#like no we definitely aren’t

[snzical]

nobody im dating could ever ask me if they think we’re in love in every universe im a stem major AND a pedant im going to say no and it will turn into a fight

#.txt #like no we definitely aren’t #that’s not how probability or multiverse theory works you and i are not universal constants #we probably broke up in a ton of them and in even more we probably never met and if we did we probably weren’t attracted to each other. #SORRY! but in a bunch of those universes we hate each others guts #and that’s assuming both of us even exist in all these universes and also that these parallel universes would have literally ANY relation #‘are we in love in every universe’ buddy we probably don’t exist in a lot of em #i don’t know how you think this works but its not like every parallel universe would have a ledger of every soul that exists in it #or whatever you believe is happening there theologically or spiritually or scientifically speaking #i don’t know. that trend is so dumb. i’ve always thought so #why do we need to be the same in every universe for our bond here to matter #why can this life and this love not be a miracle simply for existing as it does. in infinite probabilities we found each other

[noodle-shenaniganery]

can we stop trying to bully people into advocacy, please?

can we stop making people feel personally responsible for issues they only just heard of and may not even understand?

can we stop yelling and berating people who aren’t putting all of their (probably limited) energy into researching something that has almost nothing to do with them and which may stress them out?

can we stop pressuring people who are already struggling to survive to limit their options on how they can live, what they can eat?

please?

please

can we stop

#look #it’s good to try #but not everyone can #so can we stop acting like it’s a moral failing to not be able to do everything you can all the time? #I see this especially with the Israel-Hamas war #people who never even spoke of such issues are now devoting all of their attention to it #which is good for them! #but where they go wrong is when they start implying or blatantly saying that if you aren’t doing what they are doing #then you’re a horrible person #be angry at the dictators and the terrorists and the presidents who are responsible for this #don’t be angry at the neighbor who orders McDonald’s #they’re not willingly funding the thing #if you want to help that’s great #but bullying your fellow citizens is not the way to go about it #trust me #you’re not helping #anyways #is this a vent? #maybe #I don’t know #I’m just tired #of people who do this #good intentions turned into bad actions #whatever happened to ‘people are flawed’ or ‘agree to disagree’? #nuance is abundant and I hate when I see people thinking that issues of this magnitude don’t have any nuance #definitive statements and definitive lies #the line between them blurs every day

[quibbs126]

Speaking of those smaller islands, what are these two places?

The First Nest I’m assuming has to do with dragons, and perhaps Beast Yeast is where the first Dragons came from

But what’s the Laboratorium? What is this place? I feel like this should be significant in some way, not to mention that it says it’s on the Island of Life, which makes it sound doubly important. Does it have to do with White Lily? Perhaps someone else? I don’t know but I want to

#there’s definitely going to be a dragon update on Beast Yeast I tell you #with this being the residing place of the North and South dragons as well as this First Nest #and I’d like to see this Laboratorium #I feel like the devs wouldn’t put it there if we aren’t going to see it in some capacity #yeah they haven’t explored the entire Earthbread map #but also they made that early game plans could have changed #this however was made much more recently and probably with more thought #so I feel like this is more than just fluff for the map #cookie run #cookie run kingdom #beast yeast #questions #speculation

[yourqueenb]

You are so right in your distaste for Blades book 2. No matter how great things get near the end, a majority of the book was horrible. They led us along like mouse to cheese. It’s inexcusable to play with their audience this way.

I only wish more people were less willing to excuse PB’s mediocrity. The signs were on the wall for me when DLS was flat out better than Blades 2, and it’s narratively quite simple. The story told was well paced, thought out, and above all kept us waiting for more each week. I cannot say the same for B2. That is sad.

I mean I do understand why people still enjoyed it and were willing to overlook the negative aspects or didn’t have much of a problem with them to begin with. Blades 1 was a fan favorite, we all missed these characters a lot, and many people (myself included at one point) didn’t believe we would actually get book 2 because of all the bait and switches PB had done in the past. But the first two things are why I personally couldn’t overlook the glaring issues.

