because they need him to fit in the perfect little box they made for all feminine men to be in or because they want to make him into a sex object. Some times people online view trans women as breeding stalk and it’s so sexist and demeaning.

Okay I wanted to add this to what I wrote up,

Now I see that people are making June “VirskaMaxxx” which I assume means roleplaying as a girl he likes. I saw someone say something on here about Virska wanting to be like Mindfang, I don’t understand how their minds work anymore and I don’t have the stomach for it anymore. All I see here is people who think trans people are just role playing women. Trans people are playing make believe. What is anyone supposed to think in response to this? Being trans was just a fad. Being trans is like being mentally ill?

And those who disagree that are part of a certain minority group, they are outed as things like traitors, apologists, or faking their sexuality/race. It's crazy people are using stuff like the word coon ironically at another black person that does not agree with the rest of the community. The With Us or Against Us mentality has taken it to the extreme. Some don't realize that what they are enforcing is toxic positivity. Even too much of a good thing can be just as harmful. They would also subconsciously act similar to ones they hate. Like they say they hate pedophiles, but then they tell minors that sex work is fine to do. People should also be aware of the effects or reasons why the world works as it is. Like consuming too much cholesterol can cause harm to the body both short and long term if not treated. Some really have started to think science is bogus if it goes against the feelings. It just reminds me of religious fucks who dismiss science and say God is the reason why x thing happens. But instead of God, it's the overconfidence that they they believe their own words is true and everyone else is against them. People are also really reaching for something to be like an allegory for it being about trans. It's like people who read a book, book describes about a curtain being blue, and someone thinks it is about depression, when it's not and just an obvious observation to give an idea of what someone has in a building. Interpretation can be fine, but sometimes the thing is what it is and doesn't have to be that deep.

#homestuck #homestuck fandom #fandom #fandoms

[silentspectres]

You mentioned Gale Wyll and Karlach having a positive influence on Mercury, would you elaborate? I am very normal about Gale

That's so fair, I have a friend who is also very normal about Gale (he constantly tells me about his need to relentlessly bully him <affectionate> + I am genuinely surprised how much he grew on me too)

thank you once again for being interested in my strange tiefling, by the way!! I love getting the chance to talk about Mercury

I wrote more than I intended so everything's under a read more!

For some background context: Mercury didn't do relationships of any kind before the events of BG3. They maybe held some people close when they were younger, but after a rather striking betrayal they suffered from, they cut people out. As a young rogue who was quickly getting used to underhanded tactics, this was easy for them to maintain, especially since things were much easier to do while fully anonymous (masked + cloaked) and solo. This habit carried over post-tadpole and it took several days once the full group of companions were gathered in camp for any single one of them to even know Mercury's name, which Mercury only offered up because they had previously made a deal with Shadowheart whenever they met again on the beach post crash. (I do have more context for this I can share sometime)

Mercury's isolationist attitude and well-guarded nature played a huge part in their early dynamics with everyone in camp. They kept to themself and humored the people they were traveling with (choosing to help them with their problems) only because they were smart enough to realize dealing with a mindflayer tadpole alone would be tantamount to death. It was well into late late act 1/ early act 2 before Mercury came around to actually caring about anyone in camp, and even though they had people who would freely call them "friend" by that point, they still kept their distance and mostly sat alone from the rest. (The isolated overlook in the camp at the mountain pass was a favorite spot of theirs) At this point, I think they spent a lot of nights reflecting on how they got tangled up in being involved with people again and being just generally upset that they actually care to have a stake in these people's lives and issues. It was difficult to grapple with the idea of accepting vulnerability in the form of caring about others and being cared about in return, especially because the main reason Mercury stayed away from interpersonal relationships was because relationships are messy and complicated and they invite the possibility in of being hurt. Trusting is not something that comes easy to Mercury, but they learn to exercise it.

So, Wyll, Karlach, and Gale were the largest contributing factors to getting Mercury to that point. I don't think any of them realized the effect they were having on Mercury (at least not the extent of it), especially since early on Mercury never spoke more than they had to and didn't even join the group at large around the fire whenever dinner was made more than half the time. They have darkvision - they're perfectly content to eat alone somewhere the fire isn't shining on them. Gale (resident camp cook) was never going to let them go without eating, though, so I imagine he tried to keep an eye on them whenever they did not join the group for food

And in general, it was little touches and nudges like that that softened Mercury. It's something that happened so gradually they didn't even consciously clock it as happening, otherwise they would've reinforced their walls and made more of an effort to keep others out. On an individual level, Wyll, Karlach, and Gale each offered something different that Mercury - ever the mirror they are, albeit one shattered and stained in crimson along the broken edges - ended up reflecting back.

Wyll struck a particular first impression with Mercury as they met him while he was play sparring with a tiefling child in an effort to teach him something of self-defense. Mercury encouraged the kid and treated Wyll with respect - not suspicion or coldness - pretty much immediately out the gate. They were more reluctant to hear him out about his father since they have a complicated history with the city and definitely had a harder time giving him the time of day about some of his heroic tales, but it never really stopped Wyll from treating Mercury as an equal or even favorably, and the turning point of their relationship (which could've definitely broken the tentative trust forever) was whenever Wyll confronted Karlach. Wyll chose to stand up for his principles - helping those in need, protecting those who are vulnerable - even in the face of losing his soul for it, and that left quite the impression on Mercury in the long run, especially because Wyll faced Mizora for a tiefling who clearly wasn't what she had been made out to be. Mercury needed a good role model like Wyll a lot sooner, honestly, but seeing that someone out there was still willing to fight for what they believe to be worth protecting in the world directly challenged Mercury's apathy toward others and set them down the path of wondering if things could be different than how their life had ended up becoming, if they just tried again

Karlach's influence is a lot easier and more straightforward. She didn't really do any one thing per se - she just was. She's loud and friendly and cares so much! All the time! She took one look at Mercury, asked, "Is someone going to be their friend?", and didn't wait for an answer. Their dynamic definitely feels like an older, tired cat (Mercury) begrudgingly putting up with an energetic kitten (Karlach). Her sincerity and the way that she lives completely differently than Mercury (to the fullest vs barely living at all, especially when you know the further context that Mercury absolutely didn't even want to be alive anymore during the first two and a half acts) wore down Mercury's defenses over time. She became one of Mercury's traveling companions at first out of necessity (between two rogues and a wizard, someone had to be the brawn), but she's as radiant as the sun itself and definitely made the trips more enjoyable. She definitely pushed boundaries the hardest, I feel, because she constantly tried to keep Mercury included, and her constant pressure to rope them back into group activities and mindlessly including them in conversation is 100% the reason they eventually started coming around willingly. It's like when you introduce a new cat to a household and have to have them sniff the other cats through a door, except with a strangle little tiefling who for some reason kept eating alone in the dark and is really good at pissing off gods.

This next part about Gale might be needlessly long and I'm so sorry about that, but he is, bizarrely, the catalyst of what finally broke down Mercury's resistance to being actually involved with anyone, and honestly he came to be who Mercury would consider their first friend of the group. (Friend in the sense Mercury returned the sentiment; Karlach's friendship was one-sided until Mercury finally warmed up to her fully and Astarion doesn't count because he + Mercury decided they just. couldn't be normal with each other for so long)

What sets Gale apart in particular is that he is extremely earnest. Mercury was off-put by him for a long time for a variety of reasons (found him in a rock, he speaks so much and is So weird about it, he is direct and honest) and to be completely honest, he was the companion Mercury trusted the least due to the fact he was so open and honest about things. Early on, Gale was by far the person who was the most talkative with Mercury and was the first to ever directly approach them for something, even if it was to cryptically tell them that he desperately needed to absorb magic from artefacts they find. Mercury obliged, tried not to ask too many questions, and somehow hours later they found themself still in conversation with Gale about one thing or another. I'm only slightly exaggerating - a lot of their early dynamic was Gale deciding he absolutely needed to tell Mercury something immediately and Mercury stood there listening to him speak, wondering why they're still listening and why he's telling them about how he fucked a goddess (which they think was a horrible idea + situation), and wishing he'd stop telling them about any new random topic of conversation that popped into his head. They thought he was so strange (as if Mercury isn't) and they didn't understand why he was so insistent to tell them virtually everything about himself, but yet they did always end up listening to him about it. This coupled with Mercury's distrust toward him for how earnestly he spoke about matters and his own feelings meant Mercury especially kept him at a distance - they humored him because it was easier than avoiding him, but they absolutely did not want to be dragged into his whole mess. And yet-

So, at this rate, in the transition of going into act 2 (the mountain pass/the underdark), not only had the party started to get along and grow closer with each other, but all the little influences of Gale actively seeking Mercury out as a conversation partner, Karlach making sure Mercury was included and treated with the same warmness and kindness as she did any of the others with no hesitation to the matter, Wyll providing insight to a way of living for others Mercury had never humored, Astarion starting to just barely come out of his shell (causing Mercury to start to realize he's genuinely really fun), and the others (Lae'zel/Shadowheart) starting to relax, too, in this group dynamic that is so foreign to them, had set Mercury firmly in the position of being comfortable. And they hadn't realized that, yet. That realization came later, when the first major crisis posed to one of Mercury's party members presented itself in the form of a wizened, old wizard: Elminster.

This is why Gale became the catalyst of Mercury realizing they had let themself become comfortable and start caring. Elminster showed up to send Gale a message from the goddess of magic herself - the very same goddess Mercury can't help but think has always taken advantage of Gale, regardless of if he does or even can see it that way - that said "you will be forgiven if you kill yourself for me." Mercury has always had an issue with the gods (for reasons I haven't quite pinpointed yet), and it genuinely upset them that a goddess would offer a convenient 'solution' to multiple issues she could solve herself if she really cared to, all the while masking punishment behind forgiveness, and Gale just accepting it like it's not only normal but the correct thing to do. It was the first time Mercury had felt protective over someone in a long time, which is something they didn't even know they had it in them to feel anymore, especially after years and years of survival instinct dictating that they must care about themself above all else. This, coupled with Karlach leveling with Mercury she's not so sure she'll make it because her engine has been actively getting worse, as well as Mercury realizing their previous discomfort over learning what Astarion's scars said didn't make them uncomfortable just because it read like an infernal pact, but rather because they actually personally cared about the position it put Astarion in, leads to Mercury having a looooong couple of days where they have to grapple with the fact they've gotten themself way in over their head and there's just no turning back now. At least they had plenty wine to keep them company.

I hope this sufficiently answers your question! I uh. didn't mean to write a whole essay, but I think about my character's motivations and growth over the story constantly and I'm always more than happy to ramble to anyone who wants to hear it!

Also as a bonus because you are normal about Gale, the awkwardness of Mercury not knowing how to deal with Gale early on (act 1 - early act 2) was only intensified later when Mercury realized Gale had fallen in love with them at some point? They had to sit down with him and level with him 1) that they would never be with someone romantically (that wasn't a lie at the time, they were genuinely blindsided by falling in love with Astarion) 2) please find someone who deserves you 3) have better taste and I think about that constantly because there's something so funny to me about Gale looking at Mercury, who is an absolute disaster of a person who can barely function socially, and deciding "yeah I'm into that"

#bg3 #bg3 tav #bg3 spoilers #answered #rhubarbtonapalooza #my ocs #bg3: mercury #mercury is getting their own tag now as a treat #silent speaks #also I am so so sorry I wrote like 2000 words but this is something I have thought about extensively #also if you read my tags I'm vaguely curious what got you thinking about mercury + the squad a week later #I'm for sure flattered I love Mercury a lot and I would talk about them 24/7 if asked more about them

[ragnarlothcat]

1/? So I have this idea (& it’s kind of sad tbh!!) that anakin growing up in the temple didn’t have a lot (or any) friends. & even as a knight the same can be said- like he has a small group of people that he loves unconditionally & is fiercely loyal to but he isn’t mr.popular. But anyway! My idea is that it takes a while for Obi wan to realise this. Obi wan is definitely aware that the first few years for anakin in the temple are difficult. Because of his upbringing he’s wary of strangers, he’s

2/? quick to anger & super defensive & prickly since he’s coming in late & therefore behind his peers & feels like he has to prove himself but I feel as if Obi wan thinks this situation will rectify itself as time goes by & anakin no longer feels as if he’s going to be kicked out of the temple for not progressing fast enough etc. But in my mind, because anakin doesn’t interact with his peers & isolates himself from them from the beginning &continues to do that as time goes on, they just come to

3/? accept that he’s a loner. & I don’t mean it’s malicious or he’s bullied but I definitely see a situation where he gets along with people his age but isn’t necessarily friends with any of them. Obi wan only starts to become suspicious when anakin is in his late teens maybe because this was the time that as a padawan Obi wan used to be trying to sneak out to the lower levels to go drinking or making out in the room of a thousand fountains & anakin just doesn’t seem to be doing that?? For a

4/while Obi wan thinks anakin is just incredibly good at sneaking out (but Obi wan has seen anakin on undercover missions & the boy doesn’t understand the word subtle so he’s definitely confused how he’s never once caught anakin stumbling back to their apartment drunk). So yeah. By all means, anakin SHOULD be popular. He’s tall, good looking & is like the Jedi version of a jock when it comes to athleticism, but he spends all his free time hanging out with Obi wan or at the temple’s hangar,

5/ tinkering with droids or bothering plo koon with questions about djem so (shout out to plo koon! I love him and I feel like he’s one of the few masters who is patient and kind enough to see past anakin’s mercurial nature to the kind hearted boy beneath!) tldr: anakin was and continues to be the super intense loner kid ✌️ps I hope you don’t mind these long head canon asks. You seem to get a lot of them & I genuinely love reading your answers/thoughts about these characters. I appreciate you!

