#Direct-2-anywhere

[lemongogo]

sry i dont know what 2 draw anymore T_T . elendira portrait #999

[samuraisharkie]

if people were actually getting paid for their labor as the reasoning for the price of the switch and it’s games it would be easier to hear. If it wasn’t based on an already janky code and an incredibly glitchy online service that’s bullshit expensive on TOP of $90 games, I might be able to adjust. but it’s shallow all the fucking way around. No one is getting paid, especially not the dev team and especially not the customers. They’re relying on us using our fucking car payments and grocery money on their games that aren’t even ours by definition bc it’s literally just a download code on an already janky console of which there is no way to secure things. With that “game-key-card” requiring internet to download, it’s likely they’ll charge you the online membership fee to play even an offline single player. How is that not greed.

[sonic-4-episode-ii]

re:amy and software/hardware

i think amy is an incredibly good hacker. no idea how she figured that stuff out but shes good enough to step in where and when tails cant. shes great at guessing and finding passwords also. plus just generally rlly good at coding (no idea which languages specifically but id say. uh. if tails can code in binary she can code in hexadecimal lmao)

also i think shes great at repairing cars. your car breaks down and she diagnoses the problem immediately and then Fixes It (even if it means spindashing and hammerbouncing back and forth for an hour or so)

but like. if ur pc has a problem and she cant find anything weird on it shes just like....have you tried turning it off and on again.

she absolutely could learn how to work w Gadgets:tm: and stuff but she just doesnt. shes got her lane and shes gonna stick w it, and tails is more than good enough for their entire conjoined friend groups.

[tarantula-hawk-wasp]

Upon self reflection I am not beating the gay dog coded allegations

[torahtot]

sth that always frustrates me is when people on here say things like "jewish ppl u can let go of connection to israel bc you can be at home in the countries you live in!" and someone responds with a whole essay on how antisemitism is alive and well.. bc that still accepts the original premise. you're saying yes, i agree, we would not feel a connection to the land if antisemitism didn't exist, but it does. this ignores the root misconception that makes someone say things like that, which is that they deny (or simply don't realize/understand) our connection to the land, which transcends the existence of antisemitism in the diaspora. walk into any orthodox school that doesn't even consider itself zionist, and you'll find the kids having conversations with their teachers about how to reconcile feeling comfortable in galut with the desire to properly mourn the beit hamikdash & yearn for mashiach so that we can return. this isn't metaphorical in the slightest; many of them will make aliyah whether mashiach comes or not (and it won't have anything to do with secular zionism or antisemitism). eradicating antisemitism in the diaspora would never change the fact that we are in galut. if they were smart they would actually shift the conversation to why we don't need an explicitly/exclusively jewish state in order to live safely & thrive in eretz yisrael, but they won't bc a) that would require accepting the validity of our connection to it and b) they consider it "validating settler fears" or wtvr the fuck. so instead they will continue to be totally inept at realpolitik solutions & fail to see eye to eye in conversation with jews bc they fundamentally misunderstand.. everything about us.

[gaysamurai]

death note would be so much improved if the writer were interested in how misa's experience of seeing her parents murdered in front of her as a child traumatized her and gave her a warped sense of good and evil and made her feel detached from her own life but instead they just used it as an excuse to make her obsessed with light

[astrid-goes-for-a-spin]

USM 2024 has a definitive “superheroes in empty worlds” vibe to it that I feel would be alleviated by Peter saving some lives. Make me feel that this world really needs Spider-Man

[bedlamsbard]

there’s a specific time travel trope that I hate, but I always forget that I hate it because I don’t read that much time travel where that trope happens, so then I read it and I get to the end and I remember I hate it. anyway that’s why you’ll never see me use “we have changed the past and it has changed the present/future” in my time travel stories. (the characters themselves obviously don’t know that I hate this and won’t use it, so they’ll always consider it as a factor because it’s the one every knows.)

[rincent-van-uggh]

In populated places there should be benches every 15 meters or less

sorry for being passionate about how normalized the ability to stand is and no one talks about n how painful it is and it makes me see red sorry it’s just so pointless . Im killing the protestant work ethic and also the concept of “professionalism” with my hands . Everyone start sitting on the ground at bus stops with me

[cassolotl]

Trans Rights petitions in the UK

Following the ridiculous and inhumane news out of the UK yesterday, two out of the top 3 petitions on the UK parliament petition site relate to trans rights:

Let me point you in the right direction!

1. Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services

Sign here

See graph of signatures here

Deadline: 28 July 2025

Signatures so far: 24,709 of 100,000

2. Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender

Sign here

See graph of signatures here

Deadline: 12 June 2025

Signatures so far: 22,107 of 100,000

Who can sign?

