#Communication is Key

[thesillyhampter]

OKAY THANK YOU TUBBO FOR SAYING THAT COMMUNICATION IS A PRIVILEGE!!!

People don’t owe you a message especially after bad treatment and especially in this situation! Just because one side wants to speak to the other doesnt mean that it’s going to happen! Yes communication can help a situation but if someone feels uncomfortable or unsafe it’s not going to help anything!

[star-5truck]

Blue lock drabble

not proof read

M. Kaiser x reader

Having arguments with Michael Kaiser was something you'd encounter more often than not. Everyone knew how he could get, with his ego and what not. But you knew better. To them, he was Michael Kaiser, egotistical, cocky, and rude. To you, though, he was just Michael. Your loving partner through and through.

You knew that he wasn't fond of arguments either. His childhood made you aware of that, and the yelling that came with the arguments you had didn't help. You yourself didn't enjoy them as well, since Michael could be a little overkill with his words.

When either of you know you've crossed a boundary, you apologize and talk it out calmly. Not every argument called for non stop fighting.

Kaiser doesn't like it when you go to sleep angry at eachother. He makes sure to get into bed, wrap an arm around your waist and hold you close. Even if you try to resist, he's a lot stronger. He'll whisper an apology, albeit it's a simply 'I'm sorry' you know it took him a lot to say it.

So yes, Michael Kaiser is a force to be reckoned with. But you wouldn't have it any other way.

[atomicrebelfire]

wait. WAIT. is it true firefighters have to do a little wiggle so their gear doesn’t think they’re DEAD??? 😭😭 just found out about PASS alarms and my life is forever changed. the “not-dead-yet” shuffle is REAL. he’s not just moving—he’s communicating with the machine. Someone Please confirm this for me!!???🙏🙏 (also sorry for stealing this video!! i had to. for science.)

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

#A Nice Fruit Basket 🍇🍈🍉🍊🍋🍋‍🟩🍌🍍🥭🍎🍏🍐🍑🍒🍓🫐🥝🍅🫒🥥

[giyuulatte]

gabin i see you and understand you

tobias i see you and understand you

[youngchronicpain]

my pain doesn't make me a bad person

but it does kinda make me an asshole sometimes

[heretherebedork]

Jane is the single most pro-communication BL lead. He's clear and he's direct and he encourages Ryan to tell him what's wrong and to speak before deciding he knows what's happening. It's all about communication. As @respectthepetty would say, Jane is such a blue boy.

[respectthepetty]

Communication is Key

This week in BL Land:

Ten: I found a note that said "I'm scamming the doctor for money" Prem: That was my sister, but I'm sorry, and it's not true. Ten: You're my Linda Evangelista, so I believe you.

Karan: You're perfect and you always know exactly what I'm thinking which is why I feel like I suck compared to you. Achi: I can read your mind, and I have been doing that this entire time. Karan: OH MY GOD! So you know how much I love you because you hear me thinking about you 24/7 even when I'm sleeping?! Let's move into together!

Hiro: I didn't show up for the date I scheduled. I'm awful! I'm horrible! Kai: Nah. You just have a demanding job. I understand. Here's some food. Hiro: I still suck, but this food is good, and I will make this up to you because you deserve to be treated well and not have low expectations of people.

Soga: I saw you with your ex, and it made me jealous! Sakae: I'm glad you were jealous, but I only have eyes for you, which means my eyes saw that your ex called you. Soga: We are only friends, and I didn't want to speak to her because I was with you. *kiss*

Charlie: I faked my death, so you were crying over an empty grave. Babe: God, I love you.

Prom: I helped your brother fake his death. Nont: I fucking hate you. Prom: Can we still hang out? Nont: *eye roll* I guess. But I'm still pissed off at you. Prom: I wouldn't love you if you weren't.

These BLs really said, "Problems. What problems?" and kept it moving.

AND I LOVE IT!

The plots keeps moving along, and I get to focus all my brain cells on the one show where the lack of communication is pivotal.

Good for all these BLs for finally understanding that talking to one another really matters, mostly when faking death. Do you see where I'm going with this Dead Friend Forever?

[musicalteacats]

A ramble on cats:

Cats aren’t selfish.

People keep telling me this, that cats are just selfish and you’re better off with a dog because they actually care about you. As someone who a) has a cat, b) has lived with cats for most of her life AND was trained to work with them through the humane society, and c) has a special interest in communication, including feline communication, I have a lot to say about that.

First of all, cats are incredibly intelligent, emotional, and sensitive creatures. In fact, they are one of the smartest animals out there—their cognitive abilities have been compared to that of a 2 year old human! Just like how we have things that we don’t like and make us uncomfortable, they do too. Just like how if a toddler will get upset if something makes them uncomfortable, cats do too.

Cats are not selfish, they simply have boundaries. And if they are selfish for that, then my goodness we’re just as selfish.

Cats are highly sensitive. There will be things that upset them. Loud noises are incredibly uncomfortable for me because I am very sound sensitive. Guess what! My cat doesn’t like loud noises either because of how good cats’ hearing is. We both hate how loud my door is, and relish in a quiet house. Both my cat and I both get overstimulated and deal with that in different ways. Just like how I need a lot of alone time, so does my cat— she does that by relaxing in my room while I’m out in the living room. If I call her over but she wants to be alone, guess what! She wont come. Boundary set, “I need my time alone over here” made clear. If she wants to spend time with me she absolutely will.

My cat also has very clear boundaries about being picked up. She’s okay with me picking her up, but she will let me know when she either does not want to, or when she would like to be put down. She also does NOT like being picked up by my friends. Boundary set! I’ll pick her up if she lets me, put her down when she tells me to, and tell my friends not to pick her up unless she shows otherwise.

