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scatterpatter · 3 years

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"Where's the essay OP" Said no one, and yet here I am

Lampy isn't stupid, he's neruodivergent: a rushed-together masterpost

Disclaimer: I'm not a liscened medical professional but I'm neurodivergent who's close to many neurodivergent people so I know when certain traits strike me as very familiar... Also tblt is my comfort movie I've seen it probably over 100 times, not exaggerating, so if anyone here's an expert on it, it's me.

I'm only going by the first movie because while To The Rescue and Goes To Mars probably have evidence to back me up, I don't feel like sitting down to watch them as I don't have them as memorized as the original

Point #1: Lampy is arguably the most intelligent appliance in the movie

Honestly it apalls me that so many are convinced that Lampy is an idiot when he displays some of the most intelligent traits in the movie. I'll just list off some of the most important scenes that show this

1: When discussing a way to get to the city, Lampy comes up with plans that end up failing, true. But we should also consider that not only did Radio and Toaster come up with bad plans before deciding on the swivel chair, but 2/3 of Lampy's ideas involved the same mechanic: on something with wheels(yes the mattress had wheels for some reason) being powered by Kirby

2: "From here you can see the really big lamp!" This scene is simply due to the appliances being sheltered from the outside world. Lampy displays the same level of naive-ness as everyone else: Radio seems earnest in calling the sun a "really big lamp", and Kirby calls the grass "shag carpet". Lampy is not at a lower intelligence in this scene, he's exactly at the same level as everyone else

3: The scene with the storm really sells his intelligence. The appliances have a rudimentary understanding of electricity, most likely from being appliances, but Lampy displays an excelled level of understanding by sacrificing himself for the battery. He understands that batteries are powered by electricity, lightning is electricity, and by using himself as a lightning rod, he acts as the conductive metal to easily transfer this energy from the bolt to the battery. Technically this should have overcharged and fried the battery but we'll suspend disbelief for the sake of this movie.

4: He knew that stacking the appliances to roughly human height, creating a dark environment with ominous sounds, and putting Toaster at eye-level to scare the human with his own reflection... Again, this is an intelligent understanding of how to scare a human

5: It's unclear on whose idea it was to look up Rob in a phone book, however this shows that not only can Lampy read(most likely picked up from being Rob's reading light), ESPECIALLY when Toaster struggles to read, but also has an understanding of phone books, addresses, and finding humans based on family names. I cannot stress how intelligent this is for a sentient desk lamp

There's a few more minor examples, but these are the biggest cases. Lampy is intelligent.

Point #2: Lampy struggles with social cues and doesn't empathize as easily as others

My biggest point here is when people think neruodivergents are "dumb" for having trouble picking up on things like sarcasm when that just... isn't the case. A few notable examples include:

1: When Air Conditioner says "You're a real bright little lamp", Lampy doesn't pick up the sarcasm and thinks he's being complimented. Though he definitely shows a level of emotional intelligence because he looks to Toaster to confirm "hey I was complimented", sees they're still looking angry, and gets the hint that he was insulted without someone needing to explicitly tell him that, to which he then responds with "Heyyy >:("

2: Sometimes he's able to read the room and pick up on tones, but other times he shows a level of emotional density. Legitimately not knowing if Rob had returned even when seeing Blanky disappointed to the point of near tears... But then knowing "brains wouldnt hurt either" was a jab at their intelligence and reacting with appropriate annoyance... But also when Radio says "Things could be worse!", doesn't realize he's just saying that to make Toaster feel better and asks "How could they be worse?"

3: He bullies Blanky alongside Radio and the others, unclear if he's actually being a jerk or just "oh this is what everyone else is doing so this is the normal way to act", but he's legitimately confused when Toaster tries to explain why they're suddenly being nice to him. He doesn't get the "now I feel better" argument because his argument was "Well you were never this nice to him before". Even when Toaster tries to explain why it feels nice, it just doesn't click... until Toaster finds a way to explain that connects personally to Lampy's own emotional state. He has trouble empathizing until realizing "oh this is like this thing that I feel sometimes"

4: Something I've noticed when gathering evidence is that more than once, Lampy goes "Wow..." After someone gloats about themself(Twice with Radio, once with the Computer). It's clear by the third time, when Radio goes "What does that mean?" And Lampy responds "I don't know. [To Computer] What does that mean?" That he doesn't even know what's being gloated about, let alone why he should be impressed. He has the emotional intelligence to recognize when someone's gloating and the "appropriate" response of amazement, but it seems like it never comes from a place of earnest. (While Neurotypicals can and do engage in "performative" behavior, I tend to notice this way more commonly with neurodivergents)

Also the "wow..." Performative thing is VERY reminiscent of Peridot from Steven Universe(a characters who many autistic fans see themselves in and the creator herself saying she doesn't consider Peridot or any of the gems to be neurotypical) going "wow thanks" as her default "this is how I've been taught to show gratitude" response

Point #3: Miscellaneous traits that could be neurodivergent

These traits COULD be interpreted as neurodivergent, but I will admit they could also be interpreted as something else so like take these with a grain of salt

1: Lampy appears to have sensory needs. When sleeping, he needs to tap a rock a few times(presumably to make sure it's "right") before clonking his head on it. It's interesting because rocks aren't a very "lamp" thing whatsoever, and none of the other appliances look for pillow-ish objects to rest on, so this could be a sensory thing.

2: Lampy has an interesting vocal quirk: repetition of phrases at the beginning and end of a sentence. Instances include "How exactly do you propose we do that, exactly?" "All of a sudden you're being so darn nice to him all of a sudden" "The fact is there's just not enough facts" The third one is a bit of a stretch but the first two seem to indicate a possible pattern of speech. Part of me wants to say this could be a verbal tic or some type of verbal stimming, but I've never met anyone who has a tic or stim like this so I can't say it's a neurodivergent thing with confidence, but I wanted to mention this quirk regardless.

