#and they acted angry that i was making him 'hetero'

[oreana-galena]

[bitethedevil]

what annoys me the most about "canonically bad in bed", a list

- this is coming from hist LITERAL DILDO, like sorry he is not trying to pleasure his dildo, DO YOU PLEASE YOUR DILDO OR YOURSELF WHEN U GET OFF??? (totally understand haarlep is unhappy #freehaarlep but that is not the topic of this treatise)

- masturbation is always auto-erotic. e.g. almost all pornography directed at straight men shows men glorification of THEIR role in a sex situation, almost all erotica directed at straight women shows THEM being desired, it is always abt u and ur ego

- being "good" or "bad" in bed is a normative bullshit question I am frankly annoyed tav can even ask, because different people like different things, and this game is otherwise a lot better written about sex and gender stuff. also if you play haarlep's game, tav lies there like a starfish doing nothing at all, and haarlep likes it?? we should get rid of normative sexual evaluations of others smh

- there are people who like topping, people who like bottoming, frankly this is kinda toxic homophobic/misogynistic "haha, he was the one *getting* fucked all the time" implying a. the fuck-ee is dominated by the fuck-er and fucking is a violent act of dominance (untrue), and b. bottoms are somehow lesser than tops? so much wrong with this!!

- if I recall correctly haarlep just says raphael was bad in bed and always on bottom, and nothing about how long he lasts, and then the only way tav can use this knowledge to provoke raphael is by ASSUMING he doesn't last for very long, which is like wtf? why would u shame someone with some made-up toxic sex norms/assume they try to last when they masturbate? (even in case haarlep does say raphael cums too soon, shaming people for cumming too quick is such an incredibly mean thing, they can't control it)

- it is kinda sad (and toxic ngl) that raphael cares about haarlep so much and can't deny him anything and is so obsessed with this person who hates him and is dependent on him, giving strong toxic hetero relationship vibes. raphael, u can't have a relationship with someone who u control baby that is just not how it works lil guy, are u too scared u are not good enough for someone who will choose u of their own free will, are u scared they will leave u babygirl

to conclude we know absolutely nothing about raphael's sexual preferences, we just know haarlep is (rightfully) angry at him and being a slave, and raphael has ego issues which like come one we already knew that from day 1

I’m completely with you anon. The only thing I would like to comment on (and this is just my own interpretation) is the fact that Raphael can’t deny Haarlep anything. I don’t think that’s out of any fondness, I completely think its through Haarlep’s magic…which…just kind of makes it worse since Haarlep is there to spy on him for Mephistopheles. You saw how hard it was for Tav to deny him use of their body and mind. I’d imagine it works the same way with Raph, even though he’s a cambion. In my mind, the whole dynamic between Haarlep and Raph is fucked and Raphael is just trying to make the most out of a bad situation (I wrote a whole post on it a little while back, but it is of course just my own interpretation). Which just makes it even WORSE that Tav behaves the way they do about the whole thing. Like damn. I’d be mad as hell too.

I might write a standalone post on the weird discourse on Raphael’s sex-life at some point because it does somewhat fascinate me. Everyone is entitled to their own interpretation of any work, and that is something I hold sacred. What bothers me sometimes is the way that people talk about it. For example, the problematic way of portraying tops/bottoms and the shaming part that you also talked about in this ask.  

What bothers me even more is when people feel the need to drag that interpretation into fan-spaces to reduce the character to just those aspects as a “gotcha”. I don’t know if that is just me, but if there’s characters that I don’t like, I don’t even use their tags. I’ve written a couple of hate posts on the Emperor. They might show up under the tag just because Tumblr’s algorithm is weird, but I’ve never tagged them with the character’s name, just in case there are fans who use the tag and find that annoying.

Anyway…Thank you so much for the ask! I completely agree with you.

[luffyvace]

Chuuya x male reader !!

just like i said i’d do :)

took a bit of time tho 😅 (i almost forgot. almost.)

if he didn’t already realize he liked guys he’d be extra flustered once he does

not ashamed

he just doesn’t know how to act around you

like he knows not to treat you terrible like dazai

but you may not be into feminine things

wait this is low key so much easier

bc he knows how guys THINK

because HES ONE

okay nvm no need to panic afterall

honestly he’s still just as romantic doesn’t matter the gender

will pummel anyone who has something negative to say about you two

if your a big scary guy he feels proud he bagged you 😭

he’s thinking “yeahh me and my s/o are so bad we so cool😎”

yup u sure are chuuya

if your a more nonchalant person or just don’t care for romance

it may seem more like bromance 🤪

if your into cars he’ll buy you the coolest, most lavish brands

if your a feminine dude he can buy you makeup or whatever it is you want

he doesn’t know you gotta tell em

just as willing to cuddle you as he would a woman

wants to be the big spoon tho

he wants dominance over everyone disregarding gender so of course he does

he thinks he’s chad

def practices how to act around you

wants you to think he’s cool so bad

he’s more likely to be more ‘tsundere’ (for lack of better words😭) in public

you know it’s just a farce

ngl he low key gets angry if someone asks who’s the dom tho

like he wants it to be visible that he is

but don’t ask

he finds it somewhat disrespectful

since its pretty much comparing you to a hetero couple

like does it matter?

why do they get to be the standard 😐

i hope you like wine as well

its easier to gift each other wines more than anything

trying each other’s wines and criticizing or complimenting them

chuuya enjoys late quiet nights with you

watching the stars

maybe some deep conversation here and there

gets angry if your taller and he has to get on your level to kiss you 😗

if your short as well he gets a confidence boost

his kisses are sensual and long if you have enough time

holds your neck and waist

loves to pepper kisses on your neck if your doing paperwork

if you work at the port mafia too it would likely be if your doing overtime

btw the port mafia is highly likely where you met

what better place to meet a cool guy??

if your not as strong don’t even worry about it he’ll always protect you

pretty cocky about it too

loves if his smirk can make you melt

if you give him a genuine compliment his eyes widen, he starts blushing and he gets butterflies in his stomach

‘tch’ *blushes and turns away*

loves to team up with you in fights

especially against dazai

appreciates if your physically strong bc then you can beat him up

since it seems to be his weakness

will subtly compliment you if your a good cook

thinks it’s better than restaurant food

“no need to eat out anymore i guess”

“you’d put 5 star restaurants out of business”

lowkey admires if you have a lot of skills/talents or hobbies bc he doesn’t have many himself seeing as though his jobs takes up a lot of his time

even if he learned some before he joined he can’t practice often

thinks it’s cool if you can find a balance

likes to watch you do things you enjoy

doesnt mean in it a creepy way of course

he just likes to see you content and happy

enjoy masculine readers! :)

