#i don't think it is possible for this show to be actually good

[willwasnotfound]

Other kind of demons

This is heavily inspired by Evelynn and other characters from K/DA or league of legends lol, first of all, English isn't my first language, sooo, if there's any kind of error in grammar or anything like that pls tell me, I'm trying to improve.

Chapter 1

Kind of a prologue for all of this history?

Huntrix was definitely crushing the industry, all their songs were amazing and you could hear them whenever you walked in Korea, they were everywhere.

Of course behind all their success was the real reason why they did all of that, seal the honmoon, which was only wrowing stronger through every day, the demons would always be trapped at this rate.

But of course, they were artists, and even if they thought they were the greatest, their public could start to search other similar music, just to keep up with the trends.

And that's when she appeared, out of nowhere, without asking, an idol that had everyone on her hands with her music, suddenly it appeared on the top ten of the charts, and it didn't stop there.

"I'll show you?" Mira looked without believing it, it was just a song, and she actually never heard of it. "What is it even about?"

"I mean, it is really a feelings song, it tells a story behind it." Zoey looked at the charts too, at least she did heard it.

"Don't worry about it girls, it'll probably just be one hit, it's just a debut song after all." Rumi quickly turned away, trying to think in anything else that wouldn't worry her. "We could also do a song like that."

(then they started to do golden lol)

But of course, it won't end like that, this new idol was climbing to the top and it was clear that she was there to stay.

Her name was Y/N, and even if she was new on the scene, she was stealing fans from Huntrix, which was not a good thing for those girls.

The latest song she released was called 'The baddest' and the tones she could reach on it was what impressed everyone, it was just unbelievable.

And then it happened, at a small awards ceremony, Huntrix finally met their competition, it was just one girl, one girl suspiciously talented.

"Nice to finally meet you Huntrix!" Y/N said with a grin plastered on her face, extending her hand to shake it with the girls, to which only Rumi reacted.

"Nice to meet you too, you are really talented to make it here in a small amount of time." Rumi tried to make small talk, while Mira was basically judging the girl with her eyes.

"Well, I've been practicing for this almost my whole life." Y/N shrugged, placing a hand on her chin. "Well, that's kind of a long time." And with those words, her eyes shined with a golden light, just a flash that Mira didn't let pass, quickly stepping in front of Rumi.

"You-" She was cut off by the announcer, not getting to finish the sentence.

"Please, everyone make noise for our nominated!" That was the signal for all of them to enter the stage, Y/N being the first since she was the closer to it.

"You noticed, right?" Rumi whispered to Mira and Zoey while smiling entering the stage, the screams of the fans filling the air as they did their best to act normal.

"Yeah, she's a demon." Mira barely mumbled, not taking her eyes off of Y/N while she was just looking pretty without doing anything.

"Wait, but she's an idol?" Zoey said trying to keep up with the conversation. "I don't think she is bad."

"She's a demon Zoey, all demons are bad." Mira rolled her eyes. "And we kill demons."

Y/N gived them a quick glance, of course they were all looking at her, making her chuckle in place. She did it on purpose, she knew they were the hunters Gwi-Ma always talked about, just for this generation.

The awards continued, completely oblivious of the events between these girls, Huntrix won some categories, other idols there won others, but the most awarded? Y/N, obviously. Her voice captivated people in ways no one could possibly imagine, except Huntrix, which directly called it 'hypnosis' or at least something related to it.

At the end of the night, even if they wanted to relax, they needed to follow her and get rid of her, in anyway they could, and so they did.

It wasn't a really hard persecution, Y/N seemed to want them to follow her, which lead them to an abandoned building which was probably about to collapse.

"Woah, you really put some effort in being hunters." Y/N's voice resounded through the building.

"Oh so you knew we were hunters." Rumi sighed looking at her surroundings, making sure that her friends were next to her.

"Of course I did, I'm not an idiot, every demon that is sent to the human realm needs to know what you look like." Two silhouettes appeared behind the girls, quickly disappearing when Zoey used her daggers.

"And why did you let us follow you?" Mira also searched with her gaze, but it was like Y/N could disappear to nowhere.

"Because I'm not the kind of demon you should be wasting time fighting with, yet, you decided to do it." A lot of shadows appeared in front of them, surrounding the girls without attacking them.

"You're one of Gwi-Ma's puppets, of course we need to fight you." Rumi spoke again, not actually fighting the shadows, noticing they haven't done anything.

"Yeah, we need to send you back to that stupid demon realm." Zoey finally spoke up, throwing some daggers at the shadows, yet, nothing happened with them.

"You're hurting my feelings, hunters." Y/N appeared, or at least that's what they thought, quickly throwing their arms at her, revealing it was also a shadow. "If I were a demon like the ones you talk about I would have already killed you."

And with those words a tail —or what they thought was a tail— made the three of them to fall to the ground, realizing she was probably right.

"Ugh..." The group grunted, recovering from the moment. "Yeah, we'd probably been death by now." Rumi looked up, finally getting a look to Y/N, which was smirking at her.

"You're weak hunters, I must admit I'm quite more powerful than others, but even with that, you should be able to run away when things get hard." She extended her hand again to Rumi, this time to help her up.

Rumi doubted a second, but grabbed it.

"Thanks..." She smiled weakly, still unsure if trust her or not while helping her friends up.

"It's nothing." Y/N looked at the other two girls, which were also doubting, whispering something to Rumi. "Y'know, it's rude to whisper when someone else is around."

"Sorry, it's just... we don't fully trust you." Zoey said turning to try and face her.

"Why are you not fighting us?" Mira interrupted.

"As I already said, I'm not a demon that works with Gwi-Ma."

"But you said that you did?" Rumi raised her blade again.

"I did?" Y/N thought about what she said before, noticing that, in fact, she did. "Oh, yes, but it was past, I no longer do that, I've got rid of his control."

"Wait, Gwi-Ma controls the demons?" Zoey asked with her eyes widen.

"Uh, duh-uh? Demons that made deals with him end up being demons because of that, he remembers us the errors we had when we were alive and that's how he gets more humans to fall." Y/N rolled her eyes, then noticing the shock expression on the girls. "Wait, you didn't know it? That should be basic demonology or whatever they teach you!"

"Perhaps." "Yeah-" "Celine didn't call it demonology?" The tree of them spoke at the same time, then, Rumi stood in front of them. "How did you do that?" She spoke firmly.

"I realized that, fans are enough to keep me here, it's like... their adoration is enough to feed me, and I don't need souls, I feel their emotions connected with mine." Y/N grabbed Rumi's hand again, making her paterns stard to shine enough for her to notice, making her shiver and step backwards. "That's something you also do." She whispered only for her.

"So, you think other demons can do the same?" Mira spoke up without realizing what happened to Rumi.

"Not all of them, I mean, it probably only works with the ones that were humans, the ones that born like demons actually enjoy it quite a bit." Y/N shrugged, the others looked between themselves.

"You think you could help us killing demons?" Zoey's eyes lit up, the other two smiled softly, still a bit unsure.

"For real?" Y/N also doubted, she could do it, demons fighted and killed themselves back in the underworld. "I mean, yeah, if you let me. It would be nive to take some vengeance from Gwi-Ma."

The girls smiled between them, even Rumi had someone to talk about her little secret, there would be a new member on Huntrix, with Celine's approval or not. Y/N was a potential enemy, and they preferred to habe her as an ally.

"Welcome to our group, Y/N."

this is a reference for the tail that appeared, the rest of the body is jst there, feel free to imagine you like that or not, thanks if u read this all!

[riotgurlll]

Your chance headcanons were SO GOOD. In love. Do you have any for Eddie & Volt? 🫶💕 Looking forward to more of your writing!

