#sorry for long post

[necromosss]

Hey at least he got blade ward on

#bg3 #bg3 tav #bg3 astarion #bg3 gale #bg3 karlach #sorry for long post

[tallulahblankhead]

I think my favorite interaction this season between Ava and Bea is actually the cheek kiss bc it reveals a few things about their months hiding out together:

1. That Ava has come into her feelings for Bea much more obviously. We saw in season one the way she always looks at Bea very softly. Almost reverent. She does that this season too, but the cheek kiss is certainly more mischievous than she had been with Bea in the past, indicating that she no longer sees Bea as just some cool badass who comes to her rescue. Bea is her cool badass who will let her get away with anything.

2. She's pushing the envelope a little bc I think it's obvious they're both kinda touch starved people for different reasons. That's her saying "I'm comfy with you and I'm trying to be affectionate with you, but I know you're skittish so here is something with deniable plausibility. Don't overthink it."

3. She's straight up flirting with Bea and of course it would be Ava doing it first. She's brash. She takes life by the horns. It's so in character.

4. Bea is of course overthinking that moment. She's stunned by something so small bc she's probably listing a million reasons in her head why that's a platonic kiss bc of her own internalized homophobia.

All of this to say that when you have writers and directors who know wtf they're doing, every small interaction is meaningful. Which, the moments between Avatrice have always been meaningful, and if people on the internet had any goddamn media comprehension they'd see that from season 1.

#warrior nun #sorry for long post #avatrice

[niqhtmeep]

oh my god i was joking around with my gf about if there was a Sleuth Jesters series and i had a cool idea

the series opens with a bar fight scene that preludes the first chapter with New York New York by Frank Sinatra playing in the bg as the vigilante beats up ppl and stuff and its super cool and an epic opening

BUT THEN I THOUGHT AB THE END

IM CRYING in the last episode the song that plays right before and during the credits is My Way ALSO BY FRANK SINATRA and its just like a tie to the first episode and im bawling bc im imagining there being like a secret end scene after the credits with the detectives and the vigilante standing together and even like watching the dramatic sunset together im WRITHING IN PAIN

.. i might make some storyboards for this

#Sorry for long post #text post #rant #sleuth jesters #sleuth jesters makes brain go brr #I LOVE THEM SO MUCH #man id kill for a series to be made like actually #pls hire me /j

[bushbees]

I recently recalled a fic I had read a few years ago and couldn't find again. I initially though that it was because it was simply buried under a million new fics and that i'd have trouble finding it because i only remembered a few details. I turned to Tumblr's fic find tag to see if I could enlist the help of other users in hope of finding it again. Well. i think i did. I'm still not 100% sure that I'm right, but from what people in the tags were saying the author of my mystery fic deleted all of their works off of Ao3, and while they still have an active Tumblr account, they haven't updated since last year. I got curious and looked into it a bit more, and it turns out the reason the (possible) author of my mystery fic left Ao3 is because of harassment. horrible, and constant harassment by babies commenting on their works because they found something in them that they didn't like. because they read the fic and decided that it either wasn't good enough for them, or 'wrong'. users here on Tumblr have been preaching to the masses for forever on proper Ao3 fic etiquette. use the tagging system, filter things you don't want to see, don't like don't read/interact. The close tab button is RIGHT THERE PEOPLE. you don't like something that you made the conscious decision, after reading the tags (unless you decided not to, in which case that's your own fault) and the description of the work itself to click and read. there are multiple ways of steering clear of content that you do not like, and if you somehow stumble across something that you didn't want to see, even if you've taken the above measures, that is still not. and i repeat, it is NOT and excuse to berate, scold, belittle, annoy, pressure, intimidate, condescend to or harass the creator of that work. especially, and i mean ESPECIALLY, not to the point of them deleting years worth of content and going dark on the internet. that is multiple steps to far. you've clearly seen the line drawn in the sand and hop, skip, jumped right the fuck over it. there is no reason whatsoever that excuses that amount of horrible behaviour, it takes so much less effort to simply not interact with something you don't like. years worth of fanfiction that someone spent countless hours and put so much care and effort into is lost now, because some people decided it was ok to harass someone about something that is FICTIONAL. how many times does it have to be explained to people that fanfiction is not real. the actions and scenarios performed and executed in fanfiction is not a reflection of real life, and could very likely be very deep and personal to someone. or maybe they just wanted to write some fucked up shit!! you are not obligated to read or interact with their fucked up shit, but that sure as shit doesn't give you the right to make them feel like utter garbage for making it. seriously people, this kind of thing happens to so many Ao3 authors and we don't even notice it and it makes me sick! fanfiction is a free service! authors aren't obligated to write anything for us readers, they do it for their own enjoyment, and incidentally, ours. there's a reason the saying "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" is so well known. because it's fucking true. don't have anything nice or constructive to say that isn't with malicious intent, drag your mouse or finger to the close tab button, and move on with your life. it isn't that hard