♥︎

[cator99]

Last weekend I ran into the guy whose apartment I had been subletting after he decided he hated having to deal wih all of the homeless people asking him for money or smoking crack outside of his downtown apartment and wanted to move back to the suburbs. Lol, weak, anyways... Of course I was just normal about it, I went out to have fun why would I not let this be a part of it even though I grew to absolutely despise him but whatever we're both at the gay club and we haven't seen each other since I moved out so my current housemate and I invited him and his hetero friend to step around the corner with us to drink some of the booze we brought with us..... he immediately started trying to be shady to me in a way that was just overtly pathetic and insecure... he kept making these little digs but I'm an expert at deflecting and dodging that shit like I was already drunk n having a great time I don't let stupid unnecessary weird bullshit get to me- which made him even angrier but I was straight up hitting it off with his girlfriend while he's trying to interject with shit to like imply that I'm not as cool as I seem which sounds sooo sososo high school but that's literally what he was saying and that is more embarrassing for him I could tell that this friend of his was wondering wtf his damage was while my housemate was standing there mostly quiet like he usually is and ok I don't remember what triggered this but at some point this ex-friend of mine said "oh yeah well at least I'm not living in someone else's house" and my housemate seemed bewildered and said "sorry I won" which ok I didn't even want to address because like there was something sooo psychologically weird happening here between these two gayboys duking it out over who gets to be my pursedog but this isn't any sort of new behavior they've been doing this since last year anyways I was like oh I'm sorry is your name on the lease of your mommy's mcmansion??? he clearly just wanted to be outwardly and openly angry at me in response but couldn't because at the end of the day I didn't do anything wrong, I just decided that I didn't like being around him, didn't like the weird things he did to try to control or manipulate me, or how he would hold things over my head even though he would offer said things to me and I thought it was just an act of kindness because that's what friends do, so yes I moved out and cut contact with him!

[castielscarma]

Dean: "Fighting the battle between good and evil isn't easy, especially when the first monster you have to face is the one inside yourself. (Me crying that Dean did just that, and not only beat that monster but grew and his reward was death...) Carlos also said something about everyone having trauma, and isn't that the case about being human. Fighting your monsters, overcoming your trauma, and trying to do your best. I can't help but to see this show as an extension of Supernatural and maybe that's wrong but that's what I'm gonna continue to do. ; )

"Am I interrupting whatever hetero mating ritual this is?" Lmao, I love you, Carlos. John saying: "it's all the dad's fault"... Mm, and the trauma keeps going on and on. The God wanting John to embrace his anger so he can face the Akrida. So he was hoping that that'd be enough to stop them. Was his plan to make his own army of angry ex-soldiers and hope they'd be able to fight the Akrida? And John denied that part about always having anger and being born with it, that it was who he was, but it kinda looked like it won when John beat the God bloody, wouldn't you say John? Harry Nilson's Everybody's Talking plays just before the episode ends, and Carlos offers John to talk about his problems because it felt good. I think John will decline Carlo's offer to talk it out though. The final scene of John in the bathtub, hot water pouring over him... suffering. Man, the Ackles really out there making me start to have.... more complicated feelings for John. (and kudos to Drake, I loved his acting in this episode). I have more thoughts but it's late... so later.

[shamelessrabbithole]

I just went back and watched Ruby's time😌

At the time the fandom was really crazy lol but Cam had a sex scene with girl during that time, but I didn't see her getting jealous.

that fans hate her because she tweeted about setting up the ship's name Ian and Tever (to support her friend ) Or make Gallavich fans angry. hating Mickey's character.(It's really none of her business other than provoking fans to be even more angry.) in her tweets during that time. There are people who like her a lot as well. (mostly because she's Cam's girlfriend or whatever But there are people who support her and support their love ) she also used to like weird tweets against noel and mickey.

But the time she kissed a guy and told he was gay? (It's not similar the Gallavich kissing scene..? That's not jealousy or it's just a coincidence) So are her pic after having sex? Is she just trying to act possessive?

I remember the story “follows him around like a lost puppy when he should spend time with her instead”

It's like I've seen proof that it ever really happened. But I can't find it.

A pic of a man's hand that Cam had drawn. It was that time as well. the pic didn't look anything like Ruby's hand.

That's true. I hadn't thought about the hetero sex scene that he had around then. No jealousy emerged despite the nature of that scene.

Did Ruby post a pic after having sex? I hadn't heard anything about that. I assume, sex with Cam? 🙃

Right, there are the Ruby posts or texts or something of that nature that speaks to Cam following Noel around but I've never seen them either. You're saying all of that exists, you're a witness, but you just didn't save it or know how to retrieve it?

The hands drawing is definitely a bizarre one. Was it in his story and deleted or an actual post that he later removed?

[winderlylandchime]

