#into the trenches we go

[agayconcept]

.

#booooo i have an early morning orthodontist appt and i h8 everything #its 2 cities over #Ugh #and ofc its in an area w atrociously bad public transit #the joys #i've already moved money in my bank acct for an emergency uber / taxi if it takes too long #h8 everything #h8 that i even have to go bc #a) this orthodontist is a POS and treats me (and most ppl) terribly #b) i shouldnt even have to go bc its HIS fault my teeth moved #(took off my permanent retainer when it broke and wouldnt replace it. told me the teeth wouldnt move. they did. when i called to say so #he told me i was imagining it and making things up out of anxiety. told him no but he wouldnt listen. cut to 3 months later #and i have gaps where i shouldnt and my dentist did xrays and was like Damn Dude. they've moved a lot. go back and demand he fix it. #so now i have to do fuckin invisalign to fix the gaps before getring another wire on & its gonna cost a LOT of money that i dont have. cool #and also c) they want me to make a decision Today but i told them i need a quote to then ask insurance / disability. they threw a fit #and r def gonna do so again when i show up #ughhsgshshhs #they're also gonna blame it on my vitamin deficiencies. which ya can contribute but does Not exolain the rapid shifting my guy #that was u screwing up and now u dont wanna own up to it #he legit refused an appt w me so im seeing his colleague. real mature bro. real fuckin mature #but there's no other ortho for me to go to around where i live plus there's the whole legal thing of like. #he screwed it up so i can fight for it to be his responsibility to fix if necessary #anyway #i am anxious rambling bc i DONT WANNA GO DO THIS #i h8 dentist shit enough as it is bc of autism / anxiety / ptsd #and this office is the same one that verbally abused me as a teenager for having anxiety and as an adult for being disabled #fml #wish me fuckin luck im gonna gd need it #into the trenches we go

[knifearo]

"asexual discourse" is so funny cause dude that's not discourse and it's never been discourse. it's not an argument and it's not a conversation bitches are just yelling at us unprompted and then making up people to get mad at 😭

#exclusionists will act like they're in the fucking trenches when they're posting #as if they're not taking the time to walk into someone else's community without provocation and start being nasty. #saw a post the other day that was saying smth aphobic and was like 'it's true and we should be allowed to say it' #babe nobody's Stopping you. you can say whatever the fuck you want. #thing is though that when you say shitty things. people don't typically like it <3 #anyway die mad sorry that you fell for heteronormativity and amatonormativity and assume both to be the norm. #i'm gonna keep creating community with other queer people and you are more than welcome to go off and die alone <3 #also if you're fr going into ace discourse in the year of our lord 2024. jesus fucking christ get a hobby #aromantic #aromanticism #arospec #aroace #aspec #talking #asexual #ace discourse #ace exclusion

[stromer]

he has that sadness in his eyes that you only see in canucks hockey ★ canucks vs sabres 3.19.24

#that's a face you go to war for.... i'm putting her picture in a locket to look at fondly in the trenches and damnit i'm coming home to her! #we were also winning if you can believe it... so pretty please pete! gimme a smile sugar! #elias pettersson #vancouver canucks #canucks

[wri0thesley]

watching jjk get gradually worse in writing quality and character treatment is like reliving how i felt ten years ago in glee fandom. waiting. hoping. investing so much into it that i kept blindly hoping it would get better whilst i lamented on my tumblr. hopefully much like glee season six at some point gege will go off the rails and start fucking around and having the most fun of his life

#nat.txt #sorry we’re rewatching glee #sorry you also had to find out like this i was in glee fandom i guess xvdggg #jjk posting #i personally think glee is a prime example of a fandom Going Through It. we were in the TRENCHES guys

[mamawasatesttube]

its just like. such a shame in a way you know?? bc in the comics tim and kon genuinely have such a fun relationship. they are best friends!! they bicker but they love each other!! they have a deep bond of trust from pretty early on even WHILE they're bickering!! they learn how to communicate with each other and they have a clear arc of growing closer and leaning into each other. and yeah, we all know tim goes off the deep end when kon dies (yippee!!) but thats like... just the tip of the iceberg. kon goes to him when he feels uncertain about his powers! kon likes it when tim's "the man with the plan"! kon knows how to read him so incredibly well just from his costume! kon has a red mercy nightmare about tim dying in front of him while hating him! kon calls him his best friend SO early on, even before he knows his name!! they hang out, they make each other laugh!

