#rational expression

[math-journal]

Cheat Sheet

Shortcut to basic concepts that I might need to review in future.

[gabelew]

I drew the first image of Link and Bazz drinking and chilling together and then it spiraled

What can I say, I just really like watching these two interact, and I think Bazz is weirdly uniquely qualified to relate to at least some of Link's internal drama.

[anghraine]

I know it's well-understood at this point that Kirk/Spock is much more of a nerd4nerd ship than a nerd/jock thing, but it's just been kind of percolating around my mind that both of them aren't just space nerds but space nerds who were personally bullied.

Like, 18-year-old Kirk was targeted by an older bully who combines "total asshole" with "the most grating man in existence":

MCCOY: Well, yeah, I'm beginning to feel a little bit picked-on, if that's what you mean. KIRK: I know the feeling very well. I had it at the Academy. An upperclassman there. One practical joke after another, and always on me. My own personal devil. A guy by the name of Finnegan. MCCOY: And you being the very serious young— KIRK: Serious? I'll make a confession, Bones. I was absolutely grim, which delighted Finnegan no end.

This was five years after Kirk survived a genocide, btw, and likely well before his stint as an Academy instructor known to be strict and demanding (which is the period the "stack of books with legs" description of him comes from). By the time he's 33, fifteen years after all this, it turns out one of his deepest fantasies is just beating the shit out of his bully, but only if he can do it According To The Rules (the replica of Finnegan sneers, "Always fight fair, don't you? True officer and gentleman, you").

Spock, meanwhile, is viciously targeted by his Vulcan peers for being biracial from at least age 5; he's described as being tormented by other boys by that age, and "at home nowhere except Starfleet." I think he'd have been 18 or 19 when he left for Starfleet and it's... the least bad of his options, but he seems to have spent his entire career among humans and being persistently subjected to raw racism and profound disrespect for his culture at every turn.

Like, their histories of being metaphorically shoved into lockers are not identical or anything, but I think it's interesting that they both have them.

[thatscarletflycatcher]

"Everything went wrong after David Bowie died" "everything went wrong after the Reformation"

Me, whose Metaphysics studies and medievalist interests have been heavily shaped by Dominicans: everything went wrong after Ockham et al. sustained the primacy of Will before Good in the nature of God.

[dreamsy990]

some of the less nice thoughts about being aroace

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closeups on my favorite panels

bonus: adios

[erabu-san]

What kind of Introvert is Kinich do you think?

The introvert that is shy of People or "eww people?" 🤔

HMMM I don't believe he is shy, but it doesn't mean he dislikes people

It is kind of canon that he felt sometime alone, because he had no friends 😭 i think it is more "huh. People can't deal with me. Welp... that's how it is" his straightforwardness, rational thought and impassive face clearly doesn't help him. He talks only when he thinks it is necessary ??

[cummodus]

they're such a happy family

[haydenthewitch]

what if logan starts isolating himself from the other sides after he has his "orange side" outburst because he's so afraid of hurting someone that he loves, but that just make him lonelier and sadder and more prone to "scary outbursts". and Patton roman and Virgil don't know what to do so they ask Janus and Remus for advice because they don't know what to do and they need logan and more importantly they love logan and they have no clue what's going on with him at all, they just know that he's started putting distance between everyone and himself. and so all five of them team up and they have a thunderbolts* moment where logan's self loathing and self hate is defeated by the power of friendship (even if janus + virgil are reluctant to call it that)

[naffeclipse]

Finished your latest chapter, and I was at rge ended if my seat from beginning to end. Amazing!

And at the end of the chapter I thought of an inquiry:

What if y/n is a hunter/fisherman instead of a photographer? How would they have met, and what would the dynamics be like? Would they bring each other kills to give to the other to show off? Or in Eclipse's case, courting gifts? Still would figure y/n wouldn't realize what Eclipse is actually doing.

Oh, man, I just flashbacked to Fisher Y/N from Deep Waves but for an AP fisher? They'd be a bit disgruntled and grumpy. Very hard working, set on the task and won't stop until it's done. They've got a shell that rivals crabs. Very gruff but has a heart hidden somewhere under all those brusque layers.

Of course, you're spooked when Eclipse pops his head up (he's a lot more terrifying, not trusting humans on their boats with their harpoons.) Still, once he sees that you're alone and also, well, pretty, he tones it back a bit to actually talk to you while still dangling you halfway off your boat above the icy cold of the sea. You manage to yell at the siren to put you back. While Eclipse does so, he promises to bring you fine fish, the best of the best. You wave him off like "Yeah, yeah, as long as you don't ruin my nets and don't kill me."

