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ninjaneonleon · 2 months

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(last seen at the tmnt au comp u _ u )

Mikey almost fell over backwards when the frantic looking Leo counterpart appeared in his vision. Casey, of course, was no help. She just laughed as he stumbled over his own feet and tried not to fall. In the end he just floated back to his feet properly with a small pout.

“Oh, sorry,” the Leo (Leon? Yeah, that worked for now) said, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. “I just really need to find my Donnie, he’s, uh, not very stable with others.” He held up the photo he was brandishing a little more for emphasis.

The photo in question showed a version of Donnie that was very different to the brother Mikey knew and loved. Not only was he notably paler, his usual jade colouring going almost pastel, he was softer somehow. Rounder. He was also wearing a beautiful feathered tutu, had small white wings and was en pointe. That Donnie looked like he was all set to dance in Swan Lake, maybe even as Odette considering the feathered crown he had in place of a headpiece.

“No, I haven’t seen him. Hey, why do you say he’s unstable?” Casey asked, her eyes lighting up with excitement. Eugh boy, if Casey got it in her head that she wanted to try sparring with this unstable ballerina Donnie, there would be very little Mikey could do besides try to hold her back. Maybe if he got the Donnie back with his Leo, he’d be calm enough to not take Casey up on her obvious excitement.

“He’s, uh, well he’s very much got a swan brain?” Leon offered with a sheepish laugh. “Half the time he’s fine, the other half…”

“Oh, he gets violent and territorial?” Mikey had a few encounters with swans in the past. They were dangerous bastards who can and will mess you up. “Eugh boy, that’s definitely not someone who you want to leave alone. Leave it to me, I can help you find him.”

“Wait, you can?” Leon lit up with a relived grin. “How?”

“Like this.” Mikey held his hand out towards the photo and got a feel for Swanatello’s (heh, Swannie, that was a perfect name for him) energy. Once he as sure, Mikey plucked that very unique feeling chain from the air. He studied it curiously. “Huh. This is a very old feeling connected to him. Well, anyway, I can track him for you. Just follow me, we’ll get your Donnie back,” he promised, not letting go of the chain.

“Thank you so much,” Leon said enthusiastically. I’m worried he’s either gonna freak himself out or hurt someone.”

“Has he got memory problems or something?”Casey asked, following after Leon and Mikey. “Our Donnie can be violent but he’s very good at directing that away from people. Most of the time.” She shuddered, probably remembering the sago pudding incident. Mikey didn’t want to dwell on that.

“Yeah, he’s sort of been claimed by this mystic lake to be its guardian?” Leon offered with a shrug. “It means that he barely remembers anything before, and on his bad days, he doesn’t recognise us at all. He might look small but he’s just as strong as ever.” Based on the way Leon rubbed his arm, he clearly knew just how strong Swannie was.

“Claimed by a mystic lake? I might be able to help keep him calm for a while, if you wanted,” Mikey offered. If he could make sure Swannie could still sense the lake, he might stay calm enough to not hurt anyone during this whole thing.

“Anything would be helpful, thank you Mikey.”

They walked together for a little while, following the pale coloured chain, until Mikey spotted Swannie. He was looking around frantically, his feathers all puffed up from how worked up he was getting. Okay, Mikey totally had this.

“Casey, wait here. Leon, you too. Let me see if I can calm him down.” As he spoke, Mikey let a wave of magic wash over him. When it cleared, he was in his own tutu (orange, of course) and had his pointe shoes on. Oh yeah, that was awesome, he totally nailed the dramatics there. It might have been a while since Mikey had done any serious dancing but luckily, his body remembered exactly what to do.

He called for Swannie’s attention by putting a spotlight on himself and on Swannie, one only they (and Casey and Leon) could see. Then he let some music start to drift around, again, done so it didn’t bother anyone who was want involved.

Swannie looked over immediately, but when he heard the music, he seemed to relax. Perfect. Mikey made his way over, travelling in time to the music and throwing in some of his own choreography, warming himself up slowly. He and Swannie met in the middle and for a moment, they danced together.

It was simple enough to weave in some magic to their dance. A nudge to the mystic hold on Swannie’s soul, finding the link back to the lake, a touch of mental magic in the form of white smoke gathering around them to make sure he could feel the lake and feel it was safe, and tada! One fully conscious and aware Swannatello.

“Mikey?” He asked slowly as Mikey let the illusions die down.

“Not quite. I’m a different Mikey, buuut your Leo is right over there.” Mikey gestured over his shoulder to where Casey and Leon were waiting.

“Leo!” Like a bullet out a gun, Swannie shot over to Leo and clung to him, getting an awed hug in return. Oh yeah, Mikey was good.

“Nice going, Mikey,” Casey said with a grin. She clapped Mikey on the shoulder. “Wanna stick around with these two for a bit?”

“Yeah, if they’ll have us,” Mikey said, watching the twins get quite emotional as they hugged. “I think they could use some familiarity here, and besides, I wanna dance more with Swannie.”

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#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #surp-rise!au #swanatello #propaganda #tmnt au competition

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rodolfoparras · 5 months

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OOOO YES...... gnaws at the soap post like a dog with a bone

i personally also love grey sweatpants with all my heart, even though i never get the chance to wear them (hot all year long.......)

the fabric is SO mmnnhghm i love the feel and smell of it, it's so comfortable!! it's the kind of fabric that makes you want to bury your head in there

now consider

it's obvious that soap can't keep his hands to himself, you went into this relationship knowing that he was a horny ball of energy around you...

lately, you've been noticing how much more soap has been staring at you, more specifically, your pants. his gaze would change from time to time, sometimes it was a horny, hungry gaze, and others, it was a soft and pleading one, like he just wanted to bury his head into your clothed thighs and fall asleep.

sometimes, likely at random times of the day, you'd find yourself with soap between your legs, playing with the drawstrings of your sweatpants and eventually burying his head in there, lapping up at your dick inside the fabric or just sniffing your scent.

he'd whine and whimper while doing so, trying to take in as much of your smell as possible... taking in your warmth, as well. after all, it had been cold lately, and to soap, there was no better way to warm up than to snuggle with you! maybe fuck

those whimpers of his would become even sweeter once you grabbed hold of his mohawk, not even in a harsh way, just tugging it or caressing it lovingly... gosh, soap was a sucker for that, looked like a damn puppy that was needy for attention every time you did it.

seeing how positively you were reacting, soap took it as encouragement and pulled down your sweats, just enough so your dick would be freed.

you smiled comfortingly and pushed him down onto it, just as a little tease. soap looked so good, so beautiful with your cock in his mouth, his eyes half-lidded and looking up at you so adoringly.

a groan escaped you when soap sucked eagerly on the tip. it felt like he was already trying to milk you, even if the both of you hadn't even started yet!

on his own, his warm mouth took in more of your hardened length inside, gag reflex long lost to the many blowjobs he's given.

his nose was snuggly buried into your pubic hair at the base of your dick. your eyes were softly closed with an expression of pleasure on your face, your head lolling back as your stress basically seeped out of your shoulders.

once soap took all of you inside his mouth, he stopped moving. it made you wonder for a second... maybe he had just wanted to cockwarm you for a bit, as eager as he was to get you to orgasm every other time.

you most definitely appreciated the slow moment, especially at a colder time like this. it didn't have to come down to something rough every single time, so you let him just rest where he almost belonged to...

