#I HATE RANKING FAVORITES

[aphel1on]

neuvillette's lore is actually insane. we all took one look at him and went "haha dragon🫵" but i significantly underestimated how big of a role he would play. he's the incarnation of the original hydro sovereign. he took back his rule right under the heavenly principles' nose. he's the one handing out hydro visions now (not even because he has to, he doesn't, he just grew so fond of humanity that he chooses to). he gave away the hydro gnosis bc he straight up doesn't need it. he's planning to DETHRONE ALL OF THE ARCHONS (in a few hundred years, when the traveler's not around to see it, so it won't be awkward for them). he's kind and soft-spoken. he's full of vengeful rage. he's a father to hundreds. he found his purpose after feeling lost for 500 years. skirk pulled him aside for a super-secret convo and when he saw us again he immediately spilled the tea. as far as i can tell, he spawned into existence fully formed. no other character can fucking compare

#neuvillette #genshin impact #4.2 #genshin spoilers #aphelion.txt #SORRY BUT I FINALLY FINISHED THE AQs TODAY AND IM IN MY FUCKING FEELS #by all rights he should've hated focalors- the thief of the hydro sovereignty- the most. #he cried when she sacrificed herself in front of him. #he is so gentle. i think he does feel genuine indignance and anger over what happened to the dragons #but he mostly talks about the eventual judgment as if it's something he must do out of obligation and duty #i loved him in 4.0 but he honestly shot up the ranks now to being one of my favorite genshin characters of all time #i'm still in awe at how he and focalors completely defied the heavenly principles and WON. #barring some big plot twist in future updates they fucking WON. #any victory against the heavenly principles that we've seen in the story so far has been pyrrhic at best #this is the sort of thing i'd think would usually cause them to nuke fontaine with a heavenly needle #(lol that would be a devastating one-off fanfic for someone to write) #but anyway focalors most bamf god of teyvat fr #and neuvi her accomplice my special guy

[spikes-got-anger-issues]

My favorite textposts I created in 2023

#I really really hate creating repeat posts since I've already posted all of these but I just wanted to share some of my favorites! #(these aren't ranked btw) Again sorry for posting these again but I really enjoy making these and I especially loved the ones above #It was very hard to choose just 30 out of the roughly 185 I've made but I didn't want to create a second part so here's just a few 🙂 #Thank you all for making me feel welcome in the fandom and enjoying the things I post. It's a very nice fandom environment I really enjoy ❤ #disney lab rats #lab rats #adam davenport #bree davenport #chase davenport #spike davenport #leo dooley #victor krane #donald davenport #Happy New Year everyone! 🎉

[devildomwriter]

Mephistopheles Christmas Interview

Mephistopheles: That concludes my list of questions, but…

MC: Yes?

Mephistopheles: There are a few things that confuse me about this holiday

MC: Really, like what?

Mephistopheles: So, your Santa and ours are fundamentally different; the first being yours is human and also doesn’t exist

MC: Yep

Mephistopheles: So because he didn’t exist, all adults everywhere around the world lie to kids in their developmental years about a chubby old man breaking and entering into your home while you sleep at night on Christmas eve.

MC: ….yep

Mephistopheles: And they threaten children to behave well, or they won’t get gifts from this man

MC: Yup.

Mephistopheles: So what about poor families? Maybe one gets an orange, and the neighbor gets a puppy. Do they think Santa hates them?

MC: They probably think they need to better next year

Mephistopheles: But what if they’re poorer, regardless

MC: Then they’ll think the same thing

Mephistopheles: And how about when they find out he’s fake? For years their parents and adults, the people they’re supposed to trust and go to advice for, reveal it’s all been a big lie…and they’re supposed to trust them again?

MC: Yep

Mephistopheles: And this Christmas was founded on the Christian religion and Jesus’s birth, right?

MC: Yes

Mephistopheles: Then why would children believe in god, whom they can’t see, when it’s revealed someone they supposedly could see wasn’t real to begin with? If their parents lied about Santa, couldn’t they be lying about that too? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not encouraging Christianity, but in my eyes, that doesn’t make any sense

MC: I know

Mephistopheles: You know? But then why don’t you tell others

MC: You try it. Watch the crowd of angry moms and dads descend upon you for ruining “Christmas magic.”

Mephistopheles: Wouldn’t they just be mad that their lie was revealed…keeping children ignorant because they think it’s fun is very selfish though the whole idea of asking for gifts is also selfish, so I suppose it’s along the same lines

Mephistopheles: And what happens when a kid isn’t told Santa is real?

