#i just find the hypocrisy of that statement funny

[lunar-skylar]

Marauders fans (the Death Eater sympathizers) will literally bend over backwards to defend their little fascist character(s), talking about “Oh but he was just a boy!”, “He was a child! Don’t fault him for what he does as an adult while he’s still a kid and hasn’t done anything”

But if you agree, and say the same could be said about Snape, they’ll all start hissing and growling at you, as if you just said the most blasphemous thing ever.

[barszcz-czerwony-i-biali]

It's been so funny watching people suddenly care about antisemitism again.

It's like where were you the past sixteen months?

I seriously couldn't give a shit about a fucking Nazi salute because I'm not even sure Musk is particularly antisemitic. I think he's worse than that, he simply does not care about humanity as a whole. To him, world is simply his playroom and everything in it his toys he can use and break for his amusement. Something I find more despicable than actions that arise out of fear or hatred. Hatred and fear and distrust of those different from us arises from being human whether we acknowledge this or not, a complete disregard towards humanity is something entirely different.

But people's sudden care towards this Nazi salute showcases human hypocrisy. We are likely to point out the wrongs in the other side and fail to do so or excuse the wrongs on their own side. And now I won't let this piss me off too much because this principle is reliant on someone judging what is and isn't wrong and only G-D is the true judge of that. And I wish to acknowledge my own hypocrisy in being human.

But I guess thing to ask yourself even in situations that aren't about antisemitism is "Do I truly care about this thing or do I only choose to care when it makes me look better than the other side.

Now I think the other important thing to remember is that belief is not fully reflected on social media. There are things I care about but don't post about for a variety of reasons. I just don't reblogg everything I see and like or feel I don't know enough to share the message or feel that it's too much to share one thing or another because it's heavy in one way or another. So once again I acknowledge my hypocrisy. Because I can hear people saying (mainly my internal monologue) Beetroot what about this issue that you've only posted once about?

However that being said. I can't stand people pretending they are standing up for something when the act of posting or reblogging a post is so superficial.

Probably what's more is that I hate that people think they care about antisemitism but their blog is riddled with a different strand of antisemitism and they don't even realise it.

This is why I don't post shit because I usually start with a statement and then get wrapped up in a introspective philosophical discussion that contradicts what I say or points out human bias and the inherent bias that comes from being oneself.

xd tl;dr i guess what I want to say is don't feel too proud of yourself for calling out Elon Musk. He's a piece of shit, there's forks in the kitchen, tell me something I don't know.

[princess-charlie-of-hell]

what will always come off as funny to me is the fact there's a lot of wierdly romantic visuals and statements with Charlie and Alastor [pink sparkles in the pilot, the lines of mimzy and Rosie about Alastor's relationship with Charlie, heart in the middle of Alastor and Charlie twice(heart pillow in the bedroom, heart design between their photos in the Vee tower)] but people will ask "why would you ship Charlastor! They have no chemistry!" Like, what?? No chemistry?? The whole show was supposed to be built on their platonic chemistry at least I dunno what to tell you

Charlastor is practically chock full of strange details that in another show it's foreshadowing them to be a couple but a lot of fans who hate that ship would proceed to look at those two radio ships with random clips and say it's hints that it's becoming canon from the most unrelated thing ever. I'm not saying they're not allowed to examine scenes for any potential element of their ship happening, it's the fact that a lot of those shippers practically believe it's canon from just those "hints" alone and bully other people if they ever say otherwise. that hypocrisy is what I find amusing

Agree, for a ship that isn't supposed to become canon there are a lot of clues who say otherwise. Like them dancing in the pilot together has the same pink sparkle effect we see in oh millie ,it looks to me like they are in love in this scene

And like Anon said how often hearts are Shown between Charlie and Alastor especially that it already happened twice in eight episodes , if it were any other show then I would think that it foreshadows them ending Up together

Also that the scene where Alastor lays next to Charlie in Vaggie's place after her and Charlie had a fight which could potentially end their relationship... I like Chaggie but this definitely looks like the show wants to imply that Charlastor is end game

People saying that Charlastor has no chemistry... sorry but have they watched the show with closet eyes?!Anon said perfectly that the show is built on their chemistry ,in the end they are the leads, not Lucifer and Alastor or Vaggie and Charlie but Charlie and Alastor

Especially in comparison to Radiost@tic and Radio@pple not to hate on the ships but the only interaction Alastor had with Vox and Lucifer were him bickering and fighting with them. I honestly understand the appeal from Vox x Alastor as Vivzepop stated their history is sad and complicated and that they were at least friends once

But Alastor x Lucifer? The only thing they have in common right now is Charlie and nothing more really. Like Radio@pple is the ship which makes least sense for them in my opinion.

It is definitely okay when people search for clues that their ships could potentially be canon,it is one of the things which makes fandoms fun. But people taking it too seriously and claiming RA/RS will be Canon because of this hints while hating it when people do the same with Charlastor, is really just hypocrisy

Like Charlie and Alastor will have a moment where they get closer and he actually opens a bit up to her are being ignored but Alastor looking a millisecond without hate at Lucifer means they are in love?

[mightdeletelater]

It's going to be so interesting to see how the ICJ's recent ruling carries broader implications, impacting not only what is happening in Gaza but also influencing dynamics in global justice. Unsurprisingly, Israel's stance towards the ICJ ruling has been dismissive. Anyone who knows anything about Israel's defensive nature towards human rights organisations and the UN could have seen that coming. The accusations of anti-Semitism are, of course, rife. When major government officials simply respond with phrases like "Hague Shmague", you know that what you're dealing with is a state built on forever denying accountability.

Despite Israel's scepticism, the recent issuance of historic measures by the world court carries profound implications. These measures specifically call for Israel to take decisive steps to prevent genocidal acts, address incitement to genocide, and provide a comprehensive report on its actions within a month. The ICJ has limited enforcement powers, but I think their ruling adds to the political discomfort experienced by Israel. The increased prominence of the ICJ and its recent rulings, particularly on the matter of incitement to genocide, have shifted the narrative, challenging those who previously shielded Israel from international criticism.

The tendency for defensive rhetoric may persist, but there is a noticeable transformation in the global perception of hypocrisy and double standards. I wrote about it in a previous post, but the hesitancy of the United States, the UK, Canada and other Western governments to criticise Israel and their discernibly selective approach to justice has actually been brought to the forefront. The recent judgment emphasises the imperative need for a more balanced and equitable approach, underscoring the significance of justice in various conflict zones worldwide.

The world court's increased visibility and the gravity of its recent rulings bring attention to the evolving narrative. Previous rulings by the ICJ, even on critical matters like genocide in Bosnia or the legality of the Israeli "separation barrier," barely made headlines. Despite the final judgment being a distant prospect, governments supporting Israel now find themselves needing to navigate the challenges created by their own stance on South Africa's case, previously deemed empty and illegitimate.

A compelling aspect of the recent ICJ proceedings has been the evidence presented on incitement to genocide, a crucial element outlined in the 1948 convention. Even before the South African submission, a former director general of the Israeli foreign ministry and others had discussed "extensive and blatant incitement to genocide and expulsion and ethnic cleansing." But many governments were hesitant to confront this self-evident truth.

It is incredibly frustrating because sometimes I listen to the politicians, and I just feel such a strong sense of anger mixed with disbelief at the words that are coming out of their mouths. Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that they do not accept the premise of the genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel. Funny that she should say that, given that Canada’s model of colonial confinement of its Indigenous peoples through the reserve & pass system was adopted by apartheid South Africa and later imported by Israel. So much of the Canadian government's time is spent convincing its people that they have moved on and learned from their past. The irony of today's events and their response could not be more obvious.

In the UK, the former prime Minister and current foreign secretary stutters on live television when being asked very basic questions about Gaza before saying that he isn't a lawyer and he can't answer in good faith. The foreign secretary cannot answer questions on foreign affairs in good faith. And weeks later, after the ICJ ruling, he's back on our screens, saying in a strong, assured voice that he actually disagrees with some of the strongest, most sound legal minds on the planet.

It's like come on.

I'd be typing for ages if I start to give examples from leaders in the US and the EU but the point is the reluctance of Washington and co. to condemn human suffering in Palestine has not only been detrimental to the Palestinians but also poses challenges for Israel. The repercussions extend beyond the immediate conflict, reflecting a pick-and-choose approach to justice. This approach proves to be perilous for justice globally, with implications seen prominently in the current north-south divide involving Ukraine. Why? Because Russia now has the ultimate ammunition.

Ukraine's efforts to gather support has now been made that much harder. As long as Israel and Western governments choose to dismiss the ICJ, the international community will turn Ukraine into a "your victims" versus "our victims" case. How can these countries say they are acting in good faith when it comes to Vladimir Putin but refrain from addressing the actions of an ally responsible for the deaths of over 25,000 civilians in a couple of months?

It feels like a waste of breath at this point, to be honest. The countless stories coming out of Gaza since October and well before that are vile. Millions are being cramped into one corner of a strip while everything they've ever known and loved is discriminately bombed. People are eating animal food out of pure hunger in Gaza. A child dies every 15 minutes in Gaza. Women are forced to use pieces of the tents they have been forced to live in as menstrual products in Gaza. Miscarriages are up 250% in Gaza. There has been countless reports of sexual and domestic violence by soldiers in Gaza.

And when these issues are brought up, there is a laughable amount of whataboutism to justify it all.

There is a poignant reminder of the fundamental principle of justice itself for politicians here. Unequal justice is tantamount to no justice at all. The destabilising impact of such inequity matters not only for Gaza and Ukraine but resonates in conflict zones globally, from Ethiopia and Sudan to Myanmar and Congo. If the ICJ's judgment manages to compel Western governments toward a more balanced approach, it would undoubtedly be a valuable outcome. Turning a blind eye to these issues could lead to detrimental consequences not only for the Palestinians but for the global pursuit of justice.

[scurvyratt]

Something I've been thinking about lately is Arab Muslim hypocrisy and Arab Muslim supremacy. It's just really funny to me how Arab Muslims (OBVI not all of them🙄🙄🙄. I'm saying in general) basically do not gaf about anyone but themselves lol. They will go on and on about how we are all "one Ummah" blah blah blah,, but that's just an empty statement that doesn't translate into their actions or even words.

There are millions of South Asian, South East Asian, African, etc. Muslims who have protested and donated for Palestine. Meanwhile Arabs barely say anything about atrocities that occur to other groups of Muslims. Maybe a couple months ago you could find Arabs posting or making statements about Sudan,, but now? Yeah, good luck finding an Arab who cares lol.

But you can break this down even further to discuss division within Arab Muslims themselves. The same sunni Muslims who despise Zionism and are protesting for Palestine, also think that Saddam Hussein was a good person and pray for him to go to heaven. "He did nothing wrong! Killing shias isn't bad because they are kuffar! There's no innocent shia!". Like how are you anyyyy different from a Zionist lol. Even a few months ago when Israel bombed a shia neighborhood in Lebanon, you could find lot's of Arabs saying something along the lines of "Okay I guess Israel isn't so bad after all🤣". It's just so ridiculous like I don't even have any further thoughts on the subject. All I can say is wtf...

