#Also bad joke but at some point Peter makes some joke about some people calling Vincent 'Cowboy'

[tarjapearce]

How can you describe miguel mentally and emotionally ?

Oh man... This is a tough one. I'll start by saying that, even though we saw a glimpse of his mindset on ATSV, we still have sooo much to learn and know about him. (We just had it for 15 mins. jsksk)

I did this thing a while ago, focusing mostly on his grieving that addressed the rest just superficially.

I won't say I know him better than anyone cause

1. No. Characters evolve and I feel it'd be disrespectful af to just reduce him to a couple of traits or claim that I know him better than I know my nipple jsksk.

2. He's a complex character that is so well written that makes us all go psychoanalysing his behavior 🤭. (And love me a man that puts me to think)

But jokes aside.

He's emotionally unavailable. Simple as that. And though it might sound obvious to some, (And our savior complex kicks in and tell us to fix him 👀 yeah, I'm talking to us jsksk) there's no way we can do that, cause that's up to him ~. (And you can't help someone that doesn't wants to be helped.)

Healing takes time. And guess who overworks himself to the point of having his cortisol running 24/7 through his body? Miguel. He doesn't have time for therapy. His fear of watching it all go to hell once more is a too fresh wound. Some traumas last decades, and naturally people find ways around it without interacting with it directly to avoid reliving such impairment.

(I do appreciate the fact that in the new comic book, we see him trying to make amends with Conchata though. He's trying!!! :D.)

2. He's a patient man. I mean, he recruited after all versions of Spiderman that have this trait in common: They're perceived as friendly. And they're mostly young adults and teens. (Both are a handful btw. And most stories and comics Peter Parker is depicted as a 18-23 year old)

But they like pushing his buttons, (cracking a joke every 5 minutes, doing whatever they want even when specific orders were given) however. He doesn't strike me as someone that is mean on purpose, he's just wary but not totally closed off towards people. Wich is kinda contradictory on its own since:

You don't go around trusting people first hand upon just knowing them, right? 👀. But at the same time he showed Miles his own canon event, trying to empathise with him before dropping the bomb. (He was mentally preparing him, something he wasn't able to get but to experience the worst way)

A hypocrite truly. And not in the bad bad way (He calls a nerd the NWH Peter yet he is one) , cynic to an extent (Since he keeps repeating he's been the only one trying to keep it all together, meaning he still doesn't fully trusts the people around him.) A showoff (Did you see the way he turns towards Gwen when he first appears? Or the way he says "I was gonna do that") , arrogant to also an extent. ("It's much more cooler than a watch").

He took the job as a leader cause he knew none else was gonna, and if there was another one willing to assume the role, I'm sure he'd be dissatisfied with it's development cause our man likes to feel safe in when he's in control. (A trait often met in people with generalized anxiety)

And when he's not, his brain immediately goes into threat mode, but even so is able to adapt. (I have a theory he learned this the bad way. We've still got to see the origins of his Rapture intake though 🤔)

Now, we know this man is emotionally unavailable, through and through. His love is work. And married to it.

Now, I might get a bit controversial after this and some might not like it, but I don't think he wants another family after that. (We don't know much about this Miguel's background or family except that he was looking for things, and he found Gabi's universe. And for you to look into another universe in need to be happy says enough to imagine his family or is non existent or is really messed up.)

I know we want him to be happy, (And the producers better give him some healing and closure or else.) Cause he deserves everything. But grieving doesn't work like that. A loss like that is unmeasurable, it changes literally your brain chemistry forever. The least appropriate thing you'd do is have another kid or someone after such event.

(I've seen what that is an it's not nice. Specially for the involved kid)

But we're all ill here so Thank goodness fanfics exist ❤️

He allowed himself to be selfish enough to be happy, had his fun but consequences caught up to him. Consequences that he didn't know and now has him perpetuating his guilt and mind berating.

Hence the workaholic attitude, the coldness. He's done with establishing something with people in general, not just someone special. He's done of getting trampled by life, so he sticks with something he knows he can do very well and pours into it. The Multiverse is his hyperfixation.

Keeps him busy, keeps him on control but curiously and contradictory again, it keeps him needed and useful.

He's a walking contradiction. He doesn't need people to watch over him, not cause he doesn't deserves it. He knows that people worry about him, that's why he just minds his own thing to not be a burden.

Self-Sufficient, over achiever (Alchemax CEO & Spiderman, a genius, bilingual, probably more languages on his list cause he leads a multicultural and multidimensional task force babes ~)

He's not bad, he just doesn't know how to direct his anger or allows himself to feel properly and often rationalises his feelings. (Another coping mechanism where you're tired of feeling stuff and justify difficult or negative with logical thoughts)

But again, curiously knows how to communicate. I know it's fucked to say when he threw a trash bin to Miles before that. But! Hear me out.

Retaking the previous point, he was preparing Miles to give him the talk. After he throws the trash bin, he knows that anger won't solve things (Even though he wanted to give some chancla spanks to Miles for being an anomaly) So he chills, and you can see the transition between being completely furious to a more emotional approach. (Parenting surge there.)

He starts explaining everything from scratch, (literally with drawings and stuff) so Miles wouldn't be lost on what he was on about. Then they moved to the canon events, and shows his major trauma to him as a sign of empathy and an invitation to honest talk.

He admits he doesn't like what he does, and if you look closer his face is so damn distressed when locking Miles in the trap. It pains him, but again, someone has to do it, yet none is scarred enough to bear the burden.

I just want to hug him and send him to therapy. Cause he needs it. (Pretty sure he gave up on that too cause it was too time consuming.)

I'd be satisfied if the writers gave him that ❤️. But yeah. That's one of my many takes on him. Hope it helps c:

#talking with t✨ #miguel o'hara #little thoughts 💭

[vendettaparker]

I Don’t Care

summary: just a silly, harmless tiktok prank on peter... right?

warnings: very very slight angst (like so little idk if this should even be a warning), possible typos 

word count: 718

a/n: i wrote this before my hiatus and didn’t like it that much, but then i recently reread it and i liked it so here it is :)

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Tiktok pranks. It was simple; you loved them, Peter hated them, and everyone at least got some sort of entertainment from them. 

Of course, with a boyfriend as sensitive as Peter, there were times when the pranks may have been a bit much or went a little too far. Like the time you “broke up” with him using a Tiktok audio. Or the time you held pasta in your mouth and then asked him to crack your back—that one scarred him. He thought he’d broken your back or something and it only took all of ten seconds of you laying limp on the ground for him to burst into tears and call Bruce. 

And then of course there was today. The trend was simple, and you’d learned your mistake from the pasta incident, so it was by no means as harsh of a trend. All you had to do was say “I don’t care” at any point in your conversation with Peter to see how he would react. Simple enough, right? 

You weren’t even sure what you expected. Maybe you expected him to just be confused or to get slightly annoyed. You definitely could not have predicted what actually happened though. 

“I’m not sure about the new suit design,” Peter said as he looked over the holograms. The two of you were in the lab, looking over upgrades for suits that your dad had set up for you to confirm, “If I go back to spandex, I’ll keep getting wedgies when I’m on patrol and I hated that. But the nanotech is glitchy sometimes—it doesn’t run as smooth.” 

Peter was rambling, possibly to himself, as you looked at your phone. To him, it looked as though you were looking at emails or scrolling through social media, but really you were recording. 

“I also don’t like the new colors. I like the classic red and blue, don’t you? I feel like it’s friendly and just the right amount of childish and it’s just what people expect. Like there’s no way I could go out there in black—” 

“I don’t care,” you cut Peter off, not even bothering to look up from your phone, really making you look disinterested in what he had to say. 

“Oh,” Peter said quietly, “sorry.” 

He pursed his lips and continued to look over his holograms in silence. A few moments when by and Peter didn’t say anything else, so you decided to just stop recording, ready to just apologize and fess up to it being a joke.

You set your phone down and looked up at Peter, now noticing the way his nose was twitching. He even sniffled a little, but quickly hid it under a cough. 

“Pete?” You frowned, walking over to him. 

“Yeah?” he said sadly, not looking up from his suit designs. 

“I’m just messing with you, baby,” you said, placing your hands on his shoulders, “I’m sorry, I do care, I promise.” 

“Sometimes I feel like you don’t,” Peter sniffled, “like when you play all these mean pranks on me.” 

“Aw, Peter,” you cooed, feeling bad now for even thinking that this would be fun to do. Terrorizing Peter may be fun for you, but he wasn’t fun for him and that was something you hadn’t thought about, “I’m sorry. I never meant to hurt your feelings. I really do care about you, you know that, right?” 

