#bst lillie

[otnesse]

Replying in a separate post since, aside from the original post no longer existing, it also was reblogged initially by ****IrisHatersSay, and I've been blocked by her:

"Anonymous asked: I'm not an XY fanboy but you're an Iris fangirl who sees nothing wrong with her being handed a PSEUDO LEGENDARY because she's your Mary-Sue self-insert. She has no development and rarely got called out on her crap. You wanna talk about a Black Hole Sue, why didn't Ash put her in her place? He has more experience, yet he regressed. Ash had NOTHING going for him in BW, he should be badass after beating 2 legendaries. Ash never beat Alain and struggled with Ash-Greninja, not a Gary-Sue."

"azelmaandeponine answered:

image GIF by fireheartaw Wow, I can’t believe you brought this garbage into my inbox. Actually, this fandom is riddled with misogyny and racism, so I can totally believe it.

First of all, Iris was not “just handed” Dragonite. She found a wild Pokémon and bonded with it over the course of the episode. Also, good of you to ignore that Dragonite didn’t even obey Iris right off the bat, meaning she still had quite a bit of work to do as its trainer. They didn’t just hand her a perfect win button.

You know who was “just handed” a Pokémon? Dawn. Funny how no one calls her out on this (Note: I don’t dislike Dawn).

And there is no such thing as a “pseudo-legendary” in the anime. Pokémon ARE NOT bits of data with stats in the anime, so they have no BSTs. Dragonite is just another Pokémon. Or are you just ignoring that time in the anime when Ash’s Pikachu defeated a Dragonite?

And while I won’t deny I love Iris, she isn’t even my favorite female companion. That’s May (though I haven’t caught up with SuMo, and Lillie’s giving her competition). Favorite female character? Jessie.

Iris literally has tons of development. She learns to apologize and not prioritize winning over her partner, she gradually opens up and trusts her friends more. Her teasing of Ash gets more affectionate as the series goes on. It’s more akin to family squabbling. Also, Iris is on the immature side herself, but she IS correct to say Ash is just like a little kid. Anyways, my dad and I call each other kids all the time. My younger brother calls me a kid a lot, too. I’m an adult. It’s not a big deal. Iris’s arc is about learning to empathize with others, which makes her a better trainer.

She’s an empath who has trouble empathizing with other people and Pokémon.

And her catchphrase is a direct result of her past. She was ostracized at the Academy for her wild behavior, so she internalized that was desperate to be not be seen as “such a kid”.

She’s certainly not a Mary Sue, not is she my self-insert.

And seriously, “put her in her place?” Good to know that you’re a misogynist who thinks that girls who dare to call out their male companions on their mistakes need to be “put in their place”.

“He should be badass after beating two legendaries”

No. He leaves all his Pokémon at Oak’s except for Pikachu, who always gets reset at each saga. Guess what? You are not the target audience of this show. Children are. That’s why each saga is self-contained. and not to be that person, but XY’s rating in Japan took a huge plummet.

“He lost to Alain”

image That is irrelevant. He can still lose and be a Gary Stu.

And Ash-Greninja itself is bullshit. It adds to Ash’s Specialness™ points, because he and Greninja are the only ones in the entire anime able to do this. There aren’t even other examples mentioned in passing. Ash and Greninja are the first. It also comes out of nowhere and is poorly developed. That’s the hallmark of a Gary Stu."

I'm willing to side with the second user on Iris (she might have gotten Dragonite early, but 1. she did still have to struggle to train it as well, and 2., she's already established to be something of a prodigy, so she really doesn't qualify as a Mary Sue especially regarding that bit. If anything, Dawn came closer to that with Togekiss. As far as her catchphrase, I may have my issues with it, but Iris herself isn't the reason I have issues with it [I agree with her on that front if anything], it's more that they royally screwed up with Ash that saga by turning him into a colossal idiot.). But not in regards to Ash.

Look, even when I was an actual kid, I genuinely hated continuity problems or bad writing (enough times that if anything my parents often got annoyed at my nitpicking and told me to just enjoy watching something), and I know if I watched some of the stuff that was mentioned at 8, for example, I'd be pretty ticked off at seeing Ash lose against characters who he shouldn't even be able to lose against by this point. Ash's Pikachu beating Drake's Dragonite and losing to Gary at least worked due to it being more of a team effort that Ash took down Dragonite, with Pikachu merely landing the final blow. Ash and Pikachu single-handedly one-shotting a Regice (which, freshly caught or not was STILL a powerhouse of its own level thanks to it being a full-fledged legendary, which even in the anime is nothing to sneeze at), however, definitely can't work for having Pikachu lose and/or struggle in the manner he was shown doing in DP (it's still bad writing no matter HOW you slice it). If they REALLY wanted to keep Ash struggling in DP, at least have it be so that, I don't know, Charizard managing to inflict burn status on Regice before being taken out and then Pikachu taking out a softened Regice. At least there, Pikachu struggling would make more sense since it indicated Pikachu merely took out a legendary that was already softened up a bit. So saying Pokemon was a kids show marketed towards children unfortunately isn't enough to make that work (Dragon Ball was ALSO a kids show as well, yet they still made an ACTUAL effort to maintain continuity). And quite frankly, if they really wanted each saga to be self-contained, they really should have just replaced Ash with the main character from the actual games at AG rather than waiting until recently with Horizons. At least there, we wouldn't have to worry about it breaking continuity. Besides, people could still access DVDs back then. I'd know because I have the entire Kanto League as a DVD set, maybe also Orange Islands as well, and I'm pretty sure Japan had a similar means of accessing them in video format.

And while I have my issues with XY, I wouldn't call Ash's rendition there a Gary Stu. Even ignoring Alain, he DID end up losing to some of the Gym Leaders, even was genuinely challenged by them (a stark contrast to AG, where he pretty much mowed them down starting with Flannery). In fact, one of the few good points about XY is that it restored the Gym Leaders' reputations of being obstacles rather than essentially JJM clones in a manner that actually WAS believable after AG and BW crapped on them (DP came close, but considering that also was the result of Ash and Pikachu taking a nosedive in competency despite taking out a Regice, and not even with help unlike with Drake's Dragonite, that really wasn't a good example ultimately). If ANY incarnation of Ash came close to being a Gary Stu, it was his AG incarnation, especially after he took down the Gym Leaders WAY too easily starting with Flannery (and to make matters worse, he ended up staying in place at Hoenn that he did in Johto, meaning his winning streak was downright pointless, and thus comes across as EXTREMELY poorly developed as well.). And don't get me started on how Ash in AG ALSO got some of the other bits pertaining to Gary Stu in an arguably more blatant manner (like Ash using Aura in Movie 8, or how he ended up being a Spotlight Stealing Squad in Movie 9 and having to save the day in a movie that otherwise starred May, and May herself literally being reduced in overall character despite that [and if anything, how she was handled in that movie literally ended any chance at my liking May as well].).

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enjoy limitless possibilities here in celestire islands, padme naberrie ( star wars ), where you can start the new life you've always longed for. make sure you read the checklist, as we'll be sending the discord link through ims! enjoy your new dream, kate!

( star wars, dupes not allowed.  natalie portman, she/her, cis female. )  ——-  hey, is that ( padme naberrie ) hanging around ( enchanted brews )? i wonder what life is like for them, balancing working as a ( twenty seven ) year old ( social studies teacher ) and ( baking sweet berry muffins )? they’re notorious for being ( compassionate ) yet ( obstinate ), and i always seem to hear ( saturn ) by ( sleeping at last ) playing whenever they walk past. they’re known around the islands for ( always having a coffee in hand ), and they’re associated with ( delicate features forming a harsh frown of deep considerations , the comforting scent of lavender and fresh lillies and a cascade of chocolate curls down ones back ). last we spoke, they were telling me about a vision they had… something about their biggest regret being ( not being able to save her husband from the dark side ), but it must have just been a bad dream. //  —  [ kate, 25, bst , she/her. ]

[maikatc]

Black Sun Tale | November 1st

sorry for the delay! i really hoped to have this released during my vacation but regardless, i hope you all enjoy! this chapter is fairly special, along with others from here on out

remember that this is a first draft with only minor edits, and comments are always appreciated!

