#I just want some info man!!!!!

[blackhallow]

Deep in Nobara brainrot rn all I can think is how Gege built her friendship with Saori from her very introduction just to randomly introduce Fumi in ch124 and have Nobara's emotional moment be about a promise we had never heard of to a girl we'd never met. Like my God this is such a weird creative decision? Saori is the ONLY person Nobara had ever mentioned from her past (mind you before ch125 we only knew about her grandma thanks to Word of Gege, Nobara had never mentioned her) then all of a sudden there's a childhood friend she treasured just as much?

Not to mention Fumi's POV in that flashback ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. At the end of it we're left with way more questions about Nobara's past. What's the reason her grandmother isn't in one of her chairs? Where's the rest of her family? Why does she actually hate the village? We were led to believe it was because the villagers drove Saori away but Fumi's flashback stablished Nobara hated them BEFORE Saori came around so WHY? Why did she think everyone was crazy in that place and immediately latched onto the two outsiders? What could’ve happened that made a SIX YEAR OLD so adamant in hating everyone? And absolutely no insight on her being trained as a sorcerer in the countryside? Even when we know, per Nanako and Mimiko's backstory, how sorcerers can be persecuted by countryside folk because of superstitions? No? Really? None of that? Nothing at all? So we're just going to... introduce this random girl... instead of answering.... I see...

ANYWAYS either Gege completely lost it there or there is a plan that's going to make everything come together and blow my mind. I have my own theories about this and Nobara's comeback and her role in the culling games but that's a post for another day. In short—Gege gimme some info or ELSE

#nobara kugisaki #kugisaki nobara #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #Imagine all of these questions and she's just dead I think I would go swim in a pool of bleach or smth #don't even get me started on how WEIRD it was to introduce Arata and have him say it wasn't a zero percent chance #then forget about her FOR 70 CHAPTERS AND COUNTING #AND HAVE MEGUMI DEFLECT THE QUESTION WHEN YUJI ASKED ABOUT HER #GEGE WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU COOKING #I'm not actually upset about the wait I GET IT but fuck breh #I just want some info man!!!!! #Also don't fucking get me started on SAORI HERSELF #I feel like her mom being into spiritual stuff and choosing to move TO THAT SPECIFIC VILLAGE should be an important detail #but this is Gege so WHO KNOWS #not to mention Saori never left her house according to Fumi so what? #ALSO THIS IS NOT A FUMI HATE POST I KNOW ONLY 2 THINGS ABOUT THAT GIRL BUT I LOVE HER AND SHE DESERVES HAPPINESS #and there's the theory of Nobara blowing up her own face??? which every time I think about I start to believe more? #god I am unhinged in these tags I just miss her #Time for my daily copium dose #real talk if we reach 100 chapters without Nobara I WILL go insane #that would also be two whole anime seasons without her i'm so unwell #txt

[zeb-z]

on a less serious side, bad and foolish having witnesses who are somewhat normal and regular to their usual strange and deranged antics is so hysterical. bad playing the role of kidnapped and felon this time around, letting himself get captured, pretending to be soooo guilty and talking like he’s actually gonna snitch. foolish doing it half for fun, half for show, because he knows cellbit is the killer already - he just needs nails for bad’s coffin because he’s gonna be the scapegoat, and he’s bored. if they were alone maybe they’d trade more intel - they’re on the same page but can’t exactly confirm nor allude to that with an audience, so it just devolves into their usual antics. meanwhile bagi is sweating and convinced bad is definitely about to spill everything she’s told him, falling for bad’s little ‘oh I’m so easily caught and convinced’ act harder than anyone else, trying to avoid bad’s arrest or worse, cellbit’s - while really what’s going on is bad and foolish’s homoerotic batshit insane cop and robber routine, where you’re not sure if someone’s getting arrested or if they’re about to make out. and aypierre is just there

