#when your best friend is getting married

[elliethefroggy]

The Wedding Committee

Sangchengmonth2020 (on ao3) ((note: this is a continuation of day 8: The Fanciful Courtship)

Day 31: Marriage (the last one!!! Finally!!! No more fic challenge for me)

“Are you out of your mind,” Wei Wuxian shrieked at Sect Leader Nie, an ill-advised thing to do, “That day is not nearly as auspicious. Look at this day.” He thrust a calendar in the Sect Leader’s face, far too close for Nie Mingjue to have any hope of reading it. “This is a much better day for a wedding.”

The calendar hid Nie Mingjue’s quickly reddening face.

“Are you out of your mind?” Nie Mingjue roared back, shoving the calendar and Wei Wuxian away.

Nie Huaisang and Jiang Cheng watched from afar the table where both Nie Mingjue and Wei Wuxian were seated as well as an unfortunate number of aunties, the bloodthistier of them all present.

Neither Nie Huaisang nor Jiang Cheng had been invited to the wedding planning, their opinion on the matter deemed unimportant. Even Jiang Yanli had a say and she wasn’t even here, having sent a list of her demands ahead of time.

“Should we tell them our courtship is a farce?” Nie Huaisang asked.

“No.” Jiang Cheng watched as the aunties smiled. He’d never seen them smile so much. Their smiles were not pleasant and did not distract from their long, sharp, perfectly manicured claws.

The screaming continued as Nie Huaisang and Jiang Cheng walked away in a completely-casual-and-not-at-all-fleeing manner.

***

The wedding arguments became commonplace around Lotus Pier. Jiang Cheng got used to it; the shouting and the occasional sounds of fistfights fading into the background as he continued doing actually important work.

“Don’t be ridiculous,” Nie Mingjue said, “We can’t seat him there; Madame Kuang hates him and is likely to stab him with the dessert spoon—if they even manage to get that far in the meal,”

“An even better reason to put him there,” Wei Wuxian said.

“He is a sect leader. You will show some respect.”

“Oh, please. Don’t act all high and mighty; you don’t like him either.”

“Of course not; Sect Leader Yao is the most intolerable man I’ve ever met.”

***

“Would it be so bad if we were to marry?” Nie Huaisang asked in between brush strokes, eyes on his most recent painting.

Jiang Cheng dipped his bare feet into the cool waters, ripples dancing over the surface of the lake. They were seated in Nie Huaisang’s preferred pier—the lighting here was especially flattering to the lotuses. Apparently.

“Marriages of convenience happen all the time,” Jiang Cheng not-answered. It wouldn’t be the worst thing to be married to Nie Huaisang, he thought, but he didn’t want to be the first to admit that out loud.

“What do married couples even do?”

“I don’t know. Hold hands, pretend to be happy whenever official dignitaries come to visit, try not to make it obvious how many mistresses they have.”

Nie Huaisang made a face at that.

“Anyway,” Jiang Cheng continued, “I don’t think we have a choice anymore.”

“At least they won’t be expecting us to produce any heirs.”

It was Jiang Cheng’s turn to make a face.

Nie Huaisang returned to his painting as Jiang Cheng continued to sway his feet in the water, the calm of the afternoon only disturbed by Wei Wuxian and Nie Mingjue’s distant shouting.

“Nie Huaisang is joining the Jiang household, therefore the purple napkins would be more appropriate!” Wei Wuxian screeched.

“Purple and red? I’ve never heard of something so ridiculous. Grey and red is a much more pleasing combination,” Nie Mingjue screeched just as stridently.

***

Jiang Yanli arriving months before the wedding was unexpected but not altogether surprising. Wei Wuxian’s letters regarding the planning hadn’t been frequent enough for her liking (ignoring the fact that, per her request, Wei Wuxian had been writing to her every day about every minute detail from which shade of red best suited Jiang Cheng’s skin tone to the exact number of red dates ordered for the big day).

Jiang Cheng had barely hugged her before she was marching away, dragging both Wei Wuxian and Nie Mingjue with her. Jiang Cheng hadn’t known Ajie had such amazing upper body strength.

“She’s going to eat them alive,” Nie Huaisang said.

***

Lotus Pier became much quieter after that, the kind of quiet that came with prey trying to go unnoticed by the predator skulking about, roaming, searching for its next kill, for the next poorly arranged flower display or the next happiness symbol out of place. But there was less shouting. Jiang Yanli didn’t shout; she was much too dignified for that. Instead, she smiled prettily while telling everyone in a kind and calm manner exactly why they were all morons and why they would be going with her ideas instead.

