#lmfao my friend lives there

[crippled-peeper]

it’s literally so funny how whenever I talk about my cis ablebodied friend the biggest saddest fucking losers alive on this site start sending me hate anons like “so you literally love cis men more then trans women? wow disgusting” with absolutely 0 self awareness

#just say you think trans men only exist for your personal use and get the fuck off my blog lmfao #I’m going to be friends with whoever I want actually because I’m a human person who lives in the real world and has his own feelings etc #I’m not just your personal fucking punching bag sorry!!!! #imagine seeing random strangers being friends with each other and thinking ‘ugh twansmisogyny :/‘ and you aren’t even a fucking trans woman #ugly fucking ppl on here

[trashlie]

I HAVE WAITED AN ENTIRE MONTH TO MAKE THESE! I HAVE BEEN SITTING ON THIS STUPID IDEA FOR FOUR WEEKS. PLEASE. ENJOY THESE LMAO 

i’m alkfjFLJAFJAFKJLKAJFLKJFKjfkjafkjakjfjkaf you know? 

#I Love Yoo #ILY Brainrot #Stalkyoo #Aegi #I DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE I LIKE BEST #SO. HAVE BOTH LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #literally this post concept has lived rent-free in my head for four weeks LMFAO ALFJKALFJALFJALFJJAKJFJAF plssssssssss #I HAVE SO MANY FEEEEEEEEEELIIIIIIIIINGGGGGGSSSSSSSSSSS ABOUT THEM ABOUT THIS EPISODE ABOUT THE WAY THEIR RELATIONSHIP HAS DEVELOPED #ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE COME TO MEAN TO EACH OTHER #HOW IN JUST THREE-ISH MONTHS OR SO THEY BECAME SO IMPORTANT TO EACH OTHER #they could have ben ships passing in the night a memory of someone to forget later #but instead they became friends instead they came to MATTER to each other TO MEAN something to each other and GOD #ISN'T THAT JUST THE GOOD STUFF? #when people just. HAPPEN. YELLS #I LOVE THEM #that's it that's the post #they mean so much to me lmao

[anothersuperstition]

crunchy phone pics of dunes (mostly frank because he was closest) at garden grove! insane show, already ready for more 🔺🦂🔺

#i would give anything to be back getting my shit rocked in the pit and melting in the sun rn #they’re so much fucking fun live #if you’re being whiny about dunes in relation to mcr specifically you should go outside and grow up lmao #if they’re not to your taste that’s fine! but if you think this fun band of friends is keeping mcr from doing stuff then lmfao. grow up! #ls dunes #frank iero #anthony green #trav stever #tucker rule #tim payne #mine #my photos #my show

[compacflt]

i’ve got a question about your writing process: in order to write a 30 year narrative, you create it out of hundreds of individual moments & actions, and each one has to function by itself and also part of a whole—have truth to itself and emotional resonance in a timeline. imo the key to doing this successfully is to care about each moment and make each one memorable, which seems very difficult: you have to get at the meat of the human behavior, believably, in a way that matters and explains and progresses the story, every time. and to write 200k words of it you do it hundreds of times! could you talk a bit about idea generation for each moment and how you brainstorm and write them?

omg an excuse to make more diagrams ! Thank you so much for this lovely ask!

okay: in case you don’t want to scroll through like four/five months of my inane icemav Poasting, I’ve done a couple other posts that go into my process — here about specifically chapter 1 and here about the fatal flaw of my fics from a construction standpoint

but from an idea generation standpoint… it’s pretty boring and cynical. I literally just make checklists. “things that HAVE to happen.” here’s my notes app check list of stuff that HAD to happen for the story to make sense in my rewrite of what is now chapters 8 & 9. this is from last december lol

and here’s a checklist/diagram of the major story beats and the changes in relationship dynamics throughout the story. any one of these dynamics changing reflects on the others in a way that‘s worth talking about. the hard part is finding a framing device or scene to talk about them.

the A plot of the fic is ice’s relationship with the navy, primarily. his arc is defined by his rank. so that’s the number 1 dynamic I wanted to focus on in such-and-such scenes, and why I stuck as stringently as possible to the “one rank per chapter” formula until ice got to the top & had to reckon with what being at the top actually means. His change in ranks is inspiration enough for most scenes because it shifts the dynamics in a way that is worth remarking upon in and of itself.

