#Approaching Mindfulness
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for those who don’t know, hulu’s under the bridge is based off of the very real and brutal death of a 14-year-old girl. the story of reena virk is widely known and is still talked about where i grew up. her family has run anti-bullying campaigns across the province for as long as i can remember.
so while i know a lot of people will watch it in the coming days for lily gladstone and riley keough, i hope you also take away the message that i think the show is doing a god job of delivering so far: if bullying and racism go unchecked, the consequences can be dire for those who are the the most vulnerable. if you are silent, you are complicit.
#under the bridge#and to be clear i do not hate the show or want people to not watch it#i just think we should all approach the main plot with this in mind#actual people were affected by these events#let’s be respectful of that
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them ladieeees
#critical role fanart#critical role#art#fanart#imogen#dungeons and dragons#laudna#fearne#here trying out a different approach to painting#don't mind me I'm just having a bit of fun which tbh is so rare#but very happy to be drawing a bit more and not having breakdowns#just taking it and moving on#let's goooo
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When a true baby ghost is born— a ghost not born of dying, but rather through the desire of another ghost— they are little more than a core with wispy ectoplasm emanating from them for about a month. During said month, they take on influence from their surroundings in order to figure out the form they’ll take, hence why so many young ghosts look like their parents.
Because they aren’t fully formed until a month after their birth, the parent or parents will take on a far more aggressive, primal form in order to protect their child. The parent’s form will become incredibly monstrous, and their size will increase, with triple their normal size being most common among parents. Their mental state also becomes incredibly instinctual, higher intelligence temporarily being replaced by aggression towards anyone the ghost doesn’t consider family. They stay in this state until the baby is fully formed.
Of course, Danny “don’t worry about it” Phantom forgets to add this bit of trivia to his explanation to his fellow heroes as to why he was taking paternity leave. In his defense, he didn’t expect them to visit during that month.
And he definitely didn’t expect his brooding brain to latch onto most everyone who visited as “part of his brood.”
#danny phantom#dp x dc#Danny has inadvertently kidnapped: 1. the entire shazam family 2. most of the batfamily 3. most of young Justice 4. Martian Manhunter#5. several green lanterns 6. teekl somehow 7. several pretty rocks#I should mention Danny’s ‘brooding form’ is far larger than average#mostly because of his incredibly long tail that he’s using to wrap around his ‘brood’#he keeps the baby in the extra pair of hands he grew#the only reason Sam and Tucker aren’t there is because they were with Danny when frostbite explained everything#they helped set up his nest in a quite part of amity park#the entire town knows not to go there during the month#it was a big story on the news#specifically because it meant that the usual rogues gallery wouldn’t be invading during that time#because no ghost in their right mind would approach a brooding ghost#phantomama au
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warped forest + some rocks from the nether
#still unsure abt how i wanna approach glowstone clusters. btw the warped forest is one of my fave biomes in general#one of the reasons aside from its pretty is that its not FULL OF HOSTILE HOGS#minecraft#the nether#also in my mind yes the shroomlights are like. morel mushroom shaped
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Might be blasphemy within the Danny Phantom fandom but I just cannot see Danny x Sam being an actual ship regardless of it being canon in the actual show and now book.
Even as a kid I thought it was weird and couldn’t figure out why that bothered me, and I think now it’s because I never saw any indication of Sam or Danny ever being actually romantically attracted with each other. To be fair I saw that show when I was little, and maybe I’ll see those romantic moments that the show was building to if I can find actual length videos of the episodes.
But at this moment, I can’t recall ever having seen it.
And it baffles me, because I kinda don’t feel like Sam really loved Danny, even as a friend. And I think that really showed in the episode with her wish that changed the structure of time and space so that Danny never died and she was never friends with Danny and Tucker.
If she loved Danny, regardless if it was as a potential lover or friend, she would never have allowed him to die. Not once, but twice.
The first, okay, it was an accident. Kids do dumb things all the time, the more potentially dangerous it is the better — but the second time? The second time was deliberate.
She put him into that suit, without explanation, and without assurance. Nothing but a change of his hero signature.
She didn’t hesitate to let him die again, instead of asking herself if she could stomach watching him go through that again.
What person who loved you could do that to you? Could stand to see you go through that pain?
