"I believe that people are given three chances in life. Meeting you was one of the biggest turning points in my life, and I am certain that one of the three chances I get was spent with you."
- Lee Donghyuk to Mark Lee, "To us" by NCT 127, 2023.
finished watching tm9 reunited a couple of days ago, and afterwards thought that it might be time to end my little game of 'how much shadowgast art can i produce without making them kiss each other silly' 馃槍 don't forget to kiss your dearest friend on the lips fellas!
caleb widogast is easily the most character of all time. he's traumatized. he's autistic. he's bisexual. he's polyamorous. he's a ginger. he has a german accent. he does magic. he has a cat. his best friend is a mean lesbian that punches him a lot. he killed his parents. he looks like a hobo. he's new in town.
even if you don鈥檛 ship ekko and jinx. their dynamic is undeniably so interesting, if only for the ways in which they parallel each other. i鈥檝e said it before and i鈥檒l say it again they鈥檙e yin and ying. two sides of the same coin who represent the different parts of zaun.
jinx who represents the ways zaun can be dark and destructive, ekko who represents its vibrancy and perseverance. jinx who can鈥檛 move on because she鈥檚 trapped in the past and ekko who constantly hopes for a better future. jinx who invents to destroy and ekko who invents to repair
the way their fight scene alone paints them as light/dark and life/death. they鈥檙e each other鈥檚 mirror image. two people from similar circumstances who went down different paths in life but are always, inevitably a part of each other鈥檚 lives.
exhausted baskin robbins employee ashton x cottagecore tiktok influencer fearne who comes in every day and spends ten minutes looking at the flavours only to get the same one she always gets and ashton thinks she鈥檚 the most delightful part of his day because of how much she actively irritates the other customers
I don't want a romantic partner I want friends who will go dumpster diving with me, I want neighbors who will knock on my door and ask for butter because they forgot to buy some and it's sunday. I want book shelves in public spaces, food banks and shared tool sheds and community gardens. I want to trade home grown tomatoes for a couple of eggs with my neighbor and I want to bring food over to my friends house when I've cooked too much. I want bicycle only streets and I want people to go on spontaneous walks with. I want people to ask me for help when they need it and I want to be able to ask for help in return. I want community as a safety net. I want people to stop focusing on the vague concept of the one, who will Cure All Isolation and Loneliness. I want every single person to be able to find support and comfort around them, regardless of their relationship status.