#this got SO long

[make-it-one-piece]

I'd love to see a one piece fic where we just see exagerated versions of their dynamic in a modern way, and let me explain this with Zoro.

First we'd see how he was left by his parents at the dojo, orphan Zoro getting foster care by Kuina's father, but i don't see him actually seeing that man as a father figure.

Now lets also say Kuina didn't die at a young age and rather stayed with him until she had just started middle school. At this point, if Zoro now, can call her a best friend, if they spent this long together, I think he would see her as a sibling and they would call each other sis and baby bro (to annoy him).

Again, Kuina doesn't die, but lets say she moves out of the country to other relatives, leaving Zoro alone when he was about to start middle school. So he one day has the 'got lost and never came back' incident during his first year. But everyone at the dojo thought he ran away bc Kuina left. So they didn't bother to look for him.

Lost and alone he manages to run into Mihawk, in this world, world champion. He knows Mihawk so he, even if he was ashamed, decided to ask him for directions to the nearest dojo.

Mihawk, upon seeing wet cat Zoro, decides to take care of him, as he asked where his parents were and Zoro told him he was an orphan.

Mihawk takes him under his wing and goes trough with the adoption process. At first Zoro doesn't really care as long as he has a place to train and stay but soon starts to see them as his actual family. By this time Perona was already adopted by Mihawk and is also and older sister for him.

Drac enrolls Zoro in school and gives him the training. They make him go to all the fancy schools Perona also goes/went to, cuz they don't trust Zoro's judgment to choose one.

And this also includes his university.

He decides to follow the same as Mihawk and in this uni he meets all his friends from different majors and also gets into the masculine judo club.

He doesn't know, but it's the fanciest uni in the country and Kuina is also there.

She didn't know about him, until she say him when he went to look for Perona (which she shares a few classes with) and instantly recognised his green hair.

She couldn't lie about being kindda hurt when she heard him call Perona older sis, but went on with life without saying anything.

Zoro took way longer to notice, bc it was Tashigi who pointed her out to him, when she was talking about this really tall girl she admires named Kuina and he was flabergasted.

Their encounter was emotional and awkward, but they decided to have a sparing session to test each other.

They used the unis campus for this, at night, and Kuina told him that she thought she was ready to challenge Mihawk and Zoro told her she still was no match for his old man, and Kuina went YOUR???

[applejuiz]

This is so interesting to me because I think I can finally identify the fundamental misreading of Steve’s character. This tweet highlights the very fandom notion of Steve, that he’s some angsty self-deprecating sweetheart who just wants to be valued and needed, when that’s not at all what his character in the show has ever been. I like my angsty fics for sure, but canonically Steve’s arc has never been about being wanted and needed, it’s always been about moving past expectations and reaching emotional honesty.

Buckle up, it’s a Steve Harrington Manifesto.

In season one, Steve is deeply embroiled in toxic masculinity and is surrounded by bad influences who lean hard into cruelty and apathy. He doesn’t always agree, he half heartedly calls out Tommy and Carol when they cross a line, but they’re still his friends. He has a place with them and in school. But his role and the expectations of him are in direct conflict with his blossoming love for Nancy. He genuinely cares about her, he is falling in love with her, but there are only certain ways he can express that love without compromising his reputation. When he thinks Nancy has cheated on him, he doesn’t confront her about it, he doesn’t find a healthy way to work through those emotions, he sinks into the cruelty and apathy, to an extent what’s expected of him as a boy in the 80’s. He lashes out at Nancy and Jonathan, and has to face the consequences of those actions. (Cue one of the best redemption arcs of all time.) He realizes, listening to Tommy and Carol continue to be horrible about everything while he deals with the emotional fallout of the day, that this isn’t a solution, that he doesn’t feel better, and that he has done harm. He makes amends for it, cleaning the sign and going to apologize to Jonathan directly. He’s trying to process the situation in a better way. When he steps into the Plot finally, he makes the deliberate choice to not walk away but to stay and fight and confront the physical danger with Nancy and Jonathan. He ends the season happy with Nancy, making amends with Jonathan, changed for the better.

In season 2, it’s clear that he’s still struggling with confronting emotions. He and Nancy have been dating for a year, but they’re faltering because she’s grieving and wants to take action, and he doesn’t know how to confront her emotions or take that action with her. He clings to the facade of normal and happy, while Nancy can’t do that. They’re not toxic, they struggle to meet each other’s emotional needs because of traumatic events. Steve is used to pretending and ignoring emotions for that apathy (but no longer tied to cruelty like Tommy and Carol). Nancy can’t handle that, it’s bullshit. Steve has made progress though. When his ‘title’ of King Steve is threatened by Billy, but Steve healthily refuses to engage with it until Billy becomes a threat not just to his social power but to the physical safety of the kids.

So, Steve adopts a bunch of children. Namely, Dustin, who he talks to about relationships. He encourages behaviors he’s used to, act like you don’t care. Unless you love her, which you better not because emotional honesty means getting your heart broken. It doesn’t work for Dustin. But Steve is allowed to be honest about his feelings for Nancy without derision like with Tommy and Carol. She’s different, she means a lot to him.

He is once again losing Nancy, and isn’t lashing out about it, but is trying to process his hurt. He allows Nancy to walk away, with a maturity that he definitely didn’t have in season one. But it’s still the easy choice for him. It’s not full emotionally honest. He loves her and he wants to be with her, but he steps back to prevent his heart from breaking further.

So he’s a shitty boyfriend but a pretty good babysitter. And Steve allows himself to make an honest emotional connection with Dustin and the other kids. Once again he’s encouraged to confront the physical conflict and steps up both with Billy and the tunnels. And he ends the season with a sweet true moment of connection in the car with Dustin. He’s still grieving his relationship with Nancy and watching her from afar. But he drives away.