- 🌷

*grabs mic*

Soap with a scent kink who’ll steal your tattered sweats, burying his nose in the fabric as he strokes his length

Soap who can’t stop himself from creeping between your thighs at night, taking your length in his mouth or sinking down on your cock. You’re oblivious as ever, still in deep sleep while he’s perched on your lap practically bouncing on your dick.

Soap who will touch himself when away on a mission without having your permission so as punishment he only gets to watch as you palm your clothed crotch, eyes glued to the outline of your dick, drooling for the wet spot that’s forming, feeling his own cock stir as he watches you cum in your pants, soiling them completely

Soap who will ruin most of your sweats because whenever you’re gone for long periods of time and he gets needy, he’ll grind his cock down onto them, spurting ropes of cum on them, soiling them completely before tossing them in the laundry basket

Soap who will happily mouth at your clothed cock, drool and pre showing on the fabric but you don’t mind it neither does he as he sucks vigorously on it, eyes shut brows pinched together and looking completely in bliss

#alec answers #scribbles #🌷anon

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lailoken · 12 days

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I was reading that ask of yours about tree ghosts and it's so fascinating. I'm a logger and kind of obsessed with the way trees are seen as having spirits instead of being spirits, if that makes sense. They are really mad about getting cut down, hippie types are correct about that. That's why logging is actually one of the most dangerous careers, trees will lash out and so many people die because they find creative ways to drop branches square on the back of the logger's neck. Especially wolf trees, the first trees that colonize a place, they will fight to the bitter end and are incredibly dangerous to cut. They don't really tend to curse people, other than the extremely real material curse of negligent tree management and abuse of the environment, and we really do pay for that in many ways. People forget that trees are very vengeful and possessive things though, and sometimes we need to cut down the big trees and the sick trees so the little trees underneath can grow. So it's kind of wild that people think the best thing you can do is never cut down trees, even without considering that workers need to make a living and we need to build houses and make paper and all that stuff, and cut down trees and make wood products so the carbon in our environment is in a preserved chair or house instead of released in the atmosphere as gas, just rotting in the woods. The nuance and politics of trees and tree management is a really good insight into witchcraft and how energies work on that kind of scale. Sorry, just thought that was cool. Hope you are having a good day :)

In reference to this: x

I definitely agree with what you say about Trees being vengeful at times, and about them having a role in how many loggers get hurt or killed. I actually married into a multigenerational logger family, and my father in law had to go on workman's comp for life after a tree broke his spine.

As for the rest, there's a lot there, and I agree with parts of it. However, my thoughts overall on the subject are pretty nuanced and likely controversial to some, so I don't feel like trying to get into them here.

#anonymous #ask #trees

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jhscdood · 4 months

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i woke up in a Bad Headspace today and imma use by blog to vent about it like it's livejournal circa 2004.

tw for discussion of medical stuff

- I hate xmas. I'm jewish but my dad is not and the pressure to have An Perfect Xmas every year and the disappointment every year just grosses me out now. Not even going to talk about american xtian hegemony but there's some of that in there too.

- Today i began to suspect that the awesome new migraine med that actually stops my weather-induced migraines might also be interfering with the efficiacy of my prediabetes meds. or maybe im wrong and im Just That Fucking Exhausted.

- Spouse spent all last week recovering from a severe medication allergy and hives on 70% of his body. and steroids Do Not Agree with him so it was just. a wild time. terrifying af. stood over him with an EpiPen basically the entire time.

- 3 days before The Hives, i scratched my cornea while pruning bushes and that right there is a pain i do not ever want to revisit. had to go to the optometrist and get The Goo.

- 2 days before Cornea i had my first Botox For Migraine treatment. 31 injections to the face, neck and shoulders. it stung but it was over in like 4 minutes. takes 3 sessions to start kicking in. sessions are 12 weeks apart. so i guess we'll find out in August if it's working.

- day before Botox i had an ENT appointment and he stuck a camera up my nose and then diagnosed me with a weird vocal cord paralysis thing so now i have to go back to speech therapy for the first time in 26 years.

- Week before that, saw my neurologist and she diagnosed me with a weird intermittent lazy eye / motion lag thingamawhatsis so now i have to go to an ophthalmologist AND vision therapy.

- That week I also saw my PCP and explained to her about the intermittent abdominal pain I've been having since like 2021. She took me seriously!!! Which is good!!! But now i am scheduled for baby's first colonoscopy. And i have to keep a food journal, which i HATE because food is STUPID.

- All of the above all happened this month btw. December 1-23.

- My final appt in November was yet another ultrasound of my former left tit because there is an oil cyst at the site of my top surgery and they are VERY SURE it is a benign oil cyst but the rules require them to poke it every few months for 2-3 years.

- Before that I had a 48 hour ambulatory EEG which was the itchiest i have ever been in my LIFE. That same week our basement stairs collapsed and a contractor had to come rebuild them (up! to! code!). That same week i also went to the dentist to get my crown fitted.

- I think my MIL was in the hospital that same week, too. so that's a thing that's been going on the whole time since then.

- I spent most of October deathly ill with food poisoning thst was originally misdiagnosed as viral. I ended up with a CT scan and colitis. and, eventually, cipro. it was the sickest i have ever been in my adult life. i would rather have mono again. i fantasized about those cholera beds with the hole in the center so you didnt have to get up to have your horrid dysentery. nightmare.

- The day before that hit i had ONE golden day where i felt good and had energy. we went to temple and i got glomped by about 10 different people. my 80 year old bestie kept finding me to hug me again. Rabbi hugged me super hard.

- Before that was a root canal, and before that was a tooth infection that took 2 rounds of antibiotics to kill, and before that was the original cavity filling that started it all. the dentist kindly comped me the $172 for the filling against the $3,800 bill for the root canal + crown.

- Before that? IDEK man. I have lost track. Somewhere in there i got diagnosed with insulin resistance which explained my HORRENDOUSLY TERRIBLE fatigue and cloudiness and waking up starving every 3 hours. The meds they gave me changed that literally overnight. it was a miracle. which is why im freaking out about the new migraine med possibly counteracting that. i spent the entirety of last summer in a fog. several of my very good friends visited and all i could do was nap on them. i couldnt go anywhere or do anything. it was a nightmare. i don't want to go back to that. but also i don't want to have a migraine every time the wind blows. but i would rather have a migraine 50% of the time than be back to that fatigue fogged state 100% of the time. nope nope nope.

- and amongst all of this, still having the seizures. they were going down for a while but the last week or so has been 1-2 per day. so. another checkmark in the "gee do you think you're stressed?" column.

- it is going on 10pm and I'm tired so i very likely have accidentally omitted several other things. to be fair to me, there's Quite A Bit to remember.

- so if youre wondering why i havent updated my latest fic, its partly bc i am TIRED and partly bc if i gave jason even a third of the health bullshit i have dealt with the past few months, it would absolutely defy belief. TWO kinds of eye problems AND a speech problem AND food poisoning AND dentistry?? surely no one in the world has to deal with that much!

sigh. anyway. thanks for listening. i promise i am stressed out of my GOURD but, shockingly, have not slid into any sort of depressive space. mostly im just annoyed. i spent today watching dinosaur documentaries and reorganizing my craft supplies.

tomorrow will be better. today just sucked.

