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theerurishipper · 6 months

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This is in response to some arguments in defense of the finale I've seen recently, and if you do believe these, then more power to you! But I disagree, and I'm gonna talk about why.

Rant under the cut. Fair warning, this gets pretty salty.

So I've seen a lot of arguments about how it just wouldn't be possible to have Adrien in the final battle, whether it be because it would be too traumatic for him and we can't explore that in the middle of a fight, or because it would take away focus from Marinette and she would be irrelevant ultimately. And I actually agree!

But what could possibly be done to resolve this? Oh, I know! Fucking write better.

If you were going to put Adrien in the position of being central to the story and write him out with the excuse that he can't live up to that role for various reasons, then why did you write him in that role? It's obvious to anyone that if Gabriel is Adrien's father, then the emotional weight of the conflict would be centered on him and not Marinette. Then why did you still write that into the show? If you wanted to focus on Marinette over Adrien anyway, then why did you make Gabriel be Hawkmoth? Let some other rando be Hawkmoth! And now there's no value to Gabriel being the villain beyond giving Marinette some material for her grand speech (which didn't do shit cause she still lost).

And if you were going to say that Adrien was too traumatized to be in the battle or that he wouldn't be able to deal with it well or that we couldn't see that... write around it? Have him deal with it before, or something, I don't know! Maybe give him that sweet sweet character development? Maybe let the friends who are supposed to support him actually do that? Idk man, this is all coming across as a bunch of excuses to me.

The thing is, this is a kids show. It's not real. The writers control everything that happens. It's not about "realism," it's about narrative payoff. It's about the most satisfying outcome. It's about character arcs. If Adrien was never supposed to face his father in a fight, then why make him a superhero? Could have just let him be Adrien the teen model love interest while Marinette is the superhero. Why give him powers which thematically represent him breaking free from his oppressive life and an enmity with his own father if it never mattered? If "it's us against the world, my lady," and "we'll get all the Miraculous back together," never mattered, then why include it? If two partners chosen to fight evil together and the yin-yang symbolism never mattered, why set it up?

If you set something up, you have a responsibility to deliver on it, and Miraculous failed. And yeah. I get that it's hard. I'm not saying writing is easy. But anything is better than this! Writing is your job, and I don't expect literal perfection, but I expect it to fulfill the basic expectations of writing. I expect it to at least be good. This is not good. They literally ignored their own story and themes and character arcs and narrative payoff because they wanted Marinette to get a swanky new outfit and a cool fight scene. It wasn't even for her character. It's just so that they can put give her a cool power-up and sell Bug Noire dolls. It's disrespectful to Adrien's character, and it's disrespectful to Marinette's character too.

The writers failed to make Marinette interesting in terms of the conflict with Gabriel. They gave all the set-up to Adrien and didn't want to write the payoff. There are no emotional stakes in the final battle. They literally only talk about Adrien, and he's not there for that. It's bad writing. And if they didn't let Adrien be a part of the arc with his father as the villain, what hope does he have in the arcs with Lila as the antagonist, since she is a Marinette-centric villain? TA has already said that Marinette is Barbie and Adrien is just Ken. The writers have said that Gabriel is considered a hero by the end of Season 5. The show bible says that Adrien will never find out that his father is Hawkmoth.

Let's face it, they aren't coming back to this. Gabriel's era is over. Miraculous is well known for setting up conflicts and dropping them like a hot potato. If we ever deal with this, it's gonna be half an episode of Adrien forgiving Marinette because "she did it out of love." None of this will matter come Season 6. The supposed conflict being set up now will matter to Season 6 as much as the Ladynoir set up in Strikeback with the "we'll take back all the Miraculous together, you and me," mattered to Season 5, which is to say not at all.

#Meta #My meta #S5 Finale #ML Salt #ML Writers Salt #ML Writing Salt #Marinette Salt #Not really but just to be safe #Ladybug Salt #If salt really ticks you off then please don't read this #I'm not here to change anyone's mind #I'm just ranting

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not-even-the-nsa-cares · 3 years

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If being a gen chem TA has taught me anything, it’s that anyone can generate a mountain of text that says absolutely NOTHING

#salty TA rants #stemblr

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piningeddiediaz · 2 years

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friendly reminder that it’s okay if you don’t like a popular thing, but it is not okay for you to shame other people for liking it themselves. you don’t get control over what people like any more than other people get control over your own likes :)

