#this is 1000% serious and totally not me projecting

[halokarii]

Headcanon that, despite his otherwise serious clothing, Dazai wears the most ridiculous colorful socks...

#bungou stray dogs #soukoku #bsd #chuuya nakahara #dazai osamu #skk #this is 1000% serious and totally not me projecting #bonus point if the socks were originally a gag gift from Chuuya #I hope the formating of this isn't absolutely awful #bsd headcanons #halokariis art

[karimwillia]

can you do a shuri x riri for my birthday tomorrow plssss

Set in the same AU as the Untitled I think I am going to set all my headcannon and Prince Akenti in this universe. I will call the Earth 760. This is cute fluffy one shot. Enjoy and Happy Happy Birthday!🎉

Shuri and Riri have been together for 5 months as an official couple and the distance is hell for them. Shuri has been doing her best to solve some of the issues with a new Kimoyo update that will allow them to have more advanced video calling. But it may still not be enough. After the Vegas trip for Ri’s birthday it’s been honeymoon land for the new couple with no end in sight. They are together whenever they can be but it normally included a reason like a few Stark Tech company functions, State Summits and even the Avengers Winter Soiree. It was nice but it drove them crazy. Soon they realized they just want to be able to cuddle and watch movies after a long day. The simple things. So Shuri refined a concept she had been working on, 4D calling. It allows the Kimoyo projection to move and act as if the person is there. It’s the best they got for now.

They do separate and couples counseling with Dr. Diallo and the whole moving in after 3 weeks thing was a complete and total no go. Dr. D wants them to take it slow and build a foundation that will sustain them. “Baby so explain to me again how this 4D thing will work in non AI spaces.” Shuri knows what Riri is doing and it works every time. “AI spaces just reduce lag time. But if you need to call me up to get you right in your office it will work just fine.” “Now Kitten, you know you can’t touch me as a hologram. But I will take the 4D coaching.” With a smirk Shuri knows exactly what Ri means. The tension is at 1000 because they are waiting to be physically intimate. The 6 month mark is the choice they made. This has not stopped them from other activities but their first time is HIGHLY anticipated.

“Kid, your update is complete.” Tony AI announces. “Thank you Tony. Bae this is amazing.” Shuri looks confused at her girlfriend. “You are welcome. But why mention it my Love I will do anything to ensure our foundation.” Riri looks into Shuri’s eyes and wants to have a serious moment. The flirting and all is nice but something Riri has yet to admit that even with dating the butterflies have never stopped. Shuri is the one in her mind so she likes to express that from time to time. It is love. “No I am aware but I just like for you to know how amazing you are. I need you to know that.” The butterflies in Shuri's stomach go into overdrive. She feels the same about Riri but she’s a bit more direct. “Thank you, I love you also Baby. Try your earrings on now please.” Shuri’s voice smooths out with the request. There's no need to dance around the subject they are in love with each other. So by Shuri’s logic Riri should know that at all times.

Placing the earrings in her ear Shuri engages the new call feature. With a seamless transition from regular video calling the full projection of Shuri appears to be standing just in front of Riri. With a smile and giggle Riri looks up at her. “It’s like you standing inches away Baby. Hi.” They settle on a longing look into each other's eyes. “Hi my Love.” This is helpful.” They test some of the limits of the call and stay up all night until the next day just in the company of the other. This is a good solution for now.

@mal-urameshi @somethingcleaverandwhitty @pantherheart

#shuri x riri #shuriri #fanfic #fanfiction #riri x shuri #riri williams #shuri udaku

[georgiapeach30513]

Very controversial opinion because I know how some people feel about the Russo brothers:

Their films outside their big four marvel films : TWS, civil war, infinity war, and endgame - some are questionable. I watched cherry and I was like….are these even the same guys who did those other movies???

But. One thing I really believe, and you mentioned here before:

The Russo brothers can pull an amazing performance out of Chris E. He is their muse and they are his. it’s clear to ME that he is very probably their favorite. Even during TGM you could 1000% tell the Russos lived for Lloyd. They knew it was a six franchise so Lloyd was one and done but if they could they would have had Chris as six. And we know this.

They were able to pull something out of him rarely other directors besides bong joon ho, rian Johnson, and Danny Boyle were able to. I’m actually going to add David Yates to this because I’m still convinced Pete Brenner in PH was one of his most poignant performances of recent memory. He was underused but David got something out of him. I disagree with critics.

Anyways - back to Russos. They got Steve and Lloyd out of him. I know people poo poo the action comic book stuff because it’s not awards worthy or Martin Scorsese and Leo but seriously?

Are yall CE fans or Leo fans?

I really think people ought to start looking at the actor they Stan/fan and stop wanting to put him in a book with another actor.

Nobody knows if and or what he will do next. But I do think it’s a good sign that the Russos were able to repeatedly direct Chris into a version of himself that’s not only memorable, but iconic.

That’s why I’m totally ok if for some reason in the future, he does end up working with the Russos again.

Super super bold statement: you can call me delusional all you want but if there were a pair of directors that could actually pull an Oscar worthy performance out of CE, it would be Joe and Anthony Russo. I’m serious.

TBC, Im not saying the Russos are ever going to make any awards worthy content nor that they’ll work with Chris again or that Chris wants to do that or anything. I’m just saying, their connection is unique and mutually beneficial/special.

We do not know if Chris’ dinner with the Russos will result in a project. We don’t know what was discussed, or why they met. They are friends. But let’s assume it was work related. The next project they’re casting for isn’t even action. Let’s not forget the work the Russos did on Community. They can do some great work. I just feel in recent years they became all flash and no substance. So that Amazon project isn’t pure action. it is about cryptocurrency.

I was talking to someone this morning on discord about the whole damn comparison thing, it’s tired and old. Sebastian and Chris get compared all the time because Steve and Bucky. Sebastian clearly wants to be a critical darling. He takes risks and makes award baiting movies. That is what HE wants with HIS career. Chris wants to make more popcorn flicks. Do not come at me. There is nothing wrong with that. It is HIS career, and that is what HE wants. It’s like comparing Brad Pitt to Tom Cruise. Does Tom still have a great career? Does he make popcorn flicks? Has he pretty much stuck to popcorn flicks with some random critically praised movies? Yes. Now look at Brad’s career, early on Brad was making award baiting movies. Legends of the Fall, Seven Years In Tibet, A River Runs Through it. And he has continued to do that. But does that make either actor better or worse than the other? No, it doesn’t. Do they still have careers to this day? Yes, they do. So can we squash comparing actors to actors? Instead compare Chris work to his other work?

