#this means SO much anon; truly

[singsweetmelodies]

"All jokes aside: he's agreeing because it's Charles, first and foremost. Pierre has always been a little too protective of Charles - he's the older one, so it's always been natural to draw Charles close to him and try and shield him from the horrors of the world.

It never truly worked, of course. Charles has seen more horrors in twenty-five years than many people see in their whole lives. But that instinct, that need to protect? It's never left."

i haven't stopped thinking about this. i can't stop thinking about this. it just-- i just. yeah, these two paragraphs took my breath and sanity away and i don't know how to move on. i don't know how you're able to describe love that matches my vision of it, but i feel so validated and acknowledged and just. aaaaghhhhhhhh;!)&-);!9!) thank you for writing the way you do, the way you describe love is the way i want it in my life and i have never read it so accurately put down on paper and i keep going back to your stories so i can feel a sense of humanity in myself and i just, yeah. thank you, katie. this means so much to me you have no idea 💗💗

oh my god, anon, i don't even know what to say 😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️ except, holy shit, thank you so so so so so much!!!! this means... i have been staring at it all day, and i keep coming back, and just sitting there, wordless, because just. wow. this might be one of the most sincere and beautiful compliments i have ever received? and it means so, so much to me, anon, truly. the fact that my writing could mean so much to you?? it is just mind-blowing, and absolutely the best thing ever, and single-handedly making me want to never stop writing, i think. just. whoever you are, wherever you are - sending you ALL the love i can tonight. may you find a love like this in 2023 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

#asks & answers #anon #loveliest lovely anons ❤️ #no this one... god i am truly just speechless #this means SO much anon; truly #thank you from the bottom of my heart #for not only feeling this way about my writing #but also taking the time to share it with me! #it means everything ❤️❤️ #and i am just so so so incredibly touched and grateful to you #just. all my love ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ALL OF IT #(and also on a proud writer note - AHHHHHH thank you so much for noticing those paragraphs omg!!) #(they were the first bits of characterisation i noted down before i'd even started writing ANY of the fic) #(i was just like: ok so why WOULD pierre agree to be fwb with charles like this? what is his character motivation?) #(and my mind immediately just said - protectiveness. bcs he loves sharl more than anyone and just wants to take care of him always) #(and that was the core i built my entire pierre characterisation in this fic around) #(so the fact that you not only noticed it but that it also meant this much to you?) #(just. i have never been so touched by a compliment to my writing before ❤️❤️❤️❤️) #(thank you thank you thank you a thousand times!) #fic: game for two #saving under: things to brighten the rainiest day ❤️

[utilitycaster]

You know what's interesting to watch is that I feel like a lot of people have very thoughtfully and maturely moved away from "I don't like this specific character/ship/fictional work and here's a reason why it's problematic" but we still have a lot of "if you don't like this specific character/ship/fictional it's problematic" floating around (and the more extreme example, "everyone who dislikes this one specific thing is a bigot") and the latter is actually way dumber. Like, it is valid, in fact, to dislike a specific work because it has unfortunate implications; the issue is just that analysis cannot simply stop there. It is rather less valid to say "if you don't like this one specific female character you are a misogynist;" that definitely requires a lot of more involved analysis into what specifically their criticisms are, patterns in their preferences, and even then, you are only basing this on internet mannerisms; I think someone who has no favorite characters who are women is unlikely to be deeply involved in feminist causes irl, but this is technically possible, and it's very easy to find the reverse case of people who are terrible to real women and champion fictional ones.

#anyway saw someone insinuate finding im*dna's relationship unhealthy was neurotypical and my eyes rolled so hard they're now in canada #but this is an ongoing issue everywhere. it HAS gotten much better #but stragglers gonna straggle #the weird anons i got during c2 over essek and astrid truly did cement this #like unless you are talking about a white male cishet able-bodied neurotypical character #you can ALWAYS make a claim to bigotry over disliking them. which means you can NEVER stop there and be taken remotely seriously

[gojonanami]

I want Prof. Geto to soft dom me

Dear Sab,

I just wanted to write you a short little message saying that I really, really enjoyed 'I Need Someone Older'. I honestly think it's one of the best works ever that I've ever read on Tumblr. I'm just in awe of how engaging this story really is. The pacing is just perfect. The dialogue is so witty. The setting is charming. The characters are fantastic. Prof. Geto Suguru is just such a memorable and charming character—he's so charming that I am more than sure that I will find myself thinking about him years down the line. All in all, I'm just really in love with this fic, and I often find myself checking your page and rereading it because it is just so, so good.

