#problems and its oppositions
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Testing of a new refractory building material. New Haven, 1949 ...
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“The single most liberating insight to come out of our collective work . . . [is that] the resisting or opposing force is never actually the problem to be overcome. Second force, or holy denying, is a legitimate and essential component in every new arising: no resistance, no new arising! That realization in and of itself radically rearranges the playing field, shifting the focus away from trying to eliminate the opposition and toward working collaboratively for a more spacious solution . . . The problem will never be solved through eliminating or silencing the opposition but only through creating a new field of possibility large enough to hold the tension of the opposites and launch them in a new direction.”
~ Cynthia Bourgeault, 'The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three'
#Cynthia Bourgeault#law of three#testing testing#fire#1940s#a problem#problems and its oppositions#polarity
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i think its so funny when people take the way donnie acts at face value even though its a horrible lie because he's a horrible liar, while understanding leo is bullshitting very well despite him actually being GOOD at bullshitting. many such cases
#personal#rottmnt#although tbf its probably because with leo its unpacked more thoroughly in the movie#donnie is not a morally ambiguous emotionally unavailable bad boy. he is very sensitive actually#he's a little crybaby /aff#and like this isnt hidden. he isnt SECRETLY sensitive or secretly caring its very out in the open actually#he's not hiding it well AT ALL AND THEY ALL KNOW IT LMAOOOOOOOO#i think donnie's perception of himself is somewhat earnest and somewhat. not? he DEFINITELY thinks he's more evil than he actually is#BGHFHDHGJFHG#i think what causes him to lash out and struggle to communicate is his inability to articulate his feelings#they are just too big for him. like its the exact opposite of robotic#he cant force himself to give a fuck but when he DOES its too much#so he yells and lashes out or he shuts down completely#honestly i think the perception of him being too sensitive being a problem makes way more sense than the perception of him being 'robotic'#when it comes to struggles in how his family sees him at least#even in little ways you can see him take it pretty personally when he's insulted#he struggles to blow things off#and i think it would also explain his tendency to like. visibly calm himself down when he gets upset? its a thing he does a lot in the show#he desperately wants to destroy that perception of him because he's trying so hard to close himself off#he doesn't want to be the sensitive one that cant take anything. it especially works in line with his shell#it was a big inspiration for canary continuity tbh. donnie should struggle with being the sensitive one in fic more#mikey is more empathetic and he's more emotional but donnie's quicker to feel offended or take things personally#BACKED UP HEAVILY BY CANON#that 'you can be honest with me! no hard feelings' - 'he's lyinggggggg'#like he's not upset with them babying him as much as he is with them genuinely finding it frustrating that he can fall behind like that#and just cannot take shit like that. so he tries to pull back and not seem as affected as he is#theyre a very cuddly family but mind you they can be actually mean to each other like that!!
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the madness frustration loneliness of the dissonance of a mismatch of the rotten heart to the rest
allosexual aromantic swag happy pride *peaces out*
#my art#alloaro#aromantism#happy pride#my animation#if this isnt fucking obvious is a personal post about MY EXPERIENCES#i love being aro more than any other part of my identity tbh but bro#this shit is crazy wack when you dont got the asexuality to match it made me into a fucking specimen#and i love picking apart my own brain#also bi aro ppl are so crazy rare and for what. i dont get why allo aro ppl are so rare. WHY ARE WE SO RARE? WHY.#like the opposite many more alloro ace ppl exist than split attraction ppl of my flavor and thats Wack. its wack. i dont get it.#its not like its complicated (okay maybe it is but also it isnt its simple to Me) so whats the populations problem.#gif#anyways. i wanted to animate this personal piece bc im a fucking weirdo i guess
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I keep thinking about Merlin’s love for Arthur and how it’s so clearly portrayed in the show to the point that it practically drives the plot of the show. However when it comes to Arthur’s love for Merlin it’s more subtle and sometimes difficult to even grasp, and I started thinking why that was, aside from the obvious fact that Arthur has a lot of trouble expressing his emotions affection or otherwise. I think it also lies in the fact that Merlin knows Arthur intrinsically throughout the show; he is one of the closest people to Arthur, and sees him for who he really is. Arthur admits as much.
Sure, Arthur knows Merlin but the main part of the plot is that he really doesn't know Merlin. Merlin wants him to desperately understand him and “see me for who I am” but he can't yet. And I think this subconsciously creates a barrier in the way in which Arthur can care for Merlin, and how Merlin can let himself be seen by Arthur.
Which is why I think he was also so hurt when the magic reveal happens because more than the betrayal of Merlin having magic, it was the betrayal of Merlin not letting Arthur see him for who he really is and for hiding a main part of himself. Arthur says it himself “why did you never tell me” that’s what hurt him the most.
I think the most damning piece of evidence for this is the fact that while we see snippets of Arthur’s feelings for Merlin thought the show, the biggest signs are in the last episode after the magic reveal; in which he finally gets to understand Merlin, and this time REALLY know Merlin, and as the barriers of what held them back from understanding each other truly fall away, Arthur evidently “falls in love with Merlin all over again”. We see him actually express himself to Merlin.
This is another reason why I think if anyone was ever to create another season of Merlin after Arthur’s return, it’s physically impossible not to make it about Merlin and Arthur acknowledging their feelings for each other. Because there is no way forward without them acknowledging how deeply they care for each other, obviously anyone is free to argue what kind of love that is, but its impossible not to see the deep love there either way.
They always knew they loved each other, just maybe never realising how much and what that means, because its almost second nature to everything that they do.
#merlin meta#bbc merlin#merthur#ignore me im literally just rambling#im not sure this even makes sense but i had to yap it out anyway!!#i think merlins love for Arthur surpasses his destiny in a way#He foresakes himself and his people just to ensure Arthur lives#but that turned out to be the undoing of them all#I cannot stress enough how insane this makes me#its sometimes harder to look at Arthur and understand how his love for merlin takes form#but the way he starts taking small steps to check in on merlin when he's being particularly quiet#or noticing the changes in merlin is a good indicator because it is so completely opposite his nature#and ofc the way in which he trusts merlin so completely#remember this is a man who has constant problems with people he chooses to trust#and he also shows time and time again how far he's willing to go beyond the accepted norms to also protect merlin#I think it was always harder for him to allow himself to open about his emotions#and it was much easier to keep it under lock and key to avoid it being seen as a weakness#Obviously thanks to Uthers A+ parenting which could not have helped#but as the seasons go on he begins to open up and thats no small part in thanks to merlins influence in his life#and when it comes to the finale they are both boiled down to raw emotion having to face each other#merlin emrys#arthur pendragon
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Why does he tell the player this. AND NOT HIS BIZZZYBOYS?? His boys are so scared…


Spoilers. And rambling
Shouldn’t it be the other way around if he wants us to “leave it to the professionals”? Wouldn’t it be better if he let us be afraid and not his boys?
Why does he tell the Godpoke at all? Isn’t sowing seeds of doubt and distrust the whole point of what he’s doing? He wants the player to stay out of his way and telling them stuff like this seems counterproductive. He could’ve not told us that without looking suspicious, he’s definitely got the plausible deniability on this one. No one’s seen Cobigail in years. Even she doesn’t remember for certain if she eats people or not.




SHE DOESN’T REMEMBER! Gosh, just… her genuine self-doubt over this. She’s pretty sure she doesn’t eat people… but what if they’re right, what if she is a monster? This bit breaks my heart, poor Cobi
I wonder if having her question herself that way was part of the plan.
ANYWAY! Inspekta could’ve easily told the player he doesn’t know if the blood sacrifice stuff is true or not, but considering the other letters it’s probably part of “King’s” plan, and that he and his boys are looking into it and the Godpoke should stay out of it until they know things are safe.
Again. Cobigail is not doing herself any favors. And again, Inspekta has the plausible deniability, and isn’t creating distrust towards the other gods the whole point of his plan?





She is NOT helping her case.







MA’AM!! I love you so much but you are making yourself look very guilty as far as the whole blood sacrifice thing goes. I AM TRYING TO CLEAR YOUR NAME RIGHT NOW MA’AM AND. YOU’RE REALLY NOT HELPING
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She even says it’s an understandable mistake to make. (After all the trouble that lie caused her… Cobi, how are you so sweet and understanding?) Inspekta could’ve played dumb. I guess his pride wouldn’t allow that, and he just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make King look bad.
Or maybe a part of him recognized that he went a little too far with that one. Cobigail isn’t really a threat to him the way he perceives the other gods to be. And accusing her of blood sacrifice when she’s already been isolated for 20 years is disproportionately harsh compared to like… forging a breakup letter and sabotaging a roundabout love confession. (If you could even call it that. Those two probably would've went at least another century without admitting their feelings without Inspekta's meddling prompting the Godpoke to slap Clicky in the face with it)

Anyway now I’m imagining Hector apologizing to her after the events of the game and her responding with a similar “I can see how you would get that confused” and uh Hector saying like, “No, Cobbie, I new yew we-aren’t a blood drink-her. I lied ‘bout yew”
and Cobigail just going like: Oh…. Oh! That was a good one, then! You even had me going for a bit there! and then she does her scary face at him and tells him to never do that again or she’ll barbecue him. And then she says she’s just messing around but seriously dial it back next time.
