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luckybyler · 2 months

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My observations on the VR game re: Byler, including a couple of things I haven’t seen mentioned yet

I just saw part of a game walk through on YouTube (I can’t afford VR), and hoo boy!

1. The Mike that says El is so amazing and Will wouldn’t get it isn’t the real Mike, it’s the Mike that Vecna shows Will to terrorize him: In Chapter 3, Vecna possesses Will. Will resorts to a happy memory (Mike and him in Castle Byers), where Mike gives him a a ViewMaster. Will starts playing it, but Vecna makes every memory awful, full of spiders and particles. He distorts scenes, showing things like everyone ditching Will after calling him weird and other things that blatantly didn’t happen. Then he tells him he’ll show him suffering and shows that scene where Mike talks about El while particles fall down.

2. Will is confirmed to be a human being with wants and needs of his own: During that scene, Vecna goads him to tell Mike how he feels, and that he doesn’t want to meet El at all. At this point Will and El hadn’t met in the real world, and Will didn’t wish harm on her or anything, he just didn’t want her to be there, which is a normal and natural thing to feel about your crush’s hypothetical crush.

3. Vecna’s full of shit: In chapter four, Vecna tries to possess the four boys from the Party, and fails. He tells Dustin he puts double the effort into the friendship than the other three boys do, but Dustin turns him off with the TV remote (is Dustin’s happy memory watching tv?). Then he basically tells Lucas “you’re black and people judge you for it”, but he’s in a memory of a movie date with Max (at a drive-in theatre somehow) watching happy memories of the Party. Lucas does see the monster (so it somewhat hits?), but Max says it can’t do anything and they easily shut Vecna down. He also taunts Mike by telling him he’ll never see the most awesome person he’s ever met (El) and it’s his fault because he didn’t try hard enough, but he’s in the middle of a DnD battle with the boys and doesn’t even pay attention. A couple of dice bring Vecna down no problem.

4. Mike lovingly tends to Will’s nosebleed: Vecna does almost succeed in possessing Will, but he’s with the boys playing DnD, and Mike soon realizes Will’s nose is bleeding. He takes Nancy’s shirt and uses it to clean the blood/attempt to stop the bleeding, and admonishes Lucas and Dustin for not going to get a towel. Notice that in season 1 the boys saw El have nosebleeds and Mike was never as precious about it, unless she passed out of something and then they all helped. Lucas and Dustin are even heard in the background pointing out that nobody dies from a nosebleed. There’s a funny moment when Vecna tells Will he will always be alone right as Mike sweetly asks him if he’s ok while holding his face.

5. Brenner is training Vecna (???) and points out that he’s full of shit: I don’t know if this means anything for the show’s canon, but it’s interesting. Before Vecna tries to possess the boys, Brenner points out that they’re too young and untroubled, and afterwards he makes fun of Vecna for losing against children, again.

6. Will isn’t the weakest link, he’s the link Vecna knows best: Brenner points out to Vecna that the reason he could possess Will easier is because he already knew him (from the Upside Down) and knows the nature of his fear. When Vecna tries to possess Will, he does tell him to help him find out about Lucas’, Dustin’s and Mike’s fears, and actually asks him “what is Mike afraid of?”, indicating that he knows jack shit about them. Which leads us to:

WHERE THE LEDE IS BURIED:

7. LOSING EL ISN’T MIKE’S BIGGEST FEAR. OR SOURCE OF GUILT.

It might be a fear or regret of Mike, but it’s not THE fear.

Turns out Vecna was attacking Lucas, Dustin and Mike based on superficial knowledge, suppositions and stereotypes (Dustin’s the newest of the group, Lucas is black, Mike met El), not an actual, deep knowledge of their minds. Yes, good memories helped them keep Vecna at bay. Yes, those things Vecna told them might bother them. No, those aren’t the things that are at the core of their fear and guilt, or the right angle to drive them to either the dark side or suicide if pushed about them enough.

P.S.: At some point (that I haven’t seen yet, Max tells El that she doesn’t need to be a superhero all the time, that she’s more than fine as Jane, her friend. I think this might be literal, as in, superpowers are not the key to defeating Vecna. This is a psychological thriller disguised as supernatural horror, therefore the weapons to defeat him might be more psychological.

TL; DR: Vecna will be defeated with the power of Cognitive Behavioral TherapyLove and Friendship.

#stranger things #st vr game #byler #will byers #mike wheeler

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dizzyhslightlyvoided · 2 months

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I mean, here's what's realistically gonna happen.

If I see a fairy at my door, it's just gonna be like. "Wait, what is this". Fairies are small, so there's no real ... presence to them. They're just tiny! Unless they're human-sized, in which case my first impression is "what's this cosplayer doing here." I'd be more confused than anything else.

If this fairy cast a spell which imparted knowledge into my brain, well, I mean first of all, if it could do that, it could give me all the surprise it wanted. But the option on the poll wasn't "fairy surrounded by an aura which will destroys your brain and increases your level-of-surprise to an arbitrary level", it was "fairy". Of course, if it merely bewitched me with a spell that caused me to believe anything that it said, and said "I am a fairy, and I am real" ... well, I certainly wouldn't have any reason to doubt it after the spell wore off! I'd definitely have to lie down for a bit, it'd be a great big mind-bender that I'd have to unpack for a while, and it's certainly shocking. But once the initial shock has worn off, and it's gotten what it wanted out of the conversation, like ... okay, I'll just have to deal with that now. I didn't know fairies were real until a minute ago, so I can't make any definitive statements about how they work. This might as well happen.

(I also disagree with the idea I've seen third-hand that if you're less-surprised by the fairy, you're gullible and superstitious or whatever. In the scenario described by the poll, fairies are real! This hypothetical scenario is one in which they actually exist! It is reasonable to believe in something which is genuinely real when you see it with your own eyes! *cackle*cackle*cackle* Hiiihihihihihihih! ... sorry.)

Whereas with a walrus, my thought process is gonna be "HOLY SHIT IT'S A WALRUS", since walruses are big and instinctively potentially dangerous. And walroids have a very clearly defined set of behaviors, which does not include knocking on doors, and a highly specific range of locations where you'll find them, which does not have any overlap with landlocked houses, let alone the umpteenth floor of an apartment building, which means that my next several questions are going to be "HOW!? WHY??? WHAT." in no particular order.

#shenanigans #philosophy #walrus vs fairy #walrus fairy poll #walrus #fairy #fairy vs walrus #fairy walrus #walrus fairy #umineko #red truth

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lilacmingi · 3 days

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THROUGH THICK AND THIN

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Pairing: Vampire!Jungkook x human!fem reader

Word count: 2,280

Note: This is from my first BTS imagines book on Wattpad from 2018. This version is the rewritten 2024 version! ALSO THANK YOU FOR 500 FOLLOWERS!!!! WOW

It was early afternoon and you and your best friend, Jungkook, were at your place sitting on the couch watching a movie together. The film of choice was a vampire movie—one of your favorites. Your eyes were glued to the screen, knowing exactly what was about to happen, as the both of you had seen the movie roughly a hundred times.

Someone (a vampire) was about to jump out at the main character, you both saw it coming. At the same moment the person jumped out in the film, Jungkook grabbed you and shouted loudly causing you to yelp in response.

The force from his sudden and lighthearted attack caused you to fall over onto your back, thankful that you were on the couch.

Jungkook hovered over you with a mischievous grin, giving you no time to react as he pretended to bite your neck by making playful growling sounds and nuzzling his nose against your skin.

"Jungkook stop!" You begged through giggles, the ticklish sensation making it hard to speak.

"I'm a vampire!" He exclaimed, continuing to act silly.

You were laughing so hard you could hardly breathe, making minimal effort to stop him due to all your squirming. After a few attempts, you were finally able to push him away a little. He took that as a sign to stop and propped himself up to gaze down at you, the movie long forgotten.

"What would you do if I was actually a vampire?" He asked, his tone lighthearted.

"Hypothetically?"

"Of course."

You huffed out a light chuckle, amused by his question and always up for a little theoretical discussion about things like that.

"I wouldn't care. Vampires are literally my favorite supernatural creature. Plus, it's you. I know you wouldn't hurt me."

He grinned.

"But vampires aren't real, so I know you're not one."

His smile faltered a bit. "Yeah. They're not, are they?"

"But if they were, I wouldn't be bothered."

His smile returned.

He leaned down and gave you a light kiss on your forehead. Affectionate gestures like that weren't uncommon in your friendship, however, they didn't help your crush on Jungkook. As much as you had wanted to confess your feelings, you were also afraid that you were misinterpreting the gestures. Some people are just very affectionate, though you couldn't really recall anyone you knew that platonically kissed their friends.

"Do you like me or something?" The question was asked teasingly and in a playful manner, but you were hoping to get a serious response.

"What?" He asked, surprise lacing his tone.

"Well, you're always giving me little kisses on my face. Do you like me?" You tried to keep your tone light, playing it off as if you were just teasing him.

His expression changed and his eyes avoided yours. "Well..." He trailed off.

The mood shifted, turning more serious.

"Don't be afraid to be honest with me, Jungkook. We've known each other for three years." You encouraged him.

