#idk it's super weird for me to navigate

[hyenaboycunt]

I'm dealing with "strangers who I find attractive consistently find me attractive in return" suddenly and for the first time in my life. So I tried to vent to girlthing about how it's confusing to once again be relearning how to navigate social interactions. But she's been hot the whole time. So she has literally zero helpful advice.

[canid-carnival]

This is cringe and stupid I KNOW but I at least wanted to show this art

[cozmic-ash]

"#you don’t buy a sketchbook every time for one sketch"

UGH yes thank you lmao like, yall really keep one million separate tiny files for individual sketches???? I generally keep all of my related sketches in one file, separated by fandom, and only move something out of that file if I plan to polish it up into something more finished. I make a new sketch file probably every six months or so, sometimes sooner or later depending on how full the file gets (I do not, for example, let it get to the point where the program lags).

The thought of having a shit-ton of tiny little individual files for every sketch gives me anxiety

I think it's much more common than the people who are reacting hyperbolically think it is lol

This was the file for all my Potion Permit sketching (minus the 'shh' folder which is nsft so not shown here, but includes like half a dozen more sketches)

WAIT GENUINE QUESTION FOR ARTISTS, DO YOU GUYS NOT USE THE SAME CANVAS FOR MULTIPLE DRAWINGS???? YOU JUST MAKE A NEW ONE EVERYTIME??

[quitedisastrous]

neopronouns are starting to look mad appealing. i get it now

[wandering-trader-joes]

So idk if this is a hot take or not, but I liked the end of TLOVM Season 3.

(More under the cut? Is that what they say?)

TL;DR: this version of Bard’s Lament fixed a problem I had with the original campaign, I think all the wrap up at the end was probably done as well as it could’ve been, and the way it ends with a tenuous semi-resolution is in-keeping with the way that it played out in game, albeit in a more condensed format.

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The main thing I’ve seen people talking about is the lack of Bard’s Lament (kinda), and I was upset about that idea at first too. But honestly, I think this change does a lot of justice specifically to the relationship between Scanlan and Pike.

A lot of what happened in Bard’s Lament was due to the fact that nobody noticed that Scanlan was struggling, and that’s all well and good except for the fact that Pike absolutely would have.

The only reason she didn’t was because Ashley Johnson herself wasn’t able to be there. Idk about anyone else, but that narrative gap due to “meta interference” has always bothered me. I kind of love that they were able to rectify that in the show, and give us the way that Bard’s Lament likely would have gone if real life didn’t get in the way.

We finally get to see how it would have went down if Pike didn’t have such a Blind Spot, and I love that for her.

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I’ve also seen people talking about how the ending felt lackluster, and I can see where they’re coming from, but I personally disagree.

I was a little anxious at the start of episode 10 when they started to split up to do a bunch of the previously group-based activities, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that, aside from not getting the group kill on Ripley, it didn’t bother me that much (and we still got the “one arrow in her heart and another in her mouth while she screams”, which makes me happy).

Especially because it gave time to see more of the twins on their own (which I will always take more of) and let Keyleth do her Earth Ashari stuff, which we didn’t even get in the original show as it happened pre-stream (but would’ve felt weird to leave out here given that they haven’t established that). And we finally got EarthElemental!Keyleth. It’s Key-teor time!

It also put her Aramente into more of a focus in her life, which needed to happen at some point anyway. And they still got to be together (kinda) for the final showdown against Raishan, so the conclusion was still there.

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In the campaign, they had this weird kind of limbo period (the part with Tary) before the year-long gap where they were sort of just tying up loose ends. That felt fine as a game, but would’ve been super clunky on TV. So I’m glad that they found other ways to get the group to the point where it felt like going their own ways for a while was okay and also necessary (though I do wish we had gotten more of the twins struggling with the idea of being away from each other). I just really needed Vax to get his year in Zephrah!

All that being said, I am a little sad that we probably won’t get Tary in the show.

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The vibe that I always got with the Vecna arc was that the group was pretty much ready to settle into their non-adventuring lives before they had to stop the end of the world again (aside from Scanlan stuff, but I already talked about that). In order for that to be the case, they need to have a period of time where it kind of feels like everything is wrapped up and happy. In my opinion, they were quite successful in this regard, which is impressive given how they were able to get there in only 3 episodes.

Idk I’ve just been wondering for a while about how the were going to navigate this part of the campaign, and I’m quite pleased with how they managed it. That’s not to say it’s perfect, but I feel as content with it as I do with all the other changes they’ve made whilst adapting to a different medium.

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… also I’ve been wanting to gush over one tiny detail. I love the way that Vax’s interaction with Orthax went. Not only because of how it finally established him and Percy as brothers, but it’s also a cool way to loop in his multi-classing. Orthax specifically talks about Vax giving in to vengeance, and in the campaign he becomes a VENGEANCE Paladin! I thought it was a really fun way to kind of hint at that shift without needing to get into the dnd of it all :)

[lambilegs]

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modern!au lee harker headcanons (part two)

finds those asmr vids like get ready for me before bed really relaxing and sometimes listens to them when she's tossing and turning

she does extensive research on her autism all the time LMAOOO

same with if she catches a cold and has some physical symptom -- she'll sink into a wormhole of diseases and get so nervous :((

organizes spotify playlists through blunt genre titles lol (ex. "pop," "indie," eventually caves and makes a playlist for you that's just your name)

she secretly listens to pinkpantheress and charli xcx

always has the sound block setting on her airpods/earphones

definitely listens to podcasts on her drives, which are usually about international ongoings, history, mythology or folklore. I feel like she might also be into psychology/sociology podcasts, esp when she wants to do some research/reflection on smth regarding herself (mommy issues)

is extremely perceptive and good at detecting scams in her DMs, and sometimes tries to take it into her own hands and investigate who's doing it 😭😭

online shops to death. she fucking hates malls LMAOOOO

secretly loves those apps where you can raise a little pet and take care of it + its growth through games