Thank you so very much for sharing it with us! I feel so lucky that I got to read it! I am so looking forward to part two! Can't wait! Xxx

Love you lots xxx

oh my god same

Dear anon,

Thank you so much for this lovely note!! it means so much - you made me so happy with your message — I can’t believe how highly you think of my work — it means so so much to me!! I feel so lucky to have wonderful people like you and everyone send me messages like this!

also I’m sorry this message was saved to my drafts instead of being schedule by mistake - idk if you were the anon that thought their ask got buried but hopefully you see this bb!! I hope you enjoyed part 2 💕✨🥹

#sab [asks] #sab [anons] #sab series [prof suguru] #sab [praise] #sorry about that bb #love you — your words mean so much and I love you truly 💖💖💖💖

[pianapplez]

Hello there 👋👀,

So I just found your blog and had a lot of fun scrolling through all the pjo show crit😂 I couldn't help but notice that one tag you left on a post where you said you had some beef with Annabeth's portrayal in the books 👀 Would you mind elaborating on that if you're comfortable with it🙈? Because I absolutely share that sentiment, but it's sooo veeeery rare that I see other people express anything like it... I've found that trying to be a part of the fandom can be pretty alienating most of the time, if you're not exactly the biggest most devoted Percabeth shipper...😅 And often any criticism leveled at Annabeth just gets you a smack with the "internalized-misogyny" hammer... it's even worse in the tv show now due to... obvious reasons...

Again just if you're comfortable with answering of course🙈 There is a reason I stayed on anon after all...😅😂

Really glad you asked because i finally get to ramble about this heheheh (going forward, know that i skimmed over The Last Olympian to have a clearer sense of what I meant because that's the book where Rick fumbles her character more than the others)

i'm gonna try to make as much sense as possible but short answer would be, she's underdeveloped. Long answer:

She really got on my nerves in the last two books, with the whole Rachel debacle and then the Battle of New York. I can't really remember a single moment in those books where she and Percy aren't bickering or having heated discussions, which really made me question their friendship status. Of course, it's not like friends can't fight and it obviously builds up the (romantic) tension between them, but it got unbearable at one point.

I understand she's a teenager in an incredibly stressful situation that didn't even get to have a normal upbringing- she grew up way too fast (run away at 7, head counselor at 12) while also not really maturing, which is not a problem for a character, if it is handled properly. Given the fact that I am writing this, Riordan did not.

On the surface, my biggest beef is that Annabeth is not exactly held accountable for her actions (ie. treating Rachel a bit like shit and going off on Percy for a bunch of stuff.) I know Percy is to blame a bit here: as far as we know, in TLO he basically cuts the greek world out of his life as much as he can as a coping mechanism. And while yes, he never apologizes either, he doesn't give her nearly half the hard time she gives him: always either giving him the cold shoulder (there must be at least one example of this in the entire series but i cant be bothered to look it up sorry) or starting an argument only to then storm off (see the "you're a coward, Percy Jackson!" scene, which is not the fairest example since she was confronting Percy about ignoring camp but also was a bit too harsh about it) (especially after finally reading the prophecy and being under the impression that he was absolutely going to die when he turned 16 lmao) or just straight up storming off (see, Annabeth reacting when Rachel shows up for the first time during the battle of new york). While most of these feel, at least to some degree, fairly justified given how the entire situation does an absolute number on her emotions, she comes off a bit brattish and like she's trying to rile Percy up, especially when it comes to Rachel, which in the context of a battle that could mean the destruction of the world.... Well, it reads as a bit childish to me, and i wouldn't exactly have that much of a problem with it if it was dealt with in some way (a two-way apology would be nice).

After that first impression, i realized that Annabeth is barely ever anything else other than a plot device (when relating to Luke) or a love interest (when relating to Percy). This might be because the books are on Percy's POV. Hell, on the third book he's even conflicted when Annabeth is considering joining the Hunters of Artemis, aka, when making a choice for herself would mean he loses her (which is fine and dandy but it feels like Percy is more upset about her choosing her own path rather than being sad about not seeing her as often); we really only get a few glimpses of her, as in, actually her when she's on her own.

