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inchidentally · 3 months

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never realized there was a similar Oscar interview to Max's and I'm probably late to this but interesting how Lando's and Oscar's dads weren't able to afford to pursue racing themselves but ended up being able to comfortably fund their sons:

Also, my grandad on both sides of the family (so, my mum’s dad and my dad’s dad), were both mechanics and have both followed motorsport for years, so it was always in the family but my grandparents didn’t have enough money to fund my dad. He actually used to race BMX bikes and couldn’t really afford motorsport, so I’m the first in the family to actually have the first real step into motorsport rather than just watching from the side lines.

“My dad was a racing fan,” admits Norris of his father, Adam Norris. “He loved everything about Formula 1 and racecars, but he didn’t get a chance to do it when he was growing up. It was too expensive, and he couldn’t afford it. - x

and while that in itself isn't uncommon I do find it unique that Oscar's dad gave him the fair ultimatum of 'if you choose to continue racing in the UK you'll need to go to boarding school bc I can't abandon the rest of my family' and Lando made a pact with his dad to never buy his way onto an F1 team. neither of the dads were willing to do 'whatever it takes' to make their sons' dreams come true - sort of a, if you want something that's so incredibly hard to reach then you've got to prove that you really wan it. and if not, then just come home.

idk the way that both their dads are so physically affectionate with them and are the ones to travel to see them but !! there's no toxic masculinity and no pushiness with their sons' careers. (I love that Oliver just decided to peace out of racing and it was no big deal, even though he was incredibly good) very much an expectation instilled in them that to earn such rarefied careers the boys have to do it on their own steam (Oscar's dad was open about how the costs for F3 and F2 were already getting too much for them and Mark stepping in to get sponsors saved the day).

that and the fact that Lando and Oscar individually and now together never had it instilled in them to motivate themselves by being antagonistic to their teammates/competitors. they're both still good friends with a lot of guys from their feeder series teams. the lack of toxicity definitely comes at least from the start from the dads setting an example.

like it's very weird for me A Poor to be talking about this stuff sympathetically but I do know The Rich at least in a few people and esp for children born to money it's Just Different. but good principles and appreciating privilege and immense good fortune are honestly even more important in children of wealth and it's good to see all of that was at work for Oscar and Lando from their families - and even more important that it comes from the dads in such a male dominated environment.

#inchidentallyanessay #landoscar #I also love that their moms and sisters aren't expected to uproot their lives or lose out bc their brothers wanted to chase a dream #the love and security is there but that's not their dream #and they've got their own lives to lead

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jazeswhbhaven · 4 months

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Beel, Are You Srs Brah? WHB Event React Part 5 *Spoiler Warning*

okay...I know...I know...ANOTHER part? Yes. But if haven't been here before...let's go back a bit! Go here for Part 4 ->

From there you can backtrack all the way to the beginning if you wish! It's been quite the react journey .-. I hope you enjoyed my bastardized summary and commentary. Let's enjoy the final part together <3

If you remember in part 4, Beel was over here being weird and licking Amon's tears and now he's just like right so when you're done mourning over your parents come to the palace and I'll get you pierced up. <3

Beel. Please.

Just has that personality shining through where he doesn't dwell on stuff like this for long. It's mostly "Ah yah that's sad, but anyways" Not to say that he doesn't care. It's more of he can't really afford to stay stuck in that emotion of sadness and such. He's got stuff to do.

Speaking of which, we're back at the cafe again because Amon is done having his little flashback moment.

So the Jung Hi cosplayer is just reminding them that he's serving the table they're at still, even though Beel is there under special orders, and our bois keep trying to talk to him, but he's really nudging them to eat. They're served pork cutlets, and it's the same reaction yet again lmao

All of them are eating and enjoying the food like how they did at the other places. SIGH

Ngl I was suspicious of why Beel wanted them to eat so badly...like there's gotta be some reason he's adamant about it, right? Is he trying to sneak away?

Uh oh...

so it appears the more they ate, the slower reacting they were being, and at this point I'm like WTF DID BEEL ROOFIE THE FUCKING FOOD?

So our bby Stolas goes down first, then Nabe who's like "I knew it..." like this entire mission he couldn't catch a damn break and I felt so bad for him (╥_╥) Amon is resisting a bit, probs because he already slept so much to begin with, but he gets a few words in!

So during their exchange of words, it is confirmed that this isn't a cosplayer and that it is him. The OG him that's been running around causing trouble, (leaving those damn unpaid tabs), and now he's successfully poisoned his nobles with roofies. Though, I think it's cute that he acknowledged it was good to eat with Amon again <3

So Amon succumbs to the sleeping pills and now all of them are knocked the fuck out. He tells the Jung Hi cosplayer to put them nicely into the room they have so they can sleep soundly. That this isn't goodbye forever so he's fine with just leaving them like that. (So cruel though like I would be mad if you just slipped me a sleeping pill just so you could run away Beel >:p) And it's funny because once he says that, the other customers were like OH WAIT ITS HIM HIM and Beel is like telling them to shush and not reveal it is him.

He's so hot. I hate him. (affectionately) Like imagine him saying that in a deep Southern cowboy voice. Paired with him sounding like he's sleepy all the time??

c r e a m cit y

But as it goes to fade in black, we see our bois sleeping, and they aren't the only ones sleeping!

o(〒﹏〒)o no one talk everyone shut up, the bby Bael is sleepins and he worked his ass off today do not wake him <3

The fact that he had to say it like that just makes me laugh. Because it sounds suggestive as if he plans on like just wanting to spend some alone time with his lover and not his bestie.

So Beel out here complaining about the the mountains of paperwork and is like "wow there's so much shit to file and complain about ugh how terrible" when it was him literally leaving so Bael is the one to deal with it. But our bby is so tired he can't even hear Beel speak his nonsense the man is o u t.

So Beel being cute, he got a gift for Bael, a little trinket made from shells and he's just talking to him about where he got it and Bael is still asleep and doing grumbly faces and Beel is touching his wrinkles to smooth them out and being all gentle and lovingly. The fact that Bael doesn't wake up the entire time has me thinking that physical touch is both his and Beel's favorite thing and it soothes them so Bael is just taking it in and staying asleep.

First, I love this CG...look how Beel looks here. Scrumptious. Yummy. Spicy. Muy Machito. My fucking reason to edge myself to sleep.

And just how he's handling Bael? („ಡωಡ„)

But yes, turns out that Beel had came back on his own, and was meaning to stop by and tell Bael that he was back for a moment but he got distracted, started doing stuff and now that it's time for him to leave again he's like "Whelp!"

So our bois spent their time and money for no reason. But at the same time...was Beel ever gonna close those tabs or just send the bill to Bael anyway?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (screaming, crying, he's so fucking- h e l p)

So Beel is admitting to himself, that even though he knows he's always gonna forget and be distracted about things like this, he never forgets that he has to come back to Bael, back to our Avisos bois <3 And honestly this makes me feel better about my own ADHD because I suffer from not only time blindness, but for my friends it's always 'out of sight out of mind' when they aren't in front of me, paired with horrible sleep schedule and quick social fatigue that sometimes they don't hear from me in days to maybe weeks. But I always remember to come back to message them something small or ask how they are doing or share a thing that made me think of them. I have a good circle where they don't mind this and it's so affirming.