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The weather was damp on the first day of November. Rain showers drew down to the ground making minimal sound; however, it was all deafened by the daily events of Obodo. 

In the alleyway, Ayu’s body shivered in his slumber. Not a passing minute did he still. His arms and legs crouched over each other to give warmth from the cold droplets on his skin. 

“Stop bein’… cold,” he mumbled in his sleep. Though the showers continued to pinch him to a tiresome amount. 

His weariness itched him from everywhere. The noise of the crowd, the traffic; the clicking in his mind; the faded nightmare of a dream; they all dimmed into his sleep but for a second, the world went silent. In Ayu’s ears, his touch, his senses, his attention drew to a single voice calling out in a blank dream. 

“Wake up, Ayu.”

The voice whispered in Ayu ears, her tone soft and sweet, almost like a lullaby. The command kept running in his mind until his eyes finally fluttered open. 

His mind processed who was talking and his eyes dulled. Nostalgia brought him to a numb halt. 

“… Hi Lillie.”

“How’s the story going?”

“Bad.” He grabbed his journal with sluggish hands, opening it to illiterate writing. “Not as good as yours.”

“Oh really?” Her pitch perked up. 

“I can’t ask for more advice from you,” he sighed. 

“It’s a shame. There’s so much you can improve on too.”

“That’s…” he flipped a page. The used page full with a disproportionate character. “Under-exaggerating.”

“Under-exaggerating?”

“Yes, I can’t find the word,” Ayu huffed. He covered up his legs with a thin blanket after a gust of wind reminded him. 

She hummed. “I can always tell you what’s wrong if you need it.” 

Ayu kept his mouth shut, pushing himself up to sit by his wall. His eyes lingered towards the ground. He waited for what’d be inevitable. “… I know you’ll just tell it to me either way.” 

She giggled. “I’m predictable, aren’t I? Now let’s see… Well, you really are terrible. Your drawings can’t evoke the characters at all. It should already be easy for your age.” 

Ayu didn’t move. 

“You keep changing everything I gave to you. Everything you’re adding is making it worse.” Her voice was calm, no bitterness spatting out. 

“I’m sorry…” He breathed out. 

She rambled on, “If people were to see this, nobody would understand and bat an eye for what you want.”

“I’m sorry.” He repeated. His throat began to heat up. 

“Oh,” she chirped, “It’s okay to be sorry. Just remember, I’m doing this to help you…” 

Ayu gasped at a hand caressing his cheek. Another held him gently by the other cheek. Eying down, the hands were a snowy pale. Drawing his eyes ahead, a vivid figure formed by the hands. The only clear thing being the beauty of her lilac eyes. 

“Don’t cry… you look ugly when you cry,” she smiled. 

He closed his eyes against his doubt. “You’re real, right?” 

“Of course.”

“I- I know you aren’t-”

“Don’t you trust me,” she asked. 

Ayu entangled his fingers with his hair. His mind pounded in pain. “I’m sorry. I don’t.” 

 Lillie scowled. “You’ll never help anyone like that, Ayu.”

“Can you let go now?” Ayu swallowed. 

“... With pleasure.” She let her hands off of him. 

Ayu’s reality settled in by the rain again. He huffed, looking back at the girl. His legs brought himself up. He abandoned his book and her to exit the alley. 

The black-haired boy pulled up his hood as he stepped through the streets of Obodo. 

The streetlights radiated against puddles in the sidewalk cracks. Dozens carried umbrellas wide to stubble; arrangements of pinks to blues to greens spread through the streets. 

Ayu strolled and passed them all. He watched carefully at passerby’s, taking steps to avoid a single touch. 

A crosswalk pulled him to the next boulevard. “Where do I even go now?”

Damp leaves flew by from the winds, each with muddy colors of autumn.  One by one, they passed by the crowds. Though, it didn’t take long until one hit Ayu in the face. 

“Fuck…” He slipped the leaf off, drying out the water droplets on his face with his sleeve. He held the leaf by his fingertips, glaring at what just hit him while walking along. Giving a sigh, he threw it behind his shoulder in the hopes that nobody was behind. 

“I’ll just go around, I guess,” he shrugged. 

***

An hour passed; Ayu continued to wander throughout the streets. Ideas floated around his head whenever he was to pass by infamous sites and buildings. However, nothing stuck with familiarity like others would. 

That is, until he stopped by a particular park. 

The children laughed faintly in his ears. He stopped a step, turning around to see the entrance sign of Felle Park. 

Ayu’s face softened at the reminder of the setting. Maybe there.

“Let’s see,” Ayu poked his own cheek in thought, “November 1st, 201X…” 

Ayu sat in front of the playground fence. He watched silently as other kids his junior played. Their parents sat at the benches or standing, talking to each other about whatever news. Umbrellas rested by all of their sides. 

“Today so far’s… cold.” He scooched back as a little girl ran passed him. He pressed down on his lips. “Lillie wasn’t fun again, but that always makes sense.” 

Ayu took a breath. “I’m thinking about changing the story since things aren’t going good again.” He swallowed empty, dry air. 

A child fell off the swings. He sighed, “No monsters; No Akeldama.” 

As children cheered joyously from their games, Ayu observed them. In his obscure eyes, he visualized his own fun while they ran along. 

A younger kid, with scruffy black hair held back by a headband, ran throughout the playground along with others from the neighborhood. He laughed as they chased him around, dashing through everyone who couldn’t catch him. 

Ayu chuckled at the sight. 

It didn’t take long for the boy to stop. He paused to hide behind a girl dressed in a black dress, carrying an umbrella on a sunny day. Her white hair and skin were the only things capturing brightness in her still figure. 

She ratted him out merely seconds later. 

“Oh! Sorry, I didn’t even see you there.” 

Ayu snapped back into reality, blinking to see a toddler, who’d bump into him, staring back. 

“Why do your legs look funny?”

Ayu jumped up. “O-oh, um, sorry, I was meaning to leave-” He looked towards the side of the exit. 

“Why do your eyes look weird-”

Ayu shook his hands towards her tilted head. “It’s nothing! I’ll uh- be going now.” He rushed off from her, pulling up his hood more. 

“God, damn it,” he muttered under his breath. He exited the playground area. He kicked his ankles without effort, making him wince from every hit. They aren’t gonna bruise. 

The farther he avoided obstacles and drifted in thought, the more he’d part ways with the sidewalk path. The rain showers continued to fall and they kept on dripping onto Ayu’s skin and clothes. 

However, it was the trees ruffling against each other that lifted Ayu’s ears. He peeked around to find a forest next to him. 

Something called out for him in his chest breathtakingly. It pulled him in a way Ayu couldn’t comprehend. 

Without a thought, he entered blind. 

*

A step in the grass can bring so much sound. The melody of them cracking and brushing each other softly rang through Ayu’s ears. It was peaceful compared to the constant ringing in his head. 

The forest whispered to him like a dream. It hid itself within its own shadows as Ayu gazed upon them. Flowers of soft blues and reds shriveled against the boy’s worn out shoes in every step. Faint scurries of squirrels and birds added to the environment. Though, even with the beautiful sight in front of him, Ayu’s head wouldn’t stop sensing something ahead of him, something to be ready for. 

