#and thank you for sending this in and enabling me to rant!

[hirazuki]

Sauron 🔥🔥

Haha, oh dear XD I hope an essay is what you were looking for!

I feel like most of my opinions on Sauron are unpopular in varying degrees with one part of the fandom or another lol, but let's go with one that, until very recently, I legit thought was pretty universally accepted as canon-established fact (but is, apparently, unpopular):

Sauron's relationship with Melkor -- regardless of how one prefers to interpret the exact nature of that relationship in the course of their fandom-ing -- is not abusive! :D

There is much about Sauron that we don't know, especially his early days, but one of the very few things Tolkien is explicit on is that Sauron's service to Melkor was due to awe and respect, and was the culmination and product of what remained of his "good" nature as a Maia; and not out of fear.

It was the apparent will and power of Melkor to effect his designs quickly and masterfully that had first attracted Sauron to him. (Morgoth's Ring, p. 396)

Sauron did not seek his own supremacy, but worked and schemed for another, desiring the triumph of Melkor, whom in the beginning he had adored. (Morgoth's Ring, p. 420)

I'm too tired right now to look up every instance across, like, four different books, but the words that keep being repeated with regards to how Sauron views Melkor are admiration, desire, adoration, etc. and linking it to his lingering goodness.

I suppose you can read the "in the beginning he had adored" part as Sauron losing his love for Melkor due to Melkor's treatment of him, but, really, there is absolutely no evidence towards that. Given the passage the line is in and that Tolkien is discussing the motives of his villains, I read it more as Sauron's adoration fading from its initial intensity due to his distance from Melkor after the First Age and due to his increasing focus on himself and the ordering of Middle Earth in the Second Age; and once the one ring comes into play, Sauron's mind is pretty much consumed by that obsession.

On the other hand, the only times I can think of where the opposite is implied are: 1. Luthien threatening him that he'll tremble in scorn before Melkor (Silmarillion, p. 206); and "for the bonds that Morgoth had laid upon him were very strong." (Silmarillion, p. 342). Both of which can be considered to be outside perspectives -- Luthien, obviously, knows nothing about their relationship, and assuming that Melkor's cruelty would be inflicted upon his servant for failure is reasonable from her POV; and that second line is in a passage that carries an overall tone of "some hold so-and-so to be true," so not as seemingly omniscient as other parts of the Silm come across as. Also "bonds" is fairly vague; I don't think it's a stretch to consider that as either simply something that exists between any Vala and their Maiar -- they are beholden in some way to their service -- or even just the bonds of loyalty and adoration that Sauron developed towards Melkor.

Obviously, I don't think their relationship was all sunshine and sparkles; no relationship of any kind is. And it's true that the more favored you are, the farther you have to fall personal experience ✌️ I do think this is a fear that Sauron legitimately could have had -- one can conceive all sorts of reasons, from seeing how Melkor treats his other servants to residual feelings Sauron experienced in his days with Aule, but that goes way into headcanon territory and I'm trying to stay away from that here -- hence why Luthien playing on it was so effective. But -- and I haven't read every text available; yet! -- nowhere that I have seen so far does the text ever use words like fear, loathing, etc. the way it does when describing how, say, Orcs feel towards Melkor, to describe Sauron's relationship with him. Those words were available to Tolkien; if he had wanted to use them, he would have!

I've also seen people cite Sauron's absence after the incident at Tol-in-Guarhoth as evidence that he is terrified of Melkor and Melkor was abusive to him, hence he avoided him. Sure; you can take his absence in the text literally, and consider him MIA until he resurfaces in Eonwe's camp at the end of the War of Wrath. That's a valid interpretation, and you can choose to ascribe that absence to Sauron's fear of Melkor. But, again, there is no instance in which Melkor so much as punishes him, and also there's this bit:

In all the deeds of Melkor the Morgoth upon Arda, in his vast works and in the deceits of his cunning, Sauron had a part, and was only less evil than his master in that for long he served another and not himself. (Silmarillion, p. 24) [emphasis mine]

So, yes, Sauron isn't mentioned by name in any events subsequent to Huan tearing his throat out; but also, you can absolutely interpret him as having gone back and continued under Melkor until the end of the War since the text clearly states that he had a hand in every single deed. That is also a valid interpretation! Tolkien's omission on the matter can be taken either way.

And since I've been absurdly long-winded already (here's a cookie if you're still with me! 🍪), let's just make this even longer and look at the other side of the relationship :D

Angband was a fortress and armory that was created "to resist any assault that might come from Aman" (i.e., first and arguably most important line of defense) and it was left to Sauron to command. (Silmarillion, p. 44)

Melkor thought that the coming of Men to Beleriand was significant enough an occurrence to warrant his personal attention on the field, "leaving to Sauron the command of the War." (Silmarillion, p. 164)

Sauron was "the greatest and most trusted" of Melkor's servants. (Silmarillion, p. 341)

Concerning the making of Orcs, "The details of the accomplishment of this wickedness were, however, left mainly to the subtleties of Sauron." (Morgoth's Ring, p. 420)

Sauron repaired Angband in secret "for the help of his Master when he returned." (Morgoth's Ring, p. 421)

Also, Sauron's only thought upon beholding Luthien -- and the text makes special note that the fame of Luthien's unparalleled beauty and song had long been known to him -- is to capture her to give to Melkor (Silmarillion, p. 205). Leaving aside the details of why Melkor would want her (I can't remember if this is mostly-canon or if it's my own headcanon-extrapolated-from-canon, and I'm too lazy to look it up), what's important here is that he is literally the only character who is not taken with her or doesn't act upon some kind of desire towards her. No thoughts, head empty, only Melkor.

As we all know -- and struggle with and/or revel in, depending on the day -- there are a great many inconsistencies and differing versions of almost everything among Tolkien's writings; which only serves to highlight the exceptions! This -- the little we know of Sauron's relationship with Melkor -- is one of the exceptions, where literally everything I've come across suggests a relationship that is surprising in its... benevolence? almost, especially given how each party tends to treat others. It's rare for a villainous superior/trusted second-in-command relationship to not incorporate some type of plotting, backstabbing, seeking to overthrow, etc., or some kind of lashing out on the part of the more powerful party towards their subordinate. And especially set in Tolkien's world, which is very much a mythology constructed of opposing forces such as Good and Evil, it's unexpected! A complete oddity, contrary to what stories such as this would lead us to expect -- and all the more compelling for it! And, for the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would insist it is toxic and abusive instead -- such a take is terribly reductive and does huge disservice to the crafting of both characters involved.

To be clear, idc what people do in their fanfics, fanart, etc. It's your enjoyment, your headcanons, it's free real estate, go wild! No one can stop you! My issue is that I've recently seen an increasing amount of insistence that reading it as abusive is the canon interpretation and, no? And I do have to wonder how much a certain final episode of a certain show has to do with that, because "a great, clenched fist had released its grasp on my neck" is just. nowhere near how Tolkien characterizes this relationship and I mourn the fact that, given the far-reaching, multi-million dollar production that it is, this will be the "official" read of this relationship for a great deal of the general public.