The next day, he's got a fat catch. You thought you got rid of him, but like a stray cat that's been fed once, he's back. If he can chat, he can help you push the nets onto your boat so the fish don't flop out and get away. You might pick one cod out (the best one but you would rather die before admitting so) and toss it to Eclipse for his lunch, as thanks, or something like that. Eclipse would beam at the exchange of gifts so soon but you're too busy trying to not slip on the half-frozen, half-wet deck to notice.

You know sirens are bad news, but you have the mindset of 'Eclipse hasn't killed me yet, and there's work to be done, so I better hop to it.' That kind of attitude, however, is what gets you into Eclipse's mandated cuddle sessions as he decides you've been working too long and require a break. Guess who is getting yanked across the deck, forcibly cradled, and persuaded to take a twenty-minute break by a large, touchy siren? You, of course!

It's unusual to endure this kind of attention (and maybe you thought no one would touch you like this, make you feel like you're not just a ghost on the sea.) You put your shoulder to the wheel and get the catch while navigating Eclipse's hands of avarice.

You learn quickly that there's no use trying to get out of his arms once he has you. You also learn that he likes seals, but you try to catch squid and even, once or twice, small sharks for him to snatch on. He returns the favor with a bounty of fish and even guides you to better fishing spots. He's always eager to hand you the fish he catches to you personally. You don't think too much of it when you take it in your gloved hands and his grin widens. (You think he looks infatuated whenever you stumble upon an old seashell or half-plucked feathers or shiny, chipped scales and figure he might think it's pretty, but you don't take it to heart—he probably just likes trinkets.)

One day, when the sea is calm and the fish are nowhere to be found, Eclipse decides you are due for a break. You both lounge on the deck of your smelly boat. You don't even push away Eclipse's hands while precious work minutes slip by, resting your head on his chest to his great pleasure. Eclipse manages to coax a few confesses from your lips with a few slippery musical notes in his voice. You really don't know why you start rambling like this, like a fool. You tell him you don't have anybody, but nobody has you. Sometimes, you don't feel like a person because the only time you talk to another human being is when business over the fish is conducted. You're so used to not having anyone to talk to that when you talk to Eclipse, your voice becomes hoarse and dry, but you don't mind. You don't mind at all, lately.

He tells you in that way of his that is as true as the sun and moon that he has you. You don't believe him, but you pull out a little... gift you've been quietly crafting for the past while you've known him.

Now is as good as ever to give him a simple piece of jewelry you made with a cord and yet another seashell that's so old and pale pink that no one will notice or care for it, but he takes it from you with awe. He ties it around his wrist and shows you how pretty it looks against his black and white markings. He says you need to strengthen your voice. You need to talk to him more. He will listen, and he will listen when you sing, too. The mere thought of you singing of all things jars you enough to finally pull you out of this fancy and get you back on your feet, scouring the sea for fish to catch.

Eclipse is still wearing the seashell when he drops back into the water, and he doesn't let you out of his sights on the sea. You're left to wonder if you're a fool for giving a siren a gift or for feeling pleased that he wears it so proudly.

[laika290]

any other tgirls deathly afraid of expressing discomfort or upsetness. lest one be labeled as difficult and harmful and evil

[undercovermcdfan]

ive been a follower of your blog and your friend sebbie (?) art for some time now, and honestly I think you and them are the reason why i still have small amount of tolerance towards travlyn. For a long time - still feel this way - i never liked travlyn, even felt uncomfortable or had a disdian for it only because how it was portrayed in mystreet since the beginning of the series. It just felt tacky and more platonic than romantic and genuine, and i’ve always felt like i was forced to like it because it’s the apart of the holy trinity of aph ships. I still kinda didn’t see the vibe with them in mcd only because mystreet version of them ruined it for me and i just had a lot of bias at the time (ironic since i started with mcd first, but gravitated towards mystreet more [gotta love urban fantasy])

But every time i read your ramblings about the pairing, i slowly understand the dynamic between these two characters and why their relationship should matter. Like I genuinely forget travlyn was your crackship in early mcd prehistoric fandom phase, and jess loved it and popularized to the point i can’t tell the difference between how you viewed them vs how she viewed them.

Honestly? Based for disliking Travlyn due to Mystreet. Youre valid for that because I hate them too.

If you can see my reaction over them at the time and what they became, you would see my utter outrage!

They had no basis. Zip. Nadal. Legit just a crack ship that me and my buddy Inês lost our minds over. I really think Travis originally was meant to either be another feather in Aph's harem cap (replacing Laurance's flirty boy slot because Laur became Mr. Dark and Twisted) OR Lucinda's love interest because of the witch/wizard dynamic.

