#i'll stick with Dakota I think

[unitedstates0fdakota]

Playing Disco Elysium has had such an impact on me cuz my brain already worked like that but now I have better visuals for the plethora of voices shooting my random thoughts at any given moment like

INLAND EMPIRE [Medium: Success] - Playing this game is more than fun, isn't it? You're feeling *inspired*, maybe inspired enough to consider a new name...

CONCEPTUALIZATION [Medium: Failure]- Disco. Disco would be a great name.

ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Trival: Success] Disco, baby!

YOU- ...Is that really all i've got?

INLAND EMPIRE [Trivial: Success] - Probably, yeah.

GAUDY BANDANA- Disco rocks! Think about how well it would go with your gloves! And your bandana!

VOLITION [Trivial: Success] - Or don't think about it. At all.

[Dismiss thought]

[sirfrogsworth]

So... I paid $220 to go from this...

To this...

I'm pretty sure that was not worth it.

But good for Dakota. He is an excellent salesman.

Now, my previous tire sensors were wildly inaccurate. Sometimes they were off by over 5-10 PSI. I can't tell you how many times I thought my tires were nearly flat and then I'd bust out my Jaco Elite Digital Tire Pressure Gauge with shop-grade accuracy, a robust stem, and a 360° swivel chuck...

And I'd be like, "Yo Jaco, my dashboard says my left front tire only has 18 PSI!"

And Jaco would be like, "Dude, chill. You're still at 27. You'll be fine. Also, remember that since your brother had to swap out a wheel, your sensors think your left front tire is your right front tire. He said it was a pain to fix and you should just remember which is which and he was sure that wouldn't be confusing in the future."

Narrator: It was very confusing.

If there could be one redeeming result from this, it would be getting those Cadillac-grade super accurate tire pressure readings.

So... let's compare the new fancy $220 pressure sensors to Jaco, who is certified accurate to professional ANSI 2A standards.

*drumroll*

Well slap my patoot and call me a Cadillac.

That's... amazing.

The largest delta was only 0.6 PSI!

I don't know if that meets ANSI 2A standards, but that exceeds FROGGIE 2A standards.

And the left front tire was the left front tire and the right front tire was the right front tire. And I'm sure all of that time I spent training myself to reverse the reading from the front tires will not cause any more confusion.

Narrator: It will.

This means I can actually rely on these readings. I don't actually have to bend over and kill myself trying to stick Jaco onto the little... *brain gears grinding* umm... the tire nipple? The pressure nubbin? The nubbin nipple pressure thingie?

The valve stem!

That's what that's called. The tire nubbin nipple valve stem.

Poor Jaco might end up collecting dust. I'll make sure I remember to press his rapid air bleeder every once in a while to give him some attention.

Narrator: He won't.

Poor Jaco.

In any case, having reliable pressure sensors that save me from bending over does make me feel better. Not $220 better. But better. I mean, having an expensive thing be functional is a low bar, but I am happy it works.

Alright, down to business. Who wants to see some beauty shots of these budget tires that get super hard in the winter?

May I introduce you to the Radar Dimax AS-8 tires.

So fresh and new.

So rubbery.

Those leaves were totally just there. By no means did I kick them in front of the tire to add a pop of color. I have journalistic integrity and I only shoot the truth.

Look at that asymmetric tread on this all season sport touring tire.

Do you want to go sport touring with me?

Is that a thing people do?

Look at how deep that tread is. These babies won't be balding for years.

Let's get closer.

Absolutely cavernous.

I'd even say that tread depth is downright... trenchy.

Like, I'm half expecting an X-wing to fly in there.

If only I knew someone proficient in the ways of Photoshop.

I'm that someone!

[sydsaint]

Ahem. Let me just, HEEL SANTOS HEEL SANTOS HEEL SANTOS HEEL SANTOS HEEL-

Thank you.

Summary: The reader returns to Smackdown after 4 months off with an injury. She is welcomed by her LWO friends. But Santos doesn't appear so happy to see her. Especially when he and the reader are hiding a secret that could bring LWO to its knees.

"I'm sorry about the loss on Saturday, too, Rey." You hug your uncle when you greet him backstage at Smackdown.

"Y/N! Gracias, Carino. And how is my favorite niece?" He asks you cheerfully, despite his loss.

You flash a smile and shrug. "I'm alright. Still nursing this dumb shoulder injury." You rub your shoulder with your good hand. "But the doc did say that I should be back to 100% soon." You assure him.

"That's wonderful news." Rey matches your smile. "Are you planning on sticking around tonight for Carlito's match against Bobby Lashley?" He asks you.

"I don't see why not?" You nod. "I haven't seen Zelina in a while. It'll be good to talk to her. And Santos as well."

Rey nods and heads backstage with you. "I'm sure that they'll all be happy to see you." He smiles.

Rey leads you through the backstage area and to the LWO locker room. You step through the door and it's almost like Zelina can sense your presence. You watch her swivel around in her chair next to the vanity and lock eyes with you.

"Y/N!" Zelina jumps to her feet and charges at you, engulfing you in a hug against her small frame when she reaches you.

"Zelina." You hug her with a laugh. "It's good to see you again."

Cruz and Joaquin both smile and wave at you while Zelina is still attempting to smother you with affection. You smile back at them in a friendly manner before your eyes travel further back into the room. Your gaze comes to a stop at Santos sitting in the corner of the room with a stoic expression. His eyes knowingly meet yours before he turns away.

"Are you back for real?" Zelina asks you after she's finally done hugging you. "Does this mean we can finally tag together again?" She eagerly pelts you with questions.

"As fun as that sounds, Zelina. No. Not yet, anyway." You shake your head. "I've still got some shoulder damage to work out. I just wanted to come by and see Tio Rey." You nod to your uncle now talking with Cruz.

Zelina flashes a frown, but quickly recovers and grabs your hand. "Come on! Let's chat while I finish my makeup. I've gotta catch you up on what you've been missing." She insists.

You nod and follow Zelina over to her vanity. You sit down next to her and listen intently as she explains everything that you've missed while you've been out on injury.

As Zelins drones on with her stories, like she often does when she's excited, your gaze wanders across the room again. Santos hasn't moved from his spot since you last looked over in his direction. His gaze picks up and meets yours, only you're the one to look away this time.

"Y/N?" Zelina nudges your arm when you don't answer her. "What's wrong?" She asks when she sees the occupied look on your face.

"Hmm? Oh, nothing." You shake your head and turn to Zelina. "Just thinking is all." You smile.

Zelina nods and goes back to her makeup. You glance at Santos one last time but he doesn't return the glance this time.

A little over an hour later, everyone is getting ready to head out to the ring so Rey can talk about his loss on Saturday. You've been chatting with Zelina about your recovery so you failed to notice that Santos wandered off a while ago.

"Well, I promised Dakota and Iyo that I'd stop by." You explain. "So, I'll be back in a bit, alright?"

"Okay." Zelina nods. "I'll see you in a bit, Y/N." She smiles at you.

You return Zelina's smile and head out of the locker room. You make your way down the hall and toward the women's locker rooms but you don't make it far when an arm reaches out from one of the unoccupied locker rooms and yanks you inside.

"What the fuck?" You curse the air as the door clicks shut behind you. "Santos? What are you doing?" You turn and find Santos ahold of your arm.

"I didn't want anyone to see us talking," Santos replies, his eyes on the door. "But I needed to see you. Alone." He explains.

You close your eyes for a second, knowing what this impromptu kidnapping is all about. Four months ago you were a full-time member of the LWO with your uncle Rey. You and Zelina were a tag team and about to challenge for the titles when you tore the ligament in your shoulder in a match against Shayna Basler and Zoey Starks.

