#people forget about that verse

[majorshatterandhare]

Something about The Littlest Libertine (the song) makes me feel about to cry and I don’t know why. Something nostalgic maybe? All kinds of music made me cry as a kid.

#jessica law #the littlest libertine #i mean part of it is probably the whole ‘selling your most valuable shoes and strategically planning your meals to not spend more on food’ #but also. if only it actually made me cry. im in need of a new song to use to cry when i need to but cant #walk like thunder by kimya dawson isnt guarenteed to do it anymore #legit though lots of kids music made me cry as a kid #obviously the one about the dog dying #but also from the time i was a baby i have *hated* you are my sunshine because its about a kid being taken away from their parents! #people forget about that verse #my mom used to joke that i hated her singing and would sing it to show people that id start balling! i dont remember that though. #just always hated it #also started balling at the olive garden once as a young child and when asked why said the music was sad #the music was completely in italian (i dont know italian) #autistic hyperempathy/hypersensitivity 🙃 #but also like music itself does portray emotions. thats not crazy. just not expected from a young kid i guess?

[vimbry]

jumping off the back of the post about genres of song lyrics, another thing about tmbg's lyrics in particular is that even when they write about pleasant themes, they still manage to frequently do so through a sinister lens:

the experience of having children and looking after them:

a nice little nightlight protecting a child muses on the shortcomings it would have outside its assigned responsibility:

fantasising about getting high in the park with your crush:

#tmbg #AND. I love it. #please feel free to add to this btw. I feel like there's more flansburgh examples but they're dropping out of my head #I've gone on and on about ''sleeping in the flowers'' already. so I won't repeat myself too much in the tags here #but I can also see how it's intended to come across as playful. like. #it's two people in love having a silly exchange between each other #I also like the little interlude from the nightlight's lullaby-of-sorts to the child to describing how it would make a really bad lighthous #''man it's a good thing I'm not one of those. I'm too small. if I did that then people at sea would crash and drown horribly hahaha #anyway good night'' #and actually re: nanobots. it only just occurred to me #I'd gotten 'newborn citizenship of the micronations'' being a verbose way to describe. babies lol #but is the start of verse about the actual birth of a child and getting so distracted by the preparation and stress #that you almost forget oh yeah. I have this kid now :) #and thinking about how even tho your worries around that are now over you'll focus instead on all the future responsibilities you'll have #how does something written in such a detatched way manage to be so sweet

[fernacular]

It’s a bit weird that you keep seeing people talking about various characters “adopting” Miles when he very clearly has parents who love and care for him already

Like

He doesn’t need a new dad he very much has a dad

It’s actually a pretty important part of the story that he has a dad who he loves and loves him

#ramblings #This is about Miles Morales from into-across the spider-verse #but it happens with a lot of characters #where fans are so anamored with found family that they forget some people have perfectly fine born-into families #And something else i've noticed is the characters that fans most often like to say get adopted by other characters tend to be poc #Like I just saw a post that said Nile from The Old Guard would get 'adopted' by another character like #she's a grown ass woman with living parents dude

[alfhildr-the-word-weaver]

The other night I had a dream that there was a hot new parody of the song Lump by Presidents of the United States of America. Tragically, I don't remember any of the parody lyrics beyond the chorus of "she's Lump, she's Lump, she's Lump" being replaced with "he's Trump, he's Trump, he's Trump".

#I know there's a lot of talk about people making dreams up just because they want to invent a meme but genuinely #I just woke up with that stuck in my head and vague memories of annoying my grandma with it in my dream #that said. feel free to get on this. just don't forget to credit ya girl Alfhildr! :) #what an appropriate band name too. I was just like‚ nice one subconscious! haha #ugh if I actually do make this a real meme though my grandma's gonna kill me. she's a pretty big Trump fan unfortunately #I don't think she knows I'm Alfhildr though... #anyways it's a darn catchy song #Lump #Presidents of the United States of America #in more than one sense #Donald Trump #listen there's a Bible verse about rejoicing in the downfall of the wicked is there not? #eh google is giving me mixed messages on that one actually #but I still remember our baptist minister quoting it and cheering when our town palm reader went out of business when I was a kid #feel a touch guilty posting this in case I do start something but I think it's justifiable perhaps #anyways. here you go internet. do what thou wilt with that #parody songs #political satire #dreams #memes from dreams #genuinely feel like this could start something and I both do and don't want the credit #I'm currently living in my grandma's basement you see (in my Gerard Way era) #we had a huge fight yesterday... anyways I've rambled in the tags long enough #I ramble

