Tumgik
#yes sadly I have tik tok
nixxieie · 5 months
Text
Tumblr media
My man knew something
Tumblr media
1K notes · View notes
Text
I just had the worst idea
Lawlight (ish ig) Killing Stalking AU
Same toxic dynamic just more fucked up
Light as Sangwoo
L as Bum
I hate my brain
25 notes · View notes
skipper1331 · 2 months
Text
Spider // Alexia Putellas
Tumblr media
a/n: inspired by a tik tok I saw, but sadly can’t find anymore!
Early on in your relationship, you learned that Alexia wasn‘t afraid of anything - the complete opposite of you.
It was you who hid in the crook of her neck when you watched horror movies,
it was you who sent her downstairs when you heard some weird noises,
and it was you who had a night light on when she was away.
Seeing Alexia scared or frightened had never been on your agenda as you had tried to scare her multiple times already, her reaction always the same, "I know you‘re there" or "don‘t even try it, mi amor, I heard you"
But the one time you did see her scared was in a way you never expected it to be.
-
You stood in the kitchen as you debated on what to cook tonight.
You weren't the biggest fan of cooking nor the best at it, but since it was an unspoken rule that one night you would cook and the following day Alexia, you naturally stuck to it, especially when you knew that she had training until the evening.
So, as you leaf through the cooking book, you stopped at every recipe you knew Alexia enjoyed, checking if you had the ingredients.
With the music playing softly in the background and your daydreaming, you didn‘t realize that your girlfriend had entered the room. Silently, she walked up behind you, resting her chin on your shoulder while her arms looped around your midsection as she pulled you against her front, "what got you so distracted, mi amor?"
Your body tensed and froze - being frightened before you quickly melted into her embrace.
"I don‘t know what to cook" closing your eyes, you rested your hands over hers.
"What about some simple pasta?" she proposed as she started to press featherlight kisses along your neck, making you melt even further in her touch. In responds you nodded, turning in her grasp, "how was training?" you asked, putting your arms around her neck, the two of you swaying to the music.
Tiredly, she smiled "good but exhausting. I scored some goals"
"Something new" you teased, pinching her cheeks, grinning widely at her expression.
"Stop"
Biting your lip, "Hm? I‘m not doing anything. All I was saying was-"
Leaning in, the Catalonian locked your lips, preventing you from finishing your sentence. Immediately, butterflies erupted in your stomaches while your minds went blank, only focusing on each other.
"If it was always that easy to shut you up, hm?" the girl grumbled jokingly, pulling you back in. Kissing you would always be her favourite activity.
That girl was obsessed with and addicted to you - she could never get enough of you.
She loved kissing you,
she loved hugging and holding you,
she loved talking and listening to you,
she loved protecting and claiming you as hers,
she simply loved you.
After a few kisses, the midfielder excused herself to change into more comfortable clothes when all of sudden a hair-raising, terrifying and horrific scream came from upstairs - Alexia.
"Ale?!" you shouted, grabbing the nearest weapon - a fork.
Running to your bedroom with adrenaline pumping through your body, you prayed that she was alright.
Please let her be okay.
As you threw the door open - ready to fight whatever was behind it - your girlfriend stood on your shared bed, gripping the sleep shirt in her hand and screaming.
"Are you okay?! What‘s wrong?! Are you hurt?! Why are you screaming?!"
Alexia had a look of disgust and fear displayed in her features, "araña!"
At this point, you really should have continued your duolingo strike because you didn‘t understand what she was talking about at all.
"Spider"
She pointed to the wall, her body tense and slightly shaking.
Sighing in relief that it was nothing dramatic, you walked to the wall where she was pointing at, the spider not visible until you were one step in front of it.
"la araña is huge!"
"It‘s tiny" you laughed, shaking your head, putting down your 'weapon' "baby, I thought someone was in here"
"She is!"
"yes but she probably lives here" walking towards the bed, you held out one hand for her to take, leaving your guest alone "she does not pay any bills! She‘s not allowed to live here! Kill it" your girlfriend demanded, crossing her arms yet her eyes not leaving the gigantic monster, "I will not leave this bed until it‘s out of my house"
"Okay" you stated, walking towards the door, intending to get an item that would help you remove the spider.
"Where are you going?!" Alexia‘s voice shrilled, more fear appearing in her eyes.
"Getting a glass" your voice was calm and gentle, not wanting to stress out the footballer even more.
Which didn‘t seem to help.
"Why do you need to drink something now?! Kill the monster!" she panicked, "don‘t leave me alone in here"
"I want to-" you cut yourself off, there was no point in explaining what your plan was as everything seemed to freak out the Barcelona player. So instead of walking out of the bedroom, you walked towards her, offering your hand once again.
She clinged onto you, her legs wrapping tightly around your waist, arms holding you around your neck as she hid in the crook of your neck - something that had never happened before.
Roles were reserved - you were the protector and she was the one to be protected because the 'I’m never scared'- girl was in fact scared and very so.
Gently, you sat her down on the couch, pressing a kiss to her forehead before you got a glass and a piece of paper, heading back to your bedroom. You felt Alexia‘s eyes burning holes into back of your head until you were out of sight.
The tough girl was seriously afraid of a tiny tiny spider, somehow ironic.
When you arrived in the room, you walked towards the spot were the spider was - it wasn‘t there anymore.
Slightly in panic, (not afraid of the missing spider but your girlfriends reaction) you thought about what to do. Telling Alexia was definitely not an option and neither was searching for it. The spider was tiny and compared to your bedroom, it would take hours to find it, so there was only one option left: leaving the spider wherever it was and acting like you removed it.
And even though, you were the worst liar and you hated lying, was this an acceptable lie - after all, it was about her safety and peace of mind.
With a plan in mind, you headed to the bathroom. You knew Alexia would hear the flushing toilet and assume you killed the spider, exactly what you needed - for her to think the spider was gone forever.
All you could do now was to hope and pray that you would eventually find it and not her.
Making your way downstairs, Alexia waited patiently at the edge of the couch, "is it gone?" she asked.
"Yes, baby"
"Gracias amor" she got up, keeping her distance as the items the spider had touched were still in your hands.
She followed you in the kitchen where you threw away the paper, about to put the glass in the dishwasher, "what are you doing?!" the midfielder‘s eyes wide, voice high-pitched, "put the glass in the trash!"
"What? Baby, it’s perfectly fine"
"No no no, this will not stay in my house!"
You admitted defeat as you also threw away the glass. The lady needed her inner peace back.
"Maybe we should get some takeout tonight?" you proposed, taking her hand and walking in the living room.
"Sí, that‘s good"
The midfielder collapsed on top of you, hugging your figure as she pressed soft kisses along your jaw, "my hero" she smiled, finally interlocking your lips, showing her appreciation of protecting her. She purred every inch of love and affection into that kiss, thanking you yet also shutting you up as she knew you had a teasing comment resting on the tip of your tongue.
After puling away to catch some air, it left your mouth anyways, "never scared, hm?" you giggled, her cheeks turning red.
In responds, she just kissed you once again, the spider long forgotten as the touch of your lips made her forget everything in the world.
If the spider had still been there, you would have gotten rid of it to protect your girl and though, the plan had changed, the intention stayed the same, so you happily accepted the thank you and love you were getting at the moment.
next day
"AMOR!"
939 notes · View notes
strniohoeee · 7 months
Text
Poignant
Tumblr media
Pairing: Matt Sturniolo X Female Reader, angsty and cute and sad🥹
Synopsis: Y/N really liked Matt, and when Nick talks her into expressing her feelings…will she?🫂
Warnings⚠️: This is cute and sad, and simply for my self indulgence😭 no warnings actually
Song for the imagine: Look after you- The Fray
Read part 2 here🫶🏽
Poignant
Adjective
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
I had been friends with the triplets for 8 months now, and to say we were inseparable was an understatement.
I met Chris first through Madi, and immediately he and I bonded over our interests in music and fashion. But once I met Nick and Matt. It was Matt and I who became even more close than Chris and I
At times Chris would even claim that Matt was stealing me.
“She was my friend first” Chris would say when Matt would be showing me something on his phone
“Yeah well she’s mine now” he would say wrapping his arms around me, and I would always giggle at them bantering over me
After getting to spend more time with them. They introduced me to their car videos and vlogs, and to my surprise their fans loved me. We would always send each other tiktoks of the 4 of us in “friendship goals” edits.
The more I was in the videos, and the more Matt and I’s friendship blossomed we would start to see shipping edits of us, and accusing us of liking each other or already dating one another. At first we would laugh and express that we were all friends
However the more Matt and I hung out the more I Started to like the boy. He was always nice to me. We would go out to eat, go shopping, go see a movie, take long drives at night, and when we both had relationship problems we were always there for one another. Being each others shoulders to cry on
But this behavior started to take a toll on me, as I was starting to really like Matt, and I started to wonder if these friendly touches and glances were more than what they appeared to be to the naked eye.
Nick had a feeling I started to like Matt when my glances would linger, and my face would be tinted with a pink blush at his compliments, and how my smile grew wider when I saw him. At first I denied it, but after a while I was going to Nick for advice
He genuinely thought Matt liked me because he was never this way with his friends that were girls. Nick would try to get me to admit my feelings to Matt, but my biggest fear was rejection. Then he would slowly start making comments around us
“Aww you guys are so cute” he would say when I would be filming a tik tok with Matt and he would be leaning over my shoulder lip syncing with me
My fave would blush, and Matt would always says to stop
I always wondered if those stops were from him not wanting to be exposed for liking me, or because he genuinely liked me as a friend.
It was a Wednesday when we were filming a car video, and the triplets were doing a Q and A, and they really wanted me to join because there were a lot of questions for me as well.
About 10 minutes into filming Chris stumbled upon a question
“Oh this is a good one, Y/N the fans want to know if you’re seeing anyone right now” Chris asked looking back at me
“Sadly no. There’s no one on my roster” I said shrugging my shoulders at the camera
“Oh this one says who’s hotter Chris or Matt @ Y/N” Nick read
“I would say Nick” I said laughing
“WHAT” Chris said looking back at me with a dumb face
“Sorry guys, Nicks the man for me. I mean look at those dreamy eyes and that blonde hair” I said batting my lashes at Nick
“Fucking no” Chris said, and Matt just started laughing
After a few more funny questions and the brother bickering Nick found another juicy question
“Oh my gosh this one says how long have Y/N and Matt been dating” he asks laughing
“Guys enough with these accusations. She is just a friend that is all we are” Matt said looking into the camera
My heart dropped a little bit at the way he got upset with that question. But I get a good poker face on
“Yes guys! Matt and I are just friends” I said with a straight face
After a few more questions they ended the video, and we headed back to their house.
