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I saw some people theorize this season wouldn't have been so hellish if simply Sean had been kept, but I'd raise you: I think if Sincere had gone home instead of Sean we likely would've seen a far different outcome. Because he was the one overarching factor as to why so many people got hurt. Sol was exactly KC's type and yet he didn't explore her because sincere swooped in and KC clearly didn't want to compete with anyone. No other guys were particularly interested in pulling her meaning that she was fairly isolated and him playing her and Melanie caused a lot of pain.

Without Sincere, Melanie could've had the chance to explore Corbin, which wouldn't have lasted due to him clearly being a bit more into Kenzie, and maybe have a connection with Caleb when he came in which would've kept him from feeling so anxious and insecure from consistently being the second choice who isn't picked.

Sean being here gives us another mature voice of reason in the villa and KC clearly respected him as a much more traditionally masculine person compared to Bryce's far more soft almost androgynous masculinity so I think we could've seen KC actually be given advice from someone he would've respected and listened to on how he should approach his connnection with Aniya maybe allowing them both to amicably decide to explore and seek better connections during casa without it going crazy.

Melanie isn't played at every turn by one single man who keeps lovebombing her once she seems to be escaping his grasp.

I think the only difference might have actually been us seeing KC connect with Sol and Aniya actually connect with Sean since he has gone on record stating Aniya was his type. Would they have lasted? Who knows. Maybe we still have aniya finding a connection with Carl at Casa and Sean find a connection elsewhere as well, but I'd argue at the very least this connection would've been much better handled because Sean would've been mature about how things went down.

I think this idea that Bryce leaving over Sean would've fixed everything doesn't hold up when we see Sean being manipulated and lied to by Sincere very early on when it comes to how Sincere was approaching exploration in their relationship. Melanie was acting out and being seemingly irrational in direct response to Sincere moving shady and lying to her. He pulled Kayda for a chat specifically to romantically connect with her after telling Melanie he didn't actually care about Kayda much. And we know it was romantic in nature because in confessional he equates having two women to fishes in one of his many analogies of the season.

Sincere is the problem in that villa. He lies to everyone while being so emotionally vulnerable so people believe him. Bryce and Sean both tried giving him advice and he simply did what he wanted and twisted the narrative. I'm afraid Sean being there actually wouldn't have magically fixed things because even once Sincere is exposed on movie night he still gets angry and tries to toss blame back to Melanie when he's called out for his behavior. Sincere at the current moment can't self reflect in a way that shows he can change, and we see that with him outright saying "I'm picking this woman because she puts me first" as a gleaming positive note about Melanie in episode 27.

If Corbin had partnered with Melanie and Sincere had gone home this season would've panned out way differently and I will die on that hill.

thememedaddy

toddsolondz

i’m like a clown that no one hired or pays

kosmogrl

and please remember to stay up late because that’s free time

ur-local-simp

don't get me wrong i am extremely excited for age of umbra sallowlands but goddamnit it's only been a little over a week and i'm already having EXTREME c4 withdrawals

depsidase

sisterofsylandri

Your entire life, you walked within and beside a light beyond explanation. And here in the dark, that light may extinguish, and as it does, all hope of answering those questions vanishes into shadow along with it. In this horrid place you watch as a doom you have avoided so many times, countless battlefields of the Falconer's Rebellion. You should have died in the dungeons of Castle Delawney. You should have died in Sloak. You should have died in the war. Whatever comes next, at least your brother won't have to go there alone. What is Teor's experience of this final moment?