(And, if you've made it to the end, here: 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪 all the cookies!)

[calibali22]

Smoking with NCT Dream (reaction)

a/n: ayo I highk wasn't even gonna write today😭 but conversations with @neoculturecollectives will get you typing a mile a minute ong, so thank you for enabling my impulsion fren🩷

warning: mature. mdni

Mark: Mark would be all sexy and chill which would make him even sexier. He would absolutely cuddle with you and let you sit on/straddle his lap- platonically or in a relationship, just know it's ending in you riding him. maybe another round in the shower..and he may wake you up with head in the middle of the night.

Renjun: This could actually be a solo thing where he smokes alone. He'd be so pent up from schedules and shenanigans that he relishes in being able to finally sit back on the sofa and have a little me time. Now that he's calm and relaxed, he's definitely jerking off. Mans isn't quiet about it either. If he's feeling a lil spicy he might even record himself a bit and send it to you.

Jeno: This guy would just already be head thrown back still smoking as you ride him. He would have one hand slapping and gripping your ass, telling you to go slow before he ditches the blunt to wrap both arms around you and fuck up into you. He'll probably get sleepy after a shower and will climb straight into bed cuddling flush up against you buck ass naked.

Haechan: Haechan. dear Lord, Haechan. This man would be manspreading on purpose, tilting his head back to blow out the smoke because he knows how much you like his neck. His hand placement would be oh so intentional as it rests on his crotch or just on his thigh right next to it- thumb rubbing back and forth over his semi hard on. He would either be very up front about wanting to fuck, or, he'd be so obviously faking obliviousness that you just end up begging for him and he gives in biting his lip saying "Princess if you wanted it so bad you just needed to ask."

Jaemin: One word. shotgun. It'd be an experimental thing but right as it happens, Jaemin would just stare at your face. studying you. His eyes are heavy as he gives you that growing smile where he's biting his lip and raises his eyebrows as if saying "you like that?" You will most likely end up giving him head after that.

Chenle: ngl this little shit may be full of mischief. He would spend the whole night spamming your phone with texts about how you're all scared and won't pull up. Until you do. Then he's biting his lip staring at you as you go off on him about bothering you. When you stop mid-rant to go on about him not listening, he interrupts you with a kiss and says "you make anger so hot" just to piss you off💀

Jisung: I feel like there would also be straddling with Jisung. He would kind of space out every now and then. All of a sudden his hands would glide over your ass and just grip it greedily, absentmindedly mumbling a "mine" when you let out a moan. Then as you sit back straight on him after placing the blunt and lighter on the table, one of his hands would slide up to your neck, lightly choking you- your own gripping the seam of his t-shirt. The vibes are just hella sensual not even gonna lie. He would re-adjust you to sit directly on his bulge, making you grind against it. The part that would make him snap is the whimper you release when he traces your lips with his tongue and adds a little pressure to your throat. After that he's pulling you into a deep and slow paced kiss led by him. You're not shy with the tongue and that just makes him grind back against you harder. Basically y'all cum from making out and dry humping lmao.

[trans-boytoyy]

Introduction

I moved blogs from @trans-boytoy after getting flagged. I'm writing a whole new intro since many things have changed.

🔞First of all, MINORS DNI, THIS IS AN NSFW BLOG🔞

🖤Basic info about me🖤

• 19 yo

• ftm trans boy, he/him/his

• sub & bottom (switch in very rare cases)

• single and not looking for long distance relationship

• 5'2/157cm

• lives in eastern Europe and might not always have patience for yo western asses

• bisexual, aro-spec, poly/ambiamorous

• first year science major at uni

• highly introverted, autistic, and disabled (scoliosis, chronic fatigue)

🖤Kinks and stuff🖤

• submission

• collar, cuffs, restraint

• free use

• size difference

• cnc

• bondage

• choking

• impact play, bruising

• exhibitionism, voyeurism

• knifeplay, blood

• monsterfucking

• many more but currently these are the most relevant

🚫DNI🚫

• MINORS

• bigots of any kind (racism, ableism, etc)

• misgendering/detrans kink. if you interact I'm gonna report and kinkshame you

• supporters of JKR

• supporters of Israel (yes, no joke there. Israel is the reason why I have dead people all over my social medias rn so you should fuck off)

• people who are gonna misgender me or associate me with femininity in any way. instant block.

• pedos and zoophiles

🖤About the blog and how can you interact if you're not on the DNI list🖤

• this is largely a mlmasc/mlnb focused blog but all genders and sexualities are welcome as long as you respect my identity and current preferences. tho sapphic people and straight people won't really find anything interesting here.

• you might find occasional rants on here. my mental health is not the best rn, I cannot promise to be trigger free in that matter but will try to tag my rants correctly

• you can always send asks, nsfw ones too, but please be respectful!

• you can reblog original posts if the reblog button is enabled (it probably won't be with photos)

• me answering dms is not guaranteed but you can try if you want. especially if you have a specific topic to talk about. (mutuals I talk to on my previous blog are an exception ofc)

• I am NOT up for sexchat by default. if you want to get off quickly with a stranger I'm NOT your person. however, with people I'm familiar with it's not out of the question but please don't demand it of me.

I think this is it for now, thanks for reading! :)

[sarahscribbles]

It might be Valentine's Day this week, but tomorrow is the vastly superior Galentine's Day and I couldn't let it pass without showing all my amazing computer friends how important you all are to me. I'm so grateful for you all and the porn we all share together. It warms my heart like nothing else.

I've written you all a lil something because I love you all so, so much

Love, Saz 💕

@cake-writes I begrudgingly recognise that you are a pal, even if you bully me relentlessly. My only issue is that you live so far away in upside down land so I can't see your eccentric gay ass in person. You have been an amazing friend to me over the past year and helped me through some really dark times. Talking with you makes my day and any time we don't talk for whatever reason, I'm always by my phone like "I miss Bri." I love you so much and I hope you feel it all the way in Oz.

@the-lady-amphitrite Amphi, you know how much I adore you. I can't go a single day without speaking to you and I wouldn't ever want to. I don't know what I did to deserve you as a friend, but I am giving thanks to the universe that our paths crossed. You are unhinged, but in the best way that I would never want to change. You listen to me be a whore 99.9% of the time (and also in the other 0.1% where I'm ranting/crying/exploding over something completely unrelated), and I get to be one of the first people to hear what goes on in that whorish brain of yours. You are a joy to know and I wouldn't choose anyone else to be an unhinged whore with.

