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So…Katara and Sokka canonically knew their grandfather?? I never caught this before 😭
I got back to my rewatch of atla and in S1 E5 (when Aang dresses up as “Bonzoo Pippenpadlopsicopolis II” in Omashu) Sokka says “great! Now you look just like my grandfather.”
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I’m sorry. GRANDFATHER?? Are we just gonna slide right past that??
As far as grandparents go, we only visually see and get interactions with their grandmother (or Gran Gran) Kanna. Then there’s Pakku who, as we learn later in the series, used to be engaged to Kanna. But Katara and Sokka don’t learn that information until later in the series, and even then it’s never implied that Pakku is Hakoda’s father.
Which begs the question, who is this grandfather that Sokka mentions in Omashu?? Is he still alive yet never shown in swt flashbacks? The fact that Sokka was the only “man” left behind in his tribe is a fairly large point in his charecter arc, so if their grandfather is still alive, has he been fighting the war with Hakoda this whole time? Or had he passed away fairly recently given Sokka’s ability to recall his image? And if he has passed, we can assume his death wasn’t related to the fire nation, or else Sokka and Katara would be unable to joke about him with such ease.
This is so interesting to me and I wish the concept was explored more in canon, but I also get that the series had a limited run time so the bits of Worldbuilding/character-building they could dive into were limited as well.
#I love how many layers there are to this show#even after all these years I’m still noticing new details I hadn’t seen or heard before lmao#sokka#katara#southern water tribe#atla#avatar#avatar the last airbender#sokka and katara#katara and sokka#water tribe#water tribe siblings#gran gran#hakoda#master pakku#do yall think this post needs a readmore?#if so lmk
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Yall remember this? I've been encouraged and you have been warned. Silly ramble thoughts under the readmore for both length and like... courtesy of spoilers.
Also it's gonna probably be all over the place too so um... yeah.
Basically, after rewatching the footage of the game, something I kinda came to notice was that Trevor (rightfully) lingers a lot on all the things he learns within like... the 48 hour running marathon he does. Like, he knows when it's a good time to ask Angela questions (even though she does tell him like.... twice to save his breath and book it) and he is (again, rightfully) in constant panic mode.
He also repeats phrases he hears (e.g. he says twice how his grandpa could jump a gap after Angela says it once, 'the good ol' 70s', etc.)
All that to say that I did notice he does Not Let Go of two things and he repeats it a lot: Arcadia's Intricate Lies and, most importantly, Vivian's remark of him about how he is someone that "No One Gives Two Shits About".
Especially the latter.
Because like Trevor, I also can't stop thinking how those words got him to his core.
Trevor remarks about the phrase constantly. Like, of all the truths he has learned about his "life" and who he is (and he does absolutely acknowledge it), it's THAT statement that has him the most bothered. So much so that during his Realignment he repeats the two shits comment the most, kinda (completely) implying that that's the thing on his mind both externally and subconsciously.
He was told to run for his life because his life, according to Arcadia, was meaningless and 'no one would care or notice if he was gone'.
Of course, he learns it's not the death penalty, but he starts running again for a different reason: He wants a Real Life. One where he isn't met with more punishment for not being Viewer Material.
And it makes an awful lot of sense why Trevor wants a real life, not one Arcadia made for him. Because Vivian's remark (and the fact Walton Media was more than willing to practically traumatize him for views) shows that the entirety of Arcadia Does Not Care about him, after all Vivian said so herself: No one gives two shits about his life.
But one person did. Angela.
And it just really really reaaaaaaaally highlights that genuine friendship he has with Angela: she's the ONE person who gives two shits about him. And that means, for Trevor, the world.
Vivian doesn't outright deny that Trevor is property when Terry calls him as such, she just remarks how he needs to be not so rough handled. Angela constantly reassured Trevor when the Jingle was hurting him and without hesitation took control of the car.
Vivian planned Trevor's Terrible Day for all of America to see. Angela let him have his privacy to do something he enjoys for himself which is play the piano.
Because Vivian said she does not give two shits. And Angela says "you're a good person and I like you."
(And basically I've been thinking nonstop how "giving two shits" about Trevor gets to him post-Arcadia, but that's a rant for another day.)
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if ur curious abt the dans that i mentioned here's a post explaining them yippee
split core is an au sort of based in the doppelganger au--its a branch-off of it really--where clockwork wasnt happy with dan's progression and decided to teach him a lesson by splitting his core into the vlad and danny halves--red and green. however, a third core had formed over time--the dark core--and a third dan came out with them who was just the personification of all his bitterness and hatred. they looked like this (and forgive the old art i need to draw them again soon)
and yall know doppelganger dan. hes just the redeemed dan from my doppelganger au/comic lol. he came back for revenge after TUE's events, but he was captured and (forcefully) rehabilitated by the fentons, mostly jazz. then his timeline's vlad showed up thanks to danny and threw him for a loop, but it ended up being what he needed to truly get better! also then later valerie showed up and things got complicated lol. this is him in case youve forgotten
i mentioned "apprentice dan" and that was basically an au where dan was clockwork's apprentice! it was a way for clockwork to look after him without having him interfere with timelines by being part of them. i didnt develop this au a lot, i kind of only had a design and one shitpost comic, but i look back on it fondly. here's the art (also very old now)
and finally, my attempt at a post-agit dan... i settled with just having him be in the clone vessel FOR NOW, because i kinda vibe(d?) with the idea of him being in the vessel to be anchored to the timeline but when he goes ghost he turns into his usual ghost form! here's the vessel design i landed on
i actually just remembered i DO have two more dans from crossover aus i made in the past. how the hell did i forget saiyan dan and phantomborne dan. ESPECIALLY phantomborne dan.
here's saiyan dan first--it was a dragon ball z crossover where jack was a saiyan with amnesia which made danny a half saiyan. i cant remember exactly how i handled dan in this, but i THINK i made dan some time travel situation where he came to the past to make danny an evil saiyan (theyre both half saiyans in the au). this was him
finally...phantomborne. this was my baby au that i was kind of obsessed with for a hot minute so i absolutely cannot believe i forgot about it until now. but it was my bloodborne crossover au where danny was a half beast due to a failed blood transfusion experiment and he could transform at will. dan, however, was a full beast, and he was still danny from the future--there was time travel that i implemented using the au version of clockwork, who kind of acted as a less creepy gehrman with time powers. i think i made him responsible for the reason hunters wake up from the hunter's dream and everything has respawned, like they want back in time??? idk lol. but yeah dan is a full beast in the future bc he was never cured of his beasthood + gave into his beastly urges. he's pretty sick and uses the beast cutter weapon. here's a pic of him with danny
ok i think thats for real all of my dans now thank you for coming to my ted talk and apologies for the longass post. i hope yall had that post cutter thing turned on lol. i know i could have used a readmore but i didnt want to <3
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Finally picked up my tablet and made something, been a while, I dont even think i even showed off this sona i have on here (dont feel like checking ethier lol) I have some other stuff i wish to say but ill put it in the readmore, Happy valentines day friends!
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Wow Still here? Not that im complaining.
Truth is, for a long loong time in this fandom ive been too insecure about my own content i made/ want to make for this fandom. silly i know, Even after getting medication and proper help with anxiety . i never really interacted with the fandom the same. just out of some fear that knawed at me when i even thought of my own characters or visons. yet when i posted nothing i felt like a poser. Hence i focused more on my own stories cuz no one could tell me how to make my own characters in my own story after all!
yet it still knawed at me. As i rember sweeping my love for X-series and megaman ships i enjoy under a methaphorical rug to try to fit in more. and feeling guilty for even enjoying them in the first place.
This is very obviously not healthy at the slightest, and after some mindful consideration. ive decided on what i want to do.
that is..
I WANNA DO WHAT I WANT!
I WANT TO ENJOY THIS FRANCHISE AGIAN!
I SHOULDN'T GIVE ANY MORE SHITS ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK!
WHO CARES IF THEY DONT LIKE IT? IM DOING THIS FOR MYSELF AND MY FRIENDS!
..and so on and so fourth!
I guess this is a announcement that im gonna be more active in this fandom and do more things? amd make my own stories too? I guess so!
There is one last thing i want to say, and its to all my mutals and friends, ya know who you are you nerds. I just wanted to say, Thank you for dealing with my nonsense. Seriously i know i can be annoying or overwhelming at some points no need to hide it. You guys are the reason i pushed for self improvement not just in art but in personal growth s well. I could have not been the person i am today without yall, and i cant wait to laugh with you agian.
In a way, You are like my crew! but im not gonna use pirate methaphors.
Okay this is getting quite long but ill get to my piitn
Thank you for everything, Happy valentines day yall, drink some water, Take care of yo self, and i (platonically) love yall
ciao!
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THIS BLOG CONTAINS VØRE,STʉFFING, AND WEIGHTGAIN CONTENT, IF YOU DONT WANT TO SEE THAT MOVE ALONG OR BLOCK ME!!
ALL of my regular art will be in here
very long intro post underneath
going back to posting belly stuff on this hellsite so this will be the alt for that
MEEE:
Lapis
18yr old
She/they pronouns but tbh i dont rarely care-
Cringiest most annoying most neurodivergent person you'll meet-
Current Fandoms:Poppy Playtime,Creepypasta,Welcome Home,DCA JJBA,Madcom,etc ( from most hyperfixated to least)
What you can expect:
•ALL SFW CONTENT, srry if you were hoping for lewd stuff but you can still follow! Just dont be a weirdo and we'll get along fine.
•V∅re of any and every fandom im currently in, nothing will be safe you will all be forced to witness my cringe( there will be oc stuff too)
•LOTS of Mawshots, i love drawing them and teeth.
•Stʉffing too
•Sometimes HARDV∅re/Gore, these will be tagged appropriately and be hidden being a "Readmore
What you WONT see:
•Anything NSFW ( not including Gore) and lewd, there may be some very slightly intimate couple stuff but nothing that needs to have an 18+ warning on it.
•anything to do with children, all the characters i use will be adults, even if this is sfw im still very uncomfortable with that stuff.
•IRL V∅re,Stʉffing, or weightgain, i hate seeing IRL stuff, if you like that you can still follow but please keep it out of my sight.
