#also never complain about your clownery to a clown

[clingyduoapologist]

really really sorry for being a toxic inniter in your askbox but i saw "c!Tommy isn't the main character" discourse earlier today and i'm always kinda confused by that. bc like the server doesn't revolve around him but there's a difference between the whole server and like. different arcs. bc objectively sometimes he is. Bad was the MC of the Eggpire arc. Tommy and Wilbur were some of the MCs of l'Manberg and Pogtopia. Quackity was the MC of Las Nevadas. Tommy and Dream were the main characters of the Exile and Prison arcs. if Tommy was either a key player or a catalyst to some of the biggest parts of every single season, why do ppl act like we're spitting on their favs when we call him a main character. maybe it's cause he and his close friends fucking wrote that shit

Main character discourse is so funny because like every actual c!inniter I’ve ever interetracted with says it as a joke and then I just see people fucking malding over it like… brother the fact that there isn’t a definitive main character is one of the things that makes the smp so interesting stop swinging at demons 😭

[cto10121]

R&J Clown Takes Special Edition—Juliet Is the First Dead Girl

The moment this LitHub piece on the Dead Girl Trope popped up on my dashboard, it was love at first sight…love of fresh clownery, that is. What can I say? It was meant to be. Once more onto the breach!!!

…And right away we’re off to a smashing start. Do you smell it, that sizzling meat of clownery in the air? So succulent. Let’s see where this goes.

(But seriously, why do I get the feeling this author would also be one of those R&J-is-really-about-the-feud-and-the-romance-is-secondary people? And then instantly complain about how R&J has too much icky and somehow ~secretly problematic romance?)

The verse fully begins with “Shall I believe” and the following is a romanticization is prompted by a very logical question: “~Why art thou yet so fair?” Romeo is questioning the fact that Juliet is looking very intact for a two days’ old corpse.

Also, allure…Juliet is canonically his true love. Of course he would romanticize her. His whole death is framed as yet another love encounter. This Renaissance cliché is being refashioned for a play about an erotic romance. Also, also, this is Act 5!Romeo we’re talking about, who is literally suicidal.

This author really thought they did something, did they.

So all of this argument misses a crucial component as to why Juliet is fundamentally not the best example of the Dead Girl Trope: As in, she isn’t really dead. She is alive and asleep. A Sleeping Beauty, if you will. Her attractiveness is explicitly justified by the sleeping potion she takes—stopping her heart and breath but also preserving her body in ice.

I suppose the Sleeping Beauty Trope is a close relative to the Dead Girl one, but once again, Shakespeare subverts this too—Juliet isn’t woken by Romeo’s kiss at all. Her potion takes 48 hours, at the end of which she awakens, no matter what.

The Capulets are very patriarchal in their language, of course—that is the whole point, the social commentary of the scene, as well as a meta wink-wink-nudge-nudge. As for the flower metaphor, Romeo never ever compares Juliet with such passive, fundamentally unerotic imagery like her parents and fiancé do. To Romeo Juliet is the sun, a bright angel, his lady—all with connotations of authority. Even his milder metaphors like nyas (baby falcon) and even merchandise (to adventure for) are still tinged with erotic power far beyond that of “flower.” And of course, to cement this dull conventional association, Paris brings Juliet flowers to her tomb.

While the idea of Death taking Juliet sexually is the same, it is expressed and means differently for these two characters. But then, you’ll have to actually have read the play and these lines in context instead of cherry-picking them for your basic media criticism.

[overnightheartbeats]

🎰 what a fun lil number as we have 5 ships lmfaooo fate told me to send this <3

Send 🎰 for me to put our muses into a random list generator then post the first five as potential ships! // @cursivebloodlines

5 ships...why not 5 more? You asked for it, so here ya go!

eric and logan - These two, I definitely see them as longtime friends. One of the friends that he confided in when his family situation blew wide open. Eric definitely showed up to Logan's house, a mess!! Asking for advice and even requesting his professional skills to learn more about his parents. He went down this spiral and I like to believe Logan is the friend being there for him. Eric would definitely need a lighthearted buddy, possibly one to share his love life woes with. Someone to clown him!!

diego and zoe - LOL this one is hilarious. Diego is not here to play around with Zoe's shenanigans. If these two met, he'd be constantly annoyed with her way of life. What do you mean you're not going to share anything about your life? But I have to be honest? I'm out of here. It'd be like a jaded older brother listening to the younger sister's shenanigans, and dragging her away from bad choices. "No it's this way, come on" They'd be so fun together though!! Because she wouldn't let him catch a break, and honestly I'm down for that always.

