#cuz. how did i see that post. why am i not blocked.

[yourfourthparent]

love seeing posts that are like "i block people who like/post about/do this" and it's something i do from someone i have interacted with multiple times

[barcalover86]

Why?-Pablo Gavi

Summary: Pablo broke up with you, but he regrets it

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You were dating Gavi for 7 months and the time spend together was the best one in your life.

Your love was so strong, and people around you were really proud that Gavi had found a girl like you.

You were going to his matches to support him, and he would be by your side when you needed him. Your relationship was something that everyone wished for.

The day when he came to you after a match just to tell you that he doesn't feel anything towards you in a romantic way caught you off guard.

Just the morning before, you two were kissing while cuddling each other, and the reason he told you was definitely a lie. You asked him since when he doesn't love you anymore, he just saying that he doesn't know exactly but it has been some time.

You started to panick. You weren't mad at him, nor were you screaming in anger, but you were really shocked and were about to cry.

You couldn't blame him for not loving you anymore. For you, he was out of your league even if he all the time used to tell you that you were the right person for him. Well, it seems like it isn't like that, at least not anymore.

Your relationship wasn't exactly publicly announced, but people knew that you were somehow seeing each other or just hooking up.

You were getting a lot of hate because you were just a stupid girl that was used by Gavi to pleasure himself. That's what people thought, but it wasn't at all true.

He loved you, and he admitted himself. He fell for you harder than he could for someone else. He couldn't live without you on his side, and when he went to the changing room after he confessed to you, he cried harder than he did all his life.

He cried like he couldn't breath and like his world just ended. Like he just ended his world.

His football friends were by his side. Nothing worked.

"I don't know why you broke up with her"

"I already told you, I feel like I don't love her anymore, but fuck cuz I still do and I don't know. I've never been in love, and I'm so scared that I got so attached to her, and if she leaves, how to live without her? It's better that it ended now."

"You really think that?" asked Lewa

"Joder, no" he said while bursing into crying.

After Gavi got home, he went to Barca' insta account and saw a video that they posted on their story while they were in the changing room "celebrating".

He could clearly see his crying face like anybody else that was looking at it.

People were around him, calming him down while his hands were on his face.

His sobs were heard over the music that was playing behind.

"Mierda" he thought.

He went to tik tok just to see your haters saying that you were the reason for his heartbreak and that after you two fcked you just blocked him and used him.

They were really angry, and Gavi felt even sadder so he wrote something and posted it on his story.

"I am really disappointed that some of you want to find drama all the time and accuse people that you don't even know. You know who I am talking about. I appreciate your concern about me, but if you post things about it, don't you dare think that it helps me. Stop hating people that you've never met! It is our life and not yours. Mind your own business! Gracias a todos!"

He posted it and then went to sleep just so your face appeared on his mind. What has he done?

You, on the other side were just staying in your bed thinking about what you could have done for him to not love you anymore. Again, people started to accuse you of breaking his heart when he was the one who broke yours. You missed him so bad that you went to his insta to see a picture of him. You saw that he put something on his story and opened it.

He for sure saw the hate coming again after you.

You were now thinking if you should call him because you deserve to know the real reason he end things between you two, but at the same time you were scared that he doesn't want to hear about you anymore, that being the reason why he posted his story, to not even see things about you on tik tok. You deep down knew it was a lie, but something inside you told you to just call him. If he will answer, good. If not, as well good.

It was really late at night and Gavi didn't pick up the phone. That's it, you thought. It's clear that he doesn't want to hear about you.

The reason why he didn't pick up the phone was that he put it on silent to that he could sleep. Tomorrow morning he had training.

The next day, when he saw that last night you called him, he started to panick and question himself if he should call you back. He knew now that you were mad at him for not answering.

He decided to do it, and when he heard something he was happy that you answered that quickly but the thing is that you blocked him, not being able to contact you.

He was so hurt, and he himself got into this, still not understanding for sure why he broke up with you. He clearly loves you and maybe being attached to someone isn't that bad, but now it was only too late.

He went to training with tired eyes. He couldn't concentrate at all, and people started to tell him to try to get over it, but even themselves knew how much he loves you and true love isn't fading in just a couple of weeks.

Days have passed, and all he could think about was still you. He hadn't heard anything from you, even if sometimes he would ask for his friends' phones so that he could see your insta page.

You didn't post much, but that little was enough for Gavi to know that you were at least healthy. He tried to talk to your friends but they only replied him that what he did was wrong and that he has to talk to you face to face and not towards messages, but that was way too complicated while being a football player and having to switch cities and countries every week.

He was on his urge to give up and let you refind your life, until one day he saw you at one of his games. His eyes sparked at the sight of you and smiled knowing that you came for him.

After the match was over, he rushed towards you.

"Y/n-"

You rolled your eyes and went away.

"No, no, please stop. I tried to reach for you to tell you the reason I broke up with you because now I so regret it but I couldn't find a way to find you please listen"

"I already gave you a chance, Gavira. I even called you the night after. Why didn't you pick up? Were you hooking up with some other girl?"

"Wha-no! My phone was on silent, and I'm sorry. I called you back the moment I saw but you decided to block me.."

"Good for me"

"C'mon, we both know that you miss me as well. Just let me explain"

"Yo, hermano, I don't miss you anymore. I'm over it, and I'm proud because of it"

"What-?"

"Yes, you heard that right. Now leave me alone"

"No, I won't. The reason I broke up with you was that I was so falling in love with you that it scared me. I got really attached and I was afraid that someday you would leave me and I would have been destroyed. That's why I decided to leave first , but the moment I didn't see your eyes anymore, I just broke down into tears. I know that's not a good reason and I should have been there for you because you got so much hate because of me and my stupid private relationship kind of thing and I want to try it again with you. I know that you are truly my soulmate and that no one can ever take my heart like you did. Maybe you don't love me anymore, but I will try to make you fall for me again if you let me.."

"That clearly won't happen Pablo"

He sighed. He was proud of himself , and he finally told his feelings but so disappointed that he lost you forever now.

"I'm sorry again, y/n." He said while turning his back at you.

"That won't happen because I still love you" you shouted after him.

He remained frozen.

"What?" he replied with a smile full of hope on his face.

"Yes, I still love you and miss you..miss us"

He smiled even more and went to hug you.

"So you are attached to me, huh, Gavira?"

He chuckled.

"How could I not be?"

🩶🩶🩶

[decolonize-the-left]

Tumblr socio-political observation time

Identifying with fandoms and movements and brands to validate yourself has led to a society where your interests define you and your character instead of your character defining you and your interests and I think as a whole that's why performative activism is so rampant

(and likewise it's probably why people are so protective of the things that bring them a sense of self and why it's so important those things remain politically neutral and separate from politics but that's another post)

I dont necessarily think it's a Bad as in something that makes you evil but it is bad in that we now have a lot of people doing things in good faith that some are doing in bad faith and all these people are being painted the same because as a whole we arent critically engaging with ideas anymore

As a millennial I know am very much responsible for creating that climate. I think a lot of us grew up thinking that we could shame people into being "good" the same way that we were shamed growing up anytime we had an opinion that differed from our bigoted genx & boomer parents.

It manifested in a lot of ways but one of the prominent examples that most of us will remember is doxxing. Now I want to be clear that I never did this myself but doxxing, call out posts, block lists, etc were everywhere from I wanna say about 2007 to 2017 when I'd say it's status as a common social behavior started to be frowned upon and ineffective.

We were trying to hold people accountable with those actions.

I think that very much backfired. Bigots just got better at hiding and they learned to co-opt our language and mental health terms to gaslight us when we did call them out until those words became meaningless to use. It's simple to not appear bigoted now. Just don't share anything from known bigoted brands or companies and don't follow anyone problematic. Easy.

Cuz those define you and your character, right? Isn't that why y'all still put "supports x" as reasons for your own call-out posts? That's what validates or voids your good person card. At least, thats what everyone made it seem like a decade ago.

The millennial failure was how superficial it all was. We weren't dismantling anything. We were shaming support of x, y, & z as a way of shaming bigots and racist comments and calling them out, but we weren't actually learning to recognize or dismantle racism itself and that's how 10+ years later most of us are watching our kids deal with the same shit we did except now they're also struggling with critical thinking skills inside and outside the classroom.

I think a lot of millennials mixed up righteous anger with doing what's right. Thinking that because we were angry about bigotry and taking it out on bigots that meant we couldn't be bigots. I mean everyone is a little bigoted but not like Bigots™ are bigots, you know?