@muertawrites My OG Tumblr pal. The one and only first friend. I would be lost without you always in my corner and always encouraging me to be the best whore I can be. You're always ready to drop everything to listen to me vent about my Latest Problem and I don't tell you enough how much I appreciate it. You are so strong and so amazing and damn if I'm not lucky to have someone like you on the other end of a DM while we go through the horrors of figuring out our 20s. I love you so much!

@muddyorbsblr One of my New Friend Recruits that I'm endlessly grateful for. Talking with you is like being wrapped in a warm blanket while drinking hot chocolate. You're absolutely an enabler but I wouldn't have it any other way! You're so encouraging with my porn even though it's killed you multiple times and I appreciate your dedication to the cause. You never fail to provide the filth and I thank you for that. You're hilarious and fantastic and talented and I'm so glad I get to call you my friend!

@cheekyscamp AYOOO my fellow rear enthusiast! You are also completely unhinged daily in my DMs but I actively encourage this! And the talent you possess?! Outstanding! You have a freaking heart of gold and Lord am I glad you decided you wanted to interact with my dumb ass! I love whoring out with you even if I do lose a little bit of my sanity each time. I can't wait to see what this friendship brings!

@springdandelixn My Beans! You are just all round amazing and talented and fierce and I love you so, so much. You've listened to all my silly vents without complaint and been the voice of reason every single time that's saved me from spiralling and making a mountain out of a molehole. I don't know what I would do without you! You're always ready to throw hands on my account and I want to send you the biggest, tightest hug for being on my side. Keep on moosin'!

@joyful-enchantress Steph, my love! You've been with me since almost day one of my Loki days and I'm so glad of it! I don't think you have a bad bone in your body, and I am so infinitely grateful for all the support you've given me (including photos of London when I've been feeling down)! I always love talking with you and hearing the filthy ideas that come out of your head, and I'm so thankful that you decided to start writing and let us see how talented you are! You're a wonderful person inside and out!

@mochie85 Mochie, you are a delight! Honestly, I couldn't find one bad thing to say about you if someone paid me to. You are endlessly supportive and uplifting and beautiful and so damn talented! How did I get so lucky to have so many talented friends? You're someone I look up to and try to be like - effortlessly kind and just an all round good egg. I love you so much, my dear!!

@give-me-a-moose Cas, I love you so much. You might not know it, but HoC got me out of such a bad writing slump last year, so I credit you with the filth that followed! You have been so supportive both with my writing and with other shit that's been going on and I can't thank you enough for everything you've done for me! I know I keep parroting this, but you're amazing and I'm so lucky to have you as a friend. You can make me laugh so easily and reading about your work escapades always puts me in a good mood (praying that you find your museum dad soon)!

@lokisgoodgirl I know we only talk sporadically and briefly (and even then it hasn't been without some bumps), but it's plain as day that you have a good heart (and an equally filthy mind that we're all thankful for). You're the reason I've met so many wonderful people on here and I'm so thankful for it. I can only hope that there are no more bumps along the way because you're the type of person that everyone needs in their life. (Though I'm still going to beat you at that dance off).

@fictive-sl0th Camille, you are without a doubt one of the kindest souls I have ever met. You are a human rainbow! Anytime I see you in my notifications my mood increases by 110% because I know it's going to be something that will make me smile (something you have never yet failed to do)! I want to bottle you up and keep you with me all the time! You're wonderful and talented and a little ray of light in so many people's lives!

@simplyholl You've been in my notifications from almost day one of the Loki shenanigans so I've considered you a friend for a very long time! I don't know how someone can be equal parts incredibly sweet and a complete whore but you manage to do it perfectly! You've also supported me through so much shit and I can't thank you enough for it. I'm sending you a massive hug (I'd send you Loki if I could) for everything you've done for me over the past ? years. You are a wonderful human being!

@maple-seed Maple, you are also completely unhinged and I adore it. You make me laugh so much and when your name pops up in the server my first thought is "oh yeah this gonna be good!" You're another New Friend Recruit that I'm glad to have in the ranks! You deserve all the good things (because you are a good thing) and I love you so much!

@loopsisloops I freaking adore you, Loops! You keep me feeling young and hip, but also prevent the whore in me from dying with all the thirst traps and photos you never run out of! You're a sweetheart with a heart of gold and I hope everyone in your life knows how amazing you are. (If they treat you than anything less than amazing I will fight them)!

@kinky-faerie I am so glad you have managed to find your way into my corner of this hellsite. You are full of filth and I wouldn't have it any other way! I love nothing more than checking this app first thing in the morning and seeing your name in my inbox because I know it's going to set the horny mood for the rest of the day! You are my favourite kinky lil fairy!

@lokiprompts You are so strong and amazing I can't put it into proper words. You never fail to be positive and supportive and every compliment you've given me has made me grin like a complete idiot. I hope you get all the love you deserve and all the love you put out into the universe because you deserve it tenfold!

@coldnique Girl, you are just all kinds of lovely! You have such a kind heart and I couldn't find one bad thing to say about you. You're always popping up with your hilarious comments when I need a little bit of a mood booster and my day instantly improves! I'm so freaking grateful that you're one of my Regulars now and just know that I adore you!!

@holymultiplefandomsbatman my fellow sub!Loki enthusiast! You are a delight to know and an amazing friend to have. Your mind is wonderful as are you as a person! You are so incredibly smart and capable and I wish you knew that! I'll tell you every single day if I have to. There's nothing you can't do and I fully believe you are going to shake the world! How you manage to find time to write such amazing filth while also being a bad bitch getting your degree is beyond me and I bow to you! You are going to do amazing things, I have no doubt! I love you so incredibly much and I can't wait to see what amazing filth that brain of yours comes up with next!

[minny5ca2018]

They have me ^$&&%&^%

Again, their petty behaviors irk me.

Prompted another rant.

I had a page with about 40k followers comment on my Page with about 3.1 k followers saying that we ( my friends and I, like duh, who are your friends?) would prefer if I didn't use their edits, as they put it, on my Page.

Like first of all, all video and audio from Outlander is copyright to Sony Tallships Production Starz Lionsgate Outlander series. Period. They don't own it either.

These so-called Facebook pages have stars monetization enabled on their reels. Like they have a right to do that or even put a watermark on Outlander video from Starz Lionsgate Outlander series?

I beg to think that they do not.

But somebody's been sending the fake Sam and Chrissie wannabes to comment on the page. Like, they will be blocked 🚫!!!!

My rant,

No money asked for on this account.

Period. No stars option on my videos, reels or posts.

No subscriptions wanted, asked for or required.

Absolutely nobody owns the video or audio copyright except for Sony Tallships Production Starz Lionsgate Outlander series.

Nobody.

And if you, on a Facebook page, whether large or small are asking for subscriptions, or have Facebook stars enabled on your so called edits, you potentially are infringing on that said copyright for the Outlander content.

Just my opinion, not pointing fingers at anyone.

