#i would love to hear what you think btw!

[thegempage]

a scene that may or may not exist like this in a fic i have yet to write

"So..."

You pretend not to hear him. The Prince is sitting on the stonework just above you; if his voice didn't give him away, the purple boots that land on the ground next to you would. You were given explicit instructions not to speak with him, and considering you like having your head attached to your shoulders and not mounted on a wall where you have a sneaking suspicion they once had one of your relatives, teeth forced open in a snarl you've never really liked pulling, you intend to stick to that instruction. One of the maids told you about him in advance anyway; he's literally all bark and no bite, according to the servants about to rotate out, the ones who have been here the longest, he'll talk your ear off and understands if you don't respond.

("It's unfortunate," one of the other knights had mused, fiddling with ropes and knots while she showed you around. "You can tell he just wants to talk to someone, but he must've caught wind of the fact that we're not supposed to respond because he doesn't even talk like you're there. It's best to just let him get it out and he'll leave you alone.")

"This summer heat has been a real bitch. You'd think they'd give a guy some cooler clothes to work with when the sun literally lights shit on fire if the windows aren't open in the afternoons but nah, too easy, make him work for pants that aren't a thousand degrees."

You can't say you were expecting him to be so... foul mouthed. What appears to be two pant legs land next to the boot, suspiciously unconnected to a waistband.

"The name's Dave, by the way. I know you're probably a stickler for not calling me that because everyone Mom and Dad sends is a stickler for being all formal or whatever --" A cape flutters to the ground and you think he finally settles "-- but if you don't have a stick up your ass consider this official permission to just call me Dave."

(So much for acting like you're not there.)

"You seem different than the other knights they send, but in a cool way. Like, usually they send these big muscly types who talk about how great of a vacation this is. And they're nice and all, but you're actually taking this seriously, so clearly you've got something going on or Mom and Dad wouldn't have strangled you with it."

He says it so, so casually. It makes your blood run cold. You tense, your grip tightening on your sword pommel; you'd never strike at the Prince (you're not dumb enough to do that), but it's comforting to know you're armed.

"Don't sweat it, I'm not going to ask. Even if you could respond that's kind of a dick move. We're just locked up here together, you know? Those guys all have families and pubs they get to go back to with big bonuses and stories about how the crows follow the crown prince wherever he goes after a month, but I've been here my whole life. I don't know how long they've got you here, but considering you're standing right in front of the hallway to me and Rose's rooms I've gotta assume it's a while."

Rose must be the princess. You continue to stare straight ahead and do a pretty alright job of not jumping out of your skin when two hands descend and pull your helmet off. You didn't even -- You know you put that on correctly this morning, how the fuck did he --

"Rose has been showing me some tricks," he seems to answer your internal question. "Good job not slapping me, though, some of the knights they put here have a nasty habit of almost breaking my nose when I sneak up on them. Which, fair enough --" the Prince jumps down from the stonework and you see him for the first time, unfortunately, "-- they don't expect me to know about all of the little buckles it takes to put these suits on, even though a kid could probably figure it out."

The Prince is taller than you, as your gaze laser focused ahead allows you to see. The emblem of Derse is stitched across his tunic and his outfit seems to be missing a few pieces, especially his pants from the knees down. He fiddles with your helmet as he stands in front of you, and you don't even need to expand your senses to know he's staring at you. The one thing you can't tell is with what intent. You don't think he's malicious, perhaps curious? Your grandmother would tease that your scales show when you're nervous, but that was only with magic sight, could he have such an ability? His hands are darker than yours, especially against the clean silver of your helmet, and his nails are manicured and painted a muted red. When he taps them on the metal, you can just barely hear the sound of them making contact. He breathes in like he wants to say something, but lets it out, and the two of you stand in silence.

You dare a peek. No head movement, nothing that disrespectful, but your eyes trail up to see his face. His eyes are hidden behind round, dark pieces of glass spun together with gold wire, but you can't shake the idea that he's watching you; his hair is carefully cut and styled, the late afternoon giving him a sort of halo. His expression is carefully and meticulously put together to be neutral; you can't tell what he's hiding, but you know he's hiding something.

"Just once," he says, holding out your helmet. "Talk to me once. Just tell me your name."

You hesitate. His hand is shaking and he doesn't want you to know. So you don't; you take your helmet, eyes straight ahead with it held at your side, and you say only, "Karkat Vantas."