“I guess,” Peter shrugged, but tears began to spring in his eyes anyways, “I just don’t really think I want to be in a relationship with someone who makes me feel so sad all the time.” 

“Peter,” you took his hand, “please, I-I’m sorry, I won’t do any more pranks. I didn’t think it through and I didn’t realize how hard it must be to be on the other end of these pranks. I really do love you, please.”

Peter pulled his hand away and blinked, causing some tears to roll down his cheek, “you didn’t realize how hard it must be?” he asked, looking at you with tears in his eyes. 

Now you had tears on your own. You shook your head, “I’m really sorry.” 

“Well,” Peter wiped his eyes, “now you know how it feels,” he said as his lips curled into a smile. 

“What?” you sniffled. 

“Gotcha, babe,” Peter smirked.

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[dsaf-confessions]

I have two of them

1: Steven x Peter isn't that bad honestly. Imo at least. It doesn't deserve the amount of hating it gets. 'But Steven ruined Peter's life by sending him to become a phone guy' the games go out of their way to show and even directly tell you that phone guys are slaved people who are brought back from the dead and forced to do as their programming says. Steven isn't an expert or anything he's just as slaved as the others were. And while he does say 'I hope u can forgive me for this' which kinda means that he knew it was bad? But honestly I still don't blame it on him fully. From my understanding phone guys are only capable of going 'against' (for lack of better word) their programming only if they have some humanity or memories when they were alive, which I dont think Steven does, in both dsaf1 & 3 hes fully convinced that he's Scott Cawthon and only remembers that he isnt after literally being forced to. 'they hate eachother' I've replayed all the dsaf games and I can't find anything confirming that. Steven obviously regrets what he did and wants to make it right to not just Peter, but everyone else as well. Peter and Steven don't interact much, but Peter hasn't said anything mean about Steven once. The only thing that implies this is Peter's line of Jack saving even those who don't deserve it. But honestly he never said it was about Steven. For all we know he could had been referring to Dave or hell even himself. 'Its boss x employee which would be toxic by realistic standards' ok I see your point but why compere realistic standards to fucking dsaf? You know what else would be incredible toxic by realistic standards too? Davesport. But the fandoms not ready for that talk.

Speaking of davesport

2: Davesport is hellaaaaaaa overrated. I get why people ship it. It has much potential. But honestly it's the only thing the fandom talks about and Im getting tired of it. Where's my Steven contact? Where's my Peter or Dee contact? Where's the phone guys, Henry, Jacktrap or hell even Davetrap contact? Where's the angst connect on the Kennedy siblings? The only endings this fandom talks about are like the Gnarly Endings even tho I think the good ending and pure evil endings in dsaf2 are much better better than the gnarly end. Contact of the legacy routes are almost non existent ESPECIALLY on the legacy route of 2 and when there's is. It's davesport angst. How about we make angst about how Jack literally kills his motherfucking sister that he literally died for in an even more curler dsaf3 legacy route. I also hate how much the fandom mischaracterizes it. No they aren't uwu gay boys, no they don't have a perfect relationship. Their relationship is fucking unhealthy, flawed and bittersweet. (No Im not saying davesport is a pr*ship don't accuse me of that, although it's an unhealthy relationship it's not an ab**ive one). Dave literally stalks Jack, he has cameras on his house for the real Fredbear's sake. Yes I know they're treated like jokes, yes I know that Jack doesn't seem to mind, yes I know that Dave & Jack ARE capable of being in a somewhat normal relationship, with Flipside Dave at least. But still that's not healthy. They are literally willing to kill eachother if they're opposite! Those are two dead courses that have been stripped almost completely out of all their humanity thanks to that pink fuck Henry. Obviously they won't be sweet and caring to eachother or anyone really. If you like Davesport at the very least actually protey it correctly.

This is coming from someone who doesn't even ship Steveter (that's what I'll call the ship) and loves Davesport btw

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#dayshift at freddy's #dsaf #dsaf confessions #steven stevenson #peter kennedy #dave miller #jack kennedy

[frodolives]

I've decided that I would like to understand what my mutuals see in the old man music cinematic universe. I have loved and supported their derangement from afar in my life and would like to dip my toes in, so to speak. so I come to you humble now and ask: where can I get information about the beatles that will make me think about old British boy band members exploring eachothers bodies? if it helps, I dont mind their more well known music, but I've never really dug into it properly.

Oh man. You've no idea how tough this is to answer lol. My derangement regarding the Beatles has been built up over 6 years now and I hardly remember how it even began.

I suppose that yes, if you're new, you should begin with listening to all their music because it's genuinely very good stuff. Their filmography is also good. If you haven't seen any of their films yet, it's a great place to start because the Beatles' looks, personalities, and sense of humour are just as important to understanding their appeal as their music is (in order: A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help! (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), Yellow Submarine (1968), and Let It Be (1970) - most of these should be free to watch on Dailymotion).

If you're very serious about the Beatles and into the history on an actual academic level, this is a pretty good list of free resources to browse through.

My personal introduction into becoming an actual gay Beatles truther was a series of fan-made documentaries on YouTube called Understanding Lennon-McCartney. It's been a very long time since I've seen them, but I remember them blowing my mind and making me believe in the concept of soulmates. As fun as it is to make jokes about the Beatles exploring each other's bodies, there's something genuinely profound and beautiful about Lennon and McCartney's relationship that shouldn't be overlooked. Chris Evans said it best:

The Understanding Lennon-McCartney documentaries series is also just the most comprehensive overview of McLennon that I know of, even if it's semi-outdated now. I watched them in 2019 and even in just the last 5 years, a lot of new McLennon info has come out. We are truly living in the golden age of Beatles RPF.

One of the biggest recent developments was Peter Jackson's 2021 Get Back series. They're basically a revamped version of Let It Be (1970) and also required viewing at some point. I know a lot of Beatles fans who were introduced to the band via Get Back so I suppose it's not a bad place to start if you're so inclined, though since they chronicle some of the last days of the band, I think they can be best appreciated if you're already at least somewhat familiar with the boys.

After watching all of that, I think you'll have a pretty decent foundation of what people on Tumblr are talking about. Then oddly enough, I'd consider Tumblr the best resource for info. There's more in-depth Beatles talk on here than any other website as far as I know and, in my experience, I learned a lot just by freely exploring various tags and blogs.

There's also the Beatles biopic cinematic universe which is worth dipping your toes into if you like RPF and want an entertaining way to learn the gist of the band's history. There's a lot of low budget biopics out there about those boys. Even I haven't seen them all yet so I wouldn't say watching them is an absolute must, though there's three iconic "gay john lennon biopics" that are entertaining bc of how genuinely gay they are: The Hours and Times 1991 (about John's relationship to Brian Epstein), Backbeat 1994 (about John's relationship to Stuart Sutcliffe), and Two of Us 2000 (about John's relationship to Paul McCartney; the most iconic and revered of all Beatles biopics).

I don't really know what other reccs to give. If anybody wants to chime in with other suggestions, go forth! There's just so much Beatles lore and it's easy to become overwhelmed by it all so definitely take your time lol. And if you ever have any specific questions about the Beatles, I'd be very happy to answer them!

Happy RPFing!

#i've actually been toying with the idea of making a complete lennon-mccartney manifesto so all the knowledge i've collected over the years #would be good for something but such a project would take so much work and i'd prob need others to help with it lol #the beatles #ask

[fuck-showers-in-general]

d. do you want to tell us about the history of panic at the disco. i feel like you want to do that.