In addition to being in the LWO because of Rey, you also had a secret fling going on with Santos. One that promptly ended when you had to leave because of your shoulder injury. You'd tried to explain to Santos that it couldn't go on. You could never do anything to hurt your uncle. Not after all the Dominik drama. But Santos fought to keep your fling going. And the break hit him hard.

"You look pretty." Santos smiles softly at you. "I've missed you these past four months." He reaches out and touches your arm cautiously.

"Santos." You look him in the eyes. "We can't...this can't happen again." You try and reason with him.

Santos blinks a couple of times at you. "Y/N, mi corzone." He looks at you with pleading eyes. "Please, don't say that. You came back before you needed to! Was it really just to see your tio?" He asks you.

You bite the inside of your lip as you fight with yourself internally about this. "Santos...I...I can't hurt Rey. After Dominik? I'm all he has left." You remind him.

"I love you," Santos replies plainly like he's not confessing to you right now. "And I know what we had wasn't just some fling. It was more than that." He insists. "Are you saying that you feel nothing for me? Because if that's true then please tell me now. Because I can't keep being led on like this."

"Santos, please." You're the one to plead with him this time. "You're asking me to choose between my heart and my family."

Santos looks at you knowingly and he raises a hand to your face. "You're right. I'm sorry, Mi corozone." His hand cups your cheek before he kisses your lips gently.

You close your eyes and savor the sweet sensation of his lips on yours before they suddenly disappear. When you open your eyes again you're alone in the empty locker room.

Later in the night, you are making your way back to the LWO locker room to find Zelins so the two of you can hang out. You pass by a TV monitor just in time to see her out in the ring with the rest of the LWO. But something is wrong. You come to a stop and watch in horror as Santos appears and promptly takes out Rey. Zelina makes a desperate attempt to stop him, but Santos is unrelenting. He beats Rey until the security staff have to pull him off of your uncle.

"Santos." You speak aloud in a shocked and hushed tone. "What did you do? What did I do?"

[witchmomresources]

𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂 ( 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖 ); 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1998 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮. 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘵𝘤. 𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥. 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦.

when you hear the sound of the deathwatch beetle the person you love is doomed to die.

In this house we have chocolate cake for breakfast.

But with the sweets comes the sour.

Spare me.

____ died of a broken heart.

let's go inside and do some spells.

get the book.

 i can't think about anything else. i don't sleep.

perhaps, you might find one better suited.

i don't want anyone else.

i want them to want me so much they can't stand it.

be careful what you wish for.

i hope i never fall in love.

i can't wait to fall in love.

i thought you never wanted to fall in love.

that's the point. the person I dreamed of doesn't exist. and if they doesn't exist, i'll never die of a broken heart.

do you love them enough to marry them?

oh, come on, what's enough?

i feel like I'll never see you again.

of course you will. You can see me again. 

we'll grow old together. It'll be you and me living in a big house.

i bet we die on the same day.

you swear?

I need your pocketknife

my blood. your blood. our blood.

i guess the roto-rooter man's history.

hello, darling, how are you?

god, i miss them.

all I want is a normal life.

when are you going to understand that "normal" is not necessarily a virtue? it rather denotes a lack of courage.

well, it's what I want.

 i hear you. don't.

look out behind you! on your right!

it was the curse, wasn't it? they died because i loved them so much!

well, I did. and i want them back.

you brought them into my life. you bring them back! i have never asked you for anything ! i never asked for spells, but do this! you can bring them back.

no, dear. you don't do that!

you can do this. i know you can. i remember. 

 even if i did bring them back, it wouldn't be them. it'd be something else. something dark and unnatural.

i don’t care what they come back as. as long as they come back.

i was just thinking about you.

you're always thinking about me.

 i was really, really happy.

they have this whole dracula-cowboy thing about them.

 i hope you get chickenpox.

whats wrong with you? we do not cast and we do not toy with people's lives. do you understand? this is not a game.

sometimes i feel there's a hole inside me an emptiness that, at times seems to burn.

i think if you lifted my heart to your ear, probably you could hear the ocean.

i just want someone to love me. i want to be seen.

maybe I've had my happiness.

 nudity is entirely optional, as you well remember!

 blood on the moon!

where's my tiger's eye? it brings me luck. i left it. i got to get my tiger's eye!

the belladonna is in my bag.

louis l’amor by the way is not a foreigner! he’s from north dakota , you asshole! 

give me the bottle before i plow you into a truck just to get you to shut up!

i wasn't using a measuring cup! he tried to kill you!

 i just had no one else to turn to.

we have to go to the police. It was self-defense.

the old slowly-poison-him-to-death self-defense?

its not like he's going to stay fresh. it’s now or never.

oh please. since when is being a slut a crime in this family?

you self-centered shrew!

it was a very personal letter.

i’m not going to beat around the bush.

i have a question or two.

belladonna. It's a sedative. people put it in their tea to relax, calm their nerves.

some people also use it as a poison.

you should come here on Halloween. you’d really see something. we all jump off the roof and fly.

 do you have any idea how strange this all sounds to me?

magic isn't just spells and potions.

wish you could believe in me.

i assume you don't want pancakes.

we just stick to our stories. no body, no crime.

that's all you can think about, isn't it? you.

it’s all about you.

i don't want to fight.

don't walk away from me. i’m sick and tired of cleaning up your messes.

yeah, you’re right. you’re always right. i’m just a mess. just one big mess! 

 at least i’ve lived my life and you hate me for it because it scares the hell out of you.

 all my life, I've wished I had half your talent.

i want you out of here. i want you done.

 i’ll tell you how i did it, where i buried him, what i did it with. i’ll tell you how

 hold on just a goodamn second, all right?

i took on oath to uphold the law. i came here to bring in the bad guy because generally that's what i do.

 the reason you're here and you don't know why is because i sent for you.

you’re saying what I'm feeling is just one of your spells?

yeah. its not real and if you stay, i wouldn't know if it was because of the spell and you wouldn't know if it was because i didn't want to go to prison.

you know, all relationships have problems.

why don't you do what you do and what I do. and we'll see where we end up. okay?

 curses only have power when you believe in them and i don't.

you know what? i wished for you too.

you can't practice witchcraft while you look down your nose at it.

we need a full coven.

here is the thing. i’m a witch!

stay with me.

we're supposed to die together, remember? the same time. you promised me that and this is not that day.

 i got a worm with your name on it. you thirsty?

can love travel back in time and heal a broken heart?

there are some things i know for certain. always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. keep rosemary by your garden gate. plant lavender for luck and fall in love whenever you can.

[sansloii]

Name: Hollis! ( though, i go by Marshy as well and have for about 6 years )

Pronouns: she/they

Preferred comms: discord because tumblr ims are questionable at best. i also uninstalled the app because of how often it would just randomly crash for little to no reason so.... if you want to reach me, disco is the safest bet

Name of muse(s): I have eight wonderful creatures of varying temperament. Batch 1 was Mikah. Batch 2 was Penelope, Wynn, Evan, Dakota, and Joseph. Batch 3 was Roderick and Andris. I also am working on fleshing out Vega properly but he's not quite done yet.

Experience in RP: in about 2012-ish, i was into f.andomstuck and i had an oc for that until like.... 2014-ish? it was baby's first blog and i didn't really know what I was doing. I had fun, while it lasted, but i also knew some of the people in this community ( like they went to the same high school as me ) so any issue we had on tumblr would translate into lunchroom confrontations. I didn't enjoy that part so much and my interest for it fizzled out by the time i graduated. then, i jumped over to the fire emblem fandom and made an oc for fire emblem awakening! i think i stayed in that rpc until 2016/2017 and i had two ocs, a mother and her son from the future, that i still very much adore. there were ups and downs and i feel like i was taught.... multiple frustrating lessons during my tenure there. it did help me develop my writing a lot and i have to say that i'm honestly better off having taken the chance to do it.

lastly, i ended up here in 2017 and i'm not leaving. i also have another massive oc blog i'm slowly reworking but i'm trying not to stress myself out lol.

