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natjennie · 3 months ago

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what really gets me about "you brought history's greatest pirate to ruin" is that stede didnt. he didnt do anything to blackbeard. he was only ever in the company of ed. and he gave ed so many outs. never once pushed anything on him he didnt want to do. from the very first "do you fancy a fine fabric?" "can you keep a secret?" to the agreement to teach each other after the lighthouse plan to "co-captain?" "co-captain?" to "you'd save me a seat, wouldnt you?" to "you dont have to do this" to "and what makes ed happy?" stede always puts the option in ed's hands. he never, not once, presumes what ed wants. he is kind, and open, and courteous. and yet he continues to blame himself, to feel such great shame for wanting, even when the other party wants it too.

during the whole beach scene, ed is making the decisions. he's doing what he wants to do, what makes him happy. he asks if stede wants to come with him, if he agrees to the plan. there is no forcefulness in anything that they do with each other ever. the idea that stede has done anything to ed is ridiculous; if ed, if blackbeard was against anything stede did he would fucking know about it.

but the fact that badminton got so under stede's skin that he couldn't see that. he couldnt possibly understand that ed would choose to be with him, choose to go along with what he suggested, because god knows no one else in his life has ever trusted stede's judgement or been kind or gone along with him willingly. so of course he assumes he must have manipulated ed in some way. he must have been ruining him, seeping into the cracks and becoming an awful puppet master, ed could never want to be with him, of course it's his fault. you know!!!!

#yknow what i mean!!!!#like the mindset that. oh ive manipulated you into caring about me you dont really care #is so relatable as someone who doesnt really have any friends #and struggles with social stuff all the time #the idea that someone would just. choose to hang out with you. like you of their own volition.#is so foreign its impossible to ever be sure #so i totally get why badminton's words affected him so much #combined with the trauma of him dying right in front of hikm #bringing back memories of nigel. like. i totally get it #it hurts and its awful to think about #but its such good writing and character motivation #god thank you david jenkins thank you so much for your service #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd spoilers #someone has prbably said all this before so ignore me

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inkskinned · a month ago

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you didn't say sorry, not really. you said sorry only when i pushed about it, you said it like an afterthought, like - oh fine, if this is what you want. the apology was already tearing itself apart in the air. you said sorry, but you caused this. you said sorry you feel that way, i guess. you said: what else do you want me to say? you've already made up your mind to be angry about this.

you've moved on since then. i hope you found a therapist. i am stuck with all of the hurt you caused but - you've been working on yourself, on your multiple projects, on that beautiful life you live. happy - you look happier, lighter, free of all of it. you take artsy videos of yourself dancing; caption it - a friend recently abandoned me.

nobody else knows how hard you pushed. nobody else knows what you did. i am sure you tell everyone a version of the truth that makes out the best of you; turns me into a cold unfeeling bitch who just "doesn't understand" you. i am sure you leave out all the ways i gave you myself, over and over, for years. how many times before this you hurt me, crossed my boundaries, laid me bare - what you say to them about when i finally drew the line is - she is just being unfair.

sometimes i feel insane about it. i have to text my best friend, make sure that what-i-think-happened actually-happened. to double-check that i wasn't being a bad person. maybe i'm misremembering it. she often has to guide me back to the same two facts: beyond what any one person could reasonably expect, i gave you everything, and you still wanted more of it.

it makes me angry, when it doesn't make me sick. i force myself to journal about it. how fucked up it makes me, knowing your narrative will be the one that sticks - knowing you are out there, right now, making sure everyone listens. telling them how you are being targeted. how you, hurting me on purpose, making me feel small, ignoring my needs - how that was really my fault, in the end.

yesterday you made a post on instagram talking about how you used to feel guilty about something that had gone wrong in a relationship, but that you've freed yourself from those toxic idealisms. you said: i am not giving her the power to make me feel bad about my mistakes. i am just a human person - it's up to her if she wants to be the bigger person and actually forgive.

and i just sat there and thought: you haven't even actually apologized for it.

#narcissist #toxic #this is about like #when u have done literally everything for someone #who takes and takes and takes from u #and when ur finally like #hey dude this thing u did hurt me #they're like #OFFENDED that u finally stood ur ground #and they turn on u SO quick #you: um dude it really hurt my feelings that u said that #them: god you're so fucking sensitive #them on instagram: LET PEOPLE BE THEMSELVES. JESUS CHRIST #them to their friends: yeah idk she just FREAKED OUT about like a miscommunication #you: .... i uhhhh asked u not to say that about me and to apologize for saying that #them to their friends: she just wants me to fucking live in misery she's toxic #you: ??????????????????????????????????? i asked ... u to treat me ... like a human person #anyway don't let those people bait u #they're good at what they do and they'll make sure to act on ur weaknesses and #get u back #so they can keep taking from u endlessly #like.... stealing ur whole energy