She will also sometimes give what looks like mixed signals. She’ll jump into my lap but start swishing her tail when I pet her. It may seem confusing at first, and it took me a sec to figure it out, but she’s communicating! She wants to be in my lap, but she doesn’t want to be pet. Simple— I stopped petting her, let her be in my lap how she wanted, and she was happy.

This isn’t her being a selfish prick, this is her communicating what she is comfortable with— and quite frankly, I would be a bad cat mom not to learn how she communicates that so I can respect that.

I’ve seen with my own eyes that she isn’t a selfish creature. In fact, she looks out for me in many ways I am grateful for. If I am upset or in pain because of my conditions, she will come over and curl up in my lap for cuddles— the weight of her on my lap is incredibly helpful for me. If I am doing something she’s concerned about she will keep a close eye on me from a distance. I was passed out on the floor due to a POTS episode a couple weeks back, and she curled up around my arm and licked my hand the entire time. She didn’t leave till she knew I was okay. This is not a selfish creature. This is a highly sensitive creature.

Another fun fact is that while cats absolutely have their own unique personalities, they also mirror aspects of your personality over time. So if you think your cat is a prick, you may want to look at how you’re treating them and possibly, your own personality.

Now, I am not bashing dogs. I love dogs as well— I had 9 dogs over the course of my childhood! Dogs are wonderful! But stop calling cats selfish. They’re not.

Ramble over, thank you for listening to my Ted talk lol

[halloweensuittruffles]

Never liked the theory of “oh ya saeyoung faked his whole personality of being silly and having things he likes”

Having depression and trauma doesn’t mean you are a robot?? I’m sure even after the main story, Saeyoung like anyone has his rough days (I WOULD SMOTHER HIM SO QUICK)

[tempesttamers]

Communication is so important to Javi, like Storm PAR jokingly calls him a helicopter dad because he has this almost-constant need to know where every person is at every moment in time (and maybe because he dabbled with helicopters in the military). Like every truck and most other pieces of their equipment have their own trackers connected to an app on their phones. And then before they separate for the night they have a brief meeting to go over the game plan for the next day, and then he’ll send a follow up text before going to bed that summarizes that discussion.

Javi also made sure that every member of his crew had wireless ear pieces to ensure that they stayed in constant communication with one another. It didn’t matter if you were in the same vehicle as someone else, it was a rule that every person must have their own in case anyone was separated. This meant when they inevitably leave the confines of their vehicles to deploy the radar equipment (or to seek shelter) they could still communicate.

[o0anapher0o]

Okay so this is a bit rambly but bear with me.

One of my favourite things about the rwrb movie (the book too, but does it to a lesser extent) is that, in defiance of all romcom conventions, every time there is a misunderstanding/conflict, instead of stewing in it and letting it create more problems, within minutes of screen time, one of them forces a confrontation, they communicate and the problem goes away. (Almost like communication works or something.)

This happens multiple times throughout the film: Alex hates Henry. Henry makes him explain why, the hash it out, Henry apologises, problem solved.

Henry ghosts Alex after New Years. Alex makes him meet with him. Okay, to say they talk it out is probably too generous, but communication happens. They establish that they both want this (repeatedly), they create some mutual understanding, Henry lays out the boundaries of what this relationship can be for him and they find a way to make that work.

The same when Henry runs away from the Lake House. Alex comes after him and forces him to talk to him and while they obviously can’t solve the root problem, they settle on a compromise and a promise of ‘we’ll figure it out together and we’re not giving up’. They're back together and reasonably optmistic about the future.

To a lesser degree this even applies to other relationships in the film: Alex and his mom’s fight after the Texas memo leak ends when Ellen starts actually listening to him and reads his memo.

The e-mail leak can only be handled once Alex breaks the communication embargo, goes to Henry and they talk to the king. (Who tries to hide the true reaction of the public from them and the situation can only be resolved once someone (Bea) tells them about the crowds outside.)

Ellen wins the election, because of Alex, after she listened to him and after she lets him give his speech/communicate his truth about the leak (unlike the king who tries to hide Henry away and deny the truth).

Characters get rewarded for talking to one another and punished for not communicating.

The memo wouldn’t have been a problem if Zarah and Ellen had actually listened to Alex’s ideas about Texas before. Alex and Henry end up in the wedding cake & their forced public friendship they hate, because they refuse to talk to each other like normal people and it only stops being a punishment when they start doing that.

Philipp is shown the entire film talking at Henry without any interest in listening to his brother even once. The same goes for King James. He doesn’t communicate, he merely declares his intentions and actively shuts down anybody else’s contribution to the ‘conversation’. Both of them end up not only looking utterly ridiculous but they also loose in the end. The loose face, the loose control over Henry and they’re the ones who have to pick up the pieces of their failure to handle this situation while Henry gets to celebrate and be with the man he loves. (You could even make an argument that the way he is in the election celebration and then at Alex family house symbolises he gets a whole new family and home.)

In so many comedies the humour relies entirely on people not having the simplest conversation and making the characters behave utterly absurd in order to avoid conversations, and here is this movie telling us over and over “Communication is important!” Blame my deep hatred for the avoidable miscommunication trope but I just love that.

[t-hiswifey]

[speedyphilosopherpanda]

Tell me.

Don't just talk to me.

Communicate and help me understand.

I don't want you to walk away just like that.

[illuminatedquill]

Ezra, calling Sabine: [leaves a voice message]

Sabine, texting back: Is this urgent? Kinda busy with clan meetings at the moment.

Ezra, texting Sabine: Hey, no worries! 😉 Helping Mira with her project, just listen to the message whenever you’re free and get back to me. 😘

[LATER]

Sabine: Okay, finally some free time. Let’s see what’s up.

Ezra’s message: THERE IS A FIRE -