Obviously it's impossible to talk about Annabeth without touching on percabeth, which also is, in my opinion, what hinders Annabeth's character the most. On paper they sound great. The guy whose fatal flaw is loyalty falls in love with a girl whose been let down by people over and over, and she decides to never give up on the boy whose always had people give up on him (can't find one of the million posts that talks about this right now but it always goes something like that) And yeah, the bickering is really well written! But that's literally as far as it ever goes: they don't ever seem to have fun together, because 8 times out of 10 the bickering ends up being passive aggressive, and mostly done by Annabeth. My biggest gripe about percabeth is that their friendship seems to be based off... shared trauma. Literally. Other than going on quests together we are given no examples of them hanging out, nor a reason why they would want to spend time together in the first place, not even a shared hobby. Yes, in the fourth book they had a movie "date" planned but of course they didn't even get to it, and surprise surprise, they had a minor discussion, and surprise surprise, Annabeth was passive aggressive again. It's hard to picture them having fun together when even the author doesn't write in any scenes in which they get along smoothly (and before you say anything, a scene in which they get along where neither of them is about to die, and they're not talking about previous adventures. Gets a bit hard then, doesn't it?) It's even harder to picture them as a couple when the moment she gets upset about something, she starts coming off as emotionally manipulative (see, again, literally any conversation with Rachel or about Rachel)

To be fair, the books are relatively short and don't allow many "filler" chapters, if you will; there's always something happening to keep the main plot or a minor plot point moving forward, but it's not like there is no room to develop the characters' relationships, especially when we're talking about the main char and what is essentially his endgame. As an example we have Percy and Clarisse, or Percy and Beckendorf. Their interactions are brief but still hold so much weight.

Worst of all, Annabeth could be one hell of a character; what's most interesting of all is how being a daughter of Athena she is still incredibly emotionally driven, which is displayed very clearly with her fatal flaw being pride: her telling the Sphynx that her questions were too easy was not smart nor strategic: it was completely impulsive. I seriously think she wasn't far from being the best character in the series had she been given more time.

I guess i have as much beef with Annabeth as i have with Rick for doing her dirty. I really could sum this up with: while her emotions are justified, she acts upon them quite poorly. And this is what i mean when i say she's underdeveloped, because it would've been nice to see her come to her senses a bit.

Would love to read anyone's opinions on her character though, feel free to comment, even (or especially) if you don't agree with me!

#pjo crit #anti percabeth #annabeth chase #percy jackson #tbotl #pjo tlo #the last olympian #percy jackson and the olympians #congrats anon on being my first ask!!! #sorry if it's too long or rambly i just have so many thoughts about her. #i dont hate her i dont even dislike her im just conflicted about her. sad that half of her conflict was being jealous over a boy #like yeah i guess said boy was the first real friend she ever had but also rick wrote it in a very “girls fighting over boy” kind of way #didn't really write it to make it seem like annabeth's reasons were anything more than just a hormonal teen acting out. there were no layer #sometimes i feel like im being unfair to annabeth and that maybe her being emotional and mean sometimes is her character and #she's actually written well and i just don't like her? but then i think over it and im not ready to give rick that kind of credit lmao #i truly believe he wrote her beef with rachel to entertain middle graders without really thinking twice about it #annabeth adds to the drama with her passive aggressive comments but at what cost.... maybe im reading too much into it idk #maybe i just find boy drama annoying.. #but making it so that rachel is bound to maidenhood was such a lazy way to get rid of her as a romantic interest #the way rick butchered her character and any char dev for any of them in the tv show by rushing so many things... god. that's another story #if there are any typos i'll edit them later but my eyes are dry af right now and its late jdsjdfh anyway i hope my takes were interesting? #maybe i don't have that much beef with annabeth herself but the fact that percabeth is seen as the best endgame couple when i don't see it

[gelphiegifs]

