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quousque:

prokopetz:

Okay, I understand that fanfic tagging originated as a way to help people avoid triggery topics, and I don’t deny that this is a needed function, but as a community we really need to arrive at some agreed-upon mechanism for distinguishing between tags that signify substantive content, and tags that merely indicate that the topic is mentioned or discussed. If I get a hit on my latest excruciatingly specific tag search, I’d prefer to know whether it’s because the subject matter in question is actually present, or whether it’s because it gets a one sentence namecheck in the arse-end of chapter 37.

I think, if it’s a tag people would search for because they WANT a story with that in it (e.g. a certain character), and they’re mentioned only or only briefly in the background, don’t add that tag.

if it’s a tag that people would include in order to AVOID it, but it’s only a mention, tag it as (tag)-mention

ok fandom fairies whip out your mailing lists and send this to literally every fic writer ever so we’ll all be on the same page and then we’re good to go

kimmycup:

palaceofash:

wolfsrainrules:

corvidprompts:

“You’re such a complete disaster.” groans the villain, scooping the unconscious hero off the sidewalk “Like, holy hell, how does anyone let you out of their sight. Stop picking fights with people you aren’t ready for.”

I like it

this is my favorite

This is Steve Rogers tbh.

trickerydickerydock:

Theory A: The majority of the Venom cast are, in fact, hardcore morosexual and Eddie Brock is the supplest slice of heartfelt idiot they’ve ever laid eyes on

Anne? 110% down to marry Eddie despite and/or because of him being the human epitome of a gold-plated trashbag

Doctor Dan? Big fan of his writing, maybe they could all sit down to a ritzy lobster lunch and do some beta readings–oh, oh no, okay, lobsters are a no go, how about just saving the crazy dumbass from an arrest and giving him some All Free medical treatment instead, call me you glorious moron

VENOM? Where do we start with fucking Venom?? 2 days’ worth of roosting in that perfect, sweat-stained, I-Will-Kick-Every-Douchebag-Hornet’s-Nest-I-Can-Find, tire fire of a brain, and he’s flipping his entire species the bird while Frenching his new wonderfully, chronically, incurably confused husband

Theory B: Eddie Brock is some kind of low grade incubus who bewitches anyone he spends more than ten minutes with into becoming a morosexual, at which point his natural state of seductive dumbassity takes over

daja-the-hypnokitten:

onemillionspiders:

acesapphic:

Ready for a long ace-centric metaphor about sex? 

Alright, so. Coffee. I don’t drink coffee. I have no desire to drink coffee. I find people who enthusiastically go on about the flavor differences of lattes, espressos, and french press brews, both amusing and mildly baffling. All the coffee ads. Coffee jokes. Bustling coffee shops. To me, all coffee is similarly bitter and unpleasant. I have been through so many “Try this, it’s sweet! You can’t even taste the coffee!”  Alas, I always can. And I’m  sensitive to caffeine anyway. So, I don’t really think about drinking it when I wake up or am tired.

 Yet I love the smell of coffee. I love the idea of coffee. The feeling of a warm cup taking the chill from my fingers, the cozy ritual of having a drink and chat.

I might try someone’s coffee. If they ask, if I want to please them and share in something they enjoy.

I am also perfectly capable of learning the preferences of those I care about and creating a cup for their pleasure. 

But I don’t want coffee, generally speaking. I will probably make a face after trying their coffee and wash the taste out with something else. They may rush to reassure me that it is an acquired taste. And I’ll have to reply that it’s a taste I don’t particularly care about acquiring in the way they did. ‘Drink it till you like it’ will never work for me.

 But that doesn’t mean I am against coffee or think people shouldn’t drink it. Doesn’t mean I’ve taken a vow to never drink any. And sure, maybe if you get one of those sugar and whipped cream disasters, more of a warm milkshake than a cup of coffee, I’ll probably be happier sipping it with you. But honestly? I’d rather smell someone else’s coffee and not be expected to drink it. I’d really rather have the heat and sweetness of my hot cocoa. 

I love this

The best part is it works for ALLLL the ace spectrum! Maybe you like one specific type of coffee on rare occasions! Maybe you enjoy coffee when you’re sharing the drink with someone! Maybe you can’t even stand the smell of coffee!

This needs to be on my blog.

higgsboshark:

The thing about knitting is it’s much harder to fear the existential futility of all your actions while you’re doing it.

Like ok, sure, sometimes it’s hard to believe you’ve made any positive impact on the world. But it’s pretty easy to believe you’ve made a sock. Look at it. There it is. Put it on, now your foot’s warm.

Checkmate, nihilism.

tabbytyler:

Here’s what makes me mad.

Deanna Troi has so much potential and only got to show it a couple times.

The power to sense people’s emotions? That’s an incredible gift. Anyone can have a poker face, anyone can pretend not to feel…but you still feel.

Imagine Deanna Troi staring down a Klingon warrior and saying “you can’t hide from me…you’re afraid. You’re afraid and I can feel every ounce of fear.”

Imagine Deanna Troi getting Cardassian war criminals to confess.

Imagine Deanna Troi helping people with PTSD during the Dominion War.

Imagine Deanna Troi actually helping Picard through his PTSD.

Imagine Deanna actually using her powers.

Imagine Deanna with a storyline that didn’t have to do with a man.

Imagine Deanna being complicated and emotional and fighting to figure out which emotions were even her own and fighting to not lose herself in what everyone else is feeling. Imagine the profound way she is affected everytime they rescue refugees from the Borg, surrounded by so much sorrow. Imagine the wierd guilt she feels after they escape the BORG because that lack of emotion…it’s almost a relief.

IMAGINE DEANNA TROI

kenisle:

fav venom quotes

  • “this is dead. dead!”
  • “could a parasite make me climb a really, really tall tree, but super, super fast?”
  • “pile of bodies… pile of heads”
  • “jump.” *ding* “pussy. “
  • “lemme tell you something, bud. i’ve spent a significant amount of time with one of those things up my ass. not a lot of fun.”
  • “that is the ugliest thing i have ever seen in my life!”
  • “oh, he… has one up his ass, too.”
  • “what really changed your mind?” “you. you did, eddie.”

dbxvii:

my fiancé: honey i don’t think this is a good location for a wedding…

me, staring at the abandoned waffle house that was used as a brothel in the 1890s that emits an eerie glow and once had a murder happen inside it and is located precisely 7 miles away from area 51: i think it’s perfect