#tree rants

[dhurrbyang]

this is why you never learn anything about history from a white man

#white people are experts in stealing stuff oh god #yes this is about james somerton #i am so so so disappointed in him #i got into queer history BECAUSE OF HIM!! #and to find out he's someonw who fabricates & plagiarizes his videos from other smaller queer creators is so so gut punching #i had only watched a few of his videos and planned to dive into his entire catalogue but ughhh #yeah this is about the 4 hr long video essay on youtube plagiarism by hbomberguy #i don't even know what to say #i'm SO angry ugh #the only video i watched which was referenced was the one where becky albertalli commented #i literally corrected him in the comments but thought that he has just been wrong this one time! #but no he is just a misogynistic asshole #go watch alexander avila you guys he's amazing #tree rants #hbomberguy #james somerton #plagiarism

[bleakbluejay]

you motherfuckers have no concept of what "land back" or "decolonize" even mean. you're too busy demonizing entire groups of people, terrified, shitting yourselves, that they'll do even half of the horrors to you that you've done to them for decades or centuries. this shit comes off as hella racist for real. you hate arabs so much. you hate first nations people so much. you hate black people so much. even if you sympathize with them, you can't fucking bear the idea of them gaining freedom, independence, autonomy, safety, because you're so, so scared they'll hurt you back and cause chaos in the streets. these same people who just want to rebuild. who just want to go home. who just want to see their families again. who just want food. who just want medical care. who just want dry, warm shelter. you're so focused on the ideas of colonization, of "us vs. them", of one people displacing the other for a state to exist, that you cannot comprehend coexistence, and your only idea of peace is if an entire group of people were just gone and dead.

grow the fuck up. for the love of GOD, grow the fuck up.

#eli talks #rant #i just watched a video shared by someone i'd been following a while denying the genocide occuring in gaza entirely #are you kidding. are you fucking kidding me. #the video was trying to run with the idea that “from the river to the sea” means jewish people will be expelled from the region #no the fuck it does not you stupid motherfucker that's NOT what decolonization is #anyway. land back. decolonize. from the river to the sea. peace and love on planet earth. #stop razing olive trees. stop scorching the earth. stop bombing hospitals and schools. stop destroying the sea. #if i have to see another palestinian child undergo anesthesia-free amputation im going to start being physically fucking violent #if i have to see another mother with blood on her hands wailing and begging for her child to come back im going to start burning shit #one day all the people of palestine will be free. muslims and jews and christians and all and none. #one day all the people of sudan will be free. all the people in the congo will be free. all the peoples in the americas will be free. #and all the other occupied places suffering genocides and ethnic cleansings that the news neglects to mention. theyll be free too.

[felt-squirrels]

IT’S JUST MOMENTS PASSING MOMENTS PASSING IT’S JUST NOTHING LASTING MOMENT’S PASSING

#FUCK the new album is good #bears in trees #how to build an ocean: instructions #injured crow #felt rants

[adxele]

LOOK AT HIM???????????? WOAH HIS EYES ARE SHINING SO BEAUTIFULLY???? HES SO GENUINELY MAJESTIC WTF IM MELTING

#STOPPP IM CRYING REAL TEARS #HES TOO PRETTY FOR THIS WORLD #I WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR THIS BOY. #HE LOOKS SO GOOD WITH SAKURA TREE THEME LIKE???? IT FITS HIM???? #THE MOST GORGEOUS MC #isagi yoichi #blue lock #blue lock isagi #bllk #adele rants

[rockoutbreak]

here. christmas jermas

#idk why i stylized them totally differently #sorry #jerma #jerma985 #jerma fanart #tree art #i already ranted but asjghdjlsk i loved. this years christmas stream #2017 christmas is my alltime fav stream ever so to see it referenced again i lost my minddddddd #to have the plot referenced and continued... it was my fav stream of the year over baseball over wwrm #i have a full piece for 2022 christmas but i wanna take my time w it #so take these for now #cat said this looks like a youtube thumbnail of 2017 trashing 2022 and i love that so much #anywayssss bye i hope u all got thru the holidays unscathed

[bambi-slxt]

when i made this account i decided i wasn't going to allow negativity on my page in any form, regardless of what shape it took.

i've now decided to amend that for one reason and one reason only.

making fun of my moots, or even just other sturniolo writers on tumblr, is pretty shitty behavior, ngl.

context:

imagine having nothing better to talk about, so you feel the need to go to a brand new app (as if tiktok, instagram, youtube, snapchat, and reddit aren't enough), look up triplet content, and grasp your pearls in horror because we have the audacity to write about chris selling drugs (oh the humanity, someone kill me now).

or, rather, let me use your words: "like, the reader was dating one of them [the triplets] and they all had covid, so she came over and made them all soup-"

leave us alone 🥰

"ok but like what happened to just like normal boyfriend, like why are they all drug dealers-" omg girlie lemme show u how much sweet fluff fanfiction we have on here! oh, what's that? ur not interested? ohhhh is that bc it won't make good content for your knockoff podcast? weird.

