#and always will

[stil-lindigo]

this user hates terfs.

[larrysblooming]

35 songs, 3 albums of his own and yet he says the best song of his life (OF HIS LIFE!!!! 😭😭😭) is what makes you beautiful by one direction

[xxadiaa]

babel sketches from last year that i’ll never finish

[korn-maze]

Time To Bring Back The Tummy Appreciation Posts 💗

[prettyevermores]

me+tendonna in ‘10 me+tendonna in ‘23

[muserolodex]

(Ok, I want to talk about this scene... If you're unfamiliar with this, these six (silver guy there doesn't count in the official roster) are the kings of their small nations on a distant planet. Red/Gira is a boy who had to grow up fast, who stole the symbols of authority from a wicked king who was willing to let millions die in a prophesied war. Blue/Yanma is the president of a high-tech nation, who built the mechs they use, and who has always had to hold his head high so his people wouldn't see him cry.

Yellow/Himeno is the Queen of a land dedicated to beauty and medicine. She has encouraged people to "be a little selfish" when reaching for their own dreams.

Purple/Rita is the Supreme Justice of the land of Gokkan, where all law on the planet comes from. Up until this point, they have worn a high collar around their face to keep up the image of impartiality, but here Rita wears the collar down so their enemy can see their face.

Black/Kaguragi is the leader of the breadbasket of the world. He plays five-dimensional chess, forges dangerous alliances and works behind the scenes to ensure the best possible scenario.

White/Jeramie is the half-blooded king of the Bugnarok people from beneath the planet's surface, the enemy faction in the first half of the series. In the second half of the series, Red meets with Dugded Djardin, a cosmic being who makes different races on planets go to war because it amuses him. Dugded is basically god, and every time the Kingohgers thought they had him beat, he had an another ace up his sleeve.

There's been a plan in play for years to defeat Dugded, but it requires full cooperation by the royals and as Yanma put it an episode before "A million small miracles all lined up." In that next to last episode, the kings tried to enact a full evacuation plan, sending their people into space. However, Silver/Racules and the retainers of the Kings realized that if they did, they'd just be perpetuating the cycle. Dugded would find them again and make them his playthings once more. So instead of fleeing, the WHOLE POPULATION of the world returned to aid their kings in the final battle. Those who could fight, did. Those who couldn't fight, tended to their Kings' wounds. During this time, the Kings received aid from an unlikely place. The land of the dead opened its gates and offered up: 1) their parents, 2) one of the king's warriors who had long ago been killed and replaced by a shapeshifter, 3)the enemy general from the first half of the series and 4) The Very First King of the World. The civilians, soldiers and fallen ones bought the Kings the time they needed to rest and recuperate after having asteroids literally dropped on their heads. They are patched up, fed, and have gained a second wind and smiling. And Dugded can't understand why they're smiling and gives them the best straight line ever. "Just who the hell do you think you are?" Yanma steps up first, declaring that he's not going to bow to some false god. He will hold his head high and lead his people into the future, a future where mankind never needs fear the wrath of the gods. He leads his team of hackers, codecrackers and inventors back to the battle, making sure that his most loyal retainer can stand up. Himeno is next. She identifies herself as the "Unwilting Flower" and tells Dugded that her path is before her and she will stride down it, and makes it clear that he is just a speedbump on that path. Kaguragi's speech says "These people are my life. I will cross through any depth of mud and dirty my hands for their sake." And in this case, fighting Dugded, he doesn't just intend to dirty his hand, he intends to bloody them. Rita's speech mirrors one they made earlier in the series "The law is spear that can pierce the heart of a king, and a shield that can protect the populace. Even in the face of death and destruction, the law remains resolute, and I am the Law." Rita is leading an army of justices and criminals alike, because they all deserve the chance to live free of Dugded's influence. Jeramie says "I am the king of man, of Bugnarok and all that lies between. I am the great storyteller, and my story will continue, but yours will come to an end." And Gira demands for a god to "tremble in your boots for you face the true might of Shuggodam. We will take this world that you have been toying with and conquer it for ourselves." What follows this scene is almost twenty minutes of fighting where everyone gets a chance to shine, and then the million little miracles happen when the people grant their souls in service to their kings. This allows the Kingohger to fight Dugded on a cosmic scale, in a brawl that ends with Dugded being punched out of the universe, and the Kingohgers breaking his soul into six pieces with their swords. This is by far one of the best final henshin scenes in Super Sentai history because the buildup to this moment was phenomenal.)

