Erza Loves Cake

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Finished stranger things, as much as the ending disappointed me with all the plot holes, I love the implications with the mind flayer having so many demogorgons. So what if the Abyss isn’t the Mindflayers home dimension and it’s merged dimensions before. The mind flayer is a hive mind and works through infecting its victims to become a part of them. So the demos themselves could be flayed. The theory is that the demos are the original inhabitants of the Abyss and the mind flayer is an invader. Dustin said in season 2 that the mind flayer wants to take over the world. What if it already has taken over dimensions before. The demos are just the final stage of the flayed, they no longer retain any part of themselves. They’re just an extension of the mind flayer, and we see Henry only retained some parts of himself. His actual body was changed and some of his memories were held back. He retains his own intelligence so he can work as a sort of general for the mind flayer, I think after he served his purpose he would completely merge with the flayer no longer being Henry. I don’t know if anyone else has thought about this, I was scrolling through some videos and saw a comment about stranger things being a cosmic horror now and it got me thinking about the implications of cosmic horror itself and just kinda spiraled into this.

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I’m still on Carmilla and wanted to share my impressions so far (spoilers up to pg. 80)

Laura and Carmillas relationship is interesting because since I’m aware that the book is Laura looking back on her time spent with Carmilla. She does have this sort of almost resentment for Carmilla at the same time as holding some affection for her. I mean she describes how pretty Carmilla is several times in one chapter, she also states several times by contrast how much Carmilla unsettles her or scares her at times. She literally decides to keep what she thinks is a portrait that is remarkably similar to Carmilla. With our knowledge that Carmilla is a vampire we know the portrait is of her. The most hilarious thing to me so far is that after all of Carmillas flirting Laura asks if they’re related, and we found out that she was right. In conclusion even though I haven’t finished the book I think Carmilla and Laura are peak toxic doomed yuri. I say doomed because I see the writing on the wall, Laura’s dad is acting really suspicious of Carmilla. You know what happens next, vampire hunters. This is a vampire book before vampire books could end without the vampire dying at the end. Also this is falling into the category of the monster of the book attempting to or successfully seducing the main character. I mean it’s basically a whole trope by now.

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as a librarian, i can't encourage you enough to check out stuff you don't think you'll get around to reading

like other institutions, at the end of the day we have to use numbers to justify our existence and inform our financial decisions

check out that novel by that author you like even if you know there's no time to finish it. check out a movie you like even if you can't watch it. check out a sewing machine even if you don't have time for a project. we don't check if you finish anything, and it all adds up

support your local library by checking out things you don't need

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Yes, and because libraries curate their collection off of the kinds of books that get checked out, checking out more books that interest you even if you don’t finish them can help broaden your libraries collection. Also look into participating in local activities that your library hosts. While not all libraries host public activities some do, for example some may host book clubs, or craft groups.

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I started reading Carmilla and I thought it was just coded nobody told me just how gay it is like omg I’ve only finished the third chapter and the way the main character describes her is so overtly queer.

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My thoughts on the ships from Madoka Magika. Warning spoilers

So thinking of rewatching Madoka Magika the only hesitation I have is that I ball every time when it comes to Sayaka and Kiyoko’s relationship. Like yeah they’re not a cannon couple but I love them so much. It may not be the most popular opinion but I prefer their dynamic over Homura and Madoka’s. Sayaka x Kiyoko is a different kind of doomed yuri than Madoka x Homura. Homura sacrifices her own happiness for Madoka because she can’t live in a world without her. Very similarly Kyoko sacrifices herself for Sayaka because she cannot live in a world without her. It’s also different in a way Kyoko doesn’t initially sacrifice herself at first she believes she can still save Sayaka and tries to. But when that fails she sacrifices herself partly so Madoka and Homura can escape but also because she loves Sayaka. Kyoko and Homura even mirror lines at each other telling each other to leave Madoka/Sayaka behind for their own safety. Don’t get me wrong I still love Madoka x Homura, I just like Sayaka x Kyoko more. The after-credit art of Sayaka and Kyoko literally made me cry. I also can’t see Kyoko wanting to save Sayaka in such a way Homura did for Madoka. Homura saves Madoka consistently even when it goes against Madokas best interest, she saves Madoka because she cannot live without her. Where as Kyoko decides to sacrifice herself yea because of her wish to see Sayaka but also because she understands Sayaka and doesn’t want her to feel alone. Kyoko also points out that if Sayaka wishes to gain Kyosuke’s affection she could make him reliant on her. But Kyoko points this out as a criticism because Sayaka can’t force Kyosuke to love her and it would be cruel to take any of that control away from him. I think ultimately Kyoko wouldn’t want to go about protecting Sayaka the same way Homura does Madoka because it takes away your agency. Homura manipulates situations repeatedly so that Madoka doesn’t die. Honestly she doesn’t truly care if anyone else is hurt during the process even though she may care for the other girls in some way because at the end of the day the only thing that matters to Homura is Madoka.

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( while specifics aren’t mentioned treat below like spoilers for the respective fandoms - Honkai Star Rail, I’m not that kind of talent, dc comics, how to get my husband on my side, and avatar the last airbender)

yeah, Doomed lovers is a good trope but what I love even more is doomed siblings. Also just doomed familial relationships in general there just so good. Like your telling me there are stories were siblings cannot be happy no matter what.

examples

Robin & Sunday - Honkai star rail (game)

the ending for their storyline makes me ill. Penacony is heartwarming they said and then proceeded to obliterate me emotionally.