Okay the other thing I wanted to talk about was Arab Muslim supremacy. Arabs, due to things like colonialism, imperialism, slavery, racism, etc. have turned Islam into a very exclusionary and stratified religion. Arabs try to force every non Muslim Arab group to conform to Arab culture and to speak Arabic. Like no, don't wear your traditional clothes, wear a abaya. Don't give your kid a name from your own culture and language, give them an Arabic name. No, you're not allowed to say Ramzan, you have to pronounce it as "Ramadan", the proper and correct Arabic way... And of course if any non Arab speaks up about this the Arabs lose it and become extremely defensive in the comments. "It's not Arab supremacy, it's just Islam! You have to follow these rules according to the Qur'an!!!".

Which leads into my other problem which is Arabs denying other ethnic groups experiences with Arab supremacy, discrimination, and racism. You can ask any non Arab who attends a majority Arab mosque about their experiences and they will have some insane stories to tell you. Arabs not sharing food with them, being scared of them for being black, not being allowed to pray in front of an Arab because they consider you beneath them, being shunned from groups, being shamed for not speaking Arabic, etc. I've even heard white Muslim converts say that Arabs have been extremely rude to them because they don't know Arabic or the religion?? Again, if anyone speaks up about this Arabs will immediately start denying, denying, denying. Don't ask any of those Arabs about the kafala system or who built the stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup or who cleaned their families home back in Lebanon tho... Anyways I just don't get it. How can you tell MILLIONS of people that they're lying about discrimination lol.

I actually typed this up the other day in a fit of annoyance but decided not to post because it felt incomplete. But last night my mom was watching a vid of a dude going around and interviewing random Arab Muslims in Dearborn, and some of them were like "may Allah bless all Arabs!!!.... and other Muslims". And I actually snorted irl because that's exactly what I'm talking about. Non Arab Muslims are just an afterthought to these people like lol.

So anyways in conclusion I suppose, idk why Arab Muslims expect and demand sympathy from the rest of the Muslim world when they simply do not gaf about anyone else lol. (Again, not all Arabs🙄, but it's enough that something needs to be said. Like Arabs need to speak up about this and stop denying reality).

[ohblahdo]

Curious to know what other people think about John's I Don't Wanna Face It  which was recorded in 1980 and released posthumously on Milk and Honey. Musically, it's very clearly a response to Coming Up, but if Coming Up is an invitation and this is an answer, then the answer is 'no', right? Because either the song is about John and he's recognizing his own contradictions and the fact that he hasn't dealt with them yet and doesn't want to, or the song is about Paul, and John is insulting him and calling him a hypocrite. Which is depressing to consider.

A little more musing on the lyrics:

Say you're looking for a place to go Where nobody knows your name You're looking for oblivion With one eye on the Hall of Fame

The man who wants oblivion and fame simultaneously could certainly be John himself, who'd been away from the music industry for several years and enjoying the quasi-anonymity of New York life while having trouble completely letting go of his competitiveness and his desire to be a star. But it's also very much a Paul thing - the guy who buys a farm in the middle of nowhere and runs around in disguise and wants to be one of the ordinary people but who also very much enjoys his own level of success.

I don't want to face it, oh no I don't want to face it, no, no, no, no Well, I can dish it out But I just can't take it

Again the theme of hypocrisy. From John's perspective, let's assume this could be either of them. The chorus switches from second- to first-person, but it's also significantly more mocking/sarcastic in the way he sings it.

Say you're looking for some peace and love Leader of a big old band You want to save humanity But it's people that you just can't stand

That seems more like John than Paul, contrasting his late 60s idealism with his own cynicism and misanthropy. And certainly if the "big old band" is the Beatles, he'd see himself as the leader. But then again, in 1980, Paul was still the leader of Wings, and Coming Up repeatedly references "you want some peace and understanding" / "you want a better kind of future" / etc.

I don't want to face it, oh no I don't want to face it, no no, no, no Well, I can sing for my supper But I just can't make it

(Is this a cooking joke?)

Well, now you're looking for a world of truth Trying to find a better way The time has come to see yourself You always look the other way

This is the primary bit that makes me think he's talking to Paul, because he generally complained more about Paul pretending not to be aware of things. Does John see himself as avoiding introspection and true self-awareness? Because either way, that's interesting.

I don't want to face it, no, no I don't want to face it, no, no, no, no Well, I can see the promised land And I know I can make it

What's the promised land to John in 1980? How is an attainable promised land compatible with not wanting to face things? What changes between "I just can't make it" and "I know I can make it"?

And then you've got the bit at the end where he adds:

I don't want to face it I just can't face it no more Every time I look in the mirror I don't see anybody there Woo!

Which is very Nowhere Man. (Also, I like the wordplay of "I don't want to face it" contrasted with the image of a mirror with no face.) But then again, this bit is mocking, and he's doing a funny voice.

So who can't face things and what is it they don't want to face? Is the song meant to be good-natured or bitter? Did it not make Double Fantasy for musical reasons, or was it a statement John thought better of? I'd like to take the more optimistic viewpoint, but I wonder.

[jadedxrealityw]

-Second And Third Chance- Tony Stark x Female Reader

    ☼-☪-☼

   Kody: favorite dilf- i’m sorry lmao

   Movie/Show: after endgame. but no one is dead because i’m still in denial.

   Summary: (Backstory included) Being the fiancee of Tony Stark was all you could dream of, but not everyone is perfect and Tony is certainly no saint. Even with Thanos being gone, Tony is still obsessing on how to keep you safe from other worldly beings, but due to his own ignorance ends up losing you all by himself. 

   Possible Triggers / Warnings: angst with fluff ending, cursing, Tony being Tony, F.R.I.D.A.Y and Wanda being your besties lmao, 

    ☼-☪-☼

   you wondered how you were ever came across such a man. Narcissistic, arrogant, just completely full of himself in every way possible. You had met the infamous Tony Stark at a shield ball/party so long ago. He was charming, you’ll admit, but you were fully aware of his playboy status. 

   you wore a long black off the shoulder dress that started skin tight at the top and flowy at the bottom, also sporting a slit down the side of the dress. Some said hi and gave you compliments on your outfit. You wanted to find Fury so you could talk to him as he was the only person you really knew. 

   walking along the floor a woman holding a platter of drinks offered you one and you gladly accepted it. You spotted Fury a few tables away, talking amongst Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers. Once you made it over, you slipped yourself into a empty seat. 

   Fury noticed you first and patted your shoulder “Didn’t think these parties were your scene Agent L/n” he spoke with his usual formality. You hummed into the glass of wine as you took a sip “They are not, but i needed a reason to drink” you admitted, earning a chuckle from Natasha. 

   you then took the time to look at both of them and smile “Natasha Steve. Still doing the whole saving the world thing?” you say. Steve cracks a smile and nods once “The world can’t seem to give us a break” he says. A chuckle bubbled in your throat “Not that you would take it though, right cap?”

   you four spent a good thirty minutes talking about the usual, until Maria Hill showed up then you got to talking about new missions that he Fury only trusted you all with. You were like Fury third in command. Someone Maria had recommended if something would have ever happened to her. 

   not to long Natasha and Steve had left the party earlier then expected, but they were always in the rush. You, Fury, and Maria were now standing next to the table. Maria’s phone rang and she slipped it from her bag and pressed the green button “Yes?...Give me ten minutes” 

   she hung it up and put it back in her bag. Fury looked at her with a questioning stare “I’m going to assume Romanoff or Rogers were on the end of that line. Would the rest of us be needed?” he asked. Maria shook her head “No. Just a minor problem. I’ll call if it escalates”

   Fury nods once and gestures with his head to the exit, dismissing her. They were so loyal to each other. Maria then sends you a polite smile before exiting the ballroom. You placed your cup on the table were you all resided minutes ago “Should we be concerned?” you ask. 

   he shakes his head “They’ll be fine. I like to come in at the end anyway, makes me alluring” he says, making you stifle a bit of laughter. “Right” you agreed not really wanting to dwell in that subject. Only seconds later is when an unfamiliar voice spoke “Nick”

   both you and Fury turn around and see the nice tailored suit belonging to the less nice man of Tony Stark. Fury cracks a small grin and holds his hand out “Stark, fashionably late” he points out. Tony grabs his hand and shakes it “Well if i wasn’t i’d be stuck looking like you losers.”

   did this grown man just call you both losers? Okay then. You folded your arms over your chest, not really paying much attention to there very testosterone filled conversation. Tony eyes removed themselves from Fury and looked at you “and who is this?” he asked. 

   you removed your eyes from the people walking past you and looked towards the billionaire “ This is Agent L/n. works alongside Agent Hill and myself” Fury explains. You give Tony a polite nod “It’s Y/n L/n” you say. Tony grins and went to say something more when Fury coughed. 

   “I’m going to use the bathroom. Tony don’t be weird” he spoke before leaving you both by your lonesome. Great. “May i offer you another drink?” he asked and you shook your head “I already had one and i have to be alert at all times. It’s in the job description. Very fine print”

   “Sounds like you need a vacation or a xanax” he makes a face, earning a small smile from you “Maybe, but i like my job too much” you reply. Tony steps to the side and gestures with his hand for you to walk. You didn’t see much wrong with that, just a friendly stroll. Why not. 

   you step in forward and Tony lifts his arm up a bit for you to link yours. ‘What a charmer’ you thought before slipping your arm through his. YOu both began to walk slowly through the ballroom “So what does your significant other think about how much you work?” he asked. 

   ‘very slick’ “I don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend at the moment. Tried dating on the job, but no one really understands how much working here changes you in a way” you explained, Tony nodding along with your answer. Being an Agent had its perks and downfalls. 

   “Why did you get into this line of work, if you don’t mind me asking?” Tony questions. It was strange seeing him be so genuine with his wording, the complete opposite of what Fury, Steve, Natasha, or Maria had to say about him. It was pleasant.  

   you gulp, a few choice memories deciding to flood your mind “I worked CIA with my sister for awhile. Our whole family was worked in some form of Government job. Then the 2012 attack happened and we were told to stand down. Me and my sister were stubborn so we didn’t”

   you inhale deeply and managed to keep your formal smile upon your face despite the urge to down another glass of wine and call it a night “No one knew about aliens back then, but we wanted to help people in any way we could. In hindsight it was very stupid of us”

   your mind began to wander to something else, the smile fading from your face and be replaced with a blank stare. For an expression so neutral it would be hard to tell that you were reliving a terrible memory. Crashing, a blood curdling scream, your pleas, and a then silence.

   Tony looked at you once you had stopped talking abruptly and used his free hand to pat your shoulder. You broke out of whatever horrific trance you were in “Sorry, zoned out- anyway my sister ended up passing, i was charged with treason funny enough, but Fury convinced them to drop the charges”

   Tony chose to ignore the brief daze you were in for your own sake and you two continued your stroll. The night ended with more talking and much needed laughter. He also offered you a ride home and you gladly took him up on that. It was really nice. 

   when you got to your house he asked you on a date to a very nice restaurant near your place. You accepted even though your brain was telling you not to. On the day of the date you ended up being called in and canceled. He said he understood and that you could reschedule anytime. 

   you never did go on that date 

    ☼-☪-☼

   just like most things it only happened once and you figured that was that. Spending a couple magical hours talking to Tony Stark would be any girls dream and just like dreams you awoke to reality. You had a job and had many other important things to do beside fantasize about a billionaire. 

   that was until Hydra took over Shield in 2014, you and Fury faked your deaths. Tony actually went to your funeral, wearing sunglasses and standing away from everybody. It was pretty sad, but you had a job to do. fury actually came back, but you stayed in hiding.

   then in 2015 when Ultron was a the main problem and you were itchy to bash some robots skulls in- wait they don’t have skulls. Whatever, Fury wouldn’t get involved. Then Sokovia became a giant plane and Fury caved. After a year of doing grunt work you could finally fight. 

   all the staff, including you loaded up a helicarrier. You made your way to the command center where Fury and Maria resided “Ah Agent Y/n. Glad that you could join us. Already suited up i see?” Fury points to your all black outfit and mask. 

   shrugging, you walked towards the front “I’ve been ‘dead’ for a year, cut me some slack for being excited” you say. Fury nods, agreeing with your statement before facing forward. “Set a course to Sokovia and making it fast” Maria announced.

   and with that, you were off

    ☼-☪-☼

  Maria hacked into the Avengers coms and connected Fury’s, your’s, and her own. “Where else am i gonna get a view like this?” a woman said through your earpiece. You instantly recognize it as Nat. You missed her so much, god you couldn’t wait to talk to her again. 

