UltimateGamer101

It’s always disappointing to get online and see that the conversation is “X thing shouldn’t exist” on the grounds that it made somebody feel badly. It was meant to make you feel that way and it’s normal that it did - it’s okay that you stop reading it or don’t finish it but I am BEGGING you to consider why it made you uncomfortable and why the author felt the need (if the answer isn’t immediately obvious, as it can be). There isn’t shame in something putting you off so badly that you shelve it.

The sterilization of reality is a detriment to all who exist within it. To censor stories with painful themes is to erase the reality that such stories are based in some horrific truth and works to erase the reality that many people have endured.

This trend or whatever we want to call it has gotten so bad that I listened to an entire lecture from somebody about how awful a book was and how it shouldn’t exist at all, how the author was a terrible person for concocting it and how it hurt people. When I asked what the book was, this person not only could barely recall the name but HAD NEVER READ IT. I bought the book. I read the book. It accomplished its task beautifully and I found it to be a cathartic experience. I also understood how it could make people so uncomfortable and would never judge anybody for setting it down.

the first three seasons are on youtube, in full, uploaded by the creators, in the correct order (the first season was aired out of order by the network)

Batman doesn't think of himself as Bruce Wayne, he thinks of himself as Batman. The only period of time where Bruce Wayne/Batman thought of himself as Bruce Wayne was when he was still a child, when his parents were still alive, when they were still the Wayne family and the future still stretched out before them like a yellow brick road.

Meanwhile, regardless of whether he's wearing the suit or not, Tony Stark always thinks of himself as Tony Stark. Being negatively compared to his father for most of his life, he's needed to take a firm grip upon his own sense of identity, even if that meant destroying his own reputation in the process. Tony Stark, whether he's wearing the Iron Man suit or not, is always Tony Stark.

Bruce Wayne is a child. Tony Stark is an adult. Therefore, Tony would win the fight easily, but his public image would be absolutely demolished if evidence of the fight ever got out.

She was trying to the best for her kids and just didn’t know how to interpret the validity of information or its sources, an actual skill that can be actually difficult and that is under-taught and a necessary first step to being able to trust vaccination research, so chose no action over taking an action she wasn’t sure of. She kept looking into it with family and friends and even eventually came to the right conclusion before her kids became sick, but it was still too late.

Honestly it was pretty brave of her to publicly admit she was wrong. She could have just quietly vaccinated her kids and not become a national news story, but instead she spoke out, even saying “I’m writing this from quarantine, the irony of which isn’t lost on me.” and also “I am not looking forward to any gloating or shame as this ‘defection’ from the antivaxx camp goes public, but, this isn’t a popularity contest.  Right now my family is living the consequences of misinformation and fear.  I understand that families in our community may be mad at us for putting their kids at risk.”

Too many beds

Accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss

Really nice guy who hates only you

Academic rivals except it’s two teachers who compete to have the best class

Divorce of convenience

Too much communication

True hate’s kiss (only kissing your enemy can break a curse)

Dating your enemy’s sibling

Lovers to enemies

Hate at first sight

Love triangle where the two love interests get together instead

Fake amnesia

Soulmates who are fated to kill each other

Strangers to enemies

Instead of fake dating, everyone is convinced that you aren’t actually dating

Too hot to cuddle

Love interest CEO is a himbo/bimbo who runs their company into the ground

really cool

like I just think they’re neat

I have a lot of these saved actually, because I like them so much

This one is a gif but you get what I mean:

They all have really congruent color palettes, which is just so pleasing to me. They’re pretty good at building mood while also maintaining a togetherness that doesn’t pull attention away from the people in the scene. It works so well that sometimes, you just don’t pay attention to the backgrounds - which means they’re doing their job, sure, but they deserve some recognition too, imo.

Anyway, I leave you with this: