#they need to talk

[grilledcheeseandgravityfalls]

the “just try being normal” moment is such a good example of miscommunication conflict done right.

because you can tell that when she says it, Lois is coming from a place of fear for Clark- he’s been running himself ragged, and she wants him to stop. take a break. the ball is already rolling at this point in the episode, and she knows that if it continues unchecked, Clark is going to keep making mistakes due to his exhaustion, and things could get worse. She’s also, privately, scared by the alternate realities she’s seen, and despite knowing that her Clark wouldn’t do that, she’s on edge about it.

Clark doesn’t have the time, or mental space, to think about any of this at the moment.

Clark (having a terrible 24 hours) (on a time crunch) (exhausted) (upset) (trying his best) (oh my god) only hears “you’re different, and it’s causing problems.”

this is, understandably, devastating, and even though Lois IMMEDIATELY realizes that she’s fucked up, he flees before she can correct herself, and throws himself at the problem that he thinks he can fix.

this was an amazing example of how people are fallible, and was executed in a very realistic way that makes sense for the characters. both of them were coming from a good place, and the circumstances placed enough stress on them that the execution went horribly awry.

that said:

“I don’t want you to treat me like an alien; I just want to be your friend.”

“Take a break from being Superman, and just try being normal.”

[elitadream]

Had been wanting to draw an interaction between Luigi and Peach for a while.  🥺 I figured that a shared concern for Mario would be a good place to start. 

We don’t often get to see these characters deal with a lingering sense of helplessness or guilt, and so I was curious to see how I could use this to develop Mario and Peach’s relationship further. I have not figured out the whole narrative yet, but I have at least two other sequences planned for this.   

Beware, for there will be feels. 💗

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(For context, this takes place shortly after Mario has reawakened. See these previous posts for further notes). 

[laz-kay]

Don’t touch me.

Currently thinking about the Queen Charlotte speech between Charlotte and George, but replace Charlotte with Stolas and George with Blitzø.

I’m raging. RAGING!😭

[lover-of-mine]

I want a long buddie talk where they like talk about everything & obviously for Buck to acknowledge & apologize for his behavior & reassurances of their place in each other's lives but also I want Eddie getting to share like why the friendship with Tommy has been so nice like all the stuff they have in common & how that doesn't take away from his friendship with Buck it's just another good thing in his life & how he was so happy that the three of them hanging out & he feels bad he missed it bc he's Eddie so ofc he does but Buck is like I should've communicated better & didn't realize what it meant for Eddie & it overall brings them closer but also I want Buck to have a like "oh shit" moment like idk he wants Eddie to have good things & he got so in his own head & his own feelings he almost sabotaged something that makes Eddie so happy & hurt him physically over it that now he has to really grapple with his abandonment/insecurity issues bc that's not the kind of friend he wants to be & if he believes when Eddie says he's important to him then he really needs to work on that (which as someone with similar issues it's hard but it's still on him to work on yk) & maybe Buck will go back to o therapy but also him being extra cautious or worried bc he doesn't want to ruin Eddie & Tommy's friendship going forward but he wants to explore this thing with Tommy & it's messy & weird & complicated & yeah I definitely want an eventual realization that he really wants Eddie but there's potential for so much growth before we get there & him finally being able to be secure in himself and his relationships & as for Eddie getting to keep & enjoy all his good things but not being jealous per se more unsure? Like Tommy seems content to keep being friends & if Buck is like no this is good you deserve to have this friendship no matter what & Eddie is like great but also not sure how this new dynamic works & I love the whole thinking he's homophobic but it only really makes him uncomfortable in regards to Buck (like maybe he already knew this about Tommy & was so chill about it but now it's Buck & he's like wait what ????) and yeah idk sorry for rambling in your inbox but my 911 friend hasn't seen it yet & I'm just feeling a lot of things but I kinda like Tommy & he was so gentle with Buck & I love the idea of him being eventually like helping buddie along too (imagine the 3 of them & Chris hanging out with Tommy & Chris looking at each other like "you seeing this" & then being like we're going to the movies so you two can talk or make out or whatever about this lol) & like staying their friend bc it is so important to have lives outside of each other it's so healthy & makes a good relationship stronger I think so I'd love love love Buddie being canon & Eddie still doing the weekly thing but Buck is able to just like kiss him & hope he has a great time & mean it? and it'd be great if he could get there before they get together & be genuinely okay about it (but realizing the ache is bc he wants to be with Eddie & yeah) and they're able to actually build their relationship from there? Idk if I'm making any sense but yeah sorry hope this is okay????