#like foolish and bad are engaging in the wildest ‘yes and…’ per usual but bagi is normal and genuinely concerned for bad jfjskgkdkej #I love bagi man whenever bad does his usual bit (lying for fun) (pushing buttons) she takes it so seriously like you’ll get used to it soon #and like yeah he did really want some info out of bad their bullshit usually ends in informational exchanges one way or another but like #idk it really is ‘they know eachother better than anyone else’ in the most batshit way possible. immortal nonsense I suppose #bad and foolish who would commit war crimes against one another to the horror of everyone else but that’s just like fun bonding for them #why are they landduo when they should really be batshit fucking insane duo 🤨 #mcyt #qsmp #q!bbh #q!foolish #q!bagi #bbh #foolish gamers #oibagi #z speaks

[mymarifae]

me: i finished the latest trailblaze mission in hsr so i can look at what other people are posting now! oh boy i hope it's discussions and theories about the story. i can't wait to see what everyone thought about firefly (what was going on with you sweetie...) and A Child's Dream - that segment in particular really left a profound impact on me. like who is mikhail? the voice we hear throughout is obviously misha's - did he have a twin? does mikhail have something to do with clockie? and from what we heard and saw, misha or... mikhail. encountered the embodiment of Death that lurks beneath the dreamscape. what's... the full story there...? i can't wait to see other people's perspectives it'll help me piece a more coherent theory together-

other hsr fans: *thirstposting about aventurine and/or dr. ratio, trying to cancel sparkle even though the entire point of her character is that yes she's a horrible person because it's high time we see how DANGEROUS and CRUEL the masked fools can be - no more reducing them to the silly wacky hijinks sampo pulled on jarilo; you should be scared of these guys; the game's story never wanted you to make sparkle your next skrunkly blorbo babygirl lol, heated discussions about whether dr. ratio displayed the same racism towards aventurine that sparkle did and if that makes aventurine/ratio a bad thing to ship (??????????), more thirstposts about aventurine, 500 billion generic yaois of aventurine and ratio that don't even maintain either of their characters*

me:

#HONKAI STAR RAIL IS SO GOOD AND YET NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT MAKES IT GOOD #I FEEL ACTUALLY INSANE #I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STORY!!!!! AND THE CHARACTERS AS INDIVIDUALS #NOT ABOUT HOW HOT THEY ARE OR WHO THEY CAN BE SHIPPED WITH #aventurine isn't even that sexy his eyes are the most interesting part about his design (HIS DESIGN. HIS CHARACTER IS MORE INTRIGUING) #the rest of it is just kind of ... like. yeah he's a blonde man. ok. #and my thoughts on aventio are i think ratio would betray aventurine for a single corn chip. and aventurine would do the same #i do not see a romance ever blossoming there. not even an enemies to lovers kinda thing. they're both too busy playing 5d chess for that #i want to talk about FIREFLY. I LOVED FIREFLY :( #i want to talk about acheron. and MISHA. SWEET BOY WHAT'S GOING ON? #there's so many interesting things going on rn and aventurine is not one of them. #like ok he knows some things but he's such a sleazy businessman about sharing info that idgaf i don't want to learn anything from him #he's always going to leave something out. because he needs to always have an advantage. for this reason i ignore 80% of what he says #i've gotten more context and clues out of everyone else he is nothing to me. i'll eat him.

[moeblob]

Deacon loves two things: Ymber and digging himself a grave.

Fulj hates one thing: Deacon.