“Stop pestering me,” Nie Mingjue whispered down from the ladder, “I know what I’m doing.”

“Listen here, you over-muscled brut.” Wei Wuxian whispered back, brandishing Chenqing as close to Nie Mingjue’s face as he could get when he had to contend with both Nie Mingjue’s naturally superior height and a ladder, “If you don’t stop with your nonsense, I’m going to have you slaughtered, then use your corpse as a puppet and make it hang up the lanterns the correct way.”

“Now, now, boys.” Jiang Yanli said, appearing out of nowhere. Both of the fully grown men—each a powerful cultivator in his own right—flinched, the ladder wobbling precariously. “There’s no need to argue; everything will be perfect.”

In a certain light, her smile almost looked like Mother’s.

***

Jiang Cheng muttered, “I think we might have taken this fake courtship too far.”

Nie Huaisang grimaced slightly in agreement.

Standing in front of the shrine, surrounded by family, friends and unfortunate guests they couldn’t not invite without causing a sect feud, dressed from head to toe in intricately embroidered red robes, Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang knelt down, side by side and kowtowed to Heaven, Earth and their family, declaring their union to the Universe as Wei Wuxian and Nie Mingjue cried their hearts out.

The aunties’ smiles were all teeth. Ajie’s smile was worse.

#the untamed #sangcheng #mdzs #jiang cheng #nie huaisang #Why marry for love when you can marry your best friend and get everyone off your backs #No more noisy matchmakers to deal with #and you get to spend more time with your best friend #win-win #Now if only Wei Ying and Nie Mingjue could stop trying to kill one another #sangchengmonth2020 #day 31 #marriage #sangchengber

[brutal-nemesis]

14: A song that you would love played at your wedding.

28: A song by an artist with a voice that you love.

14: A song that you would love played at your wedding.

Idk if i'll have like a wedding wedding but this song is very romantic in a morbid way which is good vibes imo

28: A song by an artist with a voice that you love.

The lead singer's voice is so hot to me,,,,and this song in particular I didn't like the song itself too much but the way his voice sounds in it is so good it ended up in my liked songs anyway and I've grown to love it all around

#ask game #yet-another-heathen #thanks wick!! #sorry this took a bit to get to #had the new year's party last night and i stayed the night at my bf's so i didn't get much laptop tumblr time until now #i refuse to do anything that involves copy pasting links or formatting text on my phone too annoying #one of my best friends said she'd like skulls to be played at her wedding so it came to mind when i read the question lol #and i dont mean i dont wanna get married my bf and i want to we've talked about it #but idk if i want like a *wedding* it just seems like a huge pain #id rather just do it at the courthouse and then go out for ice cream #fpc singer man...your voice so pretty...what would it sound like if you screamed in pain...jus wonderin...

[ryanstillwrites-if]

RYAN PLS you can't keep us in suspense like this, what did Sydney say??? I have to know for my own sanity at this point 😭

oh sydney? you mean my betrothed? my fiancee? my bride to be??

#hope that answers your questions #i don't know why i was even nervous #she literally told me she would say yes when we talked about it #anyway #my dream of being a house husband is within reach #and getting to marry my best friend is a great perk too #love wins! #that's more than enough ryan

[rainymoodlet]

brooklyn najera for @latteaki's too hot to handle! 🍒

oh man - i originally had so many ideas for this challenge, i'm not gonna lie. but i thought about it and i thought it would be fun as hell to throw my personal gameplay sim, brooklyn, into the mix! she is as mid-2000s yt girl sim as she could possibly be, obnoxious tats and all, and i love her to death!

and yes she's the gp sim that's marrying jacques for inheritance money but shhh shh he doesn't need to know

full name: brooklyn najera

age: 27

aspiration: master mixologist

hood: san myshuno

traits: party animal, outgoing, hot-headed

favorite drink: long island iced tea (basic ass bitch the game chose this for her and i love it so i'm includin it)

this girl has no ulterior motives going into this show, that's for sure. brooklyn najera's life up until now could fit nice and snugly into the "going with it" category. no decision she's made has been one she can confidently say she's made herself - from her career to her apartment to her little pomeranian boomer, everything in her life has either fallen into her lap or just sort of... worked out.

while her ultimate goal in life is to make great drinks that open people's minds and palates, brooklyn doesn't have much of anything else in regards to the whole "life" thing figured out. she has friends, sure, and she loves going out on the weekends, who doesn't? she's had her share of hook-ups, of failed connections and heart breaks, and has ridden through them all with a shrug and a tip of the glass.

but what better chance at feeling like she's actually done something for herself than signing up for a... dating... show? is it a dating show? is it a competition? is it even fair if the host is so hot? whatever the case, brooklyn wants to find out for herself if a show like this could actually be legit -- there are only so many failed meet-n-mingle dates a girl can go on.

