My Brain Randomness

Absolutely insane

She is just. SO fucking OVAL

Wukong: Worked as a Bimawen in heaven and though he hates to bring it up he has an encyclopedic knowledge of horses and how to care for them. And he'll never admit it, but he does have a soft spot for the animals.

Tripitaka: Is a massive dork who's liked horseys ever since he was a little kid. I don't think he'd be a very good rider, but he sure does love having a horse all his own now. Also Ao Lie is nice to him and doesn't let him fall. Often.

Pigsy: Often daydreamed about having a horse on his farm because it would really help with farming. His least favourite neighbour had a real nice mare and HIS crops yield was almost twice as much as the Gao's, but Pigsy was never able to convince his father in law that a horse would be a good investment.

Sandy: Did a decent amount of cavalry work and got to work with some pretty sick warhorses. He certainly had his favourites which he occasionally accidentally-on-purpose slipped some sugar.

So one day they get Sandy talking about his time in heaven and among other things he's like "Oh my favourite horse to ride was this gelding called Bǎolín, he was so nice and calm and extremely well trained, and he had such a beautiful black coat as well. Funny story: I used to sneak into the stables about once a week and slip him about a handful of sugar. It was probably terrible for his diet, but no one ever caught me, and he really liked it so—" and Wukong jumps to his feet and screeches "THAT WAS YOU?????!!!!"

ask and ye shall receive

transfem!Logan has been rotating in my mind for months now, partially due to these lovely fics, so i had to make something with her.

I'm not a sleep scientist, but from what I've read, it seems like a good idea to figure out either 1) what time your natural circadian rhythm wakes you up in the morning or 2) what time you Need to get up in the morning (for work or class or whatever), and then make sure that you structure your evening so that you are ASLEEP (not just in bed but actually ASLEEP) about eight or nine hours before that time.

so like, if your body wakes you up at 9am, and it takes you half an hour to get to sleep after getting in bed, you should be getting in bed by no later than 12:30. if you have to get up for school at 7am and it takes you an hour to get ready for bed and go to sleep, you should start getting ready for bed no later than 10pm.

and, like, I know some chump on tumblr saying "go to bed at 10pm" sounds like an old man yelling at a cloud or something, but this is life-saving advice. consistently getting less than 7 hours of sleep a night will rapidly destroy your brain. if you already consistently get less than 7 hours of sleep a night, you may not even realise how much the constant pressure of sleep deprivation is hindering your life. and vitally: this is something that you CAN and SHOULD change.

and this isn't a funnee haha moment where you can comment something like "lol if getting 4 hours of sleep every night is destroying my brain I guess I'm destroying my brain then 😂😂🤣!!!!", either. treating a regular sleep cycle as some kind of wacky pipe dream that you can make japes and jestery about not attaining is not a funny #relatable moment, it's not cute, it's just cringe, it makes you look pathetic and sad (and not in the cute way), and it's going to make people like me frustrated, miserable, and pissed off at you.

this is a collection of meta posts I've collected for my own amusement and want for a comprehensive vox social values analysis masterpost. im also going to include posts about alastor, his masculinity and gender expression. youll find out why

this is purely about what is canon. people can and should do whatever they like with fictional characters

MASSIVE shoutout to @darkermoonnow for being 90% of the posts here. i genuinely thought there would be more from different users but seems i was wrong (pls prove me wrong) i will edit this as i find new posts to include, so please do give me your suggestions!

fifties social sensibilities vs vox by @darkermoonnow:

this is the one that started this all. "If you compare Vox's behavior in modern-day canon with actual 50s-level bigotry. And you assume he held opinions typical of his era while he was alive. He's um. He's pretty progressive." i cant put this better than op did

comparing what was normal in the fifties usa when it comes to racism, misogyny and the ideal of masculinity. the race of vox's partners straight up isnt important to him (vs fifties man would think it is beneath him to work with anyone not-white), he doesnt expect women to be subservient to him, and he does not live up to fifties ideals of masculinity

how vox's social values might have been when he appeared in hell vs. how they might have changed since by @darkstarofchaos:

"Considering he can't have been in Hell for long before meeting Alastor, and he made his offer a few years into their friendship, I'd say he either changed his mind about a lot of things very quickly, or he was already on the progressive side of the political spectrum while alive. Or both." once again, another banger from op

post goes over some historical facts abt the usa in the 50s, how vox had Plenty of things to have a breakdown over (he became dark-skinned in hell. his bestie was black), and then an outline of how if he Did have issues with racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. (which he Did, realistically. but not as majorly as many of this contemporaries) how his relationships with the vees will have had him put in situations where he has had to work through them

vox and his (lack of) misogyny by @darkstarofchaos:

lists common misogynistic behaviours that vox p much never does, even when he easily could. most notable is that he spent all of season two slandering charlie, and he didnt use the fact that she is a queer woman against her once, but instead only focused on fair criticism. that if something is a prime spot for misogyny, which he doesnt display

vox and his relationship with sexual dynamics by @darkstarofchaos:

this may be my favourite analysis linked here. ill try to not get carried away summarising

the post is about how the crowd who argues that vox Canonically Only tops dont really have a leg to stand on, if their arguments are based on vox being insecure in his gender presentation or of not being (or appearing to be) in control

vox's gender presentation can with good conscience be called genderqueer, and he is very secure in it. this is explored in depth in many other analysis posts (linked below). he also does not mind taking the more feminine role at times: he lets val lead when theyre dancing. he also doesnt have Any reaction to val having drawn him tied up, when he could have been flustered or angry if this had been val trying to get on his nerves. so theres no reason to believe he would canonically be vehemently against the idea, or that he would Only dom and top

theres So Much More here that i dont mention, please go read it!!

analysing alastor and vox's gender presentation by @darkstarofchaos:

vox: vox has both very masculine and feminine mannerisms he openly and comfortably displays no matter who is watching.

alastor: alastor has feminine mannerisms in the way he uses his hands, how he sits "primly" at times. he also does slouch and manspread. he is very emotionally restrained and believes he has to always survive entirely on his own (compare vox whos much more emotionally expressive and believes in cooperation)

alastor and vox's toxic masculinity by @r3tr0b3tty0:

part 1: just alastor: alastor and his relatonships with men are often based on power and dominance, alastor suppresses his emotions

part 2: al and vox: vox idolises alastor and thinks al is "peak masculinity", emulates him, seeks his approval. vox's toxic traits are triggered by alastor's proximity

alastor's relationships with women vs vox's with velvette + al's toxic masculinity by @g00dberry and @darkstarofchaos:

lists alastor's relationships with women: rosie, niffty, charlie and velvette, none of being really "friendly" or "close". granted, al doesnt really Do friendship, but still. also includes a tldr of alastor's main toxic masculinity traits that have been explored more in-depth in the posts linked above

this is compared to vox's relationship with velvette: "comfortable with a degree of closeness society normally reserved for same-gender friendships", as the post states. theres also a separate post entirely focusing on this, also by darkstarofchaos

the point is that reading al as a feminist girls' girl and vox as a sexist creep is not backed up by canon