“The forest is a thing I can get used to,” Ayu said aloud. He stepped over a log as he rambled and animals ran away. “If anyone’s here to listen, fuck ‘em, I guess.” 

He hopped through a tiny river. “Maybe I can get some cool rocks here… It’d make too much of a mess though.”

He spoke with whatever came up in his mind. Endless one-offs and quips echoed from the trees to Ayu’s ears. He ventured on to what seemed like a boundless forest. 

“Oh yeah, that’s why you don’t feed rice to pigeons.” He jumped off of a foot-long ledge after talking to himself for a half-hour.

“Are you done with your banter?” Akeldama’s voice rang in Ayu’s head. 

“God, damn it, I knew you were coming here sooner or later.” He stopped himself, tapping down his foot in the patience of getting through the conversation. “What are you here for now?”

“Impatient, I see. I was simply wondering how meeting Oliver went. What’d you think?”

Ayu formed a fist. “If you do anything to him, I will-”

“Don’t worry about that,” Akeldama assured, “He already has enough to worry about as is.”

“And you don’t let that slide for Annette,” he scowled.

“… You’ll understand in time. But I truly want your opinion here. What do you think of him?” 

“We just met,” Ayu exclaimed, “Most that I know is that he’s smart and can beat anyone at Ono.” 

Akeldama sighed. “That’s just for now, I suppose. I just hope that you like him.”

Ayu blinked. “Why would you want that?”

Wind blew through the forest again. Silence was the only reply for Ayu.

He kicked a rock with minimal effort. The impact let it fly across a few yards as Ayu only took a deep breath. His doubt of no-harm weighed him greatly. “What’ll the next stunt be Akeldama?” 

No reply, as always.

He walked on, shrugging off the suspicions of the conversation as just another Akeldama talk. 

Everything stayed in the same atmosphere, all until Ayu took a single step. 

From one place to another, Ayu sensed a change. There was thicker air surrounding him, almost suffocating him. All of the bustling of the critters and rustling of the trees and grass stilled, making silence the only thing to scream out.

Despite it, something in Ayu urged him to push forward. And his curiosity pulled him through. 

It only took a minute walk. The dead silence crept up through Ayu’s spine in suspense. No traffic, no talking, no footsteps, no chirping or brushes, it left him in unease. 

However, the silence wasn’t all that much of a bother once Ayu’s breath was swept away completely by the sight he found. 

It was a small field, empty of any flowers, logs, all that laid dormant was a single stump in the middle and a certain boy he’d seen days ago. 

Oliver was next to the stump, curled up and resting soundly. His hair was messy and he was draped with his crimson jacket as if it were a blanket. It would’ve been a nice scene to revisit.

Though flashes made Ayu doubt what he was seeing. With every second, the scene changed until it stopped to one that only left him with shock. 

The grass was dampened not by the rain but instead dark red liquid. What laid around Oliver and the stump were scraps of organs and flesh. They scattered all over, big and small, rotting by the minute. 

Then there was Oliver. His entire body was dressed in blood, apart from his coat. Though, splatters of intense reds rested upon his mouth and hands. 

Even with everything around him and himself, he still slept with a peaceful face. 

Ayu backed up, shaken by what was in front of him. He whimpered curses under his breath. His throat swelled up as he was on the verge of tears. His head pounded so loudly against him yet he still stood and didn’t realize the pain. 

Taking a small gulp, his gut forced him to walk forward. He raised his hand slowly towards Oliver. His entire arm couldn’t stop shaking. 

Though, it was only before Ayu could try waking him up, that he already did. 

Oliver’s eyes opened about, fluttering up along with his head. His drowsy face stared to space. 

Ayu froze in hesitation. 

It took a moment for Oliver’s expression to change. His eyes widened as he shifted his eyes left and right to see his surroundings. He shifted his hands to his stomach, pushing it in and out. “Shit.” His face turned cold. He slumped both his hands and face down, pulling up his coat’s hood and buttoning it up. It was only a mere second after did he pause, flinching up and jumping once he realized Ayu. 

They both stayed in place. Ayu’s heartbeat pounded in confusion. Why is he here? Why is there blood everywhere...?

A few seconds passed. Still no words; still no movement. Ayu’s mind jumbled up as to what to say and what to do. However, it was after those seconds did Oliver take a stand. 

Ayu stuttered out, “W-wait- uh, what are-”

Oliver dashed off immediately, pushing Ayu out of his way. 

“Wait!” Ayu pushed himself back up, stumbling off to run after him. If it weren’t for his speed, he wouldn’t have been able to catch up to Oliver’s sprinting at all, though he caught up in record time. 

Ayu grabbed Oliver by his left arm, making Oliver hiss in the process. He asked, “What the hell was that?”

Oliver hyperventilated, sweat pouring against the blood on his face. “No- please go,” he whimpered. His eyes were puffy, tears already pouring in the brink of an eye. He somehow pulled himself out of Ayu’s grasp, running off yet again. 

Ayu could read Oliver easily at least. He could tell he was scared, terrified even. Yet, the urge to understand what he’d seen led him on. 

He ran after the red-hooded boy again. 

Oliver continued to make twists and turns down his path, making Ayu fall behind. Though it was lucky for Ayu as Oliver tripped by a twig. 

Ayu caught up before Oliver could get up again. But before Ayu could do anything, Oliver cried out. “STOP THIS, PLEASE!” 

Ayu paused, watching the shaking boy curl up. His arms wrapped around his head as his begged, “Leave me alone…”

Ayu’s body relaxed as his adrenaline slowed. “I’m not gonna leave you alone like this, and without an explanation.” He pulled up his hoodie, taking it off and letting the now pouring rain settled all over him. 

“Here,” he tossed the jacket over to Oliver. “This’ll probably make the stains less… obvious.” 

Oliver peeked his head up, still shivering and shedding tears. Hesitant, he put the hoodie on, not saying a word. 

He didn’t say anything about the scent... 

Ayu reached his hand out to the redhead. “I’ll take you back to the alley.”

Oliver swallowed. And he slowly took his hand. 

***

Rain still fell through as the two boys sat against the alley wall. 

Ayu stared at Oliver, thoughts spiraling through his mind. 

Oliver only stuck his head down. “Can you…”

Ayu blinked to his attention. 

“Can you be quiet, please? I still need to process this.”

Ayu nodded, then keeping his eyes away from him. 

The sound of the rain was his only distraction. He tapped his foot, shifted his seat, looked around left and right to the crowds. His impatience prayed for time to fly by. 

It came to the point where Ayu counted 78 raindrops before Oliver quietly spoke. “This is the first time someone’s ever seen me like that.”

“But…”

“It’s-… it’s fine. I’m pretty sure out of anybody, I can tell you. You can even help, maybe… or hate me, either one.” Oliver forced out a chuckle. 

“Just tell me what’s going on,” Ayu urged. 

Oliver nodded in reluctance. He looked down as he started to explain. “I’ve… been starving for years,” he said, “Whenever I eat something from my mom or just whatever, it doesn’t process for some reason. And it’s only until I pass out and I find myself with a dead body am I actually full.” He curled himself up again. 

“Does that mean-”

Oliver nodded. “From what I can tell, I just need flesh to live.” 

Ayu shook his head, his breathing heightening. “No, no… when did this start…?”

“My seventh birthday four years ago,” Oliver explained. “I was with two friends at the park and just woke up to find them dead in the same forest. It usually happens on my birthday… like today.” He sighed. 

Ayu himself took a mental sigh of relief despite it all. However, another thing came into realization at the same time. “So… you take others’ lives…”

“I hate it enough that I don’t try to eat or pass out of exhaustion until I give in after a week.” He slammed his head back against the wall. “It hurts…” 

Responses were limited. Ayu could barely comprehend what Oliver was even saying. However, in a reluctant fashion, he asked, “It’ll get better at some point, won’t it?”

