i hope that from now on, every frog tour of the Haus has pie
like it gets added to the bylaws and every year after Bitty graduates a senior has to teach a junior how to make pies for the frog tour
Imagine the day before the first frog tour after Bitty graduates, with Chowder and Dex and the tadpoles practically in tears trying to get the pie crust right, and Nursey walks in and is all “chill, we can buy pie from the store.”
And there’s just this horrified sucking in of breath, and Dex has to physically restrain Chowder while their goalie and new captain screams, THAT’S NOT WHAAT BITTY WOULD DO!
Every year when they make the pie for the tour they play it up like the huge deal that it is, using Bitty’s original recipes and everything, which they keep either A) tucked into one of those adorable old-fashioned recipe boxes or B) framed on the wall of the Haus kitchen (I haven’t decided which I like better).
When the frogs visit for the first time they sit around and eat pie and Chowder and Dex and Nursey and all the rest of the Old Frogs (who are now seniors of course) are just like “We made this pie in the memory of our amazing captain, Eric Richard Bittle, who is sadly no longer with us–” and one of the frogs is like “holy shit did he die” and Chowder starts to say “no he’s fine” but Nursey (who I imagine has become less obnoxious and was sort of like Ransom and Holster’s protégée) cuts him off like “YES, POOR SOUL, HE HAUNTS THE HAUS TO THIS VERY DAY….!”
Thus Bitty becomes a Haus ghost even though he isn’t dead. His name is legend. It’s said that his poor old oven gave out and he was so distraught that he died of grief– “IN THIS VERY KITCHENNNNN,” Nursey cries, waving his hands. The frogs aren’t sure what to think but Dex backs Nursey up in his quiet, sincere way and they start to believe it.
Cut to graduation. Bitty and Jack come to town, and Bitty decides to visit the Haus because he arrived first and Jack’s not getting in until that night. He goes in through the front door, which is unlocked because Chowder (bless his heart) finally made peace with the LAX team through persistent cheerfulness and the skillful application of Bitty’s own summer berry crumble. The Haus no longer has to worry about LAX bros getting in and ruining things or, failing that, egging the front porch on their way to morning practice.
Bitty notes with approval that the disgusting green couch is gone, and the curtains and windows have been washed. He wanders into the kitchen. It’s empty. The oven is new or at least very clean, and he just can’t help himself. Wouldn’t it be a nice surprise for everyone to come home to a nice fresh pie? So he puts on an apron and is halfway through rolling out the crust when someone comes into the Haus.
“Oh,” he says, and Bitty turns around. “I’m sorry, are you… lost? This kitchen isn’t for public use…”
“Oh, no, no,” Bitty says, and brushes flour off of his hands. It’s everywhere now, he realizes – on his face, in his hair – but it can’t be helped. “I used to live here. I’m Eric Bittle. Bitty.” He holds out a hand to shake but the stranger is backing away, shaking his head.
“This isn’t your kitchen any more, bro,” he says. Bitty shrinks a little. He knows that, he really does… but there was always something about Samwell that was home to him, and this kitchen most of all. He wants to tell this to the frog, but the frog in question is no longer standing before him. In fact, he’s diving for a cabinet on the other side of the sink. He throws it open and pulls out a rolling pin, one that Bitty recognizes. He left it behind because the Haus didn’t have one, and he could spare the extra.
The frog brandishes it at him, not attacking, just holding it up like a shield.
“Apple turnovers!” he shouts. “Pumpkin pie! Blueberry crumble!”
“What are you saying?!” Bitty asks, raising his voice so he can be heard above the frog’s.
“Nursey warned us about you! This is the only way to set your spirit to rest!”
“Ah, I see.” The frog continues to hold the rolling pin, listing all the baked goods he can think of while Bitty pulls out his phone, opens his contacts, and calls a number.
“Derek. Malik. Nurse.”
mandy and jenny probably think it’s hilarious and like to Spook the frogs in the kitchen.
