Nooo, Jacob 😭 I'll Do Whatever You Want But Don't Piss On Me 😭😭😭

I love these little morons (affectionately) <3

im going apeshit over this picture

if we can make the assumption that mood can be represented as a numerical value, then perhaps we can explain why experiencing “love” is so appealing. i’m not sure why this is so, but apparently feeling “love” (not necessarily its associated emotions) comes with raising your mood aka general feeling of positivity, confidence and control (maybe it’s better to think of it as a modifier for thoughts and feelings). it does not necessarily change anything fundamental about a person, but it does have a large impact in going about day-to-day business. this might be what keeps me going back to the romance genre and otome games despite throwing my schedule out of the window for it - the mood and positivity boost after a good haul is worth the trade off. i have been remiss in noticing this because most of the occasions in which i found myself emotionally engaged, i had without fail also disregarded sleeping at the proper time. if we recall, proper sleeping does have an impact on mood - this balances out the mood increase from the feeling of love i got from the game.

that aside, i played Blooming Panic (one route so far) yesterday and it was spectacular. it might have been too long since i last played an otome game, but oh boy am i parched ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Is cannibalism a kink?

It sure can be!!

Yes

Strade - listen. I don't know what that stuff was in his fridge or why it was there, but... this man practically screams "hunger as a form of desire."

Ren - canonical heart-eater, lmao. Consumption as an expression of love.

Vincent - another one who canonically devours you. It's something intimate for him.

Cain - not only will he eat you, he'll make you eat you! 🙃 probably views it as something like a communion.

Maybe

Sano - also has a consumption ending (right? I'm pretty sure). You belong to him forever this way.

Lawrence - I would not be surprised if he loved you so much that he had to tear out your heart and eat it. I mean, we already got halfway there in canon.

Mason - I have posited that he's a cannibal out of practicality, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was inclined to it out of domination and desire too.

No

Rire - doesn't really appeal to him. (He may or may not have fed you human meat, but probably just in the service of psychological warfare).

Celia - hasn't even occurred to her.

Derek - hasn't occurred to him either.

Jack - maybe feels the occasional urge to rip out your throat with his teeth, but no desire to actually eat you.

Lawrence's Moving Apartment Complex

Original idea is from @thatcopperysmell ilu

He deserves it.

The only time Dahlia might try to whoop Lawrence and it’s because his gringo ass brought home Taco Bell when she asked for Mexican food lol

I honestly hate what the What’s Next Brigade did to fashion dolls aimed at tween girls. “Passion For Fashion” was supposed to mean “buy clothes that make you happy” but the What’s Next Brigade (which was combined of media, Karen-style parents, and people wanting to uphold the patriarchy) twisted it to parents that it was pushing the narrative of “buying clothes is the only thing that will make you happy”.

I loved the fact that Bratz and Monster High were originally designed wearing short skirts and crop tops and high heels because it was the first time I’d seen female characters who dressed like that presented as doing it because it made them happy, not “just to get attention from boys” or “rebelling because of bad parenting”.

“But they make girls think it’s ok to dress like that!” IT IS OK TO DRESS LIKE THAT IF DRESSING LIKE THAT MAKES YOU FUCKING HAPPY!!

“But it’s encouraging girls to be slutty!” YOU KEEP USING THAT WORD AND I DON’T THINK YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, KAREN!!

“But it’s telling girls that spending a lot of money on clothes is the only way to be happy!” I DON’T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED, BUT SHOPPING WASN’T THE ONLY THING THOSE CHARACTERS DID TO BE HAPPY. THE BRATZ PUBLISHED THEIR OWN MAGAZINE AND PLAYED IN A BAND AND RAISED MONEY FOR CHARITY. THE MONSTER HIGH GHOULS PLAYED SPORTS AND WROTE POETRY AND TOOK ART AND MUSIC CLASSES AND PROGRAMMED COMPUTERS IN BETWEEN FACING OFF WITH PREJUDICE. BARBIE WAS AN AMAZING ACTRESS WHO IN HER FREE TIME BABYSAT AND SNOWBOARDED AND BUILT ROBOTS AND BAKED CAKES AND WENT TO MEDICAL SCHOOL AND RAN A DOG-WALKING SERVICE AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE.

The phrase was “Passion for Fashion”, not “Passion for Fast Fashion”. Y’all looked at doll lines that encouraged girls to be happy and love themselves and dress how they wanted to, said “that won’t do!”, and presented a bunch of patriarchal arguments as feminism. In the name of protecting-the-children. Only all you’re protecting children from is thinking for themselves and forming opinions that you didn’t spoon-feed to them.

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fear - open mouth - backing away - fake smiles - hugging themselves - long / dragged breaths - rocking

jealousy - snide remarks - darting looks - self-deprication - visible judging - folded arms - arguing a fair point

hurt - steadying breaths - overly bobbing head - teary - anger - trembling - pressed lips - insisting everything is 'fine'

lying (ticks) - picking at nails - touching hair - licking lips - laughing too loud - avoids subjects - won't meet eyes

worry - reaching out physically - pursing lips - looking to others - reassuring smiles - looking you up and down - tilted head - sympathetic nod

shame - will not meet eyes - feet turned away - teary - desperate - fidgeting - begging

humiliation - lashes back - cheeks flush - palms turn sweaty - face frowns -> brows scrunch, lips pull back - teary

love - looks for approval - blushing / turning red - clammy palms - nervous around certain people - laughs hard - turning clumsy - slip of thought