My blog’s name was “The Bright Side of Villains” but last night I woke up at 4 and thought about random things that come up to mind when I wake up in the middle of the night. I decided to rewrite the name, using Dark instead of Bright.
I don’t want to make a big deal out of it, but I’d like to explain and remember.
Villains are dear to me because they aren’t afraid to show their colours; they are willing to embrace their true nature.
I don’t believe in good and evil, I believe in humans and what they make of their actions. We can feel satisfied or not by our deeds, but that just depends on us.
Villains aren’t special because they have a “good” side that can come back to the surface, or because they may have a redemption arch. They are beautiful because they aren’t supposed to, because what makes them unique is their whole personality.
Like the moon.
I like to see both the bright side, the only one that heroes like to show, and the side that light does not meet.
Summary: Gaius and Gabrielle have been together for almost two years but Gaius’s past keeps haunting him in his sleep - it’s up to her to find a way to help him.
Angst, fluff
Note: posting for Bloodbound Appreciation Week - day 5, @bbappreciationweek
Tagging: @tyrilblue and @violentinenew for being my beta readers ♥️
someone else at my school has a yellow honda fit (theirs is a mystic yellow pearl while mine is a helios yellow pearl. For all my fellow fitfreaks out there) and i want to meet them. so bad. We are brothers
The really funny part is that many modern sources that want to gas up Sparta will bring up this specific anecdote, but stop at the "if" and just not mention what happened immediately afterwards.
As more and more people are being forced to switch to Windows 11, Microsoft's most AI-malware-ridden OS yet, I've been putting together articles and links for how to undo the damage and save your battery, your RAM, your disk space, your privacy, and your sanity from this bullshit.
FIRST:
The easiest way to get rid of the majority of the bullshit that Windows is forcing on us, as of October 2025, is this one-stop-one-click debloat solution from a modern day hero:
A simple, lightweight PowerShell script to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to customi
It's very easy, even if you're not tech savvy or get scared of pop up windows saying "ARE YOU SURE?" Yes, you are sure, I promise. This program takes maybe two minutes and will save you SO MUCH pain, time, and money (and exploitation).
Now that you've done that, here's the cleanup, to catch the little shit that the debloat might have missed (most of this will already be done by debloat, but hey, it's good to double check).
Microsoft wants to put AI everywhere on your PC, but you can take back control.
Even just reading about some of these features makes me angry. Fucking Copilot and "Discover" AI scrapers are in Notepad. NOTEPAD. And then there's this uncanny valley garbage:
No uncanny valley video calls for me, thanks! (Also, what else is it doing while it scans your face and listens to your calls? What else, microsoft? Because there was a lot of memory being assigned to this program for a simple "smooths your skin" add on).
Tired of Microsoft pushing ads throughout Windows 11? Here are the settings you can tweak to turn them off and reclaim some privacy.
The truly insane number of places they have stuck ads on your own home computer is sickening. Become Unmarketable.
Bonus:
Some background programs you probably don't need that are taking up space and how to remove them (Microsoft forums, 2024)
Your Samsung Galaxy Phone comes with 22 apps you don't need (Android Police, 2025)
How to disable the AI in firefox (still the only browser that lets you do this permanently) (Windows Report, 2025)
So imagine a DnD character who's whole motivation is 'X guy killed my parents and I need to find them' and the party just thinks 'ok, revenge quest, that's normal'
But when they finally find the guy the person with dead parents is just like "Hey buddy, long time no see. It's a shame we got separated, here's some money" and they're super chill.
The party is just confused and goes "Wait, why are you giving him gold?"