I can’t remember who the OP was now, but I remember seeing a post from when book 2 only had a few chapters out where someone said something about it seeming like the writers learned all the wrong things about what made the book so good, and I couldn’t agree with that person more! Yeah, book 1 was good because it was different from anything we had ever gotten before. But I think the main reason it was so good was because of the characters as individuals and the relationships we got to form with those individuals to ultimately become a family. Yet they didn’t really acknowledge those individuals or relationships in ways that did them justice for the majority of book 2. And on top of that, MC’s own characterization was inconsistent at times because the writers picked and chose when they wanted us to be a competent leader and when they wanted us to be virtually clueless for plot convenience.

Book 1 was also relatively straightforward whereas it seemed like the writers wanted to turn the sequel into their own personal commentary on religion, which is an incredibly complex topic in itself. They had some social commentary in book 1, but it was done a lot better in my opinion because it didn’t take so much of a front seat. They managed to make it clear that that commentary was important and relevant to the writers, the characters, and the readers living in the real world while never robbing book 1 of that fun adventure game used for escapism feel. Meanwhile, book 2 almost felt like ‘Rising Tides but make it religion’ at times. And that’s on top of all of the other issues I’ve already mentioned in my previous posts.

I will say that I can see how there’s usually a lot of pressure to blow things out of the water for a sequel to something so beloved, and that most likely contributed to how things played out. So maybe I’m being a bit too harsh in my judgement of everything. But I still find it very disappointing to wait so long for something just for it to be so messy and miss the mark by a mile

#choices bolas #choices blades #blades of light and shadow #choices stories you play #playchoices #I think the alcohol I had tonight is making me soft #bc there’s another side of me that agrees with you about how people should be less willing to excuse PB’s mediocrity #and that’s in general not just about Blades #but at the same time I’m like maybe I’m going too hard and need to chill 😂 #so I’ll just say harsh but true #also about DLS I’m not VIP so I haven’t finished it yet #but I am still enjoying it #idk if I’d say it’s well paced #it’s definitely not as badly paced as Blades 2 but I think they are dragging it out a bit #to really capitalize on those sex scenes every chapter 😂 #however as a lot of people have already pointed out DLS knows what it is bc the writers were actually self aware for once #which makes it enjoyable because we aren’t taking it too seriously and nor are the writers or the characters as an extension of them #so we can fuck around in the neighborhood (literally and figuratively) - get good dirt on everyone - and play detective on the side #and MC and the LI don’t act like self righteous little bitches #like people who are smarter than they actually are #or like they fell madly in love within the first 2 seconds of meeting #and the crazy thing is that the romance is fairly well written tbh #choices #choices app #choices ask

[straight-to-the-pain]

Genuinely don’t mean this as any sort of callout post but it’s interesting to me how there’s been a trend in newer (?) whump blogs putting really long disclaimers in their bios and pinned posts, saying that they don’t condone violence, that they aren’t responsible for other people’s actions, that they know it’s bad and it’s just fiction.

It’s honestly making me wonder how much purity culture has seeped into the fabric of even the Whump community, that people feel the need to explicitly state what I would have accepted as an easily presumed given. When did we get to a point where we have to preface any conversation by stating that we don’t condone irl violence, lest someone accuse us of immorality?

#whump community #whump meta #I’m not like saying this to disparage anyone who has done that #because I get that everyone is scared of the purity police #but like this is definitely something that keeps cropping up more and more #like it’s so sad to me that we can’t just assume that people aren’t evil abusers unless told otherwise #also like makes me worry about how people are actually gonna spot abusers because like #they aren’t Gonna be wearing a sign that says that they’re bad and evil #like yeah I love violence and also I love to hurt people irl nobody is gonna say that #except for me I love violence and also hurting people irl and I’m not a coward /j #I actually think irl torture is also fun and sexy #s talks #this isn’t discourse okay I just want people to feel more confident in their interests #without feeling pressured to justify it at every given opportunity

[voidfishing]

throughly enjoying the headcanon that Kravitz owns a bunch of weird art that matches his aesthetic™️. and when he and Taako move in together, he kind of expects Taako to be like “hey babe. what the fuck is all this” but instead he is so into it. Taako’s like “this painting is so strange. can we put it in the hallway so we walk by it all the time”

#I like to think their house is like. a little batshit insane to walk through #their tastes aren’t Opposing by any means but they do end up with like. just such an odd variety of items & decorations #lots of skull/raven/death-based things but also a lot of miscellaneous items Taako has collected. and those are definitely all over #we saw Taako dig through his bag we know he is not that organized. #text #toon talking #headcanons

[viriborne]

Solomon after he told Nightbringer *WITH CONFIDENCE* that Mc wouldn’t choose demons over humanity, when they then proceed to choose demons over humanity.

