#easily calculate

[anghraine]

I know it's well-understood at this point that Kirk/Spock is much more of a nerd4nerd ship than a nerd/jock thing, but it's just been kind of percolating around my mind that both of them aren't just space nerds but space nerds who were personally bullied.

Like, 18-year-old Kirk was targeted by an older bully who combines "total asshole" with "the most grating man in existence":

MCCOY: Well, yeah, I'm beginning to feel a little bit picked-on, if that's what you mean. KIRK: I know the feeling very well. I had it at the Academy. An upperclassman there. One practical joke after another, and always on me. My own personal devil. A guy by the name of Finnegan. MCCOY: And you being the very serious young— KIRK: Serious? I'll make a confession, Bones. I was absolutely grim, which delighted Finnegan no end.

This was five years after Kirk survived a genocide, btw, and likely well before his stint as an Academy instructor known to be strict and demanding (which is the period the "stack of books with legs" description of him comes from). By the time he's 33, fifteen years after all this, it turns out one of his deepest fantasies is just beating the shit out of his bully, but only if he can do it According To The Rules (the replica of Finnegan sneers, "Always fight fair, don't you? True officer and gentleman, you").

Spock, meanwhile, is viciously targeted by his Vulcan peers for being biracial from at least age 5; he's described as being tormented by other boys by that age, and "at home nowhere except Starfleet." I think he'd have been 18 or 19 when he left for Starfleet and it's... the least bad of his options, but he seems to have spent his entire career among humans and being persistently subjected to raw racism and profound disrespect for his culture at every turn.

Like, their histories of being metaphorically shoved into lockers are not identical or anything, but I think it's interesting that they both have them.

[angelsdean]

siblings will get into math vs english fights. siblings will get into heated, emotionally charged debates abt math vs english. siblings will remember cain and abel and nearly commit acts of violence, over math vs english.

[spell-bloom]

I find it really interesting that, at least in my experience, S3 and S4 players like to play on longer lifespans. Meanwhile, S2 fans are really into the 1 day = 1 year lifespan.

[masgwi]

Wrote to the government agency for entrepreneurs for advice this morning. I think I am doing it. I am going out on my own. Its taking a risk but staying where I am it is also taking a risk in a sense. I calculated it and if I charged my same hourly rate that my boss charges clients for my work I would only have to bill 10 hours a week to make the same thing I am making now.

[tsupertsundere]

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[crowroboros]

1/3 Complete

[thelesbiandeli]

I was bored, so I decided to answer one of life's greatest questions:

How much do they actually drink in 'One More Shot'?

Starting at the bottom with the least drunk, we have Barb! Over the course of the song, she had 3 shots and drunk 1.6 bottles, meaning she had 1262.5 ml total.

Surprisingly, next up is Tatiana! (I really thought she would be at the top lol)! She took 7 shots, more than anyone else, but only had 1.5 bottles, which leaves her with a total of 1300 ml drunk!

Curt is next! He has 5 shots, and drinks 2.1 bottles, giving him 1687.5 ml!

And finally, with the most drunk is (drumroll please).... The Informant!! With 4 shots and 2.2 bottles, he has a grand total of 1725 ml drunk!

Presuming all of this is vodka, this gives Barb a Blood Alcohol Content of 0.78%, Curt a BAC of 0.8, and The Informant and Tati a BAC of 0.81%! Seeing as 0.4% is considered life threatening, things aren't looking good for them.....

However the highest BAC on record is 1.51%, and I believe the man survived, so who knows. Would leave them with a killer hangover, though!

[daemon-is-perfectly-unhinged]

Rhaegar: What's going on with you?

Cole: I have this weird self-esteem issue where I hate myself but still think I'm better than everyone else.

[sparring-spirals]

Went through my kith and kin tag after that last post and once again lying on my floor thinking about. vex snarling at vax about his judgement being swayed by a pretty face-

(another person vax is brave enough to love, even if its dangerous. looking for the good and the kindness and the humanity among the darkness, trying to bring it forward, let vex experience it, even when it can leave him bleeding)-

and vax snarling at vex about her judgement being swayed by her desperation to be accepted-

(another time vex sees a way to secure safety and security and approval, which is safety and security, in a different form. for her, her and vax and trinket and everything she loves, safe in one place, where they can belong, they can stay)-

and. oogh.

Holding these twins in my hands. squishing them like playdough. one of them fights desperately to find the kindness and good and light even when its a fools errand. leaves himself open and hurt for a little bit of light. if it keeps vex safe, happier. one of them counting and calculating and running and cruel because the world demands it. keeps the counter going and going and does the hard things if it keeps vax whole, and okay. one close range and one long.

they'll hurt each other if it keeps the other whole. they'll gladly get hurt if it keeps the other safe. the world is harsh, and they are surviving. what the fuck. theyre such a fucked up pair. they love each other so much.

[snekdood]

maybe i should make zero something other than a vampire so ppl can't bring their attachment to vampires into this story i'm tryna write and distract from the point

[goldengodcannibal]

You put Dennis Reynolds, Patrick Bateman, and Joe Goldberg into a room together.