He smiles. "Nice to meet you, Karkat."

And then he leaves.

#little rock.txt #homestuck #ciaran does the art #writing #i would love to hear what you think btw! #i don't. know how to explain this jkfsdlafjk #there's a lot of lore happening. don't worry about it #focus on them meeting for the first time #future davekat implied #also. ngl. ywdmp has me considering making this soldavekat. but for now have these two #fairytale au

[somestarstuff]

was messing around with chatgpt and i have some incredible news which is that dungeons and daddies cannot be replaced nor perceived by ai i don’t think

#what in the AU is this #i only vaguely understand how the language model stuff works so like how did it even come up with this lmao #who is Mr Sword #why are there two Henry's #so many questions #dndads #dungeons and daddies #btw i did it a second time and in that one Darryl is gay so you know what? canon #also i am asking it more questions and i think its idea of what this podcast is a completely separate podcast #would love to hear more about that

[baejax-the-great]

Back on r/AO3 and I'm about to write a fucking etiquette book for how to comment

#and this is not about long vs short vs emoji comments #this is about what you actually choose to say to total strangers #the current debate on that sub is whether it is rude to comment on a fic only to gush about the commissioned art #I don't know who needs to hear this but commenting on a fic and not talking about the fic at all is rude #that's the long and the short of it #going onto a fic to talk about something random or your friend oryour fic or some art and saying nothing about the story in front of you #that is rude #it is always rude #r/aO3 seems to believe that commenters can do no wrong #which is an insane take btw #but every fucking interaction on AO3 is a social interaction #you are engaging with strangers #and nobody would stand in line at a book signing and tell the author 'I really loved the cover art' and say nothing else #if they did everyone would think that person was wack #including the fucking authork

[mtt-burger-emporium]

thinking about chara and the implications of the line "chara hated humanity. why, they never said..." like ok i KNOW something was happening at home. chara baby you didn't deserve that shit i'm so glad you fell down a thousand feet in a cave hole and right into the arms of people who would keep you fed roof over your head and would never raise their hand against you. "eradicate humanity" you're 10 years old how about eradicating your shitfucked surface fam by calling cps first

#soda.txt #chara #(ok idk if this will work but LEEEENGTHY discussion of child abuse below) #ok listen hear me out on this- i know the initial interpretation is a sui attempt WHICH I ALSO AGREE WITH- BUT LISTEN #i believe there was something else going on leading to the whole ''eradicate humanity'' bit and the obvious answer is an unsafe homelife #well. at least for me. #being around people (or perhaps adults) who hurt you and make you feel unsafe in a place where you should be welcomed with open arms and- #a promise of care would probably make any child feel like all of humanity was (in simple terms) cruel and uncaring #so hearing about somewhere they could GET AWAY FROM THAT? of course they'd take that opportunity and run. #chara was just lucky enough to fall into a place that pulled them out of the ideology of ''all of humanity is cruel'' #because the dreemurrs were kind and patient enough to take them in and give them a new family #and wouldn't anyone want that? #for the part of The Plan (the buttercups) i think.. i think that one was formed by the idea that chara felt obligated to- #pay the dreemurrs back for their kindness. not that the dreemurrs would have made them. just by their own mental code. #what better way to pay a kind family back- one that took you in and cared for you like one of their own- then by forming a plan to- #set their people free? #they've been stuck down there for so long. they've wanted to feel the sun for SO LONG. why not give yourself up to grant that dream? #idk if these thoughts are coherent. LOL sorry i kinda just started saying words huh #but its ok. #feel free to ask me questions ab my interp of chara btw teehee ^_^ i love talking about chara they're my favorite theyre so silly #ok now for the proper tags on this bitch #chara undertale #chara dreemurr #child abuse mention #suicide mention #tw child abuse #safeutdr #OH ANALYSIS TAG UHHH UMM #🧪lab notes