LOVESSS DERRY GIRLS -- catholic humour absolutely fucking kills her LMAOOO

definitely loves playing little games on her phone, whether she's bored, wants to work her brain and/or is anxious and needs distraction. these range from puzzle games, to virtual scrabble, to hidden clues games, to those word-type (?? idk what these are called I'm sorry LOL) games

doesn't take many pics on her phone apart from scenery and/or aesthetic places. I feel like she'd find those really cool, and would definitely have an album dedicated to them. or also just weird/interesting stuff she sees in public, like street art, or public posters. isn't big on taking pictures of food, and only really takes pictures of people she's superrrr close to. otherwise, she feels too uncomfortable taking pictures with/of people she's still learning to navigate socially with

OH AND SPEAKING OF SELFIES LMFAO probably feels SO fucking uncomfortable and awkward taking them, so a lot of the pictures her close friends have of her are candid and when she wasn't focusing. even if she does catch them in the middle of it, she probably doesn't bother to fake a smile, which results in lots of straight-faced pictures of her (hot)

when she's with people she's not comfortable with, she'll probably force on a tight-lipped, very unnatural sort of smile. but, sometimes, when she's in a silly mood with people she's close to, I can see her hitting the 😛 blep or a faux-smoulder (probably is high when she does)

probably loved shows like totally spies when growing up, finding the investigations so interesting and loving to see girls as spies (both for lesbian reasons and future-fbi-agent reasons LOL)

probably didn't get a phone till a bit older than her peers, due to her mom struggling to afford one. but, it was okay, since she probably also didn't feel super inclined to it, and was more into reading and taking photos as a child. was never, and still isn't, into the social aspect of technology, so never really felt excited or wanting for a phone

[gilmorenights]

Someone asked you for Your Hugo headcannons so now imma ask you for your Nuru headcannons because our girl needs more love <3

YESS NURU HEADCANONS

Ok so first off, she’s weird. She’s sixteen and she believes that everything is written in the stars and asks the universe for guidance on everything she does and she’s weird

Her dad was actually the one who got her into astronomy and it’s one of the reasons she’s so into it; he’s dead and it helps her feel closer to him

Loves math. Like, almost as much as she loves astronomy. She believes there nothing math can’t solve (the way Varian believes there’s nothing science can’t solve)

This ^^ being said, her motto is “you can solve anything as long as you have the right formula” and it’s how she views every social interaction. She analyzes the situation the way she would a math problem and figures out the best formula for success. It’s part of what makes her such an amazing diplomat, but also what made her stand out when she joined Team Radical. She views people as variables in an equation rather than people because it’s the only way she knows how to function. But to Team Radical, it comes off more as her thinking she’s above them cuz she’s royalty.

Her brain shut tf down when she first saw Amber. Like gay panic, only 10x worse because Nuru might be good at reading other people and helping them with feelings, but she’s never had to navigate a live life of her own before and she was completely lost

Told Hugo that if he wanted, he could come home with her once the trials were over because they’re family now (read this in a fic and it stuck with me)

Was genuinely terrified when she found out one of Varian’s crimes was attempted regicide against another purple-wearing princess who liked astronomy

First few weeks or so after she joined the team, she tried to make herself useful by doing chores but she only made things worse because even though she meant well, she had absolutely no experience traveling/camping

Yong was the first one Nuru bonded with because he could relate to the fear of messing up and constantly being in the way despite just trying to help

It took her so long to get used to Yong’s fireworks/rockets because the loud noises triggered her ptsd from the meteors constantly attacking her kingdom (he felt so guilty when he found out and it resulted in Varian and Hugo helping him create a formula for stealthier rockets, which helped them in battle)

Her family wasn’t very close due to the constant stress of protecting Koto from the meteors, which resulted in Nuru growing up with a messed up idea of what family is. It wasn’t until she’d really bonded with the team that she realized “oh hey, this is what family is supposed to be”

Yong and Varian ask her to read their horoscopes all the time, something Hugo thinks is bs until his horoscope comes true. After that, he still doesn’t admit to believing in them, but he does heed caution

Extra superstitious

Believes in aliens. Idk what to tell you, she’s a weird girl obsessed with space of course she believes in aliens

Super annoyed that she has to constantly remind Hugo that being an astronomer isn’t the same as being an astrologist (he knows the difference, he mixes the terms up on purpose)

Star themed makeup 24/7. Once she learns stuff like eyeliner and eyeshadow, she goes all out with the purple and gold and she rocks it

This is all I have for now but UGHHHH SHES MY FAVE I LOVE MY WEIRD MATH PRINCESS SO MUCH

And thank you for the ask <33

[hotluncheddie]

I'm on that autistic Steve shit!!!! (sorry no hc of Eddie.... can only focus on Steve ❤️)..... my favorite favorite favorite autistic Steve hc is that he is so so charming so charismatic so cool but it's entirely an act..... like he learned it from books and movies and watching other people and like his emotional / social intelligence is thru the roof bc of that.... I think I saw it described in a fic once as "he knows exactly what people want to hear"..... and I think he does revel in being a chameleon and doing that but of course it's draining!!! my fav is him letting the mask down in front of Very Important people..... I'm writing a fic rn where when Steve tries to mask around hopper he's like "boy stop that you know you don't have to do that here"..... I get such such terminal Nothing Face after a long day and I like to think Steve does too and he's worried Eddie will find it off-putting the first time he shuts down and still wants to hang out with him..... but Eddie is so so endeared by it and is very gentle with him "you ran out of faces, huh baby? that's alright" .....

