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mayonesavegana · 1 month

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Today I discovered through my favorite characters that my type is smart people, nerds, sunshine idiots, women who could destroy me and boys who could be Spider-Man.

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fuckyeahgoodomens · 4 months

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Hello!!

You've probably gotten this before but I was making an iceberg chart of Good Omens trivia in my head and I got to wondering what the most obscure GO fact that you know is

Hiya! :) Oh dear! I'm afraid I don't have them sorted by obscurity in my head :D. So here, have a 3 random ones that popped in my head:

The original demon Crawleigh that was both Aziraphale and Crowley togehter in Neil's original 5000 words draft before Terry split him into Aziraphale and Crowley drove not a Bentley, but a Citroen 2CV. (no colour specified, but this is what the type looks like: :))

2. The Mona Lisa in Crowley's flat has inscription:

Al mio amico Antonio dal tuo amico Leo da V. meaning To my friend Anthony from your friend Leo da V.

3. When people wanted to have their Good Omens book signed by both Neil and Terry and they encountered Terry first and told him they were hunting Neil's signature next Terry, wanting to tease Neil a bit, told them ‘Could you give him a message from me? Tell him ’ and now he added some cryptic nonsense like ‘tell him “The starcase is not just a starcase” he will know what I mean’. And then of course they found Neil and told him that with ‘Do you know what it means’ and Neil (tiredly) ‘Yeah, I know what it means.’

Anyway, I collect all the intersting fun facts on my blog under the fun fact tag for your ice berg creation :D <3.

#ask

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eras-mus · 5 months

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HIII I HAD A THOIGHT THAT HAS BEEN KILLING MY MIND AND I NEED TO TELL IT TO SOMEONE OTHERWISE IM GNA EXPLODE

get this . everyone chilling at ramshackle dorm doing their own thing, yuu (and grimm by extension), ace and deuce sitting by the table talking about whatever crosses their mind

Eventually the conversation escalates to birthdays and holidays and ace asks how old Yuu is. Azul interjects with saying Yuu's age from the contract they signed a few months ago, but then Yuu pipes up and tells them that they're one year older than that.

Theres a small moment of confusion until it dawns onto Deuce that Yuy's birthday was a month or two ago and they never spoke a peep about it. Not even to grimm!! And when asked, Yuy makes an excuse like "that was when __ was kind of close to overblotting and I didn't want to make it about me because that'd be so nitpicky—"

It was based off an audio i heard and idk if i want to write it into a short drabble for myself i probably cant since im only on book 2 ueue). But like. its a fun prompt methinks. what would all of them do when they find out Yuu deliberately didn't say a thing about their birthday

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THAT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY???

★Reader is Yuu and is 17 years old

★gender neutral

★takes place after the third book

Sorry it's short, hope you like it!

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"Can we start yet!" Ace complained, head slamming onto the table.

"I told you we're waiting on a couple more people." The perfect told him "I invited Kalim and Azul to join us since Sebek and Jack couldn't make it"

Tonight was the Ramshackle dorms weekly game night, normally it was just the freshmen but Sebek said that Malleus 'needs' his protection and Jack was just to tired from Spell Drive practice.

"They outta hurry up" Epel started, country accent slightly showing through "don't they know it's rude to be late."

A awkward silence fell over the dorm for a moment before a knock echoes through the dorm.

When y/n opened the dorm they were greeted with a cheerful smile and a hug.

"Thank you so much for inviting me!" Kalim smiled "I hope you don't mind that I brought Jamil, I also brought food, well Jamil did, he made it!"

Y/n blinked for a moment, taking in all the words one guy manged to say so fast. They looked over Kalim's shoulder just in time to see Jamil face plant.

"Thank you for the food Jamil" They smiled, giving him a wave.

"If was the least I could do perfect" he stated, not returning the wave.

Luckily Azul showed up before y/n could shut the door.

Just a few minutes later the group was playing some sort of trivia card game where they would either have to answer a question about someone else playing, a question about themselves, or just a random fact. If they got it wrong the next person would answer the same card, whoever got the most questions right won.

"Who is the most followed person in Magi Cam?" Epel read, "That's easy, Neige"

He revealed the answer to show it was correct.

"Of course you would get that one right" Ace complained "Vil never stops going on about it"

Every one just ignoring him looked over at Deuce, who was next to pick a card.

"How old is the person sitting to your right?" He looked over at y/n. "I'm not sure...18?"

They just shook their head.

"I know this one" Azul butted in, ready to take another point "Our contract from a while ago said that they were 16."

One again y/n shook their head. "I just turn 17 last month"

The room went silent for what seemed like forever.

"WE MISSED YOUR BIRTHDAY!" They all shouted in union.

"Riddle is going to have a heart attack when he finds out" Deuce commented, Ace nodding in agreement.

"You should've said something, we could've had a huge party" Kalim whined.

Y/n scratch the back of their head, "It's not big deal, it was right after one of the overblots, plus where I'm from birthdays aren't that big of a deal."

"Jamil we need to plan a party right now" Kalim said, getting up from his seat.

"We have to too" Ace said "Or get Trey and Riddle to do it for us"

Soon everyone had said something similar and got up and left leaving a confused Ramshackle perfect.

#kalim al asim #Jamil viper #azul ashengrotto #ace trapolla #deuce spade #epel felmier #grim twst #twst yuu #twst x reader #twst scenarios #twst x male reader #twst x female reader #Twst x reader

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showtoonzfan · 10 months

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New patreon trivia dropped:

IMPS HAVE NATURAL HOARDING TENDENCIES! FOR EXAMPLE: BLITZO HOARDS HORSES AND MEMORIES, MILLIE HOARDS KNIVES, MOXXIE HOARDS MUSICAL ITEMS, AND FIZZ HOARDS MIRRORS.

