the stamen, the pistil, and the evening butterfly ♪

WHY IS EVERYONE LEAVING💔😰

ok it took me a min to get around to this because of moving and getting sick and whatever. Anyway I might be doing more of these because one (1) person asked me to (@icedcancer thanks for enabling me) Anyway

I'm gonna talk about Usopp now because I love him and his character growth is 🤌, and I'm probably going to talk about Nami next because they have some similarities I want to touch on. (Once again spoilers for a series 2+ decades old)

Usopp as a character is very interesting to me. He's a bit (a lot) of a coward despite his lofty ambitions, and he lies and makes up stories about his grand exploits to compensate. Very easy comedic relief material right there. This is established in his introductory arc, while at the same time kind of subverted in a way that adds more depth to his character. Instead of just being pure comedic relief with no other abilities or qualites that contribute to the story, action, or character relationships, Usopp is actually a pretty damn talented guy.

Just from the first saga of the series (East Blue), Usopp is shown through various means to be not only a storyteller but also an excellent sniper, gardener, artist, and inventor. In later arcs he's shown to be a steadfast friend, even when it'd be easier for him to just cut his losses and run. This happens most notably pre-timeskip in Little Garden, Alabasta, Skypeia, and Water 7/Enies Lobby. He's a relatively level-headed dude when faced with obstacles and is a fairly logical person, at least until things get dangerous. He's also a very proud and simultaneously deeply insecure person, which can end up causing problems for himself and sometimes his crew, often digging himself into holes he can't easily escape from with his posturing. This is most notably seen in Water 7, when he challenges (and very nearly beats, I will die on this hill) Luffy to a fight for the Merry and temporarily leaves the crew because of it.

All of these traits are also relevant to Usopp's dream: to become a brave warrior of the sea. Unlike most of the other Strawhats' goals, this one is fairly nebulous and speaks to more of a personal journey than a specific endpoint. This is kind of acknowledged from the get-go with Usopp aware of his own cowardice and need for growth before his dream can become a reality. He's not very confident in himself, despite his skill, and this comes to a head during Water 7 when he begins to outwardly think of himself as a burden to his friends. He feels stifled by his own need for help and lack of physical strength; which coupled with the stress of having to let go of the Merry leads to his leaving the crew. It's obvious during Water 7 that Usopp sees the end of their time with the Merry because she can no longer safely operate as analogous to a potential future for his own place in the crew. He is worried that the gap between his ability and the rest of the crew will widen to a point that Usopp will be seen as an active hindrance and need to be left behind. He works through a lot of this with Franky and a bit with Robin at the end of Water 7 moving in to Ennies Lobby, but it was still important to see because it sets the tone for his later characterization and growth.

There's a consistent theme to Usopp's character that contributes to a lot of his motivations that I actually see in common with the Green Lanterns from the DC universe. That is: the opposite of fear is bravery yes, but bravery is not the absence of fear. Bravery comes from the willpower to be afraid and keep going anyway. Usopp is a coward, but he's also one of the bravest characters in the show because he keeps doing things scared. Fighting Arlong's crew, helping Vivi save Alabasta, standing up to Enel on his own damn turf, infiltrating a marine base, leaving his crew for the sake of his pride and dedication, declaring war on the World Government, he does it all terrified but he still does it. After Water 7 and his discussion with Franky, Usopp resolves to not only trust more in his friends and their loyalty to him, but also to become more of a person that they can rely on. He isn't as worried about being left behind but he still wants to be able to support his friends, and I think that's beautiful.

I'm really excited to see more of Usopp's journey and his character bc I love it so much. :,)

Dusky

Thinking about how Dusky looks versus how I thought he looked

Idk jack shit about actual musical composition, I just listen to a lot of cast albums but during More Then Anything it really feels like after Charlie sings "I need to save my people more then anything" that there's supposed to be a short bit of dialogue between the two of them before Lucifer continues with "I've been dying to find out who you are". Like, you know when you listen to a cast album and there's either a bit of interlude music between a part of a song or you just feel like you missed something and then you watch the actual musical and it was because there's a whole scene during the song that they for some reason forgot to add(looking at u dear evan hanson u context hating bitch)

Hazbin has a chronic pacing problem due to them only(and possibly ever)getting 8 episodes. Its really sad seeing the holes where things absolutely should be but can't due to Time™ and amazon being garbage

Ten Songs, Ten People

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Blood On My Name - The Brothers Bright

Sahara (Slowed) - Hensonn

Check It Out - Oh The Larceny

Persephone - Tamino

Little Dark Age - MGMT

Strong - Royal Deluxe

Bad Woman Blues - Beth Hart

Far From Me - Chase Noseworthy

Limbo - Royal Blood

Eat Your Young - Hozier

Flex Mentallo #1 Apr 24, 1996

A minute of silence for those banned accounts but they have left us great NSFW content

if you dare get rid of the anon button there is a safe moment of controlled unhinged mess that you better KEEP

Ur really tempting me here-

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this was so much fun i actually forgot that ticketmaster fucked over all of canada

Angel!Au doodle?

Angel!Au doodle

I just really like the eyes on the wings and her face always being covered by them.

I feel like I should do more with this AU.

I DID NOT JUST CATCH THAT ON VIDEO ASGDJSGDJDBDN

FOUND A BUG ON MY HEADSET BEFORE GOING ON MY BREAK TERRIBLE AWFUL BAD

— A Minute (Intro) by Kelly Clarkson

Today sucked but Eli is laying next to my head purring and now I wanna ascend into outer space just a lil less.