And then we refused to put ourselves under that microscope or think about that any further. We stopped thinking about a lot of things, I think. We started accepting that we would be told what was okay to believe in or say and I think a LOT of millennials esp white millenials still wait for someone else, especially a Black person to speak on something so they can see the "right" side they're supposed to take.

Someone please learn something from this. This is still very much racist and avoiding the issue is still very much enabling white supremacy.

It will only go away if it's directly addressed.

•••

So I'd like to submit a formal request to bring back one good thing from back then. White responsibility for white supremacy.

Some of us may remember some posts that said if anyone should be responsible for engaging with white supremacists and helping them break down their beliefs it'd be white ppl ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ that its dangerous work for anyone else to do (for obvious reasons) and besides that white supremacists won't listen to anyone else. And allies did.

Bring that back.

The defensive white retaliation to this idea is seen on any mutual aid post in comments like "fuck your emotional labor, I don't owe you anything" or "idgaf if youre black/disabled/gay/whatever I don't owe you shit." So for the people getting ready to type something similar in my notes: This is a white supremacist defense mechanism that reinforces BIPOC isolation through individualism without seeming malicious on the surface. We all owe each other something tho; it's how a community operates and how humanity has survived for so long. Don't fall for this line of thinking and don't bring that nonsense to me.

White supremacy won't go away on its own and white supremacists sure as hell won't go away by letting them fester behind block lists until they're old enough to run for senator so if you can handle this task then respectfully, do it.

"but white supremacists are a waste of time to talk to" yeah for those of us who they'd rather see dead.

The labor and time it takes to make a white supremacist see you as a human who says words worth listening to so that you can then have a good faith conversation about politics is not WORTH the effort and risk to safety for the people who they hate. Especially not if we're doing it and getting death threats 9x out of 10 or they just wanted us to waste our time and exhaust us out of being effective

So if you are not included in the list of people that white supremacists want dead then it is worth your time and in fact is arguably one of the most productive ways to spend your time.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk

[ghostatas]

Inspired by @rotomo10281 and FA'S radio hc...

This is basically Canon for me. Just is. I love it so much, and have very much been having thoughts. I even did a lil doodle when I was testing some new brushes :D , I'm just waffling about ideas under the cut

Do you think Fit scripts his radio speeches, or does he just go with the flow? Both, perhaps?

Sometimes, he'll find these huge builds and spends DAYS uncovering their stories. He'll document things roughly, I am also a prosthetic camera eye truther (screenshots) so he takes lots of pictures and evidence. He'll then hole himself up somewhere with his tiny obsidian cabin, gather all his noted and make a full timeline for whatever he found/wants to document. Then when he's done, he'll turn on the radio and start talking, adding his own thoughts here and there.

Sometimes, he'll be walking, in a relatively safe space hundreds of thousands of blocks away from spawn, or maybe closer, and just talk into like a hand held mic (I don't know how radios work) and just say whatever comes to mind. Maybe he sees a fight happening a while away and just starts commentating it (whilst staying hidden ofc).

Does he ask questions? Just wondering to himself what the world outside 2b2t looks like, what the people out there do in their everyday lives. Also the most random bullshit, like. I feel like he talks conspiracy theories when he's bored. Maybe some philosophy, but hes always so unserious about them because he lives in 2b2t! No ones got morals there!

I don't think he'll talk emotions on there, man's so repressed he doesn't realise he has them, but i feel like sometimes there'll just be some outburst of emotion you can hear. He gets quieter, or louder at times and you can tell he's agitated. But normally his voice is very level and nice to listen to :D. It's convenient tho because he doesn't want to talk to himself like a crazy person but likes talking out loud -it's grounding and it's basically socialising right????- so he just speaks into the radio because it feels more normal.

Uhhhhh, he's also not the only one on 2b2t with a radio! Some people occasionally find a working one, or can piece one together and they listen in on his stories! It's not often they'll be able to, they're busy tryna survive or cause chaos, but they also enjoy his broadcasts (mostly). It's why he's so popular and well known. The older people appreciate and respect his work a lot, it makes them nostalgic and gives them joy, and many of them go to him (either in person or by some other method) with their discoveries so he can document them! It's mainly the newer, more unruly people who hear his name and be like Yeah! I'm gonna kill this guy cuz he's popular! But he's generally appreciated by the community a lot ^^ (I like this last part a lot)

Uhh that's all for now but it's such a cool idea I love it very much @rotomo10281 and Fit Anon you are very lovely please continue posting it gives much joy :D

[katiekatdragon27]

To my other followers: I am so sorry.

To my two new followers: *comes out with silver platter* Here! Eat uuuuupppp~~~~

This! *slams fists on table then slams face on table* This GODFORSAKEN MOVIE HAS ALTERED MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY I'M NOT JOKING.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF "RECLAIMING MY CHILDHOOD TRAUMA" MINDEST MY BRAIN WAS ON BUT THE OBSESSION WITH THIS PIECE IF MEDIA IS ACTUALLY SCARING ME-

Most stuff below. Lots of rambling.

So. Flatland. It's a good book, and an amazing f*cking movie. I love this goddamned movie so much bro. It's not even like a "good" good movie I just really like it for no reason.

Some lore I have with this book, since I want to talk about it.

I watched this movie the first time when I was in 6th grade. It scared me so bad that I had nightmares about it for a week. I hated the style of the 2D world and was so scared about the amount of murder that I psychologically blocked it all out.

Now in the present (as an adult in college), my friend brought up the movie for us to watch during a movie night. I was way more excited to watch it than I thought I would be (cuz of my previous encounter with it and wanting to "reclaim" the movie), but we only got 4 minutes in before my other friends got bored and decided to watch something else. I sorta dropped it for a bit after that before @/goosesartblog posted their ONE - Flatland crossover and 10000 emotions flew over me. I then proceeded to watch it with my siblings, who also did not care about the movie.

Now, it has become a lifestyle of watching it every single day. Every. Single. Day. It's bad. I can't stop.

And it's on YouTube for free.

AND the book is on YouTube as an audiobook AND the actual PDF book is just there to read.

PLEASE. I NEED PEOPLE TO NOT BE NORMAL WITH ME.

Anyways, actual relevant doodles. These characters are A. Sphere (the objectively best character idgaf) and Carlton Cube(?). I saw something about them being John-locked and thought it was really funny. Also, I saw a meme about the two getting Starbucks or smth during the week I lingered, so here lol.

Some more doodles of concept stuff. Actual A. Square art and some style testing, Hex doodle, and more A. Sphere bc I love him so much. His ass is gay idk if you think I'm wrong just look at him.

Silly little idea I had about if Spherious *(the sphere from the other Flatland movie) and A. Sphere were in the same universe. It's unlikely, but I think Spherious would be the Messiah of 2000 and A. Sphere is the Messiah of 3000. They met at some point where their lives overlapped, and Spherious tried to give A. Sphere advice, to which he was completely ignored. A. Sphere's a bratty teen here and Spherious is a grandpa. They treat their apostles very differently.

Another silly idea I had was that when A. Sphere "died", he was actually picked up by a 4D being named A. Tesseract. He stays with her until the war is over in his dimension, and he is able to see A. Square one last time during his hallucination (that's why A. Sphere's innards are seen). Also also, A. Sphere learns how to treat people better b/c of A. Tesseract and the 4th dimensions' more liberal views on expression and gender. Development for the stupid shiny solid.

Thank you for looking at this mindless rambling. If anyone knows of more Flatland media, please send it to me I'm starving. Expect more, and have a great day :)

[zaiban2989]

BNHA S3 EP1 or the Pool Ep

Honestly, I've watched that ep at least 6 times in the last two weeks, just didn't have a chance to pause and talk about it until now lol That post gonna be long again 😭🤣

It's not "that much" of an important episode when you think of it, but it's still one of my favourites. Our cinnamon roll Izuku is just the cutest in this one, being manipulated by Denki & Mineta to use the pool so those pervs can spy on the girls lmao the whole thing is hilarious and cute af - I mean look at this cute baby being all fired up for training! 👇

Our little green bean is so cute and friendly and nice he even texted everyone to come and join them lmao Which is raising so many questions: did everyone in class 1-A share their numbers with each other? Does that mean that Kacchan actually gave it to everyone else, even Deku? Or is Kacchan the only one Izuku didn't text because, you know, fucked up relationship and all that, and it's only because Kirishima got the message that Kacchan came (like his bro definitely has his number and told him about the training)? Or do they all just have a group chat with the whole class so Izuku texted there so everyone, including Kacchan, saw it? I WANT ANSWERS!!!!