Eddie and Volt Headcannons!....NSFW (Date Everything)

Now..... now let me tell you something... While I'm more of an Eddie girl, both of them are getting CCRAACKKEDDDDDUH. "TWO BAD BITCHES AT THE SAME DAMN TIME"-- The moment I heard Volt speak, and I was GRACED with Jonah Scotts voice not once, but TWICE????? Do I have any Eddie and Volt ones.... of COURSE I DO! HERE YOU GO CUTIE PIE!

TW: NSFW content, FREAKKKKAYYYYY because how can I resist?? Also probs spelling/grammar issues because proofreading is my N1 opp! (I'm lazy)

Contents/Mentions: non-monogamy, threesomes, Dom/Sub dynamics, M!Genitalia descriptions, Lwk anal if you squint but only kind of? Degradation, Gender neutral/Afab or Amab inclusive!

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-These two go hand in hand. It's likely that if you like one, you like the other. And if it isn't a given, they don't exactly mind.

-When you first met Volt, he may have came off a bit strong: But it was flattering, nonetheless. You remember noting his kindness, even if he had a flirtatious nature. You noted how his eyes raked over your form before greeting you. He sure was something... In the best way possible. You found it so sweet that he offered you a VIP seat in the bar, just to watch the show that was put on that night- It was Rainey, doing a cover of old classic jazz songs. It filled the bar with a warm, alluring atmosphere. You sipped your drink- that Volt had insisted was on the house. Which, was slightly confusing, because you weren't even sure they needed any currency anyways.

-Regardless, you couldn't help but inform the gentleman about how grateful you were for the invitation to see the show- complimenting him on his establishment. You remember, he called you darling.. And you could have sworn, a bolt of subtle electricity went up your spine as you looked into his eyes, smiling whilst sipping your drink with a faint blush.

-Then, you met Eddie. Volt had noticed him walking out of the back with a towel on his shoulder, seemingly busy. Despite this, Volt didn't care at all, and insisted he joined the two of you. Eddie semi begrudgingly walked over, indulging in his friend as he introduced him to the human whose house they occupied. You had to admit, Eddie was just as handsome as Volt- even if it was in two completely different ways. Eddie, well- he was more... rugged, while Volt was more classy. You immediately thought the two of them contrasted nicely, and despite how grumpy Eddie seemed at the time- you could tell they were good friends.

-After going back to meet with them a few times, it became evident that they were double trouble. And Volts endless flirting was slowly added to by Eddie. Eddie was more subtle, just slightly. But you could tell, you could see it in the way he looked at it too. The both of them wanted you, and neither were ashamed of that fact.

-It started as soft kisses to your knuckles when they said goodnight, but it wasn't long before things got... heavy.

-Both of them dreamt of taking you after hours at the bar. In the back, behind the bar. Maybe it was Volt who thought of it first- But I think it was Eddie who actually dreamt of it. He probably woke up with a hard on, something that drove him wild. He was disappointed when he awoke, missing the feeling of your warmth wrapped around him. Volt, being the nosey man he is- teased him for it, but made sure Eddie knew he wasn't alone.

-When they finally pursue you, you're met with delicate words and touches. Maybe Volt takes your hands in his, and Eddie places a gentle hand onto your shoulder. Maybe Volt pulls you closer, as Eddie steps behind you slowly.

-They handle you gently, at first. Making sure to go slow, making sure you felt the sensuality and genuinely of their feelings towards you. Electrifying kisses and caresses. They're figuring you out, trying to see what makes you tick- what you are and aren't okay with. Eddie is the one who does most of the checking, but Volt pays extra attention to the way you react to both of their movements.

-The two of them would adore to take you at the same time. It's up to you how you'd like it. Maybe Eddie lies you down gently on your back while your head hangs off the edge of your mattress- Volt coming into view with a sly smirk. Or perhaps You'd be willing to take them both in each hole, it's whatever you'd prefer.

-Expect to have one whispering into your ear as the other fucks into you, groping your body.

-Lwk think they'd be into things like vibrators- Toys in general, honestly. Volt would cherish the idea of zapping you gently, just for a little kick- if you let him, of course.

-I think that Eddie is thicker, while Volt is longer. They're both blessed in their own ways- able to give you whatever you want in the moment. I imagine Eddie being around 5.8' inches, but nice and thick. He's circumsized, tip darker than his base, tanned as well. Volt, I'd imagine is closer to 7. That's a lot to take, of course- but he isn't very thick circumference wise. He's cut too, tip more of a salmon color.

-I feel like Eddie is more of an ass man, while Volt is 100% into tits. For Eddie, I think he's a sucker for a nice ass. I just feel it- He'd stare down at your ass while fucking you from behind. And honestly, if you were to be interested in anal, he would volunteer first. Even then, it's not something he requires or anything- it's up to you.

As for Vault, he doesn't give a fuck if they're mosquito bites, ABCDEF and G cups, it doesn't matter at ALL. They loves playing with your chest, teasing your nipples and watching you shiver. He'd love to take one of your peaks into your mouth, playfully biting- Not hard, just enough to make you yelp ever so slightly.

-Now, hear me out... Eddie prefers eating pussy, and Volt prefers sucking straight up dick. NOT that they won't do either or, I just feel like Eddie not only seems like if a dick is getting sucked, he wants it to be his, but ALSO, I think he would get too flustered honestly- in an embarrassed way. He's probably not confident in he wee wee slurping skills... poor man.

Anyways, as for Volt, I think he loves puss just as much as the next guy, but he prides himself in his cock sucking abilities. If you did have a penis, it wouldn't be safe from that man. It's just a guilty pleasure for him.

-Would they fuck each other.....? I... I feel like they would. Like I could imagine Eddie fucking into Volt while Volt fucks into you, do we... do we see the vision here? Literal train.

Maybe one of them fucks the other while you sit on their face? That's always a possibility.

-Hear me out.... Eddie + Degradation=🤝. He'd call you a slut while he fucks into you from behind. Say that you're their whore, while Volt snickers to himself and probably joins him- but more in a teasing way.

-Biting. Hickeys. Crack these men together and you will be COVERED in marks, doing even pretend like that's not how things would go.

-Ass smacking, maybe other smacking if you're into pain. I think Volt wouldn't mind receiving it either, maybe that's just me. He seems like a FFFFFRRRREEAAAAKKKKKUH.

-spitroasting

-They both strike me as grunters and groaners, not very whimpery- but maybe Volt would if you overstimulated him....

-Ahem, OVERSTIMULATION! FOR EVERYONE! it's welcomed lovingly!

[thesituationship]

OUGH I love slow burn Billford. Bitter exes constantly fucking is good too but there's something about neither of them confessing any feelings until the last possible moment that is *chefs kiss*.

Like, pre-portal, Ford assumes any strong feelings are just reverence for his muse, and Bill thinks his strong feelings are just sadism, the fun of using Ford, nothing more. Fucking during karaoke doesn't contradict this, I think Ford probably couldn't remember, or maybe his memory was erased. Bill was still in denial, fucking Ford was 'all part of his master plan' somehow (or maybe he just forgot too). Whatever happened that night, the next day, I think they both sensed something had changed, although they couldn't put their finger on what. All they know is that whenever they're apart now, they can only think about each other.

Bill doesn't figure out that he loves Ford until the break up, I think that's clear in Tbob. But I really like the idea that Ford doesn't figure it out till weirdmageddon, and that he refuses to believe that Bill loves him.

To me, it feels very in character for Ford to brush off Bill's very obvious flirting as just a humiliation tactic. Ford has very little self-worth. I don't think he believes anyone would love him for him. People only love what he can do for them. He's also autistic coded, aroace coded. I think he finds it hard to actually recognise romantic advances, even if they're laid on real thick (we see this with fiddleford too). And lastly, there's a lot of shame in being loved by a monster like Bill. It's probably easier to deny it, bury it deep down instead of dealing with the survivor's guilty. Pride and shame are big thematic throughlines in Ford's story.