Cruel & Deon - I’m not that kind of talent (manhwa/comic)

what can I say it makes me so upset the way it ended for them. Your telling me their not even happy in their next life just kmn

Jason Todd & Tim Drake - dc comics

the fact that their relationship was always so strained because of the circumstances of how Jason views himself in relation to the family is foul. The writers just love to torture the batboys don’t they

Ruby & Enzo - how to get my husband on my side (manhwa)

again another pair of siblings whose ending makes me wanna riot. Like your telling me they are each others only good family member and one of them doesn’t get a happy ending. Like I know that how the other family members treat Enzo can be up for debate but in my opinion they probably treat him neglectful at best. Considering the relationships they hold with Ruby I wouldn’t have my hopes up.

Zuko & Azula - atla

bruh. They are so awesome like the parallels drawn between zuko & Ozai and Azula & Ursa is amazing. Cause zuko has a good relationship with his his mother and a bad one with his his father but azula has a better(iffy) relationship with her father and a bad one with her mother. Like they could have been such great siblings and the adults ruined it.

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Stars align is such an awesome anime and I cannot express the devastation I felt when I figured out it was discontinued and had no source material to read. I am absolutely obsessed with this show and my favorite characters are Maki and Tsubasa. But I need to know what happened to Makis mom in episode 12 it’s kind of implied that his dad did something to her but like what. Because it must have been bad if Makis first reaction was to kil* him. Like yes Maki has always been unhinged but he was obviously still terrified of his dad. So for him to push past that and retaliate it must have been bad. All we know is she’s at the very least in the hospital since she’s not at home and Shou is the only one there. I need to know. What do you guys think happened?

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*Gerrard hugging Buck for saving him*

Buck: *horrified*

The 118: What kind of nightmare fuel is this

But fr this had them questioning everything also when Gerrard took Buck golfing it was literally

Buck: *does not want to be here or have any part in this “friendship”. Is absolutely wishing that he was dreaming and would wake up*

Gerrard: oh btw just so you know I’m going to fire someone and you have to choose which of your friends gets fired lol

Buck: *later* Bobby I just wanna punch him at least one time

Bobby: Buck you can’t punch your boss

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I don’t know how someone could genuinely enjoy the Buckley parents redemption. I really hate it for multiple reasons

1. They never actually apologize to Maddie or Buck

2. From what we know they never reached out to either of their kids over the years

3. Literally neglecting their children

4. Maddie’s parentification cause who else was looking after Buck

So all together I can’t see any reason where Buck forgiving them is necessary to his story. I can kind of see it to a point with Maddie. She still remembers what they were like as good parents, so she has that want to forgive them and have her parents from when she was a child back. But I cannot understand why Buck forgives them, this man spent his whole life ignored by them. It feels very forced on Bucks side, like he only forgave them because Maddie did. And hear me out I think Bobby and Athena should be at least a little bit passive aggressive to the Buckley parents.

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I binged the first season of Heartstopper in one night. I got to the second episode of season 2. I love Sarah, Nellie, Tori, Tao, Elle, Isaac,Imogen, Darcy, Tara,Charlie, Nick, and Mr. Ajayi. I hate Ben, Harry, and David

I really like Nicks character, I think I can kinda relate to how he was feeling when he was discovering his sexuality, cannot relate to his family situation but just his personality feels relatable. Don’t get me wrong I love Charlie’s character to, I love almost everyone’s character, I just relate the most to Nick. It was really the first time I related to a character on something so strongly. I love all of them I really can’t choose a favorite though

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So I just started watching Supernatural, and I already hate John. You can’t even pick up the phone or leave a message to let your kids know your okay. And the way Dean will do anything he says is horrible.

By the way no spoilers I’m only on season 1 episode 17 so I don’t want any spoilers.

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My two farmers :’)

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This is hilarious because it’s true, one cares way to much and the other gives zero sh*ts.

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I just reached spring year 2 of Stardew valley and got 10 hearts with Harvey, his 10 heart event is honestly so cute. Other than that in game I am officially broke again, I spent all my money getting iron ore to upgrade my tools.

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Playing stardew valley is hard sometimes.

I think what hurt me more was seeing me standing beside Clint while everyone was dancing

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Lol this was me the first year with everyone

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grandpa’s messed up beds, an ongoing collection

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To my Asexual people, out or not which of these have been told to you, just a poll. I was curious on how many people experience others equating these things to the normal human experience. (Warning: I do not approve of any of these things being said these are things that have been said to me personally)

One day when you find a (person of the opposite gender)….

Why don’t you want to have kids

You need to get over your aversion of sex

You have to have a reason to not want to have kids

When are you going to get a (partner of the opposite gender)

At least you are not to focused on (girls/boys)

Multiple of these answers(if so mention which ones in the comments)

Voting ended onMar 1, 2023

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How many close friends do you have?(just curious on the average)

1-3 (average)

4-6 (above average)

7-9 (wow how do you have the time to maintain all these friendships)

Other(reply in the comments)

Voting ended onMar 1, 2023