#i saw something and now im feeling salty #and i dont mean liking problematic things i mean like. totally normal books and shit that are popular/mainstrema #*mainstream #tas rants

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battlenetiiism-blog · 6 years

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hhngggg

(( if you were around for my last overwatch rp blog, youd know i left on a rather salty note. I told everyone it was because i was mad at blizzard’s decisions and direction. while that may be true, i also left because i had a really bad break up and the last thing we rped was overwatch. I didnt even play the game for months on end, and hammond being released only made it worse

but here i am, rping overwatch with a muse as hammond, and one of my muses being my ex’s fav. Its insane to me, i never thought id be able to again

so id like to thank all of you for welcoming me back with open arms and being so kind to me.

love you guys so much. im really glad to be here

#{{ Shelbi is salty again ( OOC ) }}#breakups #rant #vent #ask to ta

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sasa-gay-yo · 3 years

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Phone Call - Levi Ackerman - 200 Follower Special

Levi Ackerman - ModernAU - Light Smut - “Are you horny right now?”- “This was supposed to be a one-time thing.” - “We’re just friends? I fucked you though.” - MINORS DNI

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In front of everyone. Literally, as you were trying to babysit the college kids from breaking into your liquor cabinet, yelling at your brother who started this whole drunken mess, he grabbed your ass. It wasn’t like he was trying to hide it either, and it made you jump two feet in the air. At first, you thought it was one of Jean’s friends, maybe Eren who you knew had a crush on you, but the raven-haired man never failed to surprise you. I mean, who would have thought you and Levi Ackerman would have sex sober? You two always claimed to be annoyed by the other. Then, last week happened...

Levi was the uptight upperclassman, in your grade, who somehow got involved with the “brats” and could never get away from them. Part of the reason was because Hange, your best friend, and Armin, Jean’s friend, were co-presidents of the Biochemistry Club, and the other part, unknown to you, was that he thought Jean’s sister was incredibly hot. And incredibly beautiful. And Levi wanted you to date him. So much so, he even told Erwin about it. Levi was serious about pursuing something if Erwin knew about it. However, you didn’t know and the fact that he didn’t try to contact you for another round after what you thought was quite a good session, made you think he was over it.

Now, a week later, he’d shown up at your apartment on the tails of Hange and Armin. Jean had asked to host this party at your place, knowing how small his four-bedroom was, and you had no ability to say no to your little brother. Now, again, we come back to the present. Levi groping your bent over ass, something pressing into your thigh, while you were trying to shut your expensive liquor collection from the already drunk crew.

“What are you doing?” You stood up, facing him, and he had that blank look on his face. The first and only time he’d given you emotion was when he was inside of you. In class. Blank. Study session at Erwin and his place. Blank.

“I’m bored of these kids trying to mix the strongest drinks they possibly can using nothing but Coke and everclear. Want to do something?” Your eyes widened at bit, putting your hands on your hips to show some opposition. You weren’t going to let Levi Ackerman think you were that easy.

“Hm, I remember you saying in the morning that this was supposed to be a one-time thing. What changed your mind?” You want to walk away from him, rolling your eyes at how his faced morphed into one of annoyance. The hand he grabbed, he pulled straight down, right to his hard-on threatening the integrity of the jeans he wore.

“Could stop thinking of when I bent you over that cabinet. Thought I’d try to do it again.” You looked down the hallway at the kids who’d gathered to play a round of drunk truth or dare. There was no way you were letting him fuck you in a house full of Jean’s friends. One, you’d be mortified, and two, Jean’s friends would never let you live it down. You had a thesis to prepare and couldn’t deal with that constant headache.

“Maybe next time,” you said, swatting at his lower half to push him back. You tossed him a quick wink over your shoulder before joining the drunk truth or dare, only watching and laughing at the stupid things they made each other do. At one point, Hange had to put her clothes on upside down and Historia had to drunk call her ex-Reiner. Then, Jean noticed you were being excluded from his punishments and couldn’t have that.

“Hey! Truth or dare!” He yelled at you, and now everyone had turned, egging you on to answer. You guessed just one little round wouldn’t hurt.

“Dare.” There were ooh’s and Jean hadn’t expected you to say that, so he looked around the room trying to muster up a good enough dare. He wasn’t going to give his sister a sexual one like the others before it, but Connie had bigger ideas.

“I dare you to call the last person you had sex with and give them a rating! Like an Uber ride!”

