#god i hope this makes sense

[ateriblewriter]

"just go." the overwhelming fear of potentially hurting you took ahold of him and a strange feeling of panic pain hit him in the back of throat as the words left his mouth.

luke hughes often got this intrusive thought when picturing the future the two of you could possibly share together, he just never expressed it in verbal form. he thought he could get a handle on it, control the fear and maybe he could conquer it.

"what have i done wrong? please luke." your mind rakes through all the memories, sifting through all the happy times and the bad ones, trying to figure out why he ask you to do that. nothing came up.

"nothing. absolutely nothing." he took a shaky breath in through his nose, holding it in his lungs for a moment before letting the carbon dioxide exit the same way the oxygen entered.

"then why?" tears were starting to form on the water line of your eyes. you go to wipe them away but they appear back in a matter of seconds.

he loved you so much he was afraid he was going to hurt you. little did he realize that what he was doing now hurt you more than anything.

"because i love you." he whispered to no one in particular as he watched you walk out of his life when he didn't respond to the your previous line of questioning.

[fur-claws-and-eyeballs]

Skull-Sunflower Granny Square Tutorial

🌻↓↓↓ More Info Below the Cut ↓↓↓💀

Supplies:

Yarn: Super Saver Med/4 Weight

Yarn Colors: Coffee, Cafe Latte, Saffron, Jade

Crochet Hook: Size 5.50mm

Tapestry Needle

Scissors

Abbreviations (US Terms):

SC - single crochet HDC - half double crochet DC - double crochet TC - treble crochet CH - chain loop

Step One: Follow Totally Stitchcraft's Skull Tutorial to make the center of the flower. (The color is Coffee)

Step Two: Round off the Skull. Starting in the first stitch directly to the right of the mouth. (The color is Cafe Latte)

Standing DCx1, HDCx2, SCx15, HDCx2, DCx1, SCx3 Slip Stitch into first DC to complete (24 stitches total)

You can learn how to do a Standing Double Crochet in Totally Stitchcraft's Skull Tutorial around 7:12-7:32

Step Three: Starting from the Slip Stitch, follow Hooked by Robin's Sunflower Tutorial starting at 5:04 with the Puffed Stitch Row, and follow all the way through the Petal Row. (NOTE: I made my petals using Treble Crochet in place of the Double Crochet used in HbR’s original pattern)

There should be 24 Puff Stitches and 24 Petals in total. (Switching from Cafe Latte to Saffron)

Step Four: Divide the petals into four sections of 6 petals. 6 on the top (centered with the skull), 6 on either side, and 6 on the bottom. (Although there is nothing stopping you from making the skull diagonal, tbh)

Starting in the space between petals, to the right of the first in the row of six petals. (The color is now Jade)

1st Space: Ch 4 and TCx2, 2nd: DCx3, 3rd: HDCx3, 4th: SCx3, 5th: HDCx3 6th: DCx3, 7th: TCx3 (This completes the first side of the square, 21 stitches in total.) Turn the Corner: Chain x3 and TCx3 in the same space as the previous TCx3 Repeat until all 4 sides are complete, Slip Stitch to join the fourth corner. (21 stitches on each side)

Step Five: Complete the final border:

Starting in the Slip Stitch, Chain 2, and DC until you reach the Chain 3 Corner. (21 DC total) Turn the Corner: (In the CH3 space) DCx2, CHx2, DCx2 Repeat until all 4 sides are complete, Slip Stitch to join the fourth corner. (25 DC on each side.)

PS: Weave your tails every time you switch colors, I promise it makes your life easier!

