#why didn't you tell will you called?...

[inkskinned]

this is sort of pathetic, but when you were younger, you were sort of puzzled by the cartoon representations of fathers: how a kid would be outside with a mitt, waiting to play catch.

it's not that your father never played catch with you, but you also didn't like when he did. something about a hard ball coming quickly towards your face doesn't seem exciting. not that you'd ever say you don't trust him. you trust him, right?

it's not like he never tried to teach you anything. or never tried to parent. on rare days, a strange person would walk in your father's skin. bright, happy, magnificent. this version of your father was so cheerful and charismatic that you would do anything to keep him. and this is the version of your father that would laugh and gently coax you try again. this is the version of your father that would break down the small elements of a problem and point them out so you have an easier time with them.

as a kid, those days happened more often. but somewhere around 11, you started being too much of a person, and he was often cross about it. when he'd try to sit you down to learn something, you spent the whole time with your shoulders around your ears, nervous, uncertain. terrified because you didn't immediately understand how to navigate something. worried you will run out of his goodwill and then you will have the Other Father back, and you will have ruined a good day for your entire family. something about you being visibly afraid - it just made him angry. he would accuse you of not wanting to learn and storm away.

on tv, it's not like there's a lot of versions of men-who-are-mostly-fathers. they can be good dads, but usually their stories are not told in the household. so it's normal that your father is there, but he's never around. you know he was in the house, somewhere, it's just not that you guys ever... "hung out". he just seemed to get kind of bored of you, annoyed you weren't made in his perfect image. frustrated with how much energy it took to raise a kid. over time, you kind of adopt a bittersweet band around your throat - he knows nothing about me. he says at least i never abandoned my family.

and it's technically - technically - true. he was there for you. sometimes he even made an effort and made it to the big moments; the graduations and the dance recitals. he grins and tells everyone that he taught you. it almost erases the days in between, where he complains because you need a ride to school. the weeks that go by where he doesn't actually ever speak to you. the times you say i am struggling and he says figure it out on your own. i can't help you.

and that's fine! that's all fine. you can call him if you are having a problem with your car. or if you need a ride to the hospital. he loves playing hero, he just doesn't like the actual work that comes with being a father. and you've kind of made your peace with that; because you had to, because you don't want to live your life like he does; the whole world at a managed distance, a little rotating and controlled orb he can witness and take credit for but never truly love.

as an adult, you are rewatching some dumb cartoon - and again, the child standing in the rain, with a mitt, waiting for their father to come play catch. as an adult, there's this strange creeping dread - this little thing? this little thing, and their dad can't even show up for that? oh god, holyshit, it's not about the mitt, is it. oh god, holyshit, your father spent most of your life leaving you hanging.

#spilled ink #writeblr #:) lol . anybody notice how i write about dads in second person exclusively #me: haha silly cartoon #also me: ): this child is not getting what they need #also btw this is about a father but it might apply to any parent or caregiver #there's a really weird space of like #''this person was technically around me but either ignored me or was actively harmful to me'' #and like u learn this very strange ritual of like... this person is my parent/caregiver on a technicality #that you almost spend all ur time with them like... tiptoeing and acting as THEIR parent so u don't upset them. #like you're 17 and ur mom is suddenly hit by a wave of wanting to talk to you so she's like :) lets make breakfast together :) and ur like #uhhhhhh okay?? bc you feel like this is absolutely going to go wrong and is why u usually make breakfast alone #and she starts being like: THIS is called a TEASPOON ... & u know all this stuff but you also know to just be very quiet #bc if you say like ''mom ive been making this breakfast every day since i was 13'' she would FREAK OUT and be like #DONT ACT LIKE I NEVER DO ANYTHING FOR YOU DONT ACT LIKE I DONT CARE ABOUT YOU. FUCKING DISRESPECTFUL . #so u have to smile like ur a preschool teacher and be like. OH COOL! i didn't know A CUP existed! tell me MORE! :)

[benoitblanc]

making an emily-arc gifset and screaming internally. why the fuck did they do that to scully

#also kind of why the fuck did they do that to mulder. like obviously it is WAY worse for scully but imagine: #your best friend slash love of your life calls you. she's just found out that a. she can't have kids #(which you have known for several months but didn't tell her because she was DYING OF TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER) #and b. when she was kidnapped and medically raped by the government a child resulted from this and she's only now found her #and you fly out to them and the little girl is darling and precocious and terrified and your partner ADORES her #and seeing them together hits you over the head with how badly you want this for her. how badly you want this for YOU #how any children you were ever going to have would have always been hers #and you make the girl laugh and you threaten the men who did this to her. you want everything to help her. and she dies anyway #your pseudo-mother-in-law calls from the hospital. your partner's brother just had a baby #you watch your partner fall apart and you grieve for her loss but also for yours. that was your daughter too. or she would have been #arwen.text #the x files

[mixelation]

would itachi meet toris old clan? how would that go?

no, i can't see that happening. she doesn't consider herself one of them, and they effectively kicked her out as a very small child, meaning THEY don't consider her one of them either. plus by the time itachi is in the picture, they're mostly. uh. dead?

