#and yes rb if compelled

[1892]

"i love..." playing cards from the deck i wrote on as a gift for my wedding annversary. 52 things i love about her!! these nine were her favorites <3

[jorisjurgen]

Save me "making a depressing animatic set to an obscure japanese song". "Making a depressing animatic set to an obscure japanese song" save me.

This is the first preview you get of my animatic.

[miiilowo]

this is assuming its on art you normally wouldn't jump to reblog. i myself only rb stuff i really really like so .

The 'rude/demanding' tone would be stuff along the lines of "if you like but don't reblog I'll [threat]" which i see surprisingly often, both serious and more silly

[adventures-in-mangaland]

More Dead Boy Detectives Fic Recs

Since my last fic rec post got a great response and I've read some excellent fic in the meantime, here is a new list with more recs!

The Case of Richard Rowland by RB (BlueflowersandWings)

Charles' dad hires the Dead Boy Detectives to solve his murder. It's. Traumatic. The writing and characterisation are excellent and heartbreaking and the case is intriguing. I have many theories! Cw for domestic abuse, child abuse and homophobia.

we all have a hunger (series) by Anonymous

I couldn't choose! They're both so good! The first is from Crystal's PoV as she tries to figure out what happened to Niko. It also features some wonderful Crystal & Edwin bonding, an absolutely gut-wrenching speech from the latter and The Sandman cameos. The second in the series is an Edwin-centric (so angsty!) case fic featuring Accidental Child Acquisition, greek gods, the Cat King and a happy ending. Superlative writing in both.

Terrible, Horrible, No Good and Very Bad by hibye

Feelings realisation as Charles pines for Edwin and tries not to show it because he has to be sure he's in love. Terrific, very funny writing and Charles is a precious himbo. Excellent payoff too.

Oh, Lonely Bones, Have You Forgotten? by DontOffendTheBees

Charles and Edwin investigate a mystery at St Hilarion's and discover a gut-wrenching secret. Compelling and brilliantly written.

I'll let you go if you kiss me goodbye by shadowquill17

Idiots in Love meets Friends with Benefits and Misunderstandings. Edwin breaking his own heart for no reason is very accurate and Charles gets a cool queer mentor.

the spooky thing about penis ouija by skadii

College AU! Everyone's alive and Charles and Edwin have been besties since middle school. This is another Oblivious!Charles fic; he's like a well-meaning golden retriever trampling Monty in his clueless wake. Also, the gang perform a seance and Edwin is a ghost-sceptic, which is hilarious.

after the insects have laid their claim by lolotr

Charles finds out that Edwin's body was never found and will not let that stand. Has a kind of gothic romanticism I really love and a nice in-universe explanation for the "Charles and Edwin can only feel each other" trope.

The author has written lots of other great fic, including a very cute librarian!Edwin and single dad!Charles human AU with bonus Crystal/Niko.

A Form of Genius by Neous (Greyality)

Charles shows off for Edwin. Crystal Suffers. Idk, it's just cute.

the taste in your mouth by greenaerie

When Esther hurts Charles, Edwin decides to take up the Cat King on his original offer. Interesting exploration of dubious consent, shame and guilt. The author is fairly sympathetic to the Cat King, while also exploring Edwin's complicated feelings, including the impact of his upbringing, general repression and, yes, coercion on his first time. It's not exactly explicit, but take care if those are tough themes for you!

The Manuscript of Real People by paraph

Slow burn Boarding School AU where they're both alive and it's also the 70s. And they were roommates! I have been longing for a fic like this. All the jock/nerd romance tropes, complicated by discussions of bullying and Charles' (perceived) proximity to Edwin's bullies. Edwin is an orphaned scholarship student, so it's also a kind of role reversal and touches on themes of class and poverty. Minor cw for sexual harassment as the Cat King/Thomas is also there (sorry catwin fans).

When We Walk Together We Tend to Walk Alone by UneducatedAuthor

Charles meets Death and gets to say goodbye to his mum. A sweet concept and it's nice to see Death of the Endless getting some love!