[punkbxt]

b'elanna's anger frustration and distrust of seven when it first joind voyager is completely justified and i sympathize with her immensely for it. b'elanna, along with several other crew members, are exbs and having the constant reminder of the traumatic bodyhorror transformation that you once went through must have been absolutely anxiety inducing

imagine that prickling instinct of danger haunting b'elanna knowing that not too far away those tubules could strike again transforming you in horrible painful ways. they probably all have had nightmares about it time and time again. about failing to disconnect seven or about the dormant connection awaking once more. its just... there.... software disconnected from the collective but hardware still perfectly functioning wholly capable of assimilating

and b'elanna being an engineer, having had to study that which mutilated her and her crew be reminded over and over again that it did happen but whats it matter in the grand scheme of things because they've already been through so many other horrors so whats one more to add to the mix its the only way to get back home. suppress and adapt and use all the technology you can

with these things in mind i understand why b'elanna wasnt assigned to be seven's engineer but its still a missed opportunity to explore that dynamic of "i was once like this, and repairing you bit by bit does irreparable damage to my psyche as im sticking my hands in your guts. the memories of a fate that i so narrowly escaped for myself that i must now relive again and again as you slowly fall apart and i have to fix you" because maybe, if she can understand the mechanics of the machine, she can piece together the remnant heart of the human still within it

[sun-stricken]

Thinking about fairy tail and I came across the realisation that Gray’s magics are basically fighting each other?

Sure they’re both ice magic but:

Maker Magic vs Slayer Magic

They’re literally polar (haha) opposites!

And if you really want to make it worse: if you head canon that after taking the memento morí curse Gray was ‘demonised’ a bit, his magic could be hurting him.

It wouldn’t be the same for the dragon slayers because they’re magic gives them the dragon attributes. They aren’t actually part dragon.

—personally, i think all slayer types have a bit of what their magic is designed to destroy in them (keep your enemies closer type shit yk?), but i also like to ignore inconvenient things in my hcs for fun—

The idea of his magic hurting him is a horrifying thought so im thanking you immensely , this ended up being more of a ramble abt Grays magics in general tbh

If i remember correctly, Silver didnt have those ‘demonized’ marks and he used to same magic (also i hc that devil slayer magic is a mix of normal magic also curses, like using the demons own abilities against them, but thats a separate topic). Going off this, it’s because he had, what, 17 years to gradually learn it? He didn’t become demonized bc he didnt have to force himself to use it immediately

I think bc Gray having to learn so fast or having to use it so intensely immediately after getting his devil slayer magic that his body simply couldnt fully handle the onslaught of demonic-esque magic that it partially overrides his humanity in a sense. Which is why we get to see that ‘demonized’ look he has.

i ALSO think the reason he doesn’t become full demonized is because how he was able to learn so fast, bc he used the molding tactics he already knew. So when Gray uses his devil slayer abilities he is also using his makers magic at the same time, which restores some semblance of his humanity. (i really hope this makes as much sense to you as it does me)

On the topic of why Grays slayer magic may harm him and not other slayers,

Its bc of what i stated before, he had to use too much power too fast. Its like when someone who isnt used to exercising tries out a vigorous one without any warm up; it can hurt and overexert body and do more harm than good.

Slayer magic is different than most other type of magic, it more about raw power than a perfect technique (in this au anyways), it takes a little of whatever they’re supposed to destroy and transfers it into them a little more every-time they overuse it

Usually, Dragon slayers are raised by actual dragons, they were taught from the ground up what to do and what to not do, how to handle that much power at once and how to use it

Gray, a devil slayer, had absolutely none of that. He knew no more than what he observed of other slayer types, but every type of, even the different subtypes, work differently. So he was going from nothing and probably thought this was just how it felt all the time.

It felt like his two magics were at a constant war inside him every-time he used them together, both fighting for control of sorts, it hurt less than it felt extremely uncomfortable

alright im done for now

[miniscrew-anon]

About Dark and Shadow's Past

Finding out that Dark and Shadow knew each other before Dark went away was eyeopening, because that means they've known each other for a really long time. But exactly how long? And how old were they when they met? Time for me to do my patented Over-analyze move and scrape every canon detail together to form a rough timeline.

Okay so let's start with what we know and work backwards; Time, as of the HSH, is 38. Twilight is 23. And Four is 22-23.

We know Time was dealing with the Termina situation for years, although the number of years is unclear. The only information we have is that we know Malon and him divorced just a few weeks before Majora was murdered and Time was put in the hospital. Thanks to the hospital records Hyrule sends Twilight in HSH ch.4, he know Time was between 25-30 years old at the time. That means that at max the Termina Conflict was between 8 and 13 years ago.