[rueevergreenfae]

I want to say I hate being aro, but that wouldn't be true. I hate what comes with it. I hate the baggage society tied to my back and told me to bear. I hate loving and loving and loving and it never being enough because it's never romantic. It's never the "right" kind of love. It's never the "better" "stronger" type of love. It's not the love that ties two people together until death do they part. It's not the love that says you're mine. It's not the love that makes a family. It's the love that fills in temporarily, the love that's secondary, the love that gets overlooked and undervalued because it doesn't have strings attached.

Romantic relationships say they're forever, until they aren't, that they're exclusive, that they have expectations and guidelines and rules, so many rules. And yet they're valued second to none. They're the goal, the future. Beyond encouraged they're expected. You're expected to find one person, and only one, to confess love to. One person for the rest of your life. And that's it. Sure friends are nice and all, but they're never the end destination, just a little detour.

Except for me, they were never a detour. I just didn't always know that. But now, I say I love you, I'm here for you, forever and always. I say you're mine. I say I hold you so close to my heart. I say I will protect this relationship with my life. Until I have nothing left to protect. Until it fades to neglect. Until they lose interest and you're left holding a frayed rope that you thought was unbreakable.

[bylerpoet]

i asked if you wanted to be my friend. and you said yes. you said yes. it was the best thing i've ever done.

[not-all-the-prayers]

every year when I see things like airpods and $50 milk frothers and $60 skin cream on buzzfeed’s stocking stuffer lists I am reminded that I am in an in an entirely different tax bracket than some people

[my-mt-heart]

Caryl’s Future

I wanted to hold off on talking about the spinoff until after the finale because without more context, a lot of this is just going to sound like jumping the shark gun and it falls right into AMC’s trap of generating buzz be it positive or negative. But here we go. 

I can’t tell you how much it frustrates me to see Caryl fans vilified for “hating” on the actress who was cast because that is not what’s happening at all. As far as I can tell, you guys have been expressing valid concerns about the characters you love and about Melissa, but when shit hits the fan, blame those crazy unhinged Carylers, right? For what it’s worth, casting a female “lead” doesn’t mean a replacement. There’s no telling how many episodes she’ll be in or what her role will really entail. I imagine AMC’s in no rush to tell us though because playing on our biggest fears is their favorite pastime. They did cast another male role too. Let’s not forget that. 

Casting isn’t the problem for me. Not necessarily. The problem is AMC trying to follow HBO’s example with more explicit content, which apparently means pandering to the male gaze. Nevermind that Daryl’s fanbase is largely women and largely Caryl fans. The problem is a dark, hypersexualized backdrop doesn’t work for Daryl’s character anyway. The problem is Gimple can’t be trusted to handle Daryl’s story with care because for whatever reason, it doesn’t compute that we. watch. for. the. characters. Not for the gimmicks. Not for the location. Not for the explosions. Not even for the zombies. And also, not everybody loves Rick. 

For as much as I talk about Carol, I also identify with Daryl in a lot of ways, namely his struggles with self-worth and fitting in. Watching him find where he belongs, and finding it in Carol, his “soulmate,” has been the most rewarding experience for me as a longtime fan, but to have years of hard-earned, beautiful development stripped away? To have him suddenly questioning where he belongs again? If he belongs with Carol? I can’t suffer through that and I won’t.  Preserving the version of Daryl that I love is too important to me, which means no matter what happens in the finale (and my expectations are extremely low because again, Gimple), I will not watch or give any further attention to something that amounts to nothing other than character assassination. 

