#and it isn't a hyperbole

[captainjonnitkessler]

Sometimes I wish we would start calling out the performative radicalism on this site for the poser bullshit it is. "Remember, it's always morally correct to kill a cop!" "Don't forget to firebomb your local government office!" "Wow, it sure would be a shame if these instructions on how to make a molotov cocktail got spread around!"

Okay. But you're not killing cops or firebombing government offices. You are posting on a dying microblogging website to a carefully-curated echo chamber that has radicalized itself into thinking that taking the absolute most extreme position on any subject is praxis but that anyone discussing the most practical way to effect actual change is your sworn enemy. You do not have the street cred OR the activist cred to be talking about killing cops, babe.

[captainofthetidesbreath]

not to be like this but all of the posts (and there are many across multiple platforms) right now going "I mean obviously I'm not mad or whining or anything but it sucks that there's all these three week breaks, how am I going to survive, this is awful, I cannot believe this is happening to me" like, it does in fact come off as entitled no matter how many qualifiers are put onto it

and the a smaller subset of THAT going "CLEARLY C3 isn't a priority for the studio" or "they're obviously trying to kill C3" or even posting stuff that comes off as "um, don't they know that if they keep doing this I won't shop here watch anymore", like, come on

as a tangent, genuinely, I feel like a lot of people have trouble admitting that they don't actually like C3 so they get existentially worried about them losing interest over a slightly longer break because it'll force them to acknowledge that they aren't actually interested, but it's fine not to be interested!

[jaypentaghast]

I keep thinking about how TV show Crowley really has stronger principles than me, because if the love of my life told me to help them run an evil institution so that we could be together forever I would have folded faster than origami paper

[evanbi-ckley]

on the one hand, i'm foaming at the mouth, ready for whatever 7x05 brings

on the other hand, i'm wildly unprepared for all of it

bucktommy date?

eddie the interrupter??

henren baby???

BUDDIE ANGST????

(and probably more that i'm forgetting)

i'm vibrating at the speed of light, filled with anxiety and anticipation, and i can't fucking wait

[knights-unwelcommentary]

Me every time

[public-trans-it]

Okay I just described a food craving I was having to a coworker, and they were looking at me like I grew a second head.

Please PLEASE fucking reblog this, I NEED ANSWERS.

[familyagrestefanblog]

Gabriel?

Honey.

Buddy.

My man.

👏Light 👏of 👏my👏 life 👏

Where is the pan? Lol

[orbmanson7]

@intrulogical sent me a Logan Angst prompt!

logan crying in a video whilst offering a solution to something and thomas going "stop crying"

I'm still taking Logan Angst prompts from any word or phrase sent to my ask box!

--

Asking for clarification had become almost habit for him by now.

"Ah, so you didn't mean that literally then?" Logan steadied his expression after the realization struck him. "I suppose this is why clarification is so useful in these discussions."

"There's nothing to clarify, Specs!" Roman threw his hands up dramatically. "It's not like we were trying to trick you!"

Logan blinked at that response. He hadn't thought they were trying to deceive him with their words, no, but it's not as though they had meant what they said, either. Hence the need for clarification.

He nodded towards Roman, replying,

"I understand that, but--"

"Do you?" Roman instantly cut him off. "Because it seems like it takes a million times for us to explain something to you before you actually get it!"

Oh. So he was bothered by Logan's repeated desire for clarification. The quantity was the issue.

"I believe I understand your concern. While some subjects may take extra consideration, I can assure you, I am trying my best."

"Are you?"

Thomas stared back at him with an unreadable expression. Was it unreadable to everyone else, too, or just him?

"Wh..." He was so shocked to hear Thomas outright doubt him like that, he couldn't even formulate the question he wanted to ask. He tried not to let it show, straightening his stance.

Thomas needed his trust, his confidence.

"Of course I am," he told him.

He just needed to be confident. He didn't need to bring more doubt to the topic at hand, after all.

"Princey kind of has a point, though," Thomas only frowned at him. "We've talked about this before, but you never seem to get it. Aren't you supposed to be the smart one?"

"Well, yes, of course," Logan replied as quickly as possible, trying not to sputter over how badly his attempt had just failed. "But it's not as though I have limitless knowledge--"

"Aren't you his language center or whatever it's called?" Virgil piped up. "Isn't this supposed to be your thing?"

"I operate his recognition and use of language, yes," he answered truthfully, "but understanding more than the contextual meaning behind a phrase via facial expression or body language or tone of voice doesn't typically fall to my expertise--"

"Then why are you even doing it?"

"Wh... It... Because it's my job."

He'd never had anyone ask him such a question before, and he wasn't sure there was a better way to answer it.

"And yet," Roman butted in, "you need us to explain what we mean forty times every episode for you to understand? If it's your job, shouldn't you already know how to do that?" He grumbled, crossing his arms. "It's not like I have to relearn how to write every time I have an idea, you know. I already know how to do it. So what's your problem?"

Logan stared. He...wasn't sure there was an adequate answer to that, either. Surely, there was a legitimate reason why pragmatic errors frequented his discussions with others, but if it really was his role to handle that on Thomas' behalf, why was he continuously struggling with it? Why had he not learned about it, held onto that knowledge, and then applied it when the situation arose, just as he had with near everything else?