[maddy-ferguson]

controversial opinion but i dont think the duffers set up byler well, lets be real most of the fandom outside of our echo chamber doesn't think byler is going to become canon. and like idk but i agree that they should have at least broken up mlvn and resolved the monologue issue (preferably not include it even) if they were going for the byler route. same for will's importance or even mike's importance for the plot. removing them from the show's main narrative doesn't make a good case for their importance in the story in the penultimate, esp when they received minimum screentime in this season. it's not the audience's fault to think mlvn is endgame or will or mike are unimportant when the way they've been handled were lackluster and when cali plot.... Was Like That. plus they gave it all to el's character lol. ofc ppl gonna think she's the protagonist when she was the one who opened the gate and created vecna and when mike spends the entire season talking about her. redpill but it's not making much sense here when the narrative is criticized in the byler fandom, acting like the writers did a perfect job in terms of setup is just being wilfully blind atp.

i think people not expecting it is the point though. like yeah it's obvious because when they did the same thing on a smaller scale with nancy's love triangle at the end of season 1 (her spending most of the season with jonathan them bonding and her and steve fighting but then still being together in the epilogue) most people could see that jonathan and nancy were gonna be together and not one person was called delusional for thinking that. but i really think the juxtaposition is the point, it's a queer couple so even with a similar storyline people don't expect it because of heteronormativity etc which is kind of depressing but it's also what's gonna make it happening even better...#imho

for the monologue, obviously i don't ENJOY IT but i don't hate it because i think it's interesting for el? whether you think she believed him or not, whether or not you think she was gonna break up with him at sbp, i think having him tell her he loves her makes it so no one can be like "but if mike had said he loved her everything would've been fine!" i like them going all the way in that sense. i think it's good for us as an audience to have that, this way there's no what ifs. it makes it apparent that their relationship couldn't be fixed by mike saying i love you and also that their fight in lenora wasn't only about mike and about their relationship, like mike never thought she was a monster that was all el, and him telling her that she's not a monster won't fix that internal struggle for her. and it also won't help her grow beyond the monster/superhero dichotomy.

i don't like will and mike being away from the supernatural plot either but yk i do think it's because they're important for the resolution of that storyline and that that's also supposed to come as a surprise. for mike well i don't actually know that he is, but i certainly know will is and i think they did set that up pretty well. he's not in episode 7 but they reveal that the upside down is frozen on the day he disappeared, he's in hawkins for five minutes but the season ends with him talking about his connection to vecna and everyone and their mother is reminded of the fact that will is a vital part of the supernatural plot. people don't necessarily think he's gonna be the key to resolving the upside down and vecna thing for good (no matter what that looks like, i'm expecting it to be both el and will because it kind of is the el show + we'll fix it together + lucas and erica (siblings) being the mvps of the basketball game and the dnd game that has a lot of foreshadowing in episode 1 etc) because el's the one who's always done it pretty much by herself...but it's also never worked. not for long anyway. i would say that like byler (but not as shocking because it's not someone assumed to be straight turning out to be gay) it's supposed to make people go oh why have i never thought of that of course will would be an integral part of the ud resolution this makes so much sense!!! when it happens. and characters also always expect el to be the one to fix it just like they don't expect byler to happen. meta.

and again i don't LOVE mike and will's thing being the conversational roadtrip only in season 4, but i get why they did it like i see the vision. i see where you're coming from and i agree that most people not seeing byler coming isn't necessarily their fault (even though i said it's similar to nancy's s1 triangle and everyone expected it then. nancy never gave steve an i love you i've loved you forever i'll love you forever speech, major difference), i really think it's NOT supposed to be that obvious. even though it is kind of. i get wishing they had broken up mlvn in volume 2 and i certainly would've liked not having to see bylers be called delusional 24/7 but i think mlvn breaking up would've made byler endgame wayy too obvious and if they wanted it to be obvious to the girls that get it only i think they've accomplished that. same with will and the supernatural plot. and everyone is free to not like it still, i just don't think that means the set up isn't good.

very last paragraph. i don't think everything they've ever written is perfect. i don't even think every decision that's been made by the st team regarding WILL's queerness is perfect like (this is another conversation) having noah deny the gay allegations on will's behalf a month before having him say oh yeah he is gay it's obvious is crazy to me it's no surprise that people feel like it's an afterthought and like byler is never gonna happen. even though i obviously disagree with them. fin.