MC: Then usually, they get really annoyed that every other child is stupid and that when they say he’s not real, everyone shouts back that he is, and the adults lie and agree with them. It’s infuriating.

Mephistopheles: You sound as though you’re speaking from experience.

MC: I am

Mephistopheles: So then, what’s your Christmas experience?

MC: Christmas to me is always magical because I never believed in the fake magic. I’m glad my parents never lied to me and had me take pictures with old men in suits just so they could put them in a photo album to look at when I’m not a child and hating them for years of lies.

Mephistopheles: For a human, you seem really against this…

MC: No, I love Christmas. I just hate lying to children.

Mephistopheles: Okay…so how’s this for the article’s title

Mephistopheles: “Tis the season for lying and building mistrust in adults and society”

MC: Yep, that sums it up pretty well.

Mephistopheles: And the other holidays?

MC: They lie too.

Mephistopheles: I should have guessed.

#obey me shall we date #obey me drabble #obey me skit #obey me mephistopheles #slight rank about how much I hated other parents as a child for lying to their kids #my pastor asked what their favorite part of Christmas was #this kid shouts that it’s Santa #I shout he’s not real and the entire room shouted back at me that he was #I was so mad they were all so stupid #25 days of obey me christmas #funny obey me

[rotisseries]

inspired by elli's poll lol cause this seems fun actually but if you guys have bad answers I'll kill myself on your doorstep or smth

#“rori all of these are your faves how can there be a bad answer” well I still have an internal ranking on some of these #and if all of you pick an option that I think pales in comparison to the others. well. hm #I know what's gonna sweep though because two of these are niche as hell and 4 maybe 5 of these are things you people don't follow me for #fun fact I actually had to scrape my brain to make sure I couldn't come up with any more #I am unintentionally very picky on what is a favorite apparentlyyyy #I also just don't watch/read enough stuff these days so there's that #AND I NEED LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO KNOW THEY'RE STICKING AROUND #so like. I have some options but I don't KNOWWW if they're sticking yet #but this feels like such a small poll lmao #also no sapphics on here this is actually cause I hate women- #NO. JOKING. zelink is here. I almost put gideon and harrow but I'm in a perpetual state of not having finished tlt #and I couldn't put nebetta and darya I was drawing the line at 2 tbos ships. well. actually. changed my mind #not editing these tags actually you guys can see my thought process #WAIT AND SAYMARI. FUCK. I LITERALLY MADE A PLAYLIST FOR THEM I LOVE THEMMM #ok. is 4 tbos ships too many. hmm #I said 2 of these are niche now four of these are niche it's really the “which tbos pairing is your fave” poll #THIS POLL IS SO FUNNY IT'S SO SELF INDULGENT I HAVE TO TAKE OUT AT LEAST ONE TBOS SHIP #I should add one more general one... #cause I do actually want genuine and varied answers I gotta give y'all options so they don't all pool at the first two #I also almost put ellie and abby on here.. that would've been so funny four popular 1 rarepair 3 super niche ships #ellie and abby are soooo interesting to me though so of course the thought of them having something horrible going on together compels me #and they are one of my 3 favorited ao3 tags... they deserve a place... #ok well while I debate on that I'm putting akutagawa and atsushi on here I admittedly have only had like two months of exposure to them #but it is enough I can tell they are so crazy to me #the way my tags are just me overthinking everything on what is supposed to be a fun and silly poll... no one does it like me I'm afraid

[thebreakfastgenie]

Piano Man Rankings

Piano Man

If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)

Somewhere Along the Line

Ain't No Crime

Stop In Nevada

Worse Comes to Worst

Captain Jack

The Ballad of Billy the Kid

Travelin' Prayer

You're My Home

#trust me i hate that piano man is my favorite song on piano man #billy joel #billy joel rankings

[atomicradiogirl]

since i’ve watched all of house md i think it’s time to give you my top 10 episodes and i am correct

1. s6e21 help me

2. s8e21 holding on

3. s8e19 the c word

4. s3e12 one day, one room

5. s4e15 and 16 house’s head & wilson’s heart

6. s3e7 son of a coma guy

7. s5e4 birthmarks

8. s3e9 finding judas

9. s1e21 three stories

10. s2e17 all in

#house md #episode ranking #my opinions #but they’re right #can you tell i love angst #i love them all equally #they’re like my children #save me hyperfixation #save me #hate crimes md #medical malpractice the show #god why is this show so good #all of season 6 is my favorite #broken didn’t make the list bc i wanted to be different