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · a year ago

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i need some of you to realize that call out culture, by design, rewards people who make the most outrageous & aggressive accusations, without regards to truth or context. it encourages people to misconstrue, to erase context, to outright lie. it feeds the instinct to attack, with or without cause.

and that naturally enables certain types of people (terfs, exclusionists, bigots) who already have a vitriolic bandwagon behind them, to target & harass minority bloggers whose inclusive platforms they do not like to see becoming popular.

this has happened time and again, it has driven good people off this site, it is traumatic and unhealthy to everyone involved. purity culture creates an atmosphere of fear & paranoia, i am begging you to reexamine this attitude of mob violence in online spaces

#not a shitpost #serious post #harassment tw #seriously ya'll......this happens time and again and i'm getting fucking sick of it #do you remember i-am-a-fish? do you remember when you let ace & trans exclusionists target & harass i-am-a-fish off this site?#i see the same tactics being used time and again on different ace & trans & nb & gnc bloggers #and it WORKS! it works every time! people on this site fall for it every time and i am SICK of it #would you just. look at people's blogs and judge them on their recent and overall actions.#if people have been personally hurt by them then yes listen to victims #but don't take screenshots of posts from 2 years ago as the sacred truth #i see bloggers apologizing again and again for the same things and then realize 'oh shit they don't *want* an apology'#'these people just want more shit to throw at me. an apology is never going to be enough'#and also....let people grow? i'm proud of how quickly the standards of what is appropriate and respectful are changing & progressing #we are all constantly learning new things about what is and is not appropriate to say. and that's good!!#but the result is that what we considered appropriate a year or 2 ago we now know probably shouldn't be #so like. look at people's recent posts if you want to know their recent attitudes.#don't go attacking people for stuff they said years ago unless you have reason to believe they still believe & are perpetuating it #especially when so many people on this site are goddam teenagers holy shit #i honestly wonder if that is the reason so many people in online spaces are unwilling to admit they were wrong or change their opinions #bc we've erased the concept that you're allowed to be wrong and grow and update your opinion #so if you admit you are wrong NOW you're opening yourself up to be attacked years down the line #i've had to learn as a popular blog when to clapback and when to just...let it slide #often it's better to tell people off in private or block them. but callout culture is encouraging us to just.#automatically hit back fullthrottle in a way that puts our target at risk for public harassment #so i see a lot of crappy but lowkey comments getting people dunked into shitstorms and it's just....#a lot of time and energy spent harassing people who...aren't really the people you should be concerned about?#and who could probably learn & grow if given the right incentive?#idk i'm seeing a lot of stick and very little carrot.#and a lot of black-and-white thinking that leads to more violence than i'm comfortable having in an online community

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ngrogu · 5 months ago

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In 2021 I posted a 20 page comic about trauma and a 9 page comic about din jerking off all over luke. in the same month.

no sorry it was within 29 days

#dinluke #OOOOOOOh what a year what a year #just #have you ever been in the zone #Comic 1 - oh din has never been so intimate with anyone #so vulnerable with any two beings #and this skywalker guy has seen some shit #how can his heart still be so good despite all of the darkness he's clawed through #this galaxy is cruel #Comic 2 - ADFKJA;F you want me to yeehaw all over your whatzits????#no jk jk #both comics are about din being so insanely vulnerable with someone who won't hurt him #he's a man bound by creed and seemingly damned to loneliness #good things come rarely like shooting stars #grogu being one #luke another #even with a full suit of beskar he lets them disarm him

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last-in-line-for-hell · 9 days ago

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Gonna say it here too but Wei Wuxian has nothing to be sorry for regarding Nightless City.

He tried to speak but they refused to listen.

He was attacked first, defended himself, and was condemned for it.

They wanted to kill not only him, but all the innocent people he was protecting as well.

People blaming him for the ensuing slaughter when his mind broke upon Jiang Yanli’s sacrifice (which was ALSO not his fault like c’mon???) make no sense to me.

They pushed him to it.

They spit on the sacrifices of Wen Qing and Wen Ning.

They refused to hear him out and decided he was done for before Jin Zixuan even died, let’s be real.

(And no, 3000 cultivators did not die at Nightless City. Wei Wuxian straight up questions the absurdity of such a high number himself.)

I don’t know, I’ll probably delete this, but it boggles my mind when people hold this against Wei Wuxian when he was the one attacked.