[forgottenwyrm]

me when Caledonia's concepts first dropped cause i doing a good playthrough: she's good. Probably chaotic good a bleeding heart maybe

Me as I get deeper into dragon lore and white dragons and every headcanon: oh no she's spiteful she's funny she can be mean she can be influenced and persuaded either way, chaotic neutral, easily tipped scale in either way based on who she ends up with during tadpole days, a true blank slate but there is some pre written, likes humor but also vengeful, spite what wrongs her or wrongs you, prideful

Its fun. Honestly. She's silly and very cerebral in thought still. Still friendly. Like.you can't take that out, but like she really does not view certain things on a morality scale.

Doesn't necessarily do evil for evil sake or gain of power. Doesn't necessarily want control, but like if you were a problem to her or someone she liked. You could end up dead. Doesn't necessarily do good or search out to the greatest amount of goodness.

Now she does like faerun as is, so she'll take action to keep things the way they are, or if they disturb the peace of her life or the people, again, that she likes. So good characters will influence her to do things cause well they'd be happy about it. Just as if evil characters, well, yeah the same can be applied.

There is a certain thing about as long as she maintains a sense of control over herself and power in a friendship or relationship; she's fine and will do just about anything. But like she is always affectionate in the same way toward either kind of party.

True Caledonia run if I played the game, if you removed the level system, like she'd skip so much of Act One if she was leading. If she made all the decisions. Like the Grove dies because she doesn't even go to goblin camp. She'd end up at the githyanki cutscene and go straight to creche. Skipping like so much. She'd do the bare minimum of Act Two.

Act Three. It's just immediately like okay. Fuck up orin immediately. Fuck up gortash immediately. She'd try to save as many in iron throne just cause. Boy she doesn't like this thing called cages. Or anyone being captive. Like she's a kill or let go. Take no prisoners.

But like in the end? All of this? Ends up solidifying her true nature as dragon. Causs they don't just do anything without a reason, without usually someone persuading them to this action. She goes after the Dragon Cult cause one guy from it personally wronged her and now it'd all bad, which I mean it is an evil cult, and she doesn't feel beholden to any God.

Its very fun, finding what stays the same, but realizing how flexible Caledonia is to based on literally who she is written against.

But also like there is a whole personal story with her too, and her memories and The Tiefling; who admittedly was doing evil for her father's sake and maybe her own, who did have a major crisis cause she got attach to the captive dragon she's known since she was five; and really the core of Caledonia is tied to; she realized she cared deeply for this tiefling, like a big sister; but she doesn't know what would honor her memory most; and feels survivor's guilt; so she keeps wearing her face cause it is her face now. And if the tiefling couldn't live, then she'll live for her; at least for a little while.

But she doesn't actually know what would truly honor who the tiefling was or what the tiefling would make decisions (which the tiefling would have done evil route but coming from a place of being literally raises this way and in an abusive cycle herself)

And, just I can't wait to write more on the tiefling and drabble of caledonia's memories aprund her years captive, and the tiefling girl talking and caring for her. And the ways in which Caledonia grows to be persuades and manipulated by the tiefling girl in a way and cares / like Caledonia absolutely went on hunger strikes while being chained and kept under a concoction of so many spells and then drained for her dragon blood; and the tiefling girl convinces her to eat.

But like, Caledonia has been so fun write cause she is an exploration of "how influences make a person" I hope this all reads well in my writing and creation, and everyone enjoys the character.

