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rollercoasterwords · 2 years

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hey guys btw there is actually never a good reason to loudly and publicly talk about how much u dislike a fanfic!! Like. let's break this down for a sec:

i don't like it

ok, understandable. i've dnf'd lots of fics because i didn't like them. but the people writing fanfiction are doing it for free and for fun, and you don't know anything about their lives. they could be a young writer just starting out! they could be an older writer getting back into writing after years of being unable to! they could be someone going through a rough patch whose only source of joy right now is writing their silly little stories! talking about how much you dislike a fanfic literally does nothing except hurt the person writing it. that's it. it is not productive, it is not necessary. even strangers on the internet deserve basic human empathy.

ok but i really don't like it

babe, i feel u! i'm a hater too. rant about it privately. shit on it in private messages or group chats with friends. u can dislike something without dragging its creator into the town square to throw tomatoes at them, yknow?

ok but i really don't like it AND it's popular

ok? shouting about that on the internet doesn't make you cool or special or unique. it just makes you kind of mean and, honestly, bitter. like i said before, this is fanfiction. nobody is paying for it. nobody is profiting. there is no standard that these writers are obligated to meet. clearly, other people like the work. why not let them enjoy it in peace?

no u don't understand it doesn't deserve to be popular there are better fics that deserve it more!!!

talk about those fics then!! post about how much u love them!! uplift those writers!! ur tweet or tiktok or tumblr post is not going to suddenly make a popular fic lose all popularity, no matter how undeserving u perceive it to be. if this is actually coming from a place of frustration because you feel like there are other fics that deserve more attention, then just give those fics attention.

no but it's problematic

mmm ok. let's sit with this one for a second. i want you to ask yourself--is it really, really problematic? is it perpetuating harm against a marginalized group? remember, this is fanfic; it is outside the consumer economy, and the stories it tells will almost never make it to a mainstream audience. so is the story actually hurting people, or is the author just exploring something that you're uncomfortable with? because if you're just uncomfortable, then assuming the work is tagged properly, the best course of action is to just click away. as uncomfortable as it may be, people are allowed to write stories that you might find upsetting or gross or weird, and those stories existing is not inherently harmful in and of itself.

it is actively reinforcing harmful stereotypes/rhetoric/etc

okay! ok. if you are deeply concerned because you feel that this fic is genuinely harmful, then go to the writer. leave a comment. send them a message on tumblr or twitter or tiktok or wherever. explain your situation and see what they say! nine times out of ten, i'd bet that an ao3 writer means no harm and would be willing to listen and address your concerns. in fact, they might even be grateful to you for being kind enough to make them aware of a problem and educate them on it. every ao3 writer i've ever spoken to is an incredibly kind and thoughtful person; you don't need to immediately go on the attack

the writer is unreachable/nonresponsive/not willing to address or change the problematic thing

alright. if you truly feel that this fanfiction is actively harmful and can't reach any kind of conclusion with the writer, and you want to warn others who might read the fic, then do that. do that. make a post that says hey guys btw, x thing in this fic is not a good representation/perpetuates a harmful stereotype/whatever the problem is. and leave it at that! you don't need to go further and insult the writing or the person who wrote it. that is helpful to exactly no one, and if your goal is actually to make the world a better place, then you should learn how to draw attention to an issue in a way that encourages actual dialogue instead of dog-piling and personal attacks.

anyway the next time you feel the desire to post about how bad you think a fic is, feel free to use this as a guide before u do! xoxo

#like i genuinely don't understand u guys sometimes #why do i keep seeing posts w hundreds or sometimes even thousands of likes #that are literally saying nothing except #i think this fic is bad and i don't like it #if someone was making cookies and handing them out for free and u didn't like them #would u go stand next to that person and shout about how shitty their baking skills are??#or would u just move tf on!!#bc they are doing something nice for free!!#and if u don't want to eat it u don't have to!!#like if u post abt disliking fics u are literally just mean #im sorry but u are just mean #and not even in a fun way #i love talking shit i love hating on things!!#i do it in PRIVATE #in PRIVATE!!!#where it's fun for me but i know it won't hurt anyone's feelings unnecessarily!!#some of u guys treat fanfiction like a product to consume and it's NOT #it's a gift!#it's a piece of art that someone is giving u!#so for the love of god stop thinking like a fucking little capitalist consumer for a moment and think like a human being w empathy!!#ranting and raving #txt

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talenlee · 5 months

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The Gliscor In A Coal Mine

Gunna talk about Smogon here. Oh, you don’t know Smogon?

Weeeeell, deep breath.

Smogon is a Pokemon fangame played with the basic components of the videogame series Pokemon, which is itself, made by Game Freak and distributed by Nintendo, which you’ll probably recognise as one of the largest privately held companies in the world. Smogon, by contrast, are a forum and some emulators and a surprisingly dense little bubble of Youtube content.

‘Smogon’ in this context refers to a bunch of related games, that form a single fandom game, a folk game. They have, in the terminology I’m fond of using, made a game out of another game, which is a super cool practice I actively encourage. It’s how we get great things like, for example, the entire Legacy subgenre of games, from its dizzying heights of Pandemic Legacy Season 1 to the shocking lows of Pandemic Legacy Any Other Seasons. I like Smogon as a thing to observe through some sort of astrolabe or other technical device. I have no particular interest in engaging with the game itself, as they play it.

I don’t want to get into a play space with these people.

Not because they’re bad or anything, though they are overwhelmingly split between the still-thinks-he’s-on-4chan shithead vs autistic trans girl social binary of internet niches and you’re never sure what side that coin is landing on when you flip it. I don’t want to partake of Smogon because the game they’re playing looks unpleasant to me to play, and because part of Being Into Smogon means looking around at the game Smogon has made and thinking: Yeah, this works. This is a good system.

The current news out of Smogon, such as it is, is that in their OU format (short for ‘overused’), just banned the Pokemon Gliscor. Gliscor is redacted information that doesn’t matter, because you don’t need to know what Gliscor is to come to understand the problem that Gliscor highlights, and the lesson you can learn about making games and control over those games.

Smogon’s banning policy reflects a truth I espouse as a game designer: Players are great at identifying problems and terrible at solving them.

Pokemon as it’s balanced and released and supported and played by GameFreak is, competitively balanced for 2v2, 4-of-6 teams, with information openly available to players through previews. This has some odd knock-on effects, like poor Zoroark kinda got pooched when they make this information public, but whatever, there are more Pokemon than that that aren’t really for playing. This is a kind of game I think of as a ‘pool game’ – the game is built ostensibly around a pool of potential pieces, and you choose which pieces you use and how. Magic: The Gathering is a pool game, Pokemon is a pool game, and even games like Dominion are pool games, because the game pieces that are in the game at the start of each contest are determined by choices outside the game.

In the official tournament context, when it comes to limiting access to Pokemon, there are ‘mythical’ pokemon where you can only have one (or two, depending on the regulation) from that category on your team. The game is broadly speaking open, where almost anything in that pool is available for use. Now, it’s hard to dig into this for hard numbers, because the pool has a lot of stuff in it that isn’t really expected to be played competitively. There are Pokemon who exist for, most likely, their place in a single-player RPG experience, like most first and second form evolutions, and some that exist as more world content. Think Unown and male Combee. Of the pool available, that means you’re looking a pool of, like, around 1,021 Pokemon, you can’t act as if all of those are going to find a place in a competitive head-to-head environment.

The stat site Pikalytics gives us numbers of about 310 Pokemon that showed up at all, and in that space, 37 Pokemon were not allowed. Some of them weren’t allowed because there’s no way to access them, but Game Freak get to make those choices and Smogon doesn’t. Now, that 310 number is a really broad net, and it’s just the stats from one tournament with over 700 players. In that space, two or three people bringing along something for a laff are going to make it show up. And if we say, limit ourselves to anything that had at least 5 people bring it (so, a representation of .71%), that gives us a list of 75 Pokemon that showed up in the tournament. And the stats aren’t telling the whole story just like that — after all, two of the most common Pokemon, Iron Hands and Flutter Mane, were played on 50% of teams.

That’s the metagame for an official tournament, broadly speaking; the full pool is somewhere around 310 Pokemon, but the core of the pool is much smaller. And importantly, when I say there are ’37 Pokemon that were not allowed,’ these are Pokemon who are very specifically set aside by the game experience and with related traits indicating that they are not for typical tournament play. You never could play with them in this format, they are not appearing and disappearing based on feedback.

Smogon doesn’t have tournament-to-tournament kind of environment like this; they instead have a tiered tournament system which cares about usage and then cultivates that usage. What his means is that the Pokemon are divided into groupings described by, well, how often they’re used. That means the main, core space, at least according to the Smogon people I spoke to about it, is ‘OU,’ for Overused. Overused is a 1v1 format. At the moment, there are 31 Pokemon legal in Overused. You can use Pokemon from a lower tier in this tier, but it generally works out badly, because those Pokemon are not strong enough for this tier. There are 19 other Pokemon that were in this tier, but have been banned out of it, sent ‘up’ a tier to the category of ‘Ubers’ for being, well, too good. Ubers, for context, has about sixty two Pokemon in it.

That is, Smogon centralises its design space around 31 Pokemon, and only after kicking 19 of them out.

In the announcement banning Gliscor from their format, there were people calling for bans to Sneasler, Samurott-Hisui and Gholdengo. That would bring it up to 22/29, which feels unpleasantly close to half the format being banned. Even at 19/31, that’s essentially 2/5th of the format banned. And when you dig into this situation, you wind up chasing details that can’t address the whole problem:

Gliscor was too powerful at setting hazards and being hard to kill.”

“Well, why was it hard to kill?”

“Because it could heal from lots of small hits.”

“Well why not hit it very hard with a big hit, since it has a 4x weakness?”

“Well nothing in the tier can hit it hard enough.”

“Well, why don’t you bring up something from a lower tier that could do that?”

“Well nothing in that tier is good enough.”

“Well why aren’t there good ice types in this tier?”

“Well we banned the one that hits really hard.”

“Why did you do that?”

“It was too good at hitting things very hard.

And like, this whole conversation is is continuing to diagnose problem after problem after problem, but never finding anything that solves those problems. Because Gliscor being banned resulted in people talking about how now, there were more problems that had to be fixed.

