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respectthepetty · 8 months

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The only one whose intentions I can't entirely understand is Nick. Like Boston is pretty harmless, he is just a hoe and a shitty friend. Mew is straight-laced and could be devilish, but pretends to be a kind of a saint to get away with things. Top is just a red flag, all around. Ray is broken in a way he himself doesn't understand and (falsely) projects loving Mew will resolve all his hurt. Sand is a walking green flag, at least so far. But Nick, I don't know, I can't tell if he's just starting out as a Machiavellian villain that'll do a double kill on both Boston and Top, or he is just obsessed with Boston to hurt him but keep Boston on a leash.

Anon, I'm gonna skip over you writing that "Boston is pretty harmless" so I can get to your ask - Nick.

In this series, Raymond is my #1, but Nicolas is my strong #2, and it's partially because they remind me of a good ass country song.

Think Brokeback Mountain's Jack Twist screaming his legendary line "I wish I knew how to quit you" because that shit is a good ass country song delivered in one line.

*switching into my west Texas accent*

Yes, I wrote "country song" in a post about Thai gays.

See, I love music. I have a large collection of vinyl records and CDs. I like going to music festivals and concerts. I love rap for its wordplay. I love ranchera for the dramatics ("El Rey" anyone?). And I love country for its storytelling.

So the second Nick called Top instead of Mew, I heard Dolly Parton's iconic "Jolene"

In case you are not familiar with the legend who is "Jolene," the song deals with a woman begging another woman to not take her man. This woman knows she cannot compete with Jolene. She knows she is not as beautiful or alluring, so she begs Jolene to let her man go, in hopes that he'll come back to her.

Hopefully, I won't be hearing Dolly Parton's other masterpiece "I Will Always Love You" (yes, the one that Whitney Houston covered for The Bodyguard).

And I always hear the incredible Patsy Cline's "Crazy" whenever Nick looks at Boston.

Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying And I'm crazy for loving you

Because even though Nick is matching Boston's "No Boundaries" energy, he isn't malicious, not yet anyway. No.

Nick is in love, with a guy who doesn't love him back.

And he knows that.

But knowing doesn't help when it comes to matters of the heart.

Other genres have songs that capture the feeling of losing your mind over someone who doesn't love you and being incapable of stopping, but a good ass country song just really hits at the core of that kind of toxic love.

Like Dan + Shay's "How Not To" which tells the story of a man who knows that his lover is no good, but doesn't know how not to love them.

So I read Nick as a boy in desperate love with the wrong man. He is Rascal Flatts "What Hurts the Most" when the lead singers croons that the worst part of his love was "not seeing that love in you."

And that type of love makes you do crazy shit.

Boston was honest in the beginning that he didn't want anything serious, and even though he has changed his tune when needed, everyone else has warned Nick as well about Boston.

Nick knew who walked into his store the second he looked into Boston's eyes.

Yet he couldn't stop himself from falling in love.

If Oh No! Here Comes Trouble taught me anything, it's that love can be an obsession mostly when grieving love, and Nick has to be grieving the love he knows he will never get from Boston while still loving him.

So this is why Nicolas is my #2. He is a good ass country song about a man who hopes that his love will make his lover stay, only to realize that his love isn't enough and probably never will be.

And before any of you ask, Ray is the drinking side of good country songs, but he and Sand in particular are "Tennessee Whiskey"

I've looked for love in all the same old places Found the bottom of a bottle's always dry But when you poured out your heart, I didn't waste it 'Cause there's nothing like your love to get me high You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey You're as sweet as strawberry wine You're as warm as a glass of brandy

So raise your bottle to Nick's pain.

And slow dance under some hicktown's bar lights.

Because like my girl Bonnie Raitt sang " I will give up this fight 'cause I can't make you love me, if you don't" (yeah, that famous song George Michael covered).

#only friends #nick is a good ass country song #I love country music and Nick #I want the best for him #the best is either getting toxic Boston #or losing the guy he loves #he can't win #and he knows that

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ambassadortotrilliusprime · 1 year

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Please settle this debate, my partner and i are fighting about this hard. I will refrain from saying some of his comments about Star Trek, but he's CONVINCED that Vader would win, on his own, against the entire Borg Collective.