In season 3, Steve is single for the first time in the show. His friendship with Dustin is strong and he’s getting closer to Robin fully outside the expectations of high school. He’s looking for love and failing miserably. His conversations about love with Dustin and his bonding with Robin culminates with the bathroom scene (which is arguably the best scene in this entire show.) His speech to Robin in the bathroom is clear: these facades I used to believe in were stupid, I should have been emotionally honest to myself and others, and I should have been hanging out with you. He doesn’t hesitate to admit that he was in love with Nancy, and that she broke his heart. And he follows it up with his confession. He’s fully emotionally honest about his love for Robin. He never had a speech like that with Nancy in the first two season (that we saw) but I think we can assume that there wasn’t, their flirting was always more coy and wrapped up in those expectations from external forces. And Robin’s response is one of complete emotional honesty. This moment is important for his character, to learn that there are connections and love beyond romance. His care for the kids and Robin is real and fulfilling and it gives him space to be emotionally honest. Here he is truly open, confronting and being honest about his feelings in a healthy way. And he receives in return emotional honesty, and a connection that’s important despite the fact that it’s not romantic. (This is that thing, that ‘the answer to every teenage boy’s problems isn’t girlfriend’. This is that. It’s right here.)

So when we hit season 4, Steve has multiple healthy platonic relationships built on emotional honesty. He knows who he is, but he’s still looking for love (not sex or other fleeting attachments). He’s no longer afraid of falling in love, he’s actively looking for someone who makes him feel the way Nancy made him feel. So when Nancy re-enters his life, when he has people telling him that there’s something there still, he takes a chance on it. He bares his soul to her in two parts with his dream. It’s pure emotional honesty, it’s walls down. Season one Steve probably couldn’t have dreamed of saying something like that to anyone. But he is able to say it now.

(His desire for a big family is perfectly in character btw, and he’s very obviously not looking for some 50’s nuclear family with all the toxic roles and expectations that have been foisted upon him. He describes a genuine and loving family based on the connection he experiences with the kids. It’s beautiful and it’s his transcendence beyond the expectations that he will be like his dad or Ted Wheeler. He doesn’t want to meet those expectations, that’s part of his arc.) And, later, once again walking directly into the physical conflict, he faces his emotional conflicts. He tells Nancy exactly how he feels about her, honestly and healthily. He has no expectations and no jealousy. He faces the risk of a broken heart again and death again, and he faces it bravely.

It is the obvious next step in his development. Whether or not he and Nancy end up together, he has reached new heights as a character, his arc is almost completed. I think how Nancy responds in season 5 and how he processes that is the best possible conclusion for Steve. He has come full circle and is the most evolved version of himself. But if you never understood that arc, and read it as something else entirely, based on fanon, yeah, maybe it was disappointing. I, however, am beyond satisfied that the best character on Stranger Things continues to be the best character on Stranger Things.

[boywifesammy]

i think sam and dean’s relationship with sex in the early seasons is so interesting because it’s so vastly different yet both indicative of abuse.

dean sees his body as an object; a weapon, a tool. he has no say in his own life. he thinks he’s just alive to serve his purpose. he buzzes his hair military short and dresses just like his father to gain his approval, while john always treated dean as a means to an end. he was told to take care of sammy, and dragged along to hunts, and given orders like he was nothing but a robot. if sam got hurt, it was his fault. if he got hurt, he wasn’t fast enough. he’s taught to put himself in harms way constantly, that his body is worth nothing, that a few more scars mean nothing if he obeys his order. daddy’s blunt little instrument indeed.

dean is comfortable in his own body because he doesn’t place value on his own life. it’s why he’s so nonchalant about sex. he’s using his body to make himself feel good, and make others feel good, so he doesn’t see the problem. sam teases him about being a horndog but dean genuinely doesn’t care about what happens to him. it’s not just with sex. he constantly sacrifices himself, he’ll put himself in harms way instantly if it means saving someone he loves. he complains about his physical appearance but never once hesitates to disfigure it if it means someone else will be saved the misfortune.

sam, on the other hand, has a different understanding of his body. he doesn’t fit inside of it. his entire life, he’s been the odd one out, the wrong one, the one who just couldn’t conform. he fights with his father about hunting. he has demon blood in him. he’s lucifer’s vessel. he’s an abomination, he’s damned, his very flesh and blood is something rotten. he doesn’t see any purpose in his existence so he tries to find value in his body, because he doesn’t think there’s anything of value in his soul.

this isn’t even mentioning sam’s past with manipulation. both dean and john most definitely manipulated sam in the past, even if it was from a place of good will to keep him safe. john lied about mary’s deal his entire life. dean keeps plenty of secrets, like the demon deal and john’s last words, under the guise that it would hurt sam. sam’s entire life was a lie, all a buildup to the apocalypse. the first woman he ever loved died on the ceiling just like his mother, and he was convinced it was his fault both times. sam has been taught that he hurts everyone he loves. that’s he’s intrinsically dangerous and he curses the people close to him to suffering, or death, or worse.

sam has a difficult relationship with sex because he’s scared. scared to trust someone with something so intimate and scared that he’ll infect them with whatever awful thing is inside of him. this is why ruby’s arc is so heartbreaking. dean can immediately recognize that sam is being taken advantage of. he has a very black and white understanding of who is good and trustworthy vs who is evil and a monster. sam, on the other hand, knows that it isn’t so cut and dry. he still loves dean, even though he isn’t always the best to him. he still cares for his dad, even if he wants sam dead. he still wants to believe in a higher power, even though he’s cursed. so of course sam trusted ruby. he’s an abuse victim. he’s vulnerable. he was at his wits end, and ruby took that to her advantage. she victim blamed him. gaslit him. took advantage of his need for emotional intimacy and sexually assaulted him.

dean can’t understand sam’s aversion to sex because he sees it as a purely materialistic thing, and his body a mere object. his relationship with romance is so horribly warped. dean doesn’t care about being taken advantage of, because his whole life his father’s taken advantage of his obedience. he’s just a means to end. it doesn’t matter what happens to his body, because he doesn’t matter anyway.

sam can’t understand dean’s hypersexuality because he’s hyperfixated on having control of himself. he desperately wants to regain some sense of ownership of his body. he hates intimacy because it opens him up to vulnerability. to him, his body is diseased, and it’s a danger to anyone who he’s intimate with.

dean sees sex as self-hating pleasure, a way to be useful. sam sees sex as self-hating punishment. in a certain way, they’re more similar than the show makes them out to be.

