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rempewiththetempe · 9 days

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sometimes i hate being a woman because i just realized i’ve been living vicariously through so many nhl players this entire time because i will literally never make it to that level of professional hockey even though it’s always been my dream. like no matter how hard i work at it or how bad i want it, i will never be good enough because of my gender. it hurts so much to think about the fact that even 100 years from now there will probably still not be room for women in the nhl. little girls will continue to grow up with unachievable dreams because there is nothing in place for them to achieve them. the PWHL only had their inaugural draft this past season. we are over 100 years behind. currently the most you will probably make in the PWHL is $80,000 a year and the average nhl player gets paid $3.5 million per year. that means the HIGHEST PAID women in the PWHL will be paid 43.75 times less than the AVERAGE nhl player. currently, the highest paid nhl player receives $12.6 million per year. 157.5 times less. i’m not even angry about this. it’s just heartbreaking to sit down and think about it sometimes.

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bonefall · 3 months

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could fern leaf be a former park cat or something that clear sky sends to spy on tall shadow & then defects? or, since she’s important to the rescue of star flower in the books, maybe she could be involved with one-eye somehow…? even though star flower is totally different now, so she doesn’t really Need rescuing from any situation she’s in that you’ve talked about so far. guess it depends on which aspects of the character best serve the story, and whether she would work better as part of DOTC proper or thunder’s SE

i also genuinely can’t remember if bb!clear sky’s original M.O. for his group is Tribe Cats Only, or if he is willing to take in anyone who kisses his ass enough. could make sense if fern leaf (or more accurately, any tom willing to vouch for her) appeals to clear sky enough. hell, maybe she could be a mole on one-eye’s behalf instead?

(Follow up ask to this post)

The new rub to the formation of the groups in BB is that there is two distinct cultures in the forest: Park Cats and Tribe Cats. They're divided by a language barrier, with the Park Cats speaking Parkmew and the Tribe cats speaking what we now call Old Tribemew.

So Clear Sky doesn't have the same "options" like canon. These ""rogues"" don't speak his language and he simply would not learn even if the chance was offered to him. It doesn't even really cross his mind that these are full people to reach out to; in his mind they're intruders. The flavor of bigotry in the modern era hasn't quite evolved yet, so he has the most straightforward kind of xenophobia you can imagine.

He only starts changing his mind after the First Battle, after his revelation, when he's back on his bullshit in Thunderstar's Justice. In my head it's kind of like... a mockery of Thunder Storm's way of life, that allowed him to live in defiance of him for so long. "See, now I do what you do. Since Gray Wing approved of you so much." kinda thing

There's two park cat groups; The River Kingdom, and The Wind Coalition.

The first conflict the Sun Trail Pioneers run into is with WindCo up on the moor, who chases them down into the forest! The Park cats who lived in the forest weren't united, just various individuals that had little "homestead" territories.

The conflicts with them start after the Shadow/Sky split that follows the death of Jagged Peak. Shadow's Clan moved eastward into the caves at Snakerocks, where no one bothered them, but Sky's Clan started getting hostile towards the little homesteads and pushing cats westward, back to the River Kingdom.

SO with that recap out of the way...

I have two and a half-ish cats already that I'm heavily interested in using to turn on Clear Sky for Thunder's Clan. So I'm not sure how to slot Fern Leaf in there.

1: Snake. Snake is the only cat in-canon who said that maybe Clear Sky shouldn't be their leader after letting One Eye into the Clan against all warnings, and then he gets DOGPILED for it, and the very next book shoves him into the arms of Slash to undermine the fact that they accidentally gave him a good fucking point.

I'm RIDICULOUSLY fond of him because of this. I love him out of spite. I've spoken before about how I plan for him to be a Tribe-descended cat, and a lot of that is because I want to keep his goon roles serving Clear Sky. One of which is that he is going to badly injure Sunlit Frost in the First Battle.

So thinking about it... it makes the most sense for Snake to turn on Clear Sky in Thunderstar's Justice. Still unsure when. But if I have any roles where a cat needs to get help, stop a battle, or call Clear Sky out for making a really bad decision, it's gotta be him.

I'll keep him in my hand for a while; this feels like a piece that will fall into place.

I'm also unsure of what family he's going into. I keep waffling on it. I'm leaning towards the Claw family and possibly the son of Fox, since he's going to be living a bit longer. He's going to be about the same age as Thunder Storm, maybe a bit older.

2: Red Claw Since Acorn Fur is now Acorn Swoop, and she's not nonsensically going to go join the guy who killed both of her parents because it would be too sad to go home where they're not alive, her love interest has to end up in Thunder's Clan.

I'm already pretty committed to making Petal into Petal Claw and Fox into Fox Claw, so it follows that Red Claw would be in the family. Thinking about it, maybe Red should be the son of Fox instead...

Especially because he could defect earlier. Moth Flight's Vision is totally overhauled anyway and I'm planning to shift a lot of the original plot to something for another character anyway...

Plus, enemies-to-lovers is fun and I haven't really had a chance to do it yet. Acorn Swoop is absolutely the kind of punk who would nab one of her worst enemy's best soldiers, and the type of nerd who would frame it like her biggest catch yet.

