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shootingstarpilot · 8 months

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I see a lot of posts expressing frustration with the fanon idea that certain highly competent characters (yes, this post is about Obi-Wan, but I've seen others) can't take care of themselves and need others to bully them into eating, sleeping, etc.. While I totally get that frustration, I personally very much enjoy that trope. I've been trying to dissect why I enjoyed it since I saw those critiques, and I think I finally managed to put it to words.

(Disclaimer: I live in the United States, so my discussion about healthcare is operating in the framework of the man-eating trash fire that is the American healthcare system.)

I am a busy person outside of fandom. I recently completed a cross-country move. I'm damn good at my job and I love what I do, but it's hard work and a lot of it is on call. I have bills to pay. I have paperwork to fill out. I have messages to send and more messages to reply to. I have a life that is full of things I don't want to do. We all do. It's part of existing in society.

I am also chronically ill.

We live in a system that is actively hostile to putting your own health first. The healthcare system is impossible to navigate even if you are feeling the very pinnacle of health and wellbeing, and good fucking luck trying to do so when you're sick. Good luck trying to go to work and pay your bills and fill your tank. Good luck trying to do your paperwork and cook your meals and clean your apartment. Good luck trying to muster up the energy to respond to the well-meaning communications of friends and family.

But here's the thing- you still have to.

The rest of the world doesn't stop when you're sick. The rest of your life doesn't pause when you need it to. Sometimes you have to sacrifice sleep to make it to a doctor's appointment, or skip breakfast to make it to work on time. Every one of us, to some extent or another, has had to sacrifice what would be best for our health in order to stay functional in this fucked-up, capitalistic, carnivorous society.

So I think my preference for reading and writing fics like the ones I mentioned at the beginning has a certain level of wish fulfillment to it. Someone who is competent and good at their job and has an extraordinary level of responsibility on their shoulders sacrifices their own well-being to keep the rest of the world going-

And someone else makes sure they eat. Someone else makes sure their health gets tended to. Someone else makes sure they sleep, and that the world doesn't fall apart while they do so.

A lot of times, we don't get to make those decisions, or we feel guilty when we do. In reading fics like these, I feel like I get to outsource those decisions- outsourcing self-care, if you will. You don't have to feel guilty about putting your own health first, because you're not making the choice to do so. Someone else is.

It's okay. Get some rest.

#my life is also full of things and people that i love don't worry #it's just interesting to think about this sort of wish fulfillment #if anyone else wants to contribute thoughts please do #i'm sure someone more eloquent than me could put this better #outsourcing self-care #fandom #obi-wan kenobi #ao3 #fanfiction

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sorrelpaws · 2 years

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basically his only friend (not sh/p, don’t tag as such)

#rick and morty #rick sanchez #morty smith #ooh ambiguous caption oooh it could be a bout either of them oohh #rick is sooo pathetic and lonely but morty is also a lonely and neglected kid whaattt #c137 are soooooooooooooo.......... *rattles them*#wish i could more eloquently talk about this subject unfortunately i will have to make do with vaguely coherent rambles #they're the only ones theyve got okay #they hate each other they're best friends they're toxic they're each others' closest companions etc etc

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cdmodule · 4 months

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I found a youtube channel that does videos about phobias which I find great since that's been one of my special interests for years, however I don't think people realise how AWFUL of an idea it is to put images that can trigger said phobia in the very thumbnail and throughout the entire video. Like. I get why people do this but for example imagine having astrophobia. You look up astrophobia and want to watch a video talking about it only to be completely unable to learn about your own phobia because It's plastered all over the video. If you didn't already get triggered by the thumbnail. At least if you're gonna do that, use an unrealistic/drawn image or something alluding to it (eg a teloscope). Not Real Life Space Images. I cannot underestimate how often this happens and how frustrating it is.

#theres only so much you can do with stuff like google images and searches but if you make a post or a video DONT DO THAT. COME ON #ok to rb its just not eloquently worded bcuz im very frustrated #i wish ppl were more considerate towards ppl with phobias

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kaidanalenkosprmanager · 17 days

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THE BEST OF PRIORITY: THE CITADEL (PART 1)

Featuring: Cmdr. Sophie Shepard, Lt. James Vega, EDI, and Thane Krios With: Flight Lt. Jeff "Joker" Moreau, Councilor Rannadril Bibsos Tembin Lesti Bensin Valern, Cmdr. Armando-Owen Bailey, and Kai Leng Kalahira, this one's heart is pure, but beset by wickedness and contention. Guide this one to where the traveler never tires, the lover never leaves, the hungry never starve. Guide this one, Kalahira, and she will be a companion to you as she was to me. Mass Effect 3: Legendary Edition (2021)