WE ARE ON 3x07! 1/2 *pauses tv on Brian getting head and looks at me* ‘how awkward do you think this was to film? Like i know it’s a job but what if…he actually gets turned on?’ (This is the moment where I actually thought about telling him Gale is straight but went against it to not “ruin” the magic) *starts ep again* ‘oh shit, Ted is in deep shit isnt he? THIS IS BULLSHIT!’ *ethan pops up, he pauses the tv and smacks his head* ‘OH COME ON! There’s no escaping this fucker is there?! OH WAIT JUSTIN DIDNT TELL HIM HE SAW HIM? nevermind. i forgot Justin can drive. Why couldn’t he ever drive Brian’s car? WHY DIDNT HE TELL YOU? WHAT DID HE SEE? OH THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF A MAN TERRIFIED THAT HIS BULLSHIT ROMANTIC ACT IS GONNA BE EXPOSED! Oh he was a muuuusic student? bro be fucking for real. Justin sounds like HE is jealous? Dude. Bro. You’d have a stroke if someone mentioned Brian right now. (ethan says fans will think he’s sexy) Oh god, I’m actually afraid that if i roll my eyes one more time that theyll get stuck.‘ ‘FUCK YOU COP BOY! HE HAS A SON! Dude, Gus’ dad is literally every parents nightmare when it comes to role models. BRI WHY WOULD YOU BRING HIM TO LIBERTY! HE IS LITERALLY TALKING ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE PLACES! How can he not realize this is bad? I’m sorry but he isn’t dumb, so this is all bullshit. There is NOTHING to clean up at liberty. He’ll whip his ass? Oh he’s gay for sure’ ‘I think I should give Ted a lesson into how to talk to your mom on the phone. We have a lovely relationship! I tell her about my recovery and Brian and how Justin is stupid for leaving and she tells me to go fuck myself and then asks about my day and tells me she loves me. It’s perfect.’ ‘Sooo instead of talking to his boyfriend and being like either you stop drugging your tushy or im out, he’s making his best friends ex boyfriend draw him? Mike, be honest with me..where were you on the day when the good lord was giving away a brain that worked?’ ‘WHY ARE WE HYPING UP ETHAN? WE HATE ETHAN? Why did we never hype up Brian! HUH DEBBIE?’ Mel said shes not most women after she had a negative pregnancy test ‘you’re right, “most” women dont annoy me this much. And “most” women would go to the sperm bank instead of the best friend of the previous donor that they oh so hate’ ‘BRIAN! God i hate that car. OH TEDDY! (brian says hed sue if he was ted bc of the photo) Remember when he said he’s gonna sue that guy for saying he’s 31? That was funny. And a better time. Lets go back to the coupley brian and justin. I miss that. BRIAN WHAT THE FUCK?! TED IS YOUR FRIEND! WHAT IS GOING ON? Tell me how did he plan on driving with snow all over his peanut car?’ ‘DAPHNEE i love her! DID YOU SEE THAT FACE! SHE HATES THAT KAZOO FUCKER JUST AS MUCH AS I DO! COMES FROM LIVING WITH BRIAN?! FUCK YOU JUSTIN! Bri didnt cheat! He wasnt sneaking around. You knew cause he told you. How are you gonna blame him for that? THANK YOU DAPHNE HE WAS HONEST! I knew you and i would get along! Now give me Jen and Daphne and Brian together! Oh my god Justin, who are you trying to convince that you love him and arent worried he cheated? Me or you?’ ‘BRIAN! It’s my boy Brian! Working on a homophobes commercial. This is pure bullshit! He would never. EMMETT AND BRI BRI! Why is Brian suddenly such a horrible friend to them? What is going on? This isn’t normal? THATS RIGHT EMY TELL HIM! He DOES care about his friends even if he acts like he doesn’t. I feel like Emmett is the only one who can kinda scare Brian. Bri Bri, this is bullshit why are you doing this to me? He’s just a little lost because of Justin. I’m sure of it, right? *looks at me all scared*’ Stockwell and Brian are currently in a steam room ‘oh this is the first hetero steam room he’s been in, huh? exactly Brian! Help Ted! Oh this dude is for sure gay. WHY DOES IT ALWAYS GIVE ME ETHAN AFTER BRIAN?!’ HE THEN PAUSED THE TV TO GO ON A SMOKE AND I WAS ACTUALLY ANGRY BC THEE SCENE IS UP!!!

I feel like Emmett is the only one who can kinda scare Brian. <- YEP

I am just going to present this without comment because my comments are all "yes" and "right on" and "exactly."

[thelonewolf48]

MSHD Season 2, Episode 2

Because I need to keep watching and dad doesn't want to watch it, I'll rewatch episode 2 and give my overall feelings about the Episode!

So, I hate that Mariana didn't tell Ana she was confessing everything to Ferran. BUT, I understand her feeling. Moreso, because she and Ferran "love" each other and didn't have time to resolve where they stand in this whole mess. I still think Mariana had to tell Ana, before or after, that Ferran knows.

The comments both Juan Carlos and Rodrigo get are very real and again I don't know how other countries are but at least here in Mexico, the constant comments some very ill intentioned others simply spoken from a place of ignorance and to follow the group, are an everyday thing. Even I've stopped myself from saying or thinking such comments.

I think they had an interesting message to give with Tere's pregnancy. It could had been very educational, especially now that many women in Mexico postpone getting pregnant until certain age. BUT instead, it was like a side comment that will be there but we won't really acknowledge it. LIKE THAT ONE CANCER SCARE WE HAD IN SEASON 1 AND WE NEVER SPOKE ABOUT IT. The whole thing with Tere is just pushed aside after one episode (maybe... we will see)

Ceci can post about Ana and Mariana, I don't see anything wrong but, maybe Ana could talk to her? I don't know, it kinda rubs me the wrong way that we never got a discussion or a simple passing talk about how other people are posting on social media about Mariana and Ana's relationship, instead of them... LIKE, to sell a fake relationship, at least the ones involved should put some work... BUT OK.

Juan Carlos like... not knowing that Alma wanted to have sex is so funny to me because, come on, he and Tere were flirting and all that but now he is oblivious... RIGHT

LMAO, Ana angry because the votes favored Mariana. Such an Ana thing.

Ceci's boyfriend... which I forgot his name... WTF just stop posting everything live... what if it was a surprise? or what if, because of this, people crash the party to throw hate? There could be consequences and I'm sure no one has given him the green light to talk about the party...

I'm sure Conrado is gay... or like one of my coworkers like to say hetero-flexible... He acts so good as a gay man tho... And what did I say about someone crashing a party?

Bless Cynthia and her endless patience towards life, Ana's ideas, Pablo's shit, and overall Ana and Mariana's relationship.

Point to Pablo for voicing that the whole exposure is too much... but then I deduct it again because he follows along, instead of stoping them.

Really, Mariana? Really? MAKING OUT IN THE CAR... WITH CLEAR WINDOWS AND DURING WORKING HOURS? Like... that's the dumbest thing I've seen you do!

Ten points to Pablo and 100 to Conrado for his Drag show! I knew it!

Ana's been in love since season 1. The frustration I feel for Mariana and Ferran. Honestly, Ferran shouldn't exist, nothing against the guy cuz he is a decent human being and not a walking stereotype of a male love interest. BUT HE IS THERE FOR THE DAILY HETERO DOSIS. I still don't see the chemistry between him and Mariana. Hell, he had more chemistry with Ana when they flirted in season 2.

Anyway, that's all for Episode 2. There are positive points in this episode that I hope they develop more in the next episodes but maybe they won't. I only watched very superficially up to Episode 3 so, which I'll write in the next few minutes.

[daughterearth]

sometimes- actually, i m lying - most of the times when my dad starts acting petty and insecure and angry for no fucking reason specially when its festive season and he is afraid that we might ask him to take us out/buy something (which my mum has never done in 23y)  and he starts saying things purpose fully to trigger me or make me lash out - he isn’t cut out to be a dad or a husband. like bro i bought clothes for you and you didnt even ask as a token question if my mum or my brother or i myself got anything? You make my  mum cry and angry all the fucking time. I hate men. I fuckin hate hetero marriages.