A lot of this is the peculiarities of what Smogon does and doesn’t allow. For example, hazards are so important because everything in Smogon is expected to swap out constantly, and hazards make that hard to endure over time, meaning that hazards pull the game towards an end state. This swapping out constantly makes some statuses pointless (like confuse) and a lot of setup moves pointless too. It means that multiple sequences of turns can happen where players don’t attack one another because they’re just swapping back and forth to jockey into position. There are whole move types that are banned (baton pass and evasion boosters), because if you didn’t, people would use them. They had to institute a 1,000 turn timer on games because some tournament games ran that far without anyone actually winning the game.

What if those 19 Pokemon were just left as it is? You got rid of the Evasion rules and the banned moves and just let the game settle, as it is, on what people can do, in that space, and see how it works. I’m told it becomes a pretty simple game where everyone does the same thing of trying to get an angry fish into play with baton pass and kill your opponent. This is apparently a bad thing, where by banning a bunch of strategies the format is instead facing a situation where the’re almost halfway through banning the entire tier, to try and capture a way the game ‘should’ be. It seems to me the point of a usage-based tiering system means that if one tier sucks, everyone leaves that tier and recognises that the Pokemon in that space push a style most of the people there don’t like, and instead they go on to play in other tiers, like Underused. The best stuff gets pressurised out of it, pushed up and out into that rarified atmosphere by the math and social pressure of the natural churn of the system, right?

Right?

But they don’t.

They want to play OU.

And they want OU to be the ‘main’ format.

There are two competing challenges here, for me. The first is that Smogon can’t actually add anything to the game. They see their place as having to exclude things. I get this problem, kinda because ostensibly, they want their version of the game to be a thing you can play ‘on hardware’ rather than through their emulator. This ‘on hardware’ play therefore can’t actually add anything or overlay new rules, like, for example, adjusting the stats of Pokemon, or instituting score-based team building or even elimination drafts. And you don’t get to go ‘hey, that’s really obnoxious or hard to do,’ because Smogon’s ruleset is not easily processed or parsed, and it is not welcoming.

The second thing is that Smogon’s process for changing the game is their idea of democratic. It’s voted on by experts who can identify the problems and supposedly make good choices going forward. This means these people need to be socially active and engaged in the forum place and capable of earning respect within the competitive and social environment that represents which, let me tell you, that’s a worrying place.

And the thing is, this is all being done with an assumption that they’re trying to carve away what’s ‘wrong’ with the format to find the right version of it. On the one hand, yeah, that’s cool, they’re making a game out of another game. On the other hand…

Says who?

They use terms like ‘noncompetitive’ and ‘unskilled’ to refer to when a strategy can present a player with an abrupt choice and if they choose wrong they’re at a disadvantage, as if games with sharp swings aren’t competitive games that require skill. The language has the familiar structure of designers discussing problems with games but without the fundamental idea of being able to actually change it. Much like Smash players who try to remove variance from a game built around it, Smogon is trying to take something designed to get out of hand with crits and failure chances and make it fit something else.

Famously, new ideas and new mechanics get introduced and Smogon tries to route around them, to preserve the way things were in earlier generations rather than adjust to what the new generation is doing. Back in Generation 8 of Pokemon, Smogon just straight up banned Dynamax entirely; a mechanic that meant any pokemon could have a big bulky tank mode for a short period of time and punch through protects. That meant they played the entire format without access to a mechanic the main game was balanced around. Anyone who played Smogon exclusively through all the years of Generation 8 is someone who has no idea what a core mechanic of that game does to the game based on their play experience.

When Gliscor went, in that same announcement, people were bringing up, again, that they need to ban Terastallize, for the whole duration of the generation. Because the current format and game’s defining special rule is something they want to ignore, which just further builds on the idea that they don’t want Scarlet Violet OU. They don’t want the Pokemon that would bubble to the top of those usage stats so they could select where else they’d rather play. The only tool is shrinking the game… and it just so happens that it means that each generation kind of slowly but surely winds up looking a lot like the previous ones. They don’t want this ‘Pokemon’ game interfering with their game. And they don’t want to take measures to address these problems,because whatever they’re aiming at, it has to be socially agreed upon, voted upon, enforced by bans only, and only validated by vibes.

It’s all said with the selfseriousness of people sitting on the sofa glaring at the TV that they know what the game ‘should’ be and not considering what the game is. Which is fair! They’re making up their own game out of this other game, after all, and that game could kick ass! It doesn’t look like it, it looks like a rat’s nest of rules corner cases, with a stone-faced defensiveness that suggests newcomers have to Get Good and Do The Readings, and if you’re not involved, you should not dare comment on their game. Any opinion about their game must show due deference, even if it’s just recognising that it exists. An absence of praise is a presence of violence.

It’s very funny when they complain about Gamefreak’s decisions, mind you. Gamefreak’s game is one of the most successful multimedia franchises in the world and Smogon is a forum for a few hundred very sweaty dorks. Like, yeah, I don’t think Gamefreak are thinking about you when they make their choices about how to continue ongoing engagement with their multinational game empire. Which isn’t to say their game is better, the game you play is the game you want to play, but acting as if ‘Gamefreak doesn’t know what they’re doing’ – they do. They aren’t caring about you and the way you play the game, and haven’t for like… fifteen years? Your game isn’t unbalanced because Gamefreak are stupid, your game is unbalanced because you’re playing in the space Gamefreak is explicitly not balancing.

But okay, let’s look at what I said up top: Players are great at identifying problems and terrible at solving them.

These players are able to identify the problems they’re having. They don’t want to play doubles, and the singles game is balanced around a kind of play they don’t like. And when you’re dealing with playtesting of your own game, you need to be able to listen to this kind of thing and accept it as entirely neutral and entirely correct feedback. Players might lie to you about how they feel but you should always trust it anyway. They have identified a problem.

As it stands, right now, Smogon’s only tool they consider acceptable for changing this game is to take things away from it, and for the process of doing those changes being entirely social, and ostensibly democratic, with a real ‘well, if you didn’t vote, you don’t matter’ kind of approach to that.

And this is what you get.

Gliscor was used in somewhere between five and one teams in the Pikalytics, by the way.

Check it out on PRESS.exe to see it with images and links!

#pokemon #smogon #Games

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southshoretides · 7 months

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There was a post that went viral here a few weeks ago where a popular user talked about her father, who would insist he is not anything other than "neurotypical" despite having stringent high standards about seemingly trivial things, sticking to a very strict schedule, hoarding certain things, and so on. She went on to describe other family members and herself all having a seeming touch of the Endies, with the clear implication that these were not (or at least not merely) choices/eccentricities/learned behavior but fundamental differences in brain function from the normies. It reminded me a bit of my mom, who has 250+ birthdays/anniversaries/etc. of family, friends, and even former co-workers recorded on her wall calendar, on her tablet, and (99% of the time) in her head, insists on having no fewer than three clocks visible from her living room chair, and has probably consumed every available televised documentary on John F. Kennedy and Queen Elizabeth II. For my own ND credentials, well, here I am posting on my tumblr sideblog, so.

Another recently-popular post gave a measured counter-argument against viewing everything through the lens of mental illness, ending with something like "Don't ask yourself 'Am I X?' Ask yourself 'Is viewing this situation through the lens of X-ness useful to me?'" So, my question is, to what extent is the neurotypical/neurodivergent framework so popular on tumblr useful for understanding people?

There was a big pushback on the 'NPC' meme when it emerged from 4chan: the idea that some percentage of people don't have internal experience, they just kind of mindlessly fill their social role, was too misanthropic and (for me at least) contrary to lived experience to countenance. And yet, the way some people in more progressive spaces talk about normies, allistics, or neurotypicals makes me wonder how much they actually disagree with the underlying assumptions, vs. the phrasing/framing, and what kind of monstrous caricature of 'normal people' they carry with them as a mental default.

Because in posts like the first one, where having unusually high standards about things, or unusual hobbies that most people don't share, or presenting oneself in unusual ways is all due to (or, at least, plausibly explained by) some kind of neurodivergence or another, then what is left for neurotypicality? Apparently it means mindlessly filling one's social role with little-to-no internality, having no particularly unusual qualities of one's own.

"How Tumblr bloggers talk about normies" is something pretty far removed from the levers of power at this point, but my suspicion is that viewing seemingly-mundane things through the lens of a bimodal normalbrain-weirdbrain distribution is in 2023 about where viewing everything through the lens of a bimodal oppressor-oppressed distribution was in 2013: something the internet's cool kids were already exploiting for self-promotion purposes, the internet's uncool kids were already tired of, and the normies were just beginning to notice. To the extent that I can, I want to encourage the formation of healthy discursive norms for the culture that's coming, not the one we left; to try and stop the in-motion revolution before it goes too far instead of complaining about how the last one went too far.

And I think we are on the verge of a genuine revolution in mental health, where behaviors and social interactions and norms that previous generations took for granted are picked apart and reclassified as a myriad of different brains working in different ways. This is not an anti-psychology post necessarily; being able to say "I have an anxiety disorder, and it affects me in these ways" is certainly more legible and efficient than "I am different from others in these days and I can't understand why or whether they might be connected," especially for the purposes of seeking treatment or finding community. But legibility and efficiency are not the only terminal values in life, if they're terminal at all.

The 'NPC logic' where you can divide people into Ensouled Beings and Automatons and luckily you and your friends and all the people you admire are in the first group, is a dead end. I don't even mind having a few genuine misanthropes running around--keeps people honest--but more than it leading invariably to hatred and bitterness over the Automatons not knowing their place, I just don't think it's true. I don't see the evidence for either the hard version (genuine lack of internality) or the soft version (most people are dumb and do what they're told) in my interactions with people who most of you would call normies, and I find it hard to believe that a lapsed-Catholic test-prep-tutor living in the suburban Midwest would encounter fewer normies than the average Tumblrite.

But OK, say it's a hard-truth-about-humanity thing. Where do you even draw the line in any meaningful way? My mom also enjoys repeating a lot of the same jokes and observations about everyday life that I've heard before, to the point where it drives me a little nuts sometimes. Is this the autistic desire for routine and comfort (good and valid) or the pointless, weaponized normie ritual of small talk (bad and oppressive). Does the JFK/Queen Liz stuff rise to the level of "special interest" (cool and relatable!) or just the same shit that lots of boomer white middle-American ladies in their 50s/60s are into? (cringe!) I suspect the answer to valid-or-not type questions (for her or anyone) hinges basically on how much you like or respect someone already, which is the fate of almost any ethics system that makes nods to progressive/liberal thought but still wants deep down to put a moral gloss on inborn qualities. Vibes, once again, are not a substitute for a rigorous ethical system.