YES I DO (small unreality cw for a few of the jokes i make in this)

so back in like 2005. this emo boy from suburban nevada named ryan ross and his childhood friend slash the only drummer he knew (spencer smith) decided to start a band together called pet salamander. they also got this other guy named brent wilson to play keyboard but brent is a bitch and they kicked him out after the first album so this is the first and last time you will hear me mention him. ryan was singing, playing guitar, and writing music, which was a lot of work for a depressed teenager in his first band ever, so they ended up trying to find someone else to either play guitar or sing, and end up putting out an ad in some newspaper or something. up turns this kid named brendon urie! he can do both. they end up just having him sing though, because ryan still wants to play guitar. it was also some time around this that they realized pet salamander was a stupid ass band name, so they changed it to panic! at the disco. and thus the most band of all time was born.

ryan, pretty much by himself, writes an album called a fever you can't sweat out, which takes heavy inspiration from chuck palahnuik (im totally spelling his name wrong but idc), moulin rouge, and ryan's own childhood living just outside las vegas. it toes the line between pop punk and cabaret goth, or more accurately pirouettes along the tightrope between them. it is a picturesque score of scandals, sins (not tragedies), classic literature, dark circus couture, and a troubled childhood. it still genuinely astounds me that this album was made by a bunch of teenagers. it is an absolute fucking masterpiece. panic! records a few demos, and then gets the bright idea that "hey, ryan's a huge fan of fall out boy, right? that pop punk band from chicago that's really popular right now? like, he's super obsessed with pete wentz's writing. and pete is really active on social media. what if we shot him a few demos?"

and what does peter lewis kingston wentz the motherfucking third, known lacker of common sense, do?

he makes an entire fucking record label just to sign panic!.

ma'am what.

pete decides to start decaydance records, a sublabel of fueled by ramen, and signs a bunch of his friends' bands, along with these random kids from nevada, because he thinks they have potential or whatever. panic! fully records afycso, and releases it on september 27th, 2005. it becomes a smash hit near immediately, and i write sins not tragedies remains to this day a staple of 2000's emo hits. and what, logically, do they do after this? well, first, they go on the nothing rhymes with circus tour, which i would have absolutely killed to get tickets to had i been, like, alive at the time. but after that they, of course, get this guy named jon walker to join the band as a bassist, take the exclamation point out of their name and retreat into the mountains to hotbox a cabin and write a classic rock album. of course. perfectly logical next move. ...look, they swore to shake it up and we swore to listen. this is on us.

some time in mid to late 2006, panic emerges from the mountains with an album called cricket and clover. after recording demos for pretty much the whole album, they realize, oh, we totally cannot release this. so they rework it into an album called pretty. odd., which is an absolute masterpiece. i don't understand why people don't like it. it's so fucking good. if pretty. odd. has 10000 fans i am one of them if pretty. odd. has 10 fans i am one of them if pretty. odd. has 1 fan it is me if pretty. odd. has no fans i am dead. i don't have as much eloquent stuff to say about p.o. as i do with afycso. i just really like it.

[bad wilbur soot impression] it was at this point that brendon decided to become a problem.

so ryan was struggling with a lot of mental health issues right? you would expect your bandmates, especially the one you trusted to sing the lyrics you expressed and processed a lot of those mental health issues with, to not make fun of you for that, right? you would think? brendon did not think. ever. that man has not had a thought in his life and i mean that as an insult. things get so bad eventually that panic splits in half, with ryan and jon splitting off to form a band called the young veins that released one album in 2010 and then broke up, and spencer and brendon being left with the record deal but being explicitly told by ryan to not use the name panic at the disco. which, technically, they didn't. they went back to panic! at the disco. but still. dick move, man.

panic! is still touring pretty. odd. at this point (late 2009), so they need some touring musicians, because they no longer have a bassist or a guitarist. so they hire. i believe ian crawford? but don't quote me on that. as a guitarist, and, more importantly, dallon weekes as a bassist. dallon becomes a full member of the band soon after, because they flat out don't have a bassist anymore, nor a songwriter, but dallon just so happens to have written music for a (very good) band called the brobecks since before panic! at the disco was even a twinkle in poor ryan's eye. justice for ryan ross. but dallon writes an album called vices & virtues, featuring a couple of songs (mostly bonus tracks) from our good friend pwentz, a song brendon wrote about his wife (the worst song on the album honestly), and like half a song left over that ryan wrote when he was still in panic!. which makes vices & virtues the only panic! album that has had every official panic! songwriter on it. four of them. what is wrong with this band. v&v is a fucking amazing album though. i love it so much.

after that, dallon gets to work on panic!'s fourth album, too weird to live, too rare to die!. his original draft is a fucking masterpiece, but unfortunately most of it never sees the light of day (as in, basically nothing minus all the boys, a demo of far too young to die, and the original lyrics to vegas lights) because brendon comes in and ruins the whole thing and turns it into a marketable alt pop album. as he does. justice for dallon weekes. justice for anyone who has ever interacted with brendon ever actually. twtltrtd is still an amazing album, don't get me wrong. just not as good as it would have been without brendon's meddling. i may be a little bitter.

dallon, inevitably, leaves the band, because not only has brendon been fucking up his writing, he's been harassing him, harassing his wife, and on top of it all, paying him so little he had to get a second job to support his family. spencer also leaves, for unclear reasons. so brendon's got three albums left on a record deal for a band that no longer exists. what does he decide to do? pretend the band still exists and is more than just him, of course. this band and its associates have a history of logical decision making and everything they have ever done was a good idea. of course. he releases an album called death of a bachelor in 2016, which was actually pretty good. you will come to see this is a fluke.

two years later, in 2018, brendon! at the disco releases their sixth album, pray for the wicked, which had like four good songs on it total. however, something much more important happened that year. see, something had been happening in the shadows of salt lake city. someone had been plotting. playing shows. a band that didn't exist had been popping up around, with a disturbingly long name. were they here from the past? were they, perhaps, back from the future? we'll never know. all we know is that the band consisted of dallon weekes, a man* who definitely had no connection to panic! at the disco, and ryan seaman, a man who definitely had no connection to falling in reverse. both of whom had dubious connections to the brobecks. and in 2018, they released their first single, a song called modern day cain.

THATS RIGHT THIS POST IS ABOUT I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME NOW BBY

iDKHOW ended up also releasing their first EP in 2018, called 1981 extended play. it is an absolute masterpiece. i did not care that it was 6 songs, i listened to those 6 songs on loop for months on end. they did not release a full album until 2020. so clearly those months turned into years at some point. i lost track. their first album, called RAZZMATAZZ, came out in october of 2020, after making everyone wait way too fucking long for a full album. you may recognize that album name. that is because it's my name. i am way too obsessed with this band. they haven't been around for very long, so they don't have much history for me to infodump yet, but i am very proud to say i was one of their first fans, and i'll be a fan until the day i die.

nowadays, jon's still releasing solo music (also we are tiktok mutuals), ryan is a hermit, dallon was never in panic! at the disco at all why am i mentioning him, and brendon released an album called viva las vengeance that bombed so hard he announced the formal disbandment of panic! at the disco last month. the evil is defeated. thanks for coming to the circus, everyone. you can go home now.

[behindthewox]

What is your opinion on the MoM of JM eliminating the chat hierarchy?

Personally I highly disagree with this decision, as we were already dealing with people stepping on everyone else’s toes. Now we have literally every staff member in chat RACING to correct them first, often not even explaining correctly.

Example:

What your supposed to say: “Watch the spam, remember that the maximum of repeated words in a row is considered spam <3”

What is typically said: “Watch ur spam!”

followed by:

“HAHAHHA BEAT YOU IM THE FASTEST.”

It’s unacceptable and making a mockery of another persons mistakes and I am positive that we have lost new users over this new rule. Heck, I wouldn’t spend another minute on a site that found my mistake as a funny joke or a race.

Well, it's probably an efficient method of losing users and making other people question who put a child in charge of all the children. Like Peter Pan in Neverland. Is that too harsh of me to say? Forgive me, but I will be harsh with this one.

It's human nature to want to make yourself look good and correcting other people's mistakes is an easy opportunity to do that. People will take that opportunity without really thinking about it, especially children and teens who tend to be more impulsive. If a child sees someone do wrong, they are likely to point it out because they know it's wrong and they want the world to see that they know better. In teenagers it's less apparent and more controlled, but it's still there - especially online. You often see it in adults too, people who haven't yet matured and/or learned when to shut up. But to put it simply, it's a behaviour associated mainly with children, and to sum it up in a single verb: it's childish.

Taking a step back and not intervene in a situation takes some learning, and lots of practise. WoX is a great place to do that learning, but it needs to be organised and structured with guidance from experienced mods/admins who know what they're doing. There has to be an "adult" in charge to draw the lines, and keep everyone within them. Without "adults" all you've got is children and there's a reason Peter Pan kidnapped Wendy. The Lost Boys were lost without an adult to guide them.

So my question is, where are the adults? Don't kidnap a Wendy, that's illegal.

(for more about chat moderation, "Keep reading")

If I was a site leader and my staff competed to correct users in the chat, I'd give them all a very serious lecture and point out that if they can't handle the position and authority they've got, then they shouldn't have it. Competing to correct other people's mistakes and wrongs is childish, disrespectful and highly unprofessional, not to mention upsetting and potentially hurtful to new users who may simply have made an honest mistake.

Sometimes hierarchies are bad, but oftentimes they are actually a good thing. Hierarchies of authority exist for many reasons, one reason being to make sure each task and responsibility is handled by the person or people who will do it correctly. Chat moderation can be tricky and needs to be done right, using pre-agreed methods and ongoing teamwork. Discord servers were important for this, allowing the chat moderators to communicate off-site about what to do (and what not to do) and share information and instructions.