I feel a good example of love as well, especially in the show, is Jazz. She loves Danny, as a sibling, as a friend, and with all that love she would choose to walk herself into that portal then to let Danny do it instead.
She shows that deep love for Danny to the audience by choosing to protect him from their parents so they would never know he is the ghost boy that they want to rip apart molecule by molecule because she doesn’t want to take the chance of loosing him twice.
Jazz wanted to do that.
So why couldn’t Sam?
#dpxdc#dp x dc#dc x dp#dcxdp#danny phantom#danny fenton#dp x dc crossover#dp x dc prompt#I think that moment in the show really made me question Sam’s entire character#and I think that was why I couldn’t understand why and how Sam could possibly love Danny#and Danny love Sam KNOWING that she had killed him on purpose#like I don’t mind any of the other ships like#Tucker x Danny#Dash x Danny#Paulina x Danny#Valerie x Danny#especially Dash and Valerie because they have both hurt Danny physically and even threatened to end him (Valerie)#but they felt different in their approach#because Valerie did genuinely love Danny#she just hated Phantom and even wanted to protect Danny FROM Phantom#Dash is a bully and for the time would never have cared for Danny as a potential love interest#but I feel like even Dash would have hesitated#sorry guys but any ship with Danny that has Sam in it as a partner is not for me 😭#I feel sad cause I like the idea of the everlasting trio too#but I just can’t see it with Sam being how she was in the show 😭
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Sanji: I am a man with STANDARDS
Zoro: I ate chocolate rice balls off the floor after they'd been stepped on
Sanji: oh no! Hes meeting all my standards!
#one piece#opla#one piece sanji#one piece zoro#zosan#listen#i know its been said probably a million times#and im reading a fic with it rn#but we all know Sanji lost his goddamned mind when he found that out#rivalry ended in SECONDS#zoro went from public enemy number one to hearing wedding bells approaching at fearful speeds#hes unsure why theyre stopping at the Baratie again#zeff is griling him about eggplants now?#the cook gets nosebleeds when he looks at him?#hes never been so well fed in his life until then#the rest of the crew is so tired of eating Zoros favorites#hes out of the loop until Sanji asks when he thinks the wedding should be#the little girl who made the rice balls is their flower girl
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He left just as quickly as he arrived, not once looking your way. Yet all you could think of was how soft his hands must be, were they to only hold you for a moment.
#silven#giant tiny#g/t#thought about coloring this but I do not have the energy for that#I love making Silven untouchable#he just shows up and does his thing and gets paid#undeniably making an impression on folks during his visits#most too shy to approach him#if they'd only muster up the courage to he would gladly engage#he's just respectful of humans and minds his business so they don't think he's trying to hurt them#and YET#I gotta write this.
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i miss u king... orz
#trying a different style i hope yall don't mind#i think this approach is easier on me(?)#ah who knows#time to mimir#art#artist#fanart#illustration#illust#tears of themis#tears of themis fanart#digital art#marius von hagen
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Finally watched Blue Eye Samurai and damn, this show really is everything everyone's been saying. But also man, it's really making me think how much I wish non-animated shows focused on visuals. With everything being nearly-fully CGI, why do movies and shows have to look so... boring? If a friend group with a 90s camcorder can do it, why can't Disney (check out GGLS btw)? Idk, just frustrates me. Anyway, here's this show being eye candy.
#GGLS is Green Goblin's Last Stand#legit for a film made by friends with pocket change it has some seriously impressive cinematography sometimes#blue eye samurai#mizu blue eye samurai#also MAN i love how they handle disabilities in the show#i cant speak for the amputee rep but as someone with speech impediments (stammer and a lisp) i adore the way they approached it#like “mind works so fast mouth can't keep up” is literally something i use to explain my stammer#and then portraying it not only as something undeserving of hate but also as beautiful and worth love/sexual desire?#man that shit put a giddy lil smile on my face#netflix#animation#mizu#takayoshi blue eye samurai
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Poppy for N2 au, it took me so long to make her design cuz I didn't really know what I wanted to do only because I feel like her design is pretty perfect.
But then I just thought about fun outfits to give her or outfits that I would find comfortable if I was wearing them and it all came together.
