#anyway I’m just curious

[laurabenanti]

I’m just curious of my fellow gif makers here…

#a day is too short a week too long #sigh #anyway I’m just curious #feel free to rb for a bigger pool

[drusic]

#recent events = random security guard who worked for them in 2014 when they came to argentina basically confirming larry #anyway i’m just curious

[twinstxrs]

so much happened in this whole episode but i’m still on fig infiltrating ruben’s dream, making it look like the place where his friend was murdered, and then disguising herself as kipperlilly & repeatedly saying different variants of “somebody needs to take the fall for this, and it’s not going to be me. it’s going to be you.” while adaine as the elven oracle shows up next to her. can you imagine waking up from that, the idea of a horrible truth being pinned on you by your friend to save her own skin while the personification of fate and destiny stands there, almost as a promise that this is GOING to happen to you. we don’t even know if this kid is guilty. my god.

#fantasy high #dimension 20 #fhjy #fhjy spoilers #fantasy high junior year #fig faeth #ruben hopclap #lucy frostblade #the rat grinders #adaine abernant #kipperlilly copperkettle #watching fig terrorize him like girl!!! we don’t even know if he’s guilty!!!! #this might just be for me but i do not think 5 teenagers willingly brutally killed their friend idk #like there just has to be some other element to it and i am very scared to find out what that was #what if they were put in a position where they felt there was/there was no other choice… like oh my god #my comedy brain is having fun but my ‘this is a teenager’ brain is in such deep distress all the time this season #the rat grinders i trust brennan to not make u cartoonishly evil so i am holding u as gently as i can in my confused shaky hands #also with the devil’s nectar i’ve been wondering why they all seem so well-adjusted & now i’m curious if they’ve been intentionally- #changing their memories in a way so that either the trauma is lesser or they think they aren’t guilty. idk #but it seems like from how gertie was talking she was making it more recently so the well adjustedness from early jy doesn’t quite add up #they could have another source maybe??? idk i’m just low stakes 4 a.m. spitballing here #there’s also the strong possibility that they’re aware of what happened but they weren’t the ones who killed lucy. idk who knows #the way you could probably devil’s nectar yourself into believing it wasn’t your fault someone died… CRAZY IMPLICATIONS!!! CRAZY IDEA!!! #anyways the bad kids & the rat grinders don’t ever have to like each other but i do wonder if at least some of those kids deserve a chance

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

#i think 900 was my worst 🙈 #i just put things there where i’m like oooh! something i want to say something about later #and then i never do #or things i never got the confidence to post #or which i want to be able find easily later #but which then just get lost amidst everything else and way harder to find than if i’d just reblogged it #anyway yeah #i’ve been slowly working through them and whittling the number down #but it’s got me curious as to whether anyone else has similar struggles #or just generally what people’s relationships with tumblr drafts is #(these are the thoughts my brain has at 2am when i cant sleep) #polls #tumblr drafts #tumblr #lulu posts

[sparkler16]

Hey redacted fandom I’m SO curious,

What’s the audio you have almost if not entirely memorized?

Personally mine is the full stealing your hoodie back from guy audio, I love it sm he makes me so happy

(+ Bonus points add your favorites quote(s) if you have one)

(Currently mine might be “oh you are getting close- Hi! Hi baby :) I love youuu~”

#my bf is the irl im just so in love with both of them #I quote it at said bf literally all the time #and guy in general he is so very quotable??? #anyways I’m so curious pls send tweet #also who do you guys quote chronically if you do? I feel like that could be a whole separate post #I might do that #redacted audio #redacted asmr #redactedverse #redacted headcanons #redacted quotes #redacted guy #redacted honey #redacted fandom

[tacit-semantics]

You can do whatever you want forever

#id in alt #not sure how I’m gonna do that one overlap section but I’m hours in now locked in baby we’re gonna find a way #I’ll just turn it and work the ground on an angle for those curious sjsjs it seems necessary to remind everyone that I do not and never have #cared all that much in terms of doing well. technically. to that end #PLEASE ignore the fact that I am working directly onto very thin and very tearing graph paper I am what the cool kids call impatient to #personal detriment. anyways there’s a 30% chance I’ll fuck this up beyond repair BUT. but. I think I’ve got a good enough idea of where were #going to work it out and so!!! bobbin lace sonic the hedgehog. #hmmm no tags for this yet. yet. #trypophobia