I also think it's really in character for Bill too. Bill thinks love is weakness. I think he's embarrassed and afraid of how down bad he is. And so, all through the portal years, he's trying to tell ford that he loves him, without telling him. And it kinda comes off as bullying. You can't really blame ford for not picking up on it. However it's funny to think that all the henchmaniacs have.

Anyways, I like to imagine that it doesn't click for Ford until they're alone in the penthouse, and Bill has him pinned. He's finally showing Ford how genuinely frustrated he is with both Ford and himself. He really hates that he loves Ford. He's still really hurt that Ford abandoned him. He really does just want to rule the universe with him. And ford is somehow shocked by this revelation because he's a fucking idiot.

Then, and only then, does Ford finally realise that he loves Bill too. And it hurts so much because it doesn't matter. Everything's gone too far, love can't save them anymore.

I think about this all the time.

[need-a-hand-peter-pan]

"You would say something along the lines of "can you please teach me to do this task?" You turn it into a question, not a statement, and use the word Please. At the end of the task, you would say something like "thank you for helping me" unless speaking to a fae because they take human manners to be a sign of debt and may enslave you. For example, Marie has been called a changeling, if this is true that makes her fae and even as her husband you shouldn't say please or thank you to her... though you can show gratitude to her in other ways, I hear fae prefer gratitude be shown through mutal acts of generosity to show you've been thinking of them," Killian explains. "Though there's also the possibility she's not actually fae and just odd, because when I met them Ruth told me they're both a bit changeling like, and Marie acts drastically different from Ruth."

"I did not consummate the marriage, I don't think either of us had the energy after breaking the curse with seven damn whips and a lye water sponge bath," Marie rolls her eyes. "I guess start from the beginning, it's as good a place as any"

@need-a-hand-peter-pan

Marie snoops around the woods outside a small town in Maine. "I swear, Ruth, I know there's something up here... the vibes are off... like seriously off"

“Snooping when something feels off is how people get killed in horror movies Marie! And we both know I’ll die first because I’m disabled!” Ruth hisses as she follows her friend. Her cane tapping across the ground as she shadows Marie.

“We just need to keep our heads down long enough to fix our car I don’t see…” she stops talking. There’s a whirring sound.

“Do you hear that?”

[laserbobcat]

Soap box moment but bad world building triggers me, I'm annoying like that.

No shade to people who like these tropes as is, I don't want to shit on your porn with plot, and I believe in well tagged free from judgment content. Policing what people draw or write is step 1 to puritanism and other pleasantries like whole works getting deleted and all lgbt content being bagged in with all that. Fiction is a great way to explore and get things out of your system, and the line between what's acceptable and what's not is too easy to move further and further until it's only squeaky clean right wing approved content. Just don't interact with people you think are weirdos that you don't agree with and keep moving. They're just writing weird shit in their little corner, and you are someone's weirdo in your little corner, you wouldn't want people to barge in and shame you to stop because you're a problem to society. Don't create a line at all. Idk we have bigger problems, like all these motherfuckers who actively go out of their way to interact with as much people as possible and actually changing mentalities IRL with shit like "women should be in the kitchen and men can't help themselves and black people are always angry and the lgbt are annoying they're so out there, subscribe for more wisdom"

ANYWAY

Talking about furry sex and leshycat "lore" stuff :3 It's LONG, I'm way too talkative.

Heats: yeah that's all hot and fun, "Oh no shit happened and now we have to deal with the awkwardness. In my defense you jumped on me and I was a bit drunk. No I'm not angry at you. Idk, do you like movies, do you want to see Fast and Furious 27 with me friday?"

BUT LIKE if most of your characters work like that, your society should be entirely different. Ours work with our biology in mind, which is "Let's assume people are horny all the time and show naked women to sell yogurt" or "There's no such thing as "I couldn't help myself" go to jail" (in theory I mean, not talking about how society fails us you know)

Fun fact, I read LeGuin's book The Left Hand Of The Night before I was terminally online and learned the hilarious unholy existence of ABO and stuff, I'm already picky with worlbuilding and this one definitely upped my standards really high. It's a book about bringing a instantaneous communication technology to another planet, it's really cool. Love this series. People on this planet have the particularity of being sexless unless they're going through a heat cycle. It's very casual, it's just how people work. There's places you can go to get it out of your system and whole different social norms around that. The "Oops I'm stuck with someone while in heat that's embarrassing" thing is there too lol. There's no sexual scenes in it though. The hero is a regular human and it's interesting to see how the two protagonists see each other. Good, book, high recommend.

Love how I'm told ABO and these kind of animal instinct based work are either rough kinky porn with maybe plot, or super detailed commentary about society and the way we view sex, so funny. I like the furry tropes way more because there's no nonsensical anatomy and butt babies. Please no butt babies.

But while I like the chaos that SuperHornyForaWhile™ brings to relationships, I am extremely triggered by lack of consent. It's up to you to change whatever you don't like with tropes, I just make the whole thing softer by taking the "out of control" aspect out. Yes they are desperately horny but no they don't completely lose it. Someone in heat would feel like seeing your super hot coworker tits out "Well great, I'm gonna have to do all their work alone this week while they're at home AND I have a boner now. Fml."

Casual sex is way more common. Though there's a lot of social rules about carefully treading around this to make sure there's no pressure or regrets later. The power of communication. Almost everyone has some embarrassing stories to tell about the subject too, they come out when drunk and oversharing to make everyone laugh.

Maybe monogamy is thrown out the window more often than not "Oh my god I just want to netflix and chill, I don't have the energy for that today, go fuck the neighbor you have my blessing. Tell them to give me back my tupperware by the way."

Everyone has grandma tips and tricks to ease down the whole thing when you just want to wait it out. Most of those tips and tricks are hearsay bullshit, but everyone knows the ones that legit work. Some people don't experience heats at all. And they tend to change depending on age and mental and emotional state.

And like, it's fun to play with the differences between different animals and their perception of the world. Some of them know when there will be an earthquake, or what's the weather will be for the week. Some of them can tell what you ate yesterday by smell alone, and who you interacted with this morning. Again, social rules around that to respect people's privacy.

But the comedy potential. I mean I've seen a lot of it already and I'm never tired of it. "Why do you smell like you slept with that person you say you hate." "Why do you smell like they specifically rubbed on you possessively." "Are you ok? Do you want me to kill them? No?" chef's kiss. Poetic cinema.

Back to Morgan and Leshy

Morgan's well known to be 100% not interested in anything, people think he's legit aroace. Man's so repressed and emotionally unavailable that he's not even horny anymore these days, no more heats. It comes out as aggression, which he has to take out on random monsters in Darkwood. "Morgan's so brave and useful by going on missionary trips regularly" yeah no, he needs that to stay so sweet and polite the rest of the time. Thena teases that it would be easier and less dangerous to just jump someone from time to time and he DoesNotHear. I drew that here btw. Since Leshy's arrival, he gets a lot of steam out by punching each other on the regular. Despite the Denial™, feelings grow and the bottled up drives start to act out. He's incredibly confused about why his body started doing the whole cycle thing again. Very inconvenient, very annoying. No explanation for it whatsoever. Complete mystery. Now he's missing work days too, great.