#There is always a feralness to her and unique intelligence #Himbo brain and always be quite humorous and favor characters who are humorous and fun #Especially those who are sneaky #But she also favors people who are straight forward #Wyll can be too much of a matyr and is a pet on a leash (of which cal will think wyll should snap that leash) for her #The sparkler wyll is though the more she likes her #Really it'd astarion and shadowheart who she will get along with but also the hardest? #Cause it is clear they keep their secrets and like their lies and manipulation #Meanwhile laezel is favorable because she is brutal and straight forward and funny #Gale is easily favorable cause well he talks he is funny #Same with karlach for her #Those two are easiest to get along cause they are funny and open (even if they have their own secrets namely gale) #She also thinks karlach and laezel are best cause she could at any time Start play fighting #AAnd they'll headbutt her right back or at least laezel will spar with her right away #Poor gale will have to get used to random cnatrips and ice knifes blast at him cause she wants to play fight now #[ about ] bg3 verse #[ ABOUT ] Who could forget they were a dragon once? #No but she still a young adult dragon so she is HIGHLY influencable #Now she will have character she doesn't like and will always be inclined to get rid of whom she doesn't like #And all of bg3 is her battling with imposter syndrome and identity and feeling a fraud

[elvisabutler]

the kitten verse

want to praise you like i should ( rated m. word count: 1667, the praise kink, how reader and jerry got together fic ) duality ( rated m. word count: 1335, the under the desk dom/sub blow job ) santa honey, one little thing i really need ( rated t. word count: 1319. the jerry dressing up as santa fic also known as the christmas fic ) it’s an apology house ( rated t. word count: 1215, the jerry hurt himself because of elvis and got a house out of it valentine's fic )

these make more sense read sequentially but don't have to be necessarily minus the first one. this is gender neutral and i like to think i didn't err too much into describing the gender of the reader but who even knows at this point.

#*masterlist #masterlist #jerry schilling #the kitten verse #i remember bee was like don't forget about these two. #stares at her now. #link tree masterlist where the misc people shouldn't need a masterlist but no my entire set of jerry fics is a verse. #i'm so sorry y'all i know it's tuesday and that's usually fic day. we'll see how it goes.

[mvncesa]

not to bring up kings/men several months later but it's a shame that poppy had all her henchmen be totally loyal to her in the second movie because a funny concept is decker being sb she hires

#( tell me to stop posting ; ooc. ) #poppy: u need to pledge your loyalty and painfully get rid of any identifiable parts of yourself <3 #decker who’s already been labeled KIA & doesn’t have any family: no <3 #this is the one (1) random kings/men thought u will get & then i'll forget about it for 6 months #i love that decker hates him job / people he works with or for in any kings/men verse

[ultescape]

good morning i keep thinking about bad end jules, bg3 jules, and district 4 jules

#who up thinking about verses #bad end jules who somehow ends up separated from her friends and does whatever the family wants from her bc she's scared #and eventually forgets who she is... #bg3 jules who stomps around in her heavy armor saving people #d4 jules who volunteered during her last year of eligibility to save a young girl #many thoughts i need to make a journal

[vs-blue]

listening to a band's emo era music and oh god. the urge to draw some chex

#vs posts #chex #the. ''not wanting to deal with people is a defense against ever getting hurt. you hide and forget #because when we lose someone we don't even want to think about forgetting..'' #SO. SO church. i love you. i forget you. #and the verse towards the end that they changed when they remade the ep. #'i wish i could be at peace and not have to breathe. suffocate...' vs 'i hope you're at peace and we move on as we can‚ without suffocating #it's so so. early church vs late epsilon. #''where did i go wrong? go back. and feel what it was for me. i don't blame you for everything‚ i know.. one day we'll see what's left...'' #(song is saudade by supercombo)

[myrabbitistryingtokillme]

A short psa that’s real experience-adjacent? If y’all r gonna lift 2 support everyone’s favorite hobie (I’ve seen people talking about it) pls keep in mind that ppl with addictive personalities or any mental illness that effects ur impulse control (such as bipolar and adhd to name a few) r a lot more susceptible to continual klepto habits or even full blown severe kleptomania (I’ve seen it happen) and even if you think it will not become a habit you should still just consider what is best for you because capitalism is horrible and chains r bad but it is not worth developing a whole new mental illness and possibly getting in real trouble. Anarchy is good but not at the risk of ur own mental health.

