#they would've been the best parents

[burst-of-iridescent]

not to beat the "sokka's misogyny" disk horse even further into the ground, but while i agree with the take that sokka being sexist logically doesn't make sense, i would go further to say that the water tribes themselves being sexist is both illogical and thematically contradictory.

the flaws of each nation in atla have always been linked to their element, and specifically what those elements represent. fire is the element of power; power, left unchecked, leads to imperialism and authoritarianism. earth is the element of substance and stability; stability, prioritized too highly, creates and justifies the rigid class system and rampant corruption of ba sing se. air is the element of freedom; freedom, taken too far, becomes irresponsibility and abandonment.

meanwhile, water is the element of change... therefore the water tribes cling to antiquated ideas about gender roles instead of adapting with the times (especially when the times involve a fucking war going on).

not only is this unrealistic, it also breaks the thematic pattern of the nations' flaws being virtues taken to extremes, and how this dovetails into the show's overall message about the importance of balance. if we're keeping with the pattern of virtue and vice being two sides of the same coin, then the flaw of the water tribes has to be related to change. and here is where some of the (badly executed) ideas in the comics and legend of korra could have come into play: change, left uncontrolled, can lead to progress... but at the cost of tradition and spirituality.

(imagine a nwt cut off from the world and forced to rely solely on itself, ingenuity and creativity flourishing out of sheer, desperate need. imagine a nwt where waterbending is nothing more than a tool, used to build and defend and maintain a fortress always at risk, its spiritual origins slowly lost to time. imagine a nwt more military than community, whose architecture and technology far exceed anything the world has ever seen, who look down upon their less advanced sister tribe, and see no need for the avatar - after all, where was he when they had no one but themselves for the last 100 years?

when warned that the fire nation is coming, they show no fear; they have held strong on their own for the last century, bolstered by their weapons and wits, and will continue to do so. you need the spirits, aang implores, and is met with derision, for there is no place for spirits in a society always chasing more, greater, better. the spirits have not helped us before, avatar. why would they now? we are all we need.

when the moon spirit falls, unprotected and forgotten in an abandoned, rundown spirit oasis - so do they.)

not only would this fit better thematically, it would also ensure that the nwt's flaw plays a role in its own downfall. where the fire nation's warmongering resulted in the poverty and suffering of its own people, and the earth kingdom's corruption led - at least in part - to the fall of ba sing se, the misogyny of the water tribes is never shown to negatively impact them in any way. the north isn't defeated by the fire nation because they relegated half the population to healing. the south doesn't suffer raids or lose their waterbenders because they (supposedly) didn't let women fight. this lack of narrative punishment means that - outside of a few girlboss moments for katara - the sexism of the nwt isn't significant to the overall story whatsoever.

furthermore, while the ba sing se arc last almosts half a season, and the fire nation's actions drive the entire show, this supposed systemic oppression of women shows up for one episode in the first season before disappearing entirely. pakku is reminded of his lost love, magically turns into a feminist, and somehow the entire tribe follows suit? no one else protests, not even the other students or the chief?

and yet, though there are still no female waterbenders other than katara, or agency for kanna in her relationship, or any indication that women stopped being forcibly betrothed - the entire issue is simply swept under the rug and never brought up ever again in the show. i understand this was a children's cartoon made in 2005, and that even having female characters openly speak about and challenge misogyny was a radical feat for the time and genre, but the reality of patriarchy is that it's structural, sustained and immensely difficult to resist - if the show was going to depict that resistance, it should have done so with greater depth and nuance, as it did for many of the other difficult topics it tackled.

ultimately, handwaving misogyny away like it never existed is far more disrespectful to katara's character, her fight against injustice, and the girls who saw themselves in her, than simply toning it down or removing it could ever be.

#atla critical #atla live action #it also always struck me as odd that sokka and katara seemed so chill with the north #when the nwt literally left the swt to fight the fire nation alone and stayed out of the war for a century #they lost their benders. their parents. #and all the while the north was sequestered away doing nothing to help #you're telling me that wouldn't have created any resentment? any anger? #plus imagine how powerful it would've been for the last southern waterbender to help the north rediscover the origins of waterbending #also the north disdaining spirits yet being saved by the ocean spirit and the avatar? #that's the exact kind of narrative irony atla does best #i'm seriously begging people to realize that the misogyny arc in atla was NOT as groundbreaking or well-developed as they think it is #and i for one am interested to see if and how netflix is going to handle it

[brucewaynehater101]

Alright. I've seen a lot of posts arguing that Jack Drake was a good dad.

I do agree that he's not as bad as fandom likes to make him out to be. Tim's parents emotionally neglected him, but not criminally. He was sent off to bordering school.

As far as Jack, that man for sure was emotionally abusive to Tim. I don't think that was on purpose. I think Jack truly did love and care for his son. He was, until the end, just real shit at it.

Ripping TVs off of walls, brushing past concerns your child brings up, threatening someone your child cares about with a gun in front of the kid, allowing your anger to control your actions/reactions, enforcing rigid relationship roles ("I'm your dad. You'll respect me!") without putting work into the relationship, looming over your kid threateningly, and referring to your son as property is hella not great.

It's obvious that Jack's not a great dad, but I think he was learning to be better. Right before he died, he started listening to Tim. He was respecting his son's wishes and autonomy.