I don’t even know what to do with this information— AKKSS….so…each imp…hoards something??? Okay? Very random Viv, it’s like this woman is running out of ideas on what to tell her patrons lol. Also how the heck does Blitz hoard horses. Does he just have a bunch in a secret room or something? And Fizz hoarding mirrors sounds weird and random but okay. Like….the IMP gang doesn’t give me the vibe that they “hoard” anything, like..sure Moxxie has a playbill, but what do you mean by he hoards “musical items”? And as for Millie, I assume whenever she had a knife on her, it was because she was…ya know, an assassin and the weapons expert.

I’m sorry this…just feels like an ass puller lol, rather than a fun fact about the characters ect.

#reply #ask #vivziepop critical #spindlehorse critical #helluva boss critical #helluva boss critique #helluva critical

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solarsleepless · 4 days

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hello all

welcome back the kristy thomas autism analysis, where i'm rewatching the show and writing down her autistic traits as i see em (as well as noting any neurodiverse traits in the other girls). here's part 1 and part 2 if you haven't seen em.

without further ado, let's get into this

Episode 3

more of kristy hyperfixating on business and the club in general, reading the frickin art of war simply to find a way to beat the competition

not picking up that she should absolutely wait until her client's given birth before calling/texting her. lack of social tact

throughout the show, she doesn't really care what others think of her, with the exception of her friends, and even then she doesn't change herself much for them with the exception of if it's hurting themm. kristy shows zero embarassment parading around town in cardboard sandwiches

the most confrontational to the baby-sitter's agency of all the girls: strong sense of justice and not afraid to correct anyone if she thinks they're in the wrong, even if they're much older

more odd sitting, which as mentioned in part 2 is prevalent in autistics due to our need for proprioceptive input

not understanding that her joke of "or your blood pressure's dropping?" could be taken the wrong way

additional notes:

mary anne's "and actress halle berry." we often consume random trivia about our hyperfixations in the craving to basically wring out every bit of dopamine it gives us, which can include tidbits about actors. also, not realizing that it's odd to say in this situation, and justifying it with "what? she does!"

"we have to do the most responsible thing of all." "vacuum." this one is pure vibes. it Feels autistic. if i had to give a reason i'd say she thinks of it as a sign of responsibility due to the loud noise autistics will usually be more sensitive to and the fact that it's cleaning, which is generally a responsible thing to do, so it's doubly responsible because it means you did it even though you're sensitive to the noise?

not very much, so i'll do a special 3+4 mix just to make this one a bit longer :D

Episode 4

kristy doesn't tell mary anne conventionally that she's upset with her. instead of speaking to her like stacey and claudia do to express their upset with mary anne, she tells her that she's really upset with her by spending time sitting at tables apart from her. mary anne even thinks "if she's sitting with them, she must be mad." all this is to say that kristy is not very verbal when it comes to genuine upset with mary anne, and mary anne has learnt to recognize it

even though she is upset with mary anne, kristy still watches her when she talks to dawn because mary anne's her closest friend and the only one who truly understands who kristy is, both because of how close they grew up and because she is also autistic, and kristy doesn't want to lose that because it's hard for people to understand you when you're autistic.

not to keep bringing up the clothes but in comparison to the other three kristy wears much softer and more comfortable clothing, which again, can be a result of sensory issues that make wearing anything else from uncomfortable to downright painful

additional notes:

this is a mary anne centric episode, so we get a TON more of her autistic traits in general. this episode really resonated w me the first time i watched because damn i'm so much like her FHRHJFJ. anyways: she exhibits social anxiety, which happens to co-occur a lot with autism. "talking to people i know makes me feel like my stomach is falling out of my nose. so does talking to people i do knows sometimes. i think i'm just bad at talking." autistics tend to struggle with the unwritten social rules of society, and not knowing them can make conversations extremely stressful, especially if you're already not that self-confident. even with people you know, it can feel like you're "performing" for them, and that if you make one wrong step they'll make fun of you, and worst of all, all of it feels like your fault for not being competent enough—this is what i think happens with mary anne.

autistics (& adhders) tend to wayyy overapologize, even when others tell them not to, because we often feel like everything we've done is wrong and we apologize a lot to almost make up for that. it's nearly worse when you've actually done something wrong, because it doesn't feel like you can make up for what you did due to rejection sensitive dysphoria making you feel like a horrible person but also it can take away the weight because you say it so much.

mary anne cries twice in the episode without wanting to—not because she's ashamed of crying, but just because she knows internally that there's no reason to be crying. even when she's just talking more passionately she just cries, and she doesn't know how to stop it because she doesn't even feel like crying, it's just Happening. i couldn't find any research on this because it tends to just focus on how to parent uncontrollably sobbing autistic kids, but it's happened with me more times than i can count, where i'm not even feeling emotional but i'll just cry when speaking, seemingly for no reason. idk if that's part of the autism or just me but i'm including it anyways

also, running away from stressful situations is an autism thing, especially if you're embarrassed and overwhelmed

her dad is so autistic. he writes down when he has leisure time. come on yall. nobody allistic does that. also, infodumping about things he likes: in this case, a jerusalem artichoke: his niche seems to be more related to foods!!

"sorry, i have to work with sounding less obssessed." despite just being excited to make a new friend, she feels like she has to apologize for that. many autistics tone is misread for a myriad of reasons, which makes them feel the need to apologize for it because they've been taught it's wrong.

#autistic kristy comp #kristy thomas #mary anne spier

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intertexts · 1 month

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HELLOOOO I COME BEARING GIFTS

EPISODE 11 TRIVIA:

- ashe being there surprised dakota so much it broke him somewhat out of his bad mood! in grizzlys words "if he wouldnt have met ashe right then, dakota would have been so much more angry and miserable at the beginning of this episode. he mightve just straight up left. got up and walked away."

