#automatic system

[seobot]

[writingdevil]

Hello there! Just wanted to drop by and say that your writing is very lovely! I loveee how you characterize everyone and the way you write is very compelling! <3

As for a request, anything with Paranoid will do! Buuut it's alright if not! I just really wanted to say that your writing is peak. Thank you for your time, oh great sage of stories!

(Thank you!! You're very sweet!! Also, you've given me the perfect chance to write about a ship that's grown on me- parastubb, so I hope you enjoy this ship!)

Stubborn's realised something as of late.

He usually doesn't dig too deep into things, more concerned with the heat of the moment and chasing thrills whenever he could.

But after enough times of it happening, even Stubborn couldn't be blind to it any longer.

Stubborn's a big guy. He knows it, the flock knows it- he's one of the biggest and strongest members of the flock.

That often meant that he was the one doing the heavy lifting or the fighting whenever a princess decided to test them, which Stubborn was more than happy to do.

Stubborn- liked being a protector. He liked knowing that he could keep his flock safe and happy. The fact that they all could turn to Stubborn to get stuff done and know that he could accomplish it- it just made him feel nice, for some reason.

He will admit, he can be a bit aggressive when it comes to verbal fights or heated arguments within the flock. It was one type of fight that Stubborn couldn't punch his way out of, but he sure as shit was going to try.

But because he's so zoned in on the arguing, he hadn't actually realised the other thing he had started to do.

Sometimes, when arguing got too out of hand, and voices were booming around the room, Stubborn would be engulfed in frustration and petty anger, and then someone would randomly snap their arms out in a wild gesture- and then Stubborn would hear someone yelp and rush behind his body for protection.

Stubborn didn't know when it started. He's no stranger to being protective of his flockmates. He's lost count of the amount of times he would carry Broken to bed, or drag Contrarian away from a dangerous stunt at two a.m. Stubborn wouldn't let them be idiots and get themselves killed.

But this was different.

The first few times it happened, feeling someone tremble and clutch at his back feathers, he actually thought it had been Hunted, who wasn't a fan of noisy environments in general, but Hunted would always rub his forehead or bury his face into Stubborn's feathers to feel safe, and he hadn't felt that in those moments during the arguments.

But then one time, he heard a yelp from behind as someone shouted, and the undeniable sound of, "Heart, lungs, liver, nerves."

It had been Paranoid hiding behind him.

That hadn't been too much of a surprise. Paranoid was a jumpy bird after all. But what surprised Stubborn was how much Paranoid rushed to him for protection.

He did it every time.

Paranoid was jumpy, but he was also argumentative- he wasn't one to back down from a fight either.

Stubborn confronted him about it one day. He caught him alone on night and just asked, "What's up with you? Usually you're always snapping at the others for being fucking idiots."

Paranoid had flushed, all his thin feathers fluffing up, and Stubborn actually thought he looked kind of cute with his feathers all standing up like that.

Paranoid avoided eye contact, staring at the ground as he stuttered, and Stubborn knew better than to snap at him, so he waited, until Paranoid eventually managed to get out, "Everything gets too much sometimes. Too much thinking,too much feeling, too much shouting- it all just makes me want to shut down."

"But I don't want to leave," Paranoid explained. "I don't want to run away while everyone else fights for the flock. I want to stay."

Then Paranoid finally met his eyes, and Stubborn's breath hitched at the fire he saw in them.

He looked beautiful.

"Being behind you makes me feel safe and it makes me feel brave at the same time. You're such a brave and confident guy that it just- blocks out all the noise and fears, and it makes me feel strong in return."

Stubborn wasn't sure why, but hearing that he made Paranoid want to be braver, made something light flutter within his chest. It was different than a rush of adrenaline or the thrill of a battle. It was somehow softer, but more powerful.

Stubborn said he could keep hiding behind him.

So that was how it went for awhile- whenever the flock inevitably had another fight, Paranoid would get overwhelmed and rush behind Stubborn, and then would work up the courage to argue from the safety of Stubborn's body.

It felt nice- comforting even- to feel Paranoid's body behind him, to know that he was there and safe behind Stubborn, and hear his voice loud and strong amongst all the other racket.