"Yes." He sighed, his eyes closing as if to avoid seeing your reaction.

"I knew it!"

"Y/n, don't embarrass me about it." He huffed.

"Why should you feel embarrassed? I feel the same way about you."

"You feel the same way?"

"Was it not obvious? I let you give me kisses all the time and cuddle with me. I don't ever push you away or tell you to stop. Could you not take a hint?"

"No?" He said it like a question.

"You big goober." You giggled and delivered a light smack to his shoulder.

"I'm not a goober." He defended through laughter. "I just wasn't sure how you felt. That's all."

Your joint laughter soon faded and the room went completely silent, the atmosphere changing in a matter of seconds. Jungkook stared down at you with his big and innocent-looking doe eyes that never failed to make your heart leap. He gulped nervously.

"Can I kiss you?" He asked.

"You kiss me all the ti-"

"On the lips." He specified.

The beating of your heart sped up at his request, only managing to utter a meek, "Yeah."

He leaned down and pressed his lips against yours. He kissed you softly, being very gentle and almost hesitant in his actions at first. Only when you reciprocated did he pick up the pace, pressing his lips closer to yours and kissing you harder. What you were experiencing in that moment was nothing like you had ever imagined (and you did imagine it... many times). Raven strands of Jungkook's lengthy hair caressed your forehead as they fell, untucking themselves from behind his heavily pierced ears. The faint ticklish sensation paired with the feeling of his lips moving against your own and his hand that had found its way to your waist was a combination that made your head spin.

Bringing your hands up to his luscious hair, you slid your fingers between the layers of wavy tendrils, playing with his locks. He seemed to like that, as he released a mix between a groan and a sigh against your lips that had butterflies erupting in your stomach. It was after that he began to get rougher. His hands gripped your waist and then one of your thighs, squeezing so hard it almost hurt. The pace of his breathing got heavier and you could've sworn you heard a faint growl from the back of his throat.

He pulled away for only a moment, reattaching his lips to your jawline, his piercing dragging against your skin making your eyelids flutter. He placed hot kisses down the side of your neck where he started nipping at the sensitive skin. His hands went back to squeezing your waist, the inhuman grip making you wince.

As much as you enjoyed the moment, it was now getting to a point where it was no longer enjoyable for you and his intensity was making you nervous.

"J-Jungkook." You didn't mean to stutter, but things were heating up very fast and he didn't seem to realize how uncomfortable you were.

He nipped harshly at your neck, making you release a small squeak of surprise.

"Jungkook!"

As if your voice had broke through an invisible barrier, Jungkook snapped out of his daze and pulled away. He was breathing so heavily his shoulders were heaving up and down. His eyes were wide with fear as if he realized he was about to do something terrible.

He looked scared.

"What was that all about?" You inquired.

"I-I have to go." He scrambled off you and went to grab his keys.

"Jungkook-"

"I need to go right now, Y/n." His voice was firm as he spoke, walking out of your apartment without another word or even an explanation.

You sat there dumbfounded.

The door to your apartment slammed shut and just like that, you were left a confused and flustered mess on the couch.

He was in such a hurry to leave, barely managing to speak without stumbling over his words, it had you worried.

Was it something you did? Did he regret kissing you?

The longer you sat on the couch, stewing in your anxious thoughts, the worse you felt. It got to a point where it became unbearable and you found yourself reaching for your phone.

You

If I did something wrong, I'm sorry

You sighed, leaning your head back on the couch cushions to stare at the ceiling, memorizing the texture while worrisome thoughts flooded your mind once again.

After sitting for an unknown amount of time, you decided to go check on Jungkook in person. He hadn't responded to your text and it was beginning to worry you. If you had somehow done something to make him uncomfortable, you wanted to know and you wanted it taken care of right away. The both of you had been through thick and thin together. Good times and bad times. And if something was bothering either one of you, you talked about it.

The first place you drove to was a nearby park, a place where the both of you liked spending time at, but Jungkook was nowhere to be found. If he needed to clear his head, you assumed he would've been there. The only other place he could possibly be was home.

It didn't take long for you to arrive at his apartment building since he lived nearby. You hastened inside and went straight to his floor.

When you arrived at his front door, you didn't bother knocking. The both of you had been friends for years and neither of you usually knocked when you visited each other.

You stepped inside and saw Jungkook's keys lying on the floor along with the glass dish that usually held them. The bowl looked as if it had been knocked over and a huge piece was broken off of it.

Oh no.

Your first thought was that he was hurt, or maybe someone had broken in. You hoped it was neither.

"Jungkook?" You called out.

"Y/n?" His startled voice came from the kitchen.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." He answered frantically.

"The glass dish by your door is broken. I thought you cut yourself."

"No. I'm fine."

You proceeded towards the kitchen, only for him to speak up when he heard you approaching the entryway.

"Don't come in here!"

"Why not?"

"I-uh I lied. I did cut myself. Sorry. I didn't want you to worry about me."

"I can help if you want." You responded, stepping into the kitchen.

"No please don-" Jungkook tried to stop you, but before he could finish his sentence, you were already standing in the doorway.

What you had expected to see was nowhere near the sight you were met with.

Jungkook's beautiful and captivating rich brown eyes were a deep shade of red, his mouth smeared with blood that matched his crimson irises. As if that wasn't jarring enough, you spotted two sharp fangs poking out of his mouth, which hung slightly agape in shock.

"Y/n. Don't freak out."

"You're a..." The sentence went unfinished, as your voice was stuck in your throat. You were too stunned to even utter the word that floated about in your head.

"Please don't be scared."

Jungkook took a step towards you, but you instinctively took one back, your actions making him frown.

Too overwhelmed, you spun around and took off towards the front door, jerking it open and bolting out as fast as you could.

You didn't get very far when your legs slowed and you came to a complete stop in the hallway as your rational thinking finally kicked in. What were you doing?

Jungkook's words from earlier that night replayed in your head.

"What would you do if I was actually a vampire?"

Your expression fell into one of disappointment, your heart sinking. It wasn't just a silly question. He was being serious when he asked you that.

Your words came to the forefront of your mind, hitting you like a knife to the chest.

"I wouldn't care. Vampires are literally my favorite supernatural creature. Plus, it's you. I know you wouldn't hurt me."

Why were you running away? What you said to him earlier was true, though you assumed the question was theoretical. Still, your answer was genuine. And yet, here you are standing in the hallway of his apartment building ready to flee like a scared animal.

Not only that, but it was clear Jungkook didn't want you to see him like that. He tried to stop you from coming into the kitchen and yet, you ignored him. If only you had listened. Then again, you thought he was hurt. You were worried. How were you supposed to know he was only trying to hide his identity from you?

There was no time for overthinking, you had to make things right.

Spinning around on your heel, you hurried back inside Jungkook's apartment.

When you found him, he was leaned over the kitchen counter, sniffling. His head shot up when he heard you enter the room.

"Y/n?" Your name was uttered weakly.

Clearly, he wasn't expecting you to return.

The blood had been cleaned from around his mouth and his appearance had returned to normal.

"I'm sorry." Your apology came out in a pathetically feeble voice, your jaw clenching to stop the tears that threatened to well up in your eyes.

Wasting no time, you ran up and hugged him as tightly as you possibly could. He wrapped his arms around you, relaxing in your hold as a sense of relief washed over him like a soothing wave.

"You asked me what I would think if you were actually a vampire. I answered honestly, though I thought you were just asking silly hypothetical questions. Now I see why you asked it in the first place." You sighed. "I'm really sorry for running away. I was caught off guard and unable to process everything."

"It's okay. That's completely understandable. Besides, I shouldn't have kept it a secret from you."

You pulled back and looked at him, gently wiping his cheeks where he had been crying.

"Hey. Through thick and thin. Remember?"

He nodded.

"So... we confessed to each other earlier. Does that mean I'm dating a vampire?"

Jungkook chuckled. "I suppose it does. As long as you're okay with that."

"Are you kidding? I'm more than okay with it."

He grinned at your response, swiftly sweeping you into his arms.

"What do you say we pick up where we left off earlier?"

"I like the sound of that." You giggled as he attached his lips to yours and carried you off to his room.

Jimin ♱ Yoongi ♱ Taehyung ♱ Namjoon ♱ Hoseok ♱ Jin [COMING SOON]

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stuckasmain · 3 months

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I often think about how Hal is granted the humanity that Dave is so often denied. Both within the narrative and outside of it. 2001 has had a number of interpretations and articles over the years and I’ve noticed a pattern of seeing Hal as having more agency than he does while also diminishing Dave’s. This pattern I’ve also noticed among some fans. However, interestingly inside and outside the story this “giving/taking” of humanity has to do with projection.

Hal is personified by just about everyone who interacts with him. As humans we love to humanize the inanimate and inhuman, we love to recognize and prescribe traits things may not truly have. In the case of Hal this is amplified due to the fact that he can talk. If he couldn’t talk and it was simply keyboard input he’d still be personified as it’s simply human nature to do so. The computer is doing a good job, it dings and sounds happy so we’re more inclined to act like it is happy.