("OI THUNDER!! LOOKIE WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN")

And most relevantly... this is leaving Fern Leaf's backstory up in the air. Him leading a dog pack into the heart of camp and getting Beech and Frog killed is what kicked off the Bunny Bones plot of the original MFV that I like so much, and I feel like it's an important part of Fern Leaf.

So not only am I here planning Red Claw as a high priority for being someone to turn against Clear Sky, but also, he complicates Fern Leaf a bit.

Maybe I should step back a bit on the two and start from scratch with them, and replace their backstories with new ones that preserve the "emotional core." I'll have to think about it.

That 1/2 Cat: Alder or Birch The kits that are stolen from Misty, that queen who was murdered by Clear Sky and whose kits are given to Petal. In BB, that's something I want to examine for how fucked up it is. It becomes the basis of Kit Stealing later, an awful practice that the Clans will struggle with for many generations.

These ones are SUPER important, but I say 1/2 because it doesn't have to be Thunder's Clan they turn for. But I do want one of them to eventually learn their origin, and end up finding their family in River Kingdom or the Wind Coalition.

I mention them because I keep going back and forth on if they're going to get combined with other characters. Basically imagine me next to a big conspiracy chart and I'm connecting a big red line between possible plot threads back to Fern Leaf. Maybe her? Maybe she can be one of the stolen kits?

I could even make it so Birch is actually an older sibling, or a half-sibling, or one from the same litter who was saved... maybe even end up making it a litter of 4. Slots in well with her canon story, too, where she mentions her mother abandoned her.

The truth can be that it was a lie. Her mother didn't abandon her. One of them was murdered and the other was chased off.

And, of course, I could save her to be a "One Eye Cultist." None of my drafts so far have brought in any extra followers of One Eye who will follow him from place-to-place besides Star Flower herself. I would like to add some, and that's a fine place for Fern Leaf, but somehow I feel like I can do her better.

#better bones au #BB!DOTC #BB!Fern Leaf #also for the record I am both Very sorry and Not sorry that--#--Acorn Swoop ended up changing so much from her mild-toned canon counterpart lmaooo #My lover showed me a clip of a british TV show with a character called Vyvyan ranting about bad sitcoms #RIGHT around the time I first designed her #Because I was yelling about the original arc and partner was like ''this is u (affectionate)''#And somehow that evolved into an inside joke about Acorn Swoop and now I cannot unhear it #''being hungry makes me lose my easygoing approach to living with other cats''#(THROWS A MOLOTOV AT SKY'S CLAN)

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v8mpvrse · 3 days

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the only reason the leafs “choke” is bc the amount of pressure that is put on them by the media and their so called “fans” actually makes them stress out wayyy before playoffs! wdym u BOOED U R team when they lost tonight???? instead of cheering them on? letting them know it’s okay? ur human? and this is a GAME?? talking shit about mitch as if he doesn’t make a HUGE difference in and out that locker from??? and talking about how now the guys are overreacting and being childish??? the pressure and stress they are under is bc of YOU?!? shitting on willy as if he isn’t dealing with MIGRAINES (if u think it’s a joke let’s remember nolan patrick.) getting mad at auston as if he hasn’t been DEALING with an illness for U UNGRATEFUL FUCKING “FANS”?!? i get in hockey there’s gonna be brain dead takes and opinions but jfc. have some fucking empathy and SUPPORT ur guys.

#the way they are so unappreciative of mitch makes me so fucking upset #i actually HOPE he gets traded and wins the cup so yall can stfu and stay bitter and being losers #i don’t keep up with the leafs for this reason exactly lol this is so emotionally frustrating yall make me so pissed #(yall is specifically towards the rude mfs before u get ur balls in a twist.)#rant over i just could NOT stay quiet.#toronto maple leafs #leafs lb #mitch marner

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thatshirleylee · 6 months

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i still feel really proud of my gold leaf rant and i think it should be read by more people

#thatshirleylee #gold leaf #rant #food #writeblr

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eyes-above--the-waves · 3 months

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I cannot believe that some people's takeaway from the game (on Facebook, not here) is that this team is better without Mitch Marner because they played well and won a game without him in the lineup. Like...guys...can we please stop trying to run this poor boy out of town? It's just bumming me out at this point.

#how does he always become the scapegoat...HE WASN'T EVEN HERE TONIGHT!!#granted the same dumbasses who said this also said the team was apparently also better without Mo and JT #which just proves to me that they have zero critical thinking skills whatsoever #like yes there is a truth to how the other lines improve when they're given more opportunity to play but how is that mitch's fault?#he's been carrying this team on his back for years and playing a ridiculous amount of minutes per night #maybe talk to the coach about playing his 4 lines more evenly instead of deciding that your best all around player needs to go #anyway this was tonights stupid rant #mitch marner #toronto maple leafs

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leafbreez · 2 months

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Why are Angel's symbols closer to Alastor and Husk's closer to Lucifer? Wouldn't it make more sense if Husk's were closer to Alastor? Unless maybe it could hint to something, Alastor having his past and rivalry with Vox also allows him to know more of the Vees, imagine Alastor helps in a way to free Angel from Valentino, and what if Lucifer and Husk become good friends and maybe Lucifer helps him to be free from Alastor.