   “Glad you like the view Romanoff. It’s about to get better” Fury spoke, folding his arms behind his back, interlocking his hands. The helicarrier started to raise above Sokovia. Holy shit this is high. As you ascended you were able to see Nat and Steve standing together. Nat cut her hair, it looks pretty.

   rest of the staff began to enter the command room and set up “Nice right? Pulled her out of mothballs with a couple old friends. She’s dusty, but she’ll do” he spoke. “Fury you son of a bitch” Steve said right back. Did he just curse? That had to be Ultron. 

   “Woah, you kiss your mother with that mouth?” Fury said with a fake surprised tone. His comment made you chuckle a bit since he had a foul mouth. Hypocrisy am i right? “Altitude is 18,000 and climbing” Maria spoke, typing away on her keyboard like desk. 

   another guy spoke up from behind you “Lifeboats secure to deploy, disengage in three...two...take them out ” he clicked one final button and sat back. You felt the helicarrier rumble beneath you, which meant the lifeboats were being sent to the ground.

   oh shit. You were supposed to be on one of those. “Shit!” you yell before running out the command room. You raced down the stairs and made your way to the deck. You watched as a lifeboat flew right below. This is such a bad idea. Your doing it anyway.

   taking a couple steps back, you mentally prepare yourself before running as fast as you could. As you touch the edge you jump and launch yourself off the helicarrier. The lifeboat came closer to you until your shoulder collided with it. You hissed and slowly pushed yourself up “Damn- that’s gonna sting”

   “Did you just jump off the helicarrier?” Fury says through the coms

   “Who did?” Steve spoke

   “Oh you know, backup-” Fury replies before Maria cut in “Sir we have multiple bogeys on our starboard flank” she spoke and indeed when you looked up you saw a bunch of Iron man suits flying above. Oh shit. “Show them what he got” he replied back. 

   you reach down and pull both guns out the holsters that were on both of your thighs “It feels good to be back” you said to yourself. You heard something fly above you that wasn’t a Bogey and saw War Machine- Rhodey blasting through a bunch of them. He’s pretty cool.

   just as you were about to bask in the moment a Bogey landed on the lifeboat and came charging at you. It swung and you ducked just in time, lifting your foot to kick it in the chest. As it stumbled back you raised your gun and shot it straight in the head.

   the literal lights behind its glass ‘eyes’ flickered until it shut off and it fell to the ground. “It better not be that easy to kill the actual Iron Man” you spoke. “And your not gonna find out” a voice spoke. You turn around and see Tony in his suit, with his arm raised, ready to attack you. 

   you raise your hands “Woah- What the hell Stark!” you shout. Oh shit- you had a mask. “I’m on your side” you add. Tony tilts his head “Really, prove it” he says. You slowly move your hand. as to not startle him and slowly pull the mas down from your face “Hey Tony”

   he visibly tensed up. His mask retracting back into his face. Still has handsome as ever. He reaches up with both arms and takes off his helmet, dropping it to the side. “So is faking your death a Shield initiation thing or you just really didn’t want to go out with me?” he asked. 

   you cracked a smile and dropped your arms to your sides “I told you work gets in the way” you said. He went to say something when four Bogeys landed on the lifeboat. Damn you couldn’t let any on until you landed. Tony groaned dramatically and shot one in the chest, causing it to fall off the ship.  

   “No. See regular work doesn’t involve faking your death. I went to your funeral you know?” he says. You drop off and push off the seat and onto the Bogey, wrapping your thighs around its head. You push the barrel of the gun against the top of its head and shot “I know. I was there!” you shout.

   “Oh that’s just great. You saw me all vulnerable and teary” he says with a scoff. what was happening right now. You drop to the ground and the Bogey grabs your leg, pulling you back. You shot it in the arm and it lets go “I actually didn’t know you cried. That’s kind of cute though”

   you shoot the Bogey in the head and stand up on your feet. Just as you are about to take a step, a metal arm wraps around your neck, pulling you back. Oh yeah there was four. You went to reach behind as Tony shot through it’s head. The grip around your neck was released and you pushed it’s corpse off.

   “Your welcome” Tony spoke, he still sounded snappy. “Your such a baby Tony. What can i do to make you stop moping?” you ask, putting one of your guns into the holster. You look behind you as the lifeboats pull up next to Sokovia “One date after all this. So i can show you what you missed of course”

   you crack a smile, pulling your hood off your head. You raise your hand and hold up one finger “One date. That’s it” you say and he nods along “That works for me” he replies before picking up his helmet. He puts it on his head “But you’ll come back for more” he says as his face is covered by metal once more.

    ☼-☪-☼

   present

   you ended up did going on that date with Tony and he was right, there would be multiple date and girts until he finally asked you to be in a relationship. It was any big grand gesture that you expected from him, it was simple and sweet. It took him three years for him to propose in 2018.

   but he was always one to wait. 

   the second battle with Thanos, but everyone seemed to be somewhat recovering, but Tony wasn’t himself anymore. You already knew he was a workaholic, but it had never been this bad. He’d stay up all night working on new tech. Security, suit adjustments, anything. 

   when it first started happening you chalked it up to his response to trauma. One night you suggested he’d go to therapist. Just one session and if he thought it would work then he could continue and vise versa. Tony ended up shooting down the idea with a couple harsh words. 

   it was strange to see him yell at you because he had never done before. It was like you were talking to an entirely different person. It scared you to be honest, but you loved him. A whole year after Thanos had gone by and he was just falling deeper and deeper into his work and less into you.

   “Friday, is Tony awake?” you spoke, pouring coffee into a black mug. You place it on the silver tray and grab the light beige cardigan off the counter, slipping it over your white sports bra. “Yes Miss. Would you like me to inform him your coming down to the lab?” Friday asked.

   “No that’s alright. I’d rather surprise him. Thank you Friday” you say and grab the tray off the counter, it had a mug of coffee and a plate of pancakes. You knew he wouldn’t have eaten already “Just doing my job Miss” she replies. You smile to yourself. You liked listening to her accent. 

       ☼-☪-☼

   you push open the door with the side of your hip since your hands were full “Tony!” you call out, looking around the lab one time. You stop as you see your lovers head pop up behind a machine you were unfamiliar of “Y/n? What’re you doing up? It’s late” he said, putting down a tablet.

   you roll your eyes and walk over to the big table in the middle, placing the tray down “It’s nine in the morning, love” you reply. Was he starting to lose track of time now? This place needed more windows clearly. Tony put on a confused face as he scratched the back of his neck “Really?”

   nodding, you lift up the mug of coffee from the tray and make your way over to Tony. You dodge a few tools laying on the ground and hand him the cup “Drink” you say. He takes it from you and brings it to his lips “Thanks” he says. While he drank you studied his face. He looked so exhausted.

   it broke your heart

   “You look terrible by the way” you comment, causing him to crack a small smile. “You said yes to this face, remember that” he retorts. Well he wasn’t wrong about that one. “That is true, seriously i want you out the lab today and into bed. Tomorrow is an important day”

   Tony goes silent for a moment and you can tell he was trying really hard to think “Tony” you said, your voice sounding like a mom who was getting ready to lecture there child for forgetting to do homework. “I know i know- important day. Can’t wait for that...day”

   you narrowed your eyes “Friday” you called out. “Yes Miss” she replies instantly. “Read me Tony’s schedule that he set for himself for the week” you ask. Tony steps forward, but you take a step back, moving away from him. “There is nothing on Mr. Stark’s schedule this week Miss” 

   wow

   moving away from Tony, you walk over to the table “It’s our anniversary tomorrow you ass” you snap at him. Tony sighs and runs his hand over his face “I’ve been busy-” “You’ve never forgot it before” your tone was unusually calm, which through Tony off. 

   “Thanos is dead Tony” 

   “I know-”

   “Then what are you doing?!” you shout, shocking yourself at the loudness of your own voice. “I’m trying to keep you safe!” he exclaims. Your fist clench. God you loved this man, but you wanted to punch him in the nose “You know i thought that you would get over this, but i can’t take much more”

   your words seem to scare Tony a bit, but you continued to speak “It’s been a year Tony. You don’t sleep next to me, we barely talk unless it’s me making sure you don’t fucking starve to death, we haven’t been intimate in god knows how long. I’m tired of being neglected”

   crying for a man was so pathetic, so you reached up and wiped any forming tears away with your thumb. Tony reached his arms out and wrapped them around you. You wanted to push him away, but he hasn't hugged you in so long, so you gave in. 

   he rubbed the back of your head as you let a few tears fall onto his shirt “I’ll stop okay- look i promise i’ll get some sleep and will have a whole day together okay?” he says. You were mad and you wanted to scream at him, but you also loved him and wanted to give him a second chance.

   “Okay, but i swear Tony. You screw this up and-” you were cut off by him placing his lips on yours. Damn Stark. You smiled lightly into the kiss and pull away a couple seconds later “and you’ll throw me out on my ass i know.” he says. 

   you ended up making Tony go to sleep in your shared room while you cleaned up his lab and such. 

    ☼-☪-☼

   the anniversary, night 

   you were waiting outside a restaurant since Tony wanted to show up in his car to ‘swoon’ you wearing a black jumpsuit, it was his favorite color on you You looked at your phone and noticed he was about ten minutes late, but that didn’t worry you much since he liked to be fashionably late. 

   he’d come. He wouldn’t risk his last chance.

   would he?

    ☼-☪-☼

   after two hours Happy ended up picking you up and taking you back to your home. He apologized for Tony a couple times, but you said it was fine. Once you got home you kicked off your heels at the door. You were kind of running on autopilot just in shock and realization at the same time.

   you knew what you had to do, but at the same time you didn’t want to, but it was over. You gave Tony a chance and he blew it. Nine years down the drain in a flash. You just couldn’t believe it. Walking down the hall, you wipe your face from the warm tears.  

   shutting the door to your shared bedroom, you go over to the closet “Miss you seem to be in distress is there anyway i can help?” Friday spoke. For an AI she was very self aware on feelings. “Is Tony awake Friday?” you ask, going over to your closet. “No Miss, he is asleep in the lab. May i call someone for you?”

   you open the closet and pull out a suitcase you had in there and bring it over to the bed “Call Wanda” you say as you unzip the suitcase, opening it up and throw it on the bed. “Of course Miss, contacting Wanda Maximoff” she replies. After a couple seconds you hear her voice. 

   “Y/n? It’s late, are you alright?” she asked. You had confided in Wanda about your relationship problems with Tony since you were both in a long term relationship. You had also told her about the anniversary thing and Tony’s last chance. she said if it didn’t work out yo could stay at her place.

