#always enjoy a good ask

[redwolf17]

What is your view of Tyrion. While I sympathize with him for how horrible Tywin is too him I also feel like people sometimes people give him too much credit. He knows that the Lannister regime has no legitimacy and what sort of people Tywin, Joffrey and Cersei are but still works hard to keep them in power. Plus I hate his attitude towards Sansa and how entitled he feels towards her.

Yeah, Tyrion is… look, I have a lot of compassion for his horrific upbringing with Tywin, the isolation and ableism that Tyrion faces from birth.

HOWEVER. Despite his claim to feel pity for fellow bastards and cripples and broken things, Tyrion’s compassion almost never outranks his own pride and ego. Just look at this disgusting reaction to Tywin’s murder of poor Masha Heddle for the crime of being a helpless bystander during Tyrion’s capture by Catelyn:

The inn and its stables were much as he remembered, though little more than tumbled stones and blackened foundations remained where the rest of the village had stood. A gibbet had been erected in the yard, and the body that swung there was covered with ravens. At Tyrion's approach they took to the air, squawking and flapping their black wings. He dismounted and glanced up at what remained of the corpse. The birds had eaten her lips and eyes and most of her cheeks, baring her stained red teeth in a hideous smile. "A room, a meal, and a flagon of wine, that was all I asked," he reminded her with a sigh of reproach.

And that’s before we get into Tyrion’s vicious misogyny.

#the weirwood queen #always enjoy a good ask #tyrion lannister #asoiaf meta

[ryllen]

A question I have just recently,

can Sebek handle spicy?

this is what i generally think of fae.

tho i think,

lilia knows spicy spices from his travel.

even tho in dragon form, malleus breathes fire from his mouth, and fire is hot, it might be like the kind of fire that doesn't hurt him in the first place

sebek father might bring spicy spice from human world with him, but since i think of him as a mellow man, he might not be interested in spicy food in the first place

#honestly it makes me wonder all the nrc students ability to handle spiciness & i wish everyone would start putting them into tiers #twst #twisted wonderland #do i tag this as sebek #i do want to know what others think of him #sebek zigvolt #i think the octas would be very bad at it #but floyd probably keeps on challenging it so he gains tolerance over it #riddle would be very bad with it #ace would be pretty good #but deuce would be a little less #or do u think punk him would dare other punks on spicy food #who would shed tears #who would break a sweat #who would eat like it's nothing #who would wail asking the great seven to take them to the after world #i am just wondering bcs of the rabbit sausage roll in deuce hometown #leona who never lift a finger finally break a sweat from spicy food #who knows we even see tears in his eyes while he endures it silently #can vil stay beautiful eating spicy food #despite his tough claim can epel handle spicy #anyhow do u know there's samyang 1/2 spicy now #that's the only one i can eat without suffering like actually enjoying it #idia i feel like he would wrinkle from spicy food #but what if he is some connoisseur of instant noodles so he had been eating spicy ones quite a lot #my brother always love to see me suffer over spiciness

[shepscapades]

WELL THAT WAS AN UNEXPECTED RESPONSE :( /pos

#good to know I could make people insane about them #I’m trying so so so so hard to be normal about them and I do a bad job of hiding it #but at least I don’t have to feel bad about it too much if y’all are enjoying it hehehe #<3 #ty for your support as always (makes the most pathetic face ever of all time) #art escapades #docsuma #dbhc doc #dbhc xisuma #the shepherd #my sona #ask #dbhc ask #ALSO #DANCINGLIFEBOAT I SEE YOU AND IM LOOKING AND NODDING

[time-slink]

oooo for the palettes!! tango with bdubs’s mossy colors?

interesting colors for him :0 it’s kinda giving danny phantom

#my art #asks #art asks #tangotek #felt a little lost with this one but always good to do things outside ur comfort zone!! #btw i know the original intent is the palette Plus the skin color but i’m enjoying using only the palette colors