Why was this different, especially when it so heavily affected his purpose to Thomas?

What was his problem?

Roman laughed.

"What? Cat got your tongue now?"

"...no?" Logan raised an eyebrow, confused. "I still have my tongue and there is no cat to--"

"Logan, seriously, just stop." Thomas held up a hand to stop him. He wasn't even looking at Logan as he spoke. "You're the one always lecturing us about learning stuff but then you don't even understand half of what we're saying unless we spell it out for you!"

Logan bit his lip, willing himself to understand.

"I don't think you'd need to spell anything out, Thomas. I simply ask that you clarify the meaning of--"

"For the love of God, Logan, this is exactly what we're talking about!" Thomas shouted, finally turning to look directly at him.

Logan paused. So this was more of the same, then.

"Ah."

It wasn't just that he was asking too often, it was the matter of his asking at all.

Roman rolled his eyes.

"Boy, and you call me stupid."

"I don't believe I've called you that," Logan responded calmly, then adding, "Today."

Even if it was harsh, at least when he had said that, he meant what he said.

After all, why would someone say something they didn't mean? Wouldn't they want to be understood? To be able to communicate effectively?

When he spoke, he wanted to not only be heard but for others to know what he was trying to convey. Using hidden context served little purpose, and only proved to create massive communication issues like this one.

Logan absently fiddled with the end of his tie.

The others were all looking at him disapprovingly.

He swallowed, but something in his throat felt tight, obstructed. His eyes seemed less focused, slightly blurring around the edges.

He tried to take a proper breath, but it came in shuddering and came back out shaky.

None of these were good signs, at least as far as seeming professional goes.

"Perhaps I have asked for clarification far too often for your liking." Logan paused, expecting to be cut off yet again. When the others didn't respond, he continued, "I merely wish to make sure we're communicating properly, that I'm not misunderstanding your--"

"We shouldn't have to explain it every time!"

And there it was.

Roman and Thomas both began yelling a number of things, but Logan just waited.

Everything they were saying... They were right. Something was definitely wrong here. Logan shouldn't be continuing to struggle if they've all done their part to explain their intention so many times. Why was he still in need of clarification, of assistance? Why hadn't he resolved this on his own already?

He would have to keep trying.

As it quieted down, he turned to Thomas, attempting to hold his gaze without trepidation.

"I... I'll keep trying, then."

"What, so you weren't trying before?" Thomas was so immediately outraged. "How long are we going to have to put up with this?"

"Logan, maybe you just need to try a different way of figuring it out." Patton offered, hands up, placating. "We all know you get stuck in your ways, so maybe just try it our way this time, yeah?"

But doing just that hadn't ended well at all last time. He couldn't have been the only one who remembered that, right? Last time, he was only left confused and ultimately misunderstood by the others when he tried it 'their way'. That couldn't possibly be the solution. No, there had to be something else.

"Well," Logan tried, "I don't know if that would--"

"He's right!" Roman cut in, sounding angry. "You don't even want to get it, do you? Is this an attention thing again??"

Roman moved his arms around in ways that failed to make sense to Logan at all.

"Oh no, Logan needs even more attention now so he has to pretend to be stupid to get even more camera time!"

Logan was completely confused at such a comment. That didn't seem like a fair judge of his conduct at all.

He grimaced,

"I... I would never pretend to--"

"L, it's fine if you're just doing it so you get to talk more," Virgil told him, leaning back casually on the staircase. "I get it, man, but this isn't the way, you know?"

Logan did not 'get it' like Virgil apparently did. Why would someone pretend to not understand something? Why not just be sincere, clarify their confusion so they can get the help they need? What purpose would it serve to lie about it?

"I just..." He wasn't sure how to explain to them that he wasn't pretending without knowing why they thought he was. "That's not... I wouldn't do that--"

"Oh, please." Roman scoffed.

Thomas sighed, putting his face in his hands.

"Logan, the excuses aren't helping, either."

He hadn't meant to bother Thomas with all of this. He was at a loss on what he could do to fix this mess, one he had apparently started all on his own.

He swallowed again, feeling heat begin to rise behind his eyes.

"A-apologies."

Thomas shoved his hands down at his sides. Logan may not have been the best with body language but he could certainly tell his choice to apologize had been the wrong one to make.

Thomas glared at him, something Logan realized he had started to see more often lately. Logan flinched without meaning to, and he couldn't even begin to understand the shiver that had gone through him or what it could possibly mean. His vision blurred.

He could just make out Thomas' expression as it twisted at Logan's knee-jerk reaction, and he suddenly shouted at Logan,

"Ugh, stop crying! Just do better!"

He really hadn't meant to have any overt reaction, but he'd been quite unprepared for this turn of events.

Where had they come up with the idea that he would lie about this? Was this his fault to begin with, for not putting in enough effort to understand, to learn, to improve?

Clearly they had a better understanding than he did, so perhaps they were right. Maybe he was capable of understanding and was simply choosing not to properly learn how to discern the difference in someone's words with how they speak them.