This is amazing. And also, OH YES when Nursey, Dex and Chowder are seniors they will totally be the Old Frogs.
the phenomenon of fandom is so weird to think about partly bc it’s like, you can just accidentally wire your brain to feel like you’re doing the worlds best drug when you see an image of harry styles
I absolutely love that we’re essentially told that hawks has suffered the same neglect and abuse as several of the LOV members only for y'all to immediately call him an abuse apologist for not wanting Endeavor dead and say that it’s not an excuse for what he did…
Like I’ve had to watch y'all rationalize serial killing, child murder, kidnapping, and conspiring to commit genocide bc the LOV got their feelings hurt as children by “"society”“, but when hawks suffered the EXACT same thing y'all immediately dismiss it.
I can’t wait until something eventually happens to one of the LOV members again somewhere down the line and y'all start whining about "horikoshi hating victims!1!!1” again.
Just drives my point home that y'all don’t care about this story’s victims unless they’re the ones you like lmao. This feels like the Dabi reveal all over again where y'all were cooing over Dabi reducing his own brother’s abuse and attempting to burn him alive while calling DEKU of all people an abuse apologist for telling him to fuck off. You all give me a massive headaches, I hope you all learn to actually care about abuse victims instead of randomly caring when you want to make a shitty text post about how evil and awful Horikoshi is for making the LOV face the consequences of their actions.
When Gaon directly asks, practically begs, Yohan to be trustworthy
Judge Yohan essentially is like ♂️
But everytime Judge Yohan does something big in the courtroom he always looks to Gaon to see his response.
To see if Gaon understands and approves. Which he doesn’t always, but Judge Yohan needs him to understad that even if he is not conventional he is consistent. He is always clear on his enemies. He never lied to Gaon about that. And isn’t that enough? Sure, there is a lot that Gaon doesn’t know about Judge Yohan but Gaon isn’t an open book either!! And if you look at it another way Judge Yohan has been more honest with Gaon than Gaon has been with him. Gaon lives in his house for goodness sake!!! Thats pretty transparent!!!
Anyway, my point is, it seems that Yohan is counting on Gaon’s curiosity and the bit of trust he does have in him to keep him around until he is fully convinced that Judge Yohan is doing the right thing. But will Gaon ever believe that Judge Yohan’s ends justify his means??!?! I dont know!! I can’t tell what the writers are going to do!! and it’s torture!!
When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you
Fandom hell in general
Yes.
This^^^ just… ALL OF THIS.
Being in so many fandoms that you don’t even know what’s going on
THIS IS THE SKULDUGGERY FUCKING PLEASANT FANDOM IN ONE POST!!
Trying to recruit people to your fandom
Annnnnnndddd it’s back
Being in a fandom which has so many antis
I’ve probably reblogged this before, but that was before these great additions.
Being in a fandom that actually works together
Why is this so true? All of it.
being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs
I always enjoy it when a good post comes around again and has been improved by the reblogs like the years for a fine wine.
Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions
When you are in a fandom and don’t care for others people opinion…..even if they are right…(believe me, I have met several of those)
Being in a fandom you never meant to join
I love this. and it’s gotten better
After abandoning a fandom you’re still a little bit emotionally invested in….
All of these are me. Lol
Being in a fandom on Tumblr
And it reached its epic conclusion
I CHOKED ON FUNDIP
HISTORY HAS BEEN ENGRAVED INTO THIS POST
It gets better every time it comes around onto my dash
10/04/2019
I have been in a lot of these, and can confirm this post is accurate
When you join a fandom but are in denial that you like it
IT’S FUCKING BACK. WORLD HERITAGE POST RIGHT HERE. IT’S BEEN SO LONG. LAST TIME I SAW THIS POST WAS ON PINTERSEST LIKE 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO @worldheritagepostorganization
The Japanese word for the ‘mutant’-type of quirk is 「異形」 - Igyo, which can be translated into [variant/fantastic/grotesque/strange-looking/suspicious-looking/irregular]. Basically it means ‘different, in a bit of bad way. I’m going to use 'Igyou’ as a placeholder for that word for now.
The first time we ever hear the word, it’s spoken by a Villain with a mutant quirk whose part of the group attacking USJ in Chapter 14. Dude says something like, “Eraserhead, you can’t erase my quirk because I’m 「異形型!」” - Igyou-gata(gata being 'type).