Some of his not so great actions were done out of love and fear for Tim's safety.

Some of them weren't.

The true tragedy of Jack Drake is that Tim will never know if his father would've changed for him. Tim will never know if the improvements he saw with his dad were steps towards a better relationship, or if they were a momentary interest.

Jack was finally starting to be like a father to Tim. They could've had a decent relationship.

Captain Boomerang ripped that from Tim.

#jack drake #dc comics #dc universe #dc robin #tim drake #batman #bruce wayne #jack drake loves tim #parent-child relationships are complicated #jack did want the best for his son but was a major jerk about it #jack is Tim's dad and of course his death is going to emotionally scar Tim #no wonder Tim didn't want to try a parental relationship with Bruce after this and faked an uncle #id give up on having parents if the relationship that was finally starting to work and improve got killed off #dc should've let jack and bruce coparent cause that would've been funny as hell

[moongothic]

You know I am gonna go on a limb and say that Dragon isn't a bad father who "abandoned his child"

Like we didn't need confirmation that Dragon is an ex-marine to come to this conclusion, but it does add to the fact that Dragon would've known that if he ever fathered a child, that child would be in grave danger simply for being Dragon's child. Dragon would've known he couldn't have stayed with his child

The Government went out of its way to hunt for the Pirate King's literal unborn child, hurting countless people, innocent pregnant women, their husbands and babies in the process. Because Roger's blood was "evil" and so was the child for carrying that same "evil blood"

And mere years after the hunt for Roger's child, the Government would put a gigantic bounty on an 8 year old child because she could read forbidden texts. And we know the Ohara Incident became the final straw that transformed the Freedom Fighters into the Revolutionary Army.

Dragon was the head of that Army. Even without being an ex-marine, he would have known that the government would treat his child (and partner) the exact same as Ace and Robin. But knowing he was an ex-marine, it might have even given him extra insight into just how fucking bad the Government was

The Army would have been no place to raise a child in general

And being raised in the Army would've robbed the child from ever having any freedom, the ability to choose from themselves who or what they wanted to become and make their own path

If Dragon ever wanted Luffy to be free, he could not have kept the child with him. The child had to be left somewhere safe, away from him. And if Dragon knew Ace had been entrusted to Garp, then he would've been 100% certain Garp would be willing to take care of his son (as Garp was clearly bending the laws for Roger's kid, like surely he'd then do the same for his own grandkid)

Dragon was in a shit situation and in the end, I do genuinely believe he did the best thing he could to give his child a future by not endangering him with his own existence

#Moon posting #OP spoilers #One Piece #Of course there is the question of why Luffy ended up with Garp instead of his bio-mom #Maybe bio-mom died from Shounen Mother Disease #Maybe bio-mom also had a bounty on their head and Luffy would've still been in danger with them #Bio-mom had been affiliated with Dragon regardless and if that ever got out both them and the kid would've been in danger #Maybe Luffy was with a foster mom for a few years (like can we know for sure Garp went on full paternity leave for Luffy??) #Regardless he ended up with Garp eventually #I mean this isn't to say that if Dragon would've been great at parenting (though Sabo did turn out fine) #Disaster Family and all #((Mind you Sabo was rescued after being wounded by a Tenryubito. That kid was in danger anyways)) #I'm just sayin' I want to hold back on the Dragon Slander #He did the best he could man :( #OP Meta

[beanghostprincess]

failure at making your kids cops level garp: 4 out of 3 people you "raised" become world famous criminals

(ace, luffy and dragon as the 3, sabo as the 4th cause he technically wasn't supposed to be raised by garp, just joined his brothers)

Honestly, having Garp raise you is exactly what would make somebody not want to be a marine

#he is not the best at convincing his children to be cops #perhaps if his way of raising them had been different perhaps it would've worked out better for all of them #but uhhhh he's awful at like. the one thing he has to do as a parent so ummm #yeah #one piece #ask-bean!

[catkin-morgs-kookaburralover]

I was actually having a pretty good day until just now :/

#i reread and made notes for two solid hours! 15k of words! #i went for a walk and got ransom a toy and stocked up on chocolate (my excuse is that sometimes when i'm feeling awful eating a bit of #chocolate helps lol and this stuff was 50% off) and generally had a good walk! #and i had a bath. first bath of the season! and i read like hafl of out of hte silent planet while i was bathing and it was wonderful! #mum made the BEST ginger pudding today! #so like. i've had a great day today! #so many blessings! #and now i just feel awful because i ate something and i wanna throw up and i mustn't #been struggling more with dealin w eating lately too at times and in the last week have been deviating from what the dietitian's been #encouraging me (variety) bc i couldn't deal with it #but today was a good day! a great day! and now i feel terrible for no apparent reason #yay me :/ #puddleglum hours #personal #incidentally am SO grateful for the job that requires me to wear short sleeves bc i know that by now i would've harmed deep enough to scar #on my arms as well if i hadn't had the knowledge that the next day id have to be at work w that. the reason this is coming up rn is #bc SURPRISE i rlly wanna harm #and i CAN'T my mother found my knife. honestly even having it htere whether or not i used it felt like it gave me an option even if i #didn't take it. it was a comfort. and now it feels awful not having it esp as idk when i'll get it back and also even worse my parents #litcherally gave me that knife for my last birthday. i don't know how mum feels about that #but yeah i just. i want to do smth drastic so bad #and i CAN'T #tw sh #i don't even know why #ugh

[notmoreflippingelves]

Victor and Carla should've stayed malvagos until at least the final battle with Ash, and that is the hill on which will I die. It just seems incredibly stupid and short-sighted on Team Avalor's part to just willfully weaken the capability of two powerful allies right before the big confrontation with their mutual enemy. Like I know Elena & Co still probably don't fully trust them (and not without reason), but it still strikes me as a risk that they should not have been willing to take. They need their allies as capable as possible, and now Mateo is going to have to take much needed time out of his already-busy schedule to teach them "regular" magic that still won't be quite as natural or powerful as what they had before.