Oh this is a bit sad! The worst thing is I think you might be right. I've mentioned before I haven't read any of the Star Wars books but from what I've been able to glean from fanfiction and other people's tumblr posts, Anakin didn't have a lot of friends growing up. I imagine a lot of factors would have contributed to that, but it sounds very lonely.

And I agree, Anakin has lots of things going for him. He's very passionate and capable of great kindness. I often write him as friends with Aayla but I don't really know what I'm basing that on other than my desire for Anakin to know more than three people.

I appreciate the Plo Koon shout out, always, he is absolutely one of my favourite characters. I think Anakin ends up with a decent relationship with a lot of the other Jedi (until he very abruptly does not)? He, Obi-Wan and Luminara work together and that seems pretty fun. I assume everyone likes Kit Fisto. But maybe that only happened once Anakin was knighted? I can definitely see Anakin's padawan years being a bit isolated. Especially since Obi-Wan wasn't his friend yet, he was still his master, and that's a different dynamic.

Anyway I love when you send me these head canons, they're so interesting to read! I do have one fic on the go that is a deep dive into Anakin's character and some of his struggles which makes this especially valuable to think about. So thank you so much, this is a delight 🥰

#asks #anon #anakin skywalker #i had this tagged as obikin for a second but we didn't quite get there! #also i think with a nudge anakin and mace could have gotten along great #i have a soft spot for their relationship

[wisteria-lodge]

bird primary + bird secondary (actor bird) (I-know-a-guy bird)

Hi Wisteria! I was hoping for your insight on my primary and secondary, if its not too much trouble. 

I started my sorting journey by asking myself, who am i? Couldnt figure that out tho, so i asked myself some basic questions. What gets me up in the morning? What do i like about myself? I get up in the morning bc im excited about learning new things and furthering my understanding of myself and the world. 

Hmm. Could be Bird primary, for sure. 

I like that im resilient, open minded, understanding bc i want to see the good in others

I’m tempted to link this with the Badger secondary skillset. This could also be just General Human (and thank goodness!) but the fact that you called out these specific traits as ones you’re especially proud leans me a little towards Badger. 

and i love my nonconformist streak.

Probably not a Badger *primary* 

This helped me get going. For a while, i thought i was badger primary bc of my need for friends. I concluded tho, that that is a human thing, not necessarily a sorting thing. 

Agreed. 

Before i created the “cool” me based on movies characters that i portrayed to my peers 

Actor Bird

I actually shied away from contact w. them. Bc of bullying but also bc i didnt feel any real connection with them. 

I think you’re an Idealist, not a Loyalist. 

One time, in 2nd grade, everyone had to tell the class what they wanted to be when they grew up. Now, i was excited about this. I had thought about it b4 and i was ready to share it w/ the world. I stood in front of the class and said, “i want to be a primatologist. Just like jane Goodall.” Then i went on to rant about the awesomeness that is primatology. Then one student said, “wait… you want to talk to monkeys?” And they all laughed. This did not phase me AT ALL. I just figured i hadnt fully conveyed how great it was. Surely, once i explained better, they would all agree. Why be a cop, when you could TALK TO MONKEYS?!?! Duh. 

This is a super Idealist mission statement, and super Idealist career fantasy. And this idea that all you have to do is give someone the right info, explain it the right way, and THEN they’ll get it… that is very, very Bird primary. 

Needless to say, that didnt happen. Now im grown up. And im no primatologist, but i am happy. I am a homesteader. I nuture the earth around me. I learn new things all the time and this experience has started to bring out the real me and my “methods” if you will. So here is what i observed. When we moved out here, to a very rural area, my top priority was getting to know the community. This had clear benefits. We needed connections. Who grows hay for goats for example. Also, what could we offer the community. How could we contribute? Being an outcast in a small town did not seem practical. So, by offering up farm fresh, free range eggs and getting to know ppl, i have compiled a large list of phone numbers from everyone around. Only ONE person can rival my list: the guy who grows the hay. 

Oh, nevermind. You’re not a Badger secondary. You’re an I-know-a-guy Bird

Now i have never gone so far as to attend town meetings or join a church, nor have i ever been invited, come to think of it. 

See, as a Badger secondary, I think I’d probably have to do at least one of those things to feel completely comfortable…

Ideologically, we couldnt be more different from the community. (We moved to south carolina, from New York, if that gives you an idea). I simply keep on touch, contribute what i can, and dont get too deeply involved with anyone. We are content in isolation. 

You sound like an incredibly interesting person. 

I also observed that i am happy when i make a decision and go for it. But i only feel powerful and confident after the dive. 

Honestly I think that’s a human thing.

I have to learn how to do something thru experiencing it. HOWEVER i solve problems by researching. One of my favorite things to do is examine my food forest and look for something wrong. I LOVE diagnosing my plants. Whats that weird spot on this fruit? What bug ate those leaves? When something goes wrong, im secretly excited bc i get to solve a mystery. And then i get to teach everyone about it.

Oh you are SUCH a loud Bird secondary. 

Interpersonally, i tend to solve problems with diplomatic honesty. The only time i confront someone in anger is if they are being mean to someone else. So yeah. Those are my findings. Sorry this is so long. Any thought you have would be really appreciated. Thank you so much for reading!

Double Bird. No wonder you’re so interesting and unusual, off in the corner doing your own thing. 

#sortinghatchats #wisteria sorts #sortme #bird primary #bird secondary #i know a guy bird #actor bird #double bird

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

"This whole chapter was a slap from Horikoshi, a friendly reminder that things don't change that easily"

I know Bakugou hasn't been changing easily, but before this I did buy he was finally changing, with him instinctively throwing himself into the line of fire to save Izuku, him apologizing, catching himself and making an effort to say "Izuku" instead of "Deku". So getting served this in 335 just made me feel like a streak had been broken. Especially since nobody including Izuku really seems frustrated with this intentionally frustrating development. I think you're supposed to laugh at it, like "ohh, that Bakugou. What a piece of work he is."

The "redeemee" beginning to improve is only half the process in my eyes. Without any exploration into why the others decide to forgive them, you only have half of a story. The exploration of that very theme is why "The Southern Raiders" is my favorite episode of ATLA. There is no such exploration with Izuku's forgiveness; it is assumed without question. Izuku's Buddha-like magnanimity makes him feel unrelatable if not outright alien to me. That's why I hope so hard for follow up on Bakugou's apology. Otherwise it'll feel like a waste of a great scene. It'll feel as weirdly divorced from the rest of the story as Star and Stripes arc. Do you get me?

I understand and agree with where you're coming from with the themes of improving on the past being incomplete and progress being slow. As far leaving some problems unresolved, I get that maybe for reforming the villains and wider society post-canon. I hope we don't just get a solid Happily Ever After for everyone. But Bakugou's had seven years in print with his reformation as a pillar of the story. I know his journey is powerful for many people, but I'd be very disappointed if this is the best he managed.

Thank you very much for responding.

Oh, I totally understand your point of view.

And it's in fact very valid. I like bnha, but I think we can all agree is not exactly a masterpiece. There are many things that will never get a deeper treatment, so the relationship of Bakugou and Deku could never reach the level you want to see.

You have the right to feel dissapointed, as others have the right to feel excited or seen. I know many people with anger issues that suffer a lot because they see themselves as monsters. They are scared of loving and living, because they really don't want to hurt anyone. They are going to therapy, taking meds, and that process is painfully slow. The break down so often, sometimes they don't see the point of fixing themselves.

I also know many people who were heavily bullied and have the right to get angry at how Deku is shown to just forgive Bakugou. I personally understand why Deku forgives just as that, and I think I have a whole post talking about how I feel represented by Deku's nature of forgiving easily and being a good person.

Despite that, people is free to feel frustrated at how Bakugou is still acting like that.

As for my opinion, it really breaks me because Bakugou many times it's not seen as a kid who needs help. When he broke down crying because he thought he was the one who ended All Might's career, that was rough for me. Because people normally don't want to deal with people with traumas that turn them into angry, aggressive people. And they still need so much help.

They restrained Bakugou like he was a dog in the Sport Festival. And he's a teenager! People forget how young he is. All his life, adults have expected him to be perfect and be superior, which only contributed to Bakugou isolating hinself. He hates being vulnerable. He thinks he can't show weakness. One minute he let's his guard down because he's tired and afraid, the other his back in his walls because he is feeling better.

Deku shouldn't be the only one helping and supporting Bakugou in his process of getting better. And that process includes calling Bakugou out on his bullshit, so he can correct himself. You have a traumatized kid trying to fix another traumatized kid.

And we shouldn't forget they are still in the middle of a war. Of course they're acting strange and on edge, they've just been told they're basically facing ultimate AFO in a week. Those kids have hardly rested. They've seen people died, they being the target of a super villain, they are fixing the hero society and taking the weight of Japan on their shoulders. The amount of stress must be insane.

But okay, let's say I'm reading too much into this. Horikoshi just thinks Bakugou ways of being is funny so he writes him like that. We don't have to find it funny. We don't have to like the canon at all. So yeah anon, I can't correct you because your feelings are very valid.

There are many mixed opinions about chapter 335. And more like trying to convince people, I hope I'm expressing myself right enough and letting everyone know this is just my opinion.

I'm going to share it, defend it, but no one has to agree with me or like what I say.

So please, a friendly reminder you don't have to think like me, okay? I'm glad you sent the ask!

I love talking to people who have different opinions but that are also respectful and polite. It makes room for having amazing conversations, instead of annoying fights.

Please remember to take care of yourself, anon. Stay safe, stay healthy. Sending you love 💕✨

#Shan's asks #Mha spoilers #Bnha spoilers #bnha #mha #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #Mha 335 #Bnha 335 #Shan's mha opinions #Shan's bnha opinions

[circumstellars]

Hello everyone! I’ve just about hit 500 followers here on @circumstellars​ and I’m super grateful to everyone who interacts with my blog, content and supports my fandom endeavours. It’s been fun, and life-saving in a way really, these past few months, as I struggle with isolation over a year long. Thank you.

I wanted to be able to do a giveaway on my little blog for a long time, but as most of you know I don’t have deep pockets (or, well any pockets), but through doing graphic commissions for this wonderful community, I have decided I can spare just a few from my own contributions to be able to give back to you all. After all gif giveaways don’t cut it sadly. So I’m bucked up now, I’m just gonna go for it! It’s all thanks to the generous members in our wonderful fandom. This way I can show my deep appreciation for content creators, and the fans who engage with their art.

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THE GIVEAWAY

I will be glad to pay for the commission of a chibi-style TUA art of the winner's choice by the amazing artist we all know and love @imrights​ (@imrights via twitter). (16 000 KRW price threshold). 