as an example im thinking of this scene (mostly because it’s short but also) because i think it’s kind of representative of how my idea generation process works

It fills a lot of gaps that i needed filled at that specific juncture in the story. the idea started with a stupid little section of dialogue in my head (mav would be surprised that ice’s official Navy docusign signature isn’t his actual signature) that happened to be symbolically relevant too (of course ice would have two different signatures for his two different personas). Then it morphed into a discussion of Ice’s canonically unhappy-looking compacflt portrait, which is canonically unhappy-looking. Then add onto that ice admitting he’s only happy at home (home obviously meaning with maverick, given that he’s literally in his house right now and still doesn’t feel like he’s home) and maverick telling him, “well that’s a problem that has literally the easiest fix in the world. youre making this way more complicated than it needs to be. just come home to me.”

so it’s literally just checking off boxes of things I wanted to talk about. as I said, a very cynical creation process. ✅ ice and mav doing the long-distance-relationship phone call thing (framing device for the whole scene). ✅ mav knowing ice’s real vs fake signature ❤️. ✅ ice’s canon unhappy compacflt portrait that makes an appearance in TGM. ✅ ice not feeling at home in Hawaii. ✅ ice not being fulfilled by the job & only being fulfilled by mav. ✅ ice coming up with excuses to see mav at any possible chance he gets. ✅ ice still obviously thinking of mav and Bradley as his family & maverick as his home. Etc etc. You see what i mean? how many stupid little ideas, symbols, and dynamic shifts can i cram into a page or so? that’s pretty much my thinking.

#btw i was out with my friends when i got ur comment on ao3 and it literally made me burst into tears in public so thanks #apartment should be house or residence and drivers license should be DOD ID card #no way the compacflt lives in an apartment on ford island. not possible #also when i wrote ‘it’s not my job to be happy in pictures Pete’ i was kicking my feet and giggling like a little girl #it is actually a huge part of his job to look happy in pictures LMFAO #or at least content with proceedings #but that doesn’t fit the debbie downer narrative!! #top gun #top gun maverick #edts notes #pete maverick mitchell #tom iceman kazansky #icemav #asks #the extras I’m working on are similarly stupid wrt original ideas #Ice & mav celebrate Xmas!!! then turns into like a whole big angst fest #all my ideas start small! #theyre just framing devices for what I want to say

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Soooo....... if you don't mind me asking

What was that about a cult in the human au👀👀👀

(I hope I'm getting that right and if not I'm referring to the one implied( ?) In I think the eddie short story you posted a while back)

I hope you have a good day/ night whenever you are <3 <3, you're like one of my fav welcome home creators rn <3 <3

HA uh it's not a real cult! it's more like a cult following if anything, the Guys™️ are just dramatic / passive-aggressive about it

a 'cult following of what' you may ask! well! it's a cult following of Wally! or more specifically, Wally's art. it isn't like, Famous or anything, but there's a niche group of art enthusiasts/snobs/etc that are borderline Obsessed with it (in my mind his art Is pretty funky! i like to think that he has mild associative synesthesia, which bleeds into his work along with his disregard for art 'rules' and the like)

it's not a huge problem? just a minor nuisance. and as a plus, it means that those people will pay absurd amounts for Wally's pieces when he sells them (or is doing commission work)!

Wally has mixed feelings about it. on one hand, he does Not mind attention & loves to talk about his art and meet new people. on the other hand, a lot of his "fans" are overbearing / over-familiar and blatantly misinterpret him and his art. so while Wally loves attending art shows etc, whenever he recognizes one of his "fans" walking over he'll often make an excuse to leave for a minute (or one of his friends will act as sort of a bodyguard lol)

#but yeah the context for the tidbit eddie heard #was that a 'fan' happened across one of wally's pieces hanging in poppy's tearoom #(bc he gifts his friends art yk! they all have ~Darling Originals~) #and the person started being a snob about it and tried to be like 'how much will you pay for this' #despite poppy saying that its not for sale and will Never be for sale #her friend made that for her :( #thankfully it doesnt happen often #since wally is a very private person and does not let Anyone know the area he lives in #to the corner of the art community he's in he just kinda Shows Up and then vanishes #which adds to his 'mysterious' reputation lmfao #rambles from the bog #wh modern human au #i have this funny scene in my mind of that one 'fan' bring one or two friends to see the artwork in poppy's tearoom #but wally's already there #and poppy notices before he does so she literally hauls him over the checkout counter and hides him behind it #but yeah Those People will wax poetic about wallys art right in front of him #theyre all 'ah yes... an apple representing blahblahblah shaded with cool colors to symbolize blahblahblah and a worm to signify blahblah' #while wally is internally like 'i just like apples and wanted it to have a friend <3' #he doesn't say anything but hes Tired lol

[lesbian-honey-lemon]

yes, I know I’m obsessed (platonically)

#yes I know I am much less smart than him but I think we could have been friends #young obake lives rent free in my head 24/7 #it is rlly gonna be a struggle to write fic that DOESNT include him lmfao #young obake #bob aken #bh6 obake #obake #big hero 6 the series #big hero 6

[possamble]

I think the most egregious case of "tagging a background f/f ship" is when the f/f ship is an established couple that spends most of their screentime trying to get the m/m or f/m ship together. They barely even flirt. Many such cases. :(

I know there are real problems I could get heated about but this one truly makes me want to book a rage room

#asks #yeah sure fine whatever use characters as an accessory or plot device #can you just keep it out of the actual tags for that relationship #we actually want to see them being romantic and important to each other instead of acting entirely for the benefit of another couple thanks #i hate to say this but in my experience ive seen it so much more often for m/m than anything else. maybe its just the fandoms ive been in #but some people think its uwu mlm wlw solidarity to use f/f pairings as accessories to their m/m pairings and its like #you can do that! i get why its cute and feel good to have characters be friends who care abt each others love lives! #but can you please understand that people who use the f/f pairing tag actually want to see them being in love themselves #and not have their entire plot relevance revolve around the dudes in their life. #youre misrepresenting the content of your fic if you tag a pairing as one of the main relationships when theyre only there to help another #pairing along #and believe it or not it gets really tiring to see. #and we can't even joke amongst ourselves about keeping the m/m exclusion filter on without getting accused of homophobia #or being 'weirdo fucking yuriheads' or whatever the trendiest insult lately is #anyway. whatever. this is all so stupid and petty im just gonna clock into work lmfao

[bitegore]

So seriously: if you have a serious recoil/disgust factor at uncommonly eaten parts of an animal being in any kind of food context (eg: whole fish being served at a table) and you want to work on minimizing that reaction, I really really recommend eating "normal" versions of those unusual foods, like for example deli-sliced tongue. I know I'm talking out of my ass here, but things like liver and haggis (organ meat), tongue (tongue), and probably a whole lot of others I've never had can be pretty easily made into forms that taste real good and don't look much like a weird lump of flesh you can recognize, and being able to get from "that's weird and gross but I want to get it" to "that's weird but it tastes really good and I want to get it" will probably make building up momentum easier when you move on to less "common" pastures.

Good luck, by the way. I believe in you.

#red rambles #i'm doing this with bugs for the record im not like JUST talking out my ass. I have a full on phobia of dead bugs #I can and have eaten live bugs! I've eaten and really enjoyed cricket-flour chips! I'm working my way up to "whole preserved scorpion in #chocolate'' type desserts but I haven't gotten there yet #so I know for a fact that there's a kind of person who has this sort of instinctive repulsion and also really really REALLY wants to get #over it. and also i didn't even realize this was a thing because i grew up with whitefish and tongue and so on #anyway im not sure if people like. KNOW that you can get like... liver *spread* or prepared tongue or brain or w/e #being able to go 'oh that is actually delicious' is a big thing or at least it is for me! it's very motivating! #you're the only one who is going to really 'push' you on these things- god knows my immediate family and friends mostly wants me to #STOP trying to eat bugs LMFAO (this is due to my behaviors but also like my dad told me I was not to keep cricket snacks in the house) #(so it's a bit of both but mostly because i cannot be trusted not to just eat a random ant because they are delicious these days) #but like at least in my experience the second you step out of the 'culturally normative' fold people stop being like 'yay stop being picky! #and start going 'no stop go back to being picky' so it's really really important to find your own motivators and not rely on other people

[woundedheartwithin]

Part of learning and accepting that I have adhd has been mitigating all the things I hate about things I have to do as best I can so that I can actually do them. One of those things has been changing where and how I brush my teeth. One of my biggest issues is that I think it’s fucking gross to brush my teeth in the same room I poop in, so I started brushing my teeth in the kitchen, which also has an added benefit of having a window instead of a mirror. And the best part is, now I can stand there and brush my teeth and watch my neighbor chase his horses all over their pasture because they don’t wanna be caught 😂😂😂

#she speaks #the bathroom’s clean btw it’s just the idea of it that weirds me out #the other thing I hate about brushing my teeth is I hate mint #so I started buying kids toothpaste lol #and I don’t like getting water on my arms or shirt #the kitchen helps with that but also so does using a cup instead of my hands #but I hate the disposable ones because that’s wasteful #so I use a regular one lol #like these are all things I’d been doing for my whole life cuz that’s how I was taught and I didn’t think there was any other option #you use mint toothpaste and you brush your teeth in the bathroom and you use your hands to bring water to your mouth to swish #but the thing is there are no fucking rules #and that’s one of my mantras #there are no rules and done is better than perfect #changed my fucking life fr #course all of this is possible because I am finally properly medicated lmao #this is also things I can’t post on fb cuz I’m friends with my neighbor on there lmfao #I went to school with him too that’s what’s even better #he also lives at home with his parents #millennial culture and all that I guess lmfao

[sims2veronaville]

Is my sim the world's greatest host or what

#genuine question though is it normal for sims with your house key to come over EVERY day TWICE a day or do i need to do some mod weeding #im scared to revoke the key bc idk if it will put a dent in their relationships <- something i could easily google now that i think about it #but also i do like when friends just pop by.. just not every single day 😑 #also don't judge my decor </3 we are literally living paycheck to paycheck #$378 in the bank and she's finishing up a freelancing gig that should pay about $215 i think? #and then bills arrive 🤗 #i just got her a roommate so i hope.. he will pay half the bills.. #idk ive never played with roommates #if he doesn't I might just cheat it anyway #i literally dont understand how we're so poor like. this has never been a problem for me before lmfao #ts4 tag

[astrxealis]

merry christmas btw i kinda forgot to say it ere at all oopsies >_< i hope you all had/have a wonderful holiday season or week or day or month regardless of your religion and if you celebrate christmas !!!!!

i got 'the end of everything' by katie mack for xmas (i begged my parents lol) bcs i finally saw it in a bookstore after months of looking for it that i just Fell to the ground ..... i love astrophysics i love space i love science. i also love u all

#⋯ ꒰ა starry thoughts ໒꒱ *·˚ #:3 :3 :3 meow #urgh. tired! i wish to ignore my responsibilities but i should not cannot #i actually got genshin again yesterday which sounds unreal. i just want pretty blonde girl navia LMFAOOO #but also i've actually been making progress w quests and shit so yay ^_^ also playing again bcs i lov my friends. nini u will not see this #but ily. also u berry even tho we are on wholly different servers bcs i'm on na haha despite the fact i am literally asian & in asia but ok #i miss ffxiv ... :(( i meant to make my theme vincent valentine and reference hit song valentine by hit band mäneskin #but i was like i do not think i can live long w this. and then thought hard. and then. ryne/gaia... my darlings <3 #also idk if i've said but i'm finally. heading and delving more into dnd finally !! tis meant to be lmfao i love my friends wow #and also my dad had his own dnd set back in the day he never used unfortunately and doesnt hav anymore but Yes <333 #bg3 ocs are tasty! you have apollo erebus and thanatos there is an obvious theme in names going on! #funny there is one silly bard (my guy ever. obviously) and then the other two are durges on opposite ends #pretty boy draconic sorcerer who tries to be good but honestly he's romancing astarion too so he's kinda Yeah #and then you have than who is. what a pretty enby he/she ladyman! romancing minthara ofc <3 they are my evil girlie #evil girlies more like. Two of them yay!!! w opposite color schemes (quite intentional but also i Just Love Red) #haven't watched pjotvseries bcs i will cry throughout the whole thing (probably not an exaggeration) so i am obviously not ready #yeah. ^_^ <3

