#that's the content we need in this world

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

A friend pointed out how in this post, Mobei Jun looks like he's wearing a shirt, opening up the avenue for him to have been secretly stuffing his bra this whole time. The scandal of it all needed to be exposed.

[meraki-yao]

RWRB Book Thoughts: Ellen and Oscar

Re-reading RWRB and thinking about Oscar and Ellen. The thing is book Ellen and Oscar's relationship scares me because it's like the worst-case scenario of my own parents (they're a lot better now but covid was hell) So I understand it.

Ellen and Oscar are soulmates. As in they are both intelligent, stubborn and headstrong. They are very similar people. Unfortunately this is a case where it's like forcefully pushing two North ends of a magnet together: Ellen in particular wants and needs a complimentary relationship instead of collaborative relationship, which is why Leo works for her: Leo is meek compared to Oscar. He really just listens and generally agrees with Ellen. His appearances are limited in the book but when he does show up he doesn't really have his own opinion. Ellen wants/needs someone who won't speak up against her.

Honestly? I, kinda feel sad for Oscar. He said it himself, "We're both too fucking proud. But God, that woman. Your mother is, without question, the love of my life. I'll never love anyone else like that." It's sad to know that he never stopped loving Ellen while vice versa isn't true, and to know that she's it for Oscar.

When it comes to parenting I honestly think Oscar is the better parent. It was really shitty of him to leave without telling Alex and June and that evidently really hurt Alex til this day, but when it comes to the other parent things? I was re-reading/listening to Chapter Four today when he goes to DC for Christmas, and both Alex and June are so much more comfortable with him. Part of that is probably because he doesn't carry the inherent pressure of being the fucking president, but part of it is that he really cares about his kids as they are. Ellen downplays June's passion for journalism and pressures her into a political job that she didn't want at all, while Oscar "raved about June's latest blog post for The Atlantic". Ellen immediately started piling up all the political consequences of firstprince literally minutes after Alex plucked up the courage to come out to her while Oscar gave him relationship advice. This isn't to say Ellen isn't a good mother, she is flawed, as Oscar is, as all parents are. But if we're looking at non-crisis moments, Oscar's actions are more comfortable for his children.

There's a reason June initially wanted to go to California and be close to her dad. Yesterday I talked a little about how I hated how Ellen and Alex treated June at the earlier chapters of the book. Well in the rest of the book it's implied that she has a much closer relationship with Oscar, jumping into his arms when he arrives at the White House, him picking her up and spinning her when they arrive at the lakehouse.

Either way, Ellen and Oscar clash becasue they're too alike, and my opinion is that Ellen tends to fan the flames more, see Christmas dinner where Oscar suggests campaigning with them to help and she immediately shoots it down with "you can't be serious". Anyways, the children suffer the most. And uh, speaking from experience here, that shit never goes away. My parents are still together and are a lot better compared to the past, but I flinch at any sound of argument/angry yelling because of all of their fighting.

And there's this one paragraph in the book: "Even before Alex's parents split, they both had a habit of calling him by the other's last name when he exhibited a particular trait. They still do. When he runs his mouth off to the press, his mom called him into her office and says ' get your shit together Diaz.' When his hard-headedness gets him stuck, his dad texts him, 'Let it go, Claremont'" and God that's so shitty? To know, to be reminded that one parent hates the part of you that is from the other parent. Even if that's not what Ellen and Oscar's intention is, that's what it feels like, and it's really, fucking, shitty.

I wonder how would book Alex feel if he know that there was an alternative universe out there where his family was functional. I wonder how would he feel if he knew that movie Alex doesn't have his loving sister, but has loving, gentle parents who have a healthy, functional relationship.

My guess, is that he would say that he'd choose his life and his sister no matter what, and he means it because he does love June, but deep down a part of him would be jealous of movie Alex for having a smaller but healthier and happier family.

[colfy-wolfy]

God this old runnmaze pole climbing animation with the leg sprites is so stupid and hilarious. why did joar have to remove it. look at him go !!

if someone mods this back into the game I will love u forever

[tazmiilly]

"everyone should be insane about those two i think"

you are SO right and you're single handedly fueling my obsession🙏🙏 your art makes my brain do a little cartwheel

yayyyy!!!!! ruining one mind at a time. in a good way

[wolfpup026]

“Come on, what did you expect?”

[unicornofthesun13]

JWCT Countdown: Prompt Three: Favourite Ship

This is so late. Focusing on exams and finishing my time travel fic but the new episode renewed my motivation to write. Unsurprisingly, my favourite ship is Brooklynn x Darius.

Warning, there are very minor spoilers for the first episode of Chaos Theory ahead (nothing plot-related, I assume, just a small detail I latched onto)

This is set post hypothetical chaos theory using Brooklynn is Sydney theory. It's not very shippy but neither of them are really ready for that after everything.

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Brooklynn rolls onto her side. Everyone agreed she should take the couch after everything, insisting she get some rest, but she still can’t close her eyes.