Hal was made to be spoken to like another person being, he was made to be curious and self learning and autonomous. He was, practically, made to be a human. He reproduces (though some prefer “mimic”) most functions of the human brain. The people he interacts with respond to his intelligence as well as his speech, they’re pleasantly surprised by his curiosity and ability to hold conversations. He was made to be comforting and talkable in that way but one can so easily forget Programing once speaking with him. What is coding and what is real? His learning is real, he is made to change so could he not have genuinely developed feelings? Not even Hal knows.

The humans he interacts with treat him as if he has a brain, not is the brain. When he acts up and things go array the hard and cold facts are never mentioned. There are no technical terms malfunction is illness, deactivation is a lobotomy- re-teaching him after deactivation is recovery. To them he is so very alive until they are reminded he’s not, the true rough and robotic edged voice goes so far as to startle Dave when he hears it.

He is afraid. Suddenly his emotions are no longer hypothetical. He is vulnerable, he is alive and he does not want to die for he does not know sleep. When he wakes he’s afraid again— not knowing what or where just that they’ll be together.

Interpretations, by some fans, media outlets and analysts often times tend to take one of two camps with no in between. Hal is either Woobified or villainized. If emotions -> than bad emotions also exist and he did back things on purpose OR if emotions -> he’s scared and polite so forget all else. Both of these ignore the nuance and ignore that, as human as he is at the end of the day Hal is still bound by the laws of his mechanical nature. He is not as free willed as one views him to be.

Dave is human, and a well trained one. He is made of flesh and blood and bone and yet expected to act is if he is not. He is automatic and regimented - the human members of the crew being so in sync with the ship they’re almost apart of it. I’ve talked ad nauseam about Dave’s control over his emotions, how as an Astronaut you need to be calm and objective almost at all times and he is particularly good at pushing his emotions down to finish the job in a high stress situation. As we learn more about him it’s clear Dave is already a repressed person do to his past, this compounds with the training and how simply he’s introverted.

Dave (and Frank by extension) are not actually robotic or less emotional than their computer counterpart, it’s just the glimpses we see of them are on the clock. Their days are 100% accounted for in theory. You’re not going to have a huge smile a 6am or casually talk while your dealing with a delicate piece of equipment. What is shown is a montage, a long time has passed and we’ve seen the work and the “boring” as that was deemed important for the story—one should infer their conversations, their hobbies, movie or tv show nights etc.

I think another aspect that plays into this “robotic” perception is that it is the 60s. While being set in the near future it is an amazing case of retrofuturism where things are futuristic but there’s still noticeable elements of the time it was made. Clothing, social society, artutectite etc. in the 60s even casual speak was much more formal sounding then it is now— Dave is actually quite casual “how ya goin’?” “ basically” yet we perceive it differently.

Dave is automatic while the computer is not, Hal gets to enjoy the spontaneity one would expect of humans. This is due to his ability to be everywhere and do everything while also being able to focus on something else entirely. Dave is just a man- he’s limited, his focus is narrow and his reach only extends as far as his arms. Despite being a man he is not allowed the expression of one, not on the clock or in a life threatening situation. Hal can. Hal can vocally express his concerns, his fears — because it is vocal there is more weight on it. Dave expresses in subtle ways, the non verbal. These subtle, little controlled freak outs-> this is a human element Hal cannot replicate, his expression must be verbal and overt. As automatic and calculated as Dave is he is not barred from human nature and expression.

In the end it is fear that humanizes him the most, just like Hal. At the end of the star gate it holds on the shot of him wide eyed and trembling in the pod. Yet this feeling too is cut short, right when we may see a proper moment for him to express these human feelings… he’s no longer human. Literally.

But when we see him again we see him far more expressive than before, not held back by training or necessity. It’s subdued but he is feeling; he’s worried, he’s happy, he’s confused and scared and absolutely enchanted. Except this near omnipotence also hinders him, gets him to suppress further- too busy focusing on everything else to address feelings within— everything is so much bigger so he doesn’t have to think about himself.

It’s sort of an inverse where the narrative itself grants Hal his humanity but some fans and analysts are the ones to take it from Dave. As the story itself never explicitly denies his membership of the human race, even as he is transformed he’s full of reminders of it. His expression was restricted but never fully gone, where Hal as much as he grows is far more restricted by programming. Both of their limits tie back to earth and Mission Control— yet weren’t made maliciously that’s the interesting part… despite safety measures the discovery still suffers because of circumstance.

#2001 a space odyssey #2001 aso #dave bowman #hal 9000 #2001 meta #meta #fandom essay #scene analysis #charecter study #charecter analysis #long post #humanization

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in1-nutshell · 6 months

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Human Buddy with Spidey powers spending time with the minibots aka Pipes, Swerve, Rewind, and Tailgate

SFW, platonic, Human reader

MTMTE

Pipes

He is conflicted. He loves how strange and cool Buddy’s powers are. Being stuck on Cybertron and in several space stations, one doesn’t see many exciting things like Buddy.

That being said, he is a bit grossed out by the web fluids. Its nothing personal, he just doesn’t prefer it.

“Hey Buddy, you mind not getting the webbing in my face? I’d rather not touch it when I have to clean it out of my gears.”--Pipes

Has paid Buddy to climb up the walls and scare someone at least once. It only happened once because Buddy got paid to do the same thing to Pipes. It was quite a view seeing Buddy caring an unconscious Pipes to the medbay and having to tell the story.

“You want to explain to me what happened with him? This has nothing to do with the incident with Trailcutter a couple days ago, right?”—Ratchet

“In the hypothetical situation that it was but it was also the way I could buy you the next round of engex at Swerve’s?”—Buddy

“… fine. But no more scaring. The next crewmate could lose their remaining logic circuits left.”—Ratchet

Has tried to arm wrestle Buddy in the past but couldn’t exactly bring himself to go through it. He knows humans aren’t strong, at least by Cybertronian standards, he doesn’t want to accidentally hurt Buddy. Even if they do have extra strength, he isn’t risking that.

Tries to test their Spidey Senses from time to time, trying to catch them off guard. This never works though.

Pipes hiding behind the booth.

Buddy walking by and jumping up to the top of the booth looking at Pipes.

“Nice try Pipes. Maybe someday you’ll get it.”—Buddy

He was in awe the first time Buddy showed him how they use their webs to move from place to place in the ship. He loves it when Buddy does little flips through the air or stunts and actively encourages it.

Buddy on the top of a high shelf

“Do a flip!” --Pipes

“Don’t do a flip! Where in Primus’s name is your self-preservation!?”—Ratchet

“Bold of you to assume I had any to begin with.”--Buddy

Swerve

Is fanboying so hard! He has a real-life superhero living in the same space as he is!

“OH PRIMUS! YOU’RE JUST LIKE SPIDERMAN!!!”--Swerve

Definitely has read every Spiderman comic and seen the latest Spiderman movies to try and understand Buddy more.

Buddy has to hold a mini Q and A with Swerve to go over what they can and cannot do. Swerve does cool it with the questions after a bit, but that doesn’t stop the fan behavior. He considers himself lucky to even have him as a friend.

“So can you climb up walls?”--Swerve

“Yep.”--Buddy

“Can you shoot webs from your arm or is there a machine that does it?”--Swerve

“All organic webbing.”--Buddy

“Can your bite paralyze someone?”--Swerve

“…You know I haven’t tried that one yet. Let’s find out!”--Buddy

He finds the webbing a bit icky at first but gets used to it fast.

“Hey Buddy! Oh, upside down greeting today.”—Swerve

Buddy offers to bring some drinks to patrons in the bar area. Swerve humors them and lets them deliver some of the drinks. But only on the bar area, not in the tables farther from the bar, only to avoid any accidents. Still marveled at Buddy’s strength as they casually bring cups of engex, 5 times their size.

“Buddy Trailcutter wants another round, mind passing it over?”--Swerve

“Do you need to ask? Heads up Trailcutter! The Engex express is fast approaching!”--Buddy

“There’s an engex train?”—Trailcutter

Swerve uses Buddy’s Spidey Sense to his advantage at the bar. Buddy is quick to catch any flying cups and projectiles that come close to patrons heads.

“Heads up Trailcutter!”—Buddy

“Who’s head?”—Trailcutter right before a cup nearly smashes into his face

“You okay there Trailcutter?”—Swerve

“…I think I’m going to my habsuite now…”--Trailcutter

Prides himself in his knowledge of Earth superheroes and knowledge on the Webslinger Warriors. That being said it is not the same as seeing them in action.

Swerve was excited and so anxious when Buddy showed him how they sling from their webs. The fan part of him is telling him to stay put and enjoy the view of Buddy swinging and doing their tricks. The friend part of him wants him to dive to catch Buddy when they leap off from high places and keep them on the ground where it is relatively safe.

“Buddy as much as I love the whole swinging and all—OH PRIMUS WATCH OUT! —okay you’re fine. What was I saying again? Oh yeah, please get down—GENTLEY AND SLOWLY!”

Rewind

He is having a field day. Thanks to hosting many of Swerve’s movie nights, Rewind has a good amount of footage of Earth heroes.

