REVOLUTIONARY.

CYCLOPS WAS RIGHT. indie | selective | private X-Men: Evolution / Earth-616 SCOTT SUMMERS Est. 4.24.14 | Reboot. 6.9.16

[xemmafrostx-archive-blog]

OOC | Important

It breaks my heart to tell you that Andre, the mun behind @cajunwithcards, @wingedxworthington, and @loveofspiders passed away on September 22.

I waited so long to say something because, first and foremost, I didn’t want it to be real. Then, after I went to his funeral and it started to hit me that it is real, I couldn’t find the words.

Dre was my best friend. We met because we were both chronically ill, and became close through our shared experiences and, among other things, a mutual love of Marvel and Star Wars, and other geeky things. When I found out he once belonged to a Star Wars RP forum, I convinced him to jump into the world of Tumblr RP, first through a Marvel group, then indie. RP provided him with a creative outlet and an escape from his illnesses. It gave him a way to connect when he was too sick to leave his house, or bored at the doctor or hospital.

I’m letting all of you know this because he cared about his RP partners, IC and OOC. He cared about all the blogs he followed, whether or not he wrote something with them (y’all don’t know how many texts I got at 3am saying ‘OMG did you see Soandso’s thread with Suchandsuch?!’​). I believe he would want you to know that, and know that he wouldn’t have just left his blogs and threads without saying goodbye if he had a choice in the matter.

I believe he would also want to thank everyone who interacted with him for the way you improved his life. He hid his pain extremely well. I was privileged to be privy to more of it than most people, and I want to thank the Tumblr RP community from the bottom of my heart for providing him some respite from his struggles.

Andre was a very private person, and he expressed a desire to keep the details of his health private on Tumblr. He wanted this piece of his life to be unaffected by his health, so I feel uncomfortable posting details publicly in this post, but if you were one of his RP partners or mutuals, you’re welcome to message me for more info, here or through skype (holorp).

I’m positive that I will accidentally leave out people, but I’m going to try to tag some of the people I know Andre followed and/or RPed with, and hopefully this will make its way around and be seen by everyone Dre would want to see it.

@psionicisms | @thecorteztwins | @southernxbelle | @fangedfirecracker | @dad-neto | @redroomrecruit | @xthe-fifth-headless-horsemanx | @msmarvel-ous | @butterflythief | @bornathief | @littlemissclarice | @outcfcontrol | @noworldnomad | @dxggersoflight | @analcg | @daughterofrogue | @ghcstpryde | @fledgling-phoenix-ray | @aroguedeviation | @sablierternie | 

I KNOW I’m missing people, so please forgive me; I promise I’m not leaving anyone out on purpose.

[dad-neto-blog]

I’m absolutely devastated. I feel somehow betrayed, or responsible. That I should have known something was wrong, that it was totally unlike him not to respond to his Skype messages for so long. But I just assumed his computer broke down or something and continued to leave the occasional message as I always do when friends are offline. He mentioned he was sick once but I don’t think it ever registered how severe it was.

I feel like I should write something, and I know I’m nowhere near ready to, but between Yom Kippur today and my going out of state in a few days, I’m scared if I don’t speak my piece now it’ll never be heard.

We met via a Marvel RP group. It wasn’t a particularly good RP group, but we had fun together and I remember talking to him for hours about things like magic in the Marvel Universe. When I got disenchanted with comics after the AXIS and Secret Wars events, we switched to talking about Star Wars, and he eventually resparked my interest in the comic community and would ask questions about the Inhumans, and constantly liveblog his own adventures in reading to me. I remember being up at the unholy hours of the morning laughing at his comic liveblogs and he at mine.

He introduced me to the Star Wars TV shows. We watched the animated Dr. Strange movie together. We played SWTOR together. Fandom was how we interacted and it was a wonderful experience.

I don’t know how I’m doing right now. I feel like I have to talk, let people know how important Andre was to me, but at the same time I don’t feel capable of it.

I’m thinking of all the things we never got to do. I kept telling him I’d make him RP icons if he’d only narrow it down to ONE character between Sabine Wren, Warren Worthington III, and Alison Blaire. I don’t even like making icons. I always wanted to have one more SWTOR gaming session together. I wanted to know what he thought of the Darth Revan book if he ever finished reading it, and if he really wanted to go ahead and make that Revan blog he mentioned wanting once. I wanted to watch season three of Rebels with him. I wanted him to see Rogue One, and the conclusion of the IvX event. He was so excited for these things.