- he didnt want to talk to william or vyncent at all, so ashe being there (however unwillingly) as a third party made things easier and almost softened the blow of vyncent yelling at him in the moment

- "why did i dream about william and vyncent being villains in the beginnign and killing summer" ".... i dunno" *cue entire party suspicious WHAT DOES THAT MEAN*

- "i dont trust your characters now" "you have ONE bad dream and our campaign turns into a game of among us"

- william: "hey ashe do you want to run away and write poetry with me?" emo/goth kid solidarity

- this is yakko's (ashes player) first time ever playing a ttrpg !!! fucking wild!! he feels like he needs more practice describing things

- FUN CHARACTER FACTS. I LOVE THESE MORE THAN ANYTHING. BIZLY ASKED EACH OF THEM WHAT KINDS OF MUSIC THEIR CHARACTERS WOULD LISTEN TO.

dakota: breakbeat, old school rap, 90s punk rock. also for shows he would watch it was "cartoons like atla, tmnt and codename kids next door"

william: "indie rock. and on a bad day, evanescence" (god hes just like me fr)

vyncent: "my character doesnt know what music is"

ashe: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE . also apparently yakko made an ashe winters playlist on spotify and thats actually what they were playing in the episode. i have not found this yet and i desperately want to

- for the spirit world, bizly asked charlie to find him just random pieces of music that he could envision places for and thats how they came up with carnival of souls! there are a handful more places like that that youll see eventually :]

- yakko: "im glad i was able to bring wavelengths threat level down an entire tier just by calling him mark"

- charlie wants william and ashe to hang out in character more because theyre so similar and he thinks they would have a lot to bond over! i love this

- theyre all really excited that they get to go to the spirit world together and it wasnt just an excuse to split the party because they dont want to do that :] (<< i just rlly like this energy)

- grizzly is specifically playing dakota as "not being able to process emotions very well"

ALSO!!!!!!! i dojt know what site or whatever youre using to watch/listen so im hoping they have this on there BUT. the tide backstory oneshot was posted between episodes 12 and 13 so if u wanted to listen to that one now would be a good time !!! its called The Elementals :]

HIII YAYAYAYAYYY!!!! ohh fuck yes a little bowl of seeds for me :333

the dakota & ashe stuff is so goodddd u can rlly tell. it's like yeah you cant be mad and miserable and sulky in front of someone u don't know!! & ashe is just.... so unbothered... i loaf him... he truly did bring the threat level down so fast. went from terrifying supervillain in charge of the Evil Facility to an exhausted pissed off single dad in 1 minute.

+ALL THE MUSIC STUFF IS SO GOOD..... ITS SO GOOD. yelling. vyncent is going 2 end up having the weirdest music taste from hanging out with them. augh... awesome trivia thabk. the energy they have is so fun always....

#thinking ab dakota cole for 1 million years he's so everything 2 mee... auauauaauaaua #+ i DID end up subbing 2 their 5 dolar tier it's a good show id give em more if i wasn't making minimum wage!!! so i DO have the oneshots..#this is so exciting 2 me. tide backstory fuck yeah #anyway HI hope ur having a good nighttttt <33333 #mac tag!#pd lb

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blossoming-sun · 4 months

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Headcanons for mutant busters because I felt like it and I have a giant list going to waste (for the less talked about characters, and I have some for every character so feel free to ask for someone not on this list)

Leviathan

He loves romance books

Before the apocalypse, he was a twitch streamer (he played video games) he wasn't very popular, but he enjoyed it and had dreams of doing it for a living

He has gills, webbed hands/feet and waterproof fur as well as a few scales while he's a colossus, which is why he served Verruca

He was mostly immune to the mental effects of mutation, but went "hey, Verruca has free food and place to sleep and the humans are chasing me away, so why not?" which is why he lived in panic chasm

He actually really likes Verruca and decided to try and reform her after the show ended

He knows a lot of random fun facts and is helping Dr White set up a trivia night for everyone

He's a multishipper and ships pretty much everyone together, but isn't interested in anyone himself

Dr White

He's a huge cat person

He's a single dad

He won't tell anyone his actual age. When Sheriff tried to find out and called him old, he gave him the worst chores for a month

Dronny was originally an experiment but Dr White got too attached and now he's a pet

His first name is Walter (/j)

His childhood best friend is Arkan. They also dated for a bit when they were teenagers. Nobody knows this

He loves every comedy movie

Tells dumb jokes

He loves Italian food, especially pizza

He used to make music videos with BP. They were really cringy, but he loves them anyway

Verruca

she really does not care about taking over the world

She really just wants to chill out and watch TV, even though all she can get is old CDs thanks to the apocalypse

She was hatched on Earth, the day that the mutants invaded

She was actually (unintentionally) really nice to Leviathan, not because she cared about him, but because she loved talking about Romance movies with him, and she let him have a lot of time off because she didn't want to take over the world either

She also loves cats. As in, eating them

She reformed after the series. It was very easy to convince her, all Leviathan had to do was bribe her by letting her join a film club with him and Dr White

#mutant busters #mutant busters headcanons #Verruca mutant busters #Leviathan mutant busters #Dr White mutant busters

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withlovefromolympus · 2 years

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More Aphrodite hcs!

for @peggy-sue-reads-a-book. I really meant to post this last night and forgot I’m sorryyy

Huge supporter of sex work/ers. If she hears anyone bashing it, she puts them in their place quickly.

She wishes she could get into coffee because it’s trendy, but she just can’t. Her Starbucks order is usually a Frappuccino or a refresher. She loves hot chocolate, though! Especially with marshmallows :)

Has an Instagram account that is aesthetic asf, and it’s pretty much just pictures of her being hot and being on vacation. She has like 200 million followers and counting on there. All her demigod kids follow her and turn on post notifications to avoid getting the dreaded text of “like my selfie or you’re grounded for a week”

One of her worst habits it biting her fingernails, so she has her nails done pretty much all the time. The gods didn’t know about this habit until Hermes caught her doing once out of boredom by mistake.