“I doubt it,” Oliver immediately responded. 

Bad pull. “I- I’m sure of it.” God, damn it, don’t lie.

They stayed in an awkward silence. No replies given and no conversation added. Ayu twiddled over his thumbs over and over again, waiting for some kind of conclusion. 

Though it was Oliver to close things up by adding, “At least we have one thing in common.”

“What?”

“We both have shitty lives, right?” Oliver looked back at Ayu, opening up his eyes instantly. 

That was when Ayu realized Oliver’s been avoiding looking at him this entire time. 

“Holy shit,” Oliver spoke. He reached out to grabbed Ayu’s arm. “How did I not realize how skinny you were?”

Ayu stammered, raising a brow. He pulled back his arm and shrugged. “I guess the jacket. I don’t really eat, remember?”

Oliver only stared. His expression twisted to concern. But all he did was take off Ayu’s own hoodie, giving it back to him. “You can have this back.” 

“Uh, thanks?”

Oliver stood back up. He licked off some of the washed-up blood on his mouth and pulled up his own hood again. “Can I go home now?”

“Uh- yeah. Just don’t do anything extreme.”

Oliver huffed out a chuckle. “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t for the next while.” He walked off to the edge of the alleyway, waving him a, “Goodbye,” as he disappeared through the building edges. 

As the calmed rain still hit his soaking hair, all he could mutter was, “What the hell…”

-

Ten Dollars | Bread and Water | Red Eye | Crimson Capture | Next>>>

[namchyoon]

When did you first hear about your ult group?

It's kind of sad actually lmao the first time I heard about BTS was when they went on Ellen's show a few years ago, and there was an uproar in the fandom bc no one cheered for Namjoon (they said his mic wasn't working then.. I think). I didn't stan them at that time, and I forgot about the incident after a bit. Fast forward 2 years ago, I decided to look them up and became a fan. Then I had a light bulb moment.. I was like 'WAIT I KNOW THIS DUDE' and I connected the dots lol I kept thinking 'damn I could've stanned them much earlier'. but hey, I still found them. Fun fact: Namjoon is my ult bias :)

anon, you'll be happy to know i have an even sadder story 😭 i first listened to bts when bst released of lilly singh's reaction vid and then watched the mv but did not stan them until 4 years later 💀 we all found them at the time we needed them most so i think it worked out well <3

tell me your story

[jimimn]

HI ITS ME WHO'S NOT OVER JJK BLONDE SELFIE AND WILL NEVER BE -💫

HELLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO <33333333

HONESTLY ITS THE WAY YOH SAY SUCH NICE THINGS AND I DISAPPEAR FOR DAYS ON END BECAUSE INCONSISTENCY BLEEDS INTO EVERY CORNER OF MY LIFE FNEKALKD BUT I'M GETTING DONE WITH MY FIRST LEG OF EXAMS ON MONDAY SO YAY TO THAT!! OKAY I THINK WE'LL MOVE SLOWLY WITH BABY STEPS JUNGKOOK DROPPED SOME SELCAS JIMIN DROPPED SOME SELCAS IN THE WORDS OF THE LEGENDARY JEON JUNGKOOK ALL WE NEED NOW IS "together..BAM!" (THAT'S LITERALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOMENTS EVER THE WAY HE SAYS IT 🤧)

YES IN THIS HOUSE WE SCREAM OVER JIMIN'S DISRESPECT HE IS THE PARAGON OF A MULTI-FACETED MAN THAT HAS US WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER. THE AUDACITY 😤

CHANEL X JIMIN LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN AND OMG THAT SELFIE THAT DROPPED?? SIR???? WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL?? I MEAN YES BH SAID LET'S DROP SELFIES IN BULK BUT THAT ONE PICTURE OF HIM IN BLACK(GREY? I DONT KNOW FHSKKAJF) WITH THE SHIRTS UNBUTTONED!!! THEM COLLARBONES ARE FREE AND THEY'RE THRIVING IN THE OPEN IN THAT ONE. ALSO HIS LIPS ARE SO PRETTY. OH GOD LITERALLY HE HAS THAT COCKY SMIRK ON HIS FACE WHEN HE KNOWS HE DOES HOT BOY SHIT LIKE SHUT UP OK YOU CANT DO THAT JAIL FOR U NDNSLSKAJJW

SUCH A FUCKING TEASE THATS RIGHT!! EVEN STRAIGHT MEN?? BRO LIKE HOW DO YOU HAVE ALL GENDERS JUST TRIPPING OVER THEMSELVES FOR YOU IT'S INSANE AND OMG MISS SHIVI HAVE YOU SEEN THAT ONE CLIP IN WHICH JIMIN HOLDS HIS GAZE WITH THESE MEN WHO LOOK AT HIM (i think it was bon voyage?) and when they cross each other he JUST SMIRKS AND RUNS HIS HAND THROUGH HIS HAIR LIKE YEAH OK ALEXA PLAY I'M SEXY AND I KNOW IT. AND YES I'LL LISTEN TO EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY ANYTIME 💗💗

12PM KST IS THE HOLY HOUR I TELL YOU ALTHOUGH I REMEMBER WAITING THE NIGHT BEFORE BE CAME OUT WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO COME AND BH WAS JUST LIKE "yea...no" OMG THAT'S AWESOME YOUR COUSIN'S VISITING YOU

HHFJDOSO YEAH IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THEY DID THE JUMP ALTHOUGHHHH I'M POSITIVE THEY'LL DO SMTH COOL LIKE THAT IN THEIR CONCERTS BECAUSE THEIR PERFORMANCE QUALITY IS JUST.. THROUGH THE ROOF IT'S CRAZY!! WHEN THE PERFORM WINGS?? LIKE HOLY SHIT NO CHOREO NO POSITIONS JUST BTS RUNNING AROUND THE STAGE MAKING THE CROWD GO FERAL I LOVE EVERY WINGS PERFORMANCE SO MUCH MY SEROTONIN LEVELS ARE ALWAYS AT A HIGH THEN. OOHH MY GODDD BS&T IS REALLY THAT BITCH!!!! WHO'S DOING IT LIKE HER TODAY NO ONE IS EXACTLY. AND NOOOO I TOTALLY GET IT WE THINK ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH THAT ACCIDENT HAS THE SAME EFFECT ON ME. IF ONLY YOU'D TOLD ME THEN IN 2016 THAT THAT ACCIDENT WAS THE START OF SO MANY I'D BE PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWED (see: him basically stripping himself that one serendipity performance. holy shit.)

FOR REAL THO CHRISTMAS LOVE DROPPED OUT OF NOWHERE AND DO YOU REMEMBER JIMIN SAYINF uUH iM nOt wORkInG oN a SoLo SoNg aT ThE mOmEnT heHe LIKE ALL MEN DO IS LIE OK AT THIS POINT. BYE. YES TAEHYUNG DID WARN US BUT ARMYS (LIKE MYSELF) PUT THEIR CLOWN WIGS ON AND THOUGHT IT WAS KTH1 LMAO. OMG I HOPE YOU DON'T SLEEP THROUGH ANY OF THEIR UPCOMING SONG RELEASES BUT I'M SURE IT'S THE BEST FEELING TO WAKE UP TO CHECK YOUR NOTIFS AND SEE "Big Hit Labels" BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE FIREEE. DUDE SERIOUSLY I NEED JIMIN TO GO LIVE AGAIN (although we've been well fed by namjoon for now🤧😌💗) LIKE THAT ONE YT LIVE WHERE HE SAID "O...M...G" SHUT UP STOP BEING SO CUTE I'M DHJSWLIFJWKALS