3: Physically saying how he feels. Two instances where multiple characters are laughing, Lampy speaks while laughing "That's funny - I'm dying!" "I'm aching with joy!". It's just interesting that no one else speaks while laughing and for whatever reason, Lampy needs to verbalize "Yes I find this very funny" as if simply laughing along isn't enough. I've seen somewhat similar stuff in neurodivergents who have issues expressing emotions implicitly so they state them explicitly instead.

4: I've noticed Lampy isn't touchy... except with Radio. Some neurodivergent people can have issues with physical contact, which could explain that. But I've also noticed that Radio also gives me huge neurodivergent vibes... But more importantly Radio is extremely touchy with everyone, Lampy included, hence them often getting into physical fights but also just- tapping them or wrapping a cord around the other and pulling him close(they're so in love but that's a post on its own). A possible explanation is Lampy having issues with touching others, but either feels comfortable being touchy with Radio(due to emotional bonds and trust) or simply recognizes "Radio likes being touchy so I should be touchy back". A stretch of an argument, I'll admit, but I think the interpretation is there and valid.

In conclusion

I mean idk if Lampy was written to be neurodivergent or if the writers just wanted him to be "quirky" and accidentally gave him a lot of neurodivergent traits, but he reads as very neurodivergent to me(probably autistic or adhd but I'm not a professional and can't diagnose him). But while I can chalk up neruodivergency being one of many possible interpretations of his character, I WILL argue that he's not "stupid" given the evidence we see throughout the movie

Tl;Dr: Lampy is evidently intelligent, but sometimes struggles with social cues, empathy, and overall shows numerous traits of neurodivergency

#tblt #lampy #tblt lampy #long post #I'm right and I should say it /j #the brave little toaster

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yazthebookish · 3 years

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I used to be really against Gwyn being a lightsinger but I think I’ve changed my mind. I always viewed it as a bad thing. Lightsinger=bad person, but what I’ve come to realize is that one of the main points of the series is that not everything that seems bad, is bad. I think that’s how it is for Gwyn.

I do think she is a lightsinger, but she’s a good one (who may not have tapped into her powers yet), however I despise the theory that she lured Azriel and Nesta, that theory can fuck off. Idk I think that her being a lightsinger plays into the little mermaid more and honestly I want something new in the ACOTAR world to be explored. It would also be cool to see how she would react to it and if Azriel and Gwyn would have a talk about how they’re both perceived as bad and evil but are good people in the end.

Hello anon,

I won't lie to you, after I read ACOSF the first time I made the connection of Lightsingers to Gwyn and thought "oh! Lightsingers must be close to what Shadowsingers are" so Gwyn is like the light in the light/dark dynamic between her and Azriel. When I reread the text I'm like "ok I definitely don't think Gwyn could be a luring monster".

It's kind of tricky because how similar Shadowsingers and Lightsingers are with the name but function differently unless....... Azriel is the only good Shadowsinger we know of? Azriel has a penchant for cruelty (towards bad people though) hence him being the main torturer at the Night Court.

Azriel went on, “in the week I've been watching her I ... learned what her next steps are.” The way he hesitated before he said learned said enough: he'd tortured it out of someone. Many people.

Azriel knew would hurt but not kill. Az knew where to slice up a male without letting him bleed out. Knew how to make this last for days. --- these ten minutes had only been the opening movement in a symphony of pain that Azriel could conduct with brutal efficiency.

I held his gaze, though. Held that ice-cold stare that still sometimes scared the shit out of me. I’d seen what he’d done to his half brothers centuries ago. Still dreamed of it. The act itself wasn’t what lingered. Every bit of it had been deserved. Every damn bit. But it was the frozen precipice that Az had plummeted into that sometimes rose from the pit of my memory.

Azriel is the only Shadowsinger we know but could it be that Shadowsingers are usually evil but there are cases where they are good like Azriel?

I hate the Lightsinger theory because of what Elr*els made it out to be. We already had an evil priestess before "Ianthe" we don't need another. Is it a possibility? Yes and I've said this before but it won't be because she's evil.

And I also see that it might not be connected. He grandmother was a Water Nymph and we know that Water nymphs and wraiths reside in the rivers of the Spring Court. They are their own beings, they are lesser Faeries. If a distant ancestor was a Lightsinger, then Gwyn might have some little powers from them or nothing at all because her High Fae blood is dominant.

My problem is the little info we have of Lightsingers and we don't know if they reproduce because Kelpies are mentioned to be made and they do not reproduce (so the same might be applied to Lightsingers).

If SJM pulls off the Lightsinger theory I'm 99% sure she won't make her evil.

And that's what I like about the ACOTAR series. Darkness does not equal bad or evil. Someone being descendant of a known evil being might not have the same instincts and evil nature.

It's just that this theory is used by angry potatoes to diminish Gwyn's character development in ACOSF and make her out to be what she obviously is not out of spite because there is more evidence to support Elain is the suspicious one than Gwyn and they hate that.