•Air/Gas/Balloon Inflation, Blueberry, Bottom Heavy, i just dont like it-
Basic DNI criteria but also DNI if you think V∅re cant be SFW or you harass Minors in the community. Yall just weird gatekeepers and it's VERY weird to go harass a minor for their coping mechanism/ comfort because you think it's purely a sexual thing( like seriously, stop that-)
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🙄 srsly ur not even gonna publicly defend ur friend when u know folks are completely misrepresenting the situation (and lbr some of that subset of fandom were just waiting to take her down a peg ever since she suddenly got popular). hiding in vague tags when u see people straight up lying abt her is so lame.
Yk i wasnt even gonna engage u or any of these other anons whove been screaming at me since 9 am my time yesterday accusing me of defending harassment or accusing me of being a ‘bad friend’. but ig i got time this morning n ur my springboard for answering them all. I Been Getting phil jackson level of racist troll anons calling me slurs calling for my own death too [which is hilarious lol real deal ppl tried to kill me n im pose to fold cuz anon #50 said die blueiight! like lol ok. at least say it behind ur real blog] & accusing me of being in some evil posse or like u accusing me of ‘not defending ppl’ enough bc i made a half assed delete tag post b4 going to clean up my lab yesterday that essentially said dont use a black woman’s untagged readmore that mentioned nobody as an excuse to harass a particular black woman under the pretext of ‘defending’ much less blame said individual’s emotions for other people’s cruel decisions to harass others. i might as well elaborate. situations where real people are harassed or being talked about require more maturity + thought than someone having a bad opinion on a fictional dynamic. this is not a matter of people's biases impacting their fictional analysis. these are people's biases against real life black women impacting real life black women [albeit on the internet but real ppl r behind these screens!], and i am a black woman myself. im not some 2 faced friend or some anon harasser im a real black woman. n to anyone reading: harassment is not caused by someone else being ‘protective’, online harassment is motivated by an individual/s cruelty. individual writers venting on their own blog r not responsible for anyone else’s feelings or someone else being cruel. u r responsible for as an individual for ur own feelings n ur own actions. no one is or should be so easily influenced by anyone's venting to the point of going to harass someone else. that is not how harassment works and that is wrongfully scapegoating. unless u have proof of someone’s ip or even some conjecture like typing styles to where yk the @s of anyone sent so n so (which ik none of u can pull up bc theres no proof of such) or w/e, ur just talking shit & being messy. u would think a shared interest woud make yall wanna act like u got some sense but yall wanna act like the teenagers u were never allowed to be in cliques over 2d yaoi. why r all u , even other black women, always so fucking weird to black women? willfully misinterpreting everything we say, tokenizing individual black women& attacking when that ‘token’ expresses any sort of feeling like i need all yall to go do sum bout yall selves and get the fuck for real. yall run black women out these fan spaces bc of ur parasitic relationship to their work, then wonder why everything is so white. its cuz the only fan creators u treat like human beings are older white ppl or fans of color that reinforce their views. i see right the fuck thru all yall.
#yn.#yn answers#im not sure what u want me to do that wont draw even more hatred toward ppl#cuz idgaf bout yall hating on me i just allude to the hate ive got so yall dont think im being a smug asshole lol#im reticient bc i dont want more hate that a real person is already getting to go her way.#theres a difference between me railing on bad takes & me defending a real human being whos getting hate from other authors who .. yea#i cant believe i even have to clarify this but i do#Yall just want me to fuel mess to see black women make complete fools of ourselves so u can say see thats why they cant be in fandom#w the they or the woke or w/e racially charged euphemism u have#not to mention most of these ppl have me blocked for w/e reason thats their prerogative so id essentially be talking to a brick wall?#like other ppl send me this shit i aint checking for them? stop sending me or anyone else shit about this#its envy cuz she got more kudos or w/e than them or disliking the tropes she used?#now ppl use this situation as pretext to call her 'problematic' to excuse their petty dislike#even in the fandom space.. they was never teenagers in cliques so they live that out as adults on the web#im glad i got banned from stores + got toe up rl so i wouldnt be sonso age doing <-
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Haha. Rant time.
This is about the SMN plagiarism situation. If you don’t want to hear about it anymore, which is completely understand, don’t read this and keep scrolling.
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I think the thing that angers me the most about the situation between atz and vata is the fact that they welcomed him into their dance studio and san danced with this man. He literally cannot even make the excuse that he doesn’t know them and doesn’t know their music- which might have given him a pass hadn’t san posted that video exposing that they do know each other.
Like bypass the plagiarism, thats just downright disrespectful and even sadistic to involve yourself in an idol’s life, one who probably was so excited to dance with you, and then steal their fucking work and claim it as your own— knowing damn well how the whole thing looks on your end.
Fuck his statement— he knew how the whole situation looked and wanted to try to fucking back track and save what was crumbling of his career and threw together some disgusting mess of a paragraph that just made him look like even more of a dumbass.
Motorcycle or horseback riding? With one hand? Be. Fucking. Forreal. Right. Now.
At that point, he is just shameless and so is the rest of his crew. Not to mention that dance crews like them already disrespect idols on a daily basis because they have an inferiority complex.
What fucks me up even more is that I have seen people, aka his little roaches and woo antis, say that woo should apologize tor what he did.
Woo has been real and straight up with all of his intentions from the start, the same as Vata was with his intent. He used the same move— one that Vata and his crew used during SMF when someone else stole their move— and used it against him. He showed that the original dance belongs to his group— same way SMF showed that the dance that JJ stole from WDB was the exact same by comparing clips side by side as proof. Their reactions to having their work plagiarized was the same.
So now my question is this— do you really want him to apologize for what he did? Or do you just hate the fact that Vata got a sour taste in his mouth, yall don’t like atz or woo, and you just want to shut them down?
Atz nor atinys should not have to apologize for feeling constantly disrespected by shameless people— especially when those people don’t feel an ounce of guilt or even a little bit sympathetic for what they did.
They have worked too damn hard to get the amount of recognition and notoriety that they have received to be told that they need to redact, dismiss, and diminish their feelings to “keep the peace”. They are the ones that have to be the bigger person, move on, accept, tolerate being taken advantage of, mocked and discredited.
Woo said I think the hell not. And I’m so fucking proud of him that he did.
As much as I wish that there would be some consequences, I know their probably won’t be. All I can hope for is that this man and his crew’s career will not be revived or will take a major hit from this.
I just hope that my boys are okay, or are in the process of healing from this. We all know how devastating and tiring this as been.
On a lighter note: Although the situation is not by any means good, seeing fandoms, plus i-tinys and k-tinys come together to collectively support atz and continue to call out this man for stealing their work makes my heart happy.
Thanks for reading my rant, if you got this far. 🖤 Hope y’all stay happy and healthy.
#needed to let this one out cuz I was fed up#please continue to support my men#respect ateez#ateez#say my name#kira kira
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Some of yall fan fic writers are bold af in the worst ways
1. Not adding read more to your post in a regular tag so I have to scroll through pages and pages of it to get to the reason a tag is trending. If you don't know how to do it, you type ":readmore:" without quotes then hit enter. It's just a little courtesy. I know you think your Zoro X Sanji fic needs to be seen by everyone, but just trust me on this, people will be more inclined to read out of curiosity rather than scroll through just to spite you
2. People who BLAZE their fics AND refuse to put it under a read more. Buddy, people like you underestimate my spite. I will not only ignore your Destiel or Metaton X Papyrus or Leeroy Jethro Gibbs x Reader fic, I will block you so I never see your work again. Ever. Negative exposure.
I don't give a shit if you think your Doorknob X Doormat fic is the next Illiad, the next Journey to the West, the next 50 Shades of Gray, or the next The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Do not inconvenience me and my ADHD or I will ignore you harder. I guarantee you I'm not the only one like this
I will demonstrate again to help. On mobile btw. On desktop it's easier to find
Type out ":readmore:" without quotes on a line by itself, then hit Enter or Next
There you go, DD out
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Nikki’s FAQ (as a linkable post)
HEY! So a bunch of people informed that my FAQ is inaccessible on mobile (it usually only works for iphones) so I’ve decided to work around this by making my FAQ into a post under a read more so y’all will be able to view/reblog it! And I will try to make edits/changes as I go along on my actual FAQ. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I am not a certified personal trainer and the advice and thoughts I give on fitness are based on my own personal experience and knowledge. I will answer any questions regarding fitness to the BEST of my abilities.
**I have split up my FAQ to be a bit more organized… Fitness Q’s are at the top and Personal Q’s are at the bottom
FITNESS FAQ
1. Can I ask you for fitness advice?
Yes if you don’t see an answered question in the FAQ and the “fitness shit” ask tag feel free to shoot me an ask or a message.
NOTE: PLEASE try to avoid asking me “Do you have any tips on ___?” Unless you specify a topic, it is generally too vague for me to answer. There is literally so many tips in the fitness tag. I promise if you spend some time there you’ll find what you need and then some.
***TIP: you can also search keywords (ex. cardio, nutrition, protein) for answered asks by “korrafitness.tumblr.com/search/KEYWORD”
2. What’s your workout routine?
For my program I am currently working out 3 to 4 times a week. For my current program (2018) I am running a 2 upper body day and 2 lower body day program. On one of those given days I will do a few power lifts, which can be: Bench Press, Sumo Deadlift, Overhead Press, Back Squats, or Front Squats. Along with a power lift I do accessory movements to complement it.
