#Who's Going To Win This Competition!?

[mangaworld]

[spirit-of-anime]

Who's Going To Win This Competition!? - by Rainy Wata

[hiccbae]

Hiccup and Astrid from the ‘Dreamworks All-Star Kart Racing’ game.

[leupagus]

Me before starting this GOT fic: oh man I just have all these thoughts and feelings about how the political system of Westeros (and Essos too but at least that's got the terrible excuse of "city states but racist" lazy worldbuilding; you'd think Martin would at least care about the central premise of his series) is so internally incoherent, we're going to have to dig into all of that

Me while writing this GOT fic: yeah for sure for sure but also I really need to explain the extremely different dance traditions for each kingdom and why Riverlands dances are analogous to huge group Tinikling competitions between men and women and how that directly translates to the Iron Island's "dancing is how we scare our enemies" approach to dance (also the extremely rigid bifurcation not between "men's dancing" and "women's dancing" but between "sailor's dancing while onboard," "sailor's dancing while at port/on land," and "dancing of the people who make the sailing possible aka a lot of the women yes but at least in an INTERESTING way"). And then of course how the Riverlands' dancing directly ties into the Westerlands' dancing which is mixed-gender and involves a lot of swinging your partner around and lifting them up (hence one reason strong women in the Westerlands are valued since you BOTH gotta pick each other up) and hey let's talk about some of the really intriguing similarities between the dance traditions of the mountain clans in both the North and the Vale and hey wait guys where are you going guys GUYS

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

never underestimate the power and joy in thinking about your own Guys doing normal people things. my brain is awash with delight

[thistaleisabloodyone]

Going back and rewatching the one series of videos on CL Live where Zin, with the help of staff and a seemingly shockingly large budget, pull pranks on the members, with hidden cameras and everything.

One of the pranks is to have fancy eel bentos delivered to the waiting room, but never enough for everyone. When it was Likiya and Rui, there was 1 fancy eel bento and Likiya was a good leader and left it for Rui. For Kazuma, Itsuki and Takuma, there was 1 fancy eel bento and we never see how that works out because someone had to go and find the hidden cameras.

(goddamn it, I can't help but love this man)

But then we get to what I have been calling the Little Shit Committee.

Makoto is not a part of the Little Shit Committee, he just wanted a fancy bento. And if he'd been paired with, like, Likiya, he would've gotten one, no fucking problem.

Unfortunately for him, he was paired with Riku and Kenta. Kenta, like, subtly stole the first one, while Riku and Makoto were distracted - Makoto talking to a staff member, Riku - staring at a mirror. Then they move back towards the tables and Makoto comes over and see Kenta's bento.

And you know what my beloved little shit goes and does? You know what Riku fucking does?

He steals the fucking bento as soon as Makoto turns towards the table. And then laughs as Makoto looks, honestly, kinda sad.

Baby, darling, buddy, I love you, what the fuck? 😂 Zin legit stands up and goes "Ehhh?" at the screen, and I don't blame him. Riku, bad senpai, bad.

Like, how long have you known Makoto? Because you were both in Exile Generations, so you presumably met him at some point in 2013, assuming you didn't meet him earlier. And you stole the bento out from under his nose? You little shit 😂

Look at this poor, sad child. They did go and get him a bento, which was lovely of them, considering they were about to prank them.

But, seriously. Makoto and the Little Shit Committee. Like, Kenta subtly taking the bento, fine. Riku, you stole the bento out from under Makoto's nose. Like, you didn't even seem to notice it existed until he saw Kenta's. You little jerk😂

[antisoucials]

my driver might be a cunt, but your driver is a crybaby

[phoenixcatch7]

Au where sqq was a popular/famous vr graphic designer specialising in avatars and animations and 3d modelling, and sqh worked on the side/before pidw as a grey hat hacker, and together they take the system apart and add all sorts of mods and features. Cat ears. Sci fi effects. Playing games on the system. Sqq manages to screw with something important and gets access to vr chat style dream realm, where poor mm is extremely surprised to have sections blocked off without an invite.

[quatregats]

Okay hear me out. What if Hornblower and Lady Barbara but they're high school math olympians and also have a crazy psychosexual rivalry with each other

[ask-court-genshin]

OOC: damn it al haitham how am I supposed to emotionally recover from the fact you fricking bamboozled me into matching you up with Mei THREE TIMES IN A R O W????

This is some cursed yandere!soulmate sht. I thought I at least escaped 70% of my yandere acc's traces. How do I even explain this to Mister Zhongli? I'm not making a good case here since I'm 1) Khaenri'ahn and 2) have a history of being an internet gremlin.