LMAO OKAY YEAH THAT'S VALID YOUR BLOG THEME IS BASICALLY ✨jimin✨ AND I LOVE THAT IT REALLY GRAVITATED ME AND YOUR URL OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDD YOUR BRAINNN 💆‍♀️💆‍♀️💆‍♀️💆‍♀️💆‍♀️

YES YES YES JIMIN IS SO PERFECT AND THE SOCK DOODLESSS 😭😭😭 oooo so when did you get into giffing? how did you start? BROOOOO YOUR URL'S ORIGIN STORY. I LOVE IT WOW YES IT'S DEFINITELY GOT THE REQUIRED ✨pazzaz✨

NOOO OMG THIS URL IS YOUR BRAND LIKE YOU'RE A LEGEND ON ARMYBLR I LOVE IT SO MUCH. BUT STILL!! IT'S YOUR CHOICE AT THE END 💖

OMG QUARANTINE DID IT'S ONE GOOD JOB AND GOT YOU INTO BANGTAN YAY. OMG YOU AND MISS LIFEGOESMON ARE FRIENDSS??? LEGENDS INTERACTING THIS IS SO COOL. LMAO THE PARADIGM SHIFT YOU MUST'VE FELT FROM LISTENING TO STAY GOLD (WHICH BTW THE MV...THE LITERAL CUTEST OH GOD THE LITTLE DOG AND JIMIN'S LITTLE SMILES DHSJAOWO) TO THEN GOING TO BST IN WHICH JIMIN IS BASICALLY STRIPPING AND JUNGKOOK IS UPSIDE DOWN LMAOOO. YES BS&T HAS EVERYONE HOOKED THE POWERRRR. YOU FALLING DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH YOUR FRIEND'S ASSISTANCE OH GOD THIS IS SO CUTE 💓 EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM 🥺🥺🥺

AAAAH OKAY MY STORY ISN'T AS INTERESTING AS YOURS IS BUT IN 2016 BASICALLY ALL I KNEW OF KPOP WAS GANGNAM STYLE AND WASNT WILLING TO CUANGE THAT PERCEPTION (FOOL BEHAVIOUR I TELL YOU) AND WAS TOO BUSY OBSESSING OVER ONE DIRECTION'S REUNION AND SO ONE NIGHT (THE NIGHT BEFORE JIMIN'S BIRTHDAY 🤧🤧) I JUST STUMBLED UPON THEIR BS&T TEARS MV AND I HEARD IT AND I WAS LIKE OMG!! THIS IS THAT SUPER ADDICTIVE SONG THAT I'D HEARD SOMEWHERE AND IT JUST SPIRALLED FROM THERE I REMEMBER SEEING JIMIN AND BEING LIKE 👀👀👀👀 WHO IS HE I LIKE HIM AND JUST HIS AURA DREW ME IN SOOO MUCH AND WHEN I WAS GETTING INTO THEM I REMEMBER WRITING THEIR NAMES IN MY NOTES TO SEE IF I COULD REMEMBER 🤧 AND I STILL HAVE THAT NOTE FROM 4+ YEARS AGO 💓 AND YEAH BASICALLY SEEING THEM DO ALL THE MUSIC SHOWS AND STUFF AT THE TIME WAS SO COOOL AND MIND YOU BH DIDN'T HAVE SUBS FOR BANGTAN BOMBS THEN SO WENT ON THESE SKETCHY DAILYMOTION TYPE SITES LOOKING FOR ALL THE CONTENT I COULD CHURN OUT LMAO

AND YES!! COURTESY OF YOU I DID WATCH SOME RUN EPS!! I WATCHED THEIR CANADA ONES SPEAKING OF WHICH I LOOOVE THAT PART WHERE THEY'RE DOING THAT SONG GUESSING THING IN THE MORNING AND JIMIN SAYS "are you cold?" 🥺🥺 TO TAE AND HUGS HIM URRHRHEHSJSJSH AND I ALSO SAW THE ONES WITH THE PUPPIES GODDDDD I LOVE THE PUPPIES ONE SO MUCH LITERALLY JUNGKOOK AND HIS DOG (MIRI?) OH MY GOD THAT LIL FLUFFER AND ADAM IS MY ICON WITH HOW HE JUST DID HIS OWN THING LMAO.

BUT ANYWAY!! DO YOU HAVE A FAVE ERA?? LIKE DO YOU EVER LOOK AT THEM AND GO "Damn I wish I was a fan then" BECAUSE HONESTLY I WISH I HAD STANNED THEM IN THEIR DOPE ERA BUT I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE SURVIVED JIMIN THEN DHKSOWID-💫

FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME!!!!!!! ITS OKAY!!!!!!!! I TOTALLY TOTALLY UNDERSTAND!!!!! AND YAYYYYY CONGRATS I HOPE THE FIRST LEG OF EXAMS WENT WELL <333333 AND OH MY GOD you’re gonna make me cry with the together baam goddddddd same one of my fave moments and jimin’s giggles after that 😭😭😭😭 my babies <3 :((((

that..... black suit selca....... that opened button...... like open one more dear sir who’s stopping you... just do it <33333 YEAH he totally needs to shut up with his i know im hot side it just kills me every single time 😭😭😭😭😭

LISTEN THAT BV3 MOMENT  S H O O K  ME OKAY????? THOSE GUYS LOOKED AT HIM AND HE WAS SO FUCKING SMUG ABOUT IT (AND HE SHOULD BE) AND THE WAY HE LICKED HIS LIPS AND RAN HIS HANDS THROUGH HIS HAIR????? LIKE HE KNOWS HE HAS EVERY SINGLE PERSON; NO MATTER WHAT GENDER; WRAPPED AROUND HIS LIL PINKY LIKE THAT???????

OH MY GOD ME TOO I LOVEEEEEEEEEEE THE WINGS STAGE AND WATCHING THEM HAVE SO MUCH FUN IS JUST SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I ALSO ABSOLUTELY LOVVVEEE THEIR ENERGY DURING THE SY TOUR MEDLEY WITH IDOL AND BAEPSAE AND FIRE AND DOPE ZSXDFGFCHGVJBHJN THEY JUST LOSE THEMSELVES IN THE CROWD AND THE MUSIC AND ITS JUST SO FUCKING SURREAL TO WATCH HOW MUCH THEY ENJOY DOING WHAT THEY DO!!!!! kinda makes me want to find that happiness and passion in whatever i do in my professional life <3 and LISTEN jimin said the break the soul commentary THAT HE COULD DO SERENDIPITY SHIRTLESS TOO. THE AUDACITY. HE SAID THAT WITH HIS WHOLE CHEST. 

YOU KNWO WHAT I THINK JIMIN WON’T GIVE US A HINT BEFORE DROPPING PJM1. HE’LL JUST DROP IT ONE FINE DAY OUT OF NOWHERE LIKE HE DROPPED PROMISE AND CHRISTMAS LOVE (i wasn’t here when he dropped promise but i read that on twitter sdfghjkl) AND NO PLS NO I DO N O T WANT TO SLEEP THROUGH JJK1 OR KTH1 OR PJM1 OR KSJ1 OR NAMGI MIXTAPE 3 OR HOBI MIXTAPE 2 OR ANYTHING BASICALLY YOU GET IT i had slept through dynamite cb because i had NO CLUE that they were gonna drop it at 1pm kst rather than 12 am kst. i was under the impression that since they dropped all the teaser pictures and the teaser itself as 12 am kst, the mv will drop at 12 am kst too. and I woke up like two hours after the mv dropped (which was almost noon my time) and i felt like A FUCKING FOOL AND I JUST 😭😭😭😭 NEVER WANT TO FEEL LIKE THAT EVER AGAIN 😭😭😭 