“Connie, what the hell man?!” Jean yelled, not wanting to hear that, but the other certainly did. They’d heard things you and Jean have told them, and for the girls in the group, you were the resident sex advice expert, coming to you for any advise or sex item buying. You had no shame in helping them. Therefore, with your wealth of knowledge, they knew you’d have someone to call. However, you weren’t about to do that, when sitting right across from you was the receiver. He was staring right at you too, seeing if you had enough confidence to do it.

“Do I have to do it in front of you all?”

“No, I don’t wanna he-“

“Yes, you do,” Eren cut in, glaring at Jean. You sighed. It wasn’t the fact that you had to do this, in all honesty, it was a boring dare, but it was because Levi was in the room. If his phone rang in his pocket, you would die right there and then. Just a few days ago, you were ranting up and down to them, having your weekly lunch at the undergraduate cafeteria after your TA-ing, about how much you hated Levi. This was also during the time he ghosted you after giving you the best sex ever. You were a bit salty.

“Ugh, it’s not like I can give a good rating to this person.” You saw Levi’s eyes flicker with amusement, and he got up right away to walk down the hallway into the kitchen. That line was to hide your embarrassment, but he seemed to have a different idea.

“I’m not listening to her ass rant about sex again. All goddamn day I hear this shit,” grumbling in character, and you saw him take his phone out of his pocket before turning the corner. Now that you insulted him, he wanted you to call. He wanted to see if you had the guts to say that while he was whispering in your ear. He had big plans.

“Literally, this is boring. Can we just move on?” No one listened to Jean, even if you wanted them too, and Hange was the one who pulled your phone out of your purse and threw it at you… probably because she was the only one who knew. She wanted to see how this all would play out.

“Fine. Fine. It won’t be a long call though.” You scrolled through your contacts, thumb hovering over his name for a few seconds before pressing the call button. Levi was smart, and let it ring until it almost went to voice mail.

“Hello?” You shifted in your seat, hearing his voice on the other line. It was laced with the same poison he used to whisper sweet nothings in your ear last week, making you come so much, you’d lost count. It was all because of a dare too. Last week, you’d personally dared him. He couldn’t make a woman come, not with that attitude. Boy, did he show you the talent he possessed. Thinking about it made you shift in your seat.

“Hey, you got a minute. Just wanted to run somethings down with you.” He hummed, and the pairs of eyes staring at you got more and more intense. It was a good thing they couldn’t hear him, and that he was whispering in the other room.

“So, you remember last week right? After the bar?” He chuckled, and of course, it had to send shivers down your spine. No matter how awkward this was, no matter if your brother and his friends were staring and whispering, you were literally getting dirty talked to over the phone by Levi. This was, perhaps, a dream, but you had to play it cool.

“How could I forget the way you clenched around me? I made you cum twice with my dick, no? Three with just my tongue.” You gripped the phone, feeling your stomach heat up. You felt something else too, but you had to ignore it. You had too. There would be hell to pay if you showed signs of getting aroused in front of everyone, especially Hange who had a shit-eating grin on her face.

“Yeah, I know this is weird… but, uh, it’s a dare. Just play along, yeah? It’ll be over soon.” You heard him shift and started to get curious as to what position he was in, only a wall in between the both of you.

“Are you horny right now? In front of Jean and his friends? How dirty of you. Imagine if they knew you were getting off to just my voice, baby girl. Do you think they’d believe it? That I was the one who had you bent over on that very couch, spread for me?” You swallowed hard, and that’s when the smart ones in the group knew something was up. You could tell by Armin, Mikasa, and Annie’s faces that they knew. They knew whatever this stranger was saying was affecting you in all the right ways.

But, you continued like he was saying nothing.

“Well, yeah, so I’m rating it. Our experience. I’d say out of five stars, give it a two-point-five, maybe three?” He scoffed into the phone and had to hold himself back from laughing out loud and blowing his cover. He knew better than anyone that that was a lie. Levi’s dick had you crying out in pleasure. Hell, he still had the scratches on his back from you and the imagine of you squirming underneath him permanently engraved in his mind. An image of innate, lustful beauty. If anything, he should receive five-out-of-five-stars.

“You want to lie to me right now? Two-point-five? I should make you choke on my dick for saying that. Come to the kitchen and find out what a two-point-five is. I’ll just leave you on the floor after, my cum on your face, begging for me to fuck you.” The groan came out. You couldn’t hide it. It was the way he was being so vivid. It was the way you were glad you were sitting with your legs underneath you, trying to find some relief from his voice. God, he already had you dripping. You shouldn’t have fucking denied him by the liquor cabinet.