2jug2head “you ran out of faces, huh baby? That’s alright.” That honestly melted my heart. I had to curl up in a little ball to deal with that.

It’s !!!!! So !!!!!! Sweet !!!!!!!!!

and omg having Hopper be like that with Steve, letting him know in that blunt, simple Hopper way I'm !!!!!! thats so good !!!! I will love love love to read that fic when u finish it !!!! pls tag me if u post it !!!!

but yeah I really really hc Steve as being super high masking, very capable socially, very able to read people. he's used so much of his life to think about others and be what's best in any possible situation. he always wants to be perfect in his interactions with people, wants to 'win' at it. wants to be the best version of himself for every person that he meets. and he mostly does. he's good at it, he's smart and a lot of people follow the same sort of conversions, expect similar things. he’s been around enough people and been in enough situations to have scripts and reactions to most scenarios. he can recognise patterns well and so he does that, but with people, over and over and over. so much so that he doesn't even think about it now, doesn't really even realise what he doing.

he’s very capable, very good and smart socially, but it's to his detriment. it means no one really knows him. it means he doesn't really know himself.

it's like he's a little perfect puppet and when he's alone it feels like this freak monster comes out; with all these feelings and thoughts and emotions that he doesn't know what to do with, doesn't know if they're normal. and he doesn't know how to tell anyone about it either, how to express it or talk about in the right way.

because he's so so scared of being made fun of, or being alone; of being told off, or being weird. and sometimes it makes him so sad, because he doesn't always know how to stop - he's so quick to respond wth his scripts that he forgets to think about what he really thinks, really feels. and he can't stop.

to unmask, at times, most times, feels herculean - to show someone who you really are? that feels impossible. terrifying. to ask for time to think? to risk saying something wrong? being honest feels deeply unnatural somehow - to be honest about how he feels, what he thinks, what he needs. he just, he's never done that before...

so when he's navigating these people, these relationships he so so cares about. with Robin and Eddie and Dustin and Hopper, even.

this is the slew of feelings he has to wade through when trying to be close to them, to keep them, to do what they ask of him. this is what he has to work through. and sometimes, sometimes they act as if it's so easy. as if it is so easy to say the honest truth when asked 'what's up?' or 'what do you think?' or 'what do you want?'

that's not easy, its never been easy. and it makes him feel like a freak once he realises it should be.

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yeah idk that got kind of sad, sorry. but like. this is where I imagine him, when you get to the good, lovely, cozy, wonderful parts. I just, I think this is the thing, my lovely wonderful high high high masking Steve - this is what he's going through to get to the good. and its hard.

[vermillioncrown]

hey so dbd really just resonated w/ me I used to live outside my native country when i was a kid and moved back when i was seven. the culture shock i got when i moved back, the general isolation, the rumors about the foriegn girl (kids just walked upto me and said 'do you speak hindi?' yes i've been living in this country for five years and hindi is a subject you need to know to pass the fucking exams, you think i don't?) the alienation in my own home and coping with the internet, dbd just sorta

continuation of last ask, i also just masked a lot and i see that is zyx too and just. this fic means a lot to me and i think about it weekly. thank you so much for writing it. like it always gets me how deeply human the characters are and how much i relate to zhu yunxun and the navigation of life in your country but it's alien to you almost and the feeling that your cheating almost because you had the luxury of knowing stuff (eng) beforehand and people who didn't are infinitly cooler.

hey! sorry for the late reply, i legit have just been barely 🤏 making it through all week. thank you for such a heartfelt ask! 🥰

your experience is different than what i've experienced as chinese diaspora (i was born outside of mainland china and only occasionally visit), but it still fits. dbd is exactly about that not-quite-fitting-in experience. isekai as an analog to the diaspora and cultural...mismatch? misalignment? something.

you know more bc you've been outside, but that comes at a cost of not fitting in. and "fitting in" isn't like one is trying to conform---it comes with social advantages in the (ahem) society that you live in! so obvious but there are so many stories about how one needs to break the mold to the extreme and that's obviously one type of story that has to be told.

dbd says that there is no cheat code for "doing it right." but at the end of the day, you need to do it because you live there, and you have to try your best.

hope you're doing well and getting through it. i wrote dbd kinda as my own thing, not trying to force it bc at the heyday of mdzs fandom there were some Very Loud Voices around and those voices were needed to fight against western biases and nonsense in fandom, but idk. it was super disorienting to feel both connected and alienated to my culture in one go. i didn't feel chinese enough. but at the same time, i didn't connect with a lot of my fellow abcs online, the ones that felt like they only wore being chinese for brownie points and were more likely to make fun of their culture than actually engage it. weird place, always in the middle, always feeling alone, but surely, i couldn't be? that would be the height of arrogance, almost like solipsism, to believe that.

writing si fic is the same way. it's a very niche way to engage with fandom, if you break down fandom works by percentage. and meta, too; an si writer makes hard asks of a reader to not only buy their version of canon, but buy into a whole bunch of original content. buy into them as a person without using fandom to hide behind. si writers all read other fics; mainstream fandom rarely seek si writing.