AND YES BABIE NEEDS TO COME LIVE SOON PLS I MISS HIM SO FUCKING MUCH :((((( AND HIS O...M.....G HAD MADE ME FUCKING SOBBBBBBBBBBB his yt live god he looked sooooooo fluffy with his hair and his tiny hands and his puppy eyes and soft voice im just so 😭😭😭😭😭😭

NO NONNONONONO PLEASE IM NO LEGEND DON’T SAY THAT IM EMBARRASSED im just a normal fangirl who makes okayish gifs 😭😭 and ok yes so i started giffing LONNNGGGGGG time back on a different public fan forum from my country but i never knew the right process and stuff so obviously the gifs were shitty lmao BUT ANYWAY i got into gifmaking PROPERLY this in july last year and obviously struggled a lot in the beginning because i didn’t know shit about colouring and stuff lmao but i kept practicing and even though im not perfect rn i do think that i got better. i love giffing tho. its such a nice creative outlet and whenever i gif the boys it brings me so much happiness :( <33

AND YES ASDFGHJKL ME AND HER ARE FRIENDS SINCE A VERY LONG TIME SDFGHJK LIKE LONG BEFORE BOTH OF US GOT INTO BTS SDFGHJ and ah yes the whiplash lmaooooooo and you’re right god the stay gold mv is SO FUCKING PRETTY THE COLOURS IN THAT ENTIRE MV HELLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AND JIMIN AND TAE AND JOON WITH THE DOGGO JUST EVERYTHING SDFGHJK <3333333 AND BS&T DUDE I GIFFED THE MV YESTERDAY AND IM 💀💀💀💀💀 (like i just giffed jimin from the mv but i did watch the whole thing 5647589 times <333333) AND GUESS WHAT!!!!!! I WAS A LILLY SINGH FAN (IDK IF YOU KNOW HER SHE’S A YOUTUBER) BACK IN 2016 AND PEOPLE BACK THEN HAD REQUESTED HER TO REACT TO BS&T MV AND I HAD WATCHED HER REACTION VIDEO AND (although it didn’t stick with me back then because i was a fucking fool) I DID SOMEHOW REMEMBERED THE JIN AND STATUE KISSING MOMENT AND WHEN IN 2020 I SAW THE MV AND SAW THE KISSING MOMENT MY BRAIN JUST!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS LIKE HOLY SHIT I HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE SOMEWHERE AND THEN I REMEMBERED I HAD SEEN THIS IN THE REACTION VIDEO LMAOOOOO i wish i hadn’t been a fool and gotten into them back then :((((

AH NO OMG YOUR STORY IS SOOOOOOO CUTEEEEEEEEEE ATLEAST YOU WEREN’T A FOOL LIKE ME TO NOT GET ATTRACTED TO BS&T THE FIRST TIME OF SEEING IT!!!! I WANNA HIT MY 2016 SELF LIKE DAMN YOU YOU FOOLISH ASSHOLE AND yes omg how did y’all do the subs thing damnnnnn i can’t imagine

AND YES THE CANADA RUN EPIS ARE LOOOVVVEEEE and that vmin moment plsssssss i cry everytime 😭😭😭😭😭 it is just so soft and innocent and tae’s little smile after jimin just turns around and hugs him 😔😔😔😔 i love soulmates 😔😔😔😔 AND MIRI YES OMG EVERYONE WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THE LITTLE CUTIE AND THE WAY JUNGKOOK JUST KEPT ADORING HER THROUGHOUT MADE ME SO SO SOFTTTT and bro adam is me. i am like that. lazy and un-motivated AF. although if i were a dog and jin were to be my owner i would listen to him so well and jump on him every chance i’d get 😌😌😌

GOD YES RED HAIR DOPE ERA JIMIN 💀 BABIE BUT MAKE IT SEXY 🥵🥵 AND OMG YESDGFHG MY FAVE ERA IS HYYH. ORANGE HAIRED JIMIN. PLS. HE’S EVERYTHING. I WISH I HAD GOTTEN INTO THEM DURING THAT. LIKE THAT ERA IS ..... SOMEHOW SO FUCKING WILD AND STILL SO ASSURING AND CALMING ????? KEEPS ME ROOTED LIKE IDK HOW TO EXPLAIN DFGHJKL AND WINGS TOO DAMN I WISH I WAS HERE TO LIVE ALL THOSE AMAZING ERAS. but even though i wish i had gotten into them earlier... i think i found them when i needed them the most. I was going through a very difficult time last year and they somehow they made me feel so fucking safe and at home that the connection was instant. honestly i’ve never stanned or felt a connection with any celebrity as strong as the one i feel with bangtan. its like... they don’t know i exist but they still know EXACTLY what im feeling and what to say or do at that time to make me feel comforted. Its weird god but its true :((( SORRY I GOT EMO I JUST LOVE THEM A LOT SDFGHJKL

[azelmaandeponine]

I'm not an XY fanboy but you're an Iris fangirl who sees nothing wrong with her being handed a PSEUDO LEGENDARY because she's your Mary-Sue self-insert. She has no development and rarely got called out on her crap. You wanna talk about a Black Hole Sue, why didn't Ash put her in her place? He has more experience, yet he regressed. Ash had NOTHING going for him in BW, he should be badass after beating 2 legendaries. Ash never beat Alain and struggled with Ash-Greninja, not a Gary-Sue.

Wow, I can’t believe you brought this garbage into my inbox.  Actually, this fandom is riddled with misogyny and racism, so I can totally believe it.

First of all, Iris was not “just handed” Dragonite.  She found a wild Pokémon and bonded with it over the course of the episode.  Also, good of you to ignore that Dragonite didn’t even obey Iris right off the bat, meaning she still had quite a bit of work to do as its trainer.  They didn’t just hand her a perfect win button.

You know who was “just handed” a Pokémon? Dawn.  Funny how no one calls her out on this (Note: I don’t dislike Dawn).

And there is no such thing as a “pseudo-legendary” in the anime.  Pokémon ARE NOT bits of data with stats in the anime, so they have no BSTs.  Dragonite is just another Pokémon.  Or are you just ignoring that time in the anime when Ash’s Pikachu defeated a Dragonite?

And while I won’t deny I love Iris, she isn’t even my favorite female companion.  That’s May (though I haven’t caught up with SuMo, and Lillie’s giving her competition).  Favorite female character? Jessie.

Iris literally has tons of development.  She learns to apologize and not prioritize winning over her partner, she gradually opens up and trusts her friends more.  Her teasing of Ash gets more affectionate as the series goes on.  It’s more akin to family squabbling.  Also, Iris is on the immature side herself, but she IS correct to say Ash is just like a little kid.  Anyways, my dad and I call each other kids all the time.  My younger brother calls me a kid a lot, too. I’m an adult. It’s not a big deal. Iris’s arc is about learning to empathize with others, which makes her a better trainer.

She’s an empath who has trouble empathizing with other people and Pokémon.

And her catchphrase is a direct result of her past.  She was ostracized at the Academy for her wild behavior, so she internalized that was desperate to be not be seen as “such a kid”.

She’s certainly not a Mary Sue, not is she my self-insert.

And seriously, “put her in her place?” Good to know that you’re a misogynist who thinks that girls who dare to call out their male companions on their mistakes need to be “put in their place”.

“He should be badass after beating two legendaries”

No.  He leaves all his Pokémon at Oak’s except for Pikachu, who always gets reset at each saga.  Guess what? You are not the target audience of this show.  Children are.  That’s why each saga is self-contained. and not to be that person, but XY’s rating in Japan took a huge plummet.

“He lost to Alain”

That is irrelevant.  He can still lose and be a Gary Stu.

And Ash-Greninja itself is bullshit.  It adds to Ash’s Specialness™ points, because he and Greninja are the only ones in the entire anime able to do this.  There aren’t even other examples mentioned in passing.  Ash and Greninja are the first.  It also comes out of nowhere and is poorly developed.  That’s the hallmark of a Gary Stu.

