#like what other purpose could they have done that if not for an ulterior motive???

[lumpsbumpsandwhumps]

Even with their growing collection of wounds that throb in various degrees of pain, Whumpee does their best to feign sleep. It's hard to keep a lax expression and limp muscles when every fiber in their being was experiencing some sort of discomfort. Still, they tried. They didn't clench their fists until their whole arms trembled, they didn't squeeze their eyes shut, they didn't quicken their breathing...

So why won't Whumper hurry up and go away!?

Whumpee didn't need to open their eyes to know Whumper was still standing over where they had curled up on the floor, their menacing presence making itself known. Giving up the ruse now would only invite some type of punishment for outright ignoring Whumper, or perhaps they would 'awaken' to a teasing smirk that showed Whumper knew they were faking the entire time. Poor Whumpee couldn't even shudder at the thought lest their captor assumed they were coming out of slumber, ready to start the torment anew.

No, instead they heard the shuffle of fabric as Whumper dropped down to crouch on their haunches, a little closer in height to Whumpee's fetal position. Were they examining for a closer look, trying to determine if this was genuine sleep or unconsciousness, plotting their devious idea of how to bring Whumpee's nightmare into reality? The gnawing anxiety in Whumpee's throat that begged to be released in a whimper was almost too much to bear. Perhaps they should drop the act, get whatever Whumper wanted over w-

A warm hand carded through Whumpee's hair. Not roughly, not ripped through the knots or gripping the base of their scalp to yank their neck to the side. The fingers merely glided through, tucking a few strands out of Whumpee's face and smoothing the frizzier sections down with a couple pets. The same hand moved further down to cup their cheek, Whumper's thumb rubbing against the skin to wipe away the remaining grime that hadn't been washed off by tears.

God, Whumpee was just about ready to combust. There was no way Whumper couldn't feel the tension in their jaw from how tightly they were biting down. As much as they were trying to school their facial muscles into neutrality, the unpleasantness of this entire interaction had to be plain as day on their face. It was tempting to snap their eyes open and give Whumper a good shove backwards just to get them the hell away.

What kind of sick game was this anyhow? Who did Whumper think they were fooling with these sweet gestures? Whumpee knew what those hands currently caressing them were capable of. They had experienced far more pain than gentleness, the latter being nonexistent during their captivity. It was unlikely Whumper had a sudden change of heart, yet whatever taunting they were trying to bait Whumpee with was going on for quite a while without a punchline. There was no sudden pinch or verbal admission they knew Whumpee was awake, no thumb digging into their eye socket, no fistful of their hair being yanked up and slammed back down on the floor.

In fact, just a moment of soft touching later, Whumper withdrew their hand and...left. Footsteps faded back and out of the room, punctuated by the sound of the door quietly being shut behind them and a couple locks clicking in place to ensure Whumpee remained inside. It took another full minute of stillness before Whumpee had the courage to open their eyes and confirm they were indeed alone, no more marred than they had been earlier prior to their attempted nap.

How the fuck were they doing to get any rest after that?

[haitanisbug]

HEAVEN

rindou haitani x reader

inspired by this art piece (link leads to twt)

cw: nudes. sexy shit. Minors dont interact !

Rindou and you have been dating for a while. Long enough that the relationship could definitely be considered the most serious relationship you’ve ever been in. You recognized that, and didn’t try and think too much about the implications of that fact. Rindou knows this too. He’d drawn out every last detail of all your ex relationships. He didn’t do it to compare himself with your boyfriends. He knows he’s the best boyfriend you’ve ever had. He knows all your ex’s are a bunch of cucks. That’s why it’s so frustrating that when he pops the question, you turn it down almost immediately.

“What? What do you mean no?” Rindou’s hands are clenched unusually tight on his dining room table before you. The red city lights of Tokyo stream in through the floor to ceiling windows that accompany his penthouse. They bathe his scowl in a menacing tone, and you’re almost tempted to backtrack on your answer. But you double down, and push on.

“No... I-,I don’t think moving in with you is a good idea yet, Rin.” Your voice is small and your eyes are downcast. You know Rindou hates it when you don’t look him in the eyes when speaking but you’re afraid of what you might see reflected in his gaze.

“What do you mean you don’t think it’s a good idea? We’ve been dating for over a fucking year.. you spend more time here than at your own place… I don’t fucking like it when you’re not here.” He tries to stifle the anger in his voice but it scares you all the same.

“I can’t- I can’t talk about this right now Rin. I have to go.” You whisper out the last part and scurry out of his penthouse, leaving a seething and slightly confused Rindou alone at his dinner table.

The days after your ‘disagreement’ pass by without any more conflict. Rindou still sends you your daily morning and goodnight texts. You still go out to your Saturday brunch, and he holds your hand across the center console of his car, rubbing small circles into your palm like he always does. You think he just forgot about the whole argument, until you start receiving text messages from him that are slightly out of the ordinary.

It starts the following Monday, a whole week after that fateful dinner. You’re in a meeting with a few other clients and you get a ding on your phone. Glancing down quickly to see its Rindou, you slide up to check the image text that he sent. You almost choke on your surprise, having to hide your gasp behind a glass of water while your coworker eyes you with concern.

Rindou sent you a fucking nude. Well it’s not a full nude, but it leaves little to the imagination. He quite obviously had just stepped out of the shower. A towel is flung over the side of his hip, and hangs precariously off his thigh. His whole leg is displayed, with the dark lines of his tattoo all in view. You can even see the drips of water that streak down his leg and glitter beautifully off his corded muscle. And god his fucking muscle. He’s posing in a way to flex off his abdomen and you know he’s done this with a purpose. He knows your addiction to licking and kissing up the markings of his chest and bicep. This isn’t just some cute sex pic that Rindou is sending you to be a flirt. You know he has an ulterior motive.

These texts continue throughout the week, all sent at the most inconvenient times. A picture of his full cock, red and angry while you’re making coffee in the break room… a picture of his fingers flexing around his length while you’re in a meeting with your boss… a video of himself jacking off in what is presumably his office. His thick, silver rings contrasting against the veins running against his cock. All of these photos are done to rile you up. And after the fourth one, you confront your boyfriend about what his fucking issue is.

“You can’t keep sending me nudes while I’m in the middle of my work day, Rindou what has gotten into you!” You’re screeching at him in the living room of his penthouse while Rindou stands relaxed against the wall. His arms are crossed and he has a lackadaisical look that's almost teetering on mocking and it makes you all the more infuriated.

“Just wanna show you what you’re missing.”

With those words, you turn around sharply, sucking in a breath as your eyes narrow. “Don’t tell me this is about the other night.”

“It is.”

You stomp over to him, ready to chew his ear off but Rindou grabs your shoulders and squeezes hard, preventing you from getting closer to him.

“If you move in with me, those pictures will be an everyday thing princess. And don’t act like you’re unaffected by them. I know you’ve been stuffing your pretty little pussy with your unsatisfying fingers, trying to get off to my pictures. I still have security cameras in your house yknow.”

You almost slap him at his words, but all you can muster is a quiet curse before you’re turning your head away in embarrassment and anger.

Rindou feels you deflate. Your shoulders relax in his hold and then you let out a deep sigh before you’re looking straight into his eyes. Tears tickle your lash line and Rindou sucks in a breath at the sadness that overcomes your features.

“I’m scared Rin.” You whisper. “I’m scared of what moving in with you will mean. I’m scared of what’ll happen with you being in Bonten and me living a normal life. I’m scared of them. The guns, the blood, the gangs.. Rin.. I’m scared.”

At your wobbling voice, and shaking lips, Rindou pulls you into his hold. This affection, prompts the tears to fall and suddenly you’re sobbing into his hold. “I want to live with you more than anything Rindou but I’m scared.”

That sentence breaks him. Rin coos softly, rubbing his hands up and down your body to quiet your whimpers. Once you’ve settled down a bit, he scoops you up and brings you over to the couch. You curl in his hold and he brushes his lips across your forehead. Bringing his finger to your chin, he grasps it softly and tilts your head to look him right in the eyes.

“I’d never let them fucking touch you, angel. You hear that? Never.”

“I know but-“

“No. There are no buts. I’d slit their throats and burn their bodies before I let anyone touch you. It’s always been you. You’ve always been the most important thing in my life. And I’d burn the entire world if it meant keeping you safe.”

You shiver in his hold. The sincerity in his eyes is no joke. You know he means every word. And you break eye contact before ducking your head under his chin.

“Promise Rin?” You mumble.

“I promise you, princess. You’re the one good thing in my life.”

You close your eyes and sigh at the sound of Rindou’s deceleration. Pressing kisses to the tattoo that lines his neck and then up to his cheek, you give him one hard kiss against his mouth.

“There’s no heaven for a man like me.” He mumbles into your mouth. “But you’re my saving grace baby.”

[spidermans-l-o-v-e-r]

Twice bitten

Why is my dream to be a housewife? I’m handy okay I have a wild amount of skills I swear I’d be an amazing housewife

Pairing: Buck x Eddie x reader

Word count: ….s’all in da notes app. But I did it okay 🥹🥹🥹 I wrote a longer one it’s a miracle

Notes: I didn’t realize how desperate I was for these two until I tried finding fics for them. Whoever writes them I love you, thank you. Ps, I don’t edit shit I’m sorry

⭐️Day 16: Double Penetration⭐️

It was normal on certain days of the week for Buck to rush home, the guys teased him for it but he just laughed it off claiming he was excited to just pass out after the long day they’d had.

It was normal for Eddie to crash at Bucks place on certain days.

Why no one noticed these days coincided with each other neither man was sure, but they sure as hell weren’t going to point it out.

Everyone knew you were Bucks longtime girlfriend, you’d met after the neighbors in your apartment burnt down their own home and half of yours. There was nowhere to go that night as you sat in the back of an ambulance, an oxygen mask over your face. Buck approached you first after the fire was out, he had been watching you for a little bit and you hadn’t moved in the last 45 minutes. He looked around, uneasy at first because he knew this was stupid. But you just looked so helpless… and your house had literally just burnt down.

“I uh- I promise I’m not a serial killer” Buck joked as he approached you, you looked at him- your eyes red-rimmed and puffy.

“Okay? Cool?” Your voice was a bit hoarse from the smoke, and Buck inwardly cursed himself. That was weird as hell

“I just- you- you don’t have anywhere to go and okay I know this is weird and my boss would kill me for this… but I have a bed! And oh my god that’s not what I mean I swear it’s just-“

“Are you asking me to stay at your place?” You look up at him and his heart breaks all over again for you.

“Yeah I am” he sighs quietly “I have an overnight shift tonight and won’t be home. So, I can take you there. I’ll just say I need to change or something, just. Consider it? Please?” He handed you a piece of paper with his number on it and the rest was history. Buck could remember the night Bobby had found out he’d done that for you, he was on dish duty for two months after that.

Four months after the fire, you still hadn’t found a place to live. It was weird at first, Buck gave up almost everything for your own comfort, often crashing on a coworkers couch. But one night he came home, and you’d made dinner for him as a surprise. The moment he walked through the door you knew something was off, he let his bag fall to the floor as he kicked off his shoes and went straight to his bed, crashing on it and putting a pillow over his head.

“Buck?” You asked softly, but he continued to ignore you. You sat at the edge of the bed and lifted the pillow a bit.

“Evan?” You whispered, and he reached out, pulling you down with him and nuzzling his face in your neck.

That was the night you and Buck had gotten together.

Two months after that, Eddie showed up at the apartment to drop something off and found you there, he knew Buck was seeing someone but he didn’t know it was you he was seeing. The conversation was light and awkward but very flirty and you found yourself comfortable around him immediately. He came around more often for “just hanging out” purposes but Buck knew there was an ulterior motive.

