#alex says stuff

[analexthatexists]

I feel like Among Us OC makers have grown into Lethal Company OC makers.

And god, that’s beautiful to me.

[musicallygt]

conversations with borrowers be like

[domwhoreward]

ok i'm so fucked up emotionally right now because tonight was my last muse show for this tour and i'm going through it

BUT

DOM FUCKING RECOGNIZED ME

after knights, when they came to the catwalk, dom spotted me in the same spot i was standing in toronto

he waved at me, smiled at me, and tossed me a drumstick!!!!

DOM HOWARD NOT ONLY KNOWS I EXIST, HE FUCKING RECOGNIZED ME AND I'M NOT OKAY

[dear-alex-chill]

My favorite situational trope is by far the "Are we ready? We have to be" trope.

THERE IS SO MUCH TO UNPACK WITH IT

A. It is always a tragedy or battle or something heated that pushed them to this moment.

B. You can have platonic moment, romantic moment, community moment, exes forced to work together moment, parent-kid moment, ect. There's infinite possibilities for who is talking and their relationships.

C. It's never "if we aren't/don't" in this trope failure is never an option. There's no dichotomy. It's simply "well we have to be" not "i don't know" or "probably not" or "if not we're screwed". Failure is never acknowledged, which just makes it more powerful.

C1. Failure is not an option is way overpowered. There's so much in that phrase and it is so versatile.

D. This trope can be at ANY part of the story. It can be the opening line, it can be in the rising action or the falling action, it can be your resolution. Hell, it can be the climax. There is so much power held in a situation like this that is can be placed anywhere in a plot and it will work.

F. It's an end of story moment. This sounds like it contradicts the previous point but hear me out. This helps move the plot along. You can't just slip this trope into something. It has magnitude. It is important. Whatever happens after is in response to this quote. Often it is very easy to time skip or introduce another subject after this point because there's nothing to be said after it.

G. Artificial tension is so easy here! Creating tension is a struggle in certain stories and circumstances, but here it's practically a given. Someone is looking up to someone else that happens to be more of a leader. There's a pause. The readers/audience and the characters are waiting for a response. There is so much tension alone, without extra information/exposition.

H. THE RAW EMOTION. Similar to the last point, but more about the person asking the question. They are expressing one of their deepest fears. It's expressed they are uncertain despite the preparation. Yet the other person assures them (in a way). The act of asking someone if, as a group, you are prepared beyond just doubting a plan is so emotionally open. In this trope the plan is already in action, it's not hypothetical anymore. And that's why it is so heavy. The looking back doubt, the hindsight, regret, uncertainty. It's all reflected in that question and it's build up.

I. It's risky but those who take the risk can succeed. Yes, sometimes not everyone can pull of a trope. But there's a certain ratio of risk to reward. And in this case, the risk factor is enough to deter those who can't pull it off, resulting in those who can do it having a much more rewarding story. If a trope doesn't work, you don't keep it. So it really only gets used when it should (even though it works in many forms).

In short, we need this trope more in media. It's too perfect to be ignored in favor of 'enemies to lovers' or 'best friends to never talk now'.

[aromanticbuck]

oh my hot take of the day is that if you block someone it should prevent them from using your gifs and/or you should be able to turn off the ability to find your gifs in the search

[stonedgossard]

hey everyone!

this will most likely be my last post on this blog

i still love pearl jam with all my heart, but i think it's time i move on from this blog

i'm still active on tumblr, though, and if any of you are muse fans, feel free to check out the blog i use now, @domwhoreward!

i love you all so much 💕

[guardian-angle22]

Red, White, and Royal Blue (2023)

[aroaceleovaldez]

Here is a link to the Cherokee Nation's official site. Here is the Visit Cherokee Nation youtube channel. Here is a playlist for learning Cherokee (and here's one for learning Ojibwe, as a bonus cause i'm biased). Here is a link to Daybreak Star Radio, which is a radio station based in Seattle dedicated to showcasing international first nations and indigenous music that you can listen to online. Here is a pdf of various recipes, including references to which tribes they originate from. Here is a link to The-aila-test's buy native tag, and here is a link to Beyond Buckskin's buy native list (though some of the links are broken). Here is a link to the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper's official site.

now go take a minute and come back once you've done some research so everybody can stop being weird about Piper.

[willgrahamscock]

Oh my god, you have a TikTok account??? Drop your username

willgrahamsco.ck I don’t ever promote it here because I’m 98% less unhinged there due to it being TikTok. But I like doing the trends! I just wish people were more interactive on there because on tumblr people will like and rb and add funny tags.

Yesterday I posted a possessive hannibal slide so I’d appreciate if you guys went and liked it or interacted with it 🤠✨

[cirrus-grey]

How're y'all's "the fears are desires now" theories holding up after this episode?

[louisapennyfeather2021]

HELLO?!! WAT??? ALEX???

[analexthatexists]

I need to make it clear to you guys and myself how many of these stupid Nightmare AUs I’ve made.

Messiah (Unposted Swap(?) AU involving an OC)

RE!Nightmare (Resurrection AU)

Epidemic/Patient 1219-1 (Superhero AU)

The Mare (Cancelled Infection AU)

Nightshade (Freshified Nightmare)

What’s worse is that I can feel a sixth coming.

@thelunarsystemwrites, is this how you feel when making Lust AUs???

[musicallygt]

Borrower who gets found by a G/t fan and is at first terrified and starts trying to get away, only to just stand dumbfounded as the human looks so upset, going “this should’ve been me” because they want to be a tiny and not the giant.

[domwhoreward]

okay, so like, everyone be honest w me right now

did you first hear muse in guitar hero or twilight??

[dear-alex-chill]

I feel like this isn't said enough but;

The block button is not restricted to just toxic cyber bullies that harass you.

If someone is making your experience on Tumblr a bad one, if they are making you uncomfortable to the point where them interacting with you makes you dislike being online, you can block them.

If they make content that triggers you and it constantly shows up in your feed, you can filter out the tags.

The block button/filtering area is a personalization tool, it's there to allow you to directly influence what you see. If something/someone is ruining your experience on Tumblr, you can block them or filter the tags out. Blocking is there to allow you to have a better environment on the site.

There's a lot of discussion about how you can block anons and haters and that's valid. But it's not recognized that you can also block people who you don't want interacting with you. You can filter out a tag that is associated with something that dampers your day when you see it. You do not owe Tumblr a hate crime report everytime you block someone. It doesn't have to be only extreme cases. If removing that aspect from your Tumblr experience would improve your Tumblr experience, do it. There is no shame in blocking or filtering tags.

[taskmastersource]