I saw you posted a lot about Mary Kate’s last day as Elphaba and now we know she’s taking over as the principal Elphaba on Broadway! How are you feeling

how am i FEELING????? i am still on cloud nine, anon. this is literally a dream come true for me and i already have a trip to nyc planned just for her 👍 (well and for other musicals but mostly for HER)

if you think i posted a lot about her you should've seen my poor friends' dms i was INCONSOLABLE for days lmfao. she really got me with her instagram stories she looked so sad and like she was over with the show.... what a tease. a tony worthy performance right there skdfds but i'm really glad for her it was a long time coming :)

#i truly love her elphie so much i'm so happy #she and ginna claire were the second pair i ever saw and partly why i joined the fandom #their gelphie means the world to me all my love for them!! 💚 #thank you for this i love gushing about the actresses. how are YOU feeling anon!?!?! #asks

[big-barn-bed]

do you have any pwp fics to recommend!! i just feel like you understand paul’s need to get fucked in a very key way which is why i ask:) thank you !!

oh! seeing as you sent this at 10:30pm on a Friday, I’m assuming you need spank bank material STAT so I’ll try to be quick with a few of my favs.

I present to you: fics in which paul gets fucked like the desperate slut he is….

Cliché by @scurator (paul/robert fraser) is fantastic and so hot. Paul gets fucked in Paris, only it’s the wrong man, and half a decade too late….

You Will, You Will, You Will by skua (john/paul/linda) has truly captivated me pussy and soul. I don’t normally love polyamory in fic but they did absolutely everything right.

Managing Expectations by @pauls1967moustache (paul/brian) sucks you in so hard- incredible character study and sex that just works and feels so good. Emotional foreplay at its best.

I’d Love To Turn You On by sleeprettydarling (john/paul/george) is THE classic jpg threesome. Definitely does the trick 💦

I Was The Dream Weaver by @crepesuzette2023 (john/paul) isn’t really a pwp but I have to cheat and include it because I’ve been ENCHANTED by this fic. I think about it all the time. Some super hot moments, and honestly, I still need to keep processing my favorite parts of it! I was lame when I commented (just left a ‘<3’) because I have SO many thoughts and it’s impossible to get them out.

#fic rec #ask #also ofc read boy you’ve been a naughty girl #and I gave her my heart (but she wanted my soul) #but I feel like I’ve recced them so much and I don’t want to give you carpal tunnel from the amount of jacking off you’d do #this is not an exhaustive list by any means. we are truly blessed tbh #also anon thank you! that means a lot to me haha

[nordsea-horizons]

hi! i just wanted to say that you are absolutely my favorite acnh creator, i always look forward to your posts, as i find so much inspiration from your content. i love your decorating style so much, it’s so simple and almost nostalgic. i always look forward to visiting your islands, i enjoy them immensely, they give me such a warm and comforting feeling. so thank you for that!

i think it’s super neat that nordsea is your forever island. i was wondering if you would be able to post a picture of every map from each version of nordsea you’ve finished thus far. i think it would be fun to see all the different versions next to each other, to see how many ways you can design the same island. i’ve never even finished one island, but you’ve finished so many, with the same exact canvas. your creativity and talent truly knows no bounds!! :)

hii, tysm for this super sweet message😭💛 i appreciate your support so so much, thank you for taking time to write this to me😳🥺💕 sharing my islands and talking about them on here brings me a lot of comfort and makes me enjoy the game so much more!! im happy to be here and i do truly appreciate anyone who stops by my blog💛 the fact that it can be a comforting place for others and not just myself makes me feel so happy😭

now the reason it took me a minute to respond to this ask is bc of this post request! i dont mind at all if anyone wants to make a post suggestion like this, its all good and fun, but.. you really got me here😂 i dont loooove my maps in general and im also sadly terrible at saving the ones from nordsea bc the da has been the same for two years now so i dont need to keep track u know👀 i already know i dont have every single one saved so im sorry about that! however i will do this for sure with as many maps as i can find, im working on it now💕

this is the oldest map i have of nordsea! you can still see the original version and im always surprised bc this is not at all the map i would pick today👀 but yea, thats the base, i’ll get back to you on the rest😅💛

#when i started this island i didnt mean for it to be a forever island actually i just did it casually😳 #tysm again for this message! it made my day for sure💛💛 #also anon dont feel bad about not finishing an island! there is no right or wrong way to play this game! #im always a little sad that im part of making it seem like this is the way to have an island in acnh bc it really doesnt have to be! #i enjoy all types of playing and love seeing others do things completely different from myself! the most important thing is to have fun and #hopefully be creative in the way you want! #i share my islands for fun and to be part of the community! i get so much inspiration from others and enjoy all types of islands/gameplay! #i hope you can have fun on your island! truly💛💛 #reply