so like, you have the cultural aspect of feeling alienated, you have the subgenre (?) alienation, you have the premise of isekai also being one of alienation

which equals dbd as a tres leches cake about alienation lol

[ladyofthebookcase]

watcher regions tierlist but it's only the ones i've been to so far (the ones excluded are Daemon (??) and UE which i have on the map but haven't been able to find yet somehow)

yap ⬇️

ancient urban: god how beautiful. even when i had only been to the lower area where the flooded subway tunnels and rats are, it was still one of my favourites because it's just so beautiful, simple, and peaceful. but then i got to the upper area and well. Well,

cold storage: i LOVE a good horror mystery what can i say. hate the rot lizards but in a good way. it reminds me a lot of preservatory ehehehehe

desolate tract: SOOO WEIRD i love it. it's not got much to it but it doesn't need to have a lot to be good. honestly a lot of my reasoning for putting it in that tier is that i really like the slop beasts lol. the layout of it is also super fun.

signal spires: I LOVE SKY ISLANDS AND THIS IS LIKE BIGGER + BETTER SKY ISLANDS. the sky whales???? AUGH. amazing. incredible. those wind chime trees are so cool... the color palette is gorgeous... the threat theme is a sundown... and the iterators in the background when you get to the top are very loreful. 10/10.

coral caves: should have been s tier but i fear the barnacles do make it lose an entire tier i hate those things. other than that i love it although i do miss the poliwog lizards :( and it feels a lot smaller than i remember it being

heat ducts: SOOO COOL i love the iteratorish aesthetic and the cool new creatures. those living pipe things are extremely gross and im a big fan. ough they kill me.

rusted wrecks: a bit confusing to navigate but i love it and the threat theme is peak

shrouded coast: a nice break from the greater horrors of the campaign! the name and threat theme make me Theorize...

verdant waterways: i love green i love water. bit one note tho.

badlands: PLEASEEEE GET RID OF THE CICADAS OR GIVE ME MORE TIME TO GET PAST THEM DAWG I CANT GET ANYWHEREEEE. i like the gimmick of having to cover yourself in slop to get around but there isn't enough slop especially at those long sections and WHY CAN THE CICADAS SEE YOU WHEN YOU'RE INVISIBLE. i think they need to be fixed and then the region would be much better but also i miss old badlands. why does it have the same name when there are virtually no similarities to the modded region :( what did they do to my boy :(

fetid glen: again i wish this one could be higher up too but those awful mushroom lizards lower it. their ai seems kinda wonky and im not sure how they can kill you?? drug overdose ig??? it is also pretty hard to tell foreground and background apart in some rooms and some of the areas are really confusing like that big shaft that goes into the ground with a pipe on the side that's impossible to get into.

outer rim: cool region but im not really sure what's going on and it's a lot of walking (and some of those height sections are diabolical they made me feel a bit sick /negative) however i fucking love the throne oughh it scare me. those karma flower clusters feel so unbelievably ominous for something that should be a relief. i am kissing the devs on the mouth.

stormy coast: it's cool. kinda one-note. i was hoping for more tbh.

sunlit port: i have lkiterally been in this region for five minutes so idk

torrid desert: love it but it suffers from the same problem as stormy coast, nd would benefit from some slop beasts maybe

turbulent pump: kinda same again, plus the barnacles

aether ridge: would be higher up if it wasn't so big and difficult to navigate i have no clue where i am at any time when i'm there which makes me personally dislike it although i do appreciate things like the moths and the cool glowing water that kills you

salination: lowkey HATEEEE the swimming sections. i was really hoping they'd include the bubbleweed fix mod into this patch but they DIDN'T and with the way it works now it doesn't give you enough air to survive the long swimming sections. region gets points for being the place where i first discovered shadow mode tho that was a fucked up and sick experience.

shattered terrace: im not going to lie i think i may have done a sequence break here by dev tooling myself across that big gap bc i thought there was supposed to be a way across it that i just missed somehow. but i kinda hate the region with all the snow and it's really hard to see anything indoors it's too dark and everything's brown.

torrential railways: boring honestly, would be better as a stormy coast subregion

the surface: FUCK the surface bro i hate it i got stuck there for like 2 hours yesterday trying to find an echo that wasn't even there and it's COLD and AWFUL and i HATE IT i hate snow i hate cold i hate winter !!!!!! there's no way to even acquire a lantern for yourself in that region and there are always one million lizards hanging out RIGHT at the lantern checkpoints. it does get one point though for having a region map IN the region that's lowkey hilarious. however it didn't help me cus there was NO ECHO where it said there would be one. this campaign badly needs an echo ping like saint's has.

[boringkate]

Any advice on getting in to game dev? Like from a very basic basic level. I love seeing the games you make and it’s making we wanna try do my own

Do it! It's a top tier hobby!

I've been using love2d lately and I feel like it'd be a decent place to start!

I wrote a super super basic love2d script for you! Download love2d, then download this lua file, then put the lua file in a folder, then drag the folder onto love.exe!

Congratulations! You're running a love2d program! No compiling or anything required! Move the little cat emoticon around with the arrow keys!

There are definitely love2d tutorials online, but you can also just modify that script (I use Notepad++, but you could even just open it in the notepad that comes with windows) to make it do different stuff and do a google search each time there's something new that you want to know how to do. I find that's usually more appealing than following a step by step guide (that could just be me being weird tho lmao idk).

As for other options:

Unity is probably the most popular option rn, but it's proprietary (godot exists though as basically a free and open source equivelant) and pretty bloated for making a little 2d game (I really feel like making something simple and 2d is the best way to get started).