"it's always such a 180 from their real personality, like what do you mean, you watch them all the time and you don't know them?" omg girlie! it's almost like it's called fanfiction for a reason!

"lemme write this shit!" go ahead, you'll probably like it, just like the rest of us! writing about the triplets is really fun, and having your moots reblog and comment and like your shit is so super cool. this is a more supposrtive community within the fandom than any i've found on any of the other platforms, and we got that way because we don't judge each other!

i need to go lay down jesus christ

#but bambi #you're hiding behind a faceless account #yes i am! #because often #the sturniolo triplet fandom is toxic as hell #and will not have your back #not my moots tho #u are all so sexy #literally no one asked me to speak on this #however i am Upset #sturniolo triplets #bambi rants #bambi slxt #bambi yaps #my eye is twitching i'm so mad #ughhhh #i also wanna point out #that like #have you been on ao3 #do you know the kind of things #that exist about real people #on the internet #the entire after series #sex scenes and all #was based on a wattpad about harry styles #literally go climb a tree and give the triplets dicks a break

[abz-j-harding]

The tree is complete!

Hail the Corvus Lord!

#christmas tree #crows #por #parliament of rooks #abz rantings #when to york and found the ultimate tree decoration oh yes i did ladies and gents i did find me a crow fro my treeeeeeeeeee

[piggiebonez]

do you guys rememember bill. he was funny broooo

me nephew i drew a while ago. i wasnt plannign on posting this but whatevor eat it

the vid bill is referencing if you havent seen it already

entering a period when i cant draw shit again cuz UNIVERSITy. killikng myself etc. whatevar

#my art #iz #invader zim #dib membrane #dib iz #iz dib #iz bill #< is there a tag for him. hello #paranormal investigator bill #i love career day bill is very funny to me. there should be more bill content #MADE A TYPO IN DA BILL RANT IMPALING MYSELF ON A TREE ETC

[nesperus]

maybe something sparrow related? maybe him and little lark being mischievous, or him with rebecca if ur thinking older!! i just really love how u draw all the oaks

little different than what i normally do but can we cut him some slack

#he will literally never have a normal life #the last good thing to happen to him was punching a tree with his brother when he was 12 #of course he’s not gonna be a great dad #leave my boy aLONE this is LARK’S FAULT #i am the number one sparrow defender #everyone is an unreliable narrator let him live #anyways rant over sorry anon #dndads #dungeons and daddies #sage doodles #my art #dndads s2 #sparrow oak

[ickyguts]

squirrel

#IM HAPPY WITH THIS #i drew this cus i was ranting abt how much i love squirrel proportions #their big arms and rly tiny hands #started out as a scribble now were here #XD #htf nutty #htf #happy tree friends #my art

[mokeonn]

Hey quick question, why the fuck was everyone angry at sword and shield for being ugly, rushed pokemon games but was pretty much completely fine with Scarlett and Violet being worse?

#simon says #I'm absolutely ranting right now #I'm trying out pokemon violet (using a friend's copy) and I am still so iffy on it #because this game is... so fucking ugly and poorly optimized #and I still remember the backlack sword and shield got for the fucking trees #this game... is worse #it's worse! #and it didn't get nearly as much backlash #sword and shield still get shit to this day but scarlet and violet get to just... move on?? #I'm honestly so upset #Galar looks so much better compared to sword and shield #people are saying the gameplay is what makes Scarlett and Violet worth it but I'm just... not seeing it so far??? #just #OUGH #sword and shield I just sorta forget about #like they're not awful it's just easy to kinda forget about them and not play them #but Scarlet and Violet so far make me want to just turn off the game and play a 2D pokemon game instead #sword and shield's biggest crime is being forgettable #scarlet and violet are actively infuriating #they can't keep doing this

[butmakeitgayblog]

Sometimes i think about Clexa being so soft just hugging, eyes closed and swaying slowly side to side 🥹

Ya know that's something I've thought a lot about and maybe it's a side note but I'm gonna rant on it.