This is why I grow closer to accepting Beel as my personal ship partner <3 That and I feel he won't really care about my chubby self and my stubby arms and legs and think me being 5ft is adorable.

So this scene has me wondering tbh. What is it that he has to reveal to our little crew? I wonder since this is a side story and it seems like it's taking place the same time as the main story, that he's anticipating MCs arrival to Avisos sometime in the future or this whole incident with Levi that's happening in Chapter 4....

Regardless, I also have a couple theories about what he says to Bael here.

This reads like a very strong platonic relationship, possibly the only other person he loves more than himself, his freedom, etc. Because even if there's no romance, you can still call your most trusted friend and person your other self/half, because that's how strong the bond is. Another possibility is my wishful thinking that he sees Bael as a romantic partner, but not in a traditional way. Friends with benefits but pretty much there's only just poor Bael getting stuck with the short end of that. A situationship if you will.

And finally, from other users speaking about Bael possibly being a clone of Beel's from early on...I love the concept of that because it would track and make sense. Especially if the crown...that uh is removable I suppose is not his 'real' horn. But most likely some kind of armor or protective covering for the real horn that's hidden in his hair somewhere. This could be a defect he was born with (or you know clone theory it just didn't grow the same way as Beel's horn)

So now Beel is talking in thin air and I'm just like, huh??? And it's more of like him trying to warn whoever it is that he may not the best to look up to after all and how this person should live for themselves.

oh, it's Dre!!! So He's telling him to not count on him because he may not be the one to stop the war?

So he admits to him, that he's not going to sit and try to put himself in his shoes but that Dre should enjoy life instead of living in such sadness all the time.

Dre is very adamant that Beel is the one who's going to end things and that he will protect him. I really do fucking wonder what Belpeghor did because if you catch Dre's screen line, he says that he snuck away from Niflheim iirc or Belphie let him leave. So this is making me wonder if Belphie is a hardass and is rude to his nobles/citizens. Or is he simply overprotective? We'll have to see later.

Dre also brings up that Beel's nobles don't trust him, they just like him. And Beel just brushes it off and calls them idiots

damn Beel okay ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ fuck your nobles I guess

But then we get on the topic of Dre killing our pathetic buff angel to avenge his brother.

And well it's seem Dre didn't like that being casually brought up.

So he mentions to Beel that when he said he would protect him he didn't mean he would deal with disrespect. (I don't blame him for that cause yeah lol Beel is king and all but come correct)

But Beel claps back, by also aiming for Dre's head and warning him that he doesn't like bad manners either so he better watch it.

Damn, real tense up in here. (crying because Bael is still fucking asleep during all of this, he's so tired)

So Beel decides to further explain himself though. That while he may not understand the true extent of Dre's sadness, he is furious and he hates what happened that day and is glad that one of the angels responsbile is dead.

Dre starts to ease up on him, and Beel offers him some tea randomly (haha cute) but Dre has dissaappeared like Batman or something and calls out from the shadows to thank Beel for that day.

So we go back to that day again with Dre. Which every time they show our bois as children I'm just like awh they all look so adorable and it's fun seeing them age because their horns are smaller and stuff, so it's literally how they would work irl too.

But back to the story...

Dre was on the floor, bleeding out and such and then he hears the screams of the buff angel in that moment, who was holding his face because Beel kicked his ass with the whip. And by the time Dre could even manage to make out what was happening, Beel's swarm of flies left.

Yes Beel, yes they do grow up super fucking fast.

I barely remember my own childhood, (well the good things sadly enough) but that was already so fucking long ago....even irl time passes by so damn fast it's crazy.

But seeing that this memory with Dre probably feels like yesterday to the both of them, is just...yeah it's pretty heavy. So much angst. So little time.

So the doorman that guards the door comes in again and whelp both Beel and Dre are gone and Bael is still asleep this entire time lol Like yes, just let him rest, please.

Speaking of which...the next day Bael is awake and pissed off that he missed Beel again and issued a strike (not sure if he means like a literal strike or like warrant/hit on Beel lol) that our bois had to calm him down from doing.

Then it fades to Beel's cheeky little smirk and then it's the fucking end!!!

PHEW so you made it <3 Part fucking five of this event react.

Honestly there was no way I was going to smush this down to only two parts when there's s o much fucking lore and stuff in this and so many places in Avisos to talk about and just idk there was alot to chime in on this time around where I felt I needed to just say whatever.

Recaps of learning about Dre and why he's even in Avisos in the first place, to how our three Avisos nobles interact (Stolas really can't fucking stand Amon it's comical) Nabe being the logical one of the group, but you can see some emotion in there too when he's comfortable. He does give class president vibes and it's cute.

Nabe-Senpai? Maybe? Hm.

And just learning more about Amon and his personality it's just really great stuff for this event. We even get to see Raphael in action and how he really just doesn't give a fuck. Children? Fair game to him to slaughter. True villain shit. I'm sure the next one is gonna be about Hades though, I have a feeling. Because it would make sense to bring out chapter 5, AND have the next event also give us some Hades lore.

But yes, thank you for sitting with me, vibin' with me, and your lovely admin will see you in the next react <3 ♥( ˆ⌣ ˆԅ)

#whb #what in hell is bad #whb beelzebub #whb avisos bois 💚#whb andrealphus #whb bael #whb event #finally we're done!#this was one of the ones where you needed a bunch of snacks #I talked about Beel alot here lol

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reveluving · 2 years

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GASP…. batmom obsessing (drooling) over bruce’s muscles MMMMM like dude his biceps. HIS BACK. DRIVES ME INSANE (makes me horny)

oh HELL YEAH- listen... idc if you're into Bale, Affleck, Pattinson or hell, even the from Webtoon, Bruce's muscles are a GODSEND so I'm going nasty on this one~ Thanks anon! ❤

warning: smut (minors DNI! we a lil' nasty today)

If there was one thing you love more than your husband, it would be his muscles because holy shit. The public may figure out that he was nowhere near scrawny, but they didn’t know how truly muscular he was. Very often would the press find you hugging his arm whenever the two of you are in public. Many call it cute, others called you possessive and whatever the case may be, it doesn’t matter. Because at the end of the day, he’s your Greek God of a man.

Whether he's waking up, getting ready for work or patrols, walking around the manor with no shirt, the second his shirt is off, your eyes are open. You cannot afford to miss any beauty, even if he sometimes wished for the scars he's accumulated to go away. You will always love every inch of him, inside and out.

But cheesy stuff aside, back to those muscles!

Other than for crimefighting, Bruce makes sure he stays in shape because of your obsession with his muscles. You've warned him a couple of times about overdoing it, though. You didn't want to be responsible for his injuries just because he was trying to impress you than he already has.

Still, that wouldn't stop him from either bench pressing you or making you sit on his back while he does push-ups.

Or if you're adamant on not being his little gym partner, he's still going to pick you up bridal style.

A lot.

'Cause even he has his own favourite about his muscles; having your hands all over it. You could come up to him behind after he's showered, tracing your fingers over his biceps with a 'oooh'. He finds amusement to see you awestruck, as if you don't wake up to it everyday. Showing your sultry side is also his aim. Having the power to bring out your frisky side when you feel him up.

With that being said, missionary and being on top of him would be your go-to if you want to see him in all his glory. Being underneath him would mean his big arms bracketing your head. Easily hovering you like it's his workout routine. He'll want those pretty fingernails digging into his back for when he fucks you at a relentless pace.