#part of why they effectively kicked her out was that they'd decided to march everyone off to otogakure #so they HAD the option of handing a kid they didn't even really care about over to other sound country ninja #if she'd been a part of the clan through age 12 itachi might have an extremely belated #'wait i am about to get in laws. do we have to draw up an inter-clan contract. i don't want a rando clan calling on the uchiha' #'please tell me you don't have any clan techniques we might get accused of stealing' #so under those circumstances he might want to meet them in a purely political capacity #just to be like 'she's OURS NOW i am putting an uchiwa on her back AS WE SPEAK this is NOT an alliance you MAY NOT CONTACT HER' #....although in an even MORE divergent scenario where tori WASN'T treated like crap #yeah he'd probably want to meet them. itachi: that's how interclan marriages work??? #reborn au

[infiniteorangethethird]

some people really be like "pls educate me on your disability so that I can support you better 🙏" and then will call anything you say "stupid" "made up" and "just an excuse to be lazy" and refuse any and all support you ask for

#my parents: tell us how we can help you #me: tells them #my parents: actually you should be able to do that. stop using #your disability as an excuse to make other do it for you #and then these ppl will act shocked when you stop asking them for help #“why didn't you come to us for help???” i did actually #you just called me lazy so i didn't come again #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #autistic #actually autistic #autism #actually adhd #adhd

[worstloki]

there is a difference between being born to a throne, maliciously vying for a throne, stealing a throne, and having a throne thrust upon you when you are already in the midst of an identity crisis. And I fear Loki's place in the line of succession has people unable to differentiate between any of these

#you can't really argue he planned the extent of Thor's downfall #that was all Odin #Loki didn't force Thor to invade Jotunheim he isn't even the one who gave Thor the idea -- Thor did that all on his own! #that he was doing waswasa @ thor didn't help but wasn't really crime worthy on its own #Thor himself took time convincing the other warriors to be okay with the trip despite the treason and danger involved #like. what. Thor can't differentiate good advice from bad and is emotionally volatile and reckless and that's Loki's fault? #THOR was the one who got them past Heimdall too #the entire ordeal inadvertently showed off the favouritism Thor was receiving in comparison to Loki #even though Loki was the one supposedly so easily influencing Thor to such an extent #call Thor a puppet the way he--wait. no. that sounds weird. uhhhhh #you get the point #people will claim Loki was all up in there rearranging Thor's mental processes to cause his downfall #when really it was Loki doing the bare minimum instigation and watching things only devolve from there #because Thor WAS reckless and immature ?? and he WAS quick to anger and enjoyed exerting his power with violence ?? #Loki didn't STEAL THE THRONE FROM THOR he literally just is implied to undermine the coronation #that's not even confirmed but we assume it's true that he let the frost giants in near the casket etc. #Loki has his own actual crimes that he did against Thor and hugging his bro's arm and saying 'you're soooooo strong and correct' was not on #even if you manage to argue Loki was cheering Thor on for the invasion (he wasn't) it was clearly to dob Thor in with Odin #which he did when he had some guard inform Odin #that Odin's chosen punishment was for Thor's disobedience aside stop blaming Loki for the damage ODIN inflicted on him #focus on Loki making up lies to Thor about how Odin died instead like at least Loki DID SOMETHING for that #you can even ascribe as evil a motive as you want there bc Loki was slipping fr #twirling his hair and telling Thor he's smarter about the realm's safety than the king was on the normal scale #you want to talk morals go look at how eager Thor was to invade mass destroy and massacre in the other realm #and expected Odin to 'finish them off! together!' bc he was power high on whatever bloodlust pheromones battle apparently imitates for him #sigh. this is why you can't have nice things Thor. no Loki you're barely any better. sit down. have a cookie.