One possible way to square this circle is to go the opposite route; instead of trying to squish eccentrics into a normie-mold, just say that "normal" is a meaningless concept. Everyone is weird in their own way, and very few people are "average" along every single metric--and the few who are are, well, weird! Which is a reasonable take, but also makes the NT/ND bimodal distinction pretty meaningless itself.

But more than that, if 'normie' has any worthwhile definition, I think it's something like "Someone who is worried about fitting in with their peer group relative to time-and-place cultural norms", and that's something that's never going away. People are going to want to be normal, not in the hyperconformist Mrs. Grundy/speaker-at-CPAC way, but in the sense of "Am I doing the right thing? Will my life choices lead to satisfying outcomes? Am I going to be shunned or exiled if I make the wrong ones?" Some people are always going to have the wherewithal to simply reject that entire framework and go do their own thing, but an ethical system that requires people to do that in order to be taken seriously as moral agents...do I need to explain why that's doomed to failure? Or to put it another way, I think it's beneficial to both the normies and the weirdos to have a cultural understanding of normality that goes beyond just "What the neighbors think"/"What my dead Catholic grandma would think".

So, in that light, is it helpful to view sufficient deviation from a (somewhat imaginary, somewhat self-serving) rump of non-agentic hyperconformists as evidence of neurodivergence? To whom is it useful to say "I really like collecting things and rewatching movies because I'm autistic, and I like the books and movies I like because I'm traumatized and depressed, and I like strict schedules because I have OCD about being late to things"? In my opinion, that healthy cultural understanding would include that "normal people" can have a "weird side" and it doesn't say anything about them necessarily--certainly it doesn't draft them into a war between normies and weirdos that they never actually wanted to fight in.

Personally, I prefer just "being a little weird", quirky, eccentric, etc. as a mental model. The above one does not make me feel seen and understood, it makes me feel like a lab animal. And to the people for whom it does make them seen and understood, the philosophical problem of people unlike that existing, and having different needs, should give them pause about using it as a universal framework.

#mental health #neurodivergence #neurotypicality #psychology #identity

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kitchenalia · 2 years

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it's all so funny because two people can say they're into cottagecore. the first is someone who loves growing her own food, tries for sustainable habits, believes in anti-consumerism, and just enjoys connection to nature. the second buys aliexpress/wish fast fashion dresses because they look #aesthetic, posts about mushrooms and being feral but is essentially afraid of going outside, watches hours of internet content about cutesy cottagecore shopping hauls, and doesn't really subscribe to any anti-consumerist actions whatsoever. i don't really understand a "cottagecore aesthetic" that's all about getting new plastic junk shipped to your house because it's Cute and Totally Cottagecore.

to me, cottagecore was initially just a name for a deep-seated longing for nature, connection to the earth, sustainability, self-sufficiency and community building, fighting food insecurity, and pointing out how capitalism divorces us from nature and encourages us to be exclusively reliant on a giant chain full of exploitation and slavery. and there always WAS content like that among people interested in it, but the core of it (lol) ended up being high-strung impulse shoppers who deflect any criticisms of their lifestyles with "corporations though." they post about wanting a simple life, but the reality says grubhub, cheap amazon junk catered to the trends, and arguing against the people who try to post about making your life better. (literally the only time they espouse anything resembling collective politics/anti-individualism is when it can be used to deflect criticisms of their harmful habits; go figure, self-evaluation is rejected in favor of navel-gazing).

this is why i mostly stopped engaging with anything cottagecore-related, despite liking the aesthetics of old, 'rustic' things (things that i see as practical and environmentally friendly, at least). i mostly read about the simple living/voluntary simplicity movement, global movements for food justice, community/grassroots movements, and people working for the environment now instead, as well as whatever i can find about lesbian domesticity and women's land. i get a lot of the same aesthetics (and room for other people's lack of patience for aesthetics, which is also cool!) but with actual teeth and willingness to put in the hard work. let's be real, reblogging the random "omg i hate capitalism" post does nothing if you're just feeding back into the cycle in the name of validating your identity as a cottagecore girl or whatever. get outside, make your own food, stop buying everything you want in impulse, learn about the tedious politics behind your movement (no, i don't mean people on tumblr saying cottagecore is fascism lmao).

#yes i am being blunter than usual on this topic #i am sick of seeing ridiculous mass produced novelty items being Cottagecore #and the cottagecore bloggers refusing to talk about lifestyle changes even while being 'anti capitalism'#literally go start gardening or something. go give away some food. go pick up trash by that local pond.

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enigmalea · 1 year

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Why I Contributed to FujoGuide

If you follow me here or mastodon you may have noticed that I've been reblogging/boosting a lot of posts for something called The Fujoshi Guide to Web Development (@fujowebdev). There's a good chance you followed me or know me from the Dragon Age fandom where I run communities, events, and zines and write fanfic, and you might be wondering why the sudden and drastic departure from my normal content. Why would a writer contribute to something related to webdev? Why have you stopped seeing thirst for Dragon Age characters and started seeing… whatever a FujoGuide is?

The answers to those questions (and more!) are below the cut.

My Coding Journey

I wrote my first lines of code in 1996 (yes, I'm old AF). It was the early days of the internet and tutorials for how to make your own websites were literally everywhere. You couldn't go more than two clicks without finding a how-to written in plain language. But it was painstaking and tedious. CSS didn't exist yet (literally, I started coding about six months before it was released) and even when it appeared it wasn't widely adopted or supported.

It was the "glory days" of Geocities, Myspace themes, Neopets, and Livejournal. If there was a cool site, you could use HTML and/or CSS to customize it. I honed my skills by coding so many tables character profiles for RPs, creating themes, painstakingly laying out user info pages, and building my own site.

Gradually, things changed. Web 2.0 showed up with locked down profiles and feeds you couldn't customize, free website hosts became more difficult to find, and point and click page builders became the way of the web. Shortly after, I took a long break from fandom; frustrated and disappointed with site closures, lost communities, and general fandom wank… it felt like it just wasn't worth it anymore.

I eventually came back, and when I did it meant customizing themes, figuring out how to create tools for my communities, coding tumblr pages (and learning they're not really supported on mobile), and looking at automations for my common tasks. One day, I woke up and thought, "I'm going to make a Discord bot… it can't be that hard."

So, I did it.

An Unexpected Friendship

About a month after I launched my bot to the public, I received a random Discord message from @essential-randomness. A friend had told her about my bot, and she was working on BobaBoard which needed volunteers. I was shocked. First, people were talking about my bot. Second, I wasn't a real coder. I didn't know anything! I just googled a bunch of stuff and got something working. I had no idea what I was doing.

She assured me it was okay. She was willing to teach me what I didn't know - and most of all, that she wanted my help. I took a day or two to think it over, and fatefully filled out the volunteer form. I didn't know if I could be useful or how I could be useful, but I wanted to try.

Programming Is Awful

In the years months that followed, I spent a lot of time in @essential-randomness' DMs complaining about programming… at least once I realized she wouldn't judge me. I was still very much doing things the hard way, taking hours to update a site to add a single link on all the pages. I knew there were easier methods, but I either couldn't find them or once I found them, they were filled with dense jargon which was terrifying.

"An all-in-one zero-javascript frontend architecture framework!" Is that even English? "A headless open-source CMS." Cool. Sounds good. "A full-stack SSG based on Jamstack extending React and integrating Rust-based JS." Those sure are words. With meanings. That someone knows. Not me, though.

I spent so much time looking at what sites claimed was documentation and losing my mind because I had no idea where to even start most of the time. With @essential-randomness' encouragement, I kept at it, experimenting with new things, and jumping in headfirst even when I had no idea what I was doing. And I was so glad. Where I used to struggle keeping one website updated, last year I managed to deploy and update 7 websites. Yeah, you read that right. It was amazing.

The new stuff made it all much, much easier.

An Idea Is Born

Meanwhile, we spent hours discussing why it was difficult to get fandom to try coding. Part of the barrier was the belief you must be some sort of genius or know math or that creative/humanities people can't do it. It is also partially coding communities being unfriendly to newbies and hobbyists; a culture which often thrives on debasing people's choices, deriding them for not understanding, and shouting rtfm (read the fucking manual) and lmgtfy (let me google that for you)- all of which are unhelpful at best and humiliating and abusive at worst. The tech dudebro culture can be unforgiving and mean.

The number of coding-based Discords I've left far outnumbers the ones I've stayed in.

We determined what fandom needed was a place for coders of all skill levels to come together to help and support one another; where they could learn to code and how to join open-source projects they love, and where they could make friends and connections and show off their projects whether they were new or experienced programmers.

And thus… Fandom Coders was born.

What About FujoGuide?

Of course, running a coding group and working on BobaBoard together means we spent a lot of time talking about the state of the web. We both lamented over poor documentation, jargon-rich tutorials, and guides which assume a baseline of knowledge most people don't have. What we needed to do was provide tutorials which start at the beginning… from the ground up (what is a terminal and how do I open it?) without skipping steps. What we needed to do was make those tutorials fun and appealing.

I don't remember exactly the journey it took to get us here if I'm honest. I have no clue who said it first. But I do remember I first started thinking about anthropomorphizing programming languages when we attempted to cast the languages as the Ouran High School boys… and again when I suggested we do a [TOP SECRET IN CASE WE DO IT] group project in Fandom Coders to help people learn about programming.

What I do know is that as last year ended, @essential-randomness became laser-focused on creating our gijinka and moving forward with FujoGuide… and I couldn't say no.

Okay, But… Why Contribute?

To be honest, it's not just that I was around for the birth of the idea. It's ALL of the things in this post - the culmination of three years of frustration trying to figure out what I'm doing with coding, of wading through dense documentation, of wanting to give up before I even start. It's three years of dipping my toes into toxic techbro culture before running away. All added to decades of watching the web become corporate-sanitized, frustratingly difficult to customize, increasingly less fun, and overtly hostile to fans who dare enjoy sexual content.

To sum all of this up, it's the firm belief that we desperately need a resource like this. Something that's for us, by us. Something that builds fans up, instead of tears them down; that empowers them to create for themselves and their communities what no one is creating for them. It is a project I'm deeply passionate about.