He reached up, removed his glasses, and wiped a palm across his eye, trying to stop the tears that kept flowing. He wasn't entirely sure when he had started crying, either, but now it didn't seem to want to stop.

Thomas was right. Logan had to do better. It was past time he did his job the right way by now, and in the way Thomas wanted above all else.

He put his glasses back on and turned to Thomas, ignoring the last tear escaping down his cheek as he spoke.

"I'll try."

[meezer]

I'm just gonna say it. I hate it when artists get so involved in a particular, small & niche fandom that they become friends with the creators and they have way too much fucking influence on the media itself. more than anything it's the creators' fault for allowing this to happen, but I understand, they want to be liked, and I guess it's fun to have an orbiter like that. but then their headcanons start to be seen as canon, like, they're the first one to draw a particular character and it gets put on the wiki and then everybody sees and draws that one character the same way because shittypissies on tumblr drew them like that and well they're friends with the creators

[keepthetension]

i have no carnal desire and i must meme

so! i was trying to think of things closer to my own love/lust/squish/affection/¯\_(ツ)_/¯ language than "i want this character carnally" and the prompts i have so far are:

character/s i want to eat [insert comfort food here] with or make [insert comfort food here] for/with

character/s i want to burrito up in a weighted blanket

character/s i want to [insert hobby/activity here] with

character/s i want to bonk with a cardboard tube

character/s i want stick a gold star/fruit sticker on

character/s i want a bear hug from when i'm down

character/s i want to get tipsy and watch my shows with

character/s whose special interest infodump i want to hear

character/s i want to [insert self-care activity here] with

character/s i want to go thrift store shopping with

character/s i want to have an incredibly unserious debate with

character/s i trust to remember my drink order or make it correctly

character/s i want to bite/scratch

character/s i want to go on a car ride with on a rainy night

and not exactly in the same vein but it's on my mind

character/s that altered my brain chemistry the most this year

most importantly: i encourage everyone to customize these prompts, or simply ignore all of these prompts entirely and use whatever forms their own own love/lust/squish/affection/¯\_(ツ)_/¯ take

tagging the people who interacted with my feeler post but OF COURSE participating is completely totally utterly optional

@regulusmasamune, @jeffsatyr, @chessasincheshire, @baby-droll, @ch3rrysunbl0ss0mx3, @yitewewoteli, @corettaroosa, @pickletrip, @greatpiraticalrumbustification, @libricolaphysicorum, @aro-in-space, @artisannerd, @lyxthenjan, @thisnightsrevels, @simplyafanofmanythings, @le-velo-pour-dru @befuddledcinnamonroll, @bimedusalover pick one, or some, or DIY your own, and have at it if you like! if not, hi, have a nice day! <3

if i didn't tag you and you see this and want to do it, consider yourself tagged and go ahead!

💝

[diluc33rpm]

the romance/relationship system in bg3 is genuinely some of the worst designed shit i've ever seen in any game with that feature but at least the memes we get out of it are funny. once saw someone comment something along the lines of 'patch note: waving at gale will no longer cause him to buy a house for the two of you to retire in' and i've never recovered since

[godofsmallthings]

ik everything about taylor's place in pop culture is kind of inflated and unprecedented rn but as someone who was too young and then too much of a gaylor to really pay much attention to the like general chatter surrounding her love life when she was single/dating...wow this is so insane like no wonder this girl has a complex

[frumiously]

australian gambling advertising regulations are so funny. half the ads i get on tumblr are like "we can make you good at gambling!!! you'll win!!! don't you want to win????? win money!!!!! also we can make you sexy!!!!!" and then 3 seconds of bold text that says DO NOT GAMBLE. YOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING. NOT JUST YOUR MONEY BUT ALSO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND PROBABLY YOUR LIFE and then bc it's an online ad it loops endlessly. flicking between "gambling is fun and sexy!!!! download our app!!!!" and GAMBLING WILL DESTROY YOUR LIFE. DON'T DOWNLOAD THE APP every 3 seconds forever

[filmnoirsbian]

Evil Dead 2013 you will always be famous in my heart. Only horror movie where the first girl to die is also the final girl ❣

[public-trans-it]

Eh fuck it. I'll just make The Discourse Post and just not have it be a fucking text essay.

One of my biggest issues with TME/TMA discourse is how much its based on assigning who is affected by oppression, in ways that are just FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG ACTUALLY.

If your method of analyzing oppression is built on a premise where you if you met the author of "I Am A Transwoman. I Am In The Closet. I Am Not Coming Out." you would look her directly in the eyes and say "You aren't the target of transmisogyny, actually" then quite frankly... your method of analysis sucks shit.

My OTHER big issue is... every fucking post about it sounds like this fucking tweet tbh.

Yeah, I'm sure that the dickhead looking to curbstomp someone who falls outside of gender norms entering a public restroom, is gonna go "Oh! You are a tranny with LADY PARTS! My mistake!"

[cistematicchaos]

Sending love to all the trans people, trans teens in particular, living with or in frequent contact with transphobes who are/claim to be family/friends. Seriously. I love y'all so much and you deserve so much more than this world provides.