[thegeekyartist]

"Because you and Mr. Fell don't ever talk to each other... You never say what you're really thinking."

I know Nina and Maggie are talking about Aziraphale and Crowley's romantic feelings here, but I think it goes so much deeper than that. Crowley and Aziraphale are both so good at assuming the other person just knows what the other has been through. They never give the reasons for the huge decisions they make for the sake of one another because they assume that the other person will just immediately understand their reasoning.

Crowley never told Aziraphale about what Gabriel said before casting "Aziraphale" into hellfire. He didn't tell him about Armageddon 2.0 or The Book of Life. In fact, he didn't tell him any of the things he learned about Gabriel in Heaven.

Crowley doesn't trust Gabriel to be in the shop again - why would he? But Aziraphale doesn't even understand just how personal it is to him because Crowley never told him.

Crowley is too afraid to do a single thing that could harm "the peaceful, fragile existence" he's carved out for the both of them, that he never gives Aziraphale the full picture! He gives enough information that allows the two of them to continue living in the same manner they always have - working well together to save the day while avoiding the big fucking whale in the room.

Even after Maggie and Nina's intervention, Crowley still isn't saying what he really wants to say! It's why he doesn't outright say "I love you" to Aziraphale, even if to him it's clear! He's trying to lay everything out on the table while essentially saying "it'll be just the two of us, just as it's always been and everything will be fine."

And Aziraphale is no better.

Every. Choice. He. Makes - he does so with Crowley in mind. Even before The Beginning, we see him try to protect Crowley, to get him to stop asking questions so he doesn't get hurt.

Aziraphale has always believed Crowley to be good, and he knows how miserable he was in Hell after he Fell. It's pretty clear both in the first and second seasons that Aziraphale doesn't see Crowley as a "true" demon - he's always been a good angel with the wrong title.

It's why he's constantly trying to get Crowley to admit that he's nice, that he cares - he's saying that he knows who Crowley is on the inside, and wants to help him regain the status he once had so that he can act on these feelings without punishment.

And yes, I believe Aziraphale includes their love for one another in that.

So when the Metatron tells Aziraphale that he could reinstate Crowley's angelhood, that he could give Crowley back everything he once had AND stay by his side - of course that's what finally convinces him to say yes.

But Aziraphale never explains any of this to Crowley. He expects that Crowley will understand, that he'll know that Aziraphale is doing all of this for him - to allow him to ask the questions and make the changes he's been talking about from the moment they met.

It's why the "nothing lasts forever" hurts even more. To Aziraphale, it means, "I don't need the bookshop if I can be with you and make you happy again", but to Crowley, he's saying "We were never going to last, no matter what we did."

If they just talked to each other, none of this would be happening!

I'm gonna fucking scream.

[aha-chuu]

My Kavetham HCs

Met when Al Haitham started at the Akademiya and Kaveh was in third year (out of total four)

Like my uni, the Akademiya has a mentorship program for the first years. Kaveh signed up as a mentor as a good deed for his 'dear juniors' (he did not think it through) and Al Haitham is forced to participate because he's too antisocial

They get paired up together

At first they really don't like each other but Kaveh is too stubborn to give up, so they have to put up with each other

Al Haitham gets into too many fights with his first year roommate for being 'weird' and 'mean' (he's just too honest)

He asks to stay with Kaveh because he lives in his own flat off campus

(Cyno tells Kaveh to refuse. Says it's the worst idea ever. Kaveh is too blinded by his image as a good senior to listen).

Weirdly, even though they do not get along, they are great roommates. Al Haitham does the cleaning and Kaveh does all the cooking, Kaveh does household repairs and Al Haitham keeps on top of the shopping. They don't really argue over using the bathroom because Kaveh is a night owl and gets up much later than Al Haitham

They begin to appreciate each other a little more

Al Haitham works out in the garden and Kaveh joins him (he takes up the claymore to one up Al Haitham's sword. Al Haitham starts dual wielding to one up Kaveh. Neither of them admit to any of this)

Kaveh realises his physical attraction early on, basically as soon as he sees Al Haitham. He ignores it when he realises how annoying Al Haitham is. It's reawakened when he notices Al Haitham buying the groceries to Kaveh's preference, and then it is deepened when Al Haitham gives him constructive notes on his projects (he's starting to see past his bluntness)

I hc that Al Haitham can be pretty oblivious and he doesn't clock into physical attraction until they are living together. But he starts feeling romantic attraction earlier on, because he does actually like arguing with Kaveh and he's impressed that he can keep up in debates

They are basically on the cusp of getting together when Kaveh graduates. They live off campus but Kaveh wants to move out of the city, which Al Haitham doesn't understand. For once they don't argue but they are upset with each other, and when Kaveh leaves they don't say good bye properly.

Al Haitham graduates two years later and sells the flat they had shared. He sends Kaveh all the money, which is a gesture they both appreciate. Al Haitham gets his high paying job at the Akademiya and buys his very cushy house

Kaveh uses the money Al Haitham sent as a 'good faith' payment to prove he's good for the loan he takes on Dori's Palace. He is not actually in the financial position to follow through, and so he is bankrupted and in debt by the end of the project

Homeless, he stays with Cyno for a while. Cyno tells him to ask Al Haitham for help since technically Al Haitham owes him, but Kaveh disagrees and says it would diminish his generosity from when Al Haitham needed help

Al Haitham finds out about Kaveh's troubles and writes to him. They have been writing to each other sporadically, but they haven't met in person since Kaveh moved away. Al Haitham invites him to see his nice house, Kaveh sees through the offer but goes anyway

Al Haitham never offers Kaveh to live with him. He makes Kaveh ask to stay for a few days in order to stop intruding on Cyno, and then accepts him long term.

Al Haitham gets Kaveh a key in his darshan:'s colours because he knows Kaveh cares about the aesthetics of that kind of thing. Kaveh buys the lion key ring when he accuses Al Haitham of being colour blind, always taking the wrong (or both) keys

Living together again is tense because of the new power dynamic and Kaveh being so sour over having to rely on Al Haitham, and Al Haitham is (though he won't admit it) still holding a grudge against Kaveh for moving out years prior

They still make good roommates, but they're back to square one in terms their actual dynamic. Both assume the other person lost feelings at some point, and Kaveh especially thinks Al Haitham is just lauding his success over him

(because Al Haitham "doesn't keep track of favours", Kaveh doesn't think he's just paying him back. But he also knows Al Haitham isn't one for kindness.)