#parenthesis inception #obviously i think the monologue is also interesting for mike and for byler and for will depending on how they deal with it in s5 (can you #imagine hearing your bff that you happen to be in love with tell your new sister who saved your life a bunch of times that he's in love #with her that's bad enough but also that his life started the day he met her which also happens to be about 24 hours after your life change #4ever in the worst possible way like you were fighting for your life in the ud and he makes it sound like #he was having a great time and falling in love and yeah he was #looking for you but also finding himself a girlfriend and that's the thing he'll remember for the rest of his life. you're being mean stop #it wouldn't even be enough in this situation like i would have a very hard time believing that my bff i'm in love with loves me back or #even cares about me at all. but yk i'm not the duffer brothers' oc who knows what they'll do) #el fixing it and it not lasting long is also true of everyone trying to fight the ud with guns btw like yeah nancy is very badass and it's #great that she...likes firearms? idk. idk how to say it but i get that it's a positive thing for her character but at the end of the day #vecna literally walked away lmao like that was not a win #ask

[coquelicoq]

through a series of events that i believed to be harmless while they were happening, my ex is now the proud owner of a browser window exclusively containing maybe 10 tabs of ao3 i opened sometime last year. i have no memory of the specific fics, and probably most of them i had not yet read, but i am positive at least some percentage of them are E-rated. it's possible there's no kinky shit, but not impossible. to preserve both of our dignity i am pretending not to remember what is in the tabs at all, and he's not saying anything about it. but i remember enough. i remember enough.

#hahaha! this is fine. #the last conversation about sex that i had with this man with whom i had a lot of sex in the 2010s #was last year when i told him that he could tell me anything he wanted about his love life EXCEPT i didn't want to hear about sex. #now this. sorry dude. i really did not think this would happen! #i wish i could remember like what ships would be represented in this tab collection but all i know for sure is wangxian #i recently visited him and met his new girlfriend and this is how i repay him lol #i am not going to talk about which kinks might have been in there but there are a few possibilities #that i really do not want him specifically to know about lol #well who knows. maybe he'll become a wangxian fanboy and months from now i'll be getting a heartfelt thank-you #for introducing him to the greatest love story of all time #(this has a 0.0001% chance of happening btw. but let's pretend.)

[m00ngbin]

this is an absolutely bonkers question i get that but did you get tylerpilled from me or were you already a tyler fan before we started following each other. the only reason im asking is like NOBODYYYYYY likes cherry bomb except for me i feel like grhjgbjhrbjgrbgrhj immaculate taste either way :-)

NONO ITS NOT BONKERS AT ALL

ALSO YEAH LMAO I DID GET TYLERPILLED FROM YOU I HAD NO IDEA WHO HE WAS BEFORE I STARTED FOLLOWING YOU AND THEN I SAW YOUR PINNED POST AND I WAS LIKE "OH WHO IS THIS" AND HERE WE ARE

#thank you for infecting me and letting me know who he is btw #i woild not be the man i am today otherwise #i was obsessed with IGOR for like three months (and actually i still am) and then i was like “well yk i love this album i should probably #branch out and hear some of his other stuff“ #and so i started bottom to top #I SHOULD MENTION THAT IT DIDNT TAKE ME THREE MONTHS TO FINALLY LISTEN TO HIS OTHER STUFF THAT WOULD BE CRAZY #ALSO YEAH IM OBSESSED WITH CHERRY BOMB #this might be the worst thing ever but the first time i ever listened to the song in your pinned post #i remember thinking “isnt this the guy that sang the grinch song” bc that was the only thing id ever heard by him before that #“the song in your pinned post” ITS IGOR WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT #IGORS THEME I AM SUCH A FAKE FAN #dying bye #NO THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING

[woolydemon]

i am so apathetic to popular male transformers characters, but i have a simple trick to make me care abt them: i turn them into robot women then i suddenly start seeing their appeal

#grimlock would be so awesome as a butch woman. DO YOU HEAR ME DOES ANYBODY HEAR ME HELLOOOO #also crazy in depth conversation i had abt this made me think abt why i get rlly. apathetic abt popular tf characters #esp when i realize all the popular characters im Whatever abt are all men #but i always have interest in the female ones and also the niche little weird guys #you are looking at rare scrounge fan. rare wheelie fan. and Number 1 Fan of Blurr* #*when hes a dorky weird anxious guy. yknow the ones ppl dont care abt bc hes “annoying” and “ugly” #i dont give as much of a shit abt the handsome cocky racer blurrs #i realize. because tf fandom has a weird thing abt only caring abt how attractive a character is #and tends to gravitate to male characters for that aspect #like lets be real here. there is such a high priority in this fandom for what characters look best in porn. im right. #and ppl love the yaoi robots for that. #and i. am on the aroace spectrum. and do not find as much attraction in men (though i do sometimes. just less so) #so this doesnt appeal to me #so i find myself so incredibly apathetic or a hater to a lot of the tf fandom bc of this #in turn i do not care so much for the popular characters or straight up see them as red flags (admittedly im a bit irrational for this tho) #a lot of times i get a feeling like “ok whats so special abt this guy. its just another conventionally attractive man" it feels boring to m #so that might explain why i become more interested in these characters if they arent men #this is all being said from a nonbinary person that leans more transmasc btw. just noting that. #rando thoughtz

[plutosnotebook]

i’m begging you guys to create a silly au/crossover with your friend(s) where your ocs are roommates it’s so much fun

#bonus points if your ocs are from wildly different genres or universes btw #also i’d love to hear about your ocs / crossovers if you do this!!! #not forced obviously!!! #but please pleasee feel free to send me what you come up with i think it would be really fun

[skrunksthatwunk]

hey @bucketofcowboys i actually did it

refs under the cut

so this is the post i saw

and i looked up the caption to try and find a fuller version of it. this was the only one i could find:

which as you can see, is uh. nearly comedically low res. but i'm a big girl and i love women so i plowed forward nonetheless

anyway none of that's very important i just thought it was silly. and so my journey concludes

#I LOVE WOMENNNNN #rgg #ryu ga gotoku #skrunkart #yakuza #like a dragon #majima goro #goromi #goro majima #ykz #I LOVE DRAWING THIS KINDA HAIRSTYLE LIKE THE SHARP ANGLED BOB AUGH #unironically one of my favorite hair archetypes #anyway. here's some goromi content for you. again #listen i've been thinking about her okay. what a woman #also..... those gloves...... #listen. LISTEN. hear me out i #also i uh. i think there's supposed to be some kinda elaborate necklace there. truthfully i didn't want to do it so i didn't. yes it woulda #fucked but no i was too weak for it. i am not good at jewelry design okay leave me alone #and it basically would be design bc it's like 14 pixels in the original image. anyway #BTW I DIDNT PUT THAT COMMUNITY LABEL ON THERE. IM GETTING IT REVIEWED. WHAT THE HELL

[syntheticpaperd0ll]

ruby gloom should have been my lesbian awakening as a 6 year old but no i had to think i was a gay transmasc before anything good could happen

(lighthearted post no hate to gays or transmascs or gay transmascs)

#in order to get to me you must defeat my six evil previous gender identities #i dont rlly expect many if any of my current mutuals to know what the hell im talking about btw #if you do i love you i am politely forcing you to binge (re)watch the entire show with me <3333 #i love ruby gloom so much you guys have no idea #i was so normal about that as a kid i think that was probably my first media obsession #also i think ruby misery and iris would all be lesbians and maybe together #i like that idea #ruby you are better than skull boy do you hear me #ruby gloom

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

Ari :(( I’m thinking of getting in a water balloon fight with gojo it would be so cute. He’d be laughing the whole time and be like :(( when you get him. As if he isn’t the tallest biggest target. He loves hearing you laugh and seeing you smile. Suguru might be on the side reading a book but he eventually gets roped in

🥺🥺🥺 REMMMM……… how could you do this to me. he’s the cutest!!!!! he would love it sm!!!!!! and pls him getting all pouty every time he gets hit 😭😭 wants you to go easy on him even though he’s literally showing you no mercy……. smhsmh. AND HE LOVES YOUR SMILE AND LAUGH SO TRUEE i can imagine him watching you giggle when you get him and he wants to get pouty but he can’t help but grin 😔😔 just loves being childish with you.

