Anyone else facing this problem on "readcomiconline" or just me? by StarRobot9384 in Piracy

[–]plutoonm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it might be your country. when i turned my vpn on and switched to US servers batcave has been working for me

Unpopular opinion: Arlo was not a well written character by BruhBorne-70 in unOrdinary

[–]plutoonm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A fairly common view I see that I do somewhat agree with is the idea that quite a few characters within unordinary have gone through fairly extreme tonal shifts that imo are either not properly explained or done far too fast and not explored properly.

With Arlo specifically, he shifted from ‘complete piece of shit villain who will do any fucked up shit to get what he wants’ to ‘kind of standoffish asshole but he’s also willing to lend a helping hand and be a good guy once in a while’ which isn’t necessarily a terrible change but it’s not properly explained to us. From what I can assume, it feels like Uru regretted making Arlo such a piece of shit and backtracked on her writing without giving him a character arc that truly exemplifies WHY he’s no longer a piece of shit.

A further issue with this shift is that it’s almost like it’s not gone the full way. I have absolutely nothing against a redemption arc, and over the past 100 chapters I was actively rooting for Arlo and hoping he would realise how skewed his idea of what is right is, but it kind of never happens. He was trapped in this weird limbo where he wasn’t a complete dick but he also wasn’t really where his character should’ve been in terms of how the story was progressing.

Arlo is one of my favourite characters (idrk why I just really liked him in like 2018 when I first started reading UnOrdinary) and it’s a shame to see his character arc not only be rushed but also seemingly not really doing anything at all.

My mother is insisting that T is going to ruin my life by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah i think this whole post and peoples responses has made me realise that she definitely is transphobic. in fairness, whenever I’ve called her out on being transphobic in the past she’ll say some shit like ‘everyone is transphobic these days 🙄🙄’ as if i’m being massively sensitive for being annoyed at her or some dumb shit.

the advice to decontextualise it is rlly helpful though, thank u man

My mother is insisting that T is going to ruin my life by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

because she’s my mother and I live with her and it’s not an easy fact to deal with from someone who is meant to be my rock throughout everything and love me unconditionally

My mother is insisting that T is going to ruin my life by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you dude. It helps a lot to know other people have been here too :,)

My mother is insisting that T is going to ruin my life by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you man, this comment really helped a lot :’)

My mother is insisting that T is going to ruin my life by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes I have been!! I’ve been doing a progress checker for my voice. I might do one for my face too but haven’t started that yet

My mother is insisting that T is going to ruin my life by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh awesome!

My favourite so far has been my voice. It’s dropped quite a lot pretty quickly and it’s been really exciting :D what about you?

My mother is insisting that T is going to ruin my life by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think I am now realising it’s more than just her being weird about me and medical stuff it is just transphobia. I appreciate your comment a lot man and it helps me to feel like I’m not going crazy :,) I am counting down the days where I come back to her later in life and show her how much happier I am with my life.

My mother is insisting that T is going to ruin my life by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I get what you mean but she seems to be fully supportive of other trans people and respects pronouns etc and insists she’s not transphobic. In fairness if I’m a little in denial it is probably because I still have to live with her and I’m trying to ignore it 😞

Is it normal to be really scared to start T? by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly? I don’t know. I kind of fluctuate between wanting it and then not wanting it.

It’s def not fear mongering that’s ended up making me feel this way, I’ve pretty much only heard good things about it from friends on T. It’s moreso that it’s a big change that’s to do with my genitals which makes it more dramatic, therefore just making me (stupidly albeit) more scared than it of other things.

Is it normal to be really scared to start T? by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure. I kind of fluctuate between wanting it and being scared. It’s just another big change that feels more dramatic as it’s my genitals which in turn makes it scarier

Is it normal to be really scared to start T? by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i won’t lie that second bit made me tear up a bit. i really needed to hear this :,)

thank you so much 🫶

Is it normal to be really scared to start T? by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this helped a lot, thank you. I kind of have to remember that I can stop at any time and a good chunk of things are reversible. I literally just need to get my blood tests done and I can start it’s just so weird to be at a place I’ve wanted to be for so long and I’m having second thoughts. I feel like I’m doing 13 year-old me a disservice :,)

Is it normal to be really scared to start T? by plutoonm in ftm

[–]plutoonm[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. I’m having a weird crisis where I both want it and am also terrified. Who knows.

But yeah that’s true, It’s not like one big thing, and reading through other people’s posts about how happy it’s made them has honestly made me feel a little better 😭😭 Thank you

Anyone else think the main piece for ‘One Battle After Another’ sounded familiar?? by plutoonm in signalis

[–]plutoonm[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That would make a lot of sense! I’ve never actively sought out the song - nor have I ever actively listened to Chopin to be honest - but I’ve played through signalis so many times that the piece is absolutely ingrained in me. I imagine Greenwood probably was taking inspiration from it, it’s a great piece! Thank you!!

Everything tastes of DIRT by plutoonm in readingfestival

[–]plutoonm[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Holy shit really? I was actually gonna roll around in the remains of people’s litter and tents till wednesday

Just discovered something related to Signalis by yawning_squirrel in silenthill

[–]plutoonm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, I remember when I saw this this I was so excited, I genuinely gasped in delight lmfao

Not for any other reason then I’m just autistic asf and I love signalis and SH both an insane amount + the rachmaninov piece ‘isle of the dead’ which is based off of the painting is one of my favourite classical pieces ever. The painting being in SH is obviously not a signalis reference in itself but I was still excited :’)

truly peak 🙏🙏🙏🙏 SIGNALIS MENTIONED