...and yet in fanon they just get relegated to boomer style "i hate my wife" jokes wherein tim is always annoyed with kon for some reason, flanderized into homophobic stereotypes (why is tim always "the girl" whose virginity must be defended by her owners i mean brothers/father, in this gay relationship? let's ponder), or treated as just some default background pair who never get any characterization. particularly kon. (kon baby im SO sorry the people who brag about how they don't read comics do all of that to you.)

like... dude... this is tragic... theres SO much good here and NONE of it shows up in the tags save for once in a blue moon...

#rimi talks #not actually gonna put this in the ship tag bc i dont want to deal with some clown going ''be the change you want to see! :-)'' or whatever #preemptively if someone wants to say that to me: i have 300k+ on ao3 im already ahead of you bozo ♥ #but like....... genuinely. why is it SO hard to find any fic thats like. about. the relationship they have. in the comics #we are in the trenches........ #tim #kon

[cowboy-caboodles]

How to Get the Hulk to Turn Back Into Your Scientist Boyfriend: For Dummies

#art #character art #bruce banner #marvel #tony stark #stanner #science bros #science boyfriends #thor odinson #i’m stuck in the trenches of 2012 marvel domestic family #help i can’t get out #can we go back to the simpler time in marvel #like i’m talking clint in the vents thor likes pop tarts type thing #gahhhh #good old days #mcu fanart #hulk #the hulk

[mmmthornton]

Farcille wedding with Laios as Falins best man and Izutsumi as Marcilles maid of honor. Falin is very fidgety leading up to the ceremony and Laios gives her a hug and some kind brotherly support. Marcille is freaking out because while she loves romance oh my GOD it's so DIFFERENT going out there in front of everybody?! So she's ranting to Izutsumi and says "if I make a fool of myself please just kill me," before catching herself and adding "... Not really" cuz she knows Izu would super do it.

Izutsumi pats her head gently and promises that if there is a person who needs to get stabbed at their wedding, she'll do it. She's thinking of like, homophobes crashing a politically-connected event with the king in attendance, but Marcilles so chilled by her conviction that it snaps her out of her panic. She's able to hold it all together and finds it actually goes off without a hitch. She didn't want to tell anyone that a threat of death by catgirl promise is what kept her from losing control, but during their first dance when she lays her head on her wife's soft shoulder it's alllll worth it.

#dungeon meshi #farcille #marcille donato #falin touden #there we go im going my part in the Yuri trenches! #dungeon meshi spoilers

[bewilderedbuck]

EVERY MASTERPIECE I'D WRITE AGAIN YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY PORCELAIN I CROSSED MY HEART BUT I STUTTERED TOO SO TRUTH OR DARE WAS I GOOD TO YOU? AND I HAD ENOUGH OF YOU ALL TO MYSELF STILL RIGHT BESIDE YOU IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH FOREVER AFTER YOU WILL BE MY HOME AND THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

#THE CALLBACKS. THE FUCKING REFERENCES. OH MY GOD WHY DID IT TAKE ME EIGHT YEARS TO LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM??? #posts with sav as the target audience bc we were literally both just going insane about it on discord #marianas trench #s.txt

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

job applications: this is entry level! anyone can apply!

job applications: ...as long as you've done at least six months of highly specific work, or have this exact degree, or if you kissed a chicken during the last moon of 2012-