Hi!! I strongly agree with what you're saying, except for the part of Eddie having problems with Buck dating Tommy. I feel like with the whole Buck was jealous of Tommy with Eddie, if you make Eddie jealous of Tommy with Buck, it would be boring, too fanfictiony. And that could create problems in the friendship Eddie and Tommy have going and I want Eddie to be able to keep that SO BAD. He was SO HAPPY. Doing these things with Tommy was great for him and the idea of anything getting in the way of that because of the Bucktommy of it all makes me so mad. Buck and Eddie need lives outside of each other, and outside the 118, and like, even s6 there's the joke that Eddie only has Carla to talk about, so to take that away from Eddie because Tommy is now Buck's boyfriend would be tragic. Like, what do you mean Eddie made a friend, his best friend freaked out, actually hurt him, started dating his friend and now he lost the first because of it? I would lose my shit. Then I would actually hope Eddie has problems with the relationship and calls everyone out on their bullshit because making Eddie the middle man and then pushing him aside would be cruel. Especially if Buck is going to be weird with Eddie because of the date, because then the only information he's gonna have is that Buck freaked out on him, hurt him, is now hanging out with Tommy, and being weird with him, he would have every right to get mad about it. I do hope they keep the individual relationships buddie has with Tommy, I think they would both benefit from it and I'm interested to see how Tommy could work when applied to the buddie of it all, even more considering the way Tommy seems to even have a relationship with Chris, like, I hope there some plan on at least keeping the mention of Tommy, especially if Tommy and Eddie were hanging out that much. But yeah, Buck and Eddie need to have a very deep conversation about what happened that also gets to Buck realizing that Tommy is someone who was good to Eddie and apologizing for it all. They need a conversation where they establish that while they do know each other very well, they are not in each other's minds and sometimes they won't understand why they are acting some sort of way AND THEN LEARN TO COMMUNICATE. Honestly, I might actually start screaming if they actually have an open conversation. Like, legit, scream. They don't talk about their relationship and need to. If they go there and talk about this, and promise to start doing it and actually following through, they are there to make the change in their relationship. That's the thing that needs to be addressed, their lack of communication, if they do, it's game over, even more with Buck knowing he's bi now? Buck realizing he likes men, stopping to think about what he actually wants, having an honest conversation with Eddie and being like "oh, this is what I want"???? Hello????? I would DIE. But yeah, I'm currently carefully eyeing Tommy to see how they'll handle him when it comes to both Buck and Eddie. I do love how gentle he is with Buck. Don't love the way he was ready to excuse Buck's behavior. So I have complicated feelings. I am waiting for the next episode to settle into anything really. But I'm interested in where it's going.

[apocalyptic-byler]

PLS HAVE WHEELCLAIR BOND IN S5

[michaelqueerler]

"Never before Had I wanted to say So much, But said so little; Felt so much But stayed So silent."

[anxious-shadowling]

Both of them keep trying to protect and make the other happy, but instead they are hurting each other because their flavors of trauma and the ways they see the world are fundamentally different.

[eliomii]

This is low key dreamling tho like

It's not fair, it's not fair how much I love you It’s not fair, 'cause you make me laugh when I'm actually really fucking cross at you for something

literally the emotionally constipated dream?

At night when light is fading Just to let you know I'm old, waylaid and feels like I am wading Into carpet burns and carousels Christ, you'll be the death of me

Hob??? after so many years???

[rainbow-arrow]

not to be such a lukadrien shipper on main but fuck. holy shit holy fucking shit the amount of just like. subtle moments between them drives me Insane.

