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If you have a twitter fan account please vote for JaneNella!

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The people who have sticks up their asses on this website about ✨paying attention in 10th grade english class✨ have the barest and most basic understanding of literary analysis though

No, the point of reading isn't exclusively to decipher the meaning an author is conveying to you, there are many many critical lenses for interpreting a text, some don't give all that much of a shit what the author meant.

Yes, a story isn't necessarily approving of an evil action by depicting it, but it's also not necessarily "showing" that it's evil either. Those aren't the options. Stories don't just exist to teach moral lessons.

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To understand and enjoy SO MANY stories, you must disconnect yourself from the framework that a story is always, in some way, teaching you how to behave morally or what "right" behavior is, and particularly that a "likable" character is a morally correct one that you're supposed to empathize with.

Sometimes, a character is supposed to be reprehensible and YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO EMPATHIZE WITH THEM.

But even more importantly, sometimes a story simply is not necessarily designating a character's actions as "right" or "wrong." That just isn't what is being communicated.

Sometimes a story is asking "What if this happened? Wouldn't that be fucked up?" And this is in no way less "deep" or meaningful or worthy of analysis.

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[riversgron]

you can’t break up the unholy trinity.

[tuiyla]

Gleeful Paintbox Week 16: Theatricality ↳ the glee girls’ guide

Inspired by Sal’s amazing Blaine gifsets! x x

[monawells]

First Kill on Netflix giving me BRITTANA vibes 🥲

[monawells]

Just finished Single All the Way on Netflix and tbh that's a Brittana Fanfic. 😅

[shanastoryteller]

in the sixth months after graduating from college, with my very expensive degree from a good college, i ate nothing but bread. i worked at a bakery / cafe / restaurant and got half off one meal per shift but it was still too expensive even then. but at the end of every night we would throw out all the bread loaves that hadn’t sold, which was most of them, every night. we would fill up ten boxes to give away to a shelter and then we could take anything we could carry, and i couldn’t afford a half off deconstructed sandwich, but i could fill the cabinets of my apartment with bread. everyone who worked there was just like me, subsisting on discarded, overpriced bread. 

(when the managers’ backs were turned i was taught to leave the trashbags of bread behind the dumpster rather than inside it, because it was locked after everyone left to prevent people from stealing from it. we would say we were going out to stack chairs and instead stack prepackaged salads prepared that morning in the narrow space between wall and dumpster, but that’s not what this is about.)

we were working valentine’s day, a little bit miserable about it, because customers are somehow worse on a holiday about love ,and even if we were single we didn’t want to be here, and most of us had people we’d rather be spending the day with, and the snappish, hardass manager was working that day, and everyone could not wait for the day to be over. 

we had a boxes of those bakery tissue sheets around and i was twisting it in my hands and i thought about how the first night my uncle spent with my aunt he had to get up early for work but didn’t want to wake her and the whole thing hadn’t been planned, exactly, so he (a roofer by trade and a golden glove boxer by sport) went into the kitchen and took some paper towels and twisted them between his big, scarred hands until it formed a sweeter shape and when my aunt work up it was to a paper towel rose on her pillow. 

so i used a couple sheets of bakery tissue to make a rose and walked up to my coworker who stared at me with a rictus smile and i gave it to her, trying not overthink if it was a weird thing to do. her smile slipped and she asked “you made this?” holding it carefully, like it wasn’t something her two year old son could have made with his pudgy hands, and i shrugged and got more milk from the back. 

then another coworker held the steamer too long when frothing milk, not on accident but because he was irritated, so i rolled another rose and tucked it in his apron pocket as i walked by. then it was just one more of us up front and it was nothing, thirty seconds of twisting paper to take the stack of cookies out of her hands and hand her a tissue paper rose, her lined face lifting into a grin as she proudly tucked it into the chest pocket of her shirt and i may as well have been standing in front of the ovens for how hot my face felt. 

it was such a silly thing to do, i felt ridiculous, giving away hastily constructed tissue paper roses on valentine’s day, clumsy artful garbage. then one of the servers walked by and noticed and so i made her one too, and then other servers came by, leaning over the glass, and complimenting the flowers with big eyes, and i laughed and made more, still not sure if it was sincere, but even if it wasn’t, i figured making them one and handing it over was better than saying no. 

then i went to the back again and the dishwasher yelled out “where”s mine? what about us?” and he was too sweet to ever be anything less than sincere, so someone kept an eye on the door to the manager’s office as i stood in the sweltering kitchen and rolled clumsy tissue paper roses, enough for everyone 

and by the time the day ended, everyone had one, everyone wore one, tucked in their shirt or their apron or stuck in their hair or taped to the top of their pen. everyone was a little less miserable, smiling like we were all on in on the joke, although i don’t think any of us knew the punchline 

this story doesn’t have a punchline either. i just sometimes think of how much better some crumpled tissue paper made things and think that it can be that easy, sometimes, if we’re sincere and don’t overthink it too much

[weaver-z]

Why is the White House Executive Chef so powerful looking

[weaver-z]

Did he win the position of White House Chef through trial by combat?? Absolute machine

[legionoftuna]

[bolcseszgoblin]

okay. so his name is Andre Rush.