#my characters #waiting on some info on the next commission so i indulged in ocs today bc i doubt i will have as much time for lil comics for a bit #deacon is so devoted hes like yeah i would kill for a deity that could easily kill anything himself but yknow teehee #and fulj just did you tell him you needed therapy also does he even know youd murder in his name #deacon caught red handed haha no of course i havent told him it should be obvious enough haha.... and its in his defense not his name :c #man really does have some issues but i love him so much and hes so devoted but like. unhealthily after a while #he does in fact need a chill pill and therapy but to be fair #ymber has needed therapy for centuries and yet he just bottles it all up and suffers so #its pretty unhealthy until they yell at each other one (1) time bc they are so insecure about things and get mad over very valid reasons #but then theyre like you know what that was necessary and i still want to stay by your side if you let me #and then fulj is like dude hey sorry you seem really happy did you fu- and ymber is like no please stop there we have not #fulj just squinting cause have not is very different than will not but whatever she doesnt wanna think about that with deacon involved ew #and eventually fulj is like hey ymber im sorry to say but i really do hate deacon and i dont even know why but he makes me uncomfortable #while deacon is just. in the room. hearing this and thinking how he knows she thinks hes weird but wow that wording hurts #and ymber doesnt wanna fill in memories better forgotten by fulj which she had forcefully removed #so he just says oh well his hair and clothing are black and you had someone in the past that you might see in him and its not a pleasant en #so you know maybe its that idk #and fulj is then WHATST i was rude to him for someone i cant even remember? lame im gonna try SO HARD to be nice to him now #and deacon just still sitting there with some food like this is v awkward and i wish i could not be here for it #and later he asks ymber about who he resembled and as ymber is descibing her it clicks in deacons head and he gets really sad #that he might somehow remind fulj of the woman she loved before she was punished for loving a mortal #and he feels kinda bad pestering her so much with his curiosities about deities and he kinda gets it #the fact hes close to ymber might remind her at the core that she was once that close with a mortal if not closer #anyway story time in the tags again #im so obsessed with these peeps and i have made them suffer so much but they do all end on a happy note #its still funny and nice to me that while fulj is creeped out by deacon and doesnt like talking to him #he still expresses the most emotions to her - he tries hard to remain serious around ymber and collected and obedient at all times #and when out and about with ymber he has to be intimidating and refuses smiling but fulj?? all sunshine and smiles and emotions easy to rea #and she is just that is so weird go away i hate you

[wazzi2ya]

Thinking about how the second Lucifer set foot in the hotel, Alastor immediately was filled to the brim with contempt towards him. We know it's because he can't tolerate not being the most powerful being in the room and just had to find a way to antagonize him, but you know what else is there? Everyone in the hotel knows at that point that Lucifer has been an absent father for some time.

Now what is the most common theory about Alastor's own father?

#i really want to get more info on his home life. it would explain so much about him #but i keep thinking he got to hell and saw the place in disarray under the rule of an--to him--incompetent ruler #and maybe he wants to reach the top to set everything under a semblance of control? #if alastor had an absent father himself it's v likely he was put in the position of “man of the house” at a young age #and grew up expecting to always take charge of things and to take matters into his own hands #the serial killing could stem from that if we assume he only killed abusive men as i've seen mentioned in some other hcs #as if he's got a misguided sense of heroism that is so complex and convoluted it does a full 180 and lands smack dab in villainy #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #GIVE ME THE LORE VIVIENNE #idk he just. is so clearly evil yet genuinely wants to help the hotel. idk what he's thinking it drives me nuts

[fidgetspringer]

- Marten & Nohren -

#digital art #illustration #art #cowboys #original characters #my art #thought I might as well slap some colour on this now since i'll be away this week #i've got so many ideas floating around my head for story stuff I want to draw for these two #i've been writing them for almost a year now and i have a bunch of different AUs i'm excited to make designs for #the outlaws AU is one of my favourites though #excited to see how their designs change as i get more confident with drawing people #i'm not gonna info dump about them too much i think. I'll probably just let the story unfold trough the illustrations etc #cause idk if anyone's interested in the story stuff. i'm happy to answer if anyone asks stuff though #but the short version is that they grew up in the same town but didn't really get to know each other until later #Marten has a bad accident that leaves him bedridden for over a year while his father hides his condition out of shame #so Nohren takes a job as a hand at their ranch and figures out which room they're keeping Marten locked in #they become good friends and Nohren visits him in secret for almost two years while helping Marten regain some mobility #they take up the outlaw life after Nohren is seen with another man in town and decides he's better off getting out of dodge #Marten is torn about leaving the ranch behind but he comes along eventually #that's the very basic gist of it #they good kiddos #Marten #Nohren #Outlaws AU

[ozymoron]

reading posts that come across my dash and sitting for a minute to debate with my mental disorder if not reblogging this will mean a hell portal will open beneath my feet and i will suffer for eternity for my lack of action or if its all good and i can just scroll on by (its usually the hell portal thing)