I get a bit annoyed that Chris continues to work with the same people all the time, but doesn’t Leo work with Scorsese all the time? I just hope whatever his next project is something he is passionate about. I hope he enjoys the time he has on set, and the people he’s working with. And I’ve got my fingers crossed for something, and I hope that the rumbles and mumbling as I’m hearing about February are true. So let’s see.

[iapetusneume]

Ask game, 14 and 21 :)

14. A fic you didn't expect to write

While I already answered this before, it honestly has more than one answer.

In this case, "Point of Pride." I mentioned previously that writing it was an extremely last-minute decision, in an attempt to help the Fic Challenge I was in get closer to 1000 posted works. In that Challenge I had already met my requirements. I'd actually even exceeded it by a lot already, with my official assignments.

See, for Fic In A Box, there's an option to write for more than one recipient. Without getting into the rules/etc, I had opted to try to write for every other 40k writer who was participating. There were six of us total, and so that would mean five people. I was already planning on doing two different stories to the person I had officially been assigned, so that meant six stories.

And then, as you may know, I ran into a lot of health issues. I took a serious look at my projects and decided to order them in what I felt I could complete, to what I couldn't. I had started a piece for I_Cant_Say (the recipient of Point of Pride), but I knew I did not have the time to pull the piece off to my satisfaction.

So, I shelved it. I hated the idea of not writing something for her, but I knew I needed to take care of my health. (And she would also want me to take care of my health.) Thanks to my other stories going over as well as other stories for her going over on the wordcount, I wasn't going to have to worry about defaulting. And I'll come back to that story idea at some point, but not now.

Anyways. Then it's two days before the reveals, and it's suggested we try to reach 1000 posted works. I know that I cannot finish the fic I started in time. But I look at her prompts again to see if there's something that I can write quickly. (My original choice had been a pairing I haven't written before.)

And I found it. I knew I could write something for Raldoron, Amit, and Azkaellon quickly somehow involving RPF. It was funny, I had experience writing them, and I knew I could do it quickly. So, I did. I barely got it in before the reveal.

In all my plans for possible fics for the recipients, this had never been on my radar until the last possible moment.

21. Most memorable comment/review

When doing fic challenges, I got assigned to two different writers that I deeply respect and admire their work. (To be clear, everyone I got assignments for are lovely and great, but due to varying levels of how well I knew them, The Anxiety(tm) kicked into different levels.) I was so, so, so nervous because they are so great and I've only just started writing for 40k this year, and would they like what I made???

Well, they did. And their comments on the stories I could tell were heartfelt. The most important part of writing a Gift is that the Giftee likes it. I could tell they did.

.

Want to play? The list of questions can be found here.

#iapetus answers asks

[ifievertoldyou]

the long awaited wip graveyard post

i thought the title was fitting for halloween :p

this post is an assorted collection of all my old thaw wips that i deemed not good enough to post, but didn't want to just rot away in my folder, so now they're here.

enjoy !

-

the Eye post

fun fact: i used the same seven colored pencils for both the thes eye and the tommy one, i just made the grayer shades more emphasized for the latter. thought that was a neat little detail.

q's eye here makes his skin look a lil more purple

i impulsively gave quackity an eyebrow when i didn't sketch it before, and the way it turned out bothered me >:((

not a wip because i absolutely would never give this abomination its own post, but this is basically what my scratch paper sheet looks like when i want to test out how different colors look with each other, and also get a really, Really rough idea of what the final product will look like. this is the process i go through Every time i draw something serious. 😭

peep all 7 colors of the chaosduo's eyes under the thes eye practice

LMAO AND THE THES FACE 8 SECOND SKETCH LOOKS LIKE HE'S ON DRUGS IT'S SO SILLY

can you see me struggling to figure out how to wrap the rune around q's pupil? and also how to make the rune not just Completely disappear bc of how dark his eye is? yeah. traditional art is a pain is the ass sometimes, but i'm still wayy better at it.

also shoutout to @alexanderwesker for giving me an idea of what the rune on q's eye looks like, because i like being as accurate as i can when i draw stuff, so that was very much appreciated!

the part 2 to the hero's journey comic

i went fucking Ham during the hero's journey assignment, so much so that i literally planned like 19 more panels than what you saw in the original post (27 panels planned in total). but then i realized that i had like Four Whole Days to do that assignment, and would definitely not be able to do that many, especially not without burning out.

so i instead settled for the very first 8 panels that i planned (though even then, i had to abridge a lot of it, and also cut slime entirely from it, bc otherwise those 8 would have been 14 whole panels, and i think i would actually die-), since that was just enough to show two different steps of the hero's journey (crossing the threshold and meeting the mentor btw. i could probably do a whole analysis on how wesker's stories fit into the hero's journey if i wanted to, but i'm lazy rn and this post is already pretty long), and that was the big grading requirement. (i got 100% on that assignment btw 💪and my english teacher still has no clue that he graded minecraft fanfiction fanart LMAO) but this one is what i would have included if i had more time on the project, and could include more of the story, but as it stands, i made this one in my own leisure, because comics are fun to do.

anyways, with that little rant aside, i tried my best to make q look younger than quackity, and really accentuate the difference between them. idk how i feel about how q turned out though.

i'm really proud of the paneling, and i'm also kinda proud of the first frame with quackity's face in particular bc i thought it looked cool, like an actual comic book or something. but i couldn't figure out the card physics or perspective and that's what ultimately made me choose to abandon it 💔 maybe i'll try attempting this page again when i'm feeling more daring (as well as the other panels that i still haven't even drawn yet), but this wip has been collecting dust for a couple of months now so i figured i'd share it here anyway.