“Do you like my girlfriend?”

Buck cornered Eddie behind the fire truck one day as they were taking a breather, getting drinks from a corner store.

“I’m sorry, what??” Eddie wiped his mouth as he nearly spit his drink out, he coughed a couple times and looked up at him “Do I like who?!”

Buck crossed his arms over his chest “My girlfriend. Y/N? Do you like her?”

Eddie’s cheeks reddened as he tried to hide it behind the bottle. He shook his head as he took another sip. “ I mean- I- she’s cool yeah I like her she’s a nice girl!”

“You know that’s not what I’m asking you” Buck rolled his eyes.

Eddie sighed as he leaned against the truck, he looked down at his hands for a moment “Yeah” he said softly “Yeah I like her”

“So just tell her”

That night Eddie came over to Bucks house and asked you to be his girlfriend too. Buck had been suspicious for a little while before he started asking you questions and the truth came out. You did like Buck… but you just happened to also like Eddie. The immense guilt you’d been feeling went away very quickly when Buck laid back on his bed, his hands behind his head

“Yeah he’s kinda hot isn’t he”

you both laughed as you laid your head on his chest and just talked about Eddie, like two school girls with a secret crush. That was also the night Buck and Eddie decided it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing if they both found each other attractive.

This brought all three of you to today. Buck got home first, wrapping his arms around your waist and kissing you like he hadn’t seen you in months, he was stuck at work and then crashing at Eddie’s place for the last six days in a row.

“I missed you so much pretty girl” he breathed against your neck as he kissed it, inhaling your sweet perfume.

“I missed you too babe” you laughed as he pushed you against the counter and lifted you onto it.

“My gorgeous sweet toy” He whispers. His hands slide up your side and go to take off your shirt when the door starts to unlock. Eddie walks in, looking equally as exhausted. He slowly puts his keys into his pocket as he raises an eyebrow.

“Am I interrupting something?” He asks as he sets his bag down by Bucks, and leans against the closed door

“Not if you wanted to join us.” Bucks eyes sparkle as he smiles widely. Your mouth drops as Eddie shakes his head chuckling. He removes his jacket and sets it on the hook.

“You sure she’s ready for that?” He walks over and gently turns your head to him, giving you a dizzying kiss. Buck and Eddie had been toying with the idea of talking to you about sleeping with the both of them together. It had just been taking turns or one of them watching the other with you, never all three of you at once.

“Yeah I think she might be” He starts kissing your neck again, easing your shirt over your head.

“R-ready for what?” You ask as Eddie keeps kissing you. You feel Bucks hands slide between your thighs as he leaves kisses down your neck.

“We were wondering, if you’d be up for having us both.” Eddie asks as he pulls away for a minute, smirking at the dazed look in your eyes.

“You can definitely say no and if you say yes you can absolutely use your safe word.” Buck says as he pulls away as well.

“What do you mean by ‘having you both?’” You ask as Eddie picks you up and takes you over to Bucks bed. Buck pulls off shirt as he follows and as soon as Eddie sets you down he eases you onto your back, pulling off your bra and sucking your nipple into his mouth. His hand comes up and massages your other breast as he moans softly.

“We both want to be inside you, Y/N” Eddie says as he pulls off his shirt and starts kissing you, he picks you up and puts you on top of Buck, Buck goes to your other nipple, biting and sucking at it. You moan as you tangle your fingers in Bucks hair, pulling his face up to make out with him. You lightly grind against him and Eddie smirks as he watches your body. He pulls your shorts down and leans forward, giving your cotton panties a sweet kiss.

“What do you think Y/N?” Buck asks between kisses. You reach down and unbutton his pants and Eddie helps pull them off.

“We won’t be upset if you say no, you have full control baby.” Eddie reassures you as he starts to rubs your clit through your underwear. Your hips stutter as you grind against his hand and Bucks cock through his boxers.

“Y-yeah I want to try it.” You pant as Eddie pulls your panties to the side and easily slips his fingers in your soaked cunt.

“Fuck I’m into you” Buck laughs breathlessly as you agree to it. Eddie pulls off his pants and grabs your hips, pulling you a bit closer to him. He pulls his fingers out and you whine, angling your hips towards him.

“Shhhh mi vida it’s okay” He starts to grind his cock against your ass, pushing you against Buck. Buck groans loudly as he starts to grind back. Your gasps and moans come sharper from the pressure of both of them.

Eddie finally pulls off your panties, and your legs start shaking a bit. He chuckles and helps Buck pull off his boxers.

“You ready for this pretty girl?” Buck asks as he wraps his arms around you, kissing you softly. Eddie reaches over to the bedside table and pulls out a small bottle of lube and puts some in his hand, stroking his cock and then rubbing it between your ass. This wasn’t the first time you’d done anal but it sure was the first time with the two of them. He reaches down and lifts your hips a little grabbing Bucks cock and coating it too.

“I-I’m ready” you’re a bit nervous, Eddie rubs your back lovingly.

“Remember you can stop us if you need to but we know you can take it.” Eddie lines Buck up first and he pushes into you easily, your eyes roll back in your head as you moan together, Buck can’t help the way he pumps into you immediately. Eddie chuckles and holds his hips

“You’re both so eager”

He teases your tight hole with his cock a bit and you gulp, you angle your hips a bit and bury your head in Bucks neck. He chuckles and reaches his hands down, spreading your cheeks open for Eddie.

Eddie taps your hole again and pushes in slowly. Your body jerks a bit as he fills you, he pours a bit more lube on his cock and pushes in more. You hold onto Bucks body tightly as they both fill you, your cunt squeezes tightly around Buck and he groans, fighting to keep his hips down for you. Eddie throws his head back as he moans loudly, his grip on your hips tighter and bruising.

“Fuck that’s good, fuck” he leans forward with his head on your back as he waits for you to adjust. Your body is trembling as you lay between the two of them, filled to the brim and trying to adjust to being completely filled.

“Oh my god” your voice is high pitched as Bucks hips snap and he finally loses it, thrusting into you and holding onto Eddie’s arms above you. Eddie groans as he starts thrusting too and you feel like you’re being torn apart in the best way possible. They take turns thrusting in and out of you as you cling to Buck, gasping and crying out their names.

“Ah ah fuck Y/N shit you’re so tight” Bucks mouth covers your moans as he kisses you, it’s messy with the way they’re both pumping in and out of you but it feels good. Eddie wraps his hand around your hair and tugs it back gently, pulling you up to him and starts kissing your neck, his hands slide up your sides and cup your tits as they bounce in his hands, he reaches down and starts rubbing your clit.

“Fuck you better cum pretty girl, make a mess in Bucks lap.”

You lay your head on his shoulder, whimpering and whining as Buck grabs your hips now slamming you down on them. You scream their names, babbling incoherently as you cum all over their cocks. Bucks mouth drops in awe as he watches you squirting all over them both. Your body jerks as Buck holds you down on their cocks, they both hold onto you tightly as they come together inside you. Bucks hips stutter as he pushes his cum deep inside you. Eddie pushes his cock in to the hilt and squeezes your tits, pushing every last drop inside you. He pulls out and lets you fall forward into Bucks chest, his cum drips down your pussy and over Bucks balls.

“Fucking hell man” Eddie laughs as he pants, he turns to Buck and grabs his face, kissing him softly. “You both did amazing. Especially you mi amour” he reaches for you and Buck pulls out, handing you over. Your body is shocked and exhausted as you cuddle between the two of them.

“Promise me we’ll do that again when I can feel my body again?” You ask sleepy and both Buck and Eddie chuckle as they kiss your cheeks.

“Yeah we promise we can do that again.”

[mussymuncher]

Reviewing past updates

Since the newest Welcome home update (which is just- ahhhhhh so wonderful check it out if you haven't already) and the newest events taking place, I've been combing through some of the older content to analyze it with the hindsight we now have. Mainly Frank and Eddie's relationship and the possible implications of it being hidden. Remember everything I say is just speculation and all in good fun. Feel free to make your own theories!

SPOILERS FOR NEW WELCOME HOME UPDATE AHEAD

Alright so we are all very aware of what happened in the hidden video, particularly to Eddie, who seems to have dissociated and opened his eyes about the reality of the world around him. Do we know if he's aware of specific details? No, it seems for now that he is realizing something is very wrong with the neighborhood and it scares him. This causes him to completely dissociate and become completely unresponsive to everybody except Frank (keep that in mind for later).

With the update, we also get more information about his role in the neighborhood, or should I say the lack of his role. He is very clearly being isolated from the community, and either purposeful or not it seems as though everyone is excluding him. I lean towards it being accidental exclusion, especially in regard to Frank since his ending dialogue towards Eddie in the hidden video implies that he cares very deeply about Eddie and I could not wrap my head around the idea that he would intentionally exclude Eddie unless he had ulterior motives (again keep in mind for later). There's a bunch of theorizing going on about why Eddie in particular is being excluded, the most popular one I've seen being that his relationship with Frank is too outwardly queer for the showrunners or the welcome home restoration teams liking. And while this does fall in line with the previously stated themes of welcome home (Clown had said that homophobia would be a theme) I'm not so quick to jump to the assumption that Eddie is being excluded just because he's a queer character.

Take a look at this artwork, I'm aware we shouldn't take non-canon artworks into theorizing but this is more to point out something I'm not seeing a lot of people mentioning. There are so many queer characters in the neighborhood. From left to right it seems that Eddie is queer, Julie is genderfluid, Poppy is trans and lesbian, and Frank is non-binary and queer. And this is just four of the characters! I wouldn't call it crazy to assume that more of the neighbors are queer as well. So why target Eddie specifically for being queer if there are so many other queer characters? At first, I thought it must be because he's in a canonical queer relationship, and coincidentally his partner is also being pushed into a love interest role with Julie. But what is Eddie doing that is interfering with Julie and Frank's assigned relationship? Honestly nothing.

I could make the argument that Eddie was being pushed out if he was disrupting or otherwise messing with Julie and Frank's "romance" in some way but from what I see, Eddie has done nothing that would imply he and Frank are romantically involved unless someone was specifically looking for it.

Here is where I look into past updates and audio transcripts to point out minor instances when Frank and Eddie are implied to be a couple. Keep in mind a lot of this speculation is done with the thought that Eddie and Frank are in a romantic relationship but are keeping it hidden.

First, let's look at Eddie's Big Lift and how Frank and Eddie interact with each other there. So Eddie having Eddie shenanigans is roped into a sort of challenge by Julie to see if he can lift the entire neighborhood. You can pretty much see how Eddie is pretty hesitant to pick anybody up, sort of just going along with it without any enthusiasm. He's very much pushed into it and does it just because other's ask him to (very in line with his character) Check out his reaction to picking up Julie and Sally:

(Julie)

EDDIE: Mail call! I’ve got mail here fo-- oh no

JULIE: [Overlapping him, running off in his direction] EDDIE, EDDIE, EDDIE, CATCH ME! QUICK! CATCH ME!

[Sound of packages hitting the ground and Eddie going “oof!” as he catches Julie.]

JULIE: TA-DAA!! See? See??

(Sally)

SALLY: Well, I’m not convinced. [commanding; Director Mode] Mail-maaan~! Mailman! Center stage, man!

EDDIE: Uh, yes, ma’am--

SALLY: [Snapping her fingers] Up, man! Up! Lift! Higher now-- with your knees-- all the way up-- there!!

EDDIE: [Overlapping with Sally’s directing] What, oh, uh-- yes ma’am!-- [Strained, lifting] oof-- here we go-- uhf-- alrighty-- hup!