That would make Time, as of his divorce and Majora's deaths, between 25-30.

Next, we also know that the last time Twilight saw Time and Malon together and happy was when he was "a kid". Not super descriptive, but at least we can say that he was probably 12 or younger. That would mean at minimum it happened 11 years ago, which falls neatly between our 13-8 year gap. Since I don't think there's any definitive way to narrow it down further, I'm going to just go with Time and Malon being divorced when Time was 27. And since we know that Time and Malon were newly weds when they moved to Termina (the townhouse was the first time they were living together as per HSH for the Holidays ch.4), that means they got married After Time had dealt with Ganon. Let's assume they were married for 2 years - long enough for the divorce process, Malon to grow roots in the city and stay after the divorce, and have a dysfunctional marriage.

So Time was approximately 25 when he was married.

Now, let's talk Dark's timeline. We know very little about him. The only truly definitive information we have is that he was caught and jailed when he was 19 and that his capture did not coincide with Ganon's defeat. He was questioned in prison, so he had active information that the crown was still using to combat Ganon. We also know that he was modified to look like Time. Being so young, he would have to have been close in age with Time, who I can only assume is slightly older than Dark. Also Time would have had to have made some sort of name for himself to prompt Ganon to create Dark. The process to look for someone to deal with Time started when Dark was 16, so that's another 3 years that Time must have been an active participant in the war.

Time didn't finish high school, so I think he got recruited at around 16 (not sure - I don't remember specifically. My mind doesn't hold Time lore like is does for everyone else lol. Please if someone's got that old post about Time's backstory send me the link so I can double check). Assuming he didn't get actively involved for a few years to train, let's say the Great Deku Tree died 3 years later when Time was 19 - old enough to be a participant but still young. A year or so would be sufficient to make a name, prompting Ganon to start looking for a double.

So during the Ganon War, Time is 21 and Dark is 16.

Time arrests Dark when he is 24 and Dark is 19. A five year gap.

That means as of HSH, after 14 years of prison, Dark is roughly 33.

Now for Shadow.

We know even less about him, if you can believe that. In fact just about the only thing we know about him is that he's around Four's age.

Four is 22-23. Let's say 23, to give ourselves as much leeway as possible. At first I would have put Shadow at the same age but if Shadow is 23 that means Dark would have gone away when Shadow was 9. Not impossible, but not plausible either - Shadow seems too young to connect to Dark and I doubt 19yr old Dark would care about a kid that young. So I'd say Shadow is actually a few years older than Four, maybe 25-26. That would make Shadow 11-12 when Dark was arrested. Old enough to have some time to form some sort of a bond if Shadow is mature for his age.

So that means that by the time Dark was captured, he was 19 and Shadow was about 12.

This may not be accurate - there is very little concrete evidence and there's plenty of wriggle room for change. Maybe Dark is younger, maybe Shadow is older. I have no idea. The only thing I do know is that I'm intrigued by these two and their mysterious connection.

These days they have that antagonistic friendship that is so typical for a duo of skrunkly criminals. But I do wonder what kind of relationship they had back in the day - some sort of twisted Big Brother Program energy? Or was it friendly with Dark using Shadow as a way to subconsciously cling to some form of childhood, despite how messed up both of them were. Or was Shadow trying to get a leg up by networking with Ganon's shiny new child soldier? Did Dark warn Shadow off of getting involved with the Dragmire clan to spare him the shit he himself went through?

I have so many questions and I am, as always, eagerly awaiting any information about these two.

(@st0rmyskies how did I do? Did I get even slightly close or am I off by a mile?)

