Pictures that fuel the 007 vettonso au that exists in my head(for now)

Also go listen to "You Know My Name", and think of Vettonso while doing so because I think it is SOOOOOO them coded(but also f1 in general tbh.) And also if you've seen Casino Royale, hey, remember that chair scene? >:)

Tbh the extent of the abuse and isolation that Bradford enacted towards Scrooge is not talked about enough. Like the guy fully attempted to kill Della (and got her stranded on the moon for a decade), successfully killed Duckworth (which, correct me if I’m wrong, was shortly after Dellas disappearance? Meaning that he was intentionally offing everyone close to Scrooge in order to isolate and him and traumatize him so he wouldn’t stray from Bradfords grasp,,) , destroyed Scrooge’s family and life, manipulated Scrooge into basically feeling like without him he was nothing for a good while - as well as taking advantage of his grief (that Bradford himself caused) to make him give up on a crucial part of himself and think of it as trouble, and I know I already mentioned this but seriously he FULLY MURDERED DUCKWORTH????! OR AT LEAST CAUSED HIS DEATH IN SOME WAY?????? WHATTHE FUCK???

Targaryen women 💖💖❤️💗

Targaryen men... die

Can we stop the i tolerate men because im attracted to them thing in bi spaces

hating men is just as unattractive as hating women babes

i dont know how to word this well but hopefully my point gets across. as ive gone through lots of manga/hwa/huas for the past few years, there's been a lot less hate for fat female characters, and when the author portrays negative traits in them, the comments are always up in arms to defend said character or point out that it was unnecessary and was adding onto a distasteful image of associating fat people = evil in media. that's good!

but i've realised that there's not as much defense or uproar when it's a fat male character? you know the one. they'll be drawn comically fat with tiny features to show that even the author thinks this character is a waste of time to put effort into giving them a design full of character details and an actual Story. they might even be bald in some cases to drive home the "lecherous old man preying on the helpless" image. they'll be bumbling, incompetent, the most inarticulate bastard in the story, and the author wants you to KNOW it. look at this guy. he's obviously meant to be hated. look how pathetic he is and how he pales in comparison with our hero, who is charming, pure snow-white in morality, Has Never Done Anything Wrong Ever.

the trouble is, unlike female fat characters that are often used as a sort of cynical, pessimistic evil whose entire identity is to prove that "sometimes you're ugly both inside and out", that isn't the case for fat male characters. in a way, fat female characters have a "way out", so to speak, because there IS a probable cause that's snowballed the problem until its become a mountain; particularly, the cord that binds how they're expected to perform in society (gender roles, sexism, internalised misogyny) and how they feel they aren't able to escape scrutiny anyways for being ugly, even if they're good. so why not go all the way? what's the use in being halfheartedly acknowledged for who you try to be, when you could be the worst version of yourself, and at least THEN they'll finally look at you proper? so a lot of fat female characters who turn evil are often in this line of thought, i think. despite how much they're trying to break free from the preconceived notions of what people want them to be, it still clashes with their innate desire to be seen, accepted, and loved by other people. so the answer to "redeem" them? simple. accept them. that's enough to write a satisfactory redemption arc to turn them "good" again.

but fat male characters... i've noticed that they're written with crimes much heavier and much more serious than their female counterparts. their appearance is never purely for the sake of psychological friction (stirring the pot, instigating distrust) in the story. we see them drawn with disgusting lustful expressions to show that they haven't moved past primitive desires (they're worse than children—they're children with an adult's ability to get what they want), touching people inappropriately, their minds always turning to the worst possible scenario, their dialogue always written with an undercurrent of narcissism, like the river of his own life was completely empty save for his own self-admiration. is that really all there is to them? how did they manage to get this far in life without ever experiencing or being convinced — or tried to be convinced — to change? has he, in all his years of living, never experienced a shred of empathy for others? has he never felt touched by the connection of another human being?

and then at the end of the story i know it was useless to ask these questions — he only existed as a plot device, as an antagonist for the final climax and resolution, the dragon to be slayed.

but he's not a dragon. he's a human, and despite his current problematic views on life or people, i'd like to try and imagine what it's like to "redeem" him.

but almost always, there IS no way. the author has cut off every possible escape route for him. he was always evil. he can't be helped. he can't change. he was always going to do this, so there's no point in imagining a world where he didn't.