#star trek discovery #star trek voyager #star trek #star trek picard #the borg #borg collective #star trek next gen #star trek reruns #star wars #darth vader #the empire strikes back #i don't know #its impossible #he can't win #the borg queen #anakin skywalker #the sith empire #jedi

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dnangelic · 3 months

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@zenigatakeibu : “first and only” But not the last. 👍 i’ll make sure of that

' old man , you're hurting my feelings . ' (dry)(deadpan)(monotone)

#zenigatakeibu #reply.#ZENI-SAN PLEASE LKOAKLAJLGJLKFJGLKJGGKJ #HARVEYYYYYY don't make me think about how dark actually deeply likes zeni too bc daisuke likes zeni........#but he cant do anythin..... abt it...... except act like a menace.....#+ him bein 2000 yrs old n lookin even at zeni knowin zeni wont last forever.#he can't win #zeni calls him stupit and dark can only smile to himself and sadly laugh wondering when the last time rlly will be the Last Time #waaa wawa.#'this was supposed to be silly' underneath the sillies is smth deathly serious. gripa u

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ikram1909 · 7 months

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it’s ALSO weird that pedri still made that comment when he knows how much of a fuss this would cause he’s not naive

I don't see anything weird about what he said tho. Idk about you but I don't think he puts what random people would think about him at the forefront of his before speaking. That's his friend and he said as much, him adding the detail of them not seeing as much of each other anymore shouldn't take away from his earlier statement that their relationship is spectacular. You can't look at how wide Gavi smiled after seeing Pedri and think they're not great friends. Just look at them 😭

#his second favourite teammate after Ronald 😜#anyways #last time he named Gavi as one of his bestfriends he was called a liar 😭#he can't win

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kluonora · 9 months

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT THE RIGHT AND ALT RIGHT LOST THE ELECTIONS IN SPAIN LET'S FUCKIN GOOOOOO

#For those of you who may not know much about spain politics #The alt right was threatening entering the presidental with 2 parties PP (Neo- liberals) And Vox (Alt Right)#but the President for PP fucking sucks and screwed up massively even after they won in the elections of 28 may #since he's actually a compulsive liar and corrupt (was friends with a drug dealer) and due to his disappointing last week of campain #he can't win #PP 136 & VOX 31 VS PSOE 122 (Social Democrats) & Sumar 31 (Left Wing) + a bunch of left wing regional parties #This is also a huge issue in Europe as far right governments have kept winning but not here baby!!!#Thankfully the Social democrat even if a bit cringe did a good campaign (They actually won 2 more seats despite being in power for 5 years)#Sumar thankfully didn't lost much (around 4-5 seats) even if during the 28 may elections the left almost disappear #(Sumar is a coalition of 15 left wings parties including what was the previous big left. party)#And the regionals force related with independence in catalonia and basque even if they lost a bit of power #(PSOE AND PP FUCKIN rolled this elections and we kinda have a bit of bipartisan problem)#but holy shit I'm so happy #To win you need 176 seats the right at max gets 170-171 versus left 172-179 #Those weird 7 seats with the left is “junts” a left wing independent catalonian party which will prob side with us for obvious reasons #Spain #España #elections #elecciones #política #politics

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seatoss · 7 months

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It's not diving underwater, but he still looks pretty good swimming and burrowing up like a mole.

#You can't convince me that this isn't the most mesmerizing new ability Link's scored by losing an arm #He's not that great at it but makes up for it by winning through his usual clever bullshit #legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #totk link #totk bokoblin #ascend mechanic #loz #totk #link #cucco #my art #my fan art

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diabloku · 1 month

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There can be only one King 👑

There's a vote for the hottest character in HH on twitter and Luci is sooo close to win 🤏

#vivziepop #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel fanart #hazbin hotel lucifer #lucifer #i want him to win #he's against Vox and I can't let that happen #like #he's too cute and pathetic to not WIN #lucifer morningstar

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shadowofthehost · 11 months

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He is not immune to the opinions of others. Especially when that opinion is a constant repeat. A resounding 'Why are you like this?' A constant that has followed him since day one.