[moliathh]

[alucard/hellsing]

—“But who prays for Satan? Who in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most”

#hellsing #alucard hellsing #i enjoy doing boards too much #these quotes is so inspirational like i just take a look and goes ahh this is about alucard #that is a mark twain quote btw #i like how alucard was sarcastically asking did god descend? with mouth full of fangs and venomous words #he had truly become lucifer the bitter and arrogant fallen angel always the child with a temper #alucard is my lovely unreliable narrator #of course he is not unlovable and his mouth isnt just for ripping flesh #but good luck tryna convince him he deserves love

[skelekins]

🔞💕 stone..for uh science

🔬🧪

;3 full 🔞 suggestive under cut

#HEHE #tysm for the prompt #took a bit to get these out/finish up #enjoying this approach to magic bod #cw suggestive #stone would bring flowers or (more likely since the only flowers around are echo) a piece of jewelry/crystal knick knack for a date #also #he's quite good with a variety of silk knots #=w= #swapfell facet #stone sans #skelekins art #he'd wear more jewelry but his brother helps keep this himbo humbo for the first date #(also drawing jewelry is hard lsdkjfsdklfj) #outfit ask meme #trying to put his magic sizzle on him more #he's almost always is sparking magic due to posturing/excess

[evilhasnever]

I do subscribe to the Lans Only Love Once theory, because it has been proven true again and again by lwj and wwx, lxc and jgy, qhj and lan furen, lan qiren and his 3000+ rules.

#and lan an and his fated one as pointed out by a friend! #listen I enjoy the thought of like zhanchengxian on occasion but to me it is fundamental that these Lan men are intensely monogamous #it's a clear pattern all the way to the founder #it's not always presented as a good thing mind you #but obsessive love is a Lan trait and I'll stand by that #these guys devoted their life to only one person for better or worse #I think that's sexy of them #shhh shiome #nobody asked for unpopular opinions #and yet #Jokes aside: I subscribe to this theory because it’s fucked up and a recipe for tragedy. #xiyao #wangxian #lan qiren

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

sometimes i remember that gojo wanted to tell geto “we’ll meet again, right?” just before he died but forced himself not to knowing it would have cursed him and then i start thinking about how kind and thoughtful gojo is as a character and how he hasn’t been able to lean on another human being since geto defected and then i want to . Scream

#like. there’s something almost helpless about that question. because gojo doesn’t *know* the answer…. he’s asking for reassurance #he wants to know if they’ll ever meet again even though deep down he knows the answer #and it’s so… bare? so vulnerable. #if he had voiced it that would’ve been the first time in TEN YEARS that gojo truly bared his heart to someone and asked for help #but he knew it would turn into a curse and so he gulped the words back down. :(( #gojo is such a sincerely kind and thoughtful character and it breaks my heart that sooo many people in the fandom can’t see that 😭 #he isn’t a saint and he definitely isn’t selfless but above all else his goal as a human being is to make sure no one ever feels alone. #that no one has their youth taken away from them….. that everyone gets a Choice in how to live their life :(((( it’s so important to him. #i just genuinely don’t understand ppl who insist that he’s morally gray ….. gojo is a consistently Good person and that never changes #he wants to have fun and laugh and he wants his students to enjoy their youth. he wants them to think he’s cool. #he’s the big brother slash father Ever and i love him to death #i got sidetracked this was supposed to be abt geto 😔😔 anyway the final scene between them will always be my Favorite ever #and the key to understanding both their characters and love for one another #ty for coming to my ted talk i’m feeling normal abt them today 😇😇 #ari noises ✩

[charmac]

Honestly, as somebody who doesn't have the opportunity to meet RCG, I'm glad that you guys are! Sure, it's easy to get caught up in jealousy, but personally I think it's a good thing for the queer sunny community as a whole that some of us are able to voice these questions/theories to RCG, and the fact that we're able to see the answers is incredible :)

Of course a lot of us would love to be able to meet them in person as well- that's to be expected. But the people who are complaining need to understand that it's a great thing for any of us to share our thoughts with RCG, because that's how they come to know that we as a collective exist.