(oh, and did we mention, this girl fell for mortimer goth and was surprised when he didn't leave his wife for her? she's Gone Through It.)

this girl literally finished the "mix 10 drinks" aspiration by herself, her number one autonomous action is making drinks (and then consuming them)

knows all the words to the opening of "where's my juul"

don't ask her about her stint as a minor crimelord, it was only for like four weeks and she didn't even go half the time okay

will genuinely be your best friend behind the bar, and believe me if you're nice you will get the best drinks ever

will go live on simsta when she's crossfaded and mix custom drink requests

for some reason has a level 10 fitness skill and will kickbox absolutely anything. if there's a punching bag she will beeline for that thing.

i just want to say that i am so excited to read this challenge regardless of whether or not brooklyn is chosen! the rules are fantastic and i can tell you've put so much time into planning this! i can't wait to see what happens!!

#ts4 #ts4 edit #ts4 cas #ts4 screenshots #ts4 too hot to handle #latteaki #sim: brooklyn #i love herrr your honourrrr #can i get five more of them lil white bitches hoo boy i am not creative but #she is genuinely my personal gp sim and i am biased so i love her little messy ass to death #i am so excited for this challenge and i can't wait for everyone's entries!!! #i am already dyin over what i've seen so far dkfkdfhs #i hope you like her!! she's an absolute mess and i love her #fun facts abt her gameplay: #she hooked up with mortimer goth / victor feng / penny pizzazz / don lothario / AND marcus flex #mortimer she actually cared for but he wasn't about to leave his wife for her and when bella had a new baby brooklyn broke up with him #victor is a fuckboy supreme and will never leave his wife but will HAPPILY cheat on her so brooklyn cut him off #penny was her neighbor and best friend until they got drunk and started hooking up (booty calls at night yknow) #don was actually brooklyn's first hook up but then he MARRIED PENNY OUT OF NOWHERE #and marcus found boomer when he was lost after morty guilt-bought brooklyn a house in tartosa and when she tried to get together with him #for the inheritance #he was ALREADY MARRIED TO MILA MUNCH #its canon everywhere @aigunthermunch #so now she is LOOKING FOR LOVE TO SAY THE LEAST

[dollopheadsandclotpoles]

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#people really think it’s ok to come on my posts about how aroaces feel scared about the future and say things like #’when you get married your entire friend group changes to only married people’ #like why are you trying to be a dick on purpose on a post challenging amatonormativity #anyway both my best friends are married and they’re still my best friends so #very very sorry for commenters non married friends

[steelycunt]

aus where r/s have a kid are a little strange to me sorry. because well s okay i sort of get it but r? what about that man makes you think he would a) want a child b) be a good father to one. be real

#when i say aus i also mean the child she made him father in the canon material. which never shouldve happened #teddy lupin means nothing to me. those are just words. there is no residual fondness left over from my affection for his father #sorry but even if they got married. i dont think theyre having kids. that seems like such a strange next move for them i cannot imagine the #wanting that #r endangered every child in hogwarts incuding his dead best friends son so as not to damage his reputation with the big boss. and now you #have to understand i dont see that as any sort of crime because i dont give a shit about any of those kids if it was up to me #he wouldve eaten harry when he got the chance. but the principle of it does not scream to me 'man who should have a child :-(' #as much as i HATE to acknowledge the existence of hjp. he was kid enough for s i think and i grant you he was a good parental figure to him #but like. for him and his loser boyfriend to go out of their way to have a child. feels unlikely ill level with you. but this might all jus #be my disinterest in kidfic showing. i think im right though #like its one thing to take h in as the orphan son of ur dead friend in canon. but like in aus...hm. #its the same as i feel about them proposing to each other. said it b4 but i cannot imagine either of them planning some big heavily #orchestrated candles and roses down on one knee proposal. that is not them its just not. if they DO get married its because they are #brushing their teeth together and one of them goes we should get married and the other one goes what? and the first one says we should #get married again and the other one goes take your toothbrush out of your mouth i cant understand what youre saying like that. and the #first one takes their toothbrush out and repeats i SAID we should get MARRIED and the other one goes oh okay. if you'd like #anyway. this post got away from me no one is reading these tags are they jeez #r/s

[cringefaildiaz]

Don't get we wrong, I feel hopeful too, specially with the whole network change because it means the series has an actual shot of going back to the way it used to be. I feel like lately the emergencies don't have that spark anymore, so I'm looking forward to see what ABC does with them. Also, let's cross our fingers and think that they'll actually give a damn about promo and they'll use (at least in social media) what attracts more attention... I mean, if the answer is a couple of firefighters that are raising a child together, I wouldn't mind.