Still, you had to hide that groan.

“No, just stop there. Look. We agreed, just friends yeah. I’d like to keep it that way. If we do things twice, it’ll lead to something else. I mean, if you want I can-“ He cut you off, and you heard him groan to. You heard the shallow breaths he was taking. Was he… was he jacking off in your kitchen?

“We’re just friends? I fucked you though. Besides, I don’t give head to my friends, hm? Are you sure we’re just friends, baby? What did you call me the other night or did you forget because I fucked you dumb?” He moaned in your ear after saying it, adding to the pressure of the situation. You were getting so hot and bothered. The moan was just loud enough for it to have lasting effects in your stomach. He was fucking edging you over the phone, your body radiating with heat. Fuck. At this point, you didn’t care if the others heard, you needed relief. You were quick to give him some subliminal messages, steering him in your direction. You know you’d get shit for it later, but you didn’t care. You needed him to touch you and fast.

“No, no. I never said that. Just stick to what we’re doing, yeah?” You didn’t give him a chance to answer, “Mhm, alright. If you wanna meet up with some friends Monday, sure! Like I said, we’re still friends. Yeah, totally. Your house?” You asked that last question, hoping to God that he would get the hint. You needed him now and he was just a five-minute drive. Damn, maybe you’d just fuck him in the car.

“My house? What if I just fuck you right here in front of all of them? I know Eren would like it. You want Eren to watch me fuck you? Claim you as mine? We all know you caught him jerking off to you. I don’t like to share. Even images in other peoples’ minds. They don’t get to dream of your pussy like I do.” You took one last shaky breath, seeing now everyone’s faces. They were either confused or getting bored of the conversation. Those confused were starting to pick up on your physical signals. Those bored were Eren and Connie, who were hoping you’d at least give them some explicit details to jack-off to later. Shoot, it was hard to not want to have sex with Jean’s hot older sister. Everyone in the group had a desire to do it at some point, but Levi had secretly gotten to you first.

“Yeah, you can, but I’d prefer my suggestion. Just works better in my timetable.” He chucked, and you heard him set the phone down, a belt buckle clinking in the background.

“How about once in the car and a few times at my place? Let’s try to break last week’s record, yeah? You came five times on Friday. Let’s make it six or seven. I want to see those tears on your cheeks. Meet me at my car?” You smiled and almost shouted out with joy, partly because you’d finally be able to get rid of the ache between your thighs, and two because you needed to keep up the act.

“Sure! I’ll see you then.” Finally, fucking finally, you got to hang up. It was a sigh of relief that followed, and then you turned to everyone.

“Talking to that guy is so boring. One of the wo-“ Your phone rang again, and you answered it without thinking.

“Hell-“

“I forgot to tell you, I don’t have condoms at mine, so were going to have to stop on the way back and buy some.” Levi smirked down at you, phone to his ear. He’d walked back into the living room, and you saw his shirt was untucked. You also saw everyone’s reaction and Hange bursting out in laughter. It only took a few seconds for everyone to realize what was happening, and in the process, Levi hung up, the stupid smirk plastered all over his face. He didn’t care what the brats thought or knew about his sex life, all that matter was the payback and feeling of self-fulfillment with the look he put on your face... and maybe making Eren Jaeger want to be him. Sure, he’d get some shit later form Jean, but nothing he couldn’t handle. The sex was going to be worth it anyways.

“You two had sex! Oh. My. God!”

“No way! You were just complaining about him last week!”

“If he was the last person you had sex with, didn’t you say that that was the best di-“ You shot up, cutting off Historia from indulging the others in front of you. They could talk about it however much they wanted when you left, and you knew you’d grow to regret telling her and Mikasa in detail about Levi and your experience. You left out his name, but at that point you wanted to brag about the best dick you ever received to them. You know, girl talk. Now it was fucking awful they knew.

“Goodbye!” You yelled out, grabbing Levi’s wrist and not caring that you just walked out in house slippers. You were leaving that place as fast as you could. It wasn’t until inside the elevator that you let go of him and could finally breath again. Then you turned to him.

“What the he-!“ He pushed you against the wall, a hand on the small of your back and the other above your head. His lips cut you off, using your open mouth to dive right in. He stole a small grope too, the same place on your ass that he squeezed earlier. Before the elevator hit the parking garage, he finally let you breathe, your lips already red from his attack. He didn’t stop though, continuing to kiss down your jaw, lifting your leg up off the ground just to grind into you slowly. Teasing.