And yeah, perhaps we're not physically a part of Charlie's neurodivergent team... but we're there in spirit.

Isn't that enough?

Thank you! I'm glad you've appreciated everything and feel connected to what we've asked and shared :)

I have a lot of privilege living in NYC and having a MF/9-5 job that allows me to easily go to these events last-minute. I know the majority of fans don't have that opportunity, which is why I am very inclined to take the time to ask questions I know a lot of the fandom is wondering about.

RCG all know we run fan accounts for the show (Rob follows me on Twitter, Charlie asked, we told Glenn), they very much understand they're hearing from (and talking back to) an audience much larger than the three of us. Their answers are a response to the community, so if you feel connected to what we've said, you're really there even more than just in spirit :)

#ask #rcg #like trust i am trying my best to be a good rep #but i am gonna be slightly selfish in that #these are my opinions and views of the show and characters #obviously not everyone will agree #but im glad most people do and enjoy what we've shared! #also. charlie very much does agree lololo #not to say glenn and rob dont but. charlies always been number 1 macden warrior lol

[redwolf17]

It’s such a tragedy with what happened to Steve Attewell. He was such a talented writer and historian. I loved Race for the Iron Throne. It’s the best asoiaf analysis site.

I agree 😔 Cancer fucking sucks.

For those who may not know, Steven Attewell, aka Race For The Iron Throne, was a labor historian and a titan of the ASOIAF fandom. For over ten years he posted extremely thoughtful analyses about Planetos, not to mention posts about IRL medieval history, labor history, and American politics.

Funny thing- I'd read Steven's work long before I got involved in the ASOIAF fandom; his post about why Steve Rogers is defined by the context of the New Deal era is a classic. His writing on labor rights was also deeply informative and built on a foundation of righteous fury at the current status quo versus the possibilities of effective union organizing and overhauling of current anti-labor laws.

Race For the Iron Throne is, in my opinion, the definitive ASOIAF analysis site/blog. The chapter recaps, the comparisons of the worldbuilding of Planetos to real medieval history... Steven Attewell was a brilliant, insightful, compassionate guy, and it showed in every post. His blog was an incredibly useful resource when I first started working on the fic, and when he mentioned The Weirwood Queen once, I geeked the hell out for like a week. Someone I respected so much not only hearing about TWQ but actually taking time to read some of it was... I dunno, really unexpected and encouraging?

It's so weird to think that Steven is gone. I made sure to check his blog every few days, and it will never update again. I can't even imagine what his friends and family are going through; from all I've heard, those who knew Steven found him to be a thoroughly decent dude, and he's going to be dearly missed. May he rest in peace, and may those who knew him find comfort in how well he used the too brief time that he had.

#always enjoy a good ask #steven attewell #race for the iron throne #in memoriam

[theswedishpajas]

The man truly can’t take a genuine compliment 🙄

#my art stuff #digital art #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #astarion ancunin #this is part of a series I like to call “I’m never settling on a singular detailed artstyle” #I have no consistency in drawing realistic people/characters other than my shapy cartoon style #but I truly don’t get enough opportunity to properly shade anything with art in that style-!!! it always looks weird to me-!!!!! #I think some rude lil worm in my brain is wriggling around telling me it’s a futile attempt at still doing realism #cus I’m one of those “gifted” artists that grew up promising his parents he’ll end up among the big names or whatever #constantly training to become better at art but with realism oil paintings as the goal #you know how it is 😔 #I wanna shade my lil funky designs but they never feel good enough to really put energy into or whatever so I compromise with stuff - #- like this where I try to draw characters more accurately while still stylizing them and shading them however I feel like it #which is great and all but I should really learn to give my more relaxed and less perfectionist art a chance #I deserve to enjoy the process and the result without working myself dead #it’s so much easier and rewarding to copy cartoon styles - stylizing realism makes me too anxious of doing it “wrong” #at least cartoon styles give me a goal to reach or a reference to strive towards #man I really should just cut myself some slack altogether #either way - this man is a flustered mess and he’s embarrassed about being called adorable in public or something #being teased in an affectionate way about his sweeter side and stuff #don’t ask why he’s shirtless - anatomy is just a lot more fun for me to draw sometimes #tasteful nudity and all that is extremely gorgeous to me #i need to practice anatomy more cus I just kinda did some shit and went with it this time with a BIT of consideration for muscle structure

[hamletisintown]

Here's a bunch of more or less gay doodles of my OCs that I don't think I ever posted.

(the 5th pic is obviously the famous bisexual pose from that one Anne Hathaway pic, and the last pic was mostly traced from a panel from... Detective Comics #1062, according to my notes.)

#art #my art #my ocs #faes&cel #faes #oc:scylla #oc:therion #oc:olios #oc:araneide #oc:lykos #oc:lamia #oc:thanatos #oc:quince #oc:nemesia #oc:orion #oc:luck #oc:illudo #so many ocs good lord #anyways enjoy #as always feel free to ask about them if anything's got you curious #i'm always happy to chat about them

[chirpsythismorning]

I think what really puts into perspective the likelihood of ST5 premiering in 2025 (I’m gonna predict March 21st for fun), is that a year from now is just barely Summer 2024, and yet as of now, they have not even started filming.

Are fans really expecting them to have season 5 filmed, fully prepped with marketing and promo ready, with everything ready to be released within one year from now (roughly speaking, give or take a couple months)?

In all honesty it's very much the norm for Stranger Things' to have promo leading up to an upcoming season last for months. And I'm not talking like 3-5 months I'm talking a year+.

This isn't like s1 where they put out a trailer and a release date and some low budget marketing roll out on social media, which is something they do for every new Netflix show. This is a $35 million + budget per episode series and thats just to budget for the literal episodes... There are dozens of partnerships they have going on with merchandise and things like that which are discussed and planned for months/years. There are music rights negotiations which go on for months upon years. Shit, post-production has the capacity to take, at the very least half of the time it takes to film, and in some cases as much time or even more. This shit takes time!!!

The build up to a new season is so huge, that each month leading up to it, there are different things dropping, creating the hype that guarantees millions of fans engagement for a long time.

Like 1 year up to the 6 months before the release, promo starts heating up officially. The main accounts for the show will start posting stuff, initially it'll be cryptic using old footage to kind of recap the characters and get us refreshed on where we left off. This time could have some really awesome surprises, but it's mostly casual. If we're lucky we can count on Atlanta filming paparazzi bc those people are insufferable...

6 months up to the one month mark is when it starts to get more real. At this time we're likely to get an episode list announcement, along with sneak peeks and teasers that are quite short, being that they're still likely in the editing process when they are releasing these so it's very much in part them trying to tide us over and keep us interested.

The final 3 months leading up to it is when it gets REAL real. This is at the latest when we'll get a release date announcement, but that's a worst case scenario. I feel like it took so long for them to announce s4, and not until like Feb 2022 bc they wanted to be certain certain. And that could apply to s5 as well. The state of the world isn't like awesome I would say... Look what happened last time? Like it sucks to be the person to say that but I think also considering delays in general, for any reason are a possibility, is also what contributes to my open mindedness about an early 2025 release.

And so based on what we should be expecting for marketing, that means that assuming s5 would somehow premiere in summer 2024, means we are already close to the one year mark, which means promo should be ramping up right now, with literal content to share? And yet we have nothing filmed...?