However, as I said once before and now, I will gladly credit any video clip with a watermark on it.

Several clips are combined, with different audio to make a reel. Most of the clips came from Instagram.

Most watermarks are faint and hard to see. True that.

I lost a page because I stupidly allowed Stars to be enabled on it, and someone reported the page ... it had less than 4000 followers on it.

I didn't understand what the Stars monetization was. I was guilty of being naive and stupid.

Not this time. This page will never want money from anyone.

You can send all the Sam wannabes you like. They will be blocked 🚫.

This page is small, around 3100 followers. Feel good picking on small pages, huh?

At any rate, it won't be me judging you, either for the demise of my old page or this one.

Just saying.

I again want to thank all the followers. I will never ask for money or tips of any kind from you.

And, you tell them Geillis!!!

[thtdamfangirl4]

I agree it had it's good moments. I personally loved Henry asking Alex to be patient with him I thought was was really cute. I also loved their first time, it felt like the Alex and Henry I've come to know and love. I SOBBED when they addressed the crowd outside Buckingham. And the texting was done so well i got excited for the emails and then they just did like 2 of them. That made the leak not feel disastrous and ultimately "we won" not feel as powerful of a line. And god Alex’s speech. I like how they used it to send a message but it fell flat for me because we never really got do see Alex understand his bisexuality.

It started to feel like they were doing things for the sake of being able to say that the movie was inspired by the book. The turkeys in the book were important because it lead to A&H's first of many phone calls but it felt so forced in the film. Lake LBJ was meant to be where Alex realizes that he loves Henry but (imo) it just looked like a pretty backdrop for the pier scene. Idk if i missed it but it felt like there was no build up to Alex saying ily to Henry. It just felt like they bonded over surface level things.

Kensington was just a big slap in the face for me. It didn't really feel that heartbreaking and it just felt off and rough. I ADORE that scene. I reread it 3 times the 1st time I read through rw&rb before moving past it. I remember audibly gasping at "then fucking have me". That scene just really showed Alex and Henry at their rawest and most unfiltered form and it was so watered down I had to pause it to calm myself because I almost cried out of frustration. And they watered down so much of it!! Henry fighting back. The broom closet. The aftermath of the leak most especially!! I wanted to rip all my hair out because nothing that happened surrounding the leak justified the magnitude it was dealt with nor Alex and Henry's response to it!! God you won't even understand why it's a big deal that they got leaked if you never read the book

They just mischaracterized these characters I care so much about that they feel like different people. The traits that made them them was either gone or filtered. Alex’s passion for politics and Henry's for literature. Their drive to help people. That's the whole point why they want to make history in the first place!! It's not a throwaway line about them wanting to be the first unconventional pair. They want to make history by changing people's lives for the better (Alex through law and Henry through his shelters) and it makes me so angry that it got dumbed down to that!! [Although I do love that Alex verbally says it and is therefore never leaked so it's just forever theirs]

Anyways tell me to fuck off if I start to become annoying haha thank you for enabling my rants

Full agree with ALL of this!!

The paris first time scene was SO GOOD. Kensington felt so wrong just because it’s done so well in the book idk why they changed it. And the emails are the best part of their developing relationship and it all got lost in the jumble.

You put this into words so well! The good parts just made the parts that fell flat more obvious, which was disappointing.

[emilyrox]

im sorry, now i gotta know, do you have any other headcanons? for iswm or just markiplier characters, i'd love to hear any you have!

Okay so first off, you know my sexuality headcanons for the ISWM characters? Yeah I went more in-depth with them here:

I would like to thank @zee-the-zebra for enabling me to go off about them :)

Second off, not really a headcanon, but more of a theory about ISWM and the MCU lore as a whole:

Once again, would like to thank @zee-the-zebra for sending the ask that prompted this.

~

Alright, more sexuality/gender headcanons!

Wilford Warfstache (Pansexual): Real reason: Because I said so. "Logical" reason: He has had affairs with multiple women, including Celine. In WMLW, he casually asks Abe if they had dated at some point. So he's down to be with anyone. Also his stage lighting in AHWM was the pan colors, and he was wearing rainbow suspenders. Those colors give off an immediate pan vibe for him.

I'm also a hardcore Darkstache shipper. In MarkiplierTV, Wilford doesn't listen to anyone's opinion except Dark's. He only cares what Dark has to say.

Random Headcanon time: Wilford's favorite way to express love is touch. Stroking their partner's hair, kissing them on the head, cheek, lips, etc., picking them up and carrying them, cuddling, etc.

Darkiplier (Nonbinary Bisexual): Real reason: Because I said so. "Logical" reason: They're the fusion of a man and a woman (Damien and Celine). The gender-binary means nothing to them. A lot of people headcanon Damien as gay and Celine as straight or bi, but I propose: both of them are bi. Therefore, Dark is also bi.

Once again, hardcore Darkstache shipper. In MarkiplierTV, Dark says that they respect Wilford, and always have. They also call him "Wil," a nickname. I headcanon that Dark only gives nicknames to those they deeply care for.

Random Headcanon time: This goes into a headcanon for both Damien and Celine as well. I think that their time fused as Dark allows them to realize that they themselves aren't cis. Idk if that means they're also nonbinary, or if Damien is a demiboy and Celine is a demigirl, or if they fall somewhere else on the spectrum. That I have to think more about, but in general, they both realize they aren't cis due to their time as Dark.

Actor Mark (Straight (or is he lol)): Reason: because I said so. "Logical" reason: So assuming Heist!Mark and Date!Mark are both characters he plays and not their own egos, those characeters are the same ad Engineer Mark: pansexual. But Actor himself I see as straight (or at least that's how he identifies). He has only shown attraction towards Celine, a woman (pre-Dark). He also apparently has kids according to the meta ending of ADWM, but I don't if they are Celine's or someone else's.

This gets me wondering though: Does Actor feel some sort of attraction to Dark? If so, is it solely because Celine is a part of Dark, and he only likes Celine, or does it end up being more than that? This is why I put "or is he lol." I don't ship Actor and Dark btw; this is just something I've wondered.

Random Headcanon time: The only Y/Ns he has had a small legitimate attraction to are the ones who present themselves as fem.

This is getting very long, lol. If you want any headcanons that aren't sexuality related, send me another ask! I will provide more!

Thank you for enabling me, @frayro-called-frey!

[kyndaris]

Ice to Meet You

After changing my preferences to women, it's been much harder to meet new people. Unlike men, women are more secure about who they are. Or they just don't use dating apps as religiously. In any case, my profile didn't receive much in the ways of 'likes' and even when the two of us mutually decided to 'match' and chat, inevitably, they would stop responding after one or two exchanges. And given how ambivalent I am to the whole dating scene, when the conversations die off, I'm not all that ruffled. Instead, I just move on and try my luck elsewhere or sink a few more hours into a game.