What drew me in for Travis and Katelyn was partly because they were two characters I thought would mesh well. I have a soft spot for girls who are rough on the outside to guard a vulnerable inside and guys who perform a clown to protect themselves. I thought they were direct opposites, mirrors, and making them kiss was such a good way to resolve that ☝️😌✨️

Honestly MCD s3 had the dynamic better on display. They are two people who are hurting to be close to another and be themselves. Katelyn being the type to show claws, Travis being the type to show his belly, both afraid of affection yet sooooo deeply want it.

In a fucked up, it's kinda what draws me to Katevy too. I like pairing Katelyn with people who make her confront her nature and disarm.

Genuinely, Mystreet is not canon to me in this mind palace of mines. It NEVER was. When I made the ship, I never expected it to be canon. Same with most ships I liked.

I'm just a literature major who saw two characters who embodied tropes I like and thought it would be interesting taking those tropes, having them interact and make them kiss. It's like literary chemistry.

Travlyn is made by a bisexual and lesbian lolol the version we're fucking with is a wife/husband with Travis assigned malewife.

[roykiller07]

somebody teach me how to get over chappell roans onetime drunken alt account ai art usage so i can enjoy the giver and all my other fav chappell music and actions again without the feeling of a soul crushing vacuum of distress consuming me from the inside out

[aliusfrater]

re: prev post + my tags: i came across this huge wncest meta blog on here that frames dean punching sam in 2.03 as 'sam getting what he wanted from dean' (re: an expression of dean's grief) and like 😭 sure sam was unfairly hyperfocused on the way dean wasn't expressing his grief but framing an abusive action like it was a scenario where sam specifically consented to that extent of violence is kind of crazy. it's victim blaming, even within a recognition of that violence. esp since the next episode explores that dean was indeed not adequately expressing his grief. interpretations like this automatically bypasses the real extent of what an action like that + sam's response means for sam's idea of their relationship by interpreting dean's action as entirely rational and even defending that kind of expression, and continues to stick closely with dean's perspective of both john's death and the changing dynamic between him and sam as a result. that kind of interpretation doesn't consider sam as the person being punched at all. nor is it critical of sam's perspective of believing he deserved it. it's intriguing

[thelostgirl21]

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[crownedwille]

I've come to the conclusion that loving young royals doesn't mean I can't be critical about it, maybe especially bc I love the show so much I have such strong feelings about it, good and bad and I can love parts of canon and agree with it and appreciate it but I don't have to love it all. I have accepted that it's okay if I don't accept the ending and I don't have to force myself to support it. It's okay to not agree with all of canon and it's okay to not side with all of the creators' intentions/views. Loving a show doesn't mean you have to take everything the writers say on face value and that's the only version that is allowed to exist. Canon isn't everything and fandom is about curating your own experience that makes you happy and not miserable. You don't have to dismiss canon in every aspect and ignore it entirely, that's certainly not what I want but there is a fine line between being canon respectful, allowing some parts to exist and sometimes, yes, you just have to say "fuck canon" and move on for your own sanity and wellbeing

[liquidstar]

This is such a tangent btw but on the topic of guilt tripping and reblogs... I remember a few years back there were some terrible fires in Greece (and again this year, entire island villages are gone now) and at that time I had family who were caught in them. I can't describe the desperation I felt with these horrible things happening to my family and loved ones in my country. And I remember being frustrated and desperate with how no one around me in America really seemed to give a shit. I remember blogging asking people to PLEASE care please share something please reblog this link for mutual aid please think about the stories and fires etc etc etc. And the thing is I was very much in a state of grief myself, maybe not every word or action was perfectly reasonable, because I don't realistically expect everyone everywhere to care about every tragedy in the world. You can't. Emotionally it's just not possible, especially with all the stuff going on in the states rn too. Yeah it's a lot. It's not like I blog about every tragedy that ever happens either. I understand.

HOWEVER what I also remember was at this time there were a couple mutuals very clearly making vagueposts along the lines of "remember not everyone has the energy to care about everything in the world uwu" while I was posting about family who died and family who were drifting in the ocean for hours as their homes and loved ones burned. Listen. You have to understand sometimes that when a person in grief and frustration with things going on in their countries and communities impacts them very personally beg you to care... It's coming from a place of needing to see that care in the world in general. They're not holding a gun to your head Specifically saying you have to reblog the posts, if you don't have the energy just ignore it.

You don't have to go out of your way saying "um actually I can't care about the horrible stuff you and your family and your country are experiencing rn. I'm too busy focusing on my own stuff so can you be quiet or more reasonable with your grief thanks." Like. Just keep it to yourself then??? Have some fucking sympathy for other people and understand that maybe it's not always logical. The same way you don't have the emotional energy to think about every tragedy in the world, people who've been impacted by them often don't have the emotional energy to handle that alone and may seek somekinda community or solidarity. Idk. It's not about forcing shit on you sometimes it's not about you