#asks #gwynriel #azriel #gwyneth berdara

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gallavictorious · 3 years

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bottom!mickey nonnie here, i had some more thoughts in response to your reply, if you don't mind? :) i can see where the trust aspect might come into play for mickey re: bottoming and i understand your thought process. the only thing that makes me doubt that is how quickly that trust must have been established between him and ian if that is the case. they haven't been fucking for that long when kash walks in on them (which is the first instance we actually know mickey bottoms). i suppose that there could have been a lot of off-screen developments and interactions, but it's too quick imo. their relationship in season one seems more puppy-love to me rather than a deep bond (which i see as starting to form in season two). the way i see it, the only level of trust that needs to be established is "i know you won't tell anyone because you're also closeted and you won't treat me like a bitch because if you do, i'll beat you tf up and just never fuck you again" which is pretty shallow and something mickey could probably have reached with other guys, too. idk, i just don't see their relationship in season one as deep enough for mickey to start trusting ian with things he's worried or insecure about. it makes more sense to me that he lets ian fuck him because it's not that big a deal, rather than because he's already let ian past his walls. we know that ian is all in by that point, but i just don't think mickey is. he likes ian, is drawn to him (probably against his better judgement), but that's as far as it goes, as i see him. since there are such few scenes between them in season one we have no choice but to make our own interpretations, and those are bound to differ. i've just never seen mickey indicate that he thinks bottoming = being a bitch, or even that it's something he worries about. the only thing to support that would be his attitude to prison, but like i said before, i don't think mickey views sex in prison the same as he views sex on the outside. he probably views everything in prison differently. on the outside, with guys who share his secret? i don't think it's too much of a stretch that he would just do what he wants. the danger is the same either way. just my interpretation of him, of course :)

Hiya, Bottom!Mickey Nonnie No. 1!

I don't mind one little bit; in fact, I'm delighted! Apart from enjoying the fun discussion, it's always gratifying to hear back from anons: you usually never actually know if your answer has reached them.

First off, you're damned right it's quick! I personally don't subscribe to the idea that Mickey knew that Ian was gay or had a crush on him preceding their 1x07 tryst (nothing wrong with that notion, btw, it just doesn't appeal to me), so when they suddenly start tearing off each other's clothes that's very sudden. I tend to assume there might have a tiny bit of vague interest prior to this, the proximity and tussling triggers mutual attraction, they both spring boners, and yeah, off they go? You're also quite right in (implicitly) pointing out that we don't know that they had penetrative sex at that time – maybe they moved up from mutual handjobs or just plain grinding to something more a few trysts later. Either way, you make a good point about the danger of sex outside of lock-up would be the same regardless of whether Mickey bottoms or not. I'd never really thought about that before, so thank you for pointing that out!

However, it's probable that the reason I haven't thought very much about it is because when I speak of Mickey's easy trust for Ian I don't primarily mean him trusting Ian not to reveal his secrets to anyone else, but trust him to know Mickey in a way others are not allowed – and here we disagree and that is fine. :) If you see Mickey as unbothered by being into bottoming, you can certainly find support for that in the narrative. We do have the famous ”liking what I like”-line, which absolutely can be taken at face value! The fact that I tend to interpret it as (partly) Mickey being deliberately unapologetic because he feels a bit uneasy about his preferences and is somewhat defensive about Ian's brief allusions to common prejudices around bottoming, has more to do with my assumption that – given Mickey's circumstances – this is something that Mickey's likely to feel insecure about. He's internalized his father's homophobia to some degree; it just seems reasonable to me that he'd have internalized Terry's strong conviction that Milkoviches don't bottom too. (He certainly seems ready to embody that when he attacks Ian's army fuck buddy in season 3, citing the need to kick him straight because he's the one taking it up the ass. However, that could also totally performative or seen as him making a twisted kind of in-joke, so it's hardly conclusive.) Furthermore, I feel that it's not unreasonable to question Mickey's sincerity in regards to the line mentioned above, since we do have instances of him acting seemingly geuninely dismissive even when we know he probably cares quite a bit. I'm thinking primarily about his reaction to Ian's sex strike in season 11; I just don't buy he was unbothered by that, but there's nothing in the way he expresses his lack of concern that suggests it's insincere. This doesn't mean that I think my reading of the line is the correct one, though, just that it's a possible reading given what else we know of Mickey.

But of course, this really is just my assumptions and interpretations. It's very possible to infer from his actions onscreen that Mickey is totally unconcerned about bottoming, and always has been. After all, Mickey is in many ways a genuinely confident person, and I think this extends to his sex life. (I just think there's insecurity and concern, too... Basically, I think Mickey's relationship with his own sexuality and preferences is complicated, a paradoxical tangle of confidence and shame. I find this complexity is fascinating, and if we're being honest that's probably one of the reasons why I'm not so eager to let go of the notion of it.)

That said, though, and regardless of whether or not bottomingrequires any particular trust on Mickey's part, I think we dohave some concrete evidence of Mickey letting Ian past his walls already in 1x07. Not the sex – because we don't know anything about that – but the return of the gun after. That look on Mickey's face just then? That's vulnerability. He knows that by giving the weapon back when he doesn't have to, he shows hint of a softness he can ill afford people to know he possesses at this point. It's walls dropped, if only for a moment, and I just don't see him allowing that with many – if any – other people. While it isvery quick and while there's no telling whyor how, I firmly believe that there is an immediate trust between them that goes beyond just sex. It might not be logical, but I think it's there, and that this easy, natural understanding is a huge part of what has them coming back to each other again and again in spite of the odds being stacked overwhelmingly against them. Like you, though, I don't see this as a deep bond or anything, not this early. Ian falls in love quickly and easily; for Mickey is a much slower process, because he fights even the possibility of it tooth and claw.

And ah, I'm aware that in my first response to you I promised to elaborate on my thoughts on Mickey's stint in Mexico in my reply to Bottom!Mickey Nonnie No. 2, but I ended up cutting that because it got absurdly long in comparision to my notes on what they were actuallyasking about, and that didn't seem fair or relevant to them. However, I now have a third (and a fourth... apparently this is a subject dear to your hearts, sweet followers) Bottom!Mickey Nonnie in my inbox, so if this is something you're interested in, despair not! We'll get there!

