#relationshop goals

[learningfromlosing]

waking up your SO when they're snoring too loud is a marriage counseling technique actually

[electro-scorpion-moving]

people’s reactions to the word amatanormativity is so funny. like oh noo, does the bg scary word scare you 🥺? Is it the fact that it’s associated with aspec people?

or is it both? anyway i think if you can wrap your head around the word hetenormativity and what it means, than you can almost certainly wrap your head around the word amatanormativity too. and if you act liie you can’t, you should get bitten

[damnfandomproblems]

Fandom Problem #5575:

Can people please stop assuming that every single ship has to have kids, and that for every single person this is the highest relationshop goal? Sure, there are a lot of characters who likely want kids. But not ALL of them

[blood-starved-beast]

My toxic trait is thinking that if we must put Melinoe's situationships into parallels from the previous game the obvious way to go about it is this (Cut for spoilers for surface route):

Melinoe/Nemesis: Hades/Persephone. Hades is largely a pretty offstandish guy the same way Nemesis is herself very standoffish. Both are known for their cutting insults. Despite this, deep down they do care and do cave into Persephone/Melinoe's interests and soften up over time. Persephone/Melinoe counter their personalities, and are much smaller than both.

Melinoe/Moros: Nyx/Persephone. Both are the quiet, reserved, and nice/polite God Incarnates who help Persephone/Melinoe with tasks even when they don't necessarily agree with the decision (Helping Persephone flee the underworld/Moros giving the incantation to Mel to go to the surface). They go behind the rules to get what their LI wants or needs (Nyx reviving Zagreus/Moros getting the Fated List for Mel and later showing up at the Crossroads cause she summons him).

Melinoe/Eris: Megaera/Zagreus. They are antagonists to one another, even fighting their own boss battle where they throw insults at each other that carries over after battle. Eris is a free spirit who disrupts Melinoe's routine for her personal goal(s) just like Zagreus does with Meg and seemingly doesn't seem to realize or care about the damage she does. Melinoe gets pissed off when Eris defeats her, much like Meg does early on when Zagreus does and accuses Eris of ruining her job. Eris seems to be a bit needy when it comes to companionship, like Zag. Both "couples" seem to have personal history with one another, though this is where maybe the friends like Than/Zag come in or could be played straight like Meg/zag

Melinoe/Icarus: Thanatos/Zagreus. Once again Mel is the counterpart to Zagreus. Melinoe and Than both are the "friend" left behind when Icarus/Zag leaves for the surface. Both were very close when their younger, and like Than goes out of his way to help Zagreus, Melinoe did the same to help Icarus. Mel does miss Icarus very much, the same way Than did when Zagreus "left without saying goodbye." That being said, both Zagreus/Icarus do not feel the need to stop what they're doing for Thanatos/Melinoe. Both have support assist type encounters (though this is where the gameplay is flipped). They might've actually been a thing in the past where they had a relationshop ala Meg/Zag instead of simply "friendship" like Than/Zag.

Not Included cause it's way too early to tell

Melinoe/Arachne: Zagreus/Dusa. Again, too early to tell, but it's a Hades descendant with a formerly human counterpart where the non-human provides a service/help for the Hades descendant. Whether Melinoe/Arachne ends up platonically or does go to endgame remains to be seen.

EDIT: Anyways what I mean by this is basically - I don't think it's a coincidence that the Zagreus parallels/counterpart relationships occur when Melinoe is going up to the surface - which was Zagreus's whole plan in the first game. Similarly, I'm not surprised in the route where Melinoe is "returning home" her romances there parallel that of her parents. Persephone returned home after all, in the first game.

[takemyhandexr]

It's Posting Time!

(Well, mostly.) Congratulations, everyone! Tomorrow marks the beginning of the posting period, running from June 3–June 4 EDT. Below are instructions for authors and artists to post!

Authors:

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[baduuizm]

[curator-on-ao3]

Engagement photos can be very meaningful for a couple. It’s a good idea to envision your wedding day as the photographer captures this special time in your relationship.

[savingjupiters]

“You’re my little girl.”

🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

I haven’t moved from his side, in fact, I’m glued to it. My cheeks are flushed pink and I have buried myself in his chest. I don’t want to come out. He rubs my back, pulling me closer to him.

He calls me his baby. I quite like the sound of it. But then, he says something that makes my heart flutter.

“You’re my little girl.”

🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

[premiumphantrash]

Relationship Goals

When you and your girlfriend cuddle on the couch and play Papa Louie games

[ciudadsaudade]

[yoursdeerlyme]

My parents are honestly #relationshipgoals

[actualbestboyfriend]

Every single day I feel more and more grateful that I don't have to fake my love for you and you don't fake yours for me. We aren't perfect because that doesn't exist... but we actually have something that I have always dreamed of but figured could never feel as good as I used to fantisize it would... and it somehow surpasses that. And it's so strong. And I love you.

You'll probably be laying in bed next to me or we'll be driving in the car or you'll remember it when we're sitting on the couch chatting, and you'll start reading this out loud to me and giggling and then say "Dude, we have something special". And then "But EVERYONE has this and we're NOT that special!" sarcastically.

Love you.

[the-suitelife-of-disneychannel]

relationship goals right here

[ba-donk-adonk]

[baduuizm]

[savingjupiters]

“Look at me.”

🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱

I sit on his bed, fiddling with my hands and looking everywhere but his eyes. To cope with my stress earlier, I had picked at my lips. But he stopped me, grabbing my hand away from my lips and giving me a hardened stare for a second. I’m flustered, I can tell that much. He had been talking to me about the possibility of a relationship between us, and my face had turned redder then the freshly fallen leaves. “I like you because you have a beautiful mind.” He told me, and I anxiously rubbed my hands together. He paused for a second. “Look at me.” I flinch with surprise, but I obey, looking up into his eyes. His glance softens, “It’s okay.” I nod my head, I’ll be okay.

🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