#fanfiction #ao3 #archive of our own #author appreciation #authors #writers on tumblr #fanfiction etiquette #lets be fucking civil people #lets practice basic fucking empathy and care for others hmm? #sounds good? #to everyone leaving wonderful comments on fics keep doing what you're doing #we love you #and you're amazing #sorry for rant #rant post #sorry for long post #be nice ppl

[astralfuchs]

Given how “unique” a Miku concert would be I’m surprised Crypton themselves didn’t send some team members or equipment personally to make sure things are set up right bc other than some performers that might hide their face/wear disguises idk how many usual concert locations have something prepped for “holo” projections compared to Japan and their Vtuber boom (although I’d rather buy a plushie from a booth but hopefully at least the theatres would have good sound quality)

Sucks for any workers scrambling and getting hate/hope it doesn’t affect the sales of any other indie ppl performing their concerts

The weird thing is it worked before. I went to miku Expo 2018 in cologne and 2020 in Berlin. Both times it was an actual hologram concert with the same band as magical Mirai. Neither of these two locations had a concert like this before, I'm pretty sure. All of the equipment must've been toured around with thew Miku Expo crew. Going against advertising and expectations (basically all of these concerts, and like all of them in recent years were holographic) without notifying buyers beforehand and also not even afterwards when people keep asking is, to put it lightly, customer unfriendly at best and a scam at worst.

I arrived a bit late in 2018 since I only had standard so I don't know how it was there, but in 2020 people went around giving out free stickers and badges, or general stuff they got from other miku events. One of them seemed to be a huge meiko fan so when she gifted me something I gave her the meiko badge I got from the random gacha button bags. Stuff like that really made it feel like a community coming together, so reading that giving out badges, stickers, etc. wasn't allowed this year, even for people who specifically got an okay from cfm and also got their stuff stolen from is surreal.

I had vip in 2020 and as far as I know everyone got their vip merchandise, which doesn't seem to be the case this year, which makes no sense because you would know how many people at this location have the vip ticket. Another thing I read is that vip ticket holders were supposed to be let in earlier for merchandise and the concert hall but it didn't happen, which also worked flawlessly before in my experience.

Merchandise being not enough for everyone is sadly not new, I was in line for it in 2018 and when I was three people away the store people shouted they were all sold out, which was very much a bummer but I thankfully bought the penlight and t-shirt beforehand in the online store so it wasn't too bad for me and as I said I was quite late to the so definitely in the latter half of the people that got in. Still should've been more but I would chalk it up to being the first concert in Europe and them not having expected such a huge crowd maybe. How this is still the case 6 years later and in America where there were concerts way before 2018 is beyond me.

I don't know if this is because of crunchyroll (it probably is tho) but I can't say cfm is innocent either since they partnered with them and it's their job to ensure everything is up to standard, which clearly didn't happen.

For me, I was really happy to hear there was going to be a Europe one again, especially since I really loved it, it is such a magical experience so the last year's being online only made me super sad since it isn't the same in the slightest, but seeing it's also partnered with crunchyroll I decided against it. It's because I loved it so much that it really saddens me to see what is currently going on (also probably why I wrote so much, very sorry). Miku Expo is one of the best, magical and insane events you can go to as a vocaloid/piaproloid fan and I wish for all fans, people who've been in the Fandom longer and already have been to Miku Expo, and newer fans that didn't have the chance yet, to have that same experience but this is not it. This being someone's first miku expo experience is just a sad thing to think about considering what a massive downgrade the experience is. I hope there will be official statements soon and that the people who are currently experiencing it still have a good time.

#Sorry for long post #I sadly have a lot of opinions when it comes to vocaloid related stuff #Being in a fandom for almost 10 years does things to you #Miku expo #Miku Expo 2024 #My post #Long post #ask

[ritens]

Some clan related shitposts pt.2

#ritens-art #warframe #wf oc #these are kinda dated but still nice to look back to #also happy new yr #sorry for long post #oc-inni #wf-devan #wf-kyn #friend oc

[fruchox]

Going to try and persuade my parents to let me fly over to London (quite expensive since it’s so far away TwT) and see Macbeth. Hopefully I can convince them to say yes without any information about the location and times and stuff, and then get them to buy me tickets when the information does come out. I swear to god all the stuff I’ve looked up about the previous run says that they sold out in LESS THAN AN HOUR and I’m so worried because if I don’t get a ticket it’s all for nothing 😭😭😭 any tips on getting them to let me go (paying isn’t a problem I am willing to spend all my meagre savings and it should be enough)???? Also I have like four sources of information which I check EVERY SINGLE DAY but if anyone knows anything else about the next run???