#mira makes gifs ✨#sophie shepard #james vega #EDI #thane krios #jeff joker moreau #mass effect #mass effect 3 #me3 #mass effect legendary edition #dailygaming #priority citadel is one of my favorite priority missions in the game so it’s a fun one to gif!#i absolutely love how much thane content you get in the front end of the mission since thane is one of my favorites!#and bailey is one of my favorite npcs in the game so i adore that he gets a bit of a spotlight role in a bigger mission too!#but i will say that i do think priority citadel has some.. writing issues? to put it mildly?#i think my biggest problem is that i feel like everything with udina feels like it kinda just comes out of left field #like it feels like there’s VERY little build up for what happens with udina being a cerberus plant #the idea is interesting!! but i wish there was much more build up for it? it’s sort of just- there for me and it just comes at you so fast #like udina had always been sort of portrayed as a kind of shifty/power hungry character (don’t get me wrong)#but the cerberus plot line seemed VERY hastily thrown in and i wish there was a bit more subtle nodding to it throughout earlier missions #and i could write essays about how i wish kai leng was written better #but people who write much more eloquently than i do can put it in much better words than i can what problems there are with his writing #i think he had potential to be a super interesting character if he was introduced earlier and was much less stereotypical in form #also i’m sorry mr. leng but miranda wears the armor better (I SAID IT AND I WONT APOLOGIZE FOR IT)#the fight between kai leng and thane is *chef’s kiss* 👌 tho (i adore the cinematography of the shots as a video editing bitch)#ME3 has very nice fight choreography in some of the cutscenes (especially the ones with kai leng and the phantoms)#thane krios will always be my beloved and in canon he and soph develop a mutual respect over their hand to hand combat skills :)#also i forgot to say joker looking so absolutely done with everything in that first gif is me irl ✨

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smallishbabes · 1 year

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*appears with a mic* thoughts on smalletho?

Smalletho was my POV for Double Life and their dynamic was fantastic with Joel being a malewife like he always is and Etho indulging Joel’s craziness at his own expense. I loved how they both would like take damage on purpose to annoy each other. I feel like they really did balance each other out. They’re both dumbasses in the best way. Also them mentioning being allies in the last season in Limited Life was great. Love the crumbs.

Now I don’t post or reblog ship content on this blog BUT I do see a lot of it and I gotta say it’s pretty good. The shippers know what’s up.

Overall, I like em :)

#smalletho #anon ask #asks #I wish I was more eloquent but there are plenty of blogs around the time who explained better why they worked so well #I did watch etho’s pov sometimes when the season was going on #I do miss them working together but I’m so glad that it happened. it opened both of their fanbases to each other #arah post

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purecommemasolitude · 5 months

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You guys ever think about s/c/a/r/e/c/r/o/w. Augh.

#if I were feeling more eloquent I’d type up a paragraph about it but as it is I’m sitting on the floor procrastinating cleaning my room #half-asleep wishing I were watching Star Trek instead. but scarecrow came on and <33 #og #mcr #god its lyrics are SO good #the futility of everything but the overpowering love leading to attempting anyway #being so dedicated and devoted to your child and you know ultimately you can’t do that much. you *know* that against bombs and real weapons #there’s nothing you can do #but you try anyway. because you love them. you make their life as happy as it can possibly be under the circumstances and you try and keep #them in childhood innocence for as long as possible. painting everything as a game because that’s how children understand the world and #because you want your kid to be happy against all the odds #calling out with your last breath for them to run because even in death you love them more than anything #now that I’m thinking about it danger days might be my favourite album lyrically

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dummerjan · 2 years

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This Hannibal quote characterizes Pete and Vegas' relationship so well. Seeing everything, being their true selves when they are together, no matter how ugly, cruel and monstruous. Seeing, and accepting, even loving and embracing all of it.

#kinnporsche #vegaspete #hannibal #meins #i wish i was more eloquent #how do people write whole essays on their blorbos #my thoughts are just incoherent screaming of they're so neat they should kiss look they love each other so much they should hurt each other #it's why i find both relationships so compelling #there are so many parallels between hannigram and vegaspete #but also kinnporsche and sterek and merthur #at least i think so on a superficial level i connect them and feel like they appeal to me for similar reasons in similar ways #i wish i could actually sit down and compare and analyze them #i dont know how people manage to write such eloquent meta posts #i have so many thoughts i want to write down but argh... i can't #i just keep circling them in my head driving myself crazy over ficitonal characters #why do they make me feel so much?!