And I dunno something like how she responds to you throwing her own jumpscare prank back at her.






Wanna draw that now. But alas I have other projects on my plate at the moment
#I lover her so#*chatter chatter*#Great God Grove#Cobigail#Inspekta#Inspekta's plan frankly makes very little sense I don't think he's very good at this actually.#“Hey don't yew try to help da boys dey got it covered. Yew'll get in their way don't dew dat”#“Anyway here's directions to the place I don't want you to go to and all the facts on the case and...”#It's almost like he wants you to stop him.#It's why for most of the game I thought that Capochin just overheard him being insecure and was acting mostly on his own#but under the impression that this was what Inspekta wanted bc y'know lack of communication = big problems is kinda the whole theme#but no Inspekta just ordered his boys to cause the apocalypse#and didn't have any idea how to deal with opposition to that without giving himself away I guess#that or he's just genuinely taken a liking to the Godpoke and wants you on his side as his left hand man (Capo's already his right hand man#(He's god a lot of hands its fine Cappy's not gonna be jealous I prommy)#great god grove spoilers
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Lily is literally the preaching vegan stereotype of sober people.
Lily Orchard showing her ass as a hypocrite and someone with toxic neoliberal values? Wowie I sure didn't see that coming.
Also, guess who has AuDHD (A combination of ADHD and Autism spectrum disorder) and also is no longer on Adderall? Meeeeee. I also had to quit cold turkey!
and. you don't get withdrawal symptoms unless you're abusing the medication. Either Lily was misdiagnosed with ADHD or she takes too much. If you have ADHD and you're taking the appropriate amount, the only thing that happens is you start experiencing ADHD symptoms again... which, you don't really notice as a physical symptom, as the symptoms are entirely behavioural.
#Lily Orchard#if you get an energy boost from adderall you're not on the right dose or you dont have adhd#in my experience its kinda the opposite you stop getting random spurts of impulsive energy#i suppose your mileage may vary but in my experience when someone who uses pills gets all high and mighty about things like weed#its because theyre ABUSING the pills#and are overcompensating for their own guilt#Lily has admitted to having a caffeine addiction so it wouldnt be surprising that she has a problem with needing more energy#and takes pills to get it
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ok well i might be up to something. really hate how dramatic the title is but it needs something lmao
i promise ill put like a glossary or something on this one. So if it mysteriously also takes off (it won't) i won't get one billion questions (but i won't because it's not a funny little game this time and way more actually geared toward ocs lol)
#red rambles#weaponmaker and toolmaker are like. when you have a problem whats your approach#it could also be described as 'guy with a hammer' vs 'guy with a multitool'#or 'guy who gets mad at problems loudly until they give up' vs 'guy who can solve puzzles'#whereas only sees friends and only sees enemies is. well. are you paranoid. are you overly trusting. are you in the middle#i dont like how narrow all the sliders are but thats the aspect ratio i have#also theyre not even sliders.#i prolly should put something a bit more extreme for the opposite of center of the world#but its hard finding something that fits in the space that also works#wordingwise that is#but its like. center of the world is Im The Only Person Ever#the opposite of that is Everyones Persons Idiot Lets Get You Some Fruit#and 'everyone' is too long to fit.#so it curtails me.
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anti bottom dean posts make me so sad, I know that it might not canon to the character but why not explore possible dynamics and have fun?? I didn't know there was a rule book to writing fictional stories about fictional characters! can a girl not headcanon anymore? can a girl not enjoy the idea of a hyper masculine man trying to bottom for the first time and (to his surprise) liking it?!! can a fandom not have fun with the characters even when the show tackles serious themes but still has its goofy moments?! let people write what they want to write without guilt!!! these are characters!!!
(if writing dean as a bottom is controversial please tell my why in the comments!! I need to understand why people hate it so much as of late!!)
#this is not a call out post! ive just been seing a lot of anti!bottom dean tags recently!!#and I want to understand why people dont like bottom dean so much!#bottom!dean advocate#lets not be so serious about the thought of a fictional character enjoying bottoming from time to time!#why are we shaming people for writing stories about dean bottoming?! what world do we live in!!#let me write all kinds of dynamics with my favorite characters!!#is this controversial#am i the problem?#/hj but also /srs#supernatural#sam winchester#dean winchester#spn#its 4am#a rant post really#but also a trying to understand the opposite perspective post#god forbid a hypermasculine man lets his walls down for his brother who wants to try something new in the sack!!