ivette and aaron - hmm i think the few that we don't interact with, but let's see. This could definitely be a meeting at work situation, he has to visit the hospital for one of the cases he's working or she needs to provide some statement. They could just not be vibing with each other, or they had a previous misunderstanding, that leads to just not getting along, even if they keep running into each other because their work overlaps sometimes (nurse/homicide detective). General dislike to friends arc. OR if we're not feeling angsty, running into each other a few other times and being like, "oh hey you're the.." and just becoming friends over talking/complaining about work. No negativity hahaha

danielle and lydia - OMG another pairing that I think will have a tough time initially. I definitely see Danielle reaching out to Lydia and gushing over her work and her curiosity to learn more because she never did end up pursuing medicine. But still likes to follow along with research and new findings coming out. Eventually, goes beyond shop talk, though I think Lydia would be a bit weary of Danielle's antics and the drama she gets into. But, I like to believe they eventually find common ground and can build a very sweet relationship. They would be constantly talking and Dani would love to visit her at work, just spend hours with her there. Never bored of the conversations and always asking follow up questions. Danielle would ask to grab lunch or dinner to 'pick her brain' about a certain topic, but also reach out to her when she's bored at home and wants to try doing things people their age do. So expect a random text at 9:00 pm, 'we should go out for once.' Tbh it'd be a lot of dani following her around like a lost puppy. But, they'd be a powerful duo.

gabriel and tessa - oooh okay this one. They definitely met at some kind of event and he spotted her and had to introduce himself. He gushed how he was a fan of her YouTube work! And he goes on to tell her, that he watches her videos after games and they help him unwind because she's hilarious but also makes the videos so interesting. Maybe she knows he's a football player, maybe she's clueless. He doesn't mind either way, because he knows he's not a huge star. He's just a big fan, and i'm thinking they exchange phone numbers, just talk for hours and Gabriel thinks it's nice to have a friend while on the road.

Bonus:

danielle and dougie - bc obviously it cracked me up. this is a disaster waiting to happen. Two sensitive people together. These two would just encourage each other's clownery. Like, they're talking about their love life and they ask 'should I give them another chance?' most friends would say, hell no. screw them! they would just tell each other something like yes, another chance because... and essentially contribute to them getting into bigger problems. Although, on the other hand, dani is very protective of people and doesn't treat others the way she does herself...so maybe, she'd try encouraging him to set some boundaries, love himself a lil more. hmm who knows, they'd be a hilarious mess tho.

[usergyumoved]

i have a few gifs saved if i ever get crazy anons i wanna answer 😂 ur so cute pls, if i ever see you get hate *grabs pitchfork* i honestly wish i could know who my previous hate anons were because you can never know who they are, they could be just some random looking to complain or they could be someone you know. i would hope that if it's someone i know that they would DM me and talk to me about it like an adult. :)

i had one a few weeks ago when i was eating popcorn and it was just the perfect time to be eating popcorn reading someone's dramatic complaint about an opinion i posted on not liking a song from a group. i wish i'd screenshotted it bc it was HILARIOUS. it was literally them just going "you say you like txt but you don't like that song, you're not really a fan then are you? blah blah blah" 😂😂😂

you're so kind, bless ur heart 💙💙💙💙 AND YOU'RE THE LOVELIEST <3 the gif just made me laugh sm

us 🤝🏻 replying back w gifs!!! these people are rly just clowns they dont deserve half a word lol like i rly dont get it tbh whats their motivation other than just making a fool out of themselves??? also like u said before, if they dont like u there's a literal unfollow button right there lol whats up w someone following u but not liking u??? i agree 100%, if there's an actual problem then it's way easier to directly contact that person and talk it out!!!

and OMG again us 🤝🏻 eating snacks while watching the clownery unfold!!! the way ppl will gatekeep smth and act like we need to live by their rules or else we arent "qualified" enough to jst..... literally enjoy smth hmm; esp now when it comes to kpop, i bet a billion bucks not even that anon has all of txt's tracks playing so whos them to talk also who made them the spokesperson for the rest of us aksgakgs 👋🏼

but all drama (clownery) aside im gonna believe for each bad thing (the stupid anon) there is a good that comes right after (us meeting) 💙💕😘 also im on desktop rn and i checked ur blog and BLUE HOUR SOOBIN!!!!!!!!! UR BLOG IS SO PRETTY THE COLORS ARE SO 💙✨💙✨💙 right off the bat we already have alot in common this is so cool hehe' 💙🥰✨ ur such a blessing and 30000x kinder, hope both sides of your pillow are always cold!!!!!!!