((Al Haitham isn't letting him stay out of kindness but because he missed him!!! Neither of them will ever verbalise this))

Most of their antagonism towards the other is exaggerated, but they do bicker a lot. After the events of the Sumeru Archon Quest, Kaveh has a period of being even more convinced that Al Haitham keeps him around just to be condescending, but he starts to let go of that as he learns more about what happened during the takedown of the previous sages

For his part, Al Haitham doesn't even have time to wonder what Kaveh thinks of him because he's so busy as Acting Grand Sage

At this point in canon, they still haven't admitted their feelings. But the tension is so thick that it's one long look away from shattering entirely

By now, all of Kaveh's friends (Cyno, Tighnari etc) are aware that Kaveh is hiding how he feels with hostility and insecurity. No one has a good read on Al Haitham, but in reality he isn't trying to be secretive at all, he likes arguing and enjoys living with Kaveh, he's just currently too tired from all the crap he's had to do to have a conversation about it

I think they'll only get together once Kaveh gets over himself and is honest. Then Al Haitham will have to be direct instead very quietly being completely open about how he feels

They are just as insufferable as a couple :))

[little-pup-pip]

Haii! This isn't really a request but i was wondering how you made the moodboards so lined up? I was also wondering if you had any tips? I really want to start making some ^^ /gen /nm /genq

This is a really good question!! And because I wanted to answer it thoroughly, this answer got really really long lol so the it's under the cut!

The short answer is that I crop all of my pictures manually! I usually do that in the gallery on my phone, but it can also be done here on Tumblr. The aspect ratio you're looking for is 1:1, which makes a perfect square!! If you scroll through the pictures on (most of) my moodboards, you'll see that they line up uniformly as squares, which lets me make perfect 3:3 grids! Also, I don't usually use gifs, but those need to be cropped by a third-party app or website most of the time if you plan on using those.

As for general tips, I gave some advice here! I don't have much advice on how to make moodboards because I think everyone has a unique style that they bring to their content. I'll tell you a few things that I do for my stuff, though!

I usually stick to about three main colors per moodboard, unless it's supposed to be colorful specifically!

I have a few go-to items that I put in my moodboards: blankets, stuffies, pacifiers, sweaters, books, and sometimes also lights!!

I add as many tags as I can think of to my stuff! That's how people discover new content!!

The last thing I can think of is I always try to make the theme of moodboard clear. Like, I ask myself 'if there was no title or request attached to it, would people still be able to guess what it's supposed to be?' This is easiest with characters because you can just put their face in there! Idk thinking about that helps me sometimes with sticking to a theme!!

That's all I got. I hope this helped at all!! If you have anymore questions feel free to ask! If that's all, I hope you have fun making stuff!

[spaceunicorndemon]

Ravenclaw things (also probably some hc)

- still needing sleep after sleeping 8 hours

- or not needing any sleep and collapsing after three days

- CURIOSITY

- IMAGINATIVE

- probably somehow have working WIFI in the tower, the staff doesn't know about it tho

- who needs ink when you have pencils for better accuracy and less smearing? => huge point loss cuz ur not using the right materials

- unintentional meme factories

- they are on ALL the social medias to constantly stay up to date on whatever interests them

- meals are either sacred or not really important, depends on the moment

- BLANKETS.

- Just telling/sending/texting you whatever they just discovered/thought of/heard/read/saw cuz they want you to take part in their mind and they value you. Happens anywhere, at any time of the day or night. You can't escape it.

- Rambling

- they appreciate if you don't judge and are just supportive

- mostly cats, a bunch of owls and some toads/snakes/other amphibias or reptiles

- trying to research magic with scientific methods

- time doesn't exist and rules can't stop us (same with the other houses)

- respecting and always being polite to Helena

- very loud music at any given time

- everyone is just so diverse with their interests

- either pros at focusing or not, motivation is not always in their favor

- high intelligence, low/moderate wisdom

- or the other way around, just never together

[babyitsmagic]

@constellaticnsx sent: [ refuse ] sender refuses to help receiver for wilder from andie <3

he gets it. he actually does. if their roles were reversed, if she were coming to him for supplies, he'd also tell her to fuck right off. but he doesn't have time for her to be reacting this way. he doesn't even have time for an actual hunter to get to town. or even to, maybe, desperately, call talia. no. whatever's cropped up in town needs to go now and he's one of the only people here capable of handling it.

and, unfortunately for them both, andie is one of the only people here with the supplies he needs.

"do you think i'd be here if it was fucking important?" he snaps. "or have you not heard about the corpses found yesterday?" it's a small enough town. he doubts she hasn't heard, doubts she thinks it was an animal attack. whatever it was wasn't human. probably had never been human. not a werewolf or a vampire, but something... worse.

[coeluvr]

ROs reaction to Mc randomly becoming distant, not knowing way until later finding out Nobles and other people are bad mouthing Mc and their relationship with the RO saying stuff like “oh I don’t understand what Ro see you.” or “Ro could do so much better then a Royal of a dead kingdom.” (Their relationship started to become a bit more public and known.)

Fadiya never cared about public opinion since she's not a noble, she's just a mage. If she wanted to leave the kingdom she could so she doesn't give them much attention. Fadiya wouldn't really bring up the topic instead one day when they're together she would tell MC how well they suit each other and that she wants nothing more.

Helios gets angry, which is very unlike him. At one of the council meetings he subtly hints at that he knows who is talking badly about him and MC and that just because he's warmer than his father doesn't mean he doesn't share some of the less pleasant characteristics. When he sees MC after it he hugs them not caring about who sees, this of course spreads more rumors but why should he care unless it saddens his beloved?

Hunter doesn't quite understand why people would think they are the one who deserve better when MC is quite probably out of their league. They shrug it off to being jealousy. Hunter can't do much about the rumors but they can assure MC that they are the only one Hunter needs and wants.

