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byler + 27💛
hello!! thank you for the prompt. i realise that they don’t actually share the umbrella for much of this but alas, this where my brain decided to end it.
byler + sharing an umbrella in the rain
“How was I the sensible one here?” Mike says, laughing as he pulls an umbrella out of his backpack. It was absolutely pouring rain as they stepped out of the movie theatre but stayed under the cover of the entryway. “You’re the one that told me to bring an umbrella!”
“So I knew you’d have one for me to share.” Will says, quick as ever.
“Ah,” Mike says, “so this was your plan all along?”
“I didn’t want to carry my backpack today.” Will says with a shrug and a smirk.
Mike simply laughs and shakes his head, “you’re terrible, Will Byers.”
“You like it,” Will says, kissing Mike on the cheek. Mike’s stomach swoops and his cheeks redden slightly, the way they always do anytime Will kisses him, or does something cute, or looks at him. Mike wonders if he should be worried that there’s something wrong with him, like physically, since they’ve been dating for several months. But then Will looks at him again, and every thought on the subject promptly leaves his mind as his stomach swoops again like it couldn’t be any other way, like Will Byers will always make him feel like he’s on a roller coaster he doesn’t ever want to get off.
“Get a room, losers.” Max says as she shoulders past Will in the entryway, jostling him into Mike. Mike catches him with an arm around his waist, cheeks blushing at the contact. Lucas is following behind her, patting Will’s shoulder as he moves past them.
“Wow,” Mike says, sarcasm thick in his voice, “Stop being so homophobic, Max.”
Max doesn’t even look back as she holds up her middle finger back at them. “C’mon, we’re going to the diner. I want a milkshake.” She continues walking into the rain, saved by her rain jacket
“In this weather?” Will asks incredulously, looking to Mike.
“At least it’s only a few blocks,” Mike responds, shrugging because the diner is closer than his house which meant less time in the rain.
“I guess,” Will says.
“C’mon, let’s go before she yells at us for being too slow.” Mike says, opening the umbrella. They step out into the rain. Will wraps his arms around Mike’s as they follow after Lucas and Max down the street to the diner.
#byler#st.fic#ask#anon#fic.prompt#if u see any mistakes no u didn’t#i proofread it a bunch but#also it’s v short#but just testing writing bylwr rn#seeing how it is#anyways it was fun
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The Fall of Joy
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An idea that I pray does not happen. I stg Emily better be safe and happy these next two episodes-
Hypothetical Fallen Angel Emily! Because this angst would not leave my brain. It hurts to leave heaven, but she won't be alone. If Emily was cast from heaven, I think the hotel would welcome her with open arms...
Commission me
#hazbin hotel#Hellaverse#charlie morningstar#vaggie#seraphim emily#emily seraphim#Hazbin hotel au#my art#comic#does this count as an AU?#artists on tumblr#fanart#art#the angst was too strong#also emily with that short haircut was v cute#something something religious trauma has done something to me man#i feel emily oof#new episodes today tho!!!!!#im excited and fucjing terrified
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I think I understand you better now.
Ooh, do tell me all about me.
+ bonus:
#dead boy detectives#edwin paine#the cat king#george rexstrew#lukas gage#dbdedit#deadboydetectivesedit#dead boy detectives spoilers#my gifs#'twas v sweet :^>#also short king !! 🥳#catwin
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what is the theory that ivan manipulated the event where till and mizi met the wagyein?
It's not a theory, actually! It's confirmed that Ivan orchestrated the whole event. The true reason as to why however is still unknown. The information provides more context to this scene, though:
During the earlier times of ALNST the most rational explanation for this scene was that Till ran after a flower crown (presumably Mizi's) and Ivan followed him in out of curiosity. Now we know that Ivan was conveniently just standing there because he was waiting.
Side note, I find it heartbreaking (and maybe a little funny, sorry) that Till most likely didn't notice Ivan in this scene. That's just like him, isn't it. Always too busy running after Mizi while Ivan trails behind, an ever-present shadow.