[muntadhir]

The Drip™️

#lies of p #俺の #you can tell where 99% of my 2 hours was spent HAHA #this was really fun!!! I did a bunch of stuff/used a bunch of tools that I never let myself do/use #I kind of wanted the ruffles to look like weird teeth ok I dunno I was in a mood #needs more Drip #who's next to be Dripified #I love the metallic scatter brush.. #I forget what it's called #I DIDN'T MEAN TO POST THIS YET LOL #I was just editing tags #oh well #tungle mobile app why

[tryingssss]

guys i first saw chainshipping here on tumblr and i saw those two guys and pretty much figured out how are things and then i saw an edit of them on tiktok BEFORE watching the movie and so when i heard adam's begging and crying i was like... okay i did NOT expect this... it had me in a chokehold... i thought you were joking.... it broke my heart... who does that...

#i was like “HE WAS CALLING HIS NAME?? LIKE THAT?? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?? #it was way more serious than i thought... #way more painful... stop it #yall were talking about holding and all but kept this to yourselves #chainshipping

[hussyknee]

cant put my finger on it, but Taylor Swift feels like walking racial microaggression

#it's not even the fact that she let herself become a white supremacist idol without telling them to fuck off #and when asked why she didn't she said she was from Nashville where the Dixie Chicks were a cautionary tale #meanwhile she had no qualms calling out sexism in the industry #but white supremacy was too far apparently #but leaving aside all of that‚ she's so fucking aggressively mediocre #and her 'girl gang' is just rich thin white women #let's not forget that racist Wildest Dreams video shall we? #she's talented and worked hard yeah but her parents are rich and connected as hell #also Swifties are some of the most obnoxious fucking people in music fandom #who get mad when WoC queer women and leftists can't stand her #the whole private jet thing was just icing on the cake tbh #Casey McQuiston had one throwaway line in RWRB where the MoC and Jewish girl dissed her #and half the white queers took that personally #Jesus fuck #let people hate rich thin white women #I mean heck I like Ed Sheeran's music but I don't take it personal when other people don't #then again I don't get idolising celebrities #just because I love someone's music doesn't mean I give much of a shit about them as people #these are objectively complete randos no matter what you think you know about them #anti Taylor swift #people with T-Swift hate blogs also dni #this post is about casual white privilege not whatever weird obsessive shit you got going on #white women #racism #white privilege #knee of huss

[andy-clutterbuck]

5x11 | The Distance

#S I R #Rick Grimes #* #rg #S5 #HMMMM #are you even alive if feral wildman rick didn't speak to some nasty part of your brain #man is WEARING that shirt #me as the python #kiss me on the forehead and tell me i did a good job #his B A C K #why are backs attractive call bill nye i need science #i love arm #let me drape myself across your back thanks you're a peach #i was gonna type something that i realized sounded way trashier than i intended....even for me #so....

[madou-dilou]

"Gods -Sarai, get up. Just -what am I going to tell them ?"

#viren #tdp viren #the dragon prince #tdp lord viren #tdp #tdp fanart #sarai #queen sarai #tdp sarai #tell me you didn't think for at least a split second he was Callum's dad and I'll call you a liar #I headcanon he has had a post-traumatic limp after this #As a Lancelot fan I must admit I am quite obsessed with this ship #He kept her last breath and his guilt bottled up for ten years how romantic is that #Plus her death meant that a dark mage was the only thing more valuable than a crowned head #that's why he hesitated when Harrow asked him if he would die for him #cant believe that asshole lit her a candle right after deciding to murder her sons #Cf the book He had known Sarai in ways even Amaya hadn't #I just cant believe he ordered the murder of her kids without hesitation #I get why doing it but not the lack of hesitation #there clearly is some scene #some transition missing #Virai #No one cares about this ship but I love it #thought he was going to give his blood for the revenge spell #Viren/sarai

[cementcornfield]

good morning, ok time for me to be a little insane upon first waking up a little hungover on a sunday

we all know joe is in arizona for his friend's bach party/the little autograph signing thing yesterday. (i don't know exactly where that was but i know he was definitely partying in scottsdale because he is a basic bitch <3 <3)

and then last night ja'marr posts the most random blurry picture on his story

the only point of which seems to be establishing that he is now also in arizona. (in phoenix which is like 20 minutes from scottsdale). it's not a picture of ANYTHING!!! like it's just some blurry shot from the back of an uber. truly the only point of this is to say he's there.

and now i woke up and thank god i screenshotted it because HE DELETED IT!!!!!

i invite you all to draw your own (insane) conclusions

#am i saying that ja'marr went to arizona for joe??? #yes. #i am crazy though #but i mean #we get all these miserable shots of joe #he's flipping people off in the club #he's reached his breaking point!!! #does he call ja'marr and beg him to come and make the weekend better?? #does ja'marr see all this and take the initiative on his own?? #and why oh why did he delete the story????? #did he even tell joe he was coming #or was he too shy about it so he just posted a story hoping joe would notice #and either joe did notice and so he could get rid of the story #or joe didn't and he was embarrassed and removed it #MANY THOUGHTS #👀👀👀👀👀👀 #is all i'm saying #hi hello if you've made it this far i love you #you're following a crazy person

