#*rant over*

[pragmatic-optimist]

Internet: A “How I Met Your Mother” sequel series titled “How I Met Your Father” has been ordered at Hulu with Hilary Duff attached to star.

Me:

[sprnklersplashes]

Stop speculating and saying that Barrett’s being fired! First off it’s just disrespectful as shit to say that when there’s no proof, both to her and Mean Girls in general. But also when I saw that Tweet I nearly started crying. If you won’t shut up for her sake or the sake of MG as a musical, at least do it for the sake of her fans.

[pygmy-puffy]

Part 7

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After the war, the trials, the owning up to mistakes, the apologies, the therapy,  Draco was left with a deep sense of “what now?” That’s how, years after the Battle of Hogwarts, he ended up living amongst Muggles, trying to figure out who he was beyond the path that had been carved out for him from birth.  Who he was beyond his past.  Turns out, though from the opposite perspective of the war, Harry was having the same experience.  

Now left to their own devices, they had the chance to realize the similarities between each other’s lives.  Sure, their personalities were polar opposites but ultimately they both wished to heal experiences the other could relate to; something they struggled to fully find amongst their well-meaning entourage back in the Wizarding community.  Perhaps that was the reason they felt an almost overwhelming sense of comfort in the other’s presence.  And maybe that was why, after their impromptu evening spent drinking tea outside, they found themselves sitting on Draco’s bed, making what they decided to call The Potter & Malfoy Retrospective Bucket list; a list of all the normal Muggle and Wizarding experiences they had missed out on due to the circumstances surrounding their childhood and adolescence.  

1. Make a blanket fort. 2. Create a pile of leaves; jump in said pile 3. Make homemade chocolate frogs and other animals 4. Go Trick-or-treating 5. Build one of those magic treehouses Blaise always talked about having as a child 6. Dye our hair “WHAT? No!” “I think you’d look great in pastel purple.” “Well, my hair is stunning under any circumstance.” *Shoves Draco teasingly* 7. Roadtrip! “Harry, neither of us can drive.” “Ok fine.” 8. Broomtrip! “Also, did you just call me ‘Harry’? ” “Maybe… if that’s alright?” “Yes. Yes that’s quite alright.” 9. Travel to other Wizarding communities of the world 10.

Most of the childhood items on the list were Harry’s.  It made Draco’s heart sink in a way he’d not experienced before.  In the end however, there was something cathartic about the creation of the list, and before they could finalize it, they fell peacefully asleep, dreams of dark lords and cupboards far, far at bay.

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<——–previous U R HERE next———> part 1 + index page here.

[goldeneyeddragon101-blog]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME THIS SHOW IS EXCITING

THE BEST

THAT’S BETTER.

[vloggerliam]

There are so many conflicting opinions on my dash in light of the recent news article about Liam and personally it’s important to see the variation in interpretation, the possibilities of outcomes, all those things. It is important to some days to see the various opinions -- even if they are incredibly biased, maybe in a good way maybe not so much. However, it is really important to acknowledge that: 1. Mouthpieces present lies and exaggeration to sell narratives ( you can always skip over the unimportant bits, anyway) BUT EVEN SO, using that as some sort of a moral save to not be concerned over Liam is not a good way to go about justifying it, especially because, 2. Liam slogged his ass for 5+ years for a massive -- in size as well in magnitude -- ungrateful community. I’d say there is a lot of truth to his struggles 3. Besides, from what I have repeatedly observed over the years, it’s not like there was anyone questioning the veracity and relevance of authenticity of accounts vilifying Liam from these very mouthpieces. If anything, everyone is always ready with their pitchforks ready to attack Liam, so what gives? Is consistency not the forte of the season?  4. Liam’s issues are his and his alone. Making this about the other members (past/present/current/former, whatever, for the sake of simplicity I’m using it as all inclusive term which considers all 5) does not exactly qualify as  being supportive, no matter how hard you try to convince yourselves it does. I mean if you couldn’t have made their issues about Liam and compartmentalized it just fine then maybe extend the same courtesy to Liam? 5. There is nothing that suggests Liam’s dropped brand new information. Yes, there might be an expansion but he has talked about his struggles on multiple occasions (pretty sure he was the first to talk about the issues too) and enough times to invite unfair and ridiculous hate, even. Reminds me of the multitude of comments under the “Drop the Mic” video expressing anger and sadness but more over shock over Derulo’s “it’s the one you never see” line. What befuddles me is why the shock? The fandom is comfortably guilty of ignoring everything Liam related -- like oh, I dunno, the time he openly talked about his struggles but people were busy misinterpreting the comments to their ship -- and so was/is their old team and consequently so was the media. At least Jason genuinely meant no harm... Disliking Liam and remaining indifferent enough to not feel for Liam is one thing but can we drop these accessory excuses? It’s 2017, for crying out loud. Liam’s love and passion for music and his love and commitment to fans tested his perseverance, really. And in spite of everything that went down, I can constantly say my guy was always the life of every show.

[undxunted]

me: this is my story

them: why is the lead a white boy?, where is the strong female lead? where is the poc representation? where is the-

me: as I was saying... THIS IS MY FUCKING STORY.

[accidental-rambler]

Just a small tip for all the lovely folks who leave reviews:

Leaving a review consisting of exactly one word, that word basically being an order for me to “UPDATE” is not going to make me update any faster. I thought it was kinda obvious but maybe it needs pointing out.

Just for future reference 🙃