   “Hey Wanda- uh. Yeah i know it’s late but-” you didn’t get to finish speaking when Wanda cut you off “Are you crying? Tony didn’t come did he? Know what? i’m on way. He better like a car through his window” she threatens, you could hear her moving around and the sound of keys. Well damn-

   you began to grab your clothes from your dresser and stuff them in your suitcase “He’s sleeping, just pull in the front. I’ll send you the gate code okay?” you say, beginning to take off the jumpsuit you were wearing. “Fine, but no promises if i see him in the street. I’ll see you soon Y/n, goodbye”

   Wanda hung up the phone “Friday-” “I sent Wanda the gate code. Before you leave would you like to leave a message for Mr. Stark?” Friday asked. You grab a dark green sweater and jeans from your dresser and throw them on quickly. You didn’t bother to pack the jumpsuit. 

   you wanted Tony to know why you had left so he could see the consequences of his actions and so that he wouldn’t tear the city apart thinking you were kidnapped. “I will, can you record a holographic message?” you ask. “Yes Miss, also Wanda will be arriving in 15 minutes”

   “Okay”

    ☼-☪-☼

   Tony awoke to the sound of his alarm blaring off into his ear “Shit. Friday shut that off!” he groans, lifting his head from the table “Yes Boss” she replies and the alarm shuts off. “Y/n has left a message for you to listen too. It is very important” she adds.

   “Play it” he says going to lay his head back down on the table “It is a holographic message, Boss” Friday says. Tony begrudgingly lifts his head and leans it on his arm “Play it” he repeats. A second later you appeared sitting on the chair at the table with a blue hue around you. 

   “Hey Tony” you spoke a half smile on your face. tony would have found comfort in it if he doesn’t your puffy eyes and saddened expression. His head lifted on his arm “Remember our anniversary, you know your last chance and all that? Yeah.” you began. Tony sighed mumbling curses under his breath.

    “I care about you, i have since you talked to me at the Shield dance, but i haven’t been your first priority in a while and i get it, but you promised when i left Shield that you would always make time for me. I know that Thanos shook you and you won’t admit it, but you need realize that something bad isn’t lurking around every corner”

   Tony watched as you reached up and rubbed your eyes, the scene tugging on his heartstrings “We need a break from each other Tony, just for a little while. I’m going to stay with some friends. Please try to help yourself, get out the lab, clean yourself up, all of that.”

   you pulled something off your ring finger and placed it on the table. Tony looked down and saw the silver ring with three aquamarine stones. He remembered proposing to you with it. You said the color reminded you of his reactor. Weirdly enough your hologram looked up at him and smiled. 

   “I’ll be waiting” you said and then flickered away “That’s the end of the message, Boss” Friday says. Tony slowly picked up the ring off the table. You had recorded the message in hear, talking to his sleeping body. He wished he had woken up. 

    ☼-☪-☼

   three months later

   staying with Wanda was fun, but after a month or so you decided to get your own place. As much as you loved your big house you shared with Tony you bought small cabin well away from the city. It was quiet, it was outdoors and you loved it. 

   when you and Tony got engaged you ended up retiring from Shield so you could be more at home and help Tony with his work, but now even though you didn’t need a job you also didn’t like the idea of sitting on your ass. In that night of packing you put your old suit in there while on autopilot. 

   It took awhile, but you called up Fury and he was more than happy to let you back in “What does Stark have to say about all this?” he asked and you just sighed quietly “What Tony doesn’t know won’t hurt him” you replied and he didn’t ask any more questions after that. 

   getting back into your old life was pretty easy. All you needed was to get back into your regular exercise regiment that you had been lacking on and you felt more confident than ever. You didn’t feel neglected or forgotten, the complete opposite, you felt badass. 

   one day when you were walking out the store after picking up some groceries you felt eyes on you as you walked along the sidewalk. After years of being an Agent you knew when you were being followed. What was strange was that it felt like someone was watching you from above.

   having a hunch at who it might be you quickly looked up and see a quick blur of red and blue swing away from your vision. Was this kid following you? but why? You duck into an alley way and walk slowly. You hear him drop behind you and follow your steps. 

   “Peter”

   “Hi” he replies in nervous tone. You turn around, placing your free hand on your hip “Why have you been following me all week Peter?” yopu ask. You haven’t talked to Peter in months. Did he need something? Peter lifts his arm and grabs the top of his mask, pulling it off of his head. 

   he was lucky you were in a remote part of the city “Mr. Stark told me you weren’t together at the moment” he starts, looking at his feet. “I just wanted to make sure you were doing alright” he says and flashes a toothy grin. Aw- wait. “Did Tony ask you to check on me?”

   Peter shook his head “No. He’s been busy with setting up the new senteries and therapy- i mean i don’t know. I just missed you and i can tell Mr. Stark is trying to change, but i hate to see you both so sad. I couldn’t imagine not being with Mj” he says. This kid was too adorable. 

   not only that he went out of his way to see how you were doing. Wait- what did he say about Tony “What senteries?” you asked, stepping closer to him. Peter started to fidget a bit “Uh- i really have to get going-” “Peter” you said in a demanding tone. 

   he exhaled deeply, knowing he wasn’t getting out of this “Mr. Stark has a whole line of senteries to sell to the senator so he can finally retire from being Iron Man. Not fully retire just on a long term vacation- that’s what he called it.” he spoke. Holy shit- you hoped he had done this for himself

   and you as well- but mostly himself

   a smile creeped onto your face. The most stubborn man you had ever met changed. “When does he plan on doing this?” you say to Peter “A dinner party this weekend. I wasn’t supposed to say anything until it was done. He was going to do some grand gesture to show you he’s changed” 

   you shook your head and placed a hand on Peter’s shoulder “Don’t be. For once i’m doing the grand gesture”

    ☼-☪-☼

   saturday 

   after figuring out and planning on when and where you were going to show up you decided to tap into Friday’s systems and watch most of his speech then find Tony when the time was right, preferably when he was alone. Being with Tony for so long you figured out a way to enter your shared home, undetected.

   once you were in the building you hid away in a spare room that was never used “Friday show me the room Tony’s in” you spoke, pulling out your phone “Yes Miss” she spoke and on your screen you saw Tony in the dining room. You lift your phone and flick it so its projected off the screen.

   your eyes latched to Tony as soon as it turned on. He looked so different and healthy. It was pleasing to see that he was doing much better. You were also glad he took your advice. A warmth invaded your chest, it’s like you fell in love with him all over again. 

   gosh how you wanted to run into his arms that very moment. 

   “So Stark, why retire now?” the senator asked, taking a sip of wine from the glass he held. Tony seemed to tense up the question, but no one noticed other then you and Tony himself “If you asked me three months ago i would have told you to go to hell and that i don’t need to retire”

   “and now?”

   “Well back then i had my fiancee and thought i was the king of the world. Then i lost her because of my workaholic nature- also i’m not retiring Iron, Man will still be here for whoever needs him, but i think it’s time i put my future wife first if i want to keep her” he shrugs his shoulders casually.

   most at the table were stunned into silence before the senator lifted his hand for tony to shake “I guess Tony Stark does have a heart” he spoke and Tony shook his hand. You felt something warm come down your face and reached to wipe the tears away.

   god- what a charmer. Always knew just what to say.

   “Well this was fun, but my finacee i’ve been talking about is actually here on the moment” he said. Wait what? You looked at the screen as Tony’s head turned towards the camera, sending you a wink. How the hell did he find out?! Tony grabbed a pen from his pocket and signed the paper.

   “Happy will show you all out” Tony waved them off before walking out the room “If you step out the room you’ll be able to meet Mr. Stark in the hallway” Friday spoke. Oh so she snitched. Betrayal at it’s finest “Thanks Friday” you spoke before stepping out the room. 

   as you turned your head you come face to face with your husband to be, except he seemed nervous? “You look great- well you always look great” Tony says, making you form a smile “I’m proud of you” you say back. Tony reaches up, using this thumb to wipe away a stray tear. 

   “That means a lot coming from you. I can’t believe i let you slip away” his voice got darker, a frown forming. “I’m right here” you open your arms out. tony takes the opportunity to wrap his arms around your waist, pulling you flush against him. “But seriously Tony i will really leave you next time”

   he nods “I know i know. You can have the whole house if i do” he says, making you chuckle. After a moment of staring into each other's eyes, silently making up for lost time. “Oh my god Tony Stark if you don’t kiss me right now-” you didn’t even need to finish before his lips were on yours. 

   the kiss was desperate and starved for a deeper feeling. Who knew one person could miss another so much? After this, you speculated you’d be stuck to his side like glue for a couple weeks before he say something stupid to piss you off. 

   Tony’s hands traveled lower and lower until they gripped the back of your thighs, causing a familiar feeling to bloom within you. He pulls away from your mouth and his lips attach to your neck, leaving hot open mouthed kisses. Zero to one hundred real quick. 

   “Tony” you breathed out. You could feel the smirk against the skin of your neck. Horny bastard “Tony seriously” you say, a laugh bubbling in your throat. He pulls away and looks at you ‘I’m trying to seduce you. Why are you interrupting?” 

   you shake your head and hook your arms around his neck “I love you, you idiot”  you say, trying to catch your breath. A ego filling grin decorated his face as he pecked your lips “I love you too. Now let me get back to work” he says and goes back to kissing your neck and his hands worked off your belt.

   yeah- you were in love 

    ☼-☪-☼

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[szif]

i read a few reviews and i am actually surprised by how many people react to certain things and make entire comments on how their response is totally the intended viewing experience.

i think the instagram influencer angle enhances the surreality of the cruise ship (not intended for experience, but looks only, and to boast the ego of these people) and the mass vomiting scene was just a direct consequence of their actions from a previous scene and i'm not one to really find that funny or anything, but it was a nice scene for depicting how fucking weird these people are to not care and to think nothing bad's going to happen to them ever and i would say something about how all the food that makes them sick is because it's "exotic", raw, unprepared food and it's their adamant request of making monkeys out of the crew (that prepares the food for them) that gave them food poisoning. the last part was really, really good, with them incapable of change because they believe the universe revolves around them and that "sbuhumans" should serve them anyway, even in an apocalyptic setting. them offering only rolex watches and jobs to the woman ("toilet manager", one of the only two characters who aren't white there) who feeds them and does /everything/ for them and going even as far to quote marx to discount her (rightful) frustration towards them still waiting to be served.

i was totally wandering in the end if the rich girl is going to say "i want to help you, let me help you.... i will try to learn to fish/to make a fire/to be useful to you" as a matter of realization but she said "i'll get you a job when we get back home!!! you can be my assistant!!!" which is a good closure to the movie. they'll never learn & that's all that matters

plus like someone was like, "ugh, all this marx and communism quoting, so performative and says nothing" i mean, yeah, it's from a character who is a bougie guy pretending to hold communist values while serving rich people and being a rich guy himself most likely, in a high position in the entertainment industry? i think the scene where the grenade is thrown from a lifeboat paddled by a group of black guys onto the luxury ship WHILE the same guy is preaching about how war is manufactured to suit the economy and as mentioned above the same people who manufacture the hand grenades picks it up and dies from it, asking if it's their product. and i personally think the quotes chosen (especially pointing out they're marx) are very... not cliché, but expected of a hypocritical person like this to pick? they're true statements but it's obviously the truths a guy like him would accept. as a viewer i took this as the movie pointing out the hypocrisy of a person like this, and not positioning this type of guy to be "the" woke character we should agree with, but feel free to draw a different conclusion but i think the framing of the movie makes this narrative more worthwhile than "the director put this there to be woke"

uh, the island part was great and honestly the best part of the movie, i liked the other two (i have to mention here that i love movies segmented into parts, so it was nice) but the island part really took the cake for me. i felt bad for the lifeboat girl, she was a great character and seeing her not be understood at all when approached by that vendor was so much, i really (positively) hated the camera angle we took, similar to her point of view, looking up at the guy, only able to sit in there and even if she made herself understood the guy wouldn't have helped her for sure, but her trying anyway from being really desperate and grabbing him was pretty shocking.

this movie isn't all that good and it's 2.5 hours long but i don't like this angle letterboxd users took with it

*nobody mentioned this, but i think they should've cut the guy running in the wilderness scene from the end of it, it should've ended with the ambigious "will she die or will she not?" impending rock smack

watched triangle of sadness and it was like such a long 2.5 hours of my life. and it was okay.