#sorry for long post #david tennant #Macbeth #travelling woes #information needed #please help #help me persuade my parents #if I can’t get a ticket I’m going to cry

[panvani]

i’ll be real i did expect hello charlotte to be pulled on me but regardless. i do understand noé feels no *desire* towards children but the majority of the characters who commit acts of sexual violence don’t feel attraction for their victims, but they are still portrayed as vile for it, and noé feels really exempt from this? for example, i sincerely doubt ruthven is attracted to jeanne, but he is still portrayed as despicable for sexually abusing her. similarly, i doubt luna felt such inclinations towards their children, or even had any desire to hurt them, but i have no choice but to call them a pedophile seeing as they definitely sexually abused both vanitas and mikhail. i get the feeling that the author is concerned that fans may dislike noé, and is just running herself frantic telling us he is a nice person. which i don’t really think is a cause of concern since i’m pretty sure people love vanitas despite what he’s done. i guess i’m just not a fan of how the story is handling noé.

I think this is all a very reasonable response to the story and the way it's presented and I in large part agree. The last few chapters especially have, I think, been pretty odd and tonally discordant with the series as a whole. I have a few ideas as to why this might be (including that the author... is evidently having some personal issues right now) but for now I'm treating what has been presented recently in good faith and assuming the story will generally continue with its established themes.

All that being said, I think a very important thing you're missing in this analysis is that Noé is the narrator. Every moral judgement made explicitly by the narrative is, in fact, Noé's judgement, and the thing that makes Noé interesting to me is how effectively this fact is erased, despite his being the narrator having been explicit since the first chapter and repeatedly brought to attention since.

You're in fact completely correct that the story exhibits a lot of inconsistencies in its moral judgement specifically when it comes to Noé; it's also made clear that Noé is an unreliable narrator and extremely inconsistent in his moral judgement. In a particularly obvious example, the chapter immediately prior to VnC's year long hiatus has Noé dismiss his own sexual assault on the basis that Chloé and Jean Jacques are "nice people," which multiple characters immediately acknowledge as disturbing.

The arc in which Noé assaults Misha is by far most overt about emphasizing that Noé is both morally inconsistent and an unreliable narrator. The arc is framed by Domi's account of Louis's death and how it differs drastically from that which Noé previously gave, and its conflict, in contrast to previous arcs, mostly relies on Noé's failures to appreciate his relationships and the effects he has on others. He loves Domi, but is ignorant to the abuse she faces and her feelings toward suicide. He's obsessed with Vanitas, but as repeatedly pointed out, he knows almost nothing of substance about him, and is particularly blind to Vanitas' feelings towards him. In this arc, Noé (who is being presented as 'neutral' narration) contradicts his own account of his first meeting with Vanitas, then acknowledges that he ignored his own capacity to cause Vanitas harm. In this arc, a third party explicitly states that Noé's capacity for violence stems mostly from Noé's self-assurance when it comes to his own morality; Noé understands himself as a good person with strong principles, and so Noé assumes any action he perpetuates is morally righteous or at least neutral, regardless of its effective violence. I do not think it was an accident that all of this happened in the same arc!

I think it's also important to point out that all of this is a very long time coming in terms of Noé's character development. Noé's driving conflict as a character is mostly that he is very principled and very strong willed, but that these principles were developed were developed in effective isolation, and quickly break down when applied in real moral quandaries. Noé is a very good person in the abstract (he clearly has a real understanding of sexual consent, unlike Vanitas and Jeanne!) but has no way of resolving moral problems in material conditions. Thus when he is sexually assaulted during the Gévaudan arc he makes no effort to actually morally analyze this, regarding Chloé and Jean Jacques not as generally well intentioned people who are nonetheless clearly capable of great harm, but instead ontologically Good People, and thus not real perpetrators of sexual assault, even when Noé was perfectly willing to acknowledge their actions as such before getting to know them. Similarly, when Noé struggles in his conflict with Astolfo on the basis that the latter is the child, Vanitas' assurances during the conflict are evidently taken not with respect to the actual conditions, but as an assurance that Astolfo has been removed from an ontological Good category but is now Deserving Of Violence. Noé is incredibly distressed at the idea of hurting Astolfo until he is given permission to ignore the conditions of their fight, at which point he attacks Astolfo with near-lethal force and does no further moral reflection on the matter! And while we are led to believe that in Astolfo's case this force was necessary, it's still, in my opinion important to acknowledge that Noé's conflict with Misha was immediately preceded with Noé being told that he is "allowed" to commit violence against children.