#⚠️ #personal #having ocd makes making moral decisions so fucking hard for no reason #cause ill see a post thats like info or seems important and like i can tell its that kind of post just by skimming it st first and somethin #clicks in my brain that just tells me if i dont share that post everyone will know and think im a horrible person #regardless of what the actual post is about #i need like a handbook on how to make proper moral decisions #cause like yeah i do care about things i try to share stuff about things i care about and believe are important but sometimes i dont have #the energy to read long as posts and my brain twists it to make it out that people will know and i am the bad guy #idk my ocds telling me even saying this makes me a bad person #the fact i even struggle with this #sometimes i think im not built for social media but really i think social medias not built for people like me #maybe i should get help for my ocd but the idea of describing all the shit going on in my brain to someone just makes me feel scared #cause like i dont know when to draw the line at making something a problem i should actively have a hand in helping #how much is too much when do i stop #<- in regards to my own mental health like the mental exhaustion that can come from it i hope this makes sense #like some things you gotta invest like emotional shit into and like sometimes im just tired and i come on here and im faced with one of #those posts and i just have to debate with myself what the fuck im supposed to do #this is more a me issue than anything i need to sort this shit out with some mental health professional or something #cause like i dont want to have people think i dont care about these things i do and ik pressing reblog takes like no energy but idk man #im not even sure if some of the shit i reblog is cause i care or is just an ocd compulsion #i feel like most times its both #i cant help but think im the problem here i want to be on social media its just so draining having my mind repeatedly hound me for not like #showing enough care (reblogging more posts) about a certain issue online #idk im so tired of it all im so tired of my mind i wish i didnt have ocd #vent #so funny right after i posted this i scrolled down and one of these posts was rigjt beneath it and the debate happens all over again #lord i need to get out of here

[itskindofareallyniceday]

Trans Resources/Info Masterpost

I dedicate a lot of time to helping fellow trans men, answering their questions, etc. and I've noticed a few very common questions in every trans group I'm a member of. I want the information within these resources to become common knowledge in our community. This information has been extremely helpful to me, my friends, and/or other people in the community, and they're things that everyone should be aware of...

Changing your name and/or gender marker: -The National Center for Transgender Equality will tell you exactly how to change your name and/or gender marker in each state.

HRT: -This map shows organizations that offer HRT following the informed consent method. -Testosterone HRT changes and timelines: source 1, source 2 -Testosterone myths -Bottom growth info (CW: this resource contains illustrations of the anatomy that will grow, before and after growth)

Injections/Syringes: -Syringes and needles can be annoying to buy at the pharmacy. Before I started buying in bulk, I had to go from pharmacy to pharmacy searching for ones that were the right size (they always ran out or didn't buy enough or something). This is a problem that many people experience, so a lot of us buy our medical supplies in bulk online. It's cheaper, easier, and you never have to worry about the pharmacy running out of your syringes. Here are a few popular websites that people buy syringes from: allegromedical.com, westendmedicalsupplies.com, bulksyringes.com, healthykin.com, https://www.vitalitymedical.com, https://www.gpzmedlab.com, etc. -Trans Needle Exchange is currently on hiatus, but they provide needles/syringes to people who can't afford/access them for free. -Search relevant subreddits for more, if those websites don't meet your needs.

Surgery: -topsurgery.net has the answer to almost any top surgery question you might have (the process, finding a surgeon, insurance, before and after pictures, etc.) -There are top surgery grants that you might qualify for. -The GALAP (Gender Affirming Letter Access Project) is a group of independent medical professionals dedicated to providing free letters of support to people seeking gender affirming surgeries. Make sure these medical professionals meet the requirements of your insurance/surgeon though, since they all have different requirements. -Plume also provides letters of support for gender affirming surgeries. Letters are included for members, but they can also be provided to non-members for $150 and one appointment. (Note: they are provided by a medical professional, not a behavioral health or mental health professional. Each insurance has different requirements about who the letter needs to be written by) -The Gender Confirmation Center has a lot of information about gender affirming surgeries, how to take care of yourself before/during/after surgery, a huge gallery of before and after pictures for different incision types, etc. -T4T Caregiving is a group of "traveling trans caregivers for all of your post-op needs". I know how hard it is for some people to find someone who is willing to take care of them after surgery. The caregivers at T4T Caregiving will provide you with care 24/7, with prices on a sliding scale that ranges from $150-250 per day. -You can find information about different surgeons here (top surgery - search by location, whether they accept informed consent, insurance, etc.) and here (several different kinds of surgeries - search by procedure, location, insurance, etc.)

