#government mandated

[speakercrab666]

furries i hope u know i am fighting for u out here. i am putting my life on the line and i am dying for u out here. i love u. all u motherfuckers got a friend in me. i’m a passionate and deeply autistic man, furries, and u are my cause. DON’T LET NO ONE GET U DOWN, FURRIES.

[pichirobi]

we call everything on the ice love. 💗❄️

[fricktic]

category 10 gary moment 1000s left in tears of joy 1 left in enclosure eating snail-po

[melveres]

letters from his Spellbinder

[everotten]

Care for a dance?

[reality-detective]

[lavendermin]

modern au with dilf jing yuan and getting snowed in with him while the others you rented the cabin with headed out to the village to explore… cabin fever won’t be what he has to worry about with me when baby fever exists and that dilf is in the same vicinity as me

feeling insane within these four walls tonight

[kangals]

I hope everyone who’s followed me in the last few months for cute puppy pictures is ready for me to be a Super Fucking Bummer tomorrow 👍

[ironunderstands]

god can anyone have any fun around here ever

I just???? How is your reaction to this post anger at the fact that people like theorizing about their favorite character

Any joy??? Any whimsy??? ANY

Also incorrect if he was a woman the exact people who like jade and sparkle would decend upon him and I would have to 1 v 500 the lowest common denominator as they turn my favorite character into a “omg don’t end that flop Ratio!!” or “mommy” figure while I violently gesture to the fact he has an actual character

If you think Ratio being a woman would make his fans like him any less, you sorely misunderstand his appeal and entire character. People are tossing around theories of the aeons he could be connected to is because HE HAS A LOT OF AEONS HE COULD BE CONNECTED TO. This man is mysterious, he figured out dormancy somehow, his character stories are told from everyone else’s POV, he’s been acting or working under an agenda for most of the time we see him, he don’t really know why Nous doesn’t acknowledge him, his perspective on life is the exact fucking same as Acherons, a literal emanator of Nihility, etc.

Also I do not know another Ratio fan who also isn’t violently passionate about at least one female character in this game, I will defend Topaz and Acheron with my life and they are both incredibly fascinating characters in their own right that deserve to have their own narratives, it’s just like Ratio they require at least a little brain function in order to appreciate them. Istg if we do not get a Topaz breakdown arc I’m killing someone this woman needs to develop class consciousness or I will lose it.

Look idk, don’t send hate to this person obviously, but like I genuinely wanna know why people think like this. I’ve never seen something people do something that is so fun and harmless get dogged on like this before. And I know it’s Twitter but like, COME ON

[nando161mando]

Palestine Action launched four years ago today, with a mandate to shut Elbit down!

[todayisafridaynight]

[hurtmyfavsthanks]

your euphoric magical Whump is literally so good?? I think it’s the most original idea I’ve seen in a long while it’s just so *chefs kiss*. I love the idea of a mage’s magic coming not from themselves as per, but from a cursed object, and the more they use this power, the more control the object has on them, manipulating them through pleasure. Their squadron are using the magic for a battle or something, but the object has far more ambitious plans that are just waiting to be put in motion.

(context to the euphoric magical whump thing)

Awww how nice of you!

And yes, I do certainly like the cursed object idea! So often, use of the ‘cursed object of unlimited power’ is an unplanned, reckless decision. It’s used out of desperation or ignorance, or perhaps out of a foolish hope that you’re somehow ‘stronger’ than all the others corrupted by it. 

Making the use of cursed objects an organized, managed, and normal part of combat is interesting to me! Instead of desperate last second decisions, the usage of each object consists of years of careful consideration of the benefits and consequences. Each object has been thoroughly studied, its effects researched to the fullest extent. It’s not random, panicked soldiers using these weapons, but bearers trained for years to become the best conduit for their assigned weapon. The potency of the power, the estimated time before corruption, and the best means of extending the useful life of a bearer are all carefully, callously calculated.

I feel like the training one undergoes to wield that sort of power could be really interesting! It’s not hard to use these objects. They’re almost parasitic in nature, offering easy power in exchange for access to a user's mind. They wouldn’t be effective if they were hard to use. No, the difficulty is in retaining your sanity while using such a weapon. 

Bearers aren’t trained as much as they’re conditioned. Bearers need to maintain a mental state carefully crafted to slow the spread of corruption, allowing them to safely use the weapon for as long as possible. Over the span of years, before they so much as see their weapon, whumpee’s personality is broken down with surgeon-like precision with the goal of making the perfect vessel for each individual weapon. 

Does the weapon instill overwhelming rage into its bearer? Train any fight out of whumpee. Treat any hint of aggression or displeasure with swift, overwhelming punishment. Leave them afraid of the feeling of anger itself, and let terror overwhelm that inhuman fury.

Is the object ambitious, whispering premises of power and glory? Then uproot any hints of ambition out of whumpee. Destroy their confidence, break any hint of ego or pride that could tempt them towards ambition. Leave them so doubtful of themselves that they shrink away from the promise of power.