Best experiences: it's very difficult to put specific experiences into words because most of it, for me, is vibes. my best experiences have been interactions and plots with people that I not only get along with but like... you know--we understand each other. like if i decide that i'm not going to rp on tumbles for a month and maybe just stick to headcanons, i can do so without fear that you think i'm wasting your time. or that we can pick up where we left off and it's okay if you respond to the months old thread you had with me. or! we can just stay up until the wee hours of the morning talking about ideas or blorbos or getting really into a discord rps. like it's the vibes that i can come to you like a fart in the night with a gifset or image like "hey this is our muses" and, likewise, you can do the same with me.

to those of you who i vibrate at the speed of light towards at any given moment, you know who you are. thank you for being patient with me and giving me the space to vibe with you :)

Pet peeves / dealbreakers: i feel like every time i open my mouth about pet peeves i have, i sound like a crotchety old person that always has something negative to say deep down ... but w/e. it's my soap box.

i've noticed that since i've come back, it feels like i have to be the one that's chasing some people for interactions or plots more often. or like. right out the gate, they wanna jump from A to Z and be best buds and whatever so we can speedrun everything. or... i'm expected to or have to do most of the work because they're quite literally doing none of it after expressing interest. and like some of that isn't inherently bad! i'll be the first to admit that if we're friendly enough and progress something enough to where it's like... an established thing? we can have something going faster than the speed of sound after that. we can have multiple ships, a dedicated au, a whole slew of worldbuilding shit together and i won't care because i know said person on some level. and that took time + a whole slew of back and forths.

however, it doesn't feel great to express that "hey i want to plot something but it'll take time and like... if we're shipping on top of that, it'll take double that amount" and watch, in real time, as that person just... eventually leaves you on read. and/or just doesn't interact with your content anymore. and i can tell the difference between being preoccupied/ having not great week/taking a break from tumblr entirely/being slow and being put on a shelf/ barely acknowledged very clearly. i shouldn't have to feel like i'm competing for a slot or something, which is the vibes i got sometimes and ( as you would expect ) didn't like.

this isn't directed at anyone i'm currently following, ofc. i know i am not perfect but i also know that i am an extremely patient person, which is how I want to be treated. It's very frustrating to try and try and try again only to get the bare minimum from people i genuinely wanted to interact with. but c'est la vie--such is life--and i move on. i, like many others, have limited time to be on here and if something doesn't bring me joy after a month, two months, three months, I'm more than willing to part with it. there has to be effort on both ends in some way and if you want me to pat your ass, pat my ass too.

Muse preference ( fluff, angst, smut ): you cannot make me choose. now, does that mean that I write them all in equal amounts? certainly not. but it really depends on my mood. sometimes, all i wanna do is talk about soft moments. other times, i want to put my muses in a blender and watch them process what's happening to them. occasionally, i'll let them roam free and be as horny as they like. the key is to always cycle through the three so you don't get burnt out on any one of them.

Plot or memes: uuuuuhhhh it depends? plots are my fucking jam and i like having a general storyline to follow when writing and then figuring out the little details when we get to them. it's a long process but i enjoy the wait and the buildup more than i enjoy air so djsfdvdfvd--

buuuuuut i also think memes are a valueable, valueable springboard into interactions. and plotting straight outta the gate can be intimidating for some. plus, if you want to plot but your head is empty atm, finding and sending memes with the same vibe as the plot point you wanted to discuss is helpful! i'll admit that i'm not great at sending in memes but it's not for lack of wanting to. it's more not knowing what to send and picking a muse to send along with it that trips me up. Plus, not being here most of the day tends to mean i miss a lot of meme reblogs orz

Long or short replies: long replies but i do trim them shorter or rewrite portions of them. sometimes, i will write what i deem to be "too much" for a reply ( e.g: my partner has like 350 words and i'm sitting at like 625 words ) and i'll go back and edit it down to 450-500 if i find stuff that doesn't really move anything along or is just needless padding.

Best time to write: it used to be late night but i pass out too often for that to be effective anymore ( because of my sleep schedule for work ), so i tend to favor late mornings and early afternoon. if i'm writing late at night, it's because i didn't have time during the day to do so.

Are you like your muse(s): n...not really in most cases. like we share some traits here and there but for the most part, my personality, sense of style, and morality deviates from most of them.

tagged by: @rexpyre tagging: @arcxnumvitae @gunrising @royaletiquette @nezumivc103221 @bonesofchaos and anyone else that wants to.

[intertexts]

im on episode 8 of tg now my pd thoughts have all but completely fallen apart by now so just watch the first 3 episodes and youll understnad me

ALSO I HOPE U HAVE WARM HANDS AGAIN SOON !!!!!!! hey u know who else has cold hands. william wisp. i think he does the evil "stick ur cold hand on the back of someones neck/under their shirt when theyre not paying attention" move. bc hes an annoying little shit . every day i am thinking abt these 3 teenage boys living unsupervised in a winnebago for x amount of time. doing so much stupid shit. dakota runs hot william runs cold vyncent is sitting between them on the couch in perfect temperature bliss

I WILL WATCH TG... I WILLLLLL I WILLL I PROMMYYY... aughghhhh ;___;

OH HE FOR SURE DOES THAT EVIL THING. YEAH. also now that u mention it ohhh my god dude i have SO many winnebago thoughts. you don't even know how specifically that whole thing caters to Me Specifically. i think i still have archived somewhere the closed roleplay forum btwn me n my middle school rp friends where the Entire Premise was just. we were friebds hanging out traveling around the country in our rv & imagining going cool places in our rv together :] (<- entire friend group & every other rp forum & thread was was entirely based around fantasy shit. i just really wanted this.) so. like.

but YEAH they get up to so much stupid shit. you KNOW that place is trashed!!! awful!!! they piss into the chaos realm!! one brain cell between them! some reason they keep letting wiwi drive!! (<- side note it is ENDLESSLY funny 2 me that william wisp, certified guy who definitely tries to be the mature responsible one around adults & is smart & stuff (TRIES being the operative word) is the worst fucking driver out of all of them. literally worse than the guy who didnt know what a car was and eats rats. worse than the chronic adrenaline junkie. god.) head in hands. anyway i'll watch tokyo ghoul i prommy!!

[poisonsunrise]

POISONSUNRISE / an independent and semi-selective multi-muse rp blog featuring characters from the wrestling industry. minors dni ; all characters will be at least 21+. below the cut will be a small set of rules and wrestlers i'm willing to write at the moment. i also have a discord available and my inbox is always open if you have any questions or want to start plotting!

rules / guidelines:

please be at least 21+ to interact with this blog, as well as your characters. i plan on writing mature themes and will be tagging all the necessary triggers. if there is something that i've missed, please let me know

i have over ten years experience of rping but haven't done it in over three years, so i'm a bit rusty. tumblr's aesthetics have changed a lot in that time so please be patient with me.

i don't have any primary muses set yet so i'm going to test a whole bunch and see who sticks. it might be them all, it might be ones who aren't even listed yet. if there is a muse that you want to write against and they aren't on my list, i might add them for you! all you need to do is ask.

i plan on writing in both kayfabe and non-kayfabe. however, each muse will primarily be written in multi-universes.

if i think of anything else, i'll add it here.

mun is 31 and hi my name is francesca

current test muses:

alba fyre

anna jay

andrade

baron corbin

bayley

blair davenport

brody king

bron breakker

carmelo hayes

cora jade

dakota kai

dani luna

gigi dolin

indi hartwell

isla dawn

jacy jayne

jade cargill

jake something

jamie hayter

jey uso

jimmy uso

jordynne grace

julia hart

killer kelly

kris statlander

liv morgan

lyra valkyria

mariah may

mercedes mone

penelope ford

ricky starks

roxanne perez

ruby soho

skye blue

steph de lander

tatum paxley

tegan nox

tiffany stratton

toni storm

wardlow

wheeler yuta

willow nightingale

[zeussim]

Persuasion (2022) Review

I think I am finally ready to comment on this interesting piece of film. I have read the novel several times and watched a beautiful version of it from 2007. I may be purist when it comes to Austen's works - as in the spirit of her work should remain unaltered. At the very least.