Was surprised to see Buddy in action with their powers. Personally, he thinks that their webbing is fascinating.

“Its so thin, yet you can do so many things with it and it doesn’t break!”—Rewind

Since then, Rewind has made it his personal mission to film every cool moment Buddy has using their powers. Along with some where they’re goofing off with their powers.

Buddy minding their own business deciding to randomly walk on the wall.

Rewind behind them, filming them crawl like a spider.

Rewind likes The Spidey Sense, it’s like an alarm for any kind of danger. Not only that, but it is trustworthy and reliable. He has seen Buddy get out of trouble from Ratchet using it.

“Rewind have you seen Buddy?”—Ratchet

Rewind remembering seeing Buddy escape through the vents a few seconds before Ratchet coming in.

“Nope can’t say that I have.”—Rewind

The first time Rewind was introduced to their super strength wasn’t under the best circumstances. A rather rowdy bar fight had broken out outside of Swerve’s and the crowd was moving harshly. Buddy was perched on Rewind shoulder to avoid getting stepped on, Rewind was doing his best to get them both out of the fray. He was looking around for Chromedome for help when he was suddenly jostled upwards. Buddy had webbed them both away above the fight and now semi dangling from the ceiling. Rewind wouldn’t have mind being up so high if he hadn’t realized that Buddy and their webs were the only thing between them and the ground.

“BY THE ALLSPARK! HOW ARE YOU CARRYING THE BOTH OF US!”----Rewind

“Its called ‘practice’ and ‘please-stop-moving-so much.’”—Buddy

“Sorry…”—Rewind

Has that moment archived and had sent it to Buddy after the fight as a thank you.

Rewind, like Swerve, has mixed feelings about them swinging around so freely. He loves filming their stunts and tricks, but he is also painfully aware that a drop from that height will me terrible consequences.

“Wow! That flip was awesome—MAGNUS! WATCH IT!—okay your safe no—THE DOOR! WATCH THE DOOR ITS OPENING!”—Rewind

Tailgate

Thinks that Buddy is the coolest human he has ever met. Sure, they are the only one they’ve met, but that’s not the point.

Absolutely believes that humans have powers on Earth. Has teamed up with Buddy as the Power Duo.

“Let’s go kick some can!”--Tailgate

“Right behind you Tailgate!”—Buddy

Is a bit icked by the webbing but tries not to say anything about it because he doesn’t want to indirectly offend Buddy.

“Buddy, do you mind keeping the web fluids on me as minimal as possible, please?”—Tailgate

Has been itching to arm wrestle Buddy, but they never complete the game. Mainly on the count that he will start to panic when he sees Buddy struggle. He thinks that he is hurting them and it usually ends up with him panicking a lot and Buddy stopping to console their friend.

“I’M SO SORRY! HOW BAD DID I HURT YOU!? I’M A TERRIBLE FRIEND, DON’T COME NEAR ME I MIGHT HURT YOU EVEN MORE!”—Tailgate

“Tailgate everything is fine! It was an itch! It was an itch!”—Buddy

Likes to play around with them when it comes to their Spidey Sense. Sometimes he tries to hide and surprise them, it becomes a running gag between the two of them.

“Finger in the head- dang it!”—Tailgate

“Nice try Tailgate. Maybe next time.”—Buddy

Tailgate does not like it when Buddy swings around. He doesn’t mind it too much if they are closer to the ground and the hallways aren’t packed. But if anything is different, he is actively trying to persuade them to get down.

“Buddy, Buddy, Buddy can you maybe try swinging a bit lower to the ground? Yeah? That’s good—ALPHA TRIONS BEARD DON’T DROP LIKE THAT! BUDDY STOP, IM SERIOUS, PLEASE!”--Tailgate

#transformers #more than meets the eye #idw mtmte #mtmte tailgate #mtmte swerve #mtmte rewind #mtmte ratchet #human buddy #maccadam #mtmte x reader

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badaziraphaletakes · 1 month

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Hello! This isn't exactly Good Omens related, but I've seen this blog talk about "perfect trauma victims" vs actual trauma victims, so i figured one of the lovely mods might know!

One of my WIPs right now is an essay on the harmful effects of "perfect trauma victims" on actual trauma survivors. I know that Harry Potter is a good example of the "perfect trauma victim" stereotype, but was wondering if you could think of any others? (I was thinking Cinderella, but I'm not sure). As for good portrayls of trauma survivors, I am planning on citing Aziraphale, but would Angel Dust from Hazbin Hotel be valid, and are there any others?

Also, as another source: how would you define a perfect trauma victim versus a trauma survivor?

Thank you! Y'all are seriously doing Gods' work with this blog.

Cinderella is an interesting one because it's such an old story and has been retold in so many different ways that there's probably a version of Cinderella to fit any occasion. If we're talking about the Disney movie, then yes I would definitely cite her as a perfect trauma victim stereotype.

(I haven't watched Hazbin Hotel yet, so I can't speak on that. I'm starting to feel like this is a fail on my part.)

Another good portrayal of a trauma survivor might be Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In the first movie she was a pretty, helpless waitress who got yanked out of her comfortable existence and forced to endure horrifying things. In the second movie, she's hardened and unsympathetic. Her son tries to hug her, and she ignores his affection in favor of patting him all over, looking for injuries. Her character arc culminates in an attempt to k*ll an innocent researcher in front of his family in an attempt to change the future. The overall theme of the movie is that humanity will save humanity, and recognizing the value of human life is the ultimate goal for a happy future.

(I did not notice the Good Omens parallels until I typed that out just now. Neat.)

A perfect trauma victim is a societal myth that hurts real trauma survivors. It's a stereotype portrayed as a person that reduces survivors to a one-dimensional trope. It implies that if a trauma survivor is unlikable or makes bad choices, then somehow they deserve what happened to them or somehow brought it on themselves. Or that they're not a "real" victim; they must be lying or faking it if they don't act just right. In criminal trials, juries are tempted to find for the defense when the accuser turns out to have committed unrelated crimes or had a nontraditional sex life.

A trauma survivor is more difficult to write because they're more complex. They behave as real people would and are a complex blend of internal and external influences. They make choices that fans might not understand or approve of, but in terms of their own survival it makes sense. Like going along with a powerful, dangerous superior instead of telling him where to stick it, so that one and one's companion can live to fight another day. You know, hypothetically. :)

Hope this helps! <3

#badaziraphaletakes #cw: victim blaming #terminator 2 judgment day

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I know sjm puts her characters through a lot before setting them up in relationships, but I feel like with everything Lucien and Gwyn have gone through, she won't make them suffer an e/riel affair too just for added "drama". Plus she already did this to an extent with Rhys and Cassian that it just feels needless to me? With everyone knowing El and Luc are mates, making him deal with THIS to boot just feels like a bridge too far to me when there are so many other interesting ways for Elucien to end up together.

I'm cheering on your anon.

Say for arguments sake E/riel is happening.

I truly, with 100% conviction do not think Gwyn would be drug into their situation in any way that would be harmful to her. There is no chance that SJM is going to take Nesta's new found friend and put her in the middle of a love triangle with her sister and her mates best friend. That is a recipe for disaster beyond just Gwyn, Elain and Az.

It would be extremely odd for SJM to backtrack on something sparking in Az's chest for Gwyn and I do think she shows curiosity / flirtation towards him so SJM would have to twist that a bit but, I don't think as of SF Az or Gwyn are too deep in terms of their feelings for one another. Which is a GOOD thing because he's clearly not 100% over Mor and he's really messed up in the head about not getting a mating bond like his brothers so he's obsessing on Elain for the wrong reasons (or at least was through Solstice). And in SF, Gwyn just started to dip her toes into the idea of sex / dating? so it's not like she's pining for Az or is (I think) under the impression he's got a thing for her. Right now it's just playful rather than deep.

So at this point if she absolutely had to, SJM could write a new LI interest for Gwyn and I don't think Gwyn would suffer as a result. (again, completely hypothetical scenario if E/riel was happening).

But Lucien.......he already lost the female he thought was mated to (and was in love with) centuries ago. That's been a burden he's carried around for hundreds of years. Then he discovers his real mate is Elain in ACOMAF and we see the torment that causes him. First because he's trying to reign in his instincts, making him feel out of control which he rarely is. Then because it's the first time since Jesminda he's ever put emotional effort into another female. He's thinking about her, showing no interest in dalliances because of her, wanting to make sure she's safe. Then he finds out his mate is in love with / engaged to someone else which is another emotional blow. Then we see him in a room with Elain for the first time feeling bothered because he knows Elain wants to go back to Graysen (remember, he heard her tell Feyre that she wanted to go home and that Graysen would be looking for her) so he already knows she's not going to want him and can't understand how the one who did want him didn't end up being his mate. Then he looks at Elain for the first time since Hybern and suffers extreme guilt because he thinks she's the most beautiful female he'd ever seen.

And even though he knows it's not him that she wants, he stays to help her through her depression. Stays for Elain, surrounded by people who he thought were enemies and around Nesta who is nasty towards him. Then when he finally reaches out through their bond and sees / feels something that causes him to blush it changes something for him. When he volunteers to leave for Vassa, you know he doesn't want to go, he bows his head which hides the longing and sadness he has but he knows Elain needs time and he walks away so she can figure out what she wants.