They are an incredible Korean-based fandom artist for TUA! They have brought me a lot of joy with their art, and I’m sure many of you too. Their little chibi style commissions are both very cute and affordable, so I think it would be nice to show support to both this incredible artist, and the fan who wins the commission. (They are Klaus-centric, so keep this in mind! They draw for Klaus, Klave and Kliego primarily.) Visit their blog or twitter and have a look at their cute and amazing arts!

This giveaway contest will be open for 2 weeks, from today March 31, 2021 to April 14, 2021. 

THE RULES

This if a follower-based event. I’m doing this to celebrate my local community here online, and the people who keep my blog running and my fingers giffin’. So of course, you must be a follower of @circumstellars​. 

You must be over the age of 18 to participate. In an adult fandom for an adult show about adult characters in adult relationships, I just feel most comfortable with adult participants in this giveaway. Please respect my boundaries on this. :))

You must like and reblog this post at least once for entry! You can reblog multiple times but once you’ve done it once I’ll consider it as an entry.

I will use RNG (random number generator) to select the winner, to make sure it’s blind, equal-opportunity and unbiased.

I will contact the winner via tumblr after announcing who won the giveaway, and will sort out what the commission request is, and then I will send it to the artist along with payment! 

Bullies or fandom segregationists need not apply. This is supposed to be a fandom-love event to celebrate what brings us together, as with much of what I do. If you’ve been notably hateful to others in the past for whatever arbitrary reason, and I happen to see/know it, I’ll just remove your entry from the count. Be kind to one another! :3

*In the unexpected unavailability of imrights, I’ll choose another fandom artist with a comparable commission fee I can manage.

That’s all there is to it! If you have questions just ask, and I’ll answer or clarify as needed. I haven’t been doing well irl, and I’m really excited to be able to do this, I think it will bring a lot of positivity and good vibes all around. Thanks guys, I hope you enjoy this! As always, be safe, be well, be good.

#tua #the umbrella academy #umbrella academy #klaus hargreeves #tua fanart #my giveaways #fandom events #myworks #my nonsense

[pynkhues]

(1/2) Hey, I'm the anon from the last request. Just have a few follow up q's if you're alright with that (dont have a tumblr to message directly rip)? With Gerri, its strange that she's Shiv's godmother yet both Shiv and Roman dont really know her in the pilot- was there a prior schism? Also did not know about St Andrews, if its not a military school then do you think it adds another layer to the dog kennel story?

(2/2- sorry!) I get what you mean when you say he also coddles Roman but to me its the emotional detachment thats striking. Like in the car post-slapgate, its obvs awks from the slap but they also don't seem to have natural connection or conversation vs Logan and car scenes with the others. There's also the references to him beating Roman (not to say he didn't beat the others but its only Roman mentioned). I think in s3, his new status as fave son might bring up some old wounds for Roman.

(x)

Hey! Ooo, these are really great follow ups, thank you! I hope you don't mind me breaking them into sections!

Is it strange that Shiv and Roman don't really know Gerri well in the pilot?

It is strange, but I also think it's just the result of a few things being shuffled around post-pilot. Pilots are usually shot months if not a whole year before the first season is as the point of them is to sell the network on the show. In that sense, they're effectively proof-of-concept tools and so it's common for things to change. I'm not sure if you're a crossover anon, haha, but I talk a lot about Good Girls as well, and the pilot of that even had a completely different lead actress they had to do re-shoots around for 1.01.

Jesse Armstrong, the Succession showrunner, has said that a few things were shuffled around after the pilot – one of the biggest things for instance is that Roman wears a wedding ring in the pilot and Grace is supposed to be his wife (she's even listed as Grace Roy in 1.01 on IMDB!) and Isla their daughter together. They changed that after the pilot though because they thought it worked better with Grace as just his girlfriend, and Isla as Grace's daughter, not his.

I think Gerri's role in the show really bulked up between the pilot and episode 2, and that's why there's more distance between the Roy kids and Gerri in the first couple of episodes than there is later in the season. Gosh, even the fact that she's not at Logan's 80th birthday party in the pilot feels so weird now with how much they've shifted her role in the family, haha.

Rest of the answers under the cut!

Does St. Andrew's not being a military school when Roman attended add another layer to the dog kennel plot?

Yeah, I think it does, but I also think more than anything, it's reiterating what's already there. That entire subplot is really steeped in how Kendall, Roman and Connor all have different memories of this same game. For Roman it's formative, for Kendall it's just a memory of a childish game, and for Connor, it's seen as through older eyes and, more than anything, an insight into their father, not an insight into Roman and Kendall.

In a lot of ways, Roman stressing that St Andrew's was a military school when it wasn't undermines his own memory of the game, just as Connor telling him it wasn't dogfood it was chocolate cake does, just as Connor telling him he asked to be sent away does. Does that make it any less real for Roman? I don't think so. It's obviously something he's remembered as traumatic, and it resulted in a very real, tangible removal of him from Manhattan, where Kendall and Shiv stayed and went to school. Regardless of whether or not it was military school, it was a boarding school, and I think that feeling of distance and isolation was likely very real.

I'm really curious though about Connor's different stories to Kendall and Roman. He tells Roman that he asked to be sent away, and Kendall that their dad sent Roman because you separate fighting dogs and you send the weak one away so that everyone knows the hierarchy. The interesting thing though to me is that I think Connor was telling the truth in both instances, but the former does make the latter read differently.

If Roman wanted to go, it undermines Connor's memory of Logan, because Logan was not only giving Roman what he wanted, but he was giving Roman greater freedom, greater independence, greater agency at an outdoorsy boarding school that wasn't actually a military school at all. So does that mean that Logan saw Roman as the weak dog, or Kendall? Who he kept close and on a short leash in the comfort of home?

Kendall obviously takes Connor at his word, but I'm not so sure that we're supposed to as an audience. I think the story can be read in a lot of different ways, and more than anything, I think it can be read as Logan understanding that Kendall and Roman were not (and are not) the same, and needed different things as children. How that can be spun though is anyone's guess.

Are Logan and Roman emotionally distant?

That's an interesting point about the emotional distance there. I think there is and there isn't? Logan obviously dotes on Shiv and pendulums between coddling, controlling and bullying Kendall, but I think both of those things are more just indicative of really different dynamics. Roman's clearly got a 'class clown' sort of personality that Logan obviously doesn't appreciate and struggles to deal with, particularly given he's a pretty humourless guy (gosh, I think a lot about the fact that one of the only times we've seen Logan actually laugh was when the kids didn't want to see their mum, haha).

In that sense though, I think Logan doesn't understand Roman. It comes back to what I said in the other post – I actually do think Logan sees Roman's strengths, and the fact that Roman doesn't utilise them is, I think to Logan, unforgivable. Logan had to claw his way out of abject poverty through whatever it was he could get, and while Shiv, Kendall and Connor lack, I think Logan looks at Roman and sees waste.

It's why he doesn't have a stomach for the jokes, or the immaturity, and I think contributes to this failure to connect emotionally because he doesn't understand Roman in the way that he understands Shiv's rebellion and Kendall's foibles.

The aftermath of him hitting Roman is interesting too, because I actually think Logan's not trying to create distance in the aftermath, I think he's trying to re-write history to preserve his sense of self. He offers the untruth to Roman as an opening – a map for them to navigate unstable and uncertain terrain, and Roman takes it and follows his lead because he doesn't know how to navigate it either.

Does that make it right or forgiveable? Absolutely not – Logan hit his son, and trying to make everyone pretend that that never happened is an awful example of gaslighting – but I also find it really indicative of the cycle of abuse. We know that Noah was horrifically abusive to Logan, as seen by the scars on his back, and I actually get the impression that Logan tried not to be abusive to his children, but sometimes was because of his temper and his health.

Like, I think when he struck Iverson in the thanksgiving ep it was the first time he'd ever raised a hand to one of his grandchildren, especially given the reaction of people, and even hitting Roman summoned a pretty huge reaction from people, and seemed not to be something Roman was prepared for. It also I think stems back to that point of Logan not knowing how to handle Roman (or Iverson!) and resorting to violence he very quickly regrets because for a man who runs the news, he very rarely utilises words.

Logan was raised in violence, and I think it's a language he's both fluent in and has tried to reject, but one he falls back on when he can no longer communicate.

It's wrong, and awful, of course, but I think it's really interesting because I think it's deliberately a part of this broader theme with the Roy's about how fractured their communication with one another is. They don't know how to connect or talk to each other, and so frequently that breaks down into violence, whether to each other or themselves or to the collateral damage - the NRPIs.

I totally agree though that I think some Thoughts around all of this is likely to resurface for Roman in season 3, especially as Logan no doubt starts to lean on him as the new heir.

#these were v meaty questions to answer haha #i've been thinking sooo much about the communication on this show it's f.a.s.c.i.n.a.t.i.n.g. #roman roy #logan roy #logan + roman #gerri kellman #kendall roy #connor roy #shiv roy #hbo succession #succession 1.08 #succession 2.06 #welcome to my ama

[izukukuzi]

this is a question that i have in my mind since the beginning of bnha but i never asked anyone, but now i want to ask you: what do you think about the fact that midoriya seems to adore bakugou and to want to be his friends/at his side even if he bullied him and didn't even say sorry? idk if this is horikoshi's bad writing or maybe we have exaggerated bakugou's behaviour or idk, i'm really confused (sorry for the bad english, i hope what i said it's understandable!)

I thought about this ask for a looooong time. I usually kinda have a rough mental outline of the points I want to make when I answer any asks (especially when the answer gets really long jbdwujwjnw) but to be honest with you, nonnie, I kind of don’t know? however, I still want to honor the fact that you asked me (which... thank you??? you could have sent this to anyone, especially since you’ve probably been thinking about it for a while now), so I’ll give you some of my thoughts!!! 

the very first thought I had when I got this message was the context I usually see the “izuku didn’t stop hanging around bakugou despite what he did” argument being made in. a number of people have tried to make it a point that izu deserved the violence/bullying he was subjected to at bakugou’s hands because he was trying to force the other into a friendship, or he was following him around (or my least favorite take: izu was being stalkerish :/) 

and, while that’s not what you’re saying or asking, it does kind of lead me towards thinking of why, as you asked, izuku stayed at his side (and why the previously mentioned argument is wrong).

coming out of the isolation that comes with being diagnosed “quirkless,” I do not think we can fault izu for wanting to hold on to a friendship that’s been there for however long he and bk had known each other prior to the age of four? I mean, realistically, in this equation, you can’t take a four, five, six, seven, or whatever-year old child’s attempts to maintain his social connections as a fault of his own. he’s a kid, a lonely one at that, and if bakugou was who he knew as a friend before he was secluded, I’m not surprised he tried to keep it that way (though I don’t think he kept it that way for long)

some of the very first images we get in the manga are of izuku putting himself in the line of danger to protect another child from bakugou. while I don’t think that was something he “followed” him around for, I do think that izuku ended up around bk more times than not because he did things like this. being able to intervene, even at the cost of his own safety, would mean being around bk, so I figure that contributes to things (in some way or another dnedjnwjnd)

at some point, while I don’t think izu ever stops seeing bakugou as a figure of strength more obtainable to him than his favorite hero All Might, it seems like he does stop seeking bakugou out? from the way we’re introduced to bk/izu’s dynamic in junior high for example (i’m thinking about the moment their teacher said that both of them were aiming to apply for UA), we see that izuku tries his best to make himself small, to not draw attention, let alone bakugou’s attention, to himself... so it’s bakugou, then that initiates their interaction (though he does so with violence, a theme that’ll be followed into the start of their career as students at ua :/). so that then moves away from the “izuku following bakugou” rhetoric and, instead, shows how bakugou’s... irritation/obsession/call-it-what-you-want with izuku keeps them around each other, despite the understanding that bk wants the other at, as we see in ch. 284, “arm’s length.”

and while there’s more I could probably say about their physical closeness, I do want to kind of address some of the other points you brought up sooooo:

I can’t say this for sure, because I have no real way of knowing and can only base my understanding of it off of things I’ve experienced, but I think there’s some things that could explain why izuku “adored” bakugou, despite the way he was treated. 

on a narrative level, hori may have done this to 1) show the goodness of izuku’s heart (because, tbh, if I had to deal with half the shit he did, I wouldn’t be able to muster up a quarter of the kindness and continued grace that izu has). as the audience, we understand how good he is when we get to see him interact with bakugou despite everything, not with bitterness or malice, but with care and, when the moment calls for it (like the sludge attack or bk’s kidnapping) protectiveness. I also think it could be 2) a product of seeing bakugou as an obtainable symbol of heroism. i’m looking over the scene where they fight in ground beta and izu says some things that I think play into what you’re getting at with his admiration (also???????? these boys neeed t h e a r a p y oh my goodness):

(as a child, in a flashback) “Wait for me, Kacchan!”

