one of the most important things, perhaps the most important thing I have learned in my life is that nice people can fuck each other up in monstrous ways. people can be bone deep kind and loving and self reflective and still lash out under pressure. people can be earnestly neighbourly and charitable and hospitable and generous and still find themselves in situations where they become selfish. people can be well meaning and easygoing and gregarious and hold deep seated opinions that turn them into vicious little bullies under the right conditions. nobody is just one thing, and nobody stays one way. every person is a kaleidoscope and they will surprise you. you will surprise yourself. it's not a warning and it's not a judgement and it's not an excuse, and it's certainly not a reason to stop trying or to stop trusting. it is just a fact.
Bakugou: There is a thin line between joking and clinically insane. You use that line as a jump rope.
Kaminari: *giggling*
Kaminari: Hehe
*approaching where Mina is peacefully sleeping*
Sero: What are you doing
Kaminari, whispering: prank war
*playing all star at full volume in Mina’s ear*
Kaminari, to the sky, after he tripped: You want me off this bridge you’re going to have to kill me
Aizawa, who heard him: What are you on?
Bakugou: What did I do to deserve this?
Midoriya: I have an alphabetized list
i realized i never posted this on tumblr??? anyways here ya go tumblr
do you know where "no beta we die like x" comes from and how it is used?
The term "beta" in this context is short for "beta reader" - a person who reads a fic while it's still in the editing stage and helps the writer get it ready to post. Some betas check grammar. Some check canon compliance. Some are sensitivity readers. There are lots of things that betas can do.
So functionally, saying "no beta" means that the writer didn't get this checked by a second person before they posted it. It's a warning that there might be errors or typos etc. It's mostly used when an author has written something quickly and is posting without doing a lot of (or any) edits first.
As for where it comes from? It all started with a bumper sticker.
This image was an internet meme at one point, and it got meme'd on in the form of "no ___ we ___ like men"
Here on tumblr, one of the versions that got really popular was from now-deleted user @grec1a who created this version:
From there, it migrated to AO3 as the "no beta we die like men" tag, and very often the word men is replaced by the name of a character who dies in canon.
Hey guys, did you know that Trump/Musk/et al have had a really bad day in the legal department?
All your hellraising (especially with my suggested targeting of state AGs, especially Democratic AGs) is working! Keep it up! There will be many bad news days to come, but remember: pushing back is always worth it and it is already working.
Field trip! Bakusquad edition.
Kirishima and Bakugou: Cuddling on the ride there. They’re practically in each other’s laps.
Sero: Brought lots of snacks, actually remembered things like sunscreen.
Mina: On the phone with headphones in the entire time.
Kaminari: Listens to music and dramatically staring out the window.
Kirishima: How close is too close?
Kaminari: Depends. Midoriya? About a half meter bubble. Bakugou? 5 meters away. Then again, you have privileges.
Iida: Twitters a mess and I’m afraid that all my classmates will start to use Tumblr, where I post out of context pieces of conversation. If they do, though, I think it will be funny to watch them try to figure out who runs my blog.
Wanna buy some gender? We got half genders, whole genders, genders across the spectrum, and genders not even known to humans yet.
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