As for being on top of him, it can go two ways. You'd have to hold yourself up with his chest if you're riding cowgirl. That neck and Adam's apple of his will be your lick-and-nip victim.

But shit, who are you to deny yours or his wish to ride his abs, too? Seeing them soaked in your juices would be an instant turn on, even if he just came.

I might sound like the kinkiest bitch alive (but what's new) but if you lick your juices up, all while maintaining eye contact, do expect another round.

Overstimulation has entered the chat.

Or if he's sitting up, it's definitely not a lost cause either! Being able to see this man flush as he looks up at you in ecstacy, reminding you that you're his one and only and vice versa. Best believe those thighs of his are going to do work when you're too far into the pleasure. Bucking up his hips and easily finding the one spot that makes you scream.

Full offence but he'll definitely make you ride his thigh in the office. Jacket off, top half of his buttons popped open to give you a glimpse of the sweat dripping down his neck and chest.

Tell me I'm wrong.

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Got so many amazing asks from y'all so I might have to close our lil' session for a little bit to catch up! But it won't be our last, I promise! Remaining asks coming soon, can't wait to share it with y'all! ❤ (divider by @firefly-graphics)

#— reve's reverie 🌹#— reve's asks 🌹#a mother's touch series #bruce wayne #bruce wayne x reader #bruce wayne x you #bruce wayne x batmom #batman #batman x batmom #batman x reader

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nevadas-night-time-novelist · 20 days

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How about Deimos x Reader x Sanford? I kept seeing the 2B x reader x Hank stuff so I thought why not with the other two?

Deimos x Reader x Sanford - idk i cant think of a title for this one.

If Doc happened to have money saved over, he'd always put it towards an extra set of hands or two in the base. Being splintered from the main S.Q. hub put a bit of a strain on him and his small team of mercs, any additional help they could afford was a lifesaver.

Initially you'd picked up a short term contract with him, kill a few grunts and get paid, currently the most stable from of work out in the badlands, but you quickly found yourself becoming part of the furniture.

Deimos could get along with anyone and everyone, Sanford took a cautious approach but he warmed up to you in no time, Hank hadn't tried to kill you yet and had even given you a thumbs up after working with them as a duo, and Doc enjoyed that your work was cheap yet good quality.

Sitting in the softest chair in the base, you were decompressing after a laborious solo mission, reading an old paperback that Doc had brought in one day. Often the older man would bring home new literature he'd found on his own ventures, and in times where there was little else to do, his library was perfect for killing time.

"-And yeah, brains all over the place." Sanford's deep voice piqued your attention, sounds like he and Deimos are back.

"Heheh- Dude that's hilarious. So bummed I missed that." The shorter of the duo entered first, and his gaze fell on you instantly. "Woah, look who beat us back. Doc dishin' out the easy missions to you then eh?"

He was a handsome man, that was undeniable, and his charming disposition added to his appeal. "Yeah, cause I'm his favourite." You joked back. "He's adamant about not killing. Can't say the same for you twoooo~"

"Psh, Doc knows we can handle tougher jobs than you. Who took down Hank together?" Sanford's voice boomed, he was still high off adrenaline and excitable.

"We did, boi!" Dei grinned, drawing his hand back. There was a loud, audible clap as the two high-fived. A successful mission always lead to sparks of energy in the air, even when they were exhausted.

You couldn't help but giggle at that. "Okay, sure, you guys stopped Hank that one time. But I've got the power to stop 'em with words alone before they fly off the handle, and that's real skill."

Deimos threw himself over the back of the chair. "Blah, you're not the smoothest talker of the group. Everyone knows that's my job."

"Sure about that?" You set your book down, hand caressing his stubbly chin, and for once, he didn't have a witty retort. Dei's face turned bright red, cheeks flushed.

"Uh.. huh."

Sanford raised an eyebrow. "Wow, you actually managed to shut him up. Impressive." He sat on the arm of the chair, throwing his arm around the back of it. "But can you take the heat as well as you dish it?" Lifting his sunglasses, he showed off his gold eyes.

Fuck. He had you there. His lengthy lashes perfectly framed his eyes, he was gorgeous and he damn well knew it, and he knew you knew it too. "Thought not." He smiled, good looks and a great brain, there was nothing this man was incapable of.

"Sure, fine, you got me there, but are you ready for my retort?" Your face felt warm, San had gotten under your skin.

He raised an eyebrow again, silent anticipation. Careful observation of Dei and San's actions lead you to figure out his weaknesses, and copying one of Dei's favoured techniques, you darted forward, planting a kiss on his neck, just under his jaw.

"Well shit, lookie that." Dei pinched San's cheek. "They've got you there Fordie. Heh, guess you're pretty decent. But uh, y'really gonna kiss my boyfriend in front of me?" He tilted his head, frowning slightly.

"Well um-" He waved his hand, cutting you off.

"So cold. Y'know out of the two of us, I had a thing for you first. Only after I told San about my crush on ya did he see the light. Tch, and you kissed him first." Dei lowered his head, visor covering his eyes.

"Wait, what?" You looks between the both, each silent and not meeting your gaze. "You're kidding, right?"

Silence.

"You're not kidding. I suppose I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel the same."

A shy smile crossed San's face. "You do?"

Dei spun his visor around. "How could they not? Just look at your cute face."

"Yes. Frankly I'm surprised it's mutual on both ends. But I guess I am actually the most charismatic after all, you've been dethroned Deimos. By your own admission too. How's that feel?" Deimos looked to Sanford, a grin spreading across his face.

Both men leaned down, silencing you as they kissed your cheeks.

Oh my.

#deimos #sanford #madness combat #madcom #sanmos #sanmos x reader #deimos x reader #sanford x reader #madness combat x reader #madness combat reader insert #x gon deliver to ya

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dipolardruid · 1 year

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what is yan!stepmother’s reaction to reader packing all their stuff to move out the house

This is a yandere work of fiction if you don't enjoy the kind of things associated with the genre i'd highly recommend skipping this.

She'd be confused and then shocked thinking your playing a joke on her, that's until you actually try to leave then all hell would break loose.

Your lugagge has been forced open all the contents thrown on the floor her blocking your way out with her body while she's on the phone with your father if you still try to leave even after speaking with your father she'd start getting a little more physical.

She wouldn't hurt you but she would start holding you back, put her hand out to stop you from getting close to any windows or door and follow right behind you if you tried to walk away and if you went into your room she'd use her body to block your room door while talking to you

"Where would you go? You're 15." "You don't have a job or any money how are you gonna get by when you can't even afford to get a meal." "You wouldnt last a night out there without me or your father." Etc

She wouldn't stop breaking you down until you finally decided to give up on your little "tantrum" or until your father got home so doing this wouldn't be the best idea.

So when you wake up in the morning don't be surprised by the new camera detections, movement activated lights, or that new automated doorbell even new deadbolts installed into the doors, your device will also have a tracker in it.

If you're 18 though things would be different she'd use guilt-tripping methods, talk to the point of wearing you out and attempt to make you see her side, If that fails.

She will be adamant to see who you might move in with, where you're gonna live, if its up to date, etc but if she does try to convince you while your father is there he'll jump in telling her to leave you alone already but expect guilt-tripping and manipulation to be her main choices.