Soarine is beyond annoyed, the nobility never stop being annoying. She tells MC it's making her sad how distant they are being and that the people out there could never stop her from being with them. She brings up the topic when she's at a party, she tells them it's strange how some people care about her relationship status. Shouldn't they care more about her younger brother's status who is the heir in everyone's eyes? It shuts everyone up but then rumors of the ever lovely Soarine being terribly rude start to spread but it never sticks because how could she ever be anything but lovely.

Vincent's first thought is his mother, no doubt she is one of the people saying those things. He's certainly the man of many people's dreams and that's probably the reason why there is so much approar but the person of his dreams is MC so it doesn't matter to him whose heart he secretly broke. He doesn't spend time trying to change people's mind, instead he goes to MC as soon as he can and tells them they shouldn't have to suffer in silence and he's there for them and he is happy with them.

[yume-fanfare]

about your ibatori post—there’s a home screen interaction between tori and wataru(i think) where tori mentions that someone from cospro gave him a piece of candy and said “let’s get along, salute~”, obviously the salute implies that ‘someone’ is ibara. so that might’ve been their ACTUAL first meeting, depending on how canon you consider homescreen lines. but of course cradle of turbulence was the first time they had a proper conversation…i’d really like to see them talk more, i’d especially like to see akira’s take on their rlship

YESSS i know!!! and there are follow up interactions too hsdjhfgjks

(unsure if that fourth one is related, but thought it was worth adding!)

warning you before you get to the rest of the ask i have thought about this at length so. information that may not be of interest to most people

because although funny, it's an odd line to me bcs if we're being realistic, it's imposible for tori to not recognize ibara given hes. a really important guy you know, cospro's deputy director and part of eden who were in the ss and that tori's admired hiyori-sama is part of. and in cradle of turbulence he indeed recognizes him perfectly and refers to him as saegusa senpai like it's not a big deal. so i guess they had somewhat met before offscreen 🤔 gotta wait for rainbow translation and see if there's anything there

and i find it suuuuch an interesting interaction too ! ill read too much into it because i can. it's macarons, so ibara most likely knows tori has a sweet tooth. not something too hard to find out about given they have many contractions, but it's one of those moments where ibara's penchant for collecting information "for evil purposes" comes across as a sweet gesture hskjflsjdkfhs picking a gift he'd like. but i also like how nonchalant tori is about it gajskdhfslds he did learn to not accept food from strangers. and it Is a pretty weird thing to do. i wonder if he really did it just to piss off yuzuru lmao but he's not the type to actively look for conflict so idk, he def knew it was not a way to actually get tori's favor either. i once in fact read it as a post cradle of turbulence interaction, like some odd way of saying "i like you" but yeah, it doesn't quite track with the "someone"

AND YEAHHH AKIRA WITJ THEM i need that so bad. adding this to the mental "tori finds out about the military facility" ideal event. it's precisely because there is such a heavy link between them that cradle of turbulence is a perfect first one-on-one interaction. a situation where ibara has to protect someone he has many reasons to dislike, because tori is a cute and lovely child that almost inadvertantly has that kind of effect on you ("his loveliness is a centripetal force // the people around him won't let him be sad"* and so on). by seeing tori in a vulnerable position it makes it more unlikely that he'll later do something that could be bad for tori.................. and at the same time it's so telling how casual tori is about ibara, as he just makes simple small talk like there's nothing to be awkward about, because to him there isn't.................. much to think about. i really want to see how akira makes ibara grapple with tori as a person and everything he signifies. a cute child, partly responsible of many terrible experiences ibara has had, yuzuru would kill ibara if he ever laid a finger on him, hiyori sees him as a small version of himself somewhat, eichi's successor of sorts... jimenyan's best friend, even. there is so much there. i kind of really want him to be the one to tell tori about the military facility. there is Something there that has potential idk. maybe put yuzuru in some sort of danger and have tori be more in charge or something mhmmm.....

[shadowcatgirl09]

Bonnie going dark and merge kai egging her on while at the same time not being as bad as before would have been so interesting and it brings up the question if kai would have stayed merged kai with her bad influence on top of his own Urges and The chaos they would have brought together Would have been so epic bonnie and Clyde nope we got bonnie and kai here

God that would've been so interesting! But not in the hands of Plec obviously, we saw what her ass did. Since this ask has been sitting in my inbox I had some thoughts and fragmentary pieces for a season 7 au on my mind.

It would have followed after 6x16 ignoring basically everything that happened after that. Mama Salvatore would have been a figment of Bonnie's imagination for being in the prison world too long. The Gemini would've just killed her. Why would they imprison someone who had no ties to their coven? We ain't connecting them to the Salvatores bruh. Bonnie is still trying to adjust being in Mystic Falls again. Goes on a spiral that makes what she did with Expression look like child's play. Her friends attempt an intervention and it goes so so well.

Kai, after trying to apologize to Bonnie, would be stuck in an uphill battle against Joshua and the rest of the Gemini. Probably bring in some off the wall politics and more magic based stuff to the forefront. Kai is trying so hard to be somewhat good and the rest of the coven is straight up testing him.

I'd introduce an enemy that has both ties to the Bennett's and the Gemini. Someone from Qetsiyah's era or a little after. The enemy would be looking for Bonnie specifically. A species not yet introduced in the series at the time. Something that is on Lovecraftian levels.

Obviously circumstances would have Bonnie and Kai forced to interact. They get stuck in an alternate dimension not unlike the prison world. Kai grovels for Bonnie's forgiveness so she can at least somewhat tolerate his presence. At this point she snaps and takes out her anger on him. This doesn't magically, pun intended, bring them closer but she now semi-tolerates him. The creature plays upon this, mimicking their voices and taking on their visage. He puts them through the wringer before Bonnie and Kai dig deeper into the family history and find out what he is: a being so corrupted by wild magic that he is no longer considered human. They defeat him and the wild magic finally gets what it wants, Bonnie.

The season would end with Bonnie basically going through the phase she did with the huntress but way worse (for her and everyone else)

[stalebagels]

what’s your ranking of the talk show hosts?

Oh, thank you for asking. I am so sorry for the essay I am about to write.

