#lots of thoughts rattling in my brain

[lavenderjewels]

I love Higuruma. Not just because he’s so willing to help Yuuji and the others (and because he’s hot), but he’s a character with particular traits that I’ve appreciated throughout JJK. The constant adapting and learning that can be seen with Mahito, strengthening his own capabilities that aren’t inherently offensive or overwhelmingly powerful like Tengen with barriers or Nobara being Mahito’s natural enemy, etc. It’s not like there aren’t interesting aspects to characters that are overwhelmingly powerful like Sukuna or Gojo, but it’s gratifying to see characters who aren’t still find ways to make just as much of an impact and work with others to do so. It’s no wonder Sukuna admires him, while giving far less thought to characters that could arguably be considered more powerful or destructive.

[animnightmare]

Another Gravity Falls AU idea I had:

During blendens game, somone points out they should get two time wishes because they both beat blendin. So they do. They give one to soos, and keep the other for themselves. Obviously, Dipper wants to use it to meet the Author, and I cant think of anything Mabel would want bad enough at this point in time to really get in his way.

Now this could go multiple ways.

A. they hoard the wish like a limited resource in a video game (same) and it eventually gets used to either end weirdmageddon or stop it from happening in the first place (Mabel using it to wish for more summer instead of accidently dealing with Bill)

or B, what I think is more likely, Dipper wishes to meet the author.

This, too, could go multiple ways. Ford comes back way earlier in the show, OR...

Dipper gets sent to another dimension.

For the stories sake, he'd left Journal 3 at home that day- or perhaps made a copy of some sort, I can imagine him copying everything in it down in another book due to his obsession with it. Either way, Mabel and Stan work together, now having journals 1 and 3.

And as for Dipper, well, he meets Ford. In the middle of some sort of battle, most likely. There are countless different things this could lead to, but mostly bonding, I think. Bonding and Truama from running away from otherwordly horrors.

Ford tells Dipper about his experience with Stan, and Dipper tells Ford about his own. Dipper being a more emotionally intelligent version of Ford probobly gets him to get over at least a little of his resentment.

[opens-up-4-nobody]

...

[heyitslapis]

I wonder if Abby even realizes that her penance for what she did to Joel was to BECOME Joel.

[icehearts]

hiii I'm alive technically but my brain is stuck in neutral. I’ll get back to posting again Soon™️

[dimensionhoppr]

One day I will be able to properly break down the themes of authoritarianism, bioessentialism, and the VERY flawed "hero and villain" dynamic in MHA and then it'll be ALL over for you...

[anyoldfandom]

Sits and giggles and opens my computer ready to write my Pack Leader Rex AU fic and then stares blankly at the screen

[noahtally-famous]

stop it, kit, you cannot start another td fic nor even think of starting one. especially not a rewrite au, you already have so many of those, plus you gotta finish 'a guide to surviving the apocalypse' first, one thing at a time, kit, GODDAMMIT STOP IT-

[cool-as-steel]

no one is ever yelling at me for the things I think I might get yelled at for but boy can I ever feel a raised eyebrow a mile off even when it isn't pointed at me

[subtextnatural]

Mmmm so what if i would write a fic where Dean is in a heaven that doesn’t feel like heaven at all, Cas is supposedly saved but somehow still missing, and Sam is living a life that makes him feel like he’s stuck in a romcom all over again? And Jack is all benevolent and reassuring but it gets more and more obvious that something, somehow is off? What then?