Am I being selfish or petty about thinking about this in terms of fandom or just experiences I had or wished I had with him, I don’t know. I feel like a big part of my heart has been ripped out. He was probably one of the closest friends I made on tumblr and I never really knew what he was going through.

I miss him and his infectious excitement. I highly doubt I would have made half the blogs I’m running now if not for him rekindling my interest. It was an incredible adventure being his friend and I hate spewing the incoherent waterworks all over the place so soon after just finding out, but I needed people to know. Andre was a valuable and irreplaceable part of this community to me, and my heart’s with his family and friends through this.

[evilcyclopsxmen]

Scott Summers… Wearing comfy clothes and surrounded by soft stuffed animals.. all his loved ones are there… they make sure he knows they love him and they think he’s doing a good job… The news is on.. they are talking about all the strides recently made in mutant equality & safety… In the background mutant children can be heard happily playing outside, unafraid of being murdered for the way they were born…

[wnq-writers]

I wanted to talk about it. Damn it. I wanted to scream. I wanted to yell. I wanted to shout about it. But all I could do was whisper, ‘I’m fine.’

oxytoxics (via wnq-writers)

[mini-musings]

                       L O V E

doesn’t discriminate between the SINNERS and the saints

                                      it takes                                                       & it takes                                                                            & it takes 

[carolsturkas]

[wiithprydea]

Press conference.  Right.  More like ‘trial’.   Either way, there went that moment.

    ❝  No?  Who’s idea was it to put me in charge         of the PR again?   ‘Family friendly’ powers         doesn’t change the fact that I’m in no way         qualified for this. ❞

[rubyquartzed-blog]

A sigh  escaped  from   his  lips with  just the bit of pain in his heart  that  reminded  him  that he was letting her get thrown to the wolves. He pushed from the doorway, coming  into  the  room  and  folding  a  hand  over  her shoulder to pull her a little closer. 

            “I don’t think any of us are ‘qualified,’                      but that doesn’t change the fact this is a necessary evil.”

If he could take her place, he would. The longer he looked at her,      the more he wanted to ask if she’d  rather him go instead.  It would raise questions, but he could deal with questions.  He couldn’t deal with her breaking down in front of crowds of people. She was wrong, but the eyes of dozens of reporters and cameras was enough to make even his knees start buckling.    “Kitty, we could always... you know, call it off if you’re not ready.”

[rafikecoyote]

“Look, you can either tag along with me or stay here and try to save the world! What’s it gonna be?” “I’m staying.”

[rubyquartzed-blog]

                    Well, it seems I had higher hopes for myself in coming back to college and being able to manage roleplaying at the same time. That is, I didn’t expect to have this large of a workload right off the bat. It seems my hiatus is going to be extended for a little while until I figure out how I’m going to judge blogs and schoolwork. Though, I’d call this more of a semi-hiatus warning because I do have some time to come back here, but it’s not going to be extremely often or for a long time. Even my weekends are dedicated mostly to doing the bulk of the work I’ll have to do during the week. So, with that — I love you all and I’ll be back soon!

[rubyquartzed-blog]

GODLY PARENT QUIZ

TAGGED BY: @withpryde <3 TAGGING: @dad-neto / @evolutionsxmen | @laerkeodinsdottir | @mutantmasterofmagnetism / @profxisajerk | @syntheticsheila | @abyssminded

RESULT:  ZEUS

Your godly parent is Zeus, the King of Olympus and Lord of the Sky.

Children of Zeus feel that they should be the leader of whatever group they are in, as their father is king of Olympus. They are also all naturally good leaders and tend to assume leadership in groups. You might try to fit reality to a perfect view, and sometimes can find yourself unintentionally being bossy. People can tend to look up to you and trust you to do the right thing, even if they're slightly intimidated by your presence. Sometimes you feel as if you want to get out of the spotlight and fit in with everyone else, but duty gets the better of you. While people look to you for guidance, they may also resent you for being blessed with gravitas and charisma. Although children of Zeus may sometimes come off as cold and distant, kindness and mercy are also defining traits as your natural leadership helps you identify with people. Because of this, people rarely want to get on your bad side as they understand that you can be a force to be reckoned with when angered, and that you tend to do benevolent things when you're in a good mood.

Qualities

Pride, stubbornness, ambition, temper, leadership, charisma, duty

[rubyquartzed-blog]

                    Well, it seems I had higher hopes for myself in coming back to college and being able to manage roleplaying at the same time. That is, I didn’t expect to have this large of a workload right off the bat. It seems my hiatus is going to be extended for a little while until I figure out how I’m going to judge blogs and schoolwork. Though, I’d call this more of a semi-hiatus warning because I do have some time to come back here, but it’s not going to be extremely often or for a long time. Even my weekends are dedicated mostly to doing the bulk of the work I’ll have to do during the week. So, with that --- I love you all and I’ll be back soon!