“Best dick you ever had huh? Is that what Historia was about to say?” You groaned and he just laughed, noticing how red you lit up. You were also trying to move your body to feel his bulge over your own arousal. He was playing with you too much for you liking.

“The best dick I ever had ignored me for a week, too. Almost moved on.” The door dinged, and he pushed off you, leading you with his hand to his car.

“You want me to have sex with you so all of Erwin’s political science nerds can hear? I know Jean’s at your house 24/7 too.” That’s when you remembered that Erwin went home on the weekends to have family dinner with his mother. It was currently Saturday night.

“You just threatened to fuck me in front of all of them, I think you wouldn’t mind Erwin’s political science nerds.” Again, he pushed you up against his car, the chill of the red metal and his closeness, his heat, causing goosebumps to raise on your skin. He just moved his neck sideways, his mouth right on your ear to give you the same effect the phone call did. He brought his hand up too, gently squeezing the sides of your neck. It made you literally moan out loud, echoing through the underground parking garage. He smirked at how he was affecting you.

“You’re mine now. No one gets to see you stripped but me. Is that clear?” You whimpered as his hands began to wander, the heat pooling between your thighs. It took all of you to not jump him right there and then, but at least he had similar ideas.

“Yes, sir.” He chucked, pressing one kiss to the side of your neck. His seal of approval. Permission to finally do what you want.

“Good. Now take those panties off and get in the back of the car, beautiful. I can’t wait any longer.”

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This request was supposed to have some fluff in it too, but I, uh, well this took me places.

#levi ackerman smut #levi ackerman x reader #levi ackerman scenario #levi smut #levi attack on titan #levi aot #aot x reader #sasa200 #attack on titan x reader #aot smut #attack on titan smut #shingeki no kyojin #shingeki no kyoujin levi #Captain Levi #snk smut #snk x reader

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thecarrieonokay · 3 years

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Macgyver 5x10 Rewatch: My musings...

Hey guys. I was so completely distracted by Mac’s golden retriever puppy face at the end of the episode that I’ve basically forgotten everything else that happened. Any excuse for a re-watch, am I right?

So. Here are all the things I missed the first time round, in case anyone is interested. And no. I’m not done talking about how awesome Bozer is.

-First off. The opening Macsplain has LAYERS. “Pressure”? “... Something beautiful and strong that I really hope I can replicate...” Dude. Some things are better when they form NATURALLY. *cough* Riley *cough* [FYI. This is not a dis at lab diamonds. No blood diamonds for me, ta very much.]

-On that note. Are we all just going to collectively ignore the fact that Mac pulled a FULLY CUT diamond out of that chamber?! Yeah. That’s not how that works but... cool. cool.

- Also, Boze. My one disagreement with you this ep. If my dude told me he MADE me a diamond I would combust on the spot. OF COURSE HE SHOULD TELL HER HE MADE IT HIMSELF!! THAT’S MAC’S BRAND, DUDE!!

-The war room is like the inside of Russ’ head. I would hate to live there. “Darling” to one of the rando Phoenix guys. Love it. But “donkeys”? Not a thing. Even in England.

-The first time we’ve ever actually SEEN their comms and how they work. Guys... I think these are going to be relevant...

-Yellow filter... we must be in Mexico! (oi. WHY?!) And my film brain can’t ignore the space between all the extras. Covid y’all...

- Only a psycho would wear trousers that short. Must be... yep. It’s him!

- I REALLY wish I hadn’t know that Andrews was going to be in this ep. I feel like his appearance would have had slightly more impact.

-”So you wanna play.” Dastmalchian playing with his favourite toy. And he JUMPED A MILE when Mac got hit by that car... dude was genuinely concerned.

-”Yes that’s definitely it isn’t it.” Salty Russ is a mood. I love it.

- Mac on a bike. More of this please Macgyver gods.

- Guys. It makes total sense that the FBI didn’t loop Phoenix in on Murdoc’s break-out because the last time they tangled with the FBI Phoenix illegally broke Andrews out of prison and then LOST HIM.

- Andrews makes a painting reference. Nice touch.

-”Magnitude Murdoc” HOW DID I MISS THIS THE FIRST TIME?! IT’S HILARIOUS.

-”Aw shucks. I really thought we had it there boy scout.” I want this on a t-shirt.

- “The only thing I have up here are cigarette butts and chewing gum (beat) and ROCKS.” How did I miss THAT the first time too. Dude uses the rock in his pocket. Excellent script.