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Is it only fantasy? Is it only fiction?

The most outrageous claim in the world of literature is that the stories we authors write are nothing but fiction; that they’re only tales derived from figments of our imaginations. I actually lost merit in assignments I’d written for my degree in English Literature because I dared to look upon the characters I was reading about as real people. In one particular assignment I mentioned an occurrence that I believed revealed the ‘truth’ about a character. I then received criticism for using that word, truth. My tutor told me I shouldn’t be thinking of them as real people, because they’re not real; they’re fictional.

Really? I thought. In every literature course I have studied, one particular point has been reiterated, and that is that the thoughts and experiences of the author are projected into their writing. In literature courses students are expected to analyse the set novels or short stories in order to answer the assignment questions, and it has always been my understanding that fiction isn’t doing its job if readers aren't immersed in the world or universe they are reading about (bearing in mind everyone has their own tastes). We are always tasked with making sense of what the author is trying to say in their writing; what emotions are they trying to convey? What truths are they trying to represent? It doesn’t matter what genre we're talking about; there is always a need to connect with the world to express what otherwise cannot be expressed. Henry James even made the statement that fiction is an author’s “personal impression of life” (in reference to his critical essay on The Art of Fiction, which, ironically, was a text I actually studied in that degree).

Alright, so the biggest gripe about this is the belief that it’s only fiction because it apparently isn’t real. Existence is a funny thing to talk about because everyone has a different idea on what’s real and what isn’t. Maybe fiction is no more than words in a book, or maybe it’s something else entirely. How many literary memes are there on social media that express the notion that books are effectively portals to other worlds or places which give us the chance to experience life outside of one’s own ordinary existence? What is the point in fiction of any kind if we feel nothing for the characters and stories we’re engaging with? What is the point if we don’t actually think of them as real? What is the point in studying literature, analysing not just authorial techniques but character motivations and ambitions, if you’re just going to sit back and criticise it all by saying “it’s just words on a page; none of these people are real”? Whether they are actually standing right in front of us in the flesh or not doesn’t matter. Look up any title with a significant following and you’ll find fans constantly talking about what the characters are doing, what has happened to them, what might happen to them, and you’ll even find some people pairing characters up who they think have relationship potential (ie shipping). Say “it’s not real, it’s only fiction” makes you a killjoy who doesn't understand creativity, and it sounds even worse coming form a tutor teaching literature.

It’s hypocrisy to study and teach literature if one's true thoughts are that it's "just fiction". The author is real; their experiences, beliefs and emotions are real; their imagination is real; and both characters and the worlds they inhabit are brought to life from those things. All characters, whether human or fantastical in some way, have their own agendas and emotional conflicts that stem from our real experiences, perceptions or speculations on life and the universe at large. So irrespective of how you view fiction, the reality we know always plays a vital role in its construction and the effect it has on readers, who identify with the experiences of those they are reading about. Don't ever tell me it's just fiction.

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Unpopular Opinions

(non-spiritual*)

TW: rant, dark subjects

💊if you do drugz thats fine- but if your suggesting me or anyone else to experience it with you- don't cuz yk might not know if they're potential addict

✝️if you belive in a religious or spiritual faith thats fine- but don't enforce your belief & disregard others in the process like- or disbelief for that matter

🌑if a person embraces they're "dark side" It doesn't make them evil, malicious, weird etc. they just are bringing to light what most demonize that they ironically too possess

🌻non-empathic people aren't cruel intentionally it's not there fault they don't understand ppl & you can't always hold that against them as a grudge considering so many ppl are brought up learning to hide emotions

🐚feminine male & maculine girl doesn't equal them always liking the same sex sometimes when its right just ask & believe they have the right idea for themselves

💸money has got to be so problematic, it holds no real value if rocks where money & vice versa rocks would be treated as money it's sad that paper motivates ppl to work, to keep homes & jobs society hella twisted

💀bishes be so quick to jump ain't nobody do a 1v1 fair fight? Like it's telling how some ppl r afraid to do ish independently

🕷️negativity spreads like wild fire if you gossip with someone like a friend chances are that'll piss them of & they'd wanna fight YOUR battles it's ok to tell a friend but thats involving ppl in drama (hypocrisy)

🧿if someones often chastising someone on the internet it depends why that defines if they're just rude or actually calling ppl out because it needs to be said👀

🌟idgaf whose who, celebrities are glorified ppl & look at how much drama they get is exposed & for what- it's better to be rich than famous

🛌if ppl sleep in a lot it doesn't always make them angry sometimes it's an indicator that they are drained or tired often with low levels

🥴Karma is very real it follows, change your ways if your the type of bishes who like inflicting pain- if you haven't & it feels like the universe is against you it- isn't likely, just teaching a lesson in this life is all for your elevated state ig

👺don't gemme wrong I like getting reactions outta ppl for funsies sometimes however if your the type of bish who is entertained by gossip, other ppls misfortune or likes upsetting ppl or bullying your🤢- as I said I like getting reactions outta ppl sometimes but I don't do alll that often

🗣️bishes who don't take accountability, I do when I've actually knowingly done something wrong- then theres ppl not willingly facing it or denying there issues of causing pain or discord not owning up to it & victim playing, it's cowardess honestly like how you gonna be afraid of the truth maybe it's hard for some but others need fix still

☯️ ppl who claim to wanna "understand the full story" yet ironically have made up there minds already & can only see said person for what they've done no longer for who they are ppl like that idgaf abt cuz it's talking abt situations where you know their minds made up so need to explain yourself in that case

🧑‍🤝‍🧑friends that don't have loyalty for eachother you might not have to fight for them- but stand by them or try to depending on said situation friends should be able to tell there friends the hard truth about eachother privately however if your quick to jump in opposition to them 👀

☕as opposition to a previous statement- ppl love to be entertained by negative ways & drama sure- but bitch turn on the damn fucking television & watch don't go stirring the pot grab a remote📺

📜USA-(not just usa) some ppl think patriotism, "finding the states" & working under the presidency or some shit is there god thats funny how "I have rights or I am a patriot" thinks you have the right to be an asshole & I really despise when bitches use the term "this countries gone to shit" or etc. cuz hoe this country was stolen from the natives & built on the backs of slaves don't even get me started on the dark ish they cover up like the r*ped victims in those trials, enforcement converting of christianity because their way was thought to be correct, how ppl ironically tell ppl to "go back to their countries" HOE AIN'T NOBODY ORIGINAL FROM HERE BUT THE INDIGENOUS &, then ppl giggle saying the n-word or have the audacity to say get over it or etc. Nd ppl have the audacity saying ish like "our generation ruined the world, you gotta fix it👴" Really? Bitch

🙄ppl who act fake in public- unless you gotta decent rzn there's no rzn for you to create a happy persona in public then be completely snarky in private u ain't gotta be weird

👟 materials ain't shit y'all gonna die anyways so if someone has better items or whatever manufactured objects that are more this or that it don't matter it's just a material

🤼‍♂️ppl who fight, N involve children!? Tf that's not - ayo if you cannot raise a child in a decent environment that's why these cps hoes be at it, you gotta make sacrifices once you have a kid you have a new life to take care responsibility of alongside yours🚸

🥵 premarital sex look if you engage in it that's fine but wear protection n don't go falling deeply in love cuz sometimes bitches be cheating n u get ur heart broken I'm getting married b4 sex chai🤤

🐛cut of person's who can't accept you for who you are n simply be elsewhere nd learn to accept yourself

💣 look this a lil twisted but- I think pollution could fix things after everyone is dead like the human race could learn from this punishment

🪦 don't fear death, live your life to the fullest you desire

🍡cultural appropriation creepiest AF Maybe there'll come a time when we can exchange culture like that and realize race divides use and we should only identify as a whole species, however that time isn't now so lemme not hear a blaccent, or see a fully white girl with a bindi or etc. Have y'all seen the "lean on" music video🤨 it's fine to appreciate cultures but don't carbon copy yourself 😂

😼Doja cat is a prime example of how BISHES use favoritism to be a scapegoat for celebrities girl was in a rascist chatroom against her own race, claimed she'd quit music after a bad trip to south america, acted like a Nicki superfan for a Collab supposedly & spilled tea to a teen then got mad the teen betrayed her trust yes it was a low blow but she's an adult n you can talk to ppl but- celebrities befriending other celebrities cuz they're celebrities is basically befriending strangers bcuz their fame like 👀 you don't know this boy n he an actor 👀

💞friending ppl older or younger shouldn't be looked at as weird it's wholesome often like rollo tubs & that Jewish old guy from the cleevland show "ha ha, ha ha" however in terms of love that's different if there's an underlying tone of creepy like the significant other waiting to turn 18 that makes ish weird however it's weirder that just cuz they turned 18 o it's legal! Bish this why I say the law is your god otherwise y'all been dating or whatever way sooner likely which is disturbing🤢

🤠if you say all lives matter your blind.

🤮MNSFW Twitter is disgusting these minors shouldn't discuss if they're bottom or top!? dominant or submissive!? Like this why I'm waiting to write smut if I do it won't be real ppl LOL

😈smut when using actual ppl is kinda weird I'm not tryna kink shame but I am judging unless the person it's Abt is into it STOP BEING WEIRD!! (or keep it private)

😇look ppl who wanna be there for ppl n understand them from the goodness of there heart is fine, however not every bitch wants there business broadcasted n put on BLAST if it's private a person would likely make that clear however some ppl think it's ok to include themselves in ish that doesn't concern them or loosely talk abt it "to be helpful" it's not it's non of your business so don't take it upon yourself to explain shit even if they haven't said not to check in first like-

🌿vegan ppl I plan to probably go vegan since I've eaten enough dead animals but you gotta accept death is apart of life yes livestock is tortured n no they're not ppl so they aren't treated humanly but get over it like your ancestors more than likely was eating cow whipping there lips with wool or some shit n that's on veganism being a new age thing in america mk

🤹nostalgic code ppl it's good to revisit child hood, feed that inner child but don't let that seep into your mindset cuz then it gets a bit creepy ngl🍪

That's it for rn- also I haven't updated the masterlist in a while cuz idgaf you could use the tag of my username in the search bar ✍🏾

🤖 if someone is different than you n it pisses you off go your separate way n leave them be, also recognize when someone is being problematic or being themselves cuz some ppl self-conscious don't gemme wrong I'm THAT BITCH nd I'm not saying I'm better than y'all cuz like I've said I've done some ish 👀 but just things to consider if you'd like <3 MIGHT DELETE🤡🤪😜

[theblogtini]

Hi! Since you work in media/ PR what do you think about the Chrissy Teigen scandal? I knew she was super annoying and thirsty, but I didn’t know how unhinged and nasty she truly was. Death threats are not ‘harmless’ words, obviously. She has told so many to go kill themselves - it’s insane and disturbing and not normal; clearly she is not sorry either as it’s a pattern. I find it pretty disappointing that other celebrities and dumb hypocrite influencers I follow aren’t publicly condemning her for this, yet they will virtue signal for ‘kindness’ / anti-bullying and other various SJW causes. So good on Candace Owens for not letting this slip through the cracks. I was shocked that Chrissy’s Instagram followers haven’t gone down at all with there being so many receipts. If it was, I don’t know... Tiffany Trump all of the keyboard warriors would go psycho and be hell bent on completely ruining her life. The double standards and hypocrisy are genuinely disgusting and extremely problematic. I hope her husband doesn’t condone this repulsive behavior of hers, but who knows!