Thank you so much for getting in touch, both with your first ask and with this follow-up. I've enjoyed reading your thoughts, and developing my own in response to them, immensely! I highly value being able to civilly disagree and argue viewpoints without either side feeling the need to convince the other, so this has been a real treat. <3

#for a person who isn't very interested in smut at all #i sure have a lot of thoughts on this #mickey milkovich #gallavich #meta #asks #my stuff

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paradise-creator · 4 years

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Hellooo!! I love love LOVE the diamond box matchup you did!! You're amazing!! Your blog is incredible!! Now I'm here for a romantic haven box Haikyuu matchup pls🥺

Appearance: My name is Kay! She/her, black, straight, 5'1, I have a slightly athletic & curvy-ish figure (lol idk), short-ish hair(like mid-neck), dark brown eyes, shoe size 9, I like to dress comfy so I'm always in oversized hoodies, sweatpants, sneakers, sweatshirts and shorts. I like colorful clothes too, high waisted jeans and shorts and boots. I'm not very fashionable but I try lol.

Personality:

Basics: infp-t, Hufflepuff, Taurus sun, scorpio moon, sanguine, chaotic good, ambivert.

Some positive traits: I'm optimistic, friendly, energetic, organized, enthusiastic, observant, happy, open-minded, loving, encouraging and inquisitive!!

Some negative traits: I'm annoying, perfectionist, insecure, forgetful, easily distracted, kinda lazy, argumentative, too nice at times and clingy.

I love learning new things!! Currently I'm learning Korean, how to draw, how to paint and songs on the saxophone.

When I'm up for it, I love fun physical activity!! Going for a hike, going to the gym, bungee jumping, mountain climbing, going camping and etc :D

Although I love going out, nothing beats lazy days at home. I can spend hours by myself and still be happy. When alone I usually sleep or watch a movie/anime or practice my drawing or saxophone or try and learn something new!

I have a horrible memory and can never remember important dates 😭 I've forgotten my own birthday a few times (rip) so people can get mad at me for missing appointments, forgetting birthdays and other important days. I try my best to organize everything necessary on my phone calendar so I can be reminded.

I love seeing people happy! Nothing can fulfill my day more than knowing I put a smile on someone's face! I usually try my best to help out anyone who needs it and to the best of my ability! This has led to me getting taken advantage of in the past but I can't help but try and make others happy. I've developed a thicker skin and some trust issues as I've grown up because of it.

I love hyping my friends/family up!! Do you need a boost in confidence? Here I am, ready to help you remember the absolute king/queen/royalty that you are!! I'm usually very energetic and enthusiastic about many things and I love spreading positivity around!!

My love language is physical touch! So touch is very important to me in my relationships. Though I am insecure so I tend to think that I smother the people I care about with too much affection idk lol. I live for hugs and cuddles and hand holding 👉🏿👈🏿 but because of that I feel like I'm very clingy and annoying skskfksjd

I'm introverted in nature so although I mean usually full of energy and love making new friends, I can't do it for too long lol. My social battery runs out really fast and I have to hide away and recharge before I can be fully social again, otherwise I won't be my best self. I treasure personal time and understand when people need time for themselves too.

I love spontaneity!! I love living in the moment and doing stuff just for the hell of it!! Wanna go on a road trip? Dance in the rain? Build houses for charity? Go to McDonald's at 2am? Go on a long walk? SIGN ME UP!!

I can also be lazy and unmotivated to do stuff. If something doesn't interest me, I'd find myself incapable of doing it or I'd do it with great difficulty. I'm one of those 'do something when inspiration/motivation hits you otherwise it'll be absolute shit' types.

But when I do have motivation/inspiration that's when my perfectionism comes in and I have to do it in the best possible way and anything less is an insult to me, my family, my ancestors and descendants lmaoo. Unfortunately I subconsciously set a very high bar for myself which can be overwhelming and stressful but when I manage to produce work of that quality, it's very satisfying and rewarding jshkshdhsj

I have more to add but I feel like this is getting way too long 💀 lemme just move to the next section heheheh

Hobbies: I LOVE listening to music, learning new things, watching movies/anime, sleeping, reading, writing, playing saxophone (I'm still learning tho lol), swimming, drawing, journaling, making friends, and cooking!

My music taste: any type of rock (punk rock, grunge, j-rock, metal), pop, KPOP, RnB, jazz, dubstep, lofi hip hop, rap, trap, krnb, anime OP's and bangers from: Elvis, the beach boys, Queen, Khalid, Ateez, Harry styles, Kendrick Lamar, p!atd, mcr, fallout boy, Nirvana, BTS, mxmtoon, Marianas trench, twenty one pilots, stray kids, Jay Park, crush, Dreamcatcher, Skrillex, MJ, troye sivan etc

Fun facts:

I'm more of a cat person but I live dogs and think they're adorable!!

I have four piercings and I plan on getting more soon!!

I'm a night owl, and get super grumpy in the mornings especially when woken up unexpectedly >:/

Although I love making friends, I only have like 1/2 super close friends and like 20+ acquaintances lol

I want to get a tattoo soon but idk what to get :(

I'm super addicted to coffee (rip) and if I don't take some for some time (like a week) I'll get the worst migraines and I won't feel better until I drink some coffee 😭

That's it!! I hope i wrote enough stuff!! Did I leave anything out? If you need more pls tell me and I'll send another ask :D Take your time!! I'm in no rush. I'll patiently wait even though you get writers block or have a large amount of asks 😌 pls stay safe and healthy!! Drink lots of water, sleep well and have an amazing day/night!! 💙✨

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Hello and Welcome my Starlight!