Leshy has the strongest sense of smell of the whole cult, and did not get the memo about the whole social rules things. He doesn't really care what people do, but he does not really care about their feelings either. "Of course you're moody and nauseous, you're pregnant. What do you mean you didn't know, your scent changed two weeks ago. What do you mean I'm not supposed to say that out loud in front of everyone. What does invasive means, like the plants?" Animals with good sense of smell are very useful to doctors, since they detect a lot of things, but Leshy is the worst person imaginable in terms of communicating it. He finally learns to shut the fuck up though, and when he senses something weird he goes to snitch to the head healer Ilona. Some very perceptive people notice when he barges into the healing tent, talk to her for a while and leave, and then someone's called in for a "random health check up" and ends up with a treatment. Drew that here. Leshy 100% keeps tracks of what his brother is doing and absolutely makes fun of him whenever he smells a bit too much like "The annoying lamb and their annoying spouses." He notices when his brother isolates himself (Ew disgusting, brothers can't have hormones) and he absolutely knows what happened when he eventually comes back to society very relaxed, and still smelling like the trio under all the soap he used to try and hide it. "Woah finally, I hope they weren't too disappointed, I mean it's not like you would be enough for one person, imagine three lol" and there goes the fighting. Cain instinct. Now, about Morgan. There's no denial from Leshy at all, he's been down bad for the cat almost from the beginning. The dumb factor here is "I will not make a move, like, ever" because what if Morgan doesn't want him around anymore, like when he breaks something, but permanently. The horror. It's not that bad since they spend a lot of time together and he doesn't want to date anybody, so at least Leshy doesn't have to kill anyone. Great news. Except that one time when this cute stoat hit on the cat and gave him a hug and was a bit difficult to get rid of, and Leshy had to tackle and wrestle him until the scent was gone. He got his ass kicked but it was worth it, and it's not like he's not asking for it anyway. (I need to draw that) Morgan in heat is HELL. Absolutely impossible to ignore. He has to keep constantly busy/distracted the whole time to resist just knocking on his door -or knocking the door down really. The angel vs demon war in his head is particularly funny because they both argue for and against making a move alternatively but for different reasons. The sanity is gone. Burrowing 20 feet underground and breaking rocks down with his teeth helps.

That was long I talk too much.

[m1ssunderstanding]

do you think john and paul were hooking up in the 70s at all? i know so much abt the mclennon 60s timeline but the 70s is a bit foggier to me

Anything's possible, man. I think the whole seventies are generally portrayed and perceived as much more antagonistic than it actually was. I do think the actual fucking was a lot more sparse than the sixties obviously but the mutual obsession and the closeness and friendship and attraction and desire to be and work together was just as present in the seventies as all the bitterness and miscommunicated and competitiveness and jealously and lawsuits and mind games were.

They were together a lot more than is generally acknowledged in the seventies and I bet they were together a lot more than we know about even. And let's be real, if those two couldn't be lovers they'd never be friends. So it's likely that at least some of the time they fucked.

70: 0% chance of fucking. Paul is really hoping he ods up in Scotland and John is screaming his guts out in an institution. They're not speaking. They don't see each other.

71: they technically could've (John doesn't move to NY until August and Paul would've been in London part of the time) but I doubt it. Someone correct me if we have more information but I think they didn't really see much of each other in this year. John did send Paul the tape of their deca audition with a lovey note for Christmas so things weren't all antagonism, but still very rocky. And I believe he invited Paul to play live with him but Paul wouldn't because of Klein.

72: maybe. In January, Linda and Paul flew to NY to visit John and Yoko at their new place. Then John invited them to play live together and even said Klein wouldn't be involved if Paul didn't want. (I don't know how that would've looked legally) But we have no idea whether Paul responded to that telegram, only that he didn't go and that after that he went on the wings tour of Europe. But John was very much not permanently pissed at him because then we get the elephants memory story of John regularly taking 90+minutes out of a recording session for SINYC to chit chat with Paul on the phone. And the thing is. If they're that friendly, the McCartneys probably visiting John and Yoko on their way to Linda's dad's house. Which being rich and being big on family, they probably did more often than is documented.

73: Probably not. January of this year is when John yelled at Yoko during a party that he wished he was back with Paul. This is also the year (might even be the same party idk) that he got mad at her and grabbed some woman and went into a nearby bedroom and fucked her and everyone knew what was going on etc. Late 73 is the start of the lost weekend. But! Even though emotionally they would've been there imo it was physically impossible because Paul wasn't allowed into the US and John wasn't allowed out. I did hear they tried to meet at the Canada border just to see each other in person, so maybe? That would be something they would do, I don't know.

74: Definitely. As soon as he was legally allowed to, Paul was tapping that ass I guarantee. May acts like there's something she's not allowed to disclose about John and Paul during this time and the agreed upon timeline for their meetings does not match their locations so there's something sneaky going on.

75: Definitely. Again, with May Pang. I definitely recommend her book. It's one of my favorite Beatles books. Paul just randomly knows they've moved into a new apartment (again in NY where Paul and Linda visit all the time anyway) knows their number and shows up to hang out with John. John's so stoked for New Orleans. He's popping out songs left and right, he's giddy and goofy. He's talking about getting a house with May. He can't wait to get that bussy.

76: Probably not. John and Paul remained on good terms despite John not showing up to New Orleans and breaking Paul's tender heart. (His excuse is a baby. Like Paul's not going to eat that up. He was born with milk in his tits I swear.) But even though they're buddies, I have a hard time believing they fucked when they met up in 76 with the whole snl story and all that. While I do actually buy that Linda might've supported them hooking up (we can get into that mess later) I don't think Yoko wanted that, at least at this point in their marriage where they're trying to be a nuclear family with Sean and all that. I really doubt, after she's just taken him back and had his baby, that Yoko would've let him be alone with Paul. So unless John went in disguise to a Wings over America concert -- which was decidedly Not his mental state that year -- it's extremely unlikely.

77: Doubt it. I don't know too much about 77 other than that was the year John wrote many of those extremely love-sick and beautiful and depressing ballads and made self recorded journal entries about not wanting to get out of bed unless it was to jump out the window. Paul also took this year "off" so Linda could have James in peace and he could more actively participate in child rearing and housework while she healed from pregnancy and birth. This was probably the start of the "we just talked about bread and cats and babies" phonecalls. Idk maybe there was some sad->sweet phone sex in there somewhere.

78: Bit more likely. Sean was turning two at this point, and as a mom of a two year old I can tell you two is WAY better than one or zero. So, while John of course had nannies and house keepers to help, I'm sure his mental state still improved with Sean's development. Meanwhile, Paul's London Town was a flop numerically and critically, which probably helped things between them to be honest. Also, this is where I think Yoko was starting to get over John and wasn't around much. So any time the McCartneys were in New York to visit Lee, it's possible.

79: Probably. And this is just me being insane, but when Paul tells interviewers he showed his homemade tapes that would become McCartney 2 to "someone" and that "someone" said 'oh this is your new album' and Paul said 'no I was just messing around' and that "someone" said 'No. That's your new album'. And Paul went, 'yeah you're right' and put it out. I mean, that's just obviously John. Nobody talks to Paul like that except John. Nobody else has the balls and Paul wouldn't respect anyone else that way. So this is where -- I think -- the secret Montauk meetings probably started. We also know Paul and Linda visited John and Yoko again at the end of 79 right before they went to Japan. So it could've happened then too.

80: Definitely. See my post about secret late seventies meetings for an explanation here. If you don't know what I'm talking about, message me or comment or whatever and I'll send it your way:)

[mitigatedchaos]

A: "It's too late. I have already depicted myself as the fun, intellectual, sophisticated crow, and you as the dumb, unsophisticated, socially conservative crow that hangs onto relationship jealousy. Polyamory is the natural order of being. All human beings are bonobos. To be logically consistent, you have to let me fuck your wife."

B: "Oh, really? Have you heard of paternal uncertainty?"

I don't think anyone is actually learning anything in the above exchange.

The problem comes from relative formalization. Mr. A is probably citing some larger body of theory that's most likely garbage produced by motivated reasoning, but in the moment, he appears to have the academic higher ground.

Knowing that it's false is more intuitive. Debunking it means conducting hours or possibly days of research to provide a formal response.

These days, we might say, "That doesn't sound like it's going to survive the replication crisis," if centrist, essentially pushing Mr. A to show that it's a cross-partisan consensus, or a right-winger might dismiss almost the entire field of anthropology since 1970 based on new studies of historical migration patterns and then start challenging Mr. A on his other beliefs.

Though, bringing up the asymmetry raises an alternative response, which is, "Tell you what, that sounds like a contentious position. Maybe I'll do some research, but I've got a lot on my plate, so it will probably be a few years before I get to it, maybe more."