Brief Overview of what movements work out which muscles:
to work out your pecs, triceps, deltoids: usually a PUSHING motion is involved
to work out your biceps, traps, lats: usually a PULLING motion
to work out your glutes, quads, calves: usually pushing which is self explanatory
Examples of my workout plans:
· Push:
Chest: Barbell Bench Press, DB (Dumbell) Incline Press, Pec (Pectoral) Deck, Cable Crossover, DB Flat Press, DB Incline Flys
Shoulders/Delts: Overhead Press, DB Shoulder Press, Side Lateral Raises, Front Lateral Raises, Machine Lateral Raise
Triceps: Dip Machine, Overhead Tricep Extension, Rope Tricep Extensions, DB Overhead Extension
· Pull: Sumo (or Conventional) Deadlifts (whole body workout)
Back: DB Row, TBar Row, Seated Cable Rows, Lat Pull Down, Anchored Barbell Row, Pull Ups, Chin Ups, Pendlay Row, Barbell Row
Biceps: DB Curl, Hammer Curl, Rope Hammer Curl, Preacher Curl, Spider Curls
Rear Delts: Face Pulls, Reverse Pec Deck
· Leg: Back or Front Squats, Conventional Deadlift, Sumo Deadlift, Calf Raises, Leg Curls, Lying Leg Curls, Glute Kickbacks, Leg Extensions, Seated Leg Press, Hip Abduction, Hip Adduction, Barbell Hip Thrusts, Cable Pullthrough, Barbell Hip Thrusts, DB Reverse Lunges, etc.
· Abs: Leg Raises, Weighted Ab Crunches, Weighed Side Crunches, Planks, Decline Sit Ups, Russian Twists, Barbell Rollout etc. (I usually add this to one of the other days)The rep scheme of each workout varies. For the big compound movements (Bench, Deadlift, Squat, Overhead Press) I do one of the following: 4 sets of 10 (70% 1RM), 4 sets of 7 (75% 1RM), 5 sets of 5 (80% 1RM), 5 sets of 3 (85% 1RM) depending on the week. For the accessory movements I will typically do 3-4 sets of 12-15 reps. Low reps with heavy weights = building strength. High reps with low weights = building muscle. You want to vary because dealing with heavy weights is taxing on the body and if you are not careful it can lead to injuries.
The amount of sets and reps for accessory movements varies each day, one day it could be 3 sets of 15 and another 4 sets of 6-8, etc. Sometimes I will lower the amount of reps and increase the number of sets
3. What is your diet?
Nutrition 101
My goal is to become lean, which is basically try to remove my fat as much as possible without losing too much muscle. To do this I need to keep track of what I eat. On the nutrition label of every food there is 3 macronutrients: Fats, Carbs, and Protein.
What are macros?
Macros aka macronutrients are 3 basic components of food: Fats, Carbs, Protein. There are important because calories are not the only thing that attribute to being healthy. A good composition of macros is important for muscle gain, fat loss, and energy. This is important because I need to keep track of this if I want definition!
How do macros and calories relate?
1g of Fat = 9 calories (Important to note that fat has more calories)
1g of Carbs = 4 calories
1g of Protein = 4 calories
Right now I am eating about 700 calories below my maintenance calories (which is the amount of calories I need to maintain my weight.)
I am eating 1470 calories a day AND I am trying to eat my weight in protein. (** UPDATE: I am currently in a maintenance phase so my calories have increased for the time being to roughly 1650-1750cal) Now I NEED TO DO THIS TO MAINTAIN MY MUSCLE MASS. Right now I weight around 130 lbs so I try to eat at LEAST 130 grams of protein. I am also limiting my fat intake to around 50g. If this is confusing I am basically eating 25% Fats, 40% Carbs and 35% Protein.
I HIGHLY recommend you download the MyFitnessPal App!!! It makes it 10x easier to track what you eat and also calculates your macros and calories for you!!
So in short I am eating 1470 calories, ~130g of protein, ~150g of carbs, and <50g of fat with 2 refeed days where I eat 1900 calories. Along with that I am doing 1200 calories worth of cardio a week. Trying to get to the summer bod!
4. How do I get abs?
Doing a bunch of ab workouts/machines/planks will NOT do anything for you if you have a little tummy. Abs do not just bypass the fat you have on your stomach. If you really really want to get abs its ALL about what you eat. Start tracking, start dieting, and in the end you’ll shed that tummy away and your abs will just be there! Yes it is important to do ab exercises but don’t do a bunch of crunches and wonder why your not seeing results its all about NUTRITION.
5. How do I lose fat in [specific area of body (thighs, tummy,hips, etc)]?
Sadly there is not workout/exercise that can target a certain body part to lose fat there. You can certainly work out a specific muscle and tone/strengthen it however the fat layer will still be basically sitting on top of your muscle! To lose fat body has to burn it off by using it as energy! If you eat more calories than your maintenance, your body will just use those excess calories instead of your fat storage! You will need to be in a deficit!! You can do this by cardio or dieting or a mixture of both.
6. How do I lose mass (cut/get toned/lean/lose fat/weight)?
Losing weight is a product of a CALORIC DEFICIT (consuming less and burning more calories than your body needs in order for it to use the fat storage in your body as energy) The best way to have a deficit is to keep track of your nutrition/calories and also burn calories as a cardio workout. (Refer to question 10 to calculate your caloric deficit)
7. How do I gain mass (bulk/gain weight/muscle)?
In order to gain mass your body must be in a CALORIC SURPLUS (your body will not have the energy/nutrients to build more tissue as muscle otherwise) During this time you will gain fat if you are trying to bulk. It is possible to try a lean bulk phase where you MINIMIZE the fat gained by consuming a good macro ratio, only going into a slight caloric surplus (Refer to question 10 to calculate your caloric surplus), and adding in LIGHT cardio (just make sure you are still in a surpus) I also recommend eating your weight in protein (0.8-1g per 1lb of your body weight) because having more protein will aid in protein synthesis (an important part of muscle growth)
8. Why is it impossible to gain muscle mass and lose fat at the same time?
You can still build muscle on a deficit HOWEVER you won’t gain MASS. You will still have stronger muscles/slightly more defined but they won’t grow in size. Your body just simply doesn’t have the energy/nutrients to build more tissue as muscle which is why people go on bulking/cutting phases.
Being in a caloric deficit hinders protein synthesis which means your body tends to lose muscle when you’re trying to lose fat. Restricting your calories also restricts your body’s ability to build and repair muscle tissue so consuming high amounts of protein AND gradually increasing your deficit will help to preserve your muscles.
HOWEVER!!! There is a SHORT portion of time as someone who’s just getting into fitness (never worked out before) that goes through a period of “newbie gains” where it is possible to lose fat and gain muscle because your body reacts very strongly to any new stimulus it gets (You will see that it is possible to make huge jumps in strength compared to that of an experienced lifter)
9. How do I calculate my caloric maintenance?
First off, what are maintenance calories?
The amount of calories you need to consume to maintain your current weight. This is determinant on many different factors (age, height, sex, lean mass, hormones, exercise/activity level, diet, etc)
- Why is this important?
In order to gain muscle mass or lose fat you will have to be either in a caloric surplus or caloric deficit respectively. To determine how many calories you need you will need to know your maintenance and add (surplus) or subtract (deficit) from that. (Note: Cardio can definitely help you put yourself in a deficit by burning more calories in your workout HOWEVER if you still end up eating more calories you may still end up at maintenance or even at a surplus!!!)
- What’s the formula?
There’s many different formulas and some might be better than others but here here is a VERY simple calories per unit weight calculation which is based on how active your lifestyle is (it is not very specific to individual and offers too wide of a range sometimes but it gives you a good guessimate for you to try to find your maintenance)…
- normal, healthy, sedentary individuals: 12-13 kcal/lb
- moderate activity (active 3-5x a wk): 14-15 kcal/lb
- highly active lifestyle (active 5+ a wk): 16-17kcal/lb
ex. I am moderately active and weigh ~125lbs so… 125lbs x 14kcal = 1750kcal and 125lbs x 15kcal = 1875kcal so… ~1750-1875kcal is the range in which my maintenance most likely lies
NOW to get a more accurate measure you will have to narrow it down… for about 2-4 weeks monitor your weight by weighing yourself every morning when you wake up and before you consume any food. At the end of the week take an average of them and compare it to the previous weeks.. if it is roughly the same you have found your maintenance. Congratulations!
- What now?
I want to LOSE weight: From your maintenance start by taking ~10-20% of your maintenance away and again like the method before monitor your weight WEEKLY (it is very important to note that DAILY weigh ins are NOT A DETERMINANT OF HOW HEALTHY YOU ARE so please do not stress if it fluctuates against what your goals are) There is no exact numbers or pattern to follow when dropping the calories but if you are progressing well after ~1-2 weeks drop another ~5-10% and so on.. these results are GRADUAL and patience is very important.
I want to GAIN weight: Same as above except now you are adding ~10-20% of your maintenance calories. Monitor your results and adjust as required.
10. What advice/tips can you give to a beginner?
i. Set REALISTIC goals! Give yourself time and set goals that you are attainable so it can push you to work harder once you meet it!
ii. Take progress photos! I can’t stress this one enough… numerical goals aren’t always the best inidicator for how well you are doing fitness wise! Visual improvement SHOWS you and you will notice small things that you would’ve never seen otherwise
iii. Don’t cut cold turkey! Don’t think of dieting as something you should do for x amount of time just change some little things here and there with your nutrition I promise it’ll go a long way. Start by eliminating soda from your diet then junk snacks and then fast food! Not all at once!
iv. Be flexible with your schedule! If you miss a day make it up another time and if you still miss it it’s okay forgive yourself move on KEEP GOING
v. Don’t compare your progress to others! This one is difficult because of societal standards and unrealistic media portrayals but your OWN progress is what matters how are you doing compared to your PAST self! (Again, progress photos!!)
vi. Start slow and steady! Don’t just go into it thinking the most important thing is the most weight you can lift, I see a lot of people go into the gym and pick up the heaviest weight they can handle and when they do the movement it’s not a complete extension or its sloppy. Take your time, good form and technique goes a long way.
vii. Work out all your muscle groups! Don’t make the mistake of working out the muscles that you like (I was guilty of this) A lot of workouts indirectly aid in another and having an evenly built body will just make you feel strong as hell. Don’t be a dorito.
viii. Enjoy your life! Just because you are working out/trying to be healthy doesn’t mean you can’t go out with your friends/family or eat the foods you want as long as they are in moderation!! Enjoy it and be ready to come back to it right after
11. What is the difference between high reps/low weight and low reps/high weight?
- Higher weight and low reps = a bigger focus on building strength
- Lower weight and high reps = a bigger focus on building muscle (hypertropy)
Both are important to intregrate into a workout program if you want to have muscle definition and strength. Varying the rep scheme is also good to prevent over exhaustion of your muscles and potential injuries. For more rep scheme details refer to question 3.