Marriage is a Payne by Ace_of_Turtles

Arranged Marriage and Omegaverse AU featuring the boys agreeing to get married to spite/escape their awful parents. Not explicit and fairly light on the a/b/o details, in case that's a squick for anyone.

job officially jobbed by vernesatlas

Charles decides the answer to the handjob question requires a practical demonstration. Very funny and well written and the title is excellent. All the kudos.

Try, Try Again by Asidian

Alterative ending to episode four. After the Night Nurse, Edwin makes a second attempt to comfort Charles. Heartwarming and sad.

The Risk and Rewards of Communication by Opossum_Subatomic

Another alternative ending to episode four featuring Edwin coming clean about the Cat King. So well written. I feel like this is going to be a fandom classic.

take your chances (win or lose her) by ObsessedWithFandom

Charles decides to check in on his mum. Some very sweet established relationship fluff followed by discussions of domestic abuse and family feels. The ending opened up some amazing possibilities for future fics! Highly recommended.

The same author has also written the ghost of the past that you live in, which is an excellent in-depth exploration of Charles' bisexual awakening and trauma-related repression.

Anyway, I'm going to try to make this a regular thing, so please send me more recs!

[rijl]

My most passionately-held controversial Young Royals take: Wille should absolutely abdicate the throne. (Season 2 spoilers ahead.)

"But Wille would make a good king!" There are no good cops, there are no good US presidents, there are no good kings. Monarchies are inherently unjust. The whole foundation of a monarchy is the idea that one family deserves exorbitant wealth and status at the expense of the majority just because they had the luck to be descended from some guys who probably killed and maneuvered their way into power and control. Monarchies are about the powerful dominating and exploiting the masses, and especially the already-oppressed. The writing of Young Royals isn't shy about showing how inhumane the monarchy is, and how holding power does not mean you deserve it. ALSO Wille doesn't want to be king!! He doesn't want that power, responsibility, or exposure, and he's likely becoming skeptical of the legitimacy of monarchy in general. Also "don't let Erik down" is just not a good reason, it doesn't make any sense. (Ok, the only scenario where he should be come king is if he plans to abolish the monarchy immediately afterward.)

"But then August would be king!" Well, ideally, Wille's abdication would result in a crisis that would lead to the end of the monarchy. But even if August did become king, maybe he and the monarchy deserve each other! They're both toxic. If the pressure of being prefect was tearing him up, just wait til he's king. It's not the ethical conundrum that it would be if the monarch of Sweden had any actual political power.

"But it would be cool/historical/good representation to have a queer king and prince consort." No, it wouldn't. It would be cool to have a queer couple cause the end of the monarchy. The systems of domination and exploitation that legitimize monarchies are the same ones that underlie sexism, racism, and yes, homophobia. Letting a queer person be in charge of the exploitation machine isn't justice. Ending the exploitation machine is justice. (This is also why discussions of whether Kristina is homophobic just run in circles-- her individual sympathies or lack thereof don't matter because her loyalty is to an institution that is inherently unjust and incompatible with queer liberation.) Also, Simon would never ever want to be a prince consort or involved in the monarchy in general! Lol! I think that's the clearest part of all this.

Again, I think the show is very clear about being anti-monarchy. It's critical of Sweden's class structure, and the monarchy is the pinnacle of that structure. The "welfare fraud vs. tax evasion" discussion shows the entitled and inhumane mindset of the wealthy students. The very creepy Society shows that the monarchy and the 1% are in a symbiotic relationship with the shared goal of keeping status and wealth in the hands of a few noble (i.e. been around for a long time i.e. white) families.

I do get the affinity for the Cinderella story happy ending idea! It's a compelling fairytale. And that's part of what fanfic is for. But as @communityradiointerndanielle put it: Young Royals and Red, White & Royal Blue have similarities and understandable fandom overlap, but the difference is: RWRB paints liberal aesthetics over the unjust institutions to let progressive-minded people enjoy the Cinderella fantasy without feeling guilty. Young Royals is a cautionary tale about why you don't actually want the Cinderella fantasy.

(This post brought to you by a recent poll where ~75% said Wille should not abdicate. Thankfully a few people including @tooindecisivetopickaurl, @antigorite, @emberc, eloquently disagreed or qualified this in the RBs!)