Palido

i drew palido a bit ago, but bro got somehow managed to get crinkled in my bag, even while literally being Inside of my sketchbook 🤨

it's not Too awfully noticeable though, especially bc the fold isn't On the drawing itself, so i might be able to salvage him and post a finished version someday... but i kinda halted progress on him for the time being bc of it, so here he is. </3

"Am I Still Even Me?"

i 1000% want to redraw this someday, just because i think the idea behind it is so fucking neat.

honestly, this one wasn't too bad at all, especially since i did all of it (besides the bones bc i think my health professions teacher would be disappointed if i got them wrong, and also the rune bc i care way too much about accuracy) without any reference, which is a pretty impressive feat for me and my aphantasia. but yeahh i think it could definitely be better, and really, this drawing was ultimately something that i just drew in class to keep myself busy for a bit bc i had way too much freetime that day. it wasn't intended to be post-worthy or anything.

but i think that the idea behind it is definitely post-worthy. maybe i'll even add a thes and/or youngerbur addition once i get more information about them and just how they've changed yk.

i had no clue how to draw the bones in that position, i probably could've done more research but. yeah no i don't have an excuse, i just couldn't be bothered that day lmao.

i was also gonna bloody q's hands a bit if i ever got to the coloring stage. like a little nod to when he lost himself to Madness. is the blood actually there? who knows, we're seeing it from his eyes, so for all we know, the rune isn't even lit up either, and he's just remembering it being so. remembering the moment he acted so unlike how he used to be.

the bones are definitely there for charlie though, poor guy...

also can y'all tell that i drew the rune in like. 5 seconds. bc yeah.

i had way more wips to share but i have literally no clue where they went, and also the tumblr picture limit is getitng close so ig that's all for now </3

like for a part 2 (whenever i accumulate enough wips to warrant a post, that is)

#i reserve the right to resurrect these wips at any time #so don't be surprised if one day you see a finished/redrawn version of any of these #thaw #the house always wins #fanart for a fanfic #my art #thaw fanart #wips #the house always wins fic #thaw!charlie #thaw!quackity #thaw!q #traditional art

[tehfootbath]

Every Intellivision Amico interview ever, in case you missed it:

**Summary-**

**Tommy: **"Hi I'm Tommy Tallarico and I'm awesome. Let me tell you about my awesome new project that I'm totally in charge of. It is going to be a huge success and outsell the Wii. I never lose."

**Lunatics:** "I'm in! Take my money!"

** Sane World:** "Sounds interesting. You do realize there's a lot more too it than wish-casting though right?"

**Tommy:** "We've got over 600 years experience and the biggest people in the business. Also, I'm kind of a big deal."

**Lunatics:** "Tommy you're so dreamy."

** Sane World: **"Sounds like you need some help. You don't appear to know your ass from a hole in the ground."

**Tommy:** "What have you ever done you gaming racist gatekeeping? Oh really? I'll have to look into that, but it's nothing compared to the awesomeness I'm making!"

**Lunatics:** "You tell'em Tommy! We're with you 1000%. Those guys are just haters. You're saving gaming and stuff. Hey Tommy, did you think about doing this really stupid thing?"

**Tommy:** "Actually we're working on that right now, but we're doing it even better. Something really unique and different, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are all watching us very carefully! Pay no attention to those jealous, lying, no talent, air guitar playin' narcissist communists."

**Sane World:** "Christ, what an asshole."

**Tommy: **"Would someone pull Jaybird's head off my lap and tell him to ban these people? Hey everybody, now you can invest and get a guaranteed 10x return, cuz we're on the launch pad and have 100,000 purchase orders already! Just send us your money, it's not that silly crowdfunding junk, this is legit!"

** Lunatics: **"Love to Tommy. Just need to ask my wife first. Say, will you talk with me on Youtube for hours in the middle of the night? That would be swell!"

**Tommy:** "Sure, I'm a super sleeper you know."

**Sane World:** "You can't be serious with this shit."

** Idiot Investors:** "Hey, where's our money you promised?"

**Tommy:**

** Idiot Investors: **"No really, where's our fuckin' money?"

**Tommy:**

**Lunatics:** "Don't worry, Tommy won't let you down."

**Tommy: **

**Tommy: **

** Sane World:** "You people are all fucked in the head."

**Tommy:**

**Tommy:**

**Lunatics:** "Hey, I wonder where Tommy went. It's like he disappeared."

** Sane World: **"No shit sherlock."

** Lunatics: **"Hey, I'm starting to think Tommy may actually be full of shit."

** Sane World:** "I'm gettin' too old for this shit."

[astrojoy]

I've been pondering, I think maybe I'm too laid back at times

My apologies if I offended anyone with any opinions on previous matters I made. Then again it's the internet and you could just scroll away. For me personally (Having not really too much to do with my previous opinions or any posts) I feel like life is short. Another life after is short. And so on. I'm not in a rush but I'm also not going to stiffle myself to one thing at a time. I kind of just appear and disappear from different situations. Once I think I've learned something valuable, I leave. Once I'm done with a project, I leave. Writing half of a 1000 page story and getting the feeling to just randomly delete it, I will. I could delete this entire blog today and be totally fine and come back on another account feeling just fine. All those hours and days of work completely trashed. I could give out all my content to all of you to take credit for and nothing about me would change (it's not ok unless a content creator says so btw 💀 and this is not me giving permission for mine yet). I'm quite alright where I stand. As I've said many times. I'm only here to share what I know, then one day I'll be gone and off this website. Not even a memory most likely. I'm very open to letting things go as a person, to just floating the boat and living in unison with people. I don't feel the need to stand out unless I just ironically have a unique style. This was all just to state how I let things go quite easily at times I guess. I don't really take life as seriously as some, nor am I saying it's bad to take it seriously sometimes. However, that's also me sharing my perspective and why it may look twisted to some peoples view. I also understand what it's like to be so serious about everything as I've seen many people's perspectives before. To explain my view just look up an "ego death" and what it means. Generally that's how I feel about everything and its easier to describe. For a long time I've kinda just been secluded in my own company taking in life for what it is and what does or doesn't matter. That's all. That's genuinely why I may seem like I don't care at times. However it may come off the wrong way even if I don't intend it too every now and then. Have a nice day 👋

Also I wasn't lying I've kinda been planning to delete my blog once I start college in another year or so. Kinda unsure it just depends on how life rolls out but I know I'm not keeping this account for more than a few years 💀

[buckyandberries]

eavesdropping

Summary: the girls (y/n, nat, wanda and pepper) are having a little girl meeting/chitchat and the guys don’t like it... so they decide to eavesdrop

Pairing: Verymuchinlove!Bucky x Verymuchinlove!Reader

Warnings: FLUFF, mentions of sex? (wrap it before you tap it), probably swearing, gossip? idk bro RATED 12 

Word Count: 909 

A/N: I’m meant to be doing revision for Weimar Germany or something in History but no this is more important

sorry for the hiatus and thanks for the support :D we’re going back to school on March 8th, so I’m doing all the work I didn’t do during the lessons LMAO send help

please don’t copy my work, but feel free to reblog :)

//

“Wait, what’s happening?“ Bucky said to the guys as he found them huddled around staring at a screen.

