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#and like it def says something about how even if it's not perfect society IS so much more accepting and people now feel safe to come out!!
readychilledwine · 2 months
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hello helloooo! I’m back with another fic idea if it interests you ✨so little Nyx is old enough to go to school maybe like kindergarten-ish age? And one day the IC is eating dinner and Nyx is like “I have a mate!” And obviously he doesn’t but still Rhys and Feyre are like WTF and then read his little bby mind and find out he’s just infatuated with his teacher. (Nyx gave her a cookie that he baked with the help of Elain which she ate and now he thinks they’re mates bc he’s too young to understand that that’s not how it works) and then during a school carnival or gathering or cute kindergarten level graduation the IC attends with Nyx and ofc Azriel is there. He doesn’t even know who Nyx’s teacher is but then he sees Nyx dragging a young female over to him where he introduces her to him, proudly saying “this is my mate!” And she just laughs but then the bond snaps for her and Azriel. And then fluff ensues from there with everyone trying to explain to Nyx that she’s not his mate and that she’s Azriel’s to which he takes forever to understand. He keeps trying to give her treats and flowers so that they’ll somehow be mates. Azriel becomes public enemy #1 in Nyx’s eyes because he stole her from him. And then fast forward to when Nyx is older, maybe finally with a mate of his own and they tell him the story at his wedding and he’s so embarrassed about it. could def see this as an OC fic but x reader works just as well!
Infatuation
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I love writing little baby Nyx 🥺🥺🥺
Warnings - Nyx being a bit of a menace to society *well Az*
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Nyx was beaming. Bouncing as he ate his dinner, little wings flapping every so often.
It wasn't unusual. Being surrounded by this much love, this much joy, this much devotion had made the little heir the happiest of babies, then a happy toddler, and now a happy 5 year old.
He picked up his little cup, sucking on the straw and took a big drink as Rhysand and Feyre shared a look. He set it back down with a satisfied lip smack and went back to his mashed potatoes.
"Alright, I'll bite," Cassian put his knife down. "What happened at school today?"
"I met my mate," Rhysand's face dropped at his son's little confession. "And she's perfect, and nice, and prettier than mommy."
Feyre hid her laugher behind a mask of concern before gently digging into Nyx's head.
There, as Nyx thought about his mate, was Miss Arianna, legs crossed as she read to them on the floor. Her black hair was tied up in two buns with pieces framing her face. She had a big smile on her lips as she read in different voices from the children's book.
Feyre and Rhys, despite their status, sat on a waiting list to have Nyx in her lessons. She was highly sought after, her students were all advanced for their little ages, and she allowed time in their schedules for naps. Something many teachers felt was unnecessary.
Rhys had loved you the moment he made the choice to ignore his morals and enter your mind during their interview.
You didn't care who they were.
You didn't care about their status.
You cared about the faelings.
You took children from every walk of life in Velaris. The poor, the rich, high fae, low fae. It didn't matter to you.
Rhys and Feyre both shared a look and chuckled. "And who is your mate, Nyx?"
He sighed with a dreamy look in his eyes, mind now flashing to you comforting him after he got hurt at recess, "Miss Arianna. I gave her a cookie, and we shared it, so I'm a taken male now."
Nesta had her hand over her mouth, eyes sparkling. "Well," Cassian started before a slap came to his thigh, warning him to let Rhys and Feyre take care of this gently. "You did better than Auntie Ness. She offered me a stale biscuit."
"Your mom made me a can of soup. Worse can of soup I've ever had. Lucien, what did Elain give you?"
Lucien smirked and leaned back, hand on Elain's pregnant stomach. "A five course meal with dessert."
They were all hoping Nyx would understand the implications of what they were saying, but the far-off look and content sigh told them he didn't.
A few weeks later, the inner circle and all of their partners and mates were at the school's end of the year celebration.
The grass had been packed with games, little events for the children, vendors charging nothing for sweets and foods at the kindness and generosity of the High Lord and Lady.
Nyx had long abandoned his family. Opting to run and play with his friends. Cassian and Nesta stood with their daughter, looking over the schools information sheets and the application to join Miss Arianna's class for next year.
"Mommy!" Feyre turned at the voice, beginning to laugh as Nyx dragged his teacher behind him. "Mommy! You were supposed to be behind me!" The heir tapped his foot, Miss Arianna looking away as she hid her smile at his little antics. "I had to bring her all the way over here!"
Arianna and Feyre held eye contact both of their eyes sparkling and knowing where this was going. "Mommy, this is my wife and mate, Miss Arianna," he pulled her to Mor and Emerie first. "This is my Auntie Mor and her wife Emerie." He didn't wait before ripping her to Amren and Varian. "Aunite Amren and Varian. You'll like Auntie Amren. She's real smart." She was pulled to Rhys next. The two adults shook their heads, smiling. "This is daddy. You can call him.... uh. Daddy?" He pulled her to Cassian and Nesta. "Auntie Ness and Uncle Cass," he looked around brow knit in confusion. "Where's Uncle Az and Clarissa?"
Rhys patted his head. "Ris wanted cotton candy, so Az took her to get cotton candy. Why don't you go play too? Then we can talk to your wife."
They watched as Nyx ran off. Clearly not looking to play but trying to find his missing uncle. "I tried telling him, but he's so attached to the idea of us spending the rest of our lives together that he doesn't fully understand."
They all laughed. "We tried too. He told us that we didn't understand."
"Strange. He said to me that the bond didn't snap right away for you either, High Lady, so he'd find the Suriel to tell me, and I'd feel it after that."
A soft pout came to Feyre's lips. "He doesn't understand why you won't be their teacher next year."
Arianna's face fell, the fine features morphing into sadness and longing. "I introduced them to Alexios and even had him sit and answer questions during round up day. I can talk to him. I'm so sorry. I wish I could keep them until higher level learning. We just-"
Feyre hugged her, stopping the unneeded apology. "We know. Cassian and Nesta were hoping to get Clarissa in your class."
"And we were hoping to hire you for private tutoring," Rhys, like his son, was not ready to let Her go. He had spent countless nights looking for ways to keep Nyx in her classes. "We would pay you well."
"That wouldn't be necessary," she turned to Cassian and Nesta, a big smile on her face. "Would you like to see my room? I'll have a different theme next year, but it will give you an idea of my environment."
"Lead the way," Cassian held Nesta close. Watching the two females interact, inserting questions as they walked into her classroom.
The Inner Circle all went to find food and place to eat, enjoying the small screams of joy and laughter around them. "She's really pretty," Emerie started slowly. "Maybe we should hook her up with Azriel. He hasn't dated since Gwyn."
Varian visibly flinched at the mentioned of Gwyn. "Does he still hate Tarquin?"
"Yes," they all answered together.
Azriel joined them seconds later. He was carrying Risa and holding Nyx's hand. "She crashed. Where's Cass? I'm going to take her home?"
Rhys motioned towards the schoolhouse, pulling Nyx to him and telling him to sit and eat. "Arianna offered them a tour of the classroom. A quiet place out of the sun might perk our niece back up, too."
Azriel nodded, carrying the small illyrian into the school house and following his shadows. He could hear melodic laughter and Cassian's loud voice, pausing at the doorway as his niece stirred and snuggled back into him, whispering for daddy. "He's right here, princess."
Nesta motioned for Azriel to join her. His jaw dropped at the sight of the classroom. It was a domed open glass ceiling, but the second it he entered, it began filtering light. "It knows she's sleeping," that voice had his shadows dancing. "I enchanted my room for my students so they're always in a comfortable environment. Never too bright, hot, or cold."
The room was filled with toys and exotic stuffed animals for snuggling. It was decorated like a rain forest from the continent, and an occasional call of something wild could be heard. "I suppose you enchanted all of this too?"
Azriel didn't look her direction, a look of shock and amazement going Nesta's way. Lady Death nodded eagerly, her eyes almost watering. She'd be heartbroken if Clarissa wasn't here next year, Azriel realized.
"Is this the little potential enrollee?" She walked over to Azriel, and nothing else was heard in the room. They didn't hear Cassian or Nesta respond, they no longer heard the soft sounds of animals and birds calling in the distance.
It was like everything in Azriel's life fell onto a new axis.
Arianna was his mate. The female he'd spent forever looking for.
And his nephew was obsessed with her.
Arianna spoke first, "We can't tell Nyx."
Azriel nodded. "I'll get banished to Mother knows where if we do."
Cassian looked between them before smiling, "Did you just secure my daughter's spot in her class? What kind of Aunt wouldn't teach her niece?"
Nesta smacked him hard, smiling from ear to ear. "Have dinner with us tonight? We share one of Rhys' and Feyre's houses with Azriel. He could fly you up for dinner, and we could all get to know each other."
"Only if you want that," Azriel nodded the second the sentence left her lips. "As, am I allowed to be blunt now?" They all nodded. "I was going to take her regardless," she turned to Nesta. "Morrigan scares me. It's why I took Nyx, too."
Arianna held Azriel's hand tight as they walked to the Riverhouse.
They had spent the summer getting to know each other. Going to coffee, to dinner, on long walks along the Sindra. It had taken all of a month for the two of them to decide this was serious, and they both wanted to move forward with the bond.
But that meant telling Nyx, who was still very much infatuated with her.
Azriel sighed as he grabbed the handle, "Ready?"
She nodded, hand stick folded delicately on his bicep. "Only if you are."
Azriel pushed the door to the lavish home open, smiling at Rhys and Feyre, who were waiting for them. They, Cassian, Nesta, and Azriel, had all decided the best way to do this was over a full family dinner.
"Uncle Az!" The shadoesinger stiffened. He had thought they would at least get to the table before the little heir appeared, but the Mother must have had other plans.
He came bounding into the room before stopping at the doorway with a loud gasp.