Anyone living in the UK, regardless of citizenship

UK citizens living anywhere in the world

[al-mayriti]

i just saw on idealista this incredible apartment. unfortunately i do not have a job.

[ragnars-tooth]

I should not have been taught so badly for 3 years that i genuinely have to google how to find job postings in my field. "Get a degree!! Get a degree!!" for why. To be laughed at by out of touch tutors and not taught anything? It's certainly not going to help me get a job because i CANT FIND THEM. "People will see you went here and that will give you credibility." Will it roderick. Because I now know not to trust a motherfucker who went here 💀

[i-mybrunettelady]

hi! local human enthusiast here. humans are like canonically aliens and there are multitude of ways you can work that into the hcs that don't make them boring; in fact i'd argue ours are some of the most interesting humans in fantasy games! who else has them be literal elf-coded aliens?

as has been pointed out in that one post about human appearance in this game, humans in gw1 have a really interesting array of faces, especially for necromancer.

here are some necromancer prophecies faces; some of them have the whites on their eyes be black and also REPTILIAN EYES. they can literally summon their gods as seen in racial skills prayer to (insert god here) and can turn into a creature called the avatar of melandru.

to quote the wiki, humans "did not come with much magic of their own." this isn't really explained well but is open to so much interpretation. my personal one is that their magic appears later, and that magic in humans evolved a little later and therefore manifests later in actual human children.

wiki also states that other races view humans as conservative (due to religiosity being a defining trait + their gods being absent for a long time yet humans still believing in them), but that they are inventors and craftsmen; they're noted for their record-keeping (hence, in my head, the priory using new krytan a lot. also human cultural hegemony for a long time before the race starts to.. decline.)

all this is from the wiki page for them, unless stated otherwise.

so yeah! while they are not gifted with animal traits, or straight up not being humanoids, there are a lot of things humans in gw2 are like, great for and can be used to make them interesting as opposed to being written as boring, which is a popular-ish take that i obviously highly disagree with. in some games, maybe. in gw2? fuck no.

I like to write charr having hyper sensitive hearing and smell because they're cats. And I like to write asura having hyper sensitive hearing and smell because they have giant ears and there's a distinct idle animation of them sniffing the air. And I like to write norn having hyper sensitive hearing and smell because they can turn into werebeasts. And I like to write sylvari having hyper sensitive hearing and smell because who knows what's going on with their plant biology. and. what are humans btw

[fawnnlvr]

stun gun just in case i'm in trouble | spencer reid

pairing: spencer reid × hot!diva!reader

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summary: spencer and the team arrive to catch the unsub before he gets another victim, but when they arrive, they find him already down. and it looks like the girl who took him down had taken a liking to a certain doctor.

word count: 1.3k

author's note: inspiration by yummy by ayesha erotica. "big purse with that rhinestone buckle, keep a pink stun gun just in case i'm in trouble." there will be a part 2 because i love writing divas. this character is inspired by my friends too bc i love their style :P i also love the nerdy bf × hot gf trope!!!! (update months later. 06.10.25: i am going to rewrite soon bc this is not my best work)

You always knew that as a young woman living alone in her twenties, you would be somewhat of a target for a deranged criminal. Like any other woman, you took precautions in the form of self defense devices and kept it close to you. A small grocery run turned into a nightmare.

Now there you stood, breathing heavily from the adrenaline as you watched a man spasm on the ground. A hot pink stun gun in your left hand and your large black leather purse in the other. Your expensive sunglasses were thrown on the ground, along with your brown paper bag full of box cake mix, frosting, sprinkles and a can whipped cream. All you wanted was to bake a red velvet cake and decorate it for your day off, but of course you couldn't have a normal day.

The man was having a muscle spasms due to the electric shock of your stun gun and the right side of his face was both red from the swelling and red from the cut that was created when you smacked him across the face with your bag. Your bag was heavy, leather, had many keychains, and also had a large rhinestone buckle that would most definitely hurt if used as a weapon.

The police sirens got louder as it approached the street you were on but it didn't connect in your head just what they were responding to since you hadn't called them.

"Just how much crime is in this city?" you questioned, but immediately stopped once you saw that the bright red and blue lights on top of the car had stopped right by you. A large group of men in uniform hurriedly exited the car and went towards the men on the ground who was now groaning in pain.

That's when you saw him. A man's chest came into your line of vision, separating your eyes from the man who tried to attack you. An FBI vest. You trailed your eyes up and felt yourself biting back a smile. Wow. Tall, brunette, with the nicest eyes looking at you with such concern.

"Miss-"

If only the criminal didn't interupt your cute moment. From the floor, the large man spat towards your direction, "Fuck you, woman!"

Both you and the man in the FBI vest looked at his way. The cop pushed his head down. You scoffed, crossing your arms, "Screw you too, man?" it sounded more like a question because you were taken aback by the sheer audacity for him to curse you out when his own actions led to this situations.