[ardenrabbit]

i am a little embarrassed to talk about this openly so i am doing it anon,,, but holy shit you have no idea how much your fic means to me. last year i was diagnosed with a life-altering illness in my bone marrow, and i've lost so much since then. i used to be muscular, and love my body, and just. augh. i've lost nearly 60 pounds to the date and all my muscle. some days my bones hurt so bad from the inside out that i feel like how you've written xie lian--pushing through every screaming fiber in my body to take just one more step forward. i can't recover fast enough. some days i feel strong and then get reminded that just vacuuming my floor leaves me a trembling, sweating mess. it's so frustrating.

you don't have to publish this but. being able to read something that feels so? accurate? so,,, i'm not sure how to describe it. i just feel seen, with the added bonus of your portrayal being written so beautifully and featuring my favorite little guys right now. i love it so much and i just wanted you to know that. not to be dramatic but your writing just. feels like home. qwq

Anon, I hope it's okay with you if I do answer this, because damn, I really want to try and give this a worthy response.

I'm so sorry that you've had to go through so much, and I hope that things get easier for you in any ways that they can. I'm not going to say I know what it's like, because everyone's experience with chronic illness, pain, and fatigue is different. I sincerely wish you the best in your recovery and ongoing management of your condition.

I'm so truly grateful that you've been able to find something cathartic in what I'm writing. Most of my fics end up as self-therapy projects, so I try to be realistic and compassionate about the topics at hand in case someone else relates to it. I know one of the big differences between this fic and real life is that Xie Lian is eventually going to make a relatively full recovery, where people with chronic conditions will usually have to manage them for the rest of their lives, so I worry that the ending might feel frustrating or like wishful thinking to some people. Most of us don't get that kind of closure. But I really hope that this story can offer some sense of relief and validation to people who are going through their own recoveries or learning how to manage chronic conditions.

I really had no idea that so many people would find the story so relatable, so I really hope that I can do a decent job of helping people feel acknowledged and that they're not alone. Maybe most importantly, I hope that I can help offer some hope to people going through this sort of thing, because things do tend to gradually become more manageable as they navigate their conditions. There is a grieving process involved with diagnoses of chronic conditions, but it is a process in the end. 

I truly believe in the hope that life can still be full and fulfilling even if the illness or injury won't go away. That might sound ominous, but it's important to remember, wherever you're at.

Thank you for telling me what it means to you. I've learned that fics can have a marked impact on people's lives (my first big fic got me a wife, who is the coolest person who's ever lived; writing has helped me manage my own mental health like nothing else possibly could; I've made amazing friends and been able to share mutual support with them) so I take this seriously. I hope this makes sense and doesn't come off as patronizing (I would be the worst kind of liar if I said everything's going to be okay for everyone, and the "you're so strong and brave, I could never handle going through that" stuff makes me wanna scream) and I just. It means everything to me if I've successfully offered some comfort. Thank you.

I hope you have a really good year, anon. 💜

[stormypasta88]

mike has this weird thing where he feels this urge to just be held and comforted but he feels guilty for craving comfort so he doesn’t ask anyone for it and just holds onto his pillow a little tighter that night when he goes to bed. will can always tell when mike gets like this, and sometimes catches it before mike does. and so he created a cheat code. 

it started one summer when they were around 9 years old, hanging out in mike’s basement as a desperate attempt to escape the evil indiana sun. their escape attempt only helped for so long, and will could see that mike was starting to grow restless with his need to be held. so will does the very first thing that comes to mind to get them out of this situation. he asks mike if his mom bought any popsicles.

mike, thoroughly confused, says yes and gets up and leads will upstairs to the freezer where they keep the popsicles. mike goes to grab one out of the freezer when will suddenly throws his arms around his waist. it’s way too hot for hugging, especially so close together, but it just feels right to hold onto mike. mike hesitantly wraps his arms around will too, about to ask what this is about when will cuts him off. 

“you’re a great friend mike, i’m so glad we’re best friends.” 

and suddenly 9 year old mike wheeler can breathe again and that random urge is gone.

there were very few instances where mike would get this urge since the very first popsicle, but will was always there to fix it. mike would get these urges out of nowhere, and will would always notice and hug/ show mike affection quietly and ask for a popsicle. 

no matter the weather, they would always have popsicles. whenever will asked for one, mike would always throw himself into will’s arms and make himself as small as possible, as if he were trying to fit inside of will’s ribcage. 

it was always accompanied with small words of praise and affection, small bandaids placed over the cracks in mike’s wilted self-esteem. will could never piece together why these urges were happening, and what made them so frequent but he always knew how to fix it.

