#I have thought about it SO MUCH

[bookwyrminspiration]

I always thought the theory about Sophie being half human was interesting because it could have an advantage for what she was designed to do. Humans don’t get their minds broken. They (usually) won’t go catatonic if guilty, but elves do. So if you’re designing a super elf to help defeat the neverseen and heal broken minds, you’re gonna want something that’s super durable when it comes to trauma, because both things are SUPER traumatic. Fighting a rebel organization is going to be traumatic, going into a broken mind and seeing the horrors in there for a longer duration of time is gonna be traumatic, it’s a lot of trauma that a purely elf mind might not be able to handle.

From a story telling perspective it also gives a lot of really good parallel between the neverseen and black swan. The neverseen have Vespera who experimented on humans in order to figure out how elves can surpass mind breaking, and the black swan is doing a similar thing, except with genetics on an innocent child. I think it could be a cool narrative for the books to take.

Yeah that's another compelling aspect of the theory! I totally agree it's a fascinating path for the story to take, I just hesitate that it'll actually go there. If I recall correctly, Forkle said both her parents know she's their daughter, and if said parent was human, that could have serious repercussions for what the Black Swan's been up to (revealing elven existence to humans)--unless he's being tricky in his wording and it's like a situation where the donor doesn't know specifics but is aware his genetic material was used.

I think the not breaking from guilt/having a stronger mind thing is the most convincing part of the theory, as it's a pretty major part of her construction. But at the same time, Sophie's friends have also been holding up really well; admittedly, Sophie has more mental exposure to The Horrors than them, but (based on my observations) either Shannon's created something she can't truly follow through on or elves are a lot more resilient than they thought.

Though the world ramifications are another point in the theory's favor--I've said before so I'll summarize: no one would know what to do with her, what it means about the similarities between humans and elves, the living proof of connection between them. It would unbelievably ostracize Sophie as the Only One--though I'm not sure the Black Swan would be willing to do that to her. They made her different, yes, but only by necessity. And being human doesn't add much more to what she got from living with them except for her emotional satisfaction, and while that's not insignificant, I don't think it's important enough they'd complicate her life further than we already know they have for so little pay-off.

Don't get me wrong! I have no problems with the theory and wouldn't complain if its turns out to be true, I just have doubts and questions.

Though it would be fascinating to know what was going through Forkle's mind when he read Vespera's notes and realized what she'd done. And that they'd also used humans to their personal advantage. Sure, different intentions and outcome, but it would be quite the reminder of how similar you can be to your enemies, the fine lines you can walk. At what point are you inseparable? Is the difference you convince yourself of actually real, does it stand up to the scrutiny or are you just protecting yourself from the truth of your actions?

I am counting down the days until Shannon tells us who Sophie's father is

[g-gyuutaros]

MORE GOT AU aaaah i'm obsessed! how do you become entangled with this targaryen man? 😛

Amira AAAAA I am in love with GoT AU I have like two different wips with two different ideas but it’s like I’d said for the wip! I’d come from Sunspear as a ward for Enji but also to be a diplomatic (and very strange *squints at Enji*) arranged marriage with his oldest son Touya (who I have falling in love with a simple tavern owners daughter.)

And I’m raised like a Stark lad instead of being like Fuyumi and Rei (though boy do her and the septas try) who are poised and proper. Instead I fight and train with Shouto and Natsu and the day that Tomura visits the north is the day he finds me and Touya in the local tavern/inn having a drink and pretending we aren’t nobility.

Sitting next to me while I watch Touya try and chat up the owners daughter and fail at it for the most part despite being a high born. And I do not take kindly to Tomura at first, his attitude and snark and comments about how ‘am engaged man should at least be subtle about how little interest he has in his betrothed’

Because who are you? Random man? And I have a smart ass mouth especially whenever it comes to something I presume is an insult to either me or touya and all he does is grin about it? And scratch at his throat before leaving without a word.

The next day Enji gathers us in the main hall and AFO and Tomura are there and he was SUPPOSED to be wed to Fuyumi to ‘strength ties in the north) but he picks ME before AFO can say anything

And all of it is far from smooth sailing with my long trek to kings landing to learning to live with him AND actually having to attend my lessons and learn to actually BE THE QUEEN and his wife but we butt heads constantly but steadily we learn about one another. Do small acts because fighting is exhausting and how sweet he actually is because he visits flea bottom often and does charity work there without AFO knowing

[officialspec]

modern au but set in brisbane. is this anything

[uncanny-tranny]

I think so many people are so deeply alienated from themselves that they have no clue how to exercise their free will and autonomy. For some, this alienation runs so deep that they are afraid of their own autonomy and humanity. It is completely understandable why one would have those feelings, but it can be worrisome.