“Every other Friday, the girls have a little ‘girls meeting’ where they basically talk shit about us,“ Tony said projecting the live footage of Y/N and Bucky’s room onto the big plasma TV.

“But they decided to just stay in because it’s cold, so finally we can hear what they’re saying!“ Sam said excitedly as Steve rolled his eyes.

“Guys, they have this ‘girl time’ because they’re always surrounded by us, and it’s their only time to not have us snooping and now-- it’s just-- back me up, Buck!“ Steve exclaimed as everyone else ignored him.

“So that’s why I’m not allowed in my own room, I see,“ he said, remembering the event prior where Nat shoved him out of his own room as Y/N gave him an apologetic smile.

“Yeah, they’re really serious about these meetings, it’s the only time they can complain about us,“ Clint said as Bucky furrowed his brows.

“Then why are we eavesdropping--“ he paused as he heard Wanda say his name. “Wait, turn it up! They said my name!“ he pushed Sam out of the way as Steve moved to the side, making Sam fall onto the floor.

“Hey, man! What the fuc--“

“SHHHHHH!“

“What do mean, ‘what about you and Bucky’,“ Y/N’s voice rang through the room as all the girls on the screen turned to look at her.

“What’s he like? I mean obviously, we know him, but he’s really quiet, and I can’t imagine what he’d be like in a relationship,“ Pepper said as all the guys turned to look at Bucky.

“Well,“

//

“Well,“ Y/N started. “What do you want to know?“

“What’s he like in bed?“

“Uh--“

“Is he really romantic and passionate? Or like rough? I bet he’s really good, and he probably has a lot of experience right?“ Nat asked like she didn’t know from their short-lived history. (damn I didn't mean to gun at my girl Nat like that, I just thought I'd mention it)

“Um--“

“Is he hung--“

“I don’t really feel comfortable talking about our sex life, it’s not really the type of couple we are,“ she said, not knowing that Bucky had just taken the largest sigh of relief.

“Wait, you haven’t had sex??“

“No! We have, it’s just, we’re really private, and I don’t think he’d want me to share this stuff,“ even though she didn’t know he was listening, she was 1000% right.

“Ok, that’s fine, how about-- what do you do together?“

“Well, we’re pretty simple and chill people, we’re usually always tangled up together somewhere, whether it’s on the couch or in bed, I think we just enjoy being around each other, regardless if we’re doing anything or not,“

“Awww,“ the girls said, as the guys started making fun of Bucky, other than Steve, who also aw-ed.

“That’s so sweet. Actually, now that I think of it, you don’t really show much affection towards each other around us,“

“Yeah, we try not to, because we want to stay professional, and we don’t want to make you guys uncomfortable, but we’re really cuddly when we’re alone,“

“Honestly, if you hadn’t told me you were dating, I wouldn’t have caught on,“ Pepper said as Wanda agreed.

“What do you love about him?“

“Uh-- I can’t really choose just one thing. I don’t know, I mean-- we’ve been together for what, a year? and every time I see him I get all giddy and nervous, and he always makes me blush by doing the smallest thing,“ she continued, as the girls listened in awe. “He just makes me feel like the most important thing at all times, and even though we don’t show it, he’s always making me feel special and-- I just love him,“

//

“I just love him,“ both rooms were silent as the guys stared at the screen. All of them, even though a few wouldn’t admit it, had gotten emotional. At that moment, Bucky felt like it was just him and her.

“I can’t-- I’m gonna fucking cry,“ Sam said, rapidly grabbing the tissue box.

“Have you told her you love her yet?“ Steve asked Bucky, placing a hand on his shoulder.

“No, I’ve been too scared to,“

“Well what the fuck are you doing standing here then?“ Steve said as everyone looked at him weirdly. “Go!”

At that, Bucky abruptly power-walked to their room. Once he got there, he burst into the room, ignoring the screams for him to leave, and dragged Y/N out of the room, taking them down the hall.

"Um, hi," she said wiping a stray tear. "What are you doing?"

"I love you,"

"I-- uh-- what?!" she said, confused at the weird timing. "I-- how did you--"

"We were eavesdropping on your girls talk and--"

"YOU WHAT?!"

"No, but that doesn't matter, because I was too scared to tell you, but I feel the exact same way," he said pulling her closer to him. "Y/N, I love you,"

"Well, obviously I love you too," she said as they both smiled. "So, uh-- how much did you hear?"

"All of it,"

"Oh- that's fine, I guess?"

"It totally isn't!" Steve said as they turned around to see everyone watching them.

"Get outta here!" Bucky said as they scrambled to leave.

"I love you, Bucky,"

"I love you too, Y/N," he said as their lips locked, fitting perfectly with one another.

//

#buckybarnes #bucky x reader #marvel #avengers

[agirlwithachakram]

I like Druig a lot and your post about how his telepathy is intrinsic to his being but doesn’t make him particularly cunning or smooth is so true. I wonder if it’s the dry, hard outer shell and his tendency to needle people that makes some think he’s rougher around the edges than he is. All character interpretations are fine, of course, it’s just really interesting to me whenever I see that because I immediately read him as one of the softest of the group. Even more than Makkari, who I think along with Kingo and Sersi might be the most genial, but also seems slightly closed off emotionally.

Yes he's so squishy! I think he does have the gooiest insides, even more than Sersi (her emotional resilience is one of the reasons why she can get closer to humans and he can't). that's why he's such a jerk, it's because he doesn't feel safe with his family anymore (except Makkari), he doesn't feel supported. And, you know, I think there is pretty strong justification for them to disagree with his actions and even pull away from him personally, but either way, it's happening, and it's really painful for him. hence the protective outer shell and claws out.

okay sort of a side note but his powers being bigger than his cunning made me think like...how the FUCK did he handle the logistics of abducting all those people at once? There are children, there are probably old people and sick people, where is the food, the water, it will literally take MONTHS to get down to Peru, were they likely to run into Balboa, this is like 1000s of people, right? there were FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE in Tenochtitlan in 1519. In 1520, smallpox ravaged the population, leading to further deaths from famine (because people couldn't work the fields/chinampas) but I can't find good numbers on it. Still, there were at least thousands! Druig, that is so many people. plus the invading Spaniards. what is your plan here. And! it wasn't just Spaniards vs. Aztecs. There were local factions, there were alliances and rivalries and political issues. the man has his work cut out for him, is what I'm saying. the scene of him saying fuck it to Arishem's stupid plan and stopping the battle and leaving with all the humans is great, but like. did he text Makkari like "hey so uhhh i am in WAY over my head, don't suppose you could run to costco real quick" five minutes later.