Now look at his reaction when Julie asks him to pick up Frank:

JULIE: FRANK NEXT! FRANK NEXT!!

EDDIE: [chipper, Man On The Job] All right then!

FRANK: Don’t you dare.

EDDIE: [Tone exactly the same, backing off] Wouldn’t dream of it!

Chipper. It's honestly super cool reading the transcripts because although the voice actors do a phenomenal job bringing the characters to life we often miss small details like this when we don't look at the script. But back to theorizing. Are you seeing how enthusiastic Eddie is to carry Frank's in comparison to the other neighbors??? Like c'mon at least from my queer perspective this whole interaction gives "I want any opportunity to touch my partner because we are so deep in the closet that it's killing us". Frank's reaction, at least from what we know now, and their insistence on keeping their feelings for Eddie on the down low 100% gives off the vibe that they are stern about being touched only because it could possibly implicate their relationship. It's clear they at least admire Eddie at this point, what with the iconic reaction to Eddie lifting Barnaby:

FRANK: [overlapping others, accidentally being Genuinely Impressed a second] Oh my.

(Side note these two pine like no other it's genuinely so sweet, look how impressed Frank is)

And this is in front of people! Don't get me started on how affectionate they are when nobody is around. In the previous bug update, Frank still calls Eddie "Mr. Dear" in private (though keep in mind Wally is right there) but they are noticeably more affectionate and borderline flirty?? Maybe it's just me but Frank rarely teases other characters unless they're friends with them. And they never tease anybody the way they do with Eddie. And let's not mention Frank switching from Mr. Dear to Eddie at the end of the hidden record cause oh my god does that make me sad. Like the fact, they notice Eddie is stressed and having a panic attack but they only switch to Eddie's name when it is absolutely necessary like Jesus. Frank is trying so hard to keep their cover but ultimately their concern for Eddie takes over and omg does that ruin me.

But these are major instances of potential romantic implications on the website, and we haven't even been through some of the artwork. But the major point of my bringing this up is to say that at the end of the day, a lot of these instances are only romantically coded with the hindsight of knowing they are the only canon relationship in the show. If I'm honest you could make an argument that they are simply close friends for a lot of these events, which is why I'm hesitant to say that Eddie is being excluded for the sole purpose. It's so so subtle, and I feel like if we didn't know these two were canon we would not be looking at this the way we are. I think Clown and the rest of the Welcome Home team did a phenomenal job with the script writing and I love the subtly they put into the website for this.

Now onto why I actually think Eddie is seemingly being written out of the show. Why would Eddie out of this extremely queer cast, who is in a pretty well-hidden relationship with another puppet, be the target? Why not Frank? It's because of two reasons. Eddie is dispensable and Frank is acting out.

What does Eddie really do in this show that any other character is not already doing? Being the butt of most jokes? Well, to be honest, Frank could easily fill the archetype if needed, probably even better than Eddie since they are cast as the town grump. He delivers letters? The neighborhood is extremely small in scale (at least from what I'm seeing on the website) and honestly letter could be delivered by hand if needed. The Scaredy-Cat persona? Poppy has that covered. In conclusion, as much as we love Eddie, he is dispensable.

The previous update is one I also thought was for sure Frank's doing. I think it's pretty clear from the bug symbolism everywhere. In my opinion, I think Frank is aware that they live in a show, which is why they are so much more careful about potential outings than Eddie and why they whisper Eddie's name at the end of the hidden tape. Like they are afraid of being caught. So Frank is acting out, attempting to show the viewer more about the inner lives of the puppets. And as we see in this update, they removed all traces of their interpherence.

So what are they going to do about Frank now? They can't exactly remove him. They play too much of an important role. Nearly all children's media has one character who fills the grump archetype. So Frank has to stay, but they have to punish him in some way. How do they do that? Take away their partner.

And now that Julie is going into hibernation, and Eddie is suspected to be going away...who is Frank going to have now?

But those are my speculations! Feel free to add any thoughts or disagree, I love discourse.

[fatuismooches]

So I saw you were chill with asks and stuff so I hope your okay with me just tossing all of my soft stupid dottore thoughts on you. But just you can't convince me he has a complete grasp of relationships like because of the Akademiya and the Fatui he's used to transactional relationships so he's not used to people just 🌟doing things🌟 for him because they like him and want to so he's just enamored but also confused with you when you go slightly out of your way for him

YESSSS I COMPLETELY AGREE!

As a student in the Akademiya, Zandik was used to being generally disliked, but, he was also used to the few people who would come up to him and attempt to work with him, claiming that they admired his genius. Which wasn't a lie, though they forgot to mention the part where they would try to steal his work. It would bring far too much attention to him if he took any drastic measures against these fake scholars, so he merely... scared them away, which was relatively easy. Zandik had virtually no relationships, and the ones he did were simply transactional regarding... perhaps it's better not to say.

So when you approach him to be your partner, he already knows there's only one possible way that this can go - he'll never see you again by the time he's done with you. He always manipulates people and has no remorse for doing so. Yet despite his numerous attempts, he hears a knock on his door every day from you. He's not sure if you're playing dumb on purpose or if you actually are dumb enough to not see that he's attempting to get rid of you.

Though, Dottore starts to notice that he's checking the time frequently to see if you'll knock at the time you usually do. He begins to notice when you get him coffee refills and state that you figured it'll be a long night. When someone name-called him and you almost assaulted the guy with a textbook. When you stick around despite his vehement denials of your presence, which grow weaker with every passing day.

What really hit the nail on the head was the time he offhandedly mentioned his interest in certain parts that were on sale, though they were too expensive for him right now. You looked at him thoughtfully, and the next day he did not hear the knock-knock he secretly longed to hear, which disappointed him almost disgustingly so. He wondered if he finally scared you off, which was his intent in the first place. After all, the only relationships he had room for were purely transactional ones. Any others were a scam anyway. So why did he feel like this? Yet the next day, bright and early, you banged down his door, and he was about to snap at whoever it was until you tiredly dumped a bunch of random parts into his arms, some clanging to the floor. You breezed past him and collapsed onto his bed, claiming that you did dozens of commissions yesterday and brought the stuff for him. And you were going to take a nap now, you finished.

Zandik did not know how to respond, though his agape mouth would have said it all if his mask didn't cover it. You? Did all of that work? For him? He simply could not believe it. Surely, positively, there was an ulterior motive. For the next week, he dug into you, questions and all, trying to identify something. Yet he came up empty-handed. For once in his life, he came to the fact that you did not consider this a transactional relationship. You just wanted to be with him.

Dottore was a mixture of enamored, confused, and how to go from there. He is truly baffled by this habit of yours, yet he can't help but be a bit fascinated, for how naive do you have to be to do this? Haven't you heard the rumors? Don't you know he's a monster? Yet he gets irrationally bothered when you treat others the same way. You're not supposed to do that. (He starts to drag you away before anyone tries to ask you for a favor. Only he should be able to have you. And he doesn't intend to let you go.)

[misc-obeyme]

I like to think that lilith's Angel DNA was still active or strong enough to last generations after generations. So if her Angel DNA got more thinner and thinner after generations, it would make sense for Mc to gain power AFTER forming some sort of pacts with the brothers.

This makes me wonder if Mc is the "special one" in her lineage to awaken this sort of power within themselves. If Mc had siblings, wouldn't that mean that Mc's siblings could also gain/awaken their power, too? Since they all share lilith's bloodline. Which could make some things very interesting.

I completely agree with you that Michael (or god) have their eyes on Mc considering how powerful they are (regardless of whether they're human or Nephilim). Maybe that's why Raphael was sent to the Devildom to keep one eye on Mc. Both realms are currently not at war, but i'm sure neither of them want that powerful being, aka Mc to become the others side weapon if something were to escalate. Maybe this is why Solomon once asked Mc to side with humanity instead. (I can't remember what lessons it was in NB).

Either that or they would try to get "ride of" Mc if they become too powerful and dangerous. and once more, according to biblical lore states that ridding the Earth of these Nephilim was one of God's purposes for flooding the Earth in Noah's time. So they have done it before.

Also, off topic but; You used to watch Supernatural?! Omfg, this brings back memories 😭

-Angsty Anon.

Oh dearest angsty anon. I did indeed watch Supernatural. I started watching while season 5 was airing. For many years, I was obsessed. Though it got to the point that I just watched out of habit because by the time I had invested in twelve or so seasons, I was like I'm gonna see this thing to the end.

Which is funny because I still haven't watched the end. One day, I will watch the last half of season 15. Who knows when it will be, but one day I'll do it. I also rewatched the first 8 seasons, but it's been a while.

Anyway, I think you can go with any of the options regarding the angel DNA. The game's canon on this topic is sparse so I really think you can just come up with whatever you want.

I hadn't previously considered the implications of MC's siblings. I suppose that's why I considered most of MC's power to come from their pacts and so on. My own MC has an older sister and I can't believe I never realized that she would also have some of Lilith's DNA. My MC's mom might, too!! Oh man I kinda feel like that has to be the case because it'd be really funny.

Sorry got a little off topic there. Raphael's cover story is that he's there to be the new exchange student, but I think his ulterior motives are to watch both Simeon and MC. And you know likely to report back to Michael about the goings on in the Devildom in a more general sense, too.

Does the Celestial Realm know about MC's heritage? I can't remember. Lucifer was keeping Lilith's resurrection a secret from his brothers, but I'm assuming nobody else knows? Does Simeon?? These details are eluding me.

I'm just wondering if that would matter to the CR, you know? Just another reason to keep track of MC is their angel DNA, right?

I wonder if they'd even be able to "get rid of" MC, even if they tried. It's hard to say since we don't know how powerful Michael or God/Father is. On the one hand, I would think MC's power would be off the charts at this point, but on the other hand well... that's God we're talking about, right? LOL.

Anyway, here's hoping no floods happen just to take out MC. We get enough of that from Lotan being summoned.

[tarotnoob]

PAC: Surprise! Something is coming, but you don't see it! What is it?

So, I'm still out of town but I have been itching to use cards. The only thing I have are playing cards. Which means we don't have major arcana and I won't use page cards. And I'm interested to see what kind of messages we get just using those.

Pile 1

Okay, you have four of Wands, two of Wands, six of pentacles, and two of cups.

The quotes on the cards for each in the order are

Whatever makes you happy you put it in your world.

Let's make some nice little clouds that just float around and have fun all day.

Just go out and talk to a tree. Make friends with it.

This is not something you should labor over or worry about. Enjoy it. If painting does nothing else it should make you happy.

So, let's just do the tarot reading without thinking about the quotes yet.

Okay what you don't see coming, I feel like somebody is going to do something good for you. Like a favor or just do something nice for you. It could be that they get you a present or they help you out with some type of chore, but I feel like you aren't going to be expecting somebody to be thinking about you. Because it's almost like a friend or a person or whomever or even family, does something small but meaningful for you. It could be that they go into a store and see something that reminds them of you and they buy it. Then they casually come up to you and are like hey I thought of you, here's this pair of earrings or I know you really like oranges, so I grabbed you a few fresh oranges from the market.

And I get the sense that they do it because maybe in the past you've done something for them, so it's like they are passing it back on to you. I especially feel like to get really specific if it's a gift, it could be something for your home. Like a knick knack or flowers. But it just feels small however the motive behind it feels meaningful and yet it doesn't feel like there are any ulterior motives. It's I like I was thinking about you and we have this kind of relationship where we do nice things for each other, so here you go.

It's also possible that a friend might ask you out on a date. I don't mean like a literal date. I don't feel a lot of romantic stuff here even though there are the four of Wands and two of cups. I'm seeing this more as a person close to you like a best friend or close relative, and they either have gotten you something as a gift or you spend quality time together. But it feels more like it would be a surprise to ask you out for a day trip or they come up to you and are like do you want to see a movie this weekend.