The above move kicks it back out of the immediate timeframe. It also says that Mr. B is not going to prioritize information presented in the adversarial stance.

Someone who is older and more experienced might cite personal experience, e.g., "I saw a [social relation]'s polyamorous relationship blow up, and I don't want to do that to my marriage." It might be softened with, "It might work for some people, but it isn't for me. [My wife] and I are happy together. Monogamy is what works for us."

A normie might just blow it off and then not comply, or might say, "Keep your hands off my wife." (Possibly followed with, "Can't you see you're making her uncomfortable?")

Another option might be, "Listen, Mr. A, when you're in my house, I need you to respect my boundaries, and I need you to respect my wife's boundaries."

Someone with less tact and/or less personal experience might answer, "Haven't you heard of paternal uncertainty, dumbass?" (i.e. "It's normal and healthy for a male to have relationship jealousy.")

In general, this is somewhat similar to the problem of needing an ideological permission slip to not like some genre of music.

This is just sort of explaining... where the discursive front is, and how different backgrounds and capabilities influence the choices people make.

Personally, I don't think you can really learn human nature from the contemporary social sciences without discernment and going through the effort to check studies manually (although psychology should be OK in the field of mental illness, and economics is good until you hit the limits of its underlying basis).

In the current low-trustworthiness environment, it's better to practice observation with humility, or run a comparison with a text that's genuinely old and/or foreign.

To pick an example text, The Analects of Confucius is (1) over 2,000 years old, and (2) Eastern, not Western. Similarities between issues that Confucius describes in governing, and modern problems of government, are probably more human nature rather than just contemporary ideology.

To pick an example more contemporary observation, as I recall, Lee Kuan Yew reported that people would steal the trees planted in the medians back when his team were building up Singapore. Obviously, this wouldn't happen now. (Of course, if you tried to steal one now, you would be punished!) This suggests the range in behavior that can be altered by social norms and expectations.

Something I took care to address in Now, Melt [1] is that the nature of an organism can have both more fixed and more fluid elements. For human beings, something like greed or cowardice will pretty much always reoccur, while particular cultural practices might be limited to one time and place.

Anyhow, having described the discursive front above, we can then think about how to shift it.

I would say that the way to alter the composition is to bring forth the better arguments (and better evidence) so that they are ready to hand, and cultivate improved social skills.

This would then make it easier to split off the people that want to argue that, "Evolutionary psychology means that we must legally require all women to wear sundresses; it's science," from the larger group.

Obviously, people like Mr. A will work to socially disconnect arguments about what he's doing, that is, render them socially inadmissible as evidence, but, in general, the maintenance of knowledge is something that is active, not passive.

The contemporary right-wing position (depending on which part of the right we're talking about) is that essentially everything is subject to evolutionary dynamics. As I told Nick Land (not that it moved him very much), I think this undervalues the role of choice, and also undervalues the effects of friction across time and space.

I do think about evolutionary dynamics and their potential impact on human psychology; I just don't talk about it much. Individual human beings and circumstances vary significantly, so I think it's often better to step back and avoid overgeneralizing. [2]

In terms of how I would use evolutionary psychology, I might bring up the Gombe Chimpanzee War as evidence that organized war for territory is not unique to humans, and therefore likely not a product of contemporary ideology or social relations (at least, not entirely).

(On the other hand, the idea of "alpha wolves" is now said to have been based solely on the observation of wolves in captivity, and apparently isn't a good fit for wild wolves.)

[1] Particularly section 6.g, "The Tortoise." One way to think about this is in terms of layers (based on "bands of abstraction"), covered in section 10.a, "Layer-Based Analysis."

[2] See Section 6.e of Now, Melt, "Regarding Monster Trucks."

Well, I think that's part of the appeal—believing unflattering stories about the world makes you feel privy to the Dark Truth that everything else is Too Afraid To Admit, while also giving you plenty of material to tar your opponents with, etc. etc. But really it's uniquely shameful for the rationalists, because evopsych is at the intersection of like three axes of epistemic shaky-ground.

[asexualbookbird]

I was so wrapped up in my sewing project, I didn't get to do ANY pride stuff. Nyoops. I did however open up doodle commissions which has been a BLAST, to be honest! Might just keep them open regardless of teeth. I am almost done with my big project though, which I'm wicked excited about. When I'm done I'm going to play SO much pokemon and no one can stop me. Went glassblowing with my mom. Redownloaded a rhythm game I haven't touched in months. Reading was. Fine. I listen to audiobooks while sewing which is great except I feel like I've gone through all the Good Stuff so now I'm left with all this. Read two more books off my List, though, so gold star for me!

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Book club pick! I did not enjoy this as much as the Winternight trilogy, but it was still a good read. Throughout the entire thing I kept thinking hey this is like that one Magnus Archives episode, so when I was done I listened to MAG 7: The Piper and now I wonder if there's real life lore here I don't know.

Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller ⭐/ DNF - (not pictured) No. I thought maybe I would push through this just for gits and shiggles, but I have no desire to sit through eight more hours of our main character Having Never Experienced Attraction Ever In Her Life making googly eyes over some Hot Man. Add on to that, the author promoting this with Parry Hotter terminology, no thanks! Bye!

Dark Rise by CS Pacat ⭐️⭐️ - This has been taunting me. It LOOKS and SOUNDS like something I'd enjoy, but I have no interest in Captive Prince and I kept thinking the author was PC Cast. Should've trusted my instincts. There was an interesting twist at the end, but I was so annoyed by that point I didn't care. Nearly every single thing this book tried to do, In Other Lands did better, and I didn't even particularly like that book! It's not something I'd warn people away from, though. I'm sure someone somewhere will enjoy it. I am not that someone.

The Phoenix Keeper by SA Maclean ⭐️⭐️ - DUMB AS SHIT. Where are the managers? The Supervisors? Literally anyone other than these high school kids masquerading as nearly 30 year-olds?? I get that Ailya being selfish and self centered was part of her Growth™️, but again, In Other Lands did it better. This books only redeeming feature was the birds. Can't believe I'M saying this, but it would've been so much better had it focused on the romance.

Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Fine. Mostly unremarkable to be honest. Nothing to really complain about or praise. There was one (1) metal dragon that showed up briefly in the last 10%. The light steampunk touches were nice.

The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - TIMES TWO! I READ THIS TWICE! I FINISHED IT AND READ IT AGAIN IMMEDIATELY! I always say I want to do that, and well I actually Did That. Reminded me of Labyrinth. Reminded me of Mask of Mirrors. Reminded me of Master of Djinn. Maybe Gideon the Ninth, but that might be the Moira Quirk of it all. It was a LOT of fun, I love women loving women stabbing women they love.

The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings ⭐️ - What if Divergent was bad. "But Divergent was bad!" What if Divergent was worse.

Can't believe I actually read a book twice in one go. Who am I. July brings Doing All The Things I Wanted To Do When I Was Sewing. Finish my blanket squares on the project I'm doing with my mom. Finally ship a package. Play pokemon. Maybe go for a got dang walk if the air isn't soup. Learn to price my work in a way that is fair to me. Book club picked Dune, so I have to find a tolerable way to consume that. I refuse to watch the movie(s). Maybe I'll do some belated pride things. Who knows. Everything is possible.

[delicateperspective]

I know you're not going to get defensive because your answers are really thoughtful, so I'll ask you this: have you ever thought about the possibility that they have broken up a few years ago? And I don't say that because their schedules don't appear to be in sync anymore or something. It's more than that.

It's just that I feel they've realised they've developed very different views about life, friendship and things in general. I think Louis doesn't like the person harry has become, and they don't share the same goals. Harry has prioritised his career and success, and he's not that grounded anymore. I don't know. I guess what I'm trying to say is that he just doesn't like harry now.