And I can't wait until we can bring it to life for you all.

#FujoGuide

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st0rmyskies · 10 months

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have you ever felt so anxious over writing something you just cannot bring yourself to start writing it? if so, how did you get over it? do you ever manage to write even when irl stuff is stressing you out? how?

ig what i mean is that writing is hard. how do you do it? have you ever felt like giving up on it? you just seem to write so much. ig i just want some advice, if you're willing to give it. i love your stories

-👁

Hey anon, thank you for the kind words and thank you even more for reaching out! This one is a little long so it's under the cut.

Writing is fucking hard, isn't it. It takes a lot of time, a lot of creative work, a lot of energy that sometimes we don't have in us. Sometimes life gets in the way, or we're too tired from work or school, or we have other obligations to tend to.

First and foremost, it's important to remember:

You need to do what makes you happy.

This is your hobby, it's your free time. If that means you feel like writing 2000 words on Monday, awesome. By Wednesday, if you'd rather sit and play video games, that's cool; you don't need to write every single day. If you can only get 100 words down on a weeknight because you're tired or busy, hey, that's 100 more words than you had yesterday. It all adds up.

I was anxious about writing and sharing the ovi fic. I avoided putting those words down for months and months, just letting the scenario play out in my head instead. Eventually, I really just wanted to see it on paper, and I shared some of it with friends to get excited with people, and that encouraged me to keep going. For me, sometimes sharing and having others to get hyped with helps keep me going. Other times, I may write something completely for myself.

When irl stuff is stressing me out, I use writing as escapism. There are a lot of themes in my writing -- acceptance of people despite their flaws, working hard to be a good person despite setbacks, always getting up and trying again, fuck even just Hyrule being a med student -- that are directly related to my irl stressors. Sometimes I just put down fluff to make me happy. It doesn't have to all relate to a given plot. Hell, it doesn't even need to be the same AU. Just going with the flow at any given time helps me keep going.

There are other times when irl stressors are too great and I have to take a little break from writing, and that's okay too. I'm currently coming off of a weeks-long writing hiatus because health and work things were getting out of hand. And that's okay! You and I don't owe anyone anything. Don't let imagined deadlines or the audience of the internet make you crazy. We're legit just doing this for fun.

Do I ever think about giving up on writing? Yes and no. I have abandoned WIPs because I didn't like where they were going, or because I wasn't finding them fun anymore. Some days, words are hard and they just won't come. But in general, I always like writing and I don't consider giving up on it.

One thing I've learned is that you're not going to wake up every single day and want to be a ___, be that a writer, a doctor, a pilot, a car salesman. Some days you just aren't going to vibe with it, and that's fine. Sit with those feelings, let them come and go. Don't stress about them when they come up, because if it's something you really love, you'll always come back to it eventually.

Finally, don't measure your progress compared to anyone else - especially not to me!! I've written so much over the past few years because writing is my stress response. Truthfully, for a long time I was using it as an unhealthy coping mechanism. Everything in moderation.

I hope that helps, anon, and you can always reach out via the inbox with questions.

#stormy asks #eyeball anon #stormys writing advice ig

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muckmage · 6 months

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how do you react to discourse on a topic you enjoy?

you have sent me sO MANY QUESTIONS i've just started screenshotting them instead to answer all at once but honestly wouldn't it have been easier to just link me whatever quiz you're getting these from??😭

ok anyway uh. first question the one in the ask. who cares? the people on the internet with stupid opinions bare no power over me, let me go play with my toys and ignore them

this would never happen to me because i can't start cooking something unless i've already gotten every ingredient out and organised. unless it's like. a bowl of cereal that i pour before realising i'm out of milk. then i wither away into dust

that'd be so awesome so cool i'd love that we could hang out so cool and awesome honestly

i'd ask them for help explaining things and if they can't help at all i'd kill them ^^ ok no i wouldn't, but if people can't explain things any better i normally just keep mulling over it until it clicks in my brain

well not that thing anymore, what am i supposed to do? i guess it depends but generally i'm pretty good at just Leaving 👍 *skeleton running away image here* you all know the one

ah well if probably try and be a bit of a mediator, explain things in a way i hope my friend might better understand, but that's only if it's like an argument based in fact, if it's just some harmless opinion thing i'd still admit i agree with the stranger but in that case i don't care about convincing anyone

wait? idk watch something, play a videogame, scroll tumblr, anything else id normally do. perhaps just with an overtone of giddiness or dread or what have you lmaofjjdks

oohhh i would so not be a protagonist,, i think i would thrive as some sort of comedic side character or perhaps even a henchman of some kind, otherwise i'd just be chilling idk

i'd try and help them understand and encourage them to figure things out on their own, nudge them a little in the right direction maybe, then again it depends on what we're doing, just showing them could be way easier and basically just as good

ooouhh i learn everything i am become all knowing and i annoy all my teachers with relentless pointless questions that even they don't know they answers too, it's great

when i'd just moved schools back in year 4, so i literally didn't know anyone or have any friends, but i overheard two kids in my class talking about minecraft at recess and i couldn't stop myself just walking up to them and loudly announcing (paraphrasing) "you're wrong actually this is what it is" and like. damn. i didn't even stop walking i just walked straight between them i didn't make eye contact or look back or anything. they became my best friends for the next two years or so alls well that ends well lmaofnjdksks- no but. i still totally would correct someone if they're like super wrong about something i care about but otherwise who cares

ooUhhj 10 image limit in the app i'm going to kill mr tumblr. whagever..,,,

#ok i guess there'll be a part two to this cause you still send me SO MANY #02

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kimyoonmiauthor · 1 year

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Worldbuilding Astronomy crash course

There is a general rule about worldbuilding before we begin: The more you deviate from what people know, the more you are required to spend time explaining or showing the difference and then coming up with plausible handwavium for it.

For the diverse writers out there: No, that does not include you having to explain what an oni is. Or bend over backwards on explaining queer qualifying. These are things people can look up on the internet in a library or ask.

But it does apply to things you “make up”.

The second rule I have to say is “If you’re going to change the rules, understand what the current rules are.” Which means if you plan to change the very nature of astrophysics well, you better know your astrophysics well or have access to someone who does. You don’t want any excuse for any reader to be pulled out of the story.

That said, I did take a 101 Astronomy class and took extra notes specifically for worldbuilding purposes. All of the itchy things that you wish you knew I have a sense of.

So following the rule about largest to smallest unit:

Universe- Changing the mechanics of the universe is usually not recommended because you need to know a ton of information in order to do this, but if you are going to do it, your best bets are: Physics, Astrophysics, string theory and quantum theory. Also Einstein and reading all of Stephen Hawkings works will help. lol I got a crash course about this when I was 7-9 because my father was reading Stephen Hawking’s book, so was trying to spend time getting us to understand various theories of the universe. (I likewise made a protag that was about my age when I was learning it, and people didn’t believe a child could understand it--but then I exist. I’m not a particular genius or anything, just was a kid who had a parent who was reading Stephen Hawking.)

BTW, our universe is expanding. There is no center. You are literally at the center of the universe. It’ll peter out into nothingness according to the last theories. (The other theories were, it expands, then collapses, ah, deja vu all over again, or that it is shrinking. The expanding until it collapses into nothing won. Kinda depressing.)

My Astronomy prof, in particular, was against this sort of tinkering and string theory in general. But if you understand theory of relativity so well you think you can talk about the flaws and how time machines can’t travel to the past, then go for it.

Galaxy

My Astronomy prof warned that other galaxies aren’t well known, so knowing how they act in terms of physics, etc isn’t something to tinker with much. We only know about the closest one in any sort of any kind of remote detail (though this is not much). Galaxies do collapse on each other and combine, though.

Solar System

The thing is that strictly speaking, much like Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeline L’Engle), you don’t need a Solar System. BUT, per the above rule, if it’s not a Solar System, you’ll have to spend a fair amount of time on it.

Despite this, I would encourage you to look up warm moons like on Jupiter (Europa), and also wandering planets. There’s so many cool plot bunnies off of these two things. Yes, Moons like Endor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_planet

The majority of planets are probably more like desert planets, though keep in mind not all deserts are warm. Mars is cold and a desert planet. (Also tundras are technically deserts)

Also, further away from the sun==Gas Giants like Jupiter. Closer to the sun, more likely you’re going to get fiery hellscapes like Venus/Mercury with less mass.

So, if you do go for an Earth-like planet you need to know 3 basic things to feed to the reader:

- The class of star the planet is orbiting.

O, B, A, F, G, K and M are the ones that your Astronomy prof asks you to memorize, but there are also L class stars.

https://www.astronomytrek.com/list-of-different-star-types/

https://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/senior/astrophysics/spectral_class.html

The sun for reference is growing in size and will wipe us out. The sun is a G2V.

L, for the Science Fiction fans would be fun to play with.

The majority of the Fantasy people are going to go for G.

There are solar systems (as Stephen Hawking pointed out) where there are 2 suns:

https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/97/orbiting-in-the-habitable-zone-of-two-suns/

But they are on a course to wipe one another out.

Our universe is weird and wonderful enough.

- The Goldilocks zone.

https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/323/goldilocks-zone/

- The orbit of the planet.

The orbit of the planet is played with in Game of Thrones and the Pern series.

There are some minor rules about the orbit of planets, such that it is always an ellipse of some sort, but you can also look at how Uranus and Neptune switch and how the gravity of planets might affect each other. They also occasionally crash into each other: Earth itself likely crashed with another planet.

The class of planet is NOT the most important thing. The more important information you need is how much is the angle deviating from Earth’s angle. And keep in mind that the angle of the planet can change over time--as with Earth. This is because the angle of the planet will directly affect the climate system. The more severe the angle, the more severe the weather. (Uranus is on its side.)

The other 2 cool rules I learned is that if you planet has native life, the planet needs to have likely

1: Crashed into another planet.

2. Had a sun that blew up once or absorbed another sun.

This is because the more complex elements, like gold, etc that are needed to make life possible in the first place? You need a sun to blow up once to get there. We are literally made of star stuff and will return to being star stuff. This is what that means.

And if people were really good at mining burned out stars, then gold’s value would plummet drastically. (Does that mean you can make up metals, etc... maybe. But talking about how you have 2000 worth of gold bullion in space is nothing.)