In fact, in most conversations, I'm more reactive rather than proactive in my questioning. It's hard for me to garner curiosity for someone I don't really know. Especially because I've already learned from a young age not to dump on others about my niche interests. Or asking anything too nosy. Most of the time, these things come out in their own time. I'm a great listener, after all, and I tend to file away any and all scraps thrown my way.

Honestly, it's just easier for everyone involved for me to sit back and observe the person opposite me as they rant and rave about what they like. But also, I just find it very hard to interrupt others.

Despite all this, I managed to have a meet-up with Eivor! That's their codename because in one of their pictures they were dressed as a viking. Unlike all my other dates, this time I asked them for a meet-up (something I honestly hate doing), but considering she was the one who suggested adding each other first on Facebook Messenger (so she could send me pictures of her pets), I bucked up the courage to arrange a face-to-face meeting. After all, I'm an independent 31-year-old woman who don't need no man!

[As an aside to all this, I'm still occasionally chatting with Dikottir. So, maybe I do still WANT a man? Who knows.]

And honestly, it was better that I took the initiative. Elsewise I might even now be waiting for someone to ask me out. Or to have someone reach out to me to invite me to an event.

It's why I've bitten the bullet so many times in organising catch-ups with my work friends. For if not me, then who?

While books and video games are very important to me (and make any description of my weekends sound very boring - at least to me), but there's something about maintaining my social connections that also resonates with me.I can't live in my head forever. And being chronically online would also be terrible for my mental health. I mean, what if I fell in with the wrong crowd that enabled all my worst traits? Or who I could compare my self to and think: yes, I'm far more normal than they are and so my mental health isn't flagging despite the fact I had a psychotic breakdown leading to hospitalisation for a week (if that's sounding very specific, it's because it is and that's a whole other story to tell).

Anyways, long story short, Eivor and I had chatted for a while. I learned she was into sports and thought going on an ice-skating trip would be a bit different to all my usual first-dates at cafes. I arrived to the rink early. Unfortunately, Eivor was running a little late as she had chosen to save a little on money by doing an Uber Pool. But once she did arrive (and after I'd done a few rounds on the rink in the skates the Ice Zoo provided - which were more hockey skates than the blue skates usually handed out), we chatted as we circled the rink.

Mostly, it ended up as Eivor asking me more questions of me than I her. But given the amount of children celebrating their birthdays there, and the music, it wasn't exactly the most conducive environment for a chat.

I learned she had a brother and was homeschooled. That she was often told she was quite 'normal' for not going through the usual curriculum when it came to learning but she was thankful her mother allowed to explore the subjects they were interested in. Including getting involved in a robotics competition run by Macquarie University. Something that sounded so cool to me and I hate myself for not asking more about it.

Unfortunately, being homeschooled meant she didn't have an ATAR to allow her easy access into a degree. Eivor told me she had to sit for the SAT and when she was finally admitted into tertiary education, the one major difficulty she faced were standardised exams.

And honestly, so true! Standardised tests are the worst. They don't even test anything practical about a subject - merely how well you might have crammed the information into your head the night before. It's a complete and utter joke and doesn't demonstrate one's actual knowledge.

Once our ice-skating session was over (in which I embarrassed myself by trying to do my usual T-stop on the skates but being encumbered by a weighted penguin, resulting in me overbalancing and falling on the ice), we had a simple affair of chicken nuggets and chips at the cafe located at the rink. Although I did offer Eivor a ride to another suburb or a restaurant close by, she refused.

Which, honestly, is fair.

We were strangers and for all she knew, I COULD have been a serial killer (spoilers: I'm not. In fact, I'm always in fear of my own life when I go out on dates. Beyond that, she was taller than me and could probably deadlift me if she so chose.). It doesn't help that so many of my friends have written into their wills that if they were to vanish under mysterious circumstances, I'd be to blame.

I should work on stamping out such baseless rumours. Permanently.

It wasn't the best food to have. And it didn't fill me up at all considering this was supposed to be lunch. Nevertheless, I didn't want to pressure Eivor into anything and had let her take the lead. From there, we investigated the nearby antiques store. RIGHT as it began to sprinkle down heavy drops of RAIN!

Given I lived in one of the neighbouring suburbs, my mind instantly turned to the LAUNDRY I had painstakingly washed and hung out to dry (thankfully, it was still quite a warm day and when I got back home to check, they weren't as wet as I thought despite the sudden sun shower).

Antique stores, it should be known, aren't places I normally frequent. Yes, I visited Dirty Janes in Bowral during the light show back in June this year but old pieces of furniture isn't something terribly enticing to someone like me. Probably because they aren't exactly the ancient artefacts I would hope to find in an archaeological dig. The most interesting things I DID see were taxidermy animals and a few Chinese vases. Unfortunately, there were not enough weapons to catch my eye at the exhibit. Now, Dirty Janes had a veritable display of knives to peruse. As well as a few cases filled with butterflies that would have looked delightful.

And so ended my date with Eivor.

Throughout it all, there wasn't much of a spark between us. Like many of the men, I wasn't filled with any kind of lustful thoughts or a desire to know as much as I could about her. In fact, I think what I felt was a combination of anxiety (and wishing to impress) as well as mild disappointment.

I had been hoping to be wowed but Eivor was like any person I might walk by on my daily commute to the office. Any curiosity I had remained entirely detached like she was another face in a crowd of thousands.

Similarly, I didn't feel like she was all that taken away by who I was. Some of that might be my below average self-worth, esteem and confidence talking but Eivor and I haven't chatted much since the encounter out on the ice. In fact the conversation have all but dried up. So, I suppose it's back to the drawing board for me.

It doesn't help that I find it immensely boring to talk about myself. After all, there's nothing truly exciting about my life (something I was warned not to say to strangers during a one-year-old's birthday party. Of course, when you don't know ANYONE at the birthday party and no-one extends a hand to chat with you - usually that's me actually - it's a difficult endeavour). But whenever I try to talk about a few of my passion projects, the conversation always seems to jump to another topic.

And given I'm more a Wednesday Addams wallflower than an Enid SInclair extrovert, it'll probably keep on being the same old story every time.

In fact, I told one of my friends that I think a possible ideal partner for me would be to have an excitable golden retriever chasing after my grouchy cat arse.