Azriel had never felt more like chopped liver as Nyx ran to his mate, hugging her legs. "Uncle Az brought my wife to dinner, Daddy!"
Rhysand scratched the stubble he had allowed to grow out due to his days being spent caring for Nyx as Feyre sat the throne. "We should all go sit on the couch, buddy. We need to talk about something."
Arianna allowed Nyx to pull her with him, looking back at Azriel with tears in her eyes.
He had discovered during their time together she had a Cauldron gift, one that had never been trained and just thought of as a personality trait. Arianna was an empath. She felt the emotions of others so deeply and could manipulate them if she tried.
It explained why she was so attached to children and them to her.
It also made her very useful in stressful situations. "Just breathe," Azriel mouthed as they all followed.
"Oh shit," Nesta whispered quietly. "We're doing this now?"
Rhys nodded. His eyes were already lining with silver as he sat across from Nyx with Azriel on one side and Feyre on the other.
The room was very quiet until Azriel spoke. "Nyx, Miss Arianna and I really need to tell you something, and we need you to try to stay calm." The shadowsinger sent a silent prayer to whatever Gods would listen and watched as one of his shadows held Arianna's free hand.
"Miss Arianna is my mate. I asked her to marry me."
The heir's face morphed into a little look of betrayal, his eyes starting to water as Rhysand and him held eye contact. "She's my mate, though."
Nyx looked at Feyre, hoping for support before looking back to a defeated Rhys. "I'm sorry, buddy, but She's Uncle Azriel's mate. Do you remember me telling you about the thread that connects me to Mommy?"
The heir cuddled closer into Arianna, glaring hard towards Azriel. "Why are you so mean?"
Feyre gasped at the question, immediately grabbing Azriel's hand. "Nyx!"
"He's trying to steal my wife!"
Arianna was in tears. The heirs emotions were overwhelming. She took over the conversation, blocking everyone from Nyx by taking both hands and sitting on the coffee table. "Nyx, honey, I'm so sorry, but Az and I are mates," they all felt the small tinge of magic shift. "I know this is hard for you. Your feelings are so valid, and it's difficult when you feel something this deeply to let go of that notion. It's hard processing such big emotions."
She wiped one of his tears. "Your mate is out there, hun. And she's wonderful, kind, smart, and closer in age than I am to you. You two will have so much more in common, and you will find joy and happiness in her that you never will in me."
"But she won't be you," Nyx sobbed heavily. "We're supposed to spend forever together."
She smiled softly. "And we will. You will always have me in your life. We will always be friends."
He glared towards Azriel, and Arianna turned his little head towards her. "You are hurting his feelings. Uncle Az loves you. We've spent a lot of time talking about how to handle this because he knew it would upset you, and it hurts his heart to see you so sad. You don't want to hurt Az. I can see if in your little face."
Nyx still glared at Az. "What if you two break up?"
"You'll be the first to know, bud," Azriel said softly.
"Good."
"Good," Azriel repeated.
"Fine."
"Fine," the heir smiled as his Uncle teased him.
It was then that Nyx decided to dive on Azriel, the Illyrian coming out of them as he started a tickle fight. "She was mine first!"
Azriel was laughing, holding the smiling boy close to him and allowing him to win. "And now she can be our. We can make her go places with us, bug her while we fight with our training swords, do pranks."
The heir stopped, that dimpled smile coming back out. "Prankies?"
Arianna's face fell as everyone started laughing. "Wait. What?"
Azriel smiled at her, sending her his love as Nyx whispered in his ear.
"We good?" She mouthed to him. He nodded, holding Nyx close. She stood to go comfort Rhys and Feyre, only for a shadow to trip her. "AZRIEL!"
The heir and shadowsinger ran off laughing as the other couples watched Arianna with shared grins, "Don't worry, sweetness," Cassian helped her up. "They're just getting started."
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hobie-enthusiast · 10 months
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ANON: 'Hobie def seems like he knows sign language not just for communicating with those who are non-hearing/non-verbal but even just to communicate with others that are not within hearing distance in an emergency
(Idk if this is actually canon but if not then it’s a personal bc I had for Hobie that I just really wanted to share with someone 😭)'
NO UR SO RIGHT ANON AND IM GONNA DELVE AND ELABORATE ON THIS!
hobie’s line of work requires him to jump language barriers. he knows his accent isn’t easy to understand so he knows how to translate some of his words so others can understand him.
he learned sign language while he was homeless, interacting with others from many different backgrounds. hobie utilizes it A LOT. sign language makes it easy for him to communicate and also express how he feels.
when fighting with his normal spider society teammates, he’ll teach them some key signs and terms he’ll sign to them when in combat or in stealth missions. this makes communication easier in long distance situations, and even helps catch the enemy off guard!
often times, hobie finds himself signing at his concerts. whenever he speaks or says words before his songs, he signs whatever he says with it. he wants to ensure everyone knows what’s happening and can enjoy the concert to its fullest.
he’s also the biggest advocate for everyone learning sign language. he hates how the world is set up to where those who need sign language are stuck behind a barrier, and wants that to change.
in a relationship, both you and hobie use sign language in cases either of you go non-verbal!
when hobie goes non-verbal, it’s because he’s exhausted. his day consists of fighting enemies, fascists, and corrupt government. of course he’s tired! when tired he’ll opt to sign as communication, too tired to even speak at that point. if you know sign language, perfect! please use it to communicate with him, it’s important to him. if you don’t, that’s okay! he’s your teacher now, teaching you all about the language and the culture with it.
whether you are mute, go non-verbal, or are someone with hearing loss, communication is never an issue with him. he knows how to sign effectively and efficiently, his communication and understand skills in sign language being amazing for someone self-taught. hobie always wants you to know that communication is never an issue.
even if you don’t require sign language, hobie is still going to use it. he uses it when he talks regularly, and its important to him you understand and maybe use it too.
he loves signing i love you. whether you both sign it with arms crossed over your hearts, or use the handshape to signify it, it’s still regularly used between you two. it’s something he appreciates greatly.
(also another little thing but he LOVES the sound his rings make against each other when he signs. i love the sound my rings make so im PROJECTING)
overall, sign language is an important part of hobie’s life. he wants everyone to be able to talk to him, get to know him. because no one deserves to not be understood solely because they know a different language than them!
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SORRY WITH HOW INSANE I WENT W THIS ANON THIS WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME!! i have a hard time understanding or comprehending what people say sometimes, and sign language is something i tend to use daily. this ask made me SO HAPPY <33
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Songs the Ninjago Fandom is Sleeping on.
So I have like a bunch of songs and animatic ideas for the Ninjago fandom to do what they please with, cause chronic hand pain makes long projects like animatics kinda hard so instead I'm throwing them out to yall! (Song-artist)
SOPILERS FOR LITERALLY EVERYHTING RELATING TO NINJAGO (This includes Dragons rising, the spinjitzu brothers books and the Garmadon comics)
Also please remember this is for fun so be nice.
Survivors Guilt- Coma Cinema: Okay oaky so hear me out: eldest child angst. This could work for both Garmadon and Kai, because both of them are just SUCH older siblings in more than just the literal way you know? Like I think it fits especially with Garmadon because it's about feeling like you're a bad person and how it might fuck up someone else life in the process. To me I think it fits, cause like to me it's so clear Garmadon is the elder sibling TM and Wu is the stressed out younger sibling golden child. Lyrics: "And I don't care and I don't know why maybe I'm no good inside" the way this totally works for how Garmadon tries to act like he doesn't care in Spinjitzu Brothers but is like constantly stressed about whether or not he's a good person.
Seven Nation Army- The White Stripes: I don't have like any major reasons for this song other than it being SUPER Wyldfyre/Kai core lol (at least in the early seasons before he mellowed out a bit), like the song is literally someone sing about how they feel like how they could take on armies if necessary so take that as you will!
Viper- Derivakat: For starters I didn't know this was a Minecraft song until I went to look up the lyrics buuuuuuut oh well mine now! Could definitely be used for either the Great Devourer or the Serpentine, but I think it be cool if someone used the song for the Great Devourer and the venoms effect on Garmadon and how it really kinda fucked up his life. I think it'd just be neat. Lyrics: "Run, run, run as fast as you can out of the fire and into my hand" (Could def be used for Garmadon and the Great Devourer or Pythor and Lloyd) "Abandon your pride cause you've dug your own grave" and "Getting all up in your head make you lose your mind again" (Again would work pretty great for Garmadon or season one Lloyd and Pythor)
The Well- The Crane Wives: Now this song is perfect for season 6 Jay in my opinion since it's got some wish related lyrics which work well for the Nadakan plot, plus people getting "dragged down" could be the other ninja getting absorbed into the sword. I'm not to big on this season or Jay but even I can tell this song works WELL for him (get it well? I'll see myself out). Lyrics: "Like spare coins, poised on the tip of my tongue I make a wish and hold my breath" This could not only be the making wishes part but also Jay getting "spare coins" aka his bio fathers money and house after he dies, "I'm the well they're gonna drag you down" again this could be used for the ninja being dragged into the sword "All the words I couldn't say to you" His pinning over Nya obviously. And lastly "I taste blood I'm sick of swallowing stones" Could be his trauma after Nadakan is defeated or when he was beat up in the fight thing.
Viva La Vida (But epic)- Reinaeiry (I just like this version best but any works): Could totally work for Lloyd post merge, him being lonely in this new world and forced to be a hero in the shadows. Y'all could also probably do something with the FSM but like I'm not exactly sure what. This one's a little more for the vibes tbh.
Parasite- Set It Off: When I tell yall this is great for Harumi and Lloyd, like it'd work so well as a song for her trying to manipulate and twist his mind. The name says it all it's literally telling someone they'd wished they'd never been born and that they don't help society, sound like anyone familiar? Also if y'all just want a song for like a villain arch for Lloyd this would also probably work tbh. Lyrics: "Leeching off my pain never satisfied" Totally could work for Harumi being mean and manipulative or Lloyd getting angry and being honest with her. "Strike a nerve or wreck a home hoping you get a response" This could totally be used literally cause of Harumi's whole... you know dead parent situation.