#obey me nightbringer #like sorry Solomon but they have faith that the brothers don’t look down on humanity like most do #they’ve SEEN the brothers demonstrate that and they hadn’t even used force just the kindness they showed to them #plus like wouldn’t it be better to have the demons on ur side if worst comes to worst??? while Dia doesn’t view humans as equals (yet) #he’s definitely not wanting to fuck with humanity or anything like his predecessors have which can’t be said for heaven #like I mean…..it’s a common enemy. humans shouldn’t have to lick the celestial realms boots just to maintain the right to exist. #no matter how Strong humans are. we really aren’t a match if the big G gets pissed yknow

[androidboy]

Feel free to tell me to fuck off but I just wanted to say that I hope you find peace and happiness. Relationships with PTSD and disabilities are so complicated and I understand worrying that you might never find a sense of comfort or safety with another person again. It's not my place to offer advice, but I just wanted you to know that I get it and I'm silently hoping that you find a way to navigate this that's healthy for you, whatever that means. Again, sorry if this is weird from some rando on the internet

no i appreciate it ❤️ i decided that when she gets back i tell her (in a way nicer way than this) that she sucks at open relationships and i need to feel like i’m on steady ground and i’d like her to be a part of that but we either go exclusive or break up

like literally since ive made up my mind about this my head has felt so much clearer. i am already kinda mourning the relationship tho like i wish i could see us moving forward bc there’s so many things i still want to experience with her but the way we’ve nosedived i don’t think it’s gonna happen

#side note before my side note: i consider u an inner circle mutual feel free to interact whenever #PTSD WITH RELATIONSHIPS FUCKIN!! SUCKS!!!!!!!! #already spent the month starting to emotionally detach from her #so i know it’s not gonna hurt too much #but it’s still gonna suck 😞 #but i’m kinda having a taste of the single life with her being gone and ive got so much more social safety net than i had before we met #so i know im gonna be ok #this is gonna be the first time i make her be definite about something #like no gray area we either are or we aren’t #ask #gitli

[fellhellion]

I have a rich inner world abt both iterations of Miguel and the relationship to fatherhood <- literally just hc

#90s miguel would explode on the spot if he spontaneously became a father shdjdjfjfjf he’s barely grappling through the emotional arc of #trying to become a better man AND he has the most hang ups ever regarding parents in general. #BUT. but. his biggest issue w being a dad would honestly be his own tendency towards self sabotage AND the fact Miguel is like. desperately #scared he’s bound to his own blood. he’d honestly probably fuck up being a dad not because he lacks the capability to be a kind man (all of #2099 demonstrates he DOES have the ability and desire to change) but because #he’d be scared he’d intrinsically fuck it up and in that fear. actually fuck it up. and then see those mistakes as further proof he just #isn’t capable of this. #not to mention like. given just how complicated his relationship with his family is I don’t think fatherhood would EVER have been something #90s miguel would’ve even THOUGHT of. he’s too busy been terrified he’ll turn into his OWN father(s) #atsv miguel on the other hand. difficult to draw too many concrete strands of analysis from because we don’t know how his past will be #conceptualised. BUT I personally like to think he’s very similar to the 90s counterpart except he sees a version of himself as a father. #and he sees that version of himself be HAPPY as a father. be a *good* father. someone who raised a sweet daughter. who lives with definitive #proof that you aren’t bound to enact pain upon your children. that you CAN be a better parent than the ones you had. #I think THAT would shake Miguel. and I like to think atsv Miguel didn’t know he wanted to be a dad - didn’t even THINK of it - until he saw #a reflection of himself that said this was possible. that you can go on and have a family of your own and you can choose to make it a good #and loving thing. #ANYWAYS. ✌️ she came. she posted a huge Miguel rant. she left ✌️ #tunes talks spiderverse #tunes talks 2099