However, what makes me mad is that by the time they were working on the finale they weren't sure if they were going to come back or not. From what it looks like, all the characters will get a sort of happiesh?) ending just in case, because again, the ABC move back then was not a sure thing.

They did that with The Resident. Sure, at first it was supposed to be a season finale, but they still did an ending that could be interpreted as both options: season finale or series finale. Well, it was cancelled so at the end they at least got a chance to leave the characters in a good place.

That's what will happen with 911 this season, I believe, because after almost six years the show at least deserved a decent ending if for one reason or the other they were not coming back.

My point is, we know that it's not going to be an open ending, and that all the characters will be left in a good place. I know there are a lot of possibilities, but we are talking about miss Kristen Reidel, it wouldn't surprise me if Buck and Eddie end this season with Natalia and Marisol, representing a "traditional" conclusion for both characters.

It wasn't hard to leave them single, if she truly didn't want Buddie to happen, but she just had to bring two random characters for the last four episodes of the season, right? If I follow her previous patterns, what will happen is that for the general audience, Buck and Eddie will end in "heathy" relationships with Natalia and Marisol, but they will share a significant moment together that's up to interpretation for the internet. Classic queerbaiting behavior me thinks.

I'm aware that now we are far from losing the war, especially if we consider that ABC has a different target audience and that they actually tend to listen to them. So, Buddie truly has a chance of happening now.

At the end, what I'm trying to say is, I feel optimistic for the ABC move, but I'm also frustrated because if that had been the series ending, that woman would have given a poor conclusion to Buck and Eddie just because yolo?) There was no reason to have those two random characters with them.

Buddie has a second chance, but I hope and pray to the universe that ABC will realize what they have in their hands and even if *she stays, they will overule her bad takes, not only on Buddie, but for the show in general, that move was not a cheap one. If they really want for the series to last, changes need to be made.

It's also sad to think that if they had stayed at FOX or if they had cancelled the series, we never really had a chance to win, huh. Homophobia will always prevail, no matter what.

The thing with this, anon, is that mostly I think it's a really fair reading of what's been going on. I just read the information we have really differently.

I definitely agree with you that the emergencies have been meh for a while now, but to me that's just a symptom of being 6 seasons deep into a procedural; a new network might breathe a little more life into it, and I hope it does, but I've never watched a show through a network switch so I'm pretty 🤷🏻‍♀️ on how much it's gonna affect the actual content. Def hoping for more promo though.

I get what you're saying about all the character's getting a "happy-ish" ending because they didn't know about season renewal but....isn't that always how it is? Like, I don't personally see much of a difference between where it seems they're gonna leave off 6x18 than any of the other finales we've had.

And I get why a finale where one or both of the boys are in a relationship with a woman would be disappointing if we're reading it from a "they thought this might be the last episode they were ever making" angle (but I am BEGGING someone to show me what KR has said or done that makes y'all believe she hates buddie. Because I was watching casually through most of s5, I missed all that. And from the show itself, I don't get that impression at all. I am genuinely asking PLEASE i need context). But, while I've always been a buddie girlie, 6b is literally the first time I've ever thought they might actually do it. And I've been really confident since 6x13 and the interview about the couch being in play until the very last scene of the season (and still am) that the closing shot of this season is gonna be the three boys on the Diaz couch. It's just the only thing I see as a possible resolution. Not to say you can't read that as a "open for interpretation" fan service moment, but until I know exactly why people think KR is fundamentally opposed the idea of buddie together, I'm gonna be reading it the way the text tells me to.

Because while I've become a bit of a buddie truther in 6b, they're not in a place where getting together by the end of the season would make....any sense. A lot of people disagreed with me on that, but that's been my stance since like, early s6. Just cuz there was no development for them in the first half of the season at ALL, and we knew how jam packed 6b was gonna be with other plotlines with other characters. They've got a lot of growing to do before buddie canon would even be satisfying imo. I just really believe we might be on that track now.

And with that in mind, here's my perspective on the ending IF they were writing it thinking they might never write another episode again: Buck can and should end up alone at the end of the season. He should really concretely know what he's looking for, in the way he didn't when he dumped Taylor. Having Buck explore the opportunity to date someone who is fascinated by his experiences but not actually interested in him is a great way to do that, imo. Him walking away from that and realizing he needs to find someone who will, in Oliver's words, meet him where he's at. I really cannot see Natalia being relevant beyond the finale at all, and if I'm wrong, I'm gonna start seriously questioning the writers, because they've told us she's not it for him (like, even my friends who watch the show very casually were screaming "NOOOOO!!!" at the screen every time she was mentioned in 6x15).