Also, it would've been so much more narratively satisfying to have Victor and Carla go up against Ash while all three Delgados were still malvagos. (Even though the nature of the show is such that Elena would be the one "allowed" to actually defeat Ash. But Victor and Carla should've at least been granted the opportunity to have a moment where they could stand up to the wife/mother who abandoned and mistreated them on theoretically-equal footing).

#elena of avalor #victor delgado #carla delgado #yes victor's dracula-core malvago cape was incredibly stupid but it was also much more fun and unique than his regular outfit #and carla's purple malvaga dress was just a better costume in general #i don't remember gabe being in the lightning warrior ep #and ya know; that tracks because he's arguably the best strategist of the group (well him and naomi) #gabe would've been like 'maybe we should think this through before taking away a potential resource?' #'just a thought and we can put some safeguards in place in the event they try double-crossing us' #whereas elena and mateo are just like 'goth cape = always bad so let's get rid of it ASAP' #i know the doylist explanation is that this show is for children #and overly-invested parents would freak if EoA was suddenly like 'it's okay to be an 'evil' wizard; kids.' #even if that would not be what they were saying at all #but still it makes me angry #i just think that since the delagos did not ultimately get to trade their shack for a palace #they should get to keep some dark magic as a little treat #eoa salt

[yeonban]

🖤 Nikolai and Mikhail? Or Ango and Ayatsuji

Send 🖤 and my character will answer about yours.

Nikolai & Mikhail

attractiveness:

repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.

personality:

grating / irritating / frustrating / boring (kolya vc: buuut fun to tease and corrupt! ack--- forget that last part, it slipped! it sliiipped!) / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting (meaning novel) / engaging / affectionate / aggressive / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim (kolya vc: cuuute!) / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.

how likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.

level of friendship:

never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.

first impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re fun / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

current impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re fun / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

Ango & Ayatsuji

attractiveness:

repulsive / hideous / ugly / not attractive / unappealing / not unattractive / meh / no preference / ok / mildly attractive / nice looking / cute / adorable / attractive / pleasant on the eyes / good looking / hot / sexy / beautiful / gorgeous / hot damn / would tap that / perfect / godlike / holy fuck there are no words.

personality:

grating / irritating (ango vc: on purpose) / frustrating (ango vc: on purpose) / boring / confusing at best / awkward / unreasonable / psychotic / disturbing / interesting / engaging / affectionate / aggressive / ambitious / anxious / artistic / bad tempered / bossy / charismatic / appealing / unappealing / creative (ango vc: how will ayatsuji-sensei next manage to leave his house behind the snipers' backs...) / courageous / dependable / unreliable / unpredictable / predictable / devious / dim / extroverted / introverted / egotistical / gregarious / fabulous / impulsive / intelligent / sympathetic / talkative / up beat / peaceful / calming / badass / flexible.

how likely they would have sex with them:

not if they were the last person on earth and the world was ending / fuck no! / never / no way / not likely / not sure / indifferent / I’m asexual / maybe / probably / it depends / fairly likely / likely / yeah sure / yes / would tap that / hell yes / fuck yes! / wishing that could happen right now / as many times as possible / we are already having sex.

level of friendship:

never in a million years / worst of enemies / enemies / rivals / indifferent / neutral / acquaintance / friendly toward each other / casual friends...? / friends / good friends / best friends / fuck buddies / bosom buddies / practically the same person / would die for them / true friends / my only friend.

first impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

current impression of them:

i hate them so much / i don’t like them / i don’t trust them / they annoy me (ango vc: "intentionally push my buttons" would be more aptly phrased.) / they’re weird / I’m indifferent / meh / they seem alright / they’re growing on me / truce / I think I like them / I like them / I’m not sure if I trust them / I trust them / they’re cool / they’re genuine / I think we’re going to get along / I really like them / I think I’m in love / oh fuck they’re hot / I love them.

#muse: nikolai gogol. #muse: sakaguchi ango. #memoryoflost #Nikolai and Mikhail are such a comedic duo bc Kolya simultaneously acts like a pet owner and a horrendous older brother around him #He does mainly view Mikhail as a dog rather than a human but TBH... that's probably for the best for Mikhail #bc if Kolya viewed & was fond of him /as a human/ then Mikhail's life would've been 427324829 times harder </3 just look at Sigma #As for Ango and Ayatsuji I'm laughinfg bc WHAT is even going on over here. #Ayatsuji stays winning looks-wise bc he IS handsome and his fashion sense IS great too so bonus points for that #but bond-wise Ango sat here unsure if to even bold that 'casual friends' part or not... altho he did Hesitantly end up doing it #HOWEVER. HOWEVER HOWEVER. WHAT /FR /SRS /GENUINELY SURPRISED ME was how Ango bolded 'I trust [him]' #Like he tends to dislike & distrust people taken in/arrested by the special division for Obvious Reasons (& he did w Ayatsuji too at first) #but now Ango /does/ actually trust him. and p much a lot by His standards. both his judgement as a detective & him as a person #since on the one hand yeah Ayatsuji can be annoying & force him into a bunch of overtime but Ango doesn't think he has /malicious/ intent #and despite managing to get out of his house he always returns. AND he's cooperative w the division. so really... Ango turns a blind eye #to the random and unsupervised Ayatsuji escapades in the city on the rare occasions that he Does learn of them #which is Insane to me (wipes off a tear w my handkerchief like a proud parent watching his kid grow up)

[galactichelium]

I really started to stop going to school in person (to go to an online school under the public system) at the worst possible time tbh. Like. In semester 2 of year 8, I was supposed to do home ec. Where I'd learn how to do things like sewing and cooking and something else I forgot. This was also when we were supposed to have sex ed. (I'm not sure how good it would've been, as this was a Christian private school. However having said that, they were better about these things than you'd expect. I still remember my Christian studies teacher saying she doesn't expect us to all be Christian, nor was she trying to make any of us convert. I heard teachers saying damn and hell casually a lot. Even to us students. So. You know. Also it was a branch of Christianity that was 100% ok with sex before marriage.)

But anyway, there was a good chance that it would've been better than what I did end up getting! Which was, uh... nothing! Absolutely nothing. Except for telling us how, scientifically, babies are made. That was it. But yeah. I don't know if I'd say I wish I stayed for one more semester or not. Because well, sucks that I missed out on making those life skills and potentially more knowledge on how the sex works. I wish I didn't miss it, obviously. But, the main reason Why I left was because I wanted to socially transition. (The other being Wow was it expensive.) And well, we weren't sure how the Christian private school would handle that, lmfao. My mental health was absolute shit at this point, so we all felt that waiting until the end of the next semester probably wasn't an option.

So yeah! Don't know. Complicated feelings.

#Note: Only went to a Christian private school bc they were cheaper than the non-Christian ones #And I was Not doing well in public school so my parents tried really hard to be able to get me into a private school #Something else that makes it even more complicated is that I was getting the best grades I ever got at that school #Because unlike public school they actually taught me in ways where I was more easily able to digest the information #And then after going to online school. First semester wasn't so bad. As it seemed my private school actually got us a little ahead. #But then after that my grades quickly plummeted #So part of me wishes I had stayed so that I could've maybe gotten a better education. But. #I don't think I would've been able to do that closeted. And coming out again wasn't an option. And the school was still expensive #But yeah anyway lmfao #Iron text

[yunharlaquin]

somehow, despite everything, my parents came up with a card, flowers, and red velvet cupcakes.  i just... them, your honor, THEM!!!!

#are my parents perfect? far from it #but realistically they are some of the best i know of #if not the best #they're all sick and yet... they not only gave me more than expected #but also covered what i normally would've done myself #like making a cake #has this been a very stressful birthday for many reasons? absolutely. #but i'd be an idiot to say it's been a bad one now that it is almost over #especially considering my parents' thoughtfulness #i've cried a lot today #but more of it in the end was happy tears cause they kept surprising me with these things over the afternoon

[pale-cheezit]

I love not wearing foundation anymore. Its been a few years now and i cant even believe i ever wore it in the first place. I was never even close to "needing" foundation. Im 25! I dont need that! what was i thinking

#the best is when i first started wearing foundation in middle school and i would use my moms makeup #because i was too young for my parents to feel comfortable buying me my own #and her skin color is way darker than mine so i would walk around with the totally wrong shade of foundation on lmfao #how embarrassing im glad i dont have any pictures of that #i still have no idea how to apply makeup at all but it was even worse back then #i must have looked insane lmao #i kind of wish my mom would have stepped in and pointed it out or helped me apply makeup better and find the right shades for me #but she was letting me explore and do my thing as long as i wasn't going too crazy with it #she remembered what it was like to be a 13 year old girl and i think she was just letting me find my own way with that studf #but yeah maybe she couldve helped me out a little better #to be fair though we werent very close back then and going thru some rough times so i would've been crabby and rude about it anyways #teenage angst and all that

[rubberbandballqueen]

having young people look up to you is so wild like. let me tell you about my mistakes, why i made them, and what i realized i didn’t like about myself from them, and then they go, “hmm, yeah, that sounds like an accurate depiction of my scenario as well; i will now act in a way the you of right now suggests.”