[mdemn]

if tommy & sarah got married in june 1934, and had their daughter that same year, sarah was definitely pregnant at her wedding. which just means, tommy & sarah had a shotgun wedding and that’s why it wasn’t this big, grand, affair like you’d think the don’s goddaughter’s wedding would be. i’ve connected the dots

#of course this is knowledge from the fandom wiki so take it with a grain of salt #but in tommy & sarah’s wedding photos she does look pregnant in it #like the flower placement is a little Suspicious #i was looking at the wiki to see if we knew how old their son is for smth i’m writing #but if they got married in 1934 and baby girl angelo was born in 34 then baby boy angelo had to be born before 38 #bc at the wedding they obviously aren’t 12+ years apart #mde #mafia definitive edition #tommy angelo #sarah angelo #sarah marino #post: personal

[leek-inherent]

I still can’t stop thinking about Merrily We Roll Along so here’s a little drawing of the besties. These designs are mostly inspired by the original cast but with some changes. I just didn’t want to draw Frank’s coat basically.

#merrily we roll along #my art #mary flynn #charley kringas #franklin shepard #the effect this show is having on my emotional state is insane #I definitely recommend everyone to watch the production that’s on youtube #it’s like if there were three best friends who weren’t friends anymore (but they used to be) (but they aren’t)

[akkivee]

rivals

#vee queued to fill the void #lol sometimes i wonder if i miss the division beef #like nothing can really hit that 1st drb experience but kr also didn’t try lol #and while i can definitely breathe easier since they aren’t so intense anymore is that really a good thing i’ve been wondering lol 🤔 #like i see lots of people of the opinion that the conflicts between the leaders got solved waaaaaaaaaaay too quickly and i don’t disagree #i like pointing out how long it took jakurai to forgive ramuda vs how long it took kuukou to forgive ramuda #like from the standpoint of two individuals who have buddha/god imagery attached to them #and for that reason it’s really cool that kuukou forgave ramuda instantly without needing to know ramuda’s baggage like jakurai did #but should that have cooked some more is what i wonder lol #it could have also set up some fun differences between sasara and kuukou who are both very bonds dependent #but kuukou could have been significantly more angry about being split from ichiro vs sasara numbly accepting the loss #and it gets across in a way in the 6 colours track because kuukou does let ramuda know lmao #and sasara only chimes in after kuukou lets ramuda off the hook lol like it’s there!!!!! should it have cooked tho #ramuda being forgiven by everyone is good because plenty wasn’t his fault but him choosing ichiro and samatoki WAS #so something like that probably could have stewed longer lol #this is a whole entire thing actually lol i wanna keep rambling about the surface level squabbles we got with like gentaro and juto #and beefs that could have exposed more like hifumi and gentaro’s #or just the fact since posse is at the center of all conflict with their strongest chuuoku ties and idk if that’s a good thing rly #but these are a lot of tags lmao

[ultimateaclrecovery]

I am trying to figure out what to get my bf for his birthday. And I am especially struggling because I feel like he got me something really nice for my birthday (a full purple stone dishware set that is like 135 dollars (I looked it up because I have no impulse control he did not leave the price tag on) which was sweet because I previously only had plastic plates and obviously everything I own needs to be purple). But the only things I can think of for him are like little cheap things. I want to get him something nice but like anything nice that he would enjoy I feel like he’d be better off getting himself. Like he knows more about nice cookware than me so I feel like I have no way to pick out something that he’d like and use. And than anything with clothes feels out because sizing is hard and I don’t understand mens fashion. I thought like maybe a nice a wallet? But he has one that seems fun and idk how to evaluate wallets anyway.

I am knitting him a hat that he’ll hopefully like because he does wear that style beanie while hiking and camping sometimes.

And then I am thinking of getting him the conjuring 2 dvd because we watched the first one together and the second is available for streaming. And I keep protesting that it’s too scary for me ( I would not watch it single but it’d be fine for his birthday)

And then I was thinking maybe some sort of Japanese cookbook since he likes to cook and is currently obsessed with japan since we’re going in three weeks. There’s a cookbook by jiro ono on sushi that we watched his documentary together, but I’m not sure if he’s already read it. And then there’s a studio ghibli book that would be cute since we watched a lot of the movies together and will probably go to museum in Japan. But I’m not sure how much he really likes them, or if it’s more he likes them fine and it’s the narrow overlap of movies we both like.