He is a talented chef in the White house.

But he is not the executive chef

That would be Cristeta Comerford, a Filipino-American lady who holds the executive chef position since 2005.

Check your facts people :) Chef Rush is awesome, his recipes are awesome, his biceps are awesome.

But credit where credit is due. The White House Kitchen's final boss is this lady, Cristeta Comerford :) She is the first woman, and the first person of color to hold this position, who got promoted to this position at 43. She reportedly was appointed to this position due to her handling of a large dinner that was held in honor of Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh.

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[metocoymerregusto]

Wait for it

[elpalodelchurrero]

Que weno

[dollsahoy]

is anyone going to tell the people in the notes who are calling the driver an idiot that they did not, in fact, wait for it?

(or that the driver that other people so clearly see is, in fact, not)

[catnip-cryptidd]

[evilkitten3]

ok fuck that got me

[jewishbarbies]

*passionately thinks about story instead of writing it*

[birdmans]

Congratulations to Michaela Coel on winning Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for I May Destroy You at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards

[rambling-addict]

Ranking Raylla’s kisses from top tier out-of-this world-chemistry kiss to still sickeningly-sweet kiss (there’s no bad Raylla kiss, okay!)

A.k.a. Me having absolutely nothing better to do and just simply missing my babies.

Disclaimer: Not all kisses are included. Blame tumblr for the 10-image limit. But doesn’t it blow your mind? We’ve got more than 10 kisses for a wlw pair! Oh, and this is my ranking list and some usual ramblings. Feel free to tell me your list.

Anyway, let’s begin.

#1 THE FINALE REUNION KISS. Of course, it had to be this kiss. Everything about it is just perfection. The lighting, the music, the build up of the scene… They’ve been through so much, and they’ve almost lost each other countless times. Their feelings were bottled up, until it just exploded. What an epic explosion, right? This was blazing fire. And damn, Amalia, I saw that tongue. Gosh, so hot. And Taylor, so tactile. Aaaah, *chef’s kiss* Perfect reunion scene. I think this being one of their longest kisses and then both looking so flushed afterwards is what makes this my fave.

#2 THE “OH SHIT, SHE LIKES ME” KISS. Okay, I was contemplating putting this lower down or not… but c’mon, this was such an iconic scene for all wlw. They changed the game. A kiss scene on episode 1, and more! It was hook, line, and sinker. The sexual tension… the minor gestures and expressions Taylor and Amalia had… the chemistry is just instant. Looking back at this scene, Scylla thought she can lure Raelle just like that… then she ended up being topped by Raelle instead. Really the worst undercover spy ever, lol.

#3 THE “STAY SAFE” KISS (or “I just tricked you into u-hauling and meeting my father” kiss). Lol. This was another glorious kiss. Wished it was a bit brighter so we could see all the micro expressions, but the music, the build up of the scene… another A+++. Scylla was threading lightly, and the ball was on Raelle’s court. And you bet she shoot her shot and aced it. The way Scylla held on so tightly, and the “holding the chin” thing that Raelle does… just wow. I love that Taylor talked about how this is really a reunion for her and Amalia, in a sense that they’re relearning how to kiss each other. They shot more than 10 takes… well, I bet they enjoyed it. ;)

#4 THE “HOLDING THE CHIN” KISS (a.k.a. Frat boy/ lacrosse jock Raelle and Supportive GF Scylla). Need I say more? This was super adorable. The way Scylla leaned again for a proper kiss, and of course, Raelle indulging her. So cute. This was honeymoon phase for Raylla—this kiss scene and the morning after kiss (which would probably be tied in this spot if I didn’t have that image limit, lol).

#5 THE COMMITMENT KISS. “I have feelings for you.” “No matter what happens, no matter what anybody else thinks… I’m with you.” Again, another beautifully shot scene. I think this is when Scylla started falling for Raelle. Well, she probably fell at first sight, but this is when she’s slowly coming to realisation. There’s a kiss scene before this, when Raelle just got out of the infirmary after Porter died, Scylla was so worried. I think she’s more than half way to falling that time. And then this scene… she’s a goner. C’mon. Who wouldn’t fall for Raelle’s charm after she literally pledged her loyalty and love?