- Oh Riley. V. deliberate & CONSTANT use of past tense for her to hide behind.

- Desi’s face here was important. She’s not in any way angry... which is her default defense mechanism. She just feels for Riley.

- I know we all really want to know this but WHAT ELSE DID RILEY SAY ON THAT RECORDING?! Must’ve been bad because she wanted to preempt their reactions.

- Ring emerges from pocket and THIS IS THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE THEY’VE LOOKED ALL EPISODE. And that’s saying something.

- I love that it’s Bozer and not Russ that spots they connection with the symbols.

- Desi is a fucking badass. AND Desi & Riley get to work together against Andrews & Murdoc. Plus Riley gets to throw tools at Murdoc. Yaaaas get him gurl!

- Did Andrews kill Leland? Is that implied??

- Phoenix support team all filing into the war room to watch the showdown.

- “...Truly only worthy companion.” I still maintain that Murdoc would not have gone through with killing Mac. He loves playing with him too much.

- I think the Phoenix staff were in the room solely so that BOZER COULD GET A LITERAL ROUND OF APPLAUSE for saving the day. He deserves it. BOZER IS MVP.

- Subtle change in expression when Riley says “I decided to bury it until the feelings went away.” Mac’s thinking wheels are in motion.

- Riley exhales like it’s a huge weight off her shoulders to talk to him.

- Desi. “Do what you feel is right”. She’s scared. She’s trying to bury it. But a ‘clean slate’ is easier said than done. I GET IT. And for the first time in a while I really empathize with her character.

- HIC brings huge gravitas to Russ. In less competent hands his apology could have felt hammy. It wasn’t. It was poignant and moving.

- This ending. The moment Mac realizes he can’t pretend nothing’s changed he doesn’t even hesitate. He needs to talk to Riley so he just DOES.

-CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT HE WALKED TO HER PLACE! How close does she live?!

-“I gotta ask”- No eye contact. But he doesn’t stumble over the words either.

- “Did they go away.” - SUCH eye contact and a zoom shot no less... and THAT’S the GOLDEN RETRIEVER MOMENT RIGHT THERE. Gurl He’s asking if you still love him! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! (obviously I know it’s not that simple but surely she can’t lie to that face for long...)

Okay. I feel better having gotten all of that off my chest. Now back to my WIP. If you made it this far... THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY RANT!! <3

#macgyver #macgyver 5x10 #episode reaction #rewatch #macriley

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glimmerpearl · 3 years

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5, 8, 9, 22 and 23 for the salty ask game.

5. Has a fandom ever ruined a pairing for you?

Not in a sense that it made me not want to ship said pairing, but i had a mutual once who would talk badly about blu*jeans on a regular basis to the point of actually comparing them to a toxic relationship, saying things like “lu p deserved better” because she “got stuck in a straight ship.” (as if neither of them could be bisexual?? also being in a straight relationship doesn’t automatically mean it’s toxic. ALSO straight trans people exist). I thought this was sort of insulting to gr*ffin because he obviously put a lot of love into both characters and their relationship, and they didn’t deserve that kind of backlash. I mean it’s okay to dislike a ship, but come on. anyway i couldn’t handle the negativity, so i unfollowed and that was that. this turned into a rant i’m sorry. no one @ me about it.

8. Have you received anon hate? What about?

idk if this was necessarily anon hate, someone trying to troll, or someone who was genuinely stating a fact, but i received an anonymous message about a year ago saying, and i quote, “you’re art looks like you draw porn” and i just deleted it and moved on with my day.

9. Most disliked character(s)? Why?

This is a tough one because with the fandoms i’m currently a part of right now, i can’t think of a single character i wholeheartedly hate. They’re all pretty lovable. However my least favorite character is Molly from Critical Role. There’s nothing i hate about him, and his current arc is actually quite fascinating, he was just never on my list of favorite characters.

22. Popular character you hate?

See answer to question 9.

23. Unpopular character that you love?

I think as of now my favorite characters, although not the most popular, aren’t unpopular either. I’m basically talking about Ta*ko and Kr*vitz, who are both loved by the fandom, as well as Caduceus, who i’ve never seen any negativity for.

#jrcodisd #ask #salty ask meme #glimmerrants #not art

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doobler · 4 years

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Homecoming

"Are we almost there yet?" Orthos moaned, hiking up his rucksack with a scowl.