GameMaker and RPG Maker (also proprietary) could be cool too if you're really intimidated by needing to code (how do kids these days even learn html anymore now that Neopets is out of fashion?) and would feel more at home navigating menus and things like that (you can still end up writing code in either of them eventually though).

[reinieseason]

i’m just gonna inform dump about mariejordan au ideas i have in my head that i don’t remember where they came from they’re probably pulled from other people and my love for other media and so they rattle in my brain

1. fake dating where jordan strikes a deal with marie to have her fake date them to bring their rating up totally not because they want to just date marie but don’t know how

2. marie kills rufus with the cocksplosion because the cocksplosion ends up because a headsplosion in her panic and now with jordan as witness (and arguably accomplice (tag team cocksplosion)) , they have to work together to cover up the murder (kill your gays? no, killing gays)

3. not necessarily an au but marie and jordan sparring, end it with the iconic, chest to chest, on the floor, “i win”, and then boom! make out!

4. godolkin university top 10 trip to europe, marie and jordan get lost and have to make their way back to the group (race against time because they’ll be leaving soon maybe?)

5. super powered baby is lost and now they have to work together to handle this kid with a weird handful of superpowers while trying to find their parents or guardians

6. canon divergence universe wherein marie helps save jordan from luke when he was choking them (or not that depends) vought actually chooses jordan and marie to be the “guardians of godolkin”. now they have to navigate this new world as they’re propelled to heights of popularity. also some fake dating / vought pushing an implied relationship, and then angst it with their notion of what a superhero needs to be comes crashing down and they have to deal with the reality that their dream isn’t what they thought it would be (this is for me who wanted marie to admit in the interview and was so bummed when she didn’t)

7. two professors students TAs like imagine jordan and marie as two TAs with professors that hate eachother but work together and so they have the same feelings of hatred toward the other cuz they’re rivals too idk

8. an alternative universe where marie and jordan are assassins haha either they have to kill each other or they work for the same agency and are forced on a mission together

9. not gonna elaborate but figure skating and hockey idk i have no elaboration for this one it just exists in my brain

10. okay i have a sports au problem i admit it but … hear me out volleyball-

[fallenoffordied]

weird ask based on ur bio, but what do YOU consider a pw stan to be? like somebody who defends him, or people who just generally talk/post about him, or a secret third thing?

nono its not weird at all!!!!

i'd consider a pw stan (or just a stan of anything in general) to be someone whos incredibly obsessive and protective of the object of their stanning, so for example a pw stan, when faced with like the jw allegations, would be all "well she never said who it was! she was actually 17!" while ignoring the other compounding evidence or even just straight up saying shes lying about stuff or saying "it got disproved" without linking where this hypothetical disproving happened

just like blind adoration and an unwillingness to examine the flaws of what they stan or the harm what they stan has caused to the point of actively ignoring reality/slipping into really bad moral codes to justify their love of what/who they stan

theres a sort of militancy to it in a way, or like a culty aspect to it??? like there are only a few certain ideas that can be expressed that are permissible in the stan world but anything that goes against those permissible ideas are immediately violently attacked/harassed until it stops?? think "its illegal to hate ---" jokes, a lot of this behavior is hidden behind lots of jokes (everything is nowadays since we're all irony poisoned to shit) but i do believe those jokes kinda signal their mindsets and behavior

for people who just post about him im like 50/50 on them idk how to feel but idk if i'd consider them stans, it'd all have to do with how they engage in the discussions of pete's behavior over his career and the harm he's caused, like if you post pete but you actively engage in discussions of his issues and dont deny the facts of what happened and acknowledge hes a shitbag ig youre alright-ish (esp compared to the REALLY intense pw apologist/defender side of the fob fandom) but then i'd have to consider what itd mean to post the other members considering theyve stuck by pete for this long and possibly/probably are aware of the harm hes caused and seemingly dgaf (varying levels of guilt according to member since the dynamics of fob are complicated cuz of joe/pete arma thing he talked about in none of this rocks/the ages and the fact that patrick/joe havent been doing much outside of fob for a very large part of their lives since they were quite young and impressionable ykyk) its weird

i still dont know in general about how i feel about posting and being in fandom for people whove done things like pete since for other artists/bands and stuff ive been a lot more black/white about how i deal with them but now im in some weirdo grey area and im still navigating so my mind will probably change a lot about this particular issue

idk atp simply saying "yeah petes a predator and a misogynist though his work/his persona(??) are very important to me" is kind of a win since it feels like thats the most we'll get from people since EVERYBODY loves fob (for good reason theyre an incredible/interesting band both in music and their public image/lore) and lord knows if anyone tries to "cancel" or deplatform them its not gonna happen theyre internationally beloved and super big even now but whatever

idk if that makes sense it was really tangenty and messy but hope that answers your question! :DD

[fawnbong]

"Adopted freshman" - Pine Point

Pine Point + reader (separately)

Platonic

Headcanons

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heyyy so this one won the vote sorry this took forever I really had to lock in can u feel the pain in my dih 💔💔🥀 but all finals and ap tests are donee im so happy wowww

The reader isn't like outwardly specified to be a freshman so they can kinda just be however old you want but idk there's some stuff about them being younger I think

I had a senior "adopt" me freshman year and then disown me halfway through it was fire I recommend it's funny

ALSO I know most people really dgaf but i typed this out almost entirely on my laptop so i dont have like all the dash variations so any hyphens are meant to be em dashes not hyphens i know its a super small deal but it annoys me lmao

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Nil

Nil would probably never willingly "adopt" you, let alone any underclassman. Not only does he think they're annoying, but he has no desire to hold someone's hand while they navigate high school, of all things. He sees you struggling, maybe you got yourself lost in the halls and can't find the bathrooms, and gives you passive-aggressive directions before stomping off. They're the wrong directions, and they probably lead you somewhere dumb like the men's locker rooms.