Paranoid was a different type of strength, and everytime Stubborn felt his palm flat against his back, it somehow felt like it was grounding Stubborn. He couldn't explain it, but he liked it.

Then he realised that he might've liked it too much.

One day, they were all having a fight about something that Stubborn couldn't have cared less about, so he just zoned out, arms crossed and focusing on the feeling of Paranoid pressing up against his back, when he suddenly caught a few words aimed at Paranoid.

He tuned back into the conversation, just as he heard someone say to Paranoid, "You can't do much either! All you do is not trust anything and-"

Suddenly, Stubborn had heard enough in that moment.

A rage that felt entirely new in that moment overtook him, and Stubborn growled and bore his teeth out at the crowd around them, snapping an arm and a wing out to fully shield Paranoid from their verbal onslaught.

The words were pouring out of him before he even had time to process them, "Don't fucking say that shit about Para! He's stronger than any of you spineless idiots just by saying a few words! I'd like to see you all try and take him on!"

Silence- enough for Stubborn to realise what he had just said, and for his face to heat up.

But the thing that really sent his mind into a frenzy was feeling Paranoid practically hugging him with his warm face pressed against his backside, right inbetween his wings.

Stubborn had no idea what to do, but then he saw Hero give him a soft smile and direct the conversation away from them.

As soon as the conversation ended, Stubborn felt a burning need to be close to Paranoid, to bask in his quiet strength and never leave him alone again. His head was spinning with many desires, and Stubborn wanted to satisfy them all, and Stubborn's always been greedy.

He met Paranoid right where he had first confronted him- pacing up and down the hallway of their bedrooms.

It was little awkward, he'll admit, having to lean down and mumble sorry to Paranoid for embarrassing him in front of the flock like that.

But then he heard Paranoid giggle- a sweet, light, and carefree sound- and then he felt a hand cup his cheek, and Stubborn found the courage to look at Paranoid's face, to find him smiling, so soft and loving and nervous- and when he leaned up onto his tiptoes to press a kiss to his cheek, Stubborn felt his knees buckle.

Instinctively, Stubborn's arms reached forward, and his hands settled on Paranoid's hips tentatively.

Paranoid leaned back, and their gazes lingered on one another, and then Paranoid whispered, "Thank you for being the courage I need."

Stubborn chuckled, the sound coming out breathless, and he grinned, their lips grazing, as he replied, "Trust me, you're braver than fucking any of us, sweetheart."

He heard Paranoid's breath hitch, and then their eyes met- and it felt like a jolt of lightning coursing through Stubborn's veins, and this was one thrill that he hoped never faded away.

They both leaned in, and their lips pressed together so softly, so gently, and it sent Stubborn's mind spinning, almost moaning instantly at the feeling.

Soon though, they grew hungrier, and the kiss deepened, with Paranoid wrapping his arms around Stubborn's neck, and Stubborn lifting Paranoid up while wrapping his arms around his waist, and Stubborn wanted to chase this high forever.

They could be each other's strength, Stubborn decided.

[jiangwanyinscatmom]

Will never understand how people obsess over Shen Jiu himself and go through hoops to try positing he would change as well if he "just knew the truth" from Yue Qingyuan when Yue Qingyuan had nothing to do with his complete jealousy and torment towards Luo Binghe.

Edit: And to add: this somehow being able to shift his entire foundations of beliefs when this still also doesn't address what he did to Luo Binghe as wrong because he suddenly "reconciled" with Yue Qingyuan, something that Yue Qingyuan does not owe to him to explain as it's inferred that Shen Jiu would only despise him more out of perceived weakness despite whatever Shen Jiu's minutiae hopes of someone else maybe saving him as a child were.

[millerflintstone]

We've been interviewing for another person doing work similar to mine but for our client. One person that I wasn't sure about a higher up was impressed by.

My notes were that I had more questions about the resume and screening questions because things didn't make sense. I couldn't get a clear sense of what the person's current job role was. There were buzz words / phrases that didn't fit. If it was just me and my boss, I wouldn't have picked this candidate.

I work with this higher up, too. She is savvy about her subject area but maybe hasn't read a lot of resumes. While my boss knows I used to be in staffing/recruiting before my career switch, this person doesn't.