However that minimum requirement, which I would've thought obvious, hasn't been fulfilled with this new version.

I wouldn't have minded the modernised dialogue, lack of Regency etiquette, modernised world view, slapstick etc. - at least not too much, if they had AT LEAST kept the spirit of her work; Anne's soft and in the beginning insecure demeanor, her patience with her family and everyone else, the transformation of both Anne and Wentworth, the way Anne never even considers someone else nor flirts, how Frederick thinks he hates her until he might have lost her, Anne's soft yet limitless strength, the complexity of every single character.

Persuasion (2022) missed all of that and instead opted for Dakota Johnson playing Dakota Johnson? I see no Anne in her acting, and I definitely see no character development either. Not to forget completely stereotypical, cliché characters. They really had everything handed to them; amazing dialogues, inner thoughts, descriptions and scenery, and then they went and decided they could do better than someone whose work has survived and thrived for hundreds of years.

Also, nothing HAPPENS. It is such a boring flick. The whole point of Persuasion is the emotional state of Anne and to a degree Wentworth. Anne discovering her strength, gaining confidence and finally standing up to her abusive family. And what adds to that is the complexity of the characters around her.

I've mentioned the complexity of the characters before because it annoyed me beyond anything else. Especially Mary - why did she have so much screen time?? Did they think she was funny and not annoying af?

My understanding of Mary is that she grew up with very little attention and love except from Anne. Her mother died when she was young and when she was older she was sent to school. She's not very pretty and has always been the "ugly duckling". She often "feels sick" and wants Anne to take care of her. She often manipulates to get her way. She knows her husband proposed to her sister first. The movie interprets this as narcissism...

However, I would argue that Mary is in fact just someone who craves attention and love, very much like a child, and will do what she can to get it. However, she isn't a cruel person or a narcissist. She's the product of the neglectful environment she grew up in. She's never felt wanted and thus she yearns to feel wanted and cared for.

Mary is definitely annoying but always in a comical, "she's just like my aunt" sort of way. In the movie, she's just a caricature and I cannot describe how much she, combined with the poor acting, annoyed me. I won't describe it or else I'll just upset myself.

In conclusion, not only did Persuasion (2022) turn rounded and complex characters into flat, boring ones. They also missed the entire point of Persuasion and what the appeal has been for the past two-hundred years. It feels like no one involved in it actually read Persuasion - and if they did they certainly didn't understand it.

I would love it if the people involved with Persuasion (2022) would just please stick to meaningless romcoms instead of thinking their shallow characters and weak dialogues could ever do anything for Austen.

What a shit show.

[inlocusmads]

It's High School Again! The yearbook is coming out. What person in your fandom do you think would be: (* For extra fun, answer for fandom OCs, too.)

Most Talkative: Most Entertaining: Best Personality: Class Clown/Funniest: Best Personality: Most School Fandom Spirit: Best Friends (2): Most Likely to Succeed: Most Likely to Lead a Rebellion: Most Likely to Be Internet Famous: Biggest Flirt: Class Overachiever:

Thank you for the ask Anon! This is super fun! For the record I'll stick to Choices MCs since I'm not super good at gauging people's characters.

Most Talkative: I'd say it'll probably be the High School Story MC, but not in a stereotypical way. They're sweet, funny, warm and they genuinely have exactly the right things to say to anyone.

Most Entertaining: This will definitely go to Bachelorette Party MC. They've got a lot of moxie and can tell probably the wildest stories. I mean BP is probably enough to cover it. In the same breath, Getaway Girls MC because I'm sure they'd have tons of things to tell people - especially about their family and friends.

Best Personality: Has to be the MC from Veil of Secrets. They're so well balanced, a team player and are really quick witted. I'd say they have the most well rounded personality and are able to make mistakes and aren't your typical Mary Sue character.

Class Clown/Funniest: Hands down Queen B MC. Their snarky, witty responses are literally what keeps the engines running. Some of the dialogues in the book actually made me laugh a little.

Most Fandom Spirit: I'd say the MC from With Every Heartbeat since they're so quick to adjust to a new school and you can sort of gauge how Dakota helps them feel more comfortable with it. They're probably head to head on this one. And of course HSS MC. I'd say it's a tie.

Best Friends (2): Alma and MOTY MC for the W. Healthiest friendship ever. And we love seeing women supporting women.

Most Likely to Succeed: Laws of Attraction MC. They're smart, they're funny, they're perceptive. They've got a great mentor, a good group of friends - I think they're already on a road there. Plus Sadie literally notices them and recruits them on the spot. It's ineffable at this point.

Most Likely to Lead a Rebellion: A Courtesan of Rome MC and she actually did. Sort of.

Most Likely to Be Internet Famous: I'd say TRR MC because they're really good at making connections. Plus I believe they're probably already one, considering a certain someone writes a book about them without their consent and highlights all the trauma.

Class Overachiever: Might be an unpopular opinion but The Unexpected Heiress MC comes to mind, since they, upon arriving in foreign lands, solved the mystery of their sister's death with a bit of assistance here and there. It's a severely underrated book and the MC is just so in their element, whilst being open to learning that it is a breath of fresh air.

Biggest Flirt: Toss up between Blades MC and The Phantom Agent MC. Someone write a drabble with them in it, I will give away my kidneys for that. Although Blades MC has more subtlety and they know where to hit. TPA MC just uses your standard textbook flirting that it only works with a certain kind of person. Meanwhile Blades MC here is pulling four, nay, six people at once and we love them for their rizz.

[dakota-and-paris]

[A video from Roro's Rotomphone Signature]

[Take a look!]

[The video opens with the crunching of leaves and light snow beneath a pair of boots. Dakota can be heard chattering to some of the other pokemon.]

After a few moments of walking, they come upon a clearing in the White Forest, and within that clearing... is a ralts. Its horns are purple, upon seeing this, Dakota immediately motions for the pokemon following her to hush, and she ducks down into the bushes.

At the rustle of the leaves, the ralts turns. It seems... suspicious

[Pokemon translation mode active]

"...Who's there?"

The pokemon turns, and stares directly into the bushes.

"I can sense your emotions- I know someone is there!"

Dakota looks between her pokemon with a furrowed brow.

"uh.. um what do we do, I- didn't really have a plan."

Paris slaps a tasseled hand over his gem eye, making a frustrated noise. And floats out of the bush.

"ah... hello there. little one."

The ralts tenses up at Paris's appearance and speech. It then growls.

"You! You're not from around here! I don't like you!"

"I promise I mean you no harm."

Paris extends a tasseled hand to the ralts.

"My name is Paris, My trainer and friend Dakota is seeking strong companions-"

A psychic wave emits out from the Ralts, powerful enough for the group in the bushes to feel.

"We're gonna fight! You think I'm gonna go with some strange pokemon and live life without the thrill of a fight?? No!! Fight me now!!"

A battle begins- though it mostly consists of Paris dodging as the Ralts tries to land a hit on him.

"Please we don't have to fight if you'd just listen-"

[RALTS used Psychic!]

[It's not very effective...]