Highest to Lowest:

Conan O'Brien / Craig Ferguson - I put these two in the top spot because if you asked me to choose only one of them to watch for the rest of my life I wouldn't be able to do it. Both of them are people that I watched with my dad occasionally through my childhood so maybe I'm a little biased on that front. They're probably the only two hosts that I ever cared to watch interview anyone because it never felt boring to me even if I didn't really care about the interviewee or know who it was. They were both unique and just seemed like genuinely good people both inside and outside the studio (and to add to the bias a little; I got to meet Craig at one of his Fancy Rascal tour shows last year and he was so fucking great. I was so nervous going into it because I was worried he wouldn't be the same as he was on TV as is the case for a lot of celebrities, but he went above and beyond for everyone. He signed everyone's posters and merch even though he didn't have to (I got a poster signed) and he actually took the time to have a full conversation with everyone individually and make sure everyone was comfortable. He's a wonderful dude and I wish I could go back and talk to him again.)

Stephen Colbert - When I first started watching late night shows (back when the pandemic first started), the first shows I ever sat down and watched a full episode of on TV were Stephen and Conan. I had absolutely no idea who Stephen was because up until that point I hadn't really cared enough about politics. I grew up in a heavily conservative small town with a heavily conservative family in the south where the word liberal counted as an insult, so you can imagine we didn't really watch a lot of late night shows. Stephen's show helped me make sense of things, helped me work out what my own feelings were, and provided an escape from the hell that was lockdown. He was the one that made me give a shit about what's happening in this country first, and after that first sit down I ended up going back and watching old episodes of The Colbert Report and The Daily Show (he also led me to Jon in that regard, since I had no idea either of those shows existed) and found that I loved his style of comedy. I really do wish I had discovered him sooner.

Jon Stewart - The only reason I didn't stick Jon and Stephen in the number two spot together (as well as John Oliver) was because Stephen was primarily responsible for my interest in politics - basically he was for me what Jon was to everyone before he retired - and was the one who led me to Jon in the first place. It took me a while, but once I finally went back and started watching old clips and episodes of The Daily Show; once again I wished I had discovered him sooner. I wish I had his righteous, angry optimism to look forward to every night, but a lot of the things he's said and done on the show still hold true today. Plus, his fight for the 9/11 first responders bill to get passed was absolutely inspiring and an example we should all follow when it comes to pushing for change and holding our leaders accountable. I didn't realize he started out as a stand-up comedian, but I've since watched as much of it as I could get my hands on because he's just an incredibly smart and funny dude in any situation.

John Oliver - I hate to put John so low on the list but I didn't want to cop out and put him, Jon, and Stephen all in the same tier lol. I'll be honest, I can't really remember the first time I watched John's show. I think it must have been on YouTube at some point during lockdown or even right before, but ever since the first time I watched it I was hooked. I learn so much from him and his show and I always look forward to his next episode. Generally, I don't really watch guest interviews unless I really care about whoever is there, but since John doesn't have guests it was much easier for me to sit down and watch the entire thing without getting bored or distracted. He does an incredible job of informing his viewers about a problem that - chances are - they had no idea existed beforehand and the amount of research/investigation he and his team do inspire me to do the same. It was really weird watching his stand-up and seeing him in regular clothes and not a suit though lol.

Jimmy Kimmel - I think this might... be a controversial take. His was the third show I started watching during the pandemic - I think Stephen took a break at some point and I decided to try watching Kimmel to fill the time - and I found that I actually quite liked him. His monologues felt natural and easy, and he had a lot of his family and friends on his staff which I admired (plus Guillermo). His humor is kind of the same as my dad's though (sort of), so maybe that's why I liked him off the bat. His beef with Matt Damon is hilarious, his pranks are generally harmless and funny, and he seems very down to earth and generous for someone who makes a goddamn lot of money. Plus, I watched a clip of him back during the Tonight Show fiasco where he came on Leno's show and shit talked at him about backstabbing Conan, which earned some respect from me. I don't know a lot about what he did on the Man Show because I don't think I would touch that with a ten foot pole (and from what he says neither would he), but he seems like a good guy. (Although I will say I generally only stay long enough to watch the beginning of his show like the monologue or unnecessary censorship since I don't care about musical guests or interviews).

Seth Meyers - Again I hate to put him down so low, but I have to be honest and say I don't actually know a whole lot about him. I watched him on SNL sometimes with my dad when it was on, but it wasn't very often. I never watched his show during the pandemic as I was mainly focused on juggling Kimmel, Colbert, Fallon (gag) and Conan. Honestly it wasn't until Strike Force Five came around that I really started paying attention to him. I like that he involves his writers and his staff in a lot of his bits, and he seems like a lovely person. Unfortunately, though, he is down here a little lower but I still enjoy watching him even if I haven't watched a lot of his content. (His stand-up special is on my list, though)

Jimmy Fallon - This is a weird one for me. I watched Fallon a couple of times during lockdown and even before then I knew who he was because everyone hated him. It was on a whim that I decided to watch his show one night, and I wasn't really impressed with what I saw. That said, I didn't hate it - and when the Rolling Stone article came out I was very disappointed. And the fact that he just never addressed it publicly and carried on like nothing happened rubbed me the wrong way, and every monologue I did see afterwards just.. wasn't even puff-of-nose-air funny anymore. He became much more annoying to me, even during the podcast. The only time I found him funny were the Strike Force Wives games. Otherwise he just became painfully bland, and it's a shame because his original late night show was actually pretty decent in comparison to The Tonight Show.

As for Corden and M*her; if they were being chased by hundreds of angry geese and asked me to let them in my house for shelter, I'd shut the door in their face and laugh.

So, if you got to the end of this long ass clusterfuck, here are two pics of Craig and I at the tour :) and once again, I apologize.