WPATH's Standards of Care: -It's also a good idea to be familiar with the WPATH's (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) Standards of Care! Here is the most recent version, SOC8

Other: -Refuge Restrooms is a database of gender neutral bathroom locations. You can search for, add, and rate different locations.

Unfortunately, a lot of this information is only applicable to trans men (or AFAB NB people wishing to transition) in the US. That's what I have the most experience with (and knowledge about), as I'm a trans man in the US. Feel free to add your own favorite resources (especially for trans women) if you want!

#trans #transgender #ftm #transmasc #nb #trans man #nonbinary #mtf #lgbtq+ #I didn't include any info about binding bc I feel like that's something that most people already know about #I just wanted to share some stuff that other people might not be aware of #I'll probably edit this in the future as I discover more resources #long post #itskindofme #I'm cleaning out my drafts if you couldn't tell 😂 #ref #reference #transition

[bangcakes]

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#personal #i guess for those following this uh... Situation NDNDNDMMDMX #today was the last day LOL. he was gonna sit beside me during the exam #... but the teacher moved him NDNJDMDMDMDMDMDMDMMD #then.... he finished before me.... i was like oh fuck. but i was like oh what if hes waiting for me.... #but i was also like GET IT TOGETHER GURL. UR AT AN EXAM #so i GOT IT TOGETHER (mostly) #and when i finished he was gone 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #HOWEVER.... me n one of my other friends had to work on a group project so we stayed back then went out n ate #she knows i like him. n at some point i was like man... if only he had waited. he could have come with us #n she was like...... !!!!!! he did wait !!!!!!!!! #and i was like WHAAAAAAAAAAAA #so it turns OUT..... that this other guy i was friends with (no longer bc 1. he was using me for my hw and 2. he was mean to the guy i like #DEMANDED to know why the guy i had a crush on didnt answer in the big group chat about dinner n he was like..... uh i have an exam the #day after ??? (and ok insider info here.... he told me he never wanted to see any of them ever again LMAO. so i wasnt surprised at all. #thought it was so fucjin funny bc man he really kept to his word by not answering JDJDJDJJDJDJDl) #but ya he left after that !!!!!!!! so !!!!!! wa !!!!!!!! im just 🥺🥺🥺 !!!!! like he WAS waiting for me but GOD that asshole im just...... #>:[[[[[[[[ #bc u know !!!! thats not the first time he's (for lack of a better word) cockblocked us !!!!!!!! #but it somewho ends up bringing us closer in a way. idk NDJXJXJJZJZJZJZJZ #im just.... ya i messaged him n we talked for a bit.... he still has an exam left so im gonna leave him alone til hes done #really hope he lets me know how it goes AH #but ya............ idk man idk. im gonna have to grow some huge balls n ask him to meet up. bc if i dont....... lol my only other chance is #graduation in february............. #n e way NDNNDNDNDNDNNDND

[in-tua-deep]

man i have really been thinking about worldbuilding and exposition in books recently

when i was like, i don’t know, twelve-ish, I picked up this book about a teenage girl in a spy school. and i absolutely fell in love with it - I thought it was incredibly neat how the book just seemed to drop me into the middle of the story, even starting in the girl’s second year. in fact, the main character frequently referenced events from her first year (falling in love with a civilian, things ending badly, finding secret passageways, losing her mother’s trust etc.) 

and I actually really enjoyed the fact that the character had a rich and vibrant life outside of what i had read and that the book didn’t go out of its way to explain her past in flashbacks or anything. i understood the main takeaways and why she was reacting to things based on what i gleaned, and more than that i understood the growth of the character, why she was cautious in certain places but reckless in others, etc and i felt smarter for not being handed the answer on a silver platter

anyway it wasn’t until i finished the book and realized there was a sequel that i looked it up and found out that. in fact. i had started with the second book in the series.

oops.