[captnjacksparrow]

Sparrow, suddenly I thought about this. I actually quite like Hinata on part 1 but on Shippuden she became limpy disgrace, and it's such a whipslash for me. Interesting, by the end of Part 1 Hinata had massive popularity and I recall Kishimoto once said that he didn't expect Hinata to be popular. So I had this thought, perhaps Hinata is naturally a harmless Naruto supporter like Gaara and Shikamaru, but since she's a woman and somehow loved by dudebros as their waifu, higher-ups start to push Hinata to be Naruto's main love interest and made Kishimoto angry LOL. That's why Kishimoto wrote Hinata in Shippuden like that. He's probably like "sure you will get your boring hetero ship but my Naruto will not be happy on her side"

I also thought just like you and my earlier posts were based on these thoughts... I explicitly wrote that Hinata got popular and that’s why Kishimoto went for her.

But then I got this Question, "He made Sakura to be an absolute Asshole towards Naruto... Okay. As a story teller, he definitely knew the rules of Basic Story Telling 101 that if you make one character to be an ass towards the most likeable character in the show... Then people would inevitably hate the bully. This is just a basic knowledge, pure common sense. Mission Accomplished. Done. But doesn't he also know that if he create a character who supports/stan Naruto, a girl at that... Will be eventually shipped with Naruto by the Audience??? Like why would he make her seemingly likeable in part 1 but only to flip the bird in the part 2????"

Only after careful introspection I got it... 

[[The following may look borderline N/arusaku... But It’s not... Just know that I hate N/aruSaku just as much as SS/NH ]]

Now the context from these panels are very evident... It shows how Naruto was being ignored by everyone in the Village.

And how he tries to get the attention by making pranks (throwing that noodle cup on that guy)...

And It is very deliberate of the Author to show that Hinata has been watching Naruto from her childhood just like Sasuke... and yet she never made any attempts to go acknowledge or become friends with him.

Atleast with Iruka, he needed a push from Hiruzen.... After realizing that Naruto was also suffering just like him... Iruka immediately reached him out in Chapter 1 and rest of them is a History.

And what did Hinata do??? 

Absolutely nothing. 

She knew Naruto was suffering and yet she didn’t do anything other than stalking him. 

Okay, Let’s just excuse the fact that she was also a child and hence she was shy.

Look at the contrast between Sakura and Hinata. Sakura is an asshole which is a known fact and yet she was showing her unanimous support for her teammate Naruto outloud...

Whereas Hinata was seen hesitating/shy not because she was in a dilemma as to whether to support Kiba or Naruto... but because she was afraid that Kiba will be mad for supporting Naruto. She is neither loyal to her teammates nor Naruto...

Another supportive act from Sakura whereas Hinata was left with Naruto-kun’s bubbles.

Hinata feeling the pain of Naruto... Love of the century😍😍😍

Whereas Sakura kept on motivating Naruto...

The point is... Sakura, despite being a bully towards Naruto, she could able to encourage/help out Naruto openly whereas the girl who 'supposedly' loved Naruto does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

One or two panels maybe a coincidence... But not more than 2... And we have some more... Which I’ve talked about it here as to how the Author used NS to spite NH at every given chance... This thing started from Chunin Exams onwards, and it was we, who never realized these meaning because we were only looking at the surface level kind act of Hinata. But as her story progressed we saw her true colors. 

Meaning, Hinata openly started to support Naruto only when it’s convenient. Like, She acknowledged him only after everyone around her (Shikamaru, Sakura, Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, Ino, Choji) started to acknowledge him... This is not called Goodness. It’s called being Opportunistic. Hinata was always an Opportunistic supporter of Naruto. And nothing more.

So, it’s not like Kishimoto got angry because the Publication pushed him to... He always knew that he was writing a Gay love story and these two girls were always a Gay shields to begin with... Since there was a need to go for a sequel and he has to establish an Hetero Ending, that’s when he started to go full-on mockery with Hinata... 

[theangrycomet-art]

More Striaton Trio Headcannons:

because I like talking about these three (other post)

Cress and Chili look the most alike, though all three share the same nose and jawline.

Chili

5′9″- the tallest of the three not including his hair

least manageable hair- he literally styles his hair by hanging off of the bed and mousing it

no one’s really sure where his red iris’ came from, but he has his mother’s eyeshape

resting face is a default pansange :3 smile, leading people to believe he’s the most mischievous out of the three (they’re right but that’s besides the point)

most expressive out of the three

has three piercings, courtesy of Emmet and Ingo when he was 10, 2 in the lopes and one upper helix in his left ear

share’s eye shape with Cress

blocky (but still thin) eyebrows

short temper- but insulting his family is the quickest way to set him off

when he’s frustrated/angry he gets combative. Typically this results in a pokemon battle but he has thrown a fist or two, especially when he was younger.

despite this, he has a quick cool down and doesn’t usually hold grudges

really bad about about forgetting where things are and leaving things in weird places, leading to SEVERAL arguments with Cress

it’s not like he’s forgetful- he just kind of spaces out where/when he puts things down. than he’s gotta spend an hour finding the thing he just had

Hence why he can’t stand when his brother’s “borrow” his stuff, especially when he’s using it

can’t stand being bored- luckily he can usually go to Cilan or Cress to do something about it though

Cilan

5′8″

keeps his hair the shortest- can’t stand when it’s touching his shoulders/neck. his hair is longer than it looks though- it’s just gelled back for most of it

inherited his nana’s eyes

while he keeps his gentlemanly composure most of the time, he’s just as quick to toss it aside when excited

his mouth typically rests in a flat smile

a Supertaster with Hyperosmia, his sense of smell is insane for a human, even by the pokemon worlds standards

you will never find him in a perfume shop

he’s got a long fuse but once he’s well and truly pissed off you there isn’t much you do to escape his wrath

silver tongued in the sense he can tell you what you want or cut you down to ribbons.

Burgundy kind of hammered in just how powerful a tool his choice of words can be, so he wields them as carefully and precisely as a knife.

When angry, he’s not afraid to stab you with his words, which he does far better than one might expect. (as a result of studying to become pokemon connoisseur he’s learned to read people VERY well. he can pick up a lot about a person from a single interaction, both good and bad)

LOVES to learn new things, especially when it comes to his already established interests.

As a result, he loves to teach people about the things he knows, so when he’s asked about one of his passions he happily leaps on the opportunity to info dump.