“... like I said before, because I had nothing at first, along with the parts I hated about you, I saw vividly all the amazing things you could do!”

“You, who had so much that I didn’t have, were an amazing person much closer to me than All Might!”  

“It’s because I thought you were amazing... That’s why... I kept chasing after you!”

(and so you get the idea eubfrunejjs). again, I don’t see it as illogical for a child who wanted nothing more than to be a hero (for someone who kept that dream alive despite everyone telling him it was impossible) to use someone close to him personally (bk) as a model of strength. there’s other role models, like the pro heroes, but bakugou was tangible to izuku; he was within his sights for most of his life. if everyone was constantly showering bakugou with praise, telling him that he has what it takes to be a hero, why wouldn’t izuku also internalize that, hence making the foundation for his nod of respect towards bk? I don’t think it’s a problem of exaggerating bk’s behavior (because he was SHITTY to izu. that is just... not up for discussion???), but more of trying to really get into izu’s mind enough to understand why he may prioritize the things he does, and why his heart is good enough to give bk the kindness that izuku was under no obligation to provide (and I am... working on that point. I love him for it, but it does boggle me at times). 

Now... my last two points (because I’ve kept you here long enough dubwdjnwj). first, I have my opinions about where things are going currently in the manga (like with bakugou’s “atonement” and all that good shit) as well as how izuku’s trauma is portrayed coming out of his past with bakugou, but... I don’t want to speak ill of Hori and his writing abilities or anything. I’m here to enjoy the content he releases and, in doing that, all I can really do is trust that he’s telling the story as he sees best (because it is his story, not mine dbjndwjn).  

and lastly, I think that if we’re moving towards a place in the narrative where bk finally a p o l o g i z e s, then that may give us a chance to explore these ideas more! with bakugou finally owning up to what he did, and telling izuku about it, that may be a chance for izu to also open up himself and share a bit more on where his mind’s been with overcoming/forgiving the past. 

I hope some of this was helpful to you, nonnie!!!

#anti bakugou #no proofreading #because I'm an absolute piece of shit dbswjdjnjwd #so sorry for any mistakes dear #feel free to hit me up again if you want to talk about this more #or about anything really!!! #thank you again for sending this question my way! #I hope my nonsense helped with some of your confusion! #anon #bnha 285

[iggy-of-fans]

Of Being a Ladybug 1.5

Happy Holiday’s! Here is my gift to you!

Previous  Masterlist 

The class, Then 

Monday of the attack

Adrien smiled, satisfied that Marinette hadn’t done anything. He shook his head, ‘really, what could she have done?’ he asked himself. Marinette was a great girl and had designed for or worked with a few famous people, but he doubted that they even remembered a lowly baker’s daughter. He sure didn’t remember most of his fans. He shrugged. Alya really should have just fact checked. Probably an over-zealous fan that sent it to one of the actors mentioned. Marinette also wouldn’t do anything that could hurt Alya. He got to the class and stopped short at the door. There were a lot of long faces in there.

Alya was sobbing into Nino’s shoulder.

Rose was quietly heaving into Juleka’s shoulder as well. Not so much sobbing, but still very upset.

Max sat tense, glaring at his phone, looking like he might set it on fire.

Kim glared ahead at the bored.

Mylene, for once, looked stronger than all the class and like she might punch somebody.

Adrien was confused. As far as he knew or remembered, only Alya had a real reason to be this upset. He frowned.

“Nino? What’s going on? Why is everyone so upset?” Adrien asked, completely lacking the social understanding to perhaps ask someone else. Who wasn’t holding their+

3 crying girlfriend. Nino just glared at him.

It was Alix who answered, “Seriously Adrien? Read the fucking mood. And to answer your question, Lila Fucking Rossi.”

“I don’t understand. What did Lila do?” Adrien asked, passing over the first comment. He just wanted answers.

“Marinette was right. Like always, she was right. Lila is a liar, and a bad liar at that. We were idiots and all fell for it. Rose lost her friendship with Prince Ali because she bought Lila’s tales. Alya is being sued for slander. Mylene and Ivan contributed to her “go green” projects, only for none of them to be legit. Max is being investigated by the school for letting Kim cheat off him and Kim got kicked off the team for it. Then the school NERD club got wind of the napkin incident and apparently even Superman and Wonder Woman can’t throw a napkin hard enough to take out somebody’s eye. And me? I was told I would be meeting pro skater Esmee Visser. We should have listened to Marinette” Alix shook her head. Mari had warned them. Warned them not to cheat, not to listen to Lila, to work their own way up. Marinette always worked so hard but made it all look so easy.

The whole class bowed their heads. Mylene had ended her friendship with Marinette on Tuesday the week before, because Marinette had suggested that she and Ivan not give their combined 400 Euros to Lila’s charity. This morning, Mylene had seen the news coverage of over fifteen people suing Lila Rossi and by extension, Alya Cesaire, for slander, defamation and theft. Lila had been going around getting things put onto tabs for famous people to pay off, claiming she was a niece, goddaughter or assistant.

They waited for Marinette or Lila to come into the class. Marinette so they could apologize. Lila so they could beat her up. When the warning bell rang, and Ms. Bustier entered the room, nobody even batted an eye. When the last bell rang, and Marinette still wasn’t there, they worried. When the sound of a car being tossed through a building reached their ears, the students evacuated.

Alya rushed to the scene. The Ladyblog may be shut down, but she could start fresh. Maybe Ladybug would even call on Rena Rouge! When she got to the scene, Vipereon was hidden on a building with… was that… a new fox? Alya almost started crying again. Another hero made her way there. A new bee, it looked like. And another, a new turtle too. When Ladybug arrived with the dragon, the team huddled for a minute before breaking apart to fight. Alya snuck closer as she watched Guilty Conscience coming at the heroes.

“I never wanted to be a hero. I feel horrible when I have to lie to protect my identity because I hate liars. I wish I had never met the Master or been picked to be Ladybug or had managed to give the Miraculous away before I got too serious. I hate what this has turned me into, I wish I could go back to just being Marinette…”

Alya gasped. Oh! OH! She shut off her video and turned. She’d wanted to earn back her title as a journalist. But not like this. She ran back to her apartment. Not like this.

As Tuesday morning dawned, the class was sitting together again. Adrien kept looking at the door expectantly. If Chat Noir payed a visit to the bakery last night, no body would know. Namely because nobody was there. Adrien’s foot bounced. The minute she walked through the door; he would confess to her.

Nino looked sideways at Adrien. He knew his boy was a bit starstruck with Ladybug. Did he really expect her to come to school, though? Nobody seemed to notice that Juleka was also missing.

Class started, only to be interrupted again when the principle announced all classes should turn on their TVs to the news.

“Good Morning Paris. We interrupt your scheduled programming to bring you breaking news,” on the screen was Lois Lane, world renowned reporter. “This morning, the Mayor of Paris was able to welcome for the first time, Justice League Members Batman and Wonder Woman, to Paris. Already, the world’s greatest detective is solving the matter of ‘who is Hawkmoth?’ and ‘where is he hiding?’. The investigation was started early this morning and is still ongoing now, however, the heroes are confident the matter will be resolved by end of day today. League intervention is also being given to the local Parisian heroes, who are being folded into the League system. The now dubbed Miracle Team will be receiving regular training and adult supervision from the American Heroes. On other news… One moment please. We are now going live to the traffic copter, which has caught sight of Wonder Woman storming a mansion in the heart of Paris. Jean, what can you tell us about the current situation?”

“Thank you, Lois! I am here, on scene as Wonder Woman storms the Agreste Mansion. Parisian’s will remember that Monsier Agreste was Akumatized as the Collector a few months ago. He certainly isn’t putting up any fight, it looks like. And there is Nathalie Sancour. Both are coming out with their hands up. It looks like Monsiour Agreste is doing all the talking. Ms. Sancour is going down in what appears to be a coughing fit! Police is also arriving on the scene. An arrest has been made. I repeat. An arrest has been made! A police car is pulling off, and looks to be heading to Francois-Dupont, commonly dubbed the Akuma school. If I am not mistaken, it is the same school that Gabriel Agreste’s only son, Adrien Agreste attends! AH, one moment. It looks like Wonder Woman is going into the mansion. Paramedics are also pulling up on scene. Ms. Sancour is being taken into an ambulance, but the other set of paramedics is running into the mansion as well. Is that?! It is! Lois, and watchers, for those of you who do not know, this is Emilie Agreste, the wife of Gabriel and mother of Adrien. She went missing and was declared dead three years ago. Paramedics are now rushing her prone body to the ambulance…”

The news continued, but the class was distracted by the door being thrust open. Officer Raincomprix and his partner entered.

“Adrien Agreste, you are under arrest for suspicion on working with Hawkmoth. You have the right to remain silent. Everything you say can and will be used against you” the officer stated, placing the cuffs on a stunned Adrien Agreste. His mouth hung open. What…? And then he heard the whispers.

“He was supposed to start school the day of the first Akuma…”

“Always defending the bully…”

“Never there during attacks…”

He shook his head mutely. NO! He was a hero!

The class watched mutely. Two in two days.

*!!*

Because he was a minor and could prove, behind closed doors, that he was in fact Chat Noir, Adrien was acquitted and sent to live with his Aunt Amilie and Cousin Felix Graham de Vanily. He took off the Miraculous ring. Plagg had told him Ladybug would need her cat. So, he put the ring in the mail to be sent off to Wilhelm with a letter explaining everything. He heard through the news that the Dupain-Cheng family had left Paris in a rush. Nobody was quite sure where they went, though most guessed to China. When he landed in London, Adrien had no idea what to expect. He hadn’t seen Felix since his mother’s funeral. He had also heard that Felix’s father had died not long ago. Felix and Amilie greeted him at the airport with smiles. He smiled and dared to hope.

*!!*

Alya watched the footage of Marinette revealing herself again. She sighed. Adrien Agreste was publicly deemed innocent and sent away. Lila Rossi, while facing several lawsuits, was only being sent to a remedial school at the outskirts of Paris. Lila’s mother, who had been akumatized as Guilty Conscience, almost lost her job. As it was now, diplomatic immunity was the only thing keeping her from being investigated further for child neglect. Alya was still facing the law herself, but being a minor, she was only facing some fines and heavy warnings, but otherwise she was also grounded until she was eighteen. Her parents were disappointed, her sisters avoided her most of the time. School had become her only escape. But even there was no escape from everything that had happened. Marinette was no longer there, and Ms. Bustier was under investigation for the amount of Akumatizations in her class. Mr. Damoclese was as well, for mismanaged funding to the school. Turns out his Owl suit and “weapons” were being funded from donations to the school. The class was split up into different classes too. Divide and conquer. Alya sighed. They weren’t really allowed to interact with each other, for fear of it causing more trouble. But most of the other students didn’t want to interact with them either. Alya had never noticed it, but their class was isolated by the rest of the school.

*!!*

Luka sighed as he watched Marinette walk into the Zeta Tube, her head bowed. Paris had ruined Marinette. He brushed his hair back and looked at Juleka. The news had confirmed that Gabriel Agreste was Hawkmoth, but he had given his Miraculous to Nathalie to get rid of. They were pawned off to another party, but Gabriel had no idea who, and Nathalie went under and into a coma like Mrs. Agreste.

The League told them that they would be receiving training and supervision, as there were Miraculous everywhere now. They would be needed to step in. Luka being the oldest was made the leader, despite not having the ladybug miraculous. He sighed. What a shit show.

< ( ^ ^ ) >

Bruce closed the journal and replaced it in the secret compartment in the desk. He turned to the bed behind him, where his newest ward was fast asleep, tear tracks staining her young face. He wanted to rage at Diana and Clark. He’d petitioned to have Marinette live with him from the beginning, but had been denied because Diana’s mother had been a Ladybug. Reading about what Diana had done to the poor girl, all with good intentions but completely misguided, Bruce was ready to wage war. Marinette had been through emotional hell. He would make sure to do better by her. He swore then that he would give her a family.