Eddie's more complicated though. Let's say, hypothetically, they realized midway through shooting 6b that renewal wasn't likely with Fox, and they didn't know whether or not they'd be picked up by another network. Eddie's been on this little journey of self discovery about wanting a partner, and has accepted the fact that he's lonely. Ending the show with Eddie in his single status quo would be sad as hell for the GA! We have to remember, we are not the only ones watching this show, and the vast majority are not seeing buddie as romantic options for each other. That can change, I really hope it does change, I am optimistic that it WILL change; but it hasn't yet. If they were trying to wrap things up nicely, with everyone in a pretty good spot, I can see why shoving relatively-underutilized Eddie with a nice girl would be a good way to do that. Easy to undo if they got a s7, but also a lot easier to convince the GA of a love interest for Eddie being good for him, just because he's not as big of a deal to the show (which I hate. I love Eddie I want him to have the world. But Buck is the main character on this show, let's be real)

That's not to mention that this is all speculation; we don't have any idea what's gonna happen with these two women. I'm standing pretty firm in my belief that they won't end the season in relationships, but I could be wrong. And if I'm wrong about Eddie, I can see why they'd make that choice and I'm not even a little mad at it. If I'm wrong about Buck, and he ends up in a clearly doomed relationship with Natalia, I'm less cool with that, but I can see the opportunities for s7 and assume that they were working under the assumption that they'd get a renewal somewhere. If Buck ends up in a seemingly perfect and happy relationship with Natalia, my faith in the writers is gonna plummet, not because queerbaiting, but because they told us it was doomed in 6x15, and it would make it clear to me that the writers don't even know what kind of stories they want to tell on a micro, episode to episode level. But I really can't imagine that happening.

#anon drop by with your thoughts anytime id love to hear what you think after next ep and the finale too #i don't really wanna touch the word queerbaiting with a 10 ft pole #because i do get the concern #and i get the reaction #but i don’t think its queerbaiting at all #because these two guys are best friends #and theyre each others partner in the main cast of the show #even if theyre both married off to other people we're gonna get the canon couples and also buddie when they divide episodes like that #and thats a really good thing to me? because i love them #and i want them to share screentime no matter who their romantic endgame is #and do i feel like the show is dangling a carrot on a stick in front of me sometimes? yeah #but thats because they're besties and im watching with them with romance goggles on #my real concern is the couch. i am so hyperfixated on the couch that if that resolves poorly i might lose my mind a little #and not even in a 'if its not buddie im gonna be disappointed' way. just in a 'use the metaphor well or so help me god' way #moral of the story is im having more fun with the show now than i have since joining the fandom #and im really confident in the season finale #and i REALLY want someone to drop the KR receipts so i can form an actual opinion on her stance #911 spec #911 spoilers #911 fox #buddie #long post #ask a bean #bean brain

[panther-of-shadows]

Damn why didn't I remember how much Rizzoli and Isles looked like a married couple and looked at each other like a married couple?!

You can see the adoration in their eyes in every fucking episode, how well they complement each other and how much they understand one another despite being so different, polar opposites. Two women from two different worlds that just clicked

#This relationship!! #Even when Jane teased Maura there eas love in her eyes #And Maura's smiles -caused by and directed to Jane- were just blindingly beautiful #They get each other so well I'm freaking jealous #they were so in love #An old married couple #Were they even straight or it was just a bad dream? #Lets be honest Jane Rizzoli is a huge lesbian #I'm rewatching first season and this happened #jane rizzoli #maura isles #rizzoli and isles #rizzles #Queerbaiting? what? They were queer your honor period #They never looked like best friends #Idk who they were trying to deceive #not me

[sonknuxadow]

i get so confused when i see people say sonic should treat amy better. not because i think sonic should be a jerk to her or anything but because hes ALREADY nice to her. theyre really good friends? what are you talking about

#and i Know its because sonic was always ignoring or turning down amys romantic advances #back when she was really obvious about her crush and always trying to get him to date her #which is really stupid. because theyre not dating why should sonic have had to tolerate or play along with that stuff #just because you like someone doesnt mean they owe you romantic affection. #not even if theyre your friend. not even if theyre nice to you. not even if youre nice to them #(not saying amy thinks shes entitled to a romantic relationship with sonic but the people im talking about seem to think she is) #and from what i remember even when amy was at her worst with that kinda stuff sonic still wasnt mean to her? #the worst he would do is tell her no when she asked him to marry her or whatever or be visibly uncomfortable with whatever she said or did #which are not unreasonable reactions to have to something like that #and in the more recent stuff sonic isnt even doing that because amys crush is almost never brought up anymore #so they just have a completely normal friendship like they would have with anyone else. #and to be clear im not complaining. i like seeing sonic and amy be best friends without annoying romance stuff getting in the way #i just dont know what more these people want. sonic doesnt have to be nicer to her because hes already nice to her