[hotheadhero]

TOA Midsommar Piemageddon Ask Minigame!

UPDATE: Initial team-joining ends at 11:00am PST, and minigame ends when the Midsommar event does (Nov 4, 11:59pm EST) or when everyone has been pied to death! For narrative purposes, there will be ribbons you can claim from enemy players to symbolize your victory. Conditional casualties (join after getting hit X number of times) are also possible!

Lilly and I were talking about a pie assassin game and with only 2 days left until Midsommar ends, why not launch it now? (And it’s a rapid-fire way to get some last-minute event activity for those sweet rewards~) We're currently seeking interest in the competition but not really - it's heavily ask based and essentially amounts to a game of chance as to keep the game moving. It'll either end when the Midsommar event closes, or when there's only one person left standing!

Please like this post if you’re interested and you shall be RNG’ed to Team Caspar or Team Cynthia (just to keep the team counts even, because I suspect a lot of people have reason to gun for one or the other or whichever players we get XD). Don’t have time to participate, or your muse wouldn’t willingly do so, but still want death by pie? Like the post anyway (+ DM one of us); we are accepting casualties!

Some baseline rules below the cut:

Like this post (6 likes starts the game)

You will be RNG’ed to Team Caspar or Team Cynthia (unless you are a “casualty”)

RNG 3 targets at a time off of a list of willing participants. We will NOT tell you which team they’re on but WE WILL KNOW.

Friendly fire is possible

Attacker sends an ask to the target, and the target rolls a 20-sided die (1d20) on Google

1-5 is total miss, 6-10 is barely hit, 11-15 is avg hit, 16-20 is crit

If you get hit (11+), you're out of the game

Unless you message one of us specifically to get a saving throw and stay in the game--but your fate hinges upon one 20-sided die

Points are tallied at the end

Best assassin (1 person) gets a poorly made paper crown by Caspar and Cynthia! (Yes, it took the two of them to make one. Somebody hastily scrawled the words BST KILLR on the front of it--obviously their noble education didn’t pay off XD)

Winning team gets bragging rights

TAG ALL POSTS WITH #piemageddon SO WE CAN KEEP TRACK! (That way, you can also pie people outside of the game. These also count for the Midsommar event, so be sure to include the #toamidsommar2019 tag as well!)

Again, THIS IS AN ASK-BASED MINIGAME; NO THREADS NECESSARY!

[lilypatchboutique]

As I work to finish orders from last release I have been asked when will the Lilly Pulitzer inspired prints be released? The answer is August 6 at 3 pm PST/6 pm EST💜 I wanted to make sure all pending orders go out before I added new products to the shop. In the meantime, let’s start previews. 1️⃣ LP print #1 Bloom. Please note that all LP prints are large in scale so there are no guarantees that you will receive the same design as shown. Lining is emerald. Some tips to make shopping easier. 💜 Make sure your address and payment info are up to date. 💜 Start refreshing your browser 1 minute before the release goes live. 💜 Items in the shop usually sell out quickly, please make sure you choose the correct size. To help eliminate mailing out the wrong sizes I will no longer be adjusting or cancelling orders after it has been placed. We have our BST group on Facebook that we would love for you to join where we have an awesome community and you can search/buy/sell/trade your Lily Patch cozies and I’m sure you’ll make some new friends along the way. I am also donating this cozy to @lillyforchange benefiting children going through cancer treatments to help provide them supplies for school. The auction starts tomorrow August 1st. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0lwM8Upqvw/?igshid=wvfowzep92mf

[evoldir]

Fwd: Graduate position: UppsalaU.ConservationGenomics

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Graduate position: UppsalaU.ConservationGenomics > Date: 27 April 2022 at 06:29:29 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > Uppsala University. PhD position in Conservation Genomics - Apply by > May 20 > > A PhD student position in Conservation Genomics and Immunogenetics is > available at the Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, > Sweden. > > Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a > strong international standing. Our ultimate goal is to conduct education > and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a long-term > difference in society. Our most important assets are all the individuals > whose curiosity and dedication make Uppsala University one of Sweden’s > most exciting workplaces. Uppsala University has over 54,000 students, > more than 7,500 employees and a turnover of around SEK 8 billion. The > Department of Ecology and Genetics is an international environment with > staff and students from all over the world. Our research spans from > evolutionary ecology and genetics to studies of ecosystems. For more > information, see www.ieg.uu.se. > > Project description/duties: Climate change is predicted to increase > temperatures worldwide and increase climatic instability. This will > significantly impact infectious disease dynamics, altering pathogen > distribution and disease intensity. Ectotherms are particularly > susceptible to thermal changes, as they are dependent on the > ambient environment to regulate their physiological processes, > including the immune response. This PhD position will investigate > how climate warming will impact immunocompetence in the sand lizard > (Lacerta agilis), a vulnerable, temperate species in Sweden. It will > integrate experimental biology with genomics, transcriptomics and > epigenomics, applying population genetics and genome-wide association > approaches. The selected candidate will mainly engage in large-scale > population genomics and quantitative genetics analyses that require > solid bioinformatics skills. The candidate will also conduct field work, > immune challenge experiments and molecular lab work to produce additional > datasets. Additional duties include active participation in the research > group activities, training of junior group members in relevant techniques > and engagement in collaborative projects. > > Qualifications required: To be eligible for a PhD-student position the > applicant must hold a master degree (or equivalent) within evolutionary > biology, ecology, bioinformatics or a related field. The ideal candidate > will be highly motivated and have a strong interest in evolutionary > biology and conservation genomics. A high standard of spoken and written > English is required. > > Qualifications desired: Experience with genomic techniques and > bioinformatic analysis is highly advantageous, as well as an enthusiasm > for field work. > > If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Mette > Lillie, mette.lillie@ebc.uu.se > > For further information on the position and to apply, > please visit the following site at Uppsala University: > https://ift.tt/F2BjKhU > > The application deadline is 20 May, 2022. > > Mette Lillie > > Department of Ecology and Genetics > > EBC, Uppsala University > > Norbyvägen 18D > > 75236 Uppsala > > Sweden > > Email: mette.lillie@ebc.uu.se > > När du har kontakt med oss på Uppsala universitet med e-post > så innebär det att vi behandlar dina personuppgifter. För > att läsa mer om hur vi gör det kan du läsa här: > https://ift.tt/LFBjVSk > > E-mailing Uppsala University means that we will process your personal > data. For more information on how this is performed, please read here: > https://ift.tt/Xbh8lVi > > Mette Lillie > via IFTTT

[maikatc]

black sun tale draft 3 | a dove’s tale

i just found this one a couple of minutes ago and genuinely forgot about it until now, but i find it charming despite how short it is, so enjoy this one!

“Can you tell me a story?”

A boy, with dark hair too messy and body too hideous, gazed above his laid head. He could only find darkness, though his ears caught the soft voice from his memories.

“I don’t have much in my mind to be honest with you,” she giggled.

He stared blankly into nothingness, too weak to move, too weak to think, too tired to do anything but listen.

She hummed softly as he stilled. “I’ll tell my favorite.”

The boy listened to her silently, embracing her sweet sound.

“Once upon a time, there was a dove who held ugly, tattered feathers. The dove was so hideous that nobody loved him. He wanted to be loved like the others, he wanted beautiful feathers that they had taunted to him. And so, he stole the feathers of many to use as his own.”

He’d heard this tale she made too many times before.

“The dove planned on using another dove, who was almost just as hideous, and give that dove all of the ugly feathers to bear himself. All so the dove can strip away from what he was born with the best he could, and live out with all the beautiful feathers he’d gained. The dove ended up succeeding in the end, grateful for all the endeavors he went through to trick the other dove. And he could finally call himself magnificent as all the rest. The end.”