"I'm not trying to hurt you, kid! I'm just trying to talk!"

"Well I don't wanna talk to you!"

The ralts sticks out its tongue to add insult to injury. Paris's eyelid twitches.

"I wanna FIGHT YOU!"

"..."

Paris looks about ready to hit the ralts with a move that would surely kill it- when Dakota finally emerges from the bushes.

"Hey!! Wait please-" She tries her best to put on a smile, trying to keep her emotions calm to hopefully calm this little spit fire of a ralts. "We can fight but- Can we make a deal first?"

"No!!! I wanna fight now- wait. lady did you understand me?"

The ralts looks curious- and Dakota smiles with a nod.

"Yup, I can talk to pokemon- But you don't wanna talk, right?"

The Ralts nods very determinedly.

"I wanna fight, and then I'm gonna evolve! I'm gonna be big and strong like my family!"

Dakota holds in a giggle and nods back.

"Okay, how about this then? I'll let you fight my buddy Paris here-" The ralts starts to wind up another attack but Dakota holds up a hand.

"And! and. afterwards if it sounds good to you- I want you to join me and my team. I want you to achieve your goal of getting stronger, and I think training a pokemon like you would be a cool experience. How's that sound, little dude?"

The ralts thinks for a moment. Then nods with a smile.

"YEAH! Let's do it!!"

[Video end]

[A second video is attached, this one begins in the clearing. Paris and the ralts facing each other. After Dakota waves a start flag, the two go for each other.]

[RALTS used PSYBEAM!]

[It's not very effective...]

The Ralts' psybeam barely seems to effect Paris, Paris retaliates- swinging his tassels at the Ralts, as they go through the air the hand turns to shadowy talons.

[PARIS used SHADOW CLAW]

[It's super effective!]

The Ralts is sent rolling... and for a moment it looks like the battle is over but... it gets back up. It looks.. determined. Paris looms over it- about to go for another hit when...

[Kirlia used DISABLE!]

in a flash of light, the Ralts has evolved into a Kirlia!

[SHADOW CLAW FAILED!]

Paris's attack fizzles at his tassles, and the kirlia follows up with more attacks- kicks and punches and lands hit after hit imbued with psychic energy. Eventually- Paris backs off, the kirlia goes to try and hit Paris again- but catches its reflection in Paris's blades. It blinks, once, twice- and then pats its face.

"I... evolved?"

It pats its face again and then beams, beginning to spin and dance about.

"I evolved! I'm stronger now! I'm stronger look at me!"

All observing the battle are stunned, the Kirlia runs to Dakota and grabs her hand.

"You!! Your training did this!"

Dakota laughs nervously. "I mean... I don't think I did much of anything I-"

"No!! No this is your doing!! Thank you!"

Dakota is pulled into a hug, still shocked she looks to her other pokemon, to Paris who shrugs. Dakota shrugs back and pats the Kirlia's head.

"um... you're welcome. Little dude."

[Video ends]

[authoralexharvey]

Happy Blorbo Blursday, Alex!

Which of your characters is your favorite, right now (we've all got one, the others don't have to know)? Have they always been your favorite, or is this a more recent development? Are there particular traits that make them your favorite, or is it the ✨ vibes ✨ ?

Happy blorbo day!! My answer oscillates a lot, especially on projects where I'm in multiple heads. Since I'm working on twefa this month, I'll stick to that.

Currently, Maka is my favorite because her storyline is so tragic. And also in general I just really like her character. I've worked hard to make her just as interesting and active as the other two and I think I'm doing a good job with that.

I think when I first was working on twefa, Katalin was my favorite, but that lasted a short while when Dakota stole the spotlight. This draft, Maka is the focus. I think she's so... neat.

[foxtricksterwriting]

My Yandere MCs and OCs; Dakota

Part 1(Dakota) |

Author's Note: I'll add parts for anyone interested in my other ocs and mcs as I do them. Also, I'm using picrew cause I can't draw to save my life

If you are not +18, DO NOT INTERACT!!

This is my OC made specifically for Krow(@thekrows-nest) imsorryinadvancelol

FullLegal Name; ???? Evans(Surname's a WIP)

Nickname; Dakota ("Any other name is a dead name :)")

Gender(Pronouns); Nonbinary(They/them)

Age; 27 ("Ahah, you thought I was a lot younger? I get that a lot.")

Height; 6'5

Occupation; Bar owner, bartender ("Oh, the name of my bar? Delilah's. Why? My grandfather opened it after my grandmother passed away and named it after her. So, family business and all that.")

More About Them; A thembo to the truest extent. Don't get me wrong, they can be smart when it relates to their interests. If it's not related? They don't care enough to try to learn it. Dakota's the first person to offer their help in any situation, and tends not to question the weird things that happen around them. They also tend to give people... too many chances to right their wrongs. Dakota believes that everybody deserves a chance to prove themselves, and tries to stick up for who they perceive as the underdog. Many of their friends have described them as 'the epitome of a golden retriever' and that's really not far off.

Dakota falls in love easily, and hard. They're extremely lucky to have not ended up in a bad relationship. They tend to take the advice and opinions of their friends very seriously, even if it's not good or healthy... They have a surprisingly small inner circle; made up of four people. Dakota has set their opinions on a very, very high pedestal; high enough to surpass some laws. Luckily for Dakota, these four people are decent people and try to steer them away from others looking to take advantage of Dakota's trusting nature.

Dakota has a abundance of confidence and is very blunt. They always speak their mind, even if it means they'd get hurt because of it. If they like you, you'll know. If they dislike you, you'll know that too.

And finally, Dakota has surprisingly good business and bartending skills. This is due to their family's bar being left to them. They've owned said bar, Delilah's, since they were 21. They took to the business like a fish to water. They're proud enough of their bar to brag about it at least once when they meet someone new. Their insistent endorsements of the bar has become a joke in their friend group.

Fun Facts;

Will happily sit and listen to someone ramble for hours and hours at a time. They ask leading questions, too, to get them to talk more. If they're talking to someone important/someone they care about, they'll write everything down so they'll actually remember it.

Knows how to pick most locks. Don't ask how, they won't tell you.

Green is not their favorite color, surprisingly. Their favorite color is black.

Has said "Think twice? Bestie, I don't even think once, lol" before. That's also a running joke in their friend group.

Is a human garbage disposal. They have pica, which means they often try to eat non-food items. Usually, it won't cause them any issues. They've eaten corks from wine bottles and a couple of beer bottle tops before and ended up just fine. They've also eaten marbles before. If they can't keep something down, then no living creature should eat whatever they tried to eat.

Doesn't remember anything from before their 9th birthday. They don't seemed worried about it, either....

gets cold very easily, and their hands and feet tend to stay cold. Warm gloves and socks don't help, that just makes them sweaty :/

HATES socks. The only time they willing wear socks is when they plan on wearing their boots for a long while (ie +5 hours)

Has no shame AND has a hard time reading a room. Can and will ask their friends and loved ones embarrassing things, incredibly seriously, at terrible times. The same applies to intimacy and sex, too.

Is a lightweight and a very emotional drunk. It's pretty easy for them to get black-out drunk and it's for that exact reason they don't drink.

Before meeting Krow, Dakota had never felt any kind of sexual attraction or even arousal. Now that they have, they are completely insatiable.

On that note, one of their kinks is marathon sex~

"Oh, hey!! You're here!! Oh, this is great! You wanna go get something to eat??? ....Okay, let's go shopping instead! Time spent with you is time spent well, bestie!"

