hiiii haha. hello. exceptionally awkward introduction bc idrk how to start something like this so let's just jump right in. im taking a break from this account for a bit. i know i said i wanted taob out before halloween and currently im fine sticking with that deadline, but if i decide i need longer away then i will take longer away. every time ive reassured people that id never abandon a fic and updates will always come eventually i never once considered that my writing and ability to feel safe and comfortable on this site would be actively taken from me, so im not even going to apologise. i dont want this either and more importantly i dont fucking deserve it. i dont know what it is in the past year, if ive hit a certain amount of followers or 'popularity' that's made it so the natural ratio of positive to negative interactions must in turn go up, but there's been a serious uptick in weird asks for me. the annoying part is that a very small amount of them are actually objectively mean and hateful, the rest are just weird and invasive from people who seemingly dont realise that's what they're being. ive reached a point where i dont care if the intentions are good. it's not my job as a 20 year old tumblr user of all things to defend the morality of someone who couldnt even bother to come off anon. unfortunately, after blocking only one or two anons, the weird asks have decreased substantially, which says all you need to know about the fascinating and exhilarating lives led by these people, but ive also gone on to turn anon asks off entirely. this is something i actively fought against doing and had to be pushed into by my mutuals (who have been the coolest people on planet earth during this entire thing). turning off anon was a big deal to me even if it sounds silly. i felt betrayed and like id been backed into a corner because it was so vehmently something i DIDNT WANT that to feel like i had to do it anyway for my own mental health??? that sucks. so even though ive 'fixed' the problem, im still kind of reeling and uncomfortable every time i come on tumblr. i hope it's just something i need time to ease because i'll truly be devastated if this becomes 'ruined' for me. tumblr exists as the only place in the world where i am honestly every facet of myself without shame or hesitation; losing that would be insanely harmful to me. and to the people who cant appeal to the actual human behind the post, let me put that in words you can understand: we wouldn't get any more writing 😦😦😦 riots and fires and sirens, i know. so yeah. to anyone who has sent me an anon ask and you're now wondering if you were part of the problem, im firmly of the belief that you'll know if you are. when i say 'weird asks' i dont mean 'you sent me a para about your personal life just to vent or ask for advice' or 'you sent me a really deep emotional compliment about the impact me and/or my writing has had on you' - i love asks like that, so much that i put off taking a break and turning off anon solely for the joy they bring me. im sorry that it might feel like you're being punished too bc of the actions of what in reality is a HANDFUL of weird people, but this is what i feel like i have to do to feel safe and not go insane every time i log in. love you guys, hopefully ill see you soon x
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Do you believe Priscilla’s book is truthful? Everyone says Elvis was horrible and abusive towards her but she’s retracted several parts of the book since then, and none of his other serious girlfriends have described Elvis in the way Priscilla has. He definitely wasn’t a saint but idk.
disclaimer: these are just my opinions that I’ve gathered from reading books and watching interviews, and those aren’t always able to paint the full picture of Elvis, and I never knew him personally, so nothing I say is definitive ofc
But I will say, just from what Elvis had admitted himself, he definitely had a temper like Priscilla had mentioned a few times. (there’s a great interview from August 17, 1962 on YouTube where Elvis talks very candidly about himself, his mother, relationships and his career, I recommend !!)
And from my understanding his temper would go from 1-100, he would do something, like shoot a tv set or one time lisa marie’s ice machine because it made too much noise, and then instantly regret it, be very apologetic, and replace said broken item. Anita, Joyce Bova, Linda, Sheila, Ginger to name a couple have witnessed and talked about these outbursts but none of them have described these outbursts as “abusive” which is what many people assume of Elvis after reading Priscilla’s book.
But again this just makes him human. We have all blown up and said or done something we regret.
Ginger Alden has said “I wanted to make it clear to his fans that 98 per cent of the time Elvis was in a great mood”
I think that’s very important to show that his outbursts of anger were very infrequent and to judge him off that other 2% is just unfair. Like all these documentaries about him will ignore all the good he has done and make a showcase of the few bad things he has done.
As for another one of Priscilla’s claims I think the biggest one that comes to mind is the accusations of the assault that reportedly took place in 1972 after she informed Elvis of wanting to leave the relationship.
Since the 1985 biography she has reportedly said the depiction of the event was an “overstatement”
This is touchy subject and the main thing is no one but Elvis and Priscilla were there, they are the only ones who know, so I don’t feeling comfortable saying whether it happened or not, and it’s not my place to decide either.
I cannot write her book off as completely untruthful, but like all books about elvis, I think some things were made to seem bigger than they actually were. again I will be curious to see how they approach this in the upcoming movie
and to quote elvis real quick “before you abuse, criticize and accuse, walk a mile in my shoes”
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if you are so frustrated with the pacing of the one piece anime then just read the damn manga. you’ll catch up faster, you���ll only consume canon content, and the pacing is much better. i admit, the anime drags out scenes. that does not mean it is poorly written or that the one piece series itself is poorly paced. it is just how the animation studio decided to do things. watch the eps you want to watch after reading the scenes. i didnt find any arc boring while reading, but whenever i tried to watch the anime, yes the slow pacing makes some arcs drag. but then again, some eps are priceless. some scenes are pure gold when animated (you will never beat ep 1015). you also get the pure joy of the one piece theme songs if you watch some of the anime. point is, the anime is def a little different. so if you’re new to one piece and deciding whether or not to get into it, remember that manga readers and anime watchers will have some differing opinions, bc they are experiencing the same series differently. take opinions from both sides with a grain of salt and go make your own opinion once you’ve given it a chance. i promise there has to be something in the one piece universe that will bring you joy <3.
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Oh!! Speaking of Kelp at the orphanage, I was looking through my camera roll and I ran across that picture of him again. I looked closer at his old mask and I’m like “what the hell is that supposed to be??”. Then I was plagued by visions. His mask struck me as a little weird, because at a time where honkai was running rampant, I doubt he would have had the time to stop at a Spirit Halloween and buy one.
I thought the texture kind of resembled wood and I remembered that he had wooden figures in his luggage— so like what if it was a keepsake one of the kids carved for him?? If I remember correctly, there was a cutscene where there were some kids (presumably infected with honkai), sitting under a tree, so maybe the tree ACTUALLY has some significance, but frankly I think I’m becoming delusional. It’s more likely that the devs were just like… “huh this looks cool” and slapped it on him. I can only dream 😔
-yo hey anon AGAIN I am so sorry
I think, I'm not 100% sure, but I think, he had the mask before coming to the orphanage? cause aponia just pulled him off the streets like some sort of kidnapper and I don't think it's said if he had it at that point or not but I've always just assumed he did?
I do know that in chapter three? you can try to talk to Kalpas and ask about the mask and he tells you to fuck off 🧡 and then Elysia comes over and will answer your questions and you can ask her about the mask and she says it was just like a super common kids mask you could buy anywhere lol and then I think Sakura confirms this?
the kids giving him the mask makes a lot more sense to me tho. like man's insane but not to the point of just wearing a mask for no reason, and I think sentimentality is extremely high on his list of good reasons lol
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