But beggars can't be choosers in the game of love. So, I guess we'll simply have to see where the next step takes me. Or I can just be satisfied with being single. And honestly? There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

[thetrashywritingwitch]

i have a very embarrassing confession to make:

i started developing a hyperfixation with ur fic bsjfm since around the time chapter 32 was posted. since then i have been constantly checking up on updates and have reread the entire fic about 5-6 times now 😭😭😭

i just noticed that it’s been about a year since you’ve posted your last chapter (no judgement at all! i totally understand that life is hard and modern day capitalism sucks the motivation out of people) and i realized that for an entire year i’ve been consistently (like once a day) checking for updates/rereading chapters. this hyperfixation has kind of taken over a part of me tbh 😭😭 it’s like i cant not think about it it’s badd

anyways i’m going to try to delete tumblr again (yes i have multiple failed attempts of deleting tumblr in hopes of getting rid of my unhealthy obsession over this fanfic) so if i ever pop up here again… just know i failed for the upteenth time

i hold ur fic very dear to me. i eat ur writing up like no one’s business and i just wanted to say that i really appreciate you and ur mind for existing and coming up with a masterpiece free for anyone to read 😙🫶

ok i meant to answer this sooner but i haven't been at my computer much bc i've been doing Adult Stuff (bought and installed new outside motion sensor lights bc the old ones were held on with electrical tape, bought new fence posts to replace some rotted ones, planted some flowerssss in OUR YARD!! and other stuff :3) and if i need to type up somethin long like answering asks then doing it on mobile makes me feral (derogatory)

... anyway I-

i cannot make you keep tumblr to fuel my ENORMOUSly HUGE and BIG EGO that you're giving me here, but what i CAN DO is encourage you to send me a DM so i can absolutely enable your obsession even further by discussing the fic with you, what you enjoy about it, anything you dislike or would want to change, RANT TO ME WITH ARMS WIDE OPAAAANNNN (if u know u know)

fr tho this is incredibly sweet and thanks for feeling comfortable enough to share with me in my ask box :) i prommy the year long wait 🔫will be worth it 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

[starlightments]

My best friend (who although has never been a fan of voltron or interacted with it beyond what I show her, has always enabled and supported my rants and fangirling about Klance hehe) decided to read Summer Haze after listening to me fangirling about it all the time, and she loved it! She kept sending me messages with more fangirling about whatever scene she was reading at that moment and already has Syrup & Honey on her To Read Fanfic Bookmark after also listening to another of my "star writes The best fics, I love them, and here's why" rants. While she does ship them and enjoys said ship, I know it's not one of her interests so it makes me really happy that she loved a fic I love as well. All this just to thank you Star, for creating wonderful stories that bring me and others lots of happiness! ^^

Awww I love this!!! Thank you for sharing my stuff with your friend and for hyping it up so much lol! This is such a nice compliment – I'm overjoyed that I was able to write something that resonates with someone beyond the fandom.

[colgatebluemintygel]

Hello !!

So basically, i was wondering about if we’re going to see james’ and lily’s wedding on oao?? Because before, I had a thought that it might be where the entire climax of the story takes place…😭 don’t know why exactly my mind came to that conclusion BUT since ive seen that there is only about 5 chapters left, I’m more inclined to believe that it’s where the story ends?? Dont know, would love it either way, and any other way tbh <33

I enjoy your story very much, and especially your little oao tumblr rants! Sending lots of love your wayyyy <33 !!!

YES we will definitely see the wedding !! i won't say what the context of it is, but yes! absolutely! also 5 was a v ambitious estimate on my end......... brevity is simply not in my nature, so i do suspect it'll be closer to 7 more chapters :o))))

thank you soooo much and i'm so happy you enjoy my rants !! i love it when people enable me <333 MWAH xxxxxx

[sohnric]

I just finished reading Millennium bug and I HAVE to let you know that this made me so GIDDY. like I was so in my feels that I was genuinely upset when it ended. Genuinely needed like 10 minutes to compose myself. I LOVED IT. makes my hopeless romantic heart beat faster and my wish for a boyfriend (like Eric) just 100000000x stronger 😩 I’m miserable and will never recover. thanks for listening to my rant. I love you for this!

OMGG THANK U!!!! writing this fic felt so therapeutic i literally enjoyed it so much its in my top 3 fics ive ever written ((and ive written a LOT of them lol). my pisces venus really enjoys everything sweet and romantic and eric is such a gf stan enabler it just made me twice as delusional abt him and led me to writing this :,) thank u sm for reading and sending this in hhh it made me feel all giddy that u enjoyed !!

[cutebutalsostabby]

i wouldnt mind hearing more abt that Zelda Timeline Is A Circle theory ...👀👀

I WROTE A WHOLE RANT AND THEN FAILED TO SAVE. JHKJJDGFHJKDFSHKJFK nonetheless: I am so excited about this whole thing that I will literally WRITE THAT WHOLE THING AGAIN DAMN IT. Thank you for the enablement, anonymous stranger!

Anyway. A concession first off that this theory has some massive plot holes, so it's less a case of "here's my carefully considered perspective on the Zelda timeline" and more "here's a corkboard covered in red string". So don't @ me. Unless you also want to share Zelda conspiracy theories, in which case absolutely do @ me. At any time. Please.

With that said: let's start with looking at where BotW sits on the timeline.

The Downfall Timeline

The converged timeline is a fun theory, but I personally think the Downfall Timeline makes most sense for BotW. In particular:

Calamity Ganon is basically immortal, whereas TP and WW Ganon are canonically vulnerable to stabs to the chest and head respectively. Technically Ganondorf II also exists in the Child Timeline, but the BotW script suggests that Calamity Ganon is the Ganondorf of OoT (Urbosa's comments in particular), so we’ll ignore that other guy. As usual.

"Calamity" (yakusai / 厄災) seems like a pretty clear relative of the Great Cataclysm (ooinaru wazawai / オオイナル ワザワイ or 大いなる災い). That phrase comes from a prophecy in ALttP where any time one with an evil heart gains the power of the Triforce, a hero will rise to fight them.

Koroks and Rito exist in BotW, which may seem to tie it to the adult timeline – except that the same circumstances that led to Kokiri becoming Koroks and Zora becoming Rito (changes in habitat) exist in the Downfall Timeline as well. In fact, the Downfall Timeline makes more sense for the Zora: Ganon’s influence results in the destruction of Zora Domain, but some of the Zora flee to Labrynna as seen in OoA. The ones that stay in Hyrule become Rito and the ones that remain in Labrynna stay Zora - thus both can coexist in BotW's Hyrule.

Now the thing about Ganon in the Downfall Timeline is that a) he never dies for good and b) he only gets stronger over time. Meanwhile, the Master Sword slowly loses its edge, Hylia’s bloodline becomes thinner and the seven sages that originally sealed Ganon away fade out of prominence. By the time you get to BotW, it’s basically impossible for Link to win on his own. If you follow the "ideal" game path, he faces Ganon with both the Master Sword and the Divine Beasts and manages to buy enough time for Zelda to wield the power of the Triforce and seal Ganon away. After dying and spending 100 years regenerating inside a fancy spa bath. Considering the cost of getting that far and the fact that Zelda almost didn't unlock her powers at all, it's not much of a win.