But considering the timing of how late Kirishima and Katsuki came to meet with them, I feel like the closest answer is that Kiri got Izuku's text and then texted Katsuki or even went to his house to drag him out or something... Kiri did say that it took him a while to get Katsuki to come, so that's probably it. The thought that Izuku can't even text Kacchan, or didn't even think he could, makes me so sad honestly 😭 (like imagine class A really does have a group chat and those two idiots are in there but never interact with each other's texts and secretly did save each other's numbers but yeah there's no way in hell they'd go and text the other because "Kacchan probably doesn't wanna talk to me", "why the heck should I text the nerd, I'm better than him!" *siiiiiiigh* I want a fic about this now lol)

Anyway, back to the episode... Iida, class rep, always at the ready to order people around lol It's so funny how everyone just listens to him though, I love it 💙

AND THEN THE BEST PART OF IT ALL HARKLZERLKRZEKDE - What happened? Iida and Izuku are having a little moment together (reminiscing what happened in s1 & s2) and Izuku says that he got here with the help of many others and that he needs to work that much harder and WHO yells a loud "OF COURSE!" to that?! Fucking Kacchan! 🧡💚seriously I can't, man! I have so many fucking thoughts on that scene alone, it's ridiculous lol

And I mean, what he says is so freaking weiiiiiiiiiird! (proof in pic👇)

Iida and Izuku were not even speaking that loudly, so how the fuck did Katsuki even hear all of that shit from where he was?! (he just arrived there with Ei, you see him walking up to them with his usual gremlin face, Kiri blocking him lmao)

So now I am HC-ing the fact that Katsuki actually do not have any fucking hearing impairments because of his Explosion quirk - on the contrary, he probably trained himself so fucking much so that shit would never be a problem and so that he could eavesdrop on any conversation his nerd would be having with other people (see Sport Festival and his stalking of Izu/Todo secret meeting lol)

I mean seriously, Kiri and him JUST arrived there and what's his first move? To fucking head to where Deku is hdezdezmde and you wanna tell me that guy ain't obsessed with his broccoli head? PLEASE!

"Otherwise there's no way I'd lose to a damn nerd like you!" - or literally, Katsuki openly admitting that he has been losing to the nerd (in the first DvKpt1 of course, but also when they teamed up against AM for the exam because he had been reckless and had to rely on the damn nerd for help - hell, he even lost consciousness and the guy dragged him to the exit (HC-ing again, but pretty sure Kats asked for the recording of that fight cuz he didn't remember and wanted to know what the fuck happened - he'll never tell Izuku though))

So our blonde baby IS already growing up, it's subtle but for someone like Katsuki to say that he's lost to Deku, I mean that is fucking big, man. I'm certain Izuku didn't even pick up what that meant here, but progress baby, you've been acknowledged by your person! 🧡💚

As soon as he's there, he's already picking a fight with his baby nerd lmao at this stage, it's established he sees both Deku & Todo as his rivals - Hori is even already setting the tone for the next gen' of UA Big Three since the 3 of them end up being the ones winning each racing rounds and are now facing each other in the final

(Just some appreciation of how fucking hot Katsuki is when he doesn't make his bitch face lmao 🔥🧡 also the fucking V-shape he has, god dammit man!)

Of course, the final round doesn't happen - I wonder who Hori would have turned into the winner on that one lol Guess it was too hard to decide huh flekdmzemdez Look at those dum-dums' faces as their quirks got erased 🤣

That episode is so gold, I swear! Even the ending with Katsuki's frustration of not having raced against Deku & Todo when he's on his way back with Kiri and the fact that we see once again that his goal hasn't changed (yet?), honestly, it's endearing 🧡

"No matter who it is, I won't let them catch up to me, let alone get ahead of me!" - oh baby boy, talking about your insecurities like that *sobs* it makes it even more amazing that he changed so freaking much by s5-s6 because he's no longer with that mindset 😭 "The nerd's ahead of me now but I can still catch up!" fuck me man, that 180 is just... *cries*

You see his All Might fanboying seeping through what he says and how he's determined to prove himself, someone please give that baby a hug😭 (he fucking gets kidnapped in this season, I can't man)

ANYWAYS, I LOVE THIS EPISODE SO MUCH OKAY?! lmao Ending this review with the official season ending, firework moment and Kacchan next to his Deku (come on, Hori could have placed him anywhere else there but nope)

That's it, folks! Cheers for coming to my ted talk lol Till next time!🧡💚

[tandaforever]

Here is where I ramble a bit.

I looked at posts from the other side (no, not the dark side). I don't do it often and I have most of them blocked that I don't see any of their posts on my dash, so it was a deliberate decision. I don't hate them, trust me, I don't think their opinions are necessarily wrong either but purely for my own sanity I've blocked all of them long ago. But I got curious and so I checked.

It's interesting to read how differently this article was received, even on this side of the fence. An eye-opener. And I get where almost everyone is coming from, I do, even if I don't agree with some of it.

Emotions also tend to run very high in our small corner of the internet. But I've always said there's space enough for everyone here and wherever you land on the scale is your business.

But I DO see that in the end, they also want what's best for our boys, or our boy in question. Sometimes it's disguised in a roundabout way, sometimes it's not expressed so kindly, but I do believe that part to be true. Or else why would they still be here? Firmly on the good side?

But being kind and respectful to one another is KEY. It's probably what I value most in a fandom and I've made really good friends who feel the same.

We're all entitled to our opinions and those opinions can certainly change over time too, don't forget. But what I don't like seeing, are those opinions being pushed down the wrong throats (both ways here, I see you anons).

Read the room, people. Trying to convince people or attack people is a waste of time and energy imo.

Find YOUR people, and stick to them. Trust me when I say, it will make fandom life a haven, not a school playground.

My two cents though?

I've been here long enough to know when truths and half-truths are being presented.

I'm not involved in their lives in any way and so I don't feel like I am owed anything. I don't feel relieved, not really, as I recognize the long road ahead nor do I feel cheated.

He said what he wanted to say, and that's enough for me.

If anything, what he said might have been too much, too vulnerable and I hate that I can't shield him from further public scrutiny, further lynching. But that's a me-thing.

Do I believe everything that was said? No.

That person at work I had a talk with a few months ago? I sent them the article, and their mind was changed.

But what was said can be enough to change minds, so it's a start.

The truth, for those who have half a brain, that he's guilty of no crime, IS out there. And that's enough.

That's enough for me.

But more importantly, the amount of respect I feel for this man hasn't changed. If anything, it's skyrocketed.

His strength inspires me.

His goodness still inspires me.

(And yes, even though he's said himself that he was guilty of being an asshole, I don't actually believe all of that. Hell, I'm probably a bigger asshole than he is. There's a bit of an asshole inside all of us lbr.)

He is good.

And I still support him and love him as much as I did before 2021 and even before midnight on Feb 4, 2023.

And I wish him all the best.

I wish him all the peace he deserves. May he find what makes him happy and revel in it.

I'll still be here. Gushing over two men who has always had an undeniable, life long, soul binding connection, since the very moment they met.

Cuz yeah, I'm still a Charmie too. 😘

[borom1r]

1-25 choose violence ask game ❤️

ALL OF THEM?????? you’re so real for this ty snfnsnbfns. doing LotR bc of course I am

1. the character everyone gets wrong

PIPPIN I HATE TO SAY IT BUT PIPPIN. all those incorrect quote polls that have been posted where pippin keeps fucking winning YALL REALIZE HES AN ACTUAL CHARACTER RIGHT?? with like depth?? and bonds?? and a personality. yall realize that right?????? right??? ik we all love 2 joke but he would not say half of those things

2. a compelling argument for why your fave would never top or bottom

ok I personally enjoy both for Boromir BUT if he IS topping. he is a service top. I will die on this hill

3. screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

I block ppl for these takes so no screenshots but everyone who thinks Boromir is a villain. if you think Boromir is a villain I will key your car.