Or maybe the power itself is simply addictive. Maybe it just feels good to use, consuming all other joys whumpee may have had. Maybe it leaves whumpee hungry for more, desperate like a starving animal. And so you give them more. You feed the hunger, give them interestingly destructive jobs, demand increasing numbers of casualties. Keep the promise of more just close enough to stop them from going rogue.

Each object required different training, a different ideal bearer. And said bearers are conditioned for years into that perfect form, their original personalities warped into whatever shape it needs to be in. 

Given the sort of…specialized mental states needed to be a bearer, most would struggle to function without assistance. Weather it be crippling anxiety or a suicidal lack of self preservation, most bearers are simply unable to function alone. It’s equal parts a byproduct of their training and a feature meant to control them.

So they have handlers, someone just as trained to handle whumpee as whumpee is to handle their weapon. Someone who will make sure whumpee is actually taking care of themselves, someone to keep whumpee in line when nobody else is around to. 

Someone to help manage the madness that comes with power. To pry the weapon from their shaking, burnt fingers when whumpee cannot let go. Someone to chase away those overly ambitious commanders who don’t understand the concept of limits. someone to take care of them, and keep them functioning efficiently. 

I think that the relationship between handler and whumpee could be very interesting, asI think it can vary widely depending on the training whumpee has undergone! What mental state needs to be maintained, and what relationship would best maintain that state?

For some, their handler is their master, strict and cold, but fair and rliable. For others their handler is a parental figure, ready to lift whumpee into their arms when things become too overwhelming. And sometimes their handler is simply a friend, a kind face to keep them grounded. 

Whatever the case, it’s the handler’s job to play whatever role is needed perfectly, being whatever whumpee needs to influence them as desired.

It’s an efficient system, but efficiency only goes so far. No amount of conditioning can stave corruption off forever, not when whumpee is constantly injuring in that sort of power. Eventually that power is going to sink into their bones, climb into their minds and twist them into something dangerous. Eventually whumpee will break. Not a matter of if, but when.

It’s simply a fact of the system. Bearers are like…lightbulbs. Useful, very useful, only so far as they can channel a different power. And lightbulbs eventually burn out. And they’re replaced. 

And whumpee’s are replaced. The first hint of wear, the first sign of disobedience or an outside influence, and they’re disposed of. And who is the first person to see that shift? The person who knows them best, the person assigned to remain by their side at all times?

It’s their handler, caretaker. Above all else, that’s their primary task. 

And I! Just, ughhh. Just imagine it. Whumpee, who’s been conditioned and beaten and twisted into this perfect bearer. Who has been in this system’s clutches for as long as they can remember.

They’ve never had the true nature of their weapon explained to them, they don’t realize their handler is trained to act as their friend.

Whumpee is kind and innocent despite the violence forced on them, who looks up to their handler with so much love and trust that it hurts. 

And the caretaker who’s assigned to them. The caretaker who goes in knowing that this relationship is temporary, that in a few months whumpee’s kindness will be swallowed up by madness and crushed. A caretaker who knows the price of that power, who knows it’ll end in death and that they’ll be the one to cut Whumpee down. The caretaker who enters this job determined not to get attached to someone so temporary—

And the caretaker who fails. 

[sscarletvenus]

lookism otd : four major crews + pixel horror

[lesbinewren]

coming out to bravely say i don’t care that ki-adi mundi’s age was changed and in fact i hope they explicitly decanonize the rest of his old eu lore next.

[c-seungcheols]

vernon in HIT THE ROAD ep. 8

[punks-never-die205]

I just saw a video recommendation about a fictional world where your marriage partner is chosen by the government and now my head is stuck with this idea for a modern AU, in which a girl from a rival gang/mafia family is assigned as Killer's wife. Killer has to struggle with wanting to protect his family while he isn't harming an innocent girl by isolating her and giving her the cold shoulder. And while the two wonder how the supercomputer that made this match could be so wrong, the truth is that they are the perfect fit, they just have to let their walls down enough to realise it. Oh if only he would allow her to help him in the kitchen so she could conquer his heart with her heavenly pasta dishes 🍝 ❤️

Oh I LOVE Government Mandated Marriage AUs - specifically the one @lyndsyh24 built up has inspired my creativity so much I've got one completed title (Some Direction) and one active title (Hey Doll) and like maybe two more ideas (one for Izou, and one for Kid)

I like the setup you have for this too! Killer strikes me as a guy who just kind of goes with the flow, so having something like that would create some tension and an obstacle to overcome. It's not an easy start, but eventually it's them against the world. \o/

But yes, yeeeeeessssssss feed me more, I love this. All the different ways the rest of the gang has to deal with it - issues from her family and how THEY are dealing with it (and OMG what if her brother/cousin/leader is like fucking Hawkins or Apoo or something). 😵‍💫