Or maybe he doesn't give you directions at all. It's more likely he'd say "I don't know" if asked and move on with his day, leaving you to figure it out yourself. Either way, you have to run into each other eventually.

If anything, you probably just wouldn't leave him alone and essentially "adopted" yourself into the friend group. He was skipping whenever you turned up, and you just happened to be heading to the gym bleachers where he coincidentally tended to camp out during boring classes. He ushered you to leave multiple times, but simply ignored your presence in hopes you'd get bored and leave. You did not. You stuck around for another hour before he had to physically shoo you away. I feel like having someone constantly trailing behind them would lead to an actual, physical fight, but since you're younger by at least a little (and he doesn't need another referral), he can grant you the tiniest bit of grace. He does threaten to do to you what he did to Roark Romano's windows last summer, though.

Regardless of his rocky reputation, you still wouldn't let up. He assumed it was because you were insanely desperate and had no friends. He probably bumps into Dimitri and his friends at some point in the day while you're trailing a few convenient feet behind him, and it inevitably gets you roped into their friend group.

No matter how welcoming his friends are— and no matter how close you grow with them— you'll likely always gravitate more towards Nil, even if he pushes you away every single time (both literally and figuratively). You're invited to band rehearsals, camping trips, day trips, and walks around the town after school. And every single time, Nil will groan and complain. The only time he can stand you is if you're going out to get food. It temporarily pacifies that annoyance.

With time, his frustration and annoyance fade. He still thinks you're annoying and oddly clingy, always wanting to follow along whenever he heads out into the woods or off to the convenience store, but it isn't totally terrible having you around. He lets you tag along every time, but doesn't make much conversation. The only thing he seems somewhat open to and agreeable to is fishing together. He'd probably tell you to go away if you asked him to teach you, but would then proceed to narrate his every move and, on the rare occasion, send you home with a fish or two. Maybe you're able to bond over being really weird or something.

School-wise, he isn't really the best. He's a bit of a slacker and only ever puts in the bare minimum to avoid getting called to court for truancy or even expulsion. Truthfully, the school doesn't care that much, either. You can try to come to him for test answers and help with your homework, but he'll likely tell you to "Piss off." He can, however, stand a study date at your house with decent music. He gets sidetracked every now and then and isn't really that much help. After an abnormally long time, you finally get one assignment out of the way with five others sitting off to the side.

He'd almost see you as a younger sibling, in a way. He has no desire for siblings, but you might as well be one. He subtly teaches you about the best places to skip in school, how to pitch a tent if you can't for any reason, fishing basics, how to tell nettle from simple ferns and other flora, etc... A lot of his advice is forest/survival based, since he can only give so much revolving around academics.

Play poker around campfire yeah

He's kind of glad you're actually younger than him- something having to do with not having to stress over you leaving, similar to his situation with Dimitri, I guess (idk how else to put it).

Not crazy about physical affection. At all. He gives you a harsh glare if you even brush shoulders. If you're really in need of a hug or something, the best he can do is an awkward, heavy-handed pat on the back and a "There, there" in his gruff voice to hopefully alleviate the situation. Once you're on friendlier terms, he'll muss up your hair and offer to go do something as a distraction in hopes it makes you feel just a bit better.

Nil, despite being pretty stone-faced and aggravated most of the time, does get slightly emotional during his graduation. Slightly. He jokes that he's so grateful he won't have to put up with you anymore and how relieved he is you won't be pestering him for test answers and help on your homework, but surprisingly, that's exactly what makes him feel so off, in a bad way. He'll wish you luck, saying you'll need it because you're so dumb, and suggests you stick around during summer break, just to hang out.

Dimitri

Dimitri, being a pretty well-rounded, easygoing, and generally pleasant to be around kid, makes an effort to get to know most people he's seated next to in his classes. He's pretty approachable- he's so lax all the time and kind of just looks sleepy/high from afar, and he's not half as intimidating as Nil. Striking up a conversation seems to come easy for him, though it's probably because of all the weed in his system.

You're likely given assigned seats and end up sharing a (longer than average ones ykyk) table. He's quick to introduce himself and ask casual questions about you, making friendly small talk until given further instructions by the teacher. Maybe he hears that you're trying to adjust to the school, finding classes, figuring out what to do, etc... and offers to essentially be your "guide" for a day.

He shows you around after school, helping you pinpoint and get familiar with the locations of each of your classes and the hallways they're in, recommends you join a fun sport and pick up an instrument or two, and says you should stay in touch. Also probably gives you a ride home if you ask.

I think he has a lot of freshmen that he unintentionally "adopted", since he likes to help people whenever possible and makes friends pretty easily.

Has an alarming amount of confidence in you, and is totally assured that you could be valedictorian if you kept it up, as in getting and maintaining decent grades. He even offers to tutor you if you're struggling. Dimitri has the patience of a saint, so he doesn't get too frustrated after you attempt to solve the same problem for the fifth time. Also decent at explaining and grasping difficult material, and can teach it pretty well (and with eloquence).

He's a huge pothead but subtly discourages you from dabbling in drugs. He won't share, especially not if you're much younger than he is. Being a "mom friend", he worries for his friends' health, yours included. He discourages you from getting hooked on energy drinks or pulling all-nighters, and even gives you lighthearted "scoldings" if it gets bad enough.