It's also important to keep it minimal and make sure it doesn't get overwhelming and feels like an attack. One moderator is usually enough to deal with most situations, the more moderators you get involved the messier it gets with risks of contradicting statements/instructions and making the situation a whole lot bigger than it actually is. Mistakes should always be forgiven and approached with gentle nudges, not a response as if they've broken every rule in the book. For example, sending one message too many is NOT a big deal. It's worth a polite nudge, but no more. Five different people calling you out for spamming over one message is out of proportion, feels like an attack and frankly looks unprofessional and childish.

The chat hierarchy is in place to prevent that. Those with authority to give reminders should be instructed to step back if someone else is already dealing with it, especially if that someone has higher authority. They will (presumably) know how to handle it correctly and what information to give.

Rules exist for a reason. The reasons aren't always obvious, but they are there. Don't dismiss them just because you don't understand them.

#wox #wox site #chat moderation

[mingismole]

ATEEZ PARAGRAPHS AS RANDOM SONGS FROM MY MAIN PLAYLIST

Hey! So I decided to play a random song from my playlist and do a little imagine with that song for each member. I might do more of these in the future or you can request one of these with an specific artist 🥰

Genre: angst, fluff, suggestive

Warnings: none that I’m aware of, but you can dm me if I missed one and I’ll put it here :)

Pairing: ateez x Fem!reader

Disclaimer: none of the pictures belong to me, credits to their owners ❤️‍🩹

KHJ - Paper Rings 🫧 Taylor Swift

Went home and tried to stalk you on the internet

Now I've read all of the books beside your bed

“Happy first anniversary, love” Hongjoong smiled while handing you a gift perfectly wrapped with a light brown paper and a beautiful yellow bow. The sound of the paper ripping and the big smile on your face only making Hongjoong happier “A book…” you whispered while turning around the book “Peter pan…?” Hongjoong smiled taking the book between his hands “I noticed you already finished all the books I have and this one is one of my all time favorites… so now you have your own copy which you can leave beside my bed… our bed” a light laugh escaped from your lips meeting Hongjoong’s ice in the process “you really notice all the small details. I love it… thank you” your boyfriend smiled even more when he felt your lips against his own “now… my gift!”

PSH - You Problem 🫧 Monsta X

I told you I'm your man

I'm only here for your love, I don't need no plan about us

It's simple, get lost in a romance

“I think it’s better if we break up… I- I don’t think this is really working” the silence filled the room while your boyfriend looked at you, almost as if he was expecting for you to tell him it was all a bad joke. But there was nothing, not a smile or a mischievous look, nothing. “No.” You looked up at him with a confused look “we’re not breaking up. I know this is all about the upcoming tour and I don’t want to break up with you, I know you don’t want that either. We’ll be alright, time will fly. I’ll call you everyday, we’ll FaceTime and in no time I’ll be back to you. Stop trying to control everything, just let yourself go, okay?” Seonghwa cupped your face between your face giving you a soft smile “I love you. I’m yours. That won’t change.”

JYH - Flaco 🫧 Mon Laferte

Llueve y llueve y te extraño más / it rains and it rains, and I miss you more

Me duele tanto, tanto amarte / it hurts me so much to love you so

En la soledad / on my own

The soft sound of the rain hitting your window filled your room along with the sound of your tiny sobs. It’s been a week since your best friend, Yunho, rejected your love confession. It hurt like a million trains colliding against your body, it hurt so badly but you couldn’t blame him. You can’t force anyone to love you but you couldn’t help the burning feeling inside your chest, it felt like your heart was burning but not in the romantic way, more in a way were you felt like at some point the only thing left would be the ashes of your heart. Maybe it was dramatic, maybe you were a little too much even after Yunho told you to take your time to heal, to comeback to him as a friend when you were ready. What if that time never came? What if this loneliness never leave you?

KYS - Habit 🫧 Seventeen

I would like it if you had a hard time and thought of me for a bit

I also want to act like I'm okay, but

As I feel my lips that used to always call you go completely dry…

“What I want you to understand it’s that maybe it wasn’t love… maybe it was a habit… you guys were together since high school. She wants to grow and meet new people and that’s okay Yeosang, that’s completely okay. You should try to do the same” San’s hand caressed softly his friends back trying to calm him down “I don’t need that. I want to be with her… I don’t understand… why am I the only one crying? Why is she all happy and with new friends? It’s like I didn’t matter to her, like we didn’t make plans together. I don’t want to understand that, San” San nodded quietly “well… what do you want to do then? We can go out to drink, or order some food, we can just sleep or go for a walk…. Anything Yeo, just ask.” a small laugh left Yeosang’s dry lips “I want to see her like me. I want to know this hurts her as much as it hurts me… I want that”

CSN - Girl Almighty 🫧 One Direction

She floats through the room on a big balloon

Some say, "She's such a fake”

That her love is made up

Your laugh filled the room in an instant making San sit straight, fix his clothes and start looking for you all over the room. You were wearing a beautiful yellow dress with a soft cardigan over it and a headband adorning your soft hair, it probably looked childish to other people but to him it was like witnessing the sun coming alive and walking towards him “good morning Sannie. I made cookies last night, here is yours” San took the little desserts from your hands observing the little smile adorning it “thank you, I’ll save it for latter” you smiled and nodded before running towards Hongjoong handing him another cookie, and oh, how San wished that attention was only for him.

SMG - Collar Full 🫧 Panic! At The Disco

Cause there's always time for second guesses, I don't wanna know

If you're gonna be the death of me, that's how I wanna go

“I changed my mind. I don’t want to do this” you looked at your boyfriend who was firmly holding your hands while looking down “come ooooon, it’ll be fun” you made him look at you. He smiled at your puppy eyes feeling a little less nervous “it’s too high y/n… what if we don’t land the way we’re supposed to?!” You laughed at him whining a little “it’ll be okay and if we die… then I’m more than happy to do it with you” Mingi laughed loudly, visibly relaxing before blowing some air “okay… okay. Let’s do it. Let’s jump before I start crying” he took your hand firmly before nodding to the guy next to him who quickly started to remind you both the instructions before jumping out of the plane.

JWY - Runaway Baby 🫧 Bruno Mars

You better get, get, get away, get away, darling

Cause everything you heard is true

Your poor little heart will end up alone

Wooyoung eyes followed you around the room while you collected your clothes from the floor “I was thinking, maybe we could order some pizza? Watch something before you leave?” You quickly put your skirt back on while looking at the naked man still laying on his bed “no, thank you. I have plans” wooyoung nodded quietly while you finished fixing your clothes “should I text you?” He truly was confused, this have never happened to him, he was never on the other end. The end were he was left naked on his room and probably ghosted “Wooyoung, this was nice but… I don’t usually repeat. I mean, you were good and I probably wouldn’t say no to you again but… I just don’t do dating or talking stages. I just like to have fun” you came closer to him leaving a small kiss on his lips, laughing a little when you noticed how he followed your lips when you broke the kiss “listen, if you want to have sex some other time I’m down. If you want to date… I’m not your girl… but hey! Don’t be a stranger if I see you around” you gave the poor boy one last smile before leaving his room.

CJH - Phase Me 🫧 Woosung

Do you miss it? I was all in and committed

Thought you would change, but you didn't

And it doesn't hurt like before

“Oh… hi y/n” you smiled softly at Jongho “hey… I’m here to see Seonghwa” he looked at you, taking in every detail of you. It was the first time he saw you since you two broke up… or he broke up with you “Jongho…?” He snapped out of his head immediately moving aside to let you in “Seonghwa?” You nodded while taking off your coat and shoes “yeah! He is helping me to get ready for… uh, a date” Jongho felt a heady weight on his shoulders out of nowhere “a date?” You nodded while putting on some of the guest sandals they had by the door “yes, he set me up with one of his friends… Yunho! He is pretty handsome” your voice sounded so excited and to be honest it didn’t hurt him but it did make him feel annoyed. You were moving on, his roommate and friend was helping you… he was the one who let you go but it made him a little angry to know he was replaceable, that you were actively looking for someone to share your life with after telling you how he wasn’t ready to fully commit to you. He was still looking for meaningless hook ups while you were looking to start a life.

