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FIRST step to enjoying any media is getting attached to the character whose suicidal tendencies are the most obvious

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“Techniques for drawing hands with clenched fists”

Source: Twitter

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problematic wake-up-time gap relationship

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yeah yeah queerbaiting is awful but what's the term for the thing they do to het ships where the characters get together in canon but then turn into such a cliche white picket fence married couple about it that it's worse than if the writers had just left it in the subtext

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I made a post about "Fandom Darling" characters who are super popular but very often have their personalities and personal relationships warped or replaced in fan works, usually also warping everyone around them. Which is, you know, let people have fun and all that, whatever, it's just mildly frustrating if you liked the canonical version of that character.

And people are sharing a lot of fun salt in the tags about this pattern, but usually about the darling's personality or narrative importance, when what finally pushed me to articulate the post was another case with the altered personal relationships aspect.

THAT'S one of the most disorienting ways for a character to be "out of character", in my opinion, because their personality can be mostly intact, but their canonical family, friends, and love interests may have just... mysteriously vanished from both the world and the character's priorities. (Usually in order to prioritize a new love interest above all else.) It's especially weird if those canonical relationships are integral to a character's backstory and their driving motivations. It's like the logical foundation has been taken out from underneath the character's personality, but it somehow remains? Weirdly disconnected?

Like, if I enjoy a character who has an unpleasant family situation, then ideally, I want to see explorations of that character dealing with that. Maybe the unpleasant family is no longer present, but we're still exploring the healing process. I'm less interested in a Modern AU where the character's mentor figure is suddenly and inexplicably their biological parent(???), unrelated characters are their new biological siblings(???!!!), and their childhood was apparently totally happy. That's... that's not my character anymore, even if they mysteriously still have the personality quirks that were a direct result of the canonical unpleasant family situation. Happy for them, I guess, but I don't really know who that character is now.

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I am very frequently cursed with longing for some new hobby or another -> "Damn, that's sick. I want to learn how to do that!" So, depending on the various money and time and space expenses involved, I have a rule of thumb that I have to wait and see if the envious longing actually sticks around before seriously acting on it.

I can't (won't) just start buying new shit. I try to first take a relevant book out from the library, watch online videos, and scrounge through the leftover supplies I already own. I may next look into borrowing from friends and taking some kind of class for further taste testing. Trying out something new and cool by itself never feels wasteful, but spending money on nice supplies for a new hobby that soon dries up definitely does.

The funny situation that's been happening to me now is... uh, chronic cursed longing for something? I went through all my usual "be sensible and thrifty about this" steps and firmly landed on "yeah, I definitely want to keep doing this hobby, this is fun", but then I took a break and then got busy before I could pony up to spending the money to be able to keep doing it. And now that lustful longing has inconveniently bubbled up again, stronger than ever.

It kind of feels like I've had a little devil / spider waiting patiently on my shoulder for a year now. (Longer than that, honestly.) There's a real "Oh, fuck, you're still here???" "Never left, boss; are we doing this now or not? If not, then I am still not leaving, by the way! I will wait...!" vibe to it.

Speaking to friends about this is especially funny -> Friends: "Yeah, yeah, the demanding hobby devil that lives permanently on your shoulder. We all know them."

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if you dont check your bank account you can pretend nothing is happening

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Im just so frustrated bc it doesnt seem fair that your skills can degrade over time. i LEARNED IT😭

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they should invent a me that can do things

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fun ideas to do on your birthday: try to work out who you are

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fire away

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Thanks for the tag <3!!!

Favorite color: either a peachy pink or a pastel purple-blue mix

Last song: Chicago by Michael Jackson

Currently reading: various One Piece fanfics lol

Currently watching: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (streaming it with some discord friends)

Craving: BBQ. Hawaiian mac salad. IDK but whatever it is, it's not in the fridge

Coffee or tea: both! And iced

Tagging: @circusdweller , @sabourah , @jetstar245 , @qiir

GET TO KNOW YOUR MUTUALS!

Rules: answer and tag six people you want to know better

Thankyou for the tag @nossumusstellae !!

1. Favourite colour: don't have one, but I hate all the warm colours.

2. Last Song : power trip by LEAP

3. Currently reading : picked up Hamlet a few days ago, still waiting on Katabasis

4. Currently watching: my comfort show modern family

5. Craving: Biryani. with raita. And chutney.

6. Coffee or Tea : coffee definitely

Tagging : @magicaldestinyharmony @elleldoe @nixie-writes-and-reblogs @xmads-omensx @twistedlimefire @alikhawrites

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Happy pride month specifically to folks on the asexual and aromantic spectrum who oftentimes feel isolated and left out of the conversation. You belong here as much as the rest of us and I hope that you are all loved in a way that is comforting to you.

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The agony of thinking you’re finished doing the dishes only to turn around and to your horror: the pot.

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I hate when I say things like "oh I want an ipod classic but with bluetooth so I can use wireless headphones" and some peanut comes in and replies with "so a smartphone with spotify?" No. I want a 160GB+ rectangular monstrosity where I can download every version of every song I want to it and it does nothing except play music and I don't need a data connection and don't have to pay a subscription to not have ads and don't have popups suggesting terrible AI playlists all over the menus.

Gimme the clicky wheel and song titles like "My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade- Blood (Bonus Track)- secret track- album rip- high quality"

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LISTEN UP MOTHER FUCKERS

SEE THIS WEBSITE? 

ITS CALLED WOLFRAM ALPHA

THIS IS THE BEST GODDAMN WEBSITE FOR ACADEMIC SHIT. FUCK GOOGLE. 

THIS MOTHERFUCKER WILL LET YOU SEARCH “HOSPITAL BEDS IN CHAD VS. IRAN” 

AND IT GIVES YOU A STRAIGHT GODDAMN ANSWER 

MAYBE YOU’RE NOT INTERESTED IN DOCTORNESS OF THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES COOL SHIT 

HAVING TROUBLE WITH MATH?

HOLY SHIT

OR MAYBE YOU WANNA DICK AROUND

WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT