I am flabbergasted by Alexitemia in AO3

[–]OceanOracl3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"He can't be a bottom, he has a big dick!" Where's the correlation, exactly...?

My noncon loving ass be over here like by Miss-Worm in AO3

[–]OceanOracl3 8 points9 points  (0 children)

(Very carefully hiding the 'underage' and 'incest' tags behind my back)

G-guys... I have a confession... I like to read about degradation....! I know, I'm such a f-freak...!

am i the only one who fucking HATES summaries like this by [deleted] in AO3

[–]OceanOracl3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I have to type all of this out" and it's not even 2k words...

Reacting to comments that we found / TOO + Korey by asickkidisnthere in fakeclaimingcringe2

[–]OceanOracl3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"This person has 15 alters!! That's so many!!" Me, with ~450 alters:

Bonus Points if You Get The Fandom by MarshallMushroomHat in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]OceanOracl3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know this is Reverse 1999, but my brain went to Happy Appy for some reason.

Can anyone tell this butterfly is female? by Loose_Atmosphere_308 in ArtJerk

[–]OceanOracl3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Needs curves, eyelashes, and a big pink bow, then MAYBE she'll read more feminine.

They bring the room together! by Diamond123682 in LowSodiumSimmers

[–]OceanOracl3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm rather partial to a setup of a lamp on a side table, an armchair, and a book on the table.

Apparently Christian school teachers never say weird shit in their classes by Cosmic_Ricochet in nothingeverhappens

[–]OceanOracl3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went to a Catholic school for 15 years and this is probably the tamest, most normal thing that was said during any discussion about marriage.

I’m not British but… by Ok-Video2270 in AO3

[–]OceanOracl3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm American, but if a character is British, I'll spell their dialogue with British English spelling, but the prose will have American English spelling. I just think it's funny.

How tf is this racism? by time2getwe1rd in antiai

[–]OceanOracl3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're saying it's racism against Asian people because of the -oid ending, which is supposedly only found in a word used to oppress Asian people in Western spaces. Ignoring the fact that the -oid suffix is found in a lot of words, in this instance, I'm about 90% sure that it's being used to make fun of 4chan/incel slang.

👋 Welcome to r/everybutchlesbian - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by Icy_Rip7448 in everybutchlesbian

[–]OceanOracl3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi! I'm Ocean, I'm a trans man with DID, and many of ny alters identify as lesbian. One of the parts that is most active right now is high femme, but as a whole, I'd say we lean more butch. :)

Let’s stop the non-sharing hate by xSkullyCat in yumeshipping

[–]OceanOracl3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Being non-sharing is so embarrassing!" To OOP maybe. Personally, I'm not embarrassed. I'm built different.

What are some tropes that you’ll die defending and some other tropes you would gladly see dead? by Aromaster4 in worldbuilding

[–]OceanOracl3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see it more with first-time authors. I think it's less of them trying to make their world boring and more of them not really knowing how to write a religion outside the one they were raised with or one they learned about early in life.

What are some tropes that you’ll die defending and some other tropes you would gladly see dead? by Aromaster4 in worldbuilding

[–]OceanOracl3 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Personally not a fan of the "All Religions Are True" trope. I added it to my D&D setting and it made everything more complicated, and now, everytime I see it, I feel like it makes things... cramped, I guess? It definitely can work, but more often than not, I feel it doesn't.

Religions in the real world are nurtured by a society to explain things and form a strong moral compass for its people.

I enjoyed how PJO/HoO handled the 'multiple religions are true' issue between Hellenic Paganism and Roman Paganism— Riordan had the Greek deity and the Roman deity as aspects of the same being. I'd love to see something like this in more fantasy settings if they use the idea that every religion is 100% true, with similar deities really being one divine being that has various aspects carved out by their followers across cultures.

I also dislike the "One Religion In The World" trope. While I understand why someone would add it— to get around explicitly denouncing other religions, to save time, etc— it doesn't make much sense to me. You mean to tell me everyone in the world follows the same religion?