#it simply doesn’t make sense

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

and… hm… what if we slipped up around satoru and called him our husband instead of boyfriend?? 🧐

deer in headlights stare . he turns into some sort of Creature for a moment but recovers quickly and plays it off a lot better than suguru does….. definitely teases you relentlessly for the rest of the day so good luck with that. he’ll be insufferable . i do think the domesticity of it all makes his heart burn a bit !!!! but he’s not the type to daydream about marriage the way sugu would…. i think he’s just a little caught off guard (and secretly flustered.) but again !!! gotta play it off!!!!!! can’t have you knowing how much he liked hearing it!!!!!!!!! esp in a canon au where he probably can’t ever give you something that concrete :’)

basically . he is a guarded loser with intimacy issues and i want him deeply 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ he is very husband coded to me …….. trophy wife ………….

[skywalkr-nberrie]

One of the biggest arguments I’ve seen used by the Ob*d*l*s against Anidala, is that scene in the ROTS novel where Padmé says she could trust OW with the secret of the rebellion and was hesitant to tell Anakin and I just wanna say:

Padmé wasn't an idiot. She was an extremely intelligent and competent woman, perfectly able to understand that loving Anakin and thinking that he could be trusted with a certain politic-related matter were two very different things and reducing her choice regarding who to trust with an important political matter only on the basis of her feelings of romantic love diminishes her professionalism, and this is why I say y'all could never understand her.

Padmé didn’t have to "love" OW or even like him at all to know he was the perfect Jedi to ask for help in a secret political matter.

That's the point being made in the novel, she’s hit with the realization that Anakin in this particular moment could not be told this piece of info because of his relationship with Palpatine, and Padmé specifically mentions in the Junior ROTS novel that she didn't want to make Anakin “keep a secret” if he didn’t agree with their stance because it’d be “unfair.” So this also played a part in why Padmé didn’t think it best to inform Anakin about the Rebellion. It honestly had little to do with her actually lacking trust in him, and more to do with the circumstances she was in not allowing her to be open with her husband and her not wanting to make him choose between his wife and his “father figure.”

However, Padmé knows OW’s political ideas aren't tied to ONE particular person but to a philosophy, one which is closer to her own, at that point. None of this was ever meant to be hinted as “romantic” or even remotely insinuated as romantic. It’s strictly professional and even the tone of the scene makes that so abundantly clear.

All I’m saying is that, some of these proshippers are doing the most out here to try and prove their ship, like my loves? You forgot a very important thing called ✨ context ✨ and regardless of her rational thinking, Padmé still went out of her way to try and talk out all of this Rebellion secrecy stuff with Anakin when she confronted him in the scene where she asks if he ever thought they were “fighting on the wrong side.” Padmé didn’t trust OW in the same way she trusted Anakin (with her entire self and being) she had the level of trust and love for Anakin that was only meant for him.

Mixing up her unwavering faith in Anakin as her husband with her trust in OW’s devotion to duty as her comrade/ally is purposely deluding yourself, because the two aren’t the same and therefore can’t be compared. An example of this is: Padmé constantly putting more value to Anakin’s words over OW’s in the end of ROTS when he came to tell her of Anakin’s “crimes”. She completely disregarded what OW had claimed about her husband and instead made her way to where Anakin was herself, to ask him directly. Despite what the truth was, this is proof of her trusting Anakin unconditionally, and I didn’t even think I had to spell that out because it’s as clear as day.

In conclusion, Padmé didn’t trust OW more than Anakin, she just knew the circumstances she was in didn’t exactly make it easy for her to openly talk with her husband about these matters and that’s part of what played into the issues they had in ROTS, it’s exactly what Sidious wanted. This scene in the novel doesn’t exist to imply some hidden romantic undertone that George was intending all along. No, far from that. George was always an “open, , clear and easy to understand” type of storyteller, so if the former was the case, this scene wouldn’t be any different if there was some hidden message or subtext the reader should be made aware of, George would make it obvious. Fact of the matter is, the one and only reason for this scene in the novel to exist is only to show to us as the “reader” that the narrative is tearing apart the Star-Crossed-lovers (Anakin and Padmé.) and visibly putting the two of them on different sides in the story because the consequences of this narrative choice is what will foreshadow and play into the inevitable and great fall of the couple and character in the future. Even the novel makes a very purposeful and clear distinction between “love and trust” in this chapter where all this occurs. Padmé’s dilemma in ROTS was overtly “Love vs Duty” and both GL and Natalie Portman have said so in ROTS features and a perfect example of this is the fact that Padmé loves Anakin, but knew she had to trust OW with the situation at hand. And if you want to talk “narratively” Padmé needed a reason to keep the Rebellion a secret from Anakin, thus leading to Palpatine to sense “betrayal” in Padmé later on, and using that to his advantage to manipulate Anakin even more into getting him to “suspect” her. It’s all spelt out for us and it’s not hard to miss. All it takes is a little media literacy and understanding context.