Astor doesn't understand why he continues to be asked this, over and over, when he was made for Hell and learned everything he knows from being surrounded by sinners who loath themselves and kill each other over land and drugs and anything else in between. He learned how to be from people that use each other and put each other through the worst things possible for their own gain. He doesn't get how he's wrong when he learned it all from his surroundings and yet he's always asked 'Why are you like this?'

He doesn't know what Earth was like, he doesn't know what it was like to have the promise of Heaven if he acted a certain way. Astor has only ever experienced Hell and he is exactly what a creature would be when given a crash course in how to be a person and then tossed into the world that belongs to demons.

He is like this because that's what he was taught and yet he is constantly told it's wrong.

#astor the sasster #mun speaks #he has no idea how to act around people because people get mad when he acts like himself or they tell him he isn't acting right #if he tones it down people think something is wrong with him #he can't win

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revcuse · 11 months

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oh charles

#he can't win #he's actually cursed

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just-absolutely-super · 11 months

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Pokemon crack

Lan: it's funny how Diggersby gets a bears after evolving and so does Alakazam after Mega evolving.

Mega: "some Pokemon are just like that"

Lan: I think I want to grow a beard when I grow up

Mega: "no!"

Lan: dude, I am not gonna stay a kid forever, one of those changes is getting facial hair

Mega: "oh I am aware, it was just not what I meant"

Lan: then did you mean?

Mega: ":)"

Lan: I don't like that

Lan: I think I would look great with a beard!

Mega: No you wouldn't

Mayl: No you wouldn't

Roll: *shakes head*

Haruka: No you wouldn't

Yuichiro: No you wouldn't

Lan: WHAT THE HELL EVEN MY OWN PARENTS???

#he can't win #anon #responses #mmbn hc land #crack edition

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almondcroissantsandink · 2 months

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i will give the animators 12 american dollars if this is how the inevitable final faceoff with Striker goes down

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oppienheimer · 2 months

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Cillian Murphy - Leading Actor BAFTA for Oppenheimer

BAFTA Film Awards 2024

#*#he's done it again !#you gorgeous talented adorable man 🥺#can't wait to hear his speech when he wins the oscar 🙏🏻🕯🤍#cmurphyedit #cillianmurphyedit #cillian murphy #bafta awards #bafta 2024 #bafta #flawlessgentlemen #mensource #dailymenedit #mancandykings #dilfsource #dailyfilmactors #gif

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clowndensation · 1 year

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thinking about connor in prague saying "dad's theory was you got two fighting dogs, you send the weak one away, you punish the weak one." in relation to this episode, and the way the siblings view abuse inside their own family.

shiv and kendall and their belief that connor and roman are the weak dogs that got the brunt of logan's worst behavior, because abuse is reserved for the kids who can't behave - the ones who aren't smart and mature enough to make it in the world. abuse evokes pity, because abuse is what happens when you expect too much from people who obviously aren't capable of more.

and then they go forward in life, believing that they're just naturally more intelligent and more capable than connor and roman, as if being raised seeing what happens to you if you aren't a perfect child wasn't the entire point of the "punish the weak dog" mentality that logan instilled in them. the looming threat implied behind any praise they do receive that tacitly tells them "you're not like roman and connor" because everyone knows what happens to roman and connor.

the absolute height of the rich capitalist mindset. "we're succeeding because of our own merit, and other people fail because they don't have what it takes" when in reality they're succeeding because of arbitrary rules made up by someone who knows that infighting makes meaner dogs.

#he's literally putting them in a position where admitting that he abused them #forces them to admit that they're 'weak dogs' just like roman and connor #and that's SO antithetical to their own image of themselves that it would destabilize their entire worldview to admit that #and so they're stuck in this state of being able to admit that their dad IS abusive and he IS an asshole #but are absolutely unable to view themselves as receiving of that abuse #because being abused means being a victim. and victims are weak people who get fucked over.#and if they're weak people than how are they ever going to beat their dad?#they're so wrapped up in the worldview logan raised them in that they're completely unable to see #that he's set them up in a game they can't win #you can't heal from abuse if you can't admit that the things that happened to you were abuse in the first place #succession #also you may be asking 'vinnie didn't you make a post just like this last night'#and the answer is yes. but i'm still thinking about it. so.