#mdzs #mdzs textpost not art #sorry for discourse I’ll prob delete but #god it makes me so ???#not only this but countless things wwx does are vilified when context makes them not his fault!!!#all it makes me think is “wow you didn’t read the novel huh”#well I’ll prob delete later but good god #also he’s not morally grey imo okay bye byeee sorry chill tumblr group I swear I’ll try to keep it less mad 😭#also also!! those cultivators were all combatants not innocents like the Wen remnants so let’s not pretend they’re not #Edit: to the ppl who disagree with my statement regarding WWX not being morally grey #I disagree with you and that’s fine #I think we have different definitions on what constitutes a morally grey person #to me your definition is way too obscenely broad #so much that it hurts the characters by placing some on the same level as others who do WAY worse #to me NHS is what is morally grey #JGY is not #WWX is not #it’s okay to disagree but I have many many many many reasons why I think this #please don’t be condescending towards me if you don’t think so #but yeah nowadays I feel like people use the term morally grey way too broadly #all to make a character ‘more interesting’ which is a disservice to me imo #anyway I’ll shut up now before I go off more into a whole essay but yeah

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ghosted-jazz · 8 months ago

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What if the Forest Fairies Castle Shadow Alliance have fairy wing capes

#last life smp #zombiecleo #bigbst4tz2 #ldshadowlady #rendog #eyestrain #Rambu's wicked animatic has a character with a wing cape and its perfect for the fairy fort alliance- IF THEY STAY TOGETHER #HELLO I WAS DESIGNING YOU WHY DOES THOU HURT ME SO?? THE BETRAYAL WAS SO GOOD MY GOD IT HURT #The gulit from BigB- Cloe being rightfully angry and just closing off any attempts of forgivness ASDFG PLEASE NOOO THE FRIENDSHIPPPP #Both Cloe and BigB capes have a fluff collar cause castle= royalty aesthetic+ mountain=cold #Lizzie has exposed shoulders cause I chopped off her sleeves and wanna show her magical girl outfit. Ren's is just Lizzie's but pinned on #one shoulder like knights. Yes I hc bigb used his cape to hold down Cloe and thats why she didn't say anything when he first attacked.#She threw back the cape as a 'I quit this alliance' but BigB fixed the tore he made and tried giving it back. Cloe took it when she turned #red to REALLY make BigB see how much he messed up. Also maybe she wears it as a scarf? idk man shes red she can do whatever she wants #last life spoilers

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justpastryvideos · 2 months ago

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#stim video.#pastry.#baking.#no cutting.#cakes.#flowers.#bugs.#green.#song is suis-moi by hans zimmer and camille #sometimes we just need a ladybug #when i was young i very much was a bug kid i was always outside in the dirt playing with bugs #and the bugs were my friends like i thought i was seeing the same bugs every day #like i had a standing appointment with the ants every day at 4:30 #and i always saw those orange ladybugs which i just googled and apparently they are not ladybugs at all #those are actually asian lady beetles and they prey on aphids and scale insects #and they were introduced to the us in the 1960s to the 1990s as pest control #these guys apparently emit an acrid odor and can stain surfaces with their yellowish secretions when disturbed! fun!#the liquid comes from their leg joints! good for them #and they have chewing mouthparts and can absolutely bite you #but it's not serious they are very small and i am much stronger than them and they cannot hurt me

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yoeyrt · 5 months ago

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you loved too much for your own good o7

#last life smp #skizzleman #skizz #im posting this in like. the dead of night my time but ill rb it in the morning again its fine #theres a surprising lack of skizz love (apart from team best) and it makes me sad #hes such a good character. genuinely. this guy is so full of love its insane #he couldnt even bring himself to hurt his friends when he was red ueueueueueeee #i know his skin is likea tuxedo or whatever but i think its way funnier if its one of those printed tux shirts #and he just flexed and the sleeves fell off. i think thats funny as hell.#also no inhuman traits or whatever because hes jsut A Guy full of love <3 #hearts on his arm though because. heart on your sleeve. you know.

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asecretvoice · 11 months ago

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Thank you for teaching me how I want to be loved back, I just wish you weren’t another life lesson I had to learn along the way.

-for a while I thought it was real

#me #asecretvoice #dont mind me #love #heart been broke so many times #heart broken #quote #you hurt me good #I need to move on #but it hurts so much #how could you #i was blind

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tunapesto · 3 months ago

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i know it was real, i could feel it

#deltarune #kris dreemurr #ralsei #krisei #kralsei #'you want me to teach you about hugging? i dont know anything about it. its more like youre the one teaching me about it haha..'#← paraphrased but ralsei says this if you keep hugging him in ch1 training fight #ever feel like youre just an entity whos friends could leave you at any moment? like you could disappear?#have no genuine connection with anyone and that no one wants you no matter what?#does that isolation eat at you everyday?#well heres two characters in that situation where both feel that same thing except its reversed for the other:#instead its their friend who disappears #haha yeah this is 100% vent art i feel incredibly unwell #but some krisei angst wouldnt hurt either so why not #love the idea of grief where someone gives the only remnants of someone left through the things they owned #would be fucked up if kris was the only one who could remember ralsei after dr ends huh #good thing susie and noelle are actually real and tangible people #if it was like an alice in wonderland kinda thing thatd be fucked up !!!#i dont really believe ralsei will actually disappear i just wanted to do this :^)#art

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argiopi · 6 months ago

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I fed some lore tablets / quotes / etc to an AI.

