“Gosh, You Really Are A Maximoff. Otherwise, None Of This Would Be Nearly As Dramatic.”

Hear me out. a political show like House of Cards but instead of it being about a cunning politician manipulating the system for power it's about a confused politician who accidentally gets involved in politics, isn't super passionate, doesn't know what's happening, but somehow stumbles their way to the presidency. All the other politicians and this character are absolutely fucking baffled.

My Panic! At The Disco obsession turning into a Fallout Boy Obsession turning into an Arctic Monkeys obsession really explains what it's like to grow up

When a dictator and a revolutionary fall in love (a poem)

She's fiery, she's passionate. To him that's hot. She's smart and stimulating She has big bold dreams.

He doesn't mind. He's a benevolent dictator after all. And he needs an impressive left hand at his side.

He's charming and exciting. To her that's hot. He's intelligent and funny He has a remarkable power to understand and sway people.

She doesn't mind. He's only a benevolent dictator after all (how dangerous is that?) She needs a powerful personality to build support for the revolution.

She is idealism. He is reality. Both are brilliant...in opposite realms. After sex, laughter, and stimulating conversation, this looks like balance. Like shared goals.

Until she wants to destroy the world order and he wants to rule it.

As agendas shift they strain each other. He won't back her radical schemes. She won't fall in line with his regime.

They tried to break it off like diplomats, but alas neither of them were. They're a dictator and a revolutionary. Natural enemies, no matter how similar.

There was a spark, there was a flame and they thought they were fighting their battles together. But when it all went up in smoke they look up and saw the bombs they launched at each other.

I honestly can't wait to live on my own so I can eat Chinese food out of the container instead of on a plate

I just started reading Sunrise on the Reaping and I've had some initial thoughts

Bear in mind this may change as I read further...

So one of my friends started reading Sunrise on the Reaping and said she doesn't like it because it feels like there are too many call backs to other parts of the series that feel gimmicky and like they are catering to fans. Partially, I agree. Especially with Lenore Dove being covey. The amount it's mentioned feels a little gimmicky but it also serves a purpose in that it answers questions the readers had about what happened to these people.

Similarly the inclusion of characters that we see or hear about in the original trilogy serves the function of answering readers questions. I also think that because we know what happens to these characters it shows that Haymitch had a similar upbringing and could just as easily have ended up with a similar future to them.

What is truly tragic about this novel is that while you can see how the young Haymitch we are presented with becomes the Haymitch we know, we can also imagine all the other paths his life could have taken.

Quite similar to how Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes offers alternatives foe who Coriolanus could have been. It shows that Snow was presented with choices and ultimately chose power over everything else. For Snow the key word is choice. To some extent Haymitch has less agency but to another extent his story is about choices of when to rebel and when to stay quiet.

Bridgertons Sports/Workouts Headcannons

I’m sorry this is really weird and I don’t see a lot of oddly specific headcannony type stuff in this fandom, but it popped into my head and IDK why. 21st century AU obvi

Anthony: He played football (soccer) in school. Maybe he joins a rec league as an adult, IDK. Him and Simon definitely played football together when they were in school. I feel like Simon went on to play longer than Anthony and at a higher level. But he hits the gym pretty regularly, headphones in and zoned out, lifting workouts. 

Benedict: Look, this guy has played sports, he’s been to a gym, but he does not play sports or go to the gym. He definitely played sports with his brothers or friends when he was a kid and stuff. He’s probably tried to start a couple workout programs, or randomly goes to the gym, but its not something he consistently does. Definitely makes it his new years resolution to get fit every couple of years and stops going to the gym by the end of January. 

Colin: He plays rugby. Rugby is a very social sport and Colin is a fun social guy. He doesn’t play at an elite level or anything. He plays for a casual club team and lives for the post-game socials. He’s a bit cheeky so I definitely see him as a #9. Bonus: Penelope also plays rugby. This might be inner rugby player projecting, but I think they are an adorable rugby couple. 

Daphne: Daphne is your classic basic hot girl at the gym. She is like a fitness influencer type, but more casual about it. She does incline walks on the treadmill, she wears cute matching legging sets in pastel pinks and blues, she lifts to. She goes to the gym with Simon and at the end of their workouts they take a mirror selfie at the gym. 

Eloise: I’m a little unsure with this one. I feel like she either doesn’t bother or she does some random sport that really reflects who she is. Maybe a sport she played while she was in school, but doesn’t do anything as an adult. She might have done rugby with Penelope or something kind of random and niche like fencing. 

Francessca: This is where its going to start getting rough because I haven’t read the books, but from what I gather Fran is kind of the smart one, kind of the tough one, but like keeps to herself. I see her doing something a little niche but totally bad ass like boxing. 

Gregory: Football (soccer), typical British child playing a mainstream British sports. I can’t picture this kid as grown-up so that’s all I got.

Hyacinth: Hyacinth is wild, she is unhinged. I feel like she does not do any consistent sport or workout program, but she tries a bunch of different things and is pretty great at a lot of things. She’s definitely gotten like thrown of the field during a football match for like getting mad at the referee or getting too competitive or something. It’s great. 

On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Living Through Fantasy

For me, life is like a movie. I can always see its narrative arc. I can always see my character archetype. Narrative arcs tend to have limited options, so you try to spot the ending. You try to find who the other main characters are and guess where your story will take you. You try to spot the heroes, villains, love interests and comic relief of your life. You try to spot where you play these roles for others.

In short, you live in a world of fantasy. This can be both the best and worst thing for your life.

On one hand you can live life with the reassurance that the story will finish. You can see how the trials you face can motivate your character arc and enhance your story. However, once you feel you've completed an arc, you feel a bit empty. Life works in installments of plot for you (series, novels, episodes, etc). When you complete an arc you get into a rut and you have no reassurance it's going anywhere until a new plot unfolds. You get scared you could be stuck like this forever.

When you live in a world of fantasy there is always somewhere to escape to. Always your vision of how it could go differently, a fantastical plot of another universe, a made-up romance, or a wild adventure. But you know this isn't real. The discrepancy between fantasy and reality can often be confusing, jarring, and misleading.

Of course sometimes it helps to go through life as if the fantasy is the reality. To go through life thinking you deserve all the good things, that you are learning through your own adventure. It's a great way to think about yourself. It's how you think about others that becomes the problem.

Who did you unfairly cast as a villain? What when the happily ever after you expected doesn't come? How about when you lose someone you were hoping would be a main character?

I am constantly tortured and comforted by the fantasy I surround myself with. Of course I could say the same about my reality.

Ben Barnes is the off brand British version of Sebastian Stan.

SOS by ABBA is insanely Cherik coded.

"I've tried to reach for you but you have closed your mind" I know it's low hanging fruit but it fits so perfectly!

I know it' been done but I just realized how Lucy Gray coded Silver Springs is and I'm obsessed