[dear-ao3]

Am I amused that a favorite blog is talking about F1? YES. Did I come to F1 because of that ridiculous CHANGE YOUR FUCKING CAR clip? Sure. Do I think the drama is dramaing because Netflix needs more content? Absolutely. Am I living for all of it? I HAVE NO SHAME. But the team management drama is almost as compelling to me as the driver side of it all.

The difference between Christian and Toto’s managerial styles is so study worthy because they’ve got a “two sides of the same coin” thing going on, and you can see in the years the “rivalry” how that goes. You can also tell that if their first drivers switched (Lewis to RB, Max to Mercedes), they might not be in the level that they are because of the mismatch.

Which is why I find the second seat curse post so FASCINATING. Because RBR does tend to favor one over the other. Mercedes tries (and sometimes fails) to balance both. And why, after that long post, it made me think how that “Checo’s been saying the car is fucked” maybe the content of jokes, but the way Christian kinda laughs it off while Toto was being a bit too intense about it? Yeah, I wanna find out more damnit.

But somehow both their methods works well when applied well. We’ve seen it in races - you can’t quite ask Mercedes to be as ruthless, and you cant ask Red Bull to be a bit nicer. It throws everything off.

(I am so sorry for this ask but your Second Seat post did truly inspire)

this ask is from quite awhile ago but this is especially fucking hilarious now with the max to red bull rumors

[zenosanalytic]

is there a system to how you add tags to your rbs? just curious, bc ive noticed you add the username and sometimes a line from the post itself (if its an image usuall y?) but i was wondering whether you actually keep track of the other tags you put in or if its just random/commentary-ish

Yes: there IS a system. I tag for subject matter, and if there's an Iconic Line I'll tag it AND 'Compelling Phraseology' so I have a nice tag full of pithy phrases, and then sometimes I'll tag for Vibes or characters a post reminds me of. But then I ALSO put commentary in sometimes, obvsl, then I have a whole series of tags for stuff I do, like 'zA's Inveterate Politicism' for whenever I rant about politics. I try to stay consistent, but sometimes I forget, and sometimes I phase out tags, and sometimes I misspell them without realizing it, so I won't claim it's 100%. There is a notebook u_u u_u

[broodwolf221]

fic rec list!

been seeing a lot of these today and it got me thinking about making my own :o tumblr urls added whenever possible if you happen to know an author's tumblr url that didn't get listed, pls rb this and @ them! i'm not trying to keep my recs or praise any kind of secret from them :')

keep your hands on me by LathboraViran (cullen/solas; rated E; no archive warnings apply)

author summary: Cullen is bad at card games, and Varric doesn't always play for coin. The cost of a lost game of Diamondback? Cullen has to kiss Solas. It goes both better and worse than he had expected.

my notes: i really loved this - both cullen and solas are written incredibly well. it's hot, nuanced, and feels so true to both of them and how they could come together meaningfully

With the Tide by desiredemon (jazzmckay) ( @jazzmckay ) (fenris/m!hawke; rated T; no archive warnings apply)

author summary: In the wake of their final fight for Kirkwall, Hawke and his friends escape the city together. They've been through an ordeal, the future is uncertain, and emotions are still running high--in the aftermath, the dust settles.

my notes: jazz is an extraordinary writer and they managed to get everyone's voices down so, so well. this is a compelling look at what happens after the events of da2, with all the inherent complexity intact

Power, Intrigue, Danger, and Sex by Hezjena (andruil/fen'harel/ghilan'nain; rated E; no archive warnings apply)

author summary: When Solas later recalled the evening, he liked to imagine it was the result of careful manipulation, a triumph of his skilled diplomacy and a delicious trickery where he allowed himself to be underestimated… rather than the result of too much ice wine and morbid curiosity. *** That time Solas accidentally-on-purpose has a threesome with Andruil and Ghilan’nain in Ancient Elvhenan.

my notes: okay, i am head over heels with how everyone is written here. solas' characterization is perfect, and both andruil and ghilan'nain are utterly fascinating - as individuals, in their dynamic with each other, and in the way they interact with solas in this. it's hot and messy, mind the tags, and a wonderful examination of arlathan's culture

let me wrap my teeth around the world by wizardlover ( @wizardfvcker ) (solas/varric; rated E; no archive warnings apply)

author summary: “Aren’t we friends, Solas?”