Yes, Louis spoke very fondly about him, but it seemed more like a friend congratulating another friend. I suppose they ended in good terms.

hi love, thank you for sending this — and for the way you asked it. you’re right — i’m not going to get defensive. i actually really appreciate questions like this, because they give us a chance to think more deeply about what we think we’re seeing.

so here’s my honest take:

i try to be as objective as i can. and i’m not someone who believes harry and louis have been together every single moment since 2010, or that the idea of a breakup is completely impossible. relationships are complicated, especially ones that have lived under the kind of pressure theirs has — both internally and externally.

but that said, i don’t personally agree with the idea that they’ve grown apart because of who they’ve become as individuals. and that’s mostly because i don’t believe the versions of them we see in headlines tell the full story.

this view — that harry became too career-driven or self-focused, and louis didn’t like who he turned into — is based entirely on public narrative. and that narrative is curated, edited, and often manipulated by teams, media outlets, and branding strategies.

harry gets portrayed as the polished, fashion-forward, globe-trotting pop star with expensive taste, while louis is often flattened into this image of a rebellious, rough-around-the-edges, football-loving chav who’s always drinking and smoking. neither of those portrayals are fully true. they’re simplified personas designed to sell albums, tickets, and headlines. they're the media's versions of fanfiction characters.

if you really look beneath that surface, you’ll see they’re actually a lot more similar than they get credit for. both of them are ambitious. both are family-oriented. both are fiercely loyal to the people who’ve been with them since the beginning (even if we don't always like those choices).

louis is incredibly business-savvy and strategic about his career even if it doesn't seem like it on the surface. he always has been. since 1D when he was the one having to make decisions and talk to management. and harry, despite the glitz and glam, has remained deeply connected to his family and values his privacy and emotional safety more than anything.

so no — i don’t think they’ve drifted apart because of their values or personalities. i think what we see is just one version of each of extremely complex individuals. and if they had truly parted ways, i don’t think we’d still be seeing the kinds of patterns, silences, and choices that continue to show up.

but i really respect you for asking this. and i think it’s totally fair to wonder — especially when you’re trying to make sense of a story that’s never been told in full.

[respectthepetty]

Pit Babe 2 really makes me feel like I'm watching a Thai version of The Traitors, and with only four episodes left, I'm losing my mind.

Tony - How many times has he died and brought himself back to life? How many times have any of them died, and he brought them back? I'm so much more scared of him this season.

Winner - Is that his actual name? I have never spelled some of these character's actual names. Either way, we already know he is a baddie. Next.

Willy - What if he is the only real baddie this season, and suspecting someone else from the team only feeds into Tony's plan to take them down?

Charlie - He couldn't possibly be the traitor. He is too busy screwing Babe and trying to save everyone. Next.

Babe - Even though the trailer showed Babe going to talk to Tony, he can't be a traitor. Why would he do all this to hurt himself? Unless . . . Babe didn't think it would get this far. But that is season six thinking, not season two. Unless . . . could Babe not know he is doing it? The announcement trailer showed him dreaming about Tony and following him so is that how Willy knew where Charlie is because Tony is connected to Babe somehow? No! NO!

Dean - Too easy. It can't be him because he was the traitor last season. Unless . . . that's what would make him the perfect traitor this season because none of us would expect a double from him.

Chris - Another one that is too easy. Unless . . . that's why he looks like Way (BECAUSE HE IS WAY?!), so we wouldn't think he would be the baddie, again.

Alan - The show better not hurt me like this! Ripping my heart out of my chest would be kinder than Alan being the traitor. But how did Willy know Charlie was at the lab? Which brings me back to Chris, but it can't be him. Unless . . . we blame everything on Chris so my man can be free of these allegations.

Pete - He was also in the lab, and he always knows where Charlie is and seems to comfortable sleeping with Chris because he knows Chris isn't the traitor (because he himself is the traitor), but it can't be him. He is good. In fact, he is too good. And he has those horns in his apartment, which connects him to Tony, but . . . nah. Unless . . . that's why Tony let Kenta go because he knew he'd go to Pete. No! No? NO! Damnit! eeeee, he's good. He's good. Final answer. He's, good, ish.

Kenta - Shut the fuck up. Never. Not ever. Next.

Kim - I'll fight anyone who thinks my baby boy is the traitor. In my Ken from KinnPorsche voice, "Are you fucking dumb, bro?!" GTFOH with that mess. Next!

Jeff - As much as I did not trust him in the first season, I cannot believe I trust him more than I trust Alan right now. This hurts me. It's not him, and it could never be him. But, God, please don't let it be Alan either because I WILL DIE!

North - Who suspects him? I know I don't! But maybe I should. I originally suspected him when the trailer was released, but I've been taking it too easy on him all season. Was he making new friends while Sonic was gone? And he got a spot racing once shit starting going down. Plus, he doesn't seemed too concerned with the everything exploding all of the time. I'm just joking! There is no way it could be him. Unless . . .

Sonic - It's not looking too good for him, but I will feel really bad if it isn't him because I have been dragging his name through the mud all season. But who else could it be? North? Chris? Dean? ALAN? BARBIE?!! If Sonic would just quit being so sus I wouldn't be going this hard for him, but . . . IT BETTER BE HIM because I cannot handle if it's Pete, Alan, or even North, but if it's not him, I'm sorry.

And it sure as fuck better not be Babe because I will be livid!

I feel sick!

[curioussubjects]

i’m a langdon fan and do want to see him get better and do well but i do think it’s a little shortsighted to say langdon is definitely never high around his kids or wasn’t high enough to effect his patients or put them in danger. all we have right now regarding his addiction is his own words which were all said when he was defending himself because he knew he would lose his job. as someone who has spent years in 12 step programs and knows lots of addicts - they lie. a lot. everyone who works with addicts will tell you this. it’s extremely likely he was high around his children and i think the character of langdon is much more interesting to deal with when being honest about his flaws and afflictions

Hey, anon, so I actually do appreciate this ask. I don't know if you've seen the posts I've written about this, but I've talked at length about why exactly I don't think Langdon was high:

This post about the mental gymnastics around his cognitive dissonance (and I briefly raise the possibility that the back injury is fairly recent because of how Langdon talks about it with Robby). I think his frame of mind is important, and relevant, because he's very concerned with distancing himself from the stereotype of what an addict behaves like.

And this post specifically about him not getting high because the information we can glean from the show suggests he's taking benzos with a therapeutic logic and with doses that seem to be on the lower end.

Of course, you're right in that I can't argue he for sure 100% has never been high around his kids or at work. But what I can argue, and do argue, is that the evidence provided by the show suggests that he has not. I'm not just taking Langdon's dialogue at face value either, but evaluating it against everything else we learn about Langdon. The show simply hasn't given me any reason to doubt him, especially since we do see him trying to lie about being addicted at all.

It matters, too, that Langdon wasn't doing drugs to chase a high. He was using painkillers as prescribed to him by a doctor, and using benzos to treat withdrawal. He wasn't chasing a high, or trying to self-medicate by getting high specifically. He didn't need to. If anything, the risk Langdon was actually running wasn't being impaired by being high, but becoming resistant to benzos and having to increase his dosage, which increases his risk of overdose (and other side effects of course). Addiction, we know, is a complex condition with physiological, psychological and environmental factors. The mere fact of Langdon having a drug addiction doesn't in and of itself tell us everything we need to know; it's important to look at the context of his substance use.

Thing is, as I've also said in one of the posts above, Langdon didn't need to be high to make foolish decisions. Between the shame, stigma, and the ADHD aggravating the whole thing, he had enough motivation to do what he did.

Is that me being dishonest about his addiction or his flaws? I don't think so. I'm looking at what the show gave me and coming up with an interpretation based on it. Conversely, I haven't really seen very compelling arguments that present good evidence that Langdon was getting high either at work or at home. Mostly, people seem to be drawing from stereotypical ideas and narratives about addiction or very specific experiences, rather than the show itself. Or, I guess, by focusing too much on what fanon has going on. I don't mean to dunk on anybody here, it's just what I've noticed.