All that being said, I do understand if you think that Noé's behavior surrounding Astolfo does not necessarily precipitate his behavior surrounding Misha, and I do agree that it is a severe escalation. I think another important factor to bring up when I say that Noé's apparent moral degeneration has been very heavily foreshadowed is that Noé is a very clear foil to Ruthven who, as you point out, is clearly morally condemned by the story as a rapist. There honestly isn't much to analyze on this one, it's just kind of true! Specifically, Noé is shown to have the same or very similar ideals to that of Ruthven in his youth, and it's strongly implied that Ruthven's assault of Noé immediately prior to the Gévaudan arc was in some way instigated by Ruthven recognizing Noé as very similar to himself. It's not hard to see what is being foreshadowed in comparing Noé, a scholarly, intellectual idealist whose conflict centers on his attempts to apply his ideals to the real world to Ruthven, a former idealist intellectual-activist who grows into a violent and cynical politician after years of disgrace. Take this also with Ruthven's assault of Chloé and Jeanne, then with Vanitas as foil to Astolfo and Misha, and Noé's patterns of violence begin to strongly cohere.

Sort of the nail in the coffin, however, is evident from the conceit of the story itself: Vanitas' motivation throughout the entirety of the story has been to die and disappear. He wants to hide his past trauma and especially that related to Luna (which, we agree, is that he had been sexually abused by his adoptive parent) and is apparently so scared of having this being revealed that he attempts to kill Noé and risks his own life in his efforts to conceal it.

And we fucking know that Luna raped Vanitas, because Noé killed him then made the fucking Case Study of Vanitas!!!!!!!!!!

#logxx #I tried to limit the scope of this response to the text of VnC itself #But if you are still not sure about the intent of Noé's character #I think what I say here goes from 'what is apparently being set up' to 'virtually text' if you know who Gilbert Nightray is LOL #Sorry for long post #csa ment #rape ment #It is a long post about VnC. #incest ment #Anyway tl;dr you're completely correct the way the story treats Noé is totally different from the way it treats anyone else #Because Noé is the one telling the story #And Noé fundamentally cannot reconcile his self image with his past and his actions

[shitposterwannabe]

I often felt trapped. Growing up I was trapped in people's expectations. What my parents considered proper and likable. So much of my childhood was just me realising shit about myself and kicking it under the fridge for my older self to rediscover.

Sometimes it feels like I just moved in that body. Like I was born yesterday. It hurts to think that my best years were stolen away because I was diffrent and no one understood how. I missed my childhood. I didn't play like the other kids did, I didn't run around and got in troubles like they did. Maybe because the expectations I had for myself and the standards I held myself to were too much for such a small child.

I was lost and no one took the time to tell me to live now because I wouldn't have time later.

Sometimes I feel like I have been around for centuries or even millenia yet I feel like a small kid stuck in a play pretend. A 12 year old pretending to be eighteen. A pre teen in University.

The world is moving too fast. My life goes by at incredible speed, yet to the Earth it is all so slow but ever changing, shifting, evolving.

I yearn to be a kid again, I want friends with whom I can play fight like baby wolves or cats, friends that will run with me and play hide and seek in the woods.

I yearn for a chance to be childish without judgement, shame or remorse. There is a kid in me that awaits for the day when I will finally let down my walls and let them play.

But no one is ready for that conversation yet so I say it here. Sorry for the vent.

#no sense #therian #otherkin #therianthropy #wingedkin #aviankin #bird therian #birdkin #nonhuman #kingfisher #inner child #healing #therapy #tw vent #sorry for long post #sorry for lack of activity

[lavendergalactic]

idk if ur aware but the character u used here (https://www.tumblr.com/lavendergalactic/739161789094379522/the-angel-rentry-graphics?source=share) is related to a lot of gross things

hi anon! i don't really know what you mean by "gross things", the prompt was "edit a dark character" and im an avogado6 fan since his art resonates with me; so i know that the angel has been represented to lure people into s.icide or m.rder and with a smile on his face because that's just how their kind works, that's their job to get more angels

but that's in my opinion, a fictional villain thing, so i don't know what you mean by "gross things"? are you telling me not to edit the angel? because if we weren't allowed to edit villains you'd have to go sending messages to people who edit makima from csm (who has done arguably way worse than the angel but yet people glorify her), or dottore from genshin, or rwanda from the red fog and the list goes on

so if there was something i genuinely missed please tell me, but right now i dont see a problem with editing a villain

people are allowed to enjoy villains, sometimes the writing is so good it captivates people, as long as they're not a weird person who prays on minors.. you can critically like a villain character for their writing and not who they are as a person

like how i love jan (the office) for her writing, but i would hate her as a person

again, if i genuinely missed something- pleaseee tell me!!! i don't want to accidentally support something really horrible, but this is just my view on this topic rn!