[rubyquartzed-blog]

                               ( Jean and Scott in this picture are both me right now. )

WELL, IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN ------ and I forgot all about it honestly. At least, I didn’t expect it to be creeping up on me so soon. I have to head back to college. Unfortunately, that means I really should start packing up my stuff that I’ve neglected to touch for the past... three months. I have to move in on Saturday and I haven’t exactly done much, so I need to kick my ass into gear. That means that I don’t really have much time to do replies and stuff here, as much as I’d rather do that. SO! I’ll be MIA for a few days while I pack and get moved in as well as start classes. If anyone needs me, I still get IMs on my phone and if you have my skype feel free to hmu! 

                                                       Hiatus: 8/24/16 -- 9/2/16

[babybird]

burned cinnamon roll, has literally been through hell and back, slightly charred 

[rubyquartzed-blog]

Shadowcat: How old is Scott again?

Jubilee: Thirty-something I guess? He has a landline and uses the word "album".

[blythestethics]

BOY MEETS WORLD SENTENCE STARTERS

“So I said to myself, ‘Kyle’ … that’s what I call myself.” “I wasn’t sure this day would ever come, but you were.” “I wasn’t sure love could survive everything we put it through, but you were.” “You were always strong and always sure.” “Now I know I want you to stand beside me for the rest of my life. That’s what I’m sure of.” “The only thing that ever made sense to me was you, and how I felt about you.” “It’s hard to imagine you as a boy.” “Hmm, double d’s, just like your grades.” “If my dolly’s cold, can I put her in the toaster oven?” “I just thought we were having plastic for dinner.” “I have a question that I’m going to need a yes or no answer to. How many people get into Yale each year?” “I don’t wanna be empty inside any more.” “I have never seen you screw up on anything. I’m the screw-up, remember? “ “I don’t do alone real good.” “I don’t sweat, I glisten.” “It was raining… you had an umbrella… I grabbed it, stuffed it down your throat, and then I opened it. I Mary Poppinsed ya.” “Now there’s only two people horribly dead here, that’s an acceptable loss.” “Duckies are good, cuz not only do they give you that non-threatening sense of security, but you can feed ‘em crackers and you can ride ‘em.” “Duckies are the horsies of the ocean.” “I’m a kid. I don’t understand the emotional content of Full House.” “My grades aren’t good enough to get me into college?” “Your grades, my friend, aren’t good enough to get you a Slurpee.” “You do your thing and I do my thing. You are you and I am I. And, if, in the end, we end up together, it’s beautiful.” “She got sick and said that chicken soup would help her feel better. I told her it probably would. Then I went bowling.” “I’ve come to a conclusion: Men are idiots.” “It was one of those nights. You know the kind. Like day, but darker.” “When did this school get a library?”  “Everyday is a new adventure isn’t it?” “Boy you are disgrace to this community, this country, and humanity in general!” “The worst thing that ever happened when we were kids was that your Pop-Tart fell on the ground.” “She goes away for the summer and comes back a woman.” “Would you be my girlfriend?” “ If I was only going to be alive for one more minute, I’d spend it looking in your eyes.” “If you were only going to be alive for one more minute, I’d tell you to stop lookin’… and start kissin’.” “I believe in love like I believe in God: you can’t touch it, you can’t see it, but you can feel its wrath.” “Why does everything have to haunt us for the rest of our lives?” “Book 'em, good-lookin’.” “Life’s tough, get a helmet.” “Is this stuff supposed to be burning?” “I’m no rocket scientologist.” “I think it’s the opposite of funny. I think it’s… wood.” “Look at me, I’m breakin’ the law.” “I never asked to be the man in this relationship.” “With this outfit and this hair? Hello, buh-bye, I am SO at the mall.” “I have you. I have you by your ovaries.” “I just want to have my picture taken, so I can send it to my grandma so she sends me a check.” “Hey, be careful. Not that I care.” “Love is the most rare and precious thing in the whole world.” “I married a moose.” “I’m a damsel, but not the distressed kind – one who’s totally calm and in complete control of her own destiny.” “If stupidity were in the Olympics, you’d win a Nobel Prize.” “It’s against the Geneva Detention Convention.” “How come last night you kept me waiting for 20 minutes outside your house?” “How come you parked outside my house, honked the horn, and didn’t come in?” “I’m sorry I disrupted the class and killed everyone.” “I have got something incredible to tell you. But for security reasons, I am going to use our code.” “There’s no such thing as good news until I’ve had my Grape Nuts.” “We’re gonna have a child? Wait, we’ve only kissed. I mean, I knew I was a good kisser, but wow.” “How do you accidentally kiss someone? Did she slip on a rug, and your lips broke her fall?” “I walk alone in this world… Alone I walk… Except for the grilled cheese sandwich in my pocket.” “I told her I was training for the Olympic decathlon.” “A girl wrote seven numbers on my hand. What could this possibly mean?” “You have a very large head. I don’t know why I married you.” “That was then, this is… not then.” “Chickens in the hallway. Chickens in the hallway. Somebody must have let 'em loose as the official senior prank. Look at 'em. Look at 'em. Oh, look at the chickens. Oh my gosh, this is crazy. I wonder which crazy senior though this up, huh? This is nuts.” “Wait a second, the killer’s dead. We’re off the hook.” “I think that he knows we’re too old for detention to scare us like it did when we were little kids right, so he’s turned this school into a total chamber of horrors.” “There’s blood on the black board. I don’t think it’s because he ran out of chalk!” “I’m real screwed up.” “We’re supposed to see other people..”  “I’m supposed to see other people, you’re supposed to wait until I die.” “How do we really know the light bulb goes off when you close the refrigerator?” “I don’t want to have feelings for another girl.” “It’s great to be so in touch with my feminine side.” “I’m gonna get in touch with her feminine side.” “I think you’re beautiful on the inside.” “Do you know why a husband talks to his wife before doing something? So she can tell him what a stupid idea it is.” “Something bad happened, but for the very first time you’re not responsible.” “When one mocks someone, one should wait until they’re not looking right at them.” “Who carries these things around? What did you do, dig up your grandfather and pick his pocket?” “So, do you know what the best part of being a virgin is?” “I’ve seen you in gym class. Wear pants.” “Why can’t geography be like history? We always win World War Two, Lincoln always gets shot…” “There are co-ed bathrooms. Girls shower in there, NAKED!” “You gave me bad advise in a dream!” “I am not responsible for dream me!” “It’s like we share the same brain.” “That was the longest time out I’ve ever had.” “I went behind your back and stole your girl.” “So, what’s it like to have that kind of money?” “I’m hitting my head. I’m hitting the northern-most part of my head.” “There’s a dark side to a bake sale too, isn’t there? Fat. Cholesterol. What about that?” “She’s got style. She’s got elegance. She’s got parents.” “Canadians skate. How hard could it be?” “I know what you’re saying and I’m winking right back at you.” “I do believe your resolve is weakening, my little kumquat.” “Is it okay, if I rip off your head, and roll it down the hallway?” “If every marriage failed except one, I guarantee you that one would be ours.” “I’d kill you, but I can’t move.” “Gotta love Halloween. It really brings people together.”