#ateez timestamps #ateez smut #ateez fluff #ateez imagines #ateez scenarios #ateez x reader #ateez angst #ateez fanfic #ateez au #ateez reactions #ateez hongjoong #ateez seonghwa #ateez yunho #ateez yeosang #ateez san #ateez mingi #ateez wooyoung #ateez jongho #jongho x reader #wooyoung x reader #mingi x reader #san x reader #yeosang x reader #yunho x reader #seonghwa x reader #hongjoong x reader #hongjoong fluff #seonghwa fluff #Yunho angst #Yeosang angst

[paragonrobits]

“most superhero groups are billionaires beating up poor people” okay this isn’t funny, its just really annoying and like a lot of memes that pick up traction, people are acting like its actual canon so in response consider this:

this is based on the idea that most superheroes are billionaires, or otherwise rich. Besides the fact that a few of the founding figures that would inspire many superheroes were rich as a cover story (Zorro, as an example) and that a common superhero secret identity idea during the pulp era was ‘local wealthy person uses their money to fund their battle against gangsters and supervillains and anyway no one believes a rich idiot would do anything useful like that’, its not really a common thing. At ALL. Some prominent superheroes (Iron Man, Batman) fit this, but most superheroes are not particularly wealthy. For a lot of them it doesn’t really matter either way, narratively, and a lot of the ones for whom it DOES matter are blue collar or otherwise not wealthy.

Actual examples are extensive, but not that many heroes are wealthy. It’s, again, way more common for them not to be; Superman holds down a job as a journalist. Peter Parker’s life is, with rare exception, a constant downward spiral of him struggling to hold down a job alongside doing superhero work. Bruce Banner is consistently depicted as legitimately homeless and his powers render him too unstable to hold down ANY kind of lifestyle that won’t inevitably end in him fleeing from the collateral damage that is his life. It goes on.

Then there’s Marvel’s most unexpected darlings, the Guardians of the Galaxy. For most of their on-screen movie appearances, they’re essentially a bunch of space ruffians taking mercenary jobs. It’s a bit weird to say ‘gun for hire’ as a blue collar job but... well, what else would you call it?

Supervillains are more consistently depicted as rich. The lists go on and on: Lex Luthor, the cunning businessman who’s sincerely tried to turn a whole city into his personal monopoly so he can feel important. Kingpin, who IS the actual kingpin of crime in all of New York and poses as a wealthy benefactor while muscling out anyone who might interfere in his control over the city. Obadiah Stane, the Ironmonger, a man so dedicated to arms dealing he has a whole super identity based around it. Doctor Doom, who whatever else he’s got going on, is also the absolute dictator of an entire country that he rules with a literal iron fist and whose entire GDP is essentially his personal wallet. Pretty much all of Batman’s rogues gallery from the gangster era have this to some degree; the crime families of old Gotham, the Penguin when he’s in top form...

And this leads to the second criticism of this extremely unfunny and  irritating deliberate misconception joke; the depiction of supervillains as victims or people who get beaten up while just trying to make a living. To be blunt, while it is common for supervillains to be depicted sympathetically (and in fact specific villains being treated like this, or in general, seems to go in cycles depending on whether people are sick of it or the inverse at that time). It’s not that common; you might be talking about, say, the minions of the arc villain, but even they tend to be career criminals who happen to get their kicks out of beating the shit out of other people, breaking legs for criminal organizations, being legitimate serial killers who regard torturing people to death as an art form, or take potshots at stray pets for the fun of it. They profit really well off of this job and they’re not typically victims; when they are, its usually a plot point and the writer is likely to address it. You don’t often get cases where a writer will just drop stuff like that or leave bad implications.

The vast majority of supervillains are huge assholes. Even the sympathetic ones; Mr Freeze might be a tormented ruin of a man desperately trying to save his sickly wife, but he is ALSO frequently depicted as being callously indifferent to other people because their problems aren’t HIS problems. Killer Croc is one of the few villains I give leeway to in this manner because dear god Gotham is so fucked up get this man some real therapy please, but even he has his moments. And then there’s the villains often treated as environmentalist feminist icons but when you actually look at them, they generally tend to be actually depicted as ecofascists who never shut up about how their plans is to exterminate humanity.

So long story short, its really weird that people act like ‘rich guys beating up poor people’ is the default of this genre when pretty much all the examples they reference are 1. very specific to the heroes who started out fighting gangsters during the 1940s and they were fighting the Mafia and Nazis and 2. few superheroes are rich, I don’t understand why people think its funny to make stuff up like this to dislike something that’s popular to make fun of (pretty much like it was 20 years ago and back, so time really is a flat circle)

#superheroes

[anazitos]

SYBILL AND PETER

Sybill and Peter met in the library. Even though sybi isn't really a big fan of books, she really likes riddles. Which is something that studies exist. So after work she goes to the bookstore, not paying much attention to her surroundings. Just focused on studying and delving deeper into your beloved divinations.

Everything changes when she starts paying attention to a certain boy. He always went to the next session, taking my books, sitting in the same corner. This intrigued sybi. She wasn't much for paying attention to her surroundings, much less people. But something about him caught her attention, and that only made her more excited to study divinations.

Their first interaction was on a Tuesday, Sybi had a bunch of books and bad eyesight. She literally stopped in an available corner, just to sit down and organize her stuff. It was then that she looked ahead and realized that the boy with blond hair was right in front of her with those fat eyes wide open. She almost had a heart attack right there.

She apologized exaggeratedly, while the boy didn't even blink. He held some kind of comic in his hands, Siby was too nervous to notice properly. It was then when he was about to get up that he spoke. She said there was no problem with her staying, that everything was fine, she said with a smile on her face. So she was, totally embarrassed but she stayed. Of course she wanted to know his name, and as she was never a shy person she simply asked after a long silence. He looked at her a little measuredly, but responded.

"Peter. Call me peter."

Oh, Peter. Sounds like a hypnotic melody.

He didn't ask her name back, but she didn't mind anyway.

Then she started to sit next to him. They didn't talk, sometimes they looked at each other but that was it. Until one day, Peter spoke up. "Sorry, I didn't ask your name. And why do you read this?" His way of speaking was so comical that Sybi couldn't help it and laughed. Peter didn't understand, but he started laughing too. But later he will learn that the name of the girl in front of him is Sybill, she studies divination and signs. Hence the strange books.

The silence over the next few days began to be filled with conversations, laughter and jokes. To the point that books and comics are forgotten. Peter liked to cook, his favorite hero was Spider-Man, he also had a pet mouse. Sybill liked thrift stores, hot tea and cookies, children and had twelve pet cats. They learned so much about each other in weeks inside a bookstore. They didn't care about the place, they cared about each other's company.

Their first date was at a magic item store. Sybi said she would take Pete there, as if it were a necessity. They walked around the store, Sybi telling scary stories to make Pete scared, and Pete scared to death and making jokes at the same time. They ate so many things, talked about their tastes, showed photos of their pets. They discovered that they both prefer to stay at home watching movies while eating popcorn.

It didn't stop there, they went out a lot more. Going to each other's houses, or going to your favorite places. They loved giving each other gifts, going to waterfalls even though they didn't know how to swim, having pillow fights or just enjoying each other's company.

They started dating after six months, but before that they already considered themselves together. They wear matching rings, sun and moo.

The end.

| I apologize if it was bad or confusing, English is not my first language and most of the things I wrote using the translator. Anyway, I hope you like it.:3|

#marauders #jegulus #peter pettigrew #sybill trelawney #remus lupin #james potter #fanon #headcanon

[sleepingdeath-light]

marriage hcs ; peter

requested by ; onehellofashadynerd (13/11/22)

fandom(s) ; black butler

fandom masterlist(s) ; hub | specific

character(s) ; peter

outline ; “Hi! Can I request some Peter marriage headcanons please? You’re one of the few people I’ve bumped into who writes for him.”

warning(s) ; canon-typical references to violence, peter being an ass (also canon-typical)

peter isn’t someone who is traditionally romantic or affectionate as he doesn’t want to appear ‘girly’ or weak

… well, any more than he already is

he loves you, of course, and he does show it in his own way

like how he saved up two months’ worth of wages just to buy you your engagement ring

or how he spent over a year looking for someone to marry you both before giving in and asking joker to do the honours

or how he cried when he said his vows

or how he’s always the first to wake up and the last to fall asleep because he loves watching you be so peaceful

it’s subtle but if you know him well enough it’s clear as day how enamoured he is with you

you’re the one who does his makeup before their biggest shows and he wears something small of yours when he performs because you’re his good luck charm

he claims they do better whenever he performs these little rituals, but you both know he’s talking out of his ass

whenever he comes back after a long night of collecting victims for their father, when he’s at his most emotionally drained and vulnerable, you’re the one he seeks out

the only one who gets to see how much it affects him — and the one who wipes away his tears and cleans the blood off of him as he sobs until he’s close to coughing up blood

he can get incredibly arsey with you whenever you get hurt and will mouth off at you all the way to the medical tent about how stupid and irresponsible you are

he calls you a lot of names but you know him well enough to realise that he’s not angry, just terrified of you getting hurt or going for good

makes sure that you get the best serving of food during meal times and will physically fight anyone who tries to stop him (key word there being ‘tries’)

his family adore you and see you as another member of the troupe, which means you can expect plenty of hugs and bad jokes and shoulder rides whenever you’re down

initially peter didn’t want you to get involved in the darker side of their life because you’re too precious to him, but with joker’s insistence he brought you into the scheme and he’s so glad he did

his nicknames for you are usually co-opted insults that became inside jokes

other members of the circus will often catch him making goo-goo eyes at you across the tent — and will get a thorough chewing out if they point it out

him staring at you has on three occasions caused him to fuck up during practise in a bad way

thankfully wendy has a good head on her shoulders and can course-correct and doesn’t find it too annoying, but you end up apologising afterwards anyway

if anyone tries to flirt with you, he’ll be storming over there and making it very clear verbally and physically that you’re his spouse/husband/wife and they can go to hell if they think they’ve got a chance with you