#me #personal

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mappingthemoon · 4 months

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For the past several years (can’t remember if this attitude predates the pandemic), I’ve been kinda “meh”/side-eye re: New Year’s Resolutions. I am a very goal-oriented person and feel existentially unmoored when I don’t have something that I’m working toward, be it a class, a trip, a concert, a zine or other artsy project. But I also tend to have very unrealistic expectations, namely of how much time it will actually take me to complete tasks and how much energy I will still possess after I get home from work every day. So I don’t want to put all this abstract pressure on myself for the new year and then get burned by my, idk, ENORMOUSLY OVERWHELMING CAPACITY FOR HOPES AND DREAMS (or inability to accept reality or whatever, I guess, depending on your viewpoint lol).

Last year, I got a faculty librarian job and I was able to finally quit doing part-time transcription work, a (second) job I’d held for over 11 years. I thought the sudden influx of “free time” would result in a flood of creative projects in 2023, but I didn’t get nearly as much done (or started) as I’d hoped. My new job duties brought increased stress – I supervise someone now and received zero training for this so I’m having to figure out all this soft skills work relationship stuff on my own, I’m one of only two special collections catalogers in a large academic institution and ofc our backlog is a million miles long, I have to deal with so many more dang emails and meetings as a faculty person than I did as a staff, our institution is grossly underfunded and understaffed and people keep leaving bc our wages are comparatively Bad; many of my colleagues and I are burnt out af. SO ANYWAY due to all that, instead of blossoming into a creative powerhouse now that I have only one day-job, I instead found myself sinking into the couch after work, watching youtube on the big tv screen and transforming into a sad amorphous blob.

BUT! One reason I am risking feeling slightly more hopeful about 2024 is that this year, I am scheduled to have two out of four credit card loans paid off! (I had five but already paid one off this year too :D) This will put like… nearly $400 back into my pocket each month. I hate complaining about my money situation bc I do make what would be a decent living wage for my ~lifestyle~ (2 very frugal working adults, no kids in the home), but nearly 25% of my income goes to debt (not including mortgage lol). (The reason I am carrying so much debt is because I didn’t make anything even remotely close to a living wage for the entirety of my working life until I got the librarian job last year and I had to use credit cards for things like groceries and travelling home for funerals and then I’d transfer the credit card balance onto a loan and then I’d be like “okay, as long as we have no more emergencies for 18 months, we’ll be good,” and then there’d be another emergency and I’d have to borrow more money again 🇺🇸) So the TL;DR is I strongly suspect that when I have a bit more of a financial cushion and don’t have to deprive myself of most material pleasures (such as the occasional deli sandwich or vinyl record! I have simple desires!) and white-knuckle it through the last week of every month, I might be a bit less exhausted and stressed out on a daily basis?

So based on that completely speculative hope, here are my goals/resolutions for 2024:

Start a monthly one-pager photozine (my intention is for this to be a simple project to keep me active in the zine community and more ~intentional~ with my photography). Finish writing Moonshot #3 (Summer 2024) and #4 (Fall 2024). Start outlining (at least) Phases of the Moon #7. Maybe: Think abt starting a new art/literary comp zine. [I used to do tons of comp zines when I was younger and I’ve been revisiting them in my zine digitization/archiving project and feeling inspired!! Love bringing a variety of people together to collectively work on an amazing goal! ♈]

Do something analog with photography – maybe cyanotypes? [I’m despondent that I’ve been dragging an enlarger around for over 10 years but still haven’t built a home darkroom. This can still happen someday, but in the meantime, I know there are other analog photographic processes I can do without a full darkroom!] I also want to get back into photographing concerts. [I was a little disappointed that my Quintron pics {still forthcoming sry} didn’t turn out fantastic but it was my own damn fault for falling out of practice with my DSLR, and also forgetting to turn on autofocus lmao.] AND, I think it would be fairly easy to turn my bedroom into a camera obscura, which would be TOTALLY AWESOME and SWEET.

Redesign my website/portfolio: selenographer.info. Try to actually post some newsletters once in a while?

Finish at least one cross-stitch!

Leave the house more often for social activities?????

Better daily health routine [I already do this stuff, but I’m not always consistent]: Meditate & do yoga, preferably in the morning. Teeth care at least twice a day [sry if it’s TMI gross but brushing before bed was never part of my childhood and it has been a constant struggle to solidify this habit as an adult, ugh] and actually use the dang waterpik & electric toothbrush that I bought. Wear the sleep apnea device every night. [This thing works. But I fucking hate wearing it and I skip nights which makes me feel like a big dummy since I borrowed an additional $3000 to treat this problem.] STOP TAKING GOODY’S POWDER. [This should follow if I am consistent in wearing the apnea device bc I won’t get morning headaches if I am not waking up in a state of oxygen deprivation!]

Buy a new bed! [We got one of those cheapo internet mattresses in 2018 and man is it killing me. If I ever won the lottery the first thing I would do is completely redesign the bedroom into the ideal sleep environment.] Also need to buy 1 or 2 new bookcases bc I now have 3 storage bins full of unshelved books and it makes me anxious.

Work-related goals: Reclaim as much time as possible from the workweek. Try to have at least a half-day of work-from-home time per week. Actually use the professional development time I am privileged to have as faculty! Try to detach from the stressful sense of urgency other people (inexplicably) bring to the table and don’t let that shit get to you. Figure out a better way to handle emails? [My current modes are either complete avoidance so I can hyperfocus on a task, or checking my email every 30-60 mins and spiralling into the distraction zone for hours.] Hopefully take another class at Rare Book School. Help with more outreach events (aka teaching people about ZINES! :D)

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY <3

#personal #hny #goals #iberry jaerb #zines #photography

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snaggletooththecryptid · 2 years

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Can you write hcs for the jojos having a s/o thats like shinobu in demon slayer?

This one was fun ngl!! Shinobu has a fun personality to work with. I know Giorno breaks one of my rules but, I’ll make an exception for him.

I’m sorry for leaving Gappy out, I haven’t read part 8 yet 😔

JOJO’S WITH AN S/O WHO’S LIKE SHINOBU

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JONATHAN

-He is purely your chaos control

-He has to take a bit to get used to your teasing, after a while he can tell when’s it’s comping and laughs it off with you

-He’s surprised to see your angry side at first, he didn’t know you hated vampires this much!

-He understands your hatred and helps you calm down if it’s needed! Be prepared for bear hugs

-A complete gentleman. He think your teasing is fun, I think this is a great pairing ngl

JOSEPH

-Too much energy + too much energy

-Tease him and get teased right back. This is gonna be a constant thing and you will NOT win

-This isn’t just for the two of you. It’s both of you against Caesar, he gets absolutely no break

-He’s a little bit scared of you when you’re angry. You fight just a little too well for him not to be

-Be prepared to be a force of pure chaos together

JOTARO

-Too much energy + no energy

-He is mildly annoyed by your teasing, but he’d be a liar if he said that he didn’t like it every now and again

-You seem to understand his emotions best out of anyone. Much to his appreciation

-Angry? He’s not one to calm you down, he doesn’t really seem phased by your angered state

-In reality is also scares him but only you really know that

JOSUKE

-Too much energy + too much energy: electric boogaloo

-When teasing Josuke you either have a full tease competition or it just so happens to not be a good time and now he’s a lil pissy

-Just don’t tease him about his hair and all will be good!!

