#but like... one sided

[coopbella]

been a bit since i posted one of these, but here's my next drabble for @thedrabblecollective's drabble challenge! i used today's prompt, choice, although i actually wrote this before the month even began. once more i've chosen (heh) to write heartless fanfic... alice in wonderland and all of its adaptations have me in a chokehold right now. AND HATTA'S UNREQUITED LOVE OF JEST... you're gonna be seeing more stuff about that from me. ;) (as long as i don't find out they have an age gap, that is—jest and cath are already on thin ice.)

fandom: heartless (marissa meyer) characters: hatta (catherine pinkerton and jest are mentioned) relationships: hatta/jest (one-sided), catherine pinkerton/jest content warnings: none

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Hatta knew it was over the moment Lady Pinkerton stepped through the door.

Despite what she said, Hatta knew the Sisters did not give warnings lightly. She had doomed them all by disregarding the Sisters’ advice.

Murderer, martyr, monarch, mad.

Hatta knew Jest, too. He knew Jest would always follow Lady Pinkerton, no matter the risks.

Murderer, martyr, monarch, mad.

Most of all, Hatta knew himself. He knew he’d always follow Jest.

Hatta laughed bitterly, alone in the empty Crossroads. They should’ve guarded their hearts better. Now Lady Pinkerton was the only one who ever really had a choice here.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Penelope's final gambit, you will always be famous, no matter the subtext.

[monsterfactoryfanfic]

if I've learned anything from grad school it's to check your sources, and this has proven invaluable in the dozens of instances when I've had an MBA-type try to tell me something about finances or leadership. Case in point:

Firefox serves me clickbaity articles through Pocket, which is fine because I like Firefox. But sometimes an article makes me curious. I'm pretty anal about my finances, and I wondered if this article was, as I suspected, total horseshit, or could potentially benefit me and help me get my spending under control. So let's check the article in question.

It mostly seems like common sense. "...track expenses and income for at least a month before setting a budget...How much money do I have or earn? How much do I want to save?" Basic shit like that. But then I get to this section:

This sounds fucking made up to me. And thankfully, they've provided a source to their claim that "research has repeatedly shown" that writing things down changes behavior. First mistake. What research is this?

Forbes, naturally, my #1 source for absolute dogshit fart-sniffing financial schlock. Forbes is the type of website that guy from high school who constantly posts on linkedin trawls daily for little articles like this that make him feel better about refusing to pay for a decent package for his employees' healthcare (I'm from the United States, a barbaric, conflict-ridden country in the throes of civil unrest, so obsessed with violence that its warlords prioritize weapons over universal medical coverage. I digress). Forbes constantly posts shit like this, and I constantly spend my time at leadership seminars debunking poor consultants who get paid to read these claims credulously. Look at this highlighted text. Does it make sense to you that simply writing your financial goals down would result in a 10x increase in your income? Because if it does, let me make you an offer on this sick ass bridge.

Thankfully, Forbes also makes the mistake of citing their sources. Let's check to see where this hyperlink goes:

SidSavara. I've never heard of this site, but the About section tells me that Sid is "a technology leader who empowers teams to grow into their best selves. He is a life-long learner enjoys developing software, leading teams in delivering mission critical projects, playing guitar and watching football and basketball."

That doesn't mean anything. What are his LinkedIn credentials? With the caveat that anyone can lie on Linkedin, Mr. Savara appears to be a Software Engineer. Which is fine! I'm glad software engineers exist! But Sid's got nothing in his professional history which suggests he knows shit about finance. So I'm already pretty skeptical of his website, which is increasingly looking like a personal fart-huffing blog.

The article itself repeats the credulous claim made in the Forbes story earlier, but this time, provides no link for the 3% story. Mr. Savara is smarter than his colleages at Forbes, it's much wiser to just make shit up.

HOWEVER. I am not the first person to have followed this rabbit hole. Because at the very top of this article, there is a disclaimer.

Uh oh!

Sid's been called out before, and in the follow up to this article, he reveals the truth.

You can guess where this is going.

So to go back to the VERY beginning of this post, both Pocket/Good Housekeeping and Forbes failed to do even the most basic of research, taking the wild claim that writing down your budget may increase your income by 10x on good faith and the word of a(n admittedly honest about his shortcomings) software engineer.

Why did I spend 30 minutes to make a tumblr post about this? Mostly to show off how smart I am, but also to remind folks of just how flimsy any claim on the internet can be. Click those links, follow those sources, and when the sources stop linking, ask why.

[hinamie]

trick or treat!

[abandoned-quiche]

I LOVE ALL OF THESE CHARACTERS BTW. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE YOUR HATE FOR THEM ON MY POST

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

haunted houses being portrayed as "infested" with evil spirits....yes obviously the house is infested it has uninvited human occupants.

you get pests you call in exterminators, just how it works

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

sorry starscream

[artkaninchenbau]

A h-heartfelt reunion..?

Bonus

[biteinsane]

There is a certain way I see this pairing and I need you all to see my vision. They are both stupid. I love them.

[zeropro]

"his smile"

[mythicalcoolkid]

You don't wish your disability was worse or more visible, you wish your disability was taken seriously. Please stop confusing the two, I guarantee you would not get the support you need JUST by being more severe or more visible. Please listen to visibly disabled people when we tell you it isn't better on our side

[cubbyhole-for-flea-bee]

(Not) an approved use of the Power Of Friendship

[hotcinnamonsunset]

when art (below left, print by Anna Haifisch) inspires art (below right, follow up by @molabuddy) inspires art (above, hand knit cardigan by me)🐕

[molinaesque]

But I got something going now. A friend. And I don't wanna mess it up. Maybe that's what I was like for you.

[hinamie]

10 years later

[anbaisai]

girls when there's a completely imaginary threat