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the phrase “curiosity killed the cat” is actually not the full phrase it actually is “curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back” so don’t let anyone tell you not to be a curious little baby okay go and be interested in the world uwu

make an magic rp that’s not based on h*rry p*tter challenge. please.

the simon snow series (carry on) & the shades of magic series are right there! :(

bless this new trend of saying ‘yikes’ honestly this is the word i’ve been looking for my whole life. the perfect combination of disinterested, detached, amused, and passive aggressive. five letters that say so much yet are vague enough that you won’t get involved in any drama

listen. benji and victor don’t have chemistry & season 2 proved that. benji’s storyline was sort of random? he never apologized to victor or isabel about how he handled that argument? he danced at one game and i’m supposed to praise him for being a great boyfriend?

“we spent a whole season with victor & benji”…..so? that’s like saying “well that’s how it was, so it should just stay the same!!!” this is damaging rhetoric. time means nothing. i fall in love with people every other day. just because you’ve spent a lot of time with someone doesn’t mean you know anything about them. i don’t feel any closer to benji than i did in the first season.

also idk i just can’t ever truly relate to the white, masc, cis gay, (upper) middle class character w/ his pretty tame home life - it’s boring and i’m sure that’s why i prefer rahim, who feels more realistic as a character. (not discrediting benji’s story - it was important to discuss, but it felt out of place). don’t even get me STARTED on the “what does me being white have to do with it?”

victor says in ep 9 [referring to his parents, but the sentiment remains the same]: “maybe that’s part of the problem; what are the odds the first person you date is the person you end up with?”

from that same conversation, rahim echoes the phrase “felt like magic” to victor in the finale when he’s speaking about their relationship.

but either way, i like this (tired) trope of a love triangle. give me all of the cheesy, dumb tropes….but make them gay. we need them, in moderation.

New year writing goals

Trying to write more often is self-care. We write because we love it. Let's not make it a chore.

There is more to writing than getting words on the page. Research, plotting, outlining, daydreaming, making moodboards... all that is writing.

Not being able to write some days is NOT failure. Breaks are essential to refill your creative energy. Maybe just listen to your writing playlist and relax a bit or read a book or watch a show that inspires you.

Word counts are not absolute. If you realize you can't achieve your word count in the set timeframe, revise it. It's NOT failure, it's being efficient and aware of your own energy.

Be kind to yourself. Not finishing your goal is okay. Just engage with your creativity. Your mental health is more important.

Nico Greetham is half Colombian, so calling him a "cis white man" feels disingenuous. I get that he's white passing, but so are a lot of other people. So 2/3 of Victor's LI are actually POCs.

?? race & ethnicity are not the same thing! conflating race w ethnicity is common, which is why we should seek out / advocate for better lessons on this subject! nico is a white, half Colombian person and that’s okay, but it doesn’t make him a person of color!

Kelvin Harrison Jr. layered in a few PHLEMUNS pieces for Who What Wear by Daria Ritch

i was gonna wait until tomorrow, but here it goes: castiel deserved better. he deserved a spot in that finale. a physical spot. a chance to see him at peace. even if he wasn’t with dean. just a moment to see him happy in the “Heaven he deserved.” two mentions in the finale episode for one of the MAIN characters is not satisfactory. it’s lazy storytelling. and cowardly.

it literally doesn’t make any sense. family became MORE than these two brothers over the seasons. it became MORE than their relationship. i’m sorry. it just did. and ALL of that beautiful work j2 did in the barn scene was ruined by that ending. sorry.

ALSO. WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF CAS’ BIG SPEECH ABOUT LOVE AND HAPPINESS IN 15x18 IF WE DON’T GET DEAN’S RESPONSE??? SO WE HINT AND JOKE AT THEIR RELATIONSHIP SINCE S4, BUT NEVER FOLLOW THROUGH??? WHAT WAS THE REASON? HOMOPHOBIA??? GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK, CW. FOR FFS.

somebody in that room should’ve said IT’S BEEN OVER A DECADE. MAKE THE HUNTER AND THE ANGEL CANON, YOU COWARDS.

it’s infuriating. every scene. every word. every theme. and for what? THAT ‘bros4life/super-het/we mention the angel twice’ ending?

how disappointing.

thxdxpartxd alternate fcs - Michael B. Jordan

In this house we love and stan one Michael Bakari Jordan. Before you panic when you see this, no Mr. Jordan has not been revealed as problematic or for lack of a better word deserving of anything resembling cancellation. What we need to do collectively as a roleplay community is step outside of our comfort zone when creating black male characters and look at face claims that aren’t Michael B. Jordan. I say we, because even I’m guilty. Currently, Michael B. Jordan is 33 years old. The actors listed below fall between 26 and 37 years old. Resources may vary with some suggested fcs. 

Nick Sagar - 32 - English - Guyanese/Jamaican descent - Featured in Shadowhunters and Queen of the South 

Y’Lan Noel - 32 - African-American - Panamanian descent - Featured in Insecure, The First Purge, and The Photograph 

Aldis Hodge - 33 - African - American - Dominican/Virigin Islander descent - Featured in Leverage, Underground, City on a Hill, and The Invisible Man 

Kendrick Sampson - 33 - Mixed Ethnicity (African - American/White) - Featured in TVD, HTGAWN, and Insecure

Yahya Abdul Mateen II - 33 - African American - Featured in The Get Down, Aquaman, Black Mirror and Watchmen

Brian Michael Smith - 37 - African American - Featured in Queen Sugar, The L Word : Generation Q, and 911 Lonestar 

Stephan James - 26 - Canadian - Jamaican descent - Featured in If Beale Street Could Talk, 21 Bridges, and Homecoming

John Boyega - 28 - English - Nigerian descent - Featured in Attack the Block, Detroit, Pacific Rim Uprising, and snatching wigs on Twitter

Honorable Mentions: Alfie Enoch, Brandon Michael Hall, Brandon P. Bell, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacob Scipio, Jharrel Jerome, John David Washington, Keith Powers, Kofi Siriboe, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sinqua Walls, Tone Bell, and Winston Duke