[3d-bear]

My Dark Souls Rankings (The True List)

Elden Ring (a perfect creation, resplendent)

Bloodborne (scream buffet for the eyes and ears)

Dark Souls 1 (first half slaps ass, 2nd half is the ass being slapped)

Demon's Souls ( the original girlie who's still got it 💅)

Dark Souls 2 (they're trying so so hard and i got to give it to em)

Dark Souls 3 (i hope who ever came up with 3 phase boss battles a very destroyed by lasers)

Sekiro (playing this game is like eating a sandwich coated in sand)

#dark souls #ranking #i am sorry i know people love sekiro but my neurons are just incapable of processing it #dark souls 2 is so charming to me but i understand why people hate it #dark souls 3 has great levels but the boss battle are so exhausting #elden ring :) #demon's souls still rules so hard #my favorite part of dark souls 1 is the depths and i am not joking. i have listen to depths ambiance more than once whilew orking #bloodborne is pound for pound just incredible. there is not a moment in that games that doesn't rule #i used to be a major hater of this serise but now i am fully frompilled

[romajuliettesupremacy]

stephanie garber wrote scarlett dragna for the mentally ill girlies, the older sisters, and the swifties

#scarlett is my favorite dragna sister #sorry tella #it’s the older sister in me #someone needs to get my girl some lexapro or something #she’s so anxious but it’s ok because i love her #ALSO HER AND JULIAN #ARE YOU KIDDING #THEYRE SO CUTE #so my ranking for the caraval triogy as of right now is 1.finale 2. caraval 3. legendary #i’m sorry tella i love you but your love life made me want to slam my head into a wall #i did give all the books 5 stars on my goodreads so like obviously i didn’t hate legendary #i’m just a julian girl i can’t help it #SHES SO TAYLOR SWIFT #ALL OF RED WAS LITERALLY WROTE FOR HER #ironically do i think she’s a folklore and lover girlie #actually she’s also a red girlie #crimson❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #caraval #legendary #finale

[dashiellqvverty]

#making this one bc i am a PASSIONATE heaven sent hater my god i hate that episode #forest of the dead/silence in the library is one option bc they are right next to one another in the ranking #human nature isnt on the list thats why family of blood is on its own (those 2 are one of MY favorite stories) #doctor who #dw #steven moffat #russell t davies #tenth doctor #eleventh doctor #twelfth doctor #truly how high some of these rank makes me VIOLENT but i am nothing if not a hater #r.txt

[meteorherd]

i don't think this is a controversial ranking per se but now that i have seen every child's play movie i need to rank them because what else is the reason for watching a movie franchise. anyways my order from lowest to highest would be 3 < cult < seed < curse < 1 < bride < 2 🤭

#வார்த்தைகள் #i was a bit mean to 3 when i first watched it but it's kind of grown on me now just a little lol... #it's got interesting takes on deconstructing and satirizing toxic masculinity even if they're a little half-assed #still my least favorite for sure but i don't outright hate it lmao #it seems that for a lot of people either 1 bride or 2 are first though...so like i said not that controversial of a ranking LOL #i need to watch the show soon! season 3 airs like next week or something. which is so fucking wild in itself #genuinely fascinating how long this franchise has lasted within the same continuous timeline #anyways. i have reasons for each rank position but i will spare you your sanity. chunky 👍🏾

[thegreatyin]

upon reflection several months later i have to admit. bg3 doesn't have the greatest story ever. but is it still really good and really enjoyable and really top tier? hell yeah brother

#i think if you had to ask me at gunpoint i'd rank it below the shadowbringers expansion from hit catboy dressup simulator final fantasy 14 #but that's a REALLY really really really high bar to clear #and bg3 by itself is already clearing a lot of other excellent games in their own rights #yin-thoughts #baldur's gate 3 #it's a very well written and surprisingly airtight plot and most of the problems i have with its story come down to like #presentation and obviously dropped plotlines and some characters being clearly loved by the devs more than others #(coughs. a certain vampire twink compared to my man wyll) #i cant stress enough that these critiques of it are not saying i hate it it's literally my favorite rpg ever i adore it with all my heart #it's like. objectively i would not put it at the tier of best video game story of all time. sorta like lonetrail vs lingering echoes #but subjectively i adore both and love one more closely to my heart than the other #yknow? #idk if im making sense. im rambling too much. these tags are too long. ignore me