#of being a ladybug #Marinette #Marinette deserves better #miraculous ladybug #batman #Wonder Woman #alya cesaire #adrien agreste #lila rossi #lila salt

[northlight14]

Feeling sentimental so this is a thank you to Thomas Sanders. I’ve only been watching your videos for about a year now and you and your friends have already changed my life for the better.

I’m not exadurating when I say you’ve taught me more than my school has in a long time. Not only that, but you manage to make it entertaining. The result being that now, while I don’t understand half of what my teachers are trying to tell me, I’m am 100% prepared to explain the basics of Max Stirners philosophy ‘the ego and it’s own’ should the opportunity arise. I was able to tell my mum who Imanuel Kant was when he was mentioned in a tv show as well as reassure her that they weren’t saying a very different word😂

It’s also because of your Q & Gay videos and Joan that I realised I’m asexual. When I first watched them, I identified as bisexual because I was confusing the different types of attraction. However, I knew something was up but I didn’t know why. Joan basically explained in the follow up to Q & gay pt. 2 that they would find people really beautiful but then think “oh but I don’t want to sleep with them so I guess I’m not?” And my immediate reaction to that was “wait...that’s what’s supposed to happen?! Wait-I’m supposed to want to do what??!!” And after a few weeks/months of questioning and research, I started identifying as asexual which then lead me to also identifying as aromantic. Joan being in that video and being allowed to talk about their experiences stopped me from potentially experiencing a lot of confusion and pain. It’s because of the both of you that I found a community of people I could relate to and supported me. Not only that, but it was a fander online that first told me I was welcomed and accepted into the ace community.💜

It’s also because of sander sides that I found a lot of musicals that I’m really into. Beetlejuice, be more chill, dear Even Hansen. I found all these musicals and so much more really cool stuff because of animatics based around your characters. And it was musicals like DEH that really helped me during my hardest time in my life so far. I wouldn’t have had that if it wasn’t for you and your friends inspiring so many people.

You’ve also helped me and my relationship with intrusive thoughts. I grew up religious and while I’m not super strict I still love my God. However, DWIT was a massive eye opener for me, especially when Logan says “five out of the seven deadly sins are committed in your head.” Legit, has to take a moment to think about that for a second.😂 I honestly can’t express how happy I felt when I realised I didn’t have to hate myself for having intrusive thoughts. That it wasn’t something I needed to be punished for and that they just happen. Since then I’ve been working on accepting them as a natural part of me and have made loads of progress.

Despite not being my favourite episode, moving on pt. 2 is the episode that means the most to me so far. To provide a bit of context, I used to be best friends with someone a while ago. What I didn’t know, however, is that she was a very toxic person. I’m not going to go into detail (mostly cuz there is no real point and I don’t really wanna think about it again) but basically after gaining my trust and isolating me from all my other friends, she started bullying me. She told me that she hated me and proceeded to call me names. Please keep in mind I thought of her as my best friend and at the time and she was pretty much my only ‘friend’. She then later apologised but then repeated this the next year accept with our mutual friend joining in with the name calling. 3 years later and she was (and is) no longer in my life. However, for some reason I couldn’t stop thinking about everything that happened. Everything she did. I honestly couldn’t remember a single good memory with her and the few foggy ones I could recover felt really fake. But then I realised something. A part of me missed her. As screwed up as it sound, there was a part of me that once loved her and I think I missed having that version of her in my life. I never got the chance to mourn the loss of that friendship. I was trying desperately to get closure but didn’t know how to do it. I was so confused. Why did I missed her after all these years? Why couldn’t I just let things go when everyone else had? Why did I still hold onto everything that happened? I know moving on is about something complete different but a lot of it rang really close to home. “One step at a time, kiddo. I’m rooting for ya.” “How you’re reacting for however long is completely normal-not bad, not strange, not stupid.” “Moving on is not the same as moving forward.” I cannot express how much I needed to hear that (and those are just the quotes I remember off the top of my head.) That video really helped me when I was trying desperately to gain some type of closure while grieving a now dead friendship. It remains to be the episode I value the most because of the role it had in my grieving process.

While moving on means the most to me, a close second to that is “embarrassing phases.” (No, not just because I’m a Virgil Stan who loves Halloween. That’s just a bonus.) Speaking as a teen still going through phases, that episode honestly took the words out my mouth. A lot of the time I’ll feel really insecure about liking certain things and I was kind of falsely taught that phases are a bad thing. That they’re just artificial. I felt like I was just faking being I was/am because “it’s just a phase.” When you said “whoever you are right now, you’re real. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.” I honestly wanted to start crying. I didn’t realise how much I needed to hear that.

And finally, the most recent TSS video POF seriously felt like you’d read my mind. At the time of its upload I was thinking about a lot of morality issues and struggling with them, feeling guilty for not being able to contribute more and help people, feeling guilty for being selfish sometimes and also desperately trying to find a balance between selfishness vs selflessness. So, yeah, I’m sure you can see how I was able to relate to it😂. I’m still struggling with a lot of that tbh but it’s good to know I’m not alone in my feelings and to be able to gain some form of clarity on the topic.

To put a long story short, Thomas, I’ve only been watching your videos for about a year now and you and your friends have changed my life so much already. I seriously can’t thank you enough for that. You and your friends are amazing people and I’m so greatful for you all. Love ya💚💜

@thatsthat24

#thomas sanders #thatsthat24 #sanders sides #tw bullying #tw intrusive thoughts #long post

[rowanfoster]

{ odeya rush ♔ twenty-three ♔ she/her } well, well, well if it isn’t rowan foster running around peach hollow. legend has it, she comes from tangerine towers and has lived here her entire life. if you’re wondering what she’s been up to, i hear she’s a make up artist / freelance musician for a living. she has been known to be impulsive yet insightful. a word of advice to her, always look over your shoulder. you never know who is watching.

why yes, it is i, admin kim, with another character that should’ve been kept in the drafts of my mind. if you’ve not met daysia or serenity, here’s a lil low down on me. i’m 26, i use she/her pronouns, and live on the east coast. i thrive on writing angst and my animal crossing villagers being happy. also caffeine. i luv chris klemens. most likely to have a mental breakdown on twitter. meet rowan! trigger warnings for mental illness, bipolar disorder specifically, and inpatient treatment

have a playlist and a pinterest board dedicated to her

rowan celeste foster was born may 27th, 1996. she’s the oldest of two, a baby sister coming to the scene in 1999.

her family is extremely close. they’ve been in peach hollow their whole lives. she grew up in a crowded house on blueberry boulevard, crammed in with her mother, father, sister, maternal grandmother and maternal grandfather. rowan never knew peace or privacy growing up – it just wasn’t possible with that many people which has really contributed to her somewhat isolated adulthood

her mother is a charge nurse at peach hollow general, working on the emergency room floor. her father is a retired car salesman. her grandparents moved into the house when her sister was born in order to help take care of the girls while their parents worked full time. rowan is especially grateful for their care, because she feels like she’d be a little more sour had she been raised by absent parents.

growing up, she shared a room with her younger sister. they told each other everything because they had no choice not to. they both developed an interest in make up and music at very young ages, but rowan particularly took to those things while maci took more interest in sports. when rowan was gifted her first ukulele at age 6, maci got her first basketball. they are polar opposites, but maci was the only person rowan really confided in as a child and an adolescent.

she’d always been rather moody. tantrums and fits were nearly unavoidable. her self esteem lacked before she even had a chance to develop any confidence. she was always the try hard, the girl who stood out because she was just a little different, the emotional one, the one the other kids didn’t want to mess with, not because she’d fight back, but because she would absolutely lose it. there were countless times where rowan ended up in the guidance counselor’s office, waiting on her grandmother to show up and bring her home. that was the beginning of their problems.

her mental health really started to decline in her mid teenage years. she spent hours upon hours in her room, writing songs, playing guitar, practicing make up looks – she’d go days without sleeping and snap at anyone who crossed her path. she got into screaming matches with everyone in the house, only to find herself crying in her bed for the next few days. she started missing days at a time from school, while her artistry thrive, the rest of her crumbled. her grades, all of it.

eventually, this resulted in her parents yanking her out of peach hollow high and putting her in counseling, which lead her to a psychiatrist and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at the age of 17. while it made sense, she dreaded taking the medications. they numbed everything. her writing suffered, and while her moods weren’t swinging from the trees anymore, she feared that this empty feeling was worse.

she finished her high school diploma in homeschooling with her grandmother while maci went on to thrive in school. the attention shifted to her, and rowan couldn’t really blame them. she turned 18 and started performing in clubs, bars, and anywhere she could get in. ps her voice is a mix of bishop briggs & mary lambert. the thrill of performing to small crowds sucked her in. she began to gain an even smaller following on social media, mainly the locals following her. every once in a while she’ll book a show in atlanta and she’ll make the long drive just to sing in front of a bit of a larger crowd. she’ll gain a few followers from those shows, but this still isn’t her main source of income.

most of her money comes from the make up artistry she does through pop of peach. she doesn’t go in every day, but when someone has an event scheduled or needs their make up done for a dance or something, she’s there. she tries to spread things out bc she’s always late lmao and finds it hard to stick to a schedule

she was doing so well for a few years, even moved out of her parents’ house and into an apartment at the towers. that’s where she really found herself, made some real friends and built relationships that were good for her. however, she missed a few doctor’s appointments and was discharged from her psychiatrist’s office. she went off meds, and for a few weeks it was fine. when she ran out of meds, the next few weeks were okay as well. it was when every single drop of medication had drained from her body that things got bad.

rowan was missing appointments she scheduled at pop of peach. she was spending far too much time out at nights, giving in to alcohol for the most part. she tried not to touch any drugs, but drinking became a nightly thing. she’d perform, then spend the rest of the night partying with whoever she could find at the venue.

one night in atlanta after a particularly shaky performance, rowan found herself in a dark place and simply went into the women’s bathroom to calm down, but police say they found her laying flat on the ground, refusing to respond to anyone. she vaguely remembers the end of the manic episode, but it did land her in the emergency room for a change in mental status.

much to her chagrin, they admitted her overnight before transporting her to skyland trail, a mental health facility in atlanta. she spend about two and a half months there getting medications regulated and learning new coping mechanisms. she was discharged about two weeks ago and finally made it back to peach hollow and her apartment.

she’d lead everyone other than her family and maybe one or two other people that she was away on a musician’s retreat, but really, was in inpatient treatment.

she’s currently working full time as a make up artist at pop of peach and performing when she can, but doesn’t really go outside of peach hollow

fun facts & personality

rowan despises small talk. conversations about the weather or political climate don’t stimulate her and she gets snarky pretty easily. it isn’t that she wants to come off rude or unapproachable, but nine times out of ten, small talk is fake and she feels as though she doesn’t have the time or energy to indulge in it. ask her about the sky or some shit. she won’t shut up

she has a tendency to overshare,  aside from what’s been going on in the past few months. her lips are sealed tight about that. however, she’s open to talking about her mental health and is a big advocate for erasing the stigma. this makes rowan a very good listener and a huge supportive presence for anyone struggling. she’s the mom friend, and no matter what time of day or night, if someone says they need an ear, she’ll go to them. she knows what it’s like to be alone.

despite her past and her demons, rowan finds a way to put on a smile. it might often be snarky or sarcastic, but rarely is it insincere. she’s an empath and feels everything so very deeply, but can easily put it away when necessarily.

her apartment is her safe haven. she rarely has company. it isn’t really her thing. she prefers to go to other people’s places. she has her record collection proudly displayed on her living room wall, all the plants you can imagine, incense burning whenever she’s home, and a scottish fold munchkin cat named loonette after her favorite childhood tv show, the big comfy couch. she has hopes to get another cat named molly to match. you know, because we’re all clowns !

she takes great pride in her instagram. it sounds superficial, but often times, rowan will post a good picture and then link to her next show in hopes that somebody will come based on that. while she does have a passion for make up and a second instagram for it, ultimately, she’d like for there to come a time where she can live solely on the money she makes through music

catch her driving her old ass ford focus blaring 00s alternative, mainly fuckin paramore bc she’s heart eyes for hayley williams

wanted connections if ya made it this far!!!!