Poppy here is pretty much the same as here movie counterpart, as nothing really changes on her end of things other than having more insight on Branch through his brothers, and through Lief. Shes also a bit more understanding a bit earlier on because of it but it doesnt do much to change her own character arc I would say.
Bonus
Part of Poppys design was based off a design I had made for previous rulers of Troll Village/Tree
Namely Queen Protea who I designed as Poppys grandmother
Named after the Protea flower which part of her design is based off :D
In the context of this Au Protea was the one who conceptualized the tunnels while her son, King Peppy, was the one to follow through after her death
#my art#dreamworks trolls#trolls#trolls 3#trolls au#trolls band together#trolls branch#trolls poppy#trolls oc#trolls oc lief#trolls oc protea#its really hard to mess with poppy at least in the context of this au cuz like i said nothing really changes on her end#whats changed in this au was just stuff on Branchs side of things#Poppy can witness these things but she herself isnt really changed by them#she of course would have more insight on Branchs life through his brothers and the addition of Lief as a character#but idk if that would fully change her approach with him other than what ive displayed#where shed try to relate to branch rather than trying to force him to relate to her#which would then most likely make her more understanding going forward than she was in canon#im still figuring her out#also since im in the tags and nobody really reads this#i feel brave enough to say#that secretly#ive been kind of sort of#posting a fanfic of this au under the name not the only one#on ao3#and thats where Protea comes from#its not well written in the slightest#but its just for fun and practice so in my mind it doesnt really have to be entirely#but i am having fun with it#so if you see this and check it out please be so very nice to me please
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When discussing or analyzing Dazai, one thing I hope you will keep in mind when reading anything I write about him is that from my perspective, he is always, always both.
What do I mean by this? Well, I find there tends to be a general split among people who hold the opinion that "he's a manipulator and will always be manipulative" and "he's doing his best to be good and helpful and live up to Oda's last wishes for him", of which, neither is completely right - because he is both. But even among the people who hold to this dual-nature interpretation, I find that his individual actions and motivations still tend to be thought of in a dichotomous manner - is it manipulative, or genuine?
Again, I think it's always both.
Dazai has a very pragmatic view on a lot of things - he is always looking for the usefulness of things and people so that the situation turns out in his favour. He's incredibly adept at this, and his prediction and placement and careful reveals are all manipulation tactics to get his allies and enemies doing exactly what he needs them to. I don't think anyone can contest this since we see it over and over in the series.
But that's not all there is to it. He's not solely manipulative and he does, to some extent, sympathize with others - I think there are several instances of this in the series, but I want to stress that this has been apparent since Chapter 1!
For context, Dazai is recalling what Atsushi said to him a few minutes earlier, but it's very interesting that it should be this specific part of the conversation. He could've flashed back to the part where Atsushi said he had nowhere to go; no money, no food - he is about to trick him into joining, after all, and this is the key piece he uses to basically force Atsushi into the Agency. But instead it's Atsushi's self-deprecation that catches his attention, and it really does, because even during the conversation, he turns to look at him after he says this with an odd expression.
You could say that this makes Atsushi easier to manipulate, if that's your angle, but that can't be solely it, because in the later conversation with Hirotsu, we know Dazai was planning to bring Atsushi into the Agency and set him up as one half of the new Double Black the moment he met him. The panel shown there is the riverbank, set much earlier in the day than this scene. He was already planning to pair him with Akutagawa since he figured out he was the tiger, so what's with this reaction?
Well. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the best.
He manipulated Atsushi into joining with the intention of utilizing him in his future plans. He also helped him and gave him a place to belong, and importantly, he likes this kid! It's both.
I think much of it might be that his brain just kinda works way too fast - he's such a natural at crafting these elaborate plots and seeing how things connect and gathering useful people like resources that it's practically automatic - though this is not a great means when you're trying to be a kinder person. There's an omake, I believe, that has him saying "I like using my head for justice", i.e. using these underhanded means to act for the better. Not great, but those are the kind of gifts he has. He's way more suited to exploitation, but is choosing to use these tactics to save people now, which is quite reminiscent of what he tells Kyouka. Kyouka's talents lie in killing people - when what you're good at isn't who you want to be, what do you do? Well, I expect you use what you have, even if it's not ideal.