This seems to startle him enough that he turns to look at Varric. In the dimness of the tent his eyes reflect the light from the fire outside, like a wild animal.

“I would call us that, yes."

“Then won’t you share whatever burden is pressing you down with me? That’s what friends are for, you know.”

“Not this one." Varric sighs.

“Come on, Chuckles. I’ll get back out there and get the Inquisitor to spill it, but it seems like a waste when I’m already here.”

Solas is quiet for a long moment—he has shifted around again, so Varric can only see the rise and fall of his back as he breathes, carefully controlled.

“I am… compromised,” he says. Varric waits. “That damned plant, combined with an errant spell—I have… urges. And I can’t—it is—” He cuts himself off, frustrated, and isn’t that a wonder, Solas out of words? And then,

“Urges?” Varric stifles a laugh. “Do you mean—”

“You know what I mean, dwarf,” Solas hisses, and Varric realizes that his neck is red and the tips of his ears have gone pink, and that the air in the tent is warm and stuffy and a little heady, all of a sudden. He clears his throat.

my notes: i am, of course, always so thirsty for solas/varric content - the world needs more of it - but also this particular fic is delightful. i love the writing, particularly the way varric describes solas' behavior and staring - i've come back to read this multiple times because it's just... really, really good. also hot!

The Switch by playwithdinos ( @playwithdinos / @dinoswrites ) (f!lavellan/solas; rated E; creator chose not to use archive warnings)

author summary: Lavellan usually lets Solas take charge when they're alone, but she's back from slaying the Fereldan Frostback and she's not in the mood to bow to anyone.

Fill for this kink meme prompt: http://dragonage-kink.livejournal.com/13696.html?thread=53207680

my notes: love this one soooo much - lavellan is fascinating here and the way she takes charge is delightful, i particularly enjoyed how it began so much earlier than in the bedroom - and solas is written so well, love his characterization here. it's very hot and another i've definitely come back to

That Time of the Month by bluebeholder ( @wanderingnork ) (f!adaar/solas; rated E; no archive warnings apply)

author summary: Kubide gets her period. Solas offers a suggestion for how they might have some fun.

They're going to have to burn the sheets when they're done.

my notes: love this one so much - every line is just rife with characterization and depth, absolutely love the way kubide conducts herself and her reactions throughout, the physical descriptions are wonderfully done, and overall it's super hot and makes their feelings for each other incredibly clear.

In the Blue Morning by rosieofcorona ( @rosieofcorona ) (f!lavellan/solas; rated G; author chose not to use archive warnings)

author summary: He wants to stay like this forever, wants the sun to forget to rise, wants the castle to sleep and sleep in an endless dream.

But the light keeps coming, every moment. The castle will wake, and they will see.

And this will cost them, in the end.

my notes: this was such a delight when i first read it, and still such a delight when i just reread it now ;o; the way everything is described is really beautiful, and the balance between them, the juicy foreshadowing, everything, it's so good. a soft moment that acknowledges what is to come

Master and Apprentice by ar_lath_vhenan ( @arlathvhenan ) (f!lavellan/solas; rated T; no archive warnings apply)

author summary: He was playing with her then, just as she had played with him only moments ago. He’d seen through her thinly veiled flirtations—her shameless assault on his composure—and finally settled on a counter offensive now that he possessed the upper hand. The tricky bastard. — In which Solas teaches Lavellan to paint

my notes: i really, really enjoy this fic - the intimacy alongside the uncertainty is wonderfully complex, and the descriptive language for how they manuever around/with each other has never failed to impress me. love this lavellan too <3

[diodellet]

So many good options for the art appreciation asks but let's go with 3, 4, 13, 14 and 27.

hi hi ner! thanks forda qs!! these are all prettie incharestinge!! (<-girlie who didn't know she'd be Yapping-Yapping)

3. and 4.) Go to [fandom] tag and reblog some art you like that has under 100 notes ++ Go to the art tag (or similar) and reblog some art you like that has under 100 notes

noted, i will undertake this mission with great care 🫡🫡

13. What are your go-to Ao3 filters?

ok i have a confession, i used to be a sort by word count++completed works only++exclude crossovers-kinda person 🤧🤧ANYWAY that was changed, now i only really exclude chat fics (ahaha,,,,theyre not really my go-to genre, like sure they're amusing but i read a really good one once* and it ruined every other chatfic for me)

*this one's for u haikyuu-natics, esp team captain stannies

hm.... i'm not super-duper picky so most of the time i can just scroll through each work's summary and tags.

but if a fandom is popular (or if i dont have the spoons for sifting through works), i stick to just reader inserts HAHAHA, maybe oc x canon if there haven't been any new x reader fics and if there's rlly nothing oough ig i have to write her myself 😭😭 sometimes doe, the curiosity strikes and i'll try looking if there are any fanfics in filipino... i really find it interesting to see how a chara's dialogue reads if theyre speaking in tagalog (tbh i think one would have more luck finding filo socmed aus on twt? but i only know about haikyuu socmed aus)

14. Best fanfic tropes ever?

oH...there are too many... u can't make me choose the best out of all my faves that's unfair 🥺jk lol

i read* this jamikali fic (i like my ships with a bit [read: a LOT] of tragedy/disaster-ness to them. it's so so so compelling to read!) and i just love the "Dubiously Unrequited Love" tag. bcs yes, the feelings are technically mutual, but there is a whole slew of other factors keeping the relationship from being a thing, which it could be a thing, but there's also that awareness that it won't last, sometimes a couple doesn't have to be endgame for the love to mean something, ykw?

this entire oneshot series....has me in a chokehold... my introduction to "Non-Sexual Intimacy" (and "Non-Sexual Nudity" i guess?) like??? holy shit??? the tension?? the way op just encapsulates the poignancy of being in such a vulnerable position without teetering too much into the cliche of roëmænce it has me On My Knees!! (like i love my smut and romance cliches, but some days i jus want a liiiitle bit more spice and variety)

Shoutout to the "Unreliable Narrator"++"Ambiguous Ending" combi that reaaaaally makes you work for understanding the plot, idk how to word it but being able to leave Just Enough Breadcrumbs and having enough trust in your readers to Get what ur implying, also forcing me to reread the fic immediately is so foul (in a good way). like there's an enjoyment in a good satisfying read, and then there's the Itch of never being sure in your interpretation, the feeling that u just need to go over it another time, spot another detail u missed, get wrecked all over again, rinse and repeat. idk i love fic.

27. If someone wanted to make you a creative gift, what's the thing that would make you the happiest?

oh anything featuring my fave charas is sure to make me happy! i mean i'm just not super picky abt gifts. well, maybe a creative gift has to be smth that can last a long while? (a strong hoard-ability kaya idk im senti??)

as long as the thought and intent was there, i'm already happy enough🥰💕💕 but i guess in the context of getting fic gifted to you, probably what matters most to me is that the writer enjoyed the process of making it as well. (i'm kinda drawing off of my experience writing this fic for one of m'oomfies and the vdays drabbles*** so i could be just rambling who knows?**)

(art appreciation ask questions, please bug me to rb some underrated art and fic)

[dustedmagazine]

Bush Tetras — They Live in My Head (Wharf Cat)

Photo by Godlis

Cynthia Sley remains a charismatic front woman, Pat Place’s guitar still jags and spits. The rhythm section of bassist RB Korbet (King Missile) and drummer/ producer Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) provide muscular foundation, but this not the Bush Tetras of the early 1980s. They look back, yes, but they don’t stand still. Fans hoping another “Too Many Creeps” or “Cowboys in Africa” may be disappointed but taken on its merits They Live in My Head is a worthy addition to the band’s discography.

If at times, the songs approach mainstream rock, Place, a singular and underrated musician, provides the edge. Her distinctive style, influenced by Andy Gill, and incorporating space and phrasing of reggae players, developed as she mastered her instrument with The Contortions and the original Bush Tetras. Here, she twists new shapes from classic rock tropes whilst providing links to her familiar sound. Sley’s lyrics explore the disruptions of the pandemic, engaging with social and political upheaval, memory and the loss of indominable drummer Dee Pop who passed in 2021 during the initial writing of the album.