HELP. I DON'T WANT A METEOR TO FALL DOWN—

Let's just. Let's just pretend the past never happened omg wow you got al haitham!!! He's so nice!!! He's not protective enough to install strange applications in your devices!!! He's also not the type who would plan ahead to make sure his soulmate will end up with him!!! (Copium)

At this point, Mei and Al Haitham has a fanfic worthy relationship. Him being King Deshret and her being Nabu Malikata in the past, then in the next modern reincarnation he's her deranged boss— and in an alternate universe he's (hopefully) a sane individual who drags her out just to study runes. It sounds like some bizarra manhwa 😔😔😔😔

[bumblebeeappletree]

What if Roger and Rouge had their conversation about Roger’s plan for his death around the time they conceived Ace? Rouge left her home the morning after their last embrace and went to go live on Dawn Island. Roger thought it would be great, no one would expect her to live on the same island Garp came from. Maybe Rouge dyes her hair, maybe she cuts it short, maybe she does nothing. Sometime on Dawn she comes to the realization that she’s pregnant, and Garp ends up meeting her as Roger wishes him to protect her. “Her only sin was loving me,” Roger had said, “and is that really a sin at all?” Or something like that.

All this to say, what if Rouge had Ace around the time he was meant to be born? Ace is definitely the oldest brother to the ASL trio.

[mangaworld]

[lemonhemlock]

what's so cringy about this whole "discussion" of "lucky" penalty shootouts is that you have people with their entire chest saying stuff like real madrid "didn't do anything the whole game" and didn't "deserve" to win, when defensive football IS very much also football. the last time i checked football teams had both offensive and defensive players? like. i'm begging you to open a book on tactics and discover this very new, innovative concept. why didn't man city score in regular time then if they were so impressive and if madrid "didn't do" anything? boo fucking hoo. why are you even crying over petrodollars in the first place?

i am soooooo tired of pepball stans (and kloppball for that matter) lording their high press, attacking styles over anything else, when they routinely clown themselves in the CL and then literally cry sour grapes. might sound groundbreaking, but "i don't like defensive football" is not a unit of analysis? it's not any less valid bc it doesn't cater to your specific preferences.

the truth of the matter is that rma were tactically flexible enough to play two different styles of football over the course of these two legs and, not only does that require skill and discipline, but the approach paid off, so deriding it as the "wrong" way to play football is downright divorced from reality. which one of these teams is in the semifinals again?

not to mention that even involving yourself in a situation where you have to defend a sportswashing team with 115 breaches of financial fair play rules is just beyond. i get that you don't like rma but please compose yourself and acquire a modicum of common sense. you don't have to appropriate the most preposterous aspects of male-driven culture that impose you should absolutely support whoever is playing against your rival no matter what.

[dishsaop]

does anyone have recommendations for fictional media that has like. actual lesbians in it. not like supergirl Two White Skinny Girls, One Blonde and One Brunette Kiss media, or "its implied lesbianism!!!" but just regular fucking lesbians

[twpsyn-who]

Talking a little bit about 'boycotting Eurovision' under Keep Reading, feel free to scroll down if is not what you want to see.

The most used argument on the matter of banning Israel from Eurovision is the fact that Russia got banned from Eurovision, which is the worst argument anyone could bring.

Kindly reminder that Russia didn't get banned because of the war with Ukraine. Russia got banned because many countries has threatened to withdraw from the competition. Sadly, that's a big difference.

Yes, the countries has threatened to withdraw because they support Ukraine and see Russia as the party in the wrong. That was their reason. EBU's reason for banning Russian was because those countries threatened to withdraw, not because the war was bad and Russia must be stopped.

This situation isn't the same. Why? Because many countries support Israel in their genocide. Because this time around Palestine is the party in the wrong. Because we're taught to believe that Israel isn't in the wrong here.**

Boycotting Eurovision won't work. There are people out there who don't know the truth and want to watch Eurovision. There are people out there who don't care and will watch Eurovision regardless of the situation. There are people out there who, despite having the facts, still don't see Israel as the bad guy in this situation and will watch Eurovision. Sadly, boycotting won't work unless everyone does it.

The only way Israel will get banned, in my opinion, is by going through the same thing as Russia. If other countries threatened to withdraw- and not any countries, but the ones investing the most in Eurovision, then yes. That will get Israel banned.

Otherwise? The only thing we do is hurt artists that don't deserve it. Artists who use Eurovision as a way to get more exposure and experience. Artists who deserve to be heard.

Don't vote for Israel's entry. Don't stream their song either. Heck, turn off the TV when is their turn to perform.

**This whole situation (the war, not Eurovision) isn't only black and white. Civilians die daily because of this, all of them from both sides. Innocent people who has no fault. Let's not forget that

[seventh-district]

was about to lowkey pat myself on the back for having the most liked playlist for Big Red (YuuriVoice) on Spotify but. after further searching i believe it may be the only Big Red (YuuriVoice) playlist on Spotify 😭