Matilda- Harry Styles: I know I know what you're saying, Harry Styles? But I promise this song is actually wonderful. This could work RIDICOULOUSLY well for Sora. The song is a lot about how you can go on to live a life and you don't have to include your bioparents or family in it if you don't want to which is SO Sora. Like I feel like all the lyrics work well for how Imperium and her parents drained her and I just love it! Then second you could also view this as kind of a Cole song. I know the fandom is kind of split on whether or not him and his father really make up and I'm gonna be honest I don't really think they do. Unlike Jay, Zane, Lloyd as well as Kai and Nya to an extent (once they get their parents back) all at least interact with their parents and clearly have somewhat of a relationship with them (Kai and Nya less so but they have the excuse of being adults by the time they get their parents back). Cole on the other hand doesn't really have the same thing, like he has the episode where he makes up with his father but after that Lou doesn't really have many other major appearances so I think they're on good terms but not that close ya know? Idk just my opinion lol. Unrelated but the song is honestly so eldest daughter-core and I just wanted to mention that.
Uhhhh that's all for now, let me know if y'all just want me to compile all this into a playlist to listen to cause I totally will. Any who just want to restate this is all my opinion and I love this show <3
Hope y'all have a great day/night PEACE OUT.
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charlotte-of-wales · 1 year
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as much as i’m sick of the “saint diana” narrative, i’m also beginning to be sick of whatever narrative charles diehards seem to be propagating. as you said, there’s a lot of nuance in the story and i can’t believe that, after the multiple tv/movie portrayals of this same story along with the never-ending conversations (which i am aware i am ironically still adding to), people still don’t get that it is just what it is. for example, charles or his friends or spin doctors or whoever tried to put charles’s side of the story out there by saying that diana’s mood swings and eating disorder made charles depressed and suicidal. While I can be like, oh that makes me sick af as if charles isn’t a grown ass man I can’t believe he’s trying to deflect blame by putting it all on his young wife, I also can acknowledge that charles struggled with his mental health too, but also not use that as an excuse to not think that he was a weak man at least with regards to how he dealt with that particular situation. at the end of the day, they’re just an ill-matched couple. and yes there’s also the huge age difference, which is def a factor but i also think it’s simplistic to portray charles as some predator. we have to see it through the lens of societal factors at play. fact is, in the past, it was more common for women to marry at a young age to much older men. i think even diana’s mother got married at 18 to diana’s father who was in his 30s. even my own grandmother married young and my mother met my father when she was a teenager and he was in his late twenties. while i think, there are definitely negative outcomes from practices that used to be common (which is why society evolves), it’s not accurate to portray it as though charles is some predator in the same league as, say, andrew for example. I think a lot of the gen z woke mob (i’m not sure if that is an accurate description of the demographic i am referring to but that’s my impression of who they are??) who buy into “rebel diana” actually see her too as a me-too victim. idk, but anyway my point is, as you said, nuance. even with regards to the issue of charles being a good or bad parent. as much as i hate to give any credence to anything harry says, it makes me roll my eyes when charles’ diehards pull out pictures of him being affectionate to harry in public as if that will prove that’s he’s a good father. i’m not saying he’s a bad father too, but he definitely wasn’t perfect or just a victim of evil PR machinations by one manipulative woman. even william had some grievances about charles’s parenting. although i’m probably just guessing on william’s part since he never explicitly says it. (but really what child doesn’t have grievances about their parents). the seeming obsession with family time is probably william trying to heal some childhood wound lmao (not that it should be used as an excuse to criticisms about their work ethic lol). the only difference i suppose with william & harry is that william understands the nuance more so has chosen to forgive.
I was actually listening to a the crown podcast (yea i know i’m sorry i still watch that show 😬) and peter morgan says something along the lines of how he still hasn’t lost interest because the relationship dynamics and all that in the family, etc. still keeps him fascinated. while i’m not 100% down with how things are portrayed on the crown, i lowkey understand him because i won’t be a hypocrite, i admit that yes the drama does keep me interested. and you know what keeps it interesting? the nuances.
word of the day is: nuance
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messrsage · 1 year
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i'm so mentally stable ajlkhggfdghj
(i love you naming this “me ranting<3”)
okay so i actually have thought about this a lot bc i too come from a family like that (immigrant daughters unite😌✌🏼) and i’ve not only been in therapy but have gotten experience in how to deal with this bc i worked as a preschool teacher for years so i had like ✨exposure therapy✨
so there’s three routes you can take here:
1. just do things like your parents did (not an option as you yourself say bc you don’t want to put your kids through what you had to go through)
2. don’t have kids at all (the option i’ve chosen)
this one’s obviously a really hard one and not an option you should take unless you actually don’t want kids. if you want kids but you’re afraid of becoming like your parent that’s a different thing and you have to figure out which one it is you actually want. if you do want kids but you’re scared there’s always the third option
3. have kids but be conscious of how you parent and work on yourself and your issues.
see i used to think the way you do too, if you’re from a dysfunctional family you’ll bring that into any future relationship/family you might have and although it’s true that we can’t just not bring all of our emotional baggage with us it is also true that things to do get better and you can work on yourself.
there’s lots of ways to do this - go to therapy, read up on parenting styles and childhood development, spend time around kids and reflect on how you interact with them and how their parents interact with them (you cannot imagine how much i’ve learned just by watching how my cousins raise their kids and going “i would NEVER do that”).
if the thing you’re afraid of is burdening your children with your worries or anger or whatever the way your parents did to you i don’t think that’s something you need to worry about that much bc you’re already expressing that fear so you’re aware of it and you’ll do your best to avoid it.
you can def unburden your feelings about things to people but the people should be you friends or partner or family members who are adults. not kids. and you seem to already be aware of that so i have no doubt you’d make an excellent parent!!
and one last thing: i feel like we as a society are currently in a mindset where we are so aware of how much our parents messed us up and how we don’t want future generations to experience that so we start viewing parenting as something that we have to be perfect at or we just won’t have kids and i think that’s not very healthy. i’m not a parent but i spent years taking care of 25 kids at a time for 12 hours every day by myself so i think it’s safe to say that i know what i’m talking about when i say that you learn as you go. i’ve seen so many new parents panicking over things because they’re afraid their child will be permanently traumatised if they don’t come to school with their favourite teddy or if the parent shows frustration over the fact that their kid doesn’t want to come in to the classroom. we’re all human beings, we’re all learning as we go, even as parents!! your child won’t hate you if you mess up - just apologize and move on!! as long as you have good intentions and you love your kid you’ll be fine, i promise!!
and yeah it IS unfair that we have to teach ourselves everything and we have to start over and do so much more work than people who don’t have to go through this but the silver lining is that there IS hope, you CAN do it if you try. it would probably suck a lot more if we weren’t able to change and grow and become better!!
sorry this was a little bit of a tangent but i have so many thoughts about this subject as someone who works with kids and as someone who decided not to have them haha but thank you so much for the rant, i really appreciate it!!🙏🏼💕💕
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bred-crumbs · 2 years
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Hmm. Something I would like to bring up with Jade, Jake, Roxy, and Dirk, is that honestly I think their perception of gender is very much effected by their isolation. With Jake of course he has for more of an external influence than the rest of the three because of the sheer amount of movies he watches, but it's still something where only having the influence of Hollywood and not having people around him, his idea of gender is very much based in those movies. Funny enough I think one of the reasons where I think he would be okay with his chest is because of those absolutely shredded actors where they have massive pecs. To him having a chest, mixed with his muscle structure, is just like the guys in the movie he looks up to.
Then we look over to Jade and Jade is someone where her only external influence of gender is some stuff online and the paintings upon paintings of women that her grandfather kept. I think this, mixed with her autism, makes her feel very isolated from any sense of "feminity" because she isn't curvy and she doesn't have perfect hair or anything. I think Jade Harley has a disconnect from the gender binary and I think her isolation generally adds to this.
Then with Roxy and Dirk, the total destruction of society as they know it gives them the chance to have their own version of what gender is. I think that if you asked them what being a guy was and what being a girl was they would give you fundamentally "wrong" answers. They have built their identities, and ideas of identity, in reflections of shadows. When you are the only two people in the world left, your idea of social constructs are going to be different than what they were back when there were people to enforce them.
(btw of course the autism effects more than just Jade's gender, it effects all four's genders. I just felt it was incredibly noteable for Jade)
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Honestly I don’t tend to primarily think of jake as a trans man but I really love this hc, and yeah he was far more affected specifically by movie media and it’s tropes than any of the alpha kids and it’s interesting how much it’s built into his character and gender. Like for me his idolization of femme fatale characters and girl characters in general is huge on why I hc him as transfemme/nonbinary, there’s just so many ways to interpret him along with the media he like
🤝 Somebody said it ty, no matter how u see jade that gender can autistic 🤝
Ok the thing with dirk and roxy is Jesus is gender perception warped, building your ideas about identity based on what little knowledge remains about a dead culture you were never apart of is rough to say the least. I love to interpret them as transmasc and transfemme respectfully bc they took what they looked up to from a era they were never part of and tried they’re best to imitate it even if it came out somewhat wonky traditionally. They’re hanging on by thread to something they can’t experience but still have to attempt to fit in with its culture, but they’re def still trying to do it their own way
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Hiiii👋🏼 i’m back with more crack theories😂 Does this theories I made a few months ago, still makes sense? Given all the clues we have now. 
it doesn’t make sense for Matthew to be trapped in a demon dimension because it is way too obvious.
On the Shadowhunters page, it says “ shadowhunter from the past and presence” Jem and Tessa, The only two Shadowhunters from the past, Are no longer participating in Nephilim society. Frankly, it’s too obvious, if the Shadowhunters from pass are them.