I think I'd be more likely for Husk and Lucifer to become friends, and the rest? Maybe I'm just going a bit crazy over details.

#leaf talks #leaf rants #leaf is making bread at 4 am #Hazbin Hotel #im going crazy #the details man the details #they could just be for aesthetic but the positions are still an odd decision

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leafdlc · 3 months

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i got covid for the first time early last month and it was minor, I thought. the second I tested positive I contacted my doctor and got paxlovid prescribed to me. I picked it up the same day and started taking the twice daily medication that night.

yes, paxlovid can help reduce/minimize long covid symptoms so I thought I would be fine. but to this day I still am only in the begining steps of recovering from the brainfog, forgetfulness, trouble concentrating, and trouble paying attention for longer periods of time.

it's horrible. it sucks shit. I am constantly missing my exits and turns when I drive, even WITH a navigator on my phone. I stop talking in the middle of sentences bc I forget what I was even talking about in the first place.

the way covid affected my brain makes me feel like I got another concussion, but without the pain or the dizziness or the nausea or any of the typical physical concussion symptoms that come with one.

I constantly see people in all groups all ages not masking over here. or coughing into the open air and sneezing without covering their nose and mouth with their elbow. didn't we learn this in preschool. what's your problem??? if you can do anything to stop or prevent someone else's suffering then why wouldn't you???

#cant wait to move out of this shitty rich stuck up old ppl town purely bc i know and have seen more folks mask in public over the mountain.#covid cw #covid 19 #leaf talking #paxlovid #thank you for listeningto me rant . im so pissed still. i dont understand people who arent afraid of catching it or putting in effort to not #and then at work they ask me why im masking and its like ohhhh ae you sick?#and i say no!!! im trying to avoid it!!!#and then they ask me why im afraid of illness and i ask them why aren't You

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j-ustkeepgliding · 4 months

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usually i'm cool w refs yknow like they're there doing their jobs yada yada but what the fuck are they doing. im so fucking mad rn like why are they looking at the avs w heart eyes. oh a blatant slash? all good <3 some dude breaking auston's ribs? you're fine bestie <3 but a leaf looking at an av wrong? criminal offense. you're going to jail buddy <3

#im PISSED okay i needed a rant #leafs lb

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echocrossing · 1 year

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oh how i miss new leaf. what i wouldn’t give for books cranny to have multiple upgrades again, to have to unlock shampoodles, for everyone to have their own little stores. oh and the conversations i used to have with my villagers! i played 800hrs of acnl and still got dialogue i was sure i’d never seen before. i miss the little play dates you’d set up for a certain time, the regular delivery and fetch quests, perfect fruit!!!! the island with its different flora and fauna and the little medal games which you could get special furniture with. gracie’s special seasonal furniture!! a post office with my sweet pelly and pete (and my grumpy phyllis). dr shrunk teaching emotions. club lol. easier flower breeding (i find it impossible in new horizons). the amount of time i would play on a game that is new leaf on the new horizons graphics/engine. keep the terraforming and design options/lots of design slots but make the island even bigger so everyone can have a shop!! let me go to tortimers island and mystery islands. i just want all the charm of the old games back. new horizons always feels too much like a design sim with soulless versions of the villagers. here’s hoping one day they port new leaf and just make it even better

#animal crossing #acnl #ac #animal crossing new leaf #acnh #animalcrossing #new horizons #animal crossing new horizons #new leaf #rant

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reinnette · 1 day

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adding to discourse cuz i thought of quinn during the toronto game (and everything circles back to the canucks for me)

i remember seeing this

and getting worried about him but at the same time i knew he was gonna cook something for the next period

i remember some people were shitting on him for not keeping his emotions in check and being a good captain (tho others were praising him for being a captain that cared that much about the game)

well, the game ended 6-4 canucks, and quinn factored into 3 goals including the 2 in the third period that secured the win

i guess the dots my mind is trying to connect is the fact the ends justify the means. who cares if natemac or quinn throw “tantrums” (not tantrums but any display of emotions really) when in the end they produce points? to the masses, they’re fueling fires that result in wins so theres no reason to call them whiny

i feel bad for mitch here bcoz that one tantrum of his (from yesterday when willy kinda yelled at him) is spinning a whole new narrative and ofc its not justified that he showed frustration becoz it didnt result in a win (he did get the only goal for the leafs tho, which people will say is too little too late)

other dots in my mind: hockey culture and the display of emotions?? but idk what else to say abt it

i hate when people call players whiny (especially when its quinn, gtfo) because i think its a tense environment and emotions are high, so let the emotions out (this is NOT an inside out ad but the nhl x inside out commercial was funny) anger is normal and its okay to show it yknow 🧿 emotions DO need to be kept in check but we shouldnt shit on ppl for showing it either

idk its a lot of thinking, what do yall think 🦕

#sorry leafs fans idk what im doing here #quinn hughes #mitch marner #marcie rants hockey

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