edit: also an important thing i have to mention, avogado6's intentions with that character is not to fetishize or romanticise those topics he draws about, the drawings are genuinely dark and make you a little uncomfortable (which is good, it's supposed to be like that), to me a media is problematic or not based off of the artists intentions of what they make

i recommend watching this video, it covers avogado6's work very well (including the angel)

#no replycons since this is a srs ask #not mad btw i know you have good intentions #talking #general tw #sorry for long post #i have strong opinions so i go on long rambles a lot

[tw1stedthicket]

fuck me man. after going back through some stuff and really thinking about it, im ngl, i feel pretty happy with just calling myself sapphic due to really only caring about being with women and wanting to define my relationships in that context and not in a context of including or centering men, and i wouldn't even mind if someone referred to me as lesbian even if it's not the word i would use, but that'a the thing! there's a word called "gay" and newsflash abby, that's what only wanting women is, even if you worm your way around not being called a "lesbian"; but! i am really afraid to own that. It's like, okay, i'm afraid of using the word "lesbian" due to what i'm afraid people might think, but if i tell people i like women and do what i wanna do.. they're gonna come to the same conclusion. I know this is internalized homophobia which makes me feel even more shameful, but it's me being honest.

What sparked this thinking was how i found a really cute bracelet of the "woman" symbol with the circle as a heart and it was linked to another one to represent 2 women connected and love for each other and stuff and i was like omg i wanna wear that that makes my heart go soft 🥹 but then i was like no because if i do that then i really have to own it! Theres no longer any way i can be like "well...yes....um....you see this only makes me happy because i also have an attraction to women...it's not that i really really love them haha... i am also attracted to everyone else too including men!" And so i was like well maybe i can do like a little rainbow! I can always say "i just like rainbows" right?

But then it's like ah goddamit people really are gonna assume then that im not bi! But i dont want people to think im bi and i dont know how that fucking works! The thing is, is i dont think to myself anymore than i am bi, even tho sure, there are lots of attractive and wonderful men. But i feel like my inclusion of them in my identity is me being disingenous, it's me including them because i know there is a real possibility that i would feel attraction toward a guy enough that i want to be with him but in reality if i felt that way about a guy, the thought that they might like me back makes me feel afraid, because somewhere in my fucked up thought process i am thinking that means im gonna be with him!! I like him, he likes me, we obviously get together right? But i dont want that! If i could honestly flip a switch where no guy ever liked me romantically again and instead just wanted to be good friends or besties and the strongest sense of attraction they felt to me was entirely platonic, i would flip it immediately! I wanna be their friends so much more! Please save me that anxiety. Is it anxiety from having to perform gender roles for them and in reality if i deconstructed those then i would see myself comfortably being with a man? Maybe?? I dont feel like fucking doing that work tho anyway because the attraction i feel toward men is, and im so sorry dudes, is like... not worth doing the mental lifting for for what it would take for me being with them. I'm sorry, women are literally right there instead. And i dont feel the same baggage for them, just genuine warm fuzzies. People tell me "oh women are just as complicated and human and capable of being bitches! It's hard work either way!" Okay but i have never wanted a man bad enough that i would stick with it like i would with an amazing woman i loved, and newsflash there are a million fucking more of them than there are men. *IN MY INTERPRETATION* again sorry dudes. Thats not even just saying like all dudes are bad people or something to have to do labor for, i just have to jump through hoops to find who i am to them, you know? I get out of myself in every romantic encounter/relationship ive had with guys. Again, is it because i was raised with fucked up experiences of what men and women are supposed to be like or do? I dont fucking know.

If i had to honestly and truthfully take a guess, my guess would be that i am capable of experiencing attraction and happiness with anybody, regardless of gender, given that the relationship is equal and based on a genuine love and respect for both people. In the sense that perhaps there are always exceptions to every rule because the world is so fucking big and there will always be humans out there that could make you question no matter how much you like a particular type of person, but also because maybe some of my attraction to men, as anxiety-producing as it tends to be, is more of an inner thing and actually could be be appropriately healed and manifested in genuine good feelings toward him and a desire to be with him i.e. true attraction. And maybe the reason i want to pursue romance and love and whatnot with women more is because it feels safer. And maybe part of that is because i am a woman myself. Is that wrong? Is it safer because it's more genuine? Hey, i think so in the most charitable part of my brain, but the comphet part of me says "women are always just emotionally connected and intuitive with each other ofc it's easier for them to have relationships with each other! the connection is just all women tho!" but that just serves to devalue the genuine attraction i feel for women that is romantic and sexual and all that :/ Like stfu brain, i dont think most women actually desire relationships with other women and life partners and stuff and labeling it as "just girls and their casual soulmate status with their best friend 🤪" pisses me off. But at the end of the fucking day i know what my choice is! Am i being biphobic? Thinking it's invalid and i need to choose? Well my mind feels like it's fucking chosen for me and i like women!