That leaves us with two possibilities. Time travel and my theories. 
Between the two, I think my is a little bit more plausible.
Because unless Christopher invented a Time Machine or they miss-calculated, when traveling back to London from another dimension. It’ll be impossible.
So what do you think?❤️
Hey Zoe! 💜
Thanks so much for the ask, and I’m sorry it took me so long to respond! Life’s been a bit crazy. But I have put literal pen to paper to dig into this, and I think your theory still has merit! (Jules and I talked about this a bit in episode 3, so it was super fun for both of us to revisit it now with more clues!!)
I’m sorry in advance for how long this is. I wanted to hit all your points! 😅
Our sweet baby Matthew
You’re right that he seems too obvious to be the one trapped, but he’s also the most likely.
This pains me to say, but Math is the most expendable of the Merry Theives — and that’s something that he probably recognizes, making him even more likely to sacrifice himself for the sake of James and/or Cordelia. I’m not ruling him out yet, but I def see where you’re coming from!
Shadowhunters past/present
I’m with you. Tessa and Jem are not going to be this collision of past and present. We’ve already seen both of these characters fight alongside present-day Nephilim — Jem protecting the Blackthorns in CoHF and Tessa in Thule in QoAaD. It has to be bigger than that (though I think we’ll see Jessa fight to protect Kit in TWP …)
Time travel or miscalculation
Like you said, time travel doesn’t seem all that plausible … but you mentioned the idea that they miscalculated when traveling back to London … and that got my brain gears turning.
While James is certainly getting better at falling into and out of the shadows, he hasn’t perfected it. He often needs help — Cordelia holding him, Math shaking him, etc. When left to his own devices, we’ve seen him literally tear apart the dimension to escape.
If James struggles to pull himself out of the shadows, there’s a really good chance he messes up pulling several people out, especially in a high-stress situation. He could get one or multiple of his friends trapped in the dimension simply by not being able to control his own powers.
(Just to play my own devil’s advocate, I would like to note how unlikely it is for our Nephilim to not notice several children of high-profile Shadowhunters going missing … unless they just assume them dead …)
Not a theory at all, but I also thought about the absolute angst fest that would be James messing up and trapping only Matthew in the shadow realm … before they even sorted out the Cordelia situation. I’m sorry for this lol
Object theory
I have always been on board with the idea that Ty’s ghost sensor detects dark magic rather than just ghosts. He tested it on Livvy, after all.
Aside from that, I think the most possible course of action is the idea that placing a personal object within the curse connects the soul of the person to the enchantment —Iike how Rupert’s ring being used could have attached him to the curse and the house.
This way, TLH gang lives normally and then their souls get trapped as spirits within the enchantment after death.
Perhaps breaking the curse would release their spirits and allow them to be more of a ghost we’d expect (it would release them from behind the veil of the curse). Much like how Rupert is searching for his ring to move on, maybe TLH gang’s ghosts would have to help TWP gang defeat whatever the enchantment unleashes later on — giving us our TLH -> SoBH -> TWP connections.
Side-note research on this:
I think Rupert can communicate beyond the veil because his ring is no longer a part of the enchantment.
I looked back, and Tatiana writes in her diary that she can sense Rupert’s presence in the same installment she mentions putting his ring into the enchantment (tho the entries aren’t dated, so I’m not sure if it’s all the same entry tbh).
Based on our items, we only have three exact characters connected to the curse — Matthew (flask), Alastair (dagger) and Thomas (diary). We technically still don’t know who the music box belonged to, and the fish slice and candlesticks are pretty vague in their connections. I would assume the object would have to be quite intimately personal for it to bind your soul to it.
All of this to say that yep, I think your crack theory is less of a crack theory and more a genuine plausibility 😂 sending virtual hugs alongside this dissertation 💜 thanks again!!
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OOC:// I hope this is okay, but I've kinda been itching to say that the therapist bojack/ cartman and related threads that I've come across are so cool in concept and really well written on both sides! I definitely enjoy SP for what it is, but something about that dynamic kinda makes me wish it could be more story/ character arc driven like in BJH's storytelling. I don't think SP would ever go in a direction like that (without it ending horribly, especially for cartman), so it has been cool to see that explored.
Also, I'm not entirely sure how to put this into words, but I kinda like how you don't seem to put characters through behind-the-scenes reception arcs via headcanons before writing them. If they canonically have struggled with things or have negative traits, your characters aren't so reformed that those things won't come up or be a problem again. It seems like you stay really true to the idea that characters have the complexity to say and do inexcusable things, but still not have to be written as a story antagonist 100% of the time because of that. It's definitely more interesting when characters don't have to either be watered down into sweethearts, or get completely vilified and live on the fringes of society with no positive connections.
Thank you! The amazing write of bojack horsman definitely helped with how i write him obviously (: I just like the idea of him having people around to care about him and vice versa as the show kinda ended rather bittersweet with him losing diane ): , though i love the message of accountability and how suicide is not the desirable outcome. people that think it would be better are so not understanding why bojack fans relate toe him i tell ya it aint due to how he treated sarah lynn/penny but more so depression/mother issues /a desire to belive you can be better even after being awful. The idea of bojack being anyone's therapist to cartman to me felt very bizzare even though it was my idea but i thought it be fun. I think on n some level it felt like he would hate the idea but when he's doing well, the advice he has for friends is rather decent mainly in s6 with dianes depression. and being a kids therapist would only work in south park really where they don't care at all about kids security. its def been fun to have him react to the insanity .. he spent his life wanting to be in a sitcom and when hes in one that happens to have mass murderor eric cartman its just too much man he can't cope xd. I find the idea of writing characters as perfect saints or devils to be massively boring, a trend i've eyed in other fandoms example azula has been treated as a misunderstood poor woobie who did nothing wrong ever and abusive ursa/iroh are to blame for her shengaians .. and it drives me crazy. ive also heard tales of zuzos woobification that come off as to me as imperfect victims with anger issues are unloveable if we don't remove their flaws. its very jarring to see angry charactres get turned into soft meowmeows. the south park fandom itself struggles to deal with Stan, Kyle and Butters, even Kenny being less than perfect. Stan being a shitty boyfriend? OOC. Butters being sexist OOC.. despite it being a real occuring trait of his for many many seasons.. as well as his own violent temper issues due to all the abuse he endures but cartman? not being evil and caring for his friends thats OOC.. its a real annoying problem in fandoms something I have zero desire to embrace. I love bojack due to his flaws, not inspite of em flaws make characters more empathiic, if you remove em they become stale and boring.
It's definitely more interesting when characters don't have to either be watered down into sweethearts, or get completely vilified and live on the fringes of society with no positive connections. Yes I agree its why the ending while it made me cry it was nice to see bojack still have friends like Todd/ Mr. Peanutbutter/ aquaintess with PC .. tho I think Mr. PB is prob his best friend now.. even if hes still obessed with whoever erica is.. I feel the show also left open the possibilites that even if he did relaspe, he could always get better.. as Todd says. which is a better message than fools thinking ole bobo should have stayed dead, that would have been so much more damaging to fans of the show.. and a terrible terrible ending. so while i wish diane/him stayed buds at least he has a few friends and isn't.. dead...
thanks for the ask (:
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sorry for being a rando popping into your inbox but wrt your posts about smt5 and the acnh effect, as a lifelong fan of animal crossing i hard agree on nh and it's kind of depressing to see so many people say it's the best animal crossing when it isnt even CLOSE. id say the downfall of ac started with new leaf since thats when they started lobotomizing the villagers, but acnl actually had tons and tons of content that kept me playing for literal years. meanwhile with nh i only popped in to check out the new updates then stopped playing. i could write an entire essay on how they completely gutted the original tone that animal crossing had with its writing and overall vibes and basically sanitized a fun, unique quirky little game into being The Relaxing Game.
with smt5, i think the problem is something different though. if you read the interviews from very early in v's production, the devs mention things they wanted to be in the story--namely, they wanted v to touch on themes of extremism in modern society and how in the face of the world being on fire gen z and millennials feel utterly hopeless and like they have no future. none of that was in the final product. granted, i have very little knowledge of game development but since v was in production prior to and during the pandemic, i have a theory that there was meddling on the part of corporate that really messed with the development process with the pandemic on top of that. according to a friend of mine, someone data mined v and there were a ton of unused assets and concepts, which seems to support my idea that there was a huge shift mid development that squandered v's potential.
one thing though, is that new people getting into smt though v means that they're more likely to play the other games in the series and see what it's like when smt's potential is realized, whereas this doesnt really exist for animal crossing since animal crossing is generally the same all around where each smt game has a vastly different story and tone from the other games.