I'm not sure how Ivan manipulated the circumstances for both of them to end up there, but it is confirmed that everything was intentional. What strikes me most is how they describe this particular scene:
I can't copy down what they said word-for-word (Patreon info), but they described Ivan watching "creepily" as Till and Mizi are faced with danger. We know that Ivan was familiar with the Cerberus wagyein beforehand, enough to touch its teeth and even to rest himself inside its maw. To Ivan, the wagyein is not dangerous, but to Till and Mizi, it could be. Ivan prepared the wagyein, led them there, and watched "creepily" from afar as Till fell on his knees, seemingly injured.
The closest I can get to making sense of Ivan's "scheme" is that he wanted to see how other children would react in a dangerous situation. Ivan's always been an observer, after all, and he's learned to survive by copying the more "normal" behaviors of his peers. This situation occured when Ivan was still young and had not yet developed his more charming mask, so perhaps he staged this encounter to study a situational response, to learn and mimic the emotion of fear. And what better subjects for the experiment than two of the most expressive and reactive humans of their batch? It helps that he was already fixated on Till beforehand, too. I think Ivan became irreversibly obssessed after this incident, especially since it's framed as a turning point in Ivan's life, comparing Till to the stars.
This is just my attempt at an interpretation, though. It could very well be for another reason. He most likely chose Till and Mizi specifically for personal reasons, not just for reaction. I'm still not sure on the purpose behind the whole thing.
The team wanted to capture Ivan's "dark emotions" through the shot of his stalking, which could relate to his more sinister intentions. His gaze can be read in a few different ways, though. Curiosity, interest, fear, etc. Maybe that's why they decided to redraw the shot in ROUND 6.
I think this better sells the feeling they were trying to convey.
#ivan u fucked up little guy.#also okay i just wanna clear this up#i know i make a lot of posts about ivans darker side and his more problematic traits#but this isn't me trying to villainize him or reduce him down to “toxic yaoi”#I HOPE YOU GUYS KNOW ALL MY TOXIC YAOI POSTS ARE LIGHTHEARTED.#i just want to clarify that ivan was always intended to be a darker and complicated character. even since his debut in round 3#the way i refer to ivan (“twisted” “creepy” “obssessive” etc) are literally the direct words used by q and v themselves to describe him#but despite that id like to emphasize that i don't see ivan as a villain or a completely bad person. hes complicated#there is no normalcy in this world they are living in. none of the characters know what being truly normal is#this isn't me condoning his actions#but it has to be acknowledged that alnst is fucked up in nature. we can't expect perfect relationships from people who are born to die#plus ivan has a lot more layers past the “dark” parts. he's constantly battling himself and his desires#especially at the end of round 6 where he performs a myriad of conflicting actions (kiss strangle peck smile)#thanks to the r6 production notes we now know that ivan was going through a rapid internal conflict#“sure and unsure at the same time”#there is sooo much to ivan. his low self-esteem. his desire and possessiveness despite knowing till will never love him#his VEHEMENT insistence that till will never love him vs his desperate persistence in trying anyway#uh i need to shut up i think#anyways sorry. just wanted to clarify my thoughts on him in case people think im. yk.#in short. hes a fucked up little freak and he fascinates me. this poor tragic child. i love him.#SORRY I GOT CARRIED AWAY#alnst#alien stage#alien stage ivan#alnst ivan#asks
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#make ur arguments in the tags#d20#dimension 20#fantasy high#fhjy#fantasy high junior year#season 1 i'd say probably kristen . perhaps adaine#season 2 was lowkey everyone but particularly riz. i'd throw adaine and fabian in there also#V curious to see how this evolves as new shorts are aired
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"I quit my job and became the Princess Bride"✨ Have you read this romance novel? 😇
#twsb#when the third wheel strikes back#섭남파업#서브 남주가 파업하면 생기는 일#cedric riester#christelle de sarnez#jesse venetiaan#<--finally... tagging an art w only him and not also the tag jung yeseo... KDBSJ#its actually him this time#IM FINISHED AAAH#this was just... a practice... but it took longer than expected (but at the same time still p short? only 2 days#i didnt color it v detailed but oh my god#coloring on procreate is a fking pain#the shitty excuse for a fillbucket that doesnt even use accurate colors... drives me insane#MY EYES HURT#red eyes white clothes cedric.... who are you#(also christelle w sky blue eyes... pushes them more to the aqua/teal direction to differentiate them more#jesse without ahoge... the ahoge is yeseo's thing <3#my art#RIP jesse but also thank u for dying(?) so cedyeschris can be a thing yaaay😚#did u guys notice that i didnt give cedric orange highlights like i always do too...#its weird looking at him... technically ur the same person but... who r u...#QPB
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Day 2 (Traveling to Middle Earth | The Helcaraxë | Bonds Broken, Bonds Made) for @glorfindelweek !!