Planet/Moon

So you’ve settled on a celestial body... what’s next? You’re down to the planet level. You need:

Atmosphere make up. (To be clear our atmosphere is mostly Nitrogen.)

Ozone layer y/n? (Or somewhere in between...)

Water percentages?

Light cycle?

Angle of the planet/celestial body relative to Earth (if making Earth-like planet/Moon)

Indigenous fauna and flora y/n?

Here, I’d also build the wind/water currents. If the planet has a moon, then the moon will create the waves, etc. You need a round planet for that. Wind runs along the same currents as water. (The major ones). So theoretically, if you put a boat out on the Gulf stream, you should end up in Europe somewhere. So with a desert planet, you need to figure out the wind system. The Wind/water currents will help you figure out trade later.

Remember, the rule is, the more you deviate from an Earth-like planet, the more you have to explain the anomalies.

BUT I WANT A FLAT PLANET

My Astronomy professor was STRONGLY against this, even as a theoretical model, with a big frowny face, citing problems such as, and not limited to:

- Currents would not work (this got to Tolkien, BTW, later. Tolkien was a keen Science lover, but he wrote several treaties on how he messed up by making Middle Earth flat and wished it was round and tried to *fix* it.),

- Seasons would not occur at all. (Say goodbye to Europe or such climates.)

- The weather would be far more severe.

- There would be no biomes to work with.

- There is NO way you could get a plausible atmosphere with this model.

- The physics in forming a planet like this doesn’t work out.

If you’re picturing a White People Utopia--you’re *cough* flat out wrong. If you’re picturing anything like CS Lewis’s (who probably is the culprit that got Tolkien into the mess he did) Narnia, you’ll have to to a TON of handwavium to even get close to making it work. And you’ll have to know geography and physics from the *cough* ground up. (Also my geography prof who worked specifically with water systems pulled a face like he’d be out of work if that happened.)

My Geography Prof was like it’ll collapse very soon and won’t be able to support life.

Your planet is on the verge of dying without a water system. You’ll have to pull something out of your butt to get this to work. (Also, why Tolkien was crying near the end of his life trying to fix this and trying to include more plausibility into his worldbuilding.) Avoid the problems that plagued Tolkien?

Yeah, you have a round planet, you require PoCs, but not white people--but we’ll cover that in the biology part. You have a flat planet, you have to give up agriculture (and its dying fast because there is no way you can sail place to place--where is the wind system?)

So these should give you the basics.

BTW, if you would like to add things I missed by reblogging, go ahead, but be sure to have your sources lined up from CREDIBLE sources, say like NASA, Science Direct and reputable places with peer reviews and make sure you actually understand the studies being cited. Thanks. (I do fact check and I dislike having to correct people who don’t know their stuff because it’s messy.)

The next in the series, the Physical Geography and Map Making Crash course is here: https://www.kimyoonmiauthor.com/post/704668966231179264/worldbuilding-physical-geography-and-map-making

#worldbuilding #astronomy #astronomy crash course

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It’s so weird to me that kids and adults are forced to use the same websites now and there’s an expectation that we need to make social media “kid friendly,” but the definition of “kid friendly” is so fucked.

I guess I’m old but when I was a teenager I played on Neopets and posted on Nintendo Power forums and only really instant messaged with IRL friends and you were always being told not to post pics of yourself or your real name anywhere. I wrote fanfic on FFN and drew anime characters and shared sewing projects on Deviantart and everyone had cute creative screen names to express themselves and things they liked. Using the internet was fun! It was meant to be fun not obligatory!

There were safety rules you learned and kid/teenager friendly spaces. Even Facebook and MySpace had options to set your profile to private iirc. And hell, even on Facebook you needed a school email address or to be accepted into your high school network to join and even then you really only interacted with your IRL friends or future college classmates. You just poked each other and drew on each other’s walls and posted memes about 300 or flipping your pillowcase over to the cool side or whatever. It was stupid but fun before it became the fully evil empire.

Now the internet is like… Twitter and TikTok and shit that profits off of giving people anxiety or making them angry and getting people to post their faces and share personal information. And they frame making stuff advertiser friendly as making it safer for kids while also actively encouraging kids to engage in riskier behavior online and it’s just so fucked up.

Like I was safer on Deviantart or Livejournal in 2005 not sharing my face and personal information and knowing to click away from porn or age restricted stuff I wasn’t comfortable with seeing than kids are today with all these so-called “child safety” measures.

Like goddamn no one is getting traumatized by a “female presenting nipple” or the word “dead.” They’re getting traumatized by fucking pedos and shit knowing their faces and scanning the backgrounds of their TikToks to see where they go to school. They’re getting groomed by people clicking on their profiles seeing their trauma and triggers and using it to manipulate them. Or predatory ad companies targeting them by demographic.

The fucking penis-enhancement spam emails of 2005 would cause pearl clutching by today’s standards but we just laughed at them and moved on instead of being targeted and manipulated. Shipping wars were about flaming each other online (and only online) about who you wanted to get with who, not fucking swatting people or sending followers to harass them for being “problematic”.

I don’t know where I’m going with this. I get it. I’m old and out of touch. Not everything was better in 2005. But I think there’s something to be said about the way stuff was set up on the old internet with kids having kid spaces and adults having other spaces and niche interests all having their own websites/forums/chat rooms etc. and making cool screen names and profiles and signatures based on self expression and interests rather than just feeding your age, face, demographics, and insecurities to websites literally designed to sell everything about you to ad companies. And then normalizing having the same handle and stuff across platforms to make you easier to stalk.

I’m so grossed out by the fact that sites and apps are designed to make people angry. Your negative emotions are monetized for engagement. And there’s this weird sense that you have a moral obligation to doomscroll about upsetting shit because otherwise you aren’t aware or empathetic enough. It gives a weird moral value to unproductive suffering. All because it’s easier to monetize anxiety, anger, and fear than any good emotions. Creating monetary incentive to make children anxious and depressed and encouraged to show their real identities online because that’s how social media and ad companies make money is so fucking disgusting. The idea that anxiety, anger, and emotional pain is somehow more virtuous than being emotionally healthy and enjoying life is fucked regardless of the context.

The internet really started going downhill after that Facebook emotions experiment in the early 2010s, and the sad part is so many kids only remember the internet after that point and those tactics are so normalized.

#rant #I’m fine I just felt like ranting #Twitter and TikTok and other apps like that are slimy and gross me out #I would probably delete the two social media apps I have if it wasn’t the only way to keep in touch with old friends #I miss AIM lol #shut up I know I’m old lol

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digitalmidnight · 2 years

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Ridiculous Kirby Headcanons

Unashamedly silly headcanons featuring the dream team with little to no basis that I can not fit into a fanfic at the time. In no particular order at all with cherry picking from various Kirby media.

Potential Bandana Dee backstories for why he is so high ranking

Adoption into position after Crystal Shards

Literally just walked up and said he's the new kings advisor one day and King Dedede said "K"

Found as child and Dad instinct says protect him, but King Dedede doesn't want to admit to having soft spot at the time so Bandee gets funky title and such.

Made King Dedede a cake and it was so tasty he made Bandana Dee the highest position he could

Just happened to be the closest Waddle Dee and kept getting more responsibilities. Ended up being good at it, it became an official job.

Things that would be funny if Meta Knight didn't know how/what to do, but Galaxia did

How to cook, however all of Galaxia's recipes and advice are ancient so it just looks like Meta is bad at this

A whole language that Meta Knight is pretending to know but it's just Galaxia translating for him the whole time

Dancing

Any weapon besides the sword, assuming Galaxia can still help him if he isn't holding her

Random and obscure facts that make Meta Knight seem well-read

Misc.

Meta Knight's favorite flavor is chocolate. He thinks it's a secret. Everyone in dreamland knows this is a fact.

Meta Knight and King Dedede, despite being highly intelligent in their respective fields, have the world's stupidest internet search history.

King Dedede has every clothing item in every color in animal crossing. He exclusively wears custom designs and the two very expensive crowns. His wand outfits are cosplays.

Meta Knight and Dark Meta Knight have equal drawing ability

Bandana Dee has eaten something, such as a leaf, to see if he could have a copy ability like Kirby.

Kirby has a random fear that pops up sometimes that if he eats a certain food he will gain a copy ability from it and become that food.

Meta Knight owns a pair of stilts. He did not buy these

Kirby has broken into his friends' bedrooms to have impromptu sleepovers

Meta Knight accidentally confuses the names of the members of his crew in much the same way a parent might say their dog's name instead of their child's. Nobody corrects him.

King Dedede is excellent at reading people because he discovered it gives him an advantage at chess and some other games he is determined to win

Waddle Dees learned their "charge at you and attempt to tackle" attack from King Dedede

Bandana Dee prints out fanfiction and binds them. He does not admit to reading fanfiction

Despite being a horrible cook, Kirby has learned to deep fry foods scarily well

King Dedede and Kirby recommend each other cooking shows. Meta Knight watches them too but will never say anything about it

Bandana Dee collects souvenirs from his adventures such as really cool rocks

Kirby has a better range of taste buds than an average human. This does not mean he has better tastes in food than an average human

King Dedede has attempted to get a pet dragon for his castle as all castles deserve a dragon. Kirby was 100% on board with this idea.

Meta Knight plays Cookie Clicker casually

Bandana Dee can not hover because he can not hold his breath. He can swim because he does not necessarily need air

Daroach sometimes sleeps on the Halberd without telling anyone, wakes up on a different planet, leaves to steal stuff, and accidentally gets abandoned on the planet leading him to have to call either his squad or Meta Knight to go pick him up.

Susie has modded video games involving robots as bad guys to make it so the robots win

Sailor Waddle Dee was the Waddle dee who stole Kirby's cake in squeak squad and has told nobody about this

Magolor makes prank DIY videos that encourage stuff like microwaving metal. Taranza falls for these posts.

Marx only texts in L33t speak

Kirby's past friends do visit him or call him at least once a month and on his birthday

Kirby owns Kirby merch. So does Bandana Dee.

Meta Knight has never gotten rid of a gift from a friend. He has many shoeboxes filled with crayon drawings from Kirby

King Dedede can draw realistically however gets too bored to finish the picture unless it's something he is really passionate about

Bandana Dee and Meta Knight are fishing buddies. Kirby and King Dedede are too technically but they keep falling asleep

Meta Knight rage quits Co-op games with the rest of the dream team.