4. what was the last straw that made you finally block that annoying person?

there is one singular straw and it is bad Boromir takes in the Boromir tag

5. worst discord server and why

I don’t join fandom discord servers bc I love myself too much for that 💗

6. which ship fans are the most annoying?

ummm idk? most of my lotr mutuals have different ships from me and it’s all chill. but tbf I’m very selective abt who I interact with now lmao.

7. what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

no one yet thank fuck.

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

Aragorn/Arwen isn’t actually romantic sorry I think it’s fucked up actually. the vibes are off there for SURE

9. worst part of canon

FARAMIR’S “yeah I’m gonna take you from your home and tame you. haha wdym. you don’t need a blade during times of peace.” SHTICK WITH ÉOWYN IN THE BOOKS. UNPACK YOUR BIASES YOU LITTLE FREAK!!!!!!!!

10. worst part of fanon

HM. I will stick with “people who horrifically misinterpret Boromir’s character”

11. number of fandom-related words you've filtered

at the moment I only have rings of power blocked but I’ve had that blocked since it came out bc if I look at the armor in that show I will commit crimes.

12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

MOVIE!FARAMIR MY SPECIALEST LITTLE GUY OOOOOOOOOO MOVIE!FARAMIR I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUU he’s so handsome and special and I love him and you WILL all look at him and clap and cheer. it makes me insane that his temptation by the ring mirror’s Boromir’s and he’s actually fucking normal abt the Rohirrim AND I just love him very much :)

13. worst blorboficiation

ummm idk… maybe Frodo

14. that one thing you see in fics all the time

HMMM exposing myself but I basically only read Aragorn/Boromir fics lmao + since we’re Choosing Violence the most annoying thing is Boromir just being A Brute. like damn I love the surface level reading of the text maybe try engaging with it above a 1st grade analysis next time 💗

15. that one thing you see in fanart all the time

hmmmmm idk cuz again I don’t interact w a lot of fanartists so there’s nothing like. annoying. all th ✨motifs✨ I do see r very fun + I like them :)

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

ummm for Serious, portraying Pippin as Stupid. for Silly, uhhhh Trans Faramir is so real to me I completely forgot cis people both 1) exist in the real world and 2) probably interpret Fara as cis too. i don’t get it :(

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

trans Faramir 🩵💗🤍

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

HM idk. trans Faramir again. also bc I love it, utilizing Old Norse culture for the Rohirrim teehee

19. you're mad/ashamed/horrified you actually kind of like...

OK IM MAD THAT FINNISH BOROMIR IS JUST ME. THATS ME. THATS AN OUTFIT I WEAR REGULARLY MINUS THE LONG HAIR. I DRESS LIKE THAT TO BUY GROCERIES. i love him for that tho. I’m also mad that MtG Boromir’s stupid pointy muttonchops have grown on me. freak behavior, keeping his facial hair trimmed in those stupid little points

20. part of canon you found tedious or boring

I’m fighting for my life reading the histories rn 😑 I find them very dry for the most part

21. part of canon you think is overhyped

idk? I think there is an appropriate level of hype. but idk if Rings of Power had a lot of hype. if it did, then Rings of Power is my answer

22. your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

idk if it’s IGNORED necessarily but the fact that Boromir carries a Rohirric shield in the films does actually genuinely make me insane 💞 I love that sm

23. ship you've unwillingly come around to

UNWILLINGLY?????? idk?? ummmm I think it’s all fine for the most part I’m just A Fag so I don’t write het ships. it’s like a moral thing. Éowyn/Faramir gets a pass conceptually bc they’re T4T to me tho

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

idkkkkkkk I don’t engage w discourse bc I want this fandom to remain pleasanttttt

25. common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

again idk.. I block on sight if I see a Bad Take + then I erase it from my memory so I can continue to live in a beautiful blissful world where I. forgor abt cis people ☺️

[bewitched-bullet]

You won't reply to me but I have to say something as well. They deleted their posts because followers (I'm one of them) explicitly asked them to delete them. You can check his blog to see.

I honestly feel you are creating so much hatred out of nothing. I am even afraid to show you my identity, knowing you will come after me if I do. Only because I have a different perspective on it all.

Didn't this whole discussion start with the supposed toxicity of the Sherlock mod? Who was trying to prevent an RPer from leaving? That's precisely what he did to John, according to John's posts on his blog (you have to read between the lines), perhaps to Mycroft even (dunno for sure). But who knows for sure they did? Isn't it logically that you beg someone not to leave because you want to continue what you're doing?

I saw the last post on the John blog and was quite moved. He always sounds like a very reasonable guy, unlike Sherlock, unlike you guys on here. Sorry.

So, we ask you to stop this crusade. I will also ask my friends to send you a message just in case. Stop it. You are hurting people who don't deserve it.

*le sigh*

I'm afraid you haven't been actually paying attention if you think I can see his blog. After our conversation in a comment section, the John mod blocked me. Which I posted about.

If you have read all my posts, etc you would see that I've answered every single ask except two. Even the spicy ones sent by Harriet mod as themselves and as anon and the 3 by the Mycroft/John mod as anonymous. Even, when John sent basically the same message 3 times (my inbox, ask, and tagging me (as John) ((which can be considered harassment)), I never "came after" them. Not like they have for most of the other mods, including ones OUTSIDE of their rp group.

Isn't. That. Interesting.

So, no, I'm not going to "come after" you for being polite and expressing yourself.

Now on to the good stuff.

So the John mod will flip-flop on what they strongly believe, on a whim, for a stranger.

Take note on that.

Looks like you are referencing the post Dump made? Allow me to remind you (which isn't my responsibility btw) what you are talking about if you are. Dump said that (paraphrasing):

"...consult-sherlock begged me to stay. They all contributed to my decision to block JOHN, SHERLOCK, AND MORIARTY."

If you want the exact verbiage, go look for it. It's in the tag "a scandal in tumblr".

We don't know the nature of the begging. And we can't ask the source because they specifically said to LEAVE THEM ALONE. Begging, is not inherently wrong? Not sure what you're insinuating here. Maybe you are assuming how they were begging was wrong? If you have any insider information on this I would very much be interested.

If you call avoidance, deflection, refusing to break character on a concerning issue (referring to when this was just about the fishy miscommunication) as "Reading between the lines", that's a personal problem for you. All that I mentioned in this paragraph are all red flags. Very red. On fire, red. And no one can help you see these till you're ready. That's why so many people stay with OBVIOUSLY (and sometimes not so publicly obvious) awful partners that mistreat them, why we excuse our (our as in as whole, not saying you and me specifically) abusive parents behavior, or side with an abusive government(s) that sanctions genocide.

As for being reasonable...I am reasonable. Till I'm not. I will never be reasonable to bullying/abuse. Especially when it involves little kids and old people. I will go fucking feral. And with this situation, after the pretzels John clearly twisted himself into, the PUBLIC harassment of Greg, yeah, for sure, I'm more in my feels in this. That being said, I haven't lost all rational thought. Cuz these are grown adults that are involved and feral me isn't needed.

I can easily adjust my stance on a situation don't have all information on. Because I'm intelligent like that.

Remember the Amber Heard case?

Thankfully, I could wait till a public court case to see all the evidence presented in an organized manner to make my judgements.

(cuz it's fucking hilarious)

However, so many people were upset at being "wrong". Ooooor they doubled down in their previous beliefs DESPITE the clear evidence. Its ok to change your views as new information and actual facts come out.

This is called critical thinking. (Side note: they were both abusive to each other but it's clear who "started" it. Reactive abuse it still abuse though, y'all. And if you see this in yourself, recognize it, get help, and you can improve. I believe that all people can become better versions of themselves...but that's because I can't squash the optimism that lives deep down inside me)

I'll keep this simple: there's no crusade. Just presentation of evidence, my knowledge, conclusions, and feels.

I'm rather allergic to holy wars that justify murder and genocide.

Oh? You're going to ask your friends to message me to stop? You mean you're gonna recruit people to try and bully me into submission? Gonna harass me if I don't do what you want? Gonna jumpstart your own foray into abuse?

Be careful, it's a slippery slope. And once you start sliding down it, it's incredibly hard to claw your way back up.

Side note: I'm not going to be anyone's brain, legs, fingers. All of you can think for yourselves, can find the info yourselves, and type things in yourselves. The information is there. Stop being lazy if you actually want to know

[claymorexpunisher]

I am so confused why people come into my ask box, misinterpret my posts, or wanna debate about shit that I didn’t even say lmao.