Is very big on self-care, and not just for herself. She makes all the Olympians & her friends personalized sugar scrubs and face masks. She convinced some of them to try yoga. If they visit her, she reminds them to use some hand lotion that seems to be everywhere in her home.

You better pray she’s in a good mood when it’s her turn to play music via the aux chord because she listens to mainly pop music or sad songs. She has a 70 hour heartbreak playlist that is the most tear-jerking, gut-wrenching thing to listen to.

Huge fan of astrology, and since the gods didn’t keep track of what day they were born on — birthdays kind of become unnecessary when you live forever — she assigned them all birthdays based on what she sign she claimed they were. Nobody really cared that she did that and just went with it.

Hates fast fashion with her whole self, and while she’s has the money to buy expensive sustainable clothes, she knows others don’t, so when she’s done with a dress or shirt or whatever, she’ll donate it so some lucky thrifter can have it.

Can become a complete pest when she’s bored. The questions are constant. “Can I come with you? I promise I can help,” she’ll asks Hermes as he runs messages. “Will you make me a bunch of drinks and I’ll tell you which one I like the most?” to Dionysus, “What’s your book about?” to Athena who’s trying to read, “Whatcha makin’? And can you make me one?” to Hephaestus. Even Ares gets annoyed with her sometimes.

Demolishes the competition at Just Dance. She’s a natural at it and doesn’t mind working up a sweat in front of her peers if it means she’s doing good. “How does she have this much energy???” pants Apollo as he tries to keep up with a vigorously moving Aphrodite who’s going so hard at Bad Romance Extreme.

One day she got real tired and fed up with being called “dumb” even as a joke, so she told Athena to make a long and challenging, unbiased test covering a myriad of random trivia facts and school subject questions. Then she said only the gods who could do better than her could call her dumb. She studied really hard, and several deities had to shut up and sit down afterwards.

Sometimes she wears men’s cologne instead of perfume. She says it’s really fun to try something different and see who’s brave enough to comment on it, and that gendered scents should be worn by whoever wants to wear them.

Even after thousands of years being alive, she can’t pick up on subtle sarcasm very well. She finds it to be crueler at times than outright meanness, and she’ll get sad and quiet if she realizes people are mocking her. She’s sensitive like that.

She has a flower crown of roses that never dies, and she’ll wear it when she’s in a very romantic and happy mood. It somehow magically looks amazing with any outfit she wears.

Part I here

#Aphrodite #greek mythology #greek gods #incorrect greek gods #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackson #headcanons #Greek myth #mythology #classical mythology #incorrect greek mythology #cabin 10 #piper’s hcs

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isas-bathbombs · 1 month

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More questions because you’re hella interesting!

1. How long would YOU survive in a zombie apocalypse?

2. What specific skills do you have that would make you live longer in an apocalypse

3. If you could steal the power of any fictional character BUT you’d have to take their place what would you pick

4. Gay son or thot daughter????

5. Would you rather live in a penthouse in New York or a cabin in woods that you own

6. Would you rather fight a skinwalker or Bigfoot

7. What horror movie antagonist do you think you’d survive solely because you’d throw hands with them?

1. not very long.. a couple of weeks at best. i’d be on the high of knowing im finally free from school and stress but once the thrill expires, reality would hit and i’d just not wanna continue 💀 if my loved ones go, i’d be going too. bc wtf is the point of survival after that??

2. would random trivia/fun facts help?? probably not from the ones i know. what am i gonna do? yap to the zombies about barbie or papa louie lore? tell the zombies about the history of halo ce speedruns? speak about the failed spiderman musical?

i do know a bit of knowledge of plants, like i have a garden where i grow vegetables and other plants. but i’ve focused way more on learning flower language (to impress girls 💀) so now idk what i’d do.. i fear i cant get the zombies to not eat me by simply giving roses :/

3. link from zelda… i wanna date zelda and go on adventures

4. thot daughter

5. THIS SO HARD?? can i have both depending on my mood.. penthouse in nyc is so cass and 1989 by TS coded but living in a cabin in the woods is so evermore/folklore coded and it’d be peaceful. i will pick both, i’ll live as a famous star in nyc but disappear into the woods if i ever get cancelled. kinda like the last great american dynasty and the lucky one

6. skinwalkers are so scary 😭 bigfoot is just a big gorilla bear, i’ll go with him

7. IDK i actually dont consume much horror media. ddlc counts as horror right? i’ll go with that bc i can totally fix monika. i can change her

#asks #sorry for the late reply i just got out of math tutor

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zmediaoutlet · 2 years

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happy wincest wednesday! a stanford era q for u: continuity error or not, it was established that sam and dean hadnt spoken for two years rather than four. what do you think happened to make this so? Do you think it has anything to do with why Dean said in the finale that he was afraid Sam would tell him to get lost or get dead?

heyyyyy bud happy wincest wednesday (a week later, cough -- oh my god what is this everyone tag on the post creator? what? okay I'll try to move past it-- )

DO I THINK

THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO

WITH THE LINE

(BEST LINE!)

YOU'D TELL ME TO GET LOST OR GET DEAD?

yeah I think they're related.

I prefer not to take the 'two years' thing as a continuity error. There's no real need to? In general, it's fun to try to take what the characters say as fact and just roll with them, because often that creates a pretty interesting story on its own. Now, Sam's actual amount of time at Stanford doesn't make a ton of sense on its own, w/r/t when his birthday is, that it was only November 2005 when everything starts -- but whatever. The two years/four years thing is still rad.