#long post #hollow knight #neural networks are fun.. bot i used was wombo #I like it better than any other I've used but unfortunately you need a smartphone #luckily for me though I acquired my first handmedown one a couple months ago :3c #tw unreality #ai art #THE MOSS PROPHET QUOTE LOOKS SO BIBLICAL. LMAO.#hello how is everyone doing!!#in the past 10 days I have suffered 3 inconveniencing-but-not-serious injuries and had 2 police encounters #life is life everything hurts and i crave peace & tranquility #don't bike in the dark if you want your face to stay on your face #on the bright side; at the cost of 1 bodily harm; mosh pits are enlighteningly fun #shoutout to the tall guy who pushed me into the pit and yelled FUCK EM UP LITTLE BUDDY #it's an outlet for human instincts!#sometimes you need to express the inner animal; yeah? that's normal; right? it's like stimming..#normally i run & climb in the woods for that but it's too cold right now. moshing is good winter fun.#anyway i'm so stunned by this imagery. cool cool cool

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sergle · a month ago

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judging by some of the tags and asks on those selfies, it seems like people are absolutely TERRIFIED to mention The Tits in a way that suggests they’re good, since I mentioned planning for a reduction lol. I think ppl are more used to the idea of reductions/top surgery for Dysphoria Reasons now than doing it for Physical Pain reasons. it’s okay bro. if I hated my boobs I wouldn’t have them Out all the time

#I'm talking about asks that I haven't published btw there are A Few #I can FEEL. people trying to be sensitive about it #and be like ahh those must be bothering you!!#like YES physically but aside from that I'm good #it's literally fine- I breast boobily everywhere I go #I want them shrunken bc they Hurt me #physically and not emotionally #that's why I'm having them Out and About so much. I'm letting them see the town before I eventually shrink em #sergle.txt

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welcometogrouchland · 8 months ago

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[image ID: two page digital comic of an an alternate version of the unknowing from the Magnus archives. First page is a full page drawing featuring Sasha, Tim, Jon, Basira and Daisy from the Magnus archives. The colours are bright and stylized. Sasha stands under a spotlight, posed like a mannequin with string sewn into her clothes and wrapped around her fingers. Her outfit has clownlike touches- a diamond pattern on her shirt a jester's collar. She has worm scars and a single tear rolls down her cheek. The remaining four characters look at her, silhouetted. Jon says "Tim..."

Page two shows a panel of Jon and Tim looking at each other. The background is red now, and the colours are more realistic. Jon says "Tim, does she...does she seem familiar?". Tim replies "I...I don't know. Maybe? I don't like this Jon". The next panel is daisy and Basira looking at us. Basira says "guys? Something you want to tell us?". Next panel shows breekon and hope entering, looking behind a terrified Jon. In sync, they trade lines of the following dialogue: breekon: "such a shame really". Hope: "tragic". Breekon: "after everything the poor lass has been through. Lost her life in the outside world". Hope: "lost her place in people's memories". Breekon: "bout to loose her skin in the dance". Final panel continues the dialogue while showing us tim and Jon, who have horrified expressions on their faces. Hope finally says "and you cant even recognize your dear old Sasha". End ID]

(Click for quality) OKAY one last thing for @red-string-retrospective-week that I did for the prompt "memory", based on the fact that I thought Sasha was gonna come back for an embarrassingly long amount of time (like. Up until s4). This is set at the unknowing!

#the magnus archives #tma #redstringweek #rqdescribed #sasha james #jonathan sims #tim stoker #basira Hussain #daisy tonner #look. this one was mostly for fun okay!#idk why i was so convinced sasha was gonna come back. i think it's a combination of a bunch of things-#-my attachment to her from season one all the places i thought her arc could go the fact that i wasn't used to permadeath-#-since I'd been reading so many comics where no one stays dead lmao #but i already did spiral sasha so. here's stranger Sasha ig?#dw she's not actually hurt? she's just posed that way to mess w/ the archive crew (either by nikola or by her own volition...you decide)#also i know daisy looks really gray in that one panel just. role w/ it #also these are the best tims I've like. ever drawn?? good for me!#some of the best jons too ngl #uhh anyway i know that my comics aren't your guys' fave thing to see?? but i worked hard on this so sue me!#enjoy my silly little comic or perish

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guqin-and-flute · 7 months ago