……. i can also imagine suguru watching you both with a small smile, content to soak in the sun and feed off your joy…. until satoru ”accidentally” throws a balloon his way and gets the pages of his new book wet 😐😐 (satoru gets a time-out to think about his actions and neither of you are allowed to have water fights for like a month)

#sugu is unfortunately the type of bf to unironically try and give you a time-out but i think it’s fine <333 he’s Normal <3333 #he would prob only do it w satoru though….. #”stay in the guest room and think about what you’ve done.” <- he says while making tea and slicing fruit for toru to snack on #they make me so happy 😭 #rem ur poly stsg thoughts are always the best… tysm for the food 🍽🍽 #if satoru had behaved sugu would absolutely have joined you btw and he would’ve destroyed you both #he’s the king of any kind of physical activity i fear….. 😔😔 #toru gets a water balloon straight to the face and you get one around your collarbone bc sugu likes to hear you squeal and giggle <33 #i love them #ask tag ✩ #rem !! ✩

[casinoquartet]

i am SO TRIED of writing essays why can't they just let me write about block people

#insert me complaining here . why cant they just let me write about pre s4 ash and red being perfect for the noir trope #like. listen to me . their whole 'i dont trust you' dynamic they had in s3 and the power dynamics would work So well in noir themes #maybe im just nostalgic for s3 but like !! man noir would be such a great way to explore those concepts in a gritty way #but like #with the addition of character development and forced proximity #like. the aesthetic of s3 while incorporating a bit of s4 in there . in a sense #i do have an idea but idk if i could do it justice since i suck at writing. violent/dark things #it always ends up more Horror and abstract so </3 #but i am sure Someone out there might wanna hear it #<- this is ask bait btw . send me asks i love asks #anyways #its late rn and i wrote like 4 essays #and i am sleepy !!!!! #and this is what you get when i am sleepy . long tags #im probs gonna hit the sack now but . yeah i just think it would be interesting #bc i see s3 swagdoons in a different realm/space as s4 swagdoons #so :p #yea!!!

[match-your-steps]

Ok I always thought the "I am ---" trilogy and the Clé trilogy were two separate things but I've also always been confused by "I am YOU," the featured track from the final "I am ---" album. Like, it's sweet and all, and it makes a little sense (the line "I see myself in you" really clears things up for that one tbh), but it's never really felt like a resolution.

If I think about it, though, the Clé trilogy seems to be another identity-finding journey that centers on separating your identity from others. I don't mean, like, uniqueness, but rather not relying on others for your sense of identity. If I'm right, then Clé is actually a continuation of the "I am ---" albums.

However, the I am WHO album kind of doesn't fit very well here, because the main featured track is "My Pace," which is about not paying attention to like. peer pressure and stuff and doing the things you want to how you want to do them instead without comparing yourself to others. That kind of feels like it fits better with the whole separating self from others thing Clé has going on.

I vaguely remember hearing that the other song they were considering making the main track for I am WHO was "Awkward Silence," which, don't get me wrong, I LOVE that song, but it does not fit the vibe of the album so I'm kind of glad they did not do that, but it's also about not feeling pressured in social situations.

I guess you could say "My Pace" and "Awkward Silence" fit the progression of the "I am ---" albums, in a way, because they're starting to realize who they are, but I feel like they're too far ahead for having a whole 'nother album left. To be honest, I've always thought "Question" fits the vibes the best.

Anyways, I have a sort of theory for how the progression goes and ties together between these 6 albums:

I am NOT - hold on a minute who do I really want to be? what do I want in life? are the things I want really the things people tell me I should/do?

Representative songs: "NOT!" "Awaken"

I am WHO - if I'm not who everyone says I am, then who am I? (starts discovering self a bit)

Representative songs: "WHO?" "Question"

I am YOU - forming a good relationship (of any kind; could be significant other, friend, parent, whatever), or perhaps returning to one. it could be like a new relationship they're very happy with or it could be reaching an understanding with the people they rejected in I am NOT. part of their identity comes from this relationship. a large part of their identity, actually, probably, because like. it's. I am you. uh yeah

Representative songs: "YOU." "I am YOU" "Hero's Soup"

Clé 1: MIROH - whoah guys I'm pretty rad amirite

Representative songs: "MIROH" "Victory Song" "Boxer"

Clé 2: Yellow Wood - wait actually something is wrong? life is not as easy as I thought (kind of like that)

Representative songs: "Side Effects" "TMT" (not gonna count any of the mixtapes bc they're really more like singles that just happened to be released in this album)

Clé: LEVANTER - I defined myself too much by my relationship with this person (maybe the person from I am YOU) and lost sight of what I wanted for myself, so when they left me (possibly in Clé 2) I no longer knew what I to do. However, I now realize this and can take hold of my desires for myself.