(i might be misinterpreting but one criticism i have of your addition to that one post if you describing this phenomenon as Kirby On The Switch when as a lifelong kirby fan the most recent kirby game was unironically a near perfect game and most people seem to be in agreement on that and it was clear that hal labs put a TON of love and work into making it. but sadly kirby and the forgotten land is an exception to what you were talking about on that post)
sorry for the essay lol i just have Thots
HI YES thoughts appreciated! everyone always welcome to drop essays about video games in my inbox i love writing them and i love reading them
i wouldnt call myself a lifetime ac fan but i played the FUCK out of new leaf, i think i got it in 2014 and i have about 1000 hours in it, which is why i was so dissapointed with NH...and ive heard and understand peoples criticism of NL so it must be really really rough for old ac fans to see NH just double down on all that.
that's really interesting about smtv though, i hadn't heard that about the datamining and stuff? and i guess the original interview i hadnt seen because i wasnt into smt then LOL. i actually am gnna go look at that because it really does feel like a game that went thru development hell and had to rush things, i remember before release being really worried that we hadnt gotten any story trailers or english va announcements...esp since the game was announced at the same time as mario odyssey LOL
and yes thats very true that people might get into smt thru smtv. i definitely agree with that point but at the same time, someone is equally likely to not really click with it then drop it and not touch the series again... but well. not the point.
about kirby i was honestly thinking about that when i was posting it, i havent played the forgotten land but every kirby fan i know loves it (i was actually thinking of picking it up myself as a 3d platformer fan) so yeah i can def see how thats an exception. it is true that really good games with passion behind them still can come out which is really heartening, i wish it wasnt such a surprise when it happened!
but yes i think animal crossing really embodies this point. the way its become a cultural icon and people dont know what the series USED to offer so they think that NH is good and what they're all like is so dissapointing, especially as a life sim that youre meant to put tons of time into... it frustrates me to no end when i see people joking abt AHh i have no motivation to go back to my island its so much work i havent played in so long.. like this wouldnt have HAPPENED if the game wasnt shit!! i never had "no motivation" to play new leaf because it was an actual game and not a halfway between life sim and sandbox game that is the worst of both worlds! i checked in on new leaf EVERY. DAY. after school when i was in high school and id play for an hour each day. i dont think i missed a single day in maybe three years.
in new horizons i told myself id go back to it if they ever added cooking. then they added cooking and i went back to it and it sucked so i stopped playing again
there is literally no reason to play it other than customizing your island as a sandbox game but the sandbox elements are so fucking miserable to play that you have to be, excuse me for saying this, unemployed to actually find the time to make your island look good. the game coasted on the fact that it released right before the pandemic and everyone had the free time to play it.
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random but sometimes i think about all the bisexual celebrities that are out there and it's like...damn. we really do stay winning.
it really is kinda like omggg to think abt all the bi celebrities out there like i don't really like "stan" celebrities or anything but when someone comes out like i can't help but to be feel excited <3 there are probably so many more celebrities who are bi or lesbian or gay that aren't even out! and it's like kinda reassuring in some ways like we're everywhere lol!
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4dtk · 3 years
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jaehyun as a bf
anon: “your writing brings me butterflies i love it you are so underrated!!!!! would love to request a jaehyun bf headcanons (like the one you did of mark <3)” thank you for the kind words anon <333 hope you enjoy this one!
(a bit of a plug lol but check out NCT 127's ideal r/s headcanons in this post!! i appreciate you checking it out! <3)
brief mentions of sex, but nothing explicitly nsfw!
likes to talk about music with you
especially jazz. there’s a plethora of songs out there with different renditions and sometimes he likes to ramble about who’s rendition he likes best
would play the piano for you if you asked, just maybe not after schedules or something. but usually when you’re free or alone together in the room, he likes you to sit beside him to listen to him play
you guys like to play a little game where he’ll play the chords and you play like a random note to create blobs of music
even if you don’t know how, the way the session always dissolves into giggles is his favourite thing in the world
if you know how to play the piano that’s great too!! jaehyun just likes the unexpected notes that come out since there’s no set melody in his mind
jaehyun needs to have some part of his body on yours at all times. like he has to hold your hand all the time, or a finger hooked around your backpack, or an arm around your waist.
at least when you’re together he does it very often and he’s just. obsessed with you lmfao
it’s also the reason he buys a promise ring when he’s sure of you as a significant other so you always have a part of him with you (his love)
would buy you those lockets for you to put pictures inside. he doesn’t care where you wear it though, around your neck, wrist, ankle, as long as the locket is on your person
he clings onto you like crazy in the mornings. jaehyun’s a heavy sleeper and likes to hug you on his side, so you’re always having trouble trying to pry him off of you in the morning
a bit nsfw: he likes morning lazy sex lol, ngl. jaehyun adores the rawness of your relationship in the morning and the sleepiness in your eyes when you’re gently pushing him away. he knows you don’t mean it but he makes sure you really want it first
loves the sunlight kissing your skin and the slow, gentle movements
so so intimate, he prefers it to the rougher forms of sex, but sometimes he doesn’t have that luxury since they leave for schedules quite often in the wee hours of dawn
for cuddling sense, jaehyun likes it when you’re under his arm and cuddled into his side. classic position but he dies every time inside when you look up at him and there’s this clueless look you have. has the biggest smile on his face after and you have to repeat the stuff you said bc he’s too distracted by how your eyes shine
second hot favourite (more of when you’re making out) is when you’re straddling him. nothing sexual, just like you on top of him when you’re kissing and stuff. he digs it when you’re pulling away for oxygen and he has to lift his body to reach for your lips again
gets flustered from kissing, but doesn’t show it. if he’s found a way to suppress the crazy crimson on his ears (which i doubt) then he will but his words will always contradict his expression
jaehyun can say “are you nervous, y/n?” with a smirk but his ears keep giving him away!!!!
mfer’s hands are shaking too when he trails it over your body. in disbelief you’re his.
sometimes shamelessly moans into the kiss LOL, not too loud but he whines when you pull away, and has to kiss you breathless again
when you kiss him, expect like a long-lasting kiss. doesn’t mind small pecks and stuff but he’ll want to savour your lips a little longer than a mere peck
jaehyun likes your neck too. when you’re hugging his face is always in your neck, placing small little butterfly kisses
you need to look out for him, always. mans always tripping over something at some point. it’s become more frequent now that he has you and my god he’s so unable to keep his eyes off of you that he trips over simple things. he once tripped over nothing
on the daily when he’s not tripping over you, he’s clumsy in a sense where he drops food on the table. he once struggled to tie up his growing hair into a mini ponytail bc it was just too little hair. the hair tie slipped from his fingers and shot itself into your face - those kinds of small small mishaps
it’s endearing but sometimes you can’t help but laugh at him
likes to take you out on impromptu dates. dates that are close by and easy to plan (?) i guess.
not saying jaehyun is a lazy boyfriend but he likes the more candid dates where you decide what to do as you go along. of course if it’s a big day like your anniversary or birthdays then he’d want to plan something out.
other than that, he just either lets you choose the places to go there or you two decide along the way. he doesn’t want to impose options for you and pressure you. if he’s being honest, he wouldn’t know where to go either lol so he just follows wherever you bring him
laughs so much when he’s with you. giggles, deep laugh, whatever you name it. your relationship is very light-hearted and he finds that he’s the one laughing more when you deliver jokes even tho he wants to make you laugh too
i can’t lie… his jokes can be dry sometimes i’m sorry jaehyun 😭 so he backs it up with laughter and has to catch his breath sometimes bc he finds it really funny
you’re not laughing at the joke, rather at his laugh so you might have to tell him that some way or another bc he’ll just keep making bad jokes i’m sorry y’all
he can’t handle the suuuuuper cheesy physically affectionate films or series (with shitty plot) but i feel like if the story’s interesting enough he’ll pay attention. likes bittersweet films too, i feel, gets him thinking
doesn’t mind cliched plots (fake dating / idealist girl meets realist boy / idk any others lol) but would propose something at the end that he thinks will make the movie/series more interesting
jaehyun likes to share his theories with you
unironically wants to learn the la la land tap dance scene with you. he ALWAYS hums city of stars too, no matter what. idk why but it sticks to him, in bed, in breakfast, when he’s doing something random
he did it once on the radio and he received a text from you in break that told him he was humming along to the song
with that said, jaehyun wants to try out the stuff in the rain quite a bit. making out, dancing, lying down, running, he likes that fascination that society has with doing things in the rain
doesn’t like it too much that he’ll get soaked, but as long as you’re with him and willing to do it, he’s all for it
jaehyun would def want kids in the future. wants to dote on them and buy them stuff and whatnot. wants to see them running around the house with laughter while you both struggle to contain the bursts of excitement they have
doesn’t care for the dynamic much. if he’s the one to stay at home to take care of them while you work, he can work with it. if it’s the other way round, he’s okay too
he just worries that if he’s still involved with the entertainment industry, you might have to take a back seat since he’ll be the one earning the money, and he doesn’t want babysitters either.
heart is so so full when he comes back home and you’re just playing with the kids, or singing them to sleep. any sight of you with him is enough to make him melt into a puddle
HAS to hold them even if they’re asleep. wants to always have them close to him while he nudges you to shower or get the food ready.
like jaehyun, he would wanna meet someone in a vinyl shop or bookstore. he knows it’s cliched but the thought of meeting someone when you’re buying something is exciting. anything unexpected for him, he welcomes it
the next few are just random, miscellaneous headcanons: he likes to see you in his clothes, preferably with nothing underneath. just his shirt lol. cheeky man
jaehyun likes it when you shower together (again, nothing sexual, just likes the domesticity)
likes it when you fall asleep on him
will never stop gushing about you to his parents, first time you met them they’re like “he’s told us so much about you!” and he really did
feels comfortable in your presence, no makeup, messy hair, no need for a perfect bod. he’s just jaehyun. jung yuno if you will
adores it when you call him “lover” i mean boyfriend is good, significant other is good, but lover is just chef’s kiss
it is a bit cheesy if you think about it, so it’s not often that you say it. when you do say it in songs when you’re singing it to him, he can’t stop smiling
plays lover, you should’ve come over when he’s on tour bc it’s the closest thing he can get to a replica of how he feels for you
and when jaehyun falls asleep to the song, all he can remember is your honey voice singing it to him. he’ll just have to hold onto it before he can see you again
<3
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marriage and birthrate in the empire
like with many cultures and societies, the empire has its customs and norms when it comes to things like marriage.
for the vast majority of ppl in the empire, sith or imperial, monogamy is the most common type of marriage seen. and within monogamous unions the couple can be of any combo of gender or sex.
for simplicity’s sake the color code is as followed: RED, female BLUE, male PURPLE, trans/nb/intersex
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those in higher castes have more stipulations, considerations, and thought put into their partners rather than those in lower castes who can casually hook up with whoever they want.
another type of marriage that is seen, though not very commonly, are polygamous marriages.
with a poly marriage there is the head of house (crown icon) and the spouses/consorts (no crown).
these unions are typically only seen among sith families with prestige and history, but it’s not completely unheard of for some imperials to have them as well.
a monogamous marriage can turn into a poly one. if the head of house is like “hey, there’s this person i met... and i kinda like them? maybe if you vibe with them, i can bring them into our union?” and their spouse says “cool beans.” then yea, more spouses lol.
within a poly union, all children must be of the head of house’s bloodline. and the children produced with the first spouse (grey box) become the household heir(s)... usually.