He’s trying to give you all the information he can in the limited time he’s got because he knows that he would appreciate in-depth details.

Cress:

5′7″ 

ends up growing his hair out when he gets older

hetero-chromic, right gold, left blue. He cover’s the gold eye purely because it doesn’t fit the aesthetic he’s going for. It also allows him to sneak in smug smirks.

eye shape/color (blue) is from their mother. Again, no one’s sure where the gold came from.

most mellow/cool headed out of the three

outside of his family and friends, he’s generally indifferent to people and their opinions

arrogant, but he’s got the skills to back it up

his indifference when it comes to who you pick to battle is partially genuine, partially a tactic to catch trainers off guard

as a rule of thumb tho, he could care less about what people (outside his family and friends) think

when he’s pissed off he gets cold. He will act as though you don’t exist unless he absolutely has to interact with you, and then makes beartic’s seem warm and cuddly

dates around. A LOT. literally has list 6 pages long (alphabetized and dated) of the people he’s been with. Despite the high numbers, almost all of these relationships have ended amicably and/or in friendship.

OCD- every thing has it’s place and everything has a level of cleanliness to maintain. This leads to arguments with Chili who just leaves stuff anywhere and everywhere, and then wonder’s why he can’t find anything

If one of them gets interested in a new hobby, it’s not uncommon for the other two to end up picking some of it up. Between helping their brother practice or just giving them a listening ear, it’d be harder not too.

This is part of how the three became some of the top fencers in the Unova region- but that’s a different post.

This has happened with

Cooking

Pokemon Battling

Trains

Bottle Caps

Fencing

Fishing

[onesheeptwosheepandachicken]

"Oh waaaaaaa I spend money on commissions for a boring het couple that makes me better than you!"

No it means you're terrible with your money. Cry me a river you hack misgoynist.

Where do I begin. You consider interesting hetero couple to be one where "found family" does not exist, half-siblings are not allowed, the writers are lying, and somebody is forced to raise somebody else's baby and not get any respect or credit for it.

My favorite M/F couple involves a positive half-sibling relationship, an honorary uncle, a man and a woman whose relationship is built on trust, and NOT harry potter fanfic writers looking at an edgy rude black-haired man and thinking that he deserves the red-haired woman whose in a relationship with another dude.

I think that speaks for itself?

but let's talk about misogyny.

hey look! its half the RWDE Community right there! And the RWBY Critics too....how you people hold Team RWBY and Robyn HIll to double standards...you know, since unlike Cis White Men like Adam Taurus....Robyn Hill is a POC Woman.

Now then....let's talk about what the RWDE community demands for the show as their idea of "Fixing" the show.

What did we miss? Besides you people wanting Ruby to suffer a crippling injury?

Robyn Hill is: Angry about the injustice her people suffered, willing to listen and act for the sake of her people, works with faunus and humans to achieve her goals, respected by her people, POC, a woman...

She is what adam taurus fangirls and fanbois wanted adam to be.

Robynw's go further.

Yang and Blake repeatedly give Adam the opportunity to leave them alone, only murdering him because they have no choice. Adam fans get angry that Blake does not keep adam's sword...the sword he used to break her sword, the sword he used to cut yang's arm and hurt so many people...that Blake should somehow FIX Adam, or that for running away from the white fang, BLAKE is somehow a murderer and terrorist, not Adam...or that it was BLAKE'S Fault that adam is bad?

Meanwhile, people get so mad that, rather than killing or arresting Robyn Hill, Yang and Blake once again try to talk things out with Robyn, and Robyn listens....and even calls off her non-violent non-bloody raids on the dust that ironwood keeps stealing from mantle.

Robyn is called a terrorist for not obeying a dictator who runs mantle like a freaking police state from Judge Dredd.

The sheer misogynistic double standards of Adam and Ironwood apologists are horrible...

Let's go further...WHY should Yang OWE Ironwood favors for the arm?

Politicians do donations here and there....somehow Robyn gets called a politician or a terrorist, but Ironwood is never called that? Robyn has the will of the people...Ironwood just has a military that he uses to control everyone through fear and obedience.

Come to think of it, why are Blacksun fans demanding that blake OWE sun for stalking her and being persistent? How is that any different from people demanding that Weiss OWE jaune favors for saving her?

Now that I think about it...maybe THAT'S why people are opposed to the women in RWBY?

Hmmm

That does explain why people LOVE making fanfics with abused neglected male readers.

Hey, i got it! Let's use a quote from Hayao Miyazaki that practically the grand majority of shounen anime tends to ignore...and fanfics too!

I think Couer Al'Aran forgets that.

He takes Jaune Arc: Who is 1. Supporting Character: And makes him the protagonist in practically all his fanfics. 2. Support type semblance: Makes him super strong and OP, tougher than many female character. 3. Not the sharpest tool in the shed, nor competent....suddenly more competent than the majority of the cast, and super smart IQ. 4. Loses most of his fights...suddenly wins most of his fights. 5. Never gets the girls? ...Suddenly always gets the girl. 6. Less accomplishments or screentime than most of the female cast....suddenly the female cast is Sakura or Orihime level of useless....which is how fanfic writers prefer their stuff.

So maybe...just maybe?

The misogynists? Are the RWDE Community.

Here, let me show one final example of RWBY Critics

That's Misogyny right? or bigotry? You critics LOVE to see yourselves as "Underdogs"

but maybe....the Misogynists ARE YOU!

I mean...if Broken level or whomever that Ironwood x Weiss shipper is willing to draw an entire doujinshi of those two, maybe there's something wrong with RWBYCritics.

[beyond-far-horizons]

Analysing the Zutara Cave Scene from a Writing and Psychological perspective

Forgive me, I’m an enthusiastic newbie to the ATLA fandom and Zutara (mainly because I knew the ship was perfect for me but was not canon and so I held off watching it for years.) So I know you’ve heard it all before but I wanted to break down this famous scene in more depth from my background as both a writer and a student of psychology. It’s also important since the age old ship wars are being resurrected (which I want no part of) and Zutara and this scene has been looked down on and belittled from some quarters. 

Warning - Wall of Text TM incoming!

The main thing that gets most people is these mortal enemies going from hating each other to being open and vulnerable in about five minutes of screen time. I get the impression more time and therefore more conversation has gone on off screen, but it’s amazing that Katara goes from tirade at the literal face of the Fire Nation (a country whose plagued her people and killed her mother, and Zuko himself who has hunted her and her friends, captured her at least twice and has had several intense fights with her) 

to tenderly touching Zuko’s face and “let me use our one of its kind Holy Water TM to maybe heal your face.” 