Now, about the current situation with Sigma - I think he definitely likes him, and is intrigued by him and his situation. We did get a little thought bubble where the guy amusedly compares him to Atsushi, and you can't tell me he doesn't care about Atsushi (listen to the onsen drama cd, or read 55 Minutes if you somehow don't believe me). But also, it's undeniable that Sigma is in a very vulnerable position of being homeless and having had no one be genuinely kind to him before. His trust is very easy to earn, and with the latest chapter, Dazai has now saved his life multiple times. There is, as always, a practical purpose he needs him for. And I have to be somewhat amused because Dazai is quite literally telling Sigma everything he ever wanted and needed to hear. It's a brilliant means of quickly endearing himself to Sigma - but I don't think that's all it is.
Look. The most honest moments we get in this series from Dazai are, interestingly for an expert manipulator, when people are at their most vulnerable. In spite of every pointlessly cruel act he inflicted on Akutagawa, his first meeting with him was open and transparent; much like the orphanage director, it seems he thought this treatment would make him strong and adaptable (he's wrong but that's not the point of this). He cuts Kyouka off in irritation and says "don't give me that" when she implies that she would fail the entrance exam. He tells Atsushi it's normal to cry after losing a father figure and to feel however you feel, even if that person caused you nothing but incredible pain and cannot be forgiven. He refuses to entertain Sigma's assumptions that Dazai sees himself as a superior being to him.
Selective honesty can also be utilized to great effect; Mori does this, and undoubtedly it serves this purpose for Dazai too. But I want to stress that I do sincerely believe this is all still honesty from him. Manipulation, or genuine?
Both. It's both.
#or to summarize: Dazai is a gemini (derogatory)#<- said as a fellow gemini (also derogatory)#the few exceptions to the always both rule are basically any of his interactions with odasaku#and the bit in sb where he tells chuuya about what activating corruption will entail#most everything else appears to have a dual reason.#to be clear: there's lots of ways to interpret dazai - but this is the approach i personally use in my analyses#so i'd love it if you guys would read my dazai analyses keeping this standpoint in mind :)#i think instead of debating 'is dazai bad' which is seriously kind of irrelevant to me#i'd love to talk a bit more about how dazai is actually quite helpful but also equally presumptuous about what will help people#we could also talk about the fine line between protectiveness and possessiveness with him too.#or about how drawn he is to kind people who value life likely because he's hoping to find answers or a vicarious experience#anything except the 'is he good or bad' debate. i don't like it. :/#bsd#bsd meta#bsd analysis#bsd dazai#storyrambles#oof i never know how things like this are going to go over.
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i'd like to think chuuya knows bits of french to some extent bc rimbaud would often randomly exclaim smth or mumble to himself in his native tongue and chuuya would overhear and pick up the little phrases and store it in the back of his mind unconsciously bc of his intrinsically observant nature, only for those phrases to resurface again when he's fighting verlaine and verlaine goes "sacre bleu!" or some shit and chuuya's like "Oh. OH. IVE HEARD THAT BEFORE...WASNT THAT WHAT SUB EXEC RANDOU ALWAYS USED TO SAY...." and verlaine completely halts with a nebulous expression on his face before going "who?????"
#yeah maybe i just said this bc i want to hear chuuya speak french. what of it? shut up.#do you think when verlaine approached chuuya as a mailman and told him to get in the car#his undeniable subtle french accent faintly registered in the back of chuuya's mind as the same tone rimbaud would speak in#and when adam yelled “THATS VERLAINE” the dots simultaneously connected as chuuya realized who the driver was#having stormbringer thoughts again... i miss this sad gay european family sm#hope chuuya brings verlaine a baguette back from france since they're in meursault still#maybe he'll move his ass out of the basement then#bsd
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choice feminism is not actual feminism and will do nothing to help push women out of the shackles we have been subjected to
No I understand this. It’s completely duplicitous to pretend that women choose things in vacuum, when in reality a lot of their decisions are influenced by the patriarchal system we were born into—makeup being a byproduct of it. I’m all for women going against the grain and existing in public without feeling the need to put makeup on.