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and while all of the spouses/consorts may be married to the head of house, any/all parties can engage in whatever intimate activities they want with each other. the only “unacceptable” thing would be to produce any children that does not involve the head of house.
so you could have two husbands or wives that are way more into each other than the head of house. and it’s all seen as totally cool and fine. such attitudes however are more common among the sith than with humans.
now speaking of heirs.
for those in the upper castes, having An Heir of some sort is important and kind of a big deal. it’s part of the reason why getting juuust the right marriage partner is so important. it’ll usually be a thing the families discuss and negotiate over months or even years.
it’s serious business... lol.
but regardless of type of marriage (monogamous or poly), there is the one getting married (crown) and the one being married off (no crown).
those that are married off take the family name of their spouse and all resulting children of the union have that family name.
with the children you’ll either have an heir or a chosen heir.
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in the GREEN circle up above you have an example of a plain, regular heir. that is to say, the firstborn.
in the ORANGE circle you have a chosen heir. not the firstborn.
there could be a myriad of reasons on why the family decided on a chosen heir over a regular one. maybe the oldest kid is a dumbass and fucks up. maybe they died before getting married. maybe the kid didn’t want that responsibility. etc.
again, as we move down the caste ladder, the less and less important all these inter-familial details become.
most “common” folk simply hook up with whoever they like, have kids, and their kids go off and do the same. they may not even take on their spouses name depending on how much they care about that.
just on a side note, if the married couple isn’t capable of producing children by themselves modern medicine and technology can help. or if the option exist, they could go the old school, natural route.
for example, among same sex sith couples (PINK rectangles) they will look for and hook up with other couples and... help each other out.
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these unions don’t happen too often since they’re only there to make the babies and go on their way lol. though, the two families could stay connected and friendly if they wish.
now this is a lot of pomp and circumstance to get some babies! and you’d be right lol.
bringing in some REAL LIFE FACTS lol, but here’s how things went down and are going down for ppl irl on earth.
you see everywhere on the planet, before the advent of industrialization, you had populations like this.
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all the babies. so many babies. but not too many old folk. 
and it’s obvious why. no birth control, lack of modern medicine, famine, diseases, wars, etc etc etc. a lot of ppl died before getting ripe and old.
nowadays, or at least among the Wealthy Industrialized~ nations, it looks something like this.
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also a couple of real graphs just to show how drastically things have changed.
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a lot less babies!
this is attributed to a LOT of things. full super in depth research here if anyone wants: https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate
but in short... yea. birth control, women being educated and being allowed to work means they don’t have to just pump out kids. (which is GOOD btw). and the fact we have a lot more food and access to medicine means more ppl are living longer.
this ofc, is leading to Actual problems tho. bc if you don’t have enough New Ppl to replace the Old Ppl... yea, there will be some societal issues. now, i’m so nOT an expert but imho countries like the US could off set this by... immigration. by letting other ppl into the country to make up for a declining birthrate... but i digress!
within the empire you could have something like this during wartime where you’d have a portion of your adult population go off to fight and probably die.
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but the IDEAL is this:
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a perfect square of population if you will lol.
as older generations age out and die off, you have newer generation to fill their roles and keep the imperial dream going.
now unlike some modern countries irl that do a terrible job of trying to incentivize young adults into having kids (we all know who lol), the empire aids and supports parents 110%.
paid leave (for both), govt run daycares and schools so that when the kids are old enough to go to those the parents can focus back on their work. either tax breaks or monthly allowances from the govt to help pay for the kids. and usually, extended familial support is more common in the empire. so the question for most ppl in the empire isn’t “do you want to have kids?” but rather “when are you having kids?”
if however someone just vehemently opposes the idea of being a parent, there is no down side. the empire will not force parenthood on ppl since that’s a terrible idea for everyone involved.
that’s basically it... a more informal and jumbled post i know lol.
a few side notes?
teen pregnancy isn’t really a thing. if it happens the attitude is “you’re basically a child so no, you’re not gonna have baby.” (abortion is seen as a health service)
when imperials join the military at 20 (the legal adult age in the empire) everyone, regardless of sex, gets a birth control implant. bc having a lot of young adults close together... ppl are bound to get horny and you don’t wanna have the possibility of anyone having kids in inopportune circumstances so yea. they can have the implant removed whenever their mandatory service is done and get straight to making babies if they want lol.
children born out of wedlock def exist. very frowned upon in upper castes. not really a big deal with lower castes.
can you adopt kids. yes. and unlike rl where you have to pay lots of money, you don’t really pay anything. but the govt will require a lot of forms and check ups and visits and etc etc.
can adopted children become house heirs? yes. if that is the wish of their parent.
god the drama and tropes there must be in their media... “well your father is a lesser consort, so how bout you stfu!” “D:<”
are there “pure love” marriages in upper castes? yes. but a lot of drama revolve around those depending on who is the one being married off.
also, sith can and have been totally disowned if they decide to marry someone without their family’s approval. (this is serious business for them! lol)
y’all are free to send me questions or comments or whatever.
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thran-duils · 3 years
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Total Eclipse (P.1)
Title: Total Eclipse (Part One) Summary: Fem!Reader x Sherlock Holmes (RDJ). Sherlock had an impression on the reader from a formative age but he was always so busy running with cases. Their moments of passions were coveted between the two but they were few and far between. He left with Watson on a case and in that time, her parents found her a suitable man to give her to. Wealthy and accomplished. Sherlock and her have not been able to let go of each other though. Words: 1,816 Warnings (for the whole fic): Angst, infidelity, smut, swearing, substance abuse, non liner storyline, character death, 18+ as always Author’s Note: more warnings may be added for other chapters. As always, 18+. Also, the song inspo is def Total Eclipse of the Heart but its the Blvck Ceiling remix!
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The carriage came to a stop outside the glove shop in front of you. It matched the description on the note that had mysteriously found its way into your cosmetics bag at home last night. And as the note had said, the gloves you picked up were already paid for. A practical gift from an absurdly practical man. One you could easily explain away to your husband as a gift he had simply given to you that he had forgotten that he had. He gifted items to you so often, it would not be hard to have this small token pass under his radar. Small to him but it was a symbol of a large wedge in your marriage, and it would always be.
The door opened and Sherlock was leaning out, smiling coyly. “May I offer you a ride, ma’am?”
“Do you even know where I am going?”
“Well, no. But if you would tell me…” You kept your face neutral at his toying and told him the address. He smiled broadly and said, “What a coincidence. I am heading that way and it looks like it might rain…” He turned his eyes skyward. It was cloudy. What a coincidence indeed. There was playfulness in his eyes as he pressed, “Ma’am?”
Sighing, you took his hand and let him help you into the carriage. He swung the door closed and tapped the wall behind him. The carriage took off.
“My, I’m pleased I was able to assist you,” Sherlock started cordially. “That is quite a lovely gown. Persian silk, is it not?”
“It is,” you answered stiffly.
You hated the games he played. He was going to pick you apart just for his own amusement now. Comment on all your riches simply because he had such a keen eye for everything with his travels and his intellect. And also because he liked you to remember how intelligent he was; it was something about him that had drawn you in in the first place. It still impressed you but now you knew it was him simply being petty more than anything. He wanted you and he wanted it badly. He was superior to your husband intellectually and always would be, something that would eat away at you. And besides intellect… Sherlock knew how to work your body like a well-tuned clock. This was foreplay for him. Assessing everything that had been going on with you in his absence since your last tussle in the sheets.
“Hmm. What lengths your family or husband must have gone to to acquire that fabric. You must really be special. Or they’re just woefully arrogant about their wealth.”
You shot him a disapproving look and he merely smirked briefly.
“I think it’s the latter personally. But what do I know? I haven’t seen you for four months.”
“Yes. What do you know?” you quipped.
“How is your son?” he returned quickly.
“With the nanny.”
“How aristocratic.”
“You never wanted children,” you told him tightly, getting tired of his questioning.
You knew why you were here. He was jealous still, even more so that you had had a child. And especially a child that was not his. He had been on a case across Europe at the time of conception… leaving no doubt about the father. But he was here now, wanting what he always wanted. A piece of you.
The two of you grasped at whatever pieces of the other you could get to hold close.
“Presumptive. We don’t know each other,” Sherlock replied, shooting you a look. You glared back and he merely simpered in response. “You look tired of the games.”
“I can’t even begin to describe how tired I am.”
The shades were drawn immediately by him, leaving the two of you in almost total darkness.
He was on you in a second and he pulled you close. “And how lonely?”
“Did you really shut yourself inside for four months?” you hissed back at him, as his hands played with the buttons of your bodice. “You are one to talk about loneliness! Watson told me!”
“I was only inside for two,” Sherlock responded lightly, as if that made it any better. “I had a case I did. But… two months inside was nothing. Why are you making such a big deal out of it? And why is Watson tattling to you?”
His hands were running up your sides, holding you close. His breath was hot, and he was coming in quickly. He claimed your mouth with his, the kiss deep and passionate. His tongue slipped past your lips, swirling and you responded in like. The two of you were panting with the intensity, hands grasping tightly on each other.
Sherlock managed to pull you down to the floor of the carriage and you hit him in protest. “My skirts! The dirty floor!”