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im glad artfight has a disable-profile-themes option but i would also looove a turn-all-text-plain-colours option. the trials and tribulations of the light mode user
#i cant read like any of peoples pastel text <3#im sorry!! im sorry i like light mode!!!! i work on my computer in well lit environments light mode is easier on the eyes in that context!!#ur pupil isnt as big!!!!! ur letting in less light!!!! its less straining when u have mysterious light sensitivitiy#not normal light sensitivity. mysterious light sensitivity. i dont understand my light sensitivity either <3#edit: also i dont know if they ever fixed this but there is a serious problem with like#how when you change text colours and change it back to white or black (depending on your mode)#if ur not careful you'll make it like. hardcoded white or black instead of default-uncoloured-text#for a long time i was wondering why so many profiles had no text at all. and then i realized it was just all straight up white#but i couldnt see it because i use light mode#and the opposite problem happens too probably altho likely less so#but thats like. an issue. im not sure how theyd fix it tho
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Protagonists don't get mad enough, I think.
#this is mostly about Known Cinnamon Roll Luz Noceda#but i think its a common wider problem#rage against your problems is like. so so so universal and natural. and yet so much media just ignores it. especially kids media#protagonists are allowed to be determined. or sad. or desperate. or excited. or basically any possible response to opposition EXCEPT anger.#even the ones with violence! where rage would be perfectly normal and expected! the protagonist will almost never act in outright ANGER!#and when they DO its always shown as bad or “uncharactaristic” or whatever!#as though rage is some kind of Pure Evil trait that Good People dont have!#is it really so unspeakable? so irreproachable? so downright BAD to get mad sometimes?
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i feel like I've talked about this before but I wish blazblue dipped more into the horror of the situation. Whether you wanna go cosmic or existential both kind of work, though I guess the theme is a bit more despair than horror? Those two feel like they marry together pretty well.
Like. Think of CS. You have Noel, becoming what she always was, something inhuman. Literally screaming and crying after having the truth of the world and the PFDs revealed to her. You have Ragna, also learning the truth, and that he has tried so, so many times and failed every single time. You have Terumi, relishing in the hopelessness that should cause, yet being just as stuck as everyone else, and painfully aware that if he wants out of this hell, he has to claw his way out.
Idk, I just think there's a lot of stuff in blazblue that lends really well to horror. There's already themes about loss of autonomy, just play a little more into that, emphasize the helplessness before the Master Unit, and then the satisfaction of finally being free.
Hell, the Master Unit/Origin still is sympathetic in this interpretation. She's suffering, she's not doing anything out of malice, she just wants to be a person. Not even the Origin is immune to the horror of being a thing, strung up to watch and desperately try for another ending this time. This time, it'll work.
#the problem is that the actual games are a little silly and hammy at times#also holy shit long post i didnt realize I had this many thoughts on the matter#not to mention CF where they drop the whole “this is just a dream and Ragna is the Central Fiction”#blazblue#important thing is that despite the horror. despite everything itll be ok#although given that ragna solely exists because the Origin wanted someone to “rescue” her#its an embracing of fate and sacrifice that feels like a bittersweet ending#the sacrifice of the one for the many to end the cycle. read a horror book that ended like that once.#something about willingly walking into what has been your only option from the start#ragna is the polar opposite of terumi in that way. he accepts his role relative to the Master Unit#im posting this at almost midnight my time so forgive any innacuracies or weird phrasing
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For lestappen question:
- if we're talking real life, then it's all beautifully poetic. Childhood enemies, through awkward rivals in their early f1 years, to now somewhat friends who still see the other as their main competitor. Forever connected. As charles leclerc tends to say - they know each other really really well and it shows. It's almost annoyingly mature these days, I sometimes miss the drama, but it's heartwarming, really.
-when it comes to fiction, I actually very much disagree with all the sub/dom, top/bottom depictions. Them not giving each other an inch of space is the main selling point of the ship for me. That's why I usually avoid abo stuff. Sure, you can make it seem like the omega is in control or whatever, but it's usually off-putting to me anyway. I want the romantic part to mirror the on-track dynamic and for each of them to stand their ground while navigating the relationship. That being said, I can still enjoy fics that stray away from this, but I do frown a bit if the main premise of the story is how they're equals who respect each other, and then it ends with 'beg for my cock sweet kitten'. I want both to be unyielding. Or both to be awkward, infatuated losers. It doesn't move me if only one is.