[self-spaghettification]

the theories in my drafts 👁️👁️

the theories i haven’t read 👁️👁️

me the past few weeks😴

me now 🔥🔥

#self spaghettificationn #we’re so back <33 (for now) #me when i hyperfixate on the show and am unable to do anything else (so i have been trying to do it not as much lately yk) (but i think it’ #at least healthier than the depression i’ve been in lately lmfao #op lore #i was also lowkey recovering from rejection via a parasocial relationship/microfixation i had #before i realized i should be enjoying this for myself not for how other people perceive my content <33 #and there are a lot of other cool people who do love and perceive my content in a positive light #so i really shouldn’t let small letdowns get to me even though i often do lol #and i always was lively around friends and felt like doing stuff for myself with them but felt so sad and empty when they left #but i think i just need to start giving MYSELF the time of day TOO! #even if that is a weird time of day. because it’s still A time!! and it’s what works for me <33 #so yeah. heres a vent slash motivation depending how you take it #chances are if you’re reading this you’re a cool person too

[thueenz]

im constantly fascinated by my phones ability to take photos that look like grainy liminal space photos no matter what i do. anyway theyve been baked

#THEY LOOK SO FUCKING FAKE..WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PHONE LMFAO MY FRIENDS PHONES DONT DO THIS #my old phone had such a better camera #also i dont own a cookie cutter so i just cut them from a log. let them be lopsided. let them live. #im too lazy to do the hacks to make them pretty #💙i need to get a heart shaped cutter for you...one day #ill put the icing on....later. when theyve cooled properly #pers

[hella1975]

i have such a reputation that four separate people incorporated pringles into my birthday gifts. be that girl

#to the point my one mate today (the one i almost ditched in that seminar LMAO) ((WAIT I NEED TO TELL YOUSE ABOUT HIM)) #anyway! he was like 'oh i actually got you something!' which given our dynamic despite RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AHEM #is so unusual like he was NOT required to get me a gift. but then i immediately was like 'it's pringles isn't it' #and he was just like 'sigh. yeah' LMFAOOOOO #and you know what? chuffed to utter bits. ive already eaten half of them in 24 hours. scranning even more as i type this #anyway back to that guy. so you know i sometimes mention my flatmate from first year who also happens to be on my course #so off the bat we've got a weird friendship bc he's not just a coursemate bc i also lived with him #but also first year halls were assigned not chosen so it's not like we were actually FRIENDS #especially bc my flat did NOTTT get on lmfao so me and him were mainly just. acquaintances who lived and studied together? #very strange foundation to have with someone. but we went all of second year barely staying in contact #and then this year we live in the same area and for the LIFE of me i cant remember how we got back in contact #but all of a sudden we were messaging every day and meeting up before lectures and sitting together in them and stuyding together etc #and we get on REALLY well like he has my exact sense of humour i know ive posted about him several times #over the past three years being like 'me and this guy are the funniest people i know' 'he would do bits on tumblr' etc #AND THE OTHER WEEK HE ADMITTED THAT HE LIKES ME AND WE WENT ON A DATE #AND IT WENT REALLY WELL BUT I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME FIGURE OUT HOW I FEEL ABOUT HIM #SO IM TRYING NOT TO PUT PRESSURE ON ANYTHING and i was super clear w him also that im not actively searching for anything #so if smthn happens organically then it happens but if not it's my final year and that will always take priority and he was super chill #so i dont feel like i HAVE to make a decision just yet but we're going out again tomorrow #and it's like. even if it doesnt become smthn romantic i just really click with him?? like we get on so well??? IT'S SO FUN #AND THAT'S WHAT MATTERS! WOOHOO! pringles post derailed by a MAN. awful #hella goes to uni

[z00r0p4]

Anyway I'd like to formally congratulate my 16 year old brother for bagging and kissing an SO before his 24 yr old older sister.

#I'm always jealous but in a way that I can still be happy for my friends and family #everyone's getting hitched or finding someone these days #I never will #but at least I can live vicariously through their stories. #He was so cute talking about it #And he's got more game than 99% of the 16 year old boys out there lmfao #like he been serving this girly tea!!! He been running his fingers thru her hair!!! #He's such a simp and I love that #He rlly did find himself the mythical alt pixie dream girl tho its so funny

[fleshdyke]

you can't drown and die. Who will post about that Hannibal show on my feed

i will keep this in mind brother.... shallow waters for stoned swimming.

#just joaking the only place i can swim is my friend's pool lmfao #i think the lakes would be an experience to swim in while high but we'd have to get a fucking hotel or smth bc we don't live within walking #distance. so. maybe sometime in the future idk #asks