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Lan Xichen Episode 42 ✨Face Journeys✨

karetahana said: Listen. i am here literally asking for the analysis if you feel like doing 🤩

OH, WELL IF YOU INSIST *turns with a lovingly embossed binder full of Xichen pictures* This is sincerely self indulgent and long as absolute fuck, just a warning. Bold is a direct quote from the show (Youtube/Netflix)

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OKAY. Episode 42. We start at 30:20, Lan Wangji is sitting next to Wei Wuxian who is convalescing on Lan Wangji’s bed back at the Cloud Recesses after having been stabbed (bummer) during a disaster of a recon mission that landed not only him and Wangji in hot water with everyone (double bummer), but Xichen as well for demanding entry to Jin Guangyao’s secret room (triple bummer). Wuxian is worried about being back in the Cloud Recesses-- “What if your brother finds out?” Enter Xichen, rocking up to the conversation with a fucking joke; “I found out already.” Letting him sweat a little, but as he sounds pretty calm, it’s mostly a ‘it’s hilarious that you think that I wouldn’t know about this, dude.’ (Bro, how are you so chill? How are you so good?)

They get up and bow as he strolls in. Wuxian apologizes for existing here, in his mountain and stuff. Xichen shakes his head with amused fondness;

and hits them both with this smile that reaches his eyes and says ‘Nah, son, that was me. You can live here while they search for you ‘cause I’m nice and I like you.’

Genuine, comforting, and warm. ‘Glad to have you here, Wuxian.’

WWX and LWJ exchange a look--probably WWX asking for confirmation, LWJ giving it. Then, with zero further ado, WWX jumps right in with “Where’s Chifeng-zun’s body?”

Surprise. Looks like they’re jumping right into it (and I don’t know if Xichen notes this, but I certainly do--with no ‘thank you’ or ‘sorry about that, kinda awkward for everyone’ or pre-emptive offered explanation as to what the fuck went down yesterday at JinLinTai.)

That pain has resurfaced recently and is not easily hidden away. This topic is upsetting.

He turns his back, walks away as he tells them that the body is safe and with Huaisang. He’s not sure he can control what’s going on on his face when it comes to what happened to Da-ge. His eyes move around a lot as he says this--he’s still thinking.

WWX: What was Jin Guangyao’s reaction?

LWJ: [slightly bitter] Flawless

At this, Xichen turns back, face under control. (Liebing is in between them, now. Subconsciously defensive?)

He looks between both of them as he speaks and these smiles don’t quite reach his eyes like the first ones. His chin dips down in firmness, his eyebrows are raised in what I personally would interpret as ‘leading expectance.’ The point of this visit is incoming.

LWJ knows that tone, even if WWX doesn’t.

Looking at WWX, he’s smiling, but still doesn’t quite meet his eyes. There’s something more than just fondness there. “Now that Wei-gongzi is awake...” [pause]

Looks to Wangji. Abruptly, there is more to his expression--less masking, more intent in his eyes. This is serious and he is being earnest. ‘Don’t you think you owe me something of an explanation for how nothing you both said was proven after I publicly threw my lot in with you without question and demanded Jin Guangyao open his secret room? And then his wife died inexplicably? And then you fought your way out? And I told you to bring WWX back on good faith because we both care about him and I know what he means to you?’ (Have I mentioned yet how chill Xichen is? And how great?)

LWJ: [slightest of head bows, no expression change] Brother.

Now, I don’t quite know what this is supposed to mean, but Xichen sure does and his reaction makes me think it’s some sort of younger brother sass that he’s used to.

Fond exasperation and some warmth back in his expression. A sigh and an affectionately despairing ‘what am I going to do with you?’ But he’s still waiting.

LWJ: Brother. Jin Guangyao does indeed have Chifeng-zun’s head.

This is not an explanation or proof. It’s a doubling down of what they have said before with no further information.

Immediate disbelief--’This again.’ He covers it quickly, mask back up, but there is a tightly held patience in his smile that does not bode well for LWJ or WWX. The pleasantry starts to leave even if the smile remains.

LWJ: He saw it with his own eyes

And oh holy shit. That fake, tight smile drops away, and there is something almost cold in his eyes for a moment, here. We have hit the heart of it. His eyes flick over to WWX and a low, troubling cello note plays in the background. Deep displeasure at this answer. (This is one of those times when I remember that Xichen is, in fact, quite a dangerous monster hunter.)

WWX knows how this sounds and does not meet his gaze. He, at least, shows he’s aware of what Xichen is getting at.

Xichen stares a moment more, looks back at Wangji and very visibly swallows back anger as his jaw flexes.

When he blinks, the smile is back. He holds a lot of tension in the corners of his mouth as he forces it. There is anger in them there hills. He is frustrated. Wangji is deliberately not seeing things from his perspective, as he has repeatedly tried to do for him and Wuxian. Xichen is trying very hard to be reasonable and calm about this.