Deus ex Timeline

Worth noting: there's no canonical answer as to why the Downfall Timeline exists. We know that the Adult/Child split happens when Zelda sends Link back in time, so theoretically the same or similar applies to the Downfall Timeline - except that there's no in-game evidence of such a thing ever occurring.

In the Downfall version of the OoT Ganon fight, Ganon defeats Link and steals his Triforce of Courage, then takes Zelda's Triforce of Wisdom. After that, as a last resort, the seven sages (including Zelda) manage to seal Ganon and the complete Triforce away in the Sacred Realm.

It's possible that OoT Zelda turned back time immediately after that, but I think it's unlikely. If Link survived at all, he was probably in no condition to go back, and Zelda herself had just lost the largest piece of her power and likely spent whatever magic she could spare just to seal away Ganon. Even if OoT Zelda thought it was a good idea to try again, even if she didn’t feel any guilt towards Link – and she already expressed a lot of guilt even in the "good" timeline – I don't think she could necessarily have done it. So if the timeline wasn't fractured then, when and how did it happen?

Theoretically, it could've happened at any point, so long as someone made the decision to go back AND had the power to achieve it. But I think it only really makes sense as an act of desperation.

Speaking of which, let's go back to what I was saying earlier about the Downfall Timeline.

It doesn't happen immediately, but at some point, there's a realisation – whether one made by BotW Link and Zelda, by their predecessors or even the gods watching on: the Downfall Timeline is basically doomed. Ganon keeps getting stronger over time, perhaps due to repeat "Great Cataclysms" where he gains the Triforce, perhaps due to what BotW suggests about him being "transformed by malice". He learns from each encounter, so it isn't wise to use the same weapons twice, and the "traditional" tools of Zelda and the Master Sword's divine power keep weakening. At some point, it just isn't going to be possible to win against him anymore, and at that point: the only way to stop Ganon is to beat him back when he was still beatable.

Let's also say, to give it some urgency, that Ganon makes a sudden reappearance not long after the events of BotW. Not after another 10,000 years: shortly after BotW. With the former kingdom in the condition it is, with the Divine Beasts silent and with Zelda's own power exhausted, there's no way they can fight Ganon all over again. So instead, they find some method of travelling back in time.

But When?

I mean, we could stop here and say "they go back and kick OoT Ganon's butt", but I don't think they do. For one: OoT Link already kicks Ganon's butt. We have a whole narrative around that. But more importantly, it's heavily implied that the cycle of Ganon's rebirth is tied to Demise's long-distant curse - which the Goddess Hylia would likely know, even if history has forgotten it. So if Hylia is involved at all in the decision, either through speaking with Zelda through dreams, Link through her private chat or through a plan made eons ago, she wouldn't send them to OoT. She'd send them right back to the start.

Now, the interesting thing about Demise: he isn't a god – evidenced by the fact that he's able to use the Triforce and Hylia isn't for that reason – but he does fight on par with one. Their battle is CLOSE. He was able to wound her badly and get her to the point where giving up her divinity purely to stop him is seen as a valid option. Like: what? That is a big cost and a big risk, Hylia! Why would you do that? She would've had to have a pretty good reason to take such drastic action – maybe because she was able to see to the conclusion of the Downfall Timeline.

Now here's where the details get extra shaky: the only evidence to suggest that time travel way back to the start of the timeline occurred is a) Hylia's desperation to stop Demise, and b) the super advanced tech of the distant past of the Lanayru region, which resembles distant futuristic Sheikah tech and seems entirely out of place compared to the more primitive tech seen elsewhere. But while we're throwing out theories with limited evidence, here are a few other elements of interest:

The Twili

The Twili of Twilight Princess, aka Dark Tribe of Four Sword Adventures. They once attempted to steal the Triforce and were sealed away in the Twilight/Dark Mirror. What if Demise was part of this group, and what if there was a timeline split depending on whether or not he actually obtained the Triforce? If he doesn't, let's say he's still strong enough to manifest a curse, but that the curse itself is weaker in the timeline leading to the Child/Adult split.

The Minish and the Wind Tribe

Minish Cap lore doesn't seem to show up in other games much, but technically the ones that created the armos of MC – and theoretically also armos of long-distant Lanayru – were the Minish on behalf of the Wind Tribe. The Zonai are associated with the Faron Region which is associated with the wind element (e.g. Fado of the Kokiri as Sage of Wind) so the Zonai could be or could be connected with the distant Wind Tribe. In which case, they were one of the groups around in the distant past and may have fought alongside Hylia in the war against Demise.

The Desertification of Lanayru

Something happened to the Lanayru region to rapidly change its environs from lush greenery into a desert. This could have been natural, or could be evidence of either intentional damage or some side effects of the mining of timeshift stones. It isn't clear, but it's fun to think about.

Desert Colossus

In OoT and TP, there exist images of a goddess of the sand – likely a different goddess to Hylia, Din, Farore or Nayru. We still know basically nothing about this goddess and her domain.

The Gerudo and Zuna

FSA is a bit famous for breaking the timeline, but one of the fun pieces of lore it introduces is the weapon with "the power to ruin the world" – found in the desert in the Pyramid of Power. Since Hyrule Castle of Ganon's Dark World in ALttP resembles that same Pyramid of Power, and since Ganon originates from that same region, maybe the trident is one of the factors that tips the scale against OoT Link in the Downfall Timeline.

The Crack in the Earth

The demon tribe Demise belongs to is said to have issued out of a crack in the earth as per SS lore. This could tie them to Din as Goddess of the earth. We still don't know much about why that crack appeared in the first place or why that tribe picked a fight over the Triforce, but that could be relevant to the idea of why "the means to oppose Ganon" as per BotW's prophecy, might be found underground.

The Master Sword

The Master Sword looks to be broken in Tears of the Kingdom, which is unfortunate considering how it's supposed to be sealing Demise. If it's carried back in time with Link, that gives new meaning to Demise's words about a cycle and throws a new spanner in the works in terms of trying to support Hylia in her fight.

Groose

He's not relevant; I just think he's neat.

Wow Those Sure Are Some Plotholes

I never said it was a fully formed theory, more that it was fun to think about. But what do YOU think? 👀

I came up with the above ramble on my own, but I'm not the only one to suggest a loop in the timeline, so I'll be interested in hearing other theories. To be clear as well: I don't necessarily see this as breaking the cycle. It's unclear whether the attempt at fixing the timeline succeeds and changes the outcome in OoT's Ganon fight, and even if it does: what happens in the abandoned Downfall Timeline? Or post FSA on the child timeline or to the sunken Kingdom in the adult timeline? There's still plenty of room for the franchise to grow!

Anyway. Thanks for reading and happy theorising! Imma go get some sleep now. Later!

[anime-owo-kage-san]

How do you feel about Sister Iris in general?

I never thought someone would send me a question or pretty much anything...

Anyway, to answer your question:

I'm kinda neutral. I neither hate or like her.