I want to help others who feel this way, so here are small things I have done to exercise my free will:

Add "guilty pleasure" songs to playlists and actually listen to them (I have a ton of late 1990s-early 2000s music I listen to now proudly that I never listened to in the past out of shame)

Getting the décor item, bath set, bed spread, ect. in the patterns you like, even if it's "childish" (I got a dinosaur-themed wastebasket from the kids' décor section and I adore it)

Taking a new route to get to a place you go to often

Eat dessert first

Celebrate well, and often

Collect things that are "odd" or don't seem like an "acceptable" thing to collect (somebody on my "for you" page collects dandelion crayola crayons and it was so cool!!!!!!)

Incorporate one new piece in an outfit you wear frequently (e.g., a new chain, a necklace, ribbons, bracelets, ect.). Challenge yourself to add onto the outfits if you feel up for it.

Sing along to songs without worrying that you sound "good" or your intonation is completely accurate

Read a book from a genre you weren't allowed to read as a kid (comics, thrillers, mysteries, anything!)

Walk without having a specific destination or goal

Pick up a new craft without expecting yourself to master it or to ever be "good" enough. Get your hands messy.

I don't want to shame anybody for not feeling as though they have free will or that they are exempt from exercising it. However, I wanted to give ideas so that you might read this list and find your own ways to express your intrinsic autonomy and will. You deserve to be a person, to feel alive, not just living. That is what our lives are for.

[keymintt]

a comic/zine about coyotes

[inkskinned]

probably time for this story i guess but when i was a kid there was a summer that my brother was really into making smoothies and milkshakes. part of this was that we didn't have AC and couldn't afford to run fans all day so it was kind of important to get good at making Cool Down Concoctions.

we also had a patch of mint, and he had two impressionable little sisters who had the attitude of "fuck it, might as well."

at one point, for fun, this 16 year old boy with a dream in his eye and scientific fervor in heart just wanted to see how far one could push the idea of "vanilla mint smoothie". how much vanilla extract and how much mint can go into a blender before it truly is inedible.

the answer is 3 cups of vanilla extract, 1/2 cup milk alternative, and about 50 sprigs (not leaves, whole spring) of mint. add ice and the courage of a child. idk, it was summer and we were bored.

the word i would use to describe the feeling of drinking it would maybe be "violent" or perhaps, like. "triangular." my nose felt pristine. inhaling following the first sip was like trying to sculpt a new face. i was ensconced in a mesh of horror. it was something beyond taste. for years after, i assumed those commercials that said "this is how it feels to chew five gum" were referencing the exact experience of this singular viscous smoothie.

what's worse is that we knew our mother would hate that we wasted so much vanilla extract. so we had to make it worth it. we had to actually finish the drink. it wasn't "wasting" it if we actually drank it, right? we huddled around outside in the blistering sun, gagging and passing around a single green potion, shivering with disgust. each sip was transcendent, but in a sort of non-euclidean way. i think this is where i lost my binary gender. it eroded certain parts of me in an acidic gut ecology collapse.

here's the thing about love and trust: the next day my brother made a different shake, and i drank it without complaint. it's been like 15 years. he's now a genuinely skilled cook. sometimes one of the three of us will fuck up in the kitchen or find something horrible or make a terrible smoothie mistake and then we pass it to each other, single potion bottle, and we say try it it's delicious. it always smells disgusting. and then, cerimonious, we drink it together. because that's what family does.

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF Into the pit? More like into the daddy issues

[paxopalotls]

The fanfictions are infecting me with brainrot oh my god have some au doodles before I explode

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Soup solves everything.

[clownowo]

been replaying the Portal series I think this is where its heading

[egophiliac]

WAIT when did he get FANGS

[pansy-picnics]

“gay son or thot daughter,” you start to ask, but you can’t even finish your sentence because cosmo and wanda heard “gay son” and immediately started cheering and clapping

[zan0tix]

Assorted homestucks number 72382683

[hajimedics]

I'M NOT YOUR DOLL AND I'LL THINK FOR MYSELF AND I'LL LIVE FOR MYSELF

[flickeringflame216]

actually the princess bride had it wrong. true love does happen every day because love is a constant choice. You fall in love with someone and then you wake up every day and choose to love them again, still, forever.

[captaincalamity]

the thing that pisses me off about the minecraft movie is how boring it is (or will be). people have consistently proven that complex stories and ideas can be conveyed through minecraft, with it not just acting as a backdrop- instead we get jumanji: block edition and it’s so annoying. minecraft is a beautiful game that has brought so many people together, that influenced countless childhoods, and this is what we get? i’m pretty sure it’s going to be the same plot as fucking angry birds.

this movie is taking all the momentum that countless creatives have provided to minecraft for 15 years and acknowledging NONE of it. you can have your opinions of mcyters but at least they have the guts to tell a story.

fuck, maybe my expectations were too high- but it’s hard to not expect more when we consistently got more from way weirder sources. things like stampys lovely world, the fallen kingdom saga, dantdms lab, hermitcraft, the dsmp and qsmp, genuinely every minecraft let’s play has SOME form of story- it’s just disappointing to see mojang fail to create a better story when they’ve had so many examples.

the world has MUCH bigger problems right now, but it’s still upsetting- i was born right in time to grow up with minecraft. and while im not surprised, i am disappointed.