The sludgy big beat of “Bird on a Wire” only takes off when Place, alternating between block chords and scratchy discordant runs, is to the fore. “Tout Est Meilleur” thumps along like a classic metallic boogie, think Angus Young doing the Nutbush, energetic enough and enlivened further by Sley’s strong delivery which sells the song’s French lyrics. Place interrupts her straight ahead riffing on the punkish “I Am Not a Member” with the opening chords of “To Hell With Poverty” to good effect. After a rough patch through the middle section of the album, “Ghosts of People” is a highlight that begins as slow acoustic ballad, Sley’s voice is wreathed in regret with Shelley and Korbet providing the dynamic shifts and Place building an ascending crescendo of controlled distortion. They save the best for last. “The End” rides on Shelley’s martial beat and Korbet’s rolling bass line with Sley sounding as powerful as Grace Slick in her ascendancy and Place squalling sheets of sound with Rowland S. Howard level intensity. They Live in My Head doesn’t always work. Their take on classic guitar rock sometimes lapses into a mid-tempo morass but Bush Tetras have been a constant state of evolving for nearly four decades. Sley and Place are still compelling presences, and it’s good to have them back.

Andrew Forell

[theotherhappyplace]

Hi, I love your work! I’m so excited to get to know the world you’ve created! Mr smiles is such a hot compelling character and the whole world is so atmospheric! A couple questions tho:

1. Can you make a tag for when you bump your own art posts? It can be hard to find the new stuff you make so I’d love to be able to filter out self rbs :)

3. Are there other regular people living in tohp? Do they live normal lives? Do they all work for Mr. Smiles on some way or do they have businesses etc? There seem to be other people based on the animatic WIPs, but the city gives off such a strong vibe of being completely empty that I can’t tell how many there actually are!

oh sure, sorry on twitter we just rt our own stuff and it's like the way to get it seen more so i wasn't sure the deal is on tumblr. i'll do a self reblog tag!

2. (3? haha) yes there are! but they are under a sort of THRALL. (and some people know what's happening and are into it! TRAITORS! haha) we'll see a lot more in this Mr. Smiles story I'm writing/drawing. Hopefully soon i'll have a chapter up for people to see! I can't give away TOO much because it's cosmic horror and i want a lot of it to be in the story proper (and for people to feel it out on their own) but i get SO EXCITED about the lore i just wanna talk about it all the time!!

[effervescentdragon]

nothing alarmed me more than todays quali tbh. Dony get me wrong checo might be a great driver (in someone's opnion) but if charles and alonso are still behind him after the laps that they gave... this season is already done for. Bc there's no way checo is supposed to be ahead of charles and alonso. Fuck rb.

we're not doing fatalism here anon! listen. isnt there a like, some sort of consequence about red bull overspending last year? bcs i think i rmbr reading sth how its probably gonna be that they will exhaust all their alloted updates or whatever by mid-season, something similar to what brawn did in 2009. or maybe i made it up. either way, its what i believe in, and since theres more races now than there were in 2009 (and not to be that person but if there were more races back then im preeeetty sure red bull wouldve caught up to brawn) its not nearly over.

and also, semi-related to this, for absolute fucks sake, its only the 2nd race of the season, and not even the race, its quali, and checo cant fucking drive, so im not worried at all. everyone needs to chill and enjoy the racing as much as its possible, or like, step away for a bit if its that upsetting to (general) you. ive unfollowed a lot of people due to insane lvls of doomposting that i absolutely refuse to look at anymore, and i will be unfollowing more from what im seeing, because i want to enjoy the racing still, despite my favourites not doing supremely well. this is the reason i personally got into this, because of the racing, and sure, the narratives are compelling as fuck and all, but there is a fine line here and some people not only are over it, but in the immortal words of bianca del rio, they stepped over the line, turned around, and snorted it, and are acting accordingly. do a lot of things in f1 suck? yes. do i still have hope for my faves? sadly, foolishly, perhaps, but fucking yes. and im tired of the way some people act. but the only thing i can do is unfollow, block, and try to have as much fun as possible. and also curse whoever is a threat to my babies. 🥰

anyways, my point is: its not over until the trophy is given. patience, grasshopper :)

