casper you are so babygirl, i literally want to pinch your adorably red cheeks and spoil you with so much love and kiss those sly smirks and cuddle n snuggle with you. I literally cannot handle angst with this man and I have grown attached to him after getting ending 3 and 5 and I am this close 🤏 to getting the dlc just to get the 4th ending with this man.

People who really like shuake also seem to write themselves into a corner wrt Akechi and his relationship to Akiras team. Contrary to popular belief, the team, including Haru, does not hate Akechi. At worst, they tolerate him and deal with his attitude. Hes a good teammate and respectable fighter and the team recognizes that at the end of the day, he was a teenager who was manipulated and abused by a man who saw him as disposable. Just about every thief understands this intimately. They have the same mindset wrt adults who take advantage of the people beneath them. Under different circumstances they wouldve been friends. And if u approach it from that angle, it becomes less about Akechi being the sole person who ‘gets’ Akira, and more about the thieves being the only people in the world who ‘get’ Akechi.

When you expand your thoughts to include the thieves as members of his Team and not roadblocks that get in the way of your ideal shipping dynamic, you allow urself to give Akechi and Akira more depth and nuance to their own relationship.

Akira and Akechi are wildcards; both of them struggle with the face they choose to display to the world. Its the first time Akira interacts with someone who is, at a literal, technical level, his ‘equal’. But Akechi is one of many firsts for Akira yeah? Every thief has their bond with Akira thats completely unique and personal. Akechi will never be the person who witnesses Akiras Awakening, hes never the person who watches Akira have his restless nights alone in the attic, and hes never the person who realizes in real time that the teenager hes housing is just Some Kid, not the delinquent hes been warned about. Hes not Ann or Yusuke, or any of the thieves; he doesnt have the time or experience that they have with Akira, and I think its interesting to explore that part of their relationship, shippy or not.

Akechi is someone who is incredibly lonely and self depreciating despite his cockiness and attitude. He has no positive bonds to speak of save for his connection with Sae. To have him see a team that works together and cares for each other, how do you think he would feel? Out of place? Inferior in some way? Angry about how hes been alone for so long in this single minded quest for revenge? Wouldnt that be a point of struggle between the two of them? I think what makes shuake good for me is knowing that Akechi needs alot of time to heal, and the thieves would want to help with that process. They do it bc they care, bc Akira cares, and bc they trust Akiras opinion (and he trusts theirs in return); if Akira feels like Akechi is someone who can be trusted Now after everything thats happened, then the thieves would do their best to help. And how would Akechi feel about that? Angry about the show of pity? That even now, he has no real say in what happens to him? Or begrudgingly grateful that they are cordial with him? Because they do care, he KNOWS they care, they care TOO MUCH actually; but the one thing he values over brawn and wits is honesty- fighting for what you believe in without having to use soft words to justify it.

I uneldered Elder Faerie Cookie :D

I'd like to think back when things were just starting out with the virtues and him, he was named Moonflower before becoming, well, Elder Faerie- anyway here he is

not so elder Elder Faerie, or otherwise Moonflower as I'm gonna call him :>

enjoy elder faerie nation you get to see your boy at like maybe confused teen to young adult stage i dunno

tags for some moots I figure might wanna see it: @xaytheloser @undeadvinyls @snail-noodle @onesacrificiallamb

and for anyone who may want to turn him into a sticker and smack him onto an item-

here's the bordered version, you can now turn him into a sticker, if you can figure out how to do it (i have no clue how to do it myself good luck)

one time my mom was talking about something, I don’t remember what, and she said “have you ever known the poverty of having nothing to say?” and when I say nothing has ever punctured my heart quite like that statement

Did lazrus pit made him older too?

It sure made him a bad bitch.

But seriously

Not really. Jason died pretty much at 16-17, the math is rough annoying and hard to do. But technically he got brought back around 17 (dead bodies don't get older and I will fight people on that) trained with the Ra's pretty much until his "early twenties". Made his crime empire and it's probably around 20-25 now.

If I'm not mistaken, and I think I am not, but again the math is hard and annoying. Dick was 16 when he was kicked out by Bats (or moved from college, or fired take your pick) and Jason was 12 when adopted. Jason died at 16-17 Dick was around 18 and around his early 20's when Tim was 13. Tim was 15 when Jason embarrassed himself beat his ass at the Titans Tower Tim is 17 now.

If we make the math,, Jason: 17 back. Probably 18-20 when he whooped Tim's ass (this is so fucking embarrassing). Tim was 15, he's 17 now.

Jason is probably a 21-23 year old.

Unfortunately cursed by DC artist to have a mid-life crises face, he should sue.

Been listening to more VJ recently and it put my brain into top gear these past few days.

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Screenshot taken from the music video for Niet Naar Huis Toe by Vieze Jack on youtube.

I think calling Feferi going to attack Eridan like that self-defense because he assaulted Sollux IS a bit of a stretch, considering, like, Sollux VERY much did, like, agree to duel him. Understandable revenge? The most logical thing she could think of because she took his whole "side to Jack" thing seriously? Not worth being murdered as a 13 year old over? All true. But self-defense. definitely perhaps a stretch! he did not go to attack her until she was coming at him with a weapon!

This is the spiritual successor to Four Seasons Landscaping. To me.

Asmo tells mc he’ll tear open their chest and rip their heart out and split it open, chokes Beel, physically fought Satan for saying something about his skin care, and people still write him as weak and fragile. If someone pissed him off, I’m sure he’d do more than make a sassy comment and ruin their social lives.

And what gives people the impression that Beel is a dumb innocent baby who doesn’t know what flirting is or what sex is?

Rude.

kieran’s champion battle theme is a banger i’m literally feeling residual fear and stress listening to it even afterwards

Sometimes it sounds like you genuinely didn’t have a good work relationship with your ex-boss…Got anything you wanna do if you ever see ‘em again?

TWs: Violence, Blood, Scopophobia.

" I don't want to do any of those things. "

Cal makes me feel actually insane like i can’t put into words how he makes me feel i love him so bad he’s jsut so djdjfjsjdjdjdj

I love little miau miaus as much as the next person, but damnnnnn these emotionally constipated men need to put on some pants

thinking about pirate captain sea and surgeon jimmy like