I went to Nicks room with him and sat on his bed
“Are you ever going to tell Matt how you feel” Nick asked in a whisper
“Probably not. It’s very clear that he sees me as a friend” I said looking at Nick
“I don’t know. These things he’s doing he’s never done for just a friend” Nick said back to me
“Maybe I’m different. We can just stay friends, you know. I just have to get over this crush I have” I replied back
“No I think you need to admit your feelings to him, or else this will eat at you” Nick said
“NICK I hate rejection and embarrassment I can’t do it” I told him rubbing my eyes
“You have to do it” Nick said
“Mmmm okay fine” I said giving in
“Okay PERFECT GO NOW” Nick said grabbing me and pulling me off his bed
“NOW?” I shrieked
“Yes now please do it” Nick said giving me a pouty face
“FINE FINE” i said walking out his room
I walked over to Matt’s room and knocked on the door
“Come in” he said
“Hey” I said shutting the door behind me
“Oh hey Y/N” he said after looking up from his phone
“Can I chat with you about something important” I asked as I sat on his bed
“Yeah of course! Are you okay?” He asked sitting up against his head board
“Oh yeah I’m fine. It’s just been heavy on my mind” I told him
“Talk to me” he said giving me his full attention
“I’m not sure how you’ll take this, and if I’m completely reading into this the wrong way please let me know” I told him looking into his eyes, and he nodded for me to continue
“Matt, I like you. Like really fucking like you, and I thought it was a stupid schoolgirl crush, but I can’t get you out of my mind no matter how badly I try to. When I’m with you I feel a way no other man has ever made me feel, and I just can’t live with myself if I don’t just flat out tell you” I told him looking at his face looking for a reaction
“Oh Y/N….” He said his face riddled with silence, and my heart dropped to my stomach. I know where this is going, I know that look. It a look of “how do I let her down without hurting her feelings”
“I’m so sorry but I don’t feel the same way. I never ever meant for my gestures to come off as anything other than friendly. I love you dearly, but you’re my best friend. I never meant to hurt you, and I’m sorry if my intentions were not clear from the beginning” He responded looking into my now watering eyes.
“Oh…I’m sorry Matt. I clearly read too much into your gestures. How stupid could I be to think a man being friendly meant he liked me” I said starting to cry and vigorously wiping my eyes
“Hey! Hey, you're not stupid. This isn’t your fault! This is my fault completely” he said coming off the head board and reaching for me
“No it’s not! This is my fault. You’ve made it clear from the beginning that we were just friends” I said bursting into tears
“No no don’t cry” he said coming over to rub my back
“How can I not cry? The one time I bite the bullet and face my biggest fear it backfires” I told him fully sobbing
“Don’t speak like that! I love you, and I will always love you, and even though I don’t want to be with you romantically that doesn’t mean we can’t stay in each others lives” he said whispering to me
“Matt. I can’t stay in your life. This will hurt me. This will eat at me” I told him finally looking at him
“What are you saying?” He asks me with hurt in his eyes
“I think that we shouldn’t be friends. Because these feelings I have for you will never go away, and I can’t live with being near you, and not being able to have you” I told him wiping my eyes
“You can have me! You will have me” he told me
“No I won’t Matt. Not in that way, and I have to accept that, so please Matt release me” I told him
“I can’t let you go” he said grabbing me and hugging me, and I hugged back just as tight
“You have to Matt. You have to let me go” I told him pulling away
“You’re my best friend” he said back to me
“I was, I can’t keep you in my life anymore” I told him getting up from his bed
“No please Y/N. Don’t do this” He said standing up
“Matt. You’re being mean you can not keep me when you do not want me” I told him grabbing his door knob and walking out
“Please Y/N don’t do this” He said following me out
I ignored him and walked down the stairs. Wiping my tears as I went to the kitchen to grab my purse and phone
“Woah Y/N what happened” Chris asked, and this caused Nick to look at me
“I have to go guys, and know that I love you guys so much, and I guess I’ll talk to you when I talk to you” I said turning around and shoving past Matt and walking out the door. Walking out of their lives, and most importantly walking out of Matt’s life
As I drove home I texted Nick everything that happened, and that even though I loved them I couldn’t bear to see Matt.
I told Nick that I could no longer continue to hang out with them.
Nick and Chris were so sad, but they understood my pain, and Nick, Chris and I occasionally texted to check up on each other
4 months later
I hadn’t seen the triplets in 4 months, and it was hard. My love for Matt only seemed to grow as I yearned for him, but I wouldn’t allow myself to open that healing wound again.
I also hadn’t posted on instagram for 4 months. Nor was I active on any social media as much as I used to be. I occasionally saw edits and comments of fans missing me, and wondering what happened to me, and how I just fell off the planet, and the triplets carried on with their career without saying anything.
These past four months I had been working on myself mentally and physically. Even though I was still hurting I started to feel like myself again.
I had a mini solo photo shoot, and decided that with those pictures that would be my comeback to social media
Tumblr media
❤️nicolassturniolo, christophersturniolo, matthewsturniolo and 80,000 others
Y/NUsername: In another lifetime, you were mine🪻
nicolassturniolo: holy shit is this REAL?
nicolassturniolo: I miss you soo much🫶🏽
nicolassturniolo: wake up the queen has posted again
christophersturniolo: Did my best friend just hard launch her comeback?
christophersturniolo: Pull up to our house I’m missing your hugs😔
christophersturniolo: DADA😩
christophersturniolo: why the lighting so dark I can’t see you🤓☝🏽
About 20 minutes later I got a notification matthewsturniolo had posted after a long time
Tumblr media
❤️christophersturniolo,nicolassturniolo and 440,000 others
matthewsturniolo:🪻
christophersturniolo:hmmm caption seems sus🤔
nicoloassturniolo: oh god…..here this lover boy go🫤
christophersturniolo: don’t fuck it up
I decided to like his post, and realized how cute Matt had gotten. As I liked the post I got a text, and I opened it
Matt Stromboli🤭
How about in this lifetime?🪻
I smiled down at his text, and went to answer him.
The End
I’m wondering if I want this to become a part 2 or not 🥹 I hope you guys liked this as much as I loved writing it🥹🥹
-J💅🏽
187 notes · View notes
hsangel64 · 1 year
Text
。゜✿ฺwhipped✿ฺ゜。
⤷ pairings: dealer!ellie williams x fem!reader (she/her)
⤷ summary: ellie is just so whipped for you everyone knows it except for ellie herself
⤷ warnings: cursing but that’s about it
⤷ a/n: i’m gonna start writing part three for band mates later but i wanted to get some of my other ideas out !
Tumblr media
ellie was so incredibly whipped it was insane. she is absolutely head over heals for her girlfriend. she won’t shut up about her and brings her up into every single conversation she has. it’ll be a conversation that doesn’t even involve her and she says.
“hey guys did you know i have a girlfriend?”
“i have a girlfriend did you know that?”
“my girlfriend is amazing…did you know i had one?”
she will literally drop everything for her and would do absolutely anything she asks. with ellie being the dealer to pretty much everyone on campus she made a lot of money. so meaning she will literally get you whatever you want whenever you want it. you even show the slightest interest in something she will go out of her way to buy it and surprise you. she likes to spoil you and she knows you absolutely love it.
the only thing about this is the fact that ellie doesn’t realize how whipped she actually is. you stayed home because you weren’t feeling well while ellie and dina went to this party. ellie was there for strictly business and dina just decided to tag along. originally you were supposed to go like you always do. she liked having you there to basically be eye candy but she also just loved knowing you were with her.
you had gotten some cramps and had realized you had gotten your period. you just didn’t feel the best with the cramps and nausea rolling in with a headache. you simply didn’t want to go out. you told ellie it was okay and you didn’t want her to miss out on money. she was very wary knowing how emotional you usually get during your period and didn’t want to miss a moment where you needed her. you insisted and said you’d text her if anything happened.
so now ellie is sitting here laughing with dina about stupid frat guys not realizing you were at home crying because of dog tik toks and the pain from your cramps. you wanted ellie but you didn’t want to stop her from getting money so you decide not to call her.
this resulted in ellie being a little worried that you hadn’t even texted but tried to think maybe you had just fallen asleep? she texts you just in case to check to see if you were holding up okay.
ellie wellie🥰 hey baby are you holding up okay?
baby 🫶💞 hi i’m okay
ellie wellie 🥰 are you sure?
baby 🫶💞 mhm :]
ellie knew you better than that so she slipped outside really quick to call you. ring ring…
“hi baby.”
“hi…” you said sadly and then sniffled.
“awee baby what’s wrong? what’s got my sweet girl crying?”
“it’s nothing promise i’m okay.”
“baby it doesn’t sound like nothing.”
“it is nothing i promise.” you replied trying to stifle yourself from letting out another sob.
“my love please just tell me should i leave? cause i’ll leave honey i’ll leave and take care of you.” she assured you as she was already texting dina to close up shop and that she’s ready to go.
“no no cause party’s make the best money i don’t want to stop that.” you could hold it in any longer and let out a small sob after.
“okay pretty girl i’m coming i made enough money i’ll be back home in 10 minutes. i love you sooo much.” you tried to protest but gave up and say i love you back. ellie hung up and headed back inside to grab her stuff and head out.
“is something wrong? you usually never stop selling this early?” dina yelled over the loud music as ellie finished up packing her stuff.
“the girlfriend needs me! i have to go.”
“oh no what happened?”
“she’s on her period!”
there was a small silence between them before dina responded.
“you are so fuckin whipped.” ellie looked over at her a little puzzled and scoffed.
“i am not whipped!”
“yes you are idiot!” they both made it out to the front and headed to ellie’s car.
“no i am not !”
“okay whatever you say you simp..”
“oh fuck off.” ellie responded and dina let out a laugh. they drove all the way back to campus which wasn’t too far. you all lived in the same dorm building so they both walked back together but ellie still liked to make sure she got back safe since you guys were on separate floors. she always asked dina to text her once she gets into her dorm.
ellie unlocked the door and was greeted with darkness.
“baby?” she called out but didn’t seem to get a response. she walked into your shared bedroom and saw you curled up into a ball sleeping away. she awed quietly. you just looked so cute she had to take a picture. she even has a whole album of sleeping pictures she’s taken of you.
ellie took off her shoes, pants and sweater off which left her in just some boxers and a tank top. she sets her keys down and goes over to you. she scoots you over a little not too much to wake you up. you grumble and turn over to face ellie. she frowns at your dried up tear stained cheeks.
she pulls a piece of your hair back and holds your face rubbing her thumb across your cheek. you look so breathtakingly beautiful even if you look so sad.
“els?” you groggily ask feeling her sudden presence.
“i’m right here my sweet girl.” you slightly open your eyes, slightly feels like there’s weights on your eyes from crying and still being sleepy. ellie leans in and gives you a small kiss on the lips. and you let out a small smile.
“there’s my smiley baby.” you giggled and hid your face in her shoulder.
“stop it.” you said muffled and she pulled you away to look at you.
“absolutely not i will never stop.” you playfully rolled your eyes and laid your head to look at her.
“you look so beautiful baby.” your face gets hot and red.
“thank you.” she smiles at you and starts to play with your hair. your eyes instantly feel heavier and you have the urge to go back to sleep.
“how was the party?”
“it was fine had a good time with dina and made some good money.” she smiled at you seeing how tired you look. it’s so fucking cute.
