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people might think creating OC lore involves a lot of thinking & planning, but in my personal experience, OC development is more like a divine vision from a god slamming you over the head with a mallet while ur doing the fuckin dishes or folding laundry

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I know Sinners is in the horror genre...but what if we fudged it a little and added some sci-fi/fantasy to the premise

What I'm trying to say is: the Smokestack Twins aren't just in sync, they actually have a telepathic link with each other

Imagine Smoke being able to sense Stack in his mind from birth. Finishing each other's sentences. Acting like 2 halves of a whole. Earning themselves a reputation around town that quickly turns from adorable to spooky as they grow up, especially among the superstitious folk. (Making their daddy think the devil's in them for the way they answer his questions for each other.) The 2 of them having whole silent conversations as they cook up their little schemes. The way Smoke will just say "No" without Stack having to open his mouth when the younger twin starts with his harebrained ideas again. The way they got each other's sixes in the German trenches without having to say a thing. Coming back from Europe with medals all on their chests for their kill count because they're so good at silent ambushes. Them applying the same tactics to Chicago gangs as they did in war, coordinating their robberies with uncanny precision. Making a legend of themselves in Chicago as they did back home, that's why they had to leave.

Now imagine how that connection stands up against the vampire hivemind. The moment Smoke stops feeling Stack in his mind when Stack's heart stops. Knowing that Stack is gone gone when Stack's breathing peters out not just in the body beneath his hands but in Smoke's own chest. Still asking Annie if there's some way she can fix the situation despite the deafening silence in his own head.

Can Smoke hear Stack in his mind when Stack comes back undead? If Stack is chained to the vampire hivemind now, maybe he can't tap into the frequency he shared with Smoke when he was alive. That's how Smoke knows - even if he tries to deny it - that that's not his little brother no more. He looks at Stack's dead eyes reflecting the light in the dark, hears nothing through their telepathic link and knows that there's nothing behind those eyes now.

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Iron Man 2 (2010) Dir. Jon Favreau

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Finral, after joining the Black Bulls: I haven't been this happy since...

Finral: Oh wow. I've never been happy.

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fanfiction is so beautiful because what do you mean i can read the same characters falling in love 92737389 times in different scenarios and not get tired of it.

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“this ship isn’t canon” to YOU. I, however, am delusional

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I genuinely think if you want to have kids, you should have a list of at least a dozen people who you would trust at the drop of a hat to pick your kid up or take care of them in an emergency. Family, friends, neighbors - you need to start building your village so when you have a kid somebody can bring a meal, or help around the house postpartum, or take an older child on short notice in case of an emergency.

And be ready to be that person for others - even if you are child-free for life, look out for your pregnant, postpartum, adopting, and child-rearing community members and see if they need support.

And don't come on my post and say "don't have a kid unless you can care for them alone." It's just not true. A single person given full responsibility for the life of a child (especially an infant) can become a danger to themselves and their kids. They are the primary caregiver, not the only one. In many cultures (and among the wealthy in every culture) it is normal to hire people to assist with children, especially newborns, whose care equates to a full-time job.

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I love pushing the Smoke is demisexual propaganda. Like I can’t see him having sex with no one else but Annie. But I can see Stack messing around with other girls than Mary if that makes sense. I think he just doesn’t like nobody but his wife. He’s never gotten close to someone like he did with her. He don’t just be fucking(he can’t😭).

Like I can imagine Stack trying to get over Mary in Chicago by messing with other women. Him suggesting Smoke do it too and Smoke does this:

“Hell no nigga.”

“Damn nigga it was just a suggestion, you almost yanked my fucking lips off!!”

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Sunshine family 🥺☀️

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I had an interview with a local paper this week about this rock snake I started on the longest street of a nearby city (where I work) because it's bringing people so much joy:

I said something during the interview that the interviewer seemed really shocked by, so in case it's important for anyone else to hear: When asked about the rock snake and some scavenger hunts that I've hosted for adults, I said -

"We don't stop enjoying the things we liked as kids; they just stop being offered to us. And when you're a kid, fun things like art projects and scavenger hunts are always brought to you, so you're not taught to make a habit of seeking them out as and adult."

She said "Wow yeah... life is so stressful... and you don't think to... wow."

So if anyone else needs direct permission to be a whimsical adult child today, I hereby grant it to everyone. ❤️

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I didn't like Lee's design in Boruto, so I redesigned it. Although I just changed the details... Well, it looks like it turned out well :D

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this is unhinged and he would never... but I'd let Rock Lee beat me up just to see firsthand how strong he is

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We used to have goth girls in every animated show. They wouldn't let you make a cartoon from 90-00s without at least one goth chick.

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I can't do much but maybe this will interest someone. This cookbook is by a classically trained autistic chef, made for people with sensory issues. It's sold 1/6th of its initial run because apparently no one wants to have an autistic person interviewed on TV.

Apparently it's also very funny.

Spread this around! I bet someone here can use this.

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Kakashi would be such a loser in front of his crush and I will die on this hill

Like he’s all calm and collected in front of his teammates and friends and then suddenly he’s stumbling over his words, cursing at himself when he says something he thinks is awkward, just acting a little more goofy around them.