LXC: You believe in Wei-gongzi? LWJ: I do. LXC: [in the manner of a teacher leading you to an answer] What about Jin Guangyao? LWJ: Not credible.

[Slightly jarring cut to Xichen from farther away, (and blurry as hell?) clearly a different take, but whatever] He sighs and comes closer and--YAY--fond exasperation is back. ‘You are being deliberately obtuse, bro.’

LXC: Then how do you judge who is credible or not? [Pause] LWJ: [silence] LXC: You trust Wei-gongzi and I trust Jin Guangyao. [Expectant pause]

He’s being patient again. ‘You know, like 16 years ago? When no one trusted Wei Wuxian or looked for all the facts? And just relied on hearsay? Do you see what I’m getting at? Is this familiar at all, Wangji? There are parallels that you should be able to empathize with.’

Silence from Wangji as he stares into the middle distance around the area of Xichen’s shoulders.

Xichen elaborates further into this silence, saying something along the lines of; ‘neither of us saw the head, we’re going on trust--both of us. You do not have solid evidence beyond hearsay whereas I am working off of years of personal experience as evidence from my perspective. You do understand that I’m going to need more than this, right? I have not seen Wei Wuxian in 16 years and the last time I did he was trying to murder us all.’ (Well. Okay, maybe not in so many words, but that’s the gist.) During the majority of this speech, the camera slowly pans past Xichen speaking, zooming in on Wangji’s face.

He is deliberately closed off. He is not responding to Xichen verbally and his nonverbal signals are basically, ‘I disagree. I disagree. I disagree.’ Then, we get this little batch of juicy facial expressions along with a speech.

So much is here. Frustration, fear, pleading, asking to be understood. He is intense and earnest. ‘You’re not trying to understand my position. Please.’ He ends with this face.

Waiting. He is losing his composure. This is a Lan fight, now; he is no longer really considering the fact that there is anyone else seeing him or hearing him other than Wangji. There is a beat of silence. Wuxian looks at Wangji. The camera cuts to Wangji and nothing has changed in his face at all during this pronouncement and he is still not looking at him. Xichen tries again.

There is less mobility in his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth are tight again. He is disbelieving. ‘So your reason is allowed to be because Wei Ying said so but mine isn’t allowed to be I’ve watched this happen before to you and I refuse to be party to another mob before I have all the facts? You’re not even going to try to understand when I’ve done all I can to try to understand you?’ He ends with this face, for a few moments, clearly hurt.

Wangji remains silent, but he looks down and away with his eyes. Wuxian breaks in, says, “Lan-zongzhu,” almost reprimanding, obviously tense. And it’s clear that Xichen had forgotten that he was there because here’s the face journey that started this whole post.

He looks to Wuxian instinctively without masking, reminded of his presence. It takes him a second but he blinks and and realizes what he’s done.

Goes inside. Has whatever dialogue with himself that he has whenever he dares to have an undiplomatic and entirely “selfish” emotion. Takes in a breath. Makes himself presentable with a smile. And reassures Wuxian that he still plans on being impartial and will not reveal where Wei Wuxian is. Wuxian bows and thanks him for this.

Xichen almost says something--or maybe he’s thinking--but all he does is sigh. He looks vaguely regretful and is clearly reeling himself back in. He does not reply and he does not look at Wangji. Wangji is staring past him. (The boys are fightiiiiing.)

In this opening, Wei Wuxian steps closer and insists, very seriously, that Mingjue’s head really was in Jin Guangyao’s posession. And Xichen does this.

He steels his jaw, takes a breath, and smiles. ‘Sure kid. What I say clearly doesn’t matter. Because we’re here again.’ Now, he talks with Wei Wuxian and he is measured and patient and perfectly pleasant. Sometimes, his face grows serious when he listens.

But when he speaks--either right before or during--he smiles this smile.

He ends all of his sentences with this smile.

Even when Wuxian suggests that it might have been the music being played that drove Mingjue to qi deviation, he blinks, sighs, and says;

It is all nearly the exact same expression. It is perfectly acceptable, completely polite. But it is not familiar or warm and it does not reach his eyes. It is defensive, covering up whatever other emotional reaction he might have to Wei Wuxian’s words. Any vulnerability is gone. He is not offering it to Wei Wuxian. He is no longer asking to be understood. He simply repeats, in different ways, ‘You do not have hard facts. You have not brought me proof. I’m sorry, but you have not convinced me.’

Xichen does not look at Wangji through this entire conversation and Wangji says nothing. Wuxian offers to show Xichen proof--the thing he’s been asking for this whole time--and his reaction is to nod.

And smile the same exact smile.