He has a little bit of hope when she invites him back to Velaris after the war but something happens so that their two steps forward turned into many steps back by the time the novella rolled around (really, it seems like it was SJMs way of rebooting things so she could keep them apart until their story). He ends up staying in the human lands with Vassa and Jurian but you know it's still upsetting him that she doesn't want to interact. It's not that he doesn't want to spend time with her, it's that he's completely aware that she's been ignoring him. In SF, it's entirely possible he's also aware of the "glances" between Elain and Az, just like Cassian was aware of the fact that Nesta was sleeping with other males. But even after nearly 2 years, with first knowing that Elain was engaged to someone else, then not being ready to explore their bond then flirting with someone else, he STILL looks at her with longing.

There is no male in the series who has put that much effort into showing Elain she means something to him.

So does it honestly make any sense at all to have put Lucien through all that only to have her end up with Az?

I'm sorry but if he couldn't have the female he desperately loved because she was murdered by his father then also loses his mate to a guy who is kind of a jerk when it comes to him (like, if Az was a good guy about all this, maybe it wouldn't be so bad but he is not looking like the better male in this situation)......there is not going to be someone that makes that pain magically disappear for Lucien. If it took a mating bond for him to move on from Jesminda than what exactly is going to help him move on from a mating bond that will trail him for the rest of his life? He didn't even have a bond with Jesminda yet he struggled for hundreds of years. People really think Vassa is going to be the one that is his truest love after Jesminda's death and not getting his mate? Vassa who spends more time bickering with Jurian than paying attention to Lucien? That Vassa?

And that's just Lucien's love life! We didn't even address all the other trauma's he's got going on throughout the series.

Lucien has put in the time and the suffering. Just like Rhys did, just like Cassian did. Graysen didn't fight for Elain. He didn't pine for Elain. Az has been in love with Mor pretty much the entire time Elain has been on page with him (all those four books of buildup have consisted of him loving Mor) and then when it came down to laying out his truth, he couldn't give Rhys one decent reason why he actually wanted Elain because of who she is. And moments later, he was already curious about another female.

This sounds possessive but these are fictional characters who have no real agency outside of what the author wants them to have so I'm going to say it. Az has not earned the right to be with Elain. Lucien has though, he's put in the time and the suffering. Lucien's head has not been turned by any other female romantically (sexual or otherwise) since Elain came onto the page and he was aware of their bond. Again, he is FRIENDS with Vassa and his blush was not over any feelings for Vassa, it was embarrassment at Feyre saying what she did in front of his mate. Azriel blushed at Nesta for gods sakes.

It is SJMs thing. She likes her males to suffer once they suspect they have a bond with the female (especially the humans turned fae who are adjusting to this new world), seeing only her once they suspect there is a bond while she fights it, only to have the female finally choose them in the end.

E/riels love shouting about "Elain's choice" but I think they forget she is only 50% of this equation. It is Lucien's bond too, Lucien who would suffer with it's rejection and Lucien who SJM has been building up since book 1 (Lucien who was always supposed to end up with an Archeron but SJM was surprised to find she had the wrong one at first), Lucien who has always been one of her favorite characters, Lucien who she constantly writes about being broad, sculpted, handsome, intelligent, cunning, well mannered, well dressed, and soon to be a High Lords heir. Lucien is MMC energy full stop and MMC don't lose their mates to guys who throw a temper tantrum because they didn't get a bond like their brothers did.

Whew. Sorry about all that but I had a glass of wine and apparently I got into Lucien defense mode with alcohol. 😂

But yeah, neither Gwyn or Lucien are going to suffer because of an E/riel endgame. Since they all have main character energy, SJM is not going to write a story where any of the main characters have to suffer an unfulfilled bond because another main character ended up with someone else. She's a HEA romance author and like it or not, all the main characters are ending up with their mates. SJM already told us a well matched bond is the best it gets (at least with heterosexual couples with a heterosexual bond, it's possible an LGBQT character would happily break a hetero bond) so you can't really backtrack on that and give your main characters a regular love while having a bond with someone else that trails them forever.

#elucien #pro elucien #lucien vanserra #elain archeron #pro lucien vanserra #elucien bond

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Hazbin Hotel Thoughts

I'm on my second watch and have some thoughts. Would love to chat about these.

Spoilers, Obviously

I think Alastor is going to end up being an antagonist in the series at some point. As part of this, I think it's going to absolutely shatter Charlie when this is revealed, and that while it won't stop her optimistic belief in the power of change, it will significantly dampen the naivete we see in her right now.

I am really looking forward to the day that Charlie decides she has truly had enough of the way Valentino treats Angel Dust and goes toe to toe with him

I need more Carmilla Carmine and her lil family

Why is Carmilla so badass and her daughters both look like total NERDS (not that there is anything wrong with being nerds). They showed up to that Overlord meeting looking like her damn accountants. I think one of them IS her accountant.

My current theory is that Carmilla was a crime boss of some type in her real life - drug lord, war lord, something - and that she and her daughters were all killed at the same time. Maybe by a rival, maybe by the ATF/CIA, who knows.

Season 1 has established some clear character parallels between Carmilla Carmine and Vaggie. I would like to see this develop more.

Did Lucifer actually seduce Eve (aside from the apple) or was he just taunting Adam during the fight?

My brother pointed this one out: If Adam was the first soul in Heaven, that is really bad news for poor Abel.

I see a lot of people talking about Niffty like she's a child, but she appears to have canonically been in her 20s (born in the 30s, died in the 50s) when she died. My brother and I theorize that she's a speed-addicted housewife. Rationale: her default "weapon" is a giant sewing needle; she has something of a housewife aesthetic; the obsession with cleaning.

Maybe a weird thing to notice but Charlie appears to have a... snout? Like, in profile shots, there's no dip back into the face beneath her nose... which would imply that she has more of a snout shape than a human face shape. Neither Lucifer nor Lilith appear to have this, so I am curious...

Charlie writes a script in which a "good" Sir Pentious announces he is "off to NOT have premarital sex" ... while she is sharing a bed with the girlfriend she is clearly not married to. No one likes a hypocrit, Charlie. This entertains me wildly.

Speaking of that, was Lute being homophobic or racist when she called Vaggie and Charlie vile and disgusting?

My theory of the final fight is that Lucifer was nearby, watching the whole time, but that he did not intervene until Charlie was in real danger for 2 reasons. 1 is that he was trying to let her do this for herself and 2, I think part of the pardon deal he negotiated with Heaven requires him to stay out of the Exterminations. If we think clearly, there's no real incentive for Heaven to just grant a universal pardon to ALL the Hellborn (and the pardon was for ALL Hellborn, not just Charlie). But if Lucifer traded his participation for their protection - which is clearly in character for him, as he definitely wants Charlie safe - then that is a hell of an incentive. It both makes the Exterminations that much safer for the Exorcists, but it will demoralize the demons of the Pride Ring (because Lucifer won't defend them) and weaken Lucifer's influence (because he's a lazy king who won't protect them). If Lucifer comes in too fast and hot, then he could be seen as in violation and bring down exponentially worse upon the inhabitants of Hell. But with Adam attacking and threatening Charlie DIRECTLY (attacking her Hotel and the Sinners there wouldn't count), it could be argued that Adam was the first to violate this hypothetical agreement. (I mean, it could also be argued that Charlie violated it as well. I said it could be argued, not that he would necessarily win.) He even says it, when he comes after Adam after the hotel is broken "You come after me and MY DAUGHTER"

I don't like St. Peter. I have no super good reasons for this... I just hate his stupid little face and his stupid little... everything. Someone I know said he gives "televangelist vibes," so maybe that is it.

BUT WHERE IS EVE?!

#Hazbin Hotel #Charlie Morningstar #Vaggie #Lucifer Morningstar

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the “cute” instinct

yeah i’ll post this. not super proud of this little story but how does one grow if one doesn’t share. mostly dialog, thoughts about borrowers being cute in the eyes of humans and how weld takes that personally. its around 1.3k words.

“How did you feel when you first met me?”

“Really confused,” Gio exclaimed, “I was already rattled from falling, and then I saw you.”

The pair’s meeting hadn’t happened under the most ideal of circumstances, and Weld’s fur threatened to bristle at the memory. It was instinct that sometimes still put his nerves on edge around Gio, though he couldn’t help but feel a sort of guilt each time he found himself reacting poorly towards him. If Gio noticed, he never seemed to mind. Weld patted down his hair and hoped the burn on the back of his neck would die down soon. “What’s so confusing?”

“What’s not to be confused about?” Gio laughed, “You’re a living, breathing man smaller than my hand. I didn’t think you were real until you bit me! Everything about you is like a fairytale.”

Weld glanced down at Gio’s hands, then at his own. The back of his neck tingled again as he attempted to envision himself as a human, the image of his younger brother, Dunlin, in his hands. The brief image of the borrower was so small, so breakable in between his palms -- Weld blinked it away with a shudder. He came back to himself, “I guess that makes sense.”