[singsweetmelodies]

i want to thank you all for organizing these little fic exchanges because even if this fandom is alive and well, with them we get a sudden influx of fics and it is really a treat for us ❤️❤️❤️ (a reader who wishes they had the talent to write)

❤️

this is THE kindest, most thoughtful ask, anon - thank you so so much for taking the time to send it!! <333 it makes me smile so much to hear that all these events are doing what i always hope they will: creating a little flood of content that's a treat for everyone! that's all i've ever hoped to achieve with any of these events & exchanges, and it means the world that it's happening!!

so anon, you really are MOST welcome ❤️ but it would be terribly remiss of me if i didn't give a shoutout to the incredible people who have worked on all of these events with me - @boxboxbrioche, @welightitup, @redyellowstupid, @duquesademiel, @wolfiemcwolferson, @river-ocean - because all of the piarles events i've been involved in have been team efforts in the best way, so any thank-you to me absolutely has to go to all these wonderful people as well. i'm tagging you all here because to me, it's messages like this one that make all the admin and nonsense so well worth it - and i hope you all feel the same way ❤️ LOVE YOU LOADS!! and love you too, anon - thank you so so much for this very kind message, i really do appreciate it so much more than i can say!! <3333

#asks & answers #anon #lovely lovely anons ❤️ #WAHHHHH this was so kind 😭🥺 #it also takes me back to how; just more than a year ago; briony and i first met and we were like #''wouldn't it be so lovely if we could create a little community of piarles people who all love the ship & create content together?'' #and then we met tia and with her by our sides we all three got the ball rolling... #and look where we are now 😭🥺 #like tia said last night: it's like that hamilton song 🎶 look at where you areeee look at where you started 🎶 #and 🥹 #it means the world honestly #so truly: thank you SO SO much anon ❤️❤️❤️ #this ask means so much <3333 #ALSO! i know you said you're a reader and you don't really dabble in the writing side of things #but our piarles server (the Calamars Club) is open to EVERYONE who loves piarles!! #regardless of whether you're a writer #you are MORE than welcome to join just to be a part of a place where everyone loves piarles #& to get the info about alllll the events and exchanges even quicker; ofc 😉 #so yeah! if ever you do want to join us; anon - just shoot me a personal message and i'll be delighted to send you the invite link #🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️ #thank you again for this lovely lovely ask!!

[nirvanai]

Though the secret ending implies Tokiko was right all along.

oh i do have some thoughts about this! rotates diverge route in my brain. this is just personal opinion and a lot of just. interpretation and looking at things in a meta-narrative sense, so feel free to disagree entirely lmao, but! anyways.

(also im so sorry anon this got really long and rambly sldkfhgsdg i did not mean for this to happen)

for me at least, the nil ending stuff doesn’t really end as a “she was actually right!” sort of thing, but rather, it feels like more of a direct challenge to the player and their expectation of what a narrative “should” give and what a secret ending “should” be. the ending itself breaks the 4th wall directly, it gives the choice of whether or not it happens directly to the player- it even relies on (from what i understand) a random number, so you can’t cheat it. You need to play the game to see your own personal nil number.

The game is presenting you with a ‘final twist’- this world is a game, something that you as a player have known all along. It is a fictional world, Tokiko is right- they just dropped the pretense. for a very brief moment, Ryuki sees the ‘truth’ of the world, and Tokiko then gives you as the player an option: you can tell him everything, change the course of history to try to reach a “better ending”, or you can let him forget and let events play out the same as they did before. 

When I play through the diverge route content, it gives off a very strong feeling of things feeling... off. It rings a bit hollow, almost like a pyrrhic victory- it should be a better world, Uru was stopped in time, Komeji is alive, Amame is free, none of the explosion end stuff happened. And yet, it feels like there’s still a heavy cost to it, to Ryuki’s own psyche. The awareness that we granted him weighs him down- he’s disconnected from the people around him, he got promoted but barely leaves his office anymore, even Tama is more blunt about not believing him about this ‘other timeline’. 