when all the upside down nonsense started to happen, mike’s urges were doubled in frequency, but will couldn’t ever fix them because mike had el now. 

mike would never admit it, but el never soothed the urge as well as will ever did. she made it better, yes, but she didn’t make it go away like will did. 

when the byers and el moved away to california, mike started to ignore those urges and put his time into small time hobbies and lollygags to get his mind off the clawing ache in his chest.

the worst urge that mike and will had ever experienced together came shortly after vecna had put max in the hospital, mike and el had their big breakup fight and the world was generally going to shit. the wheeler family home was decided to be homebase, and there were always multiple bodies in multiple spaces in multiple times. except mike’s room, which only held mike and will. no one else. 

a few days after the california crew returned to hawkins, mike found himself sat on his bed facing the wall, and just feeling a hole carve itself into his chest, leaving a soul-crushing bitter emptiness in its place. wrapping his arms around himself and hugging a pillow didn’t help and so he continued to stare blankly at the wall. will walks in to find mike staring, absently clawing at his chest through his thin black t shirt.

he walks around the bed to sit next to mike before slowly wrapping his arm around his waist and putting his head on mike’s shoulder. the room is quiet, the only sound is the faint arguing of meaningless topics below, and mike’s quiet, shuddering breath. only to be interrupted with a quiet,

“hey mike? do you guys have any popsicles?”

[velaraffricate]

soo i might try my hand at making a naturalistic conlang again... well ideally at least 2 or 3 sister languages. just as a little side project. if anybody has any resources specifically on grammatical evolution feel free to send them my way!

but i also have a more specific question rn, is it possible to go from a lang with prepositions to a lang with case suffixes? i'm under the impression that case affixes are typically derived from adpositions, so how can a language end up with both case suffixes and prepositions? in a similar vein, how do SV languages end up marking person on the verb with suffixes instead of prefixes?

[1moreff-creator]

by the way, the comments in one part seems to be at around 10 years ago, for some reason? i think its related to the broken clock, but i dont know lol

Many people have pointed out how it may tie into the “time loop” theory based on the book Veronika talks about in her introduction, but I actually think it’s something else entirely. You see how the phrase in the background is “the world won’t change”?

I believe the different years are meant to emphasize David’s philosophy that people can’t change.

If you don’t mind, I’ll use this as an opportunity to register a timeline and the like count just in case it’s somehow important (I don’t think it is, but with this MV, I’m not assuming anything):

“I like that •••••• is a protagonist who also plays the antag-“ ~ 14 years ago, 302 likes

“• and •••• totally swapped places” ~ 13 years ago, 1453 likes

“let’s play spot the komaeda” ~ 10 years ago, 2419 likes

“mm •••• anyone?” ~ 8 years ago, 55 likes

“••••• is like the byakuya/nagito/kokichi of the cast” ~ 4 years ago, 3 likes

“I just hope •••••• doesn’t go crazy and kill in chapter 3. That would be way [too] predictable” ??? (I can’t tell what the number is, honestly) years ago, 103 likes

“••••• will obviously die in ch5” ~ ??? (time is covered by the screen), 24 likes

“Everyone in the comment section is a fucking idiot” ~ 0 seconds ago, 0 likes

I don’t see any relation between the exact numbers and any of the ARGs, or the broken clock for that matter.

However, when paired with the aforementioned “the world won’t change” line, the fact that such similar comments are made years apart seems to support David’s idea that people never change. In particular, the “byakuya/nagito/kokichi” and “spot the komaeda” comments are practically identical; while “hope Arturo isn’t the ch 3 killer”, “David will die in ch5”, and “mm ••••” [mm = mastermind, probably] all fit the archetype of ‘possibly premature theory based on what happened in other killing games’ (didn’t include “J and Arei swapped” because that one’s a bit more of a legitimate theory). The other comment about “Teruko is a protag and antag” shares a sentiment you can find in practically any DRDT comment section of any relatively large Youtuber who reacts to it.