“that’s nice im glad my love.”
“yeah i was thinking we could go somewhere for dinner tomorrow? like your favorite place…and get nails done….and some shopping….and then come home with candy and snacks and watch your favorite movies…” your head popped up and you sat up quickly.
“really?!?”
“yes of course baby you deserve it.”
“YAY OH MY GOSH!!” you crashed into her and gave her kisses all over her face and stopped at her lips.
“i love you so much els.”
“i love you more my darling girl.” you stared at each other for a little longer and not a second later you both crashed into each other and were making out a little. you both pulled away and just smiled at each other just so in love with one another.
“so are you feeling better now?”
“of course i am silly i’m with you!”
“i love you so much my sweet baby don’t ever forget it i would do anything and everything for you.”
“you’re so whipped els.”
“WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP SAYING THAT!”
175 notes · View notes
qetalos · 10 months
Text
enchanted | 제이크
ー🎮 🕹️
"all I can say is it was enchanting to meet you, sim jaeyun"
Tumblr media
p: non idol!Jake and non idol!female oc
warnings! cursing, angst, "we couldn't be anything and you still broke me", reader is called Choi Areum. This one shot is based on the backstory of Enchanted by Taylor Swift, extracts of it's lyrics are included. Kind of open but closed ending? It didn't end well for them so idk you see what your mind wants to choose ;)
note: this is dedicated to the loml Maty, Ilysm 🤍
At the beginning I thought of this as a long series but it turned out being an angsty one shot, enjoy 🫶🏻
Tumblr media
"this was the very first page"
It all started when I was bored while scrolling on Tik Tok oh how i wish i never was bored back then and saw a video in which they left a link for people to join a discord server to talk and make video calls just to lose the time and make new friends. I thought about it and decided to join, at first I didn't feel comfortable there. It was all new for me as I didn't know anyone there, until a certain someone noticed my user name on the chat, saying that I had joined the server and now was part of it. I still remember the user "jkesimm_", he noticed me there.
Jkesimm_: Hey! arqmizz you're new in the server?
Arqmizz: haha, yes I am
Jkesimm_: Oh nice, let's talk on priv!
He sounds nice, I thought to myself. I received a text and saw it was him, I quickly replied.
Jkesimm_: Hey! It's me from the discord server!
Arqmizz: Hi! Thank you for noticing me... It was wild in there...
Jkesimm_: I know! I'm glad I could at least find someone
Arqmizz: Have you been there for a long time?
Jkesimm_: Ah yes, but sadly I didn't get to talk to much people, honestly.. 🥲
They're all busy talking between them that they don't notice new people there!
Arqmizz: oh really? Well I'm glad that we could get together between that mess 😭
Jkesimm_: ikr!! You sound really nice although it's the first time we talk haha
Arqmizz: lmao 😭 it's okay you sound nice too!
Jkesimm_: sorry if it makes you uncomfortable but may I know your name? If you don't wanna tell me it's okay !!
Arqmizz: Oh, it's okay
You can call me Areum! What's your name?
Jkesimm_: it's pretty obvious from my user but you can call me Jake. Pretty name, Areum 🫢
Arqmizz: haha thank you Jake!
"The playful conversations start"
And that was our first conversation, we could go hours just of talking and joking. He was really nice indeed. We started doing audio calls too, while we played games. That was our first move to a more close friendship, we didn't show our faces yet but we did audio calls and spent evenings together. He also told me a bit about himself, that he was Australian but was actually living in south Korea, he has a dog named Layla and a lot more things about himself.
In one of those audio calls I accidentally turned on my camera in an attempt of turning on my mic instead and in that moment Jake was talking. He went silent a second after I had turned my camera on and off back again quickly, we had never shown our faces to one another before and I accidentally showed myself for the first time.
"Uhh I'm sorry I didn't mean to turn my camera on" I said awkwardly. "No no, it's okay. If it makes you feel better I can turn mine on too okay?" He said "Uh? No n-" and before I could continue talking he had turned his camera on, damn he was handsome and left me out of words. "Haha I know I'm not in my best look but I turned it on so that you would feel that bad for turning yours accidentally" he said and I smiled softly to myself. Unsure, I went and turned my camera on again, showing my face awkwardly before laughing and hiding myself in my arms. "Hey! What's so funny?" He asked and I looked up looking at the camera "This is new for me, I had never shown my face to anyone I had met online" I said and I saw him smiling "Well, it's my first time too so don't feel awkward!" He said "Also, you don't need to have your camera on always if you don't feel okay doing so, I don't mind" "Thank you for the reassurance Jake, but I think I'll keep it on as we already know each other since some time ago" I said and he nodded "Good for me, I'll keep it on from now on too"
"Shifting eyes and vacancy vanished when I saw your face"
Three months passed already and my friendship with Jake had gotten more and more close. We would call or text each other at least once a day, I had started to work at a café and had a packed schedule until 4 p.m so I couldn't text or call him a lot. Still, he always found the ways of texting me after I had gotten home back from work.
"For real! Today one customer came to me and asked for a super weird beverage we don't have and they knew it but asked anyways! And after I told them we didn't have it they became all mad at me, why? I don't know!" I said and laughed at the stupidity of one of my customers as I told Jake about my little story from today's schedule. "Woah! That's a Karen for real!" He said and I bursted out laughing at his comment. After I had calmed down a bit I looked up at the screen and saw him staring at my camera silently, unsurely I asked "Is something on?" "I really wanna meet you Areum" he said out of nowhere and I opened my eyes widely, surprised. "What?" "I said that I really wanna meet you in real life, you're so fun and nice" he said and I felt my cheeks burning at what? I don't know! Jake didn't say anything to make me go that shy but he still made me feel shy nonetheless. "I think that too, maybe when my schedule loosens a bit we can meet, jaeyunie". And that was the last time we talked about meeting each other.
"2 a.m who do you love?"
Shortly after, I realized that I liked Jake. At night after our video calls I laid down and thought about us, about him. I thought about all the time that has passed and how much closer we had grown to each other, how kind and nice he seemed to me now. But then, the thought of him having someone else came in. Was he in a relationship already? Did he have a girlfriend? Shit, maybe he did have one. He was one in a million and I didn't question the fact that he might have somebody waiting on him. And I should accept that, after all he's my friend. Nothing else, right?
He's the nicest man I've ever known, he always care about me and calls me after he knows I'm at home after my schedule at work. He's always considerate and asks me if I had eaten something, how could I not fall in love? But that was a problem for me too.
Slowly, I started to distance myself from him. The thought of him in a relationship filled my mind and made me think that he just saw me as a friend, and I didn't want that. I didn't think that he noticed that, after today.
"Are you okay? You seem off... since a few days.." "Oh- I'm sorry, it's just that I'm having a lot of work lately.." I lied, in fact it was him who made me want to distance myself and end our friendship. "Are you sure? You know I'm here for you" he said and my heart burned at his sweet words "Yes jaeyunie, I'm okay. Thank you for asking" I said and he smiled softly at me through the screen. "Areum?" "Yes?" "I wanna meet you, in real life" he said and once again, he left me out of words. I wanted to meet him but I felt a strange feeling deep inside me, full of what if's. "Are you sure about it?" "Yes, I really wanna meet you, do you?" He asked and I nodded almost instantly, ignoring those strange feelings "Yes of course I wanna meet you, jaeyunie" and after that we had set a date and place for our meeting. I was so excited about it, finally meeting that one person who had become really special for me in the last time.
"Please don't be in love with someone else, please don't have somebody waiting on you"
Today was the day that we were going to meet, we decided to meet at the Han river. Surprisingly we didn't live afar from each other but still, we didn't live that close either.
I wore my best outfit, trying to ignore those intrusive thoughts about him probably having a girlfriend as I put on a nice black top and a pair of jeans, a thin jacket on so that I wasn't way too exposed, keeping it simple. I waited for him as I sat down and scrolled through social media until I felt a tap on my shoulder from behind, turning my head I saw a blonde guy with a mask looking at me. Before going out we both described our outfits so that we could find each other easier. He was wearing a hoodie with a pair of jeans, so simple but it still made me feel butterflies. Was it wrong?
"hey, you're Areum right?" He asked and I got up from the bench and smiled shyly "Yes, you're Jake?" I asked and he nodded "It's nice to meet you finally, Areum" he said and I smiled softly. I don't know where did this sudden confidence come from but I went and hugged him softly, not saying anything. He stayed still for a second before wrapping his arms softly around my waist, we hugged for a while and when I tried to separate he tightened his embrace, muttering a soft "not yet". Chuckling I hugged him again and after some minutes we separated, he smiled at me and I did the same to him. "Should we walk around a bit?" He asked and I smiled, nodding "Yeah sure" I simply replied, we walked into the Han River, looking around and talking from time to time. "Do you wanna grab something to eat? I know a place near that sells really good food and boba" I said and looked to my right, waiting for Jake's reply. "Yeah sure" he said and took my hand in his, I looked at him surprisingly "You take the lead" he said and I chuckled, nodding "Okay" and started to walk to the café. Soon after we arrived and chose a table. We looked through the menu to see what we were going to order "What are you going to order, Jaeyunie?" I asked while looking through the menu, trying to chose something as I couldn't chose between the options, everything looked good to me. "I don't know, probably some boba and a piece of cake? I'm not sure yet, what about you?" He asked and I tried to guess my own choice "Mmm, probably boba, too. And I'm trying to see what I should order to eat" I said and Jake nodded. Finally we could decide and the waiter came to us and took our orders, when they went away we started to talk again.
"Choi Areum huh" he said teasingly as he looked at me through the table, I chuckled "Sim Jaeyun huh" I said, copying his tone and actions. I heard him chuckle before taking out his phone "Let's take a picture, to capture the moment" he said and I nodded, scooting closer so we could fit in the frame. Slightly smiling he took the pictures, after it he looked at his phone and smiled "Send them to me too!" I said and he nodded, chuckling.
After our outer, we walked together to the train station. Jake had to take a train to go back to his house so I walked with him there, as I didn't need to take the train but just a bus. We talked a bit more before reaching the station, he stood up in front of me and smiled softly. I walked to him and hugged him, I felt him hugging me back tighter "Have a safe way back home, Jaeyunie" "You too, I'll miss you" he said and I chuckled, ignoring the heat running through my cheeks. "I'll text you tomorrow before my schedule, okay?" I said and I felt him nodding through our hug. The truth is that I couldn't bring myself together to ask him if he was dating someone already, so I had lots of thoughts running wild in my mind, but decided to ignore them. We wished each other a good way back home and after waiting for his train to go I went back home.
"And now I'm pacing back and forth, wishing you were at my door"
Later that night, I received a text from an university which I had signed up for it some months ago and thought I wouldn't get called, until then. They had sent me a message saying that I got accepted there but not in the Korean place but the American one, I had to leave. I had signed up to be studying in the Korean university but actually got called to the American one, and my first thought was Jake. Should I tell him? I knew very well that this was going to hurt the both of us but I knew I still had to let him know, I wouldn't let that possibly pass by it was now or never. I was worried too, about my friendship with Jake. I didn't want to give us up after our first meeting face to face but, it was the university of my dreams. I was sure he would understand if I told him I had to leave to study abroad, and that I wasn't probably going to come back.
