#posts for the void

[makeshiftloops]

Martin @ Annabelle in S5

[ruggythebugwithamug]

this is a question I’ve recently been wondering but have no way of confirming- back when we were all wearing masks back in Covid-times, a lot of us either wore those disoposable surgical masks, or handcrafted ones.

I imagine the surgical masks to have been effective, but were our hand crafted ones actually doing as well as the others? like, was the point just to cover the nose and mouth, or are the surgical masks also inbuilt other filtering systems that make it harder when worn correctly to contract disease? Were the fabric ones just an instance of people trying to customise something meant to protect us, and then in that process, we lost out on their ability to do that at least in part?

just to clarify-this is not hate piece on wearing masks, I am genuinely curious. Face masks saved a lot of lives and in all honesty, wouldn’t hurt to keep wearing them to protect yourself against lingering COVID and other diseases more generally.

[lutjansnap]

Honestly, I would probably benefit from tiktok cause I like making silly little shorts during my work break, but the psychic damage to my psyche would be too massive. The ADD dog in me would be trapped in hell 😔

[lostbookwyrm]

Lads I'm home sick from uni, should I make battery acid spaghetti?

[bobthecoolrock]

Thinking about rhythm heaven...

[lostbookwyrm]

The entire internet bullying elon musk is so inconcequential in our time but also literally the most wholesome and heartwarming thing I've seen in a while.

GIRLIES WHATTTTTTTTTTTT!

[makeshiftloops]

I find it funny how the computers in TMA were so allergic to the statements that they had to log everything on tape recorders, but now The Fears have learned and evolved™️ to be more tech savvy (albeit at the rate of an 80 yr old who thinks their e-mail is the same thing as the wifi but still ! Progress !)

[ruggythebugwithamug]

ARCANE SPOILER FOR ACT 3 SEASON 2

My ramblings and feelings! Enjoy.

Ok thoughts and feelings, I am not super feral for this show but I like it, and I am satisfied with the end. Though, I have one note (right at the end).

happy Ekko is alive and got his cool badass moment (TWICE! Both when all the firelights came to save the day + Sevilla and Zaun pals and he did his time stuff) though I wonder who exactly he wrote the note for- OH HEIMERDINGER? (I am bad at spelling) maybe maybe

Other dimension Zaun-is-a-nation Powder is epic and I am very happy the body switching shenanigans didn’t lead to her actual ekko being poofed out of existence. Also found it very funny that ekko is here like gathering shards of hex crystal from a crime seen he definitely broke into while Powder just straight up has them all in the Vi cabinet. Girl had an *insane* week that week (or month idk the timeline)

I like how Viktor slowly became more radicalised in his cult shit in every transformation. I do not like what Viktor helped do to dad. Leave dad alone.

The big fellow who manned the giant magic gun (I forget his name, but the nice enforcer guy) SHOULD HAVE WORN HIS HELMET. I am sad he is dead, but if he’s actively manning the giant weapon that is definitely a threat to the Noxian warriors, he is a very clear target. AND HE’S NOT WEARING A HELMET, THEY HAVE LITTLE SIDES THAT MIGHT PROTECT THE NECK AND EVERYTHING! Dumb ways to die.

go doctor man, very nice that that woman you care about is seemingly alive again (we love the mad scientist does mad science for a loved one trope)

Hell yeah sorceress Mel, I have no fucking clue what’s going on with her backstory things happened and I comprehend none of it

As for the bigger things that happened, the whole Jayce/Viktor in astral projection thing definitely reminded me that yeah… while a lot of the story is emotionally driven by the relationships between the undercity fam, Viktor and Jayce’s experimentation with hextech was core to the plot and they kind of are the most influential characters in the story. That scene just reminded me of that in a meta-sense.

I’m not a big shipping person, like, gay people on screen kissing is cool, straight people kissing on screen is cool (I am covering the screen, I don’t want to see anyone kissing, but the romance part is nice) I… don’t know what happened with them. Are they soulmates? Why is Viktor old and giving baby jayce a rock?? Did he use Ekko’s funky time machine??? Their relationship is… I don’t really care if they’re meant to be read as just really affectionate lab bros or a thing… I just- what the fuck was that ending in that regard? I guess we’re space people now. (I am not complaining, I am just confused)

Also speaking of viktor’s cult, when I saw the weird robot angel things I asked ‘why is the angel machine doing a backflip?’ They are very acrobatic.

anyways, onto Vi and Caitlyn. At least we are a little bit happy in the end. Not surprised they got back together, ‘s pretty neat though.

Jinx is very much alive to me. There are theories! There are mysterious blueprints! Blueprints with possible escape routes-

So is Isha. I have no proof of this of course, but for my sanity Isha defied the odds and definitely didn’t die from the crazy gun explosion thing.

Okay as for my only negative note on the whole story… why did Maddie betray Caitlyn? Genuinely? I could have totally missed some foreshadowing or whatever, but… she was an enforcer before Ambessa got really involved in everything right? So, it’s not like she was put in as a spy- There was that line about professional relationships but like… that was before Caitlyn went against Ambessa. Who was Maddie on the side of initially?

Did she join Ambessa because she was spiteful that Cait got back with Vi? (I would prefer that not be the reason since that just feels like a shallow reason for you to kill someone?? Maddie’s a background character but she deserves better than that as motive.) OR is she just super into the whole martial law thing? She aligned with Ambessa because her political ideals are more in line with how they lead their country. (I’d prefer this) Anyways, I will wait for the character analysis people to do there thing because like… unless there’s a whole heap of subtle clues foreshadowing Maddie’ betrayal… that feels like a plot hole, it just doesn’t make sense. She’s GOTTA have a reason.

besides that, tiny, tiny thing that’s been gnawing at my mind, this was pretty good. Thanks everyone who worked on the show, you won’t see this, but I am astral-projecting (Viktor style) praises to you.

I am open for chat but I will be asleep so if you talk to me I’ll probably only reply tomorrow.

[3d-blocks]

I have. A surprise for everyone

[ruggythebugwithamug]

For context I’m in the polls tag looking at polls because sometimes you just want to press buttons (it’s a mood)

anyways

I’m in the 1.2% of people who are following 10-12 people. I am following 10 whole people. I… I don’t think I’m tumblring right

[bardofavon]

not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

[lostbookwyrm]

Well hello there, blog which will make for excellent references

yumemi_ishida

[kawareo]

My only new year's resolution is to leave more comments on AO3

[grimzeyblogs]

hope every trans man with a name like Kai or Alex gets to beat the shit out of anyone who uses their name just to shit on trans people, you deserve it honestly

EDIT: If you rb this while posting about Harry Potter I'll kill you, idc if you "don't support jkr" get away from me, you're embarrassing