#sleepingdeath #gender neutral reader #black butler x reader #black butler fluff #kuroshitsuji x reader #kuroshitsuji fluff #black butler peter x reader #kuroshitsuji peter x reader

[rubykgrant]

Dodgeball (2004) is not what I'd call a "good movie", and is in fact full of unnecessarily unpleasant "jokes" (major issues with ableism and fatphobia), however... if you ever want to practice spotting subtext/themes/tropes/story structure/and all that other stuff in movies, this stupid thing is actually oddly interesting-

-The two main gyms are Globo-Gym and Average Joe's Gymnasium; Average Joe's is, obviously, a pun on the term "average Joe", meaning a common person, not identical to everybody else, but not perfect either, and the members are all various odd-balls. Globo-Gym is meant to be "globolization", everything is connected and interdependant, but to the point that if you do not conform to the same set standards, you will be excluded/punished

-The guys who run the gyms are White Goodman and Peter LaFleur. While Peter is a bit more nebulous with the meaning of his name (it could, potentially, be connected to "Peter and the Wolf", a story about taking chances, compared to Dodgeball's Peter's apathy. also, perhaps a bit of the idea for Peter Pan, in that he is an adult who has "grown up" and "given up", losing any youthful sense of hope/determination. LaFleur, meaning flower, could possible imply a need to bloom/grow), White Goodman is OBVIOUS; he's a villain. He is very much the bad guy. He is a white man, who does whatever he wants, justifying his selfish and harmful attitude with his own "morals", so he considers himself "good". It's also all kinds of blatant commentary on his racial status (this man is white, whatever he does is seen as good, so even though he is HORRIBLE, he's thinks he's the hero)

-Within the Globo-Gym, TVs constantly run recordings of White giving random "encouragement" for gym members to work out, sometimes using names, saying "Don't slack, Trevor". He is not aware of any Trevor in the gym, There might not be a Trevor there at all. It still gives the impression to gym members that he is all-knowing and all-seeing, and just by playing the odds, he will EVENTUALLY say the name of somebody who is actually working out

-When the dodgeball teams are formed, White has a group named- "Blade, Lazer, Blazer". Yet again, their individuality does not matter, they are part of a set, just there for him to use for his own purposes

-A young member of the Average Joe's team is still in high school, and assists in his school's cheer team competition; they are called the "Virgin Donkeys". A very weird "biblical reference"... and ironic, because in the epilogue, the young man is seen happy with one of cheerleaders, now his girlfriend, who is pregnant

-One of the Average Joe's members is a man named Steve the Pirate; he dresses and talks like a cartoonish pirate character, often by saying "Gar!". Most people simply accept this. Near the end, he is told by an upset Peter "You are NOT a pirate", leading Steve the Pirate to have identity crisis. When he returns at the climax, he is dressed in modern clothes, his hair cut and with a clean shave. He begins to explain that yes, he knows he's NOT a pirate... which is when Peter explains that he needs somebody to help him with "all this treasure", revealing that the prize money has been delivered in a decorative treasure chest. Steve emotionally lets out an over-joyed "Gar!" at the sight

-The prize money itself is a twist; White had Peter sell the shares of Average Joe's to him, seemingly bribing Peter to just give on the tournament and the gym. However, peter bet that money on HIMSELF, at odds 50 to 1, resulting in a huge pay-off. Peter can now just buy total control of Globo-Gym, making it a new location of Average Joe's. When the prize money is delivered, not only is it in a pirate themed treasure chest, the words "Deus Ex Machina" are printed on the side (a "Gift from God", literally solving all their problems)

There is other stuff too, this is just what I remember off the top of my head (it has been... maybe 17 years since I watched it?). Like, this movie SUCKS, and some of the especially offensive language used is an just plain awful, but if nothing else; this shows even a stupid story has some form of substance hidden in there (seriously though, major warning for use of the r-insult and other hurtful terms, with some really bad fat-shaming throughout). Y'know what, you don't have to watch the movie, you aren't missing anything. These are the most interesting things in there, so enjoy that

#movies #my thoughts

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Title: Zombieland

Author: Zombie Mancara

Rating: 4/5 stars

(This is an effortpost; expect a little longwindedness, meandering, etc., with no pictures or anything. Don't read on if you don't have time to read a book that takes you into the mind of a madman, or if you're scared of madmen. But if you want to go into this with some prior knowledge of Stephen King and/or Peter Watts, feel free to do so, and you'll get the jokes I'm referencing.)

A lot of what is good about Zombieland is the quality of the "bad" part -- the stuff that's clearly a product of the author's schizophrenia. (Which isn't that surprising, since the book was written by someone who got this condition at an early stage in his life.) That said, you can't really divorce the "good" stuff from its origins either. If I'm brutally honest, Zombieland makes for a pretty boring "bad" book overall -- a standard King/Watts plot with no truly novel elements. But, as a whole, it's worth reading just for the sake of that quality.

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Zombieland starts with a prologue, written by Zombie Mancara himself, from the perspective of a book of fiction -- a book that just happens to contain a prophecy about his own future madness. He's pretty keen on this "book of fiction," by the way, and at one point refers to himself in third person with the singular "he":

[The guy in front of him] had a face and figure that weren't exactly normal.

So we get this intro, and then the book begins. (From here on, all dialogue and narration are from Zombie Mancara's own words, presented in the third person.)

The book proper is structured as a series of "chapters," each of which consists of a pair of "parts," which are numbered (A1, A2, etc.). (There are some places where a chapter is missing or ends abruptly, due to the text being a book of fiction.) Each part is a kind of semi-interactive (one-way) story, written by Zombie Mancara. Each part is presented as part of a sort of fantasy/horror scenario -- one that is often clearly meant to be seen through the lens of the writer's personal biases and experiences -- and consists of dialog and descriptions of actions by one or more "characters" (often, but not always, named people). Each part also has a chapter heading, which -- I swear this is true -- you cannot take seriously.

The first part of Zombieland features characters named "Zombie," "Zombie Girl," "Zombie Boy," and "Zombie Dog," all of whom are very attractive young people (although Zombie Boy is particularly "attractive" compared to his fellow zombies). "Zombieland" is a large, sprawling, vaguely utopian compound somewhere in the American Midwest that's populated by an unspecified number of people, one of whom (an unnamed narrator) is a resident of the compound, whose life story we learn in Part One -- his life story consists almost entirely of a string of strange but apparently non-fatal bad luck events. The protagonist's life events are not depicted in any special way; they are merely the ones that happened in his case.

In Part One (which covers the first ~40 pages of the book), there are three main characters besides the narrator: a mysterious man named "Mr. Zombie," a woman named "Mister Zombie Girl" (her first name is not given), and the narrator. Mr. Zombie and Mister Zombie Girl are both very attractive.

The narrator tells us in Part One (from his point of view), but only very briefly in Part One (from Zombie Mancara's point of view), that they are in a strange, possibly hostile world full of zombies. All their fellow residents (in Part One) seem to see things this way too. They are also apparently surrounded by very attractive young people, who do not appear to suffer from the plague at all, so they may be normal. In fact, in Part One we are told that Mr. Zombie and Mr. Zombie Girl are very nice to each other. (Mr. Zombie calls Mr. Zombie Girl "Sweet Pea.") In the prologue, where we learn that this is a book of fiction, we are also told that there is a "plot" in this world:

[…] all of us, together, will someday be able to build a giant robot.

The robots, or "Robots," (there are other, similar-sounding words used for them; I guess that's just the word that means "robot" in this setting) will be capable of doing some really amazing, spectacular, fantastic things.

Part One ends with one of the characters being killed by zombies. The zombies (and zombies-like creatures) are really fucking scary in Part One, too, and it's easy to forget that most of what's going on is just part of a novel. After this, there's a big scene that we don't get to read, presumably because the author is in a very bad place right now.