I tend to find a lot of canon fics write Lexa as this standoffish person, not very affectionate or openly giving of acts of touch, but I say look at the facts here.

Lexa was an extremely expressive person in non-verbal ways. She was so very obviously a women of "actions speak louder than words." And when you take that into consideration, let's look at how she conducted herself around Clarke.

First of all, the girl was always putting herself in Clarke's space. And I'm not talking general vicinity, I'm talking

fuckin literally in her space. Like,,, if someone stood that close to me in line I'd have to drop a "bitch give me two feet. Damn 😒" on em. She liked to get close.

Second, where I think sometimes the crossed wires come from with Lexa's character and how she shows emotion is that they're taking how Lexa acts as the commander and applying it to how she is on a personal level. But in my opinion, I think that doesn't do her justice. Because you have to remember, the majority of her time on s2 was spent with her dealing with the fact that Clarke was angry with her. She was trying to be respectful of Clarke's wishes for distance, thus bottling up her emotions for Clarke's comfort. But even still, even with all that, it still bled through.

God bless her, but the girl

Was not very good

At holding back her desire

And more than that, Lexa very much welcomed Clarke's touch

(Nice move for the thigh there wanheda ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) )

She never shied away from it or seemed to do anything other than soak it up.

And from the start!

Lexa!

Initiated!

Contact!

She pushed for kisses and she pushed to be closer. She was the one who tipped the tension between them into the romantic arena. She showed physical and emotional intimacy time and again with Clarke, from being willing to take a damn nap with Clarke in her tent to bowing at her feet when the commander bows before no one. She took Clarke's hand and held it and accepted that comfort that Clarke offered, freely. She even trusted Clarke with a damn blade pressed to her neck for God's sake. She was never ever wary of letting Clarke touch her, even when she herself was working to hold back her desire to touch. And when they finally made love it was Lexa who pulled Clarke to her bed and guided her down into a kiss. Clarke may have initiated the kiss because Lexa wouldn't have over stepped the boundary Clarke laid down, but I'll be damned if Lexa didn't immediately go for gold after 🤷‍♀️

My point through all of this is that yes, I believe without a doubt that if they'd been allowed to be together longer, they would've been such an intensely affectionate couple in their own ways. With Clarke, who is a demonstrative person at her core and whose love language is visibly touch, and Lexa, who shows her love in small, subtle ways because she's so used to having it smacked away or buried under obligation and tradition, you'd have this couple who in the safety of each other would allow themselves a chance to just be soft. To touch and comfort and soothe. To breathe each other in and just be Clarke and Lexa, not Commander snd Wanheda. I think they would've fallen asleep in each other's arms and hugged most mornings before going their separate ways. I think it would've been entirely normal for Clarke to hug Lexa from behind as Lexa looked out from her balcony over Polis. And I don't think Lexa would've been shy in her appreciation of Clarke's affection, nor in returning her own.

There's a reason why everyone knew of their feelings for each other and why not once did Lexa deny it even when confronted about it. In reality, she doubled down on it by kicking a clan member off the tower and inviting Clarke to stay despite the kill order. Both pretty brazen when you think about it.

If given the chance they both would've been all in and you'll never convince me otherwise.

Indra wouldn't have known a moment's peace 😔

#clexa #lexa kom trikru #clarke griffin #anon #anyway rant over sorry that went wild 🥴 #i don't feel like I even need to explain Clarke because I mean she hugged everyone #the girl is naturally a hugger she would hug a tree under the right circumstances I'm convinced of it #but Lexa is the tricky spot in this fandom and idk I just feel she gets a raw deal when it comes to being affectionate #the girl was very affectionate /when she wasn't being just Heda/ #and together I think they would've driven Indra even more fucking insane

[under-the-oof-tree]

people who haven't read the novel: omg i hate agnes already! scheming bitch!! stay away from maxi and riftan!!!!!

people who have read the novel: omg it's agnes!!!!!!! she so pretty ♡

#under the oak tree #rudis rants #it is so funny how you can Immediately tell

[makeyouminemp3]

same bryan same

#like wbk they should've been endgame #one tree hill #oth #jeyton #jaiden rants

[musicalchaos07]

Apparently some people misunderstood Jonathan's s4 rant as him wanting to stick Nancy in the suburbs in the house on the Cul de Sac???? Like no my man was having an anxiety spiral with a little bit of trust issues as a treat.

Like he was picking out coffins at 16 for his little brother and shit has been downhill since. Of course he thinks he still has to protect his family. He's been parentified and He's traumatized. And honestly he probably still sees Will as 12 in his mind (not ok but understandable given the circumstances) But he clearly also wants to be with Nancy (and everything else that comes with that i.e. college) because you don't drive 2000 miles with the government tracking you to break up with someone???