-Unlike most of the other JoJo’s, Josuke thinks that your angry side is kinda fun! Especially if he’s using it against Rohan

-Mischief shall insue

GIORNO

-He is here for your chaos and is doing nothing about it

-Teasing doesn’t really get a reaction out of him, but he loves seeing what reaction it gets out of his friends

-Just like Jotaro he doesn’t really react to your angered state, one of the few not actually scared of it

-In fact, sometimes he really encourages the state and will egg it on depending on the situation

-Create chaos in the gang, do it he is gonna support you

JOLYNE

-Most chaotic paring here

-You thought Joseph would be a tease back? Jolyne is him tenfold. You two tease each other at every opportunity

-It has gone on for entire days at some points

-Jolyne is only slightly scared of your angered state, and it’s only if it’s someway directed at her. Other then that she is egging you on during it

-You radiate pure chaos together, it’s amazing 20/10

JOHNNY

-Too much energy + fairly normal energy?

-Johnny isn’t too found of your teasing, weather directed at him or someone else. It just kinda rubs him the wrong way

-He will admit though, it is kinda funny when you tease Gyro. His reactions are just priceless!

-Johnny is especially scared of your angered state, well he was at first. Now he’s just used to it and thinks it’s very helpful in fights

-Is kinda a chaos control but not like Jonathan levels

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I wrote this instead of sleeping lmao. Who needs sleep when you can think about the Jojs

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toasterbunnicula · 1 year

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Mass Effect Character Sexualities because I want to project

(Partly headcanon, bi-ased, personal opinion)

Ashley: straight, formerly homophobic until she realized that most of her Normandy crew mates were gay

Garrus: bi energy, its simply unfair to our gay guys for such an amazing and hot character to not go both ways. Ive also seen too much Garrus/Thane/Shepard fanart to see him any other way

Liara: obviously bi, I hc that she was confused when she first encountered homophobia because it simply doesn’t exist in asari culture (closest thing is the asarixasari stigma)

Wrex: for some reason I see him as bi? I have no idea where I got this but I want to see a tough, old warrior casually mentioning being into both men and women and not caring at all about it (even though I think krogan culture probably wouldn’t approve)

Tali: for my sake as a helpless bi simp, I see her as under the umbrella, but doesn’t realize it. Like me before I came out, Tali would say “yeah she’s really pretty and I want to hang out with her and hug her and stare at her but I’m not gay or anything.” You are. You are gay. I think it would be in character for her to completely miss the fact that she’s into girls as well as men

Joker: straight. The kind of straight to make jokes about his friends’ sexualities, but not mean anything by it. He goes to pride every June with his wife EDI (who I will get to)

Jacob: I honestly can’t believe that he was originally intended to be bi, I just can’t see him into men unless I squint. It’s hilarious that they tried to make his male romance more like Brokeback Mountain so it’d be accepted

Miranda: I’ve seen a headcanon on Pinterest about Miranda having internalized homophobia because it doesn’t line up with her view of genetic perfection, something she’s established to be insecure about. I think it would make perfect sense for her character. I think it’s easy to see her as a lesbian practicing het-comp, especially with how awkward her initial flirting with Shepard is, but there are more scenes in her romance that feel authentic than there are that feel performative, so I’m inclined to say she is bi/pan/omni/etc.

Mordin: I’m pretty sure his asexuality is canon. I also think that he’s aromantic as well, but can objectively assess beauty/attractiveness well. For example, his film noir short story in the Citadel DLC involves a hookup with Aria. I personally believe that is him saying “yeah, she’s attractive, and if I were into women, I’d smash”

Zaeed: he gives off straight uncle who would punch a homophobe for you but otherwise doesn’t know how to interact with you after you’ve come out and tries a little too hard to acknowledge your sexuality but it’s definitely well-meaning (think the “anyone could be they!” scene from Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

Grunt: straight and supports his bi parents (Shepard and Garrus/Thane/Tali/Liara), wears rainbows at Pride for them, and regularly headbutts homophobes

Jack: I’m forever salty about them erasing her pansexuality. Also she and Miranda should’ve kissed

Kasumi: also gives off pan energy. She definitely feels like the type to not care about gender at all- as long as they’ve got muscles, that’s all that matters to her

Thane: pan energy

Samara: as established, Samara is bisexual

Legion: ace, non-binary (goes with people using he/him based on its masculine voice, pronouns are they/it)

Kelly: she said so herself, she doesn’t care about race/species or gender, all that matters is the person 💖💛💙

EDI: something about Sentient AI Who People Initially Don’t Trust Until She Gets A Humanoid Body That People Can Better Associate With Her reads to me as a trans allegory. Obviously, she’s not trans, but the vibes are there. Many times, people are suspicious of trans women until they transition and pass more as cis, which is similar to EDI’s story. She learns more about herself after her body changes, and others start to appreciate her more and have an easier time referring to her with she/her pronouns. As for her sexuality, she doesn’t seem to lean any particular way to me. She doesn’t seem like the type who’d use labels, even though it would make sense for her to “categorize” herself. I’d say she’s unlabelled- definitely into men, with her relationship with Joker

James: as much as I wish we could get gay gym bro representation, James is great as he is, being a masculine straight guy who’s best friends are openly gay (Cortez) and bi (Shepard)

Traynor: lesbian (canon), definitely into women who can crush her head under their heel but also has a dominant side herself

Cortez: gay (canon)

Diana: that annoying and popular bi girl you secretly had a crush on but didn’t want to because she was intimidating and popular

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strezzedanddeprezzed · 10 months

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Level Up- LSAT Prep/Mental Glow Up

I’ve finally been crawling out of a 2-year long depression and I’m putting a list together to hold myself accountable and keep myself from becoming unmotivated and sad again. I’ve already started doing some of these things, but the list is to keep myself on track. I need to start using my time wisely.

LSAT | Law School

The MOST important thing in my life right now. I’m taking the November and October LSATs. Goal score is a 165+, hopefully a 170. But this won’t happen unless I put in the work. I need a good score to reflect the GPA I spent 4 years working for. Still doing 100 days of LSAT prep, just trying to find a study schedule that works for me.

6 days a week: Focus on 1 section each day for 3-4 hours. Split up into two blocks of studying. First block will be a timed section. Do one-two timed section PTs for the chosen subject. Focus on timing and blind review for two hours. Second block is 2 hours and is untimed/strategy. Go through a PT and study each question.

1 day a week: Full PT and blind review.

EX: Section is Reading Comp. Do 1-2 timed 35-minute PT sections. Go back and analyze answers. Then come back a few hours later and do an untimed PT and thoroughly analyze it. Also do two 30-minute drills for the two subjects not being focused on (LR and LG).

Reading | Journaling | Mental Health | Physical Health

I want to read 1 book chapter a day. Doesn’t matter the length of the chapter. I have so many books I could be reading instead of spending hours online.

I need to actually work through my issues rather than hope they’ll go away. I’m going to try to journal regularly every day.

GET OFF SOCIAL MEDIA. I spend so much of my time and energy comparing myself to people online. I could be putting this energy into myself and working on me. I deleted tiktok and any other app that is toxic. I’m keeping tumblr (obviously) but I’m trying to replace everything else with brain games like crosswords, audiobooks, or podcasts.

Replace unhealthy snacks with fruits. I’ve been doing this by replacing breakfast burritos with smoothies, ice cream with sobert, cookies with fruit, etc. Need to keep at it and eat good to feel good.