[noco7]

*evil grin* I've asked you about your favorite TD moments, I now want to know your least favorite moments and why 😈

Thanks for the ask! I'll list the least favorite moments in the same way I did the best moments, aka season by season, in reverse order. However, I’m not going to be talking about important character moments this time. Because I don’t really hate those, even if I disagree with them. Although I question a lot of TD's writing decisions, I'm not usually angry. I'm just intrigued. Why did they make those decisions? How did those decisions affect the plot of the show? How did the fandom react? And is there a different way to interpret what happened? There’s just a lot to chew on, and I’m hungry for meta-analysis. So, yeah, while I disagree with a lot of choices, it doesn’t necessarily mean I hate them.  If you see me being dramatic about a plot point I don’t like, chances are I was just hamming it up for the audience. So what about the moments I do hate? Well… 

RR: I've already talked a lot about how much I disliked Noah's elimination, which is probably the REAL worst moment. But there is another moment that is living rent-free in my brain. I've watched RR once, so most things don't stick with me. But this one did.

It's Ep:11 I love Ridonc & Roll, which is surprising because I've praised this episode to the moon and back, calling it Noah's REAL best moment. And it is. But I dislike Emma in this episode. It's weird to me that she's Noah’s love interest, yet she can't even give him a quick pep-talk about stage fright. So instead, Owen does it. A classic romantic moment is to help people past their weaknesses - we saw it with Courtney helping Duncan face the cardboard cutout, we see Zoey reassure Mike about his DID, hell the thing that really starts Davesky off is that when Dave is feeling stressed because of his germophobia, Sky helps him focus. Whatever your opinions on Davesky are, the moment was still sweet. So it’s weird to me that Emma doesn’t get to do it with Noah. (Also now I’m realizing it’s mostly women comforting men. Hmm. Can’t tell if that means anything, or if I just missed something.) But anyway, that’s another reason I feel N*mma is a kind of weak ship, storytelling wise, because their huge emotional beats are with other people - Emma with Kitty, and Noah with Owen. Tbf N*mma has romantic beats, but that’s it. And I’ve already talked about those.

Anyway, that was just an unnecessary rant. The moment I’m actually here to talk about is after Noah proves himself. There's a scene where Emma talks about how she only realized how much she liked Noah when she was worried she'd never see him again. Which is fine. And she says she's going to stop taking him for granted. Good! And then Kitty jokes, "I don't know, are you sure he's still into you?

Emma and Kitty: *both start laughing for an extremely long time*

Emma: "Yeah."

Me, a N*mma hater: BUT HE SHOULDN'T BE! NO! NO!

Lmaoo, you would be surprised about how personally I took those lines. It felt like they were laughing at *me*, lmaoo. Honest to god, it felt like some redditor was smugly telling me how Noah liked Emma, you idiot! He'll never like anyone else! HAHAHA! You're so stupid! Except it was canon. And it was the writers.

I don't even think they meant it like that, lol. It was a joke at Noah's expense, not mine. And even if they had meant it like that, then it’s even funnier. I commend the boldness.

Pakhitew: There's not much I vehemently dislike about Pakhitew. Is there stuff I find annoying? Yes. Sammy and Amy's arc should have been longer. Topher should have been an intern Dakota-style. Scarlett should have had a different resolution to her arc instead of being duped by a Chris-robot. Oddly, as I go on and on about Pakhitew’s flaws, the more I feel endeared to it. Like a woman who purposefully goes to broken down houses, beams, and is like “I love fixer-uppers!” So many characters I liked that didn't get full arcs... characters I can make my own stories for, bring out my own paint. Yess… yesss… yesss.

But. One thing I do dislike a little more than the rest is the Ella vs Sugar thing. And also Sugar's elimination. They make a huge deal out of Sugar being a former child pageant. So when she gets the chance to design a challenge, she works her pageant background into it, via a talent show. And then she loses her own challenge. And tbh, this just feels *mean* to me? I know she had to go, for the Sky vs Shawn finale, but …. everyone else got to show off how good they were at their thing, but not Sugar? She's still being treated as a joke? Like this was their chance to show a different side of Sugar, or just capitalize on the intelligence she had already shown. But nothing? She just does a terrible job and embarrasses herself. It’s SAD.

Unpopular opinion but Sugar VS Shawn in the finale would have been lit. And her helper could have been Ella, and it would be great to see Sugar be forced to work with the girl she hates, and then maybe Ella sees the bad confessionals and realizes that Sugar never liked her or smth. And then... either she decides to be nice, or she decides to get the money to herself. I needed their arc to resolve. 

Lingering_Reflection pakhitew rewrite when, amirite?

All Stars: There are so many All Stars things that didn't work. I could easily just say Jo's elimination because she's one of my favorite characters and therefore I was mad that she was eliminated. (Which is actually rare for me? I don’t care when my gen 1 faves get eliminated, because one, I knew it going in, and two, they have other seasons + TDR. I will get enough time with them either way. Can’t say the same for 2nd and 3rd gen 😭).

The only other All Stars moment I'm passionately angry about is Cameron kissing Courtney against her wishes. It's just. That's a bad thing to do? Like I get it, he's working on Mal's orders for his evil plan. And I love evil plans, and I even love the idea of Evil!Cameron. And I like Cody and Sierra, so it's not even like "i dislike problematic people," either. I just dislike how the show itself treats it.

There's no backlash for Cameron, no callouts. He’s happy with the results. Scott doesn't believe her. Gwen doesn't take her side. Zoey tells her "at least 2 guys kissed you," as if that's any better. I think TD plays fast and loose with sexual harassment as comedy, and this is one of the moments it really shows.

ROTI: I genuinely really love this season, I really really really need to rewatch it. And uhh. I really dislike B's elimination, because it was so heartbreaking. But I also really like Scott, and it was a smart move. So not that. The thing I dislike is one line from Sam - which… I can’t find now? I’ve watched like two episodes, and two Sam compilation videos, and uhh. Nothing. So. Umm. Just not going to say anything, other then the fact that the worst moment about this season being one I imagined speaks to how much I like this season. (Tho there are some things I’d correct, and I suspect I’ll find new things on rewatch.)

World Tour: Okay, another personal one. I dislike C*derra pretty heavily, I don't think that should be a suprise to anyone. I do find most of their interactions funny, and while I don't think Cody *should* be friends with Sierra, it makes a lot of interesting story potential, whether you play it for fluff or for horror.

But there is one thing I just can't look past. In Episode 25, when Cody's balloon has crashed and he gives up, Sierra starts yelling at him.

"You want a number one fan, mister? That comes with responsibilities! You can't let me and the rest of your fans down!"

And there is so much wrong with those sentences?  Sure Sierra is a "Number 1 Fan," yeah, but she's also a STALKER. For most of this season, Cody DIDN'T want her! He didn't! Because she treats him terribly! Sure she’s been nice to him a few times, but overall she’s abusive. It’s a straight-up Mother Gothel moment. I do everything for you, so you can’t let me down. Bro, you’re a terrible person! You don’t deserve anything from your VICTIM!

And even if she wasn't a stalker, and just a genuinely nice fan, who did no wrong -  her statement is terrible. I'm an ex-kpoppie, so I've seen fan celebrity dynamics, and the question of "how much do creators owe fans and vice versa," is something I have strong feelings about. Yes, celebrities do have responsibilities. You can’t be famous if you don’t DO anything, and you usually can’t *keep* being famous if you stop producing content. That’s true. But the idea that you should do something purely because “you can’t let the fans down,” is toxic.