#my oc character #yandere #yandere x reader #yandere x y/n #yandere oc #female yandere x reader #female yandere #yandere female oc #yandere mother #yandere step mother #platonic yandere #Betra

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adambja · 7 months

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Hello......

Yes I entered my void state in early 2023

Also....

In the past few days I stopped the coaching for 24 hours and it was back after exactly 24 hours and I am so happy I already gave my clients everything before I told them this and I really respected that some of my clients asked about what happened with me it was just a lil problem and everything went well when I went to the doctor - the thing is I just can't be solving others' issues and I have issues that's why it was paused and now everything is just perfect ;)!

I have an experiment with almost 23 people and everything is going great with coaching 🫡 the tapes are always getting updated! Many of my clients received their things some are still getting their things one by one because I am still updating it 🫡!

And in the last 24 hours everyone who wanted coaching I responded to them that they can buy anything they want from me but they better wait 7 days so I can know the results of the experiment before giving them anything because the results of this experiment will show if my clients will need a self-concept tape with the void concept tape or not even the coaching will they need that much coaching I was giving to my other clients who already bought everything

And all this will save everyone who will buy tapes/coaching from me money!

I said this before on the discord server but I will say it here again the void concept tape is 90% void concept 10% subconscious mind related and some other stuff I won't allow myself to talk about it here cause it's my SECRET SALSA 💋🫡🫶🏻

And it's working 100% even like another client told me that they entered their void state with the version before that updated one today! 🫡

I am really proud of how far i went here and everything I did here!!!

And I am so happy that I am in this loa community I will never ever ever leave so you better be ready if you can't afford my tapes or my coaching again it's your problem not mine!

You are held accountable for your own life you are held accountable for your own financial state you can change it tho but you better change it away from me if you don't match my standards - I can help you change it if you match my standards and got money for my tapes and coaching! 🫡 period

Any other words any hate for having boundaries I will block you because I mean we are in 2023 how tf don't you understand boundaries???? I mean if you don't that's why your life is fucked up - fix it - your old self will thank you later!!! It will be proud of you!!!!

And now the only coaching that's open is for the subconscious mind - shifting - manifesting - self-concept even the void tape BUT YOU WILL BUY IT AND I WILL TELL YOU TO BUY IT WITH THE SELF-CONCEPT TAPE BECAUSE I STILL DON'T KNOW THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT IF YOU WANNA BUY THEM IT WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY OR JUST WAIT UNTIL I GET THE RESULTS! 🫡💋

One last thing you can call me adambja it's not just adam 😭😭 pls lmao

Also I go by any pronoun fr it doesn't matter they/them - she/her - he/him I am so secure that I just don't care whatever you address me by

I am here for a good time - fun and professionalism with my clients I love what I am doing so yeah period - byeee

Have a good day/night!

Mwah to you whoever you are!

#law of assumption #loa #loassumption #neville goddard #void success #loa success #self concept #success stories loa #self development #self esteem

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restlessreveries · 9 months

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Okay I'm gonna ramble a bit about that silly fairytale-ish NemxSym AU that's been living in my head for... A Lot of months. Because I've been awake long enough to not worry about it and I will probably worry about it later but that's a future Lini problem.

So basically this is kind of a fairytale AU, fey and kingdoms with knights and princesses and stuff like that. Originally it was SolxSym because I'm pretty sure it sprouted from one of Hirokiyuu's three sentence writes, but as all things goes it eventually turned to NemxSym in my head.

It started off with Sol being the only royal heir of the kingdom they're living in, and them needing to strike an alliance with the sorta-close fey kingdom because idk reasons, outside human enemies and they can't afford the fey getting on their bad side too? It's not exactly fleshed out but I haven't planned on writing anything serious about it anyway so -shrug-. Whatever, the alliance is very important.

Sooo yeah, in the original, it was Sol x Sym, but as time moved on, I figured "Nem would do that if Sol was in love with someone else because she's protective like that." Which is really just an excuse to further my NemxSym agenda. but it works (She's high up enough on the nobility ladder that it works in universe).

The start is, rough. In a way? Nem is scared because marriage wasn't exactly on her to-do list and nobody really knows much about the fey and how they work? Like everyone is wary, but they do need this. And of course this silly fey prince is Sym who is very excited to be staying in the human kingdom and learning more about them, because he's very bored with how stagnant are among the fey. (the fun of long lived races and all that).

But... surprising her, he's also very respectful and understanding of her situation. He keeps his distance, puts a hand up in pretense of holding her but it's just to fake a kiss during the wedding. Happily spends the wedding night sleeping on the couch (after having been confused about her being nervous about it because he really had no plans on intimacy) and probably keeps sleeping there until they get separate rooms after a few weeks.

So her life continues mostly the same. Unexpectedly. She kind of does keep her distance though, because she doesn't really like the thought of being married and he is a bit odd and she really has no idea what to expect there so... it's just easier not to engage? Which Sym is perfectly fine with, he's all smiles and friendliness towards any human he meets, even though most of them takes Nem's lead and avoids interacting as much as possible. Which, really, doesn't seem to trouble him...

Except it does. Only, he's so adamant on respecting people's boundaries that he refuses to show that over the course of like two years, he becomes very lonely. Having gone from being surrounded by his own kind to living alone among humans who spare him as few words as possible and often finds excuses to leave the room he's entered (this displacement and loneliness is a bit of a nod towards "Disable the Array"). Until one day his sister Constellation comes to visit which has him suddenly a lot happier than people have seen him in a long time.

Only problem is that she sees right through his charade and calls him out on it. That she's never seen him so miserable before and how does he imagine this will go over if their Queen finds out how the humans are treating him? If Constellation can see through him so easily there's no way he can hide how he's doing, should the others come by, and then the alliance is pretty much garantueed to be broken. And yeah, she's going to have some words with his wife, because he really should at least have some support there.

And of course, he's instantly all up in arms about it, protesting because he genunely doesn't want Nem to be burdened by this. She's already dealing with enough, having been forced into this situation in the first place. He'll sort this out. Definitely, just don't put this on her.

So Constellation relents, but comments that he'd better up his theatre game before the fey queen finds out, or actually find a way to sort this out. So that's a fun little bit of pressure 'cause you know, it's not like he was dealing with enough already.

And as if we haven't invoked enough silly tropes already, this is where we add accidentally spying on a conversation somehow. With Nem (and maybe Sol?) overhearing the entire thing and having a bit of a realization that things aren't going so well after all and they do need to fix this somehow. (and also, he's been keeping this to himself to protect her? That won't 'cause difficult feelings at all.)

So later that night Nem's just, suggesting to Sym do something together the next day, to which he is surprised and delighted at first, but then she kinda nervously keeps going? Just listing a bunch of different things and parties and stuff they could attend and Sym gradually goes from happy to a sinking realization and that fake happy mask gradually dropping.

"... You overheard me speaking to Constellation?"

"No! I mean- maybe a little bit, but-"

"I see..." -the most forced attempt at his usual soft smile ever- "Please don't concern yourself with it. The last thing I wish for is to burden you further, I'll get this sorted out."

And then he absconds to have his own little breakdown because she knows now, and she's going to feel bad no matter what he does and he can't just fix this? And meanwhile Nem is having her own little moment of "Wtf why didn't I realize this sooner? He's been notihng but kind and I've just been avoiding him? Two years and I haven't even tried to make friends?"