When the candidate interviewed, my reservations became clear. They were not as experienced as the resume tried to show. We all agreed that they weren't a fit.

They mentioned having a friend who works here in both their interview and HR screen. I'm guessing they were an employee referral.

That employee IMed the week after the interview. I gave a neutral answer of 'thanks for reaching out' and let my boss and the other interviewer know. We all had a similar "ugh" reaction.

I rarely get IMed at this place (a blessing). I was working with the higher up on a thing yesterday and thought this IM I just got was her. Nope. It's the employee.

I'm waiting for Teams to email me about the unread message to see what it is. Whatever it is, it's pushy. They're smart enough to not have messaged my boss or the other interviewer last week when I let them know. They aren't smart enough to realize I'm letting them know anyway.

[hopethishelpsdotcom]

This multi cat feeder is SO HELPFUL! We adopted a kitten with gastrointestinal issues who required a special food, but our greedy older cat wouldn't stop eating it. Everyone knows kitten food is more calorie dense, so I was getting worried about our kitten starving because our older cat is eating her food, and then worried about our older cat getting ginormous. I bought these feeders on Amazon and it comes with a set of two. The little pad you see my cat standing on is an RFID sensor that connects to a little charm on his collar. The feeder only opens and works for the cat collar it's connected to, so the cats can only open their own respective feeders. But that's not to say they don't try! They definitely just sit and stare at them hoping it'll finally open. Definitely recommend for cat households where food is stolen

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[meteortrails]

seeing people talk about Jonah magnus as like. well of course that’s how he reacted to understanding there are cruel and unusual forces in this world that don’t care about him and the only way to avoid being hurt is to hurt others it’s only human. girl NO that’s how an 18th century rich white man specifically would react to that knowledge!!!! like the way that he specifically is trying to use this inherently harmful system to get on top, to assuage his own fears of death and irrelevance at the cost of others, is an extension of the way that he always has and always will move through society. this is not to say that the avatar system is an allegory for social privilege or whatever so much as to say that his interaction with it is shaped by the social systems he grew up with and more than likely bought into.

[sillygoofyqueer]

Au where Shen Yuan transmigrates/is reborn (or not haha. Undead joke. Sorry.) as a Jiangshi or some other kind of undead and is aware enough of his feelings [OOC Warning!] (But just hear me out) to feel jealous of Binghe's wives and kind of compare himself to them to which his equivalent of the crow family (undead family? Fellow cemetery residents?? Or whatever the Chinese equivalent of a cemetery is.) comforts him.

Aka I was thinking about Crowyuan and the crow family as Tears To Shed from The Corpse Bride but it didn't fit and I've also had the idea of Shen Yuan as a Jiangshi (Jiangshen?) in my mind for a bit so I combined them and made this ask.

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. HELLOOOO HI HI HELLLLOOOOOOOOOO. I read through this and went down a rabbit hole about Jiangshi, so thank you for that! Welbecome to the inbox, for one, there's a lot goin' on in there right now hehehe ANYWAY, this is such a fun idea. I'm going to be so real with you, I never really liked the Corpse Bride. *immediately gets shot* - but seriously. It was always just so creepy to me, and I know that was the point, but I feel like that about most of Tim Burton's films. For this, though, I will throw all of that aside because 'Tears to Shed' is SUCH a good song, and I adore the idea of Shen Yuan as a Jiangshi. I imagine him waking up for the first time in a fucking COFFIN and being like "dude. What the fuck." The system is just like "[First Mission: Get Out Of The Coffin ヾ(≧▽≦*)o]" so Shen Yuan is trying to get out of this thing, so focused on it that he doesn't even realise that he's not breathing and his heart isn't beating until he finally breaks out and expects to be gasping for air but NO. He's just CHILLING. Of course, he blows up at the system and basically scares it off (until it comes back telling him that he needs to eat n shit), before wandering around to get to know his new body and ends up 'adopted' into this whole group that are so pleased with the rather pretty corpse (shut UP he can be pretty if I want him to be (/silly)) that is in severe need of a family. Something something, they start hearing rumours of a demon lord from late night travellers (who probably end up eaten or something) and Shen Yuan's like "my BINGHE NOOOO" and everyone (basically correctly) assumes that this is like a crush/husband from when Shen Yuan was ALIVE.