Yeah, I pretty much agree. I would say that if you really want to get into the true core of lestappen you cannot have strict top bottom roles. Or at least falling into the really stereotypical dynamics. Because there is a lot of good interpretations. I don't like the assumption that someone who is bottoming should always be the submissive one(sometimes yes but not always) It's hard to sell that tense push and pull they have going if you have already boxed one into a more submissive role. And assuming that to be involved romantically/physically with someone that one has to be submissive is also a bad assumption.
It comes down to not forcing them into roles that are so out of character it's off putting. Where's that post that goes along the lines of "They are not having intense bdsm sex, they are having bad vanilla sex and their dirty talk is also probably bad" Which just gets at the idea that sometimes you have to choose to make things more true to a character, or to fit a kink, but it's hard to sell both.
And good smut I think really is a character study, dynamics and positions can be used as metaphors for broader things in the relationship.
I for sure have written some non serious stuff that might stray into some more simple dynamics. Sometimes you have to write something and not take it seriously. But I still try to make sure there is enough of the characters to fell like it's not just ocs with familiar names(again your opinion may vary on how successfully I do that)
I like non traditional a/b/o dynamics, or ones where the author doesn't sacrifice individual characterization in favor of making one more alpha or omega (I do my best, but I could do better, all part of the writing process)
My hottest take that people always hate hearing: is you need to read the opposite dynamic of your preference of your fave.
Anyway, rambling thoughts about writing and how to convey good dynamics. Which are not strict rules, just how I think about things from a writing standpoint. Same could be true for a lot of ships, I have been around fandom a while none of this is new to me. It comes down to finding the people and authors who share your vision of the dynamic and cheer them on.
#I am publishing something this week that I just realized probably offers meta commentary about this#I didnt even realize I did that in this fic#but yeah lestappen fic coming that if you want strict top bottom dynamics or even clear roles this is not the fic for you#i dont even know if its romantic tbh its just a tense mess#I have been really loving writing it#If charles is not stubborn and still him as am omega I cant really buy it#I like chussy as much as the next person BUT you need to read that man topping and being a messy switch to live#if you have boxed your fave into one role that you cannot even entertain the idea of the opposite for him#then I hope you get well soon#id be a hypocrite if I judged too harshly seeing as to some I am probably part of the problem#I will also add that submission sexually doesnt always equal giving in but I get where you are coming from#when some people are writing it like they clearly think it does#wank adjacent#sorry I will yap endlessly about this
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writing fanfiction is hell why do people do it. how are people writing over 2-3k words. on the regular. how.
#me writing one word: is this ooc#actually you know how people complain about having too many ideas/wips and actually writing them sucks?#yeah i have the opposite issue#i have the need to write about this character but in order to do so i need to put them in a situation and thats the problem#i have no idea what to write about#so i come up with this one thing but the thing is more like. a thematic concept. so i still need to come up with actual action and plot#and i hate life#i havent ever posted non-oc fanfic and havent written it in years. its me typing one letter in at a time shaking with fear i hate it#not alpenglow stuff#sorry i need to complain
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No, it's not that you wrote in Hebrew that's The problem, because Hebrew is a neutral language. It's about what you said in Hebrew, or rather, what you implied. It was basically implying that Lebanon defending itself is "murdering all our problems". I don't see how that's the case, but I guess it does in Israeli logic, which is self defense is committing genocide on other countries.
היי בוי נראה לי לא הבנת, לא מתחבאת כמו אפיקומן לא סנטה. אני חריפה יותר ממסטיק מנטה, למרות שמארווייז כחול אתה מת אז בוי נראה לי שתנוח, אם אני השלגיה אתה תפוח, אתה רעיל אלי מגעיל אלי מלוח, כמו הביגלה העגול הזה שמפוצץ במלוח
#i think its u who cant read bc this is literally the opposite of what i said.#asks#anon#i literally meant it as israel killing all of its ''problems'' r u fucking stupid#how does ur version align w any stance i ever made on this blog
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Would anyone like to know my slightly controversial take on triggers and trigger warnings
#obviously im not a republican so i dont advocate triggering people on purpose#its more of a problem ive noticed with swinging to the opposite extreme with them
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Drew like 6 comic pages in 2 days then got completely derailed an now I gotta figure out how to get back into it ghfhfgh
The hardest part is I got no clue how I wanna finish this one off . I continue to be dog shit at colors life is misery 😞
#stump asks#i still wanna draw emma may fanart too#theres too much to make in this world its wonderful#this is the opposite of a problem
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