childhood friends – those who she’s known since elementary school. they’ve most likely watched her go through her many trials and tribulations in class. these could be acquaintances, close friends, or even a ride or die or two.

bullies – people who fucked with her through school. it’s essential that they’re on bad terms currently, but perhaps an enemy turned friend or romantic could be fun??

group therapy pal – this would be super fun and might entail the person finding out about her secret…. msg me for deets

exes – there will be a couple of these, gender does not matter. i’d like to find one that she was dating when she went into treatment and maybe hasn’t seen/spoken to them since they’ve been back, first love, high school sweetheart?? omg possibilities are endless

flirtationship – self explanatory, gender doesn’t matter she’s pan

any other ideas literally lmk!! thanks for reading ♥

#ok.... one more time kngrdjsnh

[justjimedits]

Scott/Posey Fans’ Blatant Bias, Hypocrisy, Scott Apologism & Double Standards

https://thehollowprince.tumblr.com/post/628228084039106560/what-i-find-the-most-amusing-about-posts-like-this#notes https://princeescaluswords.tumblr.com/post/628239784101511168/am-i-the-only-person-that-doesnt-like-scott#notes https://camelotpark.tumblr.com/post/628290313028599808/1-2-all-that-speech-does-is-try-to-shift-the#notes https://thehollowprince.tumblr.com/post/628331580283289600/this-is-a-prime-example-of-you-forgiving-stiles#notes https://thehollowprince.tumblr.com/post/628349115603058689/13-lmfao-first-you-claim-that-you-blame-theo-for#notes https://camelotpark.tumblr.com/post/628355817343795200/1-2-but-what-happened-after-him-listening-to-theo#notes https://princeescaluswords.tumblr.com/post/628353234557452288/scott-failing-to-deduce-that-theo-was-evil-and#notes Imagine saying that Derek Hale is not a victim and deserved to be violated, humiliated, and dehumanized by Scott and Gerard because he was “mean” to Scott... Imagine blaming Stiles Stilinski for being a victim of blackmail and of a brutal assault and for choosing not to share his own traumas with Scott like Scott WANTED and DEMANDED because “silence has consequences” AND “Stiles let Theo get to him and never told Scott about Donovan. Anyone who actually watched the show should know better than to think Scott would turn against his best friend for defending himself” AND “Stiles listening to Theo and not telling Scott directly led to their fallout” AND “what did Stiles have to lose by telling Scott? His respect? His understanding? I mean, we know the latter isn’t true because Scott goes out of his way to try and be understanding of everyone, even the people trying to kill him. Hell, if Stiles had told Scott, I don’t even think Scott would have been disappointed, because he knows the difference between murder and self-defense” AND “Theo had absolutely nothing to blackmail Stiles with except what Stiles gave him. The longer Stiles waited to tell anyone, the more guilty he looked and the easier it would be for Theo to drive them apart and isolate Scott so that he could kill him” AND “We don’t deny that Scott didn’t believe Stiles. We just believe that Stiles deserved not to be believed, because he’s been a liar from the first episode of the first season, has always casually embraced violence, that Scott watched Stiles provoke Donovan, that Stiles has been acting paranoid and violent, that if Scott’s not human and a True Alpha is Stiles’s responsibility, and that if Scott has to be the Protector of Beacon Hills – which he never wanted or asked for – that means he has to protect everyone in it, not just the people he likes” AND “It’s always weird to me when they say that Theo blackmailed Stiles and then turn around and say Scott blamed Stiles when he didn’t do anything wrong. If Stiles didn’t do anything wrong, how could Theo blackmail him? Whether or not Stiles trusted Theo – because Scott said he did and Stiles never contradicted him – is actually a moot point” Funnily enough, Scott McCall defense squad bullies @theholloprince @princeescaluswords are more than willing to ignore canon and bend over backwards to defend Scott lying to Allison and refusing to tell Allison about her mother’s death (which led to Allison falling victim of Gerard and Scott’s manipulations and taking her anger out on Derek, Boyd, Erica and Isaac) by screeching “B-b-b-but Scott was a victim of blackmail! Scott was being forced to work with the evil man who physically threatened to kill his mother on more than one occasion! Scott was unconscious when Derek bit Victoria! Scott never had an opportunity to tell Allison what happened to Victoria because he and Allison weren’t together anymore and he was unconscious when it happened! Scott was unconscious and at the mercy of a homocidal adult that wanted him dead for no other reason than he was dating her daughter and that he was a werwolf, which was something that happened against his will! Derek went after Victoria and bit her against her will, but none of that was Scott’s fault! And why it was Scott’s responsibility to tell Allison about what Derek did?! Why didn’t Chris speak up while he was watching his daughter spiral out-of-control? It’s always the Latino boy who has to bear the responsibility of telling people bad news or bearing the brunt of their anger and grief over something someone else did. Why not Derek? Why not Chris? Why not Stiles? He was there, too! Y’all trying to lay all responsibility for what happened to Alison and her mother on Scott, before turning around and absolving Stiles of any and all responsibility of his decisions to not tell anyone! It’s racism!” ‘Cause apparently Stiles, a neuroatypical victim of blackmail and of a brutal assault, deserved to be demonized and dehumanized for refusing to share his own trauma with Scott and should be blamed for Scott’s choice to blindly trust Theo’s badly crafted lies since the very beginning (and for Scott being a flop of a werewolf who’s utterly SHIT at sensing other people’s emotions and/or chemosignals), but poor Scott is totes justified for lying to Allison, for refusing to tell her the truth about her mother’s death – which was Allison’s trauma, NOT Scott’s – and for sacrificing Derek, Boyd, Erica and Isaac’s life to make himself look “heroic” in Allison’s eyes. This is another prime example of Scott & Posey Stans being their usual vile, biased, toxic, ableist, hypocritical assholes selves and absolving Scott for something they condemn/victim blame Stiles, Derek, Allison, Liam, Lydia, Kira, and other Teen Wolf characters for. @thehollowprince @princeescaluswords @liliaeth @camelotpark Thanks for proving that ableism, sexism, racism, gaslighting, abuse apologism, canon erasure and double standards run wild in the Scott McCall defense squad cesspit corner! You contribution is much appreciated 👏👏👏

#submission

[tuanyiems]

The Space Between Your Fingers ch 20 (end)

Mark Tuan x OC Genre: Fluff, angst, slice of life Words: 2.8k [Masterlist] [Series Masterlist] a/n – It’s the last chapter ahhhh! Thank you to everyone who has been following the series~ This was the series that really started it all. It’s what got me writing fanfiction again and how I started posting my writing here on tumblr and now, finally, three years later it’s finally complete! 😭💕 - [RECAP] “Time really flew by,” he spoke up softly, thumb rubbing calming against her hand. She smiled, nodding along. “It really did.” With a sigh, Mark smiled softly, looking down at the girl before him. “I guess you should go in and rest now.” She nodded quietly. Mark shifted, attempting to release his hand but Ahnmi held on, a soft but firm grip. “Mark, are we just friends?” - Ch. 20: Here Ahnmi sat between her parents, opposite a row of five girls and their parents, angry scowls on all their faces. A shiver ran across her spine as she looked at one particularly mean looking mother, her one arm held protectively around her daughter’s shoulder. When Ahnmi gulped and looked away towards the younger girl, who smirks, her nose up in the air like she has already won the battle. The truth is Ahnmi knows it too, that these five girls before her have won. More than winning—they have completely defeated her. She could still feel the stinging pain of her loss beneath the bandages on her arms.