Then, in Part Two (starting at Page 40), we get what I can only describe as a "sequel" to Part One. This Part Two, written by Zombie Mancara as if it were a second novel, contains many more details about the setting, as well as a long section, in which Zombies are mentioned at length, in which it appears that Mr. Zombie has become very interested in Mr. Zombie Girl, perhaps in a romantic way. Also, this section contains some of my favorite Zombie Mancara dialog:

[Mr. Zombie] was very interested in zombies.

It's also in Part Two (at Page 71) that the narrator first gets a name, which is, in fact, "Stephen King." We have seen King mentioned before, and he's certainly not scary -- but in that very same scene, he's also kind of funny -- and this, along with Zombie Mancara's descriptions of him (above), strikes a balance that makes me very interested in what comes next.

It's not until we get to Part Three (starting at Page 113) that the whole "Robot" thing becomes clear -- the whole plot of the book can be understood, and indeed only makes sense, if you understand that these are robot characters and they are building robots, and zombies are the bad guys who are threatening them (and everyone else) because of the robots. Part Three is the only time when Zombies ever appear again. (There are other times when Mr. Zombie Girl is mentioned, in a way that makes it look like maybe he might know her.)

The most significant thing happening in Part Three is that the narrator gets killed by zombies. Which is of course the sort of thing one would expect to happen at some point in a narrative written by someone who's schizophrenic. (The narrator describes another character's death in a similar way.) The zombies are really really scary by the end of Part Three, but we don't see much of them in action -- just one brief chapter, and then a lot of dialog from some zombies, whose appearances and dialog (for the most part) are so brief and sketchy we can only infer their purpose from context.

Finally, in Part Four, we reach the climax. (It feels oddly in proportion to the book -- somehow, it feels like the whole book was about building robots, but then the climax was the narrator's death by zombies that was itself not particularly exciting.) The zombies are scary -- again, at least one character gets killed by zombies at the end -- but we don't see much of them. The narrator's death by zombies, which occurs toward the end of the novel, also feels anticlimactic, and for all of its intensity at times (especially in Part Three) seems to be an outlier.

Part Five consists of the narrator's "repercussion" upon his death, which seems to have been written after the fact.

Part Six is in the narrator's reaper form, which we see only briefly. It is here that Mr. Zombie Girl becomes more overtly sexual.

I think I'm going to stop here. I will say, though, that even when the zombies are around, there is enough in the book that's outside of the Zombies-world to make them seem unreal -- the setting, for instance, is not even clearly explained, though I guess you can make a very loose approximation of it yourself. (I'm thinking that in Part One, the narrator said that they were in a "zone," which seems to refer to the "Zone of the Robots" -- which is apparently some sort of robot town, with a lot of robots and zombies and people in it, and the narrator said that they weren't really sure what was going on, but it wasn't too dangerous. But it's hard to get any sort of clear idea of the whole plot or setting, because we never see the zombies in action

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Marauders HC Dump because I can’t sleep and am thinking about them :)) Specifically, about Peter

Peter likes to make Sirius look bad lol

like-that’s their relationship. not i’m a hateful way-i mean in a “mess up his hair and stick dumb spit balls into his clothes” kind of way. peter is also the first one to call him out on his bull shot if Sirius is getting a little too cocky (simple things like asking a perfectly logical question that makes Sirius fumble bcuz he doesn’t have logic)

Peter also is the one of the group to be the first to call them all handsome. without fail, he is always cooing nonsense at them if they spruce up their look a bit. this goes especially for Sirius when he gets his leather jacket and eyeliner of course. (but you know that peter is definitely trying that eyeliner at some point)

Him and Remus also bond by being the ones to ‘suprise’ people when they show that they can actually be reckless and not just extremely witty and sarcastic. (and by their eye-rolling at the dramatics of the other two). but Peter is the first one to break into locked doors or just run head-first into a situation because he 1) is a dumbass and 2) knows he can get out of things easily because he has the Dumb Blond Boyish Charm act down to a T.

He also is a collector-if he sees something that reminds him of one of his friends (like a broom-shaped collar button for James on banquet nights for the Quidditch team or Mary’s favorite sour candy or a hair clip that would match Lily’s favorite blouse or—)

He is also very shameless about his music taste. Which is the kind of stuff that would have his music-snob friends turning their noses up and and giving him dirty looks for (although it’s probably still good music like Bee Gees or Toto Wham when they come out lol) But he is very firm in his love for them-and even turns it up obnoxiously as payback for the 3 hours straight of the Diamond Dogs album. He also had a habit of dancing with Marlene (which usually include her gf Dorcas, by extension, although she only shows her head fondly and enjoys the songs) because they share similar taste.

He and James actually support different professional quidditch teams (bonus points if they are rivals) and both of them get just a little too into it over the lunch table. It’s very tense air when they start debating the skills of their teams, but it’s all harmless any how. Also, Peter has a really good impression of their mutual favorite sports caster that he just-breaks out at random.

He and James also have snide jokes from their childhood together that they refuse to elaborate on, but apparently are the funniest shit they can possible know. Peter has a very quiet, inward snickering sort of lqugh which is direct opposites of James (who’s laugh is of course very loud and fun)

Peter is the go-to guy for an engaged listening ear for prolonged periods of time. He can’t pay attention to his potions lecture but he can instantly jump in and hear Mary talk about every little social happening and actually be following along. This leads to knowing looks being passed between them when an object of their gossip does something yo prove their point, which Sirius is a little jealous of. Remus also catches on to these things, and is more direct about his judgement, often commenting on them to Peter, which makes the entire group lose their shit.

I just keep seeing a lot of weird hatred and mean head cannons about Peter/his relationship with the others. I would like to spread love because they all make me do happy

#counter act the negative nannys by completely drowning them out with my adoration #i love every single one of thd marauders #you cant just have connections with some of them #or else why would there be four of them hm? exactly. i better not catch any hatred towards any of the main people #i cant even take negative words towards any of them- #because when au say they are the highest source of my happiness…..i aint playing around :/ #marauders #marauders era #moony wormtail padfoot and prongs #peter pettigrew #remus lupin #mary macdonald #james potter #sirius black #marlene mckinnon #dorcas meadowes #lily evens #my love <3

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Okay phase three of marvel which is the most exciting one for me! Let's go!

Edit: I decided to do the first half of phase three for this post

Captain America Civil War: I'm glad they're making the point I was making, they are destroying major cities. I know that's not their intentions, but they save people while also affecting their livelihoods when they destroy their cars and homes. I'm excited to see where they take this and if they will do better. Please do not make a love story with Steve and Peggy's niece. I do not want the relationship to stay in the family that is actually disgusting. As an action movie, I know all the action lovers loved this. It was pretty cool. I haven't cried from any of their movies yet, but this one definitely had a more depressing tone to it compared to the other films (besides the incredible hulk). It also made me so conflicted because I understood everyone. Now I know why y'all got so hyped for the next movie.

Doctor Strange: I heard good things about this one. I don't know what to call it special effects and graphic design??? I don't know. But they outdid themselves with this movie. The plot was boring to me ngl, but I see why people liked this movie. It was so trippy and I really want to watch the behind the scenes of this one, but I'm staying away from any of those things until I'm done. What an incredible watch from someone who really wants to get into film editing.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2: Nope

Homecoming: He's supposed to be 15??? This was this first relationship I was kinda down for? Maybe because it's teen love or whatever, but Liz was cool! Too bad her father and Peter had beef. Once again the movies where they're by themselves or their "orgin stories" just tend to be boring for me. And their single stories don't help me connect with the characters? Like I understand their stories, but there's such a disconnect where I don't feel anything about these characters. But we're getting closer to the end!

Ragnarok: They changed Thor's character that's the first thing I noticed. I am wondering if that change will be permanent or if it will move onto the next movies. Not necessarily it's a bad thing, but why did it change? Did people have the same opinions as me where they found his movies boring so he needed a personality change? I looked up why the actor for Hulk changed previously and google said that it's because he didn't like the direction they were taking Hulk (he wanted the story to be more dark and gritty like the comics allegedly). If that's true, I completely understand. I don't like the direction they are taking Hulk. No offense to the current actor because I actually prefer his Banner. But Hulk's character feels like it's supposed to be funny for kids. I get it. Hulk acts like a child hehe haha, but I don't know I don't like it. I'm really not trying to trash Thor movies again because this one actually is better (maybe because no unnecessary love story). But it just felt so heavily targeted to kids with some alcohol and sex jokes to help the adult audience be entertained. Is this the direction we're now going with the avenger movies or is it just this one? I know kids watch it, but I never felt it geared towards them until now. Taika directed this one and I think the writers might be new??? I don't if that's what affected it, but... Marvel keeps adding new characters to the avengers story, but they can't even maintain the characters they already have! It seems like they have the stories written out, but don't actually understand what they want from their characters. But that's my opinion.