[shorthaltsjester]

i do not want to dig a hole but i am too much of a laura bailey pc enjoyer to not make this post so:

selfishness ≠ a lack of kindness 

selfishness is a theme that has come up with all of laura's main campaign pcs. that doesn't mean that her characters are always making selfish choices or that they don't care about the rest of the people they're with or that they're not good. it's just that, for the most part, the first thing they're thinking of when they take action or make choices is themselves. 

in jester and vex both it is more typical and obvious selfishness. vex's developed because she needed it to keep herself and vax alive and as safe as possible and it grew into a behaviour that she had to actively work to avoid. it's evident in her greed, her theft of the broom, her reaction to her own death which relied heavily on i'm okay/i survived to which keyleth reminded her that she wasn't the only one who had to witness and reckon with her death. in jester's case, she grew up in an environment that literally trained her to make every decision based on two things - her mother's opinion and her own. so, when she's out in the world without marion for the first time, her choices are those that will benefit her and her actions are those that consider her own thoughts and not really many others' (aside from the traveler's). 

it isn't a criticism of either vex or jester to say that they are characters who act selfishly. in fact, i'd argue that to claim otherwise does a great disservice to exactly how immense both of their character arcs are. because the nuance of both jester and vex is that they are selfish, and they also hold extreme room for self-sacrifice and empathy. vex is much more brash than jester is, and jester is much more trusting than vex, but both of them are characters who begin with selfish impulses who grow with them. neither ever truly shed those impulses, but they use them in new ways, typically transforming them into impulses towards things that are in the best interest of the party. 

you may have noticed the lack of imogen in this post about laura bailey pcs and that's because of two reasons. one, we are an unknown amount of time into her story, i can't analyse her development the same way i can vex and jester's. two, imogen's selfishness isn't the blatant quasi-self-aware selfishness that we see in things like jester complaining about her lack of money to caleb or vex stealing a broom. instead, imogen's is very internal, like a lot of laura's character work with imogen. it is a bit similar to jester’s in the sense that it comes from a lack of awareness moreso than vex’s practiced behaviour, but imogen’s is a lot more tied to inherent beliefs she has about the world and the people in it.

as a consequence of her powers, imogen sees people's thoughts as their entirety, she holds it above their actions to be the truth of who they are - to act against what they think or to say something that doesn’t cohere with what they’ve thought is akin to lying, so for her to act empathetically is to act in tandem with what someone else’s thoughts are, not how they act, which is typically not all that wanted. the same as vex’s greed and jester’s naivety, this is a trait that makes narrative sense and it’s one i find quite compelling, especially when read in the vein of someone struggling through trauma that has made them assume that the world is against them. imogen’s cynicism is coherent cynicism, i can’t say that in a similar situation i wouldn’t have the same predisposition towards the world.

the part that is particularly self-interested comes in if you look at how imogen has actually been treated in the campaign (quite well) in comparison to the cynicism that she’s developed from her past (something that speaks to a world out to get her). certainly, a bunch of shitty things have happened to imogen in the time we’ve known her, but the same can be said for everyone in bell’s hells and pretty much everyone in exandria at this point in time. but, in a fight to save the aforementioned world, imogen’s focus was getting her mother back on her side. which, while very consistent with her character and a choice that i enjoy, is a very selfish one. the fun thing (to me, obviously) about imogen is that she has, more than most, an insight into the opinions of others and she also tends to seek others’ opinions out and genuinely engages with them and supports their choices. but she still very much acts towards what she thinks is best. it’s one reason i enjoy looking at the dynamic between her and orym as one between foils, as orym tends to be stalwart in his beliefs and doesn’t care too much for other’s opinions if he’s already sure of his own, but his actions tend to favour collaboration and protecting others.

as i mentioned earlier, imogen is a harder case to look at because she is still in the process of her story. however, the circlet is clearly influencing how she interacts with the world and in the wake of the solstice, the hostile reaction towards ruidusborn people has started to become more and more apparent and i’m interested to see what route that ends up leading imogen down and how it will influence her relationship with the rest of bell’s hells. (for better, i think, based on recent conversations, but if it's for worse i will be just as seated and excited).

all of this is just to say, please stop assuming that claiming a character has a trait you think is a bad one is criticism or a hate post. in light of the fact that i know that people who don’t believe this will continue to not believe this, i’ll encourage anyone confused about the ability of a character to be good and kind and selfish all at once to look to what the text itself says, specifically scanlan’s words to pelor when asked what vex means to him:

“Her name is Vex, and she is greedy and mean sometimes, and she can steal a lot. She’s a little bit not the greatest person, but her flaws highlight everything that is right about her, which is she does all these things to protect her friends and her family. She would give her life for any of us and for anyone who was truly in need. And she’s not perfect but she’s the most perfect of all of us.”

would you look at that... an ability to be a multitude of things, some in conflict with one another. i know that's hard for fandoms to believe, especially about female characters with agency, but i promise its true!