[canayams-art]

Thinking about them (qianxiu) again

[emile-hides]

I just think it'd be neat if they were separate guys who could interact

[kurthorton-moving]

okay, it’s father’s day in the states so here’s a Big Post about kurt and his father. very much bullet points because it is 2am and i have a Lot of thoughts but they’re not very coherent. tws for all kinds of abuse, a little bit of mentions of homophobia and eating disorders but not super in depth.

kurt exclusively calls his father by formal terms. to his face it is always ALWAYS “sir” it is never ever “dad”. when talking to other people it’s “my father” it’s never ever “my dad”. the relationship does not have the familial bond that it should, there isn’t the closeness that is needed to call him dad. kurt tries to get close to him, but it’s never enough. “dad” was ignored from a young age, always with claims that kurt needed to be more “respectful” of his elders. so his parents are sir and ma’am to their faces, though his mother gets the benefit of being called “mom” to other people. this is entirely for the benefit of the relationship appearing better than it is, “mom” is encouraged because that relationship is more volatile than the one with his father and thus they need to put some padding on the way he speaks about her to ensure nothing bad comes out.

the name conrad is a. difficult point for kurt. it’s his legal name, it’s what he’s called in gymnastics competitions, it’s the name his parents use. in formal situations it’s the only name allowed, he’ll be in trouble for calling himself kurt at the wrong kind of event for that. his parents haven’t called him that in years, if ever. they may have indulged it as a kid once or twice, but especially once he became a teenager it was Heavily Discouraged because it was just seen as a form of teenage rebellion that could not stand. it was him stepping away from the very detailed exact path in life that his parents had carved for him and they would not allow that. he Hates being called conrad and has ended up in physical fights with people over it, which of course only gets him in more trouble because a kid like him shouldn’t be publicly getting into fights and be covered in bruises, though it’s also used as a way to cover the abuse inflicted on him. it’s a useful tool for his parents and yet he’s chastised for it. they have a very contradictory view on him getting into fights.

kurt’s father does encourage his fighting, though. he always tells kurt he needs to toughen up, that he’s not manly enough, that he has to prove dominance somehow — especially if/when shadysiders are involved. a large part of kurt’s relationship with his father is this constant battle of living up to the name he was given. he shares his father’s name, meaning that everything he does is compared to his father tenfold. his father was an olympian, so he has to be one too. his father won a certain amount of competitions, if kurt can’t do that then he’s failed the name and he’s a disappointment and he’s punished “appropriately”.

that said, there’s also the very intense aspect of jealousy that conrad senior feels towards kurt. mr horton was wiped out after an injury, leaving him unable to do gymnastics anymore and forced to live vicariously through his son. he is constantly pushing kurt to live up to his legacy, but the second that kurt goes even slightly beyond what his father did there’s hell to pay. if kurt is better than his father he has to pay for it, even though he knows that that’s what he is expected to do. he does as he is told and he is punished for it. this is the curse that kurt is fated to for his entire life.

kurt’s father control’s kurts diet far more than his mother does. they both enforce it, but kurt’s father is the one in charge. not that the diet ever changes, it’s always the same bland rice and chicken and vegetable type of shit. bland as hell and barely enough to keep kurt going. protein powders and drinks throughout the day. there’s all kinds of hell to pay if kurt’s father finds out he had a burger or some kind of treat.

conrad senior is capable of being loud. he doesn’t yell as much as kurt’s mom does, but when he does it rattles the house. it can be heard down the street. when conrad senior is mad the entire world knows. it hits kurt far harder than his mother yelling does, though both absolutely ruin him. similarly, conrad isn’t as violent towards kurt as his mother is, but when he is it’s far more painful. they have very different kinds of violence, both overlapping in the simplest of forms but having their own distinct styles. melissa will often try to conceal what is done, will do things that won’t leave a mark or where the mark isn’t easily seen/is easily hidden, whereas once conrad has turned to violence it no longer matters whether or not people find out. it’s not his problem to deal with, and the burden of a cover story is dropped onto kurt — a child who is hurt and terrified and in no way capable of coming up with a good lie. where i tend to default to kurt’s mom being the perpetrator of violence, his father is just as capable and a thousand times more scary. he’s got the benefit of size, much taller than kurt and built like a brick wall. he’s like those pixar dads that just have huge upper bodies. he’s Scary. when conrad senior is the one committing violence, especially when there is rage behind it, these are the times that kurt ends up barely making it out, desperately needing medical attention that he won’t get unless he really has to. kurt’s mom taught kurt how to patch himself up, but kurt’s dad is the one who makes sure kurt never forgets.