Representative songs: "STOP" "Levanter" (most of the other songs carry similar 'I'm gonna do what I want now' sentiments, however, they do not include the same ideas about breaking free as "Levanter" and "STOP," while it also does not in words, the fact that it is pretty close to being the same song as "Road Not Taken" from Clé 2 but with mostly different lyrics indicates a connection to the unsureness of that album with a sense of moving on from it)

From the resolution of the Clé albums, most of their albums follow a trend of confidence, like that in Clé: MIROH except they haven't gone back to an uncertain theme afterward. Not every song is so confident, but there were confident songs in the beginning, so why shouldn't it be the other way around?. Case in point: "Grow Up," from I am NOT didn't start with confidence, but it ended with it, and there's also "YAYAYA" from the album from even before their debut. In TOP, which, yes, is now like 3 years old or something (I'm really behind on their newer albums so idk what most of the songs are but I am literally actively working on it right at this moment) and was for an anime, there's "SLUMP," which was written/composed/arranged by Han and Chan so it definitely fully counts, and it's fully super not confident. Nevertheless, the fact that I knew all the songs up through, like, THUNDEROUS, and still had a really hard time thinking of less confident stuff means there's definitely a trend of confidence since the resolution of the clé albums.

#excuse me if my vocab is totally wrong i only have thoughts and no experience with proper expression #i have so many thoughts #btw they have a bunch of sad songs i could think of in later albums #but SAD is not UNCONFIDENT #it's SAD #there's a difference #anyways #i would love to hear thoughts if anyone else has them #also i want to say i have listened to songs from all the albums up through skz-replay #just not all of the full albums #so that is what i am working on #and yes i know perfectly well this means i have not heard any of the latest two albums or like. what 5 EPs?? #I'm literally working on it you guys #skz #stray kids #music #kpop #theorizing #thoughts #text post #long post #btw yes i have further thoughts about this #i love doing large-scale literary analysis on music #update: DON'T WORRY YOU GUYS I CAUGHT UP #I've listened to it all now

[goatmilksoda]

it's always so scary when you dump your heart and soul into a chapter and think "hehehehe my audience is going to think I'm so clever and they'll love this!" and you genuinely had a great time writing it so you finally put the chapter out into the world and it's like *refresh* *refresh* *refresh* (repeat x3 days) and that inbox number for comments just stays 0.

#HEY THIS ISN'T TO GUILT ANYONE BTW #I just thought other authors would relate #I understand leaving comments can be really scary and sometimes emotionally draining #this isn't about that #I understand #but it's just scary when even your comment regulars don't show up to a chapter you thought was wonderful #and you stop and think 'shit what did I do wrong. What's not working?' #but you can't know because people won't tell you #anyway the point is: #My lovely audience who reads this blog I love you this isn't about you this is for other authors who can relate #and I also don't want to hear 'but you should be writing for yourself!!!' #because guess what? #I wouldn't be writing agere fanfiction about Loki Laufeyson over a year after the tv show came out if I was doing it for numbers!! #I wouldn't be writing about Sylvie being four years old and a horrible little gremlin girl if I was doing this for numbers #I wouldn't have 50 chapters in one fic + 30 between the other two planned if it was for numbers #all I'm saying is that this fic has good subs an ok kudo ratio and a good number of bookmarks but just... no comments on new chapters #and it's like 'ok shit what am I doing wrong? What do people want to see?' #goat talk #ao3 writer #vent #rant

[mazojo]

No cap if they actually break up EJ and Gina I will be so devastated

#the one of my few ships ever that is canon and they make them go through whatever this season is. wild. #it’s the camp effect. i fucking hate camps. #i know like 90% of y’all are rina shippers but rip I can’t get over last season ricky being a dick to her 🤷‍♀️ y’all might be forgiving soul #but I ain’t. the whole joking around when he knew how she fell thing still haunts me #(this is no attack to y’all btw I ain’t gonna engage in discourse y’all ship what you like don’t mind me a random on the internet sksksk) #bUT EJ AND GINA ARE THE MOMENT THE LEGEND THE BEST ANTAGONIST TURN HEROES REDEMPTION LOVE STORY WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS TO ME #I would be very surprised if they didn’t break them off in the end such bullshit #i think we should give Ricky a boyfriend. and by a boyfriend I mean Jet. maybe they should date. #still on ep 4. will be back when I hear what do you know about love even if it’s not my ship idc I’ve waited too much for this moment #hsmtmts #anti rina #just in case #ej #Gina