#deeply unfair of laura to make three characters with some type of people skills and morality shaped by their loneliness #and what. i’m just supposed act like i’m normal about that? #this is me blog and i have slightly more time than usual to write nothing essays about fictional characters that haunt me #but dear god . lookin at cr characters and denying their flaws is like looking at a house and only seeing it’s doors . #if ppl demand perfection of fictional characters im genuinely curious in what media they’ve ever found that . #a single imogen post of mine broke containment and it skyrocketed my annoying phil student levels so. alas #but . if you agree that imogen had an incredibly isolating life . i will emphasize that isolation causes traits and behaviours #that aren’t just Quirky or fun or hot anger or whatever #imogen contains so much i love her so much i am bursting at the seams about it #but for some ppl. she is ur ‘girlfailure’ until someone suggests a way she might be girl failing by being selfinterested #what is the truth. do u want her to be an actual girlfailure it do u just want her to suit a . frankly tired. trope about lesbians #anyway . both text and tag rant over . goodnight #cr meta #imogen temult #vex’ahlia #vex’ahlia de rolo #jester lavorre #critical role #my posts

[ao3screenshotss]

question

do y’all pronounce grass and ass with the same sound? or different ones

#shoutout to the eat grass kick ass account i saw that inspired this post #but like #if i say grass like grayss then it sounds too southern american or what that accent’s called #idk like the young sheldon texas accent #but if i say ass i’m saying it with the same ay sound #but if i say grass like grahss #that sounds right but the ah sound in ass would sound wrong #but saying the both differently also sounds wrong #anyways just curious #me :)

[the-irrelevant-trumpeter]

mischief fandom. for science.

answer with whatever is closest to your feelings. also this is just for a bit of fun and no feelings should be hurt because of this poll. cheers 👍

(also if y’all want to include your takes in the tags, pls go ahead)

#i’m very curious about this #bc i know there’s more christrev shippers than grovebean shippers #but like. where’s everyone sitting. #mischief theatre #mischief comedy #cornley drama society #cornley polytechnic drama society #the goes wrong show #the goes wrong universe #chris bean #trevor watson #robert grove #christrev #grovebean #anyway since i said that you can put your thoughts in the tags #i might as well put mine #i ship both but i ship grovebean a little bit more #just because i feel like they’re a bit more interesting. i enjoy the drama a bit more. christrev can become a little boring to me. #but both are honestly great ships

[glass-noodle]

#I’m assuming that the majority of you who follow me ship them so I was curious. hehe #hankcon #connor #hank #dbh #detroit become human #noodle poll #if you’re curious I’m team ‘fandom made me ship them’ :) #always loved them as a duo but the more art and fic I came across #the more they started growing on me as a couple #and now. well. #it was hard to find gen fic/art that delved deep into their weird codependent bond #without veering into father/son territory (which to clarify is fine but just not my cup of tea) #and the pipeline from that to romantic feelings felt very natural #and angsty…hoohoo #and also the things people have drawn and written of them? how well their relationship has been explored by fandom?? absolutely insane #there was no way I couldn’t ship them #anyway!! I’m rambling #Hank and Connor on the brain 24/7

[quinn-pop]

magolor does not know how to be a real person part 5

bro has vulnerability issues so bad he can only laugh at them

#the cup thing is just a joke i wrote out … of a chapter i havent written yet B) #to be apart #idk why i forgot to add some of the usual details but life is too short i don’t care #kirbyposting #my art or something #doodling is rlly more a part of my writing process than anything it just helps me process ideas #magolor #Kirby #gooey kirby #meta knight #sailor dee #queen ripple #are ya winning son #metadad #<- implied. sorta. this is clear enough to tag right #sad metadad lol #oh btw the cup joke was just mags teasing mk #because of course he would #there’s a little ramble i could go on but i’ll spare the rant #anyway if anyone’s curious i’m at chapter 28 with 54k words lol #gonna be honest i’ve felt a little unmotivated to edit and post (to be transparent yeah it’s probably mostly just #that my last 2 updates were met with near silence? not much helping it but apparently seeing responses matters to me #a little more than i thought? with things like this that are such a time investment. Yknow. easy to get discouraged) #but i’ve been having fun with it so you’ll see them eventually #and ofc thank you for reading my tags ramble lol #byebyee