#i will say i genuinely read the sequels and NEVER went back and read the first book #it genuinely felt like i understood the takeaways from reading the second book #it almost felt like i would be doing cammie a disservice by going backwards and undoing the progress she had made #anyway i just remember thinking about how cool it was that the author didn't go out of their way to explain exactly what happened #and yet i was able to understand what happened just by her reactions to this new guy #the oh. OH. of realizing she hadn't fallen in love with a civilian so much as fallen in love with the idea of civilian life #her life being made much more difficult from the loss of trust by her mother and teachers #kind of want to go back and reread it but i feel like reading ur childhood books again sets you up for disappointment #probably not the masterpiece i remember reading #but man it made so much sense bc of COURSE cammie wouldn't just like. give me info about how the world worked. her mum was headmaster. #ofc she knew how the spy world worked smh #so when they were like FUCK the secret passageways we used to sneak out are blocked off bc we got caught last year #we need to figure out either a) another way out of the school unseen or b) find more secret passageways #and i was like !!! yeah! of course! that makes total sense and adds an obstacle for the main character to get though! #and now i also know that cammie a) was sneaking out to see her boyfriend which means it was b) a secret worth hiding for some reason #idk that second book was the only bitch i respect

[afalvi]

Completely forgot to post my fic on here!

Summary: Lucifer can't remember how long it's been since he's seen either Lilith or Charlie. Instead of laying in bed like he originally planned to, he gets an unexpected invite from Asmodeus. After some tea (and a mental breakdown), Lucifer stays in the Lust Ring for a breath of fresh air. Inside the one of the Ring's many malls, he finds a shop selling latex bodysuits. The King of Hell decides to try one on out of curiosity and finds that he feels quite attractive! Interestingly enough, others seem to agree. Maybe staying in Lust for a bit longer wouldn't hurt...

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel fanfiction #lucifer morningstar #hazbin lucifer #current wip #pre hazbin hotel fanfiction #idk just wanted this man to feel sexy and be happy ykwim #this was the fic I needed help with lmao #thank you to everyone who responded!! #only 2 chapters atm #ch 3 is in the works #been doing research on latex! #(if you see some incorrect info and have the time could you pls lmk? ofcc no pressure tho!) #thanks to everyone who reads and/or gives feedback!! ❤

[arcademgmt]

anyone else feel kind of crazy when people have the least charitable interpretation of a character that they possibly can where they just like. see them as just 100% fully irredeemably evil when that is perhaps contradictory to canon and. more importantly to me at least. So much less interesting than if you gave them some balance

#i can think of at least 4 characters off of the top of my head rn that this applies to. and i have been awake for 24+ hrs #so the ol thinker isn't working very well rn. i could almost certainly think of more if i tried #i think you can do whatever you want forever but man some people are hellbent on being right #and poopooing people who think otherwise #no wait i just thought of another character while i was typing this also most of the ones i thought of were women #and most of the characters i thought of were women. do with this info what you will #anyways sleepy bye time for meee! erm

[after-witch]

Character Profile: The Smiling Man [Small Spaces book series by Katherine Arden]

**Note: This character profile contains direct spoilers for books 1-2 in the Small Spaces series. Read at your own risk!**

Name

True name unknown; he may not have a true name. One of his servants notes that he has as many names “as people have words.” He is primarily known as “the smiling man,” by the characters in the series, but he takes various disguises over the series and also gives the names “Seth” and “Don Voland.”

Age

Unknown. Likely as old as the world. In the series, he offhandedly comments about playing chess with knights, being around when there was plague in Europe, and referencing a time before Europeans were in North America. 

Appearance

Varies throughout the series. It is unknown if he has a true appearance or he simply chooses his appearance as it suits him. In the first book, he appears as an attractive young man with light blonde hair that falls somewhat over his face, and light colored eyes. In the second book, he appears as a man of unknown age with brown hair, glasses, freckles, and two different colored eyes.

“What’s a face? Just another kind of deception.” --The Smiling Man, when told that he looked different the last time they saw him.

Basic History

An otherworldly entity of unknown origin who is from the “world behind the mist,” a supernatural world where things are sideways, strange, and often scary. Characters in the series typically enter the world behind the mist unknowingly, but its appearance is always marked by a thick mist or fog. Another sign that the smiling man is on his way is flickering lights, whether they are candles or electric lights. 