[the-adventures-of-dave]

Dave and I are ready to throw hands at the neighbour’s outdoor cat I s2g

Picture this: I am in bed. Dave is curled next to me. We are listening to welcome to night vale. It is dark. I am almost asleep. All is peaceful.

Something screams bloody murder outside my window, Dave uses my stomach as a springboard to launch himself at the trespasser to fight to the death. He misjudges his jump in the dark, hits the window with a bad amount of force, and screams so loud I’m convinced he must have broken his nose or something.

Dave’s fine (but growling and very obviously stressed) and I don’t think I’m going to sleep any time soon. Ugh. I wish they’d at least keep their cat inside at night, during the day it doesn’t bother us half as much. I don’t know who owns it though so :/

[feralnumberfive]

[thatoneluckybee]

uh yay like 99% chance i just lost gpa to keep parents off my back over a test and i didn’t pull grade up as much as i needed to uh. my parents really do not like this teacher so they said it was fine this time but also do not believe that in the slightest they have changed their minds about it before so we shall see. if i lose access to the outside world privileges for a little while at least i have new books to read?? I will be Fine but bored

APOLOGIES FOR RANDOM LIFE LORE INFODUMPS I JUST DONT WANT YALL TO THINK IM DEAD AGAIN IF I GET PHONE TAKEN TuT I AM NOT. IF I DISAPPEAR IM GOOD!! Just no tumblr for a bit :’)

[blue-cyber-dreams]

TFOne Optimus: So yeah we took down a corrupt autocracy by broadcasting footage of Sentinel Prime basically confessing everything he'd done and bowing to the Quintessons. The people of Cybertron immediately turned on him

Human: You just... Showed them proof? You showed them video proof of your fascist, douchebag leader displaying exactly who he is behind closed doors?

TFOne Optimus: Yeah

Human: And that WORKED?!

Whenever I watch it I am blown away that the Cybertronians just. Fuckin' believed what they saw. And the miners Orion talked to about joining the rebellion didn't even HAVE proof before they got on board. I'm sure they had some trust in Orion already idk but that was a pretty big ask he made of them

I'm approaching this from an American I-hate-Trump-why-can't-his-followers-realize-he's-an-ass perspective but of course I know it's a global issue.

This isn't even a criticism of the movie; I think I'm just jealous

[barufisher]

i really like a lot of the banter in veilguard, it's one of the few times the companions can actually exchange some verbal jabs especially at the start of the game. i've said repeatedly that this game is lacking friction and i stand by that ☝️ i think the problem isn't that they all automatically get along, some of them don't at all in the beginning-- Davrin and Lucanis i think are the most obvious, and Taash and Emmrich as well-- but the thing is. Rook just speaks their therapy-speak to them and suddenly it's all fine. we don't see a lot of the friction in cutscenes or significant questlines, only in banter.

again there is Davrin and Lucanis of course who i do think are the most successful and organic relationship in the game. and that's because we actually get to see them go from being hostile to supporting and ultimately liking each other, and it feels born out of mutual respect rather than Rook forcing them to hold hands.

i like a lot of Bellara and Neve's banter as well, and they seem to spend a lot of time together at the start of the game when there's not that many people at the Lighthouse yet, and Neve consistently shows up for Bellara during her story. i also like Neve and Lucanis together, they're very cute. there are definitely friendly relationships that feel natural, but then there are moments like where Taash bulldozes over Bellara when discussing Mythal's and Solas's relationship, and Bellara isn't allowed to snap back at Taash for being disrespectful. she (+ elven Rook) are also never allowed to call out Harding for her racism, we either have to agree or just not acknowledge it and always be really really nice to Harding specifically.... and i think little moments of friction within actual main plot beats and significant cutscenes (like is done with Davrin and Lucanis) would have made a lot of the dynamics more interesting rather than just dancing around it and relegating it to banter or limited interactions you could ultimately miss if you don't have them constantly in your party/aren't constantly checking in at the Lighthouse. also companion approval should actually matter and they should be allowed to vocally disapprove of Rook's choices.

[gothteddiesdotcom]

can we start considering online job application systems as class warfare or