It could also be that they have seen you going through a bit of a rough time recently and simply want to take you out or will offer to take you for coffee so that you can vent or chat or it's just to make you feel better.

I also feel like the purpose of whatever the interaction ends up being it's to help you relax or will be in a setting where you can relax and it's just meant to be fun and simple. Maybe they'll even buy you something related to taking care of your body like a bath bomb or bath salts or some face masks.

I'm also sensing it's a good time to go out. It's not a great time to coop yourself up. It's a good time for you to go out and have fun and do something nice for yourself or something that relaxes you or makes you feel happy.

Especially if you are near mountains or have snow where you are right now, if you enjoy skiing or nature or like to paint.

I'm definitely getting the sense of some type of reciprocity happening between you and another person. There's mutual respect, there's love, and I also get a sense of happiness and satisfaction within this relationship. But I definitely feel like you'll receive a gift or an invitation to go out or even a text or call from someone you care about that's like I was thinking about you how are you etc. So you can look forward to that.

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Pile 2

You have the three of Wands, Ace of swords, seven of swords

And the quotes you have are I don't try to understand everything in nature. I just look at it and enjoy it

Go out on a limb that's where the fruit is

Be so very light. Be a gentle whisper

It's not here, but those quotes make me think of the hanged man. It's very go with the flow, take it easy, but also in the same sense of taking a risk. Kind of like if someone were to suggest something spontaneously and usually you're quite hesitant to be impulsive, but you're like why not let's just do this. But it's not anything like hey let's go to a club and be crazy it's more like hey do you want to go for a 2-hour drive along the coastline and you're like Yeah that sounds nice why not

But on the other side let's just look at the tarot cards. It's funny we asked what you don't see coming and then you get seven of swords since notoriously this would be the card about secrets or things that are hidden, it can be betrayal and other things but it just depends however when you pair that with an ace of swords, it's like they cancel each other out because it's about something coming to light lol which is the question that I asked so they're being a bit cheeky

My personal feeling is like you don't see it coming because it's not meant to be something known to you. So it's almost like they're saying to me that you don't get to know but we're still going to try to interpret it because that's the point of the reading. It's just funny because three of Wands also makes me think that it's a surprise because that card is usually somebody waiting on a cliff and watching and waiting for something to come in so it's like okay something is coming but we don't know what it is but eventually it will come to light lol

So whoever is passing on this message I think is being kind of cheeky and humorous. You might have a sarcastic or funny type of personality or whoever will be involved in this has that sort of playful attitude

And it's good that I said you know there's something impulsive about it because after I said that and I looked at the quotes again, I got the sense of the fool card. So there may be something wanting you to take on a more child like sense of wonder. Maybe things have been a bit stressful or overwhelming lately, so it's almost like they're trying to cheer you up or you know when you're feeling down and you have a friend who cracks a really stupid joke and they just want to make you laugh or they even embarrass themselves with some little thing that they do just to get you to cheer up

As for what it is, I think I just want to shuffle out more cards unless they're like no really they don't get to know

Three of Wands is clarified by the three of pentacles; Ace of swords is clarified by the Queen of cups; seven of swords is clarified by the two of pentacles

What's weird is with that seven of swords, I get a couple of things that come to mind and one could be some type of cycle that's repeating especially a karmic cycle. I thought pile one also had something coming up where it was more like a pay it forward situation. But this is like what goes around comes around or something repeating itself but we'll come back to that

Three of Wands being clarified by another three, the three of pentacles. This feels like the start of something being built. It could be any kind of thing, but it could also be a relationship, it could be the start of a project. But there's definitely a sense of taking the first step toward building something or joining a community. Like if you just started at the gym or you just started a new job or you just started a new hobby and have taken one or two classes

Those are just examples, I'm going to build this together into a whole paragraph after we figure out the individual sentences

Ace of swords being clarified by the Queen of cups could be some type of conversation that you have that relates to feelings or being sympathetic or somebody lending an ear to another person. It could also be clarity on one's feelings about something. It could even be a creative idea being born. Which would totally fit in with this project or whatever starting to take shape but it would only be like the planning stages or a step after that

But apply as it fits because like I said it could be a first step in a relationship or whatever but the way that it's coming together seems more like a creative collaboration opportunity but still it's the idea of building something solid and whatever is being built, there is like a drive to see it come to light and real distinct clarity. Almost like there's a vision of something that you want to do in the future or something you want to take shape. But to me it feels like a very clear idea or vision

However to build it it's like you need the cooperation of other people or you need the help of other people

Then we come to the final one that I was trying to figure out which is this seven of swords which sometimes I also read as somebody who always tries to go it alone.

In that case what this feels like again is very similar to the first pile in that somebody is going to help you out. It feels more like a work setting. It feels not as close as the first pile, so this could be an acquaintance a co-worker a classmate or even somebody you barely know but it's like you're so used to doing things on your own and this has been a cycle for you. However there's some type of idea or something that you want and in this instance whatever it is that you are thinking of

You may think that you can do this by yourself or you may harbor like a secret desire for somebody to help you achieve this. But either way it feels like this is something you're not going to be able to do by yourself. You're going to need the help of other people whether you want it or not so it's like you either have to be the one to ask for help or somebody will come along and help you unexpectedly. Like a really random person or random situation happens and it's like it actually helps you out.

However with the three of Wands, I do get the sense usually this is somebody either desiring or fantasizing or theyre aware that somebody is coming into help

So I can't tell if literally somebody will be coming in or you've been hoping for somebody to come in.

It could also be that if that's the case and you've been trying to manifest somebody, that spirit isn't ready to give you the full details on a timeline or who they are or when they're going to show up. Because I get there's a bit of silly secrecy surrounding this. It could even be that if you are looking for a romantic relationship, this person comes in as a stranger and then I mean you could know them though but they could be a stranger and they could come in and be a co-worker who helps you out with tasks and you work together and collaborate

The only reason I bring up romance is the secrecy. Like what would be the reason to be secretive about a close friend coming in or soul tribe, to me it's almost like it could definitely be some type of relationship that goes from acquaintance to something more simply because you build something together and it's like if you had somebody in mind, they won't be exactly as you think and so maybe that means they also come in in a way that is completely unexpected because I feel like spirit is trying to get one over on you. Almost as if like you're a person who always needs to know how it's going to happen or thinks they know how it's going to happen and can never be surprised but

You won't see it coming or it won't happen as you expect. I still get the sense that this person hasn't come in yet and that you aren't super close to them at least not yet

But what I really feel is just like it's meant for you not to know the details that's why it's something you don't see coming. It just happens that in this particular pile, they really want to keep it vague for whatever reason they might have. And I don't think it has anything to do with they don't know what they're doing, there's just like a teasing feeling about it. Maybe because you are the person that thinks they know everything or can ever be surprised or feels like you know oh it can't ever happen in a way that would be unexpected. And they seem to know this. So that's why I'm not going to say 100% for everybody it's a person. It could just be a surprise situation

Let's also consider the quotes. The first one about I don't understand everything in nature kind of sounds exactly like what I was just saying. And again it reminds me of the fool card. So it's like don't try to figure out everything and let it all happen and its course

Go out on a limb that's where the fruit is makes me think of taking risks and again not trying to plan everything. It also makes me think of abundance. Fruit you could read that as fertility so this could be creative ideas or like the empress, could have to do with relationships and fruitful relationships

Be so very light. Be a gentle whisper. This could mean a lot of things lol. This makes me feel more about how this comes in which is like not gradually but it's like one morning you wake up and this thing or this person will be there. Again you just don't see it coming because it's so quiet or invisible. But I also think it's a play on not being so serious

Then the clarification card say isn't that fantastic I knew you could do it. So again makes me think about success with some type of collaboration that's coming up.

There's son of a gun that's a pretty nice tree for being done that quick. Again a sense of something coming in quickly or changing quickly. Saying son of a gun kind of makes me think of the knight of swords or knight of Wands... Which again would just be about the speed at which something happens, which would seem to be very quick. Guns are obviously very fast, powerful

It also makes me feel like not everything has to be overthought to be successful. Things can be simple and still be good

And then the final quote says let's get crazy what the heck take a 2-in brush This is your bravery test. For one it's being cheeky again these are Bob Ross playing cards if you couldn't tell already. So he's being kind of sarcastic but it's still displaying that message of take a risk and things don't have to be like fancy, it's all about the moment and what you put into it and being brave

So if I had to say. If it's about a relationship or a project, it's almost like give it a chance, take your shot, don't overthink it

And I can't tell you specifically what it is because they don't want us to know. I can only guess that for some of you it feels like a person coming in unexpectedly. It could be a friend, but I lean more toward a romantic possibility that starts off as acquaintanceship and has the potential to become something else if you let go of control and give it a shot without also overanalyzing everything

It could be to that You might be a bit guarded since you're used to doing everything on your own or perhaps you've been burned before in relationships. I get the sense that when this person comes in they'll be playful and kind of not immature but silly. Or this could be the way that they try to comfort you is through jokes or being goofy. Because it has a very light energy and it's almost like it wants to rub off on you

And I really just feel like if this is a person you meet through work, they aren't there yet or you haven't connected with them or you've barely interacted with them and then they end up coming and helping you with a project or help you put a piece of equipment together and you realize you have some type of mental connection or you have kind of a nice conversation. But it doesn't occur to you in that moment that this could be more. So I'll just say that there feels like there's the potential for something special with this person or the situation so keep an open mind. And if they're like hey do you want to do something random and spontaneous, just say yes at least that one time and see where it goes

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Pile 3

This is the only one where I wondered if the thing you don't see coming might be negative so I already clarified your top cards.

There's eight of wands which usually indicates the speed of something, as in something coming in fast or rush of something. It can also have to do with travel or things that are online. It could even be something like a rush of emotions or a feeling of being overwhelmed. It's clarified by the seven of cups, which could be a sense of or lack of clarity, it can be daydreaming, it can be having multiple choices. Two of wands, also usually is about choices and having two paths to follow, usually I feel like it's coming to a crossroads in life about a decision.

So again it could be stress. That's kind of how I'm reading it, is being overwhelmed and even pressured into making some type of choice even though you have so many options it's almost like how do I decide. That's the most negative way to read it. If I flipped it into something lighter, it could be...

Well I guess there's not that much but for specific situations it could have to do with travel and somebody's travel plans being sort of up in the air and ambiguous. So like you have to make a choice of whether or not you want to go or maybe you have multiple options that are involved in this situation. It doesn't have to be travel, it could even be well those are just silly specific situations. Right now I'm more leaning toward either a pressure that feels negative and overwhelming or it's excitement and passion about the amount of choices you have. It just depends if you're a person who thrives on having a lot of opportunities and choices to make or if that's something that stresses you out. And that's just the first sentence in this paragraph so let's keep going. Also your quotes on these cards are now then let's wash the old brush. That's the fun part of this whole technique okay. Shake off the excess and just beat the devil out of it. So oddly we have a reference to the devil and it's also giving me a bit of eight of cups or some sense of walking away from something or brushing off an obstacle

The clarifying quotes are and that may be the true joy of painting. When you share it with other people. I really believe that's the true joy. And the last one says let's make some nice little clouds that just float around and have fun all day.