[animalnarratives]

Bingo: logan ofc

tears i saw you rb the post and i was going to ask you about him too...

going in order. JUST A LITTLE GUY. Not much else to add. hes just a dude :( trying his best to drive the car :( me personally i am so moved. funny little dude of course. he jests a little during williams videos and i find it very endearing. yes king keep the shy tentative jokes coming i love you

i am addicted to traumatizing him is a DRAMATIC way to put it... though i have. a couple of. (coughs) wips of sorts. mostly i think he is especially compelling in unrequited/unbalanced love scenarios. thats my bad. i could make him worse but i could make anyone worse thats not exactly a flex. i could however also make him worse in that i could make an asshole out of him. i couldnt fix him because he doesnt need fixing <3

my opinions are not popular, because the popular opinions are WRONG. people wildly mischaracterize as this brash patriotic guy for some reason and i know its the patriotic american stereotype but come on ... literally All the interviews saying to some degree that hes quiet or shy. the gq (?) article saying the team says he says hi to the security guards and to a surgeon (???). he is so lovely. and nobody gets it. also people characterizing him as a fratboy that gets a shitton of pussy i am so sorry i think he is chronically rizzless. massive virgin if you will. and also that he would get a 100ish score on the raads-r

people liking him for the wrong reason is a very specific gripe i just mean people on twitter flocking to defend him from the trump supporter allegations because they like trump. now ill do you one better PEOPLE HATE HIM FOR THE WRONG REASON. And mischaracterize him by that same occasion. he is NOT an asshole he is NOT bad tempered he is NOT boring if you think he is that is a SKILL ISSUE.

i lied actually there is not One thing that makes me insane about him. there are MANY things. Again such a shy little guy... but also how hes an absolute touch freak. always in people's space. specifically oscar's and alex's and sometimes benny's (thank the Lord...).

Of course. i think its pretty obvious because i keep on rambling. he fills me with such an intense emotion... everything about him. maybe i shouldve ticked the gen compelling box actually. My boy... always fidgeting. touching his own hands. sitting weirdly. walking weirdly. And his weird right ear and his smile he almost never lets cameras capture but that makes his eyes crinkle... and how he says he's been so so unhappy until literally last year in London because he misses the sun and the sea and you kind of feel like an outsider in europe all the time. and again how hes a touch freak but he rarely puts his hands on people---most often nudging them with his hip or his arm or his shoulder. how he listens to drake the most and eminem of course but then hes also into that saxophone song he mentioned? how he asks benny about 90s rock? and i could go on and on. hes such a creature. i love him. he is my everything. genuinely havent been compelled by any of the drivers like i have been with him. and trust me in the almost 3 years ive been here ive been MASSIVELY compelled. Hes also a bit of a loser and thats the cherry on top

[saddest-wettest-beast-tournament]

apologies for how annoying i will be/am about d’Arc.. i am very normal about that song!

You are so valid, I absolutely love watching everyone go insane over their favorite songs in the tags of the polls (yes I'm reading and enjoying all of them)

But if you want me to rb any of the propaganda/rambles/thoughts you have about why one of the songs should win make sure to rb it with that instead of just in the tags, or make your own separate post and tag me!

This isn't directed specifically at you btw, there's a lot of compelling reasons for a lot of the polls that I can't rb cause they're in the tags

[cybernuggies]

I'm by no means a big reader at all. I read a book maybe once every few years and my ADD won't let me focus on more than a few pages at a time but I started reading Demian by Herman Hesse and these few lines in the prologue comforted me on such a level that I felt compelled? to share them.

I see a lot of quotes from this book thrown around but not these ones. I don't know, words mean different things to different people. I don't think it's super deep or anything its just. God yes I agree.

When I've finished this book, whenever that will be (I'm a slow reader cause I like to make sure I understand everything before moving on otherwise I'll end up just skimming my eyes over the words) I'll definitely write a review.

I know probably none of you care about books cause I pretty much only rb funny memes and stuff but I just needed to project these thoughts into the universe

[lestered]

semi-hiatus. catch ya l8r ❤️