"Aye, can't ye smell the ocean already?!" Bayern called back over his shoulder. "Ach, it's like the perfume of sirens!"

"Don't be a cock as per your usual," Chrys slowed his pace to match the voidling's. "Bayern hasn't been home in ages, let him have this happiness."

Orthos mumbled something incomprehensible but kept his mouth shut. The soft rolling hills of Viridia had transformed into sandy crags long ago. While the crash of surf had been unmistakable for a solid day now, there'd been no signs of the ocean yet. As soon as the smell of salty sea spray entered their noses a few hours ago, Bayern had been all smiles. He ranted on and on about the local cuisine, the beautiful architecture, the handsome locals, and so forth.

Just as the squad were just about ready to take a short respite and break for camp, Bayern let out a delighted hoot.

"Lads! Lads! We're here! We've arrived!"

The other three scurried as best they could, navigating the rocky terrain with unsure footing. As they reached the cliff's crest, they were rewarded with quite the sight to behold.

"Welcome!" Bayern threw his arms wide open, his grin nearly blinding. "To Aecor Vista!"

The southern coastal town was gorgeous. Brightly painted quaint little homes littered the rocky crags, working down to the kiss the ocean's edge. Even from this distance, the presence of bustling life was easily felt. The ocean breeze was refreshing, the crashing of surf falling in harmony with the squawk of gliding gulls.

"Ah, just as beautiful as I remember." Chrys smiled, his body language casual and relaxed.

"Aye? Ye never told me you'd been ta Aecor Vista." Bayern's smirk was lopsided and funny.

"Long ago, with my parents, when I was but a small child," Chrys held his hand mid-thigh to exemplify how much time had passed. "The winter time was so dull on the Bloodlurch farm, we vacationed here to the southern coast once or twice. Mother loved the ocean, having spent her whole life in the forest."

"I remember the witches speaking of the southern coast and its potency," Zaith spoke up. His already messy blond locks looked like a bird's nest, whipped about by the wind. "They say the natural magicks that bubbled up from the ocean blessed the clay here. It's perfect for crafting talismans and such. Also a refreshing mud mask."

The trio turned to their voidling companion who seemed the watch the ocean with an air of melancholy. When he noticed their staring, he looked embarrassed.

"What?!" Orthos barked, shuffling closer to the group.

"Do ye have any charming anecdotes as well?" Bayern laughed.

Orthos looked back to the sea. His brow knit and his fingers twitched. After a good few moments of thinking, his lips twisted into a forced grimace and he kept his voice low.

"... The breeze feels a lot like an astral wind. Kinda... Reminds me of home."

Bayern clasped him on the shoulder, making the voidling yelp.

"I promise ye'all this'll be a trip to remember!" He declared, raising a fist to the sky. "Onward!"

Orthos squawked as he was dragged rather unceremoniously down the craggy slope, legs flopping and flailing as he tried to keep pace. Chrys and Zaith laughed, following along.

"I just hope nothing goes badly," Zaith said after a moment. "Bayern deserves a nice little vacation."

"Given our track record," Chrys exhaled heavily. "I'd say we have a fifty-fifty chance, for good tidings or absolute catastrophe."

"Hm," Zaith smiled, tilting his head to one side. "That's better than our usual fortune."

#my oc #oc #tiny fic #chrys bloodlurch #bayern eidlit #orthos #zaith hexmaster #b o y s #hunk squad

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queen-scribbles · 5 years

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A Cure for Boredom

Fill for @pillarspromptsweekly #90: Defiant. Have a lil Xoti pov fic bc I love her.

Xoti was bored.

It was the Watcher’s fault, really; deciding to leave her on the ship this time. Never mind that Tavi had perfectly legitimate reasons for that choice. Namely, the healthy crack across the noggin Xoti’d received from a murk-brained thug on their foray into the Narrows yesterday. Despite Xoti’s insistence she was fine--which was... mostly not a lie--the Watcher had played it safe(for once) and left her on the Defiant to rest.

But Xoti had never been good at sitting still, and she’d gotten all the rest she needed(well, wanted) before lunch. Now she roamed the confines of the ship looking for something to do. She tried to talk to Kuldrun, but the man lived up to his ‘Grim’ moniker and answered her with grunts until she gave up and walked away. Denied her sought-after conversation, Xoti leaned against the ship’s railing and was mid-sulk when the thunk of something heavy being dropped nearby startled a yelp out of her.