So this does seem to indicate a bit of an obstacle. And then there's the sense of perseverance. Like it's just a speed bump and you'll get over it. That seems to be the first part

Then we get to the five of pentacles which is clarified by a five of swords. Both of those cards are somewhat negative in that five of pentacles typically is about a lack of something. It could be a lack of money, it could be a lack of confidence, could be a lack of spiritual insight or guidance or feeling lonely or being in need of help or assistance and not knowing where to go

Five of swords being the clarifier although I left it reversed. Typically five of swords could be you know like a an argument with people or kind of a cutthroat environment or no win situation. So if that were upright, I might think that a serious situation is coming or there's conflict and even some toxicity and somebody is lashing out of another person because they feel empty. But since it's flipping, usually reverse can mean an extreme version of what the meaning is or you're coming out of that moment. In that case if something is being reversed and for the better, it would be like resolving some type of conflict but you know what I don't know if I actually feel optimistic lol

I mean that could be but I still feel like this is describing a situation that is dire like depression or a pretty heavy conflict with a person. Extreme loneliness. And it could either be that this is going on now or will come up shortly or it's that this situation is about to resolve if you've already gone through it. But let's keep going and see how it all fits

You have nine of swords, which is that anxiety or restlessness or inability to sleep and it's clarified by a seven of wands, which is about defensiveness. So it definitely feels like somebody has to protect themselves or needs to be on guard or feels like they have to be that way and certainly if you'd had a conflict or people are coming after you or you feel like something's missing or wrong or like you don't have love or something just feels very negative with these cards. And because you feel anxious about the situation, you're also feeling like you need to protect yourself or you need to defend yourself from something

And then we have the king of swords clarified by I'm going to call this a knight of Wands since it's a jack.

So it reads definitely like a person. It could be you or could be somebody else but it's a person who could be quite logical or cold or aloof or just somebody who's quite decisive or logical intelligent and a clear communicator as well as honest. And then the knight of Wands would indicate somebody who is creative or passionate or impulsive

I also just realized that the jack is reversed so this could be a person and this person could be somebody you are going to have a conflict with or have had a conflict with

I mean granted these things could be describing the person but in theory it would be like this is how you feel or this is somebody else and you've had a conflict with them and you feel like you have to defend yourself against them

So if this represents you as opposed to a person. The reversed jack or knight of Wands could be indicating somebody who is a bit irritable, a bit irrational, somebody who is being kind of cold or detached but also would have a bad temper or is overly impulsive. We did get that devil card so there really could be something going on here that's either bad habits of yours or a warning of somebody currently in your energy space and if this is somebody coming to mind for you that you're having to deal with I could totally understand why this person isn't so great. Now if it's you, it could be something you're going through and whatever the conflict is, it's causing you to project some anger and some defensiveness and maybe even causing conflict in relationships for you right now

And however that works out for you if this is a person or if this is you and your feelings are being projected here, it's almost like there's a real sense of insecurity. And if it's the other person that's insecure or if something happens to make you feel this way, it's like it comes from something somebody says or something you see online or read about and it's like it obscures your perspective or you feel like it's blocking a path for you. Or almost like unexpected bad news

And it's like you had these plans to do something and then unexpectedly your flight gets canceled and it's like okay and then now you're arguing with a customer service representative and it's making you feel horrible that you have to go through some type of stressful situation

So yeah you know if you have travel plans make sure you check out all the details because you could have an unexpected delay or cancellation. A lot of that is going on in the US right now especially if you have a Southwest flight lol which I have one on Tuesday

I just feel like this seven of cups is representing a lack of clarity about a choice that you need to make but it's like this 8 of Wands is saying that either literally it has to do with travel or it's like it comes in quickly or it's coming in soon and it obscures something. It could obscure your confidence or your vision of the future but essentially that part is really just talking about choices about the future and either having a vision for it that you feel passionate about or something happens unexpectedly to throw some lack of clarity around the situation because like I said in the middle here there's a lot of conflict

to me it keeps coming up as a feeling of insecurity and people lashing out and projecting but it's really heavy. These are really heavy and pretty negative cards. I mean like we all go through dark times and stuff but it's like specifically about being anxious, being defensive and feeling backed into a corner, conflict with others, and potentially either like extreme conflict with another person almost like bullying or potentially I guess I just don't see this five of swords being reversed as a good thing when it's clarifying five of pentacles. It could be that a situation will get resolved with someone and right now this conflict with this person or situation is causing you to feel helpless

And I guess if it's reversing it's possible that that conflict could end as a result of somebody going away. I don't see it as like a person apologizing it would just have to be removing the person from the situation or removing yourself from the situation so you don't have to deal with that person anymore

And like I said this person could be the type of person who is cold and verbally abusive and quick to temper. I mean that's not for everybody but if there is a person and that sounds about right. Maybe even somebody who's jealous of you or something...

Or the situation is making you somewhat detached and emotional and stable or impulsive. I'm really drawn to the word devil so usually the devil card could indicate a toxic relationship or some type of toxic coping mechanism or negative patterns of behavior that tend to happen frequently. Even though it's a two of Wands for me because it's clubs, I keep wanting to say two of pentacles which is a cycle or balancing something.

And again this feels very specific. I feel more like it's a conflict with a singular person. It isn't have to be somebody you're in a relationship with, it doesn't even have to be somebody you're close to but they feel very gross in energy. And my personal feeling would be to get very far away from whoever this might be

So I guess what you don't see coming could be this person. I mean it could be a stranger that appears and does something s***** to you; it could be someone you know and they do something unexpectedly awful like say something that you don't like or say something really mean. It wouldn't be just like a small thing, this would be like pretty vindictive. It goes beyond petty and is somebody who purposely is wanting to hurt you or start a conflict with you. Whether they know you or it's like just a stranger who's a psycho path

At the very least though, it's some kind of negative obstacle that comes in your way and you have to persevere through it. I can't tell if it's super extreme like you know a toxic or abusive person or if it's an inconvenience like travel plans being canceled and ruining your mood and making you feel really miserable in that moment

So I would just say be on the lookout for somebody who's negative. I mean you could always change it and completely avoid the person. I mean avoidance could be part of the issue as well because if you have this five of pentacles and then the five of swords could mean somebody who's trying to avoid having to deal with it or avoiding some type of conflict around it. It could be somebody that's trying to ignore a negative situation as if they think it's going to go away but it's not

I mean I'm sure they're very light ways of reading this but I mean even you can see that in the middle those cards are fairly negative. On the outside I wouldn't say they're one way or the other except you have a reversed knight card which usually would indicate the negative traits associated with that court card. And like I said that's usually somebody who's quick to temper or flaky or reckless. It would make me think of somebody who would engage in self-sabotaging behavior like partying too much or drug use or being promiscuous

The other outside card is just that eight of Wands which is kind of vague other than it's always about something to do with being fast, fast communication, travel like a sudden rush or a sense of being overwhelmed. Because all of that means something happening quickly and because it's fire it can be kind of heavy and hot

And that card is surrounded by cards that reference having choices especially multiple choices and those being heavy choices as well because two of Wands can feel like you know you can only go this way or you can only go that way and not just that it's like you're being rushed to make an important decision

So it could be like very specifically somebody who's a bit of a bully and it's like they are trying to pressure you to make some type of choice so whatever that means

So yeah don't let anybody pressure you into doing something that makes you feel uncomfortable or makes you feel like you need to make a rushed decision or is exhibiting these type of behaviors or traits. My instincts is to tell you to get far away from them or the situation. I wouldn't engage with them because I feel like the situation could escalate

...

And I could be over exaggerating the situation but I'd rather be safe and tell you the worst of the worst and then your blindsided by somebody. Now you could be like well that's weird that sounds like this situation maybe I should exit instead of trying to have a calm conversation with them because I don't think they would hear you. And I think it would escalate no matter what you said or did so it would be better to remove yourself from the situation. Or I can at least say that it's not going to get better and you might have to endure some obstacles or inconveniences.

Or like you know how when you have a job and you have a really nasty customer and it's like it shouldn't happen but it happens to all of us. Every once in a while we have to deal with something nasty and it makes us feel awful but it happens so keep your eyes out for all of those types of situations

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

People still not taking accountability for what they did to Kate and her family, blaming Kensington Palace and feeling entitled to an explanation is absurd, and saying they did it to Diana, it's frightening how many people believe those kind of conspracy theories, it's also ridiculous to blame their moral failures on KP, what should KP have done differently? They issued a statement that she would have surgery and would take time till after eastern to recover, they never said anything different.

One of the dangers of social media. People live their lives openly on the internet/social media expect every other person in the world to do exactly the same. They can't fathom that others don't want to live that way and they want to feel good about their choices so they bully everyone to think like them.

I'm not sure there's anything KP could have done differently. They made a statement. The statement was clear that it was just an intensive recovery and there would be an update around Easter time. Then they did nothing...exactly as the statement said they would.

The only things I can think of:

A "proof of life" photo but this is stupid. Kate shouldn't have to get all dolled up the day after major surgery just to let us know that she's okay. Why is our expectation more important than her physical and mental health? "Well just take a picture from the back or without her face in it" -- Sure, like that's going to keep people from speculating it's not her. "Well, they should've made the kids go visit her in the hospital" -- those kids don't need to be marched past the paparazzi to see their sick mom. They're scared enough already. "Well, the Middletons, then! Carole and Mike should've gone to see her" -- why? What purpose does that serve? Charles and Camilla were there. Charles and Camilla told the press they popped in to see Kate while they were there. Why isn't that good enough?

Somehow the press/rota reporters found out that Kate's condition was worse than initially presented to the public. Piers Morgan and Tom Bower, among a few others, had been talking about since the end of January. How did they know? Who told? Did KP have a private/embargoed briefing to update them on Kate's health? Was a family member or a friend told, and that person blabbed? There was a leak somewhere and all signs point to someone in KP talking. It may have been innocent enough - someone being overheard, someone confiding in the wrong person - or it could've been an ulterior motive - someone wanting to trade info. So KP just should've not said anything to begin with, just kept it between William, Kate, Charles, and the Middletons. But that's not really very realistic.

KP should've talked Charles out of being so transparent with his own diagnosis, which would've helped give Kate and KP some coverage, but that's not their place. Charles and BP is the boss. If they wanted to make that statement and open Pandora's box, it was their right to do so. KP just suffered the consequences and seem to have been left out high and dry by BP.

But at the end of the day, the blood is on social media's hands because they lack the critical judgement to realize "oh, no news because they said no news till Easter and it's not Easter yet."

And there's nothing KP could've done about that, except give in to what they want but once they do that, what's to keep the public from escalating their demands the next time someone has a medical crisis?

[sincerelyy-youres]

Trade Secrets (Yandere Sampo x Reader)

TW: Obssesive Behaviour, Manipulation. Read at your own risk.

You can't really tell if Sampo Koski is a good person.

Or a bad person, because you could never really say if his actions are for his clients or for himself, but realistically speaking, all businesses are like that. All deals, all transactions and for whatever purpose, the merchant and the employer must reap the benefit of their agreements. On the merchant's part, the benefit is the pay; the money or whatever possesion their employer had that they can have once they finish the job, and on the client's part, the benefit is the job that is done by the person they hired. Business are for yourself, and for your clients.

This is what you believed Sampo always had kept in mind. At the end of the day, all of us just wanted to have a good pay and treat for ourselves, and of course, a job well done! It doesn't really matter If theres a few loose ends on the way-- these things are part of the job. If you have to use other people to your advantage to get the job done easier for yourself, or even if you have to manipulate, or in a simple much more convincing word-- to persuade other people into giving in and to avail your offered good services and commodities, all of this are the basic, fundamental meaning of business. Without manipula--err, persuasion, there's no business to be made!