12. How do I speed up my metabolism?
Metabolism 101: 3 major components
1. BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate): the amount of calories your body needs to simply just BE
à this is dependent on your mass/weight, age, height, etc and will only change if one of those factors changes
2. TEPA (Thermic Effect of Physical Activity): heat generated by ANY physical movement (walking, running, fidgeting, etc)
à any amount of physical activity you add to your daily routine will help increase this. It may not be practical for some to suddenly do a bunch of cardio but if you add any physical activities (taking stairs, walking vs driving, etc) over time it adds up
3. TEF (Thermic Effect of Feeding): energy spent digesting, transporting, absorbing food
àthis one is a bit trickier and less significant but a protein calorie requires more energy for your body to break down vs a fat calorie (a high protein diet could help you)
MYTHS:
- Drinking water will boost your metabolism (it does not affect metabolism, it simply just creates satiety and makes you feel a bit more full which helps for DIFFERENT reasons)
- Eating more frequent smaller meals boosts your metabolism (NO scientific backing, what matters is DAILY/WEEKLY nutrition and calorie consumption)
13. What do you do for cardio?
While I am cutting, my goal is to burn 1200 calories per week. I am doing low intensity cardio where I walk on the highest incline (15) at a speed of 3 for 30 minutes and burn roughly ~300cal per session.
14. What do you usually eat?
While I am cutting: chicken, turkey, rice, eggs, cereal, low fat cheese and milk, greek yogurt, beef jerky, protein shakes, protein bars, vegetables, fruits, etc.. and I will still have the occasional snack/fatty food
15. How much can you bench/squat/deadlift?
My 1 rep max for
Bench: 130lbs
Squat: 145lbs (front)
Deadlift: 275lbs (sumo)
16. How do you stay motivated?
I am gonna be honest but you shouldn’t rely on motivated to keep up with the gym.. motivation is fleeting and it comes and goes when it wants and there are gonna be bad days that kill it and in order for you to persist and keep going things need to become routine:
1. MAKE TIME FOR THE GYM! Plan ahead and schedule your week beforehand.. figure out which days and times you are able to go and try to set a consistent schedule. If you plan to go for 3 days a week and lets say you have a bad day on one of those days.. make it up! Go the next time you’re free, be flexible.
2. CHANGE YOUR ROUTINE LITTLE BY LITTLE! DON’T make a complete 180 to your nutrition or workout schedule and expect yourself to follow through with it. That’s way too difficult. Make adjustments here and there (don’t cut cold turkey!) and lets say you can’t work out for the whole two hours you wanted to.. that’s okay! Do as much as you can and slowly work up to it.
3. SET ATTAINABLE GOALS! The most discouraging thing is working really hard and expecting results a little too soon and have your “motivation” die because you haven’t made any “progress”. TAKE PROGRESS PICTURES! If you set smaller goals, once you reach them you’ll be even more motivated to keep going!
4. EXPECT BAD DAYS! Something I used to struggle with was being busy with work and school and all the stress that comes with that and I would stop working out if I had exams coming up and THAT’S OKAY! Take some time off, I know other priorities pop up HOWEVER after that’s done don’t feel like you’ve lost all the “potential progress.” Keep going! Life happens, don’t be so hard on yourself.
17. Is it better to work out all your muscles on one day or different muscles on different days?
It generally depends on your schedule. I do recommend giving yourself a few rest days! For someone that has a super busy schedule they may go only 2 to 3 times per week vs someone with a more flexible schedule that can go 4 to 5 times per week. As long as you can hit all your muscle groups in 1 week you are golden.
example of workout plans:
2 days a week: upper body, lower body
3 days a week: push day (chest/triceps) , pull day (back/biceps), leg and abs
4 days a week: chest/tricep, back/biceps, legs, abs and shoulders
4 days a week: upper body, lower body, upper, lower
4 days a week: lower body, push day, pull day, lower body
the possibilities are endless and are completely up to you
18. I can’t afford/go to a gym, what are some things I can do at home?
If you can’t make it to the gym, I do highly recommend you at the very least invest in a pair of dumbells and possibly a pull up bar! Here are some workouts:
- Push ups (chest/triceps)
- Bicep curls (biceps)
- DB lateral raises (shoulders)
- DB shoulder press (shoulders)
- DB rear delt flys (delts)
- DB pec dec flys (chest)
- DB tricep extensions (triceps)
- DB rows (back)
- Chair dips (triceps)
- Pull ups (back/biceps)
- Leg raises (w/ pull up bar) (core)
- Squats (can add db) (legs)
- Wall sits (legs)
- Planks (core)
19. Do you have a sample workout program?
Sample
20. How many times a week do you go to the gym and for how long?
I go ~4 times a week and will spend an avg of 2 hours there, sometimes I’ll do cardio for 30 minutes in addition during my cutting phases
21. Do you ever experience gym anxiety? And how do you deal with it?
Of course! The best thing you can do is avoid the gym at peak hours (5pm-8pm) and bring headphones when you go to basically block everyone out and ignore them. Bring a buddy if that’s an option. People at the gym are focused on their own workout and even if they seem like they’re judging you, it’s probably not the case they’re in their own zone!
22. Do you have any fitness websites you could recommend?
NerdFitness, Darbee, BodyBuilding are a few
And I also really enjoy OmarIsuf’s and Alan Thrall’s youtube videos.
23. Can I add you on MyFitnessPal?
Sure its nikkintn
24. How long have you been working out for?
I started working out about 4 years ago but have only recently, in the past few years, been more serious about it with dieting and consistency.
25. How do you cut your T-shirts?
Cutting T shirt tutorial
26. What is your workout playlist?
Playlist
27. What protein do you take?
I take this one amazon it has 25g of protein for only 110 calories but any whey isolate will do just fine!
28. Do take any other supplements?
I only take a preworkout before I hit the gym
29. Do you have any fitness blog recommendations?
Sadly, I don’t follow any fitness blogs on here. However if you want recommendations for fitness inspirations @ bonschro, megsquats, brookeence, baconandbiceps, kriis_d, steficohen, cynthialeu, matiecakesssss!
ABOUT ME FAQ
1. What inspired your tattoo?
My forever girl Korra, more specifically this fanart by peaceofseoul
2. Have you every cosplayed/would you every cosplay [character]?
I have ‘closeted’ cosplayed before but I’ve never done an actual full blown one? I would really like to cosplay Korra one day but I don’t have much time/craft skills to make one at the moment.
3. What platform do you game on?
PS4 only
4. Can I add you on PSN?
Sure my PSN is i-Nikki however I don’t usually get a chance to play a lot of multiplayer because of school/work
5. How tall are you?
5′5″
6. What is your ethnicity?
I am half chinese and half viet
7. Are you single?
No
8. Favorite video games?
Mass effect, tomb raider, the last of us, dishonored, transistor, bloodborne, horizon zero dawn
9. What’s your major?
Biology, Fall ‘18 I will be attending pharmacy school
10. What’s your career goals?
I want to become a pharmacist (drug lord)
11. Would it be okay if I draw you?
Go for it. Follow your dreams.
12. What characters do you main on overwatch?
Roadhog, Zarya, Mei, 76, Lucio
13. When is your birthday/sign?
July 10th and cancer
14. Where are you from?
If you missed it in my description, I am from Orange County, CA
15. Can I send you snaps of ___?
My snapchat is PUBLIC. Apologies but I will not see any snaps that you send me. Only the people that I have added are able to message me. You can DM me on tumblr if you would like.
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Bring Back the Bastard Daily Prompts
Hello, folks! I'm posting these two weeks before we begin our fest, on September 1st, to give folks some inspiration on what to write each day as we celebrate Severus Snape's pettiest, most dastardly moments. I specifically picked out moments Snaters always harp on, that Snapedom personally enjoys--from any moment with Trevor to bitching at Lupin at Sirius, to the moments that Lily turns away and Dumbledore's face flashes with disgust--sure, he's a bastard, but he's our bastard, and that's what we like about him. You don't want him? Good. We'll keep him.
Here are 30 scene prompts for 30 days--it's a long list, pulled chronologically from all seven books, but I found that it reminded me of everything I love about this character. The moments where he's called deranged, the moments where he slips into all-caps, the ugliest moments of the soul.
Hope yall enjoy. Excited to kick off the fest starting September 1st, and absolutely excited to see what Snapedom will do. Let's Bring Back the Bastard!
The prompts are below the readmore.
Day 1: The Scar
Professor Quirrell, in his absurd turban, was talking to a teacheer with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin. It happened very suddenly. The hook-nosed teacher looked past Quirrell's turban straight into Harry's eyes--and a sharp, hot pain shot across the scar on Harry's forehead.
"Ouch!" Harry clapped a hand to his head.
"What is it?" asked Percy.
"N-nothing." The pain had gone as quickly as it had come. Harder to shake off was the feeling Harry had gotten from the teacher's look--a felling that he didn't like Harry at all.
"Who's that teacher talking to Professor Quirrell?" he asked Percy.
"Oh, you know Quirrell already, do you? No wonder he's looking so nervous, that's Professor Snape. He teaches Potions, but he doesn't want to--everyone knows he's after Quirrell's job. Knows an awful lot about the Dark Arts, Snape."
Day 2: Bad Impressions
Snape, like Flitwick, started the class by taking the roll call, and like Flitwick, he paused at Harry's name. "Ah, yes," he said softly. "Harry Potter. Our new--celebrity."
Day 3: Potions Class
"Potter!" said Snape suddenly "What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"
Powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of what? Harry glanced at Ron, who looked as stumped as he was; Hermione's hand shot into the air.
"I don't know, sir," said Harry.
Snape's lips curled into a sneer.
"Tut, tut--fame clearly isn't everything."
Day 4: A Horrible Sight
Snape and Filch were inside, alone. Snape was holding his robes above his knees. One of his legs was bloody and mangled. Filch was handing Snape bandages.
"Blasted thing," Snape was saying. "How are you supposed to keep your eyes on all three heads at once?"
Harry tried to shut the door quietly, but--
"POTTER!"
Snape's face was twisted with fury as he dropped his robes quickly to hide his leg. Harry gulped.
"I just wondered if I could have my book back."
"GET OUT! OUT!"
Day 5: Maybe He's Ill
"Hang on..." Harry muttered to Ron. "There's an empty chair at the staff table...Where's Snape?"
Professor Severus Snape was Harry's least favorite teacher. Harry also happened to be Snape's least favorite student. Cruel, sarcastic, and disliked by everybody except the students from his own House (Slytherin), Snape taught Potions.
"Maybe he's ill!" said Ron hopefully.
"Maybe he's left," said Harry, "because he missed out on the Defense Against the Dark Arts job again!"
"Or he might have been sacked!" said Ron enthusiastically. "I mean, everyone hates him--"
"Or maybe," said a very cold voice right behind them, "he's waiting to hear why you two didn't arrive on the school train."
Day 6: Slytherin Takes the Field
"But I booked the field!" said Wood, positively spitting with rage. "But I booked it!"
"Ah," said Flint. "But I've got a specially signed note here from Professor Snape. 'I, Professor S. Snape, give the Slytherin team permission to practice today on the Quidditch field owing to the need to train their new Seeker.'"
Day 7: No Quidditch For You!
"I suggest, Headmaster, that Potter is not being entirely truthful," he said. "It might be a good idea if he were deprived of certain privileges until he is ready to tell us the whole story. I personally feel he should be taken off the Gryffindor Quidditch team until he is ready to be honest."
"Really, Severus," said Professor McGonagall sharply, "I see no reason to stop the boy playing Quidditch. This cat wasn't hit over the head with a broomstick. There is no evidence at all that Potter has done anything wrong."
Dumbledore was giving Harry a searching look. His twinkling light-blue gaze made Harry feel as though he were being X-rayed.
"Innocent until proven guilty, Severus," he said firmly.
Snape looked furious.
Day 8: Expelliarmus!
"Let me introduce my assistant, Professor Snape," said Lockhart, flashing a wide smile. "He tells me he knows a tiny little bit about dueling himself and has sportingly agreed to help me with a short demonstration before we begin. Now, I don't want any of you youngsters to worry--you'll still have your Potions master when I'm through with him, never fear!"
"Wouldn't it be good if they finished each other off?" Ron muttered in Harry's ear.
Snape's upper lip was curling. Harry wondered why Lockhart was still smiling; if Snape had been looking at *him* like that he'd have been running as fast as he could in the opposite direction.
Lockhart and Snape turned to face each other and bowed; at least, Lockhart did, with much twirling of his hands, whereas Snape jerked his head irritably. Then they raised their wands like swords in front of them.
"As you see, we are holding our wands in the accepted combative position," Lockhart told the silent crowd. "On the count of three, we will cast our fist spells. Neither of us will be aiming to kill, of course."
"I wouldn't bet on that," Harry murmured, watching Snape baring his teeth.
"One--two--three--"
Both of them swung their wands above their heads and pointed them at their opponent; Snape cried: "Expelliarmus!" There was a dazzling flash of scarlet light and Lockhart was blasted off his feet. He flew backward off the stage, smashed into the wall, and slid down it to sprawl on the floor.
Day 9: Only Bite Him A Little Bit, Please
"Don't move, Potter," said Snape lazily, clearly enjoying the sight of Harry standing motionless, eye to eye with the angry snake. "I'll get rid of it..."
Day 10: Poisoning Trevor
The end of the lesson in sight, Snape strode over to Neville, who was cowering by his cauldron.
"Everyone gather 'round," said Snape, his black eyes glittering, "and watch what happens to Longbottom's toad. If he has managed to produce a Shrinking Solution, it will shrink to a tadpole. If, as I don't doubt, he has done it wrong, his toad is likely to be poisoned."
The Gryffindors watched fearfully. The Slytherins looked excited. Snape picked up Trevor the toad in his left hand and dipped a small spoon into Neville's potion, which was now green. He trickled a few drops down Trevor's throat.
There was a moment of hushed silence, in which Trevor gulped; then there was a small op, and Trevor the tadpole was wriggling in Snape's palm.
The Gryffindors burst into applause. Snape, looking sour, pulled a small bottle from the pocket of his robe, poured a few drops on top of Trevor, and he reappeared suddenly, fully grown.
"Five points from Gryffindor," said Snape, which wiped smiles from every face. "I told you not to help him, Miss Granger. Class dismissed."
Day 11: Insufferable Know-It-All
Everyone sat in motionless silence; everyone except Hermione, whose hand, as it so often did, had shot straight into the air.
"Anyone?" Snape said, ignoring Hermione. His twisted smile was back. "Are you telling me that Professor Lupin hasn't even taught you the basic distinction between--"
"We told you," said Parvati suddenly, "we haven't got as far as werewolves yet, we're still on--"
"Silence!" snarled Snape. "Well, well, well, I never thought I'd meet a third-year class who wouldn't even recognize a werewolf when they saw one. I shall make a point of informing Professor Dumbledore how very behind you all are..."
"Please, sir," said Hermione, whose hand was still in the air, "the werewolf differs from the true wolf in several small ways. The snout of the werewolf--"
"That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger," said Snape coolly. "Fire more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all."
Day 12: Your Saintly Father
"I would hate for you to run away with a false idea of your father, Potter," he said, a terrible grin twisting his face. "Have you been imagining some act of glorious heroism? Then let me correct you--your saintly father and his friends played a highly amusing joke on me that would have resulted in my death if your father hadn't gotten cold feet at the last moment. There was nothing brave about what he did. He was saving his own skin as much as mine. Had their joke succeeded, he would have been expelled from Hogwarts."
Snape's uneven, yellowish teeth were bared.
Day 13: Don't Talk About What You Don't Understand
"KEEP QUIET, YOU STUPID GIRL!" Snape shouted, looking suddenly quite deranged. "DON'T TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!" A few sparks shot out of the end o his wand, which was still pointed at Black's face. Hermione fell silent.
"Vengeance is very sweet," Snape breathed at Black. "How I hoped I would be the one to catch you..."
"The joke's on you again, Severus," Black snarled. "As long as this boy brings his rat up to the castle" --he jerked his head at Ron-- "I'll come quietly...."
"Up to the castle?" said Snape silkily. "I don't think we need to go that far. All I have to do is call the dementors once we get out of the Willow. They'll be very pleased to see you, Black...pleased enough to give you a little Kiss, I daresay...."
Day 14: A Great Disappointment
"He must have Disapparated, Severus. We should have let somebody in the room with him. When this gets out--"
"HE DIDN'T DISAPPARATE!" Snape roared, now very close at hand. "YOU CAN'T APPARATE *OR* DISAPPARATE INSIDE THIS CASTLE! THIS--HAS--SOMETHING--TO--DO--WITH--POTTER!"
"Severus--be reasonable--Harry has been locked up--"
BAM.
The door of the hospital wing burst open.
Fudge, Snape, and Dumbledore came striding into the ward. Dumbledore alone looked calm. Indeed, he looked as though he was quite enjoying himself. Fudge appeared angry. But Snape was beside himself.
"OUT WITH IT, POTTER!" he bellowed. "WHAT DID YOU DO?"
"Professor Snape!" shrieked Madam Pomfrey. "Control yourself!"
"See here, Snape, be reasonable," said Fudge. "This door's been locked, we just saw--"
"THEY HELPED HIM ESCAPE, I KNOW IT!" Snape howled, pointing at Harry and Hermione. His face was twisted; spit was flying from his mouth.
"Calm down, man!" Fudge barked. "You're talking nonsense!"
"YOU DON'T KNOW POTTER!" shrieked Snape. "HE DID IT, I KNOW HE DID IT--"
"That will do, Severus," said Dumbledore quietly. "Think about what you are saying. This door has been locked since I left the war ten minutes ago. Madam Pomfrey, have these students left their beds?"
"Of course not!" said Madam Pomfrey, bristling. "I would have heard them!"
"Well, there you have it, Severus," said Dumbledore calmly. "Unless you are suggesting that Harry and Hermione are able to be in two places at once, I'm afraid I don't see any point in troubling them further."
Snape stood there, seething, staring from Fudge, who looked thoroughly shocked at his behavior, to Dumbledore, whose eyes were twinkling behind his glasses. Snape whirled about, robes swishing behind him, and stormed out of the ward.
"Fellow seems quite unbalanced," said Fudge, staring after him. "I'd watch out for him if I were you, Dumbledore."
"Oh, he's not unbalanced," said Dumbledore quietly. "He's just suffered a severe disappointment."
Day 15: Haven't You Heard?
"Blimey, haven' yeh heard?" said Hagrid, his smile fading a little. He lowered his voice, even though there was nobody in sight. "Er--Snape told all the Slytherins this mornin'....Thought everyone'd know by now...Professor Lupin's a werewolf, see. An' he was loose on the grounds las' night...He's packin' now, o' course."
Day 16: I See No Difference
"And what is all this noise about?" said a soft, deadly voice. Snape had arrived. The Slytherins clamored to give their explanations; Snape pointed a long yellow finger at Malfoy and said, "Explain."
"Potter attacked me, sir--"
"We attacked each other at the same time!" Harry shouted.
"--and he hit Goyle--look--"
Snape examined Goyle, whose face now resembled something that would have been at home in a book on poisonous fungi.
"Hospital wing, Goyle," Snape said calmly.
"Malfoy got Hermione!" Ron said. "Look!"
He forced Hermione to show Snape her teeth--she was doing her best to hide them with her hands, though this was difficult as they had now grown down past her collar. Pansy Parkinson and the other Slytherin girls were doubled up with silent giggles, pointing at Hermione from behind Snape's back.
Snape looked coldly at Hermione, then said, "I see no difference."
Day 17: The Dark Mark
Snape strode forward, past Dumbledore, pulling up the left sleeve of his robes as he went. He struck out his forearm and showed it to Fudge, who recoiled.