The next day I woke up and all these thoughts came back, Jake and the university. But I had to focus, I had work. I quickly prepared and started my schedule, from time to time I remembered Jake and the news but tried to ignore them and the knot made in my stomach. How should I tell him about it?
After my schedule I went home and texted Jake, he told me he was a bit busy and I decided to give him some time so that he could text me after, and then again those thoughts came back. I should tell him face to face...
"There I was again tonight forcing laughter, faking smiles"
I decided to make the first move and tell him to meet, to let him know what was happening. We arranged our meeting in the same place as before, the Han River. I tried to look good and dressed up nicely, like the first time we met. It was unbelievable, for me, how could we go from our first meeting to this one, the second one, the last one too. It hurt so much, because I won't be able to see him anymore. I tried to spend a lot of time with him, calling and chatting a lot. Now, it was a week before I would leave to America, to the university I wanted so bad. But leaving the best person behind and a part of me in Korea too.
I waited on that bench again, scrolling on my phone. I felt my hands shaking slightly as I felt a tap on my shoulder, like the first time. I turned around and tried to make a smile, trying to hide the pain too. "Hi jaeyunie" I called and my heart broke even more, the crack in it, growing every second. "Hi Areum" he said and embraced me in a hug, why are you making everything harder for me, Sim Jaeyun? I hugged him back and after a while we separated, I saw something different in his face. Love.
I looked at him and saw that he looked at me differently than the first time, more lively. I shrugged it off and said "Let's walk?" And he nodded, taking my hand in his, again. "Let's go" he said and we walked around, our hands entwined, making my heart sting even more. Why was it so hard? "You know Areum... I have something to tell you" he said smiling softly to himself, giving my hand a gentle squeeze. "Oh really? Well... I have something to tell you too" I said bittersweetly, looking down. I saw Jake looking up expectantly. "Oh is that so? Tell me what it is, then. I'll tell you what I have to say after you" he said and I felt my heart breaking even more, I was going to hurt him. I stopped walking as we stood under a tree, I looked down at our hands and slowly separated them. Taking a deep breath I tried to make my own words "I don't know if you're going to like this... Jake" I said and without looking up I continued "I have to leave... To America..." I said and squeezed my eyes shut tightly "What do you mean?" He asked and I tried not to cry, continuing "I got a message from my dream university saying that I got in, I never told you about it as I thought I was never going to get called after months... And because I would get called to the one that's here... In Korea.. but I guess not" I said "I hope everything goes well to you, Jaeyunie" crack "I hate to admit this but I like you, but I know that you might have someone waiting on you... I'm sorry" crack, my heart continued breaking. After I had said that I let a tear escape my eye, slowly falling over my cheek, being followed by another and another one. "What the fuck you mean I have someone waiting on me Choi Areum?!" He said, slightly shouting... Voice cracking "I've been waiting for you since day one! I don't even care if you have to go but... I fucking love you Choi Areum! Why did you keep it in?! I literally love you and now you're telling me this?! Really?! When are you leaving..?" He finally asked, a bit more relaxed. "Next week" I said quietly and heard him let out a soft sob, as he sighed "Fucking Choi Areum! Why are you doing this?! Really! I...." "I really wanted us to be something, Areum! I wanted to be your fucking boyfriend!" He said and I cried harder, knowing damn well I should've told him this before... "I-I'm sorry.. Jaeyunie" I sobbed "No! Don't call me that! Just... This is hard to swallow and you're making it harder!" He said, I looked up taking a slight glance at his face and saw him crying... A completely new sight for me. "I grew so damn close to you for you to do me this?! To do us this?! Please..." "Why couldn't you tell me this before?! Just... Areum! Why did you just tell me about this just now...." He said and I sobbed harder, I tried to calm down but I couldn't. I saw him sighing before looking up "I... I don't think we should continue talking, Areum" there it laid my broken heart, on the ground. "If we continue talking this will only hurt each other more... Let's leave it here. Have a nice trip to America" I couldn't believe his words, his dry tone... Why was he like this? "Okay" I said between sobs "Good bye, thank you for everything, Jake" I said and he nodded, looking away.
"It was enchanting to meet you, Sim Jaeyun"
thank you for reading ♡
do not copy, repost on other socials or translate. all rights reserved to @/stqrlite.
26 notes · View notes
allamericansbitch · 1 year
Note
Everything I've learned about Matty Healy has been deeply gross to me. I've liked Taylor Swift on and off throughout the years. And always liked her art. I don't call myself a Swifty because I don't agree with or defend all of her behavior. But I do follow her and know a lot about her and the fandom. So I feel like when I'm being critical of her, it's from an informed place, yk? But I see all these creators on Tik Tok, who aren't even fans, responding to this just for the content, and either saying things about her that aren't true, or responding with plain misogyny. So while I am just as troubled by her association with him and disappointed in her lack of vocal support for abortion rights and trans rights, I'm also concerned about people not being critical about the WAYS they are choosing to criticize her. Yes, she is very privileged. She and her family before her have benefited from capitalism and she makes being "a good business woman" part of her identity. She's benefited from this system. She surrounds herself with POC and queer performers on tour but then makes then share a stage with a bigot. She speaks out for social justice the loudest when she's effected by it, when the size of the platform she's worked to achieve and the values she's monetized in Miss Americana give her a responsibility to do more than that. (Tho I have my own opinions about celebrities not being the best demographic to be activists). All of this and more is worth approaching with critical thinking. But when people who only know surface level stuff about this and about her throw out misogynistic dog whistles like "she's Never been discriminated against" (she's been SA'd in her work place. That's definitely discrimination). Or she's "playing the victim" (a woman can make mistakes without being a calculated manipulator). Ultimately, while the situation is very different to 2016, I just don't want to see the same misogynistic dog pile we did back then. Where everybody that was already against her because they aren't comfortable with women being sucessful or talented jumps on top of valid criticism and dilutes it with bad faith vitriol. Ultimately I do want to see her showing the overt support at her concerts for the LGBTQIA community with her words as well as continued actions. Artists like Lizzo, Harry Styles, Panic! (back when they were touring), and so many others are speaking at their shows specifically about anti trans and anti abortion legislation and waving our flags. When people say it's a safety thing, I don't believe them because these other artists are doing it. Even if that's the intention, the effect is that space is being held at her shows for homophobes to buy a ticket and feel comfortable there. Again, I don't think celebrities make good activists. But I also think inadvertently catering to homophobia and racism goes against her stated values and I'd like her to address that. And for god's sake stop bringing Matty Healy on stage.
Asking anon jic somome wants to send me a death threat for not having the "right" thoughts about this.
yes! this is very well said and i agree. sadly there's always gonna be people who are just flat out sexist and will see the valid criticism she's getting and decide to join in their not-so valid narrative riddled with sexism and misogyny. the water always gets a little murky with these things.
this situation is 1000% different from the 2016 situation because that was powered by misogyny and the act of using her as a scapegoat for people's anger during the election, it wasn't really about her as a person but more of what she represented to people- which was a rich white person taking advantage of their privilege and not speaking on anything or using their platform for good. And I think the label they gave her as ‘always playing the victim’ was very aggressive for the time because while she had her moments, generally she wasn’t doing that and like you mentioned was a victim of many things.
However now I feel like we are very much inching too close to that and it’s making me nervous due to the amount of people who took that stance back then in 2016 and being like ‘I told you so! She’s playing the victim again’ because tbh I can totally see it being spun that way.
And to the great point you made about how bad people can feel safe at her shows, I’ve seen a few people point that out as well. I saw a video of someone who went to a show, saw people singing yntcd and then saying homophobic things in the parking lot after the show. I also understand the idea of her not speaking out as a safety thing… but her not speaking out makes others also not feel safe at her shows. Their safety is also important and, by Taylor not speaking out, she’s providing a space for them to feel threatened.
42 notes · View notes
nobodysdaydreams · 8 months
Text
THE WOLF359 CAST IS INCREDIBLY TALENTED AND I LOVE THIS! (or my reaction to the Wolf359 Live Show)
"Another Wolf359 reaction already? But Bods, I thought you said you were busy?" Yes indeed I am my friends, if I wasn't busy, I would have finished the podcast by now. In my younger days, I did all of ATLA in a weekend. Sadly at this age, I can't be doing that kind of bingeing. I'm also tired, because I've been studying all day and figured why not take a little break and watch the Wolf359 Live Show?
I firstly wanted to give a shoutout to @commsroom for not only telling me about when to watch the live show (after episode 26), but also telling me that it is on youtube where you can watch it live so thank you so much!
Tagging the mutuals who got me invested in this, and if you want to be tagged or untagged from these posts, lmk, or you can follow my blog or simply follow the tag "#bods wolf359 reactions". Anyone who has followed me for a while knows my updates are inconsistent, so I apologize in advance for that and for any spelling/grammar mistakes in my posts. Especially in this one because it is late, and I am tired.
@sophieswundergarten @oflightningandstars @acollectionofcuriousreblogs @herawell
Wolf359 Live Show Reaction:
"First ever life show" - are there other live shows?
Oh okay this is very helpful. So it's in the middle of Episode 26, so right in the middle of what I just listened to, that makes a lot more sense.
I honestly don't care about the audio quality difference this is amazing.
Uh...pretty sure Cutter is not the forces of good... see Doug this is why you always read the fine print! It's like that ominous song...the one that was a tik tok audio? The one about an evil corporation in space? I think it might have been video game music? You guys know what I'm talking about please tell me I didn't imagine this.
YES THE ONE COPY OF HOME ALONE 2 COMES BACK!
PLEASE- the way Doug is telling the story is the way I tell stories "Hilbert strikes back: specifically Doug's circulatory system" 😂
"Palpatine MD" 😂
I love how they enter in as their characters are introduced.
I love Hera though it is weird to hear her voice clear without coming through the intercoms.
Zach is doing a fantastic job I love how he's moving around Minkowski to play both Hilbert and Doug 😂 and he's doing a great job switch characters.
Lovelace!
I love how he crosses over to whisper to Hera, I can just see Doug's character whispering into her intercom or in the general direction of the computer even though it doesn't make a difference to her.
I also like Hera's character position on stage away from the others, it's kind of symbolic.
"Team Eiffel's on the case" I have literally used the phrase "Detective Bods is on the case" multiple times on this blog, why do I relate so strongly to every ADHD character I come across sasjdkfjsl;kdfj;slk. Not the talking to himself too... NOT THEM LOOKING AT HIM IN THE BACKGROUND...oh no...
I love how Hera says "yeah we're all here" when she's always there.
17 months Doug? Oh dear...
"No one told me it was my job" Valid Doug, valid, what you're told when you're spaced out doesn't count. ADHD rule #1. Oh she told him multiple times? Well maybe they could have written it down for him. Would that have been too much trouble?