I hate this because then it makes me really sad like goddamn this really is me huh and i know how people fucking act and treat gay people or lesbian people and it makes me really fucking sad. I was just thinking to myself and it was like, yknow, i feel like i really am in a closet. And i have tried on an outfit that i think i would really like. And i put it on and have to close my eyes to do it because if i open them im gonna be too scared to really look at myself and go through with it. So then i put it on and it feels different, but it hugs my body in ways that feel comfortable even when i cant see it. And when i open my eyes and look in the mirror, it is startling but not surprising, and a little bit awe-some, and theres a moment of recognition that...In my private mind, this is how i see myself. What i am looking at on the outside is what i see on the inside. What i always wanted to be, at least. There's a "Finally" caught behind your breath but it feels not quite right to say that, because how could you have known? I never would have had i not let myself actually...explore. Actually recognize, i guess. But i cant exit the safety of my room, my closet, my dressing room, whatever it is. People would say im a freak, they'd be disgusted, at worst. People might forcibly rip at the clothes or force me to change. People might say theres nothing wrong with it but it's inappropriate to wear in public. People might even say "wow! That outfit really is you! But...i dont like this you." And a million things.

I'm so fucking new to this, i only recognized and realized attraction, and i mean genuine attraction, to women just a couple years ago even tho i had been privately questioning it for longer, but. Damn. It makes me really sad to think of the women that look at other women who like women and dont feel the same comraderie because they think im gross, or a predator, or something. It hurts to think of anyone thinking badly of me, but honestly its the other women that would see me differently that makes me sad. If men wanna be mad then fuck them but it makes me really sad to think that other women would not like me or distrust me.. :(

#sorry for long post #i am just very upsetti spaghetti #questioning #lgbt #lesbian #sapphic

[ifellinlovewithpersona]

Okay, another rant on some random youtube video lol I think I should stop watching persona/smt analysis as it's only makes me mad lmao

Some guy (I'm not telling who, cause I don't want to encourage people to go to his channel and spread hate just because of some weird take I disagree with) is saying that Persona 4 isn't canon Persona game and I'm like "Excuse me???. This is literally a mainline game for Persona series (clarifying cause for me "mainline" = smt recently, but I'm talking about mainline in context of Persona series). Like.... Is everything okay, sir? Or do *I* have a stroke and mishearing things?

And the explanation was so weird as well. Apparently it's because of bad endings? Like if you got a bad ending, then P4A couldn't happen. And like okay, bad endings might be actually not canon but in my opinion, just because of one ending not being canon, it doesn't mean that the WHOLE game isn't canon. Going by this logic, Persona 5 also shouldn't be canon as it have continuation of the story (P5S), that cannot happen if we choose a bad ending (taking Yaldy's offer) 🤷‍♀️. Actually 90% of Persona (and every SMT) games shouldn't be canon as many of them have bad/or just alternative endings (I think from Persona only P2:IS and P3 have only one ending?). Tbh I literally turned off the video after that explanation, cause my poor nerves couldn't stand it anymore 😆

I know that in the universe such complex as Megami Tensei where is so many alternative dimensions and timelines and series and spin-offs for this series (just look how crazy the map of the whole universe is), it's VERY, VERY difficult to tell which media is considered canon and which not (Maybe actually there is so many timelines and alternative dimensions that everything is happening in them at the same time, therefore everything is canon? Or maybe actually nothing is really canon because of the same reason? I think only Atlus knows). But USUALLY, I was used to thinking of mainline games of each series as canon (unless stated otherwise by game devs/original content creators) so yeah, this take was very weird for me :l

Please someone kick me or something next time I'd have an urge to watch some analysis video cause apparently, I don't have good mental health for them xD

#again not tagging this i'm never tagging negativity #cause i don't want to appear it in the tags it's like my private rants #but yeah just needed to rant after this ridiculousness #sorry for long post #lilly's talking #or maybe lilly's ranting would be more appropriate lol? #losing my mental health over youtube videos-

[ne0nwithazero]

Do you have a place where we can see everything about Mike and Host? Seeing so many people interested in them piqued my curiosity too hehe

aww thank you! The stuff I have of them is kind of all over the place at the moment :') I do want to eventually have properly organized art and information for them on my website, but I've just kind of been procrastinating on planning how I'll do that LOL

All their art is kind of mixed up with my regular Deltarune content at the moment

The #Mike or #Host tags on my Tumblr might help, but most of the pics are on my Twitter threads x)

Sketch Thread (Has sketches and quick comic things)

Deltarune Art Thread (Has properly rendered stuff mostly)

I also have their Toyhouse pages here and here but they haven't been updated in a long while so things might also be outdated there

And then there's my Youtube videos if you're into fanmade cutscenes and things like that ;v; The "Meeting Mike" cutscene is my most recent one and I guess it's quite literally meant as an introduction from Fun Gang's POV so I'd personally recommend it since I'm the most proud of it!