It may or may not end with Nem kicking down the door to his room to actually sit him down and have a long chat about all of this because yeah, neither of them went into this with the intention of love, but they can at least try to be civil and upfront with each other.

After that it kinda settles into a standard slowburn of gradually realizing that they actually do enjoy hanging out with each other, and with Nem (and Sol contributing) being more openly friendly with him, other humans starts to feel more at ease chatting with the odd fey and... yeah, it sorts itself out eventually. Slowburn romance and all.

(Also I feel like the first thing Nem suggests for their real activity together after their proper talk is that they go for a ride around the area together. Sym agrees because he's happy to be included. Sym has never ridden a horse before. Nem finds it hilarious when this thousands-year old fey turns out to be terrified of even a light trot around the castle grounds. It's a good ice breaker.)

...Okay, now I'm gonna crawl back in under my rock and let future Lini deal with the regrets.

#Iwatex #Exocolonist #This is a lot cuter and more elaborate in my head but like #I don't have what it takes to turn this into a proper fic #So you get silly ramblings #It's mostly Sym focused here I'm kinda bad at explaining why Nem specifically fits into this #Other than my own preferences that is #I'm addicted to Sym being respecful about boundaries

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highlifeboat · 2 months

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A lot of people complain about show's pacing, but i think it was written optimally... For a show, that doesn't get full season and might very lickely be cancelled after it's first season.

Because that is tv reality we live in :b

The thing is that people wanted more filler stuff.

Because no, this show doesn't feel like it takes place over the course of six months. But shows, animated shows especially, can't afford to do filler episodes anymore. Studios won't give them time to flesh people out, because if something isn't raking in numbers immediately, it's seen as worthless.

Helluva Boss is much better in it's pacing (usually), because it's not being forced to lay everything out right away. Season 1 established characters and their relationships, and now season 2 gets to expand on them and the general universe around them. And it's great! Not every episode has to be Blitz working through his personal issues or his and Stolas' relationship.

I don't really have a problem with Hazbin's pacing, they did what they had to do in the time given, and they did it well. This isn't Steven Universe where the show can keep taking long hiatuses and then give filler episodes evenr now and then in the meantime.

This is the same shit that happened with the Owl House final, but at least they GOT 2 whole seasons.

And the thing is also that Shows HAVE to end their season on some kind of conclusion, because if they get cancelled then at least the main conflict is wrapped up. Which is really disheartening.

Hazbin did well with the time they had.

I just think there's stuff in the writing that doesn't make sense. Like... Vaggie, Lute, and Adam all didn't know angels could be hurt, but Lute literally cuts out Vaggie's eye and rips off her wings. I guess you could argue they meant "Hurt by sinners/hellborn" but the way its phrased makes it sound very general.

#i dunno #the state of tv and cartoon is sad #asks #horror lady00 #hazbin hotel #vivziepop

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roebeanstalk · 8 months

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lksdflsdk the cut didn't work when i posted it i didn't mean to spam my dysphoria onto your dashes

cw/dysphoria cw/gender dysmorphia cw/dysphoria cw/body image

i've come to accept a lot of what i look like, but i'm realizing it's only from specific angles.

in the past i've never been happy when i've seen my profile, but that's even worse now

i was doing a test for a work meeting thing on my ipad to make sure it could run it okay, so i had my webcam on that and on my computer - so i saw myself from multiple angles

as long as it's mostly front view, most angles are fine. above, below, and 3/4 stuff. i've gotten used to it, it doesn't really hurt me anymore (other than sometimes revealing a different angle of stubble), or at least not as much

but seeing my profile i just become aware of so many things... things i want to change - that's what i jump to immediately. i want to do the work to be okay where i am now, but this is like. a gutteral feeling.

and i can't tell if it's gender stuff, body stuff, society shame, etc. probably all of it

letting myself vent the negative, this might be mean to myself or accidentally to other people due to internalization etc etc etc: it's like. i feel like a pelican. from my chin to my adam's apple is basically a droop. my neck is so thick. my nose sharpy juts out of my face. my eyebrows are weirdly located. everything is stern and pouty and not in a hot way, in like a pathetic way. like a gross, slimy, unworthy way. like an "i wouldn't talk to me" way. i feel like my face gets swallowed by fat and neck and i just feel so gross. and it all leads down to my body which i have a million issues with, and my hair is so flat and boring and in need of a cut for more style but i also dont want to lose anymore length andsaf osdfjoisafojisa

i just like. i want to feel more okay with myself. i know that like, looking at myself and getting used to it takes time, but it also only goes so far. it's possible that eating better / getting in shape will help with it. but it also might define some of the features even more, i don't know. there's always FFS i guess, but i highly doubt that i will ever be able to afford that. hiiiighly. i'd kill to have my browbone and nose done x_X

i just want to be happy with myself or at least content and not jarring panic freakout and tanking my selfworth everytime i see myself from certain angles

it's exhausting and awful and i haaaate it

and it's easier to just never look at it again

but then, like today, i see it, and i'm like. oh GOD this is all that other people see. they know what i look like. they know what i actually look like, not what i've tricked myself into thinking that i look like. it makes me feel delusional. idk. x_X

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just rambling to get this out instead of internalizing it lol

#robin chirps #cw dysphoria #cw gender dysphoria #cw dysmorphia #cw body image

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terrence-silver · 1 year

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Loved the post you did on beloved’s ex. Please do more!! 🙏

Thing is, like, I don't think Terry Silver would antagonize exes.

Never openly.

Quite the contrary; this figurative ex of yours, well, they rather think Terry's a swell guy, because he is on the surface. Friendly. Open. All warm smiles, handshakes and easy conversation. Charm incarnate. Like, surprisingly so. You might literally find them sitting together swapping stories like old friends. Invites the individual for drinks sampled from his own collection, maybe a meal specially prepared for them by his waiting staff and chefs, gives them a tour of his home, his cars, his things, his art --- you name it. Talks about the ex and makes them the center of all conversation, having them feeling important and seen; talks about things he can do for them, favors he can hook them with, individuals he can introduce them to, stuff he can teach them, offering them a job, opportunities for no reason other than him being amazing like that; Terry can get them connected. Terry can help. In fact, Terry will help and he wont take no for an answer because any person attached vaguely to his beloved is a friend of his too. Terry is the nicest person out there. Truly. To the level this ex will get lulled into an artificial sense of safety through excessive lovebombing, like a fly being drawn to a flesh eating monster plant right before it snaps shut.

Thing is, keep your friends close and your enemies closest and Terry lives by those words because he knows it is far easier to mess someone up who trusts you and who is at arms length than someone who just isn't. And so, sinisterly enough, your ex becomes his ''''friend'''', with a million quotation marks, outright. Your ex might be working under Terry in no time, driving a car Terry gave them, mingling with a crowd Terry had them meet, wearing suits Terry's cash afforded them to the degree the ex feels that hey, losing you to Terry Silver was the best life investment plan they could've made because it ensured them a friend in a benevolent, overly generous Billionaire who makes their whole existence better thanks to a connection to you.

Except, not all is as it seems.

Not at all.