[ratgirlcopia]

the ghost discography is a cunning vixen who baffles and bewitches me.

i think rats is the best album opener. it's an obscenely good song that BUILDS in this frighteningly good way and goes hard to an extent that is absolutely sickening and uncalled for. never mind that it also does so much work setting up prequelle's tone (and the tonal shift away from prior albums).

i think faith has the best opening riff.

i think square hammer may not have the best riff, but it has the most memorable riff because it uses it so effectively.

i think dance macabre should be the most popular song, but at the same time, i can see why it's not. i also think the dance macabre remix is criminally good. on a truly nasty and dastardly level.

i think cirice is a very well-composed song, but i don't think it's representative of the "ghost sound."

i have the same general opinion of mary on a cross as i do cirice, but i like mary on a cross way more.

i think kiss the go-goat is the funniest song lyrically in terms of hearing it for the first time.

i think jigolo har meggido is not the funniest song on first listen, but it gets progressively funnier the more you listen to it, with no cap on this.

spillways is my favorite song but i shan't pretend i'm objective or regular about it.

we don't need another hero is my favorite cover. jesus he knows me is my most-listened-to cover. we exist.

something i don't have room to budge on is that i think helvetesfönster outsells miasma in every capacity. it is not only the superior prequelle instrumental track and the superior ghost instrumental track, it is just straight up one of my favorite Songs, period.

respite on the spitalfields is the best song overall in terms of composition and vocal performance and the character injected INTO that vocal performance. it is also the best album closer and impera has the best album opener-closer relationship. i think it is a goddamn crime that it's not on 13 commandments.

#copiaposting #don't @ me do NOT @ me but absolution is my least favorite song. i don't hate it. but it ranks low. #and nocturnal me is probably my least favorite cover. #i know. it's so brave of me to think meliora was the flop era.

[lovely-hikari-cosplay]

I’ve been playing Anarchy Battles for the past week to catch up on the the catalogue and I’m finally seeing the appeal

#tbh I can’t confidently say I can go back to Turf War after this lol #I still enjoy Turf War but idk something about having a real role in Anarchy is kinda nice #I’m a Dapple Dualies main/Dualies prodigy #would be a master but I hate hate HATE the kits on the Custom Squelchers and the LTDs #anyway that means I’m best suited for Slaying which yeah I do like to rack up splats when playing with the Dapples #on top of that having an objective of which I can react to more easily looking at the map keeps me more engaged #and if we’re getting absolutely WALLOPED it ends pretty quickly lmao #anyway my favorite mode might be Tower Control but my best mode is Clam Blitz 😭 #I got to S rank this season thanks to maps changing to Clam Blitz for most of my Rank-up battles #also something about BIG splat number makes by brain go brr #like just now I went 23 and 07 in Tower Control and I was like ‘ooo’ #splatoon 3 #personal #gaming thoughts

[dorminchu]

wip wednesday - between heaven & earth, ch02

a/n: trying for a more generalized approach to POVs this time. here's a preview for the next chapter below the cut!

On the day of their coronation, each Warrior was given the opportunity to say goodbye to his or her family.

Hoover's father was a clergyman and his mother a schoolteacher. Finger's parents were neurologists. Galliard's father showed up to see Marcel off and wish Porco good-luck before he went off to trade school. Leonhardt was the odd one-out.

Braun's mother, holding Gabi's hand. Falco trailed a distance from her. Braun accepted a hug from his mother and told her he'd be back in a year. He crouched down to say hello to his cousins. Gabi motioned to his armband. “You’re a real Warrior now.”

Braun shrugged. “It’s not that exciting. You have to do a lot of schoolwork and the instructors are pretty ruthless.”

Gabi’s expression pulled into a look of sudden seriousness. “Does your dad know?”

Falco suddenly became interested in Leonhardt. Ms. Braun shot her a severe look. Braun’s expression faltered. “Not yet. I’ll tell him about this, when I get back. By then, I’ll have the experience to prove it.”

“Aunt Karina was talking a lot about you,” Gabi said. “She said you’ve got a nervous consternation.”

“Constitution,” said the boy under his breath.

Gabi scowled. “Yeah, I said that. Quit tryin’ to talk over me.”