The Haven box includes:

- Match up

- Sun drop

- Journal of Feelings

- 3 am shenanigans

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I'd match you up with

Sugawara Koushi, Vice-captain of Karasuno

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Sun drops

- OKAY so like, as I read your description I thought of Akaashi or Yaku or Sugawara

- Me being the indecisive author I am had trouble picking

- But then I remembered that you loved to do spontaneous things.

- And that's when I realized that Sugawara is THE ONE

- You two would be deemed the "3 am couple"

- Or in the team it would be "Epitome of Chaos"

- He takes care of you

- He will alway remind you that you don't need to be perfect

- Insecurities? BE GONE

- Nagativity? BE GONE

- That's basically his motto

- He is both your mom and partner in Crime

- did I mention he will take care of you?

- CUDDLES AND KISSES FOR DAYS

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Journal of feelings

- Once this man realizes that you LOVE physical affection. He will give it to you. EVERYTIME HE SEES YOU

Kay entered the gym to watch her boyfriend play. She tried sneaking in and so far it has been great. She thought she was off the hook but then felt a familiar arms wrapped around her waist. "I found you~" Sugawara said with a smile.

- You both would often plan pranks and majority of the times, it would succeed

"Okay okay, so what are we doing today?" Kay asked the silver haired male. "Oh~ maybe we can scare Asahi or anyone for that matter with a beetle?" Sugawara suggested. "That's--no," Kay responded.

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3 am shenanigans

It’s 3 am in the morning. Almost everyone is fast asleep or in their homes, well almost. The night sky is littered with diamond in the sky. The streets were silent but it was comforting. A few people walked here and there. And a few cars passes by there and here. “What are we doing up so late?” A silver haired man said as he yawned. “We’ll be going to Mc Donald’s! What else?” The female responded as she smiled at him. “Is it even open at this time?” He asked. “Koushi, darling, it is open,” Kay, the lover of our beloved silvered male man said as she smiled. Sugawara chuckled and held her hand, the smile on his face was evident. “You know, we should be sleeping by now right?” He said as he pulled her closer. “And so what? I wasn’t planning on sleeping early! I slept the whole day yesterday and missed the chance to hang out with you,” The girl responded.

A small blush appeared on the male’s face and he giggled. “That’s very sweet bu-“ He was about to say but was silenced by the girl. “That was very sweet but we could’ve done this later on or tomorrow. Well, sorry to break it to you, Love. But, we are here,” She said as she pulled the male inside the fast food chain. And soon enough, the two got their orders and enjoyed their meal. “I don’t know why but this hits different,” Kay said as she eat a French fry. “It really does. Especially since you are here,” Sugawara stated as he patted her head. Now, she was the one blushing. As the two chatted, the other customers and staff glanced at them every now and then. None of them were annoyed at their interactions. On the contrary, they enjoyed watching them,

Some felt envious of their relationship. Some dreamt to have something like that. And others remembered the times of old. The two were so sweet, it’s almost too much. Laughter and chattering echoed through the building from both the couple and the people around them. Then they were dub the “3 am couple” as the two would often venture in that restaurant at 3 am in the morning.

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I'm so so sorry for the long wait! This week has been hectic. Anywho, I hope you enjoy this matchup~ and thanks for requesting!

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soul-dwelling · 2 years

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Do you believe Okhubo actually cares about Soul Eater as a series or he's just still attached to legacy? Ever since reading the final chapter I always got the impression that he just got bored of it and spat out whatever to wrap things up quickly despite there still being so many questions, like how he didn't even bother to reveal Maka's mother in at least one panel.

NOT really didn't feel like Soul Eater at all to me and it felt like he just wanted to write a story about cute moeblob girls and simply inserted some of the main cast for good measure so people would actually give it a chance.

And I've never read Fireforce and honestly I don't plan to since the first episode turned me off so bad and skimming through some spoilers just makes it seem like it ended up as a disaster. But the whole "WOW ITS ACTUALLY A PREQUEL" thing just screams "Hey hey guys remember Soul Eater? You guys like Soul Eater right? Look it's Soul Eater!!!"

Idk to me it just comes off as him not giving that much of shit back then to at give the fans a remotely satisfying ending yet he still desperately wants to profit out of it.

I have been in “obnoxious entitled fan mode” for days upon weeks upon months, which is not at all fair on my part to Ohkubo. I am one audience member; he is the creator. This is his story, these are his characters, regardless which publisher prints them or which corporation co-owns them, this is his world and he gets to do what he wants with them.

But that doesn’t prevent me from interpreting what I see based on the evidence, it doesn’t prevent me from being responsible in striving for logical conclusions from that evidence, and it doesn’t stop me from recognizing patterns of behavior that seem to have cynical motives.

I don’t know whether Ohkubo cares: I will never get into his mind. But he did go out of his way to connect Fire Force to Soul Eater, he has continued to make Soul Eater art online, and he made new covers for the Perfect Edition. Whatever motive he has, he cares enough to do all of that. I’m sure legacy is part of that–why keep doing something if you don’t want people to still remember it existed? “Noble” may be too strong a word, but I can commend someone wanting to keep the innocuous aspects of their work going.

Whether he cares about Soul Eater as a series, I don’t know: he gave it an ending, he is now back-filling stuff that I don’t think needed an explanation, so, I don’t like how he’s handling the series after Chapter 113.

But yeah, regardless how many chapters ago he first introduced the Moon, I can’t read all of this and think this wasn’t quickly and sloppily done. Just because you laid seeds out earlier doesn’t mean the execution is good or will work for someone like me–I didn’t like it, but a lot of the “GOAT-kubo” (*cringe*) people will not shut up about it.