We're never told that Dean didn't talk to Sam for four years -- that means that at some points in Sam's freshman & sophomore years, they were still talking. And then we're told that Dean hasn't "bothered" him in two -- and that also means that Dean knows it's two years, more or less specifically, which means that Dean's been aware of that time passing whether or not Sam has. It's not like he just showed up like 'oh hey haven't talked to little bro in a while' -- he knows it's two years, and he knows that Sam will be hostile to his showing up, and then with the extra finale context he's scared that Sam will just slam the door in his face. [that sound you hear is my high pitched wailing.] No wonder he doesn't call and breaks in, to make sure Sam won't get the opportunity for at least that initial refusal.

Maybe this is unsatisfying but I don't actually have a strong hc for what happened to create that divide. I do like to headcanon (...or maybe this is actual canon) that Sam started dating Jess right around that two year mark, and therefore his spare time was taken up with girlfriend. And then from there, it is very easy to imagine Dean calling on the road somewhere in South Carolina, trying to stay awake by bothering his little brother, but in the three hour time difference Sam's on a date with this killer blonde and he silences his phone so as not to interrupt. And then maybe Dean's in Maine and he calls Sam because he's bored on a stakeout and Sam's watching a movie with his new maybe-he-can-call-her-his-girlfriend, and he misses that call, too. And then maybe the next time they do talk, Dean's kinda snippy-bitchy because, damn, you avoiding my calls?, and Sam's kinda snippy-bitchy back because, no, but he does have a real life, Dean, he isn't just waiting around for random VH1 Behind the Music trivia. And so maybe the next time Dean thinks to call, nursing his stitches in a motel room somewhere in Texas, he decides not to. Don't want to bother big time college boy, does he. And then maybe Sam hasn't heard from Dean in a while, and he actually makes the initial call, but that time Dean's with John and sees the name come up on the screen and doesn't want to start a fight, and Sam hears it go to voicemail and thinks, fine.

Just that. Drifting apart, because that's what happens. You think someone's going to be there your whole life and then they're not. And then it's easy to think, well, maybe they're not interested. And then maybe you get mad, and then you get sad, and then you have this weird simmering unresolved something. And then two years pass.

Can I just say: oof. In some ways I find that to be way more sad than other versions -- like a big fight they had, or some intense interaction (I know a lot of people like to imagine first time Stanford sex in there), or whatever. But in this way -- this fairly realistic way -- it's not the big violent knife cut that leaves a clean edge and bleeds and maybe you can stitch it up; it's instead like... idk, erosion, or accidentally grating off a big layer of skin. Hard to patch up easy. Lots of little painful edges that can't get fixed all in one go. Fantastic fic fodder, that way. :)

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n3onguts · 2 years

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pride and prejudice (05): from pinky promises to sanrio stickers.

summary — you’re definitely too old to learn a lesson about manners, but taehyun’s up for the challenge.

genre&tags — written chapter, 1k+ words, yn’s a lil cynical about luv, taehyun is introduced, a scolding occurs, there are allusions to social anxiety, and chinese food is enjoyed (as it should be!)

warning(s) — swearing

a/n — finally we get some beomgyu x y/n action, even if it’s indirect oops. also this is unedited bc i’m about to board my flight home lol my bad y’all

The weekend passes slowly.

On Saturday, your brother waxes poetic about the boy from the night prior: Kai. The name lingers like gum in Soobin’s mouth, worn-out but adamant. Kai, Kai, Kai. Kai and his pink cheeks, Kai and his pale face. Sickly-sweet and over-ripe, his longing plays on repeat throughout the whole goddamned apartment like the soundtrack to your own personal Hell. And, sure, Kai’s nice, you concede — but you’re goddamned tired of it. Wonyoung tells you, all apathetic with her trademark tough-love, too bad, just suck it up. Sunghoon merely laughs.

Sunday’s much quieter, and you prefer it this way. Barricaded in his room, all that remains of Soobin are the faint giggles which seep through his wall. You envision him to be draped across his bed, phone-cord looped around his finger, legs swinging haphazardly in the air: a quintessential portrait of an infatuated adolescent. For dinner, you order gnocchi for two; his plate goes cold as you eat alone. It makes little sense to you — repulses you, almost — how easily he’s fallen, how quickly he’s succumbed. A pretty boy arrives and, instantaneously, his self-restraint’s evaporated, just like that. Embarrassing, you think.

By Monday, you’re ecstatic to be in the company of someone other than the lovestruck dummy formerly known as your sibling. At that Chinese place near campus, Taehyun sits across you, arms folded, belly-laughing at your frustration. You pick at your stir-fry, roll your eyes as you continue to vent, “It’s not funny, Tae. It’s borderline insane. He just met the kid three days ago.”

“Love makes people weird like that. It’s unpredictable.” Taehyun shrugs. “They don’t get any say in it.”

You defer to your best friend on most things: you’d never challenge his random bursts of trivia and you pity the poor sap who has to play a game of poker against him. This time, however, you’re insistent, “Not sure if that’s true.”

A snort. “Remember when I liked your brother? Well, that definitely wasn’t my choice. Matter of fact — I hated it. Made everything so awkward, but I couldn’t help it. I was 15 and hormonal while he was 16 and abnormally tall.”

The memory is clumsy but clear in your mind: Taehyun with his head in his hands, Soobin patting his back, consoling, apologetic, everything the former didn’t want. You sigh, think it over, “Maybe. I don’t know.”

Kicking your leg under the table, he retorts, “Don’t get too cocky. You’ll be fucked when it’s your turn.”

Amidst the bright-red interiors of the space, you shoot him a pointed look, skeptical. Taehyun steals a piece of shrimp from your plate in retaliation and the two of you lapse into contemplative silence. Metals clang and glasses clink in tune with shouts from the kitchen staff, the bustling of the restaurant serving to fill the gaps in conversation. It’s always been like this between you and Taehyun, inherent and comfortable — from pinky-promises to Sanrio stickers, he’s been your confidante, your makeshift therapist, and, in return, you’ve been his self-appointed protector, pushing all his bullies into the nearest sandbox. Taehyun is considerate, rational, overflowing with kindness — everything that you aren’t. He’s got his words, you’ve got your hands, and, in the end, it’s a match made in Heaven.