This is so so headcanon heavy but tl;dr I like to headcanon a) Idril as the equivalent of 10-12ish at the start of the Helcaraxë and Glorfindel being only a little older than her, b) Glorfindel as Idril's first cousin, on her mother's side, and c) them being more or less friendly before the Helcaraxë but growing very very close during the march!
They're just two kids watching out for each other when the adults are busy with important adult things
#ty for hosting!!#this is theoretically at the v beginning of the helcaraxë#OH also headcanon d) short elf hair before they reach their majority!#idril#glorfindel#glorfindelweek#silmarillion#silmarillion fanart#tolkien fanart#candlesart#here down in the valley#im still experimenting w brushes. just picking a new one every piece and going at it#im so sorry i draw literally every wavy/curly bob like that. theres only so many ways i know how to draw a bob (one)
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This will be more of a vent post than it is a critique or review. It’s just something I personally find so agitating and I wanted to talk about it to just get the feelings of my chest.
I hate. And I mean hate. That they named her “Vaggie”
More below cut/includes slight spoilers from released content and leaked audition sheets.
I just. And please keep in mind that this is all my personal opinion and you’re allowed to think whatever you want. You can love her name and think it’s the most creative beautiful name in the world and that’s fine. That’s your opinion, and that’s great!!
But this is my opinion—V’s name isn’t funny. It’s not creative or clever.
It comes off as trying to be “edgy” or daring, but it just flops. And it’s incredibly frustrating to be sapphic (I’m a lesbian) and to see one of only TWO sapphic characters be literally named after “female” genitalia.
And I wondered for a while if I was just being weirdly picky about this, but if this leak turns out to be real (and I am PRAYING it’s not):
Then the exterminators, a seemingly entire female group, are named after genitalia. Like. Why? What is the point of having a group of characters being named after genitals??
I have a hard time describing why this makes me so angry and makes me feel so disrespected. I think it’s because:
1. Whether intentional or not, it comes off as reducing women characters to their genitalia.
2. It’s reducing a sapphic (possibly lesbian, but never confirmed) character to her genitals. Again, whether or not this is intended, the writers have made it so that everyone who hears these characters names immediately thinks “oh like Vagina”. This is even a joke in the prequel comics:
And the FIRST EPISODE:
Apparently the original character that V is based on was actually named “Vagina” just straight up. Oh but they used a Y. Because. That really makes it unique a cool. (Being sarcastic)
3. Again. I don’t care if this was the intent or not. But it feels just so so reductive to name a whole GROUP of women characters after different female genital parts. It’s just disrespectful. And again, I don’t think it was meant to be this—but it just? It’s so reductive and just stupid.
Like. I also want to make it clear that I’d be saying the SAME thing as I am now if it was a male character named “Penissy” or “Scrothomas” or some stupid shit. If Angel Dust’s name was like… “Tainty” or “Schlong” or something I would also be frustrated and upset.