The boy cringed in thought, “I still don’t like that story.”

“Well everybody has their reasons, don’t they?”

“It doesn’t sound like your old stories,” he said.

“Oh.” There was silence before she could answer. “Of course, it isn’t something normal I’d make like before.”

“Then was it for me?”

“No,” she said. “It was for Akeldama”

[hiddenwashington]

anonymous said : Was that [TAYLOR HICKSON]? Oh no no, that was just [RAELLE COLLAR], a [CANON CHARACTER] from [MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM]. They are [EIGHTEEN] years old and [ARE] aware that they are not actually from Washington DC. Too bad they can’t stray from this city for long. {ooc: lilli, 24, bst, she/her}

accepted! welcome to washington d.c. raelle collar [taylor hickson]! please send in your account within 24 hours! please be sure to take a look at the checklist now that you've arrived! we look forward to seeing you around the city!

[stamistudios]

Lily filler pins will be available Tuesday 6pm BST! . . . #pins #pingame #pincollection #pinflair #pindesign #pin_post #pingang #lapelpin #hatpin #pin #pincollector #enamelpin #pinspinspins #pintrading #pintrader #pinlife #pincommunity #pinobsessed #hardenamelpin #lilypad #lillies #koifishpond #koifish (at Bournemouth) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQT-aSHLrJ/?igshid=1f5tjkmnq0m0c

[jankalyan]

MAFS' Jonethen Musulin strips off for a VERY racy photo with topless girlfriend Lilli Newman

MAFS’ Jonethen Musulin strips off for a VERY racy photo with topless girlfriend Lilli Newman

‘Thirst day’: Married At First Sight’s Jonethen Musulin strips off for a VERY racy photo with topless girlfriend Lilli Newman

By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 05:06 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 05:23 BST, 16 October 2020

Married At First Sight‘s Jonethen Musulin revealed last month that his romance with new girlfriend Lilli Newman was actually eight…

[countmohawk]

Ultra Sun Recollections 19

The Altar of the Sunne... Nebby... Necrozma...

Needless to say, this is the climax of the game. Spoilers incoming: you have been warned!

The Altar of the Sunne is right on the other side of the Dragon trial site. We have to climb well over 100 stairs to get to the altar itself, but that’s nothing.

Lillie seems to already know what to do at the altar. It’s likely she read about the particular ritual we’re invoking while she was holed up in the Malie Library, but since the flutes themselves are magical, it could also be their power working through their bearers. I’m not sure which interpretation of the events I prefer.

We get into position, wait for the sun to rise, and sound our flutes!

Wait, hold on, that’s not the right whistle! Let me try that again...

There we go! Much better.

So, lo and behold, Nebby was our legendary Pokemon the whole time! As a Solgaleo, he’ll have the power to open Ultra Wormholes. Time to chase down Lusamine, right?

Not quite. Instead, it looks like Necrozma brought Lusamine to us! I have to admit, I was more satisfied than I probably should have been to see her pride get stomped flat here. Dealing with Lusamine and Guzma can wait, though - Necrozma and Nebby are about to go at it hammer and tongs!

I didn’t get any screenshots of the actual battle between the two legends, although it did look pretty cool. However, Necrozma managed to beat Nebby, and then assimilated with it, producing Dusk Mane Necrozma: also known as “the guy from the box art!”.

And then we have to fight it. Dusk Mane isn’t all that difficult to beat, though, even with a legend’s BST of 680.

(also, yes, my Starmie’s nickname is “Asterisk”)

Unfortunately, beating Necrozma here only causes it to retreat through an Ultra Wormhole, which has the side effect of plunging Alola into darkness!

Actually, how does that even work? Necrozma did a hit and run on Nebby, who was, up until about 15 minutes ago, relatively small and powerless. Maybe the ritual we invoked to evolve it into Solgaleo also linked its powers to the light of Alola? In that case, we might have dun goofed ourselves - although, without a guardian to fight against it, Necrozma may have simply eaten the world’s light and fled anyway, which would leave us in exactly the same position.

Anyway, with the light gone, the UR Squad show up. They are, understandably, mad at Lusamine, not only for her deception earlier but also because she didn’t even succeed at quieting Necrozma. However, they decide to set aside that particular bit of animosity for the sake of their mission.

It doesn’t make any difference right now whether we’re fighting or saving Necrozma, though - either way, we’re going to have to take a ride to his home turf on the back of the UR Squad’s Lunala, the counterpart to our own Solgaleo Nebby.

OK, a brief aside here: for all that Nintendo likes their motions controls, I find them entirely too wobbly and gimmicky. Anyone who has seen my playthrough of Wario Land: Shake It! would remember all the similar comments I made against the Unibuckets. Fortunately, reaching the white warp hole is fairly simple, even with a janky control setup.

Thus we arrive at Ultra Megalopolis. The other half of the UR Squad is there to greet us - Phyco and Soliera, whom we would have encountered if I was playing Ultra Moon instead.

What did Lusamine really expect would happen when she came down from on high? You can’t bully Necrozma; he’ll bully you!

Phyco’s explanation on how Necrozma came to be in the broken form it currently inhabits is interesting, although he doesn’t say anything we didn’t already know. Whenever scientists think they can control ancient powers, they inevitably screw something up and piss of said ancient powers. Gotta believe in Fortune Cookie Nonsense, after all!

One thing he says does stand out, however: Necrozma’s black crystal body is not actually its true form. What would that look like then?

Ah. That’s cool. And slightly intimidating. And now we do battle!

Full disclosure: I got 6-0ed by this guy on my first try. Ultra Necrozma has a 754 BST and a +1 totem aura; outspeeding him is basically impossible, and he hits hard enough to oneshot basically everything. Of course, my team is composed of glass cannons, so there was basically no chance of any of them living through even a neutral hit. I ended up beating him on my second try with a combination of Refresh luck and Hail damage (my Alolan Ninetales has Snow Warning). I had hoped to drop a Stoked Surgesurfer on him for the Paralysis hax, but my Raichu didn’t roll high enough on the hax table itself to live a hit.

After beating Ultra Necrozma, it separates from Nebby and flees back to Alola, and we use Nebby to ride back to Alola ourselves, which leads into the denouement of both the UR Squad and the Aether family’s story arcs. The Squad, of course, are thoroughly pleased that we were able to do for them what they could not do themselves: defeat Necrozma and calm it down from its rampageous nature. With that need taken care of, the Squad decides to take up residence in Alola and do some science on their own into the nature of Necrozma and the world’s light. Can’t fault them for that; being proactive is good practice for anyone. They do share one thing in passing, however, which is the connection between Totem Pokemon, Z-Crystals and Necrozma - apparently all of those types of energy are caused by leftover radiation from Necrozma, back when it was still whole. That’s a fairly useful bit of lore for worldbuilding purposes!

On the other hand we have Lillie’s reconciliation with Lusamine. ...Well, “reconciliation” might be too strong a word. For all that she holds herself up tall here, though, Lusamine definitely seems to have been humbled a fair bit by her experience (and her failure to defeat Necrozma on her own terms). Even in declaring her intention to have Nebby cared for at Aether Paradise, the camera stops short of showing her eyes, which I think is significant. And for her part, Lillie acknowledges her own weakness, and the fact she had to rely on us for everything.

I should point out that what happens in this scene is not a simple “forgive-and-forget” moment. Although Lillie does accompany her mother back to Paradise, she remains free of Lusamine’s control; the relationship between the two has clearly changed.

I still have a few more things to say about how Ultra Sun wrapped up its climactic battle sequence, but those can wait for another time. Now that Lillie and Nebby are safe and sound, it’s time we got back to our own island challenge!