/end tangent

and yeah Makkari is SO relatable to me. She's pleasant and friendly but she's TOTALLY closed off. she didn't see her family (aside from, i think we can safely assume, her boyfriend) for five hundred years! The first time we get a strong sense of what she's really feeling and thinking is when she's trying to kill Ikaris! She's very expressive but most of her serious emotions that she shows are about Druig. because like, when you find your person, when you have someone you can have all the feelings about, you can both do that and remain uncomfortable with fully expressing other feelings.

this is partly me projecting and I think this turned up in a different post and/or a fic I wrote or something, but yeah I think that's Makkari, she struggles to connect with humans and that has affected her willingness to open up in general.

#eternals #marvel #ask response

[livlepretre]

Hi! You probably get asked this all the time and I haven't had the the chance to see it. What's your advice about gaining confidence about your writing? I have moments when it just flows; I enjoy it; and what I write feels true to me. But sometimes I go back and I second-guess everything and accuse myself of being pretentious. It's my current cycle. I'm asking because I love your writing and you seem to have a healthy relationship with it.

Ask away, friend :)

Honestly the main thing that's going to give you confidence is probably just time-- I find it much easier to let my former anxieties about my writing roll off my back now at 31 than I did when I was 21. The longer you write, and keep at it, the more you will figure out what you like about your writing, or other people's writing, and the more you will find yourself dismissing things that are supposed to be "good" but which leave you cold, and being attracted to things which are "hokey" or unpopular just because you really really like them. Writing really isn't about "good or bad" so much as "do I like this? does this make me feel things? think interesting things? is it fun?" Who cares what the popular opinions are on the matter?

BUT here are some things that could be proactively useful:

1) Give yourself permission to write however you want! It's only pretentious if you find it pretentious-- and pretension, in my personal experience, tends to arise out of dishonesty on the part of the writer. If you're writing something you find meaningful, and truthful, then it can't be pretentious-- it's anything but. So what if it's lofty stuff? GO FOR IT! We need those sorts of stories! I used to have a lot of fear about writing "purple prose" and also about being melodramatic in my writing-- and then I was reading a novel, really enjoying it, and realized that it does all of the things I had held back on in my writing out of fear and anxiety and that I should just say to hell with it and do the things in my writing that I wanted. Like, be as emotionally devastating and really linger on those things as much as I desired, because that's what I like to write. So, just give yourself permission to be "pretentious," but know that you aren't being pretentious at all because you are writing from a place of truth.

2) Not every writing project needs to have the same "bar" for yourself-- I find it helpful to decide when I start a fic whether I'm going to obsess over every little detail (hello Fairytale Ending) or whether I'm going to intentionally keep it casual, and write and publish messy first drafts that kind of meander and explore random tangents and just be satisfied with the writing being imperfect but fun ((The Stars Were Brightly Shining) is mostly a writing exercise I designed for myself to destress because I just write a short 1300 word or so chapter and then publish, so a lot of the time I can get a chapter out after only an afternoon of writing, vs. in FE where it might take me weeks to publish one 8000 word behemoth of a chapter that is compulsively worked over). So, basically, let some writing be more serious, and some more just for the fun of it. This can really help get things flowing.

3) Don't write if you don't feel like it. Unless you're writing for your work. But if it's a hobby-- keep it a hobby. Write when you want to, and don't let it feel like an obligation, because it's not. It should be for fun, when you have the headspace and the desire.

4) Find a time of day when you write best. This can really help you feel like writing more. For example, I'm best at writing in the mornings-- thoughts are clearer, words flow much more easily, and scenes that totally stump me when I pull open a story in the evenings flow like a miracle if I open the document up right when I wake up. Obviously, most of the time I can't write in the morning-- but a couple of days a week, sometimes more often than that if there's a holiday, I can, so I try to make an effort to if I'm excited about the idea of writing. This time for you might be late at night, when there are fewer distractions from other people, or it might be right after school/work, or on your lunch break, or only on Sunday afternoons when the light is just right. But find that time, and it will really help you to think.

5) If you're going through a funk, try Gentle Writing as a technique. This is for when you want to write-- genuinely-- but you're having a ton of trouble getting the words out. The idea is this: instead of trying to meet a high and ultimately arbitrary word count which can add unneeded stress and anxiety (I have to write 1000 words today or it's not writing!), give yourself permission to write however much you actually want to write and be content with that. That might mean writing a paragraph, a few lines of dialogue, or maybe just one sentence. The idea is any writing is writing. It could even be just adding in a word, or switching a word or a phrase out on something you've already written to something that sounds better. It could be just rereading what you already have, or jotting down some notes on your outline. It's called Gentle Writing because it's gentle on yourself, of course, but also because it's about rearranging your relationship to your writing and doing away with the arbitrary stressors that tells us you're not a real writer! Because of course you are. This is probably the form of writing that I practice the most often, with those spurts of furious inspiration where everything just flows only happening occasionally.

6) Accept and embrace the inherent imperfection of the craft. I prefer writing fic and self-publishing in many ways to submitting work for publication in other forums because that medium embraces the messiness of writing-- it's okay to have typos (I have them, you have them, everyone has them) and it's okay to be totally experimental and have clunky formatting and change your ideas midway through the process-- posting chapter by chapter tends to encourage those sorts of changes, and the "learn as you go" approach and it's easy to see it in fic-- but all of this is also true in published works, it's just that what we see when we read a book is far from the original manuscript-- many revisions past. Fic helps me to remember that all writing has its flaws, its failures, and its inadequacies, but that the whole process is really a big learning process, and hopefully the next fic or even the next chapter of the fic is written a little bit better. It's actually super freeing to realize that writing is always going to be imperfect-- for me, that's what helps me move on from past mistakes and keep swimming forward.

I hope some of this might be helpful. Good luck with your writing!!

#anonymous #on writing

[litwitlady]

Love Out Loud

Okay, so I was trying to write the S3 wish fic, but got really frustrated and deleted 1000 words. I wrote this instead. Inspired by Tyler’s scruffy little selfie yesterday and my ferocious need for Michael to be overwhelmed by his desire for the beauty that is Alex Manes. Very slight sexual situations ahead. Set in the near S3 future.