Because that would be the same thing. A gay man character reduced to his genitals. Anyway this is done, it’s disrespectful and feels gross and reductive to me.
But I don’t know what I expected because this is the same writing team that thinks a character referring to himself as “The Dickmaster” and saying “dick” 600 times in a row is peak comedy writing. Ugh.
Again, I’m sorry this is more a personal vent than any sort of review or critique. I’m genuinely hoping that the Lute audition sheet is not anything that will show up in the show, and that Clitorissa and Labianne will never see the light of day. It’s just.
It’s not funny. It’s stupid, and annoying, and I hate it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And V deserved to be called by a real name, not a edgy unfunny punchline.
#funhouse convo#media criticism#media critique#hazbin hotel critical#hazbin hotel critique#helluva boss critical#also no it being short for vagatha doesn’t make it better#it just makes me sad because I like v#I like her a lot she’s one of my fav characters#but she’s treated like a boring joke all the time#and she doesn’t even have a real name#I hate it#it’s just misogynistic
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tried watching the new queen charlotte series but was immediately put off by the ridiculous anti-corset propaganda, so get ready for another rant.
first of all, this is the georgian era so what she's wearing are called /stays/ - corsets are a victorian invention. why do we still not know this in 2023 when period productions have remained consistently popular throughout the years? the concept of tighlacing (the goal being a reduction of the waist) is also victorian and was not the norm at all and v much an extreme practice. this understanding of history is so superficial, it's as if an alien were to open up People magazine and conclude that all human women resort to butt injections and lip fillers to stay with the fashion of the times. also, no, you cannot tighlace in stays to obtain a waist reduction because they are shaped like a funnel (picture 1 = long stays, 2 = short regency stays, 3 = corset)
charlotte goes on to complain about how dangerous whalebone is and that it might kill her if she makes the wrong move. what the actual fuck? whalebone was actually the very best material to use for this because it was sturdy yet flexible and allowed the /stays/ to completely and comfortably mold around a woman's unique body shape. one of the reasons why today it is v difficult to replicate the same effect in corsetry is because we do not have access to whalebone (killing whales is not cool for obvious reasons) so corset-makers have to resort to other materials like plastic or metal, which CAN break. whereas whalebone doesn't really break as easily. furthermore, stays/corsets were NEVER worn on bare skin, but with a chemise/shift underneath.
why did women in the past resort to this type of undergarment, you ask? well, apart from the fact that women need bust support, the stays also serve the purpose of allowing all the many skirts and petticoats to be placed comfortably onto the waist. you try piling on that much fabric around your bare waist and see how you like it and if you can even carry it all around without it cutting into your stomach.
clothes throughout human history did cater to the popular fashions of the time, yes, but they also reflected the technological limitations and there was thus a practical aspect to it. this is a time before elastic bands, before industrialization and fast fashion, clothes are v difficult to make, everything is done by hand, so a lot of care is put into preserving them, because they are /expensive/ and labour intensive. you don't want your fancy outergarments to get ruined so you wear a lot of undergarments to absorb your bodily fluids since those are easier to make and don't have to look "pretty", can be stained and patchy etc. again, why do you need so many layers in the first place? because this is a time before comfortable heating, with poorly isolated and drafty houses, and it's bloody cold otherwise.
the third reason why that monologue was so dumb is because CHARLOTTE is the reason regency court dress was so preposterous. long story short, in a few decades, the fashionable silhouette changes wildly from the late 1700s to the 1810s.
the regency waistline was much higher and the gowns were much more flowy and unstructured than the late georgian ones (what's commonly known as the empire waistline). the long stays of the late 1700s were now replaced with short stays that really were similar to modern bras. the scene in the first season of bridgerton where they squeeze penelope's sister into what looks like a pair of long stays (?) is bonkers bc no one would wear a waist-constricting boned undergarment under a regency dress. why would they? the natural waist is not even emphasized in any way. this is just another reason to peddle the women-were-oppressed-by-their-lingerie agenda. so if charlotte really hated long stays that much, regency would really have been her time to shine, right? wrong. the woman loved the fashions of her youth so much she forced everyone who came to court to still comply to them, which is why we get the absolutely atrocious regency court dresses - essentially a combination of the georgian style with side panniers, but with an empire waistline.
