something something i fucking love zenos

'zenos is right about the wol only desiring wanton violence' is not correct (this is where people get their wolcanons mixed up with textual reading.) but there is something to be said that zenos' character brings up the fact that there is some players who genuinely dgaf about the story + characters at all (or even outright hate those aspects) and merely wish to progress + fight + raid. there are a ton of people who play for msq skips + level skips... the wol / player disparancy is elevated by his metacontextual in-between-ness. also if i may be bold: zenos was not solely concerned with the wol's desire for violence (the wol does desire violence [to an extent] canonically) but for the wol's natural sense of progression / self-overcoming. violence is the root of ffxiv's progression you are always fighting something every expansion the wol literally kills at least one person

okay update to this analysis so i recently played an entire go of the zodiac relic questline and i am changing my opinion to that zenos is actually 100% correct about the in-game wol desiring wanton violence and unneeded destruction for selfish reasons/progression

happy pride month! consider helping out a struggling trans/gay couple? 🌹

the irredeemable pervert is generally well regarded among their friends for their insightful thoughts and all around pleasant demeanour

hey. you have to love your trans brothers of color okay. and your trans sisters of color. and your nonbinary siblings of color. you have to okay. its simply non-optional

you have to love your intersex siblings of color. you just have to

having and loving trans friends is like. i will fight your parents. i will fight your exes. i will fight your family. i will fight your doctor.

there genuinely is something to be said about how every trans person ive met has been mistreated or hurt so badly. it breaks my heart and it has informed basically all my relationships with other trans people, i go out of my way to affirm their joys and uplift them and love them however i can. i think especially in this day and age trans people are very much in need of extra kindness and care. it doesnt need to be huge. but let your trans friends know you care, please. tell him that he looks handsome today. remind them that theyre really fun to be around. let her know that you like her jokes. hug it and hold it gently. be honest, be open. please, for all the love there is, be kind to trans people

interesting how "don't say it's bad, say you don't like it!" is practically meaningless nowadays

"it's not that it's bad, i just don't like it" "oh so you think it's bad + i'm a bad person for liking it + you're being passive aggressive and hypocritical" ← common pattern ive noticed

they're selling anti-ai slogans on sweatshop-produced t-shirts. i don't need to write the poem for you to get it do i

i will fucking call it "chariot" and "dynamo" after the heat death of the fucking universe

the realization that the unhealthy trait you’ve given your favorite oc for funsies is actually something you unintentionally do is like watching a five year old innocently and perfectly mimic your bad habits