"There," said Snape harshly. "There. The Dark Mark. It is not as clear as it was an hour or so ago, when it burned black, but you can still see it. Every Death Eater had the sign burned into him by the Dark Lord. It was a means of distinguishing one another, and his means of summoning us to him. When he touched the Mark of any Death Eater, we were to Disapparate, and Apparate, instantly, at his side. This Mark has been growing clearer all year. Karkaroff's too. Why do you think Karkaroff fled tonight? We both felt the Mark burn. We both knew he had returned. Karkaroff fears the Dark Lord's vengeance. He betrayed too many of his fellow Death Eater to be sure of a welcome back into the fold."
Day 18: If You Are Ready...If You Are Prepared...
"Severus," said Dumbledore, turning to Snape, "you know what I must ask you to do. If you are ready...if you are prepared..."
"I am," said Snape. He looked slightly paler than usual, and his cold, black eyes glittered strangely.
"Then good luck," said Dumbledore, and he watched, with a trace of apprehension on his face, as Snape swept wordlessly after Sirius.
Day 19: Obviously
"Now...how long have you been teaching at Hogwarts?" she asked, her quill poised over her clipboard.
"Fourteen years," Snape replied. His expression was unfathomable. His eyes on Snape, Harry added a few drops to his potion; it hissed menacingly and turned from turquoise to orange.
"You applied first for the Defense Against the Dark Arts post, I believe?" Professor Umbridge asked Snape.
"Yes," said Snape quietly.
"But you were unsuccessful?"
Snape's lip curled. "Obviously."
Professor Umbridge scribbled on her clipboard. "And you have applied regularly for the Defense Against the Dark Arts post since you first joined the school, I believe?"
"Yes," said Snape quietly, barely moving his lips. He looked very angry.
"Do you have any idea why Dumbledore has consistently refused to appoint you?" asked Umbridge.
"I suggest you ask him," said Snape jerkily.
"Oh I shall," said Professor Umbridge with a sweet smile.
"I suppose this is relevant?" Snape asked, his black eyes narrowed.
"Oh yes," said Professor Umbridge. "Yes, the Ministry wants a thorough understanding of teachers'--er--backgrounds...." She turned away, walked over to Pansy Parkinson, and began questioning her about the lessons. Snape looked around at Harry and their eyes met for a second. Harry hastily dropped his gaze to his potion, which was now congealing foully and giving off a strong smell of burned rubber.
"No marks again, then, Potter," said Snape maliciously, emptying Harry's cauldron with a wave of his wand. "You will write me an essay on the correct composition of this potion, indicating how and why you went wrong, to be handed in next lesson, do you understand?"
Day 20: Very Like His Father
"How touching," Snape sneered. "But surely you have noticed that Potter is very like his father?"
Yes, I have," said Sirius proudly.
"Well then, you'll know he's so arrogant that criticism simply bounces off him," Snape said sleekly.
Sirius pushed his chair roughly aside and strode around the table toward Snape, pulling out his wand as he went; Snape whipped out his own. They were squaring up to each other, Sirius looking livid, Snape calculating, his eyes darting from Sirius' wand-tip to his face.
"Sirius!" said Harry loudly, but Sirius appeared not to hear him.
"I've warned you, Snivellus," said Sirius, his face barely a foot from Snape's, "I don't care if Dumbledore thinks you've reformed, I know better."
"Oh, but why don't you tell him so?" whispered Snape. "Or are you afraid he might not take the advice of a man who has been hiding inside his mother's house for six months very seriously?"
"Tell me, how is Lucius Malfoy these days? I expect he's delighted his lapdog's working at Hogwarts, isn't he?"
"Speaking of dogs," said Snape softly, "did you know that Lucius Malfoy recognized you last time you risked a little jaunt outside? Clever idea, Black, getting yourself seen on a safe station platform...gave you a cast-iron excuse not to leave your hidey-hole in future, didn't it?"
Sirius raised his wand.
"NO!" Harry yelled, vaulting over the table and trying to get in between them, "Sirius, don't--"
"Are you calling me a coward?" roared Sirius, trying to push Harry out of the way, but Harry would not budge.
"Why, yes, I suppose I am," said Snape.
Day 21: Wormtail's Whine
"We...we are alone, aren't we?" Narcissa asked quietly.
"Yes, of course. Well, Wormtail's here, but we're not counting vermin, are we?" He pointed his wand at the wall of books behind him and with a bang, a hidden door flew open, revealing a narrow staircase upon which a small man stood frozen.
"As you have clearly realized, Wormtail, we have guests," said Snape lazily.
The man crept, hunchbacked, down the last few steps and moved into the room. He had small, watery eyes, a pointed nose, and wore an unpleasant simper. His left hand was caressing his right, which looked as though it was encased in a bright silver glove.
"Narcissa!" he said, in a squeaky voice. "And Bellatrix! How charming--"
"Wormtail will get us drinks, if you'd like them," said Snape. "And then he will return to his bedroom."
Wormtail winced as though Snape had thrown something at him. "I am not your servant!" he squeaked, avoiding Snape's eyes.
"Really? I was under the impression that the Dark Lord placed you here to assist me."
"To assist, yes--but not to make you drinks and--clean your house!"
"I had no idea, Wormtail, that you were craving more dangerous assignments," said Snape silkily. "This can be easily arranged: I shall speak to the Dark Lord--"
"I can speak to him if I want to!"
"Of course you can," said Snape, sneering. "But in the meantime, bring us drinks. Some of the elf-made wine will do."
Day 22: A Loving Caress
Snape set off around the edge of the room, speaking now in a lower voice; the class craned their necks to keep him in view.
"The Dark Arts," said Snape, "are many, varied, ever-changing, and eternal. Fighting them is like fighting a many-headed monster, which, each time a neck is severed, sprouts a head even fiercer and cleverer than before. You are fighting that which is unfixed, mutating, indestructible."
Harry stared at Snape. It was surely one thing to respect the Dark Arts as a dangerous enemy, another to speak of them, as Snape was doing, with a loving caress in his voice?
"Your defenses," said Snape, a little louder, "must therefore be as flexible and inventive as the arts you seek to undo. These pictures" --he indicated a few of them as he swept past-- "give a fair representation of what happens to those who suffer, for instance, the Cruciatus Curse" --he waved a hand toward a witch who was clearly shrieking in agony-- "feel the Dementor's Kiss" --a wizard lying huddled and blank-eyed, slumped against a wall-- "or provoke the aggression of the Inferius" --a bloody mass upon the ground.
Day 23: Better People
"What does it matter?" said Malfoy. "Defense Against the Dark Arts--it's all just a joke, isn't it, an act? Like an of us need protecting against the Dark Arts--"
"It is an act that is crucial to success, Draco!" said Snape. "Where do you think I would have been all these years, if I had not known how to act? Now listen to me! You are being incautious, wandering around at night, getting yourself caught, and if you are placing your reliance in assistants like Crabbe and Goyle--"
"They're not the only ones, I've got other people on my side, better people!"
"Then why not confide in me, and I can--"
"I know what you're up to! You want to steal my glory!"
There was another pause, then Snape said coldly, "You are speaking like a child. I quite understand that your father's capture and imprisonment has upset you, but--"
Day 24: Revulsion and Hatred Etched on His Face
"Severus..."
The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had experienced all evening. For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading.
Snape said nothing, but walked forward and pushed Malfoy roughly out of the way. The three Death Eaters fell back without a word. Even the werewolf seemed cowed. Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face.
"Severus...please..."
Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Day 25: Don't Call Me Coward
Mustering all his powers of concentration, Harry thought, Levi--
"No, Potter!" screamed Snape. There was a loud BANG and Harry was soaring backward, hitting the ground hard again, and this time his wand flew out of his hand. He could hear Hagrid yelling and Fang howling as Snape closed in and looked down on him where he lay, wandless and defenseless as Dumbledore had been. Snape's pale face, illuminated by the flaming cabin, was suffused with hatred just as it had been before he had cursed Dumbledore.
"You dare use my own spells against me, Potter? It was I who invented them--I, the Half-Blood Prince! And you'd turn my inventions on me, like your filthy father, woudl you? I don't think so...no!" Harry had dived for his wand; Snape shot a hex at it and it flew feet away into the darkness and out of sight.
"Kill me then," panted Harry, who felt no fear at all, but only rage and contempt. "Kill me like you killed him, you coward--"
"DON'T--" screamed Snape, and his face was suddenly deranged, inhuman, as though he was in as much pain as the yelping, howling dog stuck in the burning house behind them-- "CALL ME COWARD!"
Day 26: The Guest
Voldemort raised Lucius Malfoy's wand, pointed it directly at the slowing revolving figure suspended over the table, and gave it a tiny flick. The figure came to life with a groan and began to struggle against invisible bonds.
"Do you recognize our guest, Severus?" asked Voldemort.
Snape raised his eyes to the upside-down face. All of the Death Eaters were looking up at the captive now, as thought they had been given permission to show curiosity. As she revolved to face the firelight, the woman said in a cracked and terrified voice, "Severus! Help me!"
"Ah, yes," said Snape as the prisoner turned slowly away again.
Day 27: I Regret It
"All this long night, when I am on the brink of victory, I have sat here," said Voldemort, his voice barely louder than a whisper, "wondering, wondering why the Elder Wand refuses to be what it ought to be, refuses to perform as legend says it must perform for its rightful owner...and I think I have the answer."
Snape did not speak.
"Perhaps you already know it? You are a clever man, after all, Severus. You have been a good and faithful servant, and I regret what must happen."
"My Lord--"
"The Elder Wand cannot serve me properly, Severus, because I am not its true master. The Elder Wand belongs to the wizard who killed its last owner. You killed Albus Dumbledore. While you live, Severus, the Elder Wand cannot be truly mine."
"My Lord!" Snape protested, raising his wand.
"It cannot be any other way," said Voldemort. "I must master the wand, Severus. Master the wand, and I master Potter at last." And Voldemort swiped the air with the Elder Wand. It did nothing to Snape, who for a split second seemed to think he had been reprieved: But then Voldemort's intention became clear. The snake's cage was rolling through the air, and before Snape could do anything more than yell, it had encased him, head and shoulders, and Voldemort spoke in Parseltongue.
"Kill."
There was a terrible scream. Harry saw Snape's face losing the little color it had left; it whitened as his black eyes widened, as the snake's fangs pierced his neck, as he failed to push the enchanted cage off himself, as his knees gave way and he fell to the floor.
