#[prepares to be disappointed]

[industryhbo]

Deborah & Ava + season finales Hacks (2021–)

[macdenlover]

we don’t acknowledge enough how dee used to be a pageant winner when she was a kid and how much damage it did to her. she worked her ass off and got recognition for being pretty and talented at a young age and it was the only source of self esteem she could garner in a family that constantly berated and talked down to her. she sought after that external approval because it was the only way she could prove everyone around her wrong. her dream of being a performer didn’t come from a self-aggrandizing delusion— she genuinely showed a lot of potential when she was younger. but she went through an unflattering puberty and her spinal condition got worse and that natural talent she had as a kid plateaued way too early. the “former gifted kid” dilemma. she slowly lost the thing that promised her that she was good, but she was so desperate to keep holding onto it that she tried anyway. again and again and again no matter how much people made fun of her because it was always about proving them wrong. but after a while she couldn’t jump anymore without anticipating the way it feels when she hits the ground face first. self-sabotage became her way out, choosing to rather live in the fantasy of her own unrealized potential and blaming those around her for her lack of success, than having tried and crashed again. she’d rather buy lottery tickets over and over and never scratch off the numbers than to see that she lost. that self-sabotaging behavior bled into other aspects of her life too, from friendships to relationships to therapy. her own short lived success is what made her grow into embodying the cycle of failure.

[mindfogs]

i can't believe the show about characters being gay and problematic won't let the characters be gay and problematic

[aq2003]

to the people using the whole "david tennant getting attacked by govt officials for supporting trans ppl" thing to shield neil gaiman from real allegations of sexual assault I Am Killing You With My Mind. like what the hell how did we get here. yes there are a bunch of terfs using this as "proof" to say all people that support trans rights are secretly horrible people. yes the paywalled conservative podcast is unethical. no this does not dismiss the validity of the allegations and no this does not mean this is all a conspiracy made by the transphobes to target your favorite lgbt allies (??) or influence the election (??!). EVEN IF WE TAKE NEIL AT HIS WORD those are still two relationships w SEVERE power imbalances and u should not be defending him. Lord

[demigods-posts]

I've seen a lot of discourse about Virginia Kull's portrayal of Sally Jackson in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series, and I'd like to say that I loved her. Don't get me wrong. I love Sally from the original book series, and I, too, would fight the God of War on her behalf. But something that I enjoyed about Virginia's portrayal of Sally that we don't get in the books is the character depth. We don't hear much of Sally's backstory in the TV series, apart from a couple of flashbacks with younger Percy and that scene with Poseidon (Toby Stephens). However, those scenes do an excellent job of showing us that alongside being Percy's mother, Sally is also a young woman who fell in love with a man she could not be with and is enduring the natural consequences of having Percy. She struggles to communicate with him when she's frustrated, gets teary-eyed when she lies to him to prolong the inevitable, and actively sacrifices her happiness to ensure his safety. Virginia Kull's portrayal of Sally Jackson reinforces the character's humanity, imperfections, and determination, and it's everything to me.

[enchanted-day-dreams]

I find it ironic that people love to talk about Billy Hargrove having internalized homophobia despite the fact that homophobic Billy is only a fanon trait, meanwhile Steve Harrington used queer as an insult against Jonathan Byers and yet folks wanna act like he's the most ally to ever ally (or even pretend he was never homophobic to begin with) just because he wasn't still a dick to Robin when she came out to him.

Y'all can have whatever headcanons you want, but the canon truth is that between Billy and Steve, only one of them got a homophobic insult slung at them but never slung it back, and it wasn't Steve.

[cod-dump]

Welcome to late night ramblings woth Owlie. Tonight's edition? Nikprice.

In the Old Comarades mission in mw19, Price asks Nik if he got the gear for the mission. Nik says what he got was the best he could do "on short notice."

AND YET. He still got Price's FAVORITE guns and FAVORITE AMMUNITION to go with????

Apparently he just knows where to get Price's FAVORITE STUFF in short notice??? OR DOES HE HAVE A STASH.

Does he have a husband stash only for Captain Husband Man when he needs to go shooting in Russia.

He definitely has a stash for his man! He’s prepared for Price needing something, everyone else it depends if they catch him on a good day or not. If anything everyone gets Price's favorites, exceptions only happen if he has something else available on short notice.

[kald-dal-art]

Finally done with every drawing from my 3000 followers give away, so did a drawing of Noelle from Genshin Impact, with the design of Clownsdots on Instagram (X) for @poisontheglamrockband

Thank you to everyone who decided to enter the giveaway, and the people who decided to follow me 🫶appreciate every single one of you

[new-and-disturbed-theorist]

May I offer a meme in these uncertain times?

