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“X bodily fluid is just filtered blood!” buddy I hate to break it to you but ALL of the fluids in your body are filtered blood. Your circulatory system is how water gets around your body. It all comes out of the blood (or lymph, which is just filtered blood).

“I live in the north of England, I’m used to freezing cold temperatures”

Oh honey.  That’s what the pilgrims said.  They mostly died.

being able to teleport must suck ass when you have adhd

when did he say he was happy when kurt was weak, don't need to twist to make your life happier

Oh, someone needs to go watch Tested again because it’s all there, buttercup. That great scene in the NYADA stage weapons class when Kurt was working out surrounded by male admirers (one of which asked Kurt to flex for him) while poor Blainy poo was sitting by himself and shoving cheese puffs into his cake hole. Shall I remind you of what Blaine said in his own voice over?

I’ve got to hand it to Kurt, he’s looking amazing these days. And he deserves all the attention he’s getting. Still, I can’t help but feel… what is it? Oh, just cut the crap, Blaine… I’m actually feeling a little jealous. Back at McKinley, I’d be the guy getting fawned over. I lifted, I boxed… I was in the Dalton fight club, for God’s sake. Kurt was… well, Kurt. Most of the time he was more comfortable hanging out with the girls. Like when the glee club sang Summer Nights, he did the Rizzo part. But the winds have changed. There’s a shift in the power dynamic. Kurt’s the hotshot now. And after what happened to him a few weeks ago, a lot of people look at him as a hero. He’s leading man material. I’ve always known he could be that, but most people didn’t. I guess I’m not used to Kurt being seen as a sexual object. And to be completely honest, I don’t know if I’m comfortable with that.

So let’s take a look at what Blaine said here… he was most comfortable and happy when he was the one that all the guys flocked around and wanted to be friends with him while Kurt hung out with the girls (and the amount of distain in Blaine’s voice when he said that Kurt was… Kurt, is really telling). He’s not happy that Kurt is the one that now all these hot guys at NYADA are looking at and are flirting with. It was fine and Blaine was happy when he got all the acknowledgement and Kurt was the one sitting on the sidelines, watching him adoringly. But now that Kurt is the admired one… it drove Blaine nuts. He liked it when he was the guy who everyone looked up to, but now that people thought Kurt was a hero (and fuck it, he was a hero for rushing into a dark alley to try to save someone’s life), Blaine said very clearly that there was a shift in the power dynamic - now with Kurt as the strong one and Blaine the lesser of the pairing - and Blaine couldn’t handle it.

And look at the difference in how Kurt and Blaine handled this imbalance. When the imbalance was in Blaine’s favor, he was completely blind to it and how it was affecting Kurt and did nothing to try to fix things. He was perfectly happy when Kurt was excluded or didn’t get decent parts (like his total non-reaction to Kurt getting cast as Office Krupke in WSS), while Kurt was supportive of him. Now things have switched at Kurt was very cognizant of how Blaine was struggling and was making a concerted effort that his recent successes didn’t demoralize Blaine.

So no… no twisting here. Just not ignoring things that actually happened in the show that are inconvenient and get in the way of my perception of my favored character.

Want to learn something new in 2022??

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Excellent basic crochet video series

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Another drawing character faces video

Literally my favorite art pose hack

Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??

Introduction to flying small aircrafts

French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Introduction to college physics (free textbook)

Introduction to accounting (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Ancient Greek

Latin

Spanish

German

Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)

French

Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)

Basic rules for analysing fiction, an incomprehensive list jotted down in a hurry:

The protagonist isn’t always right

The protagonist isn’t always good

The protagonist isn’t always written to be relatable or likeable

The narrator isn’t always right

The narrator isn’t always good

The narrator isn’t always telling the truth

The narrator isn’t always the author

The protagonist’s moral compass, the narrator’s moral compass and the author’s moral compass are three entirely different things that only occasionally overlap

Pay attention to what characters do and not just what they say

Pay special attention when what the characters do is at odds with what they say

A lot of the time the curtains are blue for a reason. If they aren’t, you should read better books

Leadership Styles

Bruce: So, Damian. I here you've been training Lawton's daughter. I can imagine that working with a young protege can be difficult. I'm proud of you for putting in the effort.

Damian: It's actually not that hard. Zoe has been a very agreeable and cooperative student.

Bruce: Right.... But I'm sure it gets frustrating when she doesn't follow your orders.

Damian: She always follows my orders. I've found communication to be the key.

Bruce: I mean... Kids will be kids. I'm sure she's run off and done something stupid at some point...

Damian: Nope. Never.

Bruce: But-

Zoe: Hey, Damian! I'm ready to go on that mission.

Damian: Oh, you aren't going.

Zoe: What? Why?

Damian: Because you're not ready. You still have much more training to do before you go on a mission like this.

Bruce: *smirks smugly as he wait's for the argument to begin*

Damian: Also, I am emotionally compromised. I care for you deeply and am not ready to see you in the field yet. I would likely spend the whole mission worrying about your safety. I will attempt to work on this, because I do not wish to hold you back, but in the mean time I would appreciate if you stayed here where you're safe.

Zoe: Okay. I understand.... I love you too.

Damian: Thank you. I appreciate you being patient with me.

Zoe/Damian: *share a emotionally meaningful hug*

Bruce: ....

Bruce: What?

Damian: See? Communication. It's really not that hard.

Dick [tears in his eyes]: I taught him to do that.

every person can feel freddie’s presence in their souls when they sing MAMAAAAAA UUHHHH, I DONT WANNA DIE, I SOMETIMES I WISH I’VE NEVER BEEN BORN AT ALL with all the air in their lungs i’m not joking

Damian keeps bringing animals to the Cave because back home the al Ghuls have an animal conservatory. He can adopt as many animals as he wants and finds it atrocious that his Father doesn't have one.

Damian: Where are all the animals? *looks around*

Bruce: the what?

Alfred: *raises his eyebrows*

Talia: He doesn't have a conservatory my love, he owns a company

Damian: *crunches his nose*

Alya Césaire is brain dead.