[superhell]

day one of working for house you get a brief that is a photo of wilson along with his pager and cell numbers and the instructions that you MUST tell this guy anything house does. you have GOT to keep him notified. and everyones like ‘thats ridiculous’ right up until 2 hours in when they watch wilson talk house down from doing something TRULY reckless. and then they never ever forget. tell wilson. its in the hospital handbook

#if you see something say something except its only about house and youre only saying it to wilson #rule number 1 of fight club is you tell wilson about house. rule number 2 is if you see wilson and house being gay no you didn't #house #wilson #hilson #house md #hatecrimes md #they sat those 40 candidates for fellows down and projected a photo of wilson with the caption TELL WILSON. 555-555-5555 #before they ever ever got to see house. #actually you don't even have to work for house directly orientation for ANY new hospital employee is just. if you see THIS man (house) #do anything (and we mean ANYTHING) call THIS man (wilson) #thats why wilson knows everything ever. #post made by a woman who just watched foreman call wilson IMMEDIATELY after figuring out house was on heroin #like they didn't even ask cuddy first who gives a shit about the boss. call the husband

[chuckling-chemist]

I am trying to think very hard about the mystery in Only Murders in the Building, but unfortunately I ship Theobel and this episode confirms they've been hanging out a lot and she's learning ASL to properly talk to him and that is Doing Things to me

#only murders in the building #omitb #spoilers #omitb spoilers #i'm sorry but the two of them highkey have a Thing going on even if thats not romantic #me and the bestie energy if i ever saw it #like i'm sorry but theo's 'you didn't tell me about his eyes' #and mabel changing it to 'oh yeah he liked the poster it captured my eyes' #honestly so excited this episode means we're getting more than an episode w them #okay anyway uh actual mystery note: dickie commenting he's adopted puts weight on the 'loretta's son' theory #and all the more reason if she realized why she'd call ben a pig #and i'm p sure dickie is in all the ben shots

[rotisseries]

happy fourth of july to fall out boy fans, sufjan stevens enjoyers, and the city of versailles

#explanation in case anyone needs it. they both have songs called fourth of july and both songs have lines referencing versailles #fall out boy #fob #sufjan stevens #anyway. did you get enough love my little dove why do you cry #and I'm sorry I left but it was for the best though it never felt right my little versailles #and I'm sorry I didn't mean any of it I just got too lonely in between being young and being right you were my versailles at night #if you even care #tell me what did you learn from the tillamook burn or the fourth of july we're all gonna die #it was the fourth of july you and I were fireworks that went off too soon and I miss you in the june gloom too #IF. YOU EVEN CARE

[guardian-angle22]

TK/Carlos + Touch

↳ The Lost Archives (aka cut footage)

#911 lone star #tk strand #carlos reyes #tarlos #tk/carlos + touch #this is the final installment!! (until season 4 woohoo!) #none of these moments were in the actual show - all were from promotional material instead (which is why the quality isnt as good on some) #I'm choosing to call this BONUS MATERIAL! #I love the head kiss and I understanding the editing choice for the transition in the final cut but oooh man I really wish that had stayed #its been fun doing thiss!! this was a fun project to get me back in the swing of making gifs before the new season #my gifs #if there's any moment of physical touch you think I missed or overlooked in this series let me know - I went through all the episodes... #...but you never know! maybe you caught something I didn't and I'll add it in somehow later lol #or tell me your favorite! that sounds fun too #tarlos & touch

[fruitsyrups]

the worst thing about fionna and cake that nobody talks about is when they say "holy shmow zow". like what the fuck are you talking about. that isn't a thing. i hate it so much, like, inexplicably. actually no it is explicable because its fucking stupid. sorry. im really normal and i have very normal and reasonable feelings about normal things.

#iii dont know. its just so stupid #like idk first of all it just sounds bad and second of all #its like whats the point of even reusing a word from early seasons AT if you're just going to change the way its used anyway #just make up something else idk #im not like politically ideologically morally opposed to this its jsut a pet peeve #the concept of 'adventure time slang' as ppl use it is weird to me because actually most of the time they don't reuse stuff #theres exceptions like mathematical and etc but shmow zow is only used twice and both times are in season 1 #as far as i can tell #i like how they just make up dumb new words whenever the situation calls for it and its like... why didn't they just do that in f&c? #just make something up? #you cant tell me its a nostalgia thing because if its a nostalgia thing why did they quote it wrong. lmao