#tentatively.. maintags this...

[pieofdeath]

"Hey Gorgug, Gorthalax wants to know if you're gonna run any drills today" "I think this is sort of crossing a boundary." CACKLING.

[astros-silly-place]

sneegfrank mountain. or whatever it’s called.

and alive frank design by @glsneeg-enthusiast (sorry for ping I can always not mention you lol)

also obviously this is the genloss characters I promise I just couldn’t draw frank as a skeleton nor wanted too

[worldofgoo]

when i was watching home movies the first time i thought coach mcguirk's character was kind of tragically sisyphean but finishing it the second time especially with the final season in mind i found it a lot less bleak for whatever reason even though a lot of it doesn't fundamentally change?

i know im far from the only one since a lot of the episodes of the show end up basically being character studies on him lol but i really do find his thing weirdly enchanting... like hes deeply pathetic and also just kind of a bad person but his partial self awareness and desire for change make him pretty compelling to follow along with

[bookwyrminspiration]

quil, any thoughts on the debate over manipulative fitz and his narcissistic tendencies in his relationship with sophie? (in the notes of the post from @/sophitz from 5 days ago)

Hi, Nonsie. I'll share a few thoughts, but I have absolutely zero desire to get wrapped into active discourse/arguments about this. This is non-exhaustive since I can't address every possible point/consideration in one post, but it covers more the heart of it I think.

I may or may not answer any follow-ups/reblogs about this, unsure yet. I really hope my answering this does not put it on a pedestal from which it catches fire, so everyone be cool please

I think it's ridiculous, unfounded, and frustrating. The original term used and debated was "narcissistic pervert." From what I can tell, that term originated with Paul-Claude Racamier in the 1980s-90s, and the only academic source I could find/access on the topic was his "On narcissistic perversion", which was a synthesis published in 2017 of a 1985 and 1991 paper + lecture. I can't link this because I could only access it through my uni, and I can't find basically any trustworthy sources (or any more recent sources) talking about it outside of him--at least in English. There may be other papers/professionals in untranslated French

From that, I'm highly skeptical of any use of the term colloquially, especially since it involves narcissism, which has an extremely misunderstood, negatively biased rep currently. Practically the only things you find when looking into perverted narcissism are informal blogs perpetuating stigma (e.g.: "If you’ve been in contact with a narcissistic pervert, remember that if he’s chosen you, it’s because you represent to him what he’ll never be able to be: a whole person!" <- real quote)

When reading Racamier's paper, I kept Fitz in mind--and specifically Fitz with Sophie, as that was a distinction made in the argument. That Fitz has perverted narcissist tendencies when it comes to Sophie specifically. I don't find that, based on my reading, to be true.

A few features of narcissistic perversion Racamier notes are (verbatim): it is vital to them not to owe anything to anyone, the inability to apologize and the rejection of remorse, the inability to express thanks, subjects impose a heavy burden on anyone who comes close to and concerns himself or herself with them, expresses his (narcissistic) perversion by his enjoyment of asserting himself at the expense of others, etc.

I don't find any of these traits to be true to Fitz, with Sophie or otherwise. Not wanting to be in others' debt is normal, and I can't think of an instance he reacted to the idea disproportionately (I suppose directly after Alden broke could count, but one instance does not a narcissist make), he's demonstrated a clear ability to apologize/be remorseful sincerely (including with Sophie specifically), to express genuine gratitude, doesn't consciously or intentionally impose on those close to him (it isn't his fault if others don't communicate any burden they experience so he can alter his actions, e.g. the stress of matching), and doesn't enjoy tearing others down around him to lift himself up (unless in a joke environment).

The paper goes on to talk about predation on a specific object (in this case Sophie). This object is "bearable only if it is dominated, ill‐treated, and sadistically attacked – and above all mastered." I find none of these words to be accurate to Fitz and Sophie's relationship--he does not dominate or master her, nor does he want to. He does struggle with being so rapidly unseated as the best, and wants to be someone others look to and trust, someone capable. But an instance of understandable jealousy that he doesn't want to feel/give in to (evidenced during the Inquisition as he fought the feeling) does not make him a narcissist. He simultaneously enthusiastically supports and compliments Sophie's prowess.

I know I referenced this one specific paper near entirely, but it appears to be the only thing to reference. And I am not a professional in any regard. This is my understanding of the term based on Racamier's explanation, which I've referenced against Fitz. The behaviors and mindset associated with narcissistic perversion (summarized as "the predominant need to assert, and the pleasure of asserting, oneself at someone else's expense") do not widely align with Fitz's (as a whole or just with Sophie)--and the instances in which they do aren't demonstrative of a pattern on which a claim like this can hold ground. I wish I could find the exact quote from another source I was looking at, but it's essentially: there are traits/tendencies of disorders in everyone, what makes them disordered is when they're abnormally extreme.

This is longer than I intended it to be so I'll try to wrap this up. This is in direct response to the idea of Fitz as a narcissistic pervert, which is what the discourse in the post you referenced discussed/started from. This doesn't talk about NPD or every point referenced by the individuals discoursing, as this isn't intending to respond to them. I am not an expert.

Based on my understanding and limited research, I think it inaccurate and callous. I think it misrepresents Fitz's actions and motivations, and while I am biased, I think this holds outside of my bias.

[aurora-cycle]

part 2 of an earlier fic i wrote, this time focusing on the spankoffski bros! felt soft about them so i churned this out.