"I regret it," said Voldemort coldly.
Day 28: You Hurt Her!
"Tuney!" said Lily, surprise and welcome in her voice, but Snape had jumped to his feet.
"Who's spying now?" he shouted. "What d'you want?"
Petunia was breathless, alarmed at being caught. Harry could see her struggling for something hurtful to say.
"What is that you're wearing, anyway?" she said, pointing at Snape's chest. "Your mum's blouse?"
There was a *crack*. A branch over Petunia's head had fallen. Lily screamed: The branch caught Petunia on the shoulder, and she staggered backward and burst into tears.
"Tuney!" But Petunia was running away. Lily rounded on Snape. "Did you make it happen?"
"No." He looked both defiant and scared.
"You did!" She was backing away from him. "You *did*! You hurt her!"
"No--no I didn't!" But the lie did not convince Lily: After one last burning look, she ran from the little thicket, off after her sister, and Snape looked miserable and confused....
Day 29: Save Your Breath
"I'm sorry."
"I'm not interested."
"I'm sorry!"
"Save your breath." It was nighttime. Lily, who was wearing a dressing gown, stood with her arms folded in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady, at the entrance to Gryffindor Tower. "I only came out because Mary told me you were threatening to sleep here."
"I was. I would have done. I never meant to call you Mudblood, it just--"
"Slipped out?" There was no pity in Lily's voice. "It's too late. I've made excuses for you for years. None of my friends can understand why I even talk to you. You and your precious little Death Eater friends--you see, you don't even deny it! You don't even deny that's what you're all aiming to be! You can't wait to join You-Know-Who, can you?"
He opened his mouth, but closed it without speaking.
"I can't pretend anymore. You've chosen your way, I've chosen mine."
"No--listen, I didn't mean--"
"--to call me Mudblood? But you call everyone of my birth Mudblood, Severus. Why should I any different?"
He struggled on the verge of speech, but with a contemptuous look she turned and climbed back through the portrait hole....
Day 30: Anything
"If she means so much to you," said Dumbledore, "surely Lord Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for the mother, in exchange for the son?"
"I have--I have asked him--"
"You disgust me," said Dumbledore, and Harry had never heard so much contempt in his voice. Snape seemed to drink a little. "You do not care, then, about the deaths of her husband and child? They can die, as long as you have what you want?"
Snape said nothing, but merely looked up at Dumbledore.
"Hide them all, then," he croaked. "Keep her--them--safe. Please."
"And what will you give me in return, Severus?"
"In--in return?" Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and Harry expected him to protest, but after a long moment he said, "Anything."
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i call this one tiktok fic, and it's an offshoot of nothing new. this is a screenshot from the notes doc for that fic (i'm the yellow points, @jemmo are the reg ones):
and then the thought of Pat and Pran's dad sending each other songs and eventually all sorts of dad jokes & architecture/engineering & probably finishing memes was borne and then it...spiraled...
so, first things first: big huge kudos to the actor who played Pran's dad. yall. i love Pran's dad. the actor really went "my character may not have a name, but he has big heart eyes for his wife!!!!" he didn't have to give us that, but he did, and i love him for it.
at some point, Pat's going to get him onto tiktok to watch something, and then Pran's dad is going to make a video that pretty much sums up into ":D i love my wife!! :D" and it goes viral. he's going to get a decent following of people being like "omg, he's so wholesome!!" and then he'll post something with Pat in it, and that's when the story idea REALLY takes off
I'm just copy-pasting mine and jemmo's latest rant about this one under the readmore because it makes me smile and tbh i wouldnt be able to properly summarize this one anyways, so please enjoy 😂❤
thecookiemonster77
someone sent another 📓 request and I’m trying to remember the silly notes we had over Pat and Pran’s dad getting into tiktok so they could be all 😍 over their partners
except then I started thinking about Pat being 😍 and little has been accomplished since
jemmo
omg YEASSSSS I remember that tiktok rant and about how both dissaya and pran would shake their heads and bond over their ridiculous partners being the cutest dumbasses gotta love them
thecookiemonster77
I remember so little of the tiktok thing ajdjdjjd like???? vaguely recall it started from Pat sending Pran’s dad ridiculous videos I think??????? I want to say it began bc Pran’s dad was like “my sons mortified I know what tiktok is so I’m here to embarrass him terribly” and ramble on about ?????SOMETHING fuck if ik what. but he keeps going and keeps rambling about how much he loves his wife and sons bc ofc he does, he’s just filled with love!!! and then one of them takes off and whelp, Pran’s never escaping now. Pat why are you laughing this is terri—WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVE ONE TOO
i think that’s how it went at least idk
I wish I thought to write down the notable tiktoks from this fic tho im drawing a total blank ajsjdj
jemmo
yeahhhhhh it was that it was an extension of pat becoming one of the family and getting close to pran’s dad and them starting out sharing TikTok’s with bad engineering jokes and then pran’s dad download the app and it goes downhill from there. and then he goes viral for being the best husband ever. and then when pran’s dad and pat start doing tiktok trends and dances together and ppl in the comments are like who’s this guy???? pran’s dad is way too giddy to be like ‘he’s my sons boyfriend’ and now ppl are like 10x more invested in this family much to pran’s dismay, except he’s more than happy to find the perfect lighting to do pat justice in videos
thecookiemonster77
RIGHT THANK YOU hndjdjd it’s so fuzzy in my head 😂😂
I remember Pran’s tiktok being about Pat and Pats about him and Pran’s dad being shamelessly embarrassing on main but that’s about it whoops
also Pran swings wildly between giving Pat the most perfect lighting and trying to make him look as ugly as possible (gl dude that ain’t possible)
jemmo
i feel like pran started his tiktok bc pat was getting so many thirst comments and he needed to stake his claim (not that he’d let pat know that) and now he just uses it to capture all the moments of pat being cute or doing nice things for him or just being pat yknow
pran’s tiktok is basically just the biggest flex ever
and pats is a combination of him being whipped for pran and doing stupid shit with his friends
thecookiemonster77
pran couldnt read the comments on his dad or pats videos if he didnt have an account and if hes going to HAVE to get one of these stupid things, hes going to Win
jemmo
oh ofc it’s a competition. and ofc ppl just love him (and all the cute pat moments he captures) so much that he always gets the most views
thecookiemonster77
pran stay winning lmao
one of pran's top tiktoks should just be him 'sleeping' on pat's naked abs
flex of the century
thecookiemonster77
one of pat's is him trying to follow one of prans recipes. sometimes he'll read an instruction and be like "..??? WHELP time for me to google, idk why my boyfriend expects me to know what the fuck a 'double boiler' is but here we are" and "boyfriend's recipe SAYS its mild but thats twelve chilis, so we will be doing only 3 because i am a baby and i dont want to die"
thecookiemonster77
prans comment on the video: thats not what you said last night
pat: me dying because im your baby and me dying because i am a baby are two entirely separate things mr parakul
jemmo
😂😂😂😂😂 I AM LIVING YESSSSSSS
first of all pran’s top tiktoks just consist of him filming pat while he’s still asleep nestled into his side nose pressed against his neck bc ppl need to know pat is his baby
jemmo
and omgggg the cooking one 😂😂 he’d upload a second one that’s just outtakes that consist of him spilling stuff and generally making a mess and being like ‘no oh no pran will kill me if I don’t clean this up’, him nearly burning himself and him calling to pran from off camera or upstairs of whatever like ‘pran plssss help me I don’t get it’ but then you hear pran behind the camera like ‘no you have to do it yourself that’s the challenge’. basically pats about to be super pouty but pran is gonna be so so proud of him when he pulls it off
thecookiemonster77
u know that thing where ohm nuzzle's nanon's shoulder/arm before flopping against him? thats approximately 60% of prans tiktok ajdhfjh
pat feeding pran his creation tho and when pran smiles pats like "WE HAVE ACHIEVED A DIMPLE THIS IS DIMPLE APPROVED"
jemmo
Ok but why do I also kinda want pran’s tiktok to be him retelling all the dumb cheesy shit pat says and doing an impression of him. like he doesnt get it on camera so he’s like ‘today me and my boyfriend were playing mario kart and when I beat him he said *pat cheesy voice* it’s ok bc im the fastest at running laps in your heart 🥰🥰’
pat watches them and is like ‘hey i do not sound that pouty’, then pran’s goes ‘you’re doing it rn dumbass’
jemmo
also pat rating everything he does on a pran dimple scale is now canon. he has a notebook that documents all dimple types, and probably a tiktok about it too
thecookiemonster77
okay but then Pran starts doing “my boyfriend vs my impression of him” videos and those RLY take off 😂🥺
jemmo
omg yessssssss. and pat can’t even complain bc they’re ridiculously accurate and adorable and he gets to see pran act like a dumbass it’s a win win really
thecookiemonster77
and when he points this out Pran will destroy him sexually, which makes it an even BIGGER win win
jemmo
Basically no matter what pat will always be winning bc no matter what he does pran’s gonna eat it up
thecookiemonster77
and whatever pran does he'll love
no way to lose!!!
jemmo
also pran definitely posts him singing his songs on tiktok and pat always duets them and sings along badly but thats not gonna stop him from being pran’s number 1 fan
thecookiemonster77
YEAH
i was actually thinking about those tiktoks where people will take like, cat sounds and then compose a song around them
pran would do those sorts of tiktoks and RULE at them
jemmo
omg yessssssss it’s just pran flexing his composition skills
And yes he might be using cat noises but the song is still gonna be about pat, don’t underestimate his obsession
thecookiemonster77
ofc its about pat pran has a theme he needs to stick to
hjfjhdfjhfjhfjhf wait oh my god
pat's little 'aow' sounds
pran makes a compilation of those and then does the trend thingy where he makes a song out of them
"there you go, i wrote a song where the lyrics weren't about my boyfriend"
jemmo
all the comments not having a clue what the noise is but pran being all smug like if I can’t write the song about him the song can just be him
thecookiemonster77
EVERYTHING is about him, and pran cant wait to rub everyone's face in it 😂
[bonus tiktok silly (read tags)]
[[ask me about the fic im not writing]]
#bad buddy#ask game: fics im not writing#uhhhhh#tiktok fic#fic: nothing new#...technically????#i love socmed AUs but i despise tiktok on principle#so u can see the conundrum im facing here
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okay so im gonna try to articulate better specifically why i had a problem with what bryan said in the reunion because i keep seeing bad takes in the tag and in the replies of my previous post!
