#this is a cold hard fact

[canisalbus]

To me, Machete kind of has the energy of a secondary villain/coldhearted side character in someone else's story that a lot of fans latch onto, moreso than the protagonist. Question is, would he be the villain in anyone's story?

Why, thank you! I'm actually glad to hear he gives off that vibe. I don't think he set out to become a villain but a lot of people certainly view him as one.

[the-owl-tree]

Regarding my Numbers Argument post. It's kind of wild to me that like...someone did engage with the argument at its core in regards to Warriors. Sunnyfall made a video engaging with this argument, pulling out statistics and hard numbers about speaking roles, personality, deaths, roles in the story, and so on but when you look at people who, you know, wanted this type of proof, you see comments on sites like the WCRPForums about how they wouldn't finish the video because the "arguments were bad" (without elaborating why) or the video itself being too long, even though you know if it was any shorter the same people would be clamouring for more proof and elaboration. Even though this is the type of analysis that people who throw this argument demand, they will never actually engage with a counter argument because actually engaging with it means having to acknowledge they're wrong about misogyny not being a problem.

[alagaesia-headcanons]

I will always be so sad and angry that Eragon never recognized how horribly the elves treated him and that no one else helped protect him from it either. Oromis is so insidiously and inexcusably cruel to him and Eragon truly deserved the chance to escape that and see the damage he caused, and also to then beat Oromis into a bloody pulp. And Glaedr too, honestly. He's mostly gone unscathed in my past rants, largely because at least his personality isn't so insufferable, but he ain't shit either. He's fully complicit in all of Oromis's vile abuse, and adds to it himself in certain places. They more than earn Eragon's ire, but they all constantly belittle him and insist that they inherently know better than him about everything, and poor Eragon believes them, so he doesn't fight back. No!!! Every misgiving you have about them is true, and not only should you stand your ground, but you should also start maiming them!!!!!

Oromis's mannerisms are respectful, kind, and gentle, but they in no way indicate his actual feelings. It just serves as a guise, while their actions demonstrate that both he and Glaedr don't have a single shred of respect for Eragon. They don't trust him, they don't put faith in him, they don't care about his wellbeing, and they have so much contempt for him. And they do all that while they take everything from Eragon, demanding he sacrifice himself constantly, and not always just in the interest of beating the Empire! In some cases it's solely an expression of their resentment of him or a way to cut away at the parts of him they don't like.

And Eragon gives them everything, so earnestly and generously. Then they give him jack shit. They only give him whatever suits their intention to use him as a weapon, and even in that, they pick and choose things to withhold according to their disdain for him. Contempt is all he gets in return for his trust and loyalty.

And it makes me sad how Saphira isn't there for him in this. In her defense, she's very young and they harm her also by prioritizing her utility to them over anything else, which she sadly does not recognize either. But beyond that, the elves and Oromis and Glaedr specifically treat her far, far better than they treat Eragon. She's in no way responsible for their actions, but there are places where she enables the abuse. Most often through overlooking it, but sometimes when Eragon rightfully balks at their mistreatment, then turns to Saphira for her input, she tells him, "I trust them and I think you should be deferring to them."

Eragon is so earnest and compassionate and he deserves care, both in the form of other people caring about his wellbeing, and also through the chance for him to learn how he can and should care for himself. Yet at the end of the series, he's so conditioned to accept manipulation and abuse and I just want my poor boy to have a chance to rest and HEAL 😭

[minthological]

COURIWAY JUMPSCARE ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️💀🤯

[3v3rton-want-mon3y]

[harringroveera]

They’ll judge you while sitting on each other’s lap

[polux-aka-hyakunana]

[WIP] Probably not gonna finish anytime soon since I'm making it between work and projects as rest time

[mysonsareturtles]

I’m such a “Mutant Mayhem focused on Mikey specifically” truther

[undercover-horn-blog]

Today's fantasy:

They're friends with benefits. The physical is good but there aren't too many emotions involved. They get on, though, as friends.

One day he asks to come over and she texts him:

"Sounds great! But just a heads-up, I'm still getting over a cold. I'm probably not contagious anymore, but yeah, thought you might like to know."

"Aww, I'm sorry! And thanks. I'm sure it'll be fine."

When he gets to her place, they're both hungry, so they cook together. He has been there for around 15 minutes when she sneezes a soft double against her wrist and laughs. "See? I told you!"

He also laughs and blesses her.

He asks when she first came down with this, how bad it was.

"Ah, it started Friday night. I kind of spent all of Saturday in bed to be honest. I was sneezing and coughing so much! But yeah, don't worry, I'm much better now."

And her cold genuinely is much better, so they don't discuss it much more than that.

Only in the bedroom... she sneezes again. Once. And then a double a few minutes later. This has never happened before and her cheeks are burning with embarrassment. But each time, he laughs softly, whispers "bless you" in her ear and pulls her closer, not distracted for too long 🔥

[ninawolv3rina]

Big Scary Vampire Man

OC: Cort (he/it)

[chryblossomjjk]

just found out that jungkook interacts with people who aren’t me

[bed-of-ashes]

OKAY aphblr has allowed me to explain my silly little revamped version of Irene + Aphmau so you're all gonna have to suffer for it

I was an autistic little child who hated unforeshadowed plot twists (but also I was like 10 and only had so many literary analysis skills) and I have carried this grudge with me toward adulthood but. I really hated the Aphmau being amnesiac Irene plotline. I've tried remedying it several times over the years but I think the idea I've finally landed on and am now obsessed with is Aphmau being Irene's daughter.

First of all, it fits the whole matron theme, and second, it goes with that early season 1 lore that Irene had a family. It would make Aphmau's guilt really interesting when she thinks she isn't living up to her mother's legacy. The lore idea is that 1,000 years ago, when Shadow Knights/Shad came to kill Irene, she used the last of her power to place Aphmau in the staff. Hyria comes to the burnt wreckage of their home (hello! Remember how Aphmaus greatest fear was her village on fire!) to mourn and recognizes the staff for what it is, storing it until a Shadow Knight would protect Irene's daughter, making it safe enough for her to return.

But what if Irene had a second daughter? A younger one, who escaped the assassination and went on to live a normal life? We know Aphmau likes to name her kids + pets after people, so, for no reason at all in particular, let's say this girl's name is Alina. Magicks is a very uncertain area in MCD lore but I'd imagine it's to some extent genetic, so maybe when Irene's other daughter has a son, that son develops powerful magicks when he is far too young to control it. Maybe the Alina 1,000 years ago doesn't know how to help him and she sends him off with a tutor who promises he can reign in this boy's untamed magicks. Maybe that boy drove his tutor insane because the power of Irene ran in his veins, and his tutor pushed him off the balcony of a stony castle. Maybe his aunt finds him 1,000 years later and takes him in as her own.

[corpocyborg]

"I know all about you, Morinth. Why would you even try seducing me?"

[cannibology]

temperature sensitivity is such an annoying part of my disability. what do you mean i can’t go out in colder weather or warmer weather because the cold gives me allergy-like symptoms that last for days and makes my hands stop working but the heat makes me lightheaded and headachey and too exhausted to think? what do you mean i can’t be in direct sunlight or direct contact with cold without breaking out in hives? why must i have the physical constitution of a sickly victorian boy?

[3v3rton-want-mon3y]