Walking/ exercise every day. 3x a week doing workouts with resistance bands and 4x a week walking for 30 minutes to an hour. I feel so much better after I start moving and I’m more motivated to study.

Working | Money

I’ve been out of work for a bit (paid work at least, I’ve done some unpaid internships in the past few months). I want to at least start doing something part time so I can save up to move out of state for law school. I’m aiming for 10-18 hours a week and until I get a job I will send in 3+ applications a day.

Cleaning

I need to start cleaning every day. My space gets messy really fast and I need to stay on top of it. Cleaning for 10-30 minutes a day will keep me from cleaning for 3-4 hours one day a week.

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geonppangi · 1 year

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zb1 as ontario universities + programs

yes this is an incredibly niche topic but this has now become my chosen coping mechanism for uni decisions

sung hanbin - queens health science

such a pretty campus

a lot of historic buildings and freshly manicured lawns that i think would fit hanbin perfectly

and like imagine him with soft academia

it’s just a really nice school and its health sci program is one of the best in ontario

like it’s very neutral good

and he feels like he would make a really good doctor, like pov sung hanbin is your family doctor LMFAO

and like i think he’d do a great job, probably has the prettiest notes and always does his part during group projects

zhang hao - queens commerce

ofc i had to keep haobin together

but dw neither is sacrificing their education for the other person (remember kids the only person who can get you your degree is you)

queens commerce is also one of the best business schools in ontario

ik that zhang hao is a music kid but that felt like cheating so this is an alternative!

out of all of zb1 he feels like the most business type person?

like he’s so smart and always plans ahead

so i feel like he could be successful in anything he tried but especially business because it’s so lucrative and opens the door to so many paths

like hanbin i think he suits the clean and historic school vibes

they both have a very curated?? for lack of better word image and i think they’d look like they were in a photoshoot every time they step out on campus

park gunwook - uoft criminology, law and society

university of toronto!!

i’m just saying, debate is literally the gateway to law

and i’d be willing to bet that he has done or considered mock trial so i think this would fit super well

he knows a lot about history and philosophy, so i can see him being interested in studying a humanity

in canada, you need to get a bachelors before going to law school, so a lot of people do something related

this is basically as good as you can get

i also think gunwook would do well in uoft

it can be a kind of isolating experience because the school is so big and a lot of people commute so there isn’t much of a social scene

but as the resident social butterfly, i feel like gunwook would be able to establish a good circle

and also i think he would like the energy of the city

there’s always something to do and both city hall and parliament are literally right next to the campus

alternatively, i considered university of ottawa, which is good for its social science since you know, it’s literally in the capital city of canada so its law program is really good

but honestly there’s not much undergrad wise

i could see him going for graduate school though

i don’t know lawyer gunwook just feels right

he’s good at making decisions, works well under pressure, has the fundamentals down, and is a hard worker so i can definitely see him making it into law school

kim taerae - waterloo computer science

listen

i know that taerae isn’t that genre of nerd

but the glasses

him being losercore

like you can’t tell me he wouldn’t go to the most loser of all loser schools in ontario

(btw waterloo is not bad, it’s actually really good for engineering and comp sci but also everybody there has no life hence the loser allegations)

(also because if you do eng or comp sci you are inherently a loser i’m so sorry pls continue to run tumblr though)

but yeah i can definitely see him doing comp sci maybe like ui ux stuff

actually the more i think about it the more it makes sense for me

he’s also the only thinking (mbti) in zb1 and his fashion sense would fit in perfectly with the rest of the department

seok matthew - mcmaster nursing

like hanbin, i really do see him doing something healthcare related

mcmaster is second for nursing, after uoft, but i don’t think matthew would like toronto as much

from what i’ve heard, vancouver is a lot greener, more laid back, and hiking culture is big there

toronto kind of offers none of that, with the addition of pretty bad air quality comparatively (still pretty good though because canada’s pretty sparsely populated)

mcmaster though is in a smaller town that’s essentially just a university town and also has a trail literally right on campus

it’s a smaller, more tight knit community and nursing is a pretty small program so it’d be even closer

i think he would have a really good time with mcmaster’s social scene

it’s also right by lake ontario and has pretty decent weather

ricky shen - uoft rotman

another business student, are we surprised?

i also considered art but our only really good art school is ocad and as far as i know it doesn’t focus on traditional art as much

so anyways mr young and rich tall and handsome is going to go the business route

uoft is really international student friendly, mostly because they accept a lot of international students and because toronto is also pretty diverse

like you can truly get any type of cuisine here and we have a really big asian population too

so as a person who also immigrated here, i’d say it’s not a terrible transition

definitely the most diverse of any of the ontario schools

once again, the social life at uoft is not great but usually the business schools are better

han yujin - still in high school

han yujin - university of guelph kinesiology

since yujin’s currently studying dance at his school, i thought that kinesiology would be a good fit

for those who don’t know, it’s essentially like sports science?? or studying the way people move and so forth

he also plays soccer and just gives off like sporty vibes?

like the quiet kid who is surprisingly the fastest on the team

once again, uoft is technically the best for this, but it’s kind of a scary place to go into alone so i can see yujin choosing a quieter school

i’d say guelph is even more closely knit than mcmaster by virtue of it being a smaller city and a smaller school

they have a solid health science program though and good student support too, which i think he’d benefit from

kim jiwoong - uoft english literature

so

i know that he is an actor

and i considered having him go the performing arts route

however, i know nothing about those schools and once again i think it’d be too easy

so to make my life harder, instead of having jiwoong perform shakespeare plays, i’m making him read and analyze them instead

he gives off like that one english teacher you had who changed your life and helped you rekindle your love of reading after your gifted burnout yknow

but yeah i see him going into english lit to go be a teacher

and uoft would be perfect for that because it not only has i believe one of the largest libraries in north america, but also a really big teachers college once he’s done getting his bachelors

he also seems like he would be able to fit in in any environment, so i don’t see uoft’s size or atmosphere being a problem for him

kim gyuvin - toronto metropolitan university performance: acting

i saved the best for last

ik i literally just said that i wasn’t going to do performing arts for jiwoong but this is different

something about his performance during the musical segment of boys planet changed the way i viewed him forever

like??????? how is he that good for like the most random challenge ever

i think he’d be really good at acting seriously so anyways!

also tmu (formerly known as ryerson) is just a very fun vibe

it’s in the more downtown area of toronto compared to uoft and right by the entertainment district

the nightlife is so good and gyuvin would probably be the life of the party

tmu’s also like uoft’s funkier younger cousin so i think that fits his vibe well

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wangxianficfinder · 5 months

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Hello! I have a general question for the mods and for other folks who regularly rec here. Do you guys have some kind of personal tagging system (maybe in ao3 bookmarks or something?) that helps you remember what happens in what fic? I very often find myself thinking I can help answer a request but then I just can't find the fic I was thinking of. So how does everyone else keep track of them all? Thanks everyone!

I usually go off memory/frantically searching keywords the most, but I do have basic tags like Time Travel, Cloud Recess era, Modern AU, Single Parent LWJ/WWX, Oneshot...etc... I especially add them if i think it would fit in a certain comp.

I've noticed a lot of people write summaries/quotes in the notes section of their bookmark that helps remind them what happened in the fic, maybe that may help you?