#i don't remember going to my parents for advice on specific interpersonal relationships bc they felt so invasive when i was a kid #but i don't doubt that my dad at least would've been able to come up with a Relatable Story and told me abt his own consequences #he told us a lot of stories from his youth when we were growing up; he's a man of many exploits #but like. MAN. people seeking advice are so trusting. i do my best to honor that by giving them my thoughts in good faith #but i'm admittedly not the type of person to seek out advice and then also take it myself #i'll seek out opinions after deep down i've already made my decision in order to garner the confidence necessary to carry it out #i think i've also come to realize that learning from our mistakes. is also a skill that we must learn #the nature of humanity is that we just make mistakes all the way down so there comes to be something so lovely abt flawed things #the worm speaks

[viosjaan]

that pinned post. why

#if you hate me so much if you get the ick from me #then fucking why #use all the great things your other gfs have #said to you god knows you have a fuckton of them #im just so sick of you treating me like a villain acting as i cheated #when you pushed me to do it back then #and wasn't this time different anyway we had said we won't like before we're just talking there isn't anything #so why #just #this is really unfair #why do you get to show off something i said to you lovingly when you've been so cruel to me? #or like. are you so indifferent that you don't even care who said it separate the art from the artist or wtvr #it fucking hurts okay like i started crying in the middle of my exam because i couldn't stop thinking why and dreaming up #fake scenarios of you coming back saying fuck everyone else ill date you properly don't worry ill try my best to be physically close to you #for college #it would've been okay if you weren't able to do that the promise to try would've been enough for me #but like yeah fine whatever you said even if i say ily i won't mean it so there's nothing left to say #honestly so cruel of you to use my worst fears like a knife. my parents have always said that they loved me when they clearly don't #it's good that you want to be like them just fucking grand

[clamorybus]

i know it sounds crazy but i think i wanna raise my kids to believe in santa because it's the last major magical thing that really exists

#speaking as a white american obvs #there's a lot of arguments against santa #(teaching kids to behave for benefit. getting kids accustomed to being surveillanced and judged. teaching kids #to associate gifts with love. etc) #but like. okay growing up very WASP-y #(in the literal white+angelo+saxon+protestant sense not in the rich sense) #we had pretty much nothing in a cultural sense #especially since my parents weren't religious so we never went to church outside of weddings and funerals #so we had NOTHING culturally #we had no folklore no collective beliefs no rituals #unlike our great great grandparents we didn't believe in ghosts or house elves or brownies or sprites--santa was all we had #i feel like that's true of most white americans #and tbh there probably isn't a need for such beliefs anymore which is why they've slipped away #and santa's only been around so long because he's tied to christianity (and marketing) #its probably the folklorist in me but i miss that kind of thing #i wasn't really even a life for when things like fairies were considered real #which is probably for the best because i definitely would've been dubbed a changeling #but idk. i just miss that cultural magic. it wouldn't fix anything really but i want my kids to have a sense of whimsy #mickey.txt #i mean we also ha e the tooth fairy #and out of context children giving the fae bones in exchange for money is very metal #but you know what i mean #//edit also obvs this all depends on if my future partner celebrates christmas and what they want

[storiesforallfandoms]

winner ~ josh futturman;future man

word count: 2263

request?: no

description: in which she walks in on her best friend..."celebrating" his big win, and decides to help him

pairing: josh futterman x female!reader

warnings: swearing, smut (masturbation, oral - m receiving, unprotected p in v, josh is a bottom bitch but we been knew)

masterlist (one, two, three)

My hand was raised to knock on the door when it suddenly swung open. Mrs. Futturman smiled at me. "Oh, hello (Y/N)! Come on in!"

"Thank you, Mrs. Futturman," I said as I stepped past her. "Is Josh home?"

"Yes, he's upstairs in his room playing that fantasy game he loves so much."

Of course he was. I could've predicted that. If Josh wasn't at work, he was locked in his bedroom trying to beat an unbeatable video game. If I was ever able to actually coax him out of his room to come over to my place, all he'd do was talk about the game. It was like an addiction for him. I guess it could've been worse; Josh could actually be socializing and getting a girlfriend.

Yeah, I know. Best girl friend with a crush on my best guy friend cliche. Unrequited crush on a friend and all that.

"Hey (Y/N)!" Mr. Futturman said as he came down the hallway. "Looking for Joshy?"

"That I am, Mr. Futturman. I know he's in his room."

"Diane and I are going out for a few hours. Help yourselves to whatever you want!"

Josh's dad patted me on the shoulder and his mom smiled at me before they both walked out. I watched as they got into their car, then turned to do exactly as Mr. Futturman said: help myself to whatever I wanted. I grabbed a can of soda from the fridge and one of Mrs. Futturman's famous cupcakes. I would've grabbed one for Josh, too, but if he was deep enough into his game I knew he wouldn't be eating for a while.

I climbed the stairs to Josh's room. If we hadn't been such good friends, I would've knocked on his door instead of just walking in. If I had paid more attention to the sounds coming from his room instead of his mom's delicious cupcake, I would've realized they were not the sounds of his video game.

Honestly, if I hadn't come over at all, I wouldn't have seen what I did.

Because instead of finding my best friend deep in his game, I found him with his head thrown back against his gaming chair and his hand wrapped around his cock, furiously pumping. The sounds coming from his mouth were sinful and things I definitely should not be hearing. I was frozen, watching the entire situation that I knew I should not have been watching. I was so shocked that my drink and cupcake slipped from my hand. The soda can clattered to the floor, soda spilling all over the floor at my feet. It was that sound that finally made Josh open his eyes and turn to look at me. I could only imagine my panicked expression matched the one on his face.

"Shit," he breathed, trying to pull up his boxers.

I finally remembered myself and turned away as he tried to cover himself. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't know..."

"You could've knocked!"

"When do I ever knock, dickhead?" I could hear him still struggling. I fought every urge that was telling me to turn around and look at him again. "Your parents told me you were playing Biotic Wars."