Michael Guerin is distracted. He’s supposed to be working on a new piece of alien tech to keep Mr. Jones restrained outside of the turquoise mines. But Alex is sitting no less than a foot to his left and it’s all Michael can do not to make those twelve inches disappear.

Alex is on vacation. A leave of absence after his father’s death. Bereavement. He hasn’t taken a single day off since joining the Air Force unless you count the time his leg got blown off or that other time his father and his brother abducted him.

Holiday Alex is a wonder to behold. He’s gone several days without shaving. Michael wonders what the overgrown scuff would feel like against his skin. The thought is overwhelming and makes him squirm in his seat. Alex is completely fucking oblivious.

The Project Shepard base had been permanently shut down after Jesse died. So, Alex has moved everything into Michael’s bunker. Which had seemed like the obvious solution at the time, but now Michael realizes new and unexpected problems have arisen. Like the way Alex smells.

Also, his hands. They are beautiful. Even just flicking back and forth through the Caulfield documents and old newspapers trying to find mention of a Mr. Jones. Sometimes, Alex reaches out and touches Michael’s arm, wanting him to read something he’s found. Michael stops breathing every time.

Currently, things are in crisis. Alex is leaning forward on his stool and his t-shirt has ridden up in the back. The merest slice of olive skin is on full display and Michael’s heart is racing. He worries he might actually start drooling. Drawing his eyes away, he pinches the tender skin on the underside of his forearm and tries to refocus on his work.

Because the thing is, Alex is seeing Forrest. Casually – that’s the word Alex had used and the word Michael recites daily like a prayer. Casually means not serious. Casually means off and on. Casually means not forever. It implies a lack of feeling, a lack of investment. But it also implies sex. Sex with someone who is not him. The thought haunts Michael.

Don’t worry; he knows he’s a hypocrite.

For a time, he manages to focus pretty well. There’s a brief moment of panic when Alex has to bend over and retrieve his pencil. Michael recovers quickly. Until the unthinkable happens and Alex slides his stool as close to Michael as possible. ‘Hey, take a look at this. I think Mr. Jones might have gotten captured for a time.’

Michael hears Alex’s voice distantly in some far-off land, but the blood rushing through his body is entirely preoccupied with how Alex’s entire jean-clad thigh is pressed against his own. He swallows and stares at where their bodies meet, burning from hip to knee. He cannot for the life of him recall what Alex asked only two seconds ago. Lord help him.

Something must be wrong with him. He’s spent the past year barely thinking about Alex. Sure, there’s been the occasional dream. And there’s been a few times he’s picked up the phone to call him. Once he drove to his house and even knocked on the door. A time or two he’s jerked off to the thought of Alex’s mouth wrapped around his cock, but that’s perfectly normal. Right?

Wrong.

Everything he’s told himself concerning Alex for the past year is just so many lies. Alex is always the most attractive person Michael’s ever met and sex is always on the table even when it’s not. Maybe even especially when it’s not. Like right now with his criminal fucking thigh.

A memory surfaces. Of Alex home from leave after his second tour. Michael swears he won’t go to him. Will sit in the airstream all by himself no matter how long it takes for Alex to be gone again. But then. A knock at the door. Those sparkling hazel eyes. The freckles scattered across his cheeks. That sweet fucking mouth. Clothes thrown everywhere. Alex spreading Michael’s legs with that same villainous thigh.

Jesus fuck. Michael is in trouble.

Alex is calling his name, shaking his shoulder, concern evident in his voice. Michael tears his eyes away from where their thighs touch and looks up at him. He knows he must look slightly unhinged – eyes heavy-lidded, chest heaving, mouth parted wantonly. But Alex doesn’t seem to notice the sex of it all. ‘What’s wrong?’

Michael swallows several times and clears his throat. ‘Um, nothing. What’s up?’

It’s the best his brain can manage.

Alex is not buying what he’s selling. And before he can stop him, Alex’s hand is on Michael’s thigh, his thumb rubbing back and forth in soothing circles doing the absolute most but not soothing a goddamn thing. ‘You’re sweating. What’s wrong? Should I call Kyle?’

Michael is on the verge of doing something ruinous. He is teetering on the very dangerous ledge of want, need, desire. And love. In utter desperation, he stumbles backwards off his stool and ends up on his ass. When Alex kneels beside him in a panic, Michael scoots as far away from him as possible. ‘Stop, Alex. Please.’

They sit there for several long moments. Alex in total confusion. Michael willing his cock to go back to sleep. This cannot go on. Eventually, Michael stands up and moves his stool to another table. Alex watches as he gathers all his various tools and moves them to the other table. He plops back down on his seat, his back turned to Alex’s innocently filthy presence, and resumes his work like nothing happened.

He hears Alex shuffle around. Hears him head to the ladder. ‘I’ll work at home. Didn’t know I was bothering you.’ His voice filled with hurt.

Michael sighs and turns to him. ‘No, Alex, please don’t go.’ Alex pauses but doesn’t turn around, hand still clasping the ladder. ‘You aren’t bothering me. I swear.’ This time Alex does turn back to him. Michael hates the way his eyebrows furrow at him accusingly. When was the last time he’d made Alex smile? He can’t remember. It’s a damning realization.

Taking a deep breath, he gets up and approaches Alex slowly. He wants to buy some time – work out what to say in his brain. Unfortunately, the bunker is not that big and not 30 seconds go by before he’s as close to Alex as he dares. Michael wants to open his mouth and say ‘I love you’. He wants to say ‘stay with me, forever’. But what he does say is ‘I’m sorry’. It’s barely a whisper.

‘Sorry?’

‘Yeah. Sorry that you believe you could ever bother me. That I’ve somehow made you believe that.’ Michael grabs the strap of Alex’s cross-body bag and pulls it back over his head. ‘Stay. I’ll go grab us some lunch. We can talk. I want to talk.’ A distant memory echoes between them. He steps back, clutching Alex’s bag to his chest, and waits for his answer.

‘I’d like that.’ Alex returns to his seat and Michael releases his breath. He smiles to himself and thinks about what a relief it will be to finally love Alex out loud.

#malex #malex fic #michael guerin #alex manes #where is all this michael pov stuff coming from?