There are also my Curious Cat accounts where I've responded to questions about them??? It's kind of like the Tumblr asks

idk as I said, everything is kind of all over the place but I'm hoping to be able to properly organize it one day ;v;

OH YEAH AND THE "To Give You Heaven" FIC ON AO3. It's unfinished and I've been sitting on a draft for the newest chapter for months now, but it's about how my Spamton met them and how they started working together!

#Jay Asks #astrito #mike #host #ref #Making this list is making me realize how desperately I need to organize my content #sorry for long post

[tameable50]

bro I was waiting a last life animation then after that I reload my YouTube home page and ALL and i mean all of the videos were MLP videos I was confused so I looked at the last life video description AND IT HAD MLP MUSIC but a while ago I made this comment on DA

Google thanks I like MLP because I made a few comments and watched a couple videos jeez soon im going to get personal adds trying to get me to change my pfp back to blizz

#Sorry for long post

[sagittastory]

#2 Why is CBT the most common therapy?

I may or may not be introducing a slightly controversial idea. Cognitive behavioral therapy is not the most effective therapy, but is instead used as a way of quickly managing those in need of psychiatric help. It is based on the assumption that a patient is neurotypical, so it is inherently a system that often does not closely fixate on the difficulties of those who are disabled. While it brings awareness to how you feel, it often provides you distractions to ease the swelling anxiety or such other emotions. CBT struggles to help the underlying problems within the individual, without extreme effort, and is acutely known as a "short term 'good'" in helping 'symptoms' of a psychiatric illness. In fact:

‘Researchers have found that CBT is roughly half as effective in treating depression as it used to be’' (2015)

Yes. I took that from the Guardian, but I can reassure you that there are far more quotes outside of an otherwise susceptible source.

"Behavioral therapy has its origins in American “behaviorism.” This theory assumes that human behavior is learned and can therefore be unlearned or learned anew.

For example, people who have developed depressive thoughts often tend to withdraw and give up their hobbies. As a result, they feel even more unhappy and isolated. Cognitive therapy helps to identify this mechanism and find ways to become more active again.

In anxiety disorders, behavioral therapy often includes learning methods to help you calm down. For example, you can learn to reduce anxiety by consciously breathing in and out deeply so that your body and breathing can relax. When doing this you concentrate on your breathing instead of what is bringing on your anxiety. These kinds of techniques can help you to calm down instead of getting all worked up with anxiety."

Alone, CBT cannot pull you out of a 'mental low': you might need other forms of reflection.

Now, most of us know that mental illness (for a lot of people) is heavily interlinked to either :

Inherited traits. Mental illness is more common in people whose blood relatives also have a mental illness. Certain genes may increase your risk of developing a mental illness, and your life situation may trigger it.

Environmental exposures before birth. Exposure to environmental stressors, inflammatory conditions, toxins, alcohol or drugs while in the womb can sometimes be linked to mental illness.

Brain chemistry. Neurotransmitters are naturally occurring brain chemicals that carry signals to other parts of your brain and body. When the neural networks involving these chemicals are impaired, the function of nerve receptors and nerve systems change, leading to depression and other emotional disorders.

Now, frankly, I understand how CBT can help an individual navigate through their thoughts, and how it may even be necessary for some to take the first step. CBT is there for those who are anxious (about therapy), it brings them into the world without being judged (hopefully), and then allows them to take the next big steps. Through their hopefully neutral or positive information gained from it, they can move on and find new, better, ways to develop a better mental health positions. However, the reason why I listed those 3 little 'mental illness is interlinked to', is because CBT does not help any of those directly. It takes your thoughts, and then provides you the positive juxtaposition. I think that nothing is particularly wrong with CBT itself, it's simply the ignorance some people continue to endeavor in. This ignorance is particularly visible in our educational system today. With each new generation, there are new difficulties; that is hard for every generation before to understand. Sometimes, we just need to acknowledge that there will always be a lag behind each generation; but all you need to do is listen, then you'll move on from there.

Listening can be hard when you've been surrounded by noise all your life.

