I feel like most fanart doesn’t give me the andrew I want.
it’s described in the books of him being really strong, neil mentions how much he lifts in the gym, how he didn’t expect him to be able to shut him out for long because of his heavy racquet, and how sturdy he is. so much fanart has him around the same size as neil and having a pretty lean physique. but I want him to be buff
in my head i’m picturing him looking like a lot of rugby players. give me andrew with large biceps and broad shoulders w/ lean more runner body type neil. I need more muscular andrew pls
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Prisoners of War, the Effects of Solitary Confinement, and Sonic the Hedgehog
Remember when Sonic was a prisoner of war? Well turns out, that can damage your brain in some pretty awful ways (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). It’s been revealed in several studies that being a POW can cause schizophrenic disorders, anxiety, debility, etc.
But, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Let’s talk about the torture that happened in those six months.
Sonic Forces is said by many fans to employ the term “torture” loosely, that simply being confined to an empty room for an extended period of time (six months in this case) is no warrant for the term. While yes, the game certainly does not address the event properly, making it seem as if this circumstance is no big deal, in reality, being confined to an empty room with no human contact is what is defined as “solitary confinement”, a punishment becoming more and more infamous for its adverse effects on those it is inflicted onto.
The various consequences of solitary confinement on a person’s psyche go as follows (Stuart Grassian, Psychiatric Effects of Solitary Confinement):
-Hyperresponsivity to external stimuli, including ordinary things such as the sound of plumbing in another room.
-Perceptual distortions, illusions, and hallucinations, mostly auditory, but may be visual depending on the individual
-Panic attacks
-Difficulties with thinking, Concentration, and Memory
-Intrusive thoughts, typically those of violence against captors
-Paranoia
-Lack of impulse control
-Delirium
Furthermore, the effects and issues with solitary confinement are so severe, that a UN human rights expert stated that solitary confinement for more than 15 days has every right to be labeled as psychological torture (https//www.ohchr.org).
I’ll drop a bit of the professional tone because, well, this is Tumblr, but on with the hedgehog.
As shown here, Sonic has cuffs around both his wrists and ankles. In all honesty, this is even worse than being locked up in a small room. All proper movement for him was restricted. There was no proper stimuli around him, he was locked in a metal prison. Once again, this was for six months. Sonic already struggles with staying still, he feels the need to run most constantly. Being restricted for that long could not have been good for him.
The thing is, you don’t even have to stretch to say that Sonic was tortured, because solitary confinement is torture. Perhaps it would explain why he didn’t give Tails a proper hug upon his return. After all those months with no proper contact, it might have been too much for him at the moment.
“Yawnfest” is nowhere near the proper term to describe these conditions. The proper term is said in the game itself: “torture”.
Maybe this was why Infinite said Sonic “reeked of fear”. Sure, it could easily be interpreted as infinite stroking his massive fucking ego, but what if Sonic truely was afraid? Not only was he defeated (easily) by him, but also Infinite locked him in solitary confinement (ie: torture) for six months.
You don’t have to come up with a bunch of stuff not shown on screen to feed your angst needs (I mean, if you want to, all power to you). You’ve got all the ingredients for a delicious angst-pie right here.
Edit: Just realized that solitary confinement and torture were said as two separate thoughts in the original dialogue. Jesus fucking Christ.
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this whole ‘x reader stories are just basically lazy self inserts gifted to other people’ argument is so funny because I think people constantly forget that fan fiction is only shared with them and not MADE specifically for them..they need to realize that no author writes with some unknown person who may or may not come across our work in mind. We write because it brings us joy and we have a concept in our head we want to bring to life. Not to mention that at the sight of an OC being thrown into the mix, people don’t want to read it and it all boils down to the fact that people become so infatuated with these characters that want to be the ONLY one paired with them, so much so, they’ll stick their big ass feet into a shoe that doesn’t fit. I can understand wanting representation and finding a lack of fics for your particular demographic but rather than calling people’s work ‘lazy’ because YOU can’t see yourself in it is a choice. I write for black woken and more than likely, plus size women in mind. 9 times out of 10, if you see a character on my page, more than likely there’s an OC I’ve already created to ship with them. Instead of complaining, it’s just as easy to open up a Google doc the same way that writer did and make what you want to see. It gives entitled honestly and it’s kinda pointless lmaooo.
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I’m sorry but I feel like for Alicent - seeing her son get his eye literally gouged out for participating in his house’s tradition and claiming a dragon - was a confirmation of all her worst fears and the fears that Otto instilled in her head growing up especially when there were zero consequences that occurred to anyone - only Aemond being hurt.
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I love how they realized that they forgot hermie was there, addressed it, and then for the rest of the episode continued to act like he was not there until they entered Jodie’s place at the very end of the episode.
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i need to see way more harringrove in extreme sports! fics. i’m talking about billy and steve in cute ass motocross gear and the freaking helmets and being longtime RIVALS (because we love enemies to friends to lovers / hate fucking to omg i’m in love with you fucking).
i want freaking pre-race AND post-race tension. i mean, steve being bitchy and hot and billy being infuriatingly pretty. and i want them to be neck and neck for every race because they’re just that good.
steve can take a hit and is always pulling out new stunts, even if he ends up with a fucked up ankle. and BILLY is aggressive— he shows off with the gaudiest tricks and the crowd loves him.
and they’re screwing, you guys. like, they’re both half hard from the adrenaline and competition because this is like foreplay for them. and they have nasty, sloppy sex and somehow, that becomes them actually getting to know each other and being super soft and vulnerable. so anyway, that’s the general idea of my new wip fic. please stay tuned.
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