Hilbert shut up.
Poor Hera. The way she shuts them down 😂
SHUT UP HILBERT. THANK YOU.
Oh not the Pyrce and Carter thing again. Do we ever get to meet Pryce and Carter? Do they work for Goddard Futuristics? Is this a NASA textbook? At first I thought she said something about a price and then "Cutter", and I was like "PLOT TWIST" but never mind it's just the tips book.
Minkowski's Lovelace impression 😂 HIS HERA IMPRESSION IS JUST A HIGH PITCHED VOICE. Hahaha...his Hilbert is hilarious. Her Doug impression. 😂
"No no she's Eiffel, that's impossible" This is perfect, and then the switch back to Hilbert. Comedic perfection. I love it so so much.
"Hilbert you're fine try to be less fine" I love Hera.
"Can I ask you to act like an adult?" "That's not my thing" the comedic timing of this is excellent.
"What do you even do here?" Hold Hilbert's Decima virus of course.
Comms line? With who?
PLEASE 😂OH MY GOODNESS CUTTER. The way he stands up from the audience with his smug little smile...
You just know he's been waiting his entire life to play a role like that. Honestly me too, so good for him for getting to live the dream. DID HE JUST PAT THE HEAD OF A RANDOM PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE. HE DID. HE EVEN HAS A SUIT.
"We'll break bread, we'll dance, we'll kiss-" Cutter man, I'm pretty sure you can't say that. I know that you're an evil corporation that murders people on the regular and unethically experiments on people in space so the law can't get you, but you don't even have one HR rep?
Another call Cutter? What deployment?
"He remotely destroys station, then goes on lunch break" Yep sounds like Cutter.
The way Cutters reenters... it's so dramatic I love it.
They are really gonna have to make sure their stories match.
Huh. "Communication problem of our own." I wonder what that could be Cutter? A little issue at Command?
"Alone at last" That sounds creepy Cutter.
Oh so Cutter worships at the alter of the Pryce and Carter manual too. Maybe he forced them to write the book and killed them. Maybe he wrote it under two pen names to make it sound more legit. Either way I can't imagine him memorizing anyone's book but his own.
CUTTER'S ASKING ABOUT HER FAMILY? oh he's threatening her. IS HE THREATENING HER FAMILY?
They are very low on toothpaste.
"I want to help in every way I can, but I can only do that if I know what's going on" Cutter I hope you die. Painfully. Very slowly and very painfully, and if it doesn't happen in the show, I'll write it into a fic.
Oh he's speaking to Hera now because of what she said... that's interesting. Cutter didn't think of Hera as a person or member of the crew before he realized that Minkowski did.
Doug is me cramming for my exams. DOUG IF ITS NOT A VIDEO CALL YOU CAN WRITE STUFF DOWN.
Or fake an illness.
Oh dear poor Hera.
"Manufacturing errors." I hope that doesn't mean anything bad for those robots, otherwise that has to be sad for Hera to hear.
Okay...I love how Hera and some of the other actors look straight at the audience like they can't see Cutter, but Cutter looks directly at them as if he can see them. It adds so much to the creep factor.
Oh my gosh that manual again. Why is he obsessed with it?
"You'd be shocked at how much I know about the Hephaestus" Cutter knows everything.
AND DO NOT CALL HERA PATHETIC.
Oh my gosh Hera talked back to him for a second. I think she's the only one who ever does thus far, which is odd considering all her code that stops her from doing that.
"A real person" THAT CROSSES A LINE CUTTER.
"I don't know if someone like you can understand this. We're trying to change everyone's lives" CUTTER SHUT UP. YOU ARE THE ONE WITHOUT A SOUL YOU HAVE NO ROOM TO TALK.
YES HERA TALK BACK TO HIM.
Hera's memory files? Personality setting? oh never mind...this is awful that he can just go in like that. Maybe that's why he programmed her with the ability and personality that would talk back to him. So that he can get the truth from someone he can easily destroy.
"The people who made you decided you were a mistake, and you were so desperate to rise above who- what you are" Who made Hera? Are they important? Or did Cutter just scrape her up from a tech company that didn't want her? And Cutter "correcting" himself on that line I hope he's blown into space.
"Don't you dare" wow Hera's still talking back. "You have no idea." DID SHE JUST CONFESS THAT HILBERT IS STILL ALIVE. Oh Hera...
"To err is human" oh dear...
Doug looks terrified. Me too buddy.
It's okay Hera. You deserve better.
"I'm sick!" I love that.
Cutter's like wow, I should have started with him.
The way he puts his hand on Doug's shoulder as if they are in the room together, like he has a way to reach them even if they can't get back to earth, I love the choices the actor's are making.
He knows that Doug doesn't know Pryce and Carter. He's been listening in on him. For sure. Bro. Not everyone has read your manifesto that you by this point probably ghost wrote under two fake names and declared the best book of all time. It's like when a professor uses their own text book, I've heard this song and dance before.
Cutter. Doug should have memorized it but YOU HIRED HIM. He is CLEARLY in no way qualified for this line of work. YOU know that. YOU'RE using him as a science experiment. If I knew my professor was using me for lab science that could kill me at any second, do you think I'd waste time studying for their pop quiz on silly tips?
"How did Renee stop him?" Just say that it was all a blur Doug.
"Getting around security protocols, tricking a multiple PhD...stellar Doug" "Thank you?" Doug that's not a good thing. A target is on your back right now.
Not the arm on his shoulder again. Cutter for SURE killed their HR rep and their IRB rep, and ethics department.
"I would have had to skin you alive" There is no "had to" here Cutter.
3 seconds or incredibly painful things will start happening. WHAT THINGS?
DOUG HOW DID YOU FUMBLE THAT? YOU COULD HAVE JUST PRETENDED YOU WERE NERVOUS BECAUSE YOU FAILED. YOU HAD THE PERFECT OUT RIGHT THERE.
"I got the feeling that I would be the same convo you and I just had" I love the fourth wall break.
Oh dear. LOVELACE YOU BETTER BE QUIET. NO NOT ALL THE STUFF DOUG YOU AT LEAST KEPT LOVELACE QUIET. DON'T BLOW THAT TOO.
"Is there anything I can do for you? I want to help you?" Get. Them. Back. To. Earth.
Cutter's little schoolboy laugh. Oh yikes. He's mad now.
Good job Doug, take the fall. Good solider. No, what are you doing, just say you forgot, don't say you kept information from him intentionally. Faking incompetence is so much easier when you actually are incompetent.
The ultimate sacrifice. He will memorize Cutter's stupid textbook.
"If you keep anything from me again, holiday's over..." I don't like it.
"I want to know the second anything new happens with those transmissions".
Haha...well as a matter a fact, after that last episode...
Exactly. Shut up Hilbert.
Yeah the book is unusually dark. Pryce and Carter have clearly been through some stuff, or it's Cutter being ominous with his ghost written book. At this point, he either wrote it under fake names, or he's a Pryce and Carter fanboy. (Is it spelled Pryce or Price, I just realized I have no idea. I've heard of the last name Pryce, so I'd assume that's how it's spelled?).
"Did I mention that I'm sick"
Careful what you wish for.
Well that was amazing. I loved the way the cast used the space to make the characters come alive, the way they moved, the choices they made, it all fit really well. I really enjoyed watching this. It brought me back to when I used to do high school theater. I kinda of miss it. Hilbert, Cutter, and Doug are exactly the kind of overdramatic and unhinged roles I always loved playing (that is if I was lucky enough to have a director who went for gender bent casting, we as a society really need more comedic relief and unhinged women roles with crazy accents). Although I did once win a medal at state in middle school for a 10 minute monologue that was very much in the tone of Minkowski. I was playing a babysitter.
And ask the show said: back to work. Thanks everyone for listening, I hope you enjoyed my reaction. Only two more episodes left in season two so we should be done soon. Excited to see what comes next!
13 notes · View notes
Text
Cucumber Day 5 Watching Con's Filmography
(I also listened to a short story he'd been in, scroll down a bit on my page and you'll find it. For everyone who watched this and needs a refresher only on Con, someone finally posted a compilation on youtube. If you haven't seen the series, you'll probably be lost. But I'm sure its a fun out of context watch)
Summary wrote after binging the entire series in one day.
Please, Please, Please go online and check every warning for this show. Not only for the graphic hate crime but see everything they warn about. Protect yourself. This review will discuss sexual topics, nudity, and substance abuse, and age gaps.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
So the show. I think it was fun, not the best tv show, and has some mixed messages, but a fun watch.
I grew up in a household/town where sex wasn't discussed. Especially queer shit. This show is very in-your-face about it and I admire the shit out of it. The friendships felt lived in. The experience of being a young queer 'hunted' by older queers was explored enough to not make Henry a complete hypocrite, sadly. But the focus was always more on Henry, even in the end, Henry still got off on the image of a 20 something during sex.
Fully noting, I did skip scenes. Some things were just a bit much for me, so I took the liberty to save peace and move on. Yet, the show does seem to balance heavy moments with joy and comedy. Hell, during a fucking funeral, some guys need to go check their dicks for hair. And you know what, I feel that if Lance were there, he wouldn't even be suprised.
I loved Freddy. Holy shit, at first, I was worried about how he'd be treated, but by the end, I was rooting for him. Obviously, the guy is just so used to being hunted for his body. This topic was brushed on with the teacher, and not really felt by the plot or the characters around him. I'm happy he felt like he could leave and just grow up as a person. I'm so happy they let the audience see a time jump where everyone turns up okay, and happy.
I'm not a queer man, but I know this shit can resonate. I've seen queer men online discuss these same points. Predatory age gaps, the pressure to be hot, aging, commitment, and communication issues in relationships...This isn't the best show for all that to be taken seriously but I'll leave that discussion to that community.
So Con's character, Cliff, was right about Henry in episode 1, and I fucking love when writers do this shit. "You always did that. Never had affairs, just obsessions." Cause in the context, yes, Henry never cheated. But he never has deep relationships; he has brief obsessions until things get too serious and he needs to move on. Hell, In episode 8, that's the conclusion Henry comes to himself. "Maybe one day I'll come to terms to it...being gay". Cause he wants intimacy but fears men and getting close to people. It's that closeness he struggles with.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The things that bugged me about the series
The entire bit about the boys playing chicken for internet attention. Again, I know this is a thing. But now a days we legitimately have children doing this stuff unknowingly for people online. Or parents unknowingly showing their children on tik tok for millions of people. I know people who were groomed, and avoided it like crazy growing up as a kid online. I cringed every time this plot point was mentioned, feeling like a kid was a second away from getting hurt. It just felt a bit much to touch on for me in this type of show. Again, they tried to have their cake and eat it too by showing Harry get a slap on the wrist, but it just didn't feel like it justified the plot line being there in the first place. Seriously, what did it add to the story besides showing Henry that maybe he should go back home? He could have done so many other things. The only funny bit is when Cliff commented how fucking weird straight people are sometimes.
