"Forever isn't as long as you think, we live today, we die in a tomorrow.. so live forever in those moments that make you happy, cause in the blink of an eye it's all gone. Hug your person today, hug them with all of you.. cause what do we have if not each other in these vastly dwindling moments? Every heartbeat that makes us thrive is one more nail in our coffin, make the most of your life.. do what makes you happy, cause each smile on your face is worth a thousand heartbeats."

Moments with you seem to stretch into infinity - eUë

yes i'm rooting for m*leven breakup because byler is neat but mostly? i'm rooting for m*leven breakup for the sake of el and mike.

to me, their romance was always a puppy love born out of a combination of social pressures, naïve curiosity, and a lack of true understanding regarding intimacy and romantic love and what it really is. it was real in that they do truly, deeply care about each other and they are close friends, maybe even shared an attraction, but a maturing romance is so much more than that. they've grown up and out of being boyfriend/girlfriend, and that's okay! i think television/film needs to show more often that most of us don't have definite "soulmates" or first childhood loves that we spend our whole lives with. it doesn't mean these relationships meant nothing and didn't impact us, it just means they've run their course and that something else is in the cards, and this is part of life!

i've always felt el was at her best and most confident self when broken up with mike, discovering who she was and what she liked alongside another girl her age instead of just relying on mike for mentorship on how to live in the real world. she deserves more of an opportunity to find herself, her autonomy, and her independence, and to love who she is, and she's made it clear she's felt insecure in the relationship with mike because she isn't being loved and understood the way she wants, needs, and deserves from someone who is her partner.

also, it's okay if mike doesn't love her in "the way he should". he is not obligated to love her romantically and stay in a relationship with her just because she's a girl, because she "needed someone", or because he cares about her a lot. he shouldn't be pressured into a romance if it's not truly coming from his heart. he deserves freedom to find out and honour who he is, too, instead of just staying in his non-functional first relationship — one he got into as a child, essentially — and defining himself that way because it's what's expected when a boy and a girl are close. he loves her in some way, yes, but it's okay if he doesn't feel comfortable or secure being her boyfriend anymore, for whatever reason that is. he's felt insecure too, and that's valid and it matters.

they are their own people and are steadily growing and changing every day. they need time to figure out who those people are, and it's become clear (at least in my opinion) that those people aren't meant to be a couple at this stage.

they deserve freedom. they deserve to grow up and be authentic to themselves and not feel like they need to lie for the sake of a relationship. they deserve to move on from this version of their relationship that isn't making them happy and rekindle the best part of their bond: their strong, beautiful friendship. they don't have to be a couple if it doesn't make them stronger and better and happier people.

i think it would be healthy and wonderful for a show, especially one consumed frequently by young adults, to show a relationship starting, progressing, and ending on good terms in this way. sometimes things don't work out, and that is okay.

whatever you do, don't think about how lana saw herself in edgeworth, ok? don't think about how she wanted to distance herself from him the moment they met because he could possibly see through the sl-9 plan and ruin everything, but she couldn't because he was kind, if not a little awkward, to her terrified sister in a case where everyone else's only