i was requested to ask this in poll form cause our group chat sample size is too small to see if this is a specific regional divide or something. this is targeted @ usamericans & aussies but i’d LOVE a global sample size pls do reblog if you’d like to help us be less confused 😭

come vote in this poll, boy. for science. current results are showing that

so follow up question: where the HELL are all you aussies (& others) hearing this damn phrase...

edit: for people asking what it means it's basically just like, play hard to get by being mean to someone you're trying to attract and it will make them want you more aka keep them "keen" which IS documented aussie slang but i cannot find any documentation or origin story for the full phrase

reylos crying on twitter because Adam Driver explicitly confirmed that Bendemption was never originally in the plans for Kylo....this is justice for the last 8 years, actually

"they were just going to let the last Skywalker die as a Dark Sider???" well he wouldn't have BEEN the last Skywalker if Rian had actually followed through with the clearly foreshadowed revelation that Rey was one and let Finn be the nobody Jedi from nowhere as he was supposed to be

I just.

Eight years of arguing with Reylo stans about how Kylo's trajectory was to show us the long fall of someone continually choosing the Dark even as his father (who he explicitly acknowledged that he still loved!) and other people in his life repeatedly offered him the same choice Luke gave to Vader in ROTJ.

Eight years of noting that the point of Kylo, for JJ Abrams, was that you can be raised with love, support, and stability and still CHOOSE to make bad choices and continue to do so even when offered alternatives.

Eight years of pointing out that Finn and Kylo were deliberate character foils in TFA! Eight years of saying that Finn was supposed to show that goodness can come from anywhere, even a stormtrooper raised as a child soldier with no one to turn to, while Kylo was supposed to show that evil can come from anywhere, even a beloved Rebel's child with a stable childhood with lots of support figures.

Eight years of trying to get through to them that Finn and Kylo were supposed to represent the two choices Rey had as the sequel trilogy's Skywalker: to follow Finn's choices (Luke's choices) and stay in the Light, or follow Ben's choices (Anakin's choices) and surrender to the Dark.

Eight years has led to this moment of Adam Driver casually going "evolving into Ben Solo…that was never part of it" and “Rian took it into a different direction” in an interview on a random Tuesday night. I feel the vindication in this Chili's tonight and it is SWEET

Ships

Week Ending May 22nd, 2023

The number in italics indicates how many spots a ship moved up or down from the previous week. Bolded ships weren’t on the list last week.

hey you didn’t say we also got kataang on here too . our impact

hello!! welcome to the T+T TOURNEY !!! my name is achilles (he/him) but you can call me dynamite or really whatever else you want to ,, and i will be your host for this wonderful journey <3

this polls goal is to find the duo or group with the MOST transgender swag!!! any media is welcome (ttrpg, mc rp, books, podcasts, i truly mean anything) though i will NOT accept anyone from h//rry p//tter or real life. go absolutely wild!!!

a few ground rules --

1. dont be little shits. be so niceys. please :(

2. dont rig the vote !!! propaganda of any kind is welcome but my gods i do not have the energy to deal with botting. the askbox will be open and anon will be on for the duration of this bracket!!

3. if ur guy doesnt win do NOT be mean about it. sometimes thats just how the world works. theyll get em next time!!

4. obscure blorbos are so welcome actually i encourage the submission of obscure guys. i just cannot garuntee a spot on the bracket or a win for them

5. pleaseeee do not submit zelda/link from tloz they r automatically on the bracket. the yaoi yuri mf pair ever

6. submit as many guys as ur heart desires!!!! just dont submit the same guys more than once. if i find out anyone spam submitted some guys they will be disqualified

7. blorbos will be added to the checklist portion of the form when they reach 5 submissions. number is subject to change if i end up getting more than i expect

bracket size will depend entirely on how many submissions this gets !!! and uhh . obligatory "this poll was inspired by other polls like": @mfshipbracket @tboytgirlswagtagteam @bestshipsmackdown @silly4sillypoll @ot3showdown @worstshippoll @bestfictionaldivorce and SO many others all of the brackets floating around have been phenomenal

Welcome one and all! From the creator of @nexttopghost comes the Sadboy Showdown. I’m your host, The Poll Worker! Our goal here is to find the saddest, most traumatized, most mistreated little dudes and make them fight for the honor of tumblr’s favorite. I’m currently accepting submissions for the bracket under the following rules

1) For as much as we love ladies, this is a sad boy tournament. Your sad boy has to be a dude. They can be nonhuman though

2) No casts of characters! I don’t wanna see anyone put “the whole cast of supernatural,” your submission will be ignored!

3) No real people. That means No Alan Turings, no Bram Stokers. Mythology is ok, and bands that are explicitly characters (like Studio Killers or Steam Powered Giraffe) are also ok as long as they are EXPLICITLY characters

4) If there is a tie, we’ll do it again, if there’s a tie twice, we revive a guy from the previous round and whoever wins then moves forward. If we manage to get a three-way tie, then god help your soul

5) Have fun and send in your propaganda

Now give me your boys! The form will run until we get at least 32 entries

tagging in @who-do-i-know-this-man @mfshipbracket @fuckingstupidbracket

to err is human, to forgive is divine, and to be a little hater is my goddamn civic right. [uncial calligraphy in purple ink].

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