Kirby has all of his friend's favorite foods memorized

The only person to ever beat King Dedede at chess is Kirby. Kirby has only played chess once and needed his friends to tell him how the pieces moved every time

Meta Knight can't drive and that's why he hired Captain Vul

King Dedede shows affection through gifts, mostly food related. Bandana Dee shows affection through acts of service. Kirby shows his affection in many ways, but especially physical affection. Meta Knight shows affection by rigorously training those he cares about so they can defend themselves

Marx has attacked someone else for being a food thief. He has standards and stealing food is a line one shouldn't cross. Marx has stolen food before and will do it again.

At least one of the Meta Knights' names aren't their real name, however they never corrected anyone and so it just kinda stuck

Bandana Dee has good attention to detail which allows him to find an absurd amount of 4 leaf clovers

#kirby #king dedede #bandana dee #bandana waddle dee #meta knight #headcanon #head canon #long post #This is just the ones i cant put in a fic #made a list so the ideas get out of my head #some of these are just what would be the funniest things #and some are just what makes sense to me however would be awkward to cram in a fic #guess what the next fic is after the current one lmao #also more characters but i aint tagging them cause they only appear like once #kirby headcanon

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possibly a hot take but I think a lot of people are way too comfortable with STEM illiteracy.

Thing is, the way math and science are often taught in compulsory education sucks. Way too much time spent on busywork largely made redundant by modern technology, not enough time spent understanding concepts--frankly, I’m beginning to wonder if splitting math and physics into two separate subjects is a mistake, because you really can’t understand one without the other. Straight up, modern technology has made the busywork part of math mostly obsolete. Doing basic operations over and over again, memorizing formulas without any insight into their deeper meaning, is boring.

And sure, some people who struggle with STEM have actual learning disabilities that make it difficult if not impossible to process basic math operations. I don’t mean to throw those people under the bus here. But nearly every person I’ve met who’s said they’re “just not a math/science person” was actually, like, fine at it. They were just taught it terribly. I remember my mom complaining about how she was taught trigonometric ratios and had no idea what they could ever be used for, then proceeded to have her mind blown when I explained that they can directly measure gravity on a slope. You really don’t need to be an intellectual to learn math/science, you just need to be properly told what the hell you’re doing and why.

The needlessly stressful grading system also plays a huge part in discouraging people, frankly. Mistakes related to number-crunching details (ie: forgetting a minus sign) have very little to do with how well you understand the concepts, and time constraints make it worse. And some teachers are just straight up assholes who will give you a 0 for not showing your work exactly the way they want even if you clearly show enough to prove you understand the concepts (forever holding a grudge against my calculus I professor for this). None of this means you’re bad at math. Hell, I’m good at math but still don’t get, like, super amazing grades.

And it sucks that so many people get taught badly and then discouraged, because honestly? Math and science are cool as shit. Math is literally the language of the physical world, and once you learn enough to really start broadening your understanding, it will come up in ways you never could have expected (my physics coursework once saved an entire batch of pasta, I am dead serious). And the scientific method itself is applicable to all avenues of life. Seriously, if nothing else, learn how to not only cite sources, but vet their credibility.

And look, okay, I’m not gonna force you to do something you hate. But the problem is that STEM subjects come up all the time in life, and so many people don’t know how to engage with them properly. This is how you get pseudoscience MLMs, or faulty studies that get disseminated to push political agendas. Or on a more mundane level, why billions of people around the world use the internet every day and don’t know the first thing about cybersecurity. People want the security of a strong scientific grounding, but aren’t independently driven or encouraged to engage with the subject properly.

And yeah, I think we do need to restructure STEM education from the ground up, but broadly my point is this: if you’re living in a country that speaks a language you don’t understand, it’s generally advisable to try to learn as much of that language as possible. We all live in the physical world. We all use technology. Why are we so content to rely on other people to be our interpretors?

(obligatory khanacademy plug in case I’ve struck a nerve with anyone reading--great resource to brush up on subjects completely free! I would not have been able to pass calculus without it lmao)

#la #math tag #I guess #been rediscovering some old passions as part of recovering from depression #and--obviously this does not go for everyone--but it's insane how much more personally fulfilled I've felt spending more time #on STEM education than creative hobbies #ironically I've spent more time in environments that encourage creative pursuits over 'hard' sciences #yet I still developed a fairly strong math aversion in middle/high school lol #and my mom kept questioning ''are you SURE you want to go into engineering'' bc she just couldn't understand me liking it #I don't claim to be an expert myself mind you but I am seriously trying to pursue higher level education

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brightgnosis · 10 months

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If another neurodivergent person with multiple mental illnesses and conditions is "anxiety inducing" to other "neurodivergent people" by having a clear cut and forward page about their own boundaries for interacting with them on their own blog ... To the point you feel the need to send them a completely random Hate Anon about "typical Wiccan behavior" instead of just moving on if it ain't for you?

Then you have far bigger mental issues (and multiple issues at that, clearly) to deal with than my incredibly limited request for literally the barest, and most basic iota of respect because I don't want to be treated like a brainless content farm by zombies who can't be bothered to interact with me like a person anymore ... In an age of social media which actively encourages everyone on the internet to treat each other as subhuman.

Like, starting with your exact participation in that system by sending Hate Anons in the first place ... Though, honestly, I literally cannot fathom how the core ideas of:

"Don't have a blank blog because it's common tumblr courtesy to show others you're not spam; actually customize your blog and I'm going to assume you're spam or just not putting in any effort to learn this site's etiquette (etc), if you don't"; and

"Actually interact with me and my original (non-content) posts or go away, because there's no point to you being on a personal blog unless you're interacting with the PERSON behind said blog", and

"I actually DO pay attention to who follows me, so I will boot you if you don't follow my rules and / or I just don't like the content of your blog and think you'll wind up being Drama"

Is so difficult for people to understand- or even "anxiety inducing" on any level ... Let alone "typical Wiccan behavior"; like oh no someone asked you to treat them like a person- and then told you exactly how to do that, and what behavior makes them feel Human online!

A. I love having clear cut knowledge of exactly how to interact with people in their spaces. It's so nice. Some people aren't like that, though, and that's cool. You don't have to be. But don't piss on others who do because you don't like "the rules" you were handed for their spaces. Especially using your own neurodivergency as an excuse to do so, oh my God ??? Grow up; you're not the only model of neurodivergency to exist.

B. Y'all are really reaching with that one, wow. Because I literally had these rules well before I was even Wiccan. It has nothing to do with Wicca. And the absolute best irony is that I got praised for this same exact set of rules before I started calling myself NeoWiccan, and told it was "so nice to have a clear set of boundaries to follow" by other Anons ... But now that I'm calling myself Wiccan, suddenly it's bad and "Typical Wiccan Behavior"; your hypocrisy's showing BIG time, y'all.

C. Though, like, frankly? At least you could've had enough respect to put your name to it so I can avoid clearly anti-Wiccan people in this shit hole. Because if you don't want to interact with me because I'm Wiccan, I'm more than happy to oblige because I don't want to interact with y'all either; I keep a permanent block list of people from the Wiccans DNI tag so I don't bother y'all. Y'all could have the same basic fucking courtesy. Good Lord.

You don't have to be here. I am not holding a gun to your head and saying "you must follow me or else" ... If you don't want to be here because you think it's too much effort to actually treat me like a human being, cool. Clearly my blog isn't for you, and I wouldn't want you here anyways.

Hate Anons are literally the last thing you need to send, however. Just move on instead of acting like a child; go back to Twitter or whatever other platform you came from where that behavior's acceptable, if that's your way of interacting with people and you're going to get big mad about someone putting their foot down and saying "not here in my personal space".

#Personal #Answered Asks #2023 Asks #2023

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averywiseanimatedcat · 8 months

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Rewatching Good Omens season 2 live-blogging

Episode 4-The hitchhiker featuring the minisode Nazi flesheaters

Previous episode post 1 link

Live-blogging master post with all episode links

Starting off with a terrified Aziraphale driving home in the dark.

He actually seemed so nervous being out by himself here. How is he gonna cope on his own without Crowley?? Honestly I don’t think they’re gonna be separated for more than 1 episode in S3.

Aziraphale pretends to be sooooo good but he sees a hitchhiker and is like LOL no.

‘oh so sorry I can’t stop I’m so late!’

He knows Crowleys gonna worry…or be upset if he’s back late. Which means they agreed on when Aziraphale should be back. Just fucking get married already you’re most of the way there

“You don’t seem his type at all.”

And with one eyebrow raise…Michael sent an entire fandom into chaos *screams, explosions and gunfire in background*

“Things could be worse! And they will be!”

Hells loud speaker sounds like the internets persistent pessimism. And what’s this giant sand timer? A shift timer?

We’re back in business with simp Aziraphale the blitz ‘I just got picked up by the bf in his cool car and he just saved my books and killed 3 Nazis I think I just fell in love’ edition.

He’s such a teenage girl but also I, a fully grown adult, would feel the same if someone rocked up and saved my books and killed a few nazis for me

Lol Furfur really wasn’t interested it the Nazi’s homophobia calling Aziraphale a ‘sissy type’. He was like ‘don’t care moving on Crowley was in a CHURCH?’

This is Furfur he’s an 🏳️‍🌈✨ally✨🏳️‍🌈

Furfur is also quite like Crowley in his sarcastic manner. I can understand why it’s hinted they were friends or at least associated with one another. I feel like him and Crowley would’ve been friends in another life. I need a sarcastic bestie flash back from the war when Crowley was hanging out with ‘the wrong people’ cause I think that includes Furfur

Aziraphale is having some trouble labelling his relationship with Crowley in this flashback. He stumbles on it multiple and ends up with friend. My dude is really having some major brain stutter while he tries to wrap his brain around being ‘friends’ with a demon.

But i mean really ‘friends’? COME ON. Friends don’t look at friends that way.

*let us stop an appreciate Crowleys outfit for a second*

….

And move onto:

Hat off in the bookshop: where it all began

Overcoat off in the bookshop: the prequel to;

Suit jacket OPEN in the bookshop: a fan fiction probably (definitely) written by Michael Sheen

Glasses HALF off in the bookshop: the teaser trailer to ‘Glasses off in the bookshop- the reason I live and breathe’

This whole interaction in the bookshop and the magic shop was adorable. Aziraphale is so excited but nervous. Crowley is hyping him up and encouraging him. I love how Crowley really is a gateway for Aziraphale to discover more things and enjoy living on earth. Aziraphale is bookish, but Crowley helps him actually experience the things he reads/learns about.