[cowboyslikedean]

the passing of time is insane

#seeing my high school friends get engaged and married and having kids via social media is such a mind boggling experience #one of those things you think of as a teenager and wonder at it but assume that it’ll feel normal when you get to it #but the wild thing is that it doesn’t! #and the logical part of my brain is like. of course it feels like no time has passed because how long a year or two years or six years is #relative to the length of your life #and it #is a value that is guaranteed to eternally diminish - a year goes from a 13th to a 20th of your life in the span of your teens! #but most of my brain is not very logical #and it’s not a ‘you’re too young for this’ thing. it’s one of those odd little feelings that get amplified by distance too #what do you mean you have a husband and a child i’ve never met and you do date nights and post them on facebook where your comment replies #all end with ‘sending my love to the kids! x’ #i signed your shirt as the whole year drank in a field on the last day of high school three months ago #i’d swear it! #at seventeen i could have told you the details of their first kisses and the hair dyes they swore by and the subjects they were best at #now i couldn’t reliably tell you their husbands names #lucys ramblings

[bumblingbabooshka]

Sek and his wife T’Nia

#Sek gets absolutely obliterated by his childhood best friend more at 11 #Sek #Kar #T'Nia #star trek ocs #T'Nia is the sort of woman who makes you call her sir #but she thinks Sek is SOOOCUTE <- in her Vulcan way #they've known each other since childhood and have always been in touch since they first met at 7 #which is unusual for Vulcans...they were both just very curious about each other so their parents kept up correspondence #until they could do it themselves #however they still didn't live together or physically see each other regularly until being married #T'Nia works on building sites (freelance) #but her parents are both starfleet #this caused a...bit of...drama at their wedding #bc Asil & Elieth both dislike starfleet due to blaming them for their father's apparent death #a similar drama occured when Varith decided to continue on at starfleet after their father's disappearance v_v #bea art tag #[REDACTED] family shenanigans #Kar: Sek! Your wife is so much more attractive than you! Way to go buddy! It's honestly so impressive that a guy like you- #Sek: I Know You Held Me In Romantic Esteem When We Were Children. I Remember Our 'Kissing Practice'. We All Have Things We Could Say. #T'Nia: Your dynamic is quite amusing. Another farce please. #Kar: Sure~! / Sek: No.

[tragicclownwrites]

🤡

#was just thinking about how much i love the sims #because there's no set in stone canon for it #anything that happens in your game is automatically a canon event #there's obviously certain things like bella/mortimer goth being married and having kids that are part of the game's lore #and usually established from the start #but they could get divorced and marry other people #they could opt to stay best friends when they age up from childhood #or become mortal enemies #you could kill off the entire family and they could haunt goth manor as ghosts #if it's sims 2 you could bring (fake) bella back into the family #you could do literally ANYTHING in your game and it's still canon #no matter what #absolutely mind-blowing #the sims #sims 1 #sims 2 #sims 3 #sims 4 #tragic clowning

[theinfinitedivides]

hey is it just me or does SRK turn every speech he gives in a film into either 1. a love confession, 2. a motivational message or 3. the most devastating/terrifying news you've ever heard come out of his mouth at any given time

#film: billu #billu #billu barber #srk #shah rukh khan #local gay watches Bollywood.txt #disclaimer: whether he's hot af during said speeches varies based on the situation #on the one hand sometimes it's two of these at once with him being a pathetic little man and us saying nothing #or it's him being a despicable little man and putting our loins in danger but on the other #i just got through with the school speech/house conversation in Billu #and while i am known for taking my little bisexual hands and painting everything with the Gay ™ #i sat there and thought 'sir this sounds like you're crying about your best friend in childhood who you may or may not have had a crush on' #sure afaik both he and Irrfan were playing married characters in this but #calling a man 'your support/your companion/blessing from your God' (generally paraphrasing here) and then telling him he could have #asked for your address when you eventually meet up again like a lover pining is very much Not Straight imo #how could i forget him getting to the part where he says he went back to look for him and found out he wasn't there #bby boy you broke down and went through every stage of grief #while you stood in front of a crowd and told them that you just wanted to hear his voice one more time #are you sure you didn't kiss him at least once in your childhood and he never said anything and you never said anything #and if you didn't kiss him are you sure you didn't sit there during that trip to Mumbai and wish you had #are we certain about that #look my brain has been chemically altered since KHNH i look at this man and try and figure out if there is any hint of bisexuality in him #in any of the other roles that he plays #even if there is not i will create it if the need arises #excuse me while i mourn over this being the only film that i know of with these two working together before Irrfan passed #it hurts and it's wrong and i needed them in more things *sobs*