Cliff says in ep 1 he had a history of going after older men when he was young, and the age gap is boggeling. Again, this could mean he only had a crush on him. But if we're going to bring up how wierd it was, then why is this and the teacher sub plot where minors brought up the only time its mentioned. Like yeah, the teacher-student situation was fucked up. How about the 30 and 40-year-olds going after people in their early 20s. "I'm horrified to discover I have standards." Fun line Cliff, yeah. But they are literally minors. Age gaps and taking advantage of younger queers is a real issue in the queer community. There should 100% be a place to talk about it. But when every 'likable' character does it without issue, then it's still a problem. Hell, this is why Freddy's plot felt so out of left field in ep 8 with Cliff and him fucking before running off. I don't know why he did it, knowing that Cliff wanted him for his body? Or maybe he just wanted comfort after that argument and knew he'd get it by having sex? I genuinely want to know other interpretations. If Freddy felt like this, it would have been more satisfying for Henry to learn his lesson and not use 20-year-old Freddy as wank material for the next 6/7 years. Also, Freddy running away from Cliff with his pants down was just funny.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Now, wash most of that out of your head!
The fun part that we have all been waiting for-
TALKING ABOUT CLIFF COSTELLO
(Yes, Cliff is kind of a douche early on. Enjoying eyeing Freddy and praising Henry for leaving his boyfriend for a 'young boy toy'. But, as the series goes, it dies down. Cliff, pre-episode 6 was a fun jackass. Post-ep 6 is one of the best characters in the show and the best friend you could ask for.)
I have seen most gifs online for this character. The soft outfits, smoking, suits, smiling. And fucking YET. The three scenes to me that make me love this character are-
"And obviously, I could take a statement. Have a briefcase with me, files and a pen. Because solicitors get searched entering a prison just like everyone else, but I'd still have a pen. Because a pen is all I'd need, really. I think it would take me a second to lean across and insert the pen through his throat. Right here. At the base. Straight through to the spine. (I could do that.) He'd bleed out in seconds. Dead. So... that's what I'll do. With your permission." I need Izzy to do this speech. Please god. In all your infinite wisdom. In this moment, I 100% felt that this lawyer would murder the murderer of his friend in sheer rage with a fucking pen.
Cliff pulling up(no crutches *curtsies with a smile*) to save Henry's ass from saying something stupid to the cops after their place gets ransacked. Stepping in and ensuring Freddy doesn't assault someone in front of cops.
"I look forward to the tribunal because the law is magnificent in this regard. It's not up to us to prove homophobia, it's up to you to prove homophobia does not exist. Best of luck. Thank you." AHHHHHHHH Smarmy, confident, smiling Con, I love it. Maybe the hottest thing Cliff does in this series, the outfit, the glaring before hand, the confidence, and AHHH.
His stand-out moments are when he's being a loyal, caring motherfucker. Trust me, after days of seeing a sad, depressed, miserable Con, seeing him thirsting after men was fun. Seeing him make dick jokes and act like an 'Elder Gay' that protected his own did heal my soul. But there was just a fucking genuine happiness he brought to the role.
I love that, even though he's a character Henry can rely on, Henry would never stay at his flat. (Obviously, cause then the plot wouldn't happen, but I like to think they know they'd both bring out the worst in each other).
Henry uses him for his knowledge of the law when doing cagey shit. It's great. Like getting his job back or doing the whole weird shit mentioned above for extra money. Seeing Cliff doing his best to stay semi-professional and not visibly judge the shit out of Henry for essentially being a soft core pimp is so fucking funny. Also, his 'that's our song' speech, where he goes on about how people steal underground culture, was fun.
The funeral made me respect Cliff, as he knew how to handle the situation. Keeping the situation safe enough in public so that Henry could have his own time to break down.
When Cliff didn't push, let Henry grieve on his own time, it was beautiful. Many of us would have immediately pushed that boundary. Trying to let ourselves feel better by stopping someone else from having destructive emotions. But Cliff knows better. Hell, when Henry is crying we see Cliff tearing up. Showing that Cliff knows to just step back tells us so much about how these two men care for each other.
Now a tiny praise corner about writing an Elder Gay lawyer character-
The sheer joy in Cliff knowing he could use the 'law' to protect queer people. Both for Lance and for getting Henry his job back. If Cliff is as old as Con, he'd have been a lawyer starting in the 1990's. He would have in practice during queer legalization post-thatcher in the UK. There's a good reason he seemed to be the happiest when they got home after getting his job back. He would have been taught Section 28 as a queer man.
'The fight for sexual equality however, was far from over. Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988, introduced by the Conservative Government under Margaret Thatcher, banned local authorities from ‘promoting homosexuality’ or ‘pretended family relationships’, and prohibited councils from funding educational materials and projects perceived to 'promote homosexuality'. The legislation prevented the discussion of LGBT issues and stopped pupils getting the support they needed. Section 28 was repealed in 2003, and Prime Minister David Cameron apologised for the legislation in 2009.'
He went from learning about all that shit as a young lawyer(who fucking survived the AIDS crisis), plus worse, to using ANTI DISCRIMINATION LAW for LGBTQ people! (kinda) So yeah. There's a very good fucking reason why that scene made me pause and stim for the fucking life of me. He was the happiest one when they came home, belting and smiling! So much has changed over his life and AHHH-
(This just hurts knowing this defence is all still legal where I live. And rights are being stripped every day... But hope still exists...yatta yatta.)
The friendship between Cliff and Henry feel so lived in. Burrowed and nestled. Clearly, Cliff has his own sad law show going on in the background and Henry is where he can let his (glorious) hair down.
I think it's funny as shit that when Henry panics and tries to find someone in mind to keep him in the moment sometimes he accidentally imagines Cliff. In a 'I've heard way to much about my friends sex lives so I think I know what it looks like' kind of way.
I also think it's funny that in the two times we see him in time jump to the future (At the table toasting Freddy and in Bed) Cliff is still not entirely gray after 6-7 years (obviously, they didn't think/want to age him up or do makeup just for a gag). However, Icon behavior.
His outfits? I would wear most of them. He is gender and life envy. Again, I think Cliff could have been a character to show how happy some people are without relationships. We get this vibe from him with the whole 'you're not tied down' speech, and I wish that was a concept explored more on TV.
He's the least depressed lawyer character I have seen on TV. If I could be a Cliff Costello type, I would go into law.
I think a good mix of the best parts of Cliff Costello and all of Val Pearson is who I want to be as an 'elder'(again, I turn 21 in January). Confident, loyal, willing to stick up for others, funny as shit. Maybe has a more stable love life than them, and hopefully not any substance addictions, but god. They just have so much joy when you know these characters had to have lived through such shitty times for queer people.
At first, I did this just to explore Con's work. But I think this has all helped me feel some hope for the future. What people need is support and love and a place to exist.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Overall ratings
Cinematography: 7/10. Fun edits. Fun motifs. Loved the opening, and the sound effects to suggest certain things to the audience was fun.
Story: 6/10. Would be higher but some shit just got stuck in my craw. Again, the show just got better and better as it went and by the end I just felt satisfied. Would be an 8 ish if not for my issues mentioned above.
Characters besides Con: 7/10. Everyone plays really fun parts. Everyone is shitty in their own unique way, and for the most part, they get what they deserve. Even if they haven't really learned their lesson yet (Henry, I swear to god you are on a wire). Satisfying arcs for everyone besides Henry, but that's the point. I'm happy the Collective wheedled out into a more realistic ending where these people could go on and live happy lives and not coddle the man.
Con: 8/10. He is so much fun, and he is having so much fun. I wish he was in it longer, but in every scene, he is in, he eats it up. He goes from serious lawyer to best friend in a flash and it just makes me so happy. Cliff is up there with my favorite performances, some of his actions just kill the vibe a bit for me. Again. Any series where Con smiles is a win. Also, I love that he bodied a character who uses movement aids, and it just made me more excited to see what he'd do with Izzy for S2.
OVERALL: 6-7/10.
Not an easy recommend but could be a fun rewatch when I start losing somd hope about our community, while trying to see the real issues that exist to this day...or see more people online criticize queer people for wanting to have sex.
I would love to know your opinions about Cliff, thoughts about my thoughts, and more below! Have a Lovely day/night, everyone!
Next on the docket: Kisses in the Dark. An 8 ish hour audiobook on Spotify! Seems to be a supernatural horror Staring Con O'Neill and Rhiannon Clements(hopefully not a romance, since, with the person I googled, the age gap is 28 years. It's a bit different with voice acting...but now that I know? eh). I will be listening to that on Saturday (the 17th), and will have my thoughts on that here soon. I've been warned it was recorded during the pandemic at homes. So if you want to join in, prepare yourself for that.
As always, some of you lovelies who suggested/commented on my last few posts! Thank you so much!
@ivegotnonameidea
@treesofgreen
34 notes · View notes
martyfromgiant · 2 years
Text
like many, a league of their own has become my new hyperfixation and obsession (bc how could it not) but whenever i get attached to a show like this, it fills some sort of void within me by giving new representation, but for some reason leaves another behind.
aloto was amazing in that it was a new kind of representation we have never gotten before, so many queer leads, black queer and trans rep, a story told by and for queer people, relationships we deserved and didn’t have to wait a whole season for. i could talk about it all day long, about how groundbreaking this show is, about how much it means to me, and dreaming of possibilities and stories to be explored in a new season.
thankfully with aloto, there wasn’t a soul crushing ending. people were happy, max and esther were living their dream, carson and greta ended on a beautiful, bittersweet note. yes charlie saw it but doors were left open. no one died, no one got sent away. with queer people writing the show, i can’t imagine carson being put away, i imagine she leaves charlie if he doesn’t accept her (as i’ve seen in a lot of fan fics that i wholeheartedly agree with).
this contrasts endings like killing eve and the haunting of bly manor, but for some reason, a hole is still left. after killing eve and the haunting of bly manor, i felt empty and sad and cried my eyes out. it felt like i lost a piece of me seeing someone that represented a part of me dying and seeing the aftermath. there was none of that with aloto. the ending made me happy, people were happy, they formed so many beautiful relationships and the ending felt right.
i genuinely don’t know why i feel the way i do. am i sad i have to wait so long to see the characters again? am i sad i don’t have a support system and connection to my community like so many of the queer characters in the show did? am i jealous? am i mourning the fact that i won’t see more of this and that it wasn’t actually someone’s real life i saw play out in front of me? am i sad i’m not a part of the world? i mean it was fucking 1943 with the war and homophobia running high? i genuinely don’t know. what is happening to me??? i’m so confused.
it doesn’t help that i have no one in my life that strongly relates to me. sadly the population of lesbians my age in my suburban town is small. very very small. no one else seems to want to talk about these issues, talk about the new queer media and everything about it. my life in my queerness is not close to the worst it could be by any means. i have accepting family and friends and i’m in an area that is more or less accepting. sure i come across a few assholes but who doesn’t? but no one my age wants to spend hours and hours talking about aloto and killing eve and other groundbreaking queer media. the losses i feel when my beloved characters die, i face alone. i can scroll through tik tok and twitter and tumblr but it’s not the same as talking to someone about everything. someone my age who has the same interests i do. sure i don’t experience homophobia but not having fellow queer people and lesbians who want to dive into these worlds is so difficult. tumblr has become my only real connection to people like me who could talk about these little gay shows for hours and hours. a place where i can share my feelings and be passionate without a fear of judgement from the people around me. it’s nice to know other people get obsessed like i do. it doesn’t change the fact, however, that i have no tangible connection to my lesbian identity where other people feel the same as i do (don’t get me started on how much of a pain ass it has made dating). so i resort to pouring my head and soul out on this platforms in my silly little blog posts feeling my heart explode with each like, comment, and reblog i get, showing someone out there feels the way i do. there’s truly nothing like it and makes my obsession and passion feel a little more validated and my connection to the queer community a little stronger.