Does his best to maybe snag you a spot at his job, if it's something you express interest in or struggle with, and is more than happy to train you.

If you're good with the guitar, he encourages you to fill in for his spot when he leaves for university. He's supportive and says he thinks you'd make a good fit, even if you may be a little inexperienced compared to him.

Every now and then, he and his friends wander around the town, looking for neat thrift finds. Sometimes they drive out to the woods to listen to music and mess around until it gets dark. Of course, you're invited to join. It's a little awkward, being probably the youngest in the group (and possibly by a lot), but they really don't care, and are at most a little more mindful of what they say/do/smoke around you.

You're like his 757475252263rd younger sibling. He definitely treats you like one, often delivering playful punches, insults, and giving you decent advice whenever you seek it out. He's pretty caring and mature, so besides being a little annoying and nagging, he occasionally checks up on you to see how you're doing (like genuinely) and asks about what you want to do in the future. Says you should go into engineering so you can be super cool smart engineers together.

He's taller than just about everybody (probably idk), so he's probably taller than you. Your shoulder or head makes frequent armrests and he thinks you give Nil some competition for "shortest in the group". ( i actually hate this sm)

Journey

SK8ERRR BOYYY

hes so cute uggghhhh

I can't think of another first interaction other than him wanting to make friends or just help a new, confused soul out. He looks pretty polite and friendly, despite wearing a face mask, and offers help with navigating the fairly small school, with any homework, and with pinpointing which teachers will give you a hard time throughout the school year.

Gives great advice- don't eat the school food, turn your work in on time, make lots and lots of friends, if you can, join a band, and, if you can't, form one- he's fairly knowledgeable and happy to help.

Has everything extra. Always takes an extra snack if he sees you aren't eating lunch, keeps extra school supplies aside in case you or anyone else is in need, and even goes as far as snagging a couple of feminine hygiene items for any female friends of his (which may or may not include you idk).

If you're that scared or anxious when it comes to branching out and joining a club or sport, he'll offer to join with you (or at least accompany you to the first couple of meetings/practices), even if he isn't crazy about other clubs or many sports.

Journey, being so polite, always invites you to their band rehearsals. He's very assuring, letting you know that his friends are mostly normal and very chill, and that you'd fit right in. He also wants to show off his drums yeah

Sort of a "tradition": after every difficult exam/quiz/final, you go out for non-alcoholic drinks or snack runs at a local cafe/convenience store. And, of course, he offers to pay each time. He doesn't have to, but he says he'd like to. Don't let him.

Journey doesn't encourage you to partake in the same drugs as him just because he's a senior and therefore knows everything. He doesn't. He's still a dumb teen, after all. He probably advises you just stay away from all drugs ever at all, as if he's some kind of walking D.A.R.E PSA, but if you really, really want to try, he'll allow you to. He won't be your supplier after that, though.

Kind of (?) down for just about anything. He doesn't really care about the activity, since he can find fun in everything with his friends (daww). Friendship really is magic to him. Doesn't mind if you want to go shopping, shoplifting, loiter somewhere you shouldn't, go skateboarding, etc etc- he's down for most everything. He also doesn't care much for "being cool" (Kimya Dawson ref), so if you wanna be a public disturbance for whatever reason, he's down.

Similarly, he's a skater boy, so he's, once again, more than happy to teach you what he knows about skateboarding and offers to if you ever show even an ounce of interest. He may not always wear all of his protective gear, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't. So, he has you showing up to the skatepark in a fat helmet, kneepads, elbow pads, and fingerless gloves (just to fit in). You look a little silly, but you're left unscathed, and that's all that matters— to him, at least.

He's actually fairly diligent and does what he needs to do to get good or at least passing grades, so he can most definitely help out with homework and give out answers to upcoming tests. He prefers you learn together so that you actually understand the material, but he understands you may be in a time crunch and just need to get it done fast.

Not the most physically affectionate, but if you initiate a hug, he's not going to refuse. He's good at comforting and reassuring people during hard times, and almost always knows what to say to make the situation feel a little lighter while also still being sincere, which can be difficult for lots.

He's pretty passive and tends to keep to himself, but I imagine he knows when/how to stand up for both himself and you. Surely, he'd rather just talk things out and move on with life, though.

Not too much else to say given how little info I have on him but uhh anyways i heart journey idk

Momo

Momo doesn't really "adopt", per se; she just kind of picks you up and decides you're her friend from then on, and if you need help, she'll be there to offer questionable advice.

She probably didn't even realize you two shared a class or two (or three) until a group project was assigned. It was the only class she didn't share with any of her friends, and you were, unsurprisingly, the only one without a group, left sitting alone at your desk, simply waiting for someone to group up with. So, she took it upon herself to do you a favor and swooped in to snag you as her project partner. She did not carry her weight at all. Kind of just blew it off until last minute and put in the bare minimum effort the night before.

Regardless of how the project itself turned out, at some point, she decides you're practically best friends, so she continues visiting you, simply pulling up a chair to your desk and talking your ear off whenever the teacher will let her. In any other classes you happen to share, she waves you over to abandon your assigned seat and come sit by her and her other friends, where she gives you the loudest introduction possible and describes you as "wimpy" at least once as she aggressively elbows you.

Treats you like a younger sibling (similar to just about everyone else)— as in getting on your ass for the small, silly things and turning a blind eye to the downright illegal ones. She doesn't care much for stealing from big corporations- promotes it, even- and does it right in front of you frequently. However, she does laugh and tease you for singing the wrong lyrics to a song with confidence.