“Okay, we’ll keep this meeting as short as possible so the students can go back to studying,” the old man between both groups said nonchalantly as he shuffled manila folders against the desk. “Of course you should,” the mean looking mother bit back, her eyes rolling in annoyance. “We don’t pay this much tuition to have our kids sit here over trivial things.” Her teeth jut out as she emphasized the last word, sneering at Ahnmi and her parents. Ahnmi could only watch as her parents cowered in their chairs and her shoulders followed suit, crumpling in submission. It was at this moment she wished her cuts had run deeper. Enough so that she wouldn’t have to be alive to witness this scene before her. Of all people, why did those girls have to be the ones to hurt her? “Let’s go over the incident quickly then. Ahnmi was found at the back of the ceramics class with fresh cuts on her arm. The cardboard cutter that was used was found in your daughter’s school bag.” “I was framed though!” The girl in the middle gasped out, immediately intertwining her arms around her mother’s. Ahnmi wondered how she could look so innocent when she had spent months making her life living hell. “There’s really no proof,” another girl spoke up. Ahnmi recognized this one to be the daughter of her father’s employer. The very man sat menacingly at the edge of the table, his eyes directly on Ahnmi’s dad. “Girls, we just want an apology,” the old teacher sighed, massaging the bridge of his nose. We want more than an apology, Ahnmi thought to herself but when she looked between the tired and scared profiles of her mom and dad, she wondered if it’s really we and not just she. “Apologize for what?” the mother asked again, scrutinizing Ahnmi before pointing to her arms. “For those cuts? Weren’t you cutting yourself before this?” All eyes zeroed in on Ahnmi and she watched as her mother sniffled. She realized then how much her mother was trembling as tears began to fall past her cheeks. “Well? Weren’t you?” the mother asked again, her tone accusing. “I-yes,” Ahnmi let out meekly, “b—” But before she could add anything else, her voice is quickly muffled by the complaints of the parents sitting across from her and so she swallowed up her remaining words until it felt like she would choke on them. Why blame us for a problem child? Why is this school even admitting sick kids in here? Will the school take responsibility if my child catches that girl’s illness? WE are the ones that want an apology! WE did not donate all this money to have this school be so incompetent! “Enough!” Ahnmi’s mother stood up from her seat, her eyes red with tears and fury. “We do not need your apologies. They are worth nothing coming from monsters anyways! I will not sit here and watch you degrade my daughter. I refuse to have her anywhere near your nasty, cruel daughters and if this is how the school will handle things, we will be taking our leave now!” “Okay, well that’s settled. The school will accept your termination of enrollment,” the old teacher let out what looked like a sigh of relief and Ahnmi watched as her mother glared in upset horror at the old man’s response. But before she could jump at the man, Ahnmi’s father was quickly ushering the two of them out. - That is the memory that flashes through Ahnmi’s mind as she sits in the student council office, between her mom and dad, across from three freshmen girls and their mothers. Between both groups are the school principal and teachers on one end and Jaebum and Jinyoung on the other end. The two boys smile at her reassuringly. She knows that things are different this time around. The three young girls hang their head low in shame and their mothers look equally as disappointed and embarrassed. She can recognize them too. One mother is the familiar owner of the convenience store they always go to. The other has a cute corgi she often walks in the neighborhood and likes to make small talk with Youngjae. The last one is the most familiar, a friend of Yugyeom’s mother who would sometimes come over for afternoon tea. Their eyes are soft and wrinkles spread across their faces in fatigue. It’s different from being in the city. Here, everyone knows each other. Here, the mothers look like her own mom and aunt. Ahnmi knows that things are different, and yet she can’t shake off the chill that keeps her hairs sticking up on end. And when Jaebum and Jinyoung smile her way, she can’t quite bring herself to smile back. “Hello everyone, thank you for meeting here today,” the principal speaks up. He is a kind, middle aged man with a big, round tummy and pink plump cheeks. However, today he is anything but jolly. His eyes are grim when they settle across the three girls. “This is an extremely severe case. The school takes bullying very seriously.” He clears his throat before continuing. “These three girls have been harassing another student, an upperclassman too, sending threats and vandalizing school property. On the day of the spring festival, these girls went further by acting on such threats and going as far as to assault a student, sending her to the emergency room.” Ahnmi closes her eyes as the incident flashes through her mind again, Mark’s desperate voice calling out for her. “This was assault and nothing less. If you girls were just a few years older, you’d have been charged as adults. And we are all aware that Ahnmi has had previous health conditions.” The principal takes a moment to quickly stare at each of the girls. “You girls are lucky you aren’t being charged for attempted murder.” Ahnmi opens her eyes again, watching as their mothers quietly gasp at the principal’s stern voice. “Due to the severity of this incident, the school administration has decided to expel the three students responsible.” At this, everyone in the room gasps. Ahnmi and her parents are taken aback as the three girls begin to break down in tears. Their mothers soon follow suite in panic. “Please, you can’t expel my daughter. Where will she go?” “Say sorry to Ahnmi quickly! What are you doing crying?” “Really?” Ahnmi’s mother quietly utters, looking to her husband with shocked, wide eyes. Ahnmi turns to the two boys in the room, but they only send her reassuring smiles. Ahnmi’s brows furrow further, an aching in her chest returning. She thinks of the haughty mother and daughter who turned their noses up at her own mother’s tears. She thinks of the terror she felt each morning, opening her locker to find it sullied with garbage and death threats. This should be her winning moment, the time for her to victory dance and laugh in the faces of her antagonists. She was supposed to feel thrilled to finally receive the justice owed to her. But instead, Ahnmi looks at the tears on the younger girls faces and the panic etched into the wrinkled skins of their mothers and she is reminded of her and her mother. “I-” Ahnmi starts softly, trying to muster up her own courage. For once though, she refuses to choke on her own words again. Instead she clears her throat. “Can I say something?” “Yes, of course, Ahnmi,” her principal answers with a gentle nod. Ahnmi looks at her father and then to her mother. They smile back softly, as if they know what she will say. “I just don’t think this is the appropriate punishment.” “Ahnmi, you were sent to the hospital,” her homeroom teacher emphasizes. Ahnmi nods but continues without wavering. “I know, but I’m still here aren’t I? It just seems too cruel to expel freshmen students from their first mistake.” “A mistake that could have killed you,” another teacher adds. Ahnmi nodded thoughtfully, but her mother quietly places her hand on Ahnmi’s back and she knows she should continue. “But the school’s way of teaching their students is to kick them out of school? That seems counterintuitive.” “What do you suggest the punishment be then?” Jaebum intervenes, a calm smile of support on his lips. Ahnmi returns the smile. “Instead of forcing students to leave without learning from their actions, maybe we could teach them. What if we had supplementary classes about bullying prevention and maybe even women empowerment?” She looked at the teachers cautiously, watching their expressions shift hesitantly. “I agree,” Jaebum added. “Instead of isolating students whether they have done right or wrong, shouldn’t we be teaching our students how to work through their conflicts?” “The student council can contribute to the development of these workshops and supplementary classes,” Jinyoung added firmly. “We should work on creating a safer environment for all the boys and girls at this school.” There is a long pause as the principal looks down at his own folded hands before he finally looks up at Ahnmi. “If this is really what you want.” Ahnmi breaks out into a smile, and so does the rest of the room as she lets out a confident, “Yes!” - It’s late afternoon when the meeting finally adjourns and Ahnmi is left in the company of Jaebum and Jinyoung. “You did great, Ahnmi,” Jaebum compliments as he leads the way back to her house. Jinyoung nods in confirmation. “Supplementary classes are a great idea. I wish I came up with that—especially having a session on women empowerment.” “Will you really be okay coming back to school with those girls though?” Jaebum asked hesitantly. She nodded, a small smile growing on her lips. “I have a feeling they won’t be doing anything anymore.” She chuckled softly, her ears blushing pink. “Besides, I think I’ve gotten stronger.” Jaebum and Jinyoung laugh along, nodding their heads. “You really have!” “Well, thanks for walking me back home guys.” “Ah, not that way,” Jinyoung ushers, blocking her off from the front gate and turning her around to Mark’s. “We’re all going this way.” The pinks of Ahnmi’s ears spreads to her cheeks as heat brims to her face. As her footsteps move closer to Mark’s house, her heart races faster. - “Mark, are we just friends?” His eyes widened at the sudden question and he immediately went red in the face, his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. “I-uh-w-what? I mean, um, what?” He let out an exasperated laugh at his own muttering. “Oh, ha,” Ahnmi let out an embarrassed laugh, letting go of his hand quickly. Maybe she had been reading things wrong after all. “It’s nothing, never mind.” Just as she was turning back, he grabbed hold of her hand again. “Wait, no…I-I’m just surprised.” Mark let out a breath, glancing at Yugyeom’s gate before looking back at Ahnmi. “Can we talk at my place?” She nodded quietly, feeling the burn of her face ignite again. Mark let out an exaggerated breath after placing two cold glasses of water at his kitchen table. He sunk into the chair beside her with a smile. “Okay, so you were asking me something,” Ahnmi felt her cheeks heat up again under his gaze. She put her hands to her face, trying to cool the growing warmth. “Don’t make me ask again.” Mark chuckled, enjoying the shy embarrassed look on her face. It was reassuring to know he wasn’t the only one feeling bashful. “But I forgot the question, Mi, can’t you remind me again?” he teased. She rolled her eyes, biting at the smile breaking onto her lips. “It’s just—I really like being with you…It feels different when we’re together. B-but maybe it’s just me. I like being your friend too, I just—” Mark cut her off with his laughter. With crescent eyes and a big grin on his face, he took her hand in his. “Just ask me the question Mi.” She let out a sigh, blowing at her bangs but Mark gave her hand a squeeze and it filled her with a thrill. “Are we just friends Mark?” “We are friends,” he agreed and her heart sunk. “I’d ask if you want to be more, but you’re already more to me.” Ahnmi looked up in surprise, her eyes shining with happiness. “When something bad happens, you’re the first person I want to talk to. When I see something funny, you’re the first person I want to tell. When I think about you laughing, it makes me smile. Sometimes I can’t sleep at night because I’m too excited to meet you at the gate each morning. Ever since you moved here, I’ve been so happy.” Mark grinned, seeing her expression brighten as he went on. “At first you were just this shy girl that lived next door to me, but you’re always making me surprised. And now you’ve learned how to make me shy.” Ahnmi smiled, leaning in and holding onto Mark’s thighs for support. His eyes widened, blushing at the sudden contact. “Mark, can I kiss you?” A spark of excitement ran down his spine as she leaned in, her head tilting up for him. He gulped, wetting his lips as her eyes fluttered close. He couldn’t help smiling at the way her eyes squeezed tight and the way her lips curved with happiness. Here was his whole world, surprising him once again, unfolding with her whole heart before him and he couldn’t have felt more warm and delighted than in this very moment. Leaning in slowly, he closed his eyes and let his lips meet hers. She was soft and warm and sweet, just as he imagined and he couldn’t help grinning into her kiss. Ahnmi felt herself relax as he giggled into her lips and soon the two were just teeth to teeth, smiling against each other. And it couldn’t have been a more perfect first kiss than this. - When Jinyoung opened Mark’s front door, Ahnmi walked in to find all her favorite boys gathered together in Mark’s living room. But her eyes focused on the one walking towards her, his eyes sparkling with happiness as he took her into his arms. “You did it,” Mark whispered into the nape of her neck, squeezing her tight. “See, everything worked out.” Ahnmi smiled, nodding her head and Mark couldn’t help himself, placing a sweet kiss on her forehead. The boys yelled all around them though, making her face go red again. And though Mark tried to play it off, shrugging his shoulders and intertwining her fingers in his, his ears were bright red. “Ewwwww!” Yugyeom and Bambam squealed together. “Before you guys get all mushy,” Jinyoung chuckled, pushing the two youngest away. “We have one last gift for you, Ahnmi.” “A gift?” she questioned, looking to Mark for reassurance. He winked her way, smiling with excitement. Jinyoung handed her a gift box. “From all of us.” Ahnmi felt her heart already warm, with the box in her hands and all the boys gathering around her. She didn’t need a gift honestly. She was already so happy. She was surrounded by her friends and with her favorite boy. She had everything she needed just here in this moment. “Go on, open it!” Jackson urged. Ahnmi lifted the lid of the box and her eyes watered at the sight. Inside was a school uniform and at the breast pocket was a shining gold plate with her name on it. “Finally, a uniform of your own,” Jinyoung smiled. “You’ll need it since you’re staying with us the whole way.” Ahnmi smiled brightly, the tears flowing freely now. There were no words to describe how complete she felt now. “Yeah, no more stealing hugs from us,” Mark chuckled softly. She only laughed, wrapping herself around him. “It’s okay, I can just steal real hugs from now on!” “Ewww, the mushiness has begun!” Yugyeom yelled, followed by the shouting of the other boys. And Ahnmi laughed along, her heart warming inside Mark’s embrace and she knew this would be a moment she would remember forever. This really was just the beginning, huh?

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[thecaffeinebookwarrior]

Internal Conflict:  Five Conflicting Traits of a Likable Hero.

1.  Flaws and Virtues 

I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but characters without flaws are boring.  This does not, as many unfortunate souls take it to mean, imply that good, kind, or benevolent characters are boring:  it just means that without any weaknesses for you to poke at, they tend to be bland-faced wish fulfillment on the part of the author, with a tendency to just sit there without contributing much to the plot.

For any character to be successful, they need to have a proportionate amount of flaws and virtues.

Let’s take a look at Stranger Things, for example, which is practically a smorgasbord of flawed, lovable sweethearts.

We have Joyce Byers, who is strung out and unstable, yet tirelessly works to save her son, even when all conventional logic says he’s dead;  We have Officer Hopper, who is drunken and occasionally callous, yet ultimately is responsible for saving the boy’s life;  We have Jonathan, who is introspective and loving, but occasionally a bit of a creeper, and Nancy, who is outwardly shallow but proves herself to be a strong and determined character.  Even Steve, who would conventionally be the popular jerk who gets his comeuppance, isn’t beyond redemption.

And of course, we have my beloved Eleven, who’s possibly the closest thing Stranger Things has to a “quintessential” heroine.  She’s the show’s most powerful character, as well as one of the most courageous.  However, she is also the show’s largest source of conflict, as it was her powers that released the Demogorgon to begin with.  

Would Eleven be a better character if this had never happened?  Would Stranger Things be a better show?  No, because if this had never happened, Stranger Things wouldn’t even be a show.  Or if it was, it would just be about a bunch of cute kids sitting around and playing Dungeons and Dragons in a relatively peaceful town.

A character’s flaws and mistakes are intended to drive the plotline, and if they didn’t have them, there probably wouldn’t even be a plot.

So don’t be a mouth-breather:  give your good, kind characters some difficult qualities, and give your villains a few sympathetic ones.  Your work will thank you for it.

2.  Charisma and Vulnerability

Supernatural has its flaws, but likable leads are not one of them.  Fans will go to the grave defending their favorite character, consuming and producing more character-driven, fan-created content than most other TV shows’ followings put together.

So how do we inspire this kind of devotion with our own characters?  Well, for starters, let’s take a look at one of Supernatural’s most quintessentially well-liked characters:  Dean Winchester.

From the get-go, we see that Dean has charisma:  he’s confident, cocky, attractive, and skilled at what he does.  But these qualities could just as easily make him annoying and obnoxious if they weren’t counterbalanced with an equal dose of emotional vulnerability. 

As the show progresses, we see that Dean cares deeply about the people around him, particularly his younger brother, to the point of sacrificing himself so that he can live.  He goes through long periods of physical and psychological anguish for his benefit (though by all means, don’t feel obligated to send your main character to Hell for forty years), and the aftermath is depicted in painful detail.

Moreover, in spite of his outward bravado, we learn he doesn’t particularly like himself, doesn’t consider himself worthy of happiness or a fulfilling life, and of course, we have the Single Man Tear(TM).

So yeah, make your characters beautiful, cocky, sex gods.  Give them swagger.  Just, y’know.  Hurt them in equal measure.  Torture them.  Give them insecurities.  Make them cry.  

Just whatever you do, let them be openly bisexual.  Subtext is so last season.

3.  Goals For the Future and Regrets From the Past

Let’s take a look at Shadow Moon from American Gods.  (For now, I’ll have to be relegate myself to examples from the book, because I haven’t had the chance to watch the amazing looking TV show.) 

Right off the bat, we learn that Shadow has done three years in prison for a crime he may or may not have actually committed.  (We learn later that he actually did commit the crime, but that it was only in response to being wronged by the true perpetrators.)  

He’s still suffering the consequences of his actions when we meet him, and arguably, for the most of the book:  because he’s in prison, his wife has an affair (I still maintain that Laura could have resisted the temptation to be adulterous if she felt like it, but that’s not the issue here) and is killed while mid-coital with his best friend.