His rant about his future kids hating him isn't about some suburban fantasy. His next line is literally the cycle never ends. Jonathan thinks that he is doomed to repeat the cycle of a broken home. My boy doesn't want a housewife he's just insecure. That's why he asked Nancy if they were ok because despite everything he didn't trust that they are because of that insecurity and fear

#jonathan byers #honestly let my boy talk to his mom #cause Joyce is not gonna okay Lenora community #y'all will nuance uwu Steve to oblivion but Jonathan has some underlying character depth and you pretend you do not see #like sometimes I think people forget that the in-universe timeline is 2.5 years #and that's an insane about of things to happen in that small of time #do i trust the duffers to carry this through? no. but that's what fanfic is for #late night ranting #jancy #stranger things #it also doesn't help that people latched onto the comic relief/memefication of him smoking with argyle #like in universe my boy does deserve purple palm tree delight as a treat #but the idea that he spent the whole season high and didn't do anything needs to go

[shadowshrike]

I promised myself I wouldn't get mired in the weird moral chaos that is bg3's fandom, but I have a legitimate question: for a lot of fans, is this the first time playing with Choose Your Own Adventure stories?

The writing seems to be classic CYOA in the epilogues, at least with the evil post-game companions I've experienced. If you roleplay someone happy with your choices, the game generally reflects that those choices were satisfying in the exact way you'd expect. If you roleplay someone who regrets your choices or has doubts, it usually reflects that you should regret those choices. Either way, the "reader" is given a predictable response in order to fulfill their desired narrative.

Don't believe me? Go through the epilogue and try to play a character who both likes and hates every companion or where they ended up. Some changes are subtle while others are more dramatic. A few quick examples, all from a single save: Playing a character who hates Halsin, though you romanced him, your conversation is short, civil only because Halsin is too mature to rise to your insults, and stilted. He's a distant companion that you've pushed away successfully.

Playing a character who loves Halsin and romanced him, the conversation between you is extraordinarily long and sweet, and you are written as dear to each other. It includes, potentially: sharing stories and teasing him about his more salacious ones, talking about his love of children (and them loving the bear), learning how he's settled into his new life, hearing about him finally finding happiness, being welcomed into his community, welcoming him to share in drinks, and even joyfully adopting an owlbear. This image is just the very beginning of it.

Playing a character who disapproves of Shar but encourages Shadowheart to follow Shar anyway, you get a zealot's lecture about how you're being naive, thinking that Shar's exploiting people, likely confirming your feeling that she's a lost-cause cultist now. The happiness in the conversation is one-sided (from Shadowheart).

Playing a character who is fine with Shar and encourages Shadowheart to follow Shar, you get a short, sincere thank you, and she immediately starts trying to bond with you. The tone of the conversation remains upbeat as she expresses how pleased she is with the church despite its difficulties and how she'd do everything again in a heartbeat.

Playing a character who doesn't like being an immortal consort, but ascended Astarion and agreed to it anyway, gives you an Anne Rice-like fight between bitter eternal lovers. You also get some petulant dragging of your friends.

Playing a character who loves being an immortal consort and ascended Astarion gets you the dark fantasy of all-powerful monsters in love, gleefully ruling and exploiting the world (along with your friends and probably each other) together.

These are all valid endings to the exact same story with very different implications for the future. It's easy to muddy the potential narratives if you try to hold all the unique, mutually exclusive dialog options together.

Remember, at the end of the day, this is written as a linear experience. Everyone's epilogue choices are self-contained in their own story, even if it's possible to reload and choose a different final page. Have fun fishing for unhappy endings if the drama gives the flavor you enjoy, or seek out happy endings if you want to feel fulfilled by your choices. Just know that not everyone will experience or want to experience the same ending for an otherwise identical set of choices in game. That's the cool part of getting to choose your own adventure.

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #rant post #I really want to discuss how awesome the writing is for doing this #but I get a headache whenever I try to check out the fandom #i don't care what narratives someone likes #or hates #i just think the fact there are competing narratives that can almost all turn out 'happy' even if they're immoral is so cool #instead of a linear dialog 'tree' where you're supposed to click on every option before continuing and then be good to get a happy end #It's made each playthrough so unique #imo characterization discussions are best when a single playthrough's specific choices are considered parallel universes #because the game responds to what kind of story it thinks your Tav wants #and (mostly) gives you it within the construct of the story it wants to tell