FinnegansCake's Realm of Horrible Things

Yes, he’s Ryan Gosling, known Traditionally Attractive Man. But I think that’s exactly why he counts. A lot of us have grown up with Ryan Gosling as one of the hot guys the mainstream media talks about and as Tumblr users which questionable taste, most of us have never thought anything beyond “yeah I guess I see it” about this man UNTIL NOW. Ryan Gosling is not a Tumblr Sexyman by any stretch of the imagination but Grace in his goofy ass fox cardigan and askew glasses has that special sauce- he has transcended his actor’s plain good looks

All he needs is a few more votes to surpass the Vox wannabe and then the entire PHM fandom can gloat about our aroace goat for the next year or so.

“Oh but voting for ryland grace isn’t fun, cause ryland gosling-“

WRONG.

get that idea OUT. Ryan Gosling is a conventionally attractive actor. Ryland Grace is a nerdy stubborn fuckin little guy who formed a codependent relationship with a rock spider and is so dumb when it comes to relationships he went out for platonic dinner with his ex’s friend every weekend for years.

this man is not some blonde hunk from the front of a Calvin Klein advert. This is an awkward middle school teacher. He is a loser and i have a list on why.

Unironically said “whomp, there it is” while giving an impromptu lecture to the entire world’s leading scientists

his immediate reaction to seeing an alien was to dance horribly and see if it mimicked him

is aroace

if you don’t headcannon him to be aroace there’s also markiplier

Or Stratt or carl or rocky or rocky and Adrian or mark fucking watney (it’s everybody)

There are currently 455 fics under the tag “ryland grace is a wet cat”

called a tube of gravy “better than sex”

can’t do a spacewalk, can’t even moonwalk

named the medical robot Armando and thanks it

made rocky a paper hat for the top of his xenonite ball that said “savior of the world” and drew rocky lab goggles on his tunnel

wears shitty science pun shirts

wears his glasses so wrong it’s hard to believe they’re intact

Brought back hopecore and space and good movies all in one character

he is a loveable loser and deserves to win this.

Make the right choice! Go for the aroace in space!

About two hours later I was permanently banned from r/MadeMeSmile for “self-promotion.”

I accepted that different communities have different rules.But then something even stranger happened.Soon afterward, a moderator from r/pics started going through my account. Not just the new post—many of my older painting posts disappeared as well. One after another. Then I was permanently banned there too.

Maybe it was the same moderator. Maybe it wasn’t. I honestly don’t know.

What surprised me wasn’t even the ban itself. It was realizing how much power individual moderators have over what millions of people are allowed to see. One decision can erase years of posts from a community and instantly cut off your ability to participate, even if those posts had been happily sitting there for months or years.I’m not saying moderators shouldn’t have rules. Communities need moderation.But it does make you wonder where the line is between protecting a community and allowing a single interpretation of the rules to completely reshape what people can share.

The funny part?

I wasn’t advertising anything in those posts. I wasn’t posting prices or asking anyone to buy anything. I was simply sharing my original paintings because I enjoy discussing art with strangers from around the world.

Anyway…

Here’s the painting that apparently caused all the trouble. 🎨

The problem is, it's an unprecedented situation - upon their creation, the Elf Stones were distributed to the provincial Elf Lords as a sign of trust in their diligence and responsibility. With the decline of the monarchy and the rise of 19th century capitalism, Elf Lord became a perfunctory title, and the Elf Stones gradually entered private collections. There was a brief History Channel series on this, but due to a lack of interest it was only aired once and never re-released. It's not clear what could happen if the Elf Stones were to remain in close proximity for an extended period of time, but Ringo Starr (current holder of the Elf Stones) has spoken very vaguely about it during a Reddit AMA in a way that implies he intends to "wield" them to some unknown end.