Cuz I sure don’t do it to other people. I stay in my little blog and try to ignore the bullshit I read on here on the daily. Just the other day I saw people being gross and laughing about Jimmy basically being called a drunk junkie by assholes who changed his Wikipedia page over a storyline. Did I go and message them? No. Cuz comments like that aren’t reflective of me or even of Jimmy. They’re reflective of who those people are and how they feel about themselves. I don’t have to do a damn thing except pray that they find some compassion in their hearts to be better people.

Thinking that others deserve a chance is not me saying that Roman, Solo, Jey, Jimmy don’t work hard. I know they’ve come a long way. I see that and I respect that. I’m not mad at them. I can love someone to death and still be tired of things being repetitive.

Hell, I love Charlotte and I’m sick of them having no other opportunities for her except for championship runs. That doesn’t mean I don’t think she works hard. Complaining about that is not toxic, it’s called being a fan. Attacking people (both the wrestlers AND fans) personally over their opinion, is what’s toxic. So stop it. If you don’t wanna read differing opinions, use the block button or get off of social media.

[ashsostrange]

I'm honestly surprised at the amount of people who are still supporting him.He's got his little ((whats left of them at least)) fan base wrapped around his fingers.

“ He’s a minor he cant think for himself, his brain ain't developed!!” “ You don't know what it's like for him at home!” my fav so far “y'all are ablest and racist!! Yall don't care about black people!”

Bitch no one gives a fuck that he is black!! Motherfucker is telling people/threatening to eat glass to get away from what he's said to people. Calling someone out for gaslighting and trying to manipulate people with that shit ain't racist. Also using self diagnosis and laying about taking pill that will “get you high” as a way to get out of all his call outs. This is the stupidest shit I have seen while being on tumblr for the past three or so years like damn!!💆🏾‍♀️

perioddd!! lemme talk my shit again

i honestly giggled when his bf tried to say “y’all hate black people” when pretty much everyone speaking on him is black. why would i do that bc he’s black?? i’m black, not to mention a darskin girl. do with that info what you will.

ppl wna make us seem like bullies so bad. this isn’t just about what happened w catty, hell, it’s hardly about her at all! it’s ab his behavior in general. it’s inappropriate! if he would’ve just owned up, there wouldn’t have been a problem. i’m not obsessed w this nigga, i don’t care to go out of my way to make a post ab him everyday. he’s the one who escalated this further. he only wants us to “mind our business” when we’re not coming for his neck.

ab his mental health, if he doesn’t have a real diagnosis, he needs to not claim mental illnesses like that, but rather acknowledge that something is wrong with him. if you make a mistake, you need to not blame every damn thing on your said mental illness. if anything it’s a justification, but never an excuse. take the initiative to look at yourself and decide if you’re in the right headspace to be on the internet or not. i struggle with mental health, but not in the way he allegedly does. if ik i’m not in the right headspace for something, i step away. he needs to do that. and invest in a diary.

i genuinely don’t know why people are defending him when he did this to himself. if woulda stopped riding my dick like beyoncé rode that surfboard, then maybe we wouldn’t be here right now. accountability isn’t a bad thing. we’ve all made mistakes. i know i’ve made many, it’s about how you address them that matters.

i was literally defending his lame ass when he was sending inboxes as an anon to cause more mess between these two girls. yao was saying he was behind the anon and obv i didn’t believe her bc it wasn’t making sense to me at the time, and there was no real way to prove it. but then he started sending her hella inboxes and tagged all his mutuals saying “war has begun” a whole day later. when i tell you i showed one of my bsfs that post and we LAUGHEDD 🤣🤣🤣 nigga this is tumblrrrr, not a battlefield! from that day i’ve been watching him lmao. didn’t wna say anything about his behavior until i gathered more info cuz i’m not a mean girl (and didn’t want his army bombarding my inbox), but this is ridiculous.

and i’m so glad lia dmed me one day so we could discuss his weirdness. we literally played his ass and he didn’t know. bro was sending her msgs talking ab “i liked your new fic, but you blocked me” and he was the only one she had blocked recently. he sent so many hateful msgs under anon after that, nd he was reblogging it acting like it wasn’t him like… ok weird nigga.

i’m not ableist or “racist” (i’m literally fucking black!) fuck i gotta b ableist for? i’m the last person to rock w any kind of tomfoolery, and all my mutuals and irls know that. i’m unapologetically me on this blog. what you see is who i am.

“he’s a minor!!” so are the rest of us dealing with his bs bro. i’m literally SIXTEEN 😭

like i said, in most situations, if multiple people (with good morals) are telling you that you’re wrong, you can’t be right. i was never disrespectful with him to begin with. you get disrespectful with me, i get disrespectful with you. don’t care who you are ✌️like thank yewww

[neonlazycat]

Reducing us to minors who wanted to start problems is bullshit. We, romantic/sex-repulsed AroAce, both adults and minors, are people who doesn't want to be erased or have what little representation we have taken away. Respectfully, keep your mouth shut if you have never experienced being invalidated, erased or mistreated by your own damn community members.

Hun I did not reduce the entire aroace community to children . Its the ones who started all this nonsense drama the ones who are immature people and don't realise how fast stuff can escalate to other topics .

I don't get it why do you have to take things so deeply. We both know well that what I said wasn't directed with the intention to put down aroace people . It looks like people are just seeking more people to jump at ,because in no way my insignificant tags on another post, hurt u that much. Even more so in those tags was my concern on how this drama is flooding my feed with unnecessary bs that I don't wanna see. And how I cannot block the fandom tag, because I actually still am in the fandom and just wanna see art and fanfics and not a bunch of strangers fighting with each-other.

Now how you interpret and process my tags in ur head is completely different and none of my problem cuz at this point it looks people are trying to find small slip ups in others statements to jump at them behind anon asks . Very mature.

Now are yall gonna go search in every posts tags to see whoever poor person that god forbid decided to express their opinion on this drama (+ I didn't even write an opinion about the issue directly I was just saying how tiring this whole drama is) and go jump then on their ask box?

Or are we gonna go take a break and have fun outside the Internet for a while cuz it's getting incredibly annoying.

[iamafanofcartoons]

Defending RWBY’s Writing: Why Yang does not owe Ironwood for her prosthetic arm.

So apparently R/RWBYCritics decided to take a line from Avengers: Civil War and claim that Yang Xiao Long betrayed Ironwood by not being grateful for the prosthetic arm she received in V4. As people want to simplify things and call Yang a traitor/terrorist, I am once again going to make a post/discussion defending Yang’s character.

For those wishing to see my Yang Xiao Long Defense Post? https://www.tumblr.com/iamafanofcartoons/693045544855207936/yang-xiao-long-defense-post 

For those wishing to see the mindset of R/RWBYCritics? Just look at the end of this post for the screenshots I took of the rampant sexism towards Yang and Robyn, and the sheer worship of Ironwood.

I WILL HOWEVER point out some criticisms that I feel are valid. Of course those criticisms are ones that are going to be looking at both Yang and Ironwood’s perspectives, rather than be a statement trashing female characters like every RWBY Criticism video that licks Ironwood and Adam’s boots.

10 Reasons Defending Yang’s Actions and Debating Ironwood’s.

1. Just as much as Cap deserved to use the shield after Civil War. Just because James (Or should I say Pietro) gave her the arm doesn't mean she is bound to serve him. They had a serious disagreement about how to protect Atlas and Mantle and any goodwill she felt towards James about the arm wasn't enough to bridge the gap. To look at it another way, if James had given her the arm in Vol 8 as a peace offering would she have taken it and changed to his side?

2.  If you were given a wheelchair by a dictator and then joined a resistance movement. Should you then have to crawl on the ground?

3. Yang was asking Robyn Hill to trust Ironwood. She was asking Robyn to stop taking back the supplies that Ironwood bled from Mantle. And Robyn listened. Ironwood refused to trust people he cannot control or have leverage over. Yang took a risk in trusting a person who had always stood up for the people.

4. Dear people claiming that Robyn could have been one of Salem’s moles. HOW? Lionhart was trying to save his own skin. So was Raven. So was Roman. Robyn only served the people. So dear Ironwood apologists who call anyone opposing Ironwood a terrorist? Just stop....the fails in your logic are why I cannot in good faith treat Ironwood apologists with respect.