[vemberposting]

thinking about a very specific brand of degradation and praise plus switchyness

need someone to come up and pin me against the wall, tell me

i see how you look at me… everyone else does too

me quickly becoming offended and angry as they say that i’m

such a stupid slut who can’t even fucking think for themselves

using biting words back, telling them to

fuck off- quit being a dick- you’re wrong

them thinking of the perfect way to push my buttons and switching up their tactics

you’re just a fucking slut, yeah? so infatuated with me, so obsessed with my cock. you just want to get down on your knees and suck and gag and choke on it, hm?

me opening my mouth to argue but they press closer and cut me off

i know how your pretty little head works. i know that all you want is to be a good boy for me.

much to my frustration, my eyes flicker just a bit as my mind drops down towards subspace for a split second- of course, they notice

aw, do you like it when i call you that? you’ve really got nothing going on up there… such a stupid little whore for me, all you can do is obey, right? all you want to do is obey.

my face is flushed and i’m frowning in a mix of embarrassment and indignation, still determined to hang onto my pride but feeling it chip away by the second

aww, you trying so hard to be strong! trying so hard not to give into your instincts… sweetheart, don’t you know? you don’t have to be strong around me.

the idea making my shoulders drop a bit as i work through the pros and cons of trusting them

there you go. open up to me, you can be a good boy for me like your fucking mind is absolutely begging for. i’m sure your cunt is dripping right now, absolutely throbbing, because deep down you know that’s all you’re good for.

them tracing their fingertips across my jawline as i stiffen slightly, but they notice my quiet gasp and move their palm to cup my jawline, and in spite of myself, i gently lean into their touch

i know, sweet pet. you’re just a fucktoy, and everyone else knows it, but, tsk, your sense of pride. you’re so self assured. but i just know how soaked you are. in fact… i can fucking smell it.

turning red as i try to turn away, but they roughly grab my jaw and growl under their breath

oh, no. you’re not going anywhere. what you’re going to do, is tell me over and over again what a beautiful slut you are for cock, isn’t that right?

desperately shaking my head, as they chuckle at me before groping my cunt through my jeans, laughing as my knees buckle and i let out a broken moan

there it is. there’s my good fucking whore. now say it. “i’m a toy, my only use is for your pleasure and to take your cum.”

opening my mouth just slightly but quickly closing it, my brow furrowing just a bit as a last attempt to resist. my expression clears after they slap my face, leaving a stinging pain on my cheek as they growl

say it. do you need me to repeat myself, you brainless cumslut? it’s so simple, and yet… “i’m a toy, my only use is for your pleasure and to take your cum.” be a good boy for me and fucking. say. it.

tears welling up in my eyes as i mutter out the phrase for them, and no later than the last word falls from my lips do i feel another sting across my face

good boy. but i know you can say it louder. be proud of yourself, you’re being so good for me. such a pretty fucking whore. say it.

steams of tears falling down my cheeks as i sob and repeat it over and over and over again, begging for them to stop

stop? is that all you want, sweet pet? i know there’s something else you want, something you want right… here

groping my cunt again as i cry out and beg them over and over again to make me feel good until my words dissolve into incoherence

kneel.

i drop to my knees instantly as they chuckle at me and pull their cock out, tapping it on my chin as a signal to open my mouth, which i gladly do

there you go. what a good boy for me. suck.

sucking and licking and kissing their cock as i squirm, my boycunt feeling so fucking empty and deprived

aww, are you that desperate? wanna make yourself feel good? there’s a perfectly good boot right there. that’s the best you’re going to get, my sweet pet, now grind on it. now.

unintentionally stuffing their cock further down my throat and feeling more tears stream down my cheeks as i shuffle closer to position myself on their boot, finding the best way to get the most friction through my jeans as i moan and whimper.

yes baby, make those pretty sounds for me like a good boy. such a good fucktoy, taking my cock in my mouth so well. spit and pre dribbling down your chin… you look so fucking cute

talking me through their blowjob as i get myself to the edge and they hear my moans becoming more frequent and high pitched

aw, you gonna come? need to come so so soon? you have to make me come first. there you go, suck. suck harder. use your tongue on the head, that’s it. what a good slut. hold on just a bit longer, let me tug on your hair… that’s perfect, just like that, god you’re so perfect… ready, sweet boy? come with me. come with me now, grind on my fucking boot as i come down your whore mouth, you were made for this, such a pretty slut

coming down from their high before sinking down to my level and giving me a warm hug right there on the floor, shushing me and rubbing my back

you did such a good job for me, my angel. are you okay? yes, yes i loved it, of course i did, love. are you sure you’re okay? shh, shh, it’s okay to cry, i’m here with you. i’ve got you. you’re safe, we were just playing, right? right. hold onto me a bit longer, love, you’re still shaky. breathe deep, baby. there you go. good boy.

[sisterdragonwithfeathers]

[originally in answer to an anon ask, which was unfortunately lost in the drafting process. I am so sorry Anon! I hope you still find this, somehow]

{in summary, Anon respectfully asked me why I believed that LGBT+ pride was wrong, expressing that they were part of that community as well as a fellow believer and that they viewed LGBT+ pride as a positive reaction to and celebration of how God made them, as well as a support for their ostracized community}

{take this with a grain of salt, I cannot perfectly remember their wording}

~

Hey! Sorry this took me so long to answer. I felt like I had to have the time to give it the thought it deserved.

I really appreciate your willingness to have a peaceful discussion over disagreement. That's counter-cultural right now, but really important.

I do believe that LGBT+ Pride is a political/social agenda, but in the context of this conversation (between two believers in God if I have understood you), I think it is more important that it is a sin.

Not specifically the feeling of pride itself (I don't like to get too semantic about that word personally), but specifically the actions of being bisexual, homosexual, or transgender.

You will note I say actions: temptations are not sins (Hebrews 4:15, Jesus is sinless, yet was tempted).

Attraction to the same sex is not a sin; being insecure in one's identity as a male or female is not a sin. Acting inappropriately on those feelings or desires, however, is a sin. This includes entertaining sinful thoughts. (for example, being attracted to someone you are not married to is not a sin, but dwelling on that attraction and letting it become lust or emotional unfaithfulness to one's spouse is (Matthew 5:27-28). Anger is not inherently a sin, but dwelling on and holding on to anger is (Ephesians 4:26-27) , even if you never physically act on it (Matthew 5:21-24).

I think "pride" in general usage is neither good nor bad. It simply means to be happy or satisfied with something/someone. The Bible condemns pride when it is centered in selfishness, confidence in ourselves alone, but, as you implied in your ask, it is good to be proud of what we are given/made to be by God (2 Corinthians 1:12-14; Philippians 1:25-26; Romans 15:17-19; 2 Corinthians 5:11-12).