73 notes · View notes
tarotoftheendless · 4 months
Text
Tom Sturridge Imposters... well, really any celeb imposters, but especially TomStu
There are a fuck ton of imposters/catfishers/scammers out there claiming to be the real Tom Sturridge. There are fake accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and even texting apps like Telegram!
And this post is here to help fans navigate the confusing situation of dealing with these fakers. We will help each other weed out and vet these accounts.
I plan to also post pics of known fake accounts as to warn other fans against trusting them. We don't want any of our Tom Sturridge lovers to be hurt out there because they love Tom so much that they really believe that he is talking to them.
But what you need to realize is is this: TOM DOES NOT HAVE ANY SOCIAL MEDIA. Period. He has an old Nokia phone and has said that he does not have access to the internet.
Maybe that is completely true, maybe not, but if he is on social media at all it would not be with his own name and it wouldn't be with his own picture. He is a private man and as far as we know right now, he doesn't have any social media.
Here are a couple sources that are proof of what I am talking about:
This text is from Neil Gaiman himself and it states:
Tom is not on social media. He's not asking anyone for secret private charitable donations. Anyone asking for money is a scammer trying to steal money from other people by fraud.
I am on lots of social media and I get continual messages about fake Neil Gaimans asking people to contribute money to charity or whatever.
It's not Tom. It's not me. It's not ever a celebrity. It just someone hoping to trick you out of money or into something you don't want to do.
instagram
The text with this Instagram post from @tomsturridgefans states:
Please read. Scam Warning:- Some of you will know that I am a fan of Tom mostly through the theatre. Although I came across him firstly in 'Being Julia' 18 years ago.
I never had been so excited for him when I heard he was to be The Sandman. However, our little fanbase I feared would change forever. Today at Comic Con it became very clear (nothing to do with CC but what I learnt from a new fan).
I started a social media account for Tom only recently to try have a safe space for us to talk and chat and share photos/ artwork. I feared that it would be full of people taking advantage and being a bit crazy in a creepy way. Good crazy is okay!
I even started getting dodgy messages and ignored them. I started getting them on my personal account too, as my photo was an old one with Tom and I. I had to change it (sadly) and the messages stopped. That account has always been private, but you could see my profile photo.
Please understand Tom doesn't do social media. He will not message you or 'agents' pretending they can get you in touch with him. I won't name person, but I learnt they believed it. They paid money for fan card, meet and greets etc. Tom does not do any of this. Please be so careful. Tom or any celebrity will not ask you for money. They have their own, hehe! These are people scamming you and even cat fishing you.
Impersonating someone is illegal. Let me know and I can help report and post on here to warn you to avoid. Please keep safe.
************************************************************************
Please take note of some common things to look out for when wondering if an account is real or an imposter:
They have not been an account for very long. Especially if they were established right after The Sandman first came out.
The location that they are based out of. Some accounts you can check to see if they have a country of origin and if it is a weird location, like Nigeria as many of them are, then it is a scam.
How many times the account has changed their name. Yes, some official accounts have changed their name many times, like I have had to do a few times when I myself had a stalker but I digress. If it looks weird and they have changed their name more than once, it is probably a scam.
Now to the meat of it: If they refuse to not do anything except text you, they are a scammer/fake.
If they say that their team/management has control over all their devices and won't let them call or video chat or even send pictures, they are a fake.
If they say that they can give you info to contact their team/management about becoming a "true fan", and that management then quotes you any amount of money to be able to finally get in full contact with Tom, they are a fake.
That being said, "Fan Cards", "Fan Codes" and anything of that nature that they say is needed to get into full contact with Tom is a scam.
If they, the fake Tom/celeb or the "team/management" asks for private information like bank info or address or anything of that nature, that is a scam.
If the fake gets mad at you for being wary or scared or you simply questioning him about his own validity, then that is a scammer. Tom is almost 40 years old, he is above getting mad at people on the internet like that, considering he doesn't have a social media at all in the first place. But those scammers are trying to prey on your "please love me" sensibilities when it comes to Tom and they are trying to shame you into feeling bad for asking questions and not blindingly believing them. If they get mad at questions, they are a scam.
That being said, yeah, if they get mad at you asking screening questions or really just asking them questions about themselves, then they are a scam. They likely don't even fucking know as there is rarely someone that has done their research on Tom that is also am imposter.
Though, there are a couple of good imposters out there that have done their research, so just because they can answer all the Tom questions correctly doesn't mean they are Tom. Remember all the other signs that I have listed. Some of these scammers are good enough to have done their research and yet all the other signs will be there. Stay vigilant!
Also, though I feel weird about mentioning this, but broken English is also a sign. I know not everyone's first language is English, but Tom's is. Tom may be awkward sometimes but he is more articulate than not. I would think that if he is gonna text at all he is going to make sure it is written well and understood clearly. Tom is a well-read, well-educated articulate almost 40 year old Englishman, he would speak and text English very well.
Anyone starting out their text with "Hello Lovely fan" or anything like that is very much an imposter. Also if you get asked how long you have been a fan by these accounts claiming to be Tom, they are likely a scammer.
Another thing to look out for is if they are trying to get you to go to a different social media app and or texting/chatting app for a more "private" conversation because their "team"/"management" is watching them, like Google Chat, especially Google Chat, then they are an imposter. Even if they don't mention their team or management and they are just trying to get you off of Instagram, Facebook or TikTok onto a more "private" chat app, then that is a sign of an imposter.
So, if someone claiming to be Tom says that he isn't with Alexa Chung and or that their relationship is a publicity stunt, don't believe them. They are likely not actually Tom and are trying to get you comfortable around them.
We don't know for sure if their relationship is fake or real, but for now it should be taken as real considering even Sienna recently went on Vogue and talked about Alexa essentially being a part of the family now. Yes, there has been rumors for years that Alexa is a professional beard, but those are rumors, and rumors are not true and shouldn't be taken as such.
And anyone who is a fan of Tom's has seen the month of Alexa Chung birthday celebrations content where they kiss and look happy and are with family and friends. Many of those videos are deeply buried as they were intended to be private even though they are on social media. But because they are coming from family and friends socials and not paparazzi, then we should consider those pictures and videos to be true.
Alexa and Tom are happily together and anybody claiming to be Tom Sturridge saying otherwise is likely an imposter.
************************************************************************
I am posting this because I know what it is like to get your hopes up and to be mentally and emotionally drained by these imposters. I know some people that have actually lost thousands of dollars because they really believed they were talking to the real Tom Sturridge. They weren't. Please be careful out there guys.
I will post videos below that show the proof that Tom doesn't have social media of any kind. At least none that the general public will ever get their hands on, so, you have been informed now. Let's help each other stay safe. If you find any imposter accounts out there report and block them.
I will list the Instagram accounts that I know about so far that are imposters that I have blocked. I have also found accounts on Facebook that are imposters too but I have to find them again.
INSTAGRAM IMPOSTERS:
tomsurridge1988
privatetomsturridge420
tomsturridge6
private.tomsturridge02
pvt_tom_surridge4768
pvttomsturridge
sturridge934
realtomsturridge__
tomstrurridge6
tom__sturridge_
sturridge__
official_tom_sturridge
tom.sturridge_private
privately__tom_sturridge56
tom_sturridge__
sturridge360
tomsturridge65
tomsturridge_1
sturridgetom6
tom_sturridge1
tomsturridge4real_
tom.sturridge96
tomsturridge54
officialtom_sturridge
tomsturridgepage
tom_sturridgepvt
These are the ones I know about so far, but if there are more that any of you find, please, like seriously, please, list them here. Let's help each other stay safe out there.
There is of course Facebook accounts and other social media platforms that have imposters of Tom on them, but Instagram seems to be the hotbed for them mostly.
If you know of any accounts or want to add anything, or even share screen shots of your texting conversations with these accounts that proves they are imposters, please do.
5 notes · View notes
Note
This is no hate, we're just really confused on the whole "alter race" debate. We have a lot of headmates from different cultures and ethnicities, many who are fictives and simply came with the name from their source. (We are a white bodied system, I'll make that clear.) I'm one of those headmates (a host as well) and I have a name that doesn't match with the body's race, yet I don't use it to refer to the body. My friends however do use it to refer to me in specific though. I was talking to another system friend in a non-white body about this and they also seemed confused. Should their headmates all take names of the body's race? What exactly do you mean by names? Although many of us still identify with our respective races, we don't appropriate or use any terms that the body couldn't claim which is why we're all a bit confused. /gen /nay
again i am a white bodied system as well just relaying information that i have been told from poc systems and it is a pretty big debated topic where i mostly view content which is tik tok, i am sure you can find more information on i am pretty sure one of my mutuals accounts on tik tok deepsea.system also known as cream as their nickname but it is infact racist and culturally appropriation, yes someone can look differently to the body in the headspace but they are not from that race nor that culture if the body is not from that culture or race i apologise that i am just really bad at explaining your stuck with me for a bit since i am sadly front stuck https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRThwNVx/
i feel like these videos could help you understand a bit but i do hope you do more research into this as well i know there are a few videos about it on the rainbow systems account because there was recent drama of a white system using racial slurs and using alter race as a way to defend themselves not sure if this will help but a lot of people to help understand alter race and why it isn't real is when they look at it like transrace because you can't change your race
19 notes · View notes
egglantine23 · 1 year
Text
DC Titans Part 1
Ok so I actually watched Titans a while ago but I’m seeing it a lot more on tik tok and I have been thinking about it quite a bit lately because of it. so before I get into whatever is in my brain
1. I really don't like Titans as a show, I only watched the first season and already I did not like it. like the final “battle” (if you could even call it that) was basically a very boring argument between a girl and her dad.