And I could say MANY things about the change in body language between them over time. Crowley is very relaxed and open with the way he stands/is around Aziraphale and Aziraphale has lost his hesitancy to be physically close to Crowley. The little torso swings they do around each other is so cute I can’t even describe it in words but just look for it and you’ll see what I’m talking about. But they stand facing each other most of the time now, where in the early flashbacks they’re standing next to each other but facing front or they’re standing further away from each other.

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alietohelpyouseethetruth · 1 year

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Ladies and Gentleman I am jumping on the bandwagon.

(PSA: this is a super long post so if you only get through one sentence or one paragraph or the whole thing I am equally grateful for your attention, no hard feelings even if you give up after this sentence.)

It's time to talk about Anti-Hero.

"I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser" bro same.

"Midnights become my afternoons." Midnights is a concept album which is always cool to me. You can make a concept album about any concept and it will be interesting to some degree. If someone made an album with the concept "going to the grocery store" or "getting my car inspected" I would be all over it. Can you really go wrong with a concept album?

Back to the point- Midnights is a concept album about sleepless nights throughout Taylor's life. Anyone who has been conscious in the past month has probably already heard that whether they want to or not. Only slightly less known is that this album was made with Jack Antonoff, producer of everything I love.

("Midnights become my afternoons." ) This line carries the feeling of what happens when you start to lose track of being a real person.

"When my depression works the graveyard shift all of the people I've ghosted stand there in the room." When I heard this line I knew in my heart this song was going to be phenomenal. What a turn of phrase. How else could you simply explain the way it feels when it's a little too late and you're a little too depressed? How else can you express how haunting and real all your past mistakes, especially in relationships, become to you?

"I should not be left to my own devices, they come with prices and vices, I end up in crisis" WOW. This line took me a couple days to learn because it's that much smarter than me. They way she wrote that structurally is so incredible that this level craft would be a record-breaker even if it wasn't about any kind of real substance. But it is, lucky for us, as Taylor has called this one of the best songs she's ever written (source: just believe me I'm pretty sure I'm right).

"(Tale as old as time) I wake up screaming from dreaming one day I'll watch as you're leaving cause you got tired of my scheming (for the last time)" In her beautifully crafted music video, she is seen running from these 'ghosts' wearing ridiculous sunglasses and her grandma's curtains, and it's cute and silly, right? She's having some fun with us?

(she is not) It perfectly showcases how our deepest fears can look ridiculous to those on the outside. The idea of leaving her might be ridiculous to the ones she's speaking to, but in her mind it is a real and present danger. It keeps her up at night and forces her to create incredible albums.

"It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me."

Moment of silence for how relatable that one is.

For years there was a joke on the internet that Taylor Swift should write a song called "Maybe I'm the problem." I love the irony of that being used to cut her down so to speak, but when she finally does it it becomes one of her biggest songs ever overnight.

"At teatime, everybody agrees" Now in our video we get to meet the Anti-Hero, and guess what? It's Taylor Swift. Her Anti-Hero persona shows up encouraging normal Taylor to do shots and smash things. One thing I really love about this is that the 'normal' Taylor is really enjoying her company. Don't we all love hanging out with the devils on our shoulders? Isn't it fun to indulge?

"I'll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror." Anti-Heroes of stories seem so stubborn, it would be so simple for them to just change their ways so we could love them right? Why can't they just look in the mirror instead of trying to self destruct?

Again, she uses very simple words to capture something we all hate ourselves for doing. Who do we beat up most for just refusing to look in the mirror? Who do we get most frustrated with for refusing to change? Am I the Anti-Hero?

"It must be exhausting always rooting for the Anti-Hero." Spoiler Alert: Taylor knows she's famous. She also knows for years many of her fans have been teased or belittled for liking her. She knows the reputation (see: album reputation) that society and the media created for her, and she knows that sticking with liking her through that is going to at times be difficult. She knows that enjoying her product, especially in the past, came at a price. This line has a deeper meaning but to me, but initially it almost sounded like a thank you, like she was saying to us "Thank you for sticking with me when I was the Anti-Hero, I know they didn't make that easy."

Her Anti-Hero takes on fully the role of the bad influence, teaching her "Everyone will betray you." Like all misunderstood underdogs, there is a feeling of rejection, and an even deeper feeling of pain that gets unleashed in all these chaotic and self-destructive behaviors.

I would like to pause this post for a moment to point out the way Taylor holds this pen -

Moving on.

"Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby, and I'm a monster on a hill." Ok truthfully this line is the reason I wanted to do a post on this song because everyone hates it and I have to give my two cents.

The use of the term "sexy baby" is supposed to make you a little uncomfortable. That's what she was going for. Not only does it briefly point out the way we are trained to focus on appearances and how that infantilizes us, but the use of an awkward phrase is driving home the point about her being an outsider. The intense contrast of a sexy baby versus a huge monster expressed how big her feeling is, how much she feels like she is different from what people want her to be.

"Too big to hangout, slowly lurching toward your favorite city" She expresses her feeling further by showing us a huge Taylor crashing a dinner party, again, an almost comical demonstration that doesn't hurt your feelings if you don't think about it, but really hurts your feelings if you do. How many times have we walked into a room and felt that ridiculous, even though we likely weren't that big of a deal at all?

"Pierced through the heart, but never killed." A galavanting young man comes in and shoots Taylor with a bow and arrow. She starts bleeding, but it's not red. It's purple. It's sparkly. And she immediately tries to hide it in shame. Could she be telling us that what she is on the inside isn't dark and red and strong, it's vulnerable, glittery and almost childish? Is she just too soft for all of it?

Am I reaching? Yes, but I stand by it.

"Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism like some kind of congressman?"

Everyone sit down and shut up that line is so awesome.

The dinner guests react by running from her tiny display of her true, vulnerable self, and she places a pin saying "Vote for me for everything" over the wound. Because where does the need to constantly campaign come from? What causes us to always be working to gain approval from others? Fear of rejection. So what does she do? She becomes altruistic, selfless, entirely focused on others needs and wants, but all the time internally hearing "Do they like me, should I have said that, am I cool enough, is everyone hanging out without me?" This narrative thought the eyes of a critic looks narcissistic, like why won't you just get over yourself? That critique just reinforces the concept and the process starts all over again.

(Tale as old as time) I wake up screaming from dreaming one day I’ll watch as you’re leaving and life will lose all its meaning (for the last time) Don't all of us, when that layer of anxiety rears it's ugly head, feel a sense of impending doom? As if this is our last chance, we better pull it off this time! Doesn't that feeling really kill the joy of using up that 'chance'?

"It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me. At teatime, everybody agrees. I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror. It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero".

We welcome back with open arms Anti-Hero Taylor, watching her push her off the bed, forcing her to do more shots than she can handle, shaming her for her weight. The fun Anti-Hero that initially seemed friendly begins pushing her, driving her toward more and more destructive thinking and habits. We know we feel like crap when we drink too much, why do we do it? We know logically our bodies are fine and never going to be perfect, so why do we hate them so much? There in the back of your mind is your most loyal Anti-Hero, reminding you, just in case you started forgetting, that you're not good enough. What a b.

"I have this dream my daughter-in-law kills me for the money. She thinks I left them in the will." This is my opinion the most heartbreaking part of this song.

"Everyone will betray you." Even your own family. Even your own children. And the worst part is, Taylor knew it was coming. She already wrote them out of the will. What kind of life pushes you to be so distrusting? To strike even your own children preemptively, because you've learned ultimately even they will turn their back on you and use you?

"The family gathers ‘round and reads it, and then someone screams out “She’s laughing up at us from hell!”

Who gets the beach house? Cats. Why? Because pets don't betray you.

What kind of lonely life is it when the only people you trust to love you unconditionally and be worthy to inherit your legacy are cats?

Now let me be perfectly clear, I do not think that this is the constant state of Taylor Swift's life, nor do I think that cats do not deserve money. I'm zeroing in on what she's really telling us. Because it's not funny. This video is not funny.

"It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.

It’s me, hi I’m the problem, it’s me." Taylor looks up from her own casket to see absolute chaos from people who should be devastated to lose her, but are devastated to lose her money. And what's the common denominator that everyone in her life has? Her. She is the only thing that she knows for a fact they all have in common, so she's left with the belief that she elicits this reaction in people and it's her responsibility, when in reality they are all garbage and deserve 13 cents. But are they going to let her believe that?

"It’s me, hi. Everybody agrees, everybody agrees..." no. They're going make her the bad guy, because they can, so why wouldn't they?

"It's me, hi (hi), I'm the problem, it's me (I'm the problem, it's me) At tea (tea) time (time), everybody agrees (everybody agrees) I'll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror. It must be exhausting, always rooting for the anti-hero."

After being fully convinced she's the problem, she's met again with her Anti-Hero, except this time, she's offering the booze. The Anti-Hero has trained her well. They sit on the roof and are joined by not-sexy-baby-monster-sized Taylor, and finally they seem somewhat relaxed. Why? Because everyone will betray you. You can only trust yourself.

I could go on and on and on about the mental health issues and deep emotion this video gives us access to, but I think the one that stands out to me most is this - it is exhausting rooting for the Anti-Hero. And we are all our own Anti-Hero in our mind. It takes work to be on our own side, to ignore the voices telling us that we are worthless, and to remember that no one views us as negatively as we tend to view ourselves. Taylor Swift has obviously had to learn to overcome her Anti-Hero, and she wanted us all to know that it's not a unique struggle. We're all doing our best. Don't beat yourself up.

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hopes-peak-postal-company · 11 months

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Hey Mod Akane! I hope you're doing well :) I was hoping to get a romantic matchup for Doki Doki Literature Club, My Hero Academia, and One Punch Man please!

Name: Zachary

Likes/Hobbies: Writing, Reading, Cooking, Learning Obscure Facts, Conspiracies, Meteorology, Astronomy, 80s music (though I like most music), Going on Walks (especially while listening to music), Lasagna (seriously I'm like Garfield when it comes to lasagna), doing a little trolling, being the best person I can be for my loved ones, and being with loved ones for that matter, though I do enjoy a decent amount of alone time.