Onto the next half in the next post!

#personal post #not cosplay #my commentary #movie commentary

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Wreckless - I Have Prime

*Warning Adult Content*

Finnegan

I've been sort of dreading that conversation but it actually went fine.

He's not freaked out and doesn't think I'm some sort of weirdo, somehow, so yay.

Maybe we're just the same sort of weirdo, my mother always says there's a shoe for every foot.

Emmett's been a bit off since this morning and I thought maybe it was the phone call with his dad but I think it's because he's not sure about my headspace.

It makes sense, my mood and what I'm doing affects him a lot and he doesn't want to push me either way, I guess.

It's insanely sweet.

The problem is that I don't really know either.

Am I feeling all VP this afternoon?

No but I'm not feeling little, either, really.

I'm sort of in between.

I had to drive and be normal at church and I know there's still dinner to deal with so maybe I'm just lying low until this evening.

Maybe that's for the best, he'd probably enjoy having a real boyfriend sometimes.

But I should talk to him, explain, so he doesn't wonder.

"Emmett?"

"Yeah."

"I'm feeling sort of in between today, sorry if that's confusing or hard for you. I can pick a side if you prefer."

"Pick a side? You're silly Finnegan. No, whatever you are is fine, I just wasn't sure. Before all this started you told me that you didn't want me to treat you like a child and I haven't forgotten but sometimes it's, well I'm not sure where that line is sometimes."

Because sometimes I DID want him to treat me like one but I didn't realize it at the time.

"It's a moving target Emmett, sorry. Don't overthink too much, this shouldn't be so hard on you. I'm good. We did what I wanted all week and you deserve, I want to do what you want to for awhile. Please?"

"I wanted to go to the O's game and spend time with you this week and go to Peter's yesterday and I definitely wanted whatever the hell that was last night. And all the mornings. Besides, it's easier cooking for two, I'm eating better too. You seem to think you owe me, like I'm not having a great time too."

How can he be?

Yes, I know he wanted to go to the game but...

"Wouldn't all that stuff be more fun with someone, well, someone normal?"

"Stop. Stop. Look, some people act like old ladies when they're ten. Some don't grow up completely, well, ever. There's nothing wrong with you, darling, so stop. Don't make me set rule number three, I'm tired of you calling yourself names."

I can't quite control what's going on with my face.

"If it upsets you that much I'll try to stop. But wouldn't it?"

"No, no it wouldn't have been more fun with someone else."

I expect more but he's done. He said it plainly, without thinking at all, and I believe him.

"Okay."

"Good. Now, I'd like you to come with me to dinner but if you don't want to, there's chicken salad and sandwich stuff and a frozen pizza in the freezer. I can make you something before I go or when I get back if you prefer."

He asks so little of me and yes, meeting his parents, well his dad and stepmother, is a big deal but he also knows I'm leaving soon.

They're obviously fine with things, with him because I know he wouldn't take me into a bad situation.

"I'll go, if you're sure."

"Awesome, we won't be there all night or anything. My dad is sort of the 'small talk before dinner, eat and leave' kind of guy."

"Sounds like my kind of guy," I joke but I'm serious.

I've been to way too many dinners that lasted four or five hours.

"Let me just give him a quick call. We don't need to leave for an hour or so, at which point we're both going to need pants. Shorts are fine, it's not fancy, Finnegan."

"No tie, got it."

He kisses me on the forehead and disappears upstairs.

I'm not sure if his phone is up there or he's doing something or checking on Marten or just wants some privacy.

I decide to turn on the TV just so he's sure I'm not listening.

There's a baseball game on, perfect.

It's almost over but Emmett may want to watch the end if he's finished in time.

"Oooh, close game, where are we? Bottom of the 9th?"

"Yep."

I scoot over and he rewards me by snuggling up next to me.

I love that I can follow the game now, that I know what's going on.

"Thanks for teaching me the basics, Emmett. I really appreciate it."

He squeezes my thigh.

"You shouldn't talk about me teaching you anything today, and maybe not tomorrow either... damn boy."

Last night.

I giggle because yes, he did make some lovely promises.

I want to tease him so badly.

I shouldn't but I want to so I do.

I turn and whisper into his ear.

"I'm looking forward to you teaching me all about toys, Emmett."

"I'm going to get you a whole set of plugs. We'll start small and then every ten minutes I'll move you to a bigger one until my cock can slide right in and I can fuck you as hard as you need to be fucked, Finn. I'll do my best to keep you hard the whole time you're plugged and you'll start begging for my cock like a good little slut should."

A strange noise comes out of my throat and then another.

I lost that round, completely.

Lost. Lost. But damn, that sounds so, so good.

"Promises, promises."

"You know I keep my promises, Finn.  Stop whimpering or I'm going to... I don't know.  I'm so satisfied I can't do anything about it and I sure as hell shouldn't but damn boy, I will get you back for that eventually."

"I'm looking forward to it. Let me know as soon as you've got them and I will make sure I'm here."

He pulls his phone out.

"Are you ordering right now?"

"I'm sure as hell looking. We need plugs and one other thing that's going to be a surprise. That's the minimum, damn, I could get you all kinds of stuff. I have a few things but a man's toys should be his own."

Not arguing.

A few minutes later he says...

"Finn? Do you like being stretched?"

"Um, explain?"

"Like, worked open. Have you ever taken anything bigger than a cock? I mean, some guys like inflatables or getting fisted? Or beads? You might enjoy beads. I can get a small set."

"Small sounds good, I uh, just a cock. Some bigger than others but no, I feel no need to gape like a fucking well."

What gapes? That's the first thing that pops into my head. I've seen pictures, it's not sexy.

"A well. Shit, Finn. Okay. Any interest in a cock cage? Do you like ball play?"

"Emmett. Can we just start simple, please? I'm not some bondage boy."

"Hey, just asking. OH MY GOD."

"What?"

I try to look at his phone but he hides it.

"No, you can't see. I just found the perfect thing, it's fucking perfect. I can't wait. Okay, we have to have this. Adding it to my cart. And Finnegan?"

"Yes?"

"I have prime. Two day shipping, darling. Hey, how long till we get your results back from your tests tomorrow?"

"I honestly don't know. They usually mail them to me the next day so I may have results Thursday or Friday but this isn't my normal place, they may send them directly to my doctor first and then he'll call or send them to me? It may take awhile."

"I'm sure you'd hear right away if there was something wrong."

He needs to stop worrying about it. 

"There WON'T be anything wrong, Emmett."

"Relax, I hear you. I'm just saying that if you haven't heard by Friday, it's probably fine, right?"

Oh, now I get it.

"Yes."

"Then let's plan on celebrating next weekend if you're up for it."

"Up. I'm sure you can get me up."

Seriously though, I have to wait a whole week?

"Finnegan."

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Got so upset about this that I’m posting it on 2 platforms instead of just 1. It’s a long one and also contains some pretty upsetting stuff (mostly about fictional characters but still) so I’m putting it under a read more.

TW FOR DEATH AND BULLYING/GENERAL MISTREATMENT PAST THE READ MORE

My gifted and talented (y’know. Supposed to be smart) english class is reading lord of the flies (we’re only like 40 pages in but still) and has decided that ralph was a good choice for leader and started MAKING FUN OF PIGGY. Despite the book outright saying “ralph has not shown any leadership qualities and also the way they’re treating piggy is wrong and bad”. I shouldn’t be surprised given that they made fun of an excerpt of crying in hmart (a memoir where a very real person wrote about her grief for her dead mother) and a person at the table next to me talked earlier in class about how he had bullied a furry so badly that she had to get a stay away agreement (where schools don’t allow a bully anywhere near a victim) against him and said something so graphic about how he wished for the death of furries that I don’t feel comfortable typing it out (which he said was a joke but I still think was way too far) but I’m still surprised that they managed to miss the point THAT BADLY and be THAT BAD at basic media literacy and human empathy. It’s been several hours and I’m still so mad about it. Piggy (who I’ll refer to as peter from here on out if I ever talk about him again because he’s based off of a character named peter so that’s his generally accepted name because he doesn’t have an official one, and I feel really bad about calling him piggy) never deserved any of that! He was smart and kind and I relate heavily to how he’s outcasted and I can’t believe people who are supposed to be smart wouldn’t recognize how messed up it is. Anyways I’m gonna read the book and engage with it on a level deeper than surface level extra hard now out of spite

#rant #tw death #tw bullying