#discussion!

[veinereastath]

Far Cry 5 endings.

I would like to know which one do you prefer - Resist, or Walk Away (or maybe the hidden one at the beginning of the game)? If you could also write down why exactly, it would be awesome. I’m just curious. And maybe some of you have interesting headcanons about what happens AFTER one of these endings.  So yeah, basically - let’s discuss a little.  Actually, I love all of these endings. Why? Because not a single one is actually what gamers call “the good one” or “the best one”. No. All of them are actually a fail of Hope County’s Sheriff Department and a win for Eden’s Gate. And I love it, because I was sick of all those happy endings. I love that the main point after finishing the game is “you killed hundreds of people, destroyed and burned most part of the county trying to save few of those you cared about, but in the end, all that violence ended in your lost”. It is cool. Many people say that it made the whole game pointless, but NO. It was to PROVE A POINT. To prove that going and shooting and killing everyone in your sight (because let’s be honest, we also killed civilians on some occasions, by accident or not) is not a good thing. But if I had to pick one, it’s Walk Away. Mostly because the world is still intact (even though the war is imminent, as car radio says - something about Korean and Russian nuclear tests). But because it proves another point - Jacob’s brainwashing WAS A BIG DEAL. It really affects people, it’s not something you can forget about. My headcanon is that Dep indeed kills every single person in the car, including Pratt (I’m sorry, my dear boy), and goes back to Joseph, blood covered, furious. And is trapped in Hope County once more. Fighting for nothing all over again.  (I also like to think that John and Jacob somehow didn’t die and are just in a really bad condition - but alive, and slowly coming back to life). So, how about you, people? I love this fandom and I would love to discuss with you some more! Reblog this post and write down what you think about Far Cry 5 endings.

[springsluiced]

hellooooooooo :) how is everyone on halloween? whatre your plans? whatre you dressing up as!? im gonna find a big pile of leaves to jump in<3

[creatingblackcharacters]

So, after a recent private help session, I am curious about something and I wanted to open up the floor to answers for it. HOWEVER! This one is going to be different; not only am I asking Black fans, but I'm actually curious to see from Fans of Color as a whole how we feel on this one.

So, to fans of color:

How do you feel about fantasy racism where the MC of color is the "racist"?

Not for me.

Nuance; usually not for me.

Nuance; I'm usually cool with it.

I'm cool with it!

not a fan of color

Voting ended onJun 9, 2024

Please read people's responses and take them into consideration!!

I'll answer first. I say Nuance, but usually not for me.

It's not so much that I don't think it's possible to do, so much as I think the issue is that many people who try to make the one to one comparison... aren't usually effective at the delivery. If one is going to make the comparison, you have to actually understand how real world racism works and how it bleeds into every interaction from personal to political... And many writers often try to "simplify" it in a way that doesn't work for me (e.g. "both the oppressors and oppressed are WRONG!" narratives). I also worry about the comprehension of the target audiences, which will be affected by to the MC being of color. But that's me.

[newshare-blog1]

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[bgtea]

Friends! What are your opinion on unsolicited fanfic requests?

I ask because once in a blue moon, I’d get messages where ppl throw prompts my way, and I’m not sure if I’m the only one to react with firm no’s, so I’d like to hear your thoughts on this.  

Personally, I do not like unsolicited fanfic requests (borderline hate, actually), and here’s why: 

1. Lack of creative control: I like to have as much creative control in developing my fics (and I mean from conception to the bitter end). Prompts, I feel, take away from that control and that irks me massively.

2. I don’t like being used: I feel as if I’m being treated as a living type writer when someone effectively goes, “write x,y,z for me, kthxbai!” For me, that’s beyond rude. 

3. It takes too much time and effort: Writing takes time. Writing something well takes a shit ton of time. Add to the fact that I can be a bit OCD and we have something akin to the perfect shit storm brewing on the horizon. While I don’t expect people to be aware of my personal quirks, I do get massively annoyed that people who have sent me unsolicited fanfic requests have never acknowledged that fanfics take time and effort. I’m not sure if they even realize this, tbh. More often than not, these people come off as being incredibly self-entitled in their messages, which is off-putting to say the least.  

4.  I ain’t getting compensated to fulfill fanfic requests: Not only will I have to invest time and effort into writing something that I most likely have zero interest in, there’s literally nothing in it for me to fulfill the fic request. I ain’t getting paid, and I’m not getting a sense of creative fulfillment. If anything, I’m taking away time and effort I’d rather spend on other projects to write the requested fic. It’s a lose-lose situation for me. 

Anyway, your thoughts? 

[iveneverseenthesebowlsbefore]

hi!! you want to talk about Hannibal? I'm here to talk about Hannibal. In fact, I NEED to talk about Hannibal or else I might explode. Let's talk.

omg CAN WE PLEASE THO. I’m dying ovah here. I don’t even know where to start! Are you terrified for WIll? Are you psychoanalyzing every single thing Hannibal does ‘cause it must be ~~all part of the plan~~???

[emilydickinsonshistory]

What say you?

read the first here

The Whole of it came not at once— ‘Twas Murder by degrees— A Thrust—and then for Life a chance— The Bliss to cauterize—

The Cat reprieves the Mouse She eases from her teeth Just long enough for Hope to tease— Then mashes it to death—

‘Tis Life’s award—to die— Contender if once— Than dying half—then rallying For consciouser Eclipse— 

This poem speaks to the absolute exhaustion--physical, emotional, mental-- ushered in by that "when it rains, it pours" feeling. Emily, though, is comparing her trials to a cat torturing its prey, dangling its freedom in front of it and letting it have a taste or two before it reigns it back in and kills it. Brutally. Szforzando. What a reprieve death would bring! I'm already dying, dying a slow and aching death, why can't it be quick and sharp? End this in one fell swoop. 

(Why is life cruel?) 

I believe she's referring to her Bright's disease, related complications of which did eventually take her life, although it's true that I don't know when this particular piece was written. It may well be about the death of a family member, or perhaps a simple reflection on the fact that there hardly seems to be time to take a breath before the next blow strikes and one is on their back again, gasping and begging the sky to open up and swallow them already. It's a fact of life but the darkness varies.