#my stuff #my edit #meta #lxc meta #THE END #Shamelessly and unapologetically adoring of Lan Xichen goodnight #I love a good expression analyzing because I'm a nerd 🥰#I think that's what hurt Xichen most--Wangji just stonewalling him when he opened up and /asked/ for something #Listen. Lan Xichen is unbelievably cool about this whole thing. UNBELIEVABLY.#He knowingly houses the people that are actively looking for proof that one of the closest people to him has done horrible things #While also saying 'I have not seen evidence that convinces me'. He is the friend you want on your side if someone badmouths you.#He could severely damage his reputation by just HAVING WUXIAN AROUND and yet he's like 'sure I'll fund your private investigation'#'AGAINST MY BOYFRIEND'#While saying 'Show me the facts and I will make an informed decision.'#Why anyone thinks that this is him being stupid is beyond me #ANYWAY. THAT WAS FUN AND LONG WINDED. THANK YOU KARETAHANA FOR THE ENABLING #If you interact with this post please for the love of GOD don't call him a himbo. That's all I ask. I'm so tired.#I'm pinning until sometime tomorrow so I don't have to reblog because tumblr won't let me tag the requester 🤗

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the-final-sif · 2 months ago

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Having had a bit of time to think about things after that stream, and see some of people’s reactions to it, I think there’s a lot that’s already been said, but I would like to make a few points.

Despite what some people are claiming, and despite people throwing a hissy fit, limited to no evidence I can find suggests that anyone has actually been doxxed as a result of Dream rting/replying to them, let alone that this is a common issue. There’s lots of people saying “oh no if Dream replies to someone the ~~evil~~ Dream stans will come get them”, and him rting does sometimes result in the person getting clowned on, but not doxxing and frankly in several of the tweets I looked at, the person barely even got a response.

I keep seeing people in the tags talking about how doxxing is super scary and Dream shouldn’t talk about it lightly, with some people claiming that he doesn’t have a right to talk about it, or that he doesn’t have a right to tell people not to live in fear of it.

I would like to take a moment to remind people, that Dream has more right to talk about being doxxed than most people on the fucking planet.

In case people have forgotten, groups have been actively trying to doxx Dream basically since he got popular.

Dream literally got fucking swatted by doxxers during MCC11 in 2020.

I cannot stress this enough, this man was barely 21, and he got swatted in the middle of an event. Something doxxers did on purpose to harm him.

So to people who are trying to act like Dream somehow doesn’t understand how scary doxxing can be, or that he doesn’t have a right to talk about something he personally has experienced several times, please kindly shut the fuck up.

#dreamwastaken #dream mcyt #mcyt #discourse #doxxing #doxxing mention #sif speaks #idk this was really bothering me #it seems like doxxing is really traumatic and the worst thing that can happen to someone #and it happening completely erases anything bad they might've done #or even the suggestion that it could happen means they shouldn't face any consquences for harassment #unless Dream is getting doxxed for being good a video game #in which case it's nbd and he should shut up about it b/c other people's feelings might get hurt #god forbid he be upset or defensive #and this isn't even touching on the absolute bastards who are ~~so worried~~ abt doxxing #but literally demanded that dream doxx himself during the whole manatreed situation #like #some people just need to be silent forever #literally just go somewhere else #nobody is making you be here

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redrobin-detective · 7 months ago

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Did I ever mentioned my AU I had waaaaay back in the day where brand new baby Kon isn’t left alone and passed around the superhero community like a bad Pollyanna gift but is legally adopted by Bruce? So you have Kon, artificially grown with Kryptonian DNA who just wants love and Bruce takes him in and does his best to be a good dad/mentor. Tim is brought in not long after and they train together to be Robin. Now Bruce generally doesn’t have a problem with supers but in his city, the Bats don’t have powers. So Kon undergoes the same rigorous training a human would and he’s trained to hide his powers.

Since Tim was still kind of a part timer at first with family and school, he and Kon tag team as Robin. Now fam, you know me. Most of my AUs are born out of interesting what ifs/world explorations and things that I think are fucking hysterical. So Kon is mostly good at hiding he’s a meta, like he’s trained to use his powers in a subtle way that most people wouldn’t notice. Kid is straight up a Bat and no one questions. But everyone now and again, he gets like blown up and shot at or something and nothing happens. And Gotham rogues are wigging.

Every other Robin at least like reacts when they’re shot, this one just kind of shrugs. All the Bats have been human so statistically this one should be to there’s no reason to assume otherwise. It gets funnier when you consider he and Tim are switching out so one week Tim gets hurt and its like ‘oh yeah this Robin’s normal, maybe that incident the other day was just weird lighting’ and then Kon lifts a car one handed to rescue a woman and !!! Gotham has never been more chaotic.