[pollylynn]

Title: Proprium WC: 1000

“Do you ever look back on something you’ve done and it’s like somebody else is doing it?” — Alexis Castle, Limelight (6 x13)

He’s never regretted his past. He has a million reasons why, in his whole life, he has truly never regretted his past, beginning with the truly superficial: His past was a hell of a lot of fun. 

He’d discovered early the need for transgression—not just the willingness to transgress, but as the scholarship kid who needed constantly to demonstrate his right to exist at this boarding school, at that prep school, he had learned to lead others into transgression. He was the laugh riot, the total lunatic, now recruiting those who were up for absolutely anything. It had its consequences, but it was fun. 

And then came a modicum of fame, and that first little burst of wealth. There was Kyra, then, and maybe he regrets that a little. She was an anchoring, tempering force, and maybe it’s more accurate to say he’s embarrassed by that. He’s embarrassed at the cliché of needing a good woman to keep him from complete excess. 

And then there wasn’t Kyra. Kyra was gone, but he’d learned not to be quite  so stupid with his money, and that still left over quite a tidy Transgression Fund, and Richard Castle picked up where little Ricky Rodgers had left off, and he really doesn’t regret any of that—not even the police horse, though possibly he regrets things in his permanent medical record born of the unwise decision to ride his mighty loaner stallion truly bareback. 

He doesn’t regret Meredith—even without taking into consideration that he could never regret the relationship that gave him his daughter, he doesn’t actually regret the high-profile volatility of it. He doesn’t regret straightening himself up and remaking his image into something much more kid friendly when it became clear that Meredith was neither going to remake her image nor become more kid friendly. He doesn’t regret the stiff, cultivated Gina years any more than he regrets the release valve years in between. 

He has always believed this narrative of himself—his regret-free legend—but current events seem to be shaking its foundation. Mandy Sutton shakes its foundation, because she is a hot, miserable mess. But she’s also a familiar mess, to a point, at least. 

He’s searching back through the young woman’s recent and not-so-recent true tales of hangovers and trashed hotel rooms for the case and for himself—and also so he doesn’t have to write Pi’s impossible recommendation. He’s searching back, and all of it rings a bell. He sees in the photos and the clipped, angry quotes how unhappy Mandy Sutton was, has been, is, and he remembers with sudden and startling fidelity, what it was like to be that lonely, to be always falling forward into the next messed up moment. 

It’s worse for her. His projection or nostalgia or whatever it is goes only so far. It’s exponentially worst for Mandy because she’s exponentially more famous, because she doesn’t have even the daffy, intermittent support of Martha Rodgers, she has a personal assistant and a mother whose made herself into a distant work friend. She has skeevy exes coming out of the woodwork, and it’s another cliché, but the Jesse Joneses of the world are always going to be more of a nightmare than the Merediths, the Ginas, and so on. 

He’s caught up in empathy for Mandy Sutton that surprises him in how far beyond nostalgia it goes, how far beyond any kind of extended paternal feeling for this young woman who is just a few years older than his own daughter. He’s caught up in something that might be belated regret for the years he spent emotionally treading water—transgressing to keep everyone’s expectations low, not least of all his own. 

He’s so caught up that he misses whatever it is that Ryan and Esposito are laughing over as they come strolling into the break room. He hears Beckett and Facebook and Dad. He might hear Aunt someone or other, but he’s distracted. His mind isn’t on the two of them, until it is—until the name of Aunt someone or other resolves in his mind—Aunt Theresa who has memorized every scandalous act he has ever committed and several he has not committed. Aunt Theresa who hates him. He puts the pieces together. 

“Beckett was talking to her dad?” He twists around on the to face the boys and nearly tips over backward. 

Ryan has the good grace to look a little sheepish, but Esposito finds it all hilarious. “Oh, yeah, Castle! Your fling with your ex-wife? That’s all over the Beckett net.” 

He closes the lid of his laptop with key-crunching force. He leaves it sitting on the high top and goes in search of her. She’s at her desk, her pen moving furiously over a legal pad. She’s engrossed, but he risks interrupting. He feels suddenly like he has to. 

“I’m sorry about the Page 6 thing.” He sinks into his chair. “Kate. I’m sorry.” 

Her head snaps up. She’s annoyed that he’s interrupted her train of thought, or she is about to be annoyed by that, but she sees that he’s serious. She sees that his regret is sincere and takes a breath to clear as much of it from her voice as she can. 

“Castle. I don’t seriously think you were gazing lovingly at your ex-wife.” She gestures at the spread of paparazzi photos of Mandy fanned across her desk. “It’s not your fault tabloid journalism and gossip columns exist.” 

“No,” he says, “But my past . . . who I was. Anything they write about me is plausible. And it’s not just about me anymore. It’s about you, too.” He’s casting about for the words to convey this strange state of mind he’s in. “And I’m sorry for that.” 

She’s giving him an odd look, but she snakes her hand across the desk and gives his fingers a discreet squeeze. “Hey. Don’t be, okay? Who you are now. That’s what matters.” 

A/N: Castle. Introspection. Super not a thing. 

Images via homeofthenutty

#Castle #Caskett #Castle: Season 6 #Castle: Limelight #Kate Beckett #Richard Castle #Martha Rodgers #Alexis Castle #Gina Griffin #Gina Cowell #Meredith Castle #Kyra Blaine #Fic #Fanfic #Fanfiction #Fan fic #Fan Fiction #Jim Beckett #Writing #Interrogatives?

[jeonsweetpea]

Hey bubs. Just so you know, I think people who are going to judge and criticize you for something that makes you happy SUCK. A lot of things that girls (especially young girls) enjoy are often ridiculed... But as I've gotten older I've realized it's bc of this long standing belief that our hobbies and interests aren't as important. Which is total bullshit. Have you expressed how much it hurts you that they aren't respectful of your interests? I would hope that your loved ones would :( today sounds like it was a rough day, here's to hoping tomorrow will be better 🥃

🥺❤️ Oh my love, you are always so wonderful to me and I’m thankful you take the time to read my posts and talk to me. Thank you! Today was definitely a lot better b/c I got to see my bf. Hehe. But I’ll be answering your question under the cut b/c it might be long and negative~.

I’ve always been judged for liking K-Pop since my junior high days (when I first found out about it). But I ignored the haters b/c they weren’t my friends and imo, it was their loss if they didn’t want to give K-Pop a chance. Haha. Back then, my bff was also into K-Pop and though we were into different fandoms, we understood each other. I’ve known her since we were practically born and it was something we bonded over among other things.