yeah, this is how daphne SHOULD have looked like when she was presented at court in front of charlotte. i can understand why the showrunners decided to just leave her in a regency silhouette because this is ugly af. but, anyway, queen charlotte is the last person on earth to be complaining about how uncomfortable stays are.
creative licence aside, the reason this pisses me off is because it is SUCH lazy storytelling. the show wants us to know charlotte is a spunky pseudo-feminist character so the easiest way to do that is to have her complain about the evil 'corset' trying to kill her. it is so profoundly ahistorical and does nothing to contribute to the conversation about women's true problems and true limitations during that time. instead of genuinely exploring social history and women's actual lived experiences, we are STILL, in the year of our lord 2023, diverting the discourse towards fabricated issues that never existed in the first place.
the reasons actresses complain about boned underwear in interviews are manifold. costume designers are very overworked, they have to produce clothes for hundreds of people in a very short time, so they simply do not have the time or resources to construct corsets/stays that fit the actresses like they are supposed to. in the past, these garments were made individually for every person and completely to their own requirements. they also make these actresses wear the boning on BARE skin to look extra sexy to the audience or to emphasize their oppression - that never happened, a shift was always worn underneath (hello dakota fanning scene in the alienist??).
moreover, they lace them up until they constrict their ribcages - these women are already super thin and their bodies cannot support more reduction - instead of relying on the historical practices of padding and illusion. nowadays, body parts are what's fashionable - that's why so many resort to fat transfers or breast implants or starving themselves to achieve a flat stomach. in the past, anyone of any size could have accomplished the fashionable silhouette because they had a wide array of accouterments to plop underneath their garments - panniers, bustles, hoop skirts, padding of any sort. it didn't matter how big your waist was, you just padded other areas until you achieved the desired shape. fat women wore corsets/stays, too. working women, who did a lot of physical labour, did the same. how were they able to perform all of their tasks if they were incapable of moving or breathing? even today, people wear medical corsets all the time.
TLDR the media's obsession with portraying modern women as so liberated because they wear bras instead of "patriarchal" underwear is so tedious.
EDIT: Some very basic chronological tadpoles to make this easier to place within historical context. "Georgian" is used to denote the 18th+ century when Great Britain was ruled by several kings named George, so roughly 1714-1830. Within this interval, we refer to the Regency period as encompassing the regency of Prince George, future King George IV, when his father George III was incapacitated by mental illness. The official political regency took place during 1811-1820, but culturally speaking, this was extended to roughly the end of the 18th century up to maybe 1830 or 1837. This is the time period of Napoleonic wars and Jane Austen novels, so all her heroines should normally wear Regency styles. Think "empire waistline" as in Imperial France and Napoleon. The Victorian era (and its corsets) follows throughout the rest of the 19th century. Queen Charlotte was a contemporary of Marie Antoinette's, so they should be dressed in similar fashions (robe à la française vs robe à la anglais).