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tittyinfinity · 5 months

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I just remembered that up until 5th grade, all of the sports teams I was in weren't separated by gender. I played basketball and baseball with boys. And we did just fine.

It wasn't until 6th grade when they segregated it by gender. It didn't make sense to me. I was now in softball because of baseball, because "softball is for girls" and "baseball is for boys" (which confused me bc my dad was on an adult softball team).

Now, my brother's all-male team didn't win a single game. My all-girls team won every single one.

They presented the boys' team with this HUGE trophy, and if you wanted replicas of it, they were $30 each.

My team was presented with a very small trophy. Extras were $5.

That's when I decided gender-segregated sports were bullshit.

#my mom went off on my brother's coach for that #said that it wasn't fair that my brother's team got to celebrate more than us despite actually winning #(it was through the same sports program)#she said she wasn't gonna pay $30 for a trophy whenever he was a horrible coach #bc the boys he had when they were on my team with my coach did just fine #their coach was this horrible egotistical guy who would scream at tbem for not doing good enough #when he didnt even KNOW HOW TO PLAY and was just there bc his kid was praying #my coach was this cool ass dad that was very calm and gentle with us #the coach was like ''oh so you don't think your son deserves to celebrate?''#my mom was like ''he should but he needs to learn that he can't be rewarded for losing while #my daughter is barely rewarded for winning and i don't want to teach him that gender inequality is okay''#(my mom is cool af sometimes)#we both quit playing after that

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liauditore · 5 months

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it's gotta be you.

#bdoubleo fanart #bdoubleo100 #bdubs #trafficblr #secret life spoilers #traffic spoilers #my art #DON'T THINK ABOUT PEARL WANTING BDUBS TO WIN!!#DON'T THINK ABOUT PEARL HANDING OFF THE CLOAK TO BDUBS BECAUSE SHE NO LONGER HAS ANY NEED FOR IT!!#DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW BDUBS WHO HAS NEVER TRUSTED HIS ALLIES FULLY FINALLY HAS SOMEONE HE FULLY BELIEVES IN #TO THE POINT OF REFUSING TO BETRAY HER BECAUSE I QUOTE “SHE WANTS ME TO WIN”#DON'T THINK ABOUT PEARL WHO'S BEEN ISOLATED IN THE PAST FINALLY HAVING ALLIES WHO CARE FOR HER #DON'T THINK ABOUT HER TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM BDUBS AND JOEL ONLY FOR THEM TO ASSURE HER THEY'RE NOT GONNA BETRAY HER #DON'T THINK ABOUT BDUBS TELLING PEARL AND IMPULSE HE DIDN'T THINK THEY WOULD FIGHT THE DRAGON WITH HIM.#DON'T THINK ABOUT BDUBS TELLING PEARL NO. SHE HAS TO WIN. BECAUSE HE CAN'T DO IT.#im so normal im so sorry #cw caps

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copypastus · 5 months

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Nothing gave me more whiplash IN MY LIFE than going from acowar to acofas.

Remember when Feyre closed the chapter on her relationship with Tamlin and wished him well? Coz the Inner Circle sure keeps forgetting.

#my art #acotar #acotar fanart #tamlin #rhysand #acofas #acowar #acofas is enemy mine #stop coming to his house to bully tamlin challenge #i don't care if rhys comes with an excuse to discuss the boarders he goes off over the MILDEST shit #'i don't want illyrian brutes in my lands'#DDDD: how dare you?????#dude you don't want illyrian brutes in your lands either i don't see them hangining out in velaris #the dudes who die en masse every blood rite coz they'd rather kill each other than climb a mountain #who mutilate their women and would rather discard a weapon if a woman touched it #yeah why wouldn't you want an army of those in your war ravaged lands truly a mystery #rhys coming in with “”“harsh truths”“” more like rhys being a petty bitch #tamlin saves his mate AND HIM from being hella dead without asking for anything back #lost all respect for him in that scene #dude's comepletely winning at life and still can't leave well enough alone #i don't need them to be friends again just stop coming to the spring court #pro tamlin #anti rhysand #anti inner circle

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