In a way, it’s a lighthearted way to poke fun at the community for always commenting the same things and thinking we’ve got everything figured out just because we know fangan tropes, while also calling out how silly that is in the 0 seconds ago comment. But because the comments in the MV are made in the span of years, they also illustrate the point: “the world won’t change”. The in-universe killing game fans, presumably similar to the actual DRDT community, always comment the same stuff and reach the same conclusions, because they’re all the same and never change.

(Do keep in mind, the story actually disagrees with David’s philosophy, so we’re not actually getting insulted here, just teased)

Hope this helped!

[u1tra-v1olet]

Why The QSMP Is Similar to Kamen Rider Geats

(and why you should watch Kamen Rider Geats lol)

eyes watching the players

2. evil corporation making people play fucked up games for rewards

3. creepy Eye Guy in charge of said corporation

4. players being forced into egg parenthood

5. a player having personal connections to the evil corporation they were unaware of

6. corruption in specifically Green

7. team battles

8. minor villains who eventually become allies

9. homoerotic rivals to friends(?) born from a long history

and 10. sponsors with unhealthy relationships with media

[sskklvr]

Dazai for an art trade 🌕

[ver w/o lyrics under the cut]

[saintsilmarillion]

Our Antlers Tangled

Chapter 7: Taste of Forbidden Fruit

Melkor is driven to reveal himself to the other Ainur at the Feast (yes i finally actually described some of the feasting part)

Up now on Ao3

Rating: E

Melkor selects horns of oscillating colours, a metal mix of his own invention. He wears the great horns draped around his neck, their points curling down his chest to almost meet each other above his naval. It is a collar of a sort, if one that suggests mastery more so than ownership. 

He is willing to play the prey if it helps him snare Mairon. It seems the more Melkor retreats the more eagerly the maia is drawn after him. The more he gentles himself, the greater Mairon’s responding wrath. It is a delicate balance but worth the effort to see that breathtaking brutality once more. Melkor bleeds and bends willingly for none but his little flame. 

Melkor waits at the edge of the forest, senses trained on those who run the Hunt. Mairon does not come. Nor the next hunt, or the one after. 

There are many things Melkor can be patient about, he has explored the Void, built Utumno in secret, walked under the gaze of his Father and been humble. He has patience for many things, the infuriating and intriguing maia is not one of them. 

So Melkor abandons all stealth and walks into Oromë’s hall. Sandstone and cedar, pale and bright and simple. Oromë values function over appearance, the main hall stretches wide, open to the silver-golden skies, carpeted in living grass. The plain walls hang with decorations, trophies of hunts, horns of every variety. No doubt the Feast of Horns merits little change in its appearance. 

Melkor deepens the hue of his raiment, red as a fresh kill, white as the bone, black to match the Void itself.  This time he does not seek to hide, let him stand stark and declare himself amid the pallid gathering. 

The crowd of revellers part before him, falling silent as they realise who has come among them. 

Rest on Ao3

[alarastirling]

Ok, so there’s this fanfiction series I’ve been reading called The Stars Claim Them, and hoo, baby, there are SO MANY autistic people in this thing! So I’ve decided to compile A List.

Be warned: there will be spoilers

Lyfrassir Edda: there’s a lot for Lyf but the stuff I have off the top of my head is the bit in Night Vale where they just can’t deal with people and don’t want to talk to anyone and are generally overstimulated. Marius von Raum: nothing specific, other than his special interest is psycology and he has The Vibes.

Nastya Rasputina: she has a social limit.

Drumbot Brian: at one point, he accidentally gives himself sensory issues.

Ivy Alexandria: Ivy :). I really resonate with her as someone who grew up as a very books>people kind of person. Very autism.

(Now, it is worth mentioning that none of the Mechanisms are neurotypical. I don’t think all of them are autistic (feel free to disagree), but like. Prove me wrong.)

Odin: if any of these is controversial, it’s her, please bear with me. I’ve heard that autistic people have very strong moral compasses, but also not all moral compasses are the same, so maybe that helps? Anyway, it’s how she’s so stuck in her ways and how she genuinely doesn’t get how Lyf doesn’t want to summon the Outer Gods. Also, there’s this actual thing where autistic people love trains for some reason. Like, if you go to a website about autism and it has something about special interests, the example of a special interest is often trains. I find that funny.