(Mind you, hypothetically, if this scene existed for literally any other reason, it would’ve been brought up again, but it wasn’t. It’s only mentioned once and exists for only one moment which was meant to serve a certain narrative and then it was done. There’s not much to make of it since the context of the scene is so clear.)

[mentallyprepared]

nora herself could slap me in the face and i still wouldn’t accept that jeremy didn’t watch jean jump bryson as canon

[cuntphoric]

There are literally women writing mlm smut. I don’t understand 😭😭

🐺anon

I WAS LEGIT REWRITING MY TAGS TO PUT THAT LMFAO

[eddiediazenjoyer]

trying to write an 8x18 fix it and it’s almost impossible from eddies pov bc his motivations for not coming back from texas make literally no sense ❤️ actually they’re just nonexistent. i can’t even try to headcanon some explanation for why it seemingly never crossed his mind to come home once he got chris back bc there ARE NONE ❤️❤️ thank you show

[cyb3r-pupp]

The pain of having horny thoughts but being incapable of wording them in any coherent manner

[giddlygoat]

Hey about the ghost Luigi au. But. Would he fade with time? Or would he be forced to watch everyone’s lives continue without him? Would he be forced to watch his friends and brother die? Cause that’s angsty as hell my dude

oh, he’s in it for the long haul. i think after time has done its damage, he would go from being inconsolable to a long period of complete and utter shutdown. who knows, maybe he takes to scaring folks in the end. at some point, that becomes the only thing a ghost can really offer, right? when connection is that temporary it loses its meaning. the only way he can touch the real world anymore is through fear.

or you know, he could fulfill his dying wish and ascend to the afterlife. i want him to have a happy ending in one universe or another

[teecupangel]

After Mirage I went straight to Valhalla for the first time cause I love Basim. I just got to the Oxenfordscire arc to when you free the thegns. And right now Im following Siguard and Basim walk halfway across the map becuase their horses are constantly running into them and this is harlarious.

Then I imagined it as another Desmond being reborn and him doing that to Siguard was too funny.

I’m going to assume this is another case of Desmond becoming a horse AU and roll with it XD

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Eivor has no idea what was happening.

Desmond was one of the best horses in Ravensthorpe.

Hytham had been the one to capture him near their settlement a few weeks after they had landed.

According to Hytham, Desmond had approached him a day after he taught Eivor how to do a leap of faith and he managed to ‘capture’ him.

When Hytham recounted the story to Eivor, Desmond had let out a huffing sound that made Hytham hush him, as if the two were keeping a secret.

If Eivor was to make a guess, she believes Hytham didn’t capture Desmond and more like bribed him or maybe even pleaded with him.

That’s what Eivor learned about Desmond.

He does not do well with being pulled or hit. He’d even kick and jump away.

But talking to him and asking him to run or to go left?

He’d do it if one was to ask nicely.

Or…

Eivor’s try and tested method, give Desmond berries.

They were meant to be Eivor’s emergency provisions but berries were plenty around these parts so she didn’t mind sharing them to Desmond for a much smoother ride.

That was why she had not been surprised that Hytham has asked Desmond to be Basim’s horse.

Basim had been amused with his acolyte talking to a horse like he could understand him but he humored Hytham and spoke to Desmond the same way.

Sigurd had been confused but paid it no heed.

And Eivor whispered to Desmond to behave.

And now…

Eivor has no way of explaining to the two men that the horses are running away from them because Desmond ordered Sigurd’s horse to follow him.

She had seen Desmond do it multiple times before.

She was already starting to believe Desmond is not just any ordinary horse… that he might even be a shapeshifter…

Might even be Loki in disguise.

She was sure Desmond is doing this not to tease them but because he had gotten fed up as well.

Or…

Maybe Eivor is just projecting her own feelings.

What she will say is that…

There really was no need to get even her horse to follow him, making them run towards them until they’re near and just running away.

Soon, Sigurd was going to snap and tell them to just find new horses.

And only then will Desmond and the horses return and let them ride them.

Eivor was sure of it.

[mars-ipan]

the playlist is currently 30 minutes long, vibes r coming along nicely

[unwelcome-tagalong]

i am about to be so, so annoying about the fact* that Bellara has OCD

*(is it canon?? no. but is it a fact?? also no except that it is) /hj

[memuntos]

yk what I think is so fun and the rpc doesn’t do often enough, muses with crushes. like im not talking for the purpose of a ship but a muse with a not serious just little crush making them more nervous or stupid or anxious around another muse. and sure it could develop into a ship but also fickle crushes go away pretty quickly so unreciprocated until the newness of it all just fades!!!! just unserious fun little feelings that no one reads too deeply into!!!

