Hiii, I love your art so much and I adore the way you draw Swatch. What's your opinion on swatchton? 👀
i don't usually answer ship opinion asks unless i'm fond of it myself out of respect for the Differently Opinionated but i Realized something the other night that kinda got a ball rolling for me. that "color cafe is also a host club" headcanon was funny, and then i remembered MONTHS late the line about spamton once being a loyal customer of theirs. ...that falls into place a little too well.
i mean the concept of he and swatch being exes is good (so much divorce in this game and we can add even more) but spamton thinking he's so famous now SURELY they like him back even though it's literally their job to flirt with customers so they spend more money? unparalleled 😂 i can see them kind of being friends though, he is a Funny Little Dude, and swatch never thought anything more of his frequent visits because queen, Their Bestie, stops by all the time too and there's nothing more there either. food good, music nice, birds pretty, why Wouldn't you want to come here?
... though i don't think they'd care if they knew he was interested in them in any way. so are literally hundreds of people, get in line <3 the cafe probably has a "no trying to propose to our staff" rule. they're too dedicated to the Butler thing anyway
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Amatonormativity has destroyed so many people's understanding and acceptance of themselves, and it's heartbreaking.
Yes, it is normal to be in your 20s, 30s, or older and not have lost your virginity, had a first kiss, or a partner. It is normal to say that you aren't ready for those things, too! It is normal if your life doesn't follow the "college graduate -> engagement -> buying a home -> 2.5 kids and a dog" trajectory that so many people have idealized.
So many people associate maturity with losing your virginity, or having a first kiss, or a serious relationship, and I think that's a dangerous association. Maturity isn't gained through those things, and you don't have to have those experiences to be considered "mature" or "grown." It is not a bad thing to go at your pace. Nobody else can live your life but you. If you end up having those experiences, that's great! But it should be done because you want to experience them, not because you feel "broken" and "immature" without them.
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managing creative envy
Just like in other areas of our lives, it's easy to be jealous of others when we create in fandom spaces and post online - the online aspect of fandom just offers more opportunities for it. Hits, kudos, comments, reblogs. Whatever unit of measurement you look at, there's always some number out there ready to tell you who's "better" and who's "worse" at whatever creative endeavor you engage in.
Except that none of those numbers actually gauge skill or quality.
When we're jealous of those numbers, what we actually wish we had isn't bigger numbers, it's attention. Reassurance. Excitement. Community. Whether the number is 5 or 5000, that's what it represents. We want those things and that other person has more of them, and so we end up jealous.
To manage that jealousy, we need to understand what we need and then find ways to get it. It might not come from posting on AO3, but maybe it comes from a local writer's group. Maybe there's someone in your life that you wish cared a little more about your "silly stories" and took you more seriously when you spoke about writing. Maybe what's missing isn't related to writing at all and it's more about having someone who cares about you and thinks you're important.
But numbers are just one thing to be jealous of. Perhaps the envy is instead because of another person's abilities. They come up with such interest plots! They have such fun ideas! They always have the perfect words, the singing phrases. For them it's easy, and for me it's just impossible!
Whether it's easy for them or not isn't what's making us envious, though. It's not about them and their abilities at all. It's about feeling like our own skills are lacking. The envy comes in because that person has what we want and don't yet have.
If we want to get past this type of envy, we need to refocus our energy away from being sad or angry or hopeless because another person is able to do something. Focus instead on celebrating the things we already do well. Take the time to notice improvements. Identify specific things we want to do better, and figure out how to learn. Remember, asking for help is always an option - and it might even lead to that feeling of community that might be lacking too.
Emotions are information that we need to take the time to interpret. Take the time to reflect on what's causing it. Find the thing that's missing from your experience and then figure out how to fill the gap.
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“I can’t believe Tom Cruise of all people would stand up for his agent, a Muslim Libyan-American woman, who was being publicly blacklisted for her support of Palestine and calling out the ongoing genocide, including making a rare in-person appearance to CAA headquarters in LA to express his support for her. What a strange person who can ever guess what opinions he will have.”
Look. I’ve studied Tom Cruise a lot. One could even call me a Cruisologist. (Not to be confused with. Well.) And, it’s actually really easy to predict Tom Cruise’s opinion on something. The tricky part is whether it will be made public in a timely manner or not and, if it’s made public at all, will it be a lede buried in favor of pushing a narrative sold on background by a studio exec he pissed off because he didn’t roll over and take their bullshit.
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"I set up a suggestion box."
"You what?"
"I, I set up a suggestion box. In Heaven. For me, I mean, not for God, that would be-- uh. Well."
"That would be what?" Say it, angel.
"That... that would fall on deaf ears, I think." I still can't; it's sacrilege.
"Why did you do that?"
"The, the box?"
"Yeah."
"Do you not remember..? Well, I suppose you might not..."
"I do. I think I do."
"Then why do you ask?"
"Because... well, angel, I don't think you need one. Do you?"
"I'm just... trying, Crowley."
"And how's that working out for you? Any suggestions so far?"
"Yeah. Yeah, uh, one."
"What's it say?"
"It said: Resign, Archiraphale."
"Archiraphale, huh?"
"Yeah."
"I have a suggestion."
"You do?"
"Get rid of the suggestion box."
"..."
"You're the best suggestion they have, just by being up there. If they can't see that, see you, which of course they don't, then no suggestion they make will be worth a damn."
"Crowley..."
"Just. Be careful up there, Aziraphale. Pl-- Okay?"
"Yes. I am. Of course. Crowley, I... I miss you."
"Yeah." I miss you too. Angel, you have no idea...
"Is it okay-- Would it be too much to-- Can I contact you? Somehow?"
"...maybe. Yeah. I guess I could-- you could leave a note. I could set up a suggestion box."
"I don't want to make any suggestions. I just want to-- talk. And uh. Apologize. I want to apologize."
"Don't need a suggestion box for that. Just need an... er, an apology box."
"I'm sorry, Crowley. Look at me, please. I am so sorry. Let me explain?"
"I'm sorry, too. Okay. Okay, okay, okay. Don't make me regret this. You can leave a letter. Mailbox."
"Thank you. I will. I... need to go back, now."
"Sure. Archiraphale... wow, I can't believe they developed a sense of humor. Wait, take this."
"A note?"
"Mhm. For the suggestion box."
Insultors will be smitten. -- AZIraphale
"Thank you, Crowley. I don't think 'insultor'... thank you." Protecting me makes him so happy. Still?
"Sure." Always.
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The fact that we almost certainly wouldn't get a fourth AOS movie until 2026, combined with the conveniently similar ten-year gap without connecting screen content between the end of TOS and The Motion Picture, gives AOS the chance to do the funniest thing and surprise everyone by just going straight into their TMP era after only about six hours of material
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