Because there will always be things out of your control, and there will always be times where you’re just not into something. And yes, if you have promised something, you should try to deliver. Especially when there’s money involved. But Cody did not promise *anyone* that he would win. He didn’t promise anyone a hot air balloon ride from Alberta to New Mexico? What? To say he owed her, or his fans, even an attempt, is weird to me. Sierra was a fan by choice. She decided to root for him! So Cody should also be allowed to make his own choices. He’s allowed to quit. And if that means that you as a fan, feel betrayed, then whatever. Choose to support someone else. Because it’s your choice, and you cannot force your choices onto others, just because you “deserve it,” for…. Liking them? Like it makes no sense. I love you, so you must do something… no. That’s not how it works! If you love someone, you do something. Because it’s your feelings, not there’s! It stinks of fan entitlement. And I don’t even like celebrities - like I’m not out here to defend celebrities for their mistakes. But Cody wasn’t “making a mistake,” he was just trying to quit on his own terms. And Sierra yelled at him for it, and told him he owed her to try harder!

But I understand why she feels entitled, because I've seen it in a lot of kpop fans. A LOT of fans invest huge amounts of money and time into their idols.  There's so much pressure to be a "good fan," a "true fan." You not only have to buy their music, but you must promote their music, you must stream their music, you must vote for their music, you must praise each and every one of them, you must defend each and every one of them - it becomes a job. A job that fans do, willingly, or unwillingly, because they like the idol that much. And if you’re putting in that much work… wouldn’t you want the same kind of dedication in return? Imagine hyping up someone’s upcoming concert for weeks, and then they cancel it. Wouldn’t you be a little angry? You were so excited, you did your part and they didn’t do theirs. “Stress,” or whatever. Sure. You’re stressed too. But if they want fans like you, they owe you top-tier performances. But you can’t think like that. You can’t. I understand your feelings, but you cannot try to control someone else’s life. In fact, the more you truly love a person, the less you should want to control them. Sometimes things happen, and you have to accept that. Take the refund and go. People are allowed to quit, allowed to take hiatuses. People aren’t machines that output what you put in - they have their own lives, and their own issues, and like. Just stop. (This attitude isn’t actually that common in kpop, but it is there.)

Basically, my argument is that what Sierra says to him, that he owes the fans something he’s never promised, and something he doesn’t want to do - is very unethical.  There are people who like this moment, and I get it. "Wow, Sierra's finally holding Cody accountable! Finally, she’s making HIM do something!" And that is a flip from the way Sierra usually treats Cody - at least on the outside.

But Sierra isn’t the victim in the Cody-Sierra relationship. She never was. She's always been demanding more for him, or not even demanding - just taking! She’s been touching him and kissing him against his will, she’s guilt-tripped him. Yes, she puts up with a lot of disrespect from Cody. But he’s put up with a lot more, and everything he’s done has been a reaction to her. So no, this isn’t really character development for Sierra. This is just a different shade of entitlement. Action:

Umm. I think everyone knows that the way Trent was handled sucks. We also know that Gwen didn't deserve flack for dumping him. Gwent sucked in Action is not a hot take. And I've also already talked way too much. So just take this screenshot:

"What can I say? Kid's hot." I don't think you need me to tell you why that line is wrong. There’s also the finale, which also isn’t a hot take. But my problem with the finale is less that I dislike the contestants, but more that I don’t think they fit the theme. The finale is heavy on Good VS Bad, which is a classic. I don’t have a problem with that. And Duncan does fit “Bad.” But Beth doesn’t fit “Good.” There’s the time where she kissed Harold against his will (eww), the numerous times she bragged about her boyfriend when people weren’t into it, the time Courtney made an alliance with her, and there was a whole thing about how she wasn’t as nice and naive as Courtney believed her to be. Like that was the point! That she could hold her own! The alliance ends with her betraying Courtney! Betrayal! And then I’m supposed to believe she’s the GOOD side? I don’t think she’s evil, or even that bad. But she’s not nice. She’s average!  To be fair, it could be argued the only nice character on TD is Owen. And Owen was already a finalist. But if so.... just don’t make a good vs bad finale? (Or don’t eliminate Geoff and Bridgette immediately. Or Harold. Or Leshawna. Hmm. There were so many better candidates to fir this theme. Why Beth? I need to know. If anyone has any ideas, please tell me.) Island:  There were actually two moments here, but I decided to cut it down to one.  It’s Heather reading Gwen's diary outloud. And this is not because I am a Gwen stan. I’m a Gwen centrist, if anything. This moment is here because it’s stupid. There’s a lot of stupid TD moments though, so what’s so special about this one? Uhh, it’s just the reason I don’t care for Heather. With faves like Courtney and Scarlett and Amy, you’d think Heather’d fit right in. But nope! And that's because I expected more from her. To be frank, I was expecting Alison DiLaurentis from Pretty Little Liars. I'm talking master manipulator, gaslighting genius, bachelor's in bullying. And Heather's just... not. And yeah I'm holding her to unfair standards, but come on. Why read Gwen’s diary aloud? Like, what did she expect to happen? Yes you've humiliated Gwen, but you haven't actually made her look BAD. You’ve just made yourself look like a bully. Heather could have pulled a Regina George, and wrote random mean things in Gwen's diary, read it outloud, and had the whole team turn on Gwen. She could have revealed something genuinely disgusting, made the team trust Gwen less. She could have held off, and used info from it as blackmail. But nope! Instead she reads it aloud, and it's just the Trent crush? Like no one cares. No one cares!!! What did you accomplish, Heather? What did you accomplish? Nothing! It feels so middle school. Do better! Tl;dr: Most of my least favorite moments are really just personal peeves, instead of problematic plot points. Or like. I just hate sexual harassment. Not that it can’t be shown in media, but I’d rather it be taken seriously.  Bonus: the tags that I couldn’t post because of an error message

[mydaroga]

Share 10 facts about yourself and then pass this on to your 10 favorite mutuals!

I can't resist talking about myself, but I have no idea what, if anything, anyone might find interesting about me. Factually. So I'll try to stick to stuff that's of potential interest to fandom folk? I guess?

I've been in fandom a long time, and remember early message boards on Prodigy and the era when you went online so you could join zine mailing lists.

My first fandoms were Sherlock Holmes and Phantom of the Opera.

I've played Sherlock Holmes on stage. Twice!

As implied above, I'm also an actor and I produce theater locally and acting is a great joy to me.

I've had lots of cool jobs like working at a science museum, salmon hatchery, and performing laser shows, because I have never had any common (fiscal) sense or interest in making money.

I've traveled the entire Erie Canal by boat. Actually I took a boat from Michigan to Washington, DC.

I thought the Beatles were highly overrated and kinda boring until last year. Or maybe really this year. Mostly because of the way I heard people talking about them all through my youth. But I have always loved music, been in bands, etc.

I've lived in every corner of the US and briefly outside it, and road tripped extensively but not as much as I'd like. I think there are three states I've not visited: Nebraska, Iowa, and North Dakota.

I believe in giving people the benefit of the doubt and genuinely think most people are doing their best, but I'm stupid hard on myself and extremely susceptible to self-doubt and second-guessing.

Part of me still wishes I'd gone on to (actual) grad school and become a film history professor.

[sansloii]

@lured-into-wonderland | send me a number

4. multiple people threads

when i get to a point where i can shove more than one of my muses in a thread, i take that opportunity. because the reality of this blog is that they all kinda sorta know each other in some regard.

interact with Mikah long enough, they'll start mentioning Evan and he might appear here and there eventually because the two of them are like best friends. talk to Evan long enough and he'll either mention Mikah or talk about the last time he made Penny mad. Talk to Penny long enough and she'll start talking about Wynn. Wynn doesn't talk much but he'll speak about the three above at some point.

the same goes for Joseph and Dakota; in that they come as a pair and where you have one, you most certainly have the other waiting in the wings nearby. interaction is almost inevitable

of course, it's much easier to interact with one muse at a time and slowly introduce the others over time because it can be a lot. interacting with one muse is one thing but interacting with two or more is a lot and mentally having to switch between them can become very stressful if you only have muse for on.

i also like threads between multiple blogs but i feel like any more than 3 would require a lot of planning and a set method to keep track of whose turn it is on tumblr. on discord, it's a little easier because you can just plop yourself and a group of people in a server, set up channels for rping and just go wild and have fun.