- Mod C

I'm pretty much the same haha

I honestly don't have the energy for tagging, couple fics I tagged with 'made me cry' and couple more as 'favorite' 😂

~Mod L

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Anon said: For prev anon - I have a collection (favorite_wangxian_fics) which has a few fics I’ve done a lot of bookmark tagging for if they’d be interested in an example

balleyboley said: Idk how helpful this is, but I don't use tags at all! Instead, I add bookmark notes describing the detail that stood out most to me, or the scene I most often remember out of context or go hunting for. Notes like, "this is that trans wwx fic with that fingers in mouth scene you like" or "the one with the lotr inspired ending"

Anon said: For keeping track of fics I mostly use my personal archive of downloaded fic. They're ideally sorted into folders and subfolders by fandom > pairing > tropes > subtropes (like... mdzs > wangxian > modern au > getting together ) and I put descriptive keywords in the filename along with the author & fic title. ideally. I made it sound organized but half of my fic archive is actually uncategorized chaos lol.

I used to use delicious back in the day & then switched to pinboard (it's great) but actually combining the archive and organization locally wound up working better for me.

#mod c #answers

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literalite · 11 months

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asks

these r all the asks i got last night about the whole aesthetic discussion i'll answer in order of when i got them :p

truth b told if i started simblr like. today and knew nothing about photoshop then i'd probably be pretty demoralised too but also thats exactly how it was starting simblr anyway i just worked on it until i was happy w my skills... no one gave me a cheat code i just put time and effort into it

i agree with u im ngl like i do sincerely wish everyone had the opportunity to put hours and hours of their lives into learning how everything about this works if thats what they truly wanted. also if anything doing it solely by urself will make the process all the more time consuming but if u ask around for help people (including me! im down to help fr) will usually give it to u and that'll speed up the process more. being mad at me for having that is pointless what am i gna do go back in time and unlearn it all and for what? dsfghjk

okay i did see this being said a lot and uhhhh i was trying to understand it but like. i also don't. like ok with cluttered aesthetic build shots or yknow the odd landscape with heavy bloom shader on it i guess if ur looking at it completely from that pov yeah i guess it looks like some posts that "blow up" r just sort of the same shit. but the fact remains that its also it's good shit like anyone can clutter a room and take a photo of it what really counts here in my opinion anyhow is shot composition. and there's literally preestablished rules for this sort of thing u can google cinematography basics and get it for free... there's a whole field of study looking into what draws the human eye. like maybe the core concepts behind what makes a popular post popular is the same but thats because it just works. if u wanna shy away from that entirely but then complain about ur posts not being as popular then that's very much a u problem it doesn't have anything to do with the rest of us

amen these are my ocs wdym these are "sims" LOLLL these are the real people living in my head if i bust my ass making them look good then thats a choice i made

u can call this an empathy problem and try explain it to me more but i dont see how other people feeling insecure about what their current ability scales up to is any fault of mine or my problem to bend backwards to try fix... or even how i could. like is the standard high now yeah honestly it is. the learning curve was steep as hell when i first started as well. no disagreements here. but what am i supposed to do about it LMAO like i didn't create the human proclivity to be drawn to beauty i just ride off of it.

idk why i'm the bad guy for being honest for my reasoning behind what i do and don't reblog? lots of other people have been saying they dont really care about aesthetics which is great but if i said that i'd literally just be lying to you. i'm not gonna apologise for not lying... i like being able to see the passion and energy poured into the same video game we're all playing it's only natural to appreciate that- if that reads as passive aggression and u don't understand my stance that's fine by me

i would say for me personally try watch visual media that u can recognise as "beautiful" and not to shit on like. cw shows but i mean stuff that is marked by its cinematography being truly excellent. and just really examine how those set and lighting designers use angles and lighting and how the people filming and editing choose to frame their shots to achieve what works. hell looking at art helps with this too. look at other people's stuff on simblr analytically try to seriously work out why it appeals to people the way it does. ik u asked for editing tips but i think it really starts ingame you can have the most incredible editing style but it doesn't work if ur shot comp doesn't work then it'll won't hit as hard

take time to learn what most of the adjustment layers do on photoshop, and what all the blending layers look like, download other people's psds and play with them on top of ur shots to see what works! what u personally think looks good will be different from what i personally think looks good, i like dramatic lighting and muted colours and mid level contrast so not too strong but i can't speak for whether you will too. ALSO im a religious user of @/simmerstesia's psd set here i think a well chosen shot can be really elevated by using something like this to really give it that final polish

additionally if u have any like really specific questions or need some advice u can ask me on discord my dms are open like i can talk u thru it. promise it's not as daunting as it can look

#ask #reply #anonymous

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manonamora-if · 6 months

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i dont know if u feel up for it to answer but like... how do u handle negative comments and ratings and just people being negative about ur stuff? bc i have someone just being rude in comments or like notes and game folders on itch and its making me want to just delete everything and never show anyone anything anymore. or even have an acocunt on itch either.

Hi Anon,

I'm sorry you've been dealing with this, and that it took me so long to answer. I've been thinking about this for a while honestly. I've been writing a bunch of drafts for this one, because my answer seems to change with the day or my mood. Some of my stuff have had some strange interactions lately that's made me question whether I should stay on itch myself. I mean, I don't think I'll ever leave... there are too many fun jams I want to participate and, you know, to force people to play my weird stuff. But I've been more anxious about new stuff or updates I share recently.

I don't blame you for wanting an out. Some users will poison one's experience of a platform, that even opening the site would give them anxiety. It doesn't take much to have events or projects soured. Often, just a few rude words is enough to make accounts disappear without a word. And many platform don't have good safety nets (blocking, moderation, reports) to temper or avoid these situations. Many will have half-ass solutions that, at the end of the day, still allows interactions from blocked users. It's easy to wonder if all of this is worth it...

Anyway, the very boring and short answer to your question: it depends.

The probably as boring and long one is a bit of a ramble:

It depends on the day, or the mood I have. It's easier to deal with comments when I'm confident and things are going find; but I'd feel more hurt or have a harder time dealing with them when I'm a bit more morose (I think most people feel this way). I'll disregard any (even barely) negative points some days, only to take it into consideration a few days later. <- this especially during jam/comps time, just need time to digest criticism of any kind.

It also depends on the content of the comment, their tone, and intent of the commenter. Not all negative comments are on the same level. I've had negative comments in the past where the commenter was genuine, and really gave my stuff a shot, bringing interesting points or important concerns. And though it hurt a bit, because being told you made a mistake sucks, those helped me grow. But those are the good kinds of comments...

On the other hand, I try to disregard the trolls, and the abusive comments (towards my work or me), the ones where the engagement was clearly not done in good faith... you know, the ones who will literally tell me I've made the world worse by uploading my games on itch. Doesn't mean that it doesn't affect me at all*. Some of them really hurt or made me angry and frustrated, some have lingered for hours or days in my mind, a few made me close to delete stuff as well. Words are not just empty things without meaning... *I've had to block a few people both here and other places recently because of it, they had become so insistent on wanting to engage with me while bashing most of my work, my values or the few aspects of my identity that I've shared online.

It would be easy to say I just don't give them the time of day or any of my energy, or that I pretend they don't exist, because, if I do, then the trolls win. But that would be lying. Obviously.