The smiling man often appears when people are desperate for something. He makes deals with people, and offers them the thing they want most in the world, in exchange for something he wants. That “something” may include servitude to him, a group of souls delivered into his grasp, destroying an object, etc. His agreements seem to also include the caveat that a long time from now, he will return, and the person will have to ‘let him in’ and do what he says. It is implied that he brings these people to the world behind the mist and keeps them there until their souls are used up. 

A local legend in East Evansburg, where the series takes place, notes :”When the mist rises, and the smiling man comes walking, you must avoid large places at night. Keep to small.”

The smiling man has two known servants behind the mist: a Hound without a name, who is barely fed and sometimes given dried-up souls to eat; and a black cat who can easily travel between worlds and is used to spy on people. He also uses people he’s trapped behind the mist as his servants, including people that he’s transformed into scarecrows. He can make them do his bidding; they are used as his eyes and ears when they are in the sunshine world, and they keep the doorway between the world behind the mist open as well.

Powers/Abilities

The smiling man is supernatural and presumably immortal. He has immense powers and can do seemingly anything he wants. He can raise the dead, he can alter memories, even making everyone forget certain people existed; he can make it so people are happy or sad. He can control their bodies and their ability to perceive reality. He can trap them behind the mist, even if they don’t make a deal with them. 

He has some power over technology and can make technology cease to work. Notably, the technology will have nothing physically or noticeably wrong with it (ex: car engine will not work, but will appear 100% fine) but will still be unable to work.

He can interact with ghosts and it is implied that he can free ghosts from their in-between state as well. Although he can interact with ghosts, he has no power whatsoever over the dead, and they can do as they like. 

The smiling man is implied to know things about people without being told. He may not know the exact details, though this seems to vary from character to character and how confident he is that he knows them. 

In Small Spaces, a book written by a woman named Beth Webster details how her husband Jonathan made a deal with the smiling man to bring his brother Caleb back from the dead. In exchange, Jonathan agreed to be the servant of the smiling man one day, when the smiling man came back for him. Jonathan noted that he felt as if he’d know the smiling man since the day he was born, reinforcing the idea of the smiling man having some type of innate connection with people that allows him a window into their soul. 

"He smiled,“ Jonathan told me. “He didn’t tell me his name. I don’t think he has a name. He had long fingers. Long, thin fingers, and oh, I can’t remember the rest. I felt as though I’d known him since the day I was born, and I felt the most indescribable horror at the sight of him." --Beth Webster, in her book detailing the history of her family

Personality

Seemingly kind, polite and gentle for the most part. 

He sometimes uses this outwardly kind personality to make people trust him and not suspect that he is anything but a nice person. He also appears kind and sympathetic when attempting to convince people to make deals. 

But he can also be cruel and spiteful and wicked, especially if you beat him at his games; he detests being beaten. He doesn’t hesitate to use someone’s personal weakness--such as the death of their parent or their fear of being abandoned--against them. 

He is somewhat refined in terms of his manner. He bows theatrically in an old-fashioned way, uses old handkerchiefs, and reminds characters throughout the series to mind their manners. 

He is very confident in his ability to get one over on anybody, and is displeased but also somewhat pleasantly surprised when someone is able to beat him. However, when someone beats him, he does not let it alone and promises to return for a rematch. 

He enjoys scaring people and has great fun doing so. His go-to method for scaring someone when facing them in person is stretching his smile until it reaches from ear to ear, like a twisted version of the Cheshire Cat. 

Above all, the smiling man is tricky, manipulative, and will say and do just about anything to get what he wants from people. 

"See, girl, you say you want to get home. I know you do. But it's not the thing you want most in all the world. I know it. Tell me what you want most, Olivia Adler. I'm not in the business of granting second-rate wishes." --the smiling man, confronting Olivia Adler in the cornfield.