#I never came up for a name for this AU but it still cracks me up #like on one hand Bruce taking in Kon and being good for him giving him care and structure #Clark being relieved but also weirdly offended that Bruce like... stole his clone/sorta kid #the whole dynamic of having one superpowered teammember in a family full of humans #Kon becoming a bit of a mother hen in dangerous situations bc he knows he can takes hits his bros and sister cant #also him and Tim are super super tight but in a bro fashion yeah no batcest here no thanks #they're brothers #Kon constantly jokes that he got adopted first #for the purposes of this AU Kon looks more like 90s superboy than buff TT version so both him and Tim are lil twinks #so with masks and shit it can be hard at a glance to tell the two apart #so how can people know one is a superpowered metahuman and ones a tiny lil bean #you cant and the confusion makes me cackle #also how fucking dangerous would a bat trained super be?#once lex finds out he's chomping at the bit to get his clone kid back #only for Batman to lay down the hurt #no one touches his kids #not even their creepy biological donors #anyway yeah was just reminded about this while studying for my PCCN tests #i uh I think I'm done for the day #no way can I go back to cardiac labs

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moridoki · 10 months ago

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rules: we’re snooping in your playlist. put your entire music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs and then choose 10 victims.

tagged by: @c4nnibagrl ( ^ω^ ) !!

(ty for the tag!!! you can really see what my taste is hnabbabagdgsf)

1. dandelion hands - how to never stop being sad

2. crywank - a deer mistaking candles for headlights

3. lemon demon - cabinet man

4. rebzyyx - I’m so crazy for youuu </3

5. mr. kitty - after dark

6. flatsound - regret

7. moe shop - love taste

8. mother mother - the cry forum

9. crywank - now I’m sad (boo hoo)

10. mother mother - o my heart

I’ll tag @funwastaken @yanderequeen2 @donyokunakodomo @yandere-yuuboo and @chu-means-kiss (just ignore that this isn’t 10 people tagged shshshssh)

#again tysm for the tag!!#also-#donyokunakodomo I’m sorry if me tagging you again is a bother asjsnbsbs #I typically am just like #hm;; let’s go through and see who’s interacted with you so maybe you can get a good idea on who’d wanna do this!!!#and you’re there and it’s just like #well it can’t hurt right??#again tho I’m sorry if it’s a bother akfnnfvdvd #tag game #not yandere #mori.gif #(´･ω･`); old tagging system!

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that-foul-legacy-lover · a month ago

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imagine coming home and not findingn FL at the door, which was really odd for him because he almost always sat at the door when it was getting close for u to come home, and nearly pounced on the door as you would carefully open it, knowing he’d tackle you if he could. He loved giving keeping him a secret a tough time, always anticipating your arrival. But today, he wasn’t there. Even when you walked in further into the kitchen and the living room… no sign of him. Was he okay? You wandered into the bedroom, and. Well. That was definitely a very large lump under the covers. Curled up, the peak of his back nearly touched the ceiling. You walked to the edge of the bed. “Ch-“ before you even got out a word, he had ensnared you in his arms, practically tossing you to the other side of the bed and pulling you into his chest under the covers, leaving you dizzy before you could even blink.

-my keyboard is being really annoying, I’m also really tired and messed up my name a few times, chain link anon

Childe's arms firm and secure, holding you tightly to his chest. his claws graze lightly at your skin, never pressing enough to draw blood or sting even slightly, but enough to remind you that he's there with you. you, still confused and more than a little worried, lay a bit awkwardly in your monstrous roommate's grasp, squeezing your eyes shut when you feel him nuzzle into the top of your head a little roughly. when you attempt to wriggle away, or at least, loosen Childe's vice grip on you a little, his arms simply cling tighter as a quiet whine slips from his mouth. he still refuses to tell you why he's being so clingy, and your nerves flare when you think about the pile of work on your desk, planting your hands on Childe's arm to push yourself away.

your hands shake. but it's not from your own body- no, it's from his. underneath your palms you can feel Childe trembling lightly, despite the warmth permeating the room; he lays so still on the bed, arms around your waist, but still you can feel him shivering from a chill you can't feel or see.

perhaps the chill is in his mind, thoughts like ice taking over all emotions but fear, and your heart softens alongside your rigid palms. you allow yourself to fall and lean against his chest, dips in his black and purple armor comfortable against your forehead. Childe's grip tightens again, another sound sneaking out, but this time a rumble of satisfaction and relief. his hand move to cradles your head, and you rub your own cheek into his palm as he sets your head back down into the crook of his neck, where you can feel his delicate purrs grow in strength to overtake his trembling.

you still don't know what's wrong. but perhaps, you think as you snuggle deeper into Childe's weighted embrace, you don't need to, as long as you can comfort him.

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