Also as others have pointed out Zuko lets this ‘peasant’ (who defeated him, wounded his pride and foiled his lifelong goal several times) touch his scar when he doesn’t let anyone else do that at this point, even girls he’s been close to. 

I doubt many Zutara shippers think this happened because the two suddenly decided the other was hot, even though there might be an unconscious physical attraction under all the animosity. But no-one can deny the writers were trying to show a shared connection that makes them open up to each other. That to me makes the relationship much deeper whether it’s platonic or romantic. 

Katara, despite her understandable rage at Zuko, is surprisingly open to forgiving and helping him as soon as he  -

a) mentions they have something in common - the Fire Nation being responsible in some way for the loss of their mothers.

b) his resolution to make his own destiny and overcome his difficult past associated with the scar.

I just love this about her character. She’s passionate, feisty and full of integrity but she can’t stop herself wanting to help make things better, even to one of her worst enemies. Her compassion is such a strength and it comes out even more when she realises she’s accidentally hurt his feelings re his face.

Zuko in turn is softer with her than I’ve ever seen him with others, even Iroh most of the time. He doesn’t get angry or even really defensive and he opens up about his mother for the first time. Extraordinary considering he’s talking to an enemy.

But this isn’t the first time he’s tried to win Katara over against his normal combative persona. When he captured her in Ep 9 you’d expect him to threaten her, especially surrounded by his men and bloodthirsty pirates. Instead he asks for her understanding and tells her (the little peasant and enemy of the Fire Nation) about his lost honour.

He then goes momentarily into full skeevy villain mode (which I loved) and offers her necklace back by placing it round her neck. (As an aside, yes this was totally the wrong tactic considering it was her mother’s who the Fire Nation killed, but I do love that he unknowingly offered her a Water Tribe betrothal necklace.)

Analysing it more deeply from a writing and psychology perspective, I’d say Katara represents the integrity and vulnerability that is at the core of Zuko’s character - the thing that got him that scar and banishment from his warlike family. 

The same side he struggles with and that Iroh tries to heal and encourage within him. It’s masterly from a writing POV that they brought this mirror up and allowed Zuko to connect and own this aspect of himself again briefly before Azula (the opposite representation and Zuko’s ‘shadow’) literally crashes the party. This is truly his ‘crossroads of destiny’, raising the stakes and therefore making us  - the audience - ache all the more when Zuko makes the wrong but understandable decision to choose Azula and his family’s version of him and betray not just Katara but Iroh too (dat angst.)

(As an aside look at the framing of the above shot. They do this alot showing him literally caught between two sides. In the previous scene with Azula and Iroh, they show both the unscarred and then scarred profile of Zuko to show the ‘two sides of him’ symbolically represented by Azula and Iroh.)

Two sides, Fire and Water, the battle of opposites and the bringing of balance is of course the core of ATLA, and Zuko and Katara’s fraught relationship sums this theme up perfectly. Another reason so many still ship them and feel aggrieved by the non-canon ending. 

I think Zuko is so wounded by Katara’s refusal to forgive him and so determined to earn that forgiveness is because she represents his true ‘honour’ - the right way to be - to fight for balance and justice with integrity no matter what. Thus he must make amends to her, not just as someone he has wronged, but as the mirror of that aspect in himself. 

Thematically this is tied up beautifully in him asking her to join him to defeat Azula in the final season and them working together to do so. 

(As another aside, the theme of balance and Yin and Yang is also mirrored in Zuko and Katara’s relationship and character development. At the start Katara is the caring, altruistic almost motherly sort and Zuko is the angry, aggressive pursuer. However like Yin and Yang that contain an aspect of the other within them, whenever Katara meets Zuko she becomes more aggressive and is allowed to process her grief and anger, unlike with her friends. Zuko, in turn is often softened by her, reawakening his compassion and deeper feelings. Yes these aspects are also fostered by others, but Season 3 highlights this dynamic to Zutara allowing Katara to address her anger and Zuko to practice caregiving and support.)

Coming back to the Cave Scene -  the most poignant part for me isn’t actually the face touch (even though I love it). It’s the final glance between them as Katara and Aang leave. Katara looks back worried, it’s as if she can sense the threshold Zuko is on and feels torn between staying and supporting him and her duty to Aang. I feel if they had had more time together Azula would have had less chance to turn Zuko. 

He looks back at her softly and there’s a beautiful musical cue, hinting at things unsaid and unfinished, she gives him a final lingering glance, still anxious, then goes. 

We all know what happens next. 

Conclusion

Looking at this from a purely plot point of view it - 

raises the emotional stakes and therefore make Zuko’s betrayal hurt worse.

Sets up Zuko knowing about Katara’s healing abilities and Spirit Water so he knows there is a possibility the Avatar could be saved. This all plays into the shenanigans of Book 3, letting Zuko go back to the Fire Nation, Azula giving him the credit and then letting down her father etc.

Giving Zuko more character development work to earn everyone’s trust esp Katara’s when he finally makes the right choice.

However I’m surprised that Bryke didn’t realise how this episode would look to the eyes of most fans esp Zutarians. Yes you could say it’s hetero-normative and why can’t they be just platonic etc but it was the Noughties, it’s a kids show and they are blatantly playing into those well known tropes - Zuko’s previous verging-on flirtatious treatment of Katara, his uncharacteristic softness and openness with her, her touching his scar, the music, their lingering glances, Aang’s jealous look (you could argue it was animosity towards his enemy but while we get this from Zuko, it is definitely played as suspicion about a potential rival so close to ‘his girl’ from Aang’s side.)

Ultimately the writers didn’t choose the romantic route, which I feel is a real shame and missed opportunity because of the depth of feeling and potential there. But what I really resent is when people act like Zutarians were stupid and/or biased for seeing and loving that potential. I hope this analysis has shown that the romantic subtext was strong (and much more believable for me than with Katara and Aang) and in line with the core themes of ATLA itself. This also refutes the suggestion that Zutara was somehow dark, toxic or shallow cos ‘he’s a bad boy’ or something. 

Zuko was owning his own struggles, emotions and destiny in this scene, it’s why Katara finally opens up to him. She doesn’t have to ‘do the work for him’, but she supports him in it as he supports her later on when he earns her forgiveness. And that’s why I love it!

Thank you for coming to my TED talk...