I’m really grossed out by it. You’re right that Chrissy is pretty attention-seeking but she’s always seemed like the “everything in good fun” type. The person who would say anything for a laugh - so I’ll admit I was a fan. But in the last few months little pieces of her real personality have started shining through more that made me think she was less “it’s all fun” and more “drama drama drama.”

But all of THIS is just horrific. To make a shitty comment “to be funny” is one thing. To publicly tell someone to kill themselves is abhorrent. And to DM that person and harass them about it is pathological. ESPECIALLY when that person is a child that is CLEARLY going through some shit.

Chrissy, IMO, has proven that she is not at all the person she’s been pretending to be. She isn’t a goofy, funny, outspoken person who is in it for a laugh and speaks their mind and occasionally has a misstep. She’s just mean, and bitter. She isn’t a champion of women. She isn’t compassionate.

From a media/PR perspective: if I were a brand that was working with her I would run. She issued an apology and her fans seem to be eating it up but I would advise my clients to issue a statement of condemnation and sever ties.

[musicfordinner]

MUSIC DRAMAAAAAA: Jake x Taylor Edition

You know I’ve been anti-Taylor Swift my whole life until I heard this song All Too Well. It’s been this song that’s changed my views on her and her catalogue.

I just feel that this song is so perfectly executed, it’s so well written and reads like a fucking cautionary tale yet it’s something that we’ve all experienced as young women dating older partners at one time or another.

The lyrics of this song are so good, I’ve listened to this song maybe 50 times.

So boom, I guess it’s gotten to be too much for Jake and I give it up to Taylor Swift for rocking some white dudes like she’s always with the shits clapping back on white dudes in her own way, a lot of the time very directly and very specifically.

I don’t respect any of her interactions with Black women, especially in relation to Nicki Minaj.. but I also struggle to respect Nicki Minaj’s relationships with Black women in the light of the Little Mix debacle. Little Mix, none of whom are Black women, but I digress..

This song All Too Well really stood out to me lyrically. It’s pensive and just emotionally deep. It’s almost like hip hop in the sense that there’s just so many shots fired:

Speaking to the first highlighted section, there are so many old dudes who talk shit (kick game) to make younger women and girls feel like they’re the appropriate age to for them to be dating on some you’re so mature shit when they’re really just predators. .. Many of these men just can’t hack it with women their own age and I believe that to be a thing. They don’t want the accountability of a partner who expects them to be on the same level or at the same place as them. It’s whatever. It’s also something women learn from as they become older women. I know more about this shit now at Taylor’s age than I did 12-15 years ago.

Secondly, it’s about sex. Taylor explicitly stated it’s about sex - you’re not good for the long term but yo it’s that young p that they want. Facts. There’s plenty of videos of predators online talking about how to lure young women for whatever fuckshit they want them for. There’s even a contingent of videos of these same dudes “dissing and dismissing” women on some sick maladjusted type bs. I like the women talking about and biting back. First Promising Young Woman a film that I loved and of course this song is something on point.

Lastly, how she got him on his hypocrisy of the first statement about her being older things could have worked out.. when all the bitches after her are still this stunted age even as he ages and ages. Wild. And really funny actually and the best line. Like she’s just on point with the shots. Especially considering Jake (41) his girlfriend is a young woman (25). Which means she was just born when he was 16 years old. Mad weird. It’s whatever, but still. Some folks need their lovers to be babies. It’s the only way they feel safe as partners. They need someone to inspire and care for like a child. It’s a thing. Therapy they might ignore, but youth.. they suck these young ladies dry. Which is why I hope these women are getting their coin, which I’m sure they are.

I love that she wraps up the whole song with giving him back the drama that he created in her life.. literally and figuratively. Sometimes you gotta wait until you’re an older bitch to illustrate the kind of nonsense that happens when you were a younger naive girl. It’s why I love a personal memoir chileeee!

It’s interesting how he’s trying to reclaim or remove himself from her narrative. If I was Taylor I’d be smiling and enjoying the spectacle that this has caused him, which I’m sure she is.. somewhere smiling her sly smile while her heart remains joyous and this is a win of a song for anyone who’s dated an older person, an older man in particular. It’s a unique and highly relatable song. I love it. Taylor got me as a fan with this one.

Jake seems completely pressed and I find it really funny that he’s on some “we should be talking about Cyber bullying.” My G, get the fuck outta here!! Why don’t we talk about how there’s millions of women out here and you choose to source from women who are almost exactly half your age. What tf is wrong with you. Like — hush. On some sideline shit I think that this is why society has a hard time of progressing things forward for different groups and why younger men in this girl’s age group are pressed that they’ll never find the women that they want 1) their jobs are LACKING, old folks refuse to get out the way and let people grow and come up and let families have the same chances as they did.. inflaming all markets from love to Housing. 2) young dudes feel like they can’t compare because all the lines are crossed. No signs on how to evolve because no one is leaving the pool we don’t even know what it looks like when niggas is dry, because they refuse to dry off, put some clothes on and act like they got some sense.. they want to be at the pool party for the rest of they lives!

Anyway.. I just found this whole thing very interesting. The song slaps and the ending is gorgeous. I hope Jake stays pressed.

[itsonlystrange]

Stop saying “(insert character name here) has never done anything bad in their life. They’re babie and are so innocent.” Or “(insert character name here) did this so they’re the worst most selfish character and deserve to die next season!!”

news flash! Every. Single. Character. In . Stranger. Things. Has. Made. A . Mistake.

AND THATS OKAY!

All characters have flaws. If they don’t it makes them boring characters. I’ve seen FIVE. F I V E people say today that will is the most selfish character of stranger things and deserves to, and I quote, “die next season, #killwillbyers .” No. I’m not kidding.

For starters: Will may have been inconsiderate last season but reminder!! 1. He’s a 14 year old boy 2. Him wanting to play d&d doesn’t make him a bad character it makes him a DIMENSIONAL character. Stop expecting him to be perfect. He’s learning. He’s growing. He doesn’t deserve to die just because he wanted to play D&D. Him calling El stupid was a throwaway line. Mike didn’t even care that Will called El stupid because Mike understood Will didn’t mean it and that he was frustrated, so you shouldn’t either. I admit, calling El stupid wasn’t cool, but neither was El assaulting Max but apparently that’s justified. My point is: EVERY CHARACTER IS FLAWED. Every one. Stop pretending like Will is the worst thing that’s happened to the show and stop pretending like (insert character here) is the most small harmless bean ever:

This is coming from an EL STAN aswell. I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy in this fandom. Because it’s insane. Apparently Will calling El stupid (which I’m not saying wasn’t bad- I’m just saying you can’t seriously hate a character for making a realistic mistake and refusing to acknowledge all of the selfless things Will has done and only pointing out the one thing he’s done that makes him flawed.) but point is, apparently Will calling El stupid makes him the most selfish awful person ever but El assaulting Max and completely not being understanding in some elements of seasons 2 and season 3 and in ways being a brat, it’s fine because “it was a mistake”, which it WAS! El doesn’t deserve to be hated for those things because she’s a dimensional character and I love her. But stop ridiculing others for things you wouldn’t ridicule your fave for.

Every character has messed up. Stop expecting characters to be perfect. I’ve seen people say Will was worse than Billy. Billy, the racist abuser. Exactly.

These characters need to have flaws to be good and entertaining characters. And remember, the party members are KIDS! They’re brains are still developing! They’re children! They’re learning and developing. They aren’t the Pope or Obama. They say and do mean things. Doesnt mean their actions shouldn’t have consequences, it just means that you have to understand that your fave isn’t going to be unproblematic all the time. Deal with it.

Every one of the party members has made a mistake or multiple.

MIKE: made out with el for 6 months straight and ditched his friends. Can be a complete asshole. Ignored the “best thing that’s ever happened to him”, tried to control El, is an ass to Max

LUCAS: was wary of El and insulted her. Can be too blunt and can forget about his surroundings and about others feelings

DUSTIN: kept dart despite knowing it was from the upside down. Can be selfish

WILL: was inconsiderate of Mike’s break up, called El stupid.

EL: assaulted Max, spied on mike despite knowing mike hated it, was very blunt and rude in ways, can be a brat and doesn’t understand some things that are meant to keep her safe

MAX: Can be a total asshole. Very set in her ways. Doesn’t like to understand peoples point of view

THIS DOESNT MAKE THEM BAD CHARACTERS! Instead of paying attention to their bad traits start recognizing all the good things they’ve done. All of their GOOD traits. This fandom can be so pessimistic at times.

Every single member of the party has made mistakes and have done morally incorrect things. But they’ve also done very good things too!!! 97% of the things the party members have done have been GOOD. Stop paying attention to that 3% that isn’t morally correct or selfless or kind. You’ve made mistakes and I’m sure you’d hate being ridiculed for the rest of your life over one thing you did months ago. Or one mistake you made when you were younger and more naive or when you were still growing.

Instead of pointing out the bad things each party member has done and holding them up to impossible expectations because they are CHILDREN, take a minute to appreciate all of the good things they’ve done, which include (but aren’t limited to)

MIKE: Loyal, kind, patient, understanding, puts his friends needs infront of his own, will do anything for the people he loves, trustable

LUCAS: rational, leaves no man behind, defends his friends no matter what, brave, fights for his friends

DUSTIN: Patient, uplifting, funny, always will be there for you and will listen to you. Super smart, can get you out of any scientific or mathematical situation. Unapologetically himself

WILL: loyal, kind, a great listener, the mediator, peaceful, selfless, loves you unconditionally, puts his needs behind everyone else so he won’t worry his mom or the party

EL: selfless, brave, would sacrifice herself for her friends and family. Kind hearted and genuine. Always forgives people for their actions

MAX: will beat someone up if she found out they bullied you. Very uplifting and encourages you to be independent and to love yourself

AND THATS NOT EVEN ALL OF THEM!

Appreciate the good traits your favorite characters have! I’m not saying you aren’t allowed to dislike a character but it’s complete bullshit that you’d create some personal head canon that so and so is an awful person or make up lies about a certain character just to get an excuse to dislike the character.

These kids have trauma. Stop expecting them to deal with their trauma in 100% healthy ways. This is the EIGHTIES. They can’t just go find a support group online or go on Quora to find the answer as to why they’re acting a certain way.

These kids are misunderstood and they really just need a hug. Stop making a certain character out to be something their not.