A lot of people have this idea that s5 is going to take as much time to film as s1 took, which is just not the case. Not saying it will take as long as s4 took, however it's still going to take a while. One of the main factors for this is an in demand cast with conflicting schedules. In a perfect world, everyone would be available all the time throughout the entire production run. Instead what you have is certain actors not available at this time, and so you have to overlap those that need scenes together and schedule according to all of that. And so even if it wouldn't take more than 7 months to film literally, adding another 4+ months might be necessary to accommodate everyones schedules so that they can have these A/B list actors be able to film scenes together.

And then there’s editing and VFX to account for, happening during filming yes, but also with them needing months to focus on AFTER filming is complete. S5 is arguably going to have more VFX than any other season, as most of the season is expected to be surrounded by UD conditions and with the final battle being pretty epic with a 3 headed dragon potentially. Editing is more likely to be 7+ months post filming AT LEAST, vs. like the 4 or less, which is what I think everyone is imagining and telling themselves.

This is also the last season and so they obviously want to focus on the quality, not their ability to churn it out as fast as possible. Rushing for a quick release is just setting themselves up to flop.

The story is over forever after this (excluding spin-off prospects). It would make sense for them to give themselves the wiggle room to make it perfect (the stakes are so fucking high you guys), as opposed to rushing the entire time just to have it release as early as possible.

This also reminds me of what Noah said when asked about s5 premiering in 2024, where he basically just deflected and said that they want to focus on quality… essentially hinting at the fact that it’ll probably not be soon as we’re expecting, but we’re better off for it bc it gives them time to ensure it's the best that it can be and also is just realistic in terms of considering potential unplanned delays.

And then there are the strike implications. While I think the ST production is lucky in that they wouldn't be impacted as much as other productions, that doesn't mean the solidarity won't impact other parts of the production beyond just the writers. This is an industry where people are extremely overworked and underpaid, where a strike could be on the horizon at any moment. And we’re out here telling them hey i know the conditions are horse shit, but I'm gonna need you to step it up and experience even worse conditions bc I need s5 asap... which is just, it’s asking too much if I’m being honest.

Not trying to rain on anyone’s parade here. I know it sucks hearing that it could be another 1 year and 10 months. But lets be serious right now.

All the action that happens in the fandom, building up to the release is arguably just as exciting as the actual premiere and I think we overlook that. Again, once it premieres, it's over. So being so hellbent that it comes as soon as possible, is built on this idea that getting it is the only worthwhile part of this experience, which couldn't be further from the truth. Hiatus and all of the activity that happens during that time is what makes this experience so unique and without it, none of us would be here.

I think realistically, the timeline for s5 production is likely to look something like filming taking place from May 2023-Feb 2024 (giving them AT LEAST 10 months, but if you ask me srs i think it'll take 12...). We should get an announcement post from the official Netflix/ST social media accounts the very day filming starts.

As time passes and they're filming more and more, we will start to get teasers and sneak peaks from the little bit they have filmed from the earlier episodes in the season. Technically they can't spoil that later stuff too much in promotion, so it does work out for us in that sense.

But in all honesty, well planned out and detailed promo is likely to not start getting official until this fall when they’ll actually have at least (hopefully) over half of s5 filmed, and be planning ahead plenty in advance so all of the promo leading up to the release is well thought out.

I won’t rule out Fall 2024. But there are no Friday dates in fall 2024 that ring any bells to me as being the perfect day? Maybe Winter 2024? Or like January/Feb 2025?

The problem is Netflix loves ST for their summers... But summer 2024 is too soon and Summer 2025 is too late imo...

So what it will likely come down to is them trying to be realisitic about their options, and how to ideally get it to match with the setting of the show, which is something they have tried to do with s2-3, but couldn't in s4 (for obvious reasons), and so I definitely see them thinking ahead to try to bring back that approach for s5 if they are able to.

So filming, best case scenario, ends maybe Jan-Feb 2024. If we give them at least 7 months, which is still arguably rushing to me, that lands them in September 2024.