“Was that thing on Friday fun, at least?”

You huff, cross your arms like a petulant 5-year-old. “Don’t remind me. It was literal ass.”

Popping a lone stalk of broccoli into his mouth, he grins, proudly displaying the bits of mushy green staining his smile: “Yum.”

“Kai’s band was, like, the only semi-okay ones there.”

“High praise from you, I see.”

“But that bar was seriously nasty. Sweaty heat, crumpled tissues on the bathroom floor, obnoxious dudes hitting on me: that sort of thing.”

“Poor thing. Too used to VIP areas and bottle service?” He quips before cocking his head, suddenly curious. “Wait, someone was hitting on you?”

“Is it that hard to believe?” You stick your tongue out at him. “It was one of Kai’s friends. Some guy named Beomgyu. He tried to, like, bond over the fact that we were both film majors. Made some stupid joke about a professor, bothered me about my night.”

“Bothered you?”

“Yeah, y’know, like, he asked me if I thought their performance was good and shit. Just trying to bait me.”

“So, how did you reply?”

“I didn’t, really.”

For a second, your best friend says nothing — just sits there, motionless, mulling over your words. Then, he’s incredulous, “Are you kidding me?”

Without any warning required, you already know you’re in for a lecture from the slow, deliberate shaking of Taehyun’s head. “What the hell did I do now?”

“Do you realize how much of an asshole you are?”

“Uh, no.” There’s little denial on your end, but you’d still appreciate some clarification nonetheless. “But tell me this at least: how come?”

“Because that guy — Beomgyu, was it? — doesn’t even sound like he was hitting on you. More likely, wanted to make a friend but was obliterated by your cold front in the process.” Taehyun’s got on this face like it should’ve been obvious, with his eyebrow quirked and his stare, withering. He points his chopsticks in your direction for added emphasis, but you’re still indignant.

“I have enough friends, thanks.”

At this, Taehyun guffaws, doesn’t even attempt to hold back his laughter. “You definitely do not. Apart from your own brother, you’re friends with 3 other people, maximum. One of which is certifiably in love with you; the other, a spoiled brat, in her own words; and the last, me, who cares for you very much but is absolutely sick of hearing your same hour-long tirade about how ‘Shrek: Forever After’ — and I quote — ‘made better use of the multiverse concept than Marvel ever did’. Like, Jesus, I get it.”

“Hey, wait — Sunghoon’s not in love with me!”

“I don’t hear any other objections, though?”

See, you want to be offended, you do, but the unfortunate reality is that he’s right. A little over 3 months into your freshman year and you’re still glued to the same people you’ve known since childhood. Thing is — you like it this way. Snug and secure in this steady little circle that you’ve bandaged yourself in, there’s no need to deal with the anxiety of the unknown, of the unfamiliar and foreign. No probability of rejection, no likelihood of embarrassment. But you think back to Beomgyu, think back to his effortless smile that betrayed no ill intentions and how it gradually sunk the longer he was with you. Then, abruptly, there’s that needling in your heart that you always try to ignore, the one that arrives whenever you’re a little too curt, a bit too blunt, sharp-tongued and inadvertently making people feel small.

In your silence, Taehyun detects hesitance, recognizes guilt. He softens up and so do you. “Look, I’m just saying — I think you know that you could’ve been nicer. Like, I love you, I do, but you’re terrible with people and it’s imperative that you outgrow that. You can’t go through life forever guarded like this.”

Sighing, surrendering, you nod, slump your body against the cushioned back of the chair, “Yeah, yeah, I know, I agree. I’m mean and I need more, better friends. Nothing new.”

“You’re too old for me to be telling you to be good.” Taehyun jokes, trying to lighten the air between you two. You offer a weak smile, but now you’re tangled in your thoughts. Chewing quietly, he watches you, eyebrows furrowed, and you conclude that, while Taehyun may not be your mother, he sure has the concern of one.

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cha-melodius · 8 months

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Hi! 15 and 20 for the ask meme?

The final one of these writer asks, thanks for your patience, and thank you for the ask!

15. Which is harder: titles or summaries (or tags)?

Titles for sure. Summaries are easy for me, just pick a snippet and then write a pithy one liner to sum it up. 😂 Titles either come to me quickly (often a song title or lyric), or I agonize over it for a while. Some of my titles I love, some I'm kinda meh about.

20. Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about (symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, callbacks or clues for future scenes?)

How about some meta for Class(room) Warfare (professors AU)?

First off, I am a professor, so this is one of those times when you write what's really close to your life lol. I'd written a professors AU in another fandom, but it was a long fic. This was a nice excuse to do something shorter for these two. When I was trying to dream up ridiculous ways for two professors in two different departments to get at each other's throats, not erasing the boards seemed suitable absurd but also completely plausible. FUN FACT: Last week I got to my classroom and found the board full of unerased writing, and it both 1) irritated me, and 2) made me think of this fic. In case you were wondering how common it is. 😂

(spoilers below)

As I mentioned in the author's notes, most of this was inspired by my everyday life, so I'm not going to get into all of it. Basically if you're wondering, "Do colleges really work like that?" or "Do professors really think/do that?" the answer is almost certainly yes. But here's some more trivia:

Zahra was cast in the department secretary role because every academic knows that department secretaries run fucking everything

PLSC 307, Democracy & International Relations—I think I stole this class title (but not the number, that's random) from my college's poli sci department catalog.