NOT felt like it was part of the Soul Eater world, at least, while Fire Force never did. “But that’s because Fire Force came first!” Come on, that’s a weak answer–fiction still needs a sense of continuity for it to make sense. This kind of feels like when Shinichiro Watanabe said Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy, and his other shows are in the same setting and continuity–even though there is very little linking them (and what there is, again, can be seen as just Easter Eggs). Granted, you could say the same about the MCU, and I would have said, “No, those are actually in the same continuity”--but the shenanigans in No Way Home just leave me sour on corporate crossover marketing nonsense.

And yeah, I do agree, the ending of Fire Force does feel like overly insisting, “Remember Soul Eater?” But you know what? It worked, didn’t it? It got so many people on different social media platforms talking about it, it got a few of us in the Soul Eater Tumblr fandom back responding to questions and engaging a lot more on the topic than before. It sucks that this cynical exercise worked, as we all are promoting the hell out of this crap–and it hurts, because my earlier experiences with Soul Eater were important to me, and this experience just doesn’t feel like nostalgia or enjoyable but just really annoying.

And Chapter 113 did feel rushed, so, yeah, Ohkubo’s initial ending to Soul Eater left a lot to be desired–and he’s doing it again. (I’ll post later about how the women and girl characters of Fire Force got sidelined badly, but that ending also reminds me how quickly Ohkubo sped through any real ending for Asura, Crona, Noah, Gopher, and a few dangling plotlines, like the other Great Old Ones.)

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greedisgreen · 7 years

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I hope you are so much better! I've read all your fics, and I wanted to thank you for writing and sharing them. Your plots are clever and coherent, and that makes me ask you, If you would have written the script of seasons 5, 6 and 7, how would Sansa and Petyr arc have been?

Sorry for putting this ask off for so long, anon, but I needed time to think this one through because it requires a LOT of speculation, and it would need to be approached from a television angle and not literary. My thoughts below the cut.

Okay, so first! The Winterfell plotline with the rape has to happen. I know, I know, saying that rape has to happen is a horrible thing, but the issue is that it’s the rape plotline that develops Theon’s character. With that said, it didn’t need to be Sansa that went there. I saw months back someone suggest that they shouldn’t have killed off Ros, and that Ros should have been the fake!Sansa for the Winterfell plot and I 100% agree. Here’s why: Ros and Theon had an established relationship. He frequented her at the brothel on the regular, and even bids her farewell in the first season. And point two, it would make more sense for Petyr to utilize Ros this way once her betrayal was discovered than it would for him to place his most valuable asset (Sansa) in the hands of Roose and Ramsay Bolton. So with that switcheroo made, let’s delve into the Vale plot.

I like that Sansa revealed herself to the Lords Declarant at Baelish’s trial. That I would keep, but I would make it out to be this big secret that the Vale lords are harboring Sansa Stark. It would be a point of pride with them to have Eddard Stark’s daughter in their midst, and I would have Littlefinger tell them of Lysa’s original plan to marry Sansa to Sweetrobin (no Harrold Hardyng here because there’s no reason to add in a new character when you have an old character that will serve the same purpose), and they will all back it, insisting that it happen just as soon as the boy is of age. Until then, Sansa remains in disguise as Alayne Stone.

Now supposedly, Sansa remains in the Vale for at least two years in the show. They fast forwarded straight through that time apparently. I would not. I would bring in Myranda Royce (only she’d be the daughter of Yohn instead of Nestor because, again: television), and we see Sansa observing how she weaves in and out of Vale society, and from her Sansa learns how to use her own feminine wiles, ensnaring the Vale lords with her beauty and charm. Meanwhile, she is also quietly learning politics and how to rule from Baelish. We see a growing trust between them (cue the majority of the audience screaming in horror), and the development of feelings, though we never see anything beyond those chaste kisses we saw in S5.

Now, the show did not establish any sort of bounty on Sansa’s head – not really. Cersei is more obsessed with Tyrion than Sansa, and she is really more an afterthought to our Mad Queen so long as she doesn't hold any power. The only person we know is looking for Sansa is Brienne (and Podrick by extension), but she will likely hear of the marriage of Sansa Stark to Ramsay Bolton, and set off on a wild goose chase to the North. So no rescues or kidnappings will happen in the Vale.

At the end of the two years, Sansa and Sweetrobin marry, but as we see in the show, the Lord of the Eyrie is still very much a child. The marriage goes unconsummated, but Cersei is still a threat, and upon hearing of Sansa Stark in the Vale, she demands answers of Littlefinger. He will song and dance about how Yohn Royce and the other Vale lords had been hiding her away, and by the time he discovered her, that it was too late. The marriage was already set in motion. Then, he would offer to aid her in gathering information (our naughty boy). Cersei, of course, accepts, and Baelish feeds her just enough information to keep her happy, but not enough to cause any real harm to Sansa.

Several months into the marriage, with the Vale lords breathing down her neck about producing an heir and her husband wanting her more for a mother than a wife, Sansa sneaks out of her chambers in the middle of the night to seek Petyr out, and discuss how she might entice Sweetrobin to the marriage bed. Petyr being Petyr, however, convinces her that it’s not Sweetrobin that she needs (or wants) in her bed, and fade to black.

After months of sneaking from the bed she shares with Sweetrobin and into Petyr’s, Sansa discovers she is with child. The Vale rejoices, Petyr is a smug, happy fucker, and clueless Sweetrobin is like “oh yay!” Cersei is not so happy with the news, and having pieced together enough from the random tidbits of information Littlefinger has sent, hires a Sorrowful Man to assassinate Sansa (Note: Sorrowful Men have been established in the show, i.e. the wine seller that tried to poison Dany, so it wouldn’t be a leap for the Crown to employ them again). This backfires dreadfully. He sneaks into the castle disguised as a servant, and into Sansa and Sweetrobin’s chambers in the middle of the night. Sansa had already snuck off to Petyr’s chambers, but Sweetrobin, with his frail form and long hair, is mistaken for her, and he is stabbed to death, but not before his screams alert the castle guards to the assassin. The Sorrowful Man is killed, but on his person, there is a note meant for Littlefinger. (Dun dun dun!)