And for the love of god, El and Will are both great characters and are my 2 favorites so can we stop this war it’s pointless

AND ALSO:

If you wish death upon ANY of the party members I will personally kick you into orbit. They are 14. who wishes death on 14 year old children?! That is disgusting.

Anyways, have your faves. Enjoy the show. And I’m not telling you NOT to dislike a character but instead of hating on them, level with them. Put yourself in their shoes. Reason with them and ask yourself, “Well maybe I also would act like this if I went through what they went through.”

Character are going to have flaws! Don’t let that stop you from appreciating the parts of their character that are good and lovable.

I’ll say it again: a good character needs to have flaws to he entertaining.

So no: the statement “(character here) has never done anything wrong in their life ever.”

Because they have. And that’s OKAY! Normalize having flawed yet lovable and enjoyable characters. That’s why I love ST so much. The party is REALISTIC. The kids ACT LIKE KIDS. Stop expecting them to be and act like 45 year old men or women. They’re learning. Growing. And developing.

PS: this does not go for the characters that have no good qualities and simply are villains *cough, Brenner and Lonnie cough*

[eryiss]

Summary: Freed and Gajeel were total opposites in every way, only connected by the guild. When they were forced to train together under Makarov's orders, they expected antagonism and mistrust. Instead, they were given a lesson in how quickly opposition can turn to attraction. The issue: let the budding relationship simmer away, or let it explode. [Freed x Gajeel Multi-chapter]

Notes: Hello everyone. I’ve been wanting to write something longer for this couple for a while, and this idea seemed quite fun. I hope you all enjoy it and maybe I can convert some of you to living Freed x Gajeel. Happy reading.

Links: FFN, Ao3, Chapter List

Chapter One - Makarov's Idea

As he walked towards the guildhall, Freed kept looking up at the moon.

The nights sky was cloudless and gave him an unhindered view of stars and the moon. It was a beautiful sight, but made him frown a little. The moon was large and nearly in its fullest state, a concern for the time of year. It had been some time since the full moon had coincided with the longest day of the year, and it seemed like it was going to happen again this year. The brimstone in his blood seemed to fizz at the idea, and he quickly looked away.

At his side, Laxus bumped his shoulder to get his attention. His frown told Freed that the dragon-Slayer had seen his concern, and he smiled to comfort the man.

"Nothing to concern yourself about," Freed assured him. "I've got it under control."

"Make sure you do," Laxus instructed. "No missions until it's over, right?"

"Of course," Freed nodded.

Laxus seemed to think the matter settled at that, but Freed wasn't so sure. The entirety of the guild - or at least those not already on missions - had been called to the guildhall that night. Makarov hadn't explained why he wanted everyone present, but it was entirely possible that they would all be dragged away on a mission and that Freed would be forced to act as if everything was normal. So promising that he wouldn't go on any missions was more wishful thinking than anything else.

Still, if he did have to go on a mission, he could handle it. Six years ago, it had taken him by surprise. Not this time.

"Let's take bets," Bickslow, unaware of the hushed conversation, stated mischievously. "Fifty-fifty odds of it being either a world ending disaster we have to deal with, or some weird competition so he can perv on the gals again."

Laxus winced at the second option, but didn't deny it.

"It better not be the second one," Evergreen huffed. "But knowing him, it probably will be. So I'll put five hundred jewels on that."

"Nah, it's been too long since we all nearly died," Bickslow shrugged. "Five hundred on the world ending. You two sticks in the mud gonna get involved?"

Freed had stopped listening to their conversation moments before, and found his worries back on the sky. The full moon had been scheduled in exactly one week, and it meant trouble for him. He should be making preparations in case he lost control of himself; this was all a distraction. He should leave town, just in case.

His team looked at him in concern, but remained quiet.

As they approached the doors, Freed's mind remained preoccupied. A hand clasped onto his shoulder and jerked him back, and he realised it was Laxus. He frowned, only then realising he had nearly walked into Gajeel Redfox. The dragon-slayer glared at him, arms crossed to highlight his biceps. He didn't have much else than his physical strength, Freed supposed, so he had to show it off.

"Idiot," Gajeel spat at Freed, and Freed nearly scoffed at the hypocrisy of the word. If either of them was an idiot, it was not Freed.

Gajeel was walking into the hall before Freed could retort.

"God, who put a stick up his ass?" Laxus muttered as he shook his head. He looked down to Freed again, looking worried. Perhaps he hadn't believed Freed's assurances as Freed had hoped. "You need to go back? He ain't taking over yet, right?"

"No, I was distracted, that's all," Freed assured him, but none of his team looked happy. "I'm in control of myself. But I've got plans on how to approach the demon should I need them."

"Can we help?" Evergreen asked.

"I'll ask if I need it, but I don't suspect it'll happen," Freed placated them. They were still unconvinced. "You needn't coddle me, I'm fine. Particularly when there's apparently a fifty-fifty chance that the word is ending. Though, I'm putting five hundred jewels on the competition."

Apparently, the mention of gambling, broke the ice.

When they got inside the guildhall, it was more crowded than normal. All the tables on the lower level had been taken, and as such they were forced to climb to the S-Class balcony and sit there. None of them particularly minded that, and they waited for a short while for the rest of their guild mates to file in and settle, drinking and talking as they did so.

Eventually, Makarov walked onto the stage and stood before the crowd of wizards. After a few shouts for them to be quiet, the room fell into silence.

"Thank you all for coming," He began after clearing his throat. "I'm sure you're all wondering why we're here."

"For you to creep on us," Ever mumbled, and Bickslow snickered.

"Fairy Tail is a guild with its bedrock founded on the principles of friendship. We work so well because we work together. Whereas other guilds maybe have one or two teams, we have many," Makarov explained, gesticulating as he spoke. "It makes me so proud that you've forged these relationships and implemented them into your working lives. Your friendship and love allows you to work together to fight harder and become stronger, side by side as friends. I'm immensely proud of you all, but as of late I've noticed a problem with your work."

He paused, and Freed rolled his eyes. Everything was so dramatic with him.

"While you're very good at working with your own teams, you sometimes struggle working with the guild members you're unfamiliar with," Makarov continued, as if this statement were a tragedy. "And sometimes your teams won't be available, and I don't want you not taking group jobs because your regular team isn't around."

"Starting to think I bet on the wrong side," Bickslow grumbled, taking a drink.

Freed found himself only half listening. Whenever Makarov made an announcement there would be a lot of preamble that Freed didn't particularly care to listen to; not when he had bigger problems to deal with.

Perhaps, if his demon did become more powerful under the moon, he could rune himself into a cage of sorts. That might work, though perhaps physical manacles and shackles might be more practice. His team would be able to help with that, most likely. They wouldn't be happy about it, but Laxus had seen first hand what could happen when the demon was allowed to take over without restraint. He would understand.

No. He was worrying for nothing. The demon was under control now. Besides, he should be listening to his guildmaster.

"So, to broaden your opportunities, I've come up with an idea," Makarov grinned. "For the next week, you'll be split into pairs that you don't normally work with, and you'll spend all of that time training together. These partnerships will be random, and by the end of the week you'll be fighting side by side in a tournament to prove how well you can work together."

Hm, maybe a distraction would work better than restraints. Makarov's idea was flawed to the point of pointlessness, but a week of training might wear his body out to the point his demon wouldn't have the energy to take over.

"And, I'm sure you're all thinking why you should care about this, so there's a prize set up for the team who wins," Makarov was grinning wider now. "Fifty thousand jewels!"

That sent a rush of excitement and talking through the guild. Freed found himself wondering where the money actually came from.

"That's not all. The fights will be ranked on teamwork, cohesion and communication, and at the end of each fight you'll get points based on how well you did," Makarov was running his hands together. "And the team with the least points will have to do a punishment, and the winners decide what it is!"

"Goddamnit," Bickslow mumbled, handing money to Evergreen. "Always about punishments with him."

"If you knew that, then you should have bet smarter," Evergreen laughed.

Freed ignored his friends, leaning back and watching as Mirajane brought out a large, ridiculous top-hat. It wasn't difficult to guess that this was how Makarov intended to randomly choose the teams; pick them out of a hat. Maybe Laxus was right and his grandfather was turning mad, but he seemed to be enjoying himself so Freed had no place to complain.

He would simply drink his beer, watch the chaos unfold, and use the oncoming disaster as a distraction.

——

Gajeel swallowed down his beer with a scowl on his face. When Makarov had called this meeting, he had known that whatever the old crow had to say, it would piss him off. When Makarov had made his announcement, Gajeel had been proven right.

A whole week with some random wizard seemed pointless. Gajeel worked alone, and only teamed up with people when needed. This wasn't going to work.

Fuck, it was such a waste of time! He could be doing jobs and earning his rent instead of fucking around with a stranger, trying to embrace Makarov's ridiculous mantra about the importance of friendship. Or if he wasn't making money, then he would have at least liked to relax and take some time to rest. He didn't want to make a new friend, he wanted to eat, sleep and maybe find a guy to take to bed. None of that would happen with some Fairy Tail mage hanging around his neck.

"Our first team is," Makarov began as he rummaged through the stupid hat he'd had made. "Juvia and Natsu!"

Dammit! Juvia was one of the few people he could have tolerated. The other was the bookworm, and Makarov would probably say them working together wasn't in the spirit of things.

Still. At least the salamander had to work with someone who extinguished his fire. That was funny.

"Kickass!" Natsu yelled into the crowd, standing up and pumping his fist in the air because he lacked self control. "We're gonna dominate!"

They wouldn't.

"If you'd like to meet up and discuss your plans then now's the time," Makarov stated, and Natsu was making his way to Juvia immediately. "And now it's time for the next team up," He reached into the hat again. "It's Evergreen and Lucy."

No loss there. Maybe he and blondie could have been okay, but Gajeel wasn't pissed the chance was gone.

Lucy looked up toward the balcony and waved at Evergreen a little intimidated. Evergreen looked resigned, but after some nudging from Bickslow, made her way down the stairs and started to talk to the woman. Gajeel absentmindedly wondered if the two had ever had a conversation, because they looked awkward around each other; painfully so.

Fuck, that was going to be him, wasnt it?

Maybe he could convince whoever he was paired up with to lie and say they trained when they just spend the week alone. But then there was the tournament, and the threat of some random punishment, and Gajeel had already been humiliated after losing the guild-wide race and having to dress like an idiot; it wasn't happening again if he could help it.

"Next up," Makarov reached into the hat again. "Bickslow and Gray."

"Fuck yeah, some eye candy at last!" Bickslow yelled, and people laughed. Gajeel rolled his eyes, watching as Bickslow leant over the banister and looked towards his teammate. "Wanna make a deal, every time you strip, I strip."

Gajeel could see Gray avert his gaze as if bored, but he was red in the cheeks. They were even redder when Bickslow tossed his shirt towards him, both men now partially stripped.

Well, at least he wasn't with that idiot. The two of them would be a mess.

Many other teams were announced, and Gajeel found himself more and more annoyed each time. The partnerships made no sense, most of the time their magics wouldn't compliment each other, and Gajeel knew that it would end in disaster. At best, half of the partnerships might end up having a fight with each other, and at worst people would get hurt because they just didn't work. How the hell did Makarov think this was going to work out?

Maybe Gajeel should have slunk out and not attended the meeting. He was running out of money for rent, and his landlord was a bastard just waiting to kick him out, so it made sense for him to get a job. Maybe if he left now he could avoid it altogether.