And even then it’s like I’m getting him a bunch of little things and it feels like I’m being cheap but I also just can’t think of anything better. He likes cooking and outdoor things and horror movies and currently Japan but generally all things Asian. He likes good art and books but none of those interests making for easy shopping ideas! He seem doesn’t have any horror based decor so I probably can’t even go that route

I also need to get my mom a birthday present but she is much less stressful to shop for. (I don’t know what to get her either but there’s zero danger of even worlds worst present damaging my relationship with my mom even the slightest)

#gift shopping is so hard! #even all the possible presents I’ve thought are like 70 bucks counting yarn #but I have no ideas #and it feels both like not enough and too much #he’s definitely getting the hat #and probably the cheap dvd #but what to go with it?? #his birthday isn’t even until November #but he leaves on the 28th so I want to have at least most of it by then #and I am probably overthinking this because he’s said birthdays aren’t a big deal to him #but they are to me soooo #here we are #I will also try and take him out for dinner for his birthday #but that’s the easier part

[inksandpensblog]

Okay taking off the Analysis Hat and putting on the Opinion Goggles: honestly I wasn’t a fan of how this short presented Blue’s reaction to the potion ingredients. I get what they were going for, but…it didn’t hit the mark for me.

I do think I would’ve liked it more if Blue had reacted in a similar manner as Reuben did, the first time Reuben got into potions. It could even still work as a gag: after Blue swallows the ingredients, set up that this is gonna be like it has been with Reuben…and then subvert expectations by cutting to Blue and Yellow at the cauldron.

I don’t know, I just…they’re stickfigures. Not stickfigures being used as a visual shorthand for humanoids; they’re literally stickfigures in-universe. The whole appeal of the series is seeing what stories can be told within the limitations of them being stickfigures.

#avm shorts #ava shorts #animator vs animation #nothing against any shapes people pick for them in fanon #headcanons aren’t bound by those constraints if you don’t want them to be #but as far as story-canon and the literal medium being used to tell the story are concerned #this one was not a hit it was very definitely a miss in my eye #thanks K1tty for bringing it up #you said a lot of this yourself and I’m rephrasing it in my own way #ava enthusiasts #like even the floating can stay just make him vibrate instead of…bloating #that would look hilarious depending on how egregious the movement gets #but what we got? just looks wrong to me

[crowcryptid]

Stuck at a red light and I could count 16 cranes all making new condos and apartments. Maybe a few of them are offices but they looked like apartments.

Filled me with a new sense of dread

#I’m just. head in hands. you guys have no idea. I’ve been here my whole life and it has never been this horrible here. traffic. #there was definitely more than 16 that’s just what I was able to see #Yes just keep building luxury apartments and making an already horribly planned out and overcrowded city even more crowded 👍 #if this shit was actually planned out it wouldn’t be so bad #but it was not. intended. to have this many people. #what I want to know is who the fuck is actually living in them #yeah we got a lot of people from high wage states working remotely here in the past 3 years #but surely it can’t be THAT MANY????? #like. this is a city with no industry outside of money laundering and being a servant to rich ppl and tourists #wages are in the dirt here. even with a degree most jobs will refuse to pay a living wage #you will make more in pretty much any other state fl wages are abysmal #who is renting these #edit: I should mention that building more housing is not a bad thing it’s just that. these aren’t for normal people. these are for the rich #the regular ppl are getting absolutely eaten alive here. I would know I’m one of them. #and the roads just can’t support this many people. my commute has gotten 10-15 mins longer #just this year. distance hasn’t changed. there’s just that many more cars

[taro-tk22]

can we talk about how the sttwt keeps spreading leaks and there all from so many anonymous sources, I kinda feel like people shouldn’t be doing that tbh

#byler #stranger things #it feels kind of gross if I’m being honest #gross in the sense that it’s wrong and leaking things can cause definite reprercussion #both fandom wise and like story plot wise for the writers who worked hard to come up with the plot #like leaks r leaks and they aren’t essentially a good thing #idm set photos (which we don’t hav because they haven’t began filming) but whole ass plots?? no not rlly feeling it #idk this could be an unpopular opinion but I just wanted to state it anyways