#but what can i expect from a production by shonda rhimes 🤷♀️ she certainly has a marvel-heroine type understanding of feminism#queen charlotte: a bridgerton story#bridgerton#fashion history#anyway this post is relevant for my blog bc i generally watch a lot of period media so this issue inevitably pops up now and again#would also like to add that while the term 'corset' did exist in that era#it referred to a v wide array of chest undergarments#so as to become impractical to use for a relatively short explanation#corsets as we conceptualize them today are tied with the victorian period#also pls remember i am simplifying for the sake of brevity else this post would have been enourmous
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joel1708: What a night 🤩
#no cos i was legit at the gym n the athletics was on#n i was watching it n i was like wonder if seb is there bc it’s in zurich#AND BOOM HE WAS THERE#also his hair looks v short so maybe he’s no longer got long hair#sebastian vettel
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crumpled pocketful of offbook scraps that are just so wildly clashy and have nothing to do with each other but uhhhh. Enjoy i guess
#my art#off book#Douglas is supposed to be like a busted bottom shelf archaeopteryx#also the top one as you might guess was supposed to be the top half of a full size drawing page but it went awry#and only those top two survived lol#the ‘jacket’ that karm is wearing at the bottom is actually the double d deep v shirt she bought that busted apart#from the 2nd encore episode#she still wears it as a short sleeved robe#blair is playing nintendogs#he keeps failing the agility contests#also shoutout to everyone else who was making crossover headcanons for acofaf and Infinity Time Infinity Wine#i feel in my heart that douglas’s villain origin story has to do with his cousins always getting to go to the Bloom instead of him#had to jump in the infinity pool to one up them#and also make the birds grandfather invented based off of him instead of the lords of the wing
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Preview of my comic 'Prism' for the upcoming SB comics fair in October! It's short, semi-anecdotal and sentimental. Please look forward to it!!!
"Three friends get high together on a late night after months of being apart. In this semi-anecdotal narrative, the unnamed protagonist muses about being directionless in your 20s, growing up and the bonds that make it worthwhile. You may be lost, but at least you have friends."
#my art#art#comic#indie comics#shortbox comics fair#artists on tumblr#it's literally 24 pages long like v short so i'm gonna try and not give too much away but also the blurb is literally all that happens#there's some pink floyd discussion YES sorry for being annoying
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ask your healer if these hands are right for you 🦈
#final fantasy xiv#final fantasy 14#ffxiv#ff14#gpose#roegadyn#sea wolf#femroe#original character#oc#oc: sathoeya#don't mind me just doing my routine housing reset timer for her 🫡#(also spending a lil time posing her!! idk if short hair is canon for her#but she is v handsome w short hair like this soooo)
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So I'm playing around with the "what if the Cybeast was present in Hub's robot body" scenario some more. In this case, I wanted to depict a clear struggle in suppressing it after it set off previously.
You can also see me struggling to draw the poses I wanted up top.
#I also wasn't sure how to else emphasize the clawing without having hub galidor-ing the beast arms for a bit#I'd hope it's somehow viewable from that perspective (these are scribbly since I was going with the flow :V )#and if it's also hard to tell these aren't quickly occurring after another- assume a few time lapses or something#(hub's battery can't be that short can it? ;;; )#doodle-daas#comics#megaman exe#megaman.exe#rockman exe#hub hikari#saito hikari#yuichiro hikari#lan hikari#netto hikari
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Genuine question, because I don't know a lot about the topic and you're:
If someone identifies as non-binary and genderfluid, which from what I've gathered means something like "human" instead of male or female, doesn't that imply that women are not humans , like whole complete people with richer inner lives? And why is a dislike for (performative) femininity combined with a preference for things that are stereotypically associated with maleness an indicator that one is genderfluid? Does that mean a woman is only a woman if she loves to do make-up, wants to be a mother, only wears skirts, dresses and high heels, shaves daily, is always kind and never angry, has long hair, hates to get dirty and so on? Because I have never met a woman who's exactly like that in my life, but plenty who liked gaming, sports, being loud, opposed to shaving & make-up, who wore pants every day.
I do not believe this is a genuine question, but I'll answer it as if it was, just in case other people have to deal with this, and would like someone who is patient enough to give them the words.
The argument you're making here is something that already stems from a deep logical fallacy in the beginning argument. You assume "If you are neither A nor B, and instead C, you think that A cannot be C."
It is a logical fallacy to say "X implies Y" when it does not do so. By this logic, I also believe men are not human. By this logic, I believe only nb people are human.