I am proud of the person God has made me into since I became a christian. I am proud to be a fellow heir with Christ, sanctified "by the washing of water" to be part of His church.

I am proud of being a woman, as God made me, with all the physical and spiritual and mental gifts and responsibilities which come along with that.

You are right. In being proud of these gifts He has given, acknowledging His work, His craftsmanship, I glorify God. God intends this.

and here we come to the crux of our disagreement: I do not believe that God made anyone "queer".

He absolutely made you and loves you and you are a human with a soul created in His image no matter what you choose, but I do not believe that God intends anyone to be (actively) homosexual or transgender or "queer", any more than He intends anyone to be (actively) alcoholic or vengeful or suicidal and depressed.

We may be (definitely are) born with a tendency toward certain temptations, a natural weakness against certain sins, but that is due to the fallen world. Our bodies, our minds, betray us. The flesh is at war with the Spirit (Romans 7:22-25; Galatians 6:8; look there's a lot of texts about this, here's a search list for "spirit" and "flesh" in the New Testament, which aren't all relevant, but it's a good place to start)

God will not allow any temptation to overtake us that He will not enable us to overcome (1 Corinthians 10:13). This does not mean that we do not stumble or struggle, or even (strangely enough! [to me at least]) that our tendencies to certain temptations do not in some ways define and shape us! (1 Corinthians 7 is...a lot. But, to the best of my current understanding, one of the takeaways we can get from specifically verses 7-9, is that some people have the gift to remain single [and thus celibate], and some do not, and the difference is whether or not that is a significant temptation for them. And neither option is morally more correct! It just depends! Fascinating. Lot more could be said about that. I'm not going to say it.)

Anyway. To make a long point short, I believe that God has made it very clear that every active LGBT+ lifestyle is sinful (I have specific passages for this, but that feels larger than the scope of this already lengthy ask). Regardless of our besetting temptations, God will make it possible for us to live according to His will for us. And once we have accepted Him by obeying the gospel, we are covered in the blood of Christ, which will continually cleanse us from our sins (1 John 1:7) (even those we continue to fall prey to, despite ourselves, after we have accepted Him)(Romans 7:14-25).

Finally, I know we are fellow believers. I hope dearly that we are also sisters. I pray that you have and maintain, or else find, full confidence in your salvation and assurance in the blood of Christ which covers all the faithful (1 Peter 3:21-22; 2 Peter 1; Galatians 3:26-27; Acts 2:37-39)

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve [discover, distinguish] the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless [for] until the day of Christ; - Philippians 1:9-10

If you want to have any more discussion and/or on any of the points I've made, or more scriptures that I have not included here for brevity, or if you have a counter-argument from the scriptures, please do ask or even personally message me! We are both pursuing greater knowledge of God's word. Let us learn together.

Peace to you also, sister. May God bless you in your pursuit of truth.

[shadowsofthegun-if]

I AM ASKING FOR THAT FUN FACTS

hehe okay these are literally in no order

Asters nose is slightly crooked from when Blessing broke it

Blessing does gamble a good bit but they are very sure they dont have a problem they might have a slight problem

Blessing looks a lot like their mother

Harrison has a bit of a drinking problem but hes been very good at hiding it

Jesse and Adrian used to say they were going out hunting for camp but really they were just going to relax at whatever lake was closest

Jesse loves swimming

Blessing doesnt hate swimming but they prefer to avoid lakes whenever they can

Ro has a dream of living on the beach and being able to see the ocean everyday

Blessing and Ro used to sneak off to a meadow and make plans to take a trip down to the coast

Blessing is the one who teaches Ro to swim

Ro is the one who teaches Blessing to properly play the guitar

Ro has a very nice singing voice like their Father

Ro really likes Blessings voice especially their singing voice

Ro does pressure Blessing into singing whenever they can

Anytime Blessing sings its always one of the songs theyve heard from Jesse

Blessing teaches Ros brother Alejandro how to gamble

Ros family is the mirror opposite to Blessings even made sure they had the same amount of siblings

Im a big fan of symbolism so each character has an animal, flower, color, and bird assigned to them in my notes

they also have a season of the year but those are more broad

everyones birthday was a bit more broad in choice but i still picked days that felt right

Almost every characters name was very specially chosen

They also all have middle names

Jesse and Adrians relationship is very much inspired by Lucy Grey Baird and Coriolanus Snow in The Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes

This wasnt even on purpose but Ro and Blessings relationship is a lot like Ellie and Dina from The Last of Us Part II

Asters color is yellow<3

Blessing and Aster used to get into a lot of arguments when they were younger and they'd physically fight a lot

Harrison and Jesse don't know that Aster is part of Adrians gang

Adrian doesnt even know that Blesing exist and he doesnt meet them till theyre 19

Aster is a very good artist and they sketch a lot of plants and landscapes

I've always felt that Blessing is the type of person always up in a tree

Aster and Blessing used to sit in trees and share whatever meal they had after they practiced shooting

Aster and Blessing learnt to shoot together

Blessing is the better shot

Okay im going to stop there but im still very tempted to share the chapter titles. They're not very spoilerly or anything i just like them a lot

[waiting-to-spill]

pitts would be the font courier right

yes agreed now it’s time for part 2 !!

dps characters as fonts pt. 2

pittsie is courier because pitts is such a generally likable character—who doesn’t like him, right? and courier is similar like it just radiates kindness and if fonts had personalities courier would definitely be the friend who has never said a mean word in their life

todd is bodoni because don’t ask why but i just get so inspired when i see bodoni and honestly todd is the same for me he is the most talented poet and most amazing person in the world and can you tell who’s my favorite character yet-

keating is futura not because i think their auras match but because of the way that they surprise you. after seeing all these teachers in welton being the same old people and encouraging uniformity, keating just changes everything up and teaches you to think for yourself. similarly, futura is so shocking to see after seeing fonts like georgia and times new roman and garamond and it reminds you that not every font is old looking and serif and it freshens your perspective and leaves you saying oh.