(This is my answer. But, if you want an explanation, you're free to read the rest down here. But, it's more opinionated than factual: ⬇️)

She's not evil, sure. She is nice but not necessarily a good person. She just felt more like an enabler to me; considering she made her serial killer sister wait for 8 months, just to get a small piece of jewelry back.

Yes, it was partially Phoenix's fault, because he didn't want to give it back.

But I'm sorry, unless Phoenix is the kind of person to lock his girlfriend in a wrestling hold going: "Sorry, Dollie. I'm not giving it back!" --it can't be that hard to get the necklace back.

If the necklace was rust resistant, or she's not allowed to stay with him for the night, couldn't she have made up a story like: "Feenie, I'm sorry. But, that necklace actually belongs to my really strict grandmother. She'll have my head, if she finds out I'm the one who took it!" --I doubt Phoenix would keep it after hearing that. It would be selfish and a**hole of him to do, if he did.

My only conclusion to why it took so long, is because she loved the attention Phoenix gave her. Growing up with Sister Bikini as the only person who cared for her, made her starved of affection. So, I believe she stalled on purpose. (Which kinda makes it sad, if you think about it... But it's still not right.)

There are also the other crimes she was involved in.

- I don't really blame her for the fake kidnapping incident. I mean, if I were her I probably would've ran away too. I'm not sure what she could've done to stop that plan anyway, it was 3 on 1. And I don't think she had any evidence to show the police on her side. So, not getting involved was the best choice.

- But the Misty Fey murder..... I don't understand why she went along with that. Or why she covered for Godot.

I have an idea on why Godot wanted to derail the case and frame her, though. I believe he hated Dahlia so much, he wanted to wipe away anything that could remind him of her. Iris being one of them. (Because.... she's the twin, ig.)

But the rest of it? ...I honestly don't understand why Misty and Iris went along with the plan. (Did I miss something?)

So, Iris kinda has mixed morals. That's pretty interesting. But, sadly... her story ended after T&T. So, that part of her character was never explored any further, after the plot twist reveal. Which is why I don't really know how to feel other than neutral.

I do believe she was a wasted character...

I would have loved to see her character's growth, after T&T. But, I believe the writers were just scared of upsetting shippers. So, Iris never showed up again. :(

But one Iris line that will always stick with me, is this:

"If I had found out she planned to kill you...

...I would have done whatever was necessary to stop her."

"Even it meant her life... or mine."

Because, HONESTLY!!! That gave me the same chill as Mai's:

"You miscalculated... I love Zuko, more than I fear you..."

Anyway, I'm done ranting. Thank you for reading.

[transmasc-wizard]

Alright rant about atheism in the GFSverse if you wish

will idkjustgowithitok. thank you for being my enabler

so, since this is a world where you can climb up a mountain, drive out into the desert, or take a boat into the ocean and find a god doing all of those things, atheism obviously does not take the form of "I do not think there are more powerful beings out there who shaped how this universe works". (Some people... do think that. But they are very fringe and I will say they are the only religion in this universe that is 100% without a doubt wrong.)

Instead, atheism says, "They're not gods. They're scientists."

[oooh keep reading put here for SUSPENSE]

[and also bc it gets long]

Essentially, atheists in GFS believe there is no difference between magic and science, and that "magic" is a type of science. And, like science, most people with the desire and willpower to learn it, can. (They're not wrong about most people having a capacity for magic, btw.)

And to them, this ability to do any magic includes god magic.

Magic in GFS is, as i've recently decided, a diluted and changed form of the essence given off by the primordial beings Death, Life, and Time, which flows through gods' veins and permeates all the realms with how powerful it is just "existing". Doing magic is just harnessing that to do... stuff.

All magic is either changing something into something else it would have never become, manipulating something into doing something it would have done but not as well/fast, creating something, or destroying something. That's it. That's the fundamental broken-down description of what magic is. Whether it's the magic humans are using or the magic that flows through the veins of gods, that's what it does. It has side effects, of course, but even those side effects are still following those rules (like, a side effect that Melts You is just manipulating u).

You use shadows? You destroy light, actually. No one "makes" shadows. They just get rid of light, sending its essence back into the universe.

You spontaneously blow things up? No. You manipulate them so they get extremely hot extremely fast and therefore combust.

You turn rocks into gold? I mean... yeah? You're changing the rocks into something else. Big deal.

(all this stuff from "all magic is either..." to "big deal" is, like, true in the GFSverse, btw, not just atheist beliefs.)

Atheists in GFS believe that since magic has "rules" it follows--it can do these four things, and all magic you do comes back to certain principles that can be repeated--you can therefore learn any type of magic, including the mysterious and almost-always-deadly magic of gods. God magic is the main reason new gods are still considered gods, and... if you can learn to be a god, does that really make gods worth worshiping?

To them, it's a no. To others (religious GFSverse citizens), the answer is either yes, or i don't think you can become a god, for whatever reason, whether they think it's literally not possible or that it's too deadly to be completed (more powerful magic has more powerful side effects, after all).

To me... eh. I haven't really decided. I don't want anyone to be definitively "right", so it'll probably be Complicated.

So, yeah. GFS atheists believe in gods, even if they don't consider a "god" to be something that exists. They might even be fond of certain beings who are classified as gods. But like most people do not worship astrophysicists or biologists, GFS atheists don't worship the gods nearly at all.

[amaurotine]

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[ACCEPTING ✅]Send me a “ 🔥 “ for an unpopular opinion.

hahaHAHAHA thank you for sending and enabling me. god, i am being evil tonight TM but yeah. i think a lot of ppl ignore, gloss over or brutally oversimplify hyth's character into him being WAY more flirtatious/thirsty than he is canonically (honestly, he calls hades handsome ONCE, and while i agree that has Certain Implications, he says it ONCE and otherwise maintains a friendly/teasing but also deeply respectful demeanor toward hades...and nowhere else and at no instance does he do anything else that could be interpreted as blatantly flirtatious as this? like?? i'm looking at some ppl like hold up, did we play the same game?? and view the same cutscenes??)

and that also really annoys me, because again, it's ppl making his whole entire ass personality revolve around being thirsty when that's??? not his character??? and to add insult to injury. it's like when people flatten and reduce estinien's character to being "haha funy stupid himbo" bc of the hairtie incident. i mean yeah it's extremely funny but that's not??? the character's entire personality?? it's one incident yall, calm down.

and wrt ppl making hyth gratuitously thirsty -- i've noticed that this is generally yet another result of people flattening/oversimplifying his character because they don't actually give a shit abt his character in and itself, and just wanna rush into what is more often than not a grossly fetishistic portrayal of a ship (which i ranted abt at length in the previous answered ask.) like if someone were to portray their hyth as super intentionally flirty WITHOUT all this bullshit attached to it i’d be MUCH less annoyed tbh?