[brindz]

have not and am not going to watch boruto but what i've gathered so far is that they maul naruto's character give that homosexual sasuke a wife and bulldoze over everything the original series took seven hundred chapters to build. got it

#naruto #i really do not get it how do you tear the characters you spent the majority of your life writing to shreds for more cash in your wallet. #id rather end my shit kishimoto is the bane of my existence sometimes #how do you make it abundantly clear that sasuke never cared for sakura throughout the whole series then you not only make them married #but you give them a whole child which sasuke straight up neglects? #do you really think after everything he went through sasuke would be so far up his own ass to have a child with a woman he doesnt love #and proceed to neglect said child. like after everything that happened to him #im not even mentioning naruto. [about to mention naruto] #this man spent his whole life trying to become hokage to [at first] be acknowledged by the village that ostracized him for so long #and then to reform the shinobi system that he himself acknowledges AT AGE TWELVE is deeply fucked up #and throughout the whole series he promises to change things from how they have been for hundreds of years #yet even when kishimoto makes naruto never going back on his word a major part of his character in boruto hes just. there? #not doing anything? complacent and useless like every other kage before him? that is so deeply out of character for him #youd think the LITERAL AUTHOR OF THE MANGA WOULD KNOW BETTER #naruto isnt the selfish moron hashirama was or the racist idiot tobirama was or the corrupt politician hiruzen was #or the send-insane-teenager-into-anbu knucklehead minato was or the alcoholic or the guy who doesnt even wanna be here #[as much as i love me some hashirama he was really a selfish bastard but that is an essay i will write some other day] #the logical conclusion to naruto's character would be him finally achieving hokage status #and actually going through and changing the system that he and Every Fucking One He Meets In The Show has suffered at the hands of #fucking hell even his right hand man shadow hokage [read: gay best friend] sasuke himself #from madara to izuna to his clan to itachi that man had every right to blow that place the fuck up but he chose to stay with naruto instead #and oh god the way they could have worked together. they couldve lead the village and the five nations #to the mantra of No More Child Soldiers everyones been chanting since the fucking sage was born #but kishimoto decided no...lets make him a bootlicker absent dad! i am completely correct in this decision im sure #and decided that the moral of the story was that old traditions die hard and you shouldnt speak ill of the dead #and the system is bad but you gotta endure yknow :/ #and sasuke #sasuke middle name revolution uchiha #sasuke middle name change at any cost no one should keep living like this and the poeple that made them should pay uchiha #JUST FUCKING AGREED?

[scalpel-mom-mori]

*places the line between platonic and romantic affection in the fucking blender*

#yes your honor they're best friends yes your honor he thinks it's cute when she gets flustered and goes out of his way to tease her #no your honor they would kill each other if they were actually married #yes your honor they skipped falling in love and went straight to old married couple dynamic

[star-ocean-peahen]

After watching Cinderella (the original animated movie, which was my favorite as a child), it strikes me how it solves many common problems people have with this fairy tale. Like:

Why did they try to identify the mystery girl using her shoe size? Because the bullheaded king's only clue to her identity was the shoe the Grand Duke picked up off the steps.

Why didn't the prince recognize her by her face? Because his father wouldn't involve him in the process at all, and wasn't the one going around trying to find her.

Why did the prince want to marry a lady he only met that night? Because his father was going to force him to marry someone, and he genuinely liked this woman.

Why did Cinderella want to marry a man she only met that night? Because marriage was her best and most secure way to freedom. Fucked up, but you can't say it's unrealistic for the setting of a fairy tale. She also genuinely liked him.

If they're using the slipper to find her, wouldn't it be more sensible to search for the person with the other slipper? Yes. The King is purposefully nonsensical and the Duke is purposefully terrified enough of him to carry out his orders to the letter. Furthermore, they end up doing that in the end anyway, because the Duke's glass slipper is shattered, and Cinderella brings out the one she has to prove her identity.

Why didn't the stepmother and stepsisters recognize Cinderella at the ball? Because they were dancing too far away, and then left the party to dance in private, which was possible because the King wanted very badly for his son to hit it off with someone and tried to arrange the best conditions for that to happen.