This world should feel better, but something has been lost- not just for Ryuki, but the player as well. All of the bonds that were forged, the emotions we just went through in the story... all of them were washed away by our doing.

Now, I’m not saying this to claim “oh we as the players are villains! we’re doing a bad thing and helping tokiko win!”, because I honestly do not believe that either. I don’t think that’s the point of the ending- its not making any sort of accusation at the player, but rather, it’s asking us why we may feel the way we do about it. If it feels hollow to some, why does it feel hollow? Why does it seem to linger?

When playing games, its natural to want to find all the secrets- especially in a mystery game such as this. The ‘Frayer” question is presented extremely early on in the story, and it may linger in a player’s mind. It’s a secret, so of course you want to figure out what it means. Seeking that sort of information is an understandable, and likely intended response, especially considering this is a literal murder mystery game. Almost every LP i’ve seen has people stop and try to guess at numbers for a while before moving on, and hell, I did that myself!

So when the game gives you the nil number at the end, and asks you what you want to do with it, its just the obvious thing to do. You want more answers, you want more time with this game, you want to uncover every mystery and secret that you can. The achievements in-game help with this a bit on a meta level, too- you know there’s secrets to find, so go find them!

Objectively, in the true end timeline, people suffered far more. People died, Amame is in jail, everything that happened in the explosion end- but for all of the suffering and pain, it wasn’t a world without meaning. Ryuki and the Mizukis were both still fighting in their own ways for the truth, to solve things- perhaps the past couldn’t be changed, and that better world may not exist to them, but their world still has meaning. Things may still be bittersweet, its not a perfect happy ending- but those are rare in life. Everyone is still finding their own way forward as best they can, and making the most of the life they’re living. No matter how you’ve struggled, there is still value in that life, and finding that value is something so very important. 

(Please note I’m not saying that people should suffer in life, or that you need to suffer for your life to have meaning- rather, I just want to say that a life where you have suffered is not meaningless. Experiencing loss and hardship is tragic, and often times traumatic, but your life still has meaning and you are not defined by the hardships you’ve experienced. There is always the chance that you will find a way to make things better tomorrow, that you will find the strength to start picking yourself up if you need to, and that is important and extremely meaningful.)

In the diverge route, everything is better, but the emotional connection with the player is gone. You’ve found what you were looking for, you’ve found that ‘happier ending’, and now the game is asking you what that should mean to you. What do you consider important from the narrative? What makes a story satisfying to you? What parts of this were drawing you in, investing you? We’ve removed the facade, this world is just a game- but it was a game that meant something to you, it got you invested, made you care, and it was satisfying as a result. It doesn’t matter that it was a game- we go along with it because we care, because we want to see what happens to these characters we like, and because seeing them struggle and fight and ultimately claim that ending song they so very deserved is a reward of its own.

So to me, the nil number is essentially asking you to think about your own personal relationships to media. What is it about the ending of a story that matters to you? Is a “perfect ending” all that matters for you to be happy, or are you actually looking for something else? It’s not intended to be a happy ending, despite it being a better one- it’s nil. A process has occurred, and something has changed, yet you have no more or less than you did before.

Apologies again for rambling on here lmao I’m sure you probably did not intend for that. And again, this is just my personal interpretations of the ending- I’m sure other people will have their own too, and that’s part of the fun to me! It’s very ripe for analysis and discussion, I don’t want to present my views as the only “correct” way to look at things, I’m just giving my case here as best I can in hopes some people may enjoy reading my thoughts on the matter.

The diverge route stuff is fascinating to me because its challenging, it lingers, it makes me think about it and want more in a way that I know I’ll be better off never getting it. Expanding on the ending in the game would honestly feel counterproductive- it works so well to me because it feels hollow. We have frayed at the edges, and now we get to see what we’ve done. (not to say i won’t read fic tho bc there’s some cool fic out there already on the topic. hell yeah.)

So, yeah! I hope that made at least a little bit of sense to read through, thanks for reading if you did, and I hope that even if you don’t agree it was still a fun thing to look over lmao. 