Everything Terry does to your ex he does behind their back as a long con game because he's out to eliminate them (and get a huge kick out of doing so) and have revenge on them merely due to the fact that they're, you guessed it, your ex and he can't stand competition even when it is no longer competition even by a long shot. Fact is, your ex might be so adamant that Terry Silver is their friend that even if someone told them they're being manipulated they wouldn't believe it because Terry just did so many good things for them. None of these good things are for free, though. When was anything truly for free? Next time Federal Agents might have a look into Dynatox's affairs, or if, later in life, Cobra Kai's dojos come under fire, or quite literally any of Terry's endeavors require him to accuse someone else in his circles of something he did, your ex is made the obvious sacrifice and they might even be willing to become one, because Terry promised --- oh, Terry promised they'll be rewarded like never before if they just do this one last job for him. They might be Terry Silver's supposed and most devoted friend one day and the next day they might be led away in cuffs to serve the next decade or two in prison for bribing a regional judge, hefty tax evasion and burning down Mike Barnes' furniture store on Terry Silver's behalf and then obstruct and hide the truth by coming out as the sole culprit for the crime (with majorly trumped up charges) and the amount of jubilant satisfaction and sense of triumph Terry will feel then is hard to describe. Might just pop his best champagne and fuck you into next week to celebrate. Can see him having his people send a fruit-basket to jail. From your good friend, T.S. in all his devotion and making such acts of kindness a regular thing even in the face of him betraying and using someone and then promptly pushing them out of the way.

Revenge is best served cold. And oh, how Terry will giggle and snicker once his plan is complete. He'll be like a kid in a candy store. He lives for a good, complicated scheme.

Quite honestly, it is far less scary if Terry Silver just hates someone openly.

But thing is, he seldom ever does.

#terry silver #kk3 #cobra kai #ex #exes #beloved's ex #your ex #terry silver x reader #terry silver x beloved #revenge #lovebombing

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burning-fcols · 3 months

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"Hey there, hot stuff." Adam's voice is but an opening purr with him being alone with the spider. "So, here's the dealio. YOU spend a few nights with me, I'll get your fucking boss off your back so you can. Have the best fucking experience of your afterlife & I'll see about scratching the hotel off my list. What d'you say, baby cakes?" ( for Angel for the thing djefkdjefkd; ) - ✧ ˖ ˙ 「 @Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴᴀʙʟᴇᴍᴜꜱᴇꜱ 」 ˙ ˖ ✧

「 ☆ 」 Starting at the unexpected voice, head snaps in the direction of it. A shock of unease cascades through him at the sight of Adam. Tensing his muscles and bristling his fur, an animalistic growl BARELY contained behind gritted teeth as the arachnid studies the Heavenly being. Grateful that none of his friends are around to deal with whatever bullshit the Head Exterminator is slinging, but partially expecting them to unexpectedly burst into the room at the most inopportune time.

They have a funny habit of doing that.

Adam's demeanor doesn't betray immediate ill-intent, but Angel remains ready for ANY sign of a threat. Angels are a conniving sort... and he wouldn't put it past them to attempt anything. Normally, Angel likes to be less upfront about those he can't fucking stand. Let someone know they get under your skin— TRULY underneath it, skittering around like bugs searching for sunlight —and they have power over you. He can sling insults, show offense when needed, but the pure venom in his gaze— glowing in the weak light —betrays something far deeper than his usual confrontational attitude. This is the guy who's threatening the people Angel holds dear... and he has half-a-mind to do the stupidest thing possible and try to kill Adam over it.

Only the need to save that moment for when it may REALLY count keeps him from trying to rip out the angel's throat with his teeth.

Repulsion doesn't fade, but it does leave the spider's face the longer Adam talks. Eyes widen with surprise and more than a hint of consideration, tension fading from his form as he feels his chest fill with something dangerous. Hope. An aching, cruel sensation that Angel instinctively wants to shrug aside. But in desperate times, they can't afford to turn away ANY sliver of a chance. However untrustworthy and annoying the source. Adam clearly has sway with the Exterminations and if anyone would be able to keep the hotel off the radar, it'd be the asshole who put it ON there to begin with. He's not promising anything... but even THIS much is a miracle in itself. As much as Angel wants to believe in Charlie and all she's trying to do, some things are just impossible. A fact that's becoming harder to deny by the day.

But maybe, this time Angel could do something to help. Could finally be some USE to the others... Do what he's good at. Be what he's good at. Of course, he can't appear too eager. Adam came here to proposition ❛ Angel Dust ❜ , not some desperate do-gooder looking to save his friends. And Angel Dust doesn't beg... until it's time to, anyway. So, he plasters an amused smirk upon his face, crosses his arms and decides to backtalk an angel. It's a careful line to tread, being bratty enough to entice but not piss off the client into bailing. But one that Angel has experience in.

❝ I say... people who brag about givin' me th' ❛ best fuckin' experience of my afta'life ❜ usually ain't SHIT in th' sack. ❞ Words laced with a light laugh, narrowed eyes look upon the Exterminator with challenging contempt. Overinflated egos often tend to be the most fragile, and it's usually easy to make people want to prove they DESERVE to have such high opinions of themself. Tilting his head, intense pink hues flit up and down Adam's body as if sizing him up; while simultaneously intrigued by the view. ❝ But, consida' me real fuckin' curious... I heard yer th' Original Dick, afta' all. ❞ Nothing like some flattery amongst the insults.

Resting a hand on his hip, other one waltzes two fingers up Adam's chest, making a point of getting into the angel's space. ❝ Alright, baby. You got yerself a deal. You an' yer buddies leave this ❛ li'l slice'a paradise ❜ alone... ❞ Tone is jokingly-mocking, despite that being closer to the truth than Angel would like to admit. Ending with a playful boop against Adam's nose, he matches that opening purr, ❝ An' I'll show ya what Heaven really feels like~ ❞ 「 ☆ 」

#hari don't look #burning-fcols #⭒ ˙ ˖ ✧ — ˗ˏˋ ❝ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴛʀᴀ; ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ ❞ ¦ 「 Angel Dust IC 」#⭒ ˙ ˖ ✧ — ˗ˏˋ ❝ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ꜱᴏᴜʟ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʀɴ; ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ❞ ◌ ᴍᴀɪɴ ¦ 「 Angel Dust 」#questionablemuses #⭒ ˙ ˖ ✧ — ˗ˏˋ ❝ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴅɪᴄᴋ ❞ ¦ 「 Adam 」#♡ ˙ ˖ ✧ — ˗ˏˋ ❝ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ; ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇ— ɪ’ᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴛʜ ❞ ¦ 「 Angel Dust and Adam 」#⭒ ˙ ˖ ✧ — ˗ˏˋ ❝ ꜱᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜰ ɪ ᴍɪꜱʙᴇʜᴀᴠᴇ? ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴄʀᴀᴠᴇꜱ ❞ ¦ 「 Answer 」#⭒ ˙ ˖ ✧ — ˗ˏˋ ❝ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇʙᴏᴅʏ ɢᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ— ❞ ¦ 「 Queue 」

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mstrickster · 7 months

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What kind of quirk or thing do you think each of the Ducks had as kids? Like, who was the kid that was always rescuing injured animals or who was the kid that dressed up as Batman for weeks? Just funny little kid things lol

Ok, so I started this and it was more sad than funny so I restarted. Anyways let's do this.

Dwayne has also had a connection with animals. His family used to joke he was snow white. Not only would he rescue them but they would bring him stuff like feathers and rocks.