“Say you fell. Make up a story of a heroic war hero – think of Watson for inspiration – helped you up off the cobble stone. It’ll make a great dinner story,” Sherlock spoke in hushed tones as he turned you around.
Your hands hit the opposite seat, chest planted firmly against it. Your heart was beating loudly in anticipation of the pleasure you were about to engage in. And the excitement that you truly could be caught at any moment if the carriage stopped for any reason.
Sherlock’s lips were at your neck, kissing up earnestly. He sucked deeply and you knew to let him; he knew the rules. He would never suck hard enough to leave a mark. No matter how much he wanted to. He nipped at your ear before circling back down; you turned your head to let him pull you back into a kiss.
He took this distracted opportunity to pull away, leaving you in a haze as he pushed your skirts up. You had done specifically as he liked and he was impressed.
“No undergarments,” Sherlock commented quietly his hands gripping the sides of your ass. “That’s very inappropriate and screams hussy in society. But… it’s very appropriate for me. I’m just delighted.”
“Will you get on with it?” You said impatiently. He always spoke so much and at the most inopportune time.
He chortled at you. “Always rushing. It’s what got you into your marriage in the first place, my love.”
His fingers traced. Running down between your thighs and pressing your legs open as you huffed indignantly at his rude comment. He always had to talk down about the situation you had found yourself in as a woman, no less. He knew why you had given in and still!
“And the fact—oh!” You gasped loudly at the last.
Sherlock’s fingers had dipped into your folds. He laughed quietly and warned you.
“Quiet now, dear. I paid the driver for discretion about who was in the carriage. Not discretion about any gossip he might hear. We should hurry it up though. We’ve taken three turns which means there are only four left. About fifteen minutes.”
Sometimes it paid off how perceptive he was but it still annoyed you right now when all you wanted to do was get off.
“How I wish I could turn around and sink onto you. That would ensure this would be done quickly,” you hissed at him.
You felt him at your entrance immediately and he pushed in. You groaned and he did in turn too. He filled you to the brim and sat stationary for just a moment, seeming to cherish the feeling before pulling out and setting himself a good pace. You pressed back onto him and one of his arms came to hold you tight across your chest. He still laid sloppy kisses along your exposed skin at your neck as he fucked you.
“Another turn,” you said sarcastically, just to rile him up.
And it worked.
He increased his pace in response, driving deeper. You lost your breath, fingers digging into the carriage seat as his teeth sunk in slightly. Bastard. He was pressing the rules just to teach you a lesson to be quiet and let him work.
His hand slipped back down to toy at your nub and your breath quickened.
Sherlock’s hand slapped across your mouth in anticipation. You hated he could read you so damn well. You moaned against his hand, your cunt clenching around his cock. His fingers dug in on your cheek, struggling to hold your pleasure in as you came undone as you were drawing it out of him with your tightness. He grunted loudly, sputtering. And then he was spasming just like you.
The third turn. The two of you felt and you were away from each other in a messy way. You pulled yourself back up onto the seat, touching at your hair. No, that was fine. He was always careful to not mess that up unless you two were spending the night together.
Across from you, Sherlock straightened at his waist coat. “The ball two days from now—” he started to say.
“It’s a masquerade.” You straightened your skirts out and sad back down on the carriage seat opposite him. You pressed them down further and did not miss the amused expression on his face.
“I’m quite aware, darling. Perfect opportunity.”
“For you to greet everyone? Come out of your shell?” you returned.
A smirk tugged at his lips. “Watson told me I should.”
“I’m telling you that you should.”
“And that is enough.”
He had a sincere look in his eyes.
In your tryst, the rain truly had started to fall, a steady beat on the top of the carriage.
You had only been married for less than two years. And god, how you wished it was to him. But that was never to be.
The carriage came to its final turn and your house was so close. Your big… big house. It was so empty. The two of you were locked in a gaze just as the carriage came to a stop.
Swallowing sharply, you grabbed your purse off the bench beside you and said loudly, “Thank you for your courtesy. My husband would have been angry if this silk had been ruined in the rain.”
“You better run quick since there’s no butler here to greet you.”
“Ass,” you snapped, and he smiled again. You hated his smug smile so much, but you cherished seeing it too all the same. You climbed out, reluctantly taking his hand to help.
“You didn’t even say ‘welcome back’.”
He was actually pouting.
“You’ve already made yourself at home, dear,” you quipped.
You slammed the carriage door in his face and heard him chuckle from inside.
Turning, you went up the pathway quickly to the gate and threw it open, not bothering to look back. You knew you would see him again at the ball. The light rain was no bother.
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Marvel tags: @coconutqueen21 @undecidedsworld @holl2712 @agustdowney  @biiskuitx @buttercupfangirl
also @mcnegan​ if you are interested haha!
(THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I’LL USE THE MARVEL TAG, OTHERWISE I’LL TAG SPECIFIC PEOPLE AFTER THIS SINCE IT IS NOT MARVEL, AND JUST AN RDJ CHARACTER! If you wanna be tagged, let me know! :D)
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phoenixyfriend · 3 years
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I know very little about GG, but my brain has decided to focus on the Stewjon GG AU. Anyway, you saying that Satine taking in the sparky clones wouldn’t work because she’s dedicated to pacifism and sparks aren’t peaceful has me wondering what Satine and Obi-Wan’s relationship is like in this au. Because like he’s absolutely going to do things that she’d find ethically unacceptable. And that’s fun. Like ok Obi-Wan might be relatively ethical as sparks go (I’m getting that impression but I might be wrong), but he’s going to idk steal body parts from a corpse at least once. And look I’m constantly fascinated my character dynamics so I’m mostly just getting excited in your inbox rn, but I’m also wondering what influence Obi-Wan might have on Satine’s ideology given they met as young-ish teens I believe. And he and Qui-Gon were protecting her I think. So, yeah apparently I’m focusing on what their relationship could be like.
OKAY so. Here's the fun thing: while the Spark is a neurotype that is characterized in large part by tunnel vision to the exclusion of ethics and morality when in pursuit of a goal, it's also heavily influenced by the culture of 1890s Europe* (which is already not great on the scientific morality front) and by the way the world has adjusted and grown with the presence of Sparks as a regular, known threat that has also encouraged the association of certain behaviors and stereotypes with anyone displaying that neurotype, much like toxic masculinity encourage negative behaviors in men that aren't naturally there.
* Primarily the regions we would know as Romania, France, and England, as those are the areas the story has passed major arcs in so far.
@atagotiak had a really fun breakdown, I think:
One fun thing about the spark as shown in GG is uh. The moral standards of even the most moral characters have been shaped by how society has been run by sparks for generations, and like, oftentimes the type of sparks that have no impulse control. And also how irl 1800’s experimental procedure is not exactly… ethical. It’s hard to tease out how much of even Agatha’s unhingedness like with the needles and stuff is inherent to the spark and how much is that this is considered acceptable-ish behaviour in her world. A Star Wars spark, especially a Jedi spark, is gonna be at least a little different and probably not perfect but def way better than the average GG spark at remembering things like autonomy and stuff because they grew up being taught ethics.
So it's not really that sparks are inherently bad at ethics, so much as that between the tunnel vision and the wider culture, they're taught that it's okay to ignore moral considerations in pursuit of Knowledge or Monsters.
If Obi-Wan stole body parts from a corpse in front of Satine, there'd be some pretty extenuating circumstances, like one of Satine's close friends is dying due to damage to the liver, and a Death Watch member with the same blood type is already recently dead from a head shot three feet away... well, the transplant will save a life! They're not using it anymore! It's not ethical, really, but it's contextually... not just 'oh hey, I'm mad-sciencing!' but weighing the pros and cons to save a life.
Another Tia quote:
She’s complicated in that she often very thoughtless towards other people. And doesn’t seem to get their pov on things. If I rewatched though that lens I could probably find a good argument that she’s somewhat low-empathy herself, and that’s part of why she’s so rigid regarding the rules of how to be a good person. Like she tries to do good but I’m not sure how intuitive it is.
So I think it's easy to say that Satine tries to understand where Obi-Wan's coming from, especially if she sees him actively toning it down whenever Qui-Gon tells him he's getting a little too intense, or someone reacts poorly to a comment.
Obi-Wan apologizes a lot, at least for those slips. He recognizes that it's a lot and can be actively scary to the people around him, and he puts a lot of effort into making sure it's not disturbing.
Satine, in turn, recognizes that this is an inherent part of who Obi-Wan is and that he can't just turn it off or 'try harder' to be a 'good person,' because he generally is a good person, just one who came pre-installed with behaviors and thought patterns that can't be unlearned and don't mesh well with neurotypical people.
(He doesn't apologize for the shouty arguments about the value of pacifism in a culture where self-defense is necessary to avoid dying, or violence must be wielded to save and protect those who cannot protect themselves, but that's not sparkhood, that's New Mando vs Jedi.)
That said, I do think that it would be enough to prevent their Tragic Romance from happening. It's not an inherent fault on either of their parts, but Obi-Wan having a heavy tendency towards concerning behaviors would put up enough of a wall that, on top of everything else in their lives (e.g. running for said lives, duties to the Jedi), the romance wouldn't happen. They'd still be friends! But I think Satine would have trouble really falling for Obi-Wan when a lot of what he does and says is inherently troubling to someone who grew up in a culture that prized violence and the destruction of others, something that involves a lot of crossing boundaries... and Obi-Wan is not great at boundaries when he's fugueing. Very few sparks are.
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❀ a/n: i am neurodivergent myself, so these are just some hcs I have based off of my own experiences
❀ who: Yamaguchi, Aone, Nishinoya, Kyōtani
❀ what: fluff, slight angst?
Part Two!
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Yamaguchi
Baby has a lot of self-soothing type actions that they do completely subconsciously.
They rock back-and-forth and also side-to-side if they’re feeling stressed or anxious. Rocking also helps them focus so it’s common during tests.