"I was. I - uh - I beat the game. I was...celebrating."

Under different circumstances, I'd probably get very excited over Josh beating his game. That would make him the first person to ever beat Biotic Wars in the entire world. It was certainly an achievement worth celebrating.

But a different idea crossed my mind.

I turned back to Josh, who still had his pants around his ankles and his boxers haphazardly pulled up. I could still see the outline of his hard cock fighting against the material of his boxers.

"Maybe I can help you celebrate."

He looked at me in confusion. I swallowed my nerve and started across the room. Josh's eyes followed my every move as I came to stand in front of him. His eyes widened as I sank to my knees in front of him. I watched his face as I reached for the waistband of his boxers, waiting to see if he was going to protest.

"Please," he whimpered.

I couldn't help but smirk as I pulled his boxers down to meet his pants. His cock sprang free, red and painfully hard. I couldn't help but marvel at the size. I had definitely fantasized about him when I was alone, but I was definitely doing him an injustice with those fantasies.

I pushed Josh so he was sitting down in his gamer chair again. I wrapped my hand around the base of his dick and pumped slowly. Josh's mouth fell open as I took the tip in my mouth, still pumping my hand at the base. I swirled my tongue around the head every so slowly, looking up at him through my eyelashes. I held his eye as I took more of him into my mouth, going down just enough for my mouth to meet where my fist was wrapped around him. His head fell back against his chair again as I began to bob my head on his dick.

I held on to his thigh with my other hand, trying to keep myself steady as I picked up the pace slightly. Josh was a moaning mess, putty in my hands (almost literally). I glanced up at him again, watching his Adam's apple bob with every lewd sound that came from his mouth.

"Can you take it any deeper?" he asked. "Please?"

There was something about the begging tone of his voice that turned me on even more. I removed my hand from the base of his dick, placing it on his other thigh and taking him further into my mouth. His eyes screwed shut as he moan out into the room again. I could feel his dick twitching in my mouth with every inch that I took in. Eventually I almost had him completely taken in, the tip all but touching the back of my throat. I had never felt so grateful to not have a gag reflex.

His hand found it's way to my hair, just resting there at first as I started to pull my head back. But then I was being shoved back down at such a quick speed that my eyes suddenly watered and I quickly had to pull off to start coughing.

"Shit, I'm so sorry," he said. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I just...it felt so good. I needed to be in your mouth again."

"It's okay," I said. "But maybe don't shove your dick down my throat suddenly, okay?"

He nodded quickly. "Okay, okay. Please put my dick in your mouth again."

I smirked up at him. "Well, since you're being so good and using your manners."

He moaned out as I took him into my mouth again. I didn't tease this time. I immediately picked up my pace. Saliva started dripping from my mouth and ran down his cock. I was somewhat impressed by the fact that his chair hadn't toppled over or broke or anything with the sheer force of what was going on.

Josh's hand fisted my hair as whimpers and moans escaped from his lips. I could feel his dick twitching, signaling that he was getting close to his release.

"Stop," he said, his hand pulling at my hair. "Wait, stop."

I pulled off and looked up at him. "Are you okay?"

"I am so much more than okay. I'm actually really close, but I want to be inside of you before I cum. If...if that's okay, I mean."

I was off my knees before he could even finish his sentence. I got onto his lap and pressed my lips to his. It caught him by surprise, but he was responding to my kiss quickly. His hands held my waist as I awkwardly straddled him in his chair, the plastic of the arm rests digging into my legs.

"We have to move to the bed," I said between kisses. "I can't fuck on this thing."

"I figured it was a long shot, but the thought was so hot to me," he said.

I got off his lap and he stood. He kicked his pants and boxers off into a pile on the floor before reaching for my shirt. He paused a moment, like he was waiting for my permission. I playfully rolled my eyes and pulled the shirt off myself and removing his as well. I started kissing him again, deciding to give him the pleasure of taking off my pants and panties himself. Once I had them kicked to the floor, joining the other discarded clothing, we both started backing up towards his bed. I lightly pushed him so he was laying down on the bed before climbing on top of him.

"Fuck," he breathed. "This is a nice view."

I giggled. "You're a real charmer, Josh."

I spit in my hand and lathered it over his already saliva soaked cock. I hovered over him, lining him up with my entrance, before slowly sinking down onto him. We moaned in unison as I went down until he was buried completely inside of me. His hands were gripping at my hips, no doubt leaving crescent indents in my skin.

"Please move," he begged. "Fuck, I need to feel you, please."

"I never took you to be such a sub," I teased. "But I like to hear you beg. Can you ask me nicely one more time to ride your cock?"

"God, please ride me. I need to cum so bad. I wanna feel you before I cum."

I put my hands against his bare chest to steady myself and slowly began to grind on his cock. He was buried so deep inside of me, hitting the one spot my past hook ups could only dream of hitting. With every slow grind, he was nudging that spot more and more, and his pubic bone was rubbing against my clit. I hadn't realized how turned on sucking his dick alone had made me, but I felt like I wasn't about to last long either.

I leaned over to kiss Josh's lips. His tongue ran along my bottom lip, asking for entrance, which I granted him. My grinds had turned into bounces on his cock, the pressure inside me building more and more by the second. I could tell by the way his dick was twitching that he was getting close too.