[riacte]

As someone who got into mcyt in late 2022, when ship discourse was far less prominent, seeing early treebark posts is soo jarring, like the "don t take this so seriously", the trigger warnings, the drama. I can imagine the 1st time Martyn did smth gay in tumblr was a big shock lol

ohh it was the trenches. we were holding hands crying over the altar <3

2021 treebark hits different fr... the tentative exploration... wanting to ship but too scared to... quarantining... crying over the altar speech.... trying to figure out what was too shippy for main but we all emerged so much worse....

listen. late 2021. last life. martyn went on tumblr on livestream. thousands fell to their knees. i was doing laundry. he scrolled past a maintagged ship post of mine (had no idea he would go on tumblr) and i almost died and now i flee

[solcrafte]

Hello my friend sorry to bother you 😥. I am Najwa from Gaza, Palestine. 🌍 I have lost my home 🏠💔 and my job as a teacher 📚, and now I live with my children in a tent ⛺ that offers no protection from the cold ❄️🥶. I am unable to provide food 🍞 or clothing 👕 for them, and with the arrival of winter, our suffering is worsening. 😔❄️ I also suffer from anemia, which makes enduring these circumstances even harder. 💉😓 I am in desperate need of your help during these difficult times 🙏💖, or at least for you to share my story with those who can support us. 🌟 Any donation, even $10, can save my family and ease our suffering. ❤️‍🩹 Every bit helps, and I would be incredibly grateful. 🥺🌹

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to any lovelies out in gaza these messages dont bother me in the slightest i will always answer your inboxes and share them to the maintags ❤️ unfortunately i do not have the money to donate at the moment but i wont hesitate to share 🍉🇵🇸

i hope you all recover from this awful state in the world

[weaselishmcdiesel]

i was going to post these to my main but theyre so self indulgent im too shy heheh but i do wanna post them <3

[leviathiane]

Them! :)

For my PLA wingfic series in which in the future, everyone has wings. 

[glitchyred]

Still working on refs but I touched up Semicolon lore doc, redid the first four character bios and completely reworked ;Mike's character, so here's a new link. Enjoy

(For the uninitiated; Semicolon is my Slender Mansion/"what if all the trainerpastas lived together and were FRIENDS" au I've been working on for almost a decade lol)

[ignorance-on-fire]

half of the lights on my fishtank went out one of my corys got stuck against the filter overnight and i have a brown algae problem why does everything happen at once

[nebulations]

six sentence sunday- Post six sentences from an unfinished work, a new fic, a new wip, or even something you're not sure you'll ever post and tag anyone you want to play!

Tagged by the dear and darling @pyrrhlc <3 Thank you omg!!

Jon has been told, quite frequently, that he is not a very observant person. He doesn’t think that this is wholly fair. Jon is good at finding details, if not always good at focusing on the right ones or putting them together to get the bigger picture. What he’s not great with is people, which in his humble opinion is a different matter entirely.

However, he now thinks he owes at least three people a formal apology and one a fruit basket, because they were all absolutely and utterly correct, and he will make it his utmost priority to deliver on that if he gets out of here alive. There’s probably an excusable level of obliviousness to be allowed, and Jon has a feeling that managing to miss that one’s conversational partner is a homicidal vampire is quite surpassing it.

These are the first two paragraphs of my vampire hunter jongerry au I once wrote 2k of at 3 am and then never seriously got back to beyond yearning sessions on the doc! I am deeply fond of it and it may never coalesce beyond bullet points. Whoops

Tagging @coulson-is-an-avenger (who is the only reason I even considered expanding on this idea beyond nonsensical tag rambling), @thewrongshop, @private-snippers, and @rosie-with-knives :) But anyone who wants to participate should!!

[acerace]

Trying to decide on how angsty I should make X Life in my au hmm

Actually wait I just had a big brain idea ok so 

A lot of the X Life Players have been part of other, older series, including things like One Life where their time and hearts were limited. When X Life was founded, they all knew it was a matter of time until they died and were forced out of the world. So to them, death is not necessarily a scary thing- they’re prepared, they know what to expect, so taking someone’s life is not the worst thing ever. Once they die, they’ll respawn individually in unclaimed SinglePlayer worlds (the same thing that happens when someone dies in a Hardcore world) and move on with their lives. They’re friends and will most likely find each other again in a new world. 

This sets X Life up as a foil to Dream SMP, as the Players there had no idea about the three lives system until Schlatt and Wilbur died. Until then, everyone assumed it was a regular world with normal respawn. I haven’t decided if Schlatt and Wilbur permadied or not yet, but regardless it shook up the server. 

So now we have: 

Hermitcraft- unlimited lives and normal respawn where death is a minor inconvenience 

X Life- 10 lives and then you’re dead and gone, so death is something to be cautious of, but it is not the end of things 

Dream SMP- three lives with varied respawn- you might die to a creeper one day and be fine and die to fall damage the next day and lose a canon life, and you have no way of knowing if a death will take a life until it’s already happened 

One of the defining features of Dream SMP in comparison to the other worlds is how short of a time it’s been around and how most of the Players have only met each other recently, so where Scott can kill everyone in a fiery explosion with little long term harm, because they’re friends and ultimately know and trust each other, Techno doing something similar is an act of terrorism because, in the end, most of the server lacks this trust with the other members (but this feeds back into them only recently learning they have limited lives and is a Big Thing in the au and the fic). 

[riacte]

enough maintagging. scurrying back into my circus tent

[welcometogrouchland]

I don't even wanna make high effort art anymore I just wanna do exploratory design for tma characters at this point.

Like I've always hc that you can't actually see little floating eyes around beholding users but if you could they'd be different colours for each person (i.e Jon's little floaty eyes would be a different color to Gertrude or Elias') but like I don't know what colour that'd be and I wanna draw 1000 pages of concept art dedicated to the little floating eyes. I'm INSANE rn