5. Ironwood didn't made it himself. He requested Penny's father who was much happy to be of help to her daughter's friends. Pietro? Who along with Penny defended Mantle and lived in Mantle, trying to care for the 99% while Ironwood sat in a cushy chair in the clouds and called Pietro and Penny’s home “a few city blocks?”  Second, Yang lost her arm because of Ironwood in the first place cuz his "military protection" wasn't good enough to prevent the attack. Third, Jimmy compensated  people because of his guilty conscious and her arm was of them.

6. Yang’s wearing an arm from a man who: Declared Martial Law Shot Dissenters Shot down escape vessels Threatened to bomb his own civilians Executed a Prisoner (Though she doesn't know this) It's like keeping an arm from a totalitarian. Yang lied to Ironwood. Is that reason to do any of the things he did? No? Then she's not at fault. The best case scenario is she gets a new arm down the line. Until then, She should keep it for its utility.

7.  Yang is a disabled person, there's no thing such as not deserving to live her life with full body autonomy. Ironwood did indeed make a selfless gesture by gifting her the prosthetic, but it precisely being a selfless gesture means Yang is in no way in debt with him. That’s not to say Ironwood doesn’t have good intentions. But just because you make a selfless gesture doesn’t mean people owe you anything.

8. A disabled character's prosthetics shouldn't be factored into this. Whatever you think about Yang's handling of the whole situation her having a prosthetic to help with her disability isn't a matter of "deserving" it. It's not like Yang asked for the arm, either.  Ironwood gave it to her as a gift. Gifts are typically given with the assumption of not getting anything in return.

9.  Taking away her prosthetic over a disagreement seems pretty ableist. She doesn't really owe him anything. It was a gift. Gifts are (or should be) given freely without the expectation of anything in return. That's what makes it a gift and not an exchange. "You don't agree with me? Well that means you don't get to use two arms"

10.    Yang was a 17-year-old girl who lost her arm defending a friend during a terrorist attack she was given the choice (by Ironwood) to shamelessly flee from. I think if anyone deserves an arm it’s her, plus it’s only fair to give disabled people a chance at normalcy if the technology allows, and they so choose to accept it.

Acknowledgement of criticisms

We don't really see anything to indicate that RWBY as a whole felt a sense of loyalty to Ironwood beyond just a kind of work partnership.

This could be in keeping with the idea of huntsmen not being loyal to any one kingdom, but there is a bit of difference in being loyal to a government, nation, or even town and being loyal to a person.

One you tend to put the good of that place or group above other concerns and with the other, the person may come before other considerations.

What can be overlooked is that there are cases where you oppose someone out of loyalty because you fear the path they are going down or even because you are trying to keep them from doing something they'll regret.

It would've been nice if the two of them had talked about it or Ironwood even asking how she was holding up after everything that happened, especially as he probably knows some stuff about trying to mentally process physical trauma. It may have even made the idea of going behind his back harder for Yang, maybe leading to Blake pushing more for telling Robyn about Amity rather than arrest her.

But those are valid criticisms, and I do not see much of that in discussions. What I DID see? Was more along these lines from R/RWBYCritics.

Reasons why I felt the need to put up this post after looking at R/RWBYCritics.

R/RWBYCritics, Their love of Ironwood, and their hate of Yang.

If you wish to see what R/RWBYCritics thinks of Yang? 

Just so you folks wouldn’t have to wade into the toxic sewer that is R/RWBYCritics...or Twitter. Did you know that at least 2 of the people in these mentions are Yang-hating fanfic writers who write fanfics involving Yang being beaten up? And as you may have noticed, their hate for Robyn is also there.

This weekend I will go into defending Robyn Hill.

[ari-rina]

TOTK Diary

So I dediced to put down my experience of playing tears of the kingdom, including my thoughts and theories and just...random funny things hat happened and I want to write down for the heck of it. This first post was my first day playing and contains spoilers up to reaching the first stable after leaving the forgotten sky island!

So first things first, before you actually wake up on the island there is a small passage you get to spend with zelda nerding out and all that time I‘m just there and like: Zelda? Zelda? Zelda, sweety, where is MY shiekah slate? It’s meant to be the heroes tool. You have your PurahPad now, where is my shiekah slate then? See those murals you’re geeking out about? There is coarse rubble in front of the places you can’t see, but if I still had the BOMB MODULE of MY shiekah slate then I could just easily bomb it free and you can analyze those as well!

I understand of course that it is meant to make us start from the very beginning again but dang that was a bit frustrating. Maybe the devs should have made the rubble not look like you can breakt it. Or maybe we’ll be able to come back to that place and destroy the rubble then and see the hidden murals? I hope it’s the latter one!

So apparently the royal line of hyrule was founded by a zelda and a zonai, did I get that right? Why were the zonai called “savage” then? All very mysterious, I’m eager to find out!

Why did the hand suddenly become limp, but was then able to save Link?

Now fun fact about my first death after waking up: I spooked one of the running sky birbs and it charged at me and threw me off the island.

So Rauru was seen as corporeal when in the trailer talking to Zelda, when you meet him as Link in the game he’s a ghost. My current theory is that Zelda is truly in the past right now because of that.

The abilities...I mean who am I kidding? You will be able to do sooo much bullshit with it, I already can’t wait. And now all the stuff you get to collect on your journey will actually have a bit of more usability. Cuz let’s be real, you only used the durian or hearty ingredients for cooking for the heal, and then the ability-inducing ones. That’s it. Now you can boost your weapons with it, as well. I do have to get used to them, though. It gives you so much freedom that I feel overwhelmed at it sometimes and it takes some time to learn what I need and what I can and can’t do. 

I had a BOULDER fused to my shield and was able to break stuff with it by “blocking” by the way. Very useful, would do it again!

It makes me sad that the Zonai are apparently all dead now? At least when you talk to Rauru on the island whenever you find him in different places strongly suggest that there are no Zonai left at all :(

I’m not sure if I like the “I need to get to my friend” quests from the koroks, tbh. On the one hand, it’s a cute way to get 2 korok seeds that feels more rewarding story-wise. On the other hand you got to spend a lot of time to actually DO it that I’m like “Oh no...how many of those are there?” On the forgotten sky island, I found 2 of those, so it doesn’t bode well for the game tbh lol. Also also, actually actaully: I think the Dandelion Korok is my new arch nemesis. I already found two and I just hate them.

I am SO grateful that the cave entrances are actually marked on the map you have NO idea. Botw actually made me feel like I have an okay sense of direction. With all these sky islands and caves in totk....I feel like I will loose my way a LOT. I wish you can upgrade your map to go from one “height” to a different one, so that you can actually see each “level” as it is instead of the whole thing. That would help a lot.

Some of the energy carge stuff still confuses me a bit cuz I have yet to need to use/do it? So I used energy cores to get some capsules. I don’t think I will regret it.

I MISS THE PARAGLIDER WHEN WILL IT BE BACK?

I saw that you can fuse things with the master sword!??!?!!? Like, the game tells you that it’s too damaged at the moment to do so but apparently, it’s at least a possibility?!?!?!?

So again you have to have 4 shrines to get a blessing by praying, so I’m currently wondering if there are 120 shrines again? More? Less?

I am by the way absolutely in awe of how they justified Link starting from scratch again with the malice seeping into his arm and weakening him to the minimum, and whenever you finish a shrine and get a blessing a bit of it seeps out of Link again so Link also gets to be stronger again. It so simple but ingenious, I love it!

When I got down to Hyrule, I was hellbent on goint to the quest marker in the hopes of getting the paraglider asap...but then I saw a tower-like structrue and some shrines and also a stable nearby so i went the other direction lmao.

I met someone who worships Hudson and helped him out, saved someone stuck in a WELL and also got a cave pointed out at me from someone else....and when I tried entering the cave there was a BUNCH of monsters that I didn’t know that immediatley saw me so I turned around and was like “nope, gotta go” and went to the stable instead.

Of course, the very FIRST night down from the island and in Hyrule again, you know what had to happen, do you? BLOOD MOON! I play with the japanese audio, so keep that in mind when I say i really love her poem/rhyme for it, it so haunting imo.

And that’s it for my first day playing totk!