2. while I wasn't a fan of his character before the show, I am now and I really don't like how Jason Todd is treated in the show.
so now because I have been thinking about this I have been sort of rewriting Titans in my head so I'm here to get those thoughts out. 
ill start with Jason, I cant do much about the first season and frankly I don't know enough about trigon or the story to care, so sadly we are keeping it because i think its a good jumping off point for what i want to do. so when ever Titans stuff is discussed Jason gets really exited and happy him being apert of something gives him joy and yes he can get carried away, he’s a street kid from Gotham probably the only safe place for him was in public spaces and he probably was raised by the prostitutes and homeless people of the area. so I think his motivation is more trying to find a home that doesn't reject him.
so first of all Jason is a HUGE book nerd, his favorite book is Pride & Prejudice for crying out loud, so he didn't know how long he would be staying in San Francisco so he only brought like 7 books. I know that seams like a lot but I headcannon him to be able to read like a long chapter book in like 2 or 3 days. so he doesn't have his normal library with him. now I am going to introduce a OC that I made named Saoirse, she’s a girl he met when he first went to the fancy school in Gotham after getting adopted by Bruce. She was a foreign exchange student from Ireland and ill make a separate post about her after this one.
Jason and Saoirse have been friends for a long time and for his first few months in San Francisco they didn’t talk but after the hole trigon thing he starts to talk to her again. she knows he is Robin and Bruce is kind of ok with it because she is a blue Lantern in training. anyway he talks to her about all the stuff going on in San Francisco and to surprise him she sends a care package with a couple books, snacks, and some bookmarks. Dick sees Jason bring the package into his room and follows him, and because its Titans probably thinking the worst.
Dick sees Jason on a video call with Saoirse and opening the package getting really exited about the new books and she even got him a copy of the book there book club is reading. after the call ends Dick makes his presence known asking who Saoirse is. Jason starts acting defensively trying to get Dick out of his room. it ends with Jason telling him that she’s his friend and even a little bonding moment between the two. in the scene I want to show how smart Jason actually is with questions about books and we start to really get to know Jason.
now I’m still going to go the Deathstrock route because I want drama with Rose and Saoirse. so after Jason almost dies he doesn't talk to Saoirse for a little bit. but after starting his relationship with Rose he calls her and one apologizes for the radio silence he was depressed, she understands and validates his emotions wile still telling him that she is always able to talk to him LIKE A GOOD FREIND WOULD, excitedly he tells her about Rose and how he wishes she where here so he could introduce them. and she informs him that she was planning on flying to San Francisco that night and stay at a friend's place in order to surprise him.
now from my very limited exposure to Titans season 2 I know that the team breaks up at some point and that Rose and Jason are very toxic. so Saoirse arrives before the team breaks up but after the crosses on the mirrors incident. I think when Jason told Rose that Saoirse was coming she made a scene about how he’s never talked about this Saoirse before. I think she does this in front of everyone else and they gang up on him for nothing. he basically stays quiet and says when lunch is and that he need to pick Saoirse up from the airport leaving.
him and Saoirse go to the lunch they had planned and Rose doesn't show up they end up eating anyway and they decide to go back to Titans tower because Jason just assumes Rose wasn't feeling very good. when they get there the team try to confront Jason, its worth noting the Titans don't notice Saoirse there,   saying things like “who is this Saoirse girl”, “why is he keeping secrets”, and I think hank would make some rude remark about Saoirse pretty much based on nothing.
that's when Saoirse makes herself known and introduces herself. now before this we don't see a lot of Saoirse just her voice bit her look has been obscured  so this is sort of a reveal scene. she is a 5 foot tall girl with frizzy bright red hair, cute gold glasses that look strait out of a fantasy book, a brightly colored crochet cardigan over a cottagecore, witchy outfit and red lace up leather boots her grandfather made her.
I think this is when Dick enters the scene and politely invites her in while everyone is getting over the initial shook of the moment. they sit on the couch and talk Saoirse answers questions like how she knows Jason by Gar, I think Dawn would ask her questions that bring up the fact she is a pagan witch, she lives in Ireland buts stays on her grandfathers farm for most of the summer, and her love of crochet and books. Rose shows up Jason introduces her to Saoirse but Rose stays quiet for a little bit before asking about the ring on her finger. Jason is a little alarmed by this and makes a small inoffensive comment about Rose skipping any introduction. Saoirse says its fine revealing her blue lantern ring and showing it to Rose and the group.
Kori probably says something about how she’s heard of a Green and Red Lantern but not a Blue one. this prompts Saoirse into explaining all about the Blue Lanterns, a topic she is very interested in. someone probably asks if she’s a hero and she says something like “No. No. No. No, I could never be a vigilante like any of you guys or Hal or John or... does Guy count, yea he counts. I’d cant use my ring like a green lantern could and even if I could I’d much rather teach than fight bad guys.” now most of the Titans didn’t know Saoirse knew they where vigilantes and the mood sours and she continues “OH! I forgot, yea I know who you guys are, John one of the green Lanterns told me, I hope that's ok.” 
this calms some people down and I think Donna says something like its fine and that Diana trusts John so she will to. after Dinner Saoirse goes back to the place she is staying and there is some talk around Titans about Jason’s friend. Jason probably tries to talk to Rose about what happened but she avoids the topic and it ends in a small fight. Jason and sometimes Gar leave and hangout with Saoirse. Jason invites Rose but she declines overtime, and because i think Jason is actually trying in this relationship he tries to politely confront Rose about this but it always ends in a fight, Rose ignoring the topic, or Rose trying to distract from the topic.
I have more but this is really long so this is part 1
16 notes · View notes
etemeh · 1 year
Text
Hello
So, if you’ve seen my page, you might have noticed my page has gone through some changes. My carrd is mostly blank, and I removed my twitch. Also, my banners are gone, and my icon is gone. The reason of this is going to be explained in the following paragraphs:
My presence on DeviantArt and Tumblr: my activity on these pages are way more active than in any other. However, like I said before, these pages were created to post upcoming updates for the game im developing (yes, that’s still a thing). Sadly, like many things, this game has gone through many iterations, and the version im finally settled for does not include the concepts I posted on Tumblr and DeviantArt. So as a result, I have decided to remove all my post regarding the past version of the game and try to start from scratch. That way, I can present the latest information without the viewer getting confused. Is it a massive retcon? In part yes, because both versions are completely different gameplay wise, but story wise they are the same.
TikTok: After some time on tik tok, I noticed my content there is completely different from the type of content I posted on DeviantArt. So, I decided to remove my videos I had. On one hand, it follows the same rule as above, of the mention of the old version of the game. But on the other hand, there was a massive disconnect of the contents. There was baking content, game skin reviews and vague badly done animations. So, these TikTok’s are currently private, and I will start again.
YouTube and Twitch: This account had been accumulating dust for some time now. So, I closed the Twitch account. But YouTube will still be up, and I will try to post updates of the development on there.
Upcoming groups: I want to open a community Discord, in fact, its coming soon. That way, I can make more friendships from there. Also, something that I want to try is doing casting calls for the voices of the characters. So, I opened an account on Casting Call Club, the project is currently under the name of “unnamed island adventure”. Also, Instagram is coming. Im still a minor and I always had limitations of the type of social media platforms I can have from part of my parents. Currently im explaining to them that I would like to open Instagram for my project, and im still awaiting the green light from them.
If you have any questions regarding the game and the points currently here, then please comment under this.
Etemeh, out. -0-0-
7 notes · View notes
omg-justshutup · 2 years
Text
Thought of the day:
I wasn't sure if to talk about this, since this whole profile is more about me talking about my shit and my stories, because yes, I write.
But since I talked about Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, I thought I should talk about two more things:
1. Iran
2. The 25th of September in Italy
So I'm 90% sure almost everyone heard about what happened to Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old iranian woman that ended up dead because she wasn't wearing her hijab properly. I've seen tons of tik toks talking about this but I still wanted to talk about two things regarding this topic.
First of all I wanted to share what happened even if barely anyone knows who I am, I still think anyone should at least try to spread the word to bring awareness. What's happening right now in Iran is horrible and it's really sad and scary to think people live in a country where they don't even have access to internet anymore, people not being able to hear from their own family living there, knowing just that there are protests and people getting killed because of it.
This brings me to my second point about Iran: the whole cutting your hair thing. I saw videos with people shaving their head, and people reacting to this, saying that unless you are affected by the strict law to wear the hijab, cutting your hair will only give you sympathy points and do little to nothing for the people in Iran, which I do think is true, also because I'm partially scared this whole thing will turn into another trend where people talk about real and serious issues for a couple of weeks and then forget about it entirely.
Now my second topic, which I think is much less known.
So on the 25th September, which means tomorrow, there will be the elections for a new prime minister in Italy. I know since the elections are tomorrow, I wouldn't exactly be allowed to talk about it, but I doubt this will make any change, so I just hope more people at least learn about this.
The problem with these elections is not that they're happening and where, it's who might win. As much as people imagine Italy as another western and modernized country in both technology and mentality, I sadly have to break the second one. Many Italians still have old nationalistic mentalities, I first handedly had to go through it. Many of them are racist, xenophobic, homophobic, islamophobic, you got it. But you know who is all those things all together? An Italian politician that might win the elections: Giorgia Meloni.
Giornia Meloni is the president of Fratelli d'Italia, a conservative party. She has also been called, and still is, fascist. When she was around 20 years old, she stated that Mussolini was a good politician. Italians and all foreigners that live here already have an idea with what she'll do if she wins and I could stay here list everything I know but I guess I'll give some tips to make everyone understand even more why I think this should be known more:
compulsory military service for all Italians;
prohibition to build any more Mosques and all Muslims must pray in Italian so everyone can understand what they're saying;
maximum number of foreign students per class.
I could also go on and prove even more the racism and also homophobia in almost everything she wants and says but I'm pretty sure these three points say it all.
The worst of all is, even if Meloni doesn't win, there are other parties with pretty much the same mentality that have as much of a chance to win as Fratelli d'Italia, and many Italians tried their best on the Italian side of tik tok to prove to as many people as possible to vote correctly at these elections, but we're still afraid we barely made a change. Already Hungary is not being considered a Democracy anymore, and now apparently it's a hybrid regime of electorial autocracy, which causes some problems in the European Union, all we need is an Italy with a fascist prime minister.
I apologize if I got any information wrong, everything I wrote was straight from my memory and knowledge, but even if I wrote a name or a small fact wrong, the idea of both points must've been clearly made anyways.
12 notes · View notes
sunandsstars · 1 year
Note
American here
I think you unfortunately just got some rude douche canoes we have here.
Cuz i understand yoh completely and the things you said everyone I know says.
"Let's get some Chinese food" and "You want Chinese?" Are the same thing.
Though Tuna is TUNA. Someone says Tuna Fish I'm gonna think they mean the whole LIVE Fish and not like the ready to eat kind. But then also context of the sentence...
Neither of which require someone correcting someone else about it unless they are just trying be self righteous pricks.
Sounds like you sadly attracted the local American Bitchycus Ignoramoose. We unfortunately do try to domesticate and eradicate such vermine. But it appears lately the bloody things are running amuck.
unfortunately i’m definitely attracting a lot of douches who don’t understand that there are other countries with different foods and variations of the english language 😔 who also resort to blaming us for colonisation and racism as a last resort
but yes! context is very important and the slang also doesn’t need any brain power to understand, so people should easily know what it means, whether it’s chinese food, or tuna fish
too many people are just so tik tok obsessed that they forget to breathe in the real world 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻
5 notes · View notes