#im back in the trenches bois its Not Looking Great #gonna apply to this stupid thing anyway but #it looks like stockin grocery store shelves is the way im gonna go #unless i get Very lucky or manage to bullshit my way into this job #college isn't necessary but Man a lot of places want you to attend. no <3 #but noooo instead i have to like. work. till i die. and never make enough money to live comfortably. sigh #sometimes i think to myself 'i should make video essays on youtube and see if that goes anywhere' #and sometimes i think 'i should scribble up things that people would buy and make a shop' #and sometimes i think 'what if i killed someone with a stick. would that be fucked up or what' #absolutely unprompted #AGHHHHHHHH THE BOXES WE AS HUMANITY HAVE LOCKED OURSELVES INTO IM GONNA LOSE IT #i was born to be a handsome decoration / weird little artist for eccentric wealthy people #i was meant to drape myself across a beautiful philanthropist woman's lap and doodle lil animals for her #while she rambles and feeds me grapes #yk. if i did make a shop i could have an extra section for small crochet things #coasters. small hand warmers. tiny shapes. simple cat toys. that sorta thing. quick and easy stuff #i could make them w/ specific colors so that they're subtle fandom themed #i literally have a coaster in damian's robin colors... a black/red SB square... #hm. thinking #oh shit i gotta work on that new commission sheet #OH NO. I FORGOR SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE FORGOR. I HAVE MADE A LITTLE FUCKY WUCKY #excuse me everyone i have something to finish

[bananaapplewaffle]

Me, looking at the new Gojo Satoru widows: First time?

Y'all: Yeah, you?

Me, who was married to both Getou Suguru AND Gojo Satoru, chuckling: No, no not my first time.

Also me: AND IM STILL MARRIED TO THEM! EVERYBODY LIVES/NOBODY DIES AU BABEY!!

#GEGE WHEN I CATCH YOU GEGE #WE ARE IN THE TRENCHES #AND THE WRITING THAT I AM DOING IS NOT HELPING #IF YOU WANNA CRY YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO #WE MAY BE CRYING BUT AT LEAST THEY'RE ALIVE #delulu is the solulu #catch my angsty ass writing on: alieinthemorning #jjk spoilers #jjk manga spoilers #jjk manga leaks #jjk 236 #jjk 236 leaks #gojo satoru #getou suguru #sugusato x reader #satosugu x reader #sugusatoalie

[the-gayngel]

never forget the absolute chaos that ensued when they put the night we met as the song of the day for shooting the finale....

#the mental gymnastics we were going through #we were in the trenches #spn #nov 5th #destiel

[fras-redacted-shapes]

Alan Wake (whose face and voice we find on Thomas Zane and Casper Darling, respectively) ends up in an antagonistic relationship with Alex Casey (whose face and voice we find on Sam Lake and Zachariah Trench, respectively).

Casper Darling and Zachariah Trench? By the end, their relationship was antagonistic.

The Casey-Trench voice was once a guide-friend for Wake-Darling.

And then, they were fighting.

One was suspicious of the other, thinking he was lying, hiding something.

While the other was unaware of the darkness that was growing and consuming the former's mind, his ignorance letting it fester. Feeding it, even.

The original faces, Thomas Zane and Sam Lake? In this latest iteration they've spoken with their own voices while in the Dark Place, only in the presence of a camera.

Alan Wake and Zachariah Trench? In the end, while in a nightmare dimension, both get shot by a woman who both of these men meddled in their lives, threatening the well being of their loved one.

At least one had a hand in his fate, willing it, accepting it. The other? He was fully gone, his will overtaken by the nightmare.

A version of Alex Casey did say it after all. He and writer, they were the same.

And finally, the real Sam Lake? By happenstance he offered his face for a collaborative project, and became a symbol. Even if he tried to fight it, tried to replace it, he had to concede. The story demanded it, as if writing it wasn't enough, the narrative claimed his visage.

There's no need to make overt mentions or put the image of the Ouroboros in posters. The serpent is interwoven in the fabric of the narrative itself.