but like. why? why do fat female characters get to be redeemed with the power of Love and Friendship but not him? why is it not enough for him to be bad, he must also be dangerous beyond recourse?

i don't really know the answer to this question, since i'm AFAB and i don't have insight on the matter beyond my own speculations. but the only thing i know is that it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth when i see him being toppled over as the final Evil, and everyone cheering in the comments with "i've always found him sus" "finally you disgusting pig" "i hope he never shows up ever again"

i have to say, i don't like the idea, especially in fiction, that people are irredeemable and unworthy of compassion. of course this isn't a plea to forgive them or to get them out of fictional jail or whatever, but i'd at least like to entertain the thought that i want to know the entirety of a person's character before writing them off, and you can do that in stories. i can't do that in real life. i would kill myself trying. sometimes people just hurt you and you have to accept that they hurt you to give yourself express permission to protect yourself.

but in fiction... are you really telling me that a world with dragons can exist but not the possibility of change for a character whose fate was set in stone the moment their shape was carved into existence?

i wish there were gay people in the fantasy genre and by this i mean i wish we could bring back early 2000s high fantasy and add gay people. and until this happens i guess i just have to keep pretending heath ledger a knights tale is a lesbian.

Straight womens problem is they want soft hairless men who are nice and kind but the kindest of all men are always the hairiest

cringe but i kinda wish i still had mutuals who like reanimator and evil dead so that i could associate those movies with my fun mutuals instead of a slightly older gentleman a grade ahead of me who spent a year attempting to ask me out and i had to keep coming up with schemes to not be alone when he started visiting my school more frequently

i haven’t really drawn traditionally since 2020- trying to fix that by doing spamblue interactions

you ever forget why you put a song on a character playlist and then you listen to the song again and you're like 'oh i was SO correct about this'

ven kinako and kirimi for the bingo?

ALREADY DID VEN so heres just kimi

do not be fooled most thoughts i have are contradictory because i can acknowledge in game hes a horrible person bt i see the external factors that essentially made him do it

I honestly have no idea why people are libertarians because libertarians have no fucking brain cells. I remember watching a bit on South Park where Cartman defended cigarettes and cig companies because "we smoke, it's OUR responsibility not to!" or some such bullshit and like

Imagine living in a world where you unironically (because this IS a libertarian talking point outside the animated show bit) thinking it's totally fine for a company to sell it's customers poison and instead of regulating the Cancer Giving Company you try to regulate individual choice. It's like that tweet that says American feel good stories are like "someone saved a bunch of kids from the orphan crushing machine" without ever questioning why an orphan crushing machine exists to begin with. Baffled that addicts have to "take responsibility" for a company selling them a product that gives even people around the smoke of their product 10, 000 diseases- and companies I guess have zero responsibility themselves not to sell literal cancer causing poisons to it's customers. That's so fucking braindead I can't believe people 100% buy into this stupidity with their whole ass chests given that other Hot Libertarian Takes only get dumber from here. Anyway they should date terfs, the only group ive met that's as blatantly brainless as libertarians given how much they love bodily automomy when they want abortions but suddenly backpedal like a madman when trans people ask for the same respect and bodily autonomy.

i think actually theres transformers who are trans and normal about it. including the canon trans characters. not including the one who only exists because of simon furmans incredible hate boner against women existing in any media. but im partial to people who seem like they would have really severe gender issues

the 70,000 layers of irony and sarcasm and jokes and misdirections male comedian types have to go through to tell a goddamn story is insane. it’s a movie. would it kill you to have a little sincerity and genuine love in your heart. would the expression of a real emotion and an appeal to the humanity inside everyone really be so ugly.

if you refuse to understand why some people, ESPECIALLY women hate/are scared of men, you need to try and gain some empathy and put yourself in other people’s shoes. i for one do not hate every man on earth (not that i should have to repeatedly explain this) but i have a fear and hatred for a lot of the male population because of trauma and how the patriarchy has caused us all the fucking problems on this planet! i’m so tired of people calling hating or fearing men gender essentialism as if misogyny / the patriarchy / male oppression aren’t SERIOUS ISSUES that exist. just say you don’t care about women’s rights or the victimisation of women, gay men, trans people, people of colour and every other fucking minority group by LARGELY CIS MEN and move on.