Dislikes: Being a burden, seafood, fake people, being looked down upon

Personality: I'm a pansexual INFP with he/him pronouns! I'm very eccentric to say the least, I like to go on the road less traveled on and try new things. A walking disaster but I wouldn't have it any other way! I try to be nonconfrontational and work things out, but I won't be a pushover. I enjoy my alone time, but also enjoy being with my loved ones. I like to find a good balance. I try my best to become better every day. I'm not perfect in any sense and do fall into depressive episodes, but I try my best to be at least decent. I'm not the best at communicating, but once I find someone I can trust I open up easily!

Physical traits: Skinny, tall, white with a light tan, with shoulder length dirty blonde hair parted in the middle, green eyes. I usually like to wear a cool jacket or overshirt depending on the season.

Also I didn't know where to put it but I figured it might be important to add I'm the oldest of 9 kids, with 5 sisters and 3 brothers. I don't know if it will be relevant but :p

I hope your happy with who I matched you up with.

Your Doki Doki Literature Club Matchup Is….

SAYORI:

* The literature club often gets annoyed when the two of you are late too a meeting because you both decided to go on a spontaneous trip to a new store that just opened up

* The two of you make a habit of trying out a new activity every Saturday

* Sayori will often run up to you excited to share with you something new she found on the internet that the two of you can do together

* Sometimes you both will even invite the rest of the club to come along with you guys

* Everyone calls the both of you the eccentric couple due to you both having similar personalities, but people find how the two of you can keep up with each others energy endearing though

* Whenever you want to have some alone time Sayori respects it, but make sure you reassure her it’s not because of her, since sometimes she starts to doubt herself in secret

* Likes that your not a push over because sometimes she doesn’t put her opinion across and she’s glad she’s got you there to be the assertive one in the situation

*Since you both don’t like confrontation, but your more willing to put someone in their place than she is

* The two of you can relate to each other, since you both fall into depressive episodes and it’s reassuring that you both can lean on and understand each other

* You both comfort the other when one of you falls into a depressive episode, since you both understand the signs one of you is going through one without either of you being verbal about that fact

* Even though Sayori shares a lot of things some of the more darker aspects of her life she keeps quiet about, so just like you it takes her time to open up about them, but once you open up to her it encourages Sayori to do the same to you

* She loves tasting anything you cook, especially if it is something sweet

* Will be over the moon if you make her lunch for school

* Anything you write she will read even if it takes her a while to get through it

* She will even take some book recommendations from you, but probably gets bored with reading it and ends up watching the movie at least that’s something

* Happily listens to all the obscure facts you know and happily goes around telling everyone

* “Hey, look what Zachary taught me!”

* Being the oldest one of your siblings comes in handy when dealing with Sayori since she can at times act childish, so it is very helpful to know how to deal with that

* Would love it if you let her wear one of your cool jackets or over-shirts, but won’t ask directly for it and instead opts to tugging on the sleeve of the one your wearing and compliments it hoping you get the hint

* Tries to learn to make lasagna for you, but ends up burning it maybe you can give her some cooking lessons

* She likes to play a few jokes on people herself, so she would happily help you do some trolling, but her laughter does often give it away

* Admires how you always try to be an amazing person and that’s one of the reasons on why she fell for you

* Will accompany you on your walks and if you play some music she starts twirling around with one of your earbuds in her ear making the wire tangle with the other one in your ear

* The two of you spend dates coming up with new conspiracies, especially ones you think could be taking place at school

* Doesn’t really understand meteorology and astrology, but she happily listens to you rant about it even if she does ask some dumb questions she is interested none the less

* But don’t go on about them for too long because she might accidentally end up falling asleep

* Overall, Sayori and you are a really good couple and you both are really lucky to have each other.

Your My Hero Academia Matchup Is….

MOMO YAOYOROZU:

* Your spontaneous trips help Momo loosen up a little because usually she likes to stick to what she knows and not try anything new, but once you drag her with you on a few she starts to enjoy them

* She would never join you on them during school time though because she doesn’t want to be late, but if she fails to convince you not to go on them she will write down any notes to give to you if you miss them from being late

* She likes that your on the more the eccentric side because she herself is quite shy and she needs a bit of chaos in her life to bring her out of her shell

* Momo respects when you want some alone time and asks if you want her to stay with you and if you say no she will make you some tea and then leave you alone for the rest of the day

* Sometimes she thinks it’s her fault when she’s going through an insecurity episode herself, so during that time you should spend it with her and just remind her that she’s fine you just like to be alone sometimes

* She will be happy you took the time to reassure her even if she knew that she was just self doubting

* Momo isn’t that big on confrontation either and often tries to play peace maker when people have an argument

* She appreciates when you come to her defence though, since if someone snaps at her she usually becomes at a loss for words when people turn on her like that

* When you fall into depressive episodes Momo doesn’t know what to do, so decides to read up on it thoroughly, so she can better help you

* If you really want her to give you space though she will respect that, but she will check up on you every once in a while to make sure your doing okay

* Is overjoyed when you finally trust her enough to tell her private things and swears to keep them to herself and she makes good on that by never uttering what you told her to anyone else

* She returns the favour and shares things private about herself to you as well

* Will taste test anything you make and makes tea to go with whatever meal you have prepared

* Momo can’t really cook that well, due to usually having her personal chefs do it for her, but she is happy to aid you with the basic tasks of cooking and gathering the ingredients part. Will be very appreciative if you take the time to teach her how to cook yourself

* Will read anything you write and due to her being top in her class she gently points out any grammar mistakes you may have made to better improve your writing

* She can’t give any help on the story telling part though since she is not the most creative person when it comes to that part

* Will listen to all of your obscure facts and recites some she has learnt herself from reading information books and lends some to you in case you want to learn even more obscure facts to tell people

* Likes to hear stories about what your siblings have done now, since she is an only child, so doesn’t know what it is like to have a big family

* Will buy you new cool jackets and over shirts to wear as presents she buys you branded ones as well

* She also gets one of her family chefs to teach her how to make Lasagna to surprise you with it and if it doesn’t turn out quite right she gets the chef to make you some, so she can give it to you

* Isn’t much of a jokester herself, so this is one thing your going to have to teach her and soon she will be making loads of jokes in no time, even if most of them don’t land very well

* Loves going on walks with you it helps calm her down and she does give your music a listen too, since she wants to know more about you maybe you both can swap playlists sometime

* Doesn’t really believe in most conspiracy theories, but will happily listen to one’s you come up with or have researched about, maybe you both can have a debate on why it’s real or not

* Knows a lot about meteorology and astrology from reading them in books, so you can both have conversations about the subjects during one of your dates

* Her knowledge probably won’t be as broad as yours though because that’s not the only thing she researched about and put all of her attention on to

* Overall, Momo is a great girlfriend and the two of you make a good couple even if you both have a few differences you both get along very well with each other.

Your One Punch Man Match Up Is….

Genos:

* Always accompanies you on any walks you want to go on because he enjoys them and also wants to make sure your safe

*Because what if you stumble across a monster when going along some unexplored path

* He does like your eccentric personality it’s what makes you unique from everyone else and is something he admires you for

* He can also handle it very well, since most of the people he hangs around are quite eccentric themselves even if they don’t mean to be

* When you want some alone time it is hard for Genos to understand at first, since he thinks there are ways he can help

* But after Saitama explains it to him and he does some analysis himself he gives you your alone time

* When you want to hang out with him again though he’s right outside waiting with a meal ready for you to eat

* Genos is not a massive fan of confrontation, but he will not hesitate to do it when someone has done something wrong or has done something to wrong you

* Even if he isn’t very good at coming up with insults he will still reprimand them as much as he can

* If you ever defend him against someone he very much appreciates it

* Though he does say to let him handle it next time because he doesn’t want anyone doing something to you in anger from your words to them

* When you fall into depressive episodes Genos is unsure how to handle them he becomes overly caring just wanting to make you feel better

* He reads tonnes of books and does loads of research just to figure out the best way to handle it

* He will give you space though once you finally tell him to

* Does get worried though, so Saitama ends up having to reassure him, much to his dismay, that you will be okay during this time

* Swears on Saitama’s life that he will never repeat your secrets to anyone, even if he can sometimes be a bit of a blabber mouth, but he will tread with extra caution to keep your secrets to himself and safe from prying people

* He is quite happy when you finally trust him though

* Even though he is not required to eat if it is something you have made he will gladly try it and give you his opinion on it

* Sometimes he over exaggerates his compliments on the food, since he loves you and wants to make you feel proud of what you have made

* Genos is also not too bad at cooking himself and he will help you in the kitchen to the best of his ability

* One time though he accidentally released to much fire from his hand resulting in the both of you having to evacuate the kitchen

* Saitama still ate the burnt food that was still in the oven after the fire was put out though

* Genos is happy to read any story that you have written and feels honoured when you allow him too

* He does try to give you more ideas on what to write, but most of his ideas aren’t very good

* Genos will listen intently and write down all the obscure facts you tell him

* He even does a data analysis to find some more obscure facts that you might not know, so he can tell you them

* Will help you to look after any of your siblings if you ask him to, hopefully he will get along with all of them

* Any money he gets from being a hero he tries to save it aside, so he can buy you some cool jackets or over shirts as a gift, since you deserve to be treated by him

* Will teach himself how to make lasagna and after many failed attempts he can finally present you with his creation

* Hopefully you will like it

* Doesn’t really understand jokes that much, but will still laugh anyway

* Please laugh at his jokes even if they are unfunny he is trying his best to make you laugh

* He did a whole survey to find out what the perfect joke consists of

* His joke turned out far from perfect though

* Will accompany you on walks to make sure you are safe and because he enjoys spending that time with you

* He will listen to your music and he actually enjoyed it, he doesn’t really listen to much music, but maybe he should start. Hopefully you can recommend him more songs to listen to

* Genos kind of believes in most conspiracy theories if their is evidence that it could exist

* So any conspiracy theories you come up with he is definitely believing because your his lover and he doesn’t doubt you

* Will find out more about astrology and meteorology just for you and does loads of data analysis on them

* Hoping to impress you with his knowledge and to benefit yours about these topics you love to discuss as well

* He loves it when you talk about them to him as well and will always write detailed notes on what you tell him, like your teaching a class of only one student

* Overall, Genos is an amazing boyfriend to have and he appreciates everything about you and will do everything he can to understand your interests and desires even if they are a bit confusing for him to understand straight away on his own.

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