#aini #aini spoilers #nirvana initiative #nirvana initiative spoilers #kuruto ryuki #tokiko shigure #nirvanai #nirvanai spoilers #replies #anon #adhd brain truly do go brrrr sometimes #i like just. thinking abt uchikoshi's games!! the themes n questions are fun!! #media that makes you think about your relationship to the medium is fun!! #it makes me happy and i love it so much #i love that aini does all of this #and that it's given me questions and feelings that are mine to sort through #and i LOVE thinking abt it for what it means for ryuki too #altho i dont focus too much on that in this post bc its more looking at it from a meta perspective

[stormyoceans]

https://www.tumblr.com/thegirlthatsdancingintherain/727990312930344960/dpr-ian-so-i-danced-pre-save-teasers?source=share

this photoset especially the first photo is what I envisioned what mork would look like and I UGGHH I really wish they gave mork more tattoos and made him more rugged and wild but I get it aof had jimmy in mind for mork so he probably couldn't go too crazy with his looks especially since he's suppose to be a broke mechanic...

CURRENTLY HAVING AN OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE IMAGINING JIMMY WITH THE LONG AIR AND THE NOSE PIERCING AND ALL THE TATTOOS HOLY JESUS GOD GOOD CHRIST IN HEAVEN IM. gonna keep my mouth shut actually because i got nothing decent to say. there are thoughts in my head and none of them are for public consumption. im being dragged into horny jail as we speak

i DEFINITELY would not have minded that kind of look for mork, and considering his appearance is something he’s supposed to be judged for i think it would have actually fit the ‘bad boy’ vibe a lot more, but at the same time it’s not a very practical one to pull off. imagine having to reapply all those tattoos every few days for 3 months…. it probably would have taken an entire morning each time to do just that ;;;;; maybe if they had filmed the show without interruptions for a whole month straight it could have been doable, but between jimmy’s job at the clinic and the few events they had it just wasn’t possible

i guess the look they settled on was the best compromise: mock trailer mork is always gonna have a place in my heart but in hindsight he looked way too young and sweet; the mork you envisioned, while TRULY VISIONARY LIKE I REALLY NEED YOU TO KNOW JUST HOW EFFERVESCENT IMPECCABLE IMMACULATE YOUR VISION WAS, it sadly was probably too hard to achieve. what we got in the end is kinda the best of both worlds: he looks mature and rugged enough to have ''''respectable'''' people side-eyeing him, but there’s still something gentle in his appearance that doesn’t make him completely unapproachable

THAT BEING SAID IMMA NEED P'JOJO TO TAKE NOTES AND MAKE THIS LOOK HAPPEN IN JIMMYSEA NEW SERIES

#what do you mean jimmysea+p'jojo for GMMTV 2024 isn't confirmed yet #YES IT IS #IN MY HEART #ANYWAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME ANON YOU TRULY HAVE THE VISION THE TASTE THE VIBES #now excuse me as i go to implode in the next room real quick #last twilight the series #m: ask

[sea-buns]

One of the people on chilled's team is one of the top mc event players (places an average of 1st in a very similar event) and a lot of people are ranking the team higher bc of him (he is also new to this event though so people are not placing the team as high as they would otherwise)

Right and I get that. And granted idk how good Oli and Kara typically do, or how much one players point count can affect the entire team's placement.

But I mean. This is Chilledchaos we're talking about. Team TIES consists of people who play minecraft for a living.

I don't know if you've heard, but Chilled said yes to participating in this event despite not even knowing what type of competition it is. He has absolutely no clue what happens in MCC. I watched this man ask chat what the second C stood for. I watched him look at his calendar live on stream and put his hands on his head in distress as he goes "It's in eight days?!"

So yeah y'know I wonder if it can really make enough of a difference that they breach last place. Red can do okay point wise but it means nothing if the other teams do even slightly better cuz all 4 of them know how to play the game.