“Can’t sleep either?” Darius asks once everyone else is snoring.

“Nope,” she says. “Still not used to the whole one arm thing, and I’ve been sleeping with one eye open for months now, and I really appreciate you guys giving me the couch but it doesn’t feel right to relax. Like my brain can’t comprehend that we’re actually safe, you know?”

Darius reaches for her remaining hand. “I know.”

“Sorry, I know you’ve got a lot going on and I shouldn’t be putting this on you and-“

“Hey, you went through a lot, it’s alright to be stressed. And honestly, I’ve missed hearing your voice. I would listen to you talk about anything.”

She smiles. “I missed hearing your voice as well,” she says, squeezing his hand. “The voicemails you would leave were sometimes the only things keeping me going.”

Sometimes, he’d sounded so dejected in them and all she wanted was to reach out across time and space and reassure him that she was alive and hearing him. Other times, he was happy, so she could be happy, if just for a second.

“You heard those?”

“They-“She hates saying their names like it would give them power over her still. “They used to use them to taunt me. But I guess it had the opposite effect, I guess. I always knew you were looking for me, thinking of me.”

“I thought I was crazy for sending them,” Darius admits.

“It’s not crazy to care.”

They stay silent for a while, both content to know the other is alive and safe, as unbelievable as it sounds. It’s the end of all the insanity and the pain and suffering. Brooklynn looks down at Darius, tracing his outline with her eyes. Maybe this can be the start of something new.

[dumbassnamedkhoshekh]

GUYS

I am

NOT WELL

Did anyone else listen to the newest Night Vale episode

Because I AM NOT OKAY AND I NEED TO SDFGBVCDFGYJHGVCF ABOUT IT

IM LITERALLY SHAKING

SOMEBODY COME SAVE ME PLEASE

[ryoalouette]

Inspired by this and this and this-

AKA

The Fentons in the Masterchef (or the likes) show.

Imagine how other chefs would be FREAKING TF OUT coz THE TURKEYS COME BACK TO LIFE??

[holymolyineedtherapy]

My Strawhat Headcanons Part Four:

Usopp

Taught himself how to read and write. He would practice by sitting outside the school and listening in on lessons then would read the names of the boats and other things he worked on.

Got his love of art from his mom. I feel like she used to paint with Usopp and she taught him about different types of techniques and stuff.

He has a true passion for art but feels like it hurts his masculinity so he tends to call himself a shipwright instead.

Starts to embrace his artsy side more after joining the crew. Once he painted the Jolly Roger, Nami asked him about his skills and he went on a two hour tangent to talk about his mom.

Nami said, "Wow, what a nice way to keep her memory alive." And after that, he started making a lot more art.

He makes a lot of portraits of the crew, all of which get hung up around the ship.

Has a book club with Robin, Nami, Brook, and Chopper. They each take turns picking out books with Usopp usually choosing more heroic stories.

He originally started just talking about it with Nami after seeing her reading a book he used to.

Is the person everyone goes to for when they want to calm down.

Whether they want to chill or hear a story to distract them, Usopp has the chill Big Brother vibe that just let's everyone relax.

He doesn't understand why he's called the big brother if the ship because he's younger than most of the crew but he was a big brother to the three boys back at Syrup Village and he just has that vibe.

Writes letter to Kaya weekly! He also draws her pictures of their adventures, of course always making himself look better.

He also sends her little souvenirs from every island they travel to whether it be a bottle filled with sand and ocean water, or a recipe that Sanji got from the locals.

Always helps Franky out when he can and is always down to learn new things for the Sunny!!

[kaidanalenkosprmanager]

THE BEST OF SHENKO 1/?

The end of the world has a way of reminding you of all the things you forgot to say do. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (2021)

[torgawl]

this is absolutely killing me *bombastic side eye, criminal offensive side eye playing in the background*

[blluespirit]

i have this aroace zuko headcanon that i refuse to let go off. he is romance and sex repulsed. he never marries. he adopts izumi and infuriates every royalist who's precious about ✨the bloodline✨. she is the best leader the country has seen outside her father since long before sozin's reign and carries her father's legacy of peace and compassion with an unshakeable tenacity. zuko made sure to teach her that blood means nothing, and the love we have for each other as people means everything.

[lesbiradshaw]

Monica Barbaro prepping for the 2023 Oscars Ceremony

[swan2swan]

Going to bed now but I want to reiterate that so much of Chaos Theory was WHOLLY UNNECESSARY.

In a good way.

BUT ALSO IN A VERY VERY BAD WAY.

[liquidstar]

right now on youtube there are video essays being made about obscure online artist drama you couldnt even begin to comprehend

[rooolt]

the fact that scary hasn’t told Veronica yet just makes it so that I keep coming up with terrible awful sad ways the scene could go like what if they meet up again finally and Scary’s all quiet and Veronica is like “what’s wrong” and scary still doesn’t speak but she starts crying just a little bit and then Veronica is like “Teresa?” and she just breaks down sobbing into her mother’s arms and someone else has to tell her. Like what if that happened