“Don’t be so hard on your cousin,” Braun said. “He’s got to look after you while I’m gone.”

Gabi huffed. “I can look after him just fine. Right, Falco?”

The boy frowned. “Sure, I guess.” Scanning the grounds, past Braun, his expression turned pensive. His eyes fixed briefly on Leonhardt, reclined against the partition. His face lit up. “Colt!” Falco took off running across the courtyard, threw his arms around his waist.

Colt ruffled his hair and said, “Falco. You’re getting taller.”

Falco’s grin faded. “You're going to be away again.” His eyes trailed, briefly, to Gabi and his aunt. “I wish you didn’t have to be.”

“I’ll write,” Colt said. “I promise.”

Falco nodded. “Gabi's mum keeps them all in her dresser, still.”

"Hello, Ms. Braun."

"Oh, there you are, Colt."

Grice's smile was tight. He stood a little straighter. “Ms. Braun.”

"He's so fortunate to have you as a role model." Ms. Braun took his hand. "Once this war is over, you two can be a proper family again."

Colt nodded. "Thank you for taking care of him. I don't know what I'd have done without you."

#character study #wip #reiner braun #gabi braun #falco grice #colt grice #in terms of ranks I might start calling them gefreiter instead of private. not 100% sure yet #mid eastern alliance... is it europe? asia? eurasia? australia??? #falco and gabi are supposed to be like... five years old here #snk #aot #fanfic #fanfiction #upcoming projects #wanted to imply some favoritism with reiner's mom towards colt in lieu of her son. seeing as he's technically an eldian invalid #given the opportunity for a clean slate #she doesn't hate reiner of course. but she might be trying to redeem her mistakes by focusing on gabi and falco and colt #kinda like how annie's dad shows up to save face after he showed weakness (in his mind). idk we'll see! #bertholdt and pieck might be the only ones with relatively stable family situations

[wenightmareyou]

having fandom as your favorite parx album and also enjoying greatest hits is like evolving in a radioactive wasteland like. i am unkillable bc i adapted to enjoy the fumes (questionable lyrics) and hazardous waste (watching awsten knight have a public breakdown)

#idk i genuinely like self sabotage and funeral grey! i like self sabotage way more and i mostly only like funeral grey bc i like to make fu #*fun of it. but idk im not that worried about whether parx 5 will be good #i DO worry that parx will break up before then though ngl #but the minute i got into waterparks i spent a night reading about whatever drama i could find about them #and was like OH. okay so i have to see them in concert as soon as i can bc they are not gonna last are they 👀 #so idk! fandom is my baby and ik gh gets a lot of hate but i do love a lot of it #the ranking is still fandom then ent then gh then double dare tho #anyway ik fandom isnt a common favorite parx album and im convinced thats why i actually like the newest songs lmao #waterparks #parx 5 #my post

[solarpunkani]

oh right one final note of the house pest saga.

I would like to emphasize that my family isn't currently having problems with spiders and roaches invading the house. Genuinely haven't seen a roach in the house in at least two months, and a spider... think last time I saw a spider large enough to be scary was like a year ago, maybe? Though I rarely see tiny ones, even.

My house isn't infested with anything. HOWEVER. The mosquitoes and house flies are getting real goddamn annoying and seem to have a knack of flying into the house whenever we open the door to let my dog out into the backyard. Even then, I'm not living in a mosquitoey haze as I type this out.

"Ani why are you clarifying this" I dunno just felt the need to.

#out of queue #ani rambles #house pest saga #that being said one of my favorite ways to kill flies is by waiting for them to get trapped between the blinds and the window and then just #BANG BANG BANG trying to smush em on the blinds #my mom hates it though because the blinds are white but yknow what I hate more? FUCKIN HOUSEFLIES #second favorite activity is trying to kill them by slinging around a dish rag #i feel like indiana jones crackin his whip at his enemies smackin it around on the counters #do I miss most of the time? yeah. all the more satisfying when you finally get the motherfuckers #also while im rambling in the tags two years back the house flies got REALLY BAD outside for no clear reason #so we put up one of those like. Sticky traps for flies outside. and it worked great! #until we accidentally caught a gulf fritillary on it #(pretend I know how to spell) #my mom saved it but she made a joke about me planting flowers to lure butterflies to a sticky tubed death and i felt bad #so we stopped using the sticky tubes #but those fuckin 'put thesebags up to trap flies' bags work fuckin wonders #they smell rank though