That is what Sampo's mentality is. He is not a bad person, because he's only doing what's expected to him as a businessman. But he's not a good person either, because he's willing to do everything to make his life easier and for a good extra tip-- even if that means persuading other people. And since he neither had the basic quality of a human being in this standard of society, he had one quality that you can call him. Again, he's not good, but he's not bad, either.

He's manipulative.

And which is why you avoid making transactions with him as best as you can. You know there's something wrong with his discounts, there's ulterior motives behind his free commissions and his 'deal all you can' and 'loan with zero interest' offers is as suspicous as him. You'd seen him make deals with other people in the underworld but he's never as desperate as when he tries to persuade you into his doubtful offers. He's always there, waiting, staring, following, just for you to give in. You knew better, anyway, than to fall for his trap, even if his offers hits too tempting to let go because its involved with any recent problem you have, and its just a coincidence that he knows whatever is bothering you at recent anyway.

Until, well, you got yourself into a big, mess of a business transaction.

Its something that no matter how hard you try to get yourself out to, you can't. It felt like you threw yourself at a rabbit hole, and you desperately are in need of a helping hand. It felt like you are thrown in a maze, trapped, helpless, scared. Every day you feel like you were being watched, and at night the doorknob to your room rattles and rotates likes someone is trying to get in. Walking in the streets of the underworld became a horror to you as you feel like you are being followed, but there also, Sampo appeared.

Out of nowhere, with a smile that is not his usual convincing, persuasive and businessman smile, but the kind of smile that felt like he knows what he's doing will benefit him in the long run. He held your right cheek, and leaned into your left ear, and there he spoke of the various solutions that he offers to solve your problem. A quick fix, a solution and he doesn't even require you to pay. All you have to do is say yes. All you have to do is nod your little head and everything will be okay.

Sampo... is a manipulative businessman. He had all the tricks up in his sleeve, all that means to get an extra to every deal. When things doesn't go his way, he makes way for it with a smile on his face, and a radiating positivity, all his actions justified, because there's no way that nothing goes according to his plans. If there is actually something that doesn't go according to what he planned, for example, you, he adds a little pressure on your side. It is not equal if the pressure is always on him, after all! Business are always equal to both parties, is it not? It only takes a little cracking on the wall you had created between the two of you, one that if he destroyed, youre surely falling right into his arms, just as he first planned when he approached you.

Now that you witnessed first-hand how he works, don't go telling it to others now! Not that you can talk to others now anyway. But just in case!

Its a trade secret, after all~

[meiliarotten]

Team Fortress 2 Kinktober Time Two: Electric Boogaloo

Day 13: Normal Checkup (Deepthroat)

🔞MINORS DNI🔞

Parings: Medic x Male!Reader

Summary: You should have known better than to think Medic wouldn’t have any ulterior motives behind this “routine checkup.”

Tags: Male Reader, deepthroat, oral,

Word Count: 2.2

The Masterlist

It was supposed to be a normal checkup. You promised yourself that it would be a normal checkup. In and out, nice and quick, with no extraneous tests or shenanigans to be had. You would get looked over, have Medic make sure the teleporters weren’t giving you any tumors, and be on your way.

That plan went straight out the window approximately ten minutes after you walked into the infirmary.

It was right around that ten minute mark when Medic had pulled you into a breath stealing kiss, leaving you backed up against the counter. You barely had a chance to recover when you parted for breath, as his lips went straight to your neck, peppering you with more kisses and several rough bites that were likely to bruise. You should have known better than to think this appointment would go normally, especially after over a week of being romantically involved with the resident mad doctor.

You let out a soft groan when you felt his teeth graze against a particularly sensitive part of your neck. “Medic, this was supposed to be quick.” It’s the same half-hearted protest you repeated every time this had occurred, and every time you never truly meant it. It had just become so routine at this point that you said it out of habit.

“There’s no need to rush, liebling,” Medic whispered, low and seductive into your ear. His breath against the shell of your ear made you shiver. “I have to make sure this examination is thorough.”

Technically, he wasn’t wrong. You were Medic’s last appointment of the day, which meant the other mercenaries were off doing whatever it was they did in the privacy of their own quarters. It only then occurred to you that Medic had probably scheduled it that way on purpose. He wanted to take his time with you.

“What do you want me to do?” You asked, finally letting your inhibitions slip away. You waited for Medic to order you to bend over the counter, or lay back on the operating table. Instead, he did something rather unexpected, dropping to his knees and beginning to unfasten the buttons on your pants. All you could muster was a soft sound of surprise, both at what he was doing and at the speed he managed to free your half-hard cock from its confines. He glanced back up at you and you met his gaze, eyes narrowed in a lecherous manner.

“I want to taste you,” Medic said, spoken in the same tone that he usually used to order you around. It felt like whiplash to have the normally domineering man kneeling before you, confidently saying that he wanted to suck you off.

The realization that Medic had never actually gone down on you before struck you like a brick. He had done countless other things to you. The first few times he simply jerked you off, and that eventually escalated to him ravishing you, along with a myriad of other things that you didn’t dare recall outside of especially lonely nights in your quarters. Yet somehow this one act had eluded you, and Medic seemed ready, willing, and able to remedy that as he wrapped his fist around you, working you up until you were fully hard.

“You would love to feel my throat around your cock, wouldn’t you?” Medic glanced up from his place on the floor, somehow managing to look domineering even as he knelt before you.

“Your throat? We don’t have to go that far-” Your breath hitched when Medic suddenly began to stroke you faster, making you shudder and moan before he stopped completely.

“We’ll see how far we go,” he said ominously before finally getting straight to business, licking along the underside of your cock. You clamped your hand over your mouth, trying to muffle any noises you made as he teased you, dragging his tongue over your shaft. He continued on like that until even your hand wasn’t enough to stifle your moans. Only then did Medic finally reward you, taking you fully into his mouth.

You held onto the counter you were leaning against with a white knuckled grip. “Holy shit,” you muttered, barely able to believe this was happening, or rather, how good it was. How the hell did Medic get so skilled at this? Had he practiced with others? You felt a faint spark of jealousy at the thought of that, but you weren’t able to dwell on it for long as he suddenly took you far deeper than you were expecting.

It was sudden enough that you couldn’t stifle an especially loud moan, your legs nearly buckling beneath you. Glancing down you saw Medic’s eyes crease, and you knew he would have been smirking up at you if his mouth wasn’t otherwise occupied. He didn’t take you in as deep again, instead opting to pleasure you with his lips and tongue. The possibility that he may do it again was always in the back of your mind though, leaving you on edge, never sure when to expect it. It was his own way of teasing you without needing to say a single word.

You craned your neck down, hypnotized by the concentration on Medic’s face. He seemed completely focused on the task at hand, not even remotely bothered by the obscene, wet sounds that made you flush red. Your hips twitched and you gripped the counter edge harder, struggling to hold yourself back from bucking into Medic’s mouth. Those firm lips wrapped around you and that tongue swirling and teasing around your cock were beginning to test your patience. Your resolve was waning rapidly, which was why you were unable to suppress a desperate whine when he withdrew, glancing up at you with a wicked grin.

“You’re holding back, liebchen,” he said. He spoke clearly, although he was panting slightly. You could certainly get used to that breathless tone.

“What do you mean?” You looked down at him with narrowed eyes, not exactly having the patience to deal with his little mind games. All you wanted was those tight lips and skillful tongue to be used on you again, and as long as he was talking, that wasn’t happening.

Medic gave you a smug, knowing look. “You want to fuck my mouth.” He said it as simply and clearly as one would talk about the weather, so much so that it took you a moment to realize that you had just been read like an open book. “I know you want to, and the truth is, I want it too.” Medic continued, still speaking nonchalantly. His tone was in sharp contrast to the filthy things he was telling you. “I want you to fuck my mouth. I see the way your muscles twitch as you try so desperately to keep still.”

He ran his fingers over your thighs, and those ghost-like touches had you squirming despite your best efforts. “I don’t want to hurt you,” you said, voice shaky and uncertain. It didn’t exactly help when Medic responded by laughing aloud, the mirthful sound echoing in the infirmary before he managed to calm himself.

“Your concern is adorable, but you should know by now that I am not so fragile, taubchen.” Medic’s fingers dug into your thighs suddenly, making you gasp. “You don’t need to hold back when you’re with me.”

Before you could respond, Medic was upon you again, forcing you to choke back a groan. He kept a steady rhythm, but still refused to take you deep into his throat. It was a clear invitation for you to do it yourself, to thrust forward and lay claim to his mouth. You were still a bit hesitant, but the temptation soon became too much. You were desperate to feel that tight pressure around your cock again. With a deep breath, you bucked forward, crying out as Medic easily took you into the back of his mouth, and it wasn’t long before you were thrusting deeper and deeper.

A moment of clarity hit you and you tried to slow your pace, still terrified of accidentally hurting him if you went too fast. However, when you glanced down you noticed that Medic was now bracing himself against you with one hand on your leg. The other was wrapped firmly around his own cock, stroking himself in time with your thrusts. He was enjoying this just as much as you were, and suddenly, all that hesitancy you felt seemed to fade away.

You gripped his hair roughly and you could feel the way he moaned at the sensation, the sound vibrating deep in his throat. Your pace became merciless as you shamelessly chased after your own pleasure. Medic gripped his own cock, frantically trying to keep up with your rhythm. You slipped down his throat repeatedly, enjoying the indescribable warmth and tightness until you heard a sound akin to a whimper and felt Medic’s nails digging into your thighs.

Suddenly coming to your senses, you pulled back, letting Medic take in a breath of air. In a panic you tried to apologize, not realizing that in your fervor you had practically been suffocating the man, but your attempt was cut off. Within a moment Medic went right back to where he was, shoving his head back down and encouraging you to make him choke on your cock again.

His eagerness was astounding. You watched with rapt attention as his lips hit the base of your cock over and over. It was an incredibly erotic sight, and other than a few more pauses to inhale fresh oxygen, he showed no signs of distress. Either he had incredible control over his gag reflex or he had none at all. One thing you were sure of was that you weren’t going to last much longer like this. Luckily, it seemed like Medic was starting to reach his limit as well, jerking himself more frantically with drops of precum dripping over his fist and onto the tile floor.

Your hips began to stutter, becoming more frantic as you approached your climax. “Medic, I’m close,” you stammered, trying to warn him. You weren’t sure whether or not you were allowed to come in his mouth, but he soon answered that question with his actions by taking you deep into his throat. He swallowed hard, and the sensation of those muscles contracting around you was enough to send you over the edge. You didn’t even care if the rest of the base heard you moaning as you spilled yourself down Medic’s throat. He eagerly drank in every last drop, with you actually needing to pull him off of you with a firm grip on his hair when you began to get overstimulated.

The moment he was pulled back Medic made a desperate sound, a cross between a gasp and a moan as he tried to take in fresh air while pumping his cock feverishly, soon finishing over his own hand. He made for a pathetic sight, lips reddened and hair tousled from where you had pulled it, shuddering in a post orgasmic daze. It was a state that you rarely ever saw him in. Still, you knew you probably didn’t look much better, leaning back against the counter, panting, with your legs about to buckle beneath you.

“You’re shaking so much.” Medic’s voice brought you back to the present through the haze of your afterglow. When you glanced down he was smirking at you, having managed to collect himself enough to tease you. “Was it that good, liebling?”

You weren’t sure how you could possibly get redder, but you did. Your cheeks felt hot as you managed a short nod in response. You didn’t trust yourself to speak, knowing your voice would be quivering just as much as your body was.

Medic stood slowly, wincing slightly as he straightened his legs after kneeling for so long. The moment he was upright he pulled you towards him and into a kiss. You let him take you, dominating your lips and tongue with his own, enticing you to moan against his mouth as he caressed your body. The faint taste of yourself sent a shiver down your spine and your skin still tingled with every touch Medic laid on you. He grabbed your hips and began to grind against them, making one thing very obvious- he wasn’t about to let you rest yet.