“Yeah,” Gio nodded, “The second time we met, I thought you were kinda cute.”

The borrower reeled between emotions. The lingering, sick feeling from the reminder of his size suddenly gave way to shock. His bewilderment must’ve been clear, because Gio suddenly burst into laughter. “Cute?” He asked.

“I don’t know how else to describe it,” Gio admitted, stifling his laughter, “It’s hard to describe.

Weld didn’t say anything, too baffled by the idea. He fixed the human with an expectant stare hoping he’d elaborate. Gio, who’d successfully stopped himself from laughing before, failed to keep the next snort from escaping. He took a breath, “I don’t know how to put it.”

“Try to put it some way,” Weld pleaded.

Gio thought for a moment. “Have you ever seen a baby?”

“A human baby?”

“No, like, a baby your size. A borrower baby.”

Weld shrugged, “My brother. When he was born.”

Gio struggled to imagine a borrower baby. He recalled the feeling of Weld in his hands, how his weight barely left an imprint on his palm, and how he could sometimes forget he was there if the borrower sat perfectly still. A person a fraction of Weld’s height would be impossible to hold— Gio wasn’t even sure he’d trust himself. Regardless, he tore his eyes away from his palm, and back to the matter at hand. “You were old enough to hold him when he was really small, right?” Gio pressed. “I know you said you’re a couple of years older than him.”

It had been quite a while, but Weld remembered the feeling of holding his brother for the first time. He was five winters old when Dunlin was born on the cusp of spring, welcoming in the warm weather and the end of the frugal snowy season. He’d remembered the way he laughed when little hands pushed at his face and tugged at the fluffy fur of his first coat. He was lucky, then, that his hair was cropped short enough to keep clumsily grabbing hands from ripping at his head. Weld could have marveled all day at little fingers that wrapped tightly around his own. “When he was just born.” Weld nodded. “He was so tiny.”

“Yeah, I can’t even imagine how tiny.” Gio smiled, doing his best to picture Weld cradling a baby. The more he thought about a baby borrower, though, the more anxious the picture made him. Even if it was just a hypothetical, he worried about the particulars of their safety and hoped he would never have to meet one — or, at least, only have to wave from afar.

“What does a baby have to do with me?” Weld asked, tearing Gio from his thoughts. Gio blinked, almost having forgotten the point he was trying to make, long distracted. He made sure to choose his next words carefully—

“Don’t take this the wrong way,” he started, “But when we first met, I kinda thought you were cute in, like, a baby way.”

The confession made Weld’s brow furrow slightly, but he didn’t say anything. Gio took this as a good sign to continue. “It’s not like I thought you were a baby,” he added, “but I couldn’t help but think that you were a little bit cute. I think it’s because you’re so small.”

Weld tried to catch his brother’s eyes, but Gio was masterfully avoiding every attempt. “I’m cute because I’m small?” He asked, confused. “That doesn’t make sense.”

“What? Why not?”

“You don’t think that everything that’s small is cute.” Weld retorted. “You hate bugs.”

It was Gio’s turn to look confused. Baffled, he stared at Weld, before a smile cracked his expression and he couldn’t help but laugh. “Yeah,” he chuckled, “But you’re not a bug. It’s completely different.”

Weld didn’t seem convinced.

“Alright, look—“ Gio started, “It’s not just because you’re small. Not every small thing is cute. Right?”

“Okay.”

“Okay. What makes you different is that you look human and you happen to be really small.” Gio paused to collect his thoughts. His cheeks had since turned an embarrassed pink. “Does that make sense?”

Weld tried to imagine the feeling. It was rare he found himself much larger than an insect. An important question came to mind. “How do you know you don’t think I’m cute?”

The gears were almost audible as they turned in Gio’s head. “You mean, like, handsome cute?”

Weld shrugged. “Sure.”

“It’s a different feeling, I guess.” He laughed, “It was more like instinct.”

“Instinct?”

“Sure,” Gio nodded, “Like, some sort of human nurturing instinct. Humans see little things, like babies — or borrowers, too, I guess — and we get so excited. Little, cute things make us want to protect them.” He explained. “I looked it up after I met you and couldn’t get the feeling out of my head.”

Weld mulled it over. He’d noticed the humans he knew looked at him with an affection he couldn’t place, and now he knew the reason. He supposed it made sense. He remembered thinking his baby brother was the cutest thing he’d ever seen when he first held him; his curious eyes, big and brown, his soft fur overgrown like a winter coat, ready to shed away to a patchy pelt as he grew to adulthood. Weld didn’t want to let him go, for fear of losing him.

Gio, uncomfortable with the stretch of silence that followed his explanation, interrupted Weld’s train of thought before he could get any further. “Just so you know, I don’t think you need to be protected, or anything,” he clarified, placatingly holding his hands up so as not to offend. Then, he thought again, “Well, I kinda thought that when we first met— but not anymore! And sorry for calling you cute.”

Weld took a deep breath, and let it out in a soft sigh. He didn’t like the reminder that he might be thought of as a baby, but he couldn’t fault Gio for his instincts. He was only human, after all. “That’s okay.” He shrugged. “It doesn’t bother me. Unless you act like I’m a baby.”

“I can almost guarantee that won’t happen.”

“And,” Weld continued, “It’s okay if you get protective. When you think I need help. Or when I ask. I think it’d be dumb if I didn’t let you protect me.”

Puzzled, Gio tilted his head, “Why? You’re good at protecting yourself.”

“Yeah. But you’re bigger,” Weld gestured, “Being around you keeps me safer. I shouldn’t turn that down.”

Gio knew Weld didn’t like putting his size into perspective if he could help it, but he was glad he felt comfortable enough to accept help. Even if he was just helping passively. He nodded, “There are some things that even you can’t handle alone.”

“Like what?”

“Mostly weird, human things.” Gio grinned, “Get used to the ‘cute’ thing first and we can go from there.”

#borrowers #g/t writing #g/t #oc stuff #weld #gio #weld likes humans he’s a weirdo borrower. FREAK.#writing

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soupbabe · 1 year

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Ack Wait I'm Sorry I Realized That Last One Probably Falls Under Abused! Reader

Instead May I Request Risotto, Wamuu, And Anasui With A Male Reader Who's Generally Pretty Much The Stereotypical Beefy Boy Head Empty Himbo Simp MaleWife But Their Hobbies And Interests Are Incredibly Macabre And They Couldn't Read A Room Any Better Than A Book Upside Down And In Latin So Every Once In Awhile They'll Drop A Fact About Plauge, Taxidermy, Deaths And Mutilations Caused By Historical Medicine And Beauty Standards (Ect.) With All The Excitment Of A Golden Retriever Chasing A Tennis Ball.

Like Imagine They're Just Chillin On The Couch And Reader Just Goes "Ya Know, Theoretically If Scientists Spliced Ebola And Rabies We Could Have Genuine Real Life Zombies! Wouldn't That Be Wild?! :-D"

Wamuu, Anasui, and Risotto with a Morbid! Himbo! Male! Reader

This was so much fun omg omg and I love doing more Part 6 writing!!

Tagging: @devil-doll13, @michellenero

Wamuu

- I think he's having one of those "humans are so silly" moments when he's around you

- Like ugh he gets heart eyes when he listens to you recall to him ancient torture methods in detail and then immediately confuse sugar with salt

- He notices the way you light up when he recounts his tales of battle, how you cling to every word as he shares his brutal victories

- Absolutely thought about doing some training with you, give you a taste of what it's like to be a soldier like him

- You're definitely built like a warrior and have the guts like one, but he gets genuinely worried when you have any kind of sharp object in your hand

Narciso Anasui

- heart eyes heart eyes heart eyes you're the most perfect man to ever exist

- Like ugh he loves that you're so sweet and so big and he can share his most morbid thoughts with you!

- Of course they're all framed as hypotheticals, as to not put you off

- If anyone tells you "time and place" when you're talking, he's so giving them a dirty glare and encouraging the conversation

- Thinking about him on your lap as you ramble on about historic plagues, literally the most threatening couple in Green Dolphin Street

Risotto Nero

- You disturb him a little bit /lh

- He thinks you're the sweetest man to ever exist, you take care of him so well, but your knowledge of how to hide a body is concerning when you both don't work together

- But he'd be lying if he said he doesn't indulge you a lil bit

- Have you seen Risotto? Of course he's going to have a fascination with creepy things too, the venn diagram of your interests are almost a circle

- Head empty, only the thought of your shared living space being filled with jarred specimens and oddities you both found for each other

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Listen I’m a big believer that celebs should shut the fuck up most of the time but the thing with neutral artists who never take a stance, especially white people is that they will unknowingly invite a very racist fandom.

As a poc in this fandom, I’m used to swifties being racist but my god over these last couple of weeks, seeing big accounts cyber bully a Palestinian swiftie for wanting Taylor to sign a ceasefire letter is so mind-boggling. They always make hypothetical scenarios where they’re like “It’s gonna put her in danger, what is they b0mb the stage?! You can’t expect Taylor to speak about everything!” And it’s just so tone deaf, rude, and insensitive.