BUT if they were smart they would be realistic and just plan for late 2024/early 2025 so that they don't have to keep delaying... also why they haven't announced a date/year... if it was for certain going to be 2024, they would say it. But they aren't. That alone should tell us they are not willing to make that commitment bc it's not something that can be made when there are so many impromptu factors at play.

I imagine a scenario though honestly, where it takes them a year (12 months to film), so they won't be done until May 2024, which means that they would have until January 2025 to edit with 7 months for that strictly. And that just honestly feels realistic to me to look at instead of hoping that everything just is swift and fast as possible.

Not to mention ST5 2025 just fits.

However, I don't see anything wrong with hoping for late 2024, since as of now I think it is still possible.

But I also think, keeping all of the factors in mind, most notably a potential strike and also them ensuring quality over a speedy release, I think 2025 is something people should also be prepared for as a possibility.

The good news is that we'll know eventually as s5 starts filming and as time goes on.

If filming is complete in 2023 then we could definitely hope for a fall 2024 release. If filming isn't complete officially until early/mid 2024, then pack up your duffel bags bc we're going back to spring break...

#byler #stranger things #stranger things 5 #st promo #st5 preditioncs #i had this in my drafts but bc that rumor from that source #i felt the need to post this #i always get passive aggressive asks when i try to explain why it would be valid for a 2025 release #and i get that people just want it #like i do too #but lets remember we want this shit to be epic crazy good #and we want them to be able to sleep and eat and live not on god awful conditions to succeed in that #marketing is going to go crazy for the final season also #it's going to be like every other season combined #and there there's the potential implications of a 2 vol release.... #hell we could get vol 1 in 2024 and vol 2 and 2025 #idk how they'd do it #but 2 vol seems like a major possiblity #and i personally enjoyed getting to theorize in between #i'm sure netflix enjoyed having hype for a show last over 5 months instead of 1-2 at most #it would make sense for them to what to apply that model for the last season of their most memorable series in history... #so that's another thing to consider in terms of release possibilities #AND THEN LETS NOT FORGET ABOUT THE MOVIE DNA BOARD LIKE COME ON WE WILL BE SWAMPED WHEN THAT DROPS #AND THAT COULD LITERALLY DROP WITH IN THE NEXT MONTH TO 5 MONTHS OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN? #or not at all... #we are not ready regardless of thinking we are #which is the best part honestly #we are not ready!!!

[nympippi]

The next one on my list is Robin Arellano!!!

He likes rock n roll, milkshakes, and watching scary movies!

In this au, Robin definitely is trying to block out everything that happened to him. Any mention of the grabber and he’s changing the subject, and is uncomfortable.

He tries very hard to not be affected by it, to not think about how he couldn’t kill the bastard who did that to him, but in the end it does effect him. It effects him a lot.

Robin can’t stand the scars on his forearms, they’re always going to remind him of what he “failed” to do in his mind, something he knows isn’t his fault but can’t help but blame himself for. He doesn’t wear his bandannas anymore after having to see his cut up and bloodied one from his own kidnapping be put in an evidence bag.

He tries everything to forget what happened to him, to try and be stronger, and better in case there’s another grabber out there.

Robin blames himself a lot for what happened, he doesn’t know how or why it is but he just knows it is his fault that Finn was kidnapped, it was his fault that he couldn’t kill the grabber, it was his fault that he was kidnapped because he should’ve known better, and it was his fault for getting murdered…

He tries to keep it inside and tries to look unaffected and happy like he used to be but like all the others, Robin is a traumatized child who didn’t know any better and that is something that infuriates him.