#now we're only missing a scene with tom zane and sam lake being best friends and the mirror image will be complete #not so much theory crafting more like rambling #because Alex Casey hated Alan's gut the first time he met him on Cauldron Lake's shore lmao #remedy writing in mirroring-self-consuming #self-generating loops and spirals #alan wake 2 #remedy connected universe #control remedy #zachariah trench #casper darling #tom zane #alan wake #dunno where I read that Ilkka Villi's accent was too thick back then so Remedy went with a different actor for Alan's voice #which if true it would an excellent companion to Sam Lake giving his face to Max Payne due to limited budget #One was like: we only have enough money to pay for James McCaffrey's voice #The other: yeah we can afford two actors for Alan Wake #Then a few years later: we are going to exploit all these little fun facts and make them an integral part of the narrative #remedyversetxt

[boxofthings]

bet if you put all the ghostroach fans in a single gc we'd all recognize each other

#istg there are like 10 ppl in this niche part of the fanbase #whenever i go thru their tag its like the same 3 ppl posting #it geniunely feels so weird being in such a big fandom whilst taking interest in the least popular element of it #anyways power to u ghostroach fans we be in the trenches everyday #i mean cod fans in general be in the trenches #gary roach sanderson #simon ghost riley #box of posts

[stardustdiiving]

How evil is arlecchino and what is she cooking

As of 4.2, I’m really curious what they’re planning with Arlecchino as a character, especially as a villain/antagonist/morally dubious character, and how far/which direction they may go with that

Intuitively my impression is we’ll see her do something way more “villainous” than she presents herself as being for majority of Fontaine’s AQ in front of us right—(which isn’t a surprise given that, you know, Arlecchino nor the House of Hearth have never been presented as 110% ethical LOL) but I find myself not being in complete agreement with most analysis or speculation threads I see about Arlecchino’s morality and the like, level of sinister people seem to ascribe to her.

Idk how to put it, especially in regards to her children I do agree they are not a wholesome found family, that Arlecchino is not above pulling strings or using them for her own ulterior motives, but I kind of hesitate on the idea she only cares about the Hearth children as a means to the end/things she can control and there’s nothing else going on with her characterization wise there. I’m not saying that impression seems remotely unreasonable or unfounded, but just that it feels there’s something intentionally missing in how we are supposed to conceptualize her as a person

My main reasoning for this hunch is the fact they have not elaborated on Arlecchino and the previous Knave—who Arlecchino is stated to have taken over the position from by force. The extra tidbits I think about are that 1) Arlecchino was previously an orphan in the Hearth 2) the previous Knave is described as way, way crueler to the children of than Heart than Arlecchino was from when she took control of the House

Often, people’s major indicators that the House of the Hearth is kind of super fucked up are the NPCs we meet in world quests who are part of it and clearly suffering. But one thing I haven’t ever seen people mention w this that i think is a very interesting detail is, in The Very Special Fortune Slip Inazuma worldquest, where we stop this House of Hearth guy (Efim Snezhevich) from manufacturing tension between Watasumi/the Shogunate to restart the war with his other Hearth subordinates, at the end of the quest we get this dialogue that reveals he had been acting under the previous Knave’s directives:

It’s also mentioned he’s employing this plan in an attempt to “rebuild the prestige of the Knave” following Signora’s death, iirc? Now, see, the dialogue itself says that this is “assuming our captive is telling the truth” so who knows what’s really going on, but I find this a really odd/interesting thing to highlight. I’m a bit fuzzy on other world quests with Hearth members, and am not saying none of them were acting and subsequently being treated poorly by our Arlecchino, but like, this gives me a lot of questions especially when paired with implications this previous Knave seemed to be way worse

Like, what drove Arlecchino to take over? How unexpected and controversial was this within the House? Assuming the above information is all true it definitely says something this guy went rogue and acted on what the previous Knave would want and didn’t think our Arlecchino would greenlight it, which does feel consistent with the previous Knave being described as basically worse & crueler than our Arlecchino. It also makes me question how much house of hearth things we’ve seen outside the main story are the work of our Arlecchino or if there’s a bigger divide of loyalty. Heck, I could be wrong but it doesn’t even seem like we know if the previous Knave is dead or not

This isn’t me saying Arlecchino couldn’t possibly be treating hearth children worse than she wants us to know, especially ones who aren’t her “favorites” the way the fontaine trio seem to be, but I really don’t feel sure about making a solid conclusion of her exact level of malice the way ppl r generally understanding it rn when it feels there’s going to be more about her. Just the idea of she, as a Hearth child, clashed with the previous leader who was known for being cruel, overtook their position and took on less harsh methods of leading that made at least some members with more power/possible closer proximity to the previous Knave go rogue and try to commit atrocities in the previous Knave’s name…I feel this leaves a lot of room to suggest there’s more going on with how Arlecchino is as a person