[curufiin]

Fine one more introspection

[danothan]

I like to think of halbarry as two gay men who haven't come to terms with their sexuality and complete denial bc of their trauma and bullying

like what you said in flashpoint paradox where in that timeline he got the support system and no trauma I think

I think it makes sense to me them being gay than bi/pan. etc

oh this could not have come at a worse time, i’m drawing the most bisexual halbarryisms in the world rn 💔

[itspileofgoodthings]

adult wins, adult anxieties and fears and frozenness.

[archonofdivinity]

House of Cards 2x02: Yes, the bathroom scene focuses on Frank's emotions… there's a reason.

I feel like when people possibly try to discuss the bathroom scene of 2x02, a comment comes up stating that this is about Claire's trauma. Frank should not be the one comforted here, he should not be the one in focus here. And I agree.

But what I don't think people get is that this focus on Frank is vital to the episode and both of their characters, especially later on. There is a reason Frank is so centralised in this scene despite the fact the one who is revisiting trauma is Claire.

Content warning for rape. Spoilers for this episode.

The context: At a gathering to commemorate two people, Claire runs into her rapist from college, Dalton McGinnis. He's one of the two being commemorated and it's obvious that he hasn't forgotten what he did to her. In fact, he revels in it. After their encounter, Claire walks out to the bathroom and Frank, confused as to her departure, follows her.

In the bathroom, Claire tells Frank - not directly but through him inferring her comments - that McGinnis was the man who raped her. Frank, furious, is about to walk out of the room and attack him, arguably to try and kill him in front of an audience, when Claire stops him, telling him not to make a scene. Frank throws a lamp and stares at a wall, with Claire quietly comforting him.

Two things to note.

Frank's emotional response is violence - his first ever interaction with Claire alone in the show leads this to happen out of sight of her. I think this is obvious from his behaviour that there is personal trauma linked to this, possibly from his own abuse as a child. His seemingly over-the-top reaction is thus very par the course for him. Not to mention that Frank is now aware that the man he will be pinning medals to was the person who raped his wife. He is naturally going to be upset.

Claire's own emotions in this scene. I’ll expand on this.

You’re probably still wondering then why Frank gets so much focus in this scene. Let me explain.

The scene that ties this together as a parallel is the bedroom scene. This is a scene where Claire gets to be herself in a safe place, a safe environment, and address the trauma to herself. “Too little, too late?” I’d argue that it’s the right place actually. She doesn’t have to fear being hurt in her home unlike a bathroom in a public venue.

Here she tells Frank her feelings about what happened and a contrast is presented to the audience. Claire's stoicism versus Frank's emotion. Claire as a whole is a very stoic character in contrast to how angry Frank is. Near the end of the season she gets a moment to cry over the Walkers only before once again becoming stoic again. Claire is not as emotional as her husband and she does this for a reason - to keep others from harm.

You think I don’t want to smash things? I know what that anger is more than you can imagine.

This emotional stoicism also relates to her trauma and she says as much herself.

I strangle her, Francis, so she doesn't strangle me.

But when this contrast becomes clear is what she says after this.

I have to. We have to. The alternative is… it’s unliveable.

It doesn’t make sense in this context to be talking about something else. The “we” is her and Frank. This conversation is her parallel to the bathroom scene, what she wants to tell him after everything that happened then.

She is telling Frank that he needs to suppress things like she does, and not let similar situations devour him in turn. His anger in the bathroom was devouring him, and he needs to control it, to prevent it from consuming him and making him do something reckless. We know this is possible for Frank, he fully had the intention on killing McGinnis. It’s possible given everything Claire is trying to prevent Frank from doing something needlessly reckless to help her, which will end up only sabotaging him in turn.

It’s also her way of addressing McGinnis himself. Frank and Claire have worked hard to make it to where they were. If Frank was to do something reckless - i.e. let his anger take control - then it would ruin everything they had worked for, especially in Frank's case. McGinnis has already ruined her life, she doesn’t want him to ruin the man she loves the most as well.

That’s why she tells Frank it was better to suppress his emotions about the whole affair. Partly to avoid letting it devour him completely and partly to prevent her abuser from winning.

These two scenes combined together are all about suppression. If Frank's anger hadn’t been emphasised, this effect wouldn’t have worked at all. Claire is trying to get him to understand her view in her own way. If he reacts again like how he did in the bathroom, it would kill him. And that is the last thing Claire wants.

[devilfic]

saw some graffiti done in portland oregon that said “acab includes batman”…. are we talking about the same man who, when threatened with charges for assaulting a cop, responded with “you’ve got me on assaulting three” and then tried to assault MORE