[brokenolivejar]

So I had a dream about this weird ass cat folk au -

Where like

The lore is wired as fuck because it came from my dream but like

Think of like-

Harumeno shinnaga oumota kiiruma goshi rantenko kirukaede but like himiko kiyo kaito kiibo gonta rantaro and kaede as the cat folk like- cats that turn human only when they're owners are around and like- they have 9 lives but like- yeah and turn into cats when others are around so only their significant other (mate in this case apparently) know of their more human like form like how they look like is that they have the cat ears and tail and paws but the rest is human thats what their human form is like-

How they were found in the situation with their owners-

Himiko was caught in a bear trap

Kiyo was found stuck dying in a thorn bush

Kaito and rantaro were found In a fucking pet shop

Gonta was hit by a truck then took in

Kiibo was stolen from a lab

Kaede was found thrown in a trash can

What is my brain thinking-

Maki an kokichi we're the first to learn about the cat folk then tenko then so on man

Kiyo got into an incident we're his jaw is badly damaged so he's super insecure about it and that's why he wears a mask but Angie loves him either way

Himiko has 6 lives left due to drowning twice and accidentally eating drugs that were left behind from a party

Kiyo still surprisingly has all 9 but is super damaged

Kaito got beaten to death by some horrible kids at a park so he has 8 lives

Kaede has 8 as well due to being stuck in a fox trap

Rantaro has 4 lives left due to him looking for his sisters and meeting his fate quite a few time and gave up when he found his family dead

Gonta has 8 due to the truck incident

Kiibo has 3 due to being a lab cat-

They also have undercover cat names-

Himiko is magic

Kiyo is thorns

Gonta is beetle

Kaede is melody

Kaito is star

Rantaro is taro

And the best one

Miu named him so his name is robot pussy-

Um when they're in human form they kinda don't wear much clothes but like they wear pants and bra(for the girls) and himiko has a cast over her left leg due to the bear trap they also wear the collars they've been given in their human form

Now for like the fluffy stuff the couples do wee

Maki always immediately curls up to himiko and pets her to get her purring because it soothes her whenever she's upset and they cuddle a lot

Angie secretly draws kiyo when he's not looking and shows him what she drew after she's done and he appreciates it and Angie likes to kiss him and call him handsome whenever he's built up enough confidence to remove is mask temporarily

Kirumi has an old piano that she doesn't use anymore so she lets kaede use it and kaede makes lullabies for kirumi when she's upset

Kaito and kokichi kinda act like dicks to each other but cuddle and kiss in the end

Gonta helps ryoma with anything follows him like a lost puppy unless he's distracted by an insect flying by whenever ryoma is cold he curls up against gonta

Rantaro and tenko- they're wholesome in a strange way- like at one point rantaro ranted to tenko about how his previous owner (who didn't know he was a cat folk btw) cut his fucking balls off and tenko was kinda like- so you're non binary- that's cool and rantaro wasn't mad he was kinda like you know what yeah ok cool rantaro is like a calming tool for tenko whenever she's super angry or hyper just him letting her pet him makes her instantly calmer

Miu was told not to take anything from the lab she was visiting but kiibo's pleas of freedom got to her and she stole him so he's extremely loyal to her and often help Miu whenever she's like building something also reminds her to eat and drink and get proper sleep

Can they reproduce-

Biology speaking yes- do they have to no do they want to no in a sense only the hetero ones would be able to-

Anyways that au all happened in a dream I had like three times in a row-

[rethesun]

Harry Styles does not queer bait

If you hate long posts and don’t want to read click this for the shortest and only version you'll ever need.  

https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/wx57ex/harry-styles-queerbaiting

I'm glad I've been on the right side of things the entire time. I never accused Harry Styles of queer baiting ever, and I often defend him in the same way I would any individual. I partially disagree with the article because they say only fantasy/art can queer bait. Maybe I misunderstood them, but I don't see it that way alone. Do you know who queer baits? Large corporations that go all out for pride month & films that have obnoxiously stereotyped queer characters. We need to retire the idea of individuals queer baiting unless they have 100% said they are hetero. If you don't know for sure, then you can't claim queer baiting because then you're assuming that someone has to come forth as straight in some way and that straight/cis is the default. Queer people are under no obligation to announce themselves.

More: In Harry's last Guardian interview, he repeats his sentiment that his personal identity is not something he is currently putting up for discussion in the press. He questions the press' desire to know about pop stars' sexuality: 

Interviewer: You mean, why ask the question? 

Harry: Yeah, I think I do mean that. It's not like I'm sitting on an answer, and protecting it, and holding it back. It's not a case of: I'm not telling you cos I don't want to tell you. It's not: ooh this is mine and it's not yours. 

I do not speak for everyone in the LGBTQ+ community: The above extract from the guardian interview is why I'm not pressuring myself to label my sexuality for now/maybe forever or decide to come out as unlabeled. Whether with any intention or not, Harry has softened barriers for some things to feel less taboo/daunting. Most of us do not want to subject ourselves to different treatment, especially if it's negative. Not all of us have the privilege to do so either. 

I agree, it is not justifiable, and he's right to question them. Being open to everyone isn't easy. Now imagine yourself no less human than right now, but add millions of eyes on you. It's insensitive to assume about someone when they could be doing their best/what is comfortable—please let's stop invalidating what we don't understand.

Even More: When you are straight/cis, you have it simple. You don’t have any pressure or fear and nor do you have to conform or ask yourself if you need to come out. If you do want to share for any reason, you just say you're straight/cis because there is no backlash and everyone moves on. Harry has never said such a thing. Straight people flaunt their sexuality everywhere every day and then said straight people dare to question and complain about queer people's self-expression. Queer people do not demand or feel entitled to personal information about straight/cis people. Note: Heteronormativity is not the default; it's just the conditioned and performative norm. Harry has always indicated queerness and exploration of that. Gender is fluid, and so is sexuality, but many people are not ready for that either. To explore is 100% valid, and anyone who says no to that is trying to control something very personal. After all these years of being a fan, if you are still confused, maybe you weren't paying attention to H, or perhaps we are meant to be confused, or perhaps we all see what we want to see, and maybe I am wrong. Whatever it is, it doesn't matter because it's no one's business. Remember that last line. I'll come back to it. 

I would never want to be one of the people who pressure someone to conform or share their personal journey in the way I see fit. I would never be angry until someone made things official as if things need to be official for something and someone to be valid. Note again: They don't. To go from annoyance and harsh judgment to suddenly sweet praises such as, 'I'm so proud of so and so' that makes my heart sink and my stomach turn.