"Shit, I'm gonna cum," he breathed. "Fuck, I-I don't have a condom on."

"I'm on the pill," I assured him. "I want to feel you cum inside of me."

"Fuck!" he cried out, his head lulling back onto the pillow beneath him as he finally reached his climax. The feeling of his warmth filling me up was enough to push me over the edge as well, crying out into the otherwise silent house.

I sat on top of him as both of us tried to regain our breaths. Josh sat up, wrapping an arm around my lower back to cradled me as he flipped us over. I gasped as he slowly pulled out of me, feeling his seed running out of me.

"I had to clean my sheets anyways," he said, eyeing the mess between my legs. "Hold on, let me clean us up."

He hurried out of the room and returned with two cloths. He passed one to me and we both cleaned ourselves up. He tossed the cloths onto the floor with the rest of our discarded clothes before getting back onto his bed with me. I was a little shocked when he pulled me into his arms, but I wasn't about to protest to post-sex cuddles.

"So," he said, running his fingers up and down my arm, idly, "how long have you been wanting to do that?"

"Uh...since I went through puberty and realized what sex was?" I offered.

He whistled. "That long, huh? And you never told me?"

"How was I supposed to tell you? Hey Josh, I know we've been best friends since primary school and you probably don't view me like this, but I have a massive fucking crush on you. Anyways, enjoy your video game that you never stop playing."

"Who says I don't view you the same way?"

"Well, obviously you view me as someone you want to have sex with considering the fact that we just had sex."

"I view you as more than someone I want to have sex with - "

"Friends with benefits is still just seeing me as someone you wanna have sex with."

"Will you listen to me?" he said as he covered my mouth with his hand. "I mean I like you, too, (Y/N). I always have. But I thought you only saw me as a friend, so obviously I wasn't about to say anything."

I groaned and pushed his hand off of my mouth. "God, we are such a cliche, aren't we?"

He chuckled and placed a finger under my chin, tilting my head up so that he could kiss me on the lips again.

"At least this finally happened now that you finished that game," I said. "I never would've gotten your attention beforehand."

"That's not true!"

"Josh, you didn't pay attention to me before. Being your girlfriend wouldn't have made much of a difference."

"It totally would've!"

"Shut up before I decide to take back everything I said."

I kissed him before he could come up with a comeback.

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working in a people-facing job has taught me i hate working in people-facing job

#remy.txt #a patient's parent complained about me today for the stupidest fucking reason #so basically a student asked me to tell the patient's parent that the pt can't be treated with laughing gas it's not working on her #so she'll have to go for dental treatment in an OR #this pissed the parent off for some reason and she later on went off on the student like #'why is your receptionist telling me what to do' and the student is like 'that's not a receptionist that's a doctor...' #so the parent is like 'ok but she's rude and never smiles at me!' #who the FUCK are you lmao i've never seen you before in my LIFE ??? #i'm dressed a bit differently today in that i wore a blazer instead of my lab coat but. #you best believe if it was an arab there in a blazer she never would've mistook them for a receptionist #not that there's anything wrong w being one. but people here will literally assume brown ppl are anything but doctors #i have been called nurse despite being in my lab coat and scrubs. and there's nothing wrong w being a nurse ofc but. i'm not one #i'm a doctor. i studied hard to be one. its not asking too much to be addressed as such by patients. #fucking hell. on top of that fb gave me a notification for my grandpa's bday and. well #it's not like i can call and wish him huh. #n e way. #just gonna go home and sleep ig i hate today

[mclqren]

ME AND MY BROKEN HEART ★ CL16 ( & MV33 )

PAIRING ✦ charles leclerc x fem!ex girlfriend!reader ; max verstappen x fem!reader

SUMMARY ✦ when charles leaves you heartbroken, you end up letting a certain red bull driver help mend your broken heart [ SMAU ]

WARNINGS ✦ cursing

REQUESTED ✦ here!

NOTES ✦ reader is a model for dior. for the timeline of this, reader & charles broke up in august 2023 and he got with another woman (choosing to leave her unnamed because there will be NO alex slander) in september 2023. as per request, the fc i've used is hannah harrell, but feel free to picture whoever you want! my requests are closed at the moment.

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user1 THE LAST SLIDE WHAT.

user2 NO WAY ARE HER AND CHARLES BROKEN UP NOOO

user3 MY FAV COUPLE 💔

user4 the way im so upset rn is not healthy.

user5 real like THEY WERE PARENTS

user6 okay but y/n is still glowing??

user7 righttt!! enough about the guy who drives in circles all day, lets talk about HER 😍

user8 he fumbled.

user9 realll!

yourbsf making that cake was wayyy too much fun 😋

yourusername breaking it apart was even better 😉

anyataylorjoy 😍😍

yourusername who needs a man when i have you 🩷

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yourusername greek air to cure the breakup blues 🇬🇷💙

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user14 OKAYYY MISS Y/N YOU ARE SERVING AS PER!!

user15 she's living her best life and im HERE FOR IT

user16 her and her bsf are actually everything to me

user17 so trueee i need a friendship like theirs!!

user18 NOO I WAS JUST IN GREECE I CANT BELIEVE I MISSED YOU

user19 NO I WAS AS WELL I WAS SO UPSET WHEN I SAW THIS

user20 bet charles is missing you rn!!