Campaign 4, Episode 30 - Here in the Dark

kiegotakami

no but honestly. honestlyyyy. wow. obsession. let’s talk about it. it’s a film about the consequences of running from accountability. bear is a coward. he can’t be honest about his romantic feelings for nikki and he can’t be honest about what he’s done to her. from the beginning, he can’t even be honest with himself about himself! he has multiple opportunities to be honest with nikki about his grief over his cat and he puts his feelings on the back burner in order to cater to a version of her that doesn’t exist: a version in which she likes him back romantically, in which she wouldn’t care about his grief because the grief doesn’t matter because nothing matters if she doesn’t love him. he sacrifices her and sacrifices himself in return. he betrays her true (platonic) love for him in order to fulfill the part of him that feels incomplete and unsatisfied with himself. it’s not about her, but it should be. real love calls you to consider another’s feelings. he can’t trust her because he can’t trust himself, because he doesn’t love himself. bear is obsessed with nikki because she’s an answer to a problem: if she loves him, it means he’s good enough, worthy, and acceptable; the real problem is that he doesn’t consider that nikki already believes he is. nay, the real problem is that it isn’t enough for him, and he can’t accept that that is his problem to overcome. and if he had tried, he would have seen sooner how things in his life would turn out just fine.

ashllynlou

shawn hatosy kissing compilation

bookwyrmsposts

wow so crazy that video is like 6 hours long

art-estrange

I want a list of all the same age range fics out there that exist of jack abbot (i get it im in my twenties but like im lowkey sick and tired of the age gap this controversially younger gf that, i just want to so badly think about an “age appropriate” couple is that too much to ask for??) PUT THEM IN THE COMMENTS RIGHT THIS INSTANT (if they exist)

Like i myself dont imagine getting in a serious relationship(or any type for that matter) until much later in life so its like reading what im looking forward too if that makes sense? So its always nice to read about an older reader whos got their life together because i already have to deal with the messiness that comes with being 23 so id rather think about someone whos messiness isnt as silly as mine??? Maybe they dont have it all figured out but theyve come to accept that?? Maybe someone who sees life from a different perspective from me not put together per say but mature??

synergy27

Me at 13: “god I can’t wait to go home and read fanfic”

Me at 17: “god I can’t wait to go home and read fanfic”

Me at 21: “god I can’t wait to go home and read fanfic”

a-boa-of-woa

I'm begging someone to write a Dr. Jack Abbot fic where there isn't an age gap. I want the POV of an older woman or man like Dana or someone like Robby. Age gaps pmo.

blignick

bunjywunjy

this is actually HILARIOUS because both domestic rabbits and domestic cats practice dominance-related social grooming but for wildly different reasons.

if you're a rabbit, the boss rabbit is the one who gets groomed by its subordinate rabbits.

but if you're a cat... the boss cat is the one that grooms the other cats.

BOTH these idiots are going "aw yeah, it's good to be on top >:) "

themoonforjoy

I need to set the record straight for queer people who don’t have a transphobic government holding their birth certificate hostage.

In the United States the average native-born citizen can prove their definitive citizenship in terms of eligibility for work through either a birth certificate or a passport. Birth certificates are legally owned and issued by the government of the state you are born in.

I was born in Texas. Texas has banned trans people from changing our birth certificates to match our name and gender. Texas will put me on a list if I reveal I am trans in any legal way, including having ever applied to change my gender marker. I cannot change my birth certificate.

This means the only way I can prove my eligibility for work is with my passport. Without my passport, I can’t legally apply for work.

That is why the executive order banning trans people from changing our passports to match our gender identity is such a huge problem. It’s not boo hoo I can’t leave the country to go on vacation, it’s stripping me of my labor rights and daring me to work in a sweat shop if I want to survive.

And say I did want to cross the border because oh, I don’t know, fleeing to seek asylum in a new country suddenly becomes very important—wouldn’t it be a good idea to have a passport that matches my identification to show local authorities, so they don’t deport me back to America?

I know not everyone can read legalese, but I need the LGBT community to at least try to stay up to date and connect the dots on the legal ramifications of orders like this if we are going to fight back. Because frankly, my passport was recently threatened, and I was not impressed by the ignorance I was met with from cis gays and trans folks who hail from the east/west coast.