#i honestly am not sure how serious people are #and if people will judge me for this #but I worry about people ya know? #Mental illness is hard and if ur in a place where ur not lifting because you have to #it is not worth getting into shit #people have a tendency to forget kleptomania is a real mental illness #spider man: across the spider verse #across the spiderverse #atsv hobie #hobie brown

[randomnameless]

There are honestly a few characters in Engage that I feel are "[Three Houses character] but more tolerable". Except Goldmary. She can fall off a cliff.

Oh?

Granted, I used to ngaf about more than half of the FE16 cast, and after Nopes, that half became a good 5/7th lol. Bar a few lions, some faculty members and the lizards, I really dgaf.

Imo, Fodlan's characters are hurt by the recruitment mechanic, because they have to be able to ditch their country/friends/goals to side with X,Y or Z, they can't have firm characterisations/beliefs. That's why Nopes making the BL the hardest to poach (only Ashe iirc?) greatly helped them, not withstanding the fact that they were the ones who had more "group" interactions and relationships - even if it's not on par with Reyson and the birds - in their group.

And they have their dads to add more development to them ! Like, I don't remember Valdemar talking to Linhardt or Ferdie, but Rodrigue talks to a few members of the BL group...

Unless you meant trope-wise?

I can't judge as of yet, but given how FE17 seems to be a story that doesn't pretend to take itself too seriously, I'd say having a character who only wants to eat when you return to your base is less gratting than in Fodlan, where we're told people are starving around, when we're told about the gruesome effects of the war and Raphael is here to remind everyone he's a muscle boy who really likes to eat meat.

Now, afaik, there are no fire jokes in Engage, and that sucks! They're a tradition in this franchise, who's getting BBQ'd this time?

#anon #replies #fire jokes are a staple of the series #iirc Tellius has no fire jokes that's why it ultimately sucks as a verse #FE6 is saved by FE7's Ephidel roasting forgetting how to rewarp #FE8 has zombies but no fire jokes either like wtf man #hopefully Awakening with the enemy NPCs in boats #and Flora from Fates made everything return to normal #Echoes even added a NPC to make a fire joke! #FE16 #sort of #I still don't really care a lot about student characters i mostly write about lizards and church people/staff #maybe it's because they're the less tropey? Or the ones I care the most about lol

[dramatisperscnae]

Dick! We have a problem! It's Babs' birthday! -arobinwithoutbatman

Dick blinked at the sudden apparent panic Tim was having. Yes, it was Babs' birthday…that went without saying, didn't it? He'd already talked to Jason about it, dug up the recipe for her favorite snickerdoodles - since her favorite bakery had closed, she'd had to go without - so why was Tim so-…oh.

"…You forgot and didn't get her anything, didn't you?"

#Communication #arobinwithoutbatman #dick ic #dick verse: knightwing #[dick has an incredible memory for dates when he cares about people #and forgets that not everybody shares that ability XD]

[neverendingford]

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#where's that post about sitting in a discord call hearing people talk shit about a group of people that you're a part of #cause damn i just heard the first half of a conversation laughing about 'trannies' #didn't stay for the second half obviously. #cool cool sometimes i spend so much time on queer dot com that i forget the shitty people actually exist #i guess i should have expected it. this dude had a Bible verse and some bullshit about masculine men and feminine women in his bio #i keep saying hashtag not all christians and then i keep meeting christians. I'm so tired of humans existing

[azurescaled-arch]

Y’know, honestly corrupted izumi is always interesting to think about.