But once high school hit, so many things happened and our friendship went through a lot of obstacles. But we pulled through. However, she stopped getting invested into K-Pop as much as I did and I completely respected that. Then we started college and our majors kept us apart. Still, we tried to hang out whenever we could. 

She’s always been career-oriented, extremely talented, so she put 1000% into her studies. I found it hard to understand what she was going through in terms of stress/projects, but I was still there to comfort her. And she said she’d be there for me too... yet it never really felt like it. 

Because I’m so invested into K-Pop and more specifically BTS right now, she felt like she couldn’t understand me. At all. So she never tried to comfort me whenever I was feeling down because of something K-Pop related. Heck, she avoided it all together just because she “couldn’t understand”. I never asked for her to understand. I just wanted her there for me.

A great example was when I was depressed about my horrible BTS concert experiences and my stress over getting tickets for the concert that was supposed to happen in May 2020. It was also around the same time I got wrapped up in a toxic friend group situation and had to drop them. And my bff and I, we don’t really text that much tbh unless we have something light-hearted to say or we really needed one another. 

She did far from comfort me when I was depressed b/c of my concert experiences and through her words, I knew she was judging me for letting it affect me so much. It hurt.

And then I was called a delusional BTS fan from a close family member, so that added more to my pain as well.

Have you expressed how much it hurts you that they aren't respectful of your interests?

Sad to say, but if I even tried to express myself, somehow the opposite party gets offended or angry and as a result, drops me. I really can’t share much with people anymore when I’m hurt or something without them making it all about themselves. 

Something dumb happened between my bff and I recently, it shouldn’t have been a bigger deal than it was. But it opened my eyes to the fact that she is only there to comfort me whenever it’s something trivial and “easy” to understand. Whereas when I really need her for something serious (to me), she’s nowhere to be found. It made me realize all of our issues and that I’ve been clinging on to a friendship that’s probably best if we were just acquaintances. Sad to say it. But I’m done with people who don’t try as much as I do. 

#dl #negative #lcksndkys #thank you for reading if you choose to lol #there's been too many hits on my mental health this year #and too many ppl who hurt me

[fantasyresident]

The Complaints About Pokemon Sword and Shield Are Getting Ridiculous

For a while after the release of the first trailer introducing these new games, fans were actually pretty hyped and excited for the game’s release. Then we had the reveal of the Wild Area around the time of E3, which for whatever reason pissed some people off?? But then when it was announced that not every Pokemon would be in the game, that’s when the chaos began. Whiny fans who wanted all 1000-something Pokemon shoved compactly into this already busy and ambitious game took to the internet and created a storm of negativity about these games that in the eyes of a level-headed person are looking pretty damn promising and stunning. Sure, there are small things you can pick and choose to say “hey, that could be better”, but these so-called “fans” are completely destroying the once positive energy surrounding this game. They are misconstruing FACTS and spreading false information and in turn are spreading doubt among fans who would otherwise really like the games. What they don’t realize is (or maybe they do) that this is actually damaging the fanbase of Pokemon. When you spread false fears and get people to not buy these games for reasons that go beyond normal stupidity, you are being destructive. And yes, if you’re one of those over-the-top “fans” who says there’s nothing promising about these upcoming games, you are not only fooling yourself, but you’re being a fool. If you have criticisms, be fair and kind about them. When people work this damn hard on a game and they show that they are actually listening to the fans in many senses, you shouldn’t NITPICK small little things like the EXP. Share situation (if you’re not familiar with this, go look it up) or the National Dex “crisis”.

Game Freak has been super transparent when it comes to their reasons for doing these things and fans shouldn’t be this disrespectful towards them. They nearly doubled their original team size for a reason, and this shouldn’t go unnoticed. For those of you not buying the game because you can’t turn EXP Share off, or because you can’t have 1000 newly textured, newly animated, creatures that would have to be balanced with all the other ones they’re putting in the game, then go ahead, be my guest, miss out on the experience of a lifetime and bull about things they’ll likely fix in the future. When you finally have your way like you must always want, you’ll look like a total fool for sitting out Sword and Shield for these small little reasons. Now this isn’t to say that anyone with any form of complaints or grievances about the game are spoiled pests to the community. Not at all. If you have respectful criticisms for the game that are positive and if you’re providing other methods that they could use to fix a problem, then GOOD FOR YOU! Seriously, constructive criticism is welcome in any situation. But if you bomb a game before all the details even come out about it and not provide any better solution in a kind, understanding way, then the shame falls on you, not what you’re complaining about. You know who you are.

The truth is, this game already has many great features that improves upon past elements. While not much is known about the story, what we do know is sparking quite a lot of speculation and interest, and I believe that the story will not disappoint, because for me it never has thus far. The story has been constantly evolving with the gameplay. Sure, it’s been small steps sometimes, but Game Freak should be given credit for never going backwards like so many other games are doing these days. Game Freak understands the importance of multiple elements being good in a game, not just the graphics. So all of you griping about that infamous tree, you can calm down. It’s not final game footage and its not like that tree is going to be the center point of the game. I can’t believe I have to say that. When so many good advancements are being made to Pokemon like having the camping feature, advanced online cooperation between other players, far better customization of your character, 18 gyms (1 for each type), a huge cultural world, and yes, the graphics are  the best they’ve been in my opinion (ASIDE from the goddamn tree. -_-) then fans shouldn’t be nitpicking and basing whether or not they’re going to buy the game off of those things they nitpick about. If you’re going to complain about something the game has to offer (which is an increasing amount of things), then offer solutions, offer constructive criticism to Game Freak. A company working that honestly hard on something doesn’t need to come out of their sweat shop just to hear unruly fans whining about how they don’t like the way a tree looks out in the wild or how they don’t want multiple Pokemon getting experience (Oh no, the end of the world), or how they think they’re stupid for not including every Pokemon in the game. The game will likely not be perfect, but it sure as hell is looking really great to say the least and many aspects of it are breathtaking. From the good world building and cultural themes, to the changing weather patterns in the wild area, to the diversity of areas to explore, it all looks so damn promising. Like it or hate it, its an ambitious project that Game Freak is serious about making the best they can make it.

#game freak #pokemon sword and shield news #no national dex #experience share #pokemon game #pokemon sword #pokemon shield #pokemon sword and shield controversy #pokemon controversy #grookey #sobble #scorbunny