You directed your attention back to the cutie right in front of you with a polite smile. "Hi."

You mentally thank yourself for putting some sort of effort in going out that morning. You always imagined a sort of meet cute with an attractive guy and although these weren't the ideal circumstances, you'll make it work. He wouldn't catch you in your homeless outfit that day.

"Hi. I'm Doctor Spencer Reid, are you alright?"

You told him your name, "Better now that you're here."

Spencer felt heat rise to his cheeks, but he ignored your little comment and continued his assessment. "Are you injured anywhere?"

"Only my heart if I don't get your number." he let out a small chuckle at your rather bold statement, "but other than that, I'm fine."

You watched as his brain nervously collected it's thoughts, trying to form whay he should say to you next. Lucky for him, he was saved by his older colleague. An older man appeared beside him, wearing an FBI vest.

"Miss?" you directed your attention towards him with a small hum, "I'm Agent Hotchner. Can you tell us a little about what had happened with the unsub?"

"The unsub?" you questioned the unfamiliar term. Was this a new acronym online that you weren't familiar with?

"Unknown subject." Spencer chimed in, "used for an unidentified criminal. In other words, the man you just maimed."

"Oh sure. Well, I was walking out that store a few blocks down and all of a sudden, that man just jumped outside the alleyway and stood in the middle of the sidewalk. He kept looking directly at me and seemed, sparatic in a way. I tried to move out the way but he mirrored my movements like he was blocking me."

You retold the story with such an expressive face and hand gestures and Spencer found himself utterly enticed with every single word that came out your mouth as you recapped what had happened.

"So of course, I politely asked him to move out the way. And that's when he pounced at me like a disfigured leopard with its prey." Spencer held back a laugh as you imitated claws slightly pouncing with a disgusted face. He took notice of the nail art on your nails too that had leopard print with various charms. "We tussled a bit and I hit him across the face with my bag then I tazed him with my stun gun."

You realized your hot pink stun gun was in your hand and brought it up to show them. Turning it on for a few seconds to show them the electricity before tucking it back into the safety of your large bag.

Your bag made sound with every small movement due to all the keychains on it. Spencer took note of the little red lightsaber keychain and smiled when he realized where it was from.

"Thank you." Hotchner stated, "It's a good thing that you were carrying that."

"Always." you responded and Hotchner had walked away, leaving you with Spencer who has spotted your items that were sprawled out on the ground.

"Let me help you." Spencer immediately stated and went to the concrete floor in order to gather the things that spilled out your bag from the altercation. He finished gathering your few groceries and put them inside the paper bag before grabbing your sunglasses too and politely handing them over.

"Thank you." Your manicured fingers grazed his hand as you took your items. Spencer looked down at how slowly you took your things, leaving your hand to linger on his.

"A-are you baking a cake for dessert or something?" he stammered.

"More like breakfast--- but aren't you a bit young to be a doctor?"

"Perks of having an eidetic memory. I graduated high school early and have three PHDs in math, chemistry and engineering."

"How impressive. Cute and smart." you praised.

He paused for a second, "thank you."

"So Doctor. Do you also have a PHD in women or do you just not want my number?" you turned your head slightly to the right as you watched his reaction. He was exactly your type. With every word he seemed to get more perfect. Tall, brunette and nerdy. How you loved men like that. Who would've known that this nightmare altercation would've led you to the man of your dreams. You would be damned if let him go.

If Spencer wasn't already stammering enough, this just sent him over the edge. You looked at him with a teasing smile and sharp eyes and he felt embrassed under your gaze.

"I-"

"Reid, we need to get going." Hotchner called out from beside the cop car. Spencer turned back to look at him and sent him a quick nod.

You opened your bag, pushing aside your stun gun, lipgloss and wallet before taking out a little notepad with a sparkly pen clipped to one of the pages. You scribbled down a series of numbers and teared out the page before gesturing for him to hold out his hand.

You took his hand and placed the little piece of paper in it before closing his fingers to keep it safe. "When you're done being superman, you should give me a call."

He couldn't hide his smile as he looked at his hand.

"You're friend is calling for you. We should both get going now, but I hope I can hear from you again."

You started to walk away and Spencer stood there frozen. He wasn't sure he ever had gotten such romantic attention from a woman as attractive as you--- both physically and personality wise. You left him utterly speechless which was a hard skill to have, especially when those around him are sick and tired of his long talks.

He watched your retreating figure and knew he couldn't let this interaction end off on a bad note. Building up the courage, he raised his voice enough for you to hear, "I will!"

You glanced back over your shoulder and he caught your smile. Oh he knew he was in trouble.

[sad--tree]

ANYWAYS all bitching aside guess whos seeing rammstein in dublin next year !!!!!!!