Why didn't Cinderella save herself? Because in real life, abuse victims should not have to shoulder that responsibility, and usually can't. In real life, you need and deserve an external support system. Asking for help, in this kind of situation, is very important. She is saved by others because she is loved. Because she is not alone. Because she has friends who love her, and want her to be happy and safe and free. Because in real life, people who want to help someone who is suffering are like the mice. We can't pull out miracle solutions, but we can provide companionship and if we're in the right place at the right time, we can help the person find a better life.

Why didn't the fairy godmother save Cinderella from her abusive household, or try to help her sooner? Because she's magic, and magic can't solve your problems. Quote: "Like all dreams, well, I'm afraid it can't last forever." This (and Cinderella's dream of going to the ball) is a metaphor for pleasurable things in bad circumstances. An ice cream won't get rid of your depression, but it will provide you with momentary happiness to bolster you, as well as the reminder that happiness in general is still possible for you. Cinderella doesn't want to go to the ball so she can get away from her stepmother and stepsisters, or so she can meet someone to marry and leave with. She wants to go to the ball to remind herself that she can still have things she wants. That her desires matter. This is important because the movie does a very good job of illustrating Lady Tremaine's subtle abuse tactics, all of which invisibly press the message that Cinderella doesn't matter. While going to the ball and fulfilling her dreams may not be a victory in the material sense, it is still a victory against Lady Tremaine's efforts.

Why is Cinderella's choice to be kind and obedient framed as a good thing, when you are not obligated to be kind to your abuser? This one walks a very fine line, but I think the movie still makes it make sense. Lady Tremaine never acknowledges her cruelty. She always frames her punishments of Cinderella as Cinderella's fault. Cinderella is interrupting, Cinderella is shirking her duties, Cinderella is playing vicious practical jokes. Cinderella is still a member of the family, of course she can go to the ball, provided she meet these impossible conditions. Lady Tremaine's tactics are designed to make Cinderella feel like she must always be in the wrong and her stepmother must always be in the right. If Cinderella calls her stepmother out on her cruelty, or attempts to fight back, Lady Tremaine can frame that as Cinderella being ungrateful, cruel, broken, evil, etc. If Cinderella responds to her stepmother's cruelty defiantly (in the way she's justified to), she's not taking control out of Lady Tremaine's hands. Disobedience can be spun back into her stepmother's control. She wants Cinderella to be angry and sad and show how much she's hurting. So since Cinderella is adapting to her situation, she chooses to be kind. Not only because she naturally wants to be and it's part of her personality, but because it is a form of defiance in its own way, and it allows her to keep a reminder of her agency and value. Her choice to be kind is her chance to keep her own narrative alive: she is not obeying because her stepmother wants her to and she has to do what her stepmother does, but because she wants to. It's a small distinction, but one that makes all the difference in terms of keeping her hope and identity. (Fuck, I wrote a whole paragraph about how this doesn't mean you can't be angry at people who hurt you or that you need to be kind to deserve help, and then deleted it by accident. Uh. Try again.) Expressing anger and pain is an important part of regaining autonomy and healing. Although it is commendable to be kind while you are suffering, it is NOT required for you to get help or be worthy of help. If Cinderella's recovery was explored beyond "happily ever after" she would need to let herself be angry and sad to heal. Cinderella is not only kind because it comes naturally to her, but because it's her defense against the abuse she's suffering. Everyone's story and experiences are different, and one does not invalidate the other.

Bonus round for answers that aren't part of the movie:

Why didn't Cinderella run away? Where would she go? Genuinely, in hundreds-of-years-ago France, where would she go if she snuck out of the window with a change of clothes? With her step-family, she's miserable and abused, but she's fed, clothed, and in no danger of dying or being taken advantage of by anyone other than her stepmother and stepsisters. Even if she escapes and manages to find financial security, her stepmother might be able to find her and get her back.

Why didn't Cinderella burn the house down with them inside it/slit their throats in the night/poison their food/etc.? Because that's a revenge fantasy, and this story is a fantasy about being saved. There's nothing wrong with making Cinderella into a revenge fantasy. That's perfectly fine, as long as you acknowledge that the other type of fantasy is also a valid interpretation. (I mean, the original fairy tale features the stepsisters getting their feet mutilated and all three of them getting their eyes pecked out, so go for it.)

Why isn't Cinderella more proactive in general? Because she's a child who has been abused for the back half of her life, who has had to be focused on survival because. you know. she's an abused kid.

How did she dance in glass slippers? Gotta agree with you there man, that's weird.

#cinderella #cinderella (1950) #fairy tales