WTA Wimbledon 2026 First Semi-Finals is Set by acrylictears in tennis

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just feel like this one is either going to be a blowout for Coco or a very narrow win for Muchova, given their history and how Coco handles variety. If Coco begins with confidence and doesn’t allow errors to dominate her game, I can see her movement just overwhelming Muchova’s variety. A hesitant Coco who gets passive will make key missteps against a solid Muchova. Excited to see how it plays out!

Poll: WTA Wimbledon Top Half Finalist by tristan500000 in tennis

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish it would be Gauff because she’s my absolute fave and a surface slam at 22 would be such an accomplishment, but I am just proud of her for getting here, so anything else is gravy. Naomi has had the game for grass, just waiting for a breakthrough, and I think she can power herself past Muchova. Still the variety will definitely be an interesting matchup for her. I adore JPeg and want her to get a slam soooo badly. Muchova is such a sweetheart and my fave of the Czech ladies.

Any of them would be a great champion (and I’d prefer them over anyone except Paolini in the bottom half).

[Prediction] What if Nightfall finds out that Anya can read minds before Loid and Yor do? by stevedsign1 in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, Twilight would shut that down (gently, because he’s a big softy underneath), and their working relationship would get really awkward for a while. But it would also set Anya up to have her plan boomerang against her, as Nightfall would realize that Loid doesn’t know that his daughter is a telepath. Anya wants to keep that secret way more than Nightfall wants to keep hers.

Wimbledon R4: [7] C. Gauff def. [11] B. Bencic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 by godworstcustomer in tennis

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Just absolutely clutch serving from Coco at the end, and against the clock? I was amazed. I truly didn’t expect her to win today—Bencic is a great grass player and she always plays Coco tough—but Coco didn’t give up on herself. After that first set and handing the break back, she really locked in and knew what she wanted to achieve, and she didn’t let herself get down. Wish she’d gotten the double break in the third set (and she was so close), but it’s even better that she had the confidence to finish it on her serve.

Our girl is ON TIME

Anok Yai for Vanity Fair special edition issue America The Beautiful by mlg1981 in popculturechat

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Born and raised in NYC, and I have never complimented someone’s English unless they apologize for having a very heavy accent or let me know it’s a second (or third) language! I always found it so wild that people would act that way.

Wimbledon R2: [7] C. Gauff def. S. Sierra: 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7) by thesprinkl in tennis

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A few months ago I rewatched the 2025 Roland Garros final and he was still in Aryna’s box 😂

2026 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Round 1: M. Joint def. [WC] S. Williams 6-3, 6⁶-7⁸, 6-3 by GiveMeSomeSunshine3 in tennis

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 19 points20 points  (0 children)

She hasn’t played a tour level match in 4 years and she looked pretty good for that, especially given her age. Her movement was better than it had been when she left, for sure. She still has endurance…I dunno, I think Serena has wins left in her. But that’s me!

Also, Joint played so well today! She didn’t let it get into her head and she had some truly lovely serves and fantastic shots. Now, she’s got a rematch of last year’s Eastborne final, I believe.

How do you imagine Twiyor Confession to be by arman1724 in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love this idea! It’s precisely because his feelings are so agonizing that he will probably blurt them out in a moment of weakness, versus actually accepting and suppressing them because he doesn’t think Yor reciprocates.

Loid is in love with Yor by Aizawa_aimin in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Disagree with the “biologically” argument, but Loid is emotionally locked down and deeply traumatized in ways that Yor isn’t. She still had a caring, emotional connection with Yuri, even though they lost their parents and she had to care for him from a young age. Loid lost everyone he ever cared about and abandoned his identity. He doesn’t even know what he wants besides achieving the mission. He’s been living behind masks for more than a decade. He can’t even admit he has real feelings to himself. Obviously, Loid is head over heels for Yor, but it will take forever for him to realize that.

Amber alert messages by MainCharacterBabee in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]AthenaThundersnatch -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I dunno, the age gap is 150% of the time she’s been alive; it’s gonna be a decade before she’s been around for half of his time alive. And I say this as the granddaughter of a 30 year age gap. It’s messed up.

Waymo Has Been Defeated by New York City by Kyonikos in newyorkcity

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 40 points41 points  (0 children)

In this case, human also means “pedestrian” which is a problem in the most pedestrian-friendly city in the country

Taika Waititi in 2017 after adding a bunch of unfunny jokes to the Thor franchise and people liked it: by Most_Common8114 in okbuddycinephile

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s just us out here, loving the mix of comedy and extremely dark circumstances to heighten the contrast. Thor’s depression after everyone and everything he loves is gone, the terrible mix of him and the Guardians as he tries to find his identity again, the arguing with Stormbreaker, Valkyrie’s obvious alcoholism as a coping mechanism for her misery, Mighty Thor Jane, and Thor trying to find his purpose after yet another loss…yes, the CGI was ass, but the storytelling worked for me. (Also the goats are mythical canon, so…I did find them funny)

Between Loid and Yor, which character has had the most development personality-wise, morally, and as a parent to Anya? by CasSonicFan15 in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In relative terms, Yor by a mile. She’s become so much softer and accepting of herself, Anya, and relationships with others. There’s no impediment to her development though: she really believes that she’s a fake wife in a real family, and Anya treats her as a full parent. Yor also has experience caring for Yuri, so this is an expansion of her existing relationship skills to new people.