under a readmore because i had a lot to say and also there is discussions of sex.
so for starters, i am not saying will and hannibal have to have an on screen sexual relationship. i am not oversexualizing them because i think it would be hot. i am a lesbian, so a sex scene between 2 men doesnt do much for me! i am just acknowledging a growing trend of desexualizing m/m pairings and how that is harmful.
bryan started by talking about how asexual fans have praised the show for showing such a powerful relationship without sex being a necessity and how hes glad to provide that, and i do not have a problem with that! theres nothing wrong with people enjoying that about their relationship! my problem is with what he says after this, when he says their relationship is "pure love" without the need for sex.
bryan is gay, i'm well aware, but that doesnt make him exempt from pushing homophobic narratives or poorly representing bi men. no matter what his intention was, what he said is that they have a pure love without sex. no matter who you are or what your intention is, the implication that sex makes a gay relationship less pure is homophobic, full stop. as a lesbian, if i said that margot and alana's relationship would be better if they didnt sleep together, i would be pushing a lesbophobic narrative.
trying to pass it off as asexuality is almost insulting in my opinion. the show has not shied away from depicting both will and hannibal in sexual relationships with women. when it came to alana or margot, bryan certainly didn't seem to believe they're asexual. it's only with each other that he brings up asexuality.
on top of this, he calls will graham heterosexual, but also says that he's in love with hannibal. he says sexuality is fluid, sure, but he says will is straight, not that will believed he was straight before he fell in love with hannibal. even if will is almost exclusively attracted to women and having feelings for a man is extremely rare or even if hannibal is the first man he's had feelings for, will is bisexual. pushing the idea he's straight with an exception or whatever is biphobic. that's not something that should be a debate and not something i am willing to debate on.
these statements also don't hold up against bryan's own past actions or the content of the show! bryan has made jokes on twitter several times about will and hannibal having sex or engaging in a physical relationship! the first thing that comes to mind is a tweet where someone asked what will and hannibal were doing in the finale while waiting for dolarhyde off screen and bryan responded with "well they did both change clothes" with the implication that something sexual happened not exactly subtle. in the show, the ortolan scene and the scene where will is having sex with margot and finishes when he makes eye contact with the stag man, which represents hannibal, also very clearly suggest a sexual side to their relationship. things like that paired with will and hannibal's on screen sexual relationships with women make it pretty clear in my opinion that he has never had asexuality in mind during the creation of this show and he's just using it as a copout now.
and why would bryan do this now, after years of alluding to a sexual relationship? easy, an intense but nonsexual relationship between two men is much easier to sell to straight audiences and bryan wants the show renewed. think about all the other pieces of media where two men are extremely close and the creators talk about how they have an intense bond and how they love each other but their relationship transcends the need for typical romantic and sexual gestures. two of the most well known examples are good omens and supernatural! in good omens especially, the treatment of the relationship is almost identical. neil gaiman said on multiple occasions how being angels meant their love didnt need typical romantic gestures and the fandom at large ate it up and shamed mlm who were hurt at how adamantly neil gaiman denied the possibility of an actual romantic or sexual relationship. yall are doing the exact same thing now to mlm who were hurt by what bryan said.
gay sex is not impure, will and hannibal's relationship would be just as meaningful if they had sex, and people believing that is not inherently oversexualizing them. acting like mlm are being fetishistic or sex obsessed for wanting to see a sexual relationship between two men is homophobic. will graham is not and has never been heterosexual, even before he actively had feelings for a man, and to say he was heterosexual at any point because he wasn't dating men is biphobic.
is there room to talk about the way certain fans fetishize will and hannibal just like they do in other fandoms with a popular m/m pairing? absolutely! but this is not the time or place for that discussion. right now, mlm get to be upset with bryan for what he said. im done talking about this now and if you just respond to this saying ace rights or anything similar i will just block you.
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Posting on July 19th as part of the @do-it-with-style-events minibang;
A Beast that Crawls
written by cassieoh, illustrated by @katartstrophe (x)
Crowley hadn’t meant to cause any trouble in Babel, really he was just enjoying how very clever the humans could be and resting on the laurels of the Flood (who else could take credit for making humans so evil they had to be wiped out, after all). But, he was there and he encouraged them to ask ‘how high can it be built?’ and well... that never ends well. The Tower falls and the language of the Earth is shattered. Angels can still understand all the languages but demons lose that ability. Worse- because Aziraphale and Crowley were at the Tower when it fell, they share in the curse of Babel and can never again understand each other’s words.
Explores how an angel and a demon learn to trust each other when they cannot speak, how the Arrangement comes to be without negotiation, and how they conspire to stop the Apocalypse when they cannot plan.
The fallout from the Tower of Babel incident from Babel itself to The Apocalypse.
AKA The fic where me, a linguist, got all up in a bunch of dead languages, featuring translations, me doing reconstructions when necessary, and more emotions about human ways of communicating than anyone could reasonably expect or probably want. ALSO *yall* kat is just wildly talented and I cannot wait for you to see the amazing work she’s doing!!!
Rating: E (all explicit scenes will be linked so they can be entirely skipped), wordcount: ~30k
Excerpt below the readmore <3
“So, what brings you to these parts?” Aziraphale glanced down the road. He could see the light glinting off the sea ahead where the dusty hills sloped down into sweeping floodplains along the edge of the river delta. The dust was annoying, but it was the gift that the Lord, in all Her wisdom, had given to humanity after the Flood. The richest soil, fit for growing the best crops and helping humans thrive once more.
“Been here a while,” Crawly drew out each word into an entire concept, reveling in the ways that he could imbue them with meaning without changing their structure. In ‘here’ Aziraphale heard accusation—why hadn’t the angel done more, why had he gone off to Heaven, into the Ark, away away away. Why was he always turning away from those who needed him? In ‘while’ he heard loneliness and Aziraphale hoped, without quite meaning to do so, that it was meant for him.
“Is that so? Well then, you’ll just have to show me around. I’m sure you know where all the best wine is by now?”
Crawly watched him, pinning him in place, freezing the breath in his lungs. Certain predators could only see their prey when it moved, he knew, perhaps this demon was like that— Then the moment was gone, nothing more than the dust on a mule’s back. Crawly’s face cracked into a smile that crinkled the corners of his eyes. Heaven said that demons could not feel Her Love and therefore never had call to smile, Aziraphale thought once more.
“I know of a few places you might enjoy,” he said.
(And oh, ‘enjoy’ was a treat on that tongue. It made Aziraphale think of warm honied dates and stuffed figs and the sulfur-rich slick of wine in his mouth. He’d quite like to hear that said again, he realized.)
“Then, lead on my good Demon.” He gestured expansively towards the city on the coast before them. Crawly snorted and levered himself up from where he’d leant against the wall. He passed Aziraphale without a backward glance, leaving the angel to fall into step beside him.
“Do you know, I’m not actually sure the name of this city,” Aziraphale mused when they reached the crest of the last hill.
Crawly shot him another unreadable look.
“Babel,” he said, voice low and threaded through with something like pride. “The humans are calling it Babel.”
#diws minibang#good omens#good omens show#my art#(by which i mean my writing but thats not a tag on my blog haha)#good omens fanfic#good omens fanart#tower of babel#linguistics
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BTW sorry if I haven't been super talkative the last few days. I'm not exactly sure what I did, but my back is super fucked up. I'm assuming it's fibro flare up because I've been having muscle twitches and pain for the last week or so. And really bad fibro fog. I don't actually know how long it's been and I can't remember when I did things.
My working memory has been absolute shit. Apparently I asked Sam the same question 5 times in a ten minute trip to buy him some tools and couldn't remember what the answer was.
But I didn't sleep last night. I've been getting almost no sleep lately. And I've currently been awake over 36 hours and I'm waiting, hoping, and praying that my medication kicks in and knocks me out within the next 20.
I can't walk right now without the use of a cane and I've been wearing a lumbar support belt for what feels like an eternity. I'm trying to find a full posture corrector brace to physically pull my back upright because I can't hold it up on my own. As of yesterday I think, I can't stand for more than 5 minutes without pain.
My muscles around my spine are all completely locked up and stiff. I couldn't even stand a massage or the use of a vibrating massager in the area earlier. And I am honestly freaking out because I've never had a flare-up quite like this.
What I do know is that I've been having several other problems all of the sudden. I had a pretty severe spike in testosterone/androgen levels before I had my vaccine. I was not tested for this, but I know what they feel like and how they present. I started getting very irritable and having small rage episodes over nothing. Which i haven't had in years.
I have broken out in acne worse than I have experienced in my entire life. My face hurts and it is awful. My chest is also completely broken out. I noticed swelling at the base of my spine before this all started. And I just got new glasses, and despite the Optometrist not making any comments relating to it, I saw my optic discs I'm imaging. And they are. More dull than I've ever seen.
I am terrified. I'm afraid that my IIH/P-TC is going insane. And worried that I'm developing MS.
I'm not asking for sympathy. I'm really just venting and just kinda dumping everything here to get it out of my system and out there I guess.
My biggest suspicion though is that years of working retail jobs where I was consistently on my feet in old, worn down shoes with no support has truly finally caught up to me.
If anyone has recs for a full back support brace that is worth the investment and waiting for shipping please let me know. I need some kind of relief and I honestly feel like. Really bad for whining about it, but even though the pain is not the worst fibro pain I've experienced, it has been absolutely relentless. I have not had a moment without pain in days and I can barely think.
Despite getting some writing done today, for the rest of the week my priority is going to be putting my brain power into my online courses to make sure I'm on top of thing.
I'm sorry for making such a long post on mobile where I can't make a readmore, but I am in an elaborate arrangement of pillows and blankets in an attempt to support my back and knees and cannot be bothered to get up and get my laptop.
Hope you guys are all doing well and I just want yall to know that I still love ya, but I'm just. Not in it atm
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