“Gaun’s eyes!” She wheeled toward the sound and saw Beodul, just starting to sort through the mess of nets he’d dropped on the deck. “You tryin’ to put me in an early grave?!”

The dwarf chuckled as he tugged on a section of net. “Far from it, girl. Just tryin’ to do my work. I’d no idea your mind had gone wandering so far.”

She made a face. “Sorry, Beodul. Bein’ bored makes me grouchy. Wish Tavi’d taken me with her.”

He raised an eyebrow. “Way I understand things, Watcher’s just watchin’ out for ya.” He smirked at the unintentional pun. “Didn’t you get thumped pretty good?”

Xoti rolled her eyes and snorted dismissively. “Yeah, but I’ve been thumped harder by my ma when I needed disciplinin’, an’ now everyone’s all ‘Oh, Xoti, you might have a concussion’ and ‘Sure he didn’t crack your skull there, Xoti?’ an’ it’s real blasted annoyin’. I ain’t a baby.”

Beodul listened to her rant with a smile tugging his lips behind his beard. “No, you’re just bored.”

“Yes.” She bit her lip and ran one hand through her hair. The salty air had made it even curlier and more rebellious than usual. “What do y’all do while we’re off adventurin’?”

“Those of us who are crew usually tend to our duties first,” Beodul replied with a wink, still working on the nets even as they talked. “Make sure things are set right ‘case we need to make a... hasty departure.”

Xoti giggled and sat next to him, tugging half-heartedly on one of the smaller visible nets. “We do tend to make those a lot, don’t we?”

He chuckled and gave a healthy yank to the net he was working on, which freed up the one in her hands a bit more. “Watcher’s certainly got a way with people.”

“That’s one way to put it,” Xoti said with a laugh. “Think we’re safe today, bein’ in Neketaka.” She pulled the net into her lap, carefully bundling it like she’d seen Tuliak and Kuldrun do a dozen times. Or.... trying to. Her inexperienced hands couldn’t quite get it as neat as the more seasoned crew members, but is was good enough to get an affirming nod from Beodul. “Whaddya do when you finish your duties?”

He grunted. “Play games.” A wink. “Gossip. Mostly about the Watcher and her wizard, but sometimes the rest of ya, too, when you ain’t here to catch us.”

She raised an eyebrow even as her cheeks warmed. “That why my ears’ll start burnin’ when I’m in the middle of some random jungle?”

“Sure, if you believe that old saw,” Beodul said with a shrug. “Could also just be the weather.”

“Nah, I think it’s ‘cause y’all’re talkin’ ‘bout me,” Xoti teased. The second net she chose fought her much harder, and she finally gave up on getting it to cooperate. “Darn it!” She huffed in exasperation and shoved the net away. “Clearly I ain’t cut out for this. Anyone it might be easier for me t’ help?”

Beodul cocked his head in thought. “Tuliak and Eliam are checking the longboats, you could see if they want another pair of eyes looking for leaks. Or you could see if that xaurip needs help in the galley. Beyond that, you’ll hafta entertain yourself.”

Xoti nodded as she got to her feet. “Got it. Thanks, Beodul.”

To her chagrin, neither option panned out. Chitupec had already joined Eliam and Tuliak(four pairs of eyes would really be excessive) and Irrena was helping Mother Sharp-Rock. Foiled in those avenues of avoiding boredom, and wondering if it was always this much less exciting on the ship, Xoti was about to sulk(again, this time lying in her bunk staring at the ceiling) when she caught sight of Rekke heading up on deck. An idea struck her and she was desperate enough to pounce on it before it got away.

“Hey, Rekke,” she hollered, scrambling up the ladder after him. “Can I play with your hair? Please?” she amended, then elaborated. “Give it little braids and such?”

Rekke frowned slightly as he processed the request. His expression smoothed and he nodded happily. “Oh, ta. Will you help me if I... get stuck?” he asked, holding up the book he carried. It was a simple collection of fairy tales and children’s stories, but a good starting place for someone still learning Aedyran.

Xoti nodded in turn, smiling bright. “Sure thing.”

The two of them quickly found a good, well-lit spot to settle, Xoti discovered a handful of Ishi’s feathers in her pocket to work into the braids, and they spent an enjoyable afternoon chatting as Rekke made his way through the book and Xoti played with his hair.

It was as good a way to spend the afternoon as any she’d found. Still, she hoped Tavi would take her along next time. Adventure was the only sure cure for boredom, after all.

#queens fic #pillars prompts weekly #xoti #beodul #rekke #pillars of eternity

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