Also, on a final note, just in general for everyone following at home: I am not by any means making a value judgement about getting high vs not getting high. I have zero interest in playing morality olympics with chronically ill folks.

[radioactive-yuri]

how i think each papa acts when scared

nihil - EXTREMELY jumpy, back when he had the energy to be. will physically hide behind anyone or anything close enough. his fear response is flop, so if he gets surprised intensely enough, he'll go all wobbly and unstable. sometimes he'll just straight up faint. like a goat.

primo - does not show his fear in any way physically. his fear response is freeze; he just goes statue mode. as a fellow freezer, it just feels correct to me that he'd be one too. nobody ever actually thinks he's scared; they think he's joking when he says "that was the scariest moment of my life" because like...he just stood there.

secondo - tries to get away from whatever's scaring him as fast as possible. his fear response is flight. very prone to flinching away from people if they catch him off-guard. he makes a bunch of embarrassing noises when it happens too, a lot of yelps and gasps quickly followed by coughing and trying to act like nothing happened at all.

terzo - absolute rambler when scared. his fear response is fawn, and boy does he. every single time he thinks something could actually harm him, he's pulling out every possible tactic to appease it. he'll beg and apologize and speak in this fragile squeak of a voice, saying whatever he thinks he needs to to get out of trouble.

copia - do NOT scare this man if you don't wanna get decked, his fear response is fight. he'll squeeze his eyes shut and squeak in fear, punching whatever (or whoever) happens to be scaring him. has to stop himself from throwing his controller at the tv whenever he plays horror games and a jumpscare gets him good.

perpetua - has invented his own secret fear response called flail, where he just throws his limbs around hoping it'll resolve whatever's scaring him. like a cartoon character. he gets really trembly and shaky too, his body can't seem to decide whether he wants to run away or repel his fears, so he's stuck in this awkward midway point between flight and fight.

[aroaceleovaldez]

I know your acc is more book-focused, but I’ve been thinking about the tv show and how much I wish they’d leant into the mid2000-ness of the original books when adapting it. I feel like they went with a gen-z sort of approach (like with some music and references like Percy doing the floss) to pander to newer fans/viewers, but there is currently a lot of y2k nostalgia in fashion and music, so I think they easily could have gone with the original time period and kept the new fan gen appeal (as well as giving a nice throwback for the OG readers). Something I really love about the original series is how it’s very clearly tied to a certain time period without being tooooo bogged down in pop culture references (something TSATS and COTG suffer from), and I just think it would have been super fun if the haircuts, costume, set, and some slang reflected the original energy of the series, since it’s actually super endearing upon my current reread. I know I’m not the only one who found the show to be visually and stylistically incredibly bland, and while there are so many ways they could have approached it to add more flair, this is just something that i was reminded of during my current book reread that I think was a missed opportunity

I totally get what you mean - Three out of five of the series were published between 2005 and 2015, and MCGA started in 2015. Not to mention all the companion books in that time frame and the fact that a lot of the fandom never actually read anything beyond Blood of Olympus. As a result the franchise has a tendency to feel very time-locked in that 2000s/early 2010s era, even though there's actually pretty limited dated pop culture references in the first series.

I think part of what feels weird about the show is they couldn't decide if their target audience was older existing fans of the franchise or new younger fans, so they functionally split the difference in the worst way possible; The show itself leans heavily on modern trends and pop culture and such, but the narrative structure presumes you already know everything about the franchise and don't need anything explained to you and just want to skip around to the good/new bits. So it functionally isolates itself from both demographics - the new fans have difficulty understanding what's going on without context and the older fans feel ostracized by the heavy gen z/alpha emphasis.

Honestly I think it would have been a lot easier for them and less isolating to just keep it ambiguously pre-2016 (which is how I usually handle PJO stuff. I have a playlist for it and everything). Full y2k might feel too old for younger viewers (oh god i'm old) and definitely feel dated, but like mid 2010s would theoretically hit a sweet spot for nostalgia, particularly nostalgia with the series because that's when HoO ended. And it'd be familiar enough for younger fans without feeling too heavy-handed or actively trying to be "trendy."

My biggest joke about handling pop culture references with the show though is that instead of Percy flossing he should have been doing Gangnam Style.

[deveondog]

HIII I read some of your fics and I am proud to say I will not jump and giggle everytime you post. You've gained a very excited fan!! :p

Okay ahem ahem, may I perchance request a fic with male!reader and Jalim, where the reader is really friendly and just looks kind, but then when it comes to music his taste does a COMPLETE 180° and it's either straight up metal / rock music, or it's songs with some rather unsettling themes (i.e mind brand, the lost child and the fox spirit and insert like nearly every other Vocaloid song) okay bye please don't turn into confetti!!! (◍•ᴗ•◍)

Metal taste

ft: Kalim al-Asim & Jamil Viper

A/N: Didnt know if u wanted this romantic or platonic sorhis is a more friendly platonic fic, so i apologize if u wanted romantic!! i hope everything looks ok..

cw?: Male reader. So he/him pronouns are used!

Reader is not Yuu, its really slow paced and doesn't go a-lot into the Jamil until the end ish, i forgot i was writing for him until halfway so im really sorry!! so its a bit rushed

Request?: Yep!!! thanks for sending this in anon! and dont worry!! i haven't turned into confetti ye– ouch! hey.. hey!! AHH—🎉

You were a nice guy most people thought, always offering to help with homework, cleaning up after lunch and so on. A kind soul. So it's safe to say you got along with Kalim– housewarden of Scarabia– pretty well! You and him were like two peas in a pod it seemed. Everyone was either super happy or annoyed when you two came around, depending on Kalims energy levels that day.

You two were currently chatting it up in Scarabias lounge. Saying whatever was on your minds that day. "Oh Oh!!!! Today we played a new song in the light music club!! It was something Lilia recommended!" "Ooooh do tell Kalim!!" Kalim nodded and continued– "It was something that was kind of eerie and spooky but it sounded so awesome! Like it tickled my bone in just the right ways...!" He frantically searched for his phone before remembering- "Oh crap! Jammmill!!" Kalim whines, making Jamil look up from his homework while cocking an eyebrow. "I think i left my phone in the classroom! Can we go get it? I wanna show him the song we played today!"

Jamil started getting up but then you interrupted with, "Its alright for now, we can go get it later, besides it will be a distraction when we start doing homework. Here, just my phone Kalim!" Kalim nods fast and grabs your phone when you hand it to him. "Whats your password!!!!" "Oh sevens give it back to me you big baby." You say as you glance back to Jamil, seeing he's eyeing you. Ooookay then..

Once your password is in, you go to open the music app you have and search the song. Kalim grabs your phone before you can even get to the search bar and aggressively starts tagging on your phone screen. "Careful Kalim!" You tease "Dont wanna break my phone now do you?" "Well even if I do, I can just buy you one hundred more!!!" He's so happy to have you around, Jamil thinks it's ok to let his guard down a little bit. Kalim finishes searching the song. Then looks even more happy if thats even possible. "Hey it says you've liked the song already!!! I didn't know you liked this type of music!" Kalim looks at you with wide eyes and smiles happily. Jamil is now looking concerned. Just what is this music..

Kalim plays the song and turns up your phone to max volume, for the ultimate affect! Jamil has to cover his ears because its so loud. But he sees you and Kalim banging your heads the the rhythm, and then when the vocals come on? On sevens save Jamils sour soul.. It sounds like the most demonic thing ever is Jamils eyes.. ears? But it does sound good. He cant deny that. He slowly uncovers his ears and hears you and Kalim singing to the music. As he listens he actually is able ti start and hear the lyrics behind the dark snd strangled vocals. And the lyrics sound.. relatable.. realistic and harsh. They hit his soul in a way music hasn't before.