Some - but not all - rectangles are squares. Some - but not all - animals are dogs. Some humans are nb.
I have given no information about how I present, nor my interests. I am not going to give you that information, because it's irrelevant. What I need you to understand is that, again, you are making the incorrect logical assumption that "If a person dislikes X and likes Y, they must be Z." For all you know, I dislike performative masculinity and like stereotypically feminine preferences.
You then assume your own statement is correct and move forward with your logic as if I had debated you. This is not a "genuine question" about how nb people work, this is assuming being nb is based on a series of preferences.
As a teacher, I do think it's important to tell you: even if this is coming from a genuinely confused place: you are conducting bad research. You begin with an inherently flawed question, as it biased and assumes a position I must defend against - "why don't you see women as people?" Then you make logical conclusions about my personhood and experiences and ask inflammatory questions as if you were debating me, which I am not interested in doing.
If you were my student, and genuinely curious about how nb people see gender, I'd have no trouble with you asking an out nb content creator. If you're really trying to collect information, ask honestly, without personal bias. Here's some examples of what a genuine question would have looked like:
- Do your preferences play into your gender identity?
- How has being nb informed how you see femininity and masculinity?
- What tools do you use to express your gender?
You are mistaking gender expression and gender roles as being part of my identity.
You are most crucially mistaking being nonbinary as being part of the binary and having to exist "in opposition" to other genders in order for it to "make sense". One of the most freeing things about realizing I was nb is that I don't exist in opposition to anything - and also that all gender works similarly.
Gender is a describing word, and this can be confusing for some people. In general, we tend to learn describing words in binary - short/tall, old/young, kind/mean. Therefore, there are (many) people who think - feminine/masculine must be oppositional. Gender is also a feeling word - and again, these are words that can be taught in opposition to each other. Hungry/sated, happy/sad, feminine/masculine.
But because gender is such a rare type of word - feeling and describing - it exists outside of binary. It exists more like art exists.
Green can exist in opposition to red, but it also just exists as its own color. Blue is a part of green, but it is also a part of yellow - blue is still its own color, and yellow is still its own color, and green is still its own color. One painting titled "still-life with fruit" may be a series of vague colors and boxes. Another may be a hyper-realistic singular plum. They are both how the artist expresses their personal vision of the fruit. They might even be by the same artist! And although we may compare them, they are not opposites.
One song by Hozier is not in opposition to one song by Britney Spears. They are different styles, not oppositional styles. You may choose to see them as oppositional - but that is your personal opinion, and not fact. And some people may feel and experience those songs as being actually incredibly in-line with each other.
This is why we say: gender is a spectrum. That all gender roles are made up. Personality, interests, and experiences may shape how someone sees and feels their gender, but it does not define how they see and feel their gender.
When we question gender roles and gender expression like this, it tends to make people upset. People like me tend to make people upset. So much bigotry is based on the lie that "feminine" and "masculine" are oppositional. Opposition is rigid and important - it keeps white hegemonic structures in power. I don't have time or space in this post to talk about how rigid gender roles/enforced gender expression rules are not just sexist but also racist, classist, ableist, homophobic, and bigoted; but I really recommend you do the research on how disruption of the gender binary might put the patriarchy at risk.
The thing you feel trapped by - that "being a woman" is a complicated series of rules - is exactly the kind of thing a nonbinary person would agree with you about. We have to fight hard to be recognized for what is a basic truth about our identity - of course we don't believe that gender expression is equivalent to gender identity.
And truth be told... I think you kind of knew that. I think you kind of knew all of this. I am going to hope that you are young. I'll tell you this: I was raised by someone who was a far-right extremist catholic asshole. I certainly didn't have the research/knowledge/exposure to interrogate this stuff honestly until I was probably 23.
I am so much happier now. I hope one day you get the same opportunities as I had. I hope you choose to move away from bigotry.
love u anyway. all this in kindness only.