Martin Blackwood: it’s the way he loves baking because there are formulas he can follow and adjust accordingly and hates cooking because he has to eyeball things.

Oliver Banks: his special interest is Shakespeare.

Brenn Edda: There’s a part where she starts flapping her hands and like. Autism.

[dearreader]

i’ve had this in my drafts for a hot minute and i’m going to update it since m*tty decided to challenge swifties.

the thing about the m*tty situation is that so many people kept telling fans who were hurt to just get over it and stan someone else. like that’s not the take you think it was and the fact that now people will be jumping ship makes this all worse.

like a reason why i just couldn’t go stan someone else is that for me personally taylor’s music helped me through my fathers death and my ptsd. she was a big part of my life in middle school and then again in college. i was actively teased and made fun of for liking her in my sorority but her songs were the one thing to make me feel happy in the darkness of my life.

so having her go and rebound with someone that goes against everything she said she stands for and has actively said and done things that MAJORLY affect me and my mutuals/people i follow/followers hurts us. it’s not as easy as “just listen to someone else” when she’s been the person i turn to in my darkest times. it felt like a betrayal. only to then have y’all tell us we’re overreacting and you don’t CARE about him doing a n*zi salute or watching disgusting racist porn because he makes taylor happy.

so to all the people who just said to suck it up and log out and will now jump on the hate wagon because he insulted taylor and her fans so he’s not public enemy number one (just like how y’all thought of joe after you’re losing me dropped because he was WORSE than a rascist, fascist, antisemite because he didn’t want to marry taylor) fuck you. it’s an incredibly privileged thing to be able to ignore all the ways in which he hurt marginalized communities (BECAUSE HE DOESNT CARE ABOUT ANYONE BUT HIMSELF) because we can’t just turn it off or ignore it. so even though i know none of those fans will give two shits because they can’t register anything that’s not them, i hope you all look around and see what you said and did in the name of defending a woman’s rebound because her pain was worse than what any of us felt about what he has said and done to marginalized communities.

anyway, im done.

[possibly-pasta]

Hey communityyyy i have a question…

so i have a really clicky right ankle due to sprains and fractures as a kid (yeah i never wore shoes and have fucked yo both ankles very early on) and sometimes it just hurts like all hell. especially after a long day at work or if i have to walk up inclines or do a really long normal walk. so i guess my question is, should i get a walking stick/cane??? even though it’s not an all the time pain?? i used to use one a lot as a kid when i would go play in the woods (i had a reallllly big yard and my family owned acres) and i loved it, but i don’t want to like, “fake” needing it ya know??

[shadowpeachyuri]

Do you consider Macaque redeemed?

well, THAT is a very interesting question!

first off: do i think he's a good person now?

no. not really. he's still a huge asshole with a lot of problems, even if he's starting to work on them and he's not actively malicious about it anymore.

but that's not all redemption is, is it?

ok, so first off, i'm just going to throw out that first definition with regards to macaque. mk isn't a savior, he's a catalyst for mac's growth. there isn't a saving/being saved thing that's happening- macaque is maturing, growing, learning he has options. he's being pushed out of his passive mindset- being saved doesn't really factor in there.

the second one, though. i like the "clearing a debt" part. this part implies freedom, a fulfilled obligation, action. this one, i'd say, fits macaque's character a lot better- he even directly talks about "[repaying] his debt to the Lady Bone Demon" so he can be "free of this nightmare."

at the end of season 3, thanks to mk reading him like a fucking Book and the events that followed, macaque is no longer bound to LBD. his debt is canceled. is that not, in a sense, redemption? he has his freedom now- or does he? he's been redeemed in that sense, but that doesn't make him a good person, and it doesn't mean he doesn't have other things still in his way.

SO, to answer your question: no, no I don't. I think lego monkie kid is a show that's generally more complicated than that. macaque isn't "good" or "bad"- he's some of both! "redeemed" here implies finality now. "do you consider macaque to be Good Now?" no. his story isn't done yet. none of them are. ask me again at the end and we'll see!