[hebezunet]

also, since i am... 100% certain that the chip twitters aren't coming back, i wanna take a few minutes to talk about my experience as a mod for one of the characters (since i doubt it's any surprise that I was one lol)

firstly, i'm not revealing anybodys identities here other than my own, because everyone has fully moved on from the project and don't wanna be assocciated in any way with it anymore. i'm making this post mostly for myself and maybe 2 other people so even if you have inklings of who the other mods are, don't look for them. they will not be happy

with that out of the way-

if it wasn't supremely god damn obvious by this point, i was the most recent mod for bert. from like... what, may 2020? that whole big arc where he got out of the bertputer, that's when i started. definitely a lot of weight on my shoulders with that one.

despite how much i had fun writing for bert though... this whole project was really a nightmare from beginning to end behind the scenes. before we (the new team) could even start actually posting and writing stuff, there was a whole kerfuffle getting the keys (account log in info) from the old team. had to even get david involved for a few things, which we really hated doing just cuz we didn't like bothering him. the old team was also... well, its own thing. i've kinda blocked out most of what happened regarding that but what i do know was that it was very mentally taxing trying to get rid of the old guys and get us logged into the new accounts.

people also certainly had... mixed feelings about the direction we tried to take things in. we were handed a story that was already extremely jacked up with its own weird baggage attached and had to make do with what we could. the story beats set up by the previous team were really hard to work with and we genuinely just did not agree with some of the characterization that was happening. namely bert and otto, they were... something. so, we tried our best to work with it and find justifications or explainations for certain behaviors and actions. i do know for a fact that there were people that did not like what we did with bert, especially. remember seeing stuff saying that we 'aged up' bert for the sole purpose of shipping him with rotten which... is not at all what happened. he was already a grown up character, in his late teens or early 20s, but the previous team had infantilized him to such a degree and for so long that that was just what people knew. we ended up justifying this by basically diagnosing bert with trauma induced age regression. it's a little complicated and a little fuzzy to recall, but that's the intention we were going with, at least.

we did originally have bigger plans for these characters and their arcs and everything, but the team was losing interest and everything surrounding it was genuinely sending some of us into mental crisis. it made us all distance ourselves really far from the project and not wanting to touch chipspeech as a whole with a 10 ft pole. a lot of this stemmed from the sovereign station server too, it was fine like 80% of the time, but shit got weird in there. if you weren't in there then like, good. you've saved yourself the headache. but overall, pretty much everyone has moved on and is doing their own thing now. there's been a few mods that I don't talk to anymore due to other circumstances, but I'm still good friends with a handful of them. they're doing much better now, too.

long story short, the characters just... aren't gonna be coming back, as far as I can tell. it's been pretty obvious due to the 2+ years of radio silence, but just to put the nail in the coffin. i still believe that the twitters are a great springboard for your own interpretations, and that's kind of another reason why we stopped. these characters can honestly be whatever the hell you want them to be. making a rigid sort of canon to apply to them is a little silly, especially when it's a bunch of young adults roleplaying that canon on twitter dot com. do whatever you want. it was a fun enough ride while it lasted.

that being said though, i personally still hold chip near and dear to me. strong interest has definitely faded, but i still like making covers occasionally and drawing the guys and silly stuff like that. i have a lot of myself to thank for chipspeech, and that's not changing, despite the horrors that we faced. thanks for reading all this if you did lol.

and bert is best boy im DYING ON THIS HILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[grogusmum]

Hechizado (part 3)

JAVI GUTIÉRREZ x AMERICAN WITCH OFC (It's Kelly ya'll, cuz birthday rights!)

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WC: 2400ish

WARNINGS: language, magic, supernatural witch, magical hijinx, unintentional love spell, mild swearing, head-over-heels Javi

SUMMARY: A little Bewitched hijinx, and much ado about nothing! Kelly is visiting Mallorca with her familiar. Her familiar runs off and Javi finds him. Sparks fly when her cat is returned to her, but she fears magic is the culprit!

N/A: For Kelly's birthday I gave her a coupon for a fic request and this is what she sent me-

Hazel my darling I have come up with the one-shot I would like to redeem with my birthday coupon (but I'm not trying to rush you, write at your pace 💙) "Javi G comes down to his olive trees, either to meet with the caretakers and check in or maybe he wants time away from the compound, and he saves a black cat that is stuck in one of the trees before bringing it back to his place and putting up lost cat posts online. But what he doesn't know is he saved a witch's (me) familiar so when she shows up to collect her wayward companion she gives him a luck amulet in return and unintentionally makes him fall for her."

As one can see the one-shot is a threefer, I suppose I could have waited and had it just be a 7k one-shot like a normal person, but I am an impatient little gremlin with my own fics, and I felt like Kelly had already waited so long... anyways, here is the final part of this little silly

Song mentioned is On The Street Where You Leave from My Fair Lady

Happy Birthday, beloved Kelly Girl!!! @chaoticgeminate

Part 1

Part 2

The antsy and emotional feeling Javi was struggling with was settling down, with The Date to prepare for, he could focus. He spoke with Carmen, with the orchard crew, and preparations were underway. 

After dinner he started to get restless again, he wondered how inappropriate it would be to call on Kelly at her home and surprise her. She was new to Mallorca, he told himself, maybe her kitchen is bare, maybe she would welcome some company, maybe if he packed some leftover dinner…

He did just that and walked down the hill, singing again, a cloth tote bag slung over his shoulder.

The windows of the little house with blue shutters and overflowing flowerboxes glowed with warm light, within, Kelly had been reading and researching all evening. Other than a little cheese and crackers when she fed Nightshade, she had not stopped for dinner. The table was covered in open books and with bits of the St John's Wart and rosemary muddled in her mortar and pestle, as it would help in cleansing the amulet. 

Melinda had called, after doing some reading of her own. Kelly poo-pooed the notion that there was no spell when Melinda suggested it.

"I've been reading more about Lapis Lazuli, " She insisted, "it deepens relationships sure but they have to be there… gives self-confidence, also communication and honesty! Can you even put a love spell on a stone whose inherent properties include honesty?? Maybe all it did was give this Javi a push to act. He might have balked at such strong feelings so quickly, maybe-"

"No. I can not engage in wishful thinking like that.  I have the necklace out in some ocean water with st John's Wart and rosemary under the waning moon… which should cleanse it. 

"That was lucky you had the-"

"Javi brought them! He wants to be freed! Even if he doesn't know it. I'll smash the stone if I have t-"

A knock at the door made Kelly yelp. 

"Kells, breathe."

"My nerves are shot! I'll call you back Mel, I love you, I know you're just trying to help."

Kelly took that breath, then looked out the window and her heart was in her throat. Javi! She opened the door, blocking her mess with the door and her body.

"Javi? I thought we said tomorrow?"

"We did, but I could not wait," he held up the bag, "I brought dinner." 

Kelly thought, maybe this is best. Why make him wait? She had learned very early the pain of love spells, which was not love at all, infatuation really. It made her sick to her stomach to think she had any part in such a thing. Free them both.

"Please?"

"Yes, of course, Javi. Come in." 

Nightshade appeared, all purrs and cuddles. Kelly sighed. Javi looked around, the books and herbs, and then at Kelly.

“What is all this? Are you a chef?”

Kelly took a deep breath, this was not the plan, but it was the right thing...

"Come sit, I have to tell you something." 

Javi sat on the sofa and he smiled when Kelly joined him. Nightshade hopped up and sat between them, looking at Kelly, waiting.

“Okay, um. This is just-  I'm just going to say it."

"O-kay."

"I'm not a chef, I am a witch."

Javi looked bewildered and then a huge smile broke-

"You are pulling my leg."

“No, and this," she picked up Nightshade unceremoniously, "is my familiar. Something happened when you rescued him from that tree, and then found and put on my necklace. It wasn't intentional, but I think your feelings for me are just… they aren't real! I didn't mean to cause you harm, truly I didn't," Kelly blurted it all out. "I am trying to undo what I've done but that's difficult because I don't know what I did! And I am so so sorry!"

Javi just looked at her for a moment, then at the mortar and pestle then at the cat who twisted and hoped down looking annoyed.. 

"No, I don't think so."

Kelly stood and went to the kitchen window and pulled the amulet from the bowl of seawater as she walked back she intoned-

"I release you from this spell. May you proceed healthy and well. Go your own way in good time. You live your life and I’ll live mine."

She repeat the incantation three times as she made her way back to Javi on the sofa, who watched in wonder. 

"May the spell be ended," she said with as much strength she could put in the words, as she sat next to him. He just watched, wonder in his eyes. Kelly raised the fine silver chain and placed it over his head, Javi lowered it so she could easily slip it on. 

Nightshade watched the entire ritual, he purred and leaned on Javi’s leg as he did so.