#small spaces #smiling man #katherine arden #this isn't everything about him since I didn't want to spoil empty smiles #but just some basic info that will help if you haven't read the books & wanna know more! #also oh christ I am obsessed #like jfc

[maladaptive-daydreaming-aphant]

me before hanging out with a new group of people: i'm gonna be so normal and not obnoxious this time. i need to be Normal and Not Obnoxious this time please let me be a socially Competent human being for once in my fucking life—

everyone else after 5 minutes of dealing with my obnoxious ass, probably:

#rivulette's thoughts #adhd #idk how to function in group settings anymore #like if there's more than like 4 people my brain loses all sense of when to contribute and when to shut the fuck up #''haha wheee look i shared some info! i'm contributing to the conversation!!'' ← me after talking about myself again for the millionth time #can't even get constructive feedback about it bc people are kind and sweet and want to be nice like ''no no you're fine!! 🤗'' #like don't lie to meeee please just call me out when the adhd is self-centering again instead of enduring my walking talking nightmare ass #fuck this shit man i'm going back to my paras who cannot be negatively affected by my terrible lack of social awareness #hate that people only hang out in the evenings. aka long after my adhd meds have worn off. suffering for everyone involved tbh

[mattodore]

attilio partied so hard his family kicked him out with nothing more than the money in his wallet and a suitcase full of clothes. now he has to live in the shell of a house his grandfather built for his grandmother in the 70s and find a job.

#simblr #sims 4 #ts4 #ts4 legacy #ts4 gameplay #ts4 screenshots #dovy legacy #dovy gen one #attilio dovy #river dipping #🦇 #i'm so ready to start this legacy #but i couldn't just begin playing immediately like i had to come up with some kind of reason for why attilio is all alone #ykwim like i wanted some kind of background info #don't feel too bad for him btw - this was well overdo and probably his hundredth time wrecking his family home by throwing a huge rager #this man is *gestures vaguely* 23-26 like this was necessary #i was going to give him furniture but i think i'm going to start him off from scratch like he gets a toilet and a shower and that's IT

[mrfoox]

.... OK I really hope I can keep this dude ♥

#miranda talking shit #Like... I just want him around me... Yeah. First visit I thought it may be how I felt. Now I'm like lol yeah #8+ hour visit later... Not even that I just... Am being used for sx like we talk so much #We talked about past experiences and love and children etc. Like... I guess we just vibe. Or rather I feel like we do #We make each other laugh and he seem to want to touch me and want to tell me about things #He talked about metal (or we about music but I'm not a metal head so) and he played songs for me #He found my reactions to them funny. Some song did some guitar thing and I was like “woah!” #He laughed and after the song went into explaining what it was. How it was done and such #“i wonder what you think about this... Or... Well maybe you won't care. But I think you may find it interesting?” #Me already clawing at the phone: yes yes I'm interested show me!!! #I love having people show me things willingly. Like even if it's embarrassing or whatever like hey I am going to love it #He showed Warhammer figures he had painted and talked about that #I love hearing people info dump like omgggg hiiii tell me everything uwu #I took up the... Idea of being fwb and being like... Exclusive about it. And he was like “I mean... I haven't really been seeing anyone els #Mainly bc I don't want to and bc it's so... -makes eye contact with me-“ me: tiring?”-deep sigh-yes so tiring.... “ #He shared a lot of personal things in general and one thing in detail he definitely didn't have to #I mean I casually say I got daddy issues but that's like... Yeah my dad never cared for me and my siblings that's just how it is ya know #Idk man. Been a while I... Felt so... At ease and.... Open so quick with anyone. I liked Linus quick but not in this way #I hope I get to keep him around me for more... Like he's.... I think we have things in common but we are definitely still different enough #Want to learn everything I can about him. Plus he let's me be... Overly affectionate and serviceing him like an doting mom (how I want to #Treat everyone in my life but I know majority don't accept it). I get to bring him a drink and help him get dressed to go outside #Men who just goes along with how I want to express affection and not hate it is great #I mean. I don't think he have been touched this... Affectionately before either. I'm very intense and like.... Yeah it's like I'm in love #With you. Sorry I'm stroking your face and looking into your eyes and all :/ #He just smiles. Me with basically heart shaped eyes and he's like: :) #Some nerdy brunette: hi (: me: omg? Spend all your free time with me???