The CRC here, they’re called the 異形排斥主義集団: Igyou Exclusionist Group. Spinner notes that they’re against “異形型の人間” - Igyou-gata no ningen - Igyou-type-humans. and they’re shit bastards.
This is when he tells us:
ちなみに「異形」は好ましくない言葉だ。まア皆日常的に使ってるがかしこまった場では気を付けた方がいい
lit. By the way, 'Igyou’ is an unfavorable word. Well, everyone uses it on a daily basis, but in a proper/polite place, be careful to reconsider.
Not too sure if the unfavorable is his opinion, or in general; could be either? either way, he does explicitly say that in formal situations (「かしこまった」 - kashikimatta - which is like funerals or weddings or fancy official things, uptight places) it’s better not to use it.
As far as I know, which doesn’t mean much because I haven’t read through the series in japanese to notice this, and I’m no translator, there’s no other word used for someone with such a quirk. ‘Mutant’ in Japanese is literally just 'mutant’ borrowed from English; mutation is a whole different word together (突然変異); and in the CRC blurb in Volume 23 Extras, Horikoshi says of the targets of the CRC as “姿形の変わった” - sugatakatachi no kawatta - peculiar appearance, which is more of a description than like a label?
Viz just uses 'heteromorph’ for Igyou. Other translations I’ve seen is 'mutant’ (jaimini scanlation) or 'grotesque’ (mangastream scanlation).
Personally for a fic once I used 'grotesque’, 'aberrant’ as the insults and 'heteromorph’ as the okay word. Well either way, it’s still singling out one person as super different/unusual, so no good choice?
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please, please do not trust this to be 100% accurate, my Japanese is bad, thank you
allow yourself to be important to your f/o. allow yourself to have had a profound impact on your f/o’s life. even if it’s a deviation from canon, even if it’s hard to believe. they love you, and that makes you a part of their story. allow yourself to be as much a part of their life as they are yours
Dean Winchester (functioning alcoholic) drinks so much at home that he can’twalk back to his own room and just sleeps on the floor instead… because Cas is gone.
7th House is ruled by Libra in Astrology. Also known as the Descendant (DSC), it signifies what you attract, your spouse, business deals, legal contracts and relationship patterns.
Your shadow, the part you want but, don’t feel comfortable with lies in this area. The 7th House is the opposite of the 1st House (Rising).
It paves the way for how you should nurture yourself or what makes you feel alive. There’s a way for everyone to find that missing piece of the puzzle. So find what’s yours…
7TH HOUSE INDICATES
your opposite, the shadow, what you fear to come face to face with, your needs and wants.
To heal from past partnerships (business, romantic or friendship), connect with the ruler of your 7th House. Often times what you ignore the most within is brought up through external factors, forcing you to see yourself clearly.
It’s the toxicity you attract when being unaware of your needs. But it also opens the gates to real partnerships when you no longer run away from your 7th House themes.
CHECK THE 7TH HOUSE SIGN AND ITS RULER
Aries: Mars
Taurus: Venus
Gemini: Mercury
Cancer: Moon
Leo: Sun
Virgo: Mercury
Libra: Venus
Scorpio: Mars/ Pluto
Sagittarius: Jupiter
Capricorn: Saturn
Aquarius: Saturn/ Uranus
Pisces: Jupiter/ Neptune
HOUSE AND RULER POSITION
7th House Ruler in 1st | 7th House in Aries
You are attracted to the archetype of Aries. Subconsciously, you fear assertiveness, being a leader and taking charge. So you attract those who embody those qualities. At best, they help you can discover yourself. At worst, they can get on your nerves or be aggressive.
7th House Ruler in 2nd | 7th House in Taurus
You are attracted to the archetype of Taurus. Subconsciously, you fear material wealth only to lose it, trust issues, and intimacy. So you attract those who can give you stability. At best, they help you soothe chaos. At worst, they can be stubborn or self-indulgent.
7th House Ruler in 3rd | 7th House in Gemini
You are attracted to the archetype of Gemini. Subconsciously, you fear small talk, details, and rationality. So you attract those who are sociable and intelligent. At best, they help you with new ideas and communication styles. At worst, they are manipulative and chaotic.