[hiatus-queen72]

Hair cut happened 💇🏻‍♀️✨

#my hair length is now mermaid level and it took me so long to get here I can’t even explain how happy I am #mermaid hair #🤭🥰☺️ #giggling and kicking my legs #me #cute #girl #love #selfie #fashion #photo #brown hair #blue eyes #hot #bleep bloop blop #I want to sparkle just a little #I washed my heated blanket without reading the directions and broke it 😞 #big sad #what Pokémon starter would you give me? #I need to know #Pokémon starter #it’s really funny that my selfie is about to end up on the Pokémon tumblr feed because I’m curious #I’m watching Jaiden’s nuzlocke on YouTube right now #she always makes me laugh I love her channel #anyways #please tell me what starter you’d give me or I’ll be just fine and decide myself but a little bummed about it

[edsbacktattoo]

i’m a curious beast and i must know. how many times have you watched the pirate show?

#i’m currently at 14 #i’m trying to hold off watching it again until we have a release date #it’s hard tho i miss one edward teach so much #anyway pls tell me the truth i’m so curious #this isn’t a contest btw i would just like to know these things #ofmd #polls

[vamo-vamo-vamo]

The Madrigal triplets embody the Fight, Flight and Freeze responses a little too perfectly.

Fight - Pepa

We see her under immense pressure to keep her feelings contained, but she is quick to snap when challenged. We see it whenever Alma calls out her inclement weather. She is quick to lash out at her niece who she clearly loves. There is so much she’s barely containing below the surface that it comes out quickly and aggressively when she gets triggered.

Flight - Bruno

This one seems the most obvious. Instead of taking a stance when he has the vision about Mirabel, he leaves. He flees the situation. It’s implied that the first time in his fifty years of life that he has ever confronted his mother directly was for the sake of his niece. His stairs got higher and his room got further away so he wouldn’t have to deal with the situations going on in the family. When Mirabel finds him in the walls, he is reluctant to leave.

Freeze - Julieta

I used to get frustrated with Julieta’s passivity before I started seeing her through the lens of trauma. Just because she seems to have everything together doesn’t mean she does, and she deserves the same level of understanding as her more turbulent siblings. I think there is evidence to support that Julieta’s trauma response is to freeze. For most of the movie, she stays quiet and in the background whenever her mother criticizes her daughter. She may have gotten conditioned over the years to just stand there and take it to avoid escalating a situation.

#curious to hear everyone else’s thoughts #also hi I’m new to the fandom and about two years too late #but I’m going to share my brain worms anyway #even if I’m just shooting them blindly into the void #there’s so many layers to this family and their story I could literally talk about them for hours #encanto #madrigal triplets #Pepa Madrigal #Bruno Madrigal #Julieta Madrigal

[strawberryteabunny]

The new IWxPeter Rabbit collab is already killing me inside. I don’t know what it looks like beyond the few promo images but I want it so bad it hurts… and this is the order priority:

Sooooo anyway if anything will even be in stock by the time I get to order catch me sobbing into my keyboard on Dec 22 because either I won’t be able to get my beloved bunny or I will have given all my money to IW.

#adding all the images here in case anyone else is curious #I collect Peter Rabbit/Beatrix potter stuff btw like you guys have no idea how much I’m losing my mind over this #will be updating as more info comes out #I’d kill to go to that Christmas event #did you know bronze membership for IW involves spending 200000 yen a year with them #I don’t spend that much on lolita in a year total let alone new products… #but if you buy a lot of stuff new you could probably hit that with like 4-5 OP’s or JSKs so idk maybe I’m just cheap #fingers crossed I can get my hands on these pieces… or that they pop up on CC 😭🤞 #peter rabbit #mine #my thoughts anyway I suppose

[fanfic-gremlin-ft-trauma]

i’m bored put the first fanfic that you read in the tags + the site you read it on and the fandom

#sofia speaks about herself #text #text post #for me it was flowers of 1970 on wattpad #yes that’s a dnf fic #yes it’s for the dsmp fandom #I’m a changed woman now I PROMISE #anyway I’m just really curious lol #cuz you’ll probably be able to tell how old people are from this #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 #wattpad #ff.net #quotev