Screaming to the void/a pillow or ranting to friends have helped get rid of my anger and frustration. I've laughed with others about some comments I got (usually the bad faith ones, some of them are funny in how sad/bad they were). I think what worked best for me was just turn off the computer and go outside for a bit. Or turned off the internet and play silly games on my phone. Or picked up a book. Or watch a movie. Essentially, any activity that would distract me from it and force me to take a break. And when none of this worked, because some trolls are just that insistent, blocking/deleting stuff*. *unfortunately, it's not always possible, see second paragraph again.

It does suck that you're kinda forced to grow a thicker skin to enjoy or even exist in those spaces, and I wish those would be friendlier... but I don't think social platforms/the internet is going in that direction anytime soon.

Maybe not super helpful to your decision, but borogove.io hosts IF games (without ratings or comments, though people can download the files), so does the IFDB through the IFArchive (but there are ratings/reviews there, also can be downloadable). I've seen other peeps host their stuff on neocities (no ratings/comments). None of those platforms are like itch, in the positives or the negative. Or just be old school, and email stuff.

#ask box #gosh I wish I had more concrete stuff to help #or a more positive mindset on things #but yea #I hope things get better for you anon #and that you find what's best for you!#lots of rambles #sorry

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3rdbogwitch2theleft · 8 months

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We're currently in season 2 of our Smallville rewatch (or first in my partner's case) so, largely from memory, here is my ranking of Smallville characters who should have been canonically queer listed on a scale from "Dude it was right there! I cannot fathom why you fumbled the ball here!" to "I mean I get why you didn't, but the subtext was loud". I might change my ranking after we finish the show.

1. First and most egregious we have Tess Mercer.

This woman is a lesbian.

Her second scene in the entire series is a square off with Lois in which Tess waits maybe 15 seconds before asking if Lois is into role play (to be fair, Lois is in a Spirit Halloween style french maid outfit at the time). Their tension remains severely homoerotic throughout the her time on the show.

They pair Tess with Oliver. They pair her with Zod. They give her the hots for Clark and none of it feels the least bit authentic. She is gay. Let this woman be gay.

2. Coming in at a close second is Chloe Sullivan.

Comp het is the only narrative explanation I can think of for why Chloe spent so much time pining for the obviously disinterested Clark when Pete was right there!

(Yes, I know that the actual reason is network demanded the love triangle, but I want an in-universe explanation, damn it)

Don't get me wrong, I remember her relationship to Jimmy being delightful, but "spent my teen years wanting someone who I knew didn't want me" is giving big "closeted and not ready to deal with my sexuality yet" energy.

Also her jacket choices in the early years feel distinctly sapphic to me, a sapphic who lived through this era.

Bonus: she and Lana could have ended up together and driven a stake right through that love triangle from hell.

3. Lois!

Lois is bi. Fight me.

Am I saying this just because I'm in love with her? No, but I'm gonna be real with you, it is a factor. It's just so obvious to me.

Let bygones be bygones and bi gals be bi gals

4. Clark Kent

Am I saying this just because I'm in love with him? No, but I'm gonna be real with you, it is a factor.

As the show went on, they dipped more and more heavily into the "super powers and kryptonite poisoning as queerness allegory" and it's... it's not great. But that's a whole other post. I just think that if you make listen to a character earnestly describe herself as her bestie's "krypto hag" when talking him through an issue he's having with his sex life AND you make your first on screen lesbian a homicidal shape shifter the least you can do is make your allegorically queer main guy actually bisexual.

Let bygones be bygones and bi guys be bi guys

Also it would kinda explain why he looked the other way about Lex's deeeeeply creepy behaviors for so long. He had the same blind loyalty to Lex that he had to Lana. While I do not ship them especially in the early seasons (Clark is a teen and Lex is in early 20s for the first 4 years of the friendship, that's a big nope for me) Clark having a crush on his morally dubious older friend would explain a lot.

Clark, that grown man is bribing a government agent for your mom's medical records. He is not you friend!

5. Lana Lang

I just think it would have been neat. As I mentioned under the Chloe section I would have really liked it if she and Chloe had ended up together.

Also Lana's journey from damsel in distress (that poor kid is in so. much. distress.) to morally complex love interest to superhero in her own right could also have been a really cool exploration of gender identity.

While I know the average TV writer in the 2000s first association the the word "binary" was likely "code" rather than "gender", non-binary Lana Lang would have slapped.

6. Lex Luthor

Lex is the official recipient of the "I completely get why they didn't make this canon, but the subtext was loud" award.

Lex is manipulative, duplicitous, obsessive, and predatory. (In other words, just another billionaire amiright) Making him canonically gay or bi would have reinforced some extremely harmful stereotypes and given how popular the show was in its time, I am very glad they didn't do this.

That said, he's just so obsessed with Clark and he loooves to compare himself to Alexander the Great.

And a season 6 (when everyone is adults) toxic, chaotic Clark/Lana/Lex throuple would have been amazing. The secrets! The betrayals! Certainly beats the canonical Lex/Lana doomed abusive marriage and ride on the ever present Clark/Lana merry-go-round.

Lex also made a clone combining his DNA with Clark's. Fellas....

Honorable mention: Oliver Queen

I don't have a narrative reason.

Maybe the fact that he was paired with first 3 people on this list at different points in the series just gives him a bit of bi/pan 4 bi/pan energy.

I also just think it would have been fun. And I like fun.

#smallville rewatch #the image function was giving me grief so here's a long ass text post for your wednesday night enjoyment #characters that should have been queer #long post

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Before I thought that segregation by sex in schools is kinda puritanism-driven and is a remnant of conservatism across Europe, specifically the UK, but now, as a teacher myself, I really see how it can benefit students.

I teach kids a variety of things one can use a PC for, like creating games, apps, the basics of classic school programming etc. As much as I hate it, it's always many more boys than girls in class - due to comp sci being associated with male gender role, so sons are more likely to be enrolled in the course by their parents than daughters and all that. So I'm used to teaching boys-only classes now.

Oh what chaos it is to teach such a class. No energy left after a couple of hours. But I'm not complaining (I'm complaining), or rather, that's not my point. When it's just boys, it's absolute havoc to my brain, yes, nonetheless it feels balanced. They all, or almost all, speak loudly, sing another trending meme song and crack unfunny jokes. It takes away from the lesson, of course, but as long as they all do it, the overall pacing remains the same. They all process new knowledge to the best of their current abilities as chaotic fifth grades who are sometimes interested in the final outcome of their work (be it a game, an edited picture, or an app). Not all they could do if I was better at maintaining discipline, but probably all they can do not feeling totally bossed around.

But! Once a girl or two join the class, it all feels out of place. Unlike boys, they focus for longer periods of time; they don't feel the need to use their phone once every 3 minutes; and yeah, definitely quieter, too.

That makes them better learners - not because they have some unique female gene of genius, but because their socialization led them to behaving better in class, hence listening more attentively to the teacher, hence processing new information faster and better.

So what happens when there are girls in class? Good third the time, they sit there with nothing to do, staring at their screens, waiting for their male classmates to finish messing around and listen to me for the fourth time, because their attention span didn't allow to hear the whole explanation at once, which is why they can't finish the task (don't know how). I saw this happening in a class with children of 7-8 yrs, of 9-11 yrs, and 12-13 yrs. I heard my (male) colleagues say things like "I have a miracle of a class with most girls, they are so quiet and focused, working so hard".

