#passive/active

[nenoname]

the pines getting picked up like cats

[firestorm09890]

Appreciation post for the small blurry background Outis's that are disappointed and appalled

[lexosaurus]

If you're only commenting on a fic to ask for an update or worse, to be passive-aggressive about wanting an update, then please do both yourself and the writer a favor and don't comment at all.

Saying things like "Can't wait for the next update!" as part of a comment about how you enjoyed the chapter is one thing, but just going into the comments and being like "Where's the update?" or "You haven't finished writing the next chapter yet?" or something similar is not only rude, but also I ASSURE you it only serves to make the writer anxious about writing at all.

Fic writers are not content creators. We're not robots. We're real people with careers, families, and other irl responsibilities. Writing is something I do in my thirty minutes before I go to bed to wind down from the day. Whatever I want to write that evening is what ends up getting written.

So by making me anxious and putting pressure on me to update a fic, especially in that passive-aggressive way that so many people do, all you've ensured is that when I open up my folder that evening to see what I feel like writing, my eyes will completely skip over that WIP that I got the rude comment on that day because I Feel Bad about it and now I don't want to even look at it.

So please, just follow the golden rule of "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."

[rox-of-iu]

to no ones surprise more of my special guy

[princesssarcastia]

re-watching the second episode of leverage and wondering, for the first time, how much of a revelation nathan ford's crusade was for eliot spencer.

did he have any plan, before then? any path forward that brought him closer to where he wanted to be? or was he stuck in a holding pattern, figuring that retrieval work for rich people who weren't damien moreau was as close to becoming a better man as he could ever reach?

how much did it mean to him, do you think, to be given the opportunity to do some good in the world again?

obviously he's of the opinion he'll never be redeemed, and he's not wrong, per se. but I'm suddenly curious about the internal journey there, for him, in the early days. do you think it was like a gentle dawn finally breaking? do you think it was a relief? or was it terrifying? realizing that he could actually do better, that what he chose to do next actually mattered?

no wonder eliot never abandoned nathan ford, despite all possible provocation. how could he ever betray or desert the man who gave him a hand up out of the darkness, who showed him there was still a path forward?

[deathberi]

[whirlpool-blogs]

What have you seen in the difference in 5-on-5 year over year? What’s up? 5-on-5, year over year, what do you see different? I don’t know, I mean - what do you mean? I don’t know.

Like even strength. Yeah, what about it?

[chongoblog]

Any tips for seeking out new music? I very easily find myself in the trap of only listening to music that I recognize and feel comfortable with, and branching out has always been difficult. Any Cool Tips And Tricks to make it easier?

[arottenlust]

itty bitty minuscule sneak peek of the sukuna x reader fic I’m working on.

You lay beside him now, watching the slow rising and falling of his back, quietly contemplative. Is it worth it? To lay here and let your heart waste away beneath his hand? Is it worth it, to let yourself rot in return for the simple warmth of his breath against your neck?

As if he can hear your thoughts, Sukuna shifts beside you, one large hand coming up to slide against the dip of your waist, pulling you in to his side. A harsh breath stutters in your lungs, and your hands come up to curl against his chest. His face is pointed towards you, rough edges softened by sleep. In the moonlight that peers through the window, he looks soft. Made vulnerable by the intimacy of this moment. The greedy thing inside you, the one that covets every piece of him, purrs in contentment. The heat of his palms thaws the winter hidden beneath your skin and warms you from the inside out.

Now, the decision is made easy.

Dead, rotten, maggot-filled. I’ll hold on to you, you think, arms curling like chains around him. Dead, rotten, maggot filled…

you’ll never get away from me.

guess what lana song this was inspired by teehee

[pixiefeatherkw3]

Non-corrupted Nightmare design for an idea Buu and I made in one sit weeks ago

In wich Nightmare's corruption goes out enough for him to rehabilitate his body/magic/mind but also for him to face the consequences of his actions thus far.

Basically a redemption/healing arc :)))

[thirdity]

As consumers, today’s voters have no real interest in politics – in actively shaping the community. They possess neither the will nor the ability to participate in communal, political action. They react only passively to politics: grumbling and complaining, as consumers do about a commodity or service they do not like.

Byung-chul Han, Psychopolitics

[sanasanakun]

People try too hard to make Curly an active participant in Jimmy's abuse. Isn't the whole point that he's passive in everything Jimmy does? Abuse occurs because he actively doesn't do anything? Not to call someone out or be mean, but I saw a post saying Anya's ID being in Curly's locker at the beginning shows that he intended to prevent Anya from filing an HR report and I disagree. I get where that interpretation is coming from, but I think it's a little uncharitable. I don't like being too kind to Curly because he's like...a morally mid dude at best lol But if we're going by the HR report interpretation, I would say it's more likely he requested Anya's ID in order to file an HR report on her behalf. After all, the only way to contact Pony (that we see) is in the cockpit, he's the Captain, and Pony Express sucks bad so I wouldn't put it past them to only allow the Captain to use the communication device thing. As we see before, Curly is the only one able to use tools around the ship that you would think other employees could use (ex. Swansea should be able to use the axe if he's the repair guy. Idk why they'd need an ax but that falls under manual labor which Swansea is designated for as the mechanic/fixer dude. But it has to go through Curly). I never got the vibe that Curly moved to actively protect Jimmy. He just lets things happen without say a word; Jimmy walks all over him, and by extension, the whole crew. I get why people would think that because he gives the whole "Hey Jimmy, we can get through this together, bud" spiel right before the crash. This part interests me a lot because there's so many ways to interpret Curly's intentions there. My interpretation is that Curly is on autopilot mode. The responses seem so stilted in comparison to Jimmy's. Like it's the kind of thing Curly's said before again and again and again when Jimmy's gotten in trouble. However, as others previously pointed out, I don't think Curly ever dealt with Jimmy doing something this irredeemable. He doesn't know how to respond, so he just goes for the default "You've gotten through tough situations before. Work through it one step at a time." Like the response is lame af lol I think he was in shock; he was scared (and just so I can say it one more time: he's super lame).

Anyway, this is way longer than I intended and I've said things a billion people have already stated. But uhhh tldr the whole point of Curly's character is he's passive; he never acts. He just watches. Making him an active participant in the abuse by taking actions to cover for Jimmy (like preventing Anya from filing an HR report) defeats the purpose of his character. He's a bystander.

[lynxgriffin]

I mean, part of susies arc in ch.4 is practicing the hell out of something to be good at it, so writing it IS a possibility, but she could also just as easily take inspiration from dragonblazers and instead gamify her interpretation of lord of the hammer.

The idea of Susie really buckling down and learning how to write in order to continue the story how she likes it is very sweet! But I do also really like the idea of her continuing that idea in a completely different medium. I really feel like one of the ideas that Deltarune is exploring is how the transfer between mediums not only changes the story, but perhaps even permits the characters to succeed where they cannot in another medium.

[thoughtportal]

[calware]

you can transcend your mortal body, you can transcend your place in society, you can transcend the role that the story has assigned you. but you will be a "knight of space" forever. you are passive btw

[backjustforberena]

We don't talk enough about Rhaenys's visual transformation and the symbolism behind it.