#pippi art #the black phone fandom #the black phone #the black phone fanart #necromancer finney au #robin arellano #tbp robin #robin arellano fanart #Finn braids robins hair after he stopped wearing his bandanna #robin also doesn’t tell finn how he’s feeling after all this but finn knows. he somehow always knows #he wears the bandannas on his wrists to cover up the self defense wounds he has #the other boys try to always comfort him though. they always try for robin #Vance tries to always remind him that it wasn’t his fault and that he shouldn’t think that it is #I think Robin eventually does stop feeling this way but it never fully goes away. but he has a support system that cares and loves him #I got an ask way back when and it was basically talking about how #If Robin were to admit he was scared and that he wasn’t strong enough then he failed his dads memory and failed everything he’s built his #own self image on #I think about that a lot and I’m gonna post it later because holy fuck it’s a damn good ask #that this whole post is credited to #but yeah hope y’all enjoy

[kedreeva]

did u read the good omens book? if so, what are your thoughts on it compared to the tv series?

i followed u for the steddie posts but fell in love with ur meta too 💜

I did, but honestly they're separate entities unless I want to steal something specific for a fic. They're both good, for different reasons and in different ways. They are written by different men, literally and figuratively, about different subject matters, for different reasons. You can compare an apple to an apple blossom, but even though one became the other, and came from the same tree, doesn't mean they are the same thing anymore, nor does it mean one is better than the other.

That being said, I've only read the book once, and I've watched the show over a dozen times, most likely because I saw the show first and read the book second. I enjoyed the book, but I think it was probably a better read in its day, by people who were the target audience at the time, and who didn't just read about or know the context, but understood and lived it. I can't be that, I can't go back in time and read the book before the series, I can't go back and read it in a time where it would have meant what it was intended to mean to the world it was born into.

#probably not the answer you were looking for #and please believe i did enjoy both #the book tends to wander far more #it has a lot of tangents and addresses a lot of people #like the second set of horsemen #that had meaning but honestly not that much purpose to the main plotline #such that removing them entirely #didn't render the story any harder to understand #which i actually find fascinating from a writer perspective #since we're always told that every word and character and side story etc has to be essential #has to further the plot #has to be something that can't be removed and still have the story make sense #and then there's AO3 #where nothing has to be essential to anything other than what i want to read about in a given moment #and good omens the book kinda just put that stuff in the canon #so idk man it was a good book that had extras in it #good omens #asks #anon asks

[destielmemenews]

Hey. You. Yeah, you, you herald of the destiel times. You beautiful, wonderful, amazing example of the sheer power and will in humanity. You tenacious, brave, courageous example of journalism through easily understandable methods. You champion of truth. You warrior of information. You committer to the bit. You precious, wonderful, brilliant soul.

You are loved. You are important. You are joy.

Do not let the heaviness of headlines weigh on your soul.

Do not let the pain you print cut out your heart.

Do not give up hope!

Yes, things are bad, but they will get better. Be upset if you need, feel your feels, and even stop posting if you want. But don't you fucking quit hope, y'got it? Those assholes who are passing these Bills aren't going to win for long. But it will be longer if we lose people like you, get what I'm saying? Delete this if you want, as it isn't news. Unless this counts:

News Flash

YOU MATTER!!!

If you didn't, there wouldn't be so many dick bags trying to erase you. Live in spite if you have to, but live. Because even if we lose vote after vote, the only battle lost is the one we don't fight. I'm sorry things are bad, but I promise it will get better. Y'hear me? Things. Will. Get. Better.

First, I just want to say thank you so much. Sometimes, the headlines DO get to me, but it's nice to know that despite the terrible things that may happen, there are still people like you, anon, spreading kindness. Sometimes, a kind word is all it takes to help someone.

That's why I'm taking the time to answer this ask and put it out there when I normally only post news. I think in stressful times like this, everyone could use a little compassion. It's important not to get swept up in the bad news, in the next horrible headline. Sometimes it's near impossible to find a silver lining, but it's important to keep trying. To keep on keeping on, because what other option is there?

And I know, even when things seem bleakest, that there are still good people doing good things. Thank you again, and I hope your words can brighten somebody else's day, too.

#not news #ask #seriously thank you #things aren't always easy here at DMN but the positive responses to my posts mean the world to me #and i do really enjoy getting the news out #good or bad #if i can help keep people informed it's always worth it