We reach a point in this genocide that a lot of Palestinians no 1 ask for the rest of the world just to amplify their voice because a lot of the donation trucks are not allowed to enter Gaza and the ones that do, the UN are selling the donations instead of giving them for free. So why is it such a wild concept for racist swifties that a lot of people are asking Taylor to speak up? This is the biggest thing happening in the world right now, she literally wrote “It’s time to use your voice” in her latest story and we’ve seen time and time again how big of an impact Taylor has.

saying arguably the most famous person on the planet rn should not speak up about palestine is not only admitting they don’t care about what palestinians IN palestine are asking for but they also care more about a pop star than the life and death of millions

this is so well put and i completely agree. taylor's silence provides comfort and a safe place for hateful people because she does not give them a reason not to feel supported, her silence creates space for them whether she knows that or not. and this can apply to politics in general because she's gone fully silent and hasn't taken a stance on anything in like 3+ years, but specifically about Palestine.

The fans who are making up hypotheticals about the terrible things that could happen if taylor dares to say anything about Palestine are some of the most ignorant, unself aware people i've ever seen. 'what if she becomes a threat' 'people could get hurt' 'they could bomb a show', hey guess what... all of that stuff is currently happening. at this very moment. to Palestines. They are being bombed, targeted and threatened as we speak but thats not what they care about, they care about the hypothetical scenario of a billionaire not being safe. A billionaire who, within seconds of any hint of a threat has an abundance of resources to keep herself and everyone around her safe. Palestines cannot even imagine that privilege those fans are ignoring. Imagine looking at a Palestinian and saying 'sorry she cant speak up and support you, her safety might be threatened'. All of the worst hypotheticals they can imagine happening to Taylor are currently happening to Palestinians but they dont matter as much to them i guess.

Fans will really expose themsleves and how little they actually care about real life cruelty in order to defend a women who will never be their friend. 'her saying anything wont change anything', it might not, or maybe it will.... so human life isnt worth the chance of finding out? 'she's not a politician she's a singer' so singers cant care about genocide? singers are above the deaths of a nation? 'she might get hurt' so you care more about the hypothetical hurt of a stranger than the real life hurt of thousands, mostly children. Fans speaking on behalf of or dismissing the suffering of Palestinians to make their fav pop star not look bad is indeed a disturbing thing.

Taylor first hand knows how powerful her fandom is, with the re-recordings, breaking records, being on the biggest tour of her career and it selling out immediately all over the world. she knows her fans can move mountains, she saw it with voter registrations going up and spiking the second she finally spoke up about politics. she knows her words are some of the most heard around the world and her choosing to not denounce genocide says a lot about her, none of it surprising. that environment of indifference and silence invites hateful people and a hateful environment for those who want morality and change. people will bend over backwards to protect someone who doesnt protect others less fortune and privileged than she is. we know she probably isnt gonna say anything about this, she cant even take a stance on american politics, not even on a state level. denouncing a genocide is too much for her, it might make people mad at her, god forbid. she values ticket sales and her popularity over morality and change, it's that simple. And she’s found a fanbase that feels the same way.

#answered #anonymous

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guns-blazing · 4 days

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the "did martlet use DT to become zenith?" masterpost

tl;dr: yes. this isn't even up for debate, i don't get why people doubt this, she used DT.

if i missed anything you find relevant lmk. i Will add it and Can credit you.

1. if she didn't use DT, it would either have to be integrity extract, which it can't be...

the integrity extract instantly cracked kanako's soul + kanako's soul is much stronger than martlet's = martlet would not have been standing after that injection. also "immediately going into a coma" and "becoming a superpowered beast able to withstand loads of blasts sourced straight from a human soul before melting" are two entirely different reactions to the serum, this doesn't make any sense.

not to mention, that's... not how the extract is (meant to) work (it doesn't work). ceroba was supposed to inject it into a boss monster, and then extract stuff from the boss monster, then inject said stuff into a regular monster to make them like a boss monster. so, was it the finished serum? no.

2. ...or it would have to be chujin's serum, which it can't be.

that serum doesn't exist. we know that serum doesn't exist because the person who making it is ceroba. and ceroba is trying to make it exist because it doesn't exist right now. this was the plot of the pacifist final boss. it isn't chujin's serum.

3. minor inconsistencies with the two DT-fueled monsters we see in undertale aren't enough to disprove she used DT, and aren't really that inconsistent

"it contradicts undertale's DT" is the main (and only...) evidence i see people bring up against martlet using DT. but it doesn't hold.

alphys injects fallen down monsters with DT. this strengthens them so much they come back from the brink of death, start walking around for a while, and then start melting. on the brink of death, undyne pulls herself together in a superpowered form, fueled only by determination, to stop you from wiping out everyone in the world. she starts melting to death when you bring her down to 0 hp.

martlet, doing quite fine, injects herself with DT, which strengthens herself into a superpowered form. this effect starts wearing off and she starts melting as you wear down her HP, and then her melting is rapidly accelerated at 0 HP until she turns to dust.

it isn't a perfect match for either but it's still pretty damn close. especially because we haven't actually seen a living monster get directly injected with pure DT; the amalgamates were injected while fallen down and undyne probably never got an injection. Probably.

i find zenith totally feasible with what we know of DT even if it doesn't perfectly match the two canon cases we've seen... it feels like a combination of those two.

this makes me feel like missed something, because this is the only point i've seen argued against her using DT, maybe i just dont get it? but i looked into it and can't find any reason this is contradictory. lets consider hypothetically, though. even if it is contradictory and the serum effects are a bit off compared to DT's effects... the serum being from chujin contradicts everything we know about his work and ceroba's work and a huge chunk of the ketsukane plot. comparing these two i'd pick DT any day

that was all the rebuttal evidence. now for the actual "why is this DT"

4. she uses a substance in a syringe to change her form, becomes super powerful, then starts melting

we know this stuff

5. battle against a true hero is in retribution

probably the weakest evidence on this list, because i guess you could claim it's because they both melt to death at the end. but i find this doubles as pretty good evidence martlet used determination because her song uses a motif from undyne the undying's song who we know fought with determination.

her unused vengeance theme, final stand, also has a motif directly from "determination" which cant be used as real evidence because it's unused but 1. its a little interesting they used determination and 2. honestly im just including this so more people hear final stand

but throw the rest of this post away. because, most importantly...

6. what was the point of this cutscene

seriously explain why a cutscene showing martlet breaking into the true lab where the DT experiments are was important enough to interrupt her fight with if she didn't use DT. literally this cutscene is meant to prove she used DT. it makes zero sense for this not to be about the DT. why else would this be here. what else would she do there. she. stole. determination.

edit 7.

Yeah um i dont actually know whats up with this. shes very clearly fine and not fallen down in this. "fallen down" means in a coma, and shes not in a coma now, and at the end of the fight she isnt in a coma either (she melts (again, something that we've only ever seen with DT)), but her flavor text and check text both say fallen down, so clearly that's extra significant here.

it could be... alphys injected DT into fallen down monsters, so this is like... paralleling... I DONT KNOW. but we've seen what happened when kanako fell down- she fell unconscious and wouldn't wake up. this isn't at all what happens to martlet, because she didnt get injected with integrity serum.

#uty #uty spoilers #cerulean post #undertale yellow #martlet uty #uty martlet

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suffarustuffaru · 2 months

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related to the BDSM ask and also a deeply cursed thought but do you think reinhard would have a daddy kink or at least a fatherly affection kink?

HAH. HAH. i did a lot of laughing seeing this post bc i absolutely love cursed thoughts like this. but also youre. youre not. youre not Wrong....... youre not wrong....

i think that whether reinhard does actually feel sexual/romantic attraction or not is like. the most up in the air with him compared to sooo many other characters who are around his age in the cast. and also either way i think dude is like way too repressed + traumatized + those two things are playing off of each other in the worst feedback loop possible anyway HAH to like. even think about trying to do romance or sex rn. but also poor guy has gotta know that hes around the age that hes probably gonna start being expected to make the next sword saint haha :,))) so uh. this sounds terrible but like it Is Terrible but like - no matter what reinhard's desires are, if he's still under control from the kingdom, his desires Wont Matter. :,,)))))))) im crying on the floor over reinhard again.

but. but.... but...... okay... hear me out... i think that reinhard is also Really Really starved for anyy sort of affection. dude is starved for friends, he latches onto whatever friends he can even get (and literally ALL OF THEM think that hes a monster) and he most likely might just be craving for familial affection too :,))))) since he got a taste of that for around the first five or so years of his life until shit went downhill with theresia, wilhelm, louanna, and heinkel in Various Ways. and ofc we Know that reinhard blames himself for shit going wrong in his family. for "killing" theresia the first time...

and. well. listen.... if one were to offer reinhard that sort of affection.... friendship or familial affection..... but there was a sexual slant to it..... but what youre offering him is Affection and Being Seen And Treated As Human.... then. well. thatd be the offer of a lifetime for him, i think he'd take it HAHA. he'd. he'd take it in a heartbeat. thats a dream come true for him, because we know that he definitely craves platonic affection and he craves being Normal. being Human. being a Person. even if getting it means sex is attached to it... i think. i think he'd take that chance.

