#im barely awake rn

[dangerpronebuddie]

Okay, I hate this

I hate this I hate this I hate this

We just had an episode that implied Eddie didn't know he could say no to the possibility of sex with Marisol. It was also implied that option didn't occur to Buck either.

And now there's a speculation that Buck and Eddie are not just letting loose and having fun... but are drugged and out of their minds.

Eddie getting his shirt ripped off because he's finally breaking out of the box he's been confining himself to? Beautiful and poetic and I love it.

Eddie getting his shirt ripped off because he's been drugged? No fucking thank you!!!!

But it's possible and that pisses me off.

(Whump is always fun. But in canon, with two characters who don't know they can say no and one who's been assaulted before, it's not good!!! This show is fantastic about handling serious issues and heavy conversations. Consent? Not so much).

Unfortunately, since there's possibilities surrounding consent right now, I have a theory or two.

If they're really copy pasting BT onto Eddie and Marisol, then they could possibly do the 5x11 thing and Eddie is going to kiss someone. Drunk. (Or drugged, depending on that spec). Consent? Don't know her.

But if they do, it could shatter the box he's been in, and himself. I hate the idea that Eddie always has to completely break to be able to heal, but he doesn't know any other way to be. Ryan hinted at the possibility of Eddie breaking again. So what makes it happen, what does he learn from it, and how does Marisol factor in?

If they do the BT parallel and he kisses someone, consensual or not, he's going to feel incredibly guilty about it. He's failed as a boyfriend (and knowing him, he'll twist it around as failing as a father too) and the box will break again.

The next few episode titles even lean into the guilt of it all. Ghost of a Second Chance, Step Nine, even Unfinished Business is ominous enough to suggest the storyline is involved there too.

With the writers for 7x08 being Juan Carlos Coto and Bradley Marques, and Coto being who wrote the breakdown, I wouldn't be surprised in the very least if something happened that episode. It doesn't need to be a breakdown again, but it can be this cathartic experience where Eddie finally lets go of the guilt he's been carrying for decades.

The title for 7x08 has been on my mind since we found out about it. Step Nine in AA is about making amends, no matter what. It's going to be a Bobby centric episode, no doubt, but Juan Carlos Coto usually writes episodes that are big for both Bobby and buddie (2x06, 3x09, 4x05, 5x13, 5x16, 6x10 to name just a few). Add in the fact Bradley Marques is writing it with him, the guy who's only done episode 100 so far, is... Interesting!

Bobby is likely making amends with Amir. Eddie has to make amends with himself. If we get a realization or a coming out that episode? I will pass out.

They're setting it up to be a brilliant queer storyline for Eddie. I would HATE for it to be tainted by drugs and a lack of consent and another cheating storyline.

And if they don't go the drug route (yay!), then an almost between Buck and Eddie would most likely be enough to make Eddie feel guilty about it and then have to face it and realize he has nothing to feel guilty about at all. Nothing happened. He just realized he wants it to happen, and for a moment it felt like Buck did too. It would push him to either hide with Marisol or drop her and be free. And since he's grown and recognized that he moved too fast asking her to move in, it's possible he breaks up with her instead of becoming more serious.

[yixiangs]

losing my mind.

[puppyeared]

ive made myself more wet and pathetic

[dizzybizz]

he's so real for this

[volatilechemicalz]

guess who just managed to crawl out of bed 🎉

[lovedazai]

aa i cant stay awake any longer im so ( -_-) ᶻ 𝘇 rn

[johnwicklover1999]

i think one thing that anti-theists like.. do wrong (?) is treat religions like they're monoliths, which is impossible. you might find that one denomination is larger than another, but there will pretty much always be other denominations, and varying interpretations within each denomination.

no religion is a monolith, and no religion ever will be one. that's because religion is a personal experience to the individual, who will have their own thoughts and feelings about their faith. that is how people are in regards to everything, because humans aren't a monolith of a species.