They get anxiety chills.*
Yama’s special interest as a kid was stars. Not really space, just stars. They def had the glow-in-the-dark ones up on their ceiling. (Probably still does)
Bonus: Stars never stopped being a special interest. If you ask them about a specific star, they can probably tell you it’s exact distance from Earth, it’s age and other specifics. After they meet Tsuki, the moon becomes a special interest too. 👉👈
THEY HAD A STUTTER WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE AND THEY WERE IN SPEECH THERAPY FOR A WHILE‼️
When they’re anxious, the stutter slips back into their speech. Tsukishima always notices first and either shifts the conversation away from Yama, or he gives everyone a bone chilling look and dares someone to say something.
Not really a neurodivergent hc, but Yamaguchi uses he/they pronouns and Tsuki enforces the correct usage like a drill sergeant cause Yama prefers they/them.
They have a weighted blanket at home and one that stays in the nurse’s office in case of a panic attack. They’re very adverse to touch during panic attacks and the pressure and weight of the blanket is comforting without needing skin-contact.
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Aone
Probably on the autism spectrum with the way he doesn’t seem to understand social cues.
The “pointing at the ace of the team” is my reasoning for this.
He prefers to be non-verbal, though he can speak and articulate himself just fine.
He’s fluent in JSL and prefers it to verbal communication. Due to this, the Date Tech team all learned for him and it remains a DTVC tradition to learn JSL.
He has a special interest in certain colors. Orange/red is one of them and Hinata really sends his brain into serotonin heaven.
Another special interest is any and all animals. He likes them cause they don’t care who you are or if society deems you weird. As long as you’re kind to them, they like you.
He’s stupid good at baking. It’s a huge stress relief for him, though he can’t make anything with Jello or that kind of texture. It freaks him out.
Texture!! If something looks tactically interesting, he’ll grab it to touch and play with it. He’s gotten better about asking, but it’s an impulse he can’t help.
One of the only times he has trouble control an urge anymore is when something looks soft and squishy. When the puffball keychains came into fashion, he was in heaven. There were suddenly so many things to play with as long as he had permission. And don’t even get me started on squishmallows. He would want one that looked like a turtle to match his pet.
Once they noticed his interest, his teammates chipped in and got him an orange puffball keychain to put on his backpack and the turtle squishmallow. He was so overwhelmed with appreciation when he received the presents that he just buried his face in the squishmallow and signed “thank you” over and over again.
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This poor kid has some of the most intense untreated ADHD I’ve ever seen.
His mom was one of those “fuck you my child is completely fine” bitches when confronted by teachers and other concerned authorities.
CPS has been called on her many times for neglect and that’s why Noya had so many fears as a child and spent so much of his childhood with his Grandpa.
Also because of his mother’s neglect, he spent a lot of time in hospitals as a kid from ingesting poison. If it looks tasty, he puts it in his mouth. No questions.
His knee constantly bounces. His fingers constantly drum on his desk. He clicks his tongue endlessly.
He was obsessed with “How it’s Made” as a kid and his favorite episode was Season 18, Episode 7 specifically for the Fish Replicas segment. He can recite it word for word.
Not really a neurodivergent thing (or is it? idk), but he has a really active imagination and is an amazing story-teller. He just has a hard time with verbal story-telling sometimes because he can’t get from point A to B without mentioning x, y, and z first.
He has no filter on his mouth whatsoever. It’s something he really hates about himself and wishes he could control better.
The “jumping on people” is a habit he developed developed overnight. He watched some obscure parkour compilation on YouTube, thought it was cool and was hooked. Noya jumping on people isn’t parkour.
NO WAIT! WHEN HE FIRST STARTED JUMPING ON PEOPLE HE WOULD YELL “PARKOUR” IN ENGLISH FIRST WHICH WOULD CONFUSE THE SHIT OUT OF EVERYONE.
Getting into sports was really good for him cause it relieved a lot of his pent up energy and gave him something he could focus and hyperfixate on.
Speaking of!! Some of his hyperfixations include: fish, those marble racing tournaments you see at 3am during a YouTube deep-dive, etc.
Volleyball is 100% a hyperfixation.
Tanaka and Ennoshita have to remind him to eat, hydrate, shower - they have to remind him to take care of himself or he won’t. Not because he doesn’t want to but because he forgets.
Ahem. “He is shown to be incredibly hard-working, once even continuously practicing more than 200 spike-block receives to the point that his legs stopped moving.” -Haikyuu Fandom Wiki
When he was perfecting Rolling Thunder, he did it so many times without a break, he passed out in his backyard from exertion. Coach Ukai took him aside once he was released from Urgent Care and gave him tips on how to keep himself safe and healthy. Stuff like “set an alarm and every time it goes off, take a break. This means you stop practicing, get a drink and get out of the sun for at least ten minutes.” And “no more than an hour and a half of practice. We have practice in the morning and after school; I promise you’re doing more than enough to improve. It really shows.”
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Kyōken, my baby - my love.
I’ve already touched on this a bit, but I definitely hc him having BPD type two.
He’s the opposite of Yama in the way that when he has a panic attack, he wants to be held. It was the way his mother helped him come down from them. He has a hard time expressing this to people though.
The condescending way Oikawa speaks really reminds him of the foster care workers he and his sister had to live with before Iwa’s family took them in. It really upsets him, so he pretended that Oikawa didn’t exist for the longest time.
Then Iwaizumi caught wind of this. And he wreaked havoc on Oikawa. The team had never seen Iwa so angry. Needless to say, Oikawa and Kyōtani had a forced heart-to-heart and they’re on better terms.
He gets really paranoid when he’s manic. Especially if he hasn’t taken his meds.
Sometimes the only way to deal with his mania is to burrito wrap him in blankets and pray that he doesn’t hurt himself accidentally.
His anger is something that’s really hard for him to control sometimes. He’s blew up on his sister once after little inconveniences had built up all day. Never again.
He was immediately remorseful and broke down in tears. His sister wasn’t upset with him at all, but he feels guilty about it to this day. This was the motivating factor of him going to therapy and getting on medicine to help him manage his BPD. His sister was really proud of him for facing his fears. For his first few sessions, Kumiko went with him and held his hand the entire time. Once he got more comfortable, he was able to start going alone.
With the medication and the addition of therapy, his team really experienced a change in how they viewed Kyōtani. This is around the time that he and Oikawa had their supervised bonding sesh. Kyōtani was able to explain exactly why he acted the way that he did and almost immediately it went from forced, to a true heart-to-heart. The fact that Oikawa was truly remorseful about his behavior and the way it affected Kyō allowed Kentarō to heal and their friendship to develop.
*If you don’t know what I mean when I say “anxiety chills” - you get chills when you’re cold, right? I also get chills when I’m cold, but I also get chills out of nowhere. With the way my brain is wired, I get signals sent to my brain at random that something isn’t right and the way my body reacts is to shiver. I also get random jerks and spasms to my limbs. Not fun.
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I'm sorry but it's fucking baffling how they had this entire arc of Christopher suffering and literally running away because he's been isolated for so long and because only certain people can have access to the house, only for them to turn around five minutes later and introduce someone outside of their bubble, contrasting that entire arc, because she's Eddie's girlfriend?
In the name of keeping Christopher safe Eddie literally moved out of his own house but we're supposed to believe that introducing a woman we've seen to be actively out and about in society well before the vaccines were available (thus posing a risk) is fine and dandy because she's Eddie's perfect new beau?
The writers infuriate me sometimes. It's honestly sloppy.
Hi Nonnie and OMG, thank you, I agree with you so much! I thought about it as soon as Ana walked through the door at the end of ep 408 and first thing, took off her mask. And then she no less than hugged Christopher, who’s immuno-compromised. I... She’s an educator, Eddie is such a good dad, neither one of them should have been okay with this. But then I have to admit that generally speaking, IMO the way that 911 shows covid-related measures is infuriating. Think about the last ep, for example. Hen and Chim are in the house of two strangers, a dying mother and her daughter. It’s impossible to know if one of them might have covid and neither wore a mask, even though presumably, since nothing was urgent, they could/should have been asked to. Hen and Chim kept their masks on during the entire call, but when things got to their emotional peak, Hen took off hers and... Nonnie? I was RAGE. I mean, WHAT? Why!? We can understand it’s the emotional peak of the scene without seeing Aisha’s face and just as much as those women could have been sick and infected the paramedics, Hen could have caught something and passed it on to the daughter. And this is just one example. I try not to think about it or I’d get just too upset. So as right as you are, I think it’s a bigger 911 issue and not just throwing Eddie’s character specifically under the bus for the sake of romance. I hope this is some small comfort! xoxox
Hey Alice 👋 how are you feeling today?  I can't wait for your meta. I'm pretty sure that you will talk about this. But I saw a post saying that Eddie wasn't included in "parenthood" as Chimney and Hen, and that was on purpose. This is kind of hint for something big that will lead Carla's returning.  What do you think?  
Also the last sence of the show, Christopher get in the middle of their date wearing red and blue pj, that's gotta mean something right?
@yelenabelous my darling! Thank you, I’m so happy my meta is something you look forward to! *hugs*
I’m not sure if you feel like I addressed your question in my 410 meta, I think I kind of did, when I pointed out that Eddie wasn’t a focus of the ep, yet he was featured in a tag scene in the ending montage, which feels like a continuation of similar tag scene with Eddie and Chris that we got in 402 and 409. It feels like whatever the show is trying to say about Eddie and parenthood, it’s building up towards it and it will play out later on in season 4b. I feel like right now, anything we try to deduce from this is too open for interpretation, so I have a theory on what the build up is, but it’s just a theory. The one thing I’ll say is whatever the show has in store, I’m pretty sure it’s tied to the narration we got. Well, we’ll just have to wait and see how it all plays out, but something is def coming! Hope you are having the best of days, love! xoxox
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