“I hope a bit of oral isn’t all it takes to leave you exhausted, taube,” Medic said, parting from you and chuckling at the sight of your flustered expression. “I still have so much more I want to do with you.” He leaned forward, letting his lips graze your neck, and then his teeth. “Starting with fucking you against my operating table until you beg for mercy.”

With that low tone, that desperate grasp on your waist, and the familiar sensation of his arousal already pressing against your thighs again, how could you possibly resist? You heaved a sigh. Medic already knew that you were going to agree, and with a wicked grin, he began to lead you towards the table, pausing every few steps to deliver kisses that gradually became more akin to bites.

And to think, you really thought this would be nothing more than a normal checkup.

[gayofthefae]

I went through and counted the times people say "I love you" in season 4, since it's been given so much weight.

"Chrissy, I love you, babe" - Jason. Not meant to be taken seriously.

"That's why I love her/him" - Jonathan and Nancy, to third parties freely and without ulterior motive.

"Love, your shitty little sister, Max" - Max, genuine: a grieving message to her abuser.

"I loved you. I loved all of you." - Brenner, about his abuse victims

"You're my brother. And I love you." - Jonathan, telling Will it's okay if he's gay.

Of course, Mike's eight (yes, eight, I checked).

"I love you, man" "I love you too" Eddie to Dustin as he dies, with Dustin returning it.

They seem inconsistent but I actually find that they're not. They serve one main purpose: making the words lose meaning. He says them in episode 9 of 9, which would be for climactic purposes, but in this case simply makes him the 7th person to say them this season.

Jason and J@ncy say them before weight has been added and I'll acknowledge that but all still fall into two main categories that serve that same purpose.

Jason, Max, Brenner: watering down what the words represent for a relationship.

J@ncy, Jonathan: upstaging* Mike (*taking away focus or one-upping)

J@ncy uses them before they've been given as much weight, but they also use them first of the more authentic usages, so in combination they come out with ease and it's early enough that they still mean more to us.

Jonathan uses them to Will in a speech about, as Mike later says to El, "I love you for exactly who you are". But he uses them in a more important context that we are made to care about more as an audience in the same place as Mike will like half an hour later. Both speeches are supposed to be perceived as a culmination of an arc, but they put Jonathan's first as if to say "Here's something really good to compare to".

And finally, in Mike's. One could argue that he romantically repeats it over and over to prove that he can now because he feels free, but at the end of the day, all it achieves is that by the last time he says it, it's been said 13 times before and our ears are numb to it.

Then, even after that, though improvised, they approved it, it makes his speech bookended with deeper hitting versions of "I love you". We now have a positive romantic and familial leading up to it and a platonic after the fact and three usages in relationships including an antagonist, two of which abusive: said by one victim and one abuser, to make it even. They want you to know that those words have the capacity to not mean anything and when they do, they'll tell you -because it will be done better.

tldr: Mike is the 7th person to say "I love you" in season 4, despite it being his arc, and the 4th to say it about a positively represented relationship. It is no way "saved" for him so that it feels bigger. All other times it's used serve to either water down the meaning of the word or contrast his usage by being more authentic and just...better.

[jiangwanyinscatmom]

For the game. I picked a lot 🫣

1, 2, 8, 10, 16, 17, 19, 23, and 25.

Please and thank you 😊

Hope you are doing well!

1. the character everyone gets wrong

Wei Wuxian, especially from topping Wei Wuxian fics, they make him downright cruel for some reason like this somehow turned into Erha and Taxian-Jun made a comeback. (Being a dick on purpose is not sexy or cool yawn)

2. a compelling argument for why your fave would never top or bottom

Answer previously: Wangxian wouldn’t switch… because their very dynamic has already been a subversion of what the usual danmei couple is sexually. Lan Wangji is made to be seen as the maidenly pretty one that is shy, while Wei Wuxian is seemingly the charming player and flirt who is vastly more outgoing. Intrinsically their sexual dynamic as a strict bottom and top plays into what is supposedly more right to them, and basically shattering that by making Wei Wuxian the one who prefers to bottom and very much letting Lan Wangji be the do-er. It feels like otherwise it’s not them or at least, very hard to write believably with them swapping sexual roles.

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

There is no such thing as morally grey Wei Wuxian as that very definition is to do seemingly good things while having ulterior motives with the lack of actual respect or care to others.

10. worst part of fanon

Fandom Jiang Cheng, no he is not Wei Wuxian's brother, neither of them ever say the words "you are or like my brother" to each other, no he is not ever going to plan a wedding for Wangxian, he's a homophobe who went on a tirade because they hugged and they aren't miserable like him and he thinks they're making light of his pain yada yada. No he does not need further contact with Wei Wuxian as he did the best and most unselfish thing he could ever do in his life by finally not holding what all he supposedly did for Wei Wuxian to trap him. No he is in no way Lan Shizui's uncle nor even his damn shishu because he kicked Wei Wuxian out of the sect and Lan Shizui doesn't even respect him aside from the bare minimum why would he ever want to call that man an uncle.

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

Straight boy Wei Ying is annoying, and dare I say a fetishized trope to make him terrible when he literally has nothing against anyone gay in book and it's really just the normal display of comphet from someone raised in a traditional home.

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

Lan Wangji and Jin Ling bonding. I really like the idea of Jin Ling being scared witless of Lan Wangji but also very adamant to be praised by him and secretly fangirling in his room after he get a "well done" by him.

19. you're mad/ashamed/horrified you actually kind of like...

Ahhhhhhh mmmmmm.... I don't think I have any honestly.

23. ship you've unwillingly come around to

Hahahahahahhahaha, Taxian-Jun x Liu Qingge. (No seriously I REALLY like this idea and gotta work on my idea for it)

25. common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

Wangxian were disrespectful in the ancestral hall, or Wei Wuxian in the supervisory office was meant to be judged/he shouldn't have fought back against THREE THOUSAND people out to kill him because they made up lies about him.

[satanandsoul]

hello, thank you for the reply and yes, he did mention it in a dream vs dream video to be 10:00 am. it'd be great if you could do it for that time! thank you once again!!! have a great day ahead!

Hi there anon! Thank you so much for confirming the birth time for Haechan. Really appreciate it! 💕💛💕

♊︎ Haechan Birth Chart Analysis ♊︎

Disclaimer: All these are for entertainment purposes only. DO take my words with a grain of salt.

Asteroid and astrological body that will be discussed in depth are Chiron and Black Moon Lilith (BML) as they show up prominent in my research.

First of all, can I just say, I feel sorry for this man. Like Genuinely. With Sun-Venus conjunction in 11th house Gemini opposite Pluto-Chiron conjunction in 4th house Sagittarius, I cannot imagine how painful it is to live Haechan's life. I myself have Sun-Venus conjunction in Leo square Pluto in Scorpio. There wasn't a moment when I didn't wish I was someone else before I was 25 (the age Venus matures). Natives with Sun-Venus conjunction place a lot of importance on whether they are socially accepted or loved. Their egos are bounded with the idea of becoming that popular boy or girl that is welcomed in any social circumstances. Normally, it manifests well when this aspect is on its own. It gives diplomacy and popularity to the natives. But Haechan has his Sun-Venus conjunction opposite by Pluto-Chiron conjunction. People who have Sun-Pluto and Venus-Pluto stressful aspects at the same time inherently think that they are unlovable. They constantly compare themselves to others and find faults within themselves. And when you throw in Chiron (wounds that one cannot heal) into the mix, I see it manifests as a lot of people around Haechan (most probably at home because Pluto and Chiron are in the 4th house) making remarks on how unlikeable his usual way of getting things done (Sun) and his love language (Venus). It can also be Haechan's appearance that people make remarks on as Sun is the chart ruler. And these remarks hurt Haechan and lower his self-esteem. Haechan has Uranus trining his Sun-Venus conjunction from the 7th house. He may appear fast-changing in order to not let others notice his hurt. An example that I can give you is you know how people pretend that they have moved on to something else when they can see their passion projects are failing. It is to save them faces but deep down they are saddened by the said failure. The same thing will happen to love for Haechan. He will pretend that he has found a new man or woman he is interested in when he can sense that you are not that into him. It is a defence mechanism. You can't really blame Haechan for that. I will ignore the trines Neptune makes with the Sun-Venus conjunction as its orb is too wide, 9 degrees.

Moon in 12th house Leo opposite Neptune in 6th house Aquarius: At Haechan's core, he is extremely dreamy (Neptune and 12th house together? Puff). Not in the way that you will sigh by just one look at him, but I feel like Haechan is really good at selling a fantasy to others. Not that he deliberately does so for ulterior motives, he himself believes in those fantasies too. I can't tell you what kind of fantasies these are exactly, because Moon can point to literally all kinds of inner workings happening within a person. But Haechan is definitely dreamy by nature. And his Moon is trined by the same dame Pluto-Chiron conjunction. His emotions are also impacted by the remarks that I have just talked about in the previous paragraph. But the beauty about trine is that it is a gift. Moon trine Pluto gives emotional resilience after failure and Moon trine Chiron gives the native an opportunity to heal through emotion (But the orb for this aspect is huge too, 9 degrees, so... 🤞🏻). But is Haechan okay? I am genuinely concerned.

Now, the Mercury that Haechan has is chef-kiss. I know, it is in Cancer, which is not the domicile or exaltation position for Mercury. But it is the apex of a Yod (the finger of God), energetically charged by Neptune and Pluto. Haechan naturally understand the public's subconscious (Neptune, the dreamy subconscious; while Pluto, the obsessive subconscious). He is a great artist because of that. He can use his communication (Mercury) to make something new (the nature of Yod), psychologically profound (Pluto) and mesmerising (Neptune). Another singer-songwriter that has Mercury as the apex of the a Yod is Lana Del Rey, although the supporting planets are different (Jupiter and Uranus). But you get what I mean, she is one of the greatest lyricists of our generation. Mercury opposite BML: The way that Haechan talks stresses people out. This is because he has no filter. He does not recognise some topics are considered taboos in the society. And hence, he may feel ostracised for the way he thinks. But it is a great talent that he has in provoking people by just talking. I can also feel that he may be good at dirty talk (not going into too much details of this as this is not a 18+ reading).

Mars in 11th house in Gemini loosely conjuncts Sun: Great aspects for having an alignment between what he wants and how he gets it. Mars trine Uranus: very dynamic and energetic. I can see that he values independence. He will dislike it if someone retrains his actions. He is a wild card in that sense. And I can see that he is kind of experimental in bedroom (again, not going into too much details of this as this is not a 18+ reading).

Aquarius Descendant conjuncts Uranus in 7th house: Haechan attracts and is attracted to the rebellious type of people. He himself can feel very rebellious too. But at the same time, his relationships will come and go very fast. They are highly unstable.

Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in 10th house: This is someone who is grounded (Saturn) with his aspirations (Jupiter). And his aspirations are mostly related to his chosen profession (10th house). He has a high possibility in succeeding in his career IF he can overcome his tendency to be rebellious, unpredictable, and unconventional in love matters (Uranus in the 7th house) as his Jupiter-Saturn conjunction is squared by Uranus. After his Saturn return, his career will blossom.

I hope you enjoy this reading, anon. And have a nice day!

[anti-dazai-blog]

32-33- Thousands of lives risked on a gamble (and other complaints)

Welcome back to the Anti-Dazai Series!!

