#talking shenanigans

[extraterezi]

so incredibly unsexy and unscientific of viktor to talk about evolution as a force of improvement towards perfection, and not a continuous adaptive process without agenda. evolving isn't about becoming something better, it's being incrementally changed by your environment over time. like rain shaving down rocks or butt imprints on a couch

[distortednightmare]

Leaving Chicago. I’m not gonna lie I’m ready to move here yall.

[facetiousfanatic]

*kicks open the door* You need to do more homestuck fanfics nOW

HAHA did you just kudos my rosemary one? I got an email notif lmao

Ok so I did write a jaderoxy fic years ago that I never finished. But. Its super old and I've improved so much since so its just a really hard read..

I did write some fun dialogue though! heres some highlights

And this bit turned out pretty funny:

[extraterezi]

2 & 10 ✨

2. Favourite case?

Rise from the Ashes did blow me away, especially since my history with it is so weird? I missed it completely when I played the trilogy for the first time almost ten years ago. No idea how. And then people kept talking about Lana and Ema and I just assumed they'd been mentioned and that I'd just forgotten (many such cases). Then I played it for the first time a few months ago and it is so crazy good! It's emotional, its a story about sisters, Edgeworth is there, its long, its about corruption, its very relevant to the big narrative etc. It truly has it all.

Honorable mention to Turnabout Succession because it leaves SO much unsaid which is a great way to get me to never stop thinking about it. One of my favorite fics Exorcism which I've mentioned here before really takes advantage of how cool of a concept it is. All media really gets so much better when you've read a really good fic about it.

10. Favourite quote?

[distortednightmare]

IM IN CHICAGO YALL! MIKU CONCERT TM!

HYPED!!

[extraterezi]

I'm a big fan of two characters being well aware that they love each other - no oblivious unrequited pining, no miscommunication - just being fully aware that they're loved back, BUT, emotions and situations being messy and scary enough for them to not quite know what to do about it and/or messing it up real bad. Bc in real life you'll notice - relationships are really hard! Even when the situation seems simple enough. Being honest and brave is terrifying! And reading other peoples intentions without bias is a complicated endeavor even for the most empathic and socially blessed

And I think that's whats putting me off about a lot of good omens s2 content I see on here, bc while I agree that they can both be dense in their own separate ways, Aziraphale and Crowley know logically that they are important to each other and that it goes both ways. But see, that doesnt mean anything in the grand scheme of things. That doesnt mean they know in what way and what that means for them. Someone can tell you they love you to your face and you'll realize, if you give it a think, that that doesn't mean you know any more at all about what that person wants from you

I think letting the characters know both gives them some agency and emotional depth beyond "these oblivious gay idiots cant see they're soulmates", which was charming the first few times it happened but now just feels so trite. Its also detrimental to the conversation we could have about the really fun stuff about characters and their relationship to each other - their values and way of thinking and saying things and how those will inevitable clash with the other's and create conflict!

The tension in Aziraphale and Crowleys relationship doesnt come from will-they-wont-they insecure pining. And it doesnt necessarily come from the classic fanfic miscommunication either. It comes from the fact that they have different worldviews and ways of thinking of their relationship, different worries and insecurities, that makes it hard to communicate. To read the others actions. And human romance would not resolve that. A proper consensual kiss would not solve shit! It would communicate to the other that they do, indeed, want to engage in that kind of physical human activities. It would say things about their desire and how human it is and how theyre not on the side of hell nor heaven but rather with earth and humanity because thats what they've become really. It might even make both of them more likely to listen to the other with good faith. BUT. Its not enough, not even close, to resolving that tension.

So. I don't want a fluffy next season. I dont want them to just TALK TO EACH OTHER! <3 and confess and smooch and merry second coming of christ everyone. I like a happy ending as much as anyone, but theres so much potential here to make this complicated and appealing, and if we're stuck on the level where we believe them to be oblivious to each others heart-eyes and 6000 years of gallivating I think thats as far as we'll ever get.

This is not specifically about gomens though I just think its unrealistic and boring to reduce all pairings to "theyre so insecure and/or stupid they cant see that theyre in love" bc while you can definitely have a hard time believing you are loved, in real life doing anything alone with another person will feel intimate and special no matter your relationship, and if you like them and they happen to hold eyecontact and ask you to hang out more just that alone will make the vast majority of people go "hmm seems like they might like me". What that means is another pickle all together. But you'll definitely consider it! And if you do everything together and are always referred to as a duo and save the world together and have little inside jokes? ...yea

[distortednightmare]

Im just gonna say it. ADHD feels like a constant uphill battle against myself 💀

[extraterezi]

if u dont mind me asking, where can i watch the untamed and mdzs? they sound really interesting :o

oooohohohh you have come to the right place I'm so crazy stupid in love with this show (: feel free to DM me if you decide to get into it!

I watch The Untamed on Netflix, but it's also on Viki and Youtube (but the Youtube one has weird stretches of silence sometimes? very annoying). If none of those work in your country you should be able to stream it through a good ol' fashioned "the untamed watch online" search (edit; stinky recommends dramacool, cause it has both Chinese and English subs)

Mo dao zu shi/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (the novels on which The Untamed is based on) can be bought through Sevens Seas, or read online if you're broke lol

There is also a manhwa and an audio drama (both of which I haven't gotten to yet). Look up the Suibian Subs discord server for the audio drama files!

I'm also gonna lowkey dox myself by sharing my 50 slides long powerpoint presentation to prep you for this fantastic but very confusing drama :) lmk if the link doesnt work