#on one hand #he's much more focused on killing the pantheon that killed his people and tried to seal him away #on the other hand #he's borderline always coiled and ready to kill those who cross him #still #he's charismatic #and he can easily convert mortals to his cause #i also think about him having sex in that verse and well #he's pretty rough most of the time #there is no maybe you will bleed because he'll forget to be careful with his claws #and rake them down your back or sides

[forgottenwyrm]

you will learn i love funny contradictions and opposites. white dragons are known to have excellent memories, to recall the tiniest of slight and who exactly; so what do i do?

give a white dragon amnesia. but wait, until her memory returns, and oh the faces and names of those who wronged her, who wronged the tiefling. a frozen death will be certain.

#[ ABOUT ] Who could forget they were a dragon once? #also me brushing up on the specifics of dragon lore and history #and gods there is so much war and conflict #especially as the elergy of the first world implies bahamut and tiamat were the creators of the material plane that toril/faerun exists #so dragons were the first people and gods but then all the other gods came and invaded #and then dragons becoming subserivent to the outer plane gods #the dragon gods losing godhood to tiamat being archdevil to demigoddesss to lesser deity #and then everything with bahamut and then dragons under them #as well as the different pantheons and religions and just wow #helping me with forming caledonia's pre amnesia stance on this history and remember she is young #post memory recovery and return to true dragon form as well ass her verse that follows her the centuries after bg3 events and her opinions #and anyways i love dragons. #dragons started on the top and now they serve. sadge. #as well as the idea of draconic history to a dragon being somewhat of an instinctual knowledge. #like prey animals know to fear predators. #specifics and details not know. but a dragon has an instinctual sense of how they should feel towards this god or the next. #also i want to explore the idea of ao and io (io is like ao as overgod but of dragons) #anyways i love when lore contradicts itself like this and the truth is a mystery

[medicinemane]

One big mistake people make is deciding that because someone they don't like enjoys something, that mean the something is bad

Easy example from my own life, Max who I'm no longer friends with and just... there were elements of a decent person in there once, but I don't think so anymore... anyway, Max likes Infected Mushroom

So my dad and my Mr Dumbass of a friend decided that Infected Mushroom is a bad band and it's like...

Mr Dumbass, you've been to a concert of there's with me and Max and another person (didn't care for the way the venue did things), you like them or at least have liked them... I'm pretty sure you introduced them to Max

They didn't become a bad band magically because one idiot likes them

Like people just lose the ability to judge things on merit when there's a chance to shit on something that someone they don't like enjoys and... it mostly screws you over and makes you look like a fool, you know?

So try not to do that, try not to shit on something just cause someone you don't like likes it

#cause it would be hard for me to say specific people here; but I certainly see it happen #and it's a trap that even smart people fall into #also don't forget that maybe people you like actually enjoy whatever it is and you're being an asshole to them for no reason #like evaluate things based off their merits; that's all I'm arguing for #anyway; in other news Max enjoyed Infected Mushroom wrong #see... he hate anything with vocals (unless it was something like U2 that his mom played him when he was young) #he had this idea he was enlightened for not liking vocals because... well cause he was a snob and liked feeling smart #so a lot of their best tracks he couldn't stand and would skip #and like listen... they've got some good instrumental tracks for sure #but sorry something like Becoming Insane grabs me a hell of a lot more because it actually speaks to me #also like... voice is an instrument... and it's one I have access to #I honestly often find myself singing the chorus to Wish; in fact anytime 'the game' comes up; all it does is triggers me to sing that #'I play the game; the one that will bring me to my end; I'm waiting for the rain to wash who I am' #I'd sing the rest of it but I don't have it memorized other than stray lines like #... well I know it as being like #'I want to - to - to -... and to bring it all back; I want to - rewind - - - - - and enjoy the consequence' #so you see why I can sing either of the main verses and only have the chorus #but nah; Max is an idiot and enjoys them wrong so I don't really care about his opinion #doesn't make them a bad band dummies; one of you even likes them #don't be 5; don't just go opposite of what someone else likes to spite them