28. your first muse

on this site? girl...

i'm getting first, second and third-hand embarrassment already but given that this was literally when i was in high school ( so over a decade ago at this point ) and i don't think i have ever spoken about it to anyone in my previous fandom or this one so y'all get a little treat... that will be going under a readmore because i can't y'all

so.... does anyone remember h.omestuck. remember when that entire thing had small children and teens in a chokehold? i was one such teen... as were my friends. and a couple of my friends were jjust like "hey, there's thing on tumblr called f.andomstuck where it's like h.omestuck but instead of the typical characters and ocs, your favorite fandom is your character." and i thought that was the coolest shit ever. I made a tumblr in like 2012-ish, jumped on that hellwagon, and stayed there for two whole years before switching to f.ire emblem.

the fandom i chose was final fantasy.... but not the entire final fantasy franchise--just final fantasy 13 because it was the only final fantasy game i owned and i fell in love with it ( and i'll still beat someone's ass for complaining about it because it's still my favorite ). my character's name was Fifa intially. because Final Fantasy. i eventually changed it to something less embarrassing but god i let that one stick for a while. she was essentially a carbon copy of Claire Farron ( Lightning ) so anything she did, this character could do. anything she couldn't, this character couldn't... unless it didn't suit me :)

the only good thing out of that whole thing is that amalgamation and her eventual sister ( that i got as a gift and no, i will not explain what that means ) served as personality blueprints for two newer muses that i currently adore so... that's one good thing out of the cringe.

[celestial-thoughts]

You can tell me anything // Getting Together trilogy part 1

Fandom: WWE Pairing(s): Platonic Shayna Baszler & Jessamyn Duke Prompt used: "We're friends, you can tell me anything."

Performance Center, day

"Alright, what's up with you?" Jessamyn asks Shayna. "You're distracted today, which is already not like you during training. And on top of that, you have a match tonight."

Shayna sighs. She knows her friend is right, and she knows she needs to focus. "It's not important," she says, turning back to the punching bag she's been going at for the last 20 minutes.

Jessamyn starts to answer, but stops when she sees Dakota coming over. Shayna notices too, and Jessamyn catches the change in her best friend's demeanor instantly. Shayna's expression shifts from grit and determination to a soft smile. "Hey guys," Dakota says, breathing heavily.

"Hey Dakota," Shayna says, turning away from the bag. "How's the leg?"

"It's fine," Dakota says, but her roommates see her wince in pain. "Just sore, but I'll be fine."

Shayna shakes her head, laughing in exasperation. "Okay, you're definitely not sticking around for the show tonight," she says.

"Yes I am," Dakota argues. "You and Mia both have matches tonight, I want to be here for you guys."

"Dakota, you know she's right," Jessamyn says. "I'll go home with you tonight, Marina can stay with Shayna."

"No, I want to be there for you guys. Just because I can't wrestle doesn't mean I can't do anything," Dakota says, but she knows it's pointless to argue.

Shayna gives her roommate a quick side hug. "Don't worry. You and Jess can watch at home and then Mia and I will come home and tell you about everything that happened backstage and it will be like you were there."

Dakota lets out a sigh. "Fine," she agrees. The trainer that she's working with calls her back over, and she waves goodbye to her friends before going back to work.

Shayna watches her walk away, her gaze lingering on her roommate a moment longer than she meant for it to. She turns to see Jessamyn watching her with an unreadable expression on her face. "What is it?" she asks.

"Something you want to talk about?" Jess fires back.

Shayna pauses for a moment. She does want to talk about it, and there's no one she trusts more than Jess. She nods, but then looks around the crowded gym. "Not here though," she says.

"Let's go for a walk then," Jess suggests. "It's almost lunchtime anyways." They grab their things and head out of the Performance Center, walking down the streets of Orlando. After picking up lunch, they find themselves in a park not far from the Performance Center. Sitting down under a tree, Jessamyn turns to Shayna. "So what's up?" she asks. Shayna doesn't say anything, just looks down at the grass. "Come on," Jess says, nudging her friend. "We're friends, you can tell me anything."

"I know," Shayna says. "I just don't know how to say it."

"Does it have anything to do with Dakota?" Jessamyn asks. Shayna's head snaps up as she turns to look at her friend. Jess laughs at Shayna's reaction. "I'll take that as a yes."

"How did you know?" Shayna asks.

Jess shrugs. "Honestly, it was mostly just a guess," she admits. "When we were at the PC, you had this look on your face when she came over. And then the way you were talking to her, and how protective you were." She trails off, shrugging again. "So what's going on?"

Shayna sighs, turning back to her lunch. "I don't know," she admits. "I just get this feeling when Dakota is around, and I don't know what it means."

Jessamyn smiles to herself, starting to put the puzzle pieces together in her mind. "What kind of feeling?" she prompts, trying to get her friend to explain more before she jumps to conclusions.

Shayna thinks for a moment. "I guess the best way to describe it is nervous. But I know it's not that. It's just a similar feeling. Like, my heart beats faster, and my stomach feels like it's full of butterflies," she explains. "I don't know if that makes any sense."

"No, I get it," Jessamyn says. "Can I tell you what I think is going on here?" she asks, and Shayna nods. "I think you like Dakota," Jess says. She waits for the reaction that she's expecting from her best friend: denial.

Instead, Shayna just leans back against the tree they're sitting under. "I think you're right," she admits. "I think I've known it for a while, and I just wanted to believe that the butterflies, and the racing heart, and the fact that for some unknown reason I feel the need to protect her even though I know she can protect herself, were all just because she's my friend." Shayna lets out a heavy sigh. "But I definitely feel something for her, Jess."

Jess nods, wrapping an arm around Shayna. "In all honesty, I had a feeling that you saw her as more than just a friend," she admits.

"I'm probably going to regret asking this, but how did you figure it out?" Shayna asks, finishing her lunch.

"Well, the fact that you smiled as soon as she came over. And that you were trying to make her feel better about not being at the show tonight," Jess says. "She just seems to bring out a side of you that people rarely see." She pauses for a moment. "Although, I kind of guessed it a while ago," Jess adds.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Shayna asks, eyeing her best friend.

"I didn't want you to feel pressured to tell me anything," Jess explains. "I wanted you to talk to me on your terms."

A small smile creeps on to Shayna's face and she looks back at the ground. "Thanks," she says quietly. The two friends sit in silence for a few minutes before Shayna speaks up again. "So what should I do?" she asks.

"You should ask her out," Jessamyn says, as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.

Shayna quickly shakes her head. "Jess, I can't."

"Why not?" Jess fires back.

"Because she's my roommate. And I can't lose her, Jess. If she doesn't feel the same way about me..." Shayna trails off.

Jessamyn looks at her best friend, sees the fear in her eyes. "Shayna, you're not going to lose her," Jessamyn says. "I don't think there's anything you could do that would make her not want you in her life."

Shayna wants to argue, but she knows that Jess is right, so she lets out a sigh of defeat. "Sometimes, I really hate when you're right," she says, making Jessamyn laugh.

Looking at the time, Jessamyn stands up, before pulling Shayna up from the ground. "We better get back to the PC," she says. As they start to walk back to training, Jess turns to Shayna. "Look, right now you need to focus on your match. You have a title to retain tonight. You can talk to Dakota when you get home," she says.

Shayna nods. Suddenly, she stops walking and Jessamyn stops with her. Before Jessamyn can ask if everything is okay, Shayna pulls her into a hug. "Thank you," she says quietly.

"Anytime," Jess replies.