Sansa, as Lady of the Eyrie, takes possession of the note, and finds a message from Cersei that implicates Baelish in the attempt on her life. She confronts him, not wanting to believe that the father of her child was complicit in such a plan. Petyr explains, that yes, he has been in touch with Cersei, offering her nuggets of information in an effort to keep a war from their gates, but that it was all useless (or so he thought), and that he had no knowledge of what she planned, and backs this up with receipts (all the scrolls he’s received, along with copies of what he has sent because he’s gotta keep track of his lies and promises). Upon examining the evidence, Sansa is reassured that he meant no harm, but just the same becomes far more leery of what she shares with him going forward.

Just after Sansa gives birth to a healthy son, the Vale receives word from Jon Snow that Stannis Baratheon is hosting an army at the Wall, and that Ramsay Bolton holds Rickon. He requests aid to help take Winterfell and the North back from the Boltons along side Stannis. After some deliberation, it is decided that half the Vale’s forces will head North via White Harbor, and the Manderlys are all too happy to help oust the Flayed Men. Petyr expresses to Sansa that some of the lords are overstepping and trying to quietly supplant her authority, so she takes the opportunity to suggest that Bronze Yohn, as well as several other lords (some already trying to insinuate themselves in her bed) make the trek North with the armies to represent her. For her help, Sansa asks that she be named Wardeness of the North; terms with which Stannis readily agrees. Stannis sets out for Winterfell first, but before Jon can follow he is killed by men of the Watch. On the day that Winterfell is finally won, Sansa weds Petyr in a very lavish, very public wedding, much to many lords chagrin.

Stannis succumbs to his wounds at the Battle for Winterfell, and Melisandre flees back to the Wall with his body(where Shireen and Selyse stayed because no one brings their fucking wife and child on a fucking march into battle, jfc d&d) where she convinces Selyse to sacrifice Shireen. When the lord of light does not raise Stannis, Selyse kills herself. Shortly thereafter, however, Jon wakes from the dead.

It is after Sansa discovers she is pregnant with her second child that she receives word from the Vale lords she sent north that a resurrected Jon Snow, having returned to Winterfell as Eddard Stark’s only known living son, has been named the King in the North. Both Sansa and Petyr are miffed at this as it was not what was agreed for the Vale’s help(and it supercedes her own legitimate claim), but with the Vale’s army split and the rising threat from Cersei in the south, they opt to accept the cards they were dealt for the time being. It turns out, however, that Ramsay never had Rickon. It was all a trap to lure out Jon after he offered safe harbor to Bolton’s fake Stark wife.

Word reaches the Vale that Daenarys Targaryen has landed at Dragonstone, and Baelish is quick to consult with Sansa in regards to their options. In the end, with Cersei being pissed that Sansa is still alive, thriving, and now having stolen one of her best advisers, they decide to make an offer of peace to Dany; sending her a quarter of the stores of the grain that Baelish had been stockpiling to help keep her army fed, and inviting her to the Vale to discuss the terms of an alliance, explaining that the Lady of the Vale was large with child and unable to travel. Dany consents, arriving in Gulltown with an army of Unsullied and Varys to advise her. We get some fun political back and forth, plus another scene with Varys and Littlefinger sizing each other up, and ultimately the Vale (with some wroth from the older lords) bends the knee to the Mother of Dragons.

It is while Dany is still visiting, that Sansa receives word from Jon Snow about the dead walking. At first she dismisses it as superstitious nonsense, but then a second missive arrives from Bran, a brother long thought lost, and in it he describes the day of their father’s death, that he is the Three Eyed Raven, and that the dead march towards the wall. It is then that she beseeches Dany to go North to aid her family. Dany gives some wordy speech about bending knees, but finally capitulates in the face of a sister desperate to save the only family she has left.

Dany and Jon meet. They fall in love, idk, idgaf about that storyline tbh. But they confirm the dead are marching south (no idiotic fucking wight hunt here folks) and Dany moves her forces north, avoiding conflict with Cersei. Yet, the threat of Cersei is still real, and being the Mad fucking Queen she is, she marches her forces North towards the Vale (because Euron and Yara/Theon are fighting it out between Dragonstone and Gulltown, so entering by sea is not an option att). Petyr and Sansa stay holed up in the Eyrie – where she gives birth to a daughter – as one by one the Lannister forces are decimated at the Bloody Gate. Then, word reaches the Eyrie that Cersei has been assassinated, but nobody knows the culprit. Her face, however, was cut off. We see a short scene of Baelish sending a message off to the North (what does it say? Who knows!) Then, the closing scene is the Vale marching south and Targ/Northern forces marching on the Wall, and a devastated Jaime sitting the Iron Throne.

And that’s where I would stop S7. S8 can be about fighting the dead or whatever, and maybe Petyr would get his comeuppance. Maybe he wouldn’t. I delved a bit deeper than just Petyr and Sansa, but that’s how I would have done S5, 6, 7.

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stimtoybox · 7 years

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I know you've already answered something similar, but I sometimes think that I might be on the spectrum. I've become more aware of my stimming/need to stim. But I feel like I'm faking it. That I only think that I see the symptoms because I want to be in with the in crowd (my friends, most of them are) or whatever. And I feel like I would've been diagnosed earlier. Idk I'm just really afraid of bringing this up with my therapist.