Like I said, we are in for a fun time not a winning time lmao

#i didnt mean to type so much but my streamer is such a fucking girl fail at minecraft its hard not to rant #he has no fucking clue truly. and he forgets the basic controls of minecraft every time #shubble has taught this man so much and it all gets wiped every single time #so man doesnt know how to play period. lmao #my prediction is he'll be overwhelmed by all the sounds and and visual effects and itll confuse him #he is a gamer. i just think if youre going in blind never having watched or played mcc its gonna be a lot #im still very excited. like i knew he was bad at it i didnt know he also knew nothing #makes it even better #i am interested in ties but thats a vod ill have to catch later lol #asks #anon ask #mcc #chilledchaos

[merakiui]

I recently started twst because of you and !!! ＼(≧▽≦)／ the more I play and get into the storyline, I'm realizing how accurate your depictions of the characters are !! you write them so well (>_<) I'm seriously impressed by how well you managed to hit these losers' personalities spot-on :3

OMG THANK YOU FOR SAYING SO!!!!! I’m beyond flattered you think my characterizations are accurate!!╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ it’s good to know they can be spot-on for the canon personalities! Also, enjoy playing twst!!! I hope you will have a lot of fun and that all of your summons will be filled with luck!! ✨✨✨✨✨

#sweet messages #only this mafu gif can truly capture my reaction to your kind words… T-T thank you so much anon!!! #it means a lot to me to know the characterizations are good and accurate :D

[taegularities]

Rid I'm so sad that you're receiving this hate but for me you're one of the kindest people in here. I'm always rooting for you. Sending hugs. 🥰

thank you babe, i think i needed to hear this.. you're the sweetest, all the hugs back 🥺🤍

#dunno if anyone will read the tags but to be fully honest.. someone said it just yday but #it just sucks feeling so lonely bc so many ppl here seem to be in groups and also hate me? i know i cant be liked by everyone that's okay #but all this hate?.. n i see people interact and be friends n stuff and im in my corner here and just extremely lonely #mutuals don't really interact w me either :') and then i always feel awkward and weird bc i think nobody WANTS to be my friend #which used to be different. maybe i deserved it idk #but yeah very lonely and very “everyone hates me” feel and makes me not rlly wanna do tumblr and writing anymore which is why i might close #this blog after cmi :( n wow i think ive never said it that openly and maybe ill delete it all again ufjdjfud ive just been Sad about this #idk i just hate constantly asking myself 'does anyone still care or like me at all' it just sucks #i'm saying all this n anons will once again find a way to send hate lol. just made tumblr very not comforting for me.. and yeah. anyways #thank you to you guys who still send so much love. when i say it means a lot i truly mean it bc it's always nice to know that ppl are still #here 🤍 #notes for rid 🌹 #anon

[uncanny-tranny]

Some surgeries ARE experimental though. I don’t mean that only in regards to gender-affirming care. Drs and surgeons don’t always know what they are doing (speaking as someone who works a medical profession in a hospital), especially with “newer” procedures, so it’s not meant to be insulting or transphobic, but rather a truth about the medical field in that some surgeries are, indeed, experimental, and potentially really dangerous. Trans friends deserve safety and good healthcare, hopefully research continues to help improve the safety of at-present experimental procedures.

Okay, yes, that's nice, but in that post, I was specifically referring to people who call all trans surgery and procedures "experimental". It is transphobic to call all trans care experimental because it is a way to delegitimize the fact that trans healthcare is very much not a new process. Hormones and surgery - including bottom surgery - have had a very long history of alterations to procedure to the point that a blanket statement of "it's experimental - don't ever ever ever get it!" seems to just be scaremongering.

Like, yes, research on trans healthcare is very much welcome. I want to see a world where we can do trans research without any fear. I want more information on how to treat a variety of trans bodies.

But I have noticed so many times that people call trans healthcare specifically "experimental" because it is trans healthcare - not because a procedure is actually in the process of research. That's what is transphobic about it.

#ask #anon #trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #like... it's a common talking point for transphobes to say 'well hormones are just experimental and surgery is so much moreso' #because that's a great way to signal that trans healthcare is in the stone age compared to 'other healthcare' #that's what i mean when i say that can truly come across as transphobic #is is not transphobia to say a new surgery/process is still in the process of research and experimentation or whatever else #it is transphobic to go 'don't do this it's experimental and you'll mutilate and destory yourself 🥺' #and more often than not i hear the latter being said - even by other trans people #that is what i was frustrated by because i don't like my body being seen as a lab rat #like. i think it's fair for me to feel this way and that's why i posted it

[70snasagay]

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR COMING OUT GOING WELL <3333

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!!!

y'all are so sweet and supportive it's so nice it melts my heart <3333

#thank you so much truly anon this means the world to me <3333 #asks #anon ask #lovely people in my ask box #val's yellings