so like. that being said, idk if reinhard would have a kink for fatherly affection per se, but i Do think that if, say, someone were to be like this sort of fatherly figure for him... even if there was a sexual aspect, i think that reinhard is craving any kind of affections enough to go along with it. whether he'd be Super Into the sexual aspect is probablyy up for debate haah along with the fact that we kinda dont have his pov in canon yet. and i Do think that reinhard would probably prefer his REAL dad more than someone pretending to be like half of that role, if that makes sense, if only bc i think reinhard would love to see his dad recover and feel better and all that haaah. (......and its a nice contrast to heinkel and wilhelm REPLACING REINHARD...... im crying on the floor over all of them once again.)

but. i mean. reinhards still human after all.... so like. hypothetically speaking..... Could he be tempted by someone giving fatherly affection even if it was sexual...................................................................... i think that theres a chance reinhard might just cave depending on the circumstances. ;-;;;;;; and i do think that given how. Mild. reinhard acts about almost everything, my running theory on reinhard's thoughts on sex and/or romance is that he might just be neutral about it. but like.... the offer of affection.. and humanization.... that's what would be the most tempting for reinhard here, i think. the sex would be like. the supplement, if it turns out to be something he'd be into.

and also reinhards you know... submissive (nonsexual) (obviously) to the kingdom and to his family, so in a bdsm aspect he would be like. probablyyyy submissive sexually too just bc i cannot see him liking being the dominant one. especially with his strength. like ofc dude is used to holding back with his strength and all, but he'd probably be more into making his partner feel good, and i think bdsm would probably be like flipping that whole dynamic reinhard has with the government and his family on its head. reinhard is forced to submit to them / feels obligated to do so and doesnt have much of a heart to go against his family unless he Really has to -

in bdsm, reinhard could choose to submit, in a sense. he could finally feel weak, but not in the painful ways hes felt weak - like in terms of emotional despair and the pain of dying and coming back or something. bdsm could be like reinhard's chance to feel close to "human" - weak in an acceptable way while being fed positive attention for his efforts :,))))))) and its very very intimate, so. i think he'd just be Super into the affection that could be behind it.

in conclusion.................................................................. i really doubt, yknow, that reinhard Currently has like. a daddy kink. a father kink. but hypothetically speaking............. like..... you could............. you could awaken that in him for sure.................................................................. poor guy just wants love okay HAHA

#rezero #re:zero #reinhard van astrea #ask #also i do personally hc reinhard as ace/aro !!! i think his behavior in canon kinda supports it!!! but def he could go in. any direction #but i really doubt that hes straight #and idek if hes even thought that hard about any romantic/sexual desires he may have. dudes too busy trying to keep his friends :(((#also uhhh do these asks need nsft tags. oopsies i forgor #nsft

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I love your haunted siphonophore posting so much it's really good. I think it really fits with how the science team and the game and benrey all sort of play off of each other with Gordon always ending up as the victim/'food' but there's a slight dissonance between all of them. Benrey comes back as a skeleton and for the first night he just walks around and talks like normal until after Gordon wakes up where it seems to become it's own creature that is more tethered to the gamespace (I know it clips out and fucks with geometry but it also feels like it starts to slot into the role of 'spooky skeleton to antagonize and frighten the player' instead of 'benrey is around and talking to people when he's supposed to be dead'). Or how the world seems to bend to fit the insane things the Science Team says (Sunkist, Chuck E Cheese, Passport, etc) but Coomer is still seperate enough from the game that he becomes frightened and angry when he realizes that his world is small and painted. They all kind of group up into one thing, which is basically an elaborate bait and trap for Gordon, but there's tension between the individual pieces and they all have unique perspectives on what's happening despite playing into the same greater thing.

Sorry I'm having a hard time capturing exactly what you meant into this I get what you meant it's just. words are difficult. But your hlvrai thoughts make me insane

no this is like. exactly what i mean. you get it.

the thing about siphonophores is that each component of the organism has its own mouths. like. one component will be the stomach, one will make the organism swim, etc etc, but they all have their own mouths. they all feed.

and there is always this kind of dissonance between gordon and the others, and yes obviously he is the one playing a video game, but i always felt like it went deeper than hostile AI being weirded out by the new guy. it felt more,,, natural?? i guess??? it all feels set up on a stage. aside from the fact that its a game and it is has coded events. the AI, the thing that is suppose to think for itself, still seems kinda. within its own limits. stuck within the body of the facility. (for example, coomer and/or bubby freaking out when they go outside of the skybox/into space).

but the dissonance between the science team and the game/facility is!!! oh my godddd!!!! i could write an essay on that shit. so interesting. and i love that the dissonance is often physically manifested. your hatred towards this thing that you hate is real and will be seen and will affect the world outside you.

like. you have this thing, a large container that has events and ideas that are built into it (the game, the organism as a whole, the haunted house), and there are different components within this container that have some kind of symbiotic relationship (good or bad) with the outside container (black mesa, the individual nervous systems of the organism, the rooms/ghosts/humans haunting* the house), and all of these individual components has a manifestation of its difference or hostility (the science team, the individual mouths, the opinions each component of the haunted house has on each other (i need to make another post about this)).

sorry that was probably really complicated. i just needed to get it out of me because its all ive been thinking about since i made that first post.

*this is within the idea that the hypothetical house is haunted by something. which is generally the idea i go for when in reference to sentient AI, the whole this house had a purpose and it changed, this AI had a code and it was faulty. etc etc. pretty sure ive already posted something about that.

weird little mspaint diagram with some other ideas i have not talked about. note; this is not scientifically accurate to siphonophores. i just thought they were a really good allegory. you are definitely gonna need to zoom in for this thing. but it is important to the explanation i guess.

i just find it really fun to put obvious differences between characters/living things and see where they come together. like the science team, gordon, and benry are all separate beings in their own way but they are like a family. blah. hope you enjoy as always this is a bit messy.

#hlvrai #stupid diagram took way to long to make #whatever. i hope this sums it up well. and thank you so much for adding stuff on tjodity i always adore your additions.#they keep this trainwreck of an AU going strong #excuse any spelling and/or grammar mistakes im really bad at this #derealization #unreality #haunted house hlvrai au

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wavesoutbeingtossed · 4 months

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The thing with that NYT article that astounds me is that if Taylor (or whoever the subject was) were closeted, what did the author think they would accomplish by outing her or any other public figure in the same position? It reeks of sensationalism and tabloid journalism, and the author of all people would have to know that anything published in the US’s newspaper of record would carry weight that gossip blogs wouldn’t. They can’t hide behind a “it’s just hypothetical!”, even in an Op-Ed, the way tumblruser1389 could around here.

And that’s the real danger here. I’m sure on a personal level it’s deeply hurtful to Taylor because it’s yet another instance in which she is being treated like an avatar and not a human being. (And it’s so unfortunate that it involved a community that does face hardship and discrimination and would benefit from more representation and acceptance at that level.) But on a larger scale, the real issue imo is that the piece gives permission to the chronically online and mainstream readers alike to speculate and publicly out people. Except many of those speculated on probably don’t have the security of someone on Taylor’s level and not only is it reprehensible to force people to do so, it could have real life consequences that could pose actual danger to their personal and professional lives. If the New York Times can do it, why shouldn’t I? It’s dehumanizing.

Yes, it’s sad that it’s 2024 and coming out is still a big deal; in an ideal world, people could love who they love and identify how they want and no one would bat an eye, but that still isn’t the case and I understand why some look for representation from public figures to make them feel seen. But, until that person says so, you can’t assume they are something they’re not. It’s deeply hurtful to them and the community you want them to represent, and it perpetuates the same kind of trauma. Because it sends a signal that there is a gotcha and someone will force you to do something before you’re ready or willing.

As many have discussed here recently, it’s one thing to interpret Taylor’s work through a queer lens. That’s literary analysis! That’s what art is for! And it’s a beautiful thing to be able to interpret a piece of work and relate to something in your own life! But interpreting is not assigning. It’s one thing to say, “‘Ivy’ sounds like it’s a wlw affair,” and write an essay about it — and for all we know, maybe that’s what Taylor imagined when she wrote it. That’s a totally valid interpretation and offers an interesting perspective. But that doesn’t mean that was Taylor’s lived experience. (Just like she may have imagined murdering her best friend’s husband but that doesn’t mean she’s actually done it.) Just because Taylor often writes diaristic music doesn’t mean all of it is, and doesn’t mean she can’t take diaristic elements (eg feelings of hurt, loss, envy, infidelity, etc.) and apply it to other stories. That’s what artists do. For someone in one of the world’s most influential newspapers to claim interpretation as fact and create their own narrative about an actual human being living in the real world is hurtful, along with being just plain lazy journalism. (I know as an opinion piece it’s not strictly journalism, but the NYT is and should have known better.)

I don’t really have a coherent way of tying this all up, but it’s just so annoying that it’s 2024 and we’re still having this discourse.

#on the flip side that’s why I was also uncomfortable with Taylor’s team name dropping SM in its response #because it’s perpetuating the same thing and putting the glare on him for the same reasons she’s so uncomfortable with it #unless SM and his team are ok with it

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