7th House Ruler in 4th | 7th House in Cancer
You are attracted to the archetype of Cancer. Subconsciously, you fear emotional closeness, expression, and vulnerability. So you attract those who are emotional and sensitive. At best, they help you embrace your emotions. At worst, they are codependent and complainers.
7th House Ruler in 5th | 7th House in Leo
You are attracted to the archetype of Leo. Subconsciously, you fear leadership, creative pursuits, and being confident. So you attract those who are highly sociable and creative. At best, they help you explore your creative side. At worst, they are insensitive and arrogant.
7th House Ruler in 6th | 7th House in Virgo
You are attracted to the archetype of Virgo. Subconsciously, you fear daily routines, meeting of the minds, and details. So you attract those who are intelligent and grounded. At best, they help you find meaning in daily life. At worst, they are critical of you.
7th House Ruler in 7th | 7th House in Libra
You are attracted to the archetype of Libra. Subconsciously, you fear dependency, commitments, and femininity. So you attract those who can embody Venusian qualities. At best, they help you love yourself as you are. At worst, they can be superficial or indecisive.
7th House Ruler in 8th | 7th House in Scorpio
You are attracted to the archetype of Scorpio. Subconsciously, you fear depth, intensity, the dark side, and the unknown. So you attract those who bring depth to your life. At best, they help you embrace your darkness. At worst, they are vindictive, jealous and insecure.
7th House Ruler in 9th | 7th House in Sagittarius
You are attracted to the archetype of Sagittarius. Subconsciously, you fear different cultures, the big picture, and learning new things. So you attract those who are philosophical and wisdom-seekers. At best, they expand your mind. At worst, they are irresponsible.
7th House Ruler in 10th | 7th House in Capricorn
You are attracted to the archetype of Capricorn. Subconsciously, you fear the real world, responsibility, and structure. So you attract those who have great work ethics and have maturity. At best, they bring you stability in love. At worst, they are judgemental of you.
7th House Ruler in 11th | 7th House in Aquarius
You are attracted to the archetype of Aquarius. Subconsciously, you fear groups, being different, innovative, different cultures. So you attract those who are open-minded. At best, they help you in trying different things. At worst, they are too emotionally detached.
7th House Ruler in 12th | 7th House in Pisces
You are attracted to the archetype of Pisces. Subconsciously, you fear being dreamy, sensitive, and creative. So you attract those who are foreigners, to arts and spirituality. At best, they unlock your imagination. At worst, they are lost, self-destructive and not reliable.
Erdbeeren, Feuerbeeren, Luftbeeren, Wasserbeeren. Vor langer Zeit lebten alle vier Beeren zusammen in Harmonie. Doch dann erklärte uns die Feuerbeere den Krieg und alles änderte sich. Nur der Avatar, Herr der vier Beeren, hätte sie aufhalten können. Aber als die Welt ihn am meisten brauchte, verschwand er. Einhundert Jahre vergingen und mein Bruder und ich entdeckten den neuen Avatar, einen Luftbeerenbändiger namens Aang. Auch wenn er über enorme Fähigkeiten verfügt, er muss noch eine Menge lernen, bevor er jemandem helfen kann. Aber ich glaube daran, dass Aang diese Welt retten wird.
for people who read my pride post and said “who is saying that disabled people can’t be queer??” …
firstly, you’re living a much better life than me. I wish I was living in your version of the universe. secondly… lots of people.
non-speaking or otherwise mid-high support autistic people are often not trusted when they communicate their queerness to others.
physically disabled people are often sent the message that they can’t be sexual. that they don’t have a sexuality.
denying us our sexuality and gender is a component of the infantilisation of disabled people. people assume we’re too feeble to be thinking about sex, and too confused to think about gender.
so who is saying that disabled people can’t be queer?
doctors who won’t let disabled people access gender-affirming processes.
carers who don’t consider that their client might be queer.
media that continues to depict disabled people in ways that are desexualised and generally infantilising.
disabled people still know themselves better than you ever will. listen to them.
for people who read my pride post and said “who is saying that disabled people can’t be queer??” …
firstly, you’re living a much better life than me. I wish I was living in your version of the universe. secondly… lots of people.
non-speaking or otherwise mid-high support autistic people are often not trusted when they communicate their queerness to others.
physically disabled people are often sent the message that they can’t be sexual. that they don’t have a sexuality.
denying us our sexuality and gender is a component of the infantilisation of disabled people. people assume we’re too feeble to be thinking about sex, and too confused to think about gender.
so who is saying that disabled people can’t be queer?
doctors who won’t let disabled people access gender-affirming processes.
carers who don’t consider that their client might be queer.
media that continues to depict disabled people in ways that are desexualised and generally infantilising.
disabled people still know themselves better than you ever will. listen to them.