Further: On the whole, people should not have to feel pressure to share their sexuality/gender or whole life story (btw not to say we don't care, we are more than open to listening and care about it) for "fans" to have empathy for them in the first place. Then here they are sharing some things and getting invalidated by people again. Sigh, not everyone is meant to like or understand you and that’s okay, but there is no need to be disrespectful. I digress. Recap: Sexuality and gender is a personal thing no one else can have power over. For those that expect a definitive statement from queer people, here's a news flash, sometimes people change their minds before and after sharing such personal things. If someone's sexuality, gender identity, or choice to be open and transparent about it is vital to your judgment of them and whether you will stick around, I'm sorry, but that is conditional, and therefore you prefer the idea of someone. Further, people are allowed to not share until they are ready or never share at all. Anyone who doesnt relinquish the fantasy that they have a say or don’t show grace and instead act entitled for others in this simple sense worries me more than a little bit. 

Final thoughts: What Harry does do is remain vague and leave things up for interpretation. Not only does that keep prejudice or conservative/religious fans from removing their loyalty cards, his image remaining malleable. Allowing Harry to make changes as he sees fit and feels like doing without adding pressure or explaining himself to anyone who doesn't have access to his privacy. That is valid. If that is queer baiting to you, you are missing the point entirely, and you don't know the definition of queer baiting. However, it’s understandable and valid if people get confused and/or feel some ways. I resonate with this entirely.

Now, what kind of person would want to be vague for the sake of prejudiced friends? In my mind, vagueness won't make real friends. However, fans ≠ friends, that is the catch. To make it far in this business as someone big and serious, sometimes you have to appeal to a broader demographic, so vagueness is advised as necessary. Hypothetically, if you were in that position as an artist, you could go the Zayn route by telling people off (mad respect) or going the standard way by being inclined to vagueness, which sometimes turns into a slow transition to transparency as the artist feels more carefree/gains more respect over the years. (understandable)

[theressomethingscrewy]

The Boys In The Band Sequel (The Men From The Boys) Summary!

If anybody wants more details to this or any pictures of quotes I’d be 100% happy to send!

Trigger Warnings: Death, Cancer, Rape, Drug Use, AIDS, Alcoholism (Let me know if I missed any)

Act One

The play starts with Michael, Donald, Emory, Hank, and Bernard in the same apartment from the first show, and they’re holding a ‘celebration of life’ for Larry with three new boys named Scott, Rick, and Jason. Scott is Michael’s new ‘boyfriend,’ and he’s very introverted, Rick was Larry’s Asian American nurse at the hospital, and they were extremely close, and Jason is a gay rights activist who was just one of Larry’s friends and occasional hookups. As it’s been 30 years since the original play, three of the main characters, Michael, Bernard, and Emory, joined Alcoholics Anonymous and became relatively if not fully sober. In the first lot of pages, it’s described that a lot of the things the original characters do now are politically incorrect (sayings and so) and the new characters are developed. (the basic info I gave is learned) Then, the group conversation shifts to Larry, and Hank gets very emotional saying how, surprisingly, he never actually knew him that well, despite physically knowing him for so long, and in general, the conversation gets extremely dark about how Larry wanted Hank to help him die in the hospital. Jason assumes Larry died of AIDS, and Michael inserts that, ”gay men do die of other things,” but they do clarify he died of pancreatic cancer. Conversations shift once again, and Bernard is revealed to be married to a woman and ”gay going hetero” as described by Emory. Emory then proceeds to go off about flowers. (I don't know either) The original men question where Harold is. Rick and Donald go off into the kitchen when the rest of the guys go outside onto the balcony, and it gets revealed that Rick loved Larry, and he assisted in his death by giving him extra morphine, and Donald is just beyond sweet and comforts him. Once Rick gets his act together, the two join the rest of the group but Michael and Scott have gone upstairs to talk about their relationship. In short, what happens upstairs is that Scott is 26 and essentially mooching off Michael, who is now 59, but Michael just wants love and affection from him, (which he isn’t getting) so that’s why they’re talking. Scott hates being touched by anyone, so Michael, being who he is, pushes his boundaries more than he should, and he breaks and tells the story of how he got raped. (I don't feel comfortable typing it out if anyone would like screenshots of it send me a dm) Scott then takes a final bit of money from Michael before leaving the apartment. Once Michael returns downstairs, understandably unhappy from what just happened, the doorbell rings announcing Harold's arrival. He enters and greets everyone in high spirits, even Michael who he’s mended his relationship with, and act one ends.

Act Two

Act two begins with everyone on the balcony, but it starts to rain, so they all have to run inside. Rick and Emory do performances in honor of Larry. Rick sings a song he liked and plays the guitar, while Emory gets into full makeup and also sings a song. (specially written for the play, which I thought was interesting) Everyone applauds both performances, and they do a sort of toast to Larry, saying how great he was and how he would have loved to be at the apartment. The group takes a picture to remember the day, and everyone starts to question where Scott went, and Michael explains he went home. They joke how Harold doesn't like him, and he explains how it’s because he’s on extreme drugs all the time, and he's crazy. Michael doesn't believe for a second that Scott does drugs, but the others confirm it and tell Michael he was being used for drug money. All of the guys then talk about how the world, although becoming more inclusive for minorities like gay men, still isn't as inclusive as it should be for other minorities like people of color. The rain starts to clear up, and the group takes that as their cue to start leaving. Hank makes a final statement about how they all gathered there for Larry, and how that shouldn’t be forgotten. Everyone gives very kind goodbyes to Michael, hoping to see him again soon. Harold kisses him on both cheeks, and many of the others do the same, eventually leaving him and Donald, who is very tipsy, alone. Donald tells Michael thanks for the memories and the afternoon, and they just had a thoughtful conclusion before Donald left. Once Michael is alone, he gets a knock on the door. He opens it to reveal Harold, standing there once again. He invites him inside, wondering why he’s back, considering he offhandedly mentioned earlier he had a cute guy at his apartment he wanted to get back to. Michael rants about Scott, and Harold offers some insightful advice before switching the topic. He tells Michael that he has AIDS, and he’s too old to go through with the medication for it. As expected, Michael is beyond shocked and upset, but he offers Harold his full support. Harold stays numb to the whole thing, which makes Michael angry, but he gets over it. Harold then quickly lashes out at him for no reason, which makes Michael bite back, and the two end their exchange as Harold leaves screaming at Michael. The play ends with Michael going to his alcohol cart and mentally questioning whether or not to drink again as the lights fade.