Which one is walking out?

[starchanged]

Both Peony & Penny share a pride in their independence & a form of hyper independence due to failings of the adults around them in their childhood. While Peony has learned to ask for help & to accept help when offered, Penny has not.

Now Penny will manipulate or force someone into helping them but they still view that as different from asking someone for help. By asking for help they are admitting they cannot do something on their own which means they are having to rely on someone who can let them down, hurt them, force them to feel indebted to that person or all of the above. Yet by manipulating or forcing someone into helping them Penny still feel they have some form of power, control and independence in the situation. It's a big sign of trust for Penny to actively ask or even just accept offered help from someone.

[good-beanswrites]

A Shidou + Dance drabble for anon, thank you for the request! It still has genuine headcanons/characterization, but I definitely went a slightly sillier route (kinda channeling minigram vibes at points...)

“I am not doing that.”

Shidou was always very polite, very calm in the face of any high-energy circumstances, whether it was a medical emergency or a raving party. The situation wasn’t quite either of those, but still he maintained his composure as the prisoners beckoned him forward. 

Yuno had cleared away some of the common room tables so she could teach Haruka a dance she’d seen online. His performance had attracted Muu, and their giggles had tempted Mahiru, whose dedication in her wheelchair involved Mikoto, whose teasing had recruited Fuuta, whose yelling had dragged in Kazui, and their spectacle had created an audience of the others. 

“Aw, it’s easy,” Yuno was telling him, “just a few simple moves. I’m not asking you to pirouette or anything.”

Through his polite smile, he internally cursed Kazui for joining in; now he couldn’t use the excuse that he was too old for such nonsense.

Not that dancing itself was the issue. Shidou prided himself in being very good at the art: he knew several steps and moves, and had never been known to pinch his partner’s toes. He and his wife had received much praise for their dancing at their wedding. Before his work kept him out through the nights, she had talked him into a few midnight waltzes in their kitchen. He’d help his daughter twirl when she was feeling like a ballerina, and would sway with his son to the same music. 

But this amalgamation of hand gestures and hip swaying wasn’t quite the same to him.

He opened his mouth to decline, but a small stare in the corner gave him pause. Amane was watching the scene with feigned disinterest. She watched Shidou for his answer. All week he’d been encouraging her to involve herself with others more, telling her of all the benefits to her mental health. If he wanted even the slightest chance of her taking him seriously, he only had one choice. 

“I… will do my best.”

“Great!”

Before he had a moment to second guess the decision, Yuno grabbed his arms and yanked him into the circle. His eyes flashed around the group, quickly calculating the moves in order to follow along. Swing your arms this way, wag your finger that way, raise both hands, turn your body around, and so on. It was fairly repetitive. He had it down in no time. 

Or so he thought. Mikoto snickered at him.

“What?”

“You look stiffer than a board. You’re supposed to loosen up, man.”

“I am loose,” he said, his limbs perfectly rigid as he moved them with the music.

Mikoto did the little turn, putting a bunch of extra movement into it. It was uplifting to see him enjoying himself. Ever since he’d left the smoking group, Shidou had been worried about his state of mind. “Not even close. You’re doing even worse than Fuuta, somehow.”

“Hey!”

 Mahiru swung her arms to the music. “I think he’s doing very well!”

Yuno was dancing circles around them -- literally and figuratively -- and she seemed to agree with Mikoto.

“Come on, you can relax here! Warden isn’t even around.” She swung her hips in fluid motions. “Let me see some rhythm!”

Shidou joined them for claps in sync with the beat, which he thought demonstrated his rhythm perfectly fine, but she kept prodding. 

Finally, he set his jaw. He wasn’t the type of man to get embarrassed. He could care less for appearances. Even if he was that type of person, he’d have reason to agree -- Kazui was completely showing him up. 

Though his movements were certainly ridiculous and clumsy compared to the others’, he tried to shift his shoulders and legs in similar motions. It earned him some celebration and some laughs from the others. He bent his knees, trying to put his whole body into the silly steps. 

He followed Yuno’s example, letting out a chuckle as he danced more ridiculously than he believed he ever had.

The song picked up, and Shidou turned triumphantly to where Amane sat in the corner. This would be a big step, showing her he was willing to put himself out there for the group. Maybe it would even convince her to come and join the dancers, now that she saw --

Her chair was empty. She had left.

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

When you have the same difficulty reading clocks as your student (who is the same age as you) so when you’re teaching either of these things, you have to be reeaaaalllly fucking careful not to screw over their answers because you’re literally no better than they are at the subject but you’re overconfident in your abilities, solely due to your power dynamic in the classroom.

Anyway, maybe I’ll get better at reading clocks too. We’ll grow together ABSBDJDNDN

[evilestscientist]

someone out there is trying really hard to get me down and make me look like a loser. however I never lose📢

[soni-dragon]

Never ever EVER buy household appliances with ai in them. Most ridiculous things I’ve ever encountered