[catharusustulatus]

Steddie Drabble, sequel to this post.

TW: child abuse.

Steve doesn’t have much. Eddie had made them a list of things to grab before they’d headed over to the Harrington house, a list of clothes, toiletries, basics and such, with “shampoo” underlined and “bowling pin” circled. They’d borrowed an extra duffel from Marianne across the way, since they didn’t know if trash bags would be enough, and thank god they had, kid sure had a polo collection. But moving it all out of that place - nice car parked yet nobody home, they found, blood still on the carpet - and seeing it stacked up next to Eddie’s exploding menagerie were two different things. And it just seemed to Wayne, well, when Steve was up for it, maybe they’d go to the thrifty mart together.

Steve is quiet, on account of the pain he felt moving his face and the shyness he had shrunken into, having been quickly and sharply beaten and disowned and then thrust into a new life, a new space. Wayne knew it was different, going from a frequent guest who got to put on the charm to a hurting ball of need. To feel like a burden. He saw the same thing happen to Eddie, when he was a child; he changed from an energetic ragamuffin who’d visit Wayne once every couple months to a sad, angry teen who he had to figure out how to live with. But it had worked out. And seeing how gently Eddie cleans Steve’s bruised face, how he changes his whole schedule to take care of Steve, how he cuts fruit for Steve, hearing Eddie whisper Steve to sleep, he thinks it will work out again.

Wayne learns a lot about Steve over the next couple of weeks. He learns how good a cook Steve is, how good he is at making scrambled eggs, tuna melts. How his hair is a source of pride but also seems to show off how he’s doing, like it’s connected to his mood. Some days it’s sky-high and some days it’s flat until Eddie starts whistling up the walk. Wayne loves watching Steve’s hair puff up, his smile grow, and Eddie seems to do the trick. Wayne learns just about every shirt he has is striped, that he can’t hear that well on his left side, that he likes his toast burnt to a crisp.

One morning, a couple weeks after Steve becomes his second duckling, they’re both up early in the kitchen waiting for Eddie to rise. Steve is making bacon and pork sausage, shuffling the meat around and shuffling himself around, like he’s scared to say something. Finally Wayne says “what is it, son?” And Steve starts to cry, one slow beautiful tear down each cheek. He’s been looking better, lately, seeming brighter, but he’s still been holding his breath. It’s time to exhale.

“Thank you. For saving me,” Steve moves the pan to the back burner, meat cooked, looking away. Wayne turns the stove off, and folds Steve into his arms, chuckling. Steve smells like Eddie. Steve smells like Wayne’s tobacco.

“Ain’t no thing about it, boy,” Wayne whispers to Steve, trembling and clutching the spatula. “You’re safe. You’re family.” And he pulls away before he goes softer himself, coughs, turns the stove back on for Steve’s eggs. A small little smile creeps up on Steve’s lips, still shy but an agreement nonetheless. He’s home, making breakfast for those that love him. And later, they’ll go thrifting, get Steve a thicker winter coat, more kitchen tools, some striped pajamas.

[marzipanandminutiae]

listen she'd be a prime celebrity spokesperson and she clearly already owns stays

[showing up at Chappell Roan's house with scans of fashion plates c. 1775 and The Toilet of Flora] hello ma'am are you interested in hearing about our lord and savior Everyday Clothing Historybounding

[arttsuka]

i just wanted to see one of your headcannons :)

That's nice :)

Here's another ace attorney headcanon; Phoenix's favorite/comfort movie is 'legally blonde' (for obvious reasons) and he keept rewatching it when he was studying law

[carryoncastiel]

Things I want Larian to add for Wyll with Patch 6:

Put the old kissing animation back in. It was simple and cute. You can have the twirl after the proposal (it still exists in the one moment before the Netherbrain confrontation but that moment is so short and you can't repeat it)

A nice kiss for the epilogue (this is 100% a must. It should've been there in the first place!)

Also HUGGING him in the epilogue (or whenever really. I wanna hug him so bad)

Make kissing in the Act 3 scene look good finally I'm begging

New idle animation duh. Let my dude do something else than drinking the entire time

New. Romance. Greeting.

I maintain there should be hand animation for the kissing in the Act 2 scene. Let the player put their hands on Wyll's neck (Can't see this being too much work honestly. But this is not as important as the other points)

[norakbubbles]

If I had a nickel for every time Clone High was canceled after ending the season on a cliffhanger, I'd have two nickels

Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice 💀

[cottonheadedninnymugggins]

Tonight can go one of two ways

[christeli4]

\\\ ! TW BODY HORROR ! ///

This is one of my favorite moments in this episode!

I added April's tears because I want to see angst more ≥^≤ (click on the drawing for better quality)