"I don't feel any different, corazón. No, wait... that is not true…"

Y-you do?" Kelly said trying to feel only relieved. "You don't… love me anymore?"

"Pfff yes of course I still love you!"

"But you know of it. Sometimes that alone is enough. I cleansed the stone… I-I said the thing!! This should have worked! You said something changed, what is it?"

"Well, I am realizing I was incredibly forward with you and quite bold. I do apologize for that, it is not like me at all. Perhaps there is no love spell," Javi leaned in, " you said it was an accident, you assumed this happened because of my very strong and unrelenting desire for you. Perhaps it is simply ‘love at first sight'? Is that so hard to believe?"

"Yes," Kelly said flatly. “When you talk like that? Yes.” 

"Kelly," Javi said, closing his eyes at the sound of her name, "My feelings are my own-"

"You are under the spell, of course you don't recognize it." Kelly took the necklace off of him in frustration. She tried not to think too much of how sweet he looked with his curls mussed.

"What can I do to prove I am under no spell?"

Kelly closed her eyes, this was … such a mess. Now she had Javi saying exactly what she would like him to say. He wasn't angry, or distrustful. Which would be entirely fair. He was trying to convince her his feelings are true! He doesn't even seem to care that he found out magic and witches like witches-witches were real. 

"Wait!" Kelly's eyes went wide. She pulled a small tattered book from her pile. Opening it she ran her finger down the page.

"Okay, there are some telltale signs of magical influence, and specifically magically influenced infatuation... otherwise known as love spells. Like symptoms. Javi may I check you for these, um, symptoms?"

"Of course," Javi looked Kelly square in the eyes, causing a flutter in her belly. 

She stood him up, thought for a moment, changed her mind and she sat him back down.

"Is this part of it?"

"Sorry, no…I'm just- ," she smiled, shaking her head apologetically.

Kelly looked around, her eyes landing on Nightshade.  

"What does he smell like to you?" 

"Um," Javi leaned over and sniffed the familiar, who hopped up on the couch, helpfully. "Cat, mostly. Tuna? Maybe?"

"That was Nightshade's dinner? No um, chocolate, hints of cacao?" 

"Is he supposed to?" Javi looked at Nightshade, like he had never truly seen him before.

"No, that would be, you know a sign. Okay, um. Think. Did your toes or fingers tingle when you picked up or put on the amulet?"

"No… well, not tingling," Javi said, " it felt very warm and comforting when I wore it. And I felt completely confident."

"Welllll, that's just. Lapis is comforting, and it is good for opening up communication… what about when you took it off?"

"Well, I was a little disappointed. I knew I could not keep it, but… it reminded me of you and I felt brave."

"Hmmm, it seems you are very sensitive to the properties of the stone, not really what- um if you are under this kind of spell… Oh! What about me? What do I smell like?" 

Kelly leaned in. 

Javi happy to oblige scooched closer and smelled her hair, he dared bring his nose below her ear. He breathed in, his nose brushing her neck. Kelly hummed, her eyes closing, then they popped open in alarm and she sprang away.

"You smell divine," Javi looked at her guiltily. 

"But how? Do I smell like something… you wouldn't expect? Like your favorite candy? Or freshly mown grass?"

"You smell like, you smell like a lemon grove!"

"That's, well, that's a nice way to describe my laundry detergent. Most people say I smell like lemon Pledge... Do you like the smell of lemon groves?"

"Not particularly. Though, now…" Javi smiled, "lemon groves will remind me of you."

"You really are the sweetest."

Javi smiled and his chest swelled, making him that much more adorable. 

Oh boy, Kelly thought.

She looked down at her book flummoxed. When Kelly’s phone rang, she jumped a mile, muttering, she looked at the caller id and answered.

“Mel? Anything?” As soon as Melinda started to speak, Kelly had to pull the phone away from her ear. Javi could hear it, as clearly as if the speaker function was on.

“Kelly! I’ve been looking at this wish-craft business! It is far rarer than you think! Is it so hard to believe he has just fallen head over heels for you!?!  That amulet may have given him a push to communicate, but it was nothing, nothing you did! That cat was playing matchmaker by making sure you met, that is all! I know it! Just smooch the guy already, will you!! Unless you have. In which case, good for you!” 

Kelly was sure her face was not unlike a lobster coming out of a boiling pot. She looked at the phone and then at Javi who had his hand up, mouthing, see! and her eyes landed finally on Nightshade who was gloating, unabashed. 

“I am getting off the phone now.” Kelly pressed the off button and looked at Javi again.

“Come,” Javi stood and held out his hand. “Come up to the house, I want you to meet someone.”

Kelly slowly took his hand and they walked up the road. Her head was swimming, the tests were hopeful, but not conclusive. Javi left her to her thoughts, but he had a small smile on his face. He took her to the kitchen.

“Carmen, I would like you to meet someone!”

“Is this she?” Carmen, who was preparing some marinades for the next day,  gave a knowing look. 

“Yes. Carmen, how long have you known me?”

“Oh Dios mío! Since you were a boy,” she waved dismissively. Javi invited Kelly to sit on a stool and then he sat himself down, he smiled at her again.

“Kelly does not think I am, well, she doesn’t believe I could fall in love at first sight,” Javi is now laughing quietly, knowing what is coming.

Carmen laughed out loud. She pulled out coffee and a tray of cookies and launched into Javi’s many loves- not so many romantic loves, though a tasteful amount was included, plus all the things he felt fiercely about. The kitchen glowed with warmth as the three talked. Carmen told stories, Javi corrected stories, and Kelly sipped coffee and nibbled cookies, laughing and watching Carmen and Javi. And whenever she looked away Javi watched Kelly. 

“Can I ask you something?”

“Anything, corazón.”

“Marco. You seem like a very well-mannered person…” Kelly hesitated, after all she put Javi through, she hated to seem like she was criticizing. “You were so rude when you found us together.”

Surprisingly both Javi and Carmen laughed.

“Well, I can be a little- but Marco is,” Javi was hedging a bit, but when he got to whatever Marco was, both he and Carmen waved their hand distastefully, Carmen muttering feh!  Finally, his lower lip jutted out, he said. “What do you say in America- a womanizer. He is bad news.”

Kelly laughed, shaking her head. Carmen launched into some stories about his transgressions with other women and then doubled back to Javi in comparison.  

 Soon Javi noticed Kelly stifling yawns and her eyes were going glassy.

“Oh Kelly, I apologize. You must be so jetlagged still. Let me walk you down the hill,” Javi offered the crook of his arm. Thanking Carmen for the dessert and the stories, Kelly took his arm with a smile. They walked in silence down his drive to the little tree-lined street. It was only when they reached her door Javi spoke-

“Do you still think I am under a love spell?”

“No, no I don’t.” Kelly smiled sheepishly. “I still think that shithead cat of mine was playing matchmaker!” 

“Well, that is entirely possible, he is watching us from the window, right now.”

Kelly whipped around to the window, and there was Nightshade. Looking quite pleased with himself.

"Okay, you don't have to be so smug about it, little shithead," Kelly said, though her affection could not be masked.

You know, it’s lucky for you really, I was ready to just slap you and say 'snap out it', like Cher did in-"

"-Moonstruck!" They finished together.

“Oh, Kelly. Now, may I please kiss you?” Javi murmured, transported by the fact that she just quoted a Nic Cage movie to him. 

Kelly turned, gazing up at Javi’s sweet face, and she nodded. Javi brought his arm around her waist, reeling her close. For a moment he just looked into Kelly’s eyes. Then closed the distance and pressed his lips to hers. 

With a swish of his tail, Nightshade left the window to curl up on the bed. He too couldn't hide his affection when he said- 

Idiots.

Kelly, Javi, and Nightshade walked amongst the olive trees. Nightshade leading the way. They stretched out on a large woolen blanket, putting a basket of tapas in one corner. Javi fed Kelly pintxos and Kelly dipped bits of fresh bread into herbed olive oil and popped them into Javi's mouth. Nightshade happily dined on fish made especially for him. Bees buzzed lazily, butterflies danced in the shafts of light, and soon it was the Golden Hour again. Javi thought about the day Nightshade was found in one of his trees. He explained the coveted time of day for filmmakers. How in that lovely light, that was the moment at the romantic comedy of errors- when "the much ado" was done and the two lovers are finally together, the lighting is soft and the music swells, ending with a kiss.

The End

For Kelligraphy Chaotic Geminite 💚

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