McQuiston College—I knew I wanted them to teach at a small liberal arts college, and I knew I didn't want it to be real (as opposed to my other academia AUs where I have used real institutions). I considered taking random last names off books on my bookshelf, but I didn't want to accidentally write about a real college either. Using Casey's last name was a stroke of inspiration that I was SO happy about.

was junior enough to be unlikely to be evaluating his tenure portfolio some day—little things like this probably mean nothing to most readers but I feel like they add that extra hit of authenticity to any academics who happen to be reading. Pissing of someone who might eventually be on the committee who decides whether or not you get to keep your job is a real fear.

always carried his own markers with him—I've literally never found a working marker already in a classroom. Always carry your own.

Sometimes he wondered—to himself, never out loud—if it was real, or if he was just trying to fit in after he found out that his sister and best friend were dating, like when he was six and decided he was super into horses only because June was.—I carry this little headcanon that in universes where Alex has had some reason to doubt his heterosexuality but still hasn't done anything with it, he worries that he's only trying to fit in with his friends/mimic his sister. Doubting how queer you really are feels very familiar to me and from what I've read seems like a pretty common bisexual experience.

He’d just ignore you, like everyone else does.”/“Hey!” Alex protests, but she ignores him.—This was actually unintentional when I first wrote it but I realized what I'd done and had to keep it.

Dr. Henry Fox-Mountwhats-his-face—This and the subsequent email greetings/sign-offs were inspired by their early emails in the book, though I had to figure out how to do names that weren't based on HRH and such. I think my favorite was "Dr. Acerbic Cocky-Disaster" because if that doesn't actually describe Alex to a T.

Halloween-in-The-Castro gay—Wanted something different than Fire Island on the Fourth of July, was very pleased with this one. If you're not familiar with the history of Halloween in The Castro, do look it up.

Then he proceeds to wrap himself around Alex from behind and hook his chin over Alex’s shoulder to look down at his cooking—Considering how frequently this exact type of moment shows up in my fics in other fandoms, I'm kind of surprised I haven't used it more frequently recently. Anyway, the "peeking over the shoulder while cooking" is definitely a calling card of mine.

He wants, to put it bluntly, to romance the shit out of him—I am only just realizing that I reused this turn of phrase recently lol. It just feels VERY Alex to me.

All right, that's it for now! Thank you again!

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findmeabowlofundertale · 3 months

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HI HI HI. your fic is giving me the biggest brainrot your writing is SO amazing sorry if I keep repeating words I feel like i’ve used the word amazing like. 500 billion times but I love asteri so much she is so. ihwjwjsejhwjenzkbbbvbhhajj LOVE LOVE LOVE ASTERI AND YOUR GASTER SO VERY MUCH 💕💕💕💕💕

also also also I’m so sorry I keep yapping but quick question!! does asteri help out at the lab at some point???? I’m sorry if she does and I missed that out in one of the parts aaa!!

okay sorry for rambling thank you so much for reading this subwjsebnsnm again I love your writing so much and I’m so excited for part 8 sjwvjsbwnsnns 💕💕💕‼️‼️‼️

Omg hi!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 I’m so glad you like my writing!!! And that you like Asteri!! I didn’t think my oc would get so much attention ♡´>ᴗ<`♡

Also listen. Don’t you dare apologize for being excited, seeing this in my inbox made my entire day (and I just woke up, so that’s a feat). I curled up into a ball on my bed and silently screamed in excitement, so!! You’re GOOD you’re FINE and I APPRECIATE YOU IMMENSELY! I am now filled with more motivation to get part 8 worked out and finished!! (There’s just uuuggghhhh so much I have to set up and I just wanna write the fun parts!!) No but for real, whenever someone says nice things to me about this story/the characters, I get SO pumped to create more!!

Anyway, enough of ME yapping! To answer your question, Asteri has not been inside the lab at all… yet. She will eventually go inside, and meet some people! And maybe even help out at some point… Depends how I manage to set a few things up. (You’d think I’d write an outline or something, right? But no, whatever happens between the handful of major plot points I have worked out is spontaneous.)

THANK YOU FOR THE ASK!! 💚💚💚💚💚 Please feel free to ask as many questions as you want!! This goes for everyone!! Spam my inbox if you feel so inclined! I love dropping random facts or trivia about my story! You (or anyone!!) can be like, “ayo Seeker tell me something about your fic” and I will get so excited and answer with something like “fun fact: Gaster does in fact make the doodly doodly sound when he teleports!” Eheheheh~

#MY FIRST ASK HERE YAAAAAAAAY #benanazauce #uhhhh I need an ask tag now! :0 #askerism #<- benana’s idea #⁂ asks #OH AND FOR THE RECORD #i am not a role model; write outlines #I did like two years of collaborative writing/RPing THE SAME RP (almost every single day at that) so there is. a little bit of practice #and a tendency to just write whatever and retcon it later bc who cares we’re just here to have a good time!!#but i can guarantee that this is not a sustainable way to write a story on your own.#sooner or later I’m gonna need to just give in and make an outline #okay you know what? I just realized I actually do kind of have one. but it’s not divided by chapter (or whatever these are)#it’s just a rough sequence of events #okay I’m officially rambling sorry #⁂posting #⁂#you can also ask for spoilery doodles!! I have a bunch of those

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whymori · 3 months

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tell me some trivia about your ocs!

Holy shit hello I will gladly ramble and say fun facts about my guys and worlds!!!!

The Kingdom of Zorith is situated on a big ass plateau, with only 2 safe natural passages to get off and onto it.

Drithen is actually in their very late 90s to maybe just over 100, believe it or not. This is because after becoming The Prophet aged 26, they just. Stopped aging. And then 50 or so years passed before Idarus finally killed them, a few more years and then the 25 that took up the Final Act were spent in limbo, where still, they just stayed. 26. But they are very old in reality.

Zukuh has poliosis, which is caused by them having piebaldism. A few sections of his skin along their sides and back have also been affected, but mainly it's his hair that was most affected.