Shadow is haunted by this for the rest of the book, to the point at which it bothers him more than the supernatural happenings surrounding him.  

Even before that, the more we learn about Shadow’s past, the more we learn about the challenges he faced:  he was bullied as a child, considered to be “just a big, dumb guy” as an adult, and is still wrongfully pursued for crimes he was only circumstantially involved in.

But these difficulties make the reader empathize with Shadow, and care about what happens to him.  We root for Shadow as he tags along with the mysterious and alternatively peckish and charismatic Wednesday, and as he continuously pursues a means to permanently bring Laura back to life.

He has past traumas, present challenges, and at least one goal that propels him towards the future.  It also helps that he’s three-dimensional, well-written, and as of now, portrayed by an incredibly attractive actor.

Of course (SPOILER ALERT), Shadow never does succeed in fully resurrecting Laura, ultimately allowing her to rest instead, but that doesn’t make the resolution any less satisfying.  

Which leads to my next example...       

4.  Failure and Success 

You remember in Zootopia, when Judy Hopps decides she wants to be cop and her family and town immediately and unanimously endorse her efforts?  Or hey, do you remember Harry Potter’s idyllic childhood with his kindhearted, adoptive family?  Oh!  Or in the X-Files, when Agent Mulder presents overwhelming evidence of extraterrestrial life in the first episode and is immediately given a promotion?  No?

Yeah, me neither.  And there’s a reason for this:  ff your hero gets what they want the entire time, it will be a boring, two-dimensional fantasy that no one will want to read.  

A good story is not about the character getting what they want.  A good story is about the character’s efforts and their journey.  The destination they reach could be something far removed from what they originally thought they wanted, and could be no less (if not more so) satisfying because of it.

Let’s look at Toy Story 3, for example:  throughout the entire movie, Woody’s goal is to get his friends back to their longtime owner, Andy, so that they can accompany him to college.  He fails miserably.  None of his friends believe that Andy was trying to put them in the attic, insisting that his intent was to throw them away.  He is briefly separated from them as he is usurped by a cute little girl and his friends are left at a tyrannical daycare center, but with time and effort, they’re reunited, Woody is proven right, and things seem to be back on track.

Do his efforts pay off?  Yes -- just not in the way he expected them to.  At the end of the movie, a college-bound Andy gives the toys away to a new owner who will play with them more than he will, and they say goodbye.  Is the payoff bittersweet?  Undoubtedly.  It made me cry like a little bitch in front of my young siblings.  But it’s also undoubtedly satisfying.      

So let your characters struggle.  Let them fail.  And let them not always get what they want, so long as they get what they need.  

5.  Loving and Being Loved by Others

Take a look back at this list, and all the characters on it:  a gaggle of small town kids and flawed adults, demon-busting underwear models, an ex-con and his dead wife, and a bunch of sentient toys.  What do they have in common?  Aside from the fact that they’re all well-loved heroes of their own stories, not much.

But one common element they all share is they all have people they care about, and in turn, have people who care about them.  

This allows readers and viewers to empathize with them possibly more than any of the other qualities I’ve listed thus far, as none of it means anything without the simple demonstration of human connection.

Let’s take a look at everyone’s favorite caped crusader, for example:  Batman in the cartoons and the comics is an easy to love character, whereas in the most recent movies (excluding the splendid Lego Batman Movie), not so much. 

Why is this?  In all adaptions, he’s the same mentally unstable, traumatized genius in a bat suit.  In all adaptions, he demonstrates all the qualities I listed before this:  he has flaws and virtues, charisma and vulnerability, regrets from the past and goals for the future, and usually proportionate amounts of failure and success.  

What makes the animated and comic book version so much more attractive than his big screen counterpart is the fact that he does one thing right that all live action adaptions is that he has connections and emotional dependencies on other people.  

He’s unabashed in caring for Alfred, Batgirl, and all the Robins, and yes, he extends compassion and sympathy to the villains as well, helping Harley Quinn to ultimately escape a toxic and abusive relationship, consoling Baby Doll, and staying with a child psychic with godlike powers until she died.

Cartoon Batman is not afraid to care about others.  He has a support network of people who care about him, and that’s his greatest strength.  The DC CU’s ever darker, grittier, and more isolated borderline sociopath is failing because he lacks these things.  

 And it’s also one of the reasons that the Lego Batman Movie remains so awesome.

God willing, I will be publishing fresh writing tips every week, so be sure to follow my blog and stay tuned for future advice and observations! 

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[starlightervarda]

hi this is the same anon as before. its ok you werent ranty at all. im sorry i cant do anything to help your situation - youve been through so much and your chest feeling like it's full of dust is so understandable. i hope things look up. do you think there is any way things will get better and youd be able to go back to uni at some point. p.s. whoever bullies other people are losers and ik you alr know this but youre so dope never listen to them !!

Thank you, nonny <3 You’re very sweet and your messages pretty much made my weekend.

I’m hoping, wishing, praying that our next move will fix a lot of things, that it will be a better place, with weather that’s better for my health (my allergies just started acting up again *wheeze*), and has more life to it, y’know?

So, I have been isolated long before quarantine happened and it’s severely contributing to my depression. My area has like no young people, and crazy-long distances, so you can’t see anyone or do anything fun unless you own a car and are willing to spend a lot on gas. Like, if i wanted to go to the nearest active city for any kind of gathering, it would take 4 hrs to get there just to spend an hr socializing, it isn’t worth the effort or the cost. Also I’m not allowed to drive because as a ‘young driver’ the insurance goes up on our car’s lease and whatever the hell that means and we need that money lmao

Hoping that the new area, which is closer to a big city, more populated in general, and cheaper overall, and I’m probably going to get a car so I will finally be allowed to drive and go wherever faster, easier and find hobbies and friends, etc. And that within the next year my parents get jobs, and that will take the edge of a lot of stuff because we’re currently at the point where we’re borrowing money from my grandma & spending 80% of what I make.

But that’s what’s left of my optimism talking. The moving thing has yet to be settled, .

As for uni, there’s a lot of ~issues~ about that, so--

Rant under the cut.

As much as my uncle nags me about ‘wasting my future’ I doubt I’ll ever go back, because by the time I stop being the breadwinner I’ll be too old to have the ‘university experience’ and I’ll be at the age where I should have already graduated...because everyone but my mom, dad, uncle and grandma thinks I’m in Business School.

Like, one of the reasons we’re so far away from family/acquaintances is to hide the fact that my parents are out of work and that I don’t go to school. To this day most of my family, their friends and acquaintances don’t know, because if they found out I dropped out it would be a straight up scandal full of gross gossip that would upset my grandma. I would be looked down, demeaned, considered lesser than, and etc, because most people we know have degrees, and that makes them ‘respectable’...even if they did nothing with them and are 40 yr old men who need mommy and daddy to pay for everything still, like the sons of my grandma’s friend.

There’s a stifling classism and obsession around higher education, like when my mom’s paternal family wanted her not to marry my dad they accused him of having no degree because that would have been enough to reject him. And if it was that bad in the 90s, it’s gotten worse now.

Study culture is ruining my and my cousins’ generation, our lives revolve around studying, getting high grades and getting degrees and the whole family is involved, and it can get abusive. Me and my friends were screamed at and hit for not getting the best grades. Some women give up their jobs to stay at home and help their kids study and people go bankrupt paying for tutors so their kids get high grades in every school level, primary, secondary and post-secondary, it’s insane. All in the hope that their kid will somehow get rich and it would have all been worth it.

Meanwhile, these same people refuse to retire, have fun getting jobs for all those kids that were programmed from birth to be Doctors, Lawyers, Businessmen, Professors, Engineers and Politicians hahahaha

The money involved in education is reaching criminal levels. Teachers will sometimes fail students so they have to go to summer school and pay more for that...that happened to me and half my grade in Grade Eight. Like, 150 of us were failed in the final exam, grade average throughout the term be damned, because they didn’t tell us that certain shit was coming on the exam.

Naturally, school was hell for me and I have nothing but horrid associations with it, from extreme bullying to sadistic teachers to insane study requirements, juggling 10-12 subjects, with everything revolving around ‘going to pay off in college’. Like, I would come from school at 5pm and study/homework until 1 am, wake up at 6 am and revise for one of the two exams I had that day because we had 8 tests a week...and our fail-grade for those weekly tests was first raised from 50% to 60% then to 80% so if you got a 79.88% you would be told to go take the test again during the 15 min lunch break we had, because they cut our lunch in half to squeeze in an extra lesson.

Also, Maths was always agonising for me. Business requires Maths/Statistics and all those numbers make me go cross-eyed. And I never wanted to study anything with Maths or Sciences, I fucking hate them, those were just my two options that my family insisted on from a young age. First it was Doctor then when I told them I can’t with Physics, which is for some reason a requirement for Med School it became ‘major in business’. The ‘be a doctor’ has moved on to my younger cousins, though the one that just graduated is not down with that either.

Bruh, thinking of going back to school plus the cost of it makes me hyperventilate. All I wanted was the experience of being free, away from my mom, make friends that weren’t the demons at my school, get in a relationship, go on trips, basically experience life, be in a musical, be in a club, anything.

And all I got was a shitty campus my mom picked that was near our house that had nothing to offer, no clubs, no activities, no guarantee of linking you up with a good job, and barely anyone went there because it was a small uni in the middle of fucking nowhere and like I said, young people don’t stay here.

Then we couldn’t afford it anymore and the whole thing with my surgery happened and my brain blew a gasket. My attention span and memory has gotten significantly worse, I don’t think I can handle having to study and stress out over exams again. I’ve been consistently stressed since I was like 12 and I started losing hair and popping premature grey hairs and I just can’t anymore.

I’m not down with spending all my hard-earned money on a degree that won’t get me a better-paying job because almost everyone we know in my age bracket that graduated uni has no job. Only one guy I know got a job and that was sheer luck, and he’s not making enough for his parents to stop paying for all his expenses. Anyone that’s employed with a good job, it’s always through nepotism/connections -_-

And the next person that tells me to borrow money for tuition is getting punched.

Sorry for the lengthy rant, but this is everything I kinda wanna scream at the boomers, and those old millenials whose parents saved money for them, who won’t shut up about school and won’t listen when I tell them it’s not fucking easy.

[patronouslove7]

Snape was doomed from the start

I just realized that the minute Severus was bullied on the train his fate was sealed. The marauders began to target him that day and forevermore they'd alienate him from the rest of Gryffindor. Let me remind you that Snape had no one (his father was abusive and his mother couldn't support him as she likely put up with the abuse) except for Lily. So as James and Sirius effectively turned Severus into the Gryffindor laughing stock and alienated him from Lily he had NO ONE. Let me repeat, no one cared about him once he called Lily a mudblood. Granted he didn't have to do that, but he did under understandable circumstances. Humiliated out of your mind and seeing the only person on our side almost laugh. Yeah,That'll push someone over the edge. I know for me I've felt isolated and alone and like I don't belong anywhere but I've always had someone to turn to who I could count on. Whether it was a Teacher, a friend in another state or town or my family. Though I felt alone and isolated I had someone. And it was an awful depression I've sunk into. So to think of not having any of the people who got me through is unthinkable. And once Severus lost Lily thanks to the Maruaders endless bullying which also prevented him from making friends who weren't future death eaters he had no one. Lucius had already spotted him out he couldn't just go into hiding after hogwarts. It was likely a case of join the death eaters or literally become a hermit for as long as the death eaters who knew who he was found him and killed him. He was cornered. And though he made many mistakes (he wasn't physically forced to like calling Lily a mudblood or not breaking off interaction with the Slytherins), there are many understandable reasons why he made those incredibly stupid, cowardly, and selfish mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes and no one is perfect but usually they don't corner us for life like he did. We have a psychological need for belonging and that was half the driver for joining the death eaters; we also have a physiological need to survive, which he wouldn't have not becoming a death eater after Hogwarts. He was already to well known and a half blood. And the most brilliant thing to me? The evidence shows that for the death eaters he only made potions and spied. Meaning he did contribute to a lot of terrible things, but he was also smart enough to attempt to do the least harm he could and still have some sense of belonging and safety. I know opinions differ but Severus Snape will always be my favorite character and I love him unapologetically

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