I wish I could give them extra work, but it's not always possible. At their age, let's say reading a tutorial and following it can be much harder than an adult can imagine it can be. So I'd have to, idk, split and try to basically teach two different classes at once, which will result to my brain frying and to kids hardly following anyway (I tried, yes). And I can't just be like, "anywho boys, Lily has already finished the task you slow pokes, so idgaf you fucked around in the meantime, we're gonna continue whether you understood or not".

And istg this pisses me off! Girls just don't make the most out of lessons because of boys who happen to be in the same class with them. Don't get me wrong, I don't blame the boys. Kids will be kids, I get it. But I just wish girls got a chance to study in a more suitable environment that would help them work to their full potential, without others forcing them to fall behind and waste study time.

Oh how I wish to teach a girls-only class one day. But for that to happen, parents should stop thinking of comp sci extra curriculum classes as "boys' activity" first, at the very least 😔

#idek how to tag this #teaching #???#feminism #guess that's feminism

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behindthewox · 16 days

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So, previous anon here but I felt like I just had to say this, but it wasn't in-line with SEO blogs, so it's seperate!

Anyway! WoX, to me, is a hobby. A hobby that I put time and effort into, and spend hours in perfecting and enjoying. When I don't feel like enjoying it or in the slumps? I take a step back, but make sure I finish what I started, since I know that I'd get gratification from it later.

Most people also spend money for their hobbies, whether it be maintenance or upgrading their experience with new items! Like artists buying sketchbooks, paints, drawing tablets, or art programs. Readers and their splurging on books and Kindles. Or my one cousin who loves guitars and constantly buys a frankly outrageous amount of picks he will never use. It just makes him happy!

So, I really don't see the point in people demonizing others when buying status, VIP, or ad-free. Or complaining how some people put too much effort and importance into WoX. Of course there are limits, as there are to everything! At the same time, though, you really don't have to spend money if you don't want to. Sure, your experience might not be as great, but so many people are doing just fine without.

Plus, there are chances for free VIP or status' with being gifted them, or annual status comps. It's not like it's impossible to have a good experience regardless if that's what you want. Money has to be spent somewhere to keep the sites open. If you think its an exuberant price, then don't spend it.

If you think that some people are putting in way too much effort or time on sites, let them be. You don't have to. For a lot of people stuck in their houses for one reason or another, this is a perfect social hobby to get into. If you came here to just RP or whatnot, no one's stopping you! Others enjoy the responsibility and job aspect of it too!

Again, like I said before, there can be instances where status' can seem to be too much money. You can just choose not to spend the money, since it's not something you have to spend money on if you want. Status comps could offer that status, and just because you don't have a status---doesn't mean you can't RP or anything.

Also, there definitely people who spend way too much money, or people that put waaayyyy too much importance on sites. That's their choice at the end of the day, and it's up to you to choose how you curate your experience.

Not every digital artist uses Wacom tablets or iPads. Not every digital artist uses Clip Studio Paint or Procreate. Sometimes they post their stuff on X, or Instagram, or Tumblr, or YouTube, or TikTok.

All of this to say; WoX is a hobby that everyone has a different level of engagement into it. It's up to you how much energy, time, and effort you want to put into it, but don't put down or make fun of others when they want to go the nine yards. I'm honestly pretty embarrassed sometimes to admit I really love my job and time on WoX (even with all the downs) because of all the current and ex WoX-ers shitting on it.

But, yeah! Curate your experience, and if you don't like it, change it and see if it works. If you decide it's not worth it, then it's not worth it. Change what's horrible, but let others live. It's just a hobby, after all.

This is a long one so I'm posting it as is, without responding or adding to it.

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unaplays · 4 months

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✨ Navia Geo DPS Build ✨

🌕 I wasn't originally gonna pull for Navia but I was experiencing burn out with Genshin with no new character to build. I had planned to pull for either Nahida or C1 Neuvillette but when Navia's banner dropped, she seemed fun and overall just a very pretty character. As someone who takes pleasure in admiring character's design through game photography, I finally gave in to temptation and decided to just pull for her. If I lost, I'd keep it for other character.

🌕 Turns out, I got Navia and she easily made me relive my old glory days of being a Ningguang main. Being a geo character who doesn't scale off def like Itto or Noelle makes her versatile in terms of team comps. I can literally switch her out with Ningguang using the same team and she's good to go.

🌕 Disclaimer: This build is not perfect and by no means should be treated as a rigid rule. I just share what I have tested in game and what I know works for me. So always do your own research and take my guide with that note in mind!

Artifact Set

🌕 Navia's BiS set comes at the same time as her release. Nighttime Whispers easily caters to her kit as her main source of damage comes from her skill. She also gets geo damage bonus from the 4 pc set while she's protected by crystallize shield.

🌕 But if you don't have a good 4 pc Nighttime Whispers on hand right now, you can use other mix sets in the mean time such as:

4 pc Golden Troupe (in quick swap team)

2 pc atk% (Gladiator/Shimenawa/Vermilion/Echoes) 2 pc Golden Troupe

2 pc atk% 2 pc atk% (Gladiator/Shimenawa/Vermilion/Echoes)

2 pc Archaic Petra 2 pc atk% (Gladiator/Shimenawa/Vermilion/Echoes)

2 pc Archaic Petra 2 pc Golden Troupe

🌕 Here are the stats:

Artifact stats: atk% sands, geo damage bonus goblet, crit circlet

Ratio to follow: 1:3 crit ratio with >70% crit rate (her damage is typical one shot, so she has to crit all the time otherwise it would be a dps lost), >2.000 atk, >130% ER (with double geo in the team)

Team Composition

🌕 Since Navia scales off atk just like many other dps, she can easily benefit from the OG Genshin support such as Bennett and 2 pyro resonance. She's basically the 5* version of Ningguang from the team to her stats. Just note that Navia will rely a lot on crystallize production as gaining crystallize will increase her stack which will emphasize her damage output. So put another element that can create crystallize reaction (anything except dendro and anemo).

🌕 The 2 geo 2 pyro party is her most popular team comp for the moment as she gets buffed from 2 element the resonance. But you can also put her with another element or even hyper carry team with Furina and Mona.

🌕 A little tip from me: Don't bring more than 2 element in the team as it can mess up with the crystallize reaction. It's something that I learned trying to bring 3 elements (hydro, pyro, geo) in her team and before Navia can produce any crystallize, the element aura on enemies had disappeared first because of vaporize reaction thus the crystallize production becomes inconsistent.

Weapon Choice

🌕 Navia (and many other Fontaine dps) are relatively f2p friendly when it comes to weapon choices. She can even use weapons with energy recharge stats on them and will still perform just fine. The easiest weapon to obtain is craftable from early game, and if you had the chance to finish the event Roses and Muskets, Ultimate Overlord also works amazing as it covers her ER needs and gives a bounty of atk% bonus.

🌕 Left to right:

Verdict (signature and BiS)

Serpent Spine (battle pass exclusive)

Ultimate Overlord's Mega Magic Sword (event exclusive)

Wolf's Gravestone (5* weapon available on standard banner)

Prototype Archaic (craftable)

Favonius Greatsword

Sacrificial Greatsword

Talent Priority

🌕 I would recommend on prioritizing her skill first, and then you can level up the rest until 6 just to help a little with her damage while her skill is on cooldown. Tbh the damage multiplier isn't that great but it's still much appreciated.

So that’s pretty much my Navia build. Feel free to ask me questions if you have any through my ask box or just leave comment on this post and I’ll respond right away!

Don’t forget to check out my other builds here!

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