TYPES OF CBT:

"Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)

This form of CBT combines cognitive behavior therapy with meditation and helps cultivate a non-judgmental, present-oriented attitude, which is referred to as mindfulness.  

MBCT can effectively help you deal with:

Anxiety

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

Wondering what the difference is between DBT vs CBT? 

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is another evidence-based type of cognitive therapy that uses strategies like problem solving and finding acceptance. DBT is highly effective for the treatment of powerful emotions and severe mental health conditions. Those who benefit from DBT tend to see things in black and white. They view situations as one way or the other. They may not be able to see a middle ground or find a grey area. DBT can potentially help if you lack coping skills and find that you move from one crisis to another. Dialectical behavior therapy can also help you gain the skills you need to cope in a more effective manner.

DBT is known to effectively help those struggling with:

Borderline personality disorder

Bipolar disorder

Substance abuse

ADHD

Eating disorders

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

This behaviorally-oriented CBT technique relies heavily on positive reinforcement and counter-conditioning. The goal of ACT is to change how you respond to your inner experiences.

Inner experiences include:

Emotions

Thoughts

Impulses

Physical feelings

Acceptance and commitment therapy teaches you how to stop denying, avoiding, and struggling with your inner emotions. You’ll learn how to acknowledge deeper feelings. As you move through talk therapy, you may begin to realize that your feelings can be appropriate responses to certain situations. Once you grasp this way of thinking, you can start accepting the hardships and issues you’re experiencing. This acceptance allows you to make the behavioral changes necessary to improve your life.

ACT can help you learn how to cope with:

Depression

Social anxiety disorder

Stress in the workplace

Psychosis

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Test anxiety

Chronic pain

Substance abuse and addiction

Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)

REBT is an active-oriented therapy approach that helps you identify irrational beliefs like self-defeating feelings and thoughts. You’ll learn how to actively challenge irrational thoughts and eventually be able to recognize and change your thought patterns. Ultimately, REBT teaches you to replace negative thoughts with healthier, more productive beliefs.

REBT is one of the types of CBT that’s been shown effective in treating individuals dealing with:

Anxiety

Guilt

Depression

Inappropriate or extreme anger

Unhealthy eating

Aggression

Procrastination"

WHAT THE NHS SAYS

it may not be suitable for people with more complex mental health needs or learning difficulties

it involves confronting your emotions and anxieties – you may experience initial periods where you're anxious or emotionally uncomfortable

it does not address any wider problems in systems or families that may have a significant impact on someone's health and wellbeing

it focuses on the person's capacity to change themselves (their thoughts, feelings and behaviours)

it can be as effective as medicine in treating some mental health problems and may be helpful in cases where medicine alone has not worked

Honestly? I'm sure a good selection of medical professionals are always trying to maintain awareness about these. There's only so much you can do while in your preoccupation and contract. Each form of CBT will have a varying effect on each individual! Don't take all my little rambles to heart, take them with large bags of salt. There's many individuals out there with just as valid sources of information.

Remember! I spend only a couple hours in my evening to do this, I'm not a qualified person at all. Don't run away from CBT if it's the only thing you can access, it's usually better than nothing.

Oh, by the way, it's the most common due to its accessibility (and as a result) the research into it. We're constantly researching other forms of medical help (I hope), so one day, maybe we'll find something even better than what we have now. The CBT we had in the past most likely wont be comparable to the CBT in the future.

An interesting argument for: Why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is the Current Gold Standard of Psychotherapy

Why CBT is effective

Addressing the Uncertainties of CBT

Long-term Outcomes of CBT

Yup! Hope this wasn't too long this time either.

#medicine #psychology #cognitivehealth #debatable #sorry for long post #long reads #mental health #therapy #interesting #rambles #just a silly idea i had #not a professional

[pluvioseprince]

Your way of drawing these two~ 😍 I just can't stop making stories in my head~ but what do you think of them~? Cute, silly, fun or just hot and handsome~? 🙈💙🌹

I'm assuming you're talking about Chibedo ! 👁️ They're everything to me - just two dudes doing their jobs, with an affinity for the wintery cold and a burning love for family. Both are not entirely human, but their actions and love for those close to them just make them feel so comfortable together<3

I love exploring the part of Childe where he doesn't have to be loud and competitive (albedo definitely doesn't care about that sort of thing), and rather his quieter and introspective side!! Both get to be their true selves around each other :] Their abilities are also at par - Childe with his delusion and general strength and albedo with his alchemy. Their connections to the abyss makes for some good material too!

And of course, they're both definitely hot and handsome!

#sorry for long post #i love them so much! can you tell?! #chibedo #well. id go on for hours if anyone were to ask again(wink