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aita-blorbos · 6 months

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AITA for my girlfriend a musical singing parasite?

I (31M) was pining after this cute barista (31F) for a long time. I would visit the coffee shop she worked at everyday despite there being a starbucks just across the road.

For context, and, Well, to make a very long story short, a meteor crashed on our small town and infected a bunch of us with a musical parasite. The barista, let’s call her E for simplicity, and I eventually were the last ones alive. I confessed to her, she coughed blood onto me, all that. I went to try and stop the parasite when I was infected too.

We both made it out of our town without her knowing I was infected, so I did what anyone of the hive would do, and spit alien goo into her mouth, infecting her too. Many people seem to think I’m an asshole here but I just did what the hive would have wanted! But now I’m starting to reconsider.

Thanks in advance and may the apotheosis be upon ye!

#aita #am i the asshole #unreality #parasites #brain parasites

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mattoidmeerkat · 7 days

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as the number #1 brain parasites truther on here, i'm curious on your feelings about the upcoming bobby plot. do u trust that they're gonna do right by our boy? or do u think it's possible the brain parasites might strike again? 😭

obviously i'm sooooooo excited to get more bobby lore, but there's just a tiny little part of me that's scared we might end up getting some bullshit ass story that's entirely ooc for bobby. ik he's been safe so far w/ the characterization, but idk man. i always get a little anxious when i hear a character's getting new lore drops

Not sure how I feel about that title. 😅️

I have been unhappy with a Bobby arc before. This was at the end of Season 5 after we had seen him struggle with being there for everyone, clearly heading to a breaking point, and then the resolution of his arc was basically a footnote in Eddie's storyline. (With Athena's visible concerns just being forgotten about completely.) This was the first time I was really disappointed in a storyline involving Athena and/or Bobby. (Sure, never dealing with any of his injuries considering his past has always been annoying, but this felt different.) I told myself it was the end of the season, and they just ran out of time to address Bobby's arc properly. The episode still annoys me, but I've made my peace with it because it left enough space for us to fill in the gabs. (There are some amazing writers out there who wrote their takes on how Bathena managed to go from 5x18 to 6x01, and I'm so grateful!)

Then Season 6 aired and that just felt very thought through. The setup for the Tanya storyline was great and 6x03 amazing. While focused on Athena, the story still showed and developed her relationship with Bobby as well. Hoover (my beloved) then also helped explore their new dynamic as empty nesters. We got episodes like What's Your Fantasy? showing us how comfortably they'd settled into their empty nest leading into the Wendall arc (that we all wished had been set up earlier for more emotional impact of his death) which really showed us how far those two have come together and individually. (Athena's approach to addiction and AA in Season 4 vs. attending a meeting with Bobby; Bobby trying to keep Athena out of his AA life vs. inviting her into his this part of his world)

The back half of Season 6 showed us even more of their development and growth. The blind faith in Recovery? Excellent. The adorableness and sexiness of Mixed Feeling? Perfect. The bitter-sweet anniversary in Love is in the Air? What an amazing way to show us how far they've come. Pay it Forward? *chef's kiss* We saw them really grow into a deep, stable relationship where they enjoyed spending time together not only around others but especially finally also just by themselves.

And then 7x01 happened. Abandon 'Ships. What a fitting title. This episode was no comparison to 5x18 because back then the end of the season productions stress and time constraints played a big role. None of that really applied here. They came off the longest hiatus ever. The actor's strike was still going on when the writers came back. It was the beginning of the season. There really was no other explanation for what they did with Athena, then they actively and purposely decided to put a plot they wanted to tell (Athena's increasingly erratic behavior confusing Bobby for what I assume was the laughs?) above who the characters were at that point in time. And that really struck me. This was the old showrunner coming in and just not caring about the previous episode(s) and season(s).

So now we are here, looking forward to (or bracing ourselves for?) this new Bobby arc at the end of an extremely condensed season, with them still filming much later than usual. With a showrunner who under much better circumstances just recently has shown that he will blatantly ignore established timelines and character development when it stands in the way of the particular story he wants to tell. (And I'm not saying he's not entitled to do that. It's his show.) So I'm setting my hopes and expectations very, very low. Because I'd rather be positively surprised by a brilliant continuation of Bobby's character arc than be deeply disappointed by another case of the brain parasites.

#911 on ABC #911 spoilers #not really but just to be on the safe side #Bobby Nash #Athena Grant #Bathena #brain parasites #sorry for the essay #I felt like context was necessary #but that's a loooot of context 😅️

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great-and-small · 1 year

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Do y’all know about Frédéric Thomas? He is a French parasitologist who heard a story about crickets in New Zealand leaping into the water even though they can’t swim, and immediately speculated this suicidal behavior was related to behavior manipulation from an internal parasite. This is before neuro-parasitology was a field at all, and before people really put much stock into parasite’s ability to control animal behavior.