[kill-your-fics]

He had, perhaps, gotten carried away the first time. Just some fun, she'd said. Scientifically? Stress relief, he's agreed. Nothing serious. The fire of their reckless desire had consumed them both, leaving their skin burning where they touched, and they had well and truly gotten lost in each other.

How many times had it happened since? Wilson could not bring himself to count. He felt certain he'd never get bored of exploring the hills and valleys of Willow's body and committing them to memory. Despite his mental mapping, he still found his eyes lost in hers when they met, still found his hand lost in her tangle of black hair.

And yet.

The nibbling on her skin, now too gentle to leave a mark, inevitably softened to trailing kisses across her body anywhere he could reach, even as her nails dug into his back.

He didn't mind it, was glad to know she was enjoying herself so thoroughly, but he could no longer bring himself to give her matching wounds. If Willow wanted her skin- her beautiful, soft, perfect skin damaged, wanted to be torn and bitten and bleeding, there were a million and one things waiting outside that would love to mar her flesh.

A man of the mind, Wilson found it hard to tune out these thoughts. A particularly nagging worry at the back of his mind whispered something that quietly got lost amidst Willow's passionate moans. 

And yet.

Wilson took a moment to regard the whole of Willow before him. She was not a fragile porcelain doll to be hidden away safely on a high shelf, but still something precious, something that should be fiercely guarded, all the same.

"Willl-sonn!" Willow cried impatiently. Oh! Lost in his thoughts, he'd stilled. Doing his best to quiet his mind, he brought his body back into rhythm with hers.

[diazly]

eddie taking chris to surfing lessons…. healing from trauma from years ago…. realizing that things like this take time and it’s okay….. talking to buck ab the shooting as they watch chris from the shore….

[sunlitmcgee]

loving cbeeduo is wanting them to be happy but also wanting them to temp divorce and let ctommy watch their kid for a minute until they aren't Like That anymore

[stimmingandstruggling]

more good news from tiktok: they’ve started blocking celebrities.

they’re calling it block party 2024. just blocking and ignoring countless celebrities who havent said shit about palestine. influencers, actors, anyone who went to the met gala, whatever, they’re getting blocked. and people keep talking about how cathartic it is, how good it feels, how they never realized they could DO that. there was some kind of subconscious law against blocking famous people, but it’s broken, and people are LOVING it. and it’s WORKING. a social media/digital advertising coordinator was talking about how ad companies are PANICKING, because they can’t accurately target anymore. so many big influencers, including fucking LIZZO started talking about palestine the MOMENT their follower counts started going down. and the best part? no one is forgiving them. lizzo posted a tiktok asking people to donate to palestinian families, and all the comments just said you’re a multimillionaire. put your money where your mouth is. blocked.

i feel like i’m witnessing the downfall of celebrity culture, right here right now. people are waking up.

[sheepydraws]

The secret Dungeon Meshi sauce that's getting people to eat better is that it's so non-judgmental. Senshi and the rest of the gang never talk about what not to eat besides things that taste bad and literal poison. They don't even talk about "health" that much besides the importance of a balanced diet. It's so much easier to eat well when you think of food simply as something your body needs, and that it's often worth the extra effort to make it taste good, especially when you understand how to connect "things your body needs" with "things that taste good"

[krafterwrites]

I've been crying laughing from this for the last 5 minutes

[ruegarding]

that scene in tlo where thalia tells percy he can't start feeling sorry for luke bc luke made his choices. and thalia reveals that the reason they couldn't make it to camp in time for all of them to make it to camp was bc luke kept picking fights. and annabeth never saw this as wrong bc luke was her hero. so thalia had to pick up the pieces. and percy thinking both that luke was put in a cruel position and that luke was putting others in a cruel position. and percy is the only character who understood both sides of luke bc annabeth sees only the best of him and thalia sees only the worst. and that's why percy is the prophecy kid and the one who gives luke the knife. bc annabeth had spent the entire series essentially giving luke the knife when he didn't deserve it. and thalia was never going to give luke the knife. but percy is the only one who can see exactly when luke deserves the knife.