It’s okay to be afraid of bringing this up, anon. Bringing anything up with a therapist or psychologist is scary, and this is a big thing to bring up. Especially if you have any reason to feel as though you’ll be ignored or dismissed, and given the ableist ideas many professionals have about autism and how it presents, there is a chance of having to endure the pain of this. It’s a very real, very valid thing to fear, and I think we’ve all felt it at some point.

It’s also okay to feel like you’re faking it. But, honestly, I can’t imagine anyone wanting to be autistic that doesn’t have a connection or similarity of experience that draws us to the label. Being openly autistic means opening yourself up to an awful lot of ableism. It’s hard, scary and sometimes incredibly dangerous. I’ll be honest and say that this word is one of the better things that has ever happened to me, in that it has given me a label, a connection, a community, a way to conceptualise all that is strange in me - and it has opened the door for me to conceptualise other identities (being aro and grey-ace, things I consider connected to autism in me, like my lack of gender). Being able to go back and look at my characters through the lens of I am autistic and accidentally writing characters who are also autistic was a delight I find hard to put into words. But … it is dangerous to be autistic. It means not being understood by so many medical professionals; it means being dismissed. It means having your stims questioned on the street by strangers. For me, it meant having to quit a job because “not being able to control my facial expressions because I’m autistic” wasn’t good enough when a customer got angry at me. It means people having a label to put to your difference and that label used against you.

What I mean is this: on the off chance anyone is actually faking autism to be popular or part of a crowd, they’re opening themselves up to an awful lot of awfulness. That’s an incredibly high price to pay for connection. (I know we autistics are awesome people, but I don’t think many allistics are willing to endure the social consequences of being autistic in return for that awesomeness.) The reality is that most of us are trying to fake allism (consciously or unconsciously) to be popular or part of a crowd, not the reverse.

If you think you might be autistic, please explore it. Please. Follow autistic blogs, track the #actuallyautistic tag here on Tumblr, ask questions of autistic people. The worst that can happen is that you find out you’re not autistic, but you come away having learnt more about us. That harms nobody.

I can tell you, from the very depths of my heart, that time and age has nothing to do with the validity of your diagnosis. Nothing. It has everything to do with the fact that parents, doctors and teachers are awful at recognising autism, especially if you aren’t a cis white boy. Even then, if your autism presents a little atypically, you can still fall through the cracks. It’s only relatively recently that SPD symptoms were even included as part of an autism diagnosis, meaning people with communication skills good enough to muddle through (people like me) were overlooked entirely. It didn’t matter that I had few friendships growing up; it didn’t matter that I lacked a lot in interpersonal skills; it didn’t matter that I had no small talk skills, or any meaningful conversation skills, unless it happened to be a special interest of mine. I could rattle off a script for buying items (after many years of trying to figure this out) and I didn’t stim too much (largely because it had been abused out of me) so I was just shy and quiet, and my parents never mentioned the screaming matches we had about their stealing my pillow (to replace it with a “better” one) to our family doctor.

Anon, I was diagnosed last year. I’m thirty. (I’m a bit older than most people here. I don’t usually give my age out online other than “adult” because, as a writer, so much of my personal details are already readily accessible. But I think, today, this is something you need to know.) True, I’d been told at seventeen by an autistic friend that she and her mother thought me autistic. True, I’d been told at twenty-eight that my psychologist, parent of an autistic son, thought me very similar to him. True, I’d been told at twenty-nine that an autistic friend thought a character I wrote was based on her … when it was actually an exploration of my own SPD symptoms. True, I’d self-dx’d as having SPD for a couple of years. So when I underwent a BPD assessment only to have them tell me that they suspected I was autistic and assessed me for that … well, the evidence was there, but as I’ve said before, I was still shocked. And then I was angry, so angry.

The evidence was there, and two strangers saw it after a couple of one-hour sessions, but so many people who’d known me all my life (the people with the power to improve it) didn’t see it or refused to say the word. How could they have not have seen it? How did they all make me go so long before a professional finally said the word? How was it that I had to spend so many years feeling different, feeling alienated from all the things people don’t struggle with, until finally someone professional told me I’m autistic?

(Of course, now I know more about professionals, I don’t consider their words very important. Reading autistic people’s posts here on Tumblr affirmed my autism. Seeing how similar their challenges and feelings and experiences are to mine affirmed my autism. We are not identical - very autistic is different - but we have enough in common that autism is right for all of us.)

Yet, when I came online, I discovered that this is normal. So normal. That there are women and NB people who are being diagnosed in their thirties, forties, fifties and older. That so many people are only now getting the word that makes sense of their lives. That ableism, racism and misogyny all combine together to routinely deny many people a diagnosis that gives us understanding, identity and community.

As a late-diagnosed autistic, I swear to you that there’s many reasons why you might not have been diagnosed earlier, and none of them invalidate your autism.

My advice is the same as in this post, if you decide you want to bring this up with your therapist. But please know that you can take your time. Do it at a pace that is comfortable for you, if you want to. And if you don’t want to, don’t! If you choose to self-diagnose, the vast majority of the autistic community considers it good enough (as we should) because we know how many of us are missed by professionals. We know the professionals are awful at recognising autism and we’re not going to let their biased viewpoint keep our own from connecting with us and sharing the resources we have.

It’s natural to feel the way you’re feeling, anon, but I don’t believe you’re faking or doing this to be popular. I believe you’re discovering similarities in your own experience, those similarities drawing you to connect with other autistics. ND folk (even unknowing ND folk) tend to folk together - other ND folk make better sense to us, after all!

It’s hard for me to message with people because of my chronic hand pain, so I tend to be quite erratic in this (and if it’s been a high ask day I might not get to them at all that day, so expect that, too) but if you need to talk to me about this, the message box on my personal blog is always open, okay?

Best of luck, anon.

- Mod K.A.

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