The song ends and you and Kalim are gasping for air. "No I– love that songg!! Haah.. Its been in my like for- awhile.." You say, catching your breath. "Lilia just showed it to me and Cater today!! It sounds awesome! I think i might start listening ti this artist more!" Kalim shouts, seemingly having caught his breath already? You continue to heave for a bit before composing yourself and looking at Jamil. He is awestruck. His eyes wide and glossy. "Jami, you okay man?" Jamil stares.. then blinks.. the coughs and composes himself. "Yes yes.. I am okay dont worry hek" He coughs again, hoping you wont notice the slip up.

You eye him for a moment more before going back to Kalim, who started rambling again about the type of music hes getting into.

Soon enough, homework is somehow done and you're getting reader to leave back to your dorm. Kalim waves you off with Jamil behind him. Looking at the ground like it's the most interesting thing since magic.

You hear Kalim walking back to the dorm when you feel a tap on your shoulder. You turn and see Jamil with his head deep in his hoodie. Eyes peeking out from at you. "Uhm hey.." This is awkward... "Hi Jamil.. Do you need something? Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression of me." "No no it's not that uh, it's actually umhhh.." He squirms. Like hes not used to asking people things which is odd for him.. Eh.. "What was that songs name.." He finally gets out. You blink, and he sinks deeper into his hoodie. "Oh! Of course sorry! I can send you the link if you want, its kind of hard to spell.. Whats your number?" Jamil looks at you unexpectedly, and pulls out his phone for you. He should be more weary than this.. why is he just giving this to you so easy.. You insert your number into his phone and then send the song to him. He thanks you and then walks back to Scarabia. But before you can go you hear– "Thanks.." you smile back at him and continue on through the mirror.

Its been a couple weeks and you and Jamil have been sharing songs you like together. He was shocked at first, someone like you– so bright and kind, liking such brutal metal music. Then, he got used to it. No one is as they seem. Hell, Kalim isn't all sunshine and rainbows he knows it, but it still catches him off guard sometimes when you send him such an unsettling song..

Safe to now saw, you are friends with Scarabias house and vice housewarden. One for matching energy. And the other for matching music taste.

And, you could have sworn you saw Jamil with a hoodie to your favorite band....

A/N: Hi welcome!!! Might make a part 2 with a romance aspect! i like this trope between reader and jamil actually so yeah!! dont hold me two it though...

Thanks for reading! <3

[quatregats]

I'm not sure that there's any good solution, as OP said the changes are on a scale that one person can't tip but also as individuals or actions have consequences so we might as well try, and here's some things that might help to push things in a better direction rather than a worse one:

While AirBnB is the worst offender, there are many sites besides AirBnB which have rooms in apartments to rent. If you see those, don't rent them - look for actual hotels. If you inadvertently end up staying in one, leave a bad review and make it clear in the review that the problem is that apartments being turned into tourist accommodations is making the city unlivable and that you don't support it. This both transmits the issue to an audience who might not be aware of it (potential vacationers - a lot of whom would care but just genuinely don't understand what the problem is, and I say this from experience!) and lets the landlords know that their business practice might not pay off in all cases, including the possibility that eventually it might turn into too risky of an investment to rent out these kinds of apartments.

Support local institutions that benefits local people as well (museums, stores, etc) and engage with them as if you were in your own city, rather than engaging in activities designed for tourists. Yes, you're just one person, but by supporting these institutions you're pushing back against the logic that everything should cater to tourists. Basically, the things you choose to do demonstrate what you, as a tourist, find valuable, and if businesses and government only listen to tourists' interests, the most you can do is use your choices to back things that also benefit locals, rather than excluding them.

If you're staying in a hostel or around other foreign guests, encourage them to be respectful and preferably to think about these points as well. A lot of people don't understand why there are anti-tourism protests, but if you explain to them what's been happening and the local perspective of having your city taken over by tourists, they often have an "aha!" moment. It won't work for everyone, but it'll work for more people than you'd think.

Just generally, I think showing solidarity with the people who live in a place and approaching with the mindset of their wellbeing first and foremost is the best thing you can do when visiting an overly-touristified place. Are you choosing to support things (like stores, amenities, institutions, idc) that make the city more unlivable? Could you respectfully be supporting things that make it more livable instead? There's no good answer, but as a tourist you do have some power to tip the scales of the larger interests here, and you should use it to push things in as much of the right direction as you can.

hello, i’m sorry if this is the wrong place to ask but i am planning on visiting barcelona next year, however i know that tourism is making life difficult for the locals. i want to ask, is it possible to be a more “ethical” tourist and if so, what advice would you give to somebody visiting barcelona to be as little trouble for the locals as possible? or would the locals prefer that barcelona is boycotted as a tourist destination altogether? thank you 🫶

The most important things:

NEVER stay at an AirB'n'B (even for your own good, most of them are illegal and if you get caught that's also on you). Don't stay at tourist rental apartments. Those should be for rent for people who want to live in it, not monopolized at high prices for tourists. Stay at a legal hotel instead.

Never take a cruise ship.

I would recommend avoiding going to any restaurant or commercial establishment that is only for tourists and rich "expats". You'll know them because they have their signs, menus, etc only in English, or maybe in English and Spanish. If a place refuses to include among their options the local language (Catalan), it's a tool of gentrification of that neighbourhood.

Don't name, tag, nor geolocate specific places like bars, cafés, beaches, etc. if you post photos on social media, because that's the way that places become "viral" and the local population is expelled from them.

If you can, avoid coming during summer (high tourism season), though this isn't an option for everyone depending on the job.

If you run into Salvador Illa or any of the other people who approved the plan to make Barcelona's airport bigger through the destruction of the Llobregat Delta natural area, spit in their face!

The most important changes must come from politicians and not individuals —though individuals absolutely must take responsibility and never go to AirB'n'Bs nor go to places where locals are asking for a stop of tourism like Hawaii, Eivissa (Ibiza), Mallorca, etc.

Even so, it's a shame but we have to be very careful with even things that would look innocent. I think almost everyone has engaged in harmful behaviour without meaning too, me too with this blog. I've been deleting information on photos I had posted on this blog, making some posts unrebloggable, deleted photos both that I had already posted and others that were on the queue, and I still need to do a lot of deleting. It's difficult to try to find a balance between sharing (a happy memory on a holiday for tourists on social media; or try to share explanations to contribute to building intercultural understanding, positive curiosity towards human diversity, and internationalism, in my case) and not contributing to advertising for already over-exploited places. I'm not sure how to do it well either...

[vaguely-concerned]

having seen at least the rough outlines of all the romances now I have to say that I think emmrich's is probably objectively the best in terms of coherence and completeness of story arc (with the understanding that ultimately the 'best' romance is whichever one makes YOUR heart sing anyway so objectivity is a silly thing to claim that way, it just felt like it's the arc with the most well-paced focused content and the least dangling threads)... but lucanis' is my favourite haha. just. the whole kneeling before your beloved full of reverence but without any of the distance that usually implies??? his complete undramatic certainty and calm in every scene with rook after this, having spent the whole game caught between fear and longing???? mr. lives in a pantry but it says nothing about my psyche don't worry about it it's purely for tactical reasons that I keep myself contained in a small dark room not entirely unlike a cell, love among the parsnips -- finally coming to rook in their room and it's so comfortable and comforting???? after all the times rook supports and comforts him through the game he's finally able to return the same to them when they need it while being so calm and steady and it's so fucking sweet and feels so effortless and with no price attached?????? he basically assigns himself the role of your bodyguard and he WILL stab a god over it??????????????? the turn to protector (which was in his heart all along longing to get out and find a place) of it all????? he sounds like he's found himself unexpectedly stumbling into such a soul-lightening state of revelatory existential relief, full on 'you only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves' mary oliver style, and he goes and he shares that with rook and protectively envelops them in it when they're hurting??????????????????????????? hello for the maker's sake hello can anyone hear me?????