“’Black Sails’ reimagines representation in period dramas by making it integral to the show itself.
Flint’s internal struggle is not figuring out or discovering his sexuality – rather Flint’s character arc exists entirely because of his sexuality. His sexuality is not a prop meant to bolster another more important character or storyline. James Flint would quite simply not exist if he had not fallen in love with another man. Indeed, few plots on the show would exist if not for the fact that various women fell in love with women and men with men.
The driving narrative of this show is the battle for Nassau, a battle waged because of Flint’s love for another man and because this love was taken from him.
Flint is seen as a monster by England — he is a vicious pirate, guilty of innumerable crimes. He was a monster to them before he did any of that, though — he is told his relationship with Thomas is too loathsome and profane to be forgiven, and he is cast out because of it. The trope of the predatory homosexual is deeply rooted in our society. Homoerotic undertones in supernatural fiction have long cast gay people as monsters.
“Black Sails” takes this trope and attacks it. The show insists, rightfully so, that LGBTQ+ people have always existed, but it does not sugarcoat that existence. “They hang men for this,” Mrs. Hamilton tells Flint hours before their worlds all come crashing down, and she is right. Regardless of whether he’s a pirate or a respectable lieutenant, Flint will always be a monster to England, because of his sexuality.
In the third season, our crew is stranded on an island housing a matriarchal colony of marooned and escaped slaves. These people have formed a society entirely in secret. They exist outside the grasp of England’s fist because the crown does not know they exist. “Black Sails” is about people who have been cast out of society, it is about “monsters.” They are gay, women, marooned and escaped slaves. They don’t exist within civilization because civilization cannot allow them to exist. Their very presence challenges the entire façade, because civilization only survives if people cannot imagine it any other way.
In one of the most powerful scenes of the four-season show, Flint acknowledges this construct: “They paint the world full of shadows, and then tell their children to stay close to the light. Their light. Their reasons, their judgments. Because in the darkness, there be dragons. But it isn’t true. We can prove that it isn’t true. In the dark, there is discovery, there is possibility, there is freedom in the dark once someone has illuminated it.” The significance of an explicitly gay character making this declaration cannot be overstated.
For a shining moment, the show allows you to imagine a world in which this coalition of outcasts won. An alternate reality in which the New World was wrenched from England’s hands by an alliance of gay and black men and women. Of course, we know they did not win. Homophobia would become the law of the land in the New World, same as the Old. Slavery would flourish, and the world as we know it today would be built on the backs of enslaved peoples.
So what, then, is the point of “Black Sails”? It is just a story, with very little basis in history. Why imagine a world that could have been when we have to live in the one we have? Thinking of his happiness with his male love, author E.M. Forster once wrote “I see beyond my own happiness and intimacy, occasional glimpses of the happiness of thousands of others whose names I shall never hear, and I know that there is a great unrecorded history.”
“Black Sails” is imagining one of those thousands of unrecorded histories.
The show is an examination of the stories we create of, for and about ourselves. It is about how our narratives are wrested from us and twisted, and it is about how we fight to reclaim those narratives for ourselves. It is the lies we construct and the lies we are told, and the eternal struggle to maintain some truth in the midst of both.
The series closes with a character insisting that, “A story is true. A story is untrue. As time extends, it matters less and less. The stories we want to believe. … Those are the ones that survive, despite upheaval and transition, and progress. Those are the stories that shape history.”
We know from the beginning of the show that Flint’s war against England and civilization itself will not succeed. England’s power eventually waned, yes, but not before piracy was crushed and slavery was firmly entrenched. Homosexuality was still a criminal offense in my lifetime. Despite all of this, “Black Sails” is the power of stories we create in opposition to the stories civilization is built on. As long as we can tell those stories, we exist.
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