School starts late August this year, meaning this will be the final entry I’ll post before my classes start. But rest assured that no matter how long the gap between entries becomes, the Anti-Dazai Series is NOT dead or abandoned! So long as I never explicitly say that I’ve gotten bored of this, I will continue posting here–

Now onto what you’re here for—

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Chapter 32 has no Dazai content, since its focus is Poe and Ranpo. Meaning we’re moving right on to chapter 33–

Dazai and Ranpo have a strategist meeting to decide the agency’s next move. Dazai went into this meeting with ulterior motives: to present the idea of Atsushi infiltrating the Guild’s Moby Dick alone, as to have him team up with Akutagawa once they’ve both already boarded. With that in mind, the way Dazai and Ranpo’s conversation plays out is rather interesting. Rather than going back and forth putting multiple ideas on the table, Dazai throws in a few specific combinations of agency members to send in, knowing they’re a bad match for this mission. Ranpo knows this too, and points out why each of these combos wouldn’t work. Once those purposely wrong solutions are shot down, Dazai suggests sending Atsushi in. Since this would technically work, Ranpo approves of this suggestion and allows the agency to go forward with it.

Dazai’s tactics here are classic but effective. He suggests subtly bad ideas, knowing that Ranpo will see through the flaws in each one, and then hands him a plan that wouldn’t automatically fail, knowing it would have to be approved. It also casts the illusion that all other options were analyzed, even though only a few specific combinations of agency members were considered. In a way, it’s also a standard “make them think it was their own idea so they’ll agree”. Dazai prompts Ranpo into giving the solution he’s aiming for, so he could move his “create a rivalry-partnership” plan forward.

After Dazai’s done ensuring Atsushi will have a Very Bad Time aboard the Moby Dick, he goes to visit Ango to negotiate Kyoka’s release. Ango, as you may recall, is currently recovering from a car crash. That Dazai caused. He’s stuck in a hospital bed in a full body cast. So Dazai’s greeting of “You look lovely! ;)” just seems like rubbing salt in the wound. But let’s be real, this kind of cruel mockery is exactly what can be expected of him. 

Note that Dazai not only caused the accident to begin with, but also removed the airbags on Ango’s side of the car, to ensure he gets as injured as possible. 

I’ll give him credit for negotiating for Kyoka’s release– Kyoka doesn’t seem to have any part in his grand Atsushi-related plans, so for once he’s doing something good for someone else without it being a part of his grand schemes. However, negotiating for anything in exchange for medical attention for the grievous bodily harm you intentionally caused someone is Very Messed Up, to say the least.

And now it’s time for the long-awaited mission. 

Dazai, as per his previously stated plan, sends Atsushi into the Mody Dick alone. Atsushi is reasonably stressed about this, and being the world’s most encouraging mentor, Dazai explains that it makes sense for him to be the one chosen for this, since “[Atsushi’s] the guy who runs away the fastest.” I’m sure Atsushi found courage in that reminder.

Once he boards the Mody Dick, he discovers that the mission was misrepresented to him (in more ways than one, but we’ll get to that). Or to put it more simply– he was intentionally lied to to get him to agree to do this in the first place. He discovers that the Moby Dick is set on a course to crash in Yokohama, and the only way to stop it is to retrieve the control terminal guarded by Francis. Dazai and Ranpo were both aware that this was the Guild’s plan based on their previous conversation during the strategy meeting (“mountain?” “no, sea”). This could have easily been relayed to Atsushi to allow him an opportunity to mentally prepare himself or plan ahead. Yet they allowed this to be suddenly sprung upon him by Melville, causing more unnecessary panic in an already tense situation.

But let’s draw our attention back to the problem itself: the Moby Dick, a giant airship, is about a come crashing down upon a densely populated city. If only we knew of an ability user who could prevent this from happening– Perhaps someone who could… simply decide whether or not any object should fall in the first place? If only we knew someone like that! Unfortunately our easy solution to this problem is in the Port Mafia, and as per Dazai’s conversation with Mori in this chapter, we know that per Dazai’s request, the Mafia is not to interfere with the agency’s current mission to stop the Moby Dick from killing everyone. 

Let me reiterate: Dazai made sure to make a prior agreement with the mafia that they won’t interfere in stopping the Moby Dick from crashing–something  that could potentially kill thousands of innocent people, that a single specific mafia member could easily solve in a matter of seconds– all for the sake of putting Atsushi and Akutagawa in a situation where they would have to work together, thus forming his rivalry-partnership that he’s so invested in. THOUSANDS of people’s lives were risked for a gamble that had no guarantee of paying off. 

Atsushi is, of course, unaware of all of that. And Akutagawa thinks he’s acting on his own free will when he disobeys his boss’s orders and boards the Moby Dick. And now that Akutagawa’s here– yet another factor that Dazai orchestrated in advance, Atsushi has yet another one of Dazai’s pawns here with him to add to his ever-growing stress. 

And that’s that for this week’s entry of the Anti-Dazai Series!! Join me next week when I talk about how Akutagawa is just a traumatized child who desperately needs a great therapist and a hug. And so does Atsushi. So does everyone who has to deal with Dazai. Actually while we’re at it can we get Dazai a therapist too? He probably needs one just as much as everyone else.

[sneakyboymerlin]

Remember when I got into that string of fights a while back because people were exposing their lack of ethics with incredible takes like:

Uther’s persecution of magic was totally justified because magic is dangerous! It corrupts people!

Merlin had no reason to be afraid of Arthur, he was just being irrational! It’s not like thousands of lives were at stake here! He owed Arthur his private information about how Arthur has unwittingly traumatized him!

Simultaneously, there’s no way Arthur could have known that magic isn’t inherently evil because he’d ~never~ seen magic used for good (despite events going as far back as 1x04 or even 1x03)

Merlin withholding personal information from the people who were a constant threat to his life for being “born wrong” was morally repugnant! He should’ve exposed himself with the information his oppressors would kill him for, to give them a chance to change their minds! There’s totally no other way they could form different opinions!

Arthur deserved to know about Merlin’s magic, despite his condemnation of all things magic which threatened Merlin’s safety, because Arthur was kind or merciful in so many things except, noticeably, magic! Merlin should’ve trusted him!

Uther and Arthur are the REAL victims of the people who they oppress, so they have no choice but to slaughter thousands, children included!

Those were certainly times.

I remember saying at one point that if I knew someone was homophobic, I simply wouldn’t come out to them as gay, because they haven’t earned my trust in that regard. Anything they’ve done for me, they did while believing me to be straight. They likely wouldn’t treat me the same if they knew. Likewise, if a gay person had abused them at one point, it still wouldn’t give them the right to stereotype all gay people as abusive, or to support anti-gay campaigns. Homophobia has no justification. It’s just bigotry.

I said this multiple times, but every response was: “Well that’s different! Magic is actually dangerous!”

Here is what I said (paraphrased):

“If the potential dangers of magic were really the problem—and not just Uther’s excuse to justify banning it—then Uther could always just ban certain spells instead of committing genocide. Same with Arthur, really. But these characters wrongly believe that magic is inherently corrupt, because that worldview is easier to swallow than the hard truth.

“Criminalizing magic is like blaming massacres on all tools when they’re only performed with particular weapons: should whisks be considered a danger because some people murder with military grade assault rifles? Clearly, banning whisks doesn’t solve the problem. Likewise, when a sorcerer gets executed for using magic in the kitchen, Uther has effectively equated this harmless act to malicious crimes like murder. Was there ever a problem with magic itself, or does Uther perhaps have ulterior motives for banning it?

“If murder is already illegal, then banning murder by means of magic is unnecessary—all forms of murder, magical or not, are illegal by default. Making magic illegal does not prevent crimes that are already illegal; it only criminalizes innocent magic use, which means that people are prosecuted and found guilty for anything from using magic for chores to simply being loosely associated with a magical person.

“Uther’s laws helped no one but himself, because they weren’t designed to serve any other purpose. Nothing was accomplished, except that dehumanizing crimes such as trafficking and murder became legal as long as the victim had magic.”

To this, I was told that I “wasn’t understanding.”

What wasn’t I understanding? That people genuinely believe the ban on magic was okay? That they don’t have the slightest inkling of how oppression works, or how their justifications for hypothetical scenarios show their gullibility to real world bigotry? Why even bother defending a fictional character’s fictional genocide?

The ban on magic is ultimately a metaphor for the persecution of a marginalized religion (it’s literally called “The Old Religion”). To support Uther’s (and Arthur’s) claims that magic is inherently dangerous—despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary—is worrying at the least, considering the real life ramifications of fiction.

If you’re forsaking your morals to defend the inexcusable actions of a fictional character or two, then you value your entertainment more than real human lives. Likewise, you shouldn’t excuse any form of bigotry just because you like the person who is perpetuating it. If you can’t even stand by your supposed morals when it comes to fictional characters, there is no chance you will stand by them with real people. Most Arthur stans like him because they believe in his capacity for change, but this acknowledges that he is wrong and needs to change. The less like Uther he is, the better! My Gwaine-stanning is also reliant on him changing his views and accepting responsibility for them. We don’t get to make excuses for their unfair biases!

Merlin and other magical peoples are the victims of their oppressors, not the other way around. It really is that simple, and it pains me to see the hoops people will jump through to dismiss this.

[eneiryu]

I think the skinwalker prison played a big part in Theo's evolution as a character but to me what really kickstarted his redemption arc was Liam saving his life at the hospital.

Because getting him out of the skinwalker prison was initially only to use his stolen powers, but when Liam shot that ghostrider that was choking Theo in the hospital there was no ulterior motive, just saving Theo's life even when Theo still didn't do anything to deserve it. And you can see in Theo's face in that moment how shocked he is that someone would choose to save him and I think that's what madevhim go in less than a hour from "you're going first, I'm only here because while they take you I'll be running the other direction" to "being the bait".

Like he's been on his own for years and no one has ever done something for him knowing who he really was, not when he was playing an act. But then Liam did, knowing every horrible thing Theo did he still chose to save him. I think this is what rocked Theo's world upside down and immediately made him want to do something good as well, maybe to show that he deserved what Liam just did for him.

So going back to the ask I think I can still see Theo changing if Liam saved him from his sister dragging him down, but it would be very different than what we saw in the show, less trauma obviously and maybe more similiar to what you did in the season 5 AU where Theo's redemption is more Liam focused than the show.

Agreed! I think the skinwalker prison made Theo’s redemption possible, but it was Liam who actually made Theo want to walk that path in any real way.

Yeah, I could see that argument. I think the trouble I have, and the difference between the S5 AU as I wrote it, and a last-minute S5 AU, where everything up to Theo getting sent to the prison happens, is Tracy and Josh. Granted, this is my own interpretation and we have no actual information about what Theo did or didn’t do prior to coming to BH with the Dread Doctors, but I tend to go towards the interpretation that prior to the Beast’s resurrection, when Theo acted, he did so either implicitly or explicitly on the Doctors’ orders. He wasn’t choosing his targets, and he wasn’t killing for his own purposes. To be clear, I think he probably was still killing, but there’s something really distinct for me about him choosing to kill Tracy and Josh. That was a betrayal of the highest order, with nothing justifiable about it—he didn’t need to do it at all, except to feed his thirst for more power—and in my head at least, I’m not sure he would have killed like that before (though honestly? Who the hell knows).

So I think that’s what makes it really hard for me, and for the way I understand Liam, Scott, and the rest of the pack, to be able to somehow accept a non-skinwalker-prison’ed Theo. There’s a line I think he crossed killing Tracy and Josh, and without something pretty extreme like the skinwalker prison, a more lukewarm or low-key redemption to me doesn’t seem likely, and also doesn’t seem like something the McCall pack would buy or accept being a part of.

But this is just my own perspective on it. 😊