#to be deleted#do i accidentally give my short lesson on gender here? yeah#<3 in this u can tell exactly the age that i taught for 15 years lmao#but also like.#yeah you got me.... i have never met a woman before and i totally think women are only fembots#meanwhile every person who has ever read my writing:#every 3rd week this bitch is on her bullshit about how unfair gender rules for women are#this is actually more to help other nb people whom i KNOW get questions like this#than it is to inform the anon#who like v clearly is not doing this in good faith#this is just like the 10th one i got like this#that first logical jump of - you think ur not male or female but human so therefore#women aren't people#was just SO wild .... like#yeah!!! that's totally a normal thing to assume!#do you think people who are like ''well yeah im from america#but i wouldnt consider myself to be from any particular state''#are actually saying ''i don't think states are american''#hell when i say#im cuban but i obvi grew up in america im just the daughter of an immigrant#nobody is like -- well. raquel. that means u think no americans live in cuba huh#anyway love u bye#okay to reblog#!!#love u
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☆ puppy love
{☆} characters zhongli
{☆} notes cult au, drabble, gender neutral reader
{☆} warnings none
{☆} word count 0.4k
He considers himself well collected - calm, even in the most perilous of dangers.
He could not, however, predict you guiding his head to your lap and running your hands through his hair. Every little praise beneath your breath, commenting on just how fluffy and soft his hair was, made him weak.
He was..not sure how to feel about it. Elated? Excited?
Perhaps this was simply a custom of yours? Which only made it all the more complicated. Was he meant to react in some way? You did not instruct him, beyond telling him to lay his head upon your lap and asking for permission to brush his hair.
"You're so pretty, Zhongli."
Ah. He felt his body tense - in surprise, he assumed. He..could not deny that it felt nice to be complimented like that, even if it did surprise him. And if it pleased you, then surely there would be no harm in allowing it? It took some amount of effort, but he relaxed his muscles, slumping against your lap, "Zhongli?"
He blinks. Once. Twice. Before hesitantly lifting his head, "Are you okay? You didn't pass out there, right?" His voice failed him them, throat suddenly dry. The concern on your face was..new. He did not have time to process why it felt nice to be worried over, before his cheeks are smushed between your hands.
"You're not sick, are you?"
"..No, Divine One."
He coughs into his hand, offering a small smile in hopes of easing your worry, but it only seems to make it worse. You scrutinize him, and suddenly he feels very small, despite being nearly double your height when he is not laying at your feet.
"I assure you, Divine One, I'm fine-"
"You better not be lying to me, Zhongli, or I'll.."
You puff out your cheeks, almost pouting as you lean down and burst out in sudden laughter. It, admittedly, makes him jump, but the sound of your genuine laughter..makes him unbearably soft.
"Hm..I'll tell Hu Tao about that time you got your horns stuck in the tree when you tried to climb it to get me some fruit."
He coughs, desperately hoping his embarrassment doesn't show on his face, "I assure you, Most Divine, that I would not lie to you. Ah..but, if you would, please do not tell the Director about that incident."
"Only if you let me pet your tail. Pretty please?"
He really was weak for you if your exaggerated puppy dog eyes made him weak in the knees, relenting and slinking the tail over your lap - it was worth it, at least, to see your eyes light up as you combed through the fur, brushing your fingers delicately across the scales.
He desperately hoped you would ignore the low rumbling purr in favor of focusing on his tail. He did not need further ammunition for the Director.
#sagau#genshin sagau#genshin impact sagau#self aware genshin#zhongli#sagau zhongli#fic tag#hands u pathetic malewife zhongli#he has 0 understanding of emotions and just kinda rolls with the vibe#touch starved puppy zhongli is smth that can be so personal#also hu tao def knows hes morax bc thats his grandchild and also she knows Too Much#also its v short but im sappy as hell and hes my first victim of the month#i just want to chew on him like a dog toy#comrade if ur reading this this fic is targeted and im inside ur walls open up
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