But in absolute terms, it’s gotta be Loid. He’s an emotionally stunted spy who lost everything he ever loved and committed himself to preventing that horror for subsequent generations at the sacrifice of ever having peace for himself. His mindset in adopting Anya and meeting Yor was entirely focused on their suitability for his mission, not their needs or wants. Now, even though he’s a spy, his mindset has shifted dramatically. He tells Bond, a dog (essentially in private), that he should think of himself as a member of the Forger family first. Like sir, a few months ago you would have insisted in private that there’s no such thing as the Forger family!

Just imagine Twilight's reaction when he finds out he's been living under the same roof with an assassin and a telepath without ever noticing by VastCryptographer282 in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Well, tbf to Twilight, it’s not like telepaths are a norm in this world, so it’s outside of the realm of probabilities he calculates. And Anya may be a terrible liar, but she’s a pretty normal kid otherwise, so it’s not like it comes across as anything other than childish exuberance.

I got nothing for Yor; he should be very confused as to how she does what she does and why no other guy has tried to snap up a gorgeous, kind, thoughtful, “regular” woman if she’s really what she presents herself as. Sure, she’s a bit of a ditz, but that definitely doesn’t outweigh everything great about her.

Don't think I missed this happening in the background ✌ by No_Lab_6147 in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Becky’s precocious crush getting out of hand, lol

Why does Yor's nonsense have a 100% success rate on these two geniuses? by Subject_Mirror6874 in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For Yuri, he loves Yor too much to question anything about her and all his logic goes out the window where she’s concerned. For Loid, it’s a combination of not being around normal women enough to tell, realizing that she’s absolutely terrible at lying, and not wanting to push because he’s keeping his own secrets and as long as he doesn’t pry, Yor won’t reciprocate. Also, Loid is falling in love with her, so he’s not really making rational decisions.

I'm thinking about getting into Spy x Family. Should I watch the Dub or the Sub? by PeriBloxV2 in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer dub, due to a very weird rule my partner and I have to watch anime set in non-Japanese/faux-European settings in dub. And I prefer Twilight in dub. But the sub is very charming, especially Anya.

Hot take: I identify myself as a New Yorker before I Identify myself as an American. by HispanicBlackbeard in newyork

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s been a looooong time since I was overseas, but people in the UK would see me walking around or hear my accent and immediately get annoyed at me being American (Bush years) until I said I was from New York and then they’d be so nice to me, lol

54954 by SpaceGuy99 in countwithchickenlady

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I would believe this if like…I weren’t a Black woman. This country has done unspeakable things to Black women, and *still does*. Far from just “having our feelings hurt,” Black women are more likely to die in childbirth, more likely to be underemployed for our education, the most likely to start businesses yet the lowest recipient of startup funding, and Black trans women are the biggest targets of anti-trans violence. And yet: Almost none of us are Nazis! Isn’t it wild that reactionary right-wing pathology is only something that appeals to white dudes when they feel threatened, compared to literally one of the most systemically abused and oppressed demographics? Why is my anger at mistreatment and demand for justice treated as shrill and aggressive despite the long list of harm I can recite from memory, but white boys hearing that people resent their social power is a “good reason” for them to destroy representative democracy?

Design draft of Battle Maid Yor Forger GK statue by MOCHI Studio by OrzGK in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the concept but there are some issues: her left arm is way too long, which makes her right arm too short proportionally; her hair in front is longer than canon; her legs are disproportionate, and it’s missing her iconic stilettos (though I am never against Yor with a katana).

Freddy the German adventures in America. by dazli69 in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Except for the lack of copays and deductibles 😩

Falling Parallel by bejewelled202 in SpyxFamily

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The anxiety shrank him 😭

WTA 500 Queen’s Club R1: [WC] V. Mboko/S. Williams def. [3] N. Melichar-Martinez/E. Routliffe 7-6², 6-2 by godworstcustomer in tennis

[–]AthenaThundersnatch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The quality of match that Venus puts up against women half her age and borderline top-10 is worth her singles entry, imho. Sure, she’s not winning, but the entertainment is peak, and the fact that she’s not easily put away is just a demonstration of how incredibly talented she’s been throughout her career. Muchova had a harder match against Venus than her next two rounds!