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not-poignant · 11 months

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(TND au anon) please note my thirst for this is for more temsen content, he is not a vegetable, I want to see that guy in situations!!!!

It's time for you to start writing fanfic anon, and putting that guy in situations! :D

#asks and answers #ohlo ohlo temsen #fae tales au #fae tales fanfiction #i've always been very supportive of fanfic anon #i wish you all the best writing the stories you want to see in the world #and if you send me an ask like 'i don't write fic / it's hard / that's not my thing'#that's how i feel about this too!#sans the 'i DO write fic but literally am working past my limits right now'#but everyone can write fic and it's clear you're articulate/eloquent in asks #so you're more than capable and i know folks would love to read it :D

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eorzeashan · 7 months

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Eight is more than just a sword. He's a test of conviction for all those who want to change the world. He sees if you are worthy of sacrifice and change. He asks if you are willing to trade lives for the sake of ideals, and how far you are willing to go for them. He measures your life and your death, the strength of your beliefs against your belief in them; a proverbial sword in the stone. "A woman once taught me that the most important mission I would have... would be testing the hearts of others. If you cannot abide by the world you wish to create, I will stand against you.

If your ideals can stand against the world, there is nothing my sword will not cut for you."

In essence, he does this by offering himself as the first tool to be used for another's ideals. If those ideals turn out to be flawed and weak, the battles he fights under such a banner will make it evident. Yet it is not his place to judge; only to measure the strength of a person's character, the test of the steel in their soul.

#swtor #ooc #he's a bit of a kingmaker from being taught to test all future revolutions #this is also why he's an executioner. rather than having personal biases himself he can only decide the worthiness of their character #because all ideals and men are equal in death.#it's funny that he's so aloof and blunt when he's not doing his duty #but the minute he's serious he's *very* eloquent #eight 78% of the time: •_• no i wont work today. im making a sandwich #eight when it's time to call someone's ideals into question: do you have the strength to keep those beliefs when they are bloodied #or will you die like a dog unable to stand your own weakness #theron: wtf you never talked this much before-#eight; you are dodging the question. will you save others knowing that is not their wish or is your moral self aggrandizing more important #theron: HELLO???

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weirdbabs · 1 year

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ive gotta say i love how they handled sams and henrys death in the show

he had to die, they could change whatever they wanted but there was no way he could survive bc his death is so deeply tied to ellies survivors guilt. she survived and he didnt she had to watch him, watch tess, watch riley all die from something she survived and it helps fuel her desire to be the cure bc she can stop this. and if sam dies then henry dies bc he was willing to burn the world if it meant sam could live, and loosing his brother (especially by his own hand) put him in a very dangerous state of mind

but by having ellie aware of what happened to sam, having her show that shes infected and use the knowledge that shes the cure, means that (in her mind) shes the reason he died. riley died bc she was trying to make it up to ellie after their fight, tess died bc of trying to get her to the fireflies and helping her escape the hoard, and now sam died bc she failed to save him. she could have, shes the cure, the thing that will fix the world, but she failed and not only did she get him killed but henry died bc of her too

her desire to find the fireflies and her survivors guilt is going to be so strong that i can practically feel the anger that shes gonna have at the end

#im sure i couldve put this more eloquently but im just *screams* you know?#the last of us #tlou #i do wish the show had spent more time with them like 2 episodes or so like. pittsburgh was basically 3 chapters in game #60 minutes felt way to short #the last of us spoilers #tlou spoilers #i guess i should be tagging my stuff until the next episode. to not be rude to ppl

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poprockspillage · 11 months

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i wish i was not so allergic to sharing my special interests / hyperfixations with my family. it’s just so embarrassing and i don’t even know why like i can’t pinpoint an experience where my family shamed me for it, i just feel like they don’t really get it and i feel really ashamed for the way i talk about stuff

i have a very difficult time explaining plots and things as well as just. it’s so hard for my to explain anything in my head coherently out loud so i don’t know how to engage them and when i fail to engage them i just stop talking

#poprock txt #i feel so trapped by my brain sometimes #i wish i could speak eloquently more often. i can sometimes but more often i feel like i kinda #just have to talk for a while before i can figure out what i actually wanted to say #and then i can say it #and the world is not kind to this #i’m grateful that most of my friends at this point understand it but i don’t know how to explain it to my family #very grateful for how my grandparents will send me stuff related to what little i will share about my interests #i just. want to be more open about myself #it’s hard with fandom stuff especially because my parents don’t really get it the way i do #and my brother doesn’t either #i used to feel like he looked down on my for it and i don’t Really feel that way anymore but idk #IDK!!! i hate it here whatever goodbye