i understand it might be confusing, or even frustrating when a religion has many denominations and interpretations, but that doesn't work super well as a reason for wanting to rid of religion. in fact, just yesterday i was told by an anti-theist that 'ideally' the belief of magic would be rid of and traditional religion wouldn't change. i know for a fact that other anti-theists would disagree with that and present their own ideal outcome of anti-theism, because i often browse anti-theism tags to get an understanding of anti-theist beliefs (it's good practice to read up on some opposing opinions to get some standing ground! my dad taught me that.)

it is perfectly okay to be critical of religion, i myself am critical of some religious ideas from varying religions! but when you don't fully understand the religion you're criticizing, and you're getting your information from biased sources, or only reading about limited ideas then you don't have the information to accurately criticize any religion. the idea that all religions are strict monoliths is entirely false, and if someone believes that then their criticism isn't totally credible, especially when they can't acknowledge the good of religion.

in the end, individual religions can not be treated as if they are massive groups of people who all share the same ideas and the same beliefs, harmful or not. because that's literally just not true. if you want to improve religion then actually go forth and try to understand it and listen to different people discuss their religion and it's flaws, trying to get rid of religion will only hurt people. (and i very strongly believe that getting rid of religion will in turn hurt spiritually, and by extension culture.)

[skunkes]

that faerie ask has me thinking about neopets again and like. Does anyone else not like how the grey faerie is the only one with little antennae.... The faerie adjacent talon i drew once also had antennae but just bc i think its cute and it is. Why don't the other faeries have antennae it wld be so cute if they did...

[inkykeiji]

me telling my boyfriend he has to be extra nice to me because i’m sick and him responding with ‘sorry baby, i don’t know how to be nice’ is peak dabi

[surreal-duck]

hm i wonder why

[kraviolis]

anyways i got sidetracked from what i was originally gonna post. now that im off my medication for the foreseeable future (with minor exceptions like whenever my mom shares their adderall with me) ive become more acutely aware than ever before exactly how genetically predisposed to addiction and substance abuse i really am

[jigenstits]

jigen swears like a sailor and does not give a single shit

he only stops swearing around kids but even then he messes up sometimes

[yostresswritinggirl]

i have to drop the angst fic since due to busy schedules, but here's a crack thought

the child spits out every plot of the fatui ( assuming they played finished the game ) and then shames the bad guys of that specific region for trying to cooperate with them ( with providing reasons ), no one believes them because there's no proof

traveler is slowly catching on, do they have power to see the future?!

the traveler and paimon desperately trying to hush them, worried for their safety

"so the grand sage and other scholars decided to abandon nahida- i mean, your current archon because she wasn't just as wise as the previous archon? did you guys seriously forget that she is a newborn god, and your previous archon has been through like several thousands of years and acquired many knowledge???"

"do you think that a newborn baby can automatically learn how to walk right after it's born?? hello?? plus, you decided to trust the fatui to help you?! two fatui harbingers! just what kind of 'wisdom' are you tryna achieve here?!"

"shame on you! and your ancestors! i thought you people were supposed to be smart!"

scholars: "why is this random kid exposing our plans and roasting us at the same time"

—🗿

If I was the other side, I'd probably more confused on how this kid has that vocabulary then think they're probably the same species as Nahida, time to kidnap for more wisdom

Whole corps of thirty wants your location

[ridragon]

Love bombing my friends (Molotov cocktail)

[the-furies]

Bestie Greed is awake!!! Haiiiiii!!!!

- @mansplainmanipulatemalewife

HUH. WHUH

/J O K E HELLO VOID WIWJSJSJDNX -Rosie💞

[caffeinatedopossum]

*in a lot of pain* ah yes I should take painkillers so I can do things

*takes the Good Painkillers™️ that are for special occasions (exedrin)*

*starts to fall asleep because there is no longer enough pain to keep me awake*

me, at myself: you FOOL