I don’t mind if she’s just very evil and deceptive bc if she totally had me fall for thinking she was less evil than she actually was that’s fun tbh. But I feel people suggest that’s all her character could be with no degree of like, “sympatheticness” or deep grey morality and that if her character did go there it would be automatically poor writing and genshin walking back on making a truly evil woman when IDK. I feel you can claim at this point they have left it open ended and it’s never been completely confirmed she’s pure evil. Also sometimes I just get a hunch and feel cautiously confident in Genshin executing certain characters well. Not all characters, just certain ones. Especially given Fontaine’s character writing being very good and a character like Lyney feeling very solid to me when any development with Arlecchino would likely involve him and his siblings as well, I honestly feel open to the idea of Arlecchino being satisfyingly written to be both villainous/morally dubious but “sympathetic/likable as a person” in ways outside of just her ruthlessness if that makes sense

If I’m wrong/they drop the ball with it more than I anticipate I’ll eat my hat but I am pretty excited about her character and which way they decide to go with it. I will say the only potential impression I have of where they’ll go with her has been wondering if it will go in a “cycles of abuse” direction—I’d be surprised if they ever elaborated on Arlecchino’s character especially in how she feels about things and her also growing up as an exploited child of the hearth wasn’t relevant

#arlecchino #see my track record with said hunch with when I feel I should let genshin cook has been #for months truthing my vision of xiao’s speififc brand of internalized dehumanization induced suicidal ideation #and how genshin will one day he will get another quest of sorts thst develops his character towards #the idea he’s allowed to live and enjoy people’s company and this will likely #also come with following through on yaksha lore and when they do this they will do him SO well and it will be peak genshin quest #all of this Months before the existence of perilous trails was even rumored #and then I was soo stubborn xiao would show up in 2023 lantern rite w more character introspection to follow up PT #and also from the first fontsine teaser I was in the trenches for furina bc I felt so confident #the main storyline would handle her very well & if genshin went anywhere near the direction of her #not being a ‘true archon’ & ppl were Wrong if they thought genshin woudlnt take her seriously #and HAHA. WWOOWOOWOWOEOEOOEOEE #I have also been sent into hysteria multiple times bc genshin keeps canonizing my exact ideas of my favorite character dynamics #and often exceeding my expectations that I thought were jsut wishful thinking #yes I predicted exactly how xiao would interact w Venti & zhongli on screen yes I predicted #the exact nature of hat radish friendship no I was wiped out on the floor #by nahida enrolling wanderer in college & calling him hat guy & zhongli saving xiao’s life #& xiao having hardcore social anxiety from zhongven flirting with each other st the dinner table #this sounds so conceited. see I often don’t know What genshin is cooking but k feel sure in knowing when soemthing is going to be #a shitshow or mediocre or when we need to let them cook. even if it takes 6+ months #TRUST ME <— guy who has been waiting on genshin to cook for several characters for multiple years and is still sure I will get my food #am I crazy. yes. am I also often right when I have hunches on when genshin is going to suck and when it’s going to be good esp character #writing wise. often yes #one day I will annihilate genshined impact with my bare hands #genshin #fern.txt #fandomferns

[sunmisbf]

weishenville wake up it’s happening again

#what did i JUST say the other day if a fucking politician was going to drop dead he should wait until after wayv release their album #we r not even in the trenches anymore we r worse this is insane #my god yangyang is going to think they’re cursed stay strong my king. #.txt

[johnwalkerhater]

#bc!!!! all us fighting out in the trenches all these years seem to be very set in our ways for stucky #at least based on so many reblog responses. #AGAIN #I only have the most popular ships here (deemed by the last poll) #because of poll size + popular margin #no more WHERES SAMSTEVE WHERES SAMSTEVE!!!! #made that extra poll and still barely anybody voted samsteve fuck outta here then!!!! #j #anyway!!!! #here we go #mcu #marvel #stucky #sambucky #sam wilson #tfatws #captain america #the falcon and the winter soldier #bucky barnes #catws #winterfalcon