[claireraffertys]

Add how old you will be in 2024

[wiithprydea]

❝ …I believe you.  ❞

Another  frightening half-glimpse  into the years they’d  spent  apart.  And one that  sowed seeds of doubt:   was this  the best situation to involve him in if it so closely coincided with the horrors he’d dealt with?   No one would be  as prepared for this situation…but  this couldn’t be  good  for  him, either.

                               ❝ Just…be careful, alright? ❞

[rubyquartzed-blog]

                        “Good.”

Scott relentlessly continued to hide all those things that had become of him. He hid in that shell  ---   or perhaps that empty husk   ---  that he felt protected him from all that could hurt him.    It wasn’t a matter of what was good for him,       but what was best for everyone else.  If it meant offering himself up to the dogs in order to get close enough to strike, so be it.

                                        “I’m always careful.”

using gesture

we’ve all read that prompt where someone is smirking, cocking an eyebrow and tossing their hair every other word. it’s annoying and it’s overused, not because they’re moving too much, but because nobody actually does that. rather than making your character repeat the same three actions on loop, spice things up! here are some helpful starting points

anger: 

curling and uncurling fists

sharp exhales

rolling eyes

cracking neck 

setting jaw

grinding teeth 

pursing lips

boredom/impatience: 

scratching neck/back

tapping or drumming fingers on something

tapping foot

changing position repeatedly, as if to get comfortable

leaning back 

kicking feet or putting them up

looking around 

nerves: 

looking around but, like, different

hands in pockets

fidgeting with an object

biting lip, inside of cheek, or nails 

tapping or drumming fingers on something

if this is helpful, i can expand the list, but i don’t see people struggling with physical displays of positive emotions as much as i do negative ones