Casey couldn't afford daycare or preschool so Charlie would have to come to the diner with her. He loved it though. He would talk to everyone he saw and ask them about their life. The customers loved him. He actually met some of the Ducks this way.

Adam is the youngest of his family. His two siblings are fairly older so I can see Adam having an imaginary friend. He would spend time in his room talking to them and sharing his feelings. His imaginary friend was a hockey player.

Connie has always been smart so she actually has an interesting story. When she was in first grade, she started an illegal card-swapping ring. The school had banned trading cards, but Connie had a system to get them in. She was actually never caught.

Guy was and is very superstitious. It started when he accidentally stepped on a crack on his way home. When he got home his mom was lying down with a sore back. They were unrelated, but Guy continues to avoid cracks and other superstitions.

Julie has always been a tough cookie. She grew up with three older brothers. However, she was no pushover. Actually, by the age of five, she could tackle all of her brothers to the ground and subdue them.

Dean was definitely the Batman kid. He wanted to change his name to Bruce at one point. He would get into literal fistfights to defend Batman. He also wore a Batman mask for most of first grade.

When Averman was 4, he was an avid goosebumps reader. His favorite monster was Slappy. He even went as far as to ask for his own ventriloquist dummy for his birthday. His parents gave him a hockey stick instead.

Russ has always been great with words. When he was younger he would make up stories. He actually conned his way into a birthday party using a story. His brother caught him when he was leaving with a big slice of cake. He wasn't happy.

When Fulton was gifted his first pair of combat boots he wouldn't;t take them off except to shower. He even wore them to bed. This went on for a full year until they started to wear out and he had to get new ones. His mother convinced him the new ones would last longer if he didn't wear them everywhere.

Luis' was obsessed with the Zorro comics as a kid. He was gift them from his dad who collected them when he was younger. He was so impressed by his suave deminer and his sword skills. He won't admit it but it was also kind of a crush. His mom supported it but she drew the line at getting him a sword.

Kenny was a little shit as a kid (like he isn't as a teen..) He actually started school late. At the time he was supposed to enroll, he was being relocated to San Francisco to live with his grandparents. So, since he was in a new place Kenny and he was a little edgelord. Kenny fakes not knowing English for six months of the school year. He only stopped because his grandma received a letter from the principal.

After he met Connie, Jesse took it upon himself to always carry hair ties with him. He didn't really tell anyone that he had them. However, they did find out when Connie's scrunch ripped and Jesse produced a handful of colorful hair ties from his pocket.

Goldberg has never been good with confrontation. It's not because he can't handle it. Even though he really can't. It's more he can't control his laughter when people confront him. He laughs when he gets nervous. So, on more than one occasion he had to outrun some bullies who were pissed he laughed at them. That's also how he ran into the Ducks one day (literally speaking.)

Tammy was an only child for a while before Tommy came along. So she didn't really care for him when he was born. So one day when she and Tommy were being babysat by their aunt, Tammy saw an opportunity. While their aunt was making lunch, Tammy picked up Tommy and carried him outside. She brought some paper and made a sign that said, "Stupid brother, $0.50". Unfortunately, one of the neighbors noticed and called her aunt who came and brought them back inside.

Tommy was the kid who was obsessed with Disney. He actually watched only Disney movies for 2 years. If anyone suggested anything else he had a fit.

Terry has always admired his big brother. So, when he entered preschool he told everyone his name was Jesse. He would tell people all about cool things he had done which were actually things Jesse had done. It only lasted a day because the teacher called Mr. Hall. Unfortunately, Mr. Hall had a hard time explaining to Terry why he couldn't pretend to be Jesse.

Karp only got an A once in school. It was on a math test. However, instead of using the test to learn better ways for him to learn. He attributed the A to his socks. He then wore those socks for 6 months straight until his mom stole them while he was sleeping and burned them.

Peter has always had a smart mouth. He is very blunt and he takes pride in that. However, there is one person he won't mouth off to and that's his grandma. He tried once during Thanksgiving and she snapped back so quick his head spun. She also became his favorite that day.

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onewomancitadel · 11 months

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Ozlem and the romances

Every now and then I go down the rabbit hole of thinking about intertextual influences on R/WBY and then I end up debating with myself how seriously to take Rhodopis, because Rhodopis pretty majorly changes things regarding my OTP. I think I have arrived at a reasonable conclusion which should - and this is the reason I'm writing this - give myself relief. It's a pretty organic conclusion too, because I've otherwise said as much in the past - allusions only matter insofar as they intensify R/WBY's storytelling, not the other way around.

Yeah so this is true for the romances, and Ozlem is the thing motivating the romances - I mean this in the most concrete way, more than I've said as much before in terms of thematic stakes. The allusions in the romances - if used at all - are crafted only insofar as Ozlem matters, because that's the story proper. We know they knew what caused the moon to shatter very early on in the show, so it's probably likely to some degree they knew what was going on with Salem (she was the fifth created character if I recall correctly), but whether the planned canon romances reflect Ozlem or Ozlem reflects the planned canon romances, it doesn't really matter. All stories evolve, and I'm pretty sure the basic roadmap with Salem was clear all along; you can't kill her. I'm only writing this out because I think it's worth thinking about when people want to say that R/WBY isn't 'intentional'; it's a serial work but it's not a serial work without intentions. It's not rocket science.

A case study here might be Ruby and Oscar, where the popular frame of reference I see for the ship (as a relative outsider) is that the Little Prince (obvious influence with Oscar) loved a rose. I think they specifically built his character in mind with The Little Prince because of its thematic resonance with R/WBY (if you haven't read The Little Prince, you ought to) which appropriately fitted in with a romance with Ruby, as a consequence of Ozlem. I think it's most obvious that a redeeming romance of Ozlem involving Ozma's final reincarnation is going to happen one way or another, and Ozma himself is the chief obstacle to that relationship (outside of Ruby's own emotional/spiritual development and mother wound). The key here is Ozlem, not that you can solely reason for Ruby/Oscar based off of The Little Prince - because it is really easy to start arguing in one direction or another with the allusions and rely on them too much without considering why they're being used.

For a much more obviously canon ship which is not a point of speculation anymore at all, Blake/Yang more obviously redeems Ozlem than Blake/Sun ever did (if you even want to bring that into the argument here). Beauty and Beast realises and reprises fundamental themes of Ozlem (seeing past the exterior/compassion valued as idealism/spiritual beauty/complicated stuff surrounding towers and imprisonment and freedom, I'm thinking of the unicorn on a leash here, and everything to do with the God of Light lol) and I think there's a reason that the first True Love's Kiss in the show was between Beauty and Beast and that Beauty and the Beast is the romance allusion of two main cast members. It's clearly been afforded real consideration (it is not a cynical realisation of BatB like it's often twisted) and gives us an emotional roadmap as to how the romances should work (the fact they translated the Beast's physical imprisonment into emotional imprisonment means they understand the core message of BatB). But I don't think the sole argumentation for Blake and Yang is Beauty and the Beast (and I would argue that of what I remember of the fandom from Beacon era, this wasn't the only angle they took) but rather that it hits the reprisal of the Ozlem feud (Adam and an emotional imprisonment/curse, allegiances to greater powers, working back from painful abandonment, etc.). I would certainly say the BatB is feeding into Ozlem or vice versa, and it's probably hard to delineate where one begins and one ends, but it's impossible to read why Blake/Yang works so well without Ozlem in my estimation.