Thomas was certain that studying these crickets would be a huge priority for the scientific world given the implications of a parasite controlling an animal’s actions in such an insidious way. Unfortunately, absolutely nobody would fund Thomas’ expedition to study the crickets, and his grants were all declined. In a wild move that showcases the balls to the wall, near- insanity level passion of a biologist, Thomas declared a hunger strike and wrote a letter to the president of France saying he would not eat until someone took the matter seriously and funded his study on the suicidal crickets. I feel like those of us in research can at least a little bit understand this impulse.

Well the French government actually got Thomas’ message and freaked out a bit at the negative publicity that could arise from a crazy worm scientist starving to death. So they send some government bigwigs to the university to pressure Thomas and his department heads into calling an end to the hunger strike. In the flurry of attention that resulted from this, a Swiss billionaire heard about Thomas’ plight and offered to partially fund the study. The French government was happy to get rid of Thomas and contributed funding as well so that Thomas could head to New Zealand to study his suicidal crickets. He was right about the parasites causing the behavior!

The hunger strike debacle is not even the wildest part of this story. I love biology so much

#neuro parasitology #source: this is your brain on parasites by Kathleen mcauliffe #funny #stories #parasitology #biology #weird #animal behavior

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dnncats · 1 month

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she's sweet as battery 🧷

#original art #dnncats #art #once again inspired by #no shows #hesitant alien #gerard way #bc i have parasites in my brain #anw this wip has been rotting in my files for months lol im so glad it's done <3333 #piercings

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rowrowronnie · 9 months

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just watched new lil pootis episode, absolutely lauv those scout designs so much

#fanart #art #doodle #tf2 #tf2 fanart #team fortress 2 #tf2 scout #tf2 medic #blu scout #lil pootis #i was supposed to be working on a certain thing but erm.. the parasite in my brain told me to draw tf2..

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deep-space-lines · 2 hours

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IT'S FINALLY FUCKING DONE. I'M FINALLY FREE

UNTIL FRAUD COMES OUT

Tumblr shrinks it down pretty bad so please. please. I am begging you. look at the full sized image and zoom in. This art piece made my friends worried for my mental health I need someone to witness the amount of detail and effort I put into this

also the original sketch under the cut bc I think comparing them is really funny

#my art #ultrakill #stained glass art #gabriel ultrakill #this is one of those art pieces that made me feel like i had a parasitic fungus controlling my brain #one of those art pieces that's gonna require recovery time. i feel like a demon was just expelled from my body #i need to go eat an apple or stand in a river for a little while #i already said it but please. please zoom in on the full sized version #i love this game so much #i just hope i don't hate this by the time its finished lmao #im probably gonna have to adjust the color balance a bit when fraud/treachery come out but i'll cross that bridge when i get to it

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ghostlykeyes · 6 months

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Hear me out

Grunge bf kayn with a hyper feminine gf , like his gf loves sanrio and cute stuff 🫢🫢🫢

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HEARTSTEEL KAYN: ULTRA-CUTE PARTNER HEADCANONS ♡ Gender Neutral ♡ SFW ♡ No TWs ♡ I am so fucking rabid for the idea of this combo...demon bf/ hello kitty reader SUPREMACY

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KAYN

At first, the pairing confuses people, but those that see you and Kayn together recognize that somehow you just work. You soften Kayn's sharp edges in a way that he only lets those closest to him see, and Kayn helps highlight the fact that even though you look innocent and soft, there's more to you than that.

Both you and Kayn recognize how much work it can be to curate and present an aesthetic. That's part of what helps you two mesh so well, even though on the surface, you're entirely different. There's a mutual respect for the other, stemming from understanding.

Though he keeps them stashed in a bathroom drawer, Kayn's got a matching set of soft bunny-ear headbands for when you sleep over. Usually he just bobby-pins his hair back to wash his face, but when you're there, he'll pull out the cute headbands so you can match during your morning/night-time routine. For the sake of his image, please, please don't ever show anyone your bunny-eared, spa-masked selfies.

Kayn has you saved as 'prince/princess' in his phone. Fitting, since you're the patron saint of all things cute and soft, no?

The guys tease him whenever they catch Kayn with your things around the apartment, like when he's washing your pink Starbucks cups or pulling your cinnamoroll pajama pants out of the dryer. "Changing your look, Kayn?" They'll smirk, but he just rolls his eyes and sneers. "It's (y/n)'s, obviously," he bites. He's not really embarrassed, though—truth be told, he loves the way your life has leaked into his enough for others to notice. Besides, those nerds are probably just jealous that he bagged such a fucking perfect cute pastel angel.

Obviously, Kuromi is Kayn's favorite, if he has to pick one. You won him a little Kuromi figure from a claw machine, once, and he actually keeps it on top of his dresser, in full view for everyone to see. (It's probably the cutest thing he owns, and though he might not admit it, he fucking treasures that little figurine.) He sometimes says he's your Kuromi, though not usually in earshot of others. The similarities are uncanny—a proclivity for black, a tendency for mischief—they even have almost the same birthday!

Whenever you're in his room, Kayn sets his LED strip lights to pink for you.

If Kayn's going to be gone for awhile, touring and the like, he always gifts you a Calico Critters set the night before he leaves. "Try to take good care of them, yeah?" He smirks. "I don't wanna come back to the mouse family in the middle of a custody battle."