"And next we've got Gajeel," Makarov shouted, and Gajeel cursed. "And Freed."

Oh fuck no. Absolutely fucking not!

Gajeel was not working with that stuck up prick. A guy like that had clearly never worked a day in his life, probably grew up in a fancy ass house and only got into guild work because it was a trend to slum it with the other wizards. Everything about Freed - holier than thou - Justine screamed pampered brat. He would probably throw a fit if he got dirt under his fingernails. He was the damn opposite of a man like Gajeel, and he knew he'd struggle not to murder the spoiled shit before the week was over.

Could he even defend himself? He had magic, but as far as Gajeel knew, that only worked when he had time to prepare. Hardly practical in the heat of battle, and what would he do without it? He wouldn't have the balls to use his sword as a weapon, Gajeel was pretty sure of that, and he looked like a gust of wind could take him out.

Fucking dammit. The salamander was better than this!

He damn near walked out of the guildhall then and there, because he couldn't deal with an egomaniac freak for a week. But, as he went to move, he saw the egomaniac freak walking towards him, and he was not going to allow Freed to think he was running away. He turned in his chair to meet the man's gaze but didn't make a move towards him. Freed could come to him, not the other way around.

Soon, Freed was in his space, standing above him. His expression was as unimpressed with the situation as Gajeel felt. At least they could agree on one thing.

He looked up to meet the mans gaze. Freed was… taller than he thought.

"I think it's fair to assume neither of us want to do this," Freed said rather than greeting him. Gajeel was right, he was a dick. "And I expect that the way I train myself won't be the same way you do, so likely there's a chance we'll come to blows, so I have a proposition."

Huh, maybe Freed was gonna suggest they lie and only pretend to train together. Gajeel would agree, but make Freed squirm first. "Yeah?"

"If we went somewhere and tried to train how we both normally do, it would be an act of futility," Freed explained. "We have six days to work together. I propose that for the first three days we train however I wish, and you follow my instructions. For the latter three days, we train however you wish and I will follow your instructions. That way, we both get three days of training ourselves in a way we know works, and the week won't be a waste of time entirely."

Huh.

That wasn't what Gajeel had thought, but he could deal with it. He had to admit, trying to find a way that would work for them both would not work, so this meant he'd at least have three days to improve himself.

"Fine," He grunted. "But I wanna go first. You're gonna drag me to some library or something like that, and that's a waste of time. Might as well make it a rest day after some actual working out."

Freed sighed, as if dealing with a child, and Gajeel nearly kicked him in the balls. "If you insist,"

"I do."

"Well then, I'll see you on Monday."

"Guess ya will."

That was it, and Freed turned to go back to his table. Gajeel emptied his drink, then grinned. Three days where the asshole had to do as he said; that was interesting. Freed probably spent his life being pampered and spoiled, but not with Gajeel. Nah, he was gonna work. Gajeel was gonna put Freed through hell and love every damn second of it.

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Christian on Tumblr dot com defends witchcraft media and when being called out about this, gets unnecessary defensive and block me. Color me shocked.

Who's on an ”incredibly high horse” to not even stand having their opinion discussed? You.

So witchcraft isn't an "heresy" or "evil" now? Glorifying casting spells, magic powers and shape-shifting isn't rehashing powers from hell? How dabbling in witchcraft isn't "living in sin"? HOW IS ENJOYING ENTERTAINMENT GLORIFYING "FICTIONAL WITCHCRAFT" ANY LESS SERIOUS THAN "FICTIONAL SEX" (PORN)???? You blocked me because you couldn't answer to that question exposing such an obvious hypocrisy.

Both are sins. There aren't double standards with sins. It's just that some Christians, for some reasons that I still don't get, unilaterally decided that witchcraft was somehow less dangerous or sinful than sexual immorality. And yet, sexual immorals and sorcerers are BOTH specifically cited in Revelations as those being shoved down in Hell (it's almost...as if God already knew that at the End times, witchcraft really was going to become a leading stumbling block leading to hell, even for Christians, and felt compelled to remind how sinful WITCHCRAFT was...🤔) - because these sins are equal in their condemnation in the eyes OF GOD. So no, it's not up to us to "determine" anything. Only God's opinion matters, and it's in the Bible - and according to the Bible, witchcraft is "objectively evil".

Why using "fiction" as an excuse to later on contradict yourself and say that fiction isn't the be all and end all of a sound media to consume? So we, wicked creatures, are now entitled to decipher from what's morally wrong or not...when there already are the Scriptures making clear statements about them? This doesn’t make any sense.

Again, some Christians on this website truly act like guru who literally cannot stand having their opinion discussed. The idolatry surrounding Entertainment and the baffling defensiveness some of you display whenever some remote criticism is made against it is astounding.

Not every Christian is gonna accept entertainment glorifying WITCHCRAFT as something unharmful (even based on the fact it's fIcTiOnAl)....Imagine finding this position so controversial you need to block them out of your blog, I-

See, this isn't just about "Harry Potter" at this point ; it's about Christians willingly refusing to see sins where they are, having double standards with sinful acts/practices, and refusing to have even a DISCUSSION to confront their statement with people -politely- disagreeing with them (I wasn't even mean in my reaction, just legitimately pointing out the double standards between sins too many Christians had). They end up in their "Christian club" echo chambers with everyone patting each others on their back without remotely questioning if their statements are scripturally backed up - by the BIBLE, not their 'Christian tumblr pal'..... That's why you end up with Christians unable to acknowledge witchcraft as something "objectively evil" anymore and pulling out all sort of argumentative gymnastics ("it's ficTi0N!!"🤪) to defend this type of heresy, because their reference isn't the Bible, but their flesh.

If you needed any more evidence that not every Christian claiming to be such actually is, this @theleftandbonch dude is clearly a good proof of it. They'll be all cute & 'tumblr funny' 99% of the time (I know cause I followed him until then) yet their true colors come back reaaaal quick whenever their idols are attacked & called out for preaching false teachings.

(btw some of you should really remain stuck rebloging anime, corny meme and answering silly asks because opening your mouths to blaspheme expose yourself to an even stronger Spiritual bewilderment, just saying.)

But what do I know, I'm probably just a self-righteous nasty legalist™ who reads the Bible and knows when to connect the dots? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ LOL

Congratulations on playing yourself dude but I'll always trust the Bible more than any other "Christian" on Tumblr dot com🙃

Revelations 21:18

"But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

[siryouarebeingmocked]

Just watched Knives Out [spoilers?]

As someone who likes Christie novels and Wodehouse novels and mystery thrillers, I liked it. I liked that the POV character is Watson, not Sherlock, and instead of being A Sidekick, she's a fairly capable and intelligent person on her own. I like the closeups of Ana de Armas big brown anime-character bambi eyes, and she does a lot of heavy lifting flawlessly.

I like the contrast of a modern setting and characters and a 60? 70s? aesthetic. And I like how I actually noticed some of the clues ahead of time, though that may be because I was spoiled.

You know what I didn't like?

The political stuff.

You know, it's funny. I just finished reading Harlan Corben's Fool Me Once, which is absolutely, 100% political. Friggin not-Wikileaks and not-Julian Assange and wealth and even gun control are major parts of the plot, and I enjoyed it. And when Spider-Man PS4 and Far From Home based Jolly Jonah on Alex Jones, I just shrugged and thought 'sure, why not? It's not like boring ol' MSM newscasters are easy to parody well.'

This movie, not so much.

Yep, the Thrombeys are a bunch of dicks. They're also bad because they keep getting Marta's country of origin wrong. They know she's a Hispanic immigrant from South of the border, and keep guessing where she's from. Admirers of the movie keep saying that's racist.

Okay, how?

I'm an Afro-Caribbean immigrant to the UK with a non-standard accent for my home country. Both me and my sister have been mistaken for Yanks, and often people just, y'know, ask us where we're from. Clearly the Thrombey's never did, because she's The Help.

Or they thought it would be rude.

Or they thought they already knew.

I had to ask my white (ex-)flatmate if he was Scottish or just a Northerner, because I struggle to tell the difference between UK regional accents. Is that racist of me? Or is it just a lack of knowledge?

Don Johnson's character Richard says "good" immigrants should enter the country legally. (This is concerning to Marta, who's a legal immigrant, but her mother is not.) Then he hands his empty plate to Marta. Which was widely taken as evidence of racism.

Again, how?

How do we know he wasn't just seeing her as The Help? Or just randomly handing a plate off to someone who he thought could help? Classism is bad, sure, but it's not the same as racism. He's much more of a dick because he had an affair.

People say Ransom gets his 'racism' from his dad Richard. Thing is, I don't really remember much racism, unless you count calling Marta Brazilian*. He's much more concerned that Marta is an "outsider" to the family.

We never actually find out where Marta's from. It's entirely possible one of the family's guesses is actually correct.

Linda, played by Jamie Lee-Curtis, styles herself as a self-made woman. In reality, she got a million dollar loan from her dad to start her business. Which she, admittedly, paid back long ago.

But that's not the point. It's an Orange Man joke, geddit?

Admittedly, it's a lot more subtle than most, and the point about the character's hypocrisy still stands without the reference.

Incidentally, it's funny how the people who mock Trump's statement also like to bring up how he's gone bankrupt several times. And also lots of people get a windfall and then squander it.

Meg, Harlan's Marxist "SJW" college student granddaughter, as her cousin Ransom puts it (boy that was jarring), is also kind of a hypocrite. She and her mum live on inherited wealth, and her mom's a professional social media alternative wellness influencer. She's nice-ish to Marta, but TVtropes suggests she may be virtue-signalling, or just doing what's required by the ingroup.

And she ends up tricking Marta at the behest of her family, though she later says she was pressured and Marta forgives her. We never find out for sure.

Meg's cousin is a teenage "alt-right troll", as she puts it. He spends most of the movie on his phone. He represents the people who yelled at Rian Johnson, the director, for The Last Jedi.

Apparently Johnson said so.

Disclaimer: I liked TLJ, and have defended the film many times, and think a great deal of the criticism against Johnson is unfair and even factually incorrect. But, if you think the critics are trolls, why give them the attention they crave by immortalizing them in film? And they weren't particularly 'alt-right' either.

Someone implied the film is leftist because it ends with radical wealth redistribution. Yes, by a capitalist using the legal mechanisms available to give everything he owned to someone deserving, not by the Workers seizing the means of production. In fact, Walt’s inability to write best selling mystery books like his dad is actually a major plot point. Ransom shows that he’s pretty smart and capable, but he’s also lazy and selfish.

I'm pretty sure most of this Current Year stuff could've been removed entirely, and you'd still have a solid film. It's nice for characterization, but most of it isn't really relevant. And there's the classic argument that it dates the movie and keeps it from being 'timeless'.

Unlike the themes of rich people, entitlement, classism, truth, and how families treat 'outsiders'.

Maybe if you want to be topical, it's also a good idea to underpin it with more universal themes, so the audience will still understand without the specific references.

Also, Chris Evans' sweaters have a fandom, apparently? That certainly explains all these GIFs.

* One tvtropes editor said that was racist because Brazil's main language is Portuguese, not Spanish. As someone who knows almost nothing of the latter and literally nothing of the former, so what? Why would you expect someone like me to tell the difference in someone's accent? Spanish and Portuguese are apparently 90% "lexically similar". 

 I have trouble distinguishing between different Afro-Caribbean accents, and that's where I'm from, with extensive family throughout the region.