conrad is. he doesn’t care as much about if people see what he does. where kurt’s mom is subtle where possible, conrad will punch kurt in front of an audience without much care. he’s powerful, both physically and socially, and he knows that it’s highly highly unlikely anyone willl stand up to him. plus, he has a strong relationship with the cops/lawyers and the goode’s (or he thinks he does, nick absolutely despises him and wants him dead but he doesnt know or care about that) and he thinks hes pretty much invincible. in the threads where kurt actually takes action against his family, conrad is left confused and astounded at every turn when legal action is actually taken against him.

kurt’s father is very. he has a very toxic masculinity approach to the world and its. he takes it out on kurt a Lot. kurts mother imparts the need to look perfect and appear perfect at all times, but his father is constantly belittling him and abusing him for being “too feminine” or putting too much work into his appearance and things like that. his father encompasses a lot of the absolute worst parts of frat hazing horror stories. hes constantly trying to harm and humiliate his son, especially when kurt starts to gain a success that’s more impressive and impactful than his own had been.

while kurt’s mother is undoubtedly terrible when kurt dates boys, it’s his father that is by far the worst about it. especially in his canon timeline where it’s the 70s, but in modern day as well. he’s just not at all accepting of kurt and firmly holds the belief that kurt being with a boy would be bad for his image. he would be absolutely horrified to find out the ins and outs of kurts sex life (absolute bottom, biggest sub you’ve ever seen) and i have no doubts he’d be just as awful if he found out kurt’s girlfriends pegged him because he’s just. he’s homophobic as shit he’s awful. very much one of those men that’s all “i cant be affectionate towards my son because that’s a boy and thats gay”

[oncominggstorm]

Y’all ever wish you could just take a vacation from thinking for a while?

[outofthiisworld]

@viopolis sent in: ۞ .𖥔 ݁ ˖ send me a "۞" and I'll introduce you to one of my other muses

[🔥] An ash storm had breached past the imposing stone wall, known to the locals as The Bulwark— Raven Rock's main defense against invading bandits, the smoldering ash from Red Mountain, and as well as it's own dreaded ash spawn that litter the ravaged wastes of the island.

Yet, still the storm persisted; whipping up the market streets in a thick cloak of smoke and ash.

Unprotected and ill-prepared as any outlander would be upon first arrival onto Solstheim's shores: your lungs suffocated and eyes watered under the full brunt of the ash— you were forced to seek shelter into THE RETCHING NETCH.

The cornerclub bustled with activity, a rarity that you were unaware of for this time of day, but it seemed that everyone else had a similar thought long before you. A rough COUGH wheezed out of your throat, yet no one flinched at the intrusion as you dusted off the sand & ash that coated your duster (this seemed to be the norm, you noted, as you soon heard another WHEEZED COUGH from further within).

While no one seemed to pay attention to an outlander such as yourself— you had caught the eye of only one, who watched you like a hawk behind a carefully crafted, chitin mask.

He rested beside a roaring fire-spit, head tilted as you coughed up more cinders that tickled deep in your throat. He huffed a laugh as you wiped at your burning eyes.

"You'll just make it worse if you keep rubbing your eyes like that," He called out to you, voice full of gravel and oil.

"New to the ash, outlander? Seems to me that YOU are in need of a GUIDE."

The masked stranger barked another laugh as you desperately tried to blink the ash away, before he handed you a worn rag.

"TELDRYN SERO— the best SWORDSMAN in all of MORROWIND! I'd be more than happy to offer you my services while you traverse in this wretched wasteland ... ah, for the right price, that is."

Oh, great. Just your luck: a mercenary.

[willowdied]

something something steph normally having a mild chill slightly nervous attitude about meeting the spankoffski's in any other universe, but in nerdy prudes must die , having this sinking and guttural nauseous feeling and terror because she almost took pete away from his family, she would have killed him, she fired a shot to do just that. he should be dead. and it's her fault. she is actively scared to meet them and has a hard time looking them in the eye