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theood · 2 years

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Ough ough Jinx kinnie feels <- normal

#he is soooo me. do you get it? cause she is. Anyway I shant explain more but I'm Thinking #I wish I could be more eloquent about my feelings but just like haha yeah #elias howls

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vampfucker666 · 1 year

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i left a comment on someones fic from 2015 the other day bc i had reread it like. 3-4 times already and its only been maybe a week since i found it (its under 5k so not difficult to do but. u know) and they replied NEXT DAY. tbh i was kind of surprised usually its more hit or miss. i like to leave comments on older fics regardless but it was kind of fun to see them still sort of checking in on it lol

#im really bad at fic commenting so i usually only do it if i really liked it #and tbh if i really liked it its probably something that not a ton of people are going to come across. so i feel even more you umm #not obligated but internally encouraged lol #also if i read something published in the last ~2 weeks or its a wip im actively following inreally really try to leave comments #even if i kind of dont say much #ok actually ive been trying to read more comments on fics i like recently and im pretty normal so i dont have a weird complex or w/e #about it anymore. but i do wish i could be more eloquent without it taking an hour bc sometimes #i really want to pour all my appreciation out #but im just not that kind of wordy. i dont use language in that way.

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boyfrillish · 2 years

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my absolute favorite thing is how nate and hugh are both very particular different brands of sunshine and everything sgsdhf nate is the reluctant hero who just wanted to help his friend (crush) & then help everyone else & help the pokemon (and gets compared to The Hero hilbert all the time along the way) while hugh is a thunderstorm fiercely protective and caring with a bit of anger issues but so thankful for his friend (obliviously crush) & the mutual care and support and pushing each other to keep getting stronger

they are each other’s sunshine through the storm

(or as I put it less eloquently on twt:

fgdfsdfh I have so many feels, the old ones resurfacing with an added fresh pov on it after all these years)

#crystext #me remembering that tumblr is in fact great for all these rambles & try for more eloquence without breaking into thread #also i wish chromebook screenshot wouldn't reflect the bluelight filters/etc ... I need those to survive in certain conditions rip #my brain has been mush again the past couple of days so i'm hhhhhhhhhhhsfgsdfh rip bc can't unravel assignment stuff i have to do #and words are ever elusive & i'm still trying not to overpace myself with writing again after the burnout and stuff so i'm fsgdfhshhhhhhhh

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iguessyouregonnamissthepantyraid · 2 years

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not an ask but:

OMFG i’m so excited for ep six of revengers, i constantly re-read the other eps cause that dynamic is beautiful and hilarious and stupid and wild, just love them!

bless your writing and your ideas because honestly, the service you are doing is spectacular and (at least for me) very much needed!

i remember AGES ago you posted a tiny one-shot where thor was mind controlled during infinity war and loki had to fight him!! that idea is still burnt onto my cerebrum and i always go digging to find it. anyways, that’s my fan moment, love you babes ❤️

me waking up to this message like

#thank you!!!!#ahhh i love that people are still so on board for this concept and that you like what i'm doing with it #anon #sam answers stuff #i wish i could be more eloquent in my response but i feel like hugging my phone surrounded by hearts is more accurate hskdjdhk

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sorenlionheart · 4 months

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the more i think about it the more i realize that archie sonic wouldn't be nearly as infamous if it happened in the context of a superhero book rather than sonic the hedgehog lol

#soren.txt #i still need to actually like sit and read through archie but from what i remember from what i read throughout my childhood #and the 50+ comics i own #its that they really do seem to be drawing inspiration from dc/marvel but sometimes they lack the eloquence to make it work #and sometimes it just. doesn't fit sonic #or if you're ken penders then you blatantly copy kryptonian lore onto knuckles lmfao #not to mention the artists that lean too much into realism to the point of it looking uncanny #to the point where you have to ask why *aren't* you working for dc??#im rambling now but whatever im sure someone else (who is actually more familiar with archie) can put it into better words #im just thinking about what ive been hearing about peter n mjs relationship and realizing that hey that's exactly what happened to sonally #ofc it's more than just that with the weird multiverse shenanigans n all #and the soap opera levels of drama #sometimes it was good. sometimes it was bad. shit got a lot better when ian flynn got onboard.#and i sincerely don't think it deserves the amount of flack it gets even *if* it is weird #i wish the reboot had the time to flourish because i really think it could've been something but maybe its for the better #idw sonic is *great* and it knows what it wants to be #so i guess im just nostalgic

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