Like Nil, she's not very good or helpful when it comes to schoolwork. She hardly does it, actually, so how would she know how to help? She's happy to try and learn the material with you, but it normally ends in her getting sidetracked and finding something else to distract her. She's more there for "emotional support", as she puts it, and cheers you on from the sidelines as you study (or attempt to).

She can, however, sneak into your teacher's classroom and dig around for the answer key, or maybe do a bunch of snooping online and find them on some sketchy website. She'll even buy them from someone, if she has to. In her mind, not needing to study = less stress = more time to hang out.

Hears you out on every crush you may have, even if they look like the rat from Flushed Away. She'll absolutely point it out, but at least she'll listen first. Also offers mediocre at best relationship advice. Her best advice is to not get into one at all because "they're cringe" and you'll get cooties.

Not too big on physical affection, for it isn't really her main "love language". She does, however, enjoy messing with you, and frequently tousles your hair with playful noogies and aggressive pats. Proper hugs are rare; she normally slings an arm around your shoulder if she thinks you need a half-hug in the moment, or starts fake beating you up out of nowhere. To her, that's the equivalent of a big hug.

She is very talkative and frequently brings Journey and/or her other friends by to gossip a little. Similarly, she doesn't take "mistreatment" of you well, and has likely gotten into countless (verbal) fights and debates over it.

Shows up at YOUR house uninvited and just stands at the door until you notice her and let her in. Either that or she yells for you, bangs on the door multiple times, and does not stop until it opens. Does all that and then runs off when you open the door (like a poor attempt at a ding-dong-ditch)/lets herself in and raids your pantry.

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A/N: there mayyy ?? be a few notes just kinda sprinkled in that i frogot to delete but i just wanna post this lmao next I'll work on the Tre one ya but like genuinely lmk of any spelling errors cuz im not proof reading all that!!!

were going to seattle wowie im so excited cant wait to click my heels in a daiso off topic BUT whatevs i wish more people wrote stuff for hannibal but like anthony hopkins hannibal not the guy with scary cheekbones and thin lips like idc if theyre basically the same character im not watching the nbc show and i just want that old man real bad ok back to writing

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Even tho Bepo does make a few comments about female bears, i wonder if it is more of an automatic response than anything, maybe something like compulsive speciism like you mentioned. Like it’s not something at the forefront of Bepo’s mind but that’s what is expected, that a mink will be with another mink, so that informs what he says out loud. I can’t help but think about how Bepo left Zou at such a very young age too, bc as far as we know, Bepo has been around humans far longer than minks at this point, so i wonder how that would’ve impacted or shaped his development and outlook on such things? In other areas too, I wonder if Bepo felt odd coming back to Zou, seeing the differences between himself and other minks who grew up and stayed in Zou or stayed in closer contact to minks even if they weren’t living in Zou. All this in relation to LawBepo and Bepo’s immediate intense strong attachment to Law, it’s interesting to think about!

yeeee.....

its a single crumb of Bepo's presense on Zou during that arc but i did appreciate when it was noted that "Even though he is from here, he is still an outsider" like thats GREAT thats a bit of worldbuilding i really appreciate making characters behavior more believable - ye no shit...not only did this guy not live with them, disappearing as a kid - he brought humans with him too - he is a complete stranger to the island. imagine moving to a very different country in elementary school - all your formative years would be shaped in accordance to the new place. I love that they treated him like the stranger he is

and GOOD POINT ABOUT HIS INSTANT ATTACHMENT TO LAW like yes of course its logical that he would be appreciative of a person who saved him - but Bepo had ZERO apprehension towards Law and following Law to a strangers house.. ofc u can say that he is too naive and easily trusting but it mustve been so crazy to him to be like wow! not only humans exist (when they met bepo have gotten over that initial surprise and probably hid from adults til pensha found him and beat his ass) but there are nice ones too! yay!!!!!!!!! :D!!

its absolutely compulsive species attraction like "i'm supposed to find a bear mink" and he just thought that way the whole time growing up and didnt even consider humans - and that was fine because he was very busy loving and supporting law - thought didnt cross his mind...if he felt horny he just thought "oh well i cant do nothing about this! idk where bear women are at!"

i love thinking about how weird it felt to come back home (and like i talked abt before i love that bepo didnt go home because he wanted to fullfill his initial wishes to 1) find zunesha on his own - reason he learned navigation 2) find out where his brother go - no he went to zou because (as he himself probably suggested as it was a safest place) law ordered them to lay low somewhere....i love that so much, that law going off on his personal vendetta mission caused bepo to fullfil his personal dream - the one that he put away for so long BECAUSE what law became way more important.

There is a sense of shame and wrong priorities there - imagine that instead of being a sort of triumphant/celebratory visit home where you can boast look at me i'm a pirate like my big brother! No instead he comes home asking for help, for a place to hide, not only for himself but strangers to the island - and he himself is as much a stranger as the humans. oof.

Its hard to imagine he felt that comfortable around minks at first, it was a wishful thinking like here i am among my people - but they look at him (and rightfully so) like an alien - and bepo is too worried about law to care....he is not there to integrate back into society....these people are not his people anymore, his crew and law are his family now

its super interesting and i really am sour forever that we didnt get more about this aside from "he is still a stranger even if he is from here" line about bepo and others being quarantined to a single area - and that one moment where bepo says "even if im a stranger this is my island too" when they are about to help defend zou against beast pirates along with locals