user21 who cares abt charles? she's literally getting over him rn, he's so yesterday's news 😴

user22 what part did you go to?? im planning on going over the holidays in october, and i desperately need some recs!! 🫶

yourusername crete!! it was so so beautiful, can confirm 🩷

user23 one driver out of her likes, another (max verstappen) in her likes

user24 okay but they'd be such a good couple??

yourbsf GIRLS TRIP WAS THE BESTTT

yourusername NEXT ONE PENDING FOR SUREEE

mariloublg_ absolutely gorgeous gorgeous girlies 😍😍

yourusername MARILOU MY ANGEL 🩷

user25 i came here from the instagram gossip website and can i just say in that interview you SERVED

user26 REALLL

user27 wait what are you guys on about?? im so lost HELP

user26 go on @/f1wagnews and you'll see!

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f1wagnews NEW: Y/N L/N breaks her silence on the circulating paparazzi pictures of Charles Leclerc & his apparent new girlfriend. When asked by the media what she thought, she said: "Charles being in a new relationship not even a month later is naturally a shock, seeing as I assumed he would treat me and the times we shared over the past three years with the same dignity and respect that I am treating him. I don't know, I guess these sort of memories aren't as priceless to him as they are to me. Still, I hope he's happy in his new relationship."

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user28 OKAYY MISS Y/N IS BACKK!!

user29 THIS is what i was waiting for.

user30 she is actually handling this really maturely to be fair to her!!

user31 realll!! i wish i would've been like this with my ex

user32 okay so a lot of the comments are saying she handled this w grace or whatever but is it just me who disagrees? like she's literally being rude to him and his new girlfriend, and you're all hyping her up?? like huh??

user33 honestly this comment makes no sense to me; she didn't say anything rude about charles in this, she simply said that she was shocked to see him in a relationship when they were together for three years, and honestly she's valid for that! i don't think many girls would enjoy seeing their ex boyfriend and his new girlfriend all over the media, and so y/n is honestly handling this so well.

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yourusername america with my girl 🩷 (& her boyfriend...)

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user37 THE CAPTION LMAOO

user38 Y/N REMAINS HILARIOUS

user39 ASTON MARTIN SWITCH UP HELLOOO??

user40 I KNOWW marilou and her are so cute though i loveee

user41 it's so weird to see her in green after having seen her in red for the past three years

user42 i knowww but she looks like she's happy now and that's all that matters tbh!!

lance_stroll thanks so much for the shoutout y/n, appreciate you too i guess

yourusername listen stroll if you hurt her i'll be at ur doorstep.

lance_stroll im actually sort of scared of you at times y/n.

yourusername good! 😊😊

maxverstappen1 so you liked seeing me win then?

yourusername you've been winning since like the prehistoric ages mate i think ive gotten used to it by now 🙄 (yes)

user43 so like is it just me or is this flirty...

mariloublg_ MY GIRL FOREVERRR 🫶

yourusername 🩷🩷

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user44 OKAY BUT ARE MAX AND Y/N DATING ORRR

user45 MAYBEEE!! honestly they'd be so cute i just KNOW he'd treat her right

user46 y/n you are my everything.

user47 the flowersss?? did miss y/n get herself another man?

user48 has to be max.

maxverstappen1 the second slide was uncalled for. ☹️

yourusername I COULDNT STOP LAUGHING IM SO SORRY IT WAS HILARIOUS 😭

maxverstappen1 the flowers 👀👀

yourusername yeah!! wonder who got me those 😍

anyataylorjoy you have a man now? ☹️

yourusername nooo ur the only one i need baby i swear 🩷

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f1wagnews NEW: Y/N L/N is a WAG again...but for a different driver on the grid! In a recent interview during the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Max Verstappen confirmed to the press that he and Y/N had entered a relationship a couple of weeks prior, after pictures circulated of the two in his car in Monaco: "Well obviously she came to the COTA grand prix and I had already known her before and we were good friends, so we fell right back where we left off, and here we are now! [...] Yeah things are going great, she's truly one of the best people I've ever met."

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user49 Y/NSTAPPEN LETS GOOOO

user50 MY GIRL IS A WAG AGAINNN I LOVE

user51 is it just me who misses charles and y/n ☹️

user52 yeah. 😊

mariloublg_ ❤️❤️

user53 MARILOUUUU?? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!!

user54 ONE OF Y/N'S BEST FRIENDS AND FELLOW WAG COMMENTING OH ITS SERIOUS.

user55 they are seriously adorableee 🫶🫶

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yourusername MR WORLD CHAMPPP!! so so proud of you maxie, my winner always 🩷

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user59 Y/N AWWWW

user60 i have a feeling this one's working out idk

user61 oh absolutely

user62 so happy to see you happy again y/n!! 🫶🫶

user63 lost some race driver and came back with a world champion 🏆🏆

user64 ADORABLEEE

mariloublg_ MY CUTIES

yourusername OUR BIGGEST FAN

mariloublg_ well as your fairy godmother it IS an obligation to be ur biggest fan ever 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️

maxverstappen1 love you ❤️

yourusername my champ 🏆

charles_leclerc so happy for both of you ❤️

yourusername thank you so much charles, hope ur doing well w ur gf 🩷

user65 charles and y/n are talking again, i can officially sleep in peace.

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