Ren/Nora, by virtue, actually gets intense once there's a real confrontation of motivations and self-individuation. They're the lotus, which grows in mud, and is similarly to BatB about a relationship between beauty and ugliness, and so this is similarly reprising that thematic idea of from wholeness comes brokenness... which is why I believe the prominence of Nora's scarring is tied to a love confession (this idea of love and pain is related, I think, and pain and growth; it's very Wound of Love, you have drunk your death, if by my death you mean this agony of love etc.). To this relationship the allusions of Thor and Mulan don't actually matter as much - the symbolic idea of the lotus (pink/green) seems like a bigger idea here, which is much like Emerald/Mercury (Emerald Tablet and Mercury). But despite the fact I've never been able to identify anything outside of the lotus for the ship, I think very few would argue against this ship, and I think its development has been written in respect to Ozlem (confronting disguised feelings actually feels like foreshadowing for future Ozlem development).

It's impossible for me to read any of these relationships without Ozlem; they're metaphorical reincarnations in the story realising, reprising and redeeming it, and no matter what allusions are at play they're beholden to what the romance is actually achieving character- and plot-wise, and both character- and plot-wise Ozlem is a huge deal. Salem's the lead villainess, Ozma is the resident bad wizard along for the ride: however the story eventually finishes, it's going to involve some sort of confrontation between the two, and it would never happen without the main cast. This is the cycle breaker and they're all examples of how it could be 'fixed'.

It's not necessarily going to be pitch-perfect, since the broader ideas of Ozlem are pretty gestural and most of it's pretty Jungian and mythically loaded - and so I don't know if you could, say, exactly predict a relationship solely through how it is or isn't Ozlem---

Ah.

This is the bit I keep coming back to, because so far I can make the case for Ozlem motivating the canon romances (yay structural poetry) and then I get to this point and I'm not sure what to do because I do think the allusions are made more intelligible this way - no more pointless speculation, let's think about how this services the story - and yeah, Jaune/Pyrrha is akin to Ruby and Penny, there is definitely the experience of Ozma's loss hammered in to the characters (and loss generally as a theme), and then I get to fucking this and I don't know what to do. Because I'm wondering if I'm reasoning backwards - Jaune/Cinder is reverse Ozlem, therefore the romances are Ozlem motivated - but this is literally the only way I've been able to parse what is and isn't relevant when it comes to the allusions and the romances and then further when it comes to the actual plot-related allusions. Jaune is Ruby's Huntsman in V9 insofar as he rescues them all from the Big Bad Wolf but he's Ruby's Huntsman in the sense of Cinder's Huntsman (Rhodes), which is a source of disllusionment - so the work being done here is character-motivated (and Jungian), not solely 'did you get it? It's just like in Red Riding Hood!' That's an example I can think of off the top of my head because it's such a recent example with very specific and successful intentions (particularly contrasted against her disillusionment with her Huntress mother - who wielded an axe - it's actually in this whole same episode/sequence this idea is explored. It's intentional).

I don't know. I can't make a case here for Jaune/Weiss because Jaune/Weiss is like, the Old Man and the Winter Maiden, but almost nothing to it is Ozlem in any way that I can think of but with Jaune/Cinder I have this very in-my-face Ozlem parallel I simply cannot ignore. I've gone over in the past why I think a positive resolution works as opposed to a cautionary tale-esque version of Ozlem. Could Jaune/Weiss be made to fit-to-form? I would expect more meat from it personally since Weiss is a major main cast character and outside of her family if she gets a romance that does a lot of work for her character and the Schnees' legacy (particularly a big deal thematically since Ozlem lost their children, the Maidens are surrogate daughters, Salem's all-in-one vessel is her surrogate daughter/she's an 'evil stepmother' as well as evil fairy godmother). How does any of their conflict answer Ozlem? How does Weiss not taking notice of Jaune for eight volumes answer Ozlem? What does it achieve for their characters? Thematically? Plot-wise? It gets Jaune out of his rut, like Sun got Blake out of her rut. I don't fucking knowwwwww. It's not straightforward the way BB, RG, and even to some degree RN are. Sure - sure - I know - it could just be badly written, last minute, a joke, it could simply break the Ozlem paradigm.

But if the Ozlem paradigm justifies the romances - and no, I'm not arguing here about whether R/WBY is well-written or not with morons who wouldn't know the first thing about basic storytelling - and something breaks that paradigm, irrespective of Jaune being one of Weiss' many Huntsmen (I'm not going to go over this again... Yang is one of Weiss' Huntsman with the other Evil Queen/Maiden Raven, Winter is another Evil Queen, Cinder is an Evil Queen - the Maidens are Queens chess-wise, etc. etc. etc.), I need to know if it's Ozlem motivated. So. What am I to do?

I'm back at the Ozlem in reverse with Jaune/Cinder and Rhodopis.

This ended as a true Jaune/Cinder post. I'm sorry. The romances are Ozlem-motivated. The only conclusion I can come to is that Jaune/Cinder being Ozlem in reverse (lovers to enemies -> enemies to lovers) is relevant. (She's even Grimm-cursed, he was the Old Man in the Four Maidens fairytale with team R/WBY as the Maidens). That's why the Rhodopis - (proto-Cinderella) of Herodotus is freed from her second master (Madame, Salem) by Sappho's (Sapphron's) brother (Jaune). If I were writing a secret, twist romance I would absolutely choose a nested reference within a (found on Wikipedia) version of Cinderella not everybody's aware of which I would gradually seed and reference throughout the show, when it is more concretely beholden to Ozlem. You might say that things don't happen exactly as they do in the allusions - and no, they don't (see the thesis of this post), but specific to Jaune and Cinder is that their enmity is the remix. The twist is the romance and the unlikelihood of Ozlem working back their conflict.

I'm not depending upon anybody to figure out the romance through Rhodopis, but it's a pretty good one if you ask me. Ozlem is the secret history of the world, after all. But you don't need Rhodopis to figure it out. It's all there in the text. It's all Ozlem. It's all Jaune's character, it's all Cinder's character, it's all wounded idealism redeemed. The allusion is there for flavour, if you catch it, the way BatB enhances and justifies Blake/Yang.' That's why the Rhodopis - (proto-Cinderella) of Herodotus is freed from her second master (Madame, Salem) by Sappho's (Sapphron's) brother (Jaune). If I were writing a secret, twist romance I would absolutely choose a nested reference within a (found on Wikipedia) version of Cinderella not everybody's aware of which I would gradually seed and reference throughout the show, when it is more concretely beholden to Ozlem. I'm not depending upon anybody to figure out the romance through Rhodopis - or indeed, more damningly, Jaune's role in Cinder's redemption arc (which is as major as the romance itself) but it's a pretty good allusion if you ask me. Ozlem is the secret history of the world, after all. But you don't need Rhodopis to figure it out. It's all there in the text. It's all Ozlem. It's all Jaune's character, it's all Cinder's character, it's all wounded idealism redeemed. The allusion is there for flavour, if you catch it, the way BatB enhances and justifies Blake/Yang.

I don't know what my conclusion is. This post started out as a way to convince myself out of Jaune/Cinder and all it's done is once again drag me back in. SOS, etc.

#knightfall #reverse ozlem #seraphina ruminates over V9 #rwby9 #I listened to SOS by ABBA editing this post #just imagine that as the soundtrack for reading it

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