There does need to be a push against rigid beauty standards, but putting a woman down for adhering to them just isn’t the way to me. It doesn’t mean I think every choice is inherently feminist and shouldn’t be questioned. It just means I’m mindful of not infringing on other women’s autonomy w my opinions. Besides, experiences w makeup are so different… one woman could just be wearing it bc she’s artsy and just likes the way it looks, whereas another could be wearing it bc she understands that it could help her up the corporate ladder. I wouldn’t dream of calling either of them anti feminist for doing it.
Is that ideal? No. Should it should be questioned, analyzed, changed for the better? Again, bc I don’t want my words to be twisted—yes, it should be. I was never trying to say it shouldn’t. All I was stating was that I don’t think policing women on whether or not they should wear makeup is the answer. I rly don’t. I’m not prepared to call a woman who wears makeup anti-feminist. I’m not prepared to shame a woman for wearing makeup or getting plastic surgery. I’m just not. That is not the same thing as promoting choice feminism. Like I know this isn’t the critical thinking website but being accused of being pro choice feminism for simply supporting other women being happy is crazy
#being a woman is hard enough as it is. I’m not going to dunk on a woman for being born into a system rigged against women#it doesn’t mean I think every choice is feminist. it just means I’m mindful of how I approach conveying that#being supportive but also critical of modern society & wanting for change can all coexist#and it’s genuinely worthy of note that makeup in and of itself is neutral#a person’s intentions w it determine whether it inflicts harm or not.#some people use it to hide; others use it bc they like how a lip gloss looks. why can’t we approach these things w the nuance they deserve?#and also be respectful and compassionate while we’re at it???#ask
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teen! bix and cass sketch
#star wars#andor#rogue one#cassian andor#bix caleen#i just know they (cassian) caused much trouble#where’s the bix novel btw#ferrix is on my mind a lot as winter approaches#i would love to spend the holidays there yk#if you look close enough you’ll see i have cassians ear pierced#bix did that for him
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Has Machete ever had to comfort or calm down Vasco?
I think Vasco might have a bit of a habit of suppressing and underplaying his negative emotions, he doesn't like showing sadness or anger. He is genuinely optimistic and carefree and usually handles stress and difficult situations calmly, it takes a lot to truly get under his skin. But even he has his bad days and weak moments and of course Machete tries to be there for him. His attempts to comfort him are clumsy and inexperienced but I'd like to think that over time he gets better at it, largely by mirroring and replicating Vasco's own behavior.
#seeing Vasco down in the dumps is harrowing and often Machete's first instinct is to find a way to blame himself for it#Vasco reacts to setbacks with anger more often than with sadness#if he gets upset enough he will enter “I will fix this” state of mind and is able to channel that frustration productively#Machete is more of a type that gets aimlessly frantic and then paralyzed when things go awry#I wouldn't call Vasco's approach full on toxic positivity#but it is along the lines of “I won't admit this pisses me off/worries/distresses me I'll have to keep cool and hope for the best"#answered#Vasco
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People relegating Sige to being 'Wrio and Neuvi's daughter' miss out on the awkwardness and comedy of Wrio trying to get close to what is technically his Matron's kind of an uncle/old friend of family. Who is also old.
fellas is it gay to rizz your mother figure's mother figure? asking for a friend.
#genshin impact#wriothesley#neuvillette#wriolette#sigewinne#i think it's just easier to assume a traditional dynamic of#well neuv canonically admits he sees himself as parental figure to melusines sige included#so whoever his suitor is will also be melusines' parental figure#and completely disregard sige and wrio's dynamic that completely separated from neuvillette#sige admits that she's one of neuvillette's familiars and that alone is something she and wrio don't have together#vice versa; neuvi and sige don't have what they have either#feeling proud of a youngster who never lost his way even after he's thrown into the darkness and continue to be proud of his every milestone#feeling less reluctant to open up to another adult after the ones who raised you betrayed you horribly#because you can feel her genuine single minded approach; because she's easier to understand than multifaceted humans#she is a melusine whose whole thing is to treat patients fairly#anyway.#the three of them have the possibility to do the funniest thing#neuv who held wrio at gunpoint making sure sige is doing okay in meropide#wrio who is like wtf do you think monsieur she's our own tiny filipino senior nurse EVERYONE RESPECTS THE TITA
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