#6 THE “SCYLLA’S MY GIRLFRIEND” KISS (a.k.a. Frat boy Raelle makes an appearance again). Honestly, if they had kissed when they were dancing just as Scylla’s deadline ran out, it would be in this place. Or maybe even higher. This kiss was cute, too. There’s just something so satisfying every time Raelle shows off how enamoured she is with Scylla. We love a protective wifey. Besides, Raelle’s smugness, Scylla’s smitten look, Anacostia’s expression and lip quirk, as well as Tally trying hard not to look at Raylla kissing… that was perfect, lol. This cast is gold and deserve more than 3 seasons.

#7 THE “I LOVE YOU” KISS. This was such an emotionally charged scene. It was a short and tear-filled kiss, but it held so much emotion. Also, this is the first time they exchanged “I love you’s”. I know Scylla told Raelle at the wedding dance scene, but Raelle never got to say it back. And then Raelle thought Scylla was dead. Scylla, on the other hand, probably thought she was gonna die without ever seeing Raelle again. So, this reunion kiss was everything for them. Another chef’s kiss, really. The only reason this wasn’t higher on the list is because this kiss legit made me cry, instead of giving me butterflies. So much feels, but so heartbreaking.

#8 THE PRE-WEDDING KISS (or the “Let’s take a walk in the forest and plan our future together”or the bowerbird charm and “S” scene). Another iconic scene. Everything Raylla is iconic to me, tbh. Lol. Seriously, this is like an engagement scene. They share some truths, reminisced together, talked about wanting to run away together and planning their future… and then, they exchanged “rings” or gifts as a token. Raelle basically broadcasted that she considers Scylla as part of her family by giving her the charm. And Scylla made a permanent mark on Raelle with the “S”. Then they kissed. Look how Scylla closed her eyes as they kissed. She was savouring it, because she was already torn between what she had to do and what her heart was telling her. And cherry on top, Raelle and her “holding the chin” thing again.

#9 THE DISTRACTION KISS (a.k.a “Raelle is a gay mess” kiss). Scylla does know how to get Raelle to shut up, lol. Another short kiss, but still sweet. It made the list, mainly because of Raelle’s smitten expression afterwards. Also, Scylla’s “If I do get the urge to run, I’ll take you with me.” I really think she meant it. She did mention about running away together, later on (kiss #8 scene).

#10 THE SEXY WEIRD KISS. Short yet again, but still freakin’ sweet. Weird place, but sexy kiss. Very on brand, lol. Nothing more to say. They’ve been in love since the beginning, ladies and gents.

So that is that. I would’ve loved to include more, but alas… I had to be stopped. Lol.

Also, as I rewatched all of their scenes together… I noticed that Amalia tends to smile into the kiss or squeeze her eyes tightly, while Taylor almost always touches Amalia’s face. I guess Amalia expresses by way of her facial gestures/ expressions, and while Taylor is also good with her micro expressions, she is also very tactile. I wonder if they talked about how this is Raylla’s way of kissing, or was it naturally how they did it? I wouldn’t mind a blooper or bts scenes, lol ;)

But honestly, they are a talented bunch, all of the cast actually. I’m gonna keep praying that MFS will be saved by another network and have more seasons. MFS is a masterpiece. I keep saying it, the world-building is just marvellous. MFS deserves more seasons. The cast, with their talents, earned it.

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Love it! To the best of my recollection there are only 4 kisses missing and the way around the 10 gif limit is a reblog, so here it is 😄…

THE “MORNING AFTER” KISS (a.k.a. “The moment that literally had us all screaming” because not only did MFS give us Raylla sex in the FIRST episode, they followed it up by starting the second episode with Raylla kissing and being playful in bed. I’m still not over how Scylla rolled Raelle onto her back and Raelle just laid there smirking like “aw you’re so cute trying to be a top” 😍)

THE “TIME TO RECHARGE” KISS (I mean, what can I say… the way Raelle just struts into Scylla’s barracks room like she owns the place, grabs Scylla’s face as she kisses her, and slams the door shut behind them. Raelle is the “take charge” lesbian I never knew I needed 😏)

THE “DON’T SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN” KISS (a.k.a. “Thank goddess you didn’t die trying to save the ex-boyfriend I killed.” You can see the genuine worry and relief on Scylla’s face when Raelle is released from the infirmary after she tried to heal Porter. Scylla pulls her in for a kiss and hugs her tight and this is the moment Scylla made the vow to do everything in her power to keep Raelle safe 😭)

THE “OH SHIT THIS AINT MY WIFE” KISS (I feel some type of way about this kiss knowing that it isn’t actually Raelle… but this kiss did serve a very important purpose… with how easily Scylla rolled over and let “Raelle” mount her, it’s all the proof I need that my lil necro is a power bottom and my lil witch bomb is the top 😉)

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