Zukuh's name was indeed inspired by Zuko from atla. BUT. I chose the name before I watched the show, which is funny because Zuko is so special to me now that I've watched it.

Moving away from the Zorith guys, Wiles Harting from my The New Sun world!! :) He, who is proudly gay, actually has an ex-wife and 2 kids (twins) from before he realised he was a gay man :D He's still in contact with all of them during the story, and gets along great with his ex-wife still. Then he dies but oh well. Common Wiles L.

My Spidersona (who I literally have hardly ever talked about on here, who I also have ONLY JUST TODAY decided to bring back. So don't look at any old tags of them.) Parker Stray, has actually kept the spider that bit them! They have dubbed her Gertrude, and she is kept in a terrarium that would fit the spider closest to what she is post-radioactivity.

Casso and Zukuh used to make out in the woods 😐

Casso's design, once they've been Creatured, was actually inspired A LOT (among other things) by the little Vessels from Hollow Knight (Mainly the yknow. Hollow Knight. The boss.) I even got the idea to cut off one of their arms from it.

Casso and Ecith just. Do not have parents at all. They legit spawned in (Idarus bullshit) which is very funny

Casso's big face scar doesn't come from some important ass backstory beat, it actually comes from some random passerby's young Drake (a Silvacursor Drake) in training, who got a little too excited while being watched over by Casso and happened to have lots of teeth.

Ecith actually has a horse :) her name is Hayle (it is a pun, yes)

Alr all for now, this was VERY VERY FUN :DD AND was my first ask about my OCs :333

#my ocs #asks

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myfavouritelunatic · 1 year

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🌻 If you get this, answer with 3 random facts about yourself and send it to the last 7 blogs in your mentions, anonymous or not! Let's get to know the person behind the blog 🌻

Do it again plz?

Of course, little grey face! 😊

1. I have curly hair, and currently it’s split dyed down the middle, purple on the left, blue on the right!

2. I’m a co-host on a couple of pop culture podcasts under the banner of FRED the ALIEN Productions. It’s just me and my mates talking nerdy stuff, mostly about Marvel and Star Wars 😁 so much fun!

3. The only thing I will humble brag about is my ability to retain knowledge about movies and tv shows. For some reason I can’t remember some friends birthdays, but I can tell you what year a certain film came out and who directed it, and who starred in it haha. I’m good for a trivia night! 😜

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in-my-feels-probably · 1 year

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Can I get a HOTD or GOT match up? I’m cool with whichever. Romantic ship, please. For physical appearance, I’m 5’4 and while I don’t have a *lot* of upper body strength, I have pretty strong legs (thanks to fencing). I have slightly longer than shoulder length reddish brown hair that, when not in a braid or ponytail, somehow manages to expand and make me look like some kind of witch. I have grey blue eyes and big ol glasses. My pronouns are She/Her and bi, so any gender is good with me.

Personality wise, I’m nerdy, the *mom* friend, quote and observant when I first meet people until I get to know them, but once I get to know someone I let loose and like to have fun. I’m more on the introverted side, but am pretty good at navigating and dealing with/in social situations. I tend to put others needs and wants before my own and am a slightly chronic people pleaser. I’m the friend everyone’s parents love and I’m a bit of a teachers pet. I like doing things for others and I think I’m kind of touch starved.

Hobbies and Likes: I love cats, tea, and reading. As I mentioned above, I do fencing and am the Vice President (soon to be president) of my colleges Fencing Club. I play DnD with my friends and am a part time theatre kid. I love curling up with a cup of tea and a good book (preferably fantasy) and getting lost in the world. I’m a psych major with an interest in social psychology/epidemiology and health psychology and I’m getting a minor in history. I LOVE learning random facts about any and everything and doing trivia. If not stopped, I could go on for hours describing the history of different diseases. As for music, I like musicals/showtunes, songs that sound like something a bard would sing, Jack White, foreign language songs (i.e. Shum by Go_A). I love going to renfests and creating outfits/costumes.

Congrats on the followers and I love your work! ❤️❤️

hi! thank you for participating :)

i know you said both GOT and HOTD, so i’m gonna do GOT for this, but also tell you who id ship you with from HOTD too. i ship you with alicent :)

i ship you with jon!

jon would think it’s so cool that you fence. he wouldn’t know very many ladies who know their way around a sword, and he’d think it’s really cool you know how to use one. i don’t think he has much of a physical type, he just likes people for people. but it would help that he thought you were really cool, on top of being pretty.

jon needs a mom friend/girlfriend. as we’ve seen, he’s not the best in social situations. he’d be comfortable around you, but rely on you a little bit to help him every once in a while. but knowing that you’re both a little introverted, he’d probably be content to just stick with you on your own together. you’d bring out the more lively and carefree side of him, you’d make him smile. people would notice he wasn’t brooding around you as much as he normally did. i think he’d recognize how much you do to make him and other people comfortable. he’d appreciate all that you do to make people happy, but he wouldn’t let anyone walk all over you.

overall, i think he’d love you because of how much you remind him of home. your fencing would remind him of arya, and something about you liking the theater and creating costumes would remind him of sansa. random things you did or liked would remind him of home, and he’d associate you with good memories. and you’d create new memories together.

i think he’d love listening to you talk. i don’t think he reads much, but after a long day, he’d ask you to read to him. he’d never understand why it interested you so much, but it still made him smile to see you so passionate.

“you do realize you’ve been telling me about grayscale for ten minutes, right?”

you’d quirk a brow, grinning at him. “are you not entertained?”

he’d smile, grabbing and squeezing your hand. “i am, love. please, continue.”

#game of thrones x reader #game of thrones #game of thrones imagine #jon snow x reader #jon snow imagine #jon snow #ships #600 followers celebration #600 followers #followers celebration

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