Kayn stashes a plushie in his underwear drawer, so you'll always have something to snuggle with when you stay with him (besides him, of course).

The visual contrast when Kayn lets you borrow a hoodie or jacket is nothing short of jarring. Here you are, this adorable thing in Mary Janes and a pastel skirt, sporting a bleach-dyed hoodie with a death metal logo. Kayn, of course, thinks the contrast is fucking adorable.

Kayn gently teases you about your bedroom—"I didn't even know this many pink things existed," he'll say"— but the truth is, he loves being in there with you. The softness makes him feel totally surrounded by you. It's gentle. Safe, even. Drinking from Sanrio glasses and slipping underneath a strawberry-printed comforter to spoon you may not be his usual style, but you make it feel so natural. (Sleeping in your bed, though? Kayn doesn't love that as much. He moves around in his sleep enough as is, but now he's got to worry about accidentally shoving your favorite Hello Kitty off the bed? Not fun.)

Kayn's favorite cutesy thing to buy you is sleepwear. Those pastel, soft-fabric cami and sleep shorts combos? Fucking delicious. There's at least three sets of your pajamas stashed in his PJ drawer, and Kayn bought all of them.

#Kayn #Heartsteel Kayn #Kayn/reader #Kayn x reader #heartsteel x reader #Heartsteel #Kayn headcanons #Heartsteel headcanons #Heartsteel/ reader #this pairing is burrowing into my brain and making a home like parasitic worms #I love

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t00thpasteface · 1 month

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I have not much clue who the priest and hawkeye guy are but they are incredibly endearing to me and I have the strong urge to watch m*a*s*h

COME CLOSERRRRR IT'S A NORMAL SHOW AND WON'T GIVE YOU ANY BRAIN-EATING AMOEBAS

NONE WHATSOEVER!!1!

#i'm a second generation carrier of the mash brain parasite. toxomashmosis #shebbz shoutz #ask #mash

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dungeonrabbits · 19 days

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*munches*

i think bout this panel alot and how chilchuck was the only one not surprised overall, in fact, exasperated. did laios show him his 'super cool original monster do not steal™' before? just how much has laios told chilchuck bout his history and interests and vice verse.

laios never shows any particular surprise bout the information (besides the age thing and even then was tactful) we find out bout chilchuck later on too. and while the half-foot claims the party "keeps personal history private" there must be more going on here if laios of all people is allowed to call chilchuck 'chil', y'know?

#something homosexual is going on here #i also think bout how chil was the first to peg laios for his monster eating enthusiasm #he knew and was waiting for the shoe to drop #i think bout how chilchuck asking laios to call him 'chil' might have gone down and how laios might be the first person outside his family #to be allowed to call him his first name #i need to write my whole thoughts bout these two one day and how they infected my brain like that parasite infected laios #chilaios #laichil

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sweeetestcurse · 3 months

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David Dastmalchian as Bob Taylor

#filmedit #david dastmalchian #bob taylor #gifs #prisoners #my gifs #blood #david's infected my brain like a parasitic worm #just wriggling around spreading the brain rot #queue

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buboloboogie · 16 days

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INTRODUCING THE ALBISUCKERS!!! aka just if you put the riptide characters into Vampire The Masquerade setting -- I have thought a lot about this. BUT ANYWAY!! this is my piece for @foxhoarder13 for the @jrwi-art-exchange !!!!!!! was super fun to work on it, this is my first event so I am excited to do more !! :DD Hope you like it as much as I had fun working on it :33 posting a speed paint of this soon btw!! just gotta edit it eehehe

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aita-blorbos · 2 months

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AITA for attempting to repay a kindness?

Now, for some well-needed context, I, (erm, I have stopped counting, but I find myself well into adulthood, though my roguish charm does tend to shine through, M), am an author! I am known far and wide for my many manuals and manuscripts of the world I've traveled. And other worlds I've traveled!

Now, in a life such as mine, one ends up picking up certain skills. I'm a bit of a jack of all trades, you see, and I thought I would try my hand at a bit of diplomacy in my attempts to gather details for my latest manuscript.

Rather embarrassingly, however, things went a bit TOO well, and I found myself in the rather unenviable role of a pet pigeon in the very same camp I had attempted to learn from.

Nevertheless, I made a daring escape, assisted slightly by a witness to an attack on a sanctuary I was writing on. They so graciously invited me to join THEIR camp, which I gladly accepted. When I was there, they told me of an affliction I had heard of- although theirs was quite different than the typical cases. After painstaking research, I believed I had the opportunity to assist my new compatriot in ridding themselves of their parasite.

A steady hand and a good bit of misplaced self-confidence does the trick, I always say!

That said, my procedure did involve... an ice pick, a rather unsalvageable eyeball, and a failure to remove the offending parasite. I gave them a shiny new prosthetic eye, free of cost, and I am sure, if they survive this ordeal, a wonderful story for parties.

That said, am I the asshole for repaying my rescuer with an improvisational medical procedure, which I may have slightly fumbled?

#aita #am i the asshole #unreality #eye trauma mention #brain parasites

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shartsimpson2 · 1 year

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