As a silver lining, none of this means our efforts over the past several months have been for nothing. Back in April, AMC thought Carol and Melissa were expendable. Now they’re constantly using Melissa’s name and the mystery of what’s going to happen to Carol for engagement because they know she’s a major draw. That’s why Khary made the comments that he did on TTD last night. They weren’t out of the blue and they weren’t confirming that Melissa is done with TWD for good. Her own comments beg to differ (”Carol has more story to tell”), but for now we’re meant to believe everything’s up in the air. And by “for now,” I presume just for the next two weeks.  

I was trying to hold my tongue on this too until we knew for sure, but yes, I do think Carol joining Daryl’s spinoff is a strong possibility now and like I said before, I have very mixed feelings about it. I do want to support Melissa if this is what she’s decided for her character, who we know she cares about so much and would do everything in her power to honor her legacy, and of course I want more stories for Caryl. But this premise is making me all kinds of nauseous, uncomfortable, resentful and not very willing at all to re-subscribe to AMC plus. They need to stop relying on marketing ploys and start focusing on quality storytelling again. An announcement that Carol’s and/or Caryl’s story is continuing might be enough to get me to watch depending on canon, but if I have no reason to think it’s going to be handled right, I’ll just stick to my new method which works just fine. 

It’s been a long day. A long six+ months actually. I’m so tired. There are a lot of asks in my inbox that I will get to because I want you guys to have somewhere to voice all of your concerns. Unless you’re someone who’s trying to shift the blame onto Caryl fans. Then you should not expect a response. 

[mi-ni-me]

i don’t wanna let go

[zarenillia]

The fun part about nd trauma disaster x nd trauma disaster is having times where you have a bit of an Episode™ and hand them your engagement necklace and unzip your hoodie and they're jumping to conclusions of divorce meanwhile in your Episode Recovery™ you're just Trying To Get Shit Away From Your Neck

[frenchiefitzhere]

WIP wuesday

(oh I see how it is @ejunkiet...we makin' up days of the week now lol

thanks for the tag my fren) okie...for wunce [sic] I have a wip: chapter 2 of The Falls, The Fall (which alternates between scenes of Colm & Marie's wedding and Colm's descent into gambling addiction)

A soft knock at the door. “Sweetheart? It’s me. Can I come in?”

A sick sound escaped Marie’s throat. “Umm…”

“Is everything okay?”

She stalled: “You’re not supposed to see me. It’s bad luck or something.” It was never going to convince him, so she didn’t put any energy behind it. She let the excuse fall flat.

“I’m comin’ in.”

A different sound snuck out of her. Marie gasped, but rather than an inhale, she sighed into a tiny moan, looking her mate up and down. She’d always thought Colm was good-looking, but her wolf growled inside her at the sight of him now.

His dark hair, once long and romantic, had been cut short and professional for over a year, ever since he started at the D.U.M.P. training academy, and although Marie still wanted to put her hands in it every chance she had, the truth was that it made him look more ordinary. 

But Marie had enjoyed having a mate who looked unique: on the shorter side, glasses, long, romantic hair.  Other shifters teased him for these things, but, to Marie, anything that made him different from the rest of her pack was attractive. She loved her pack, and yet, over time, the rhythm of their existence had left her being the one to deliver the comeback, the lecture, the parting shot. She often told herself she could change if she wanted to, but every time she found herself with them, the old patterns emerged. She was the comic relief. She was the work horse. She was liked. Well-liked. But not loved.  Not the way Colm loved her. Colm Greer loved Marie like an astronomer loved the night sky. He’d gaze at her for hours, wanting to touch her when she was far away, gaining from her his sense of his place in the world. For her part, Marie adored him in return, Which is why…I can’t make him do this. I can’t make him marry me.

Chapter 1 is posted on AO3 already hand over your wipppps!!! (only if you'd like, of course /g pls and ty) @tepid-judas @beewithknee @teafairywithabook @zozo-01

[cptnleviackerman]

I am literally sobbing my eyes out over how cute he is. I cannot take this anymore:( I'm losing my mind over him

[tutuandscoot]

Made this gif set only for the simple fact that they still do stoking patterns together 🥹

[taegularities]

I thought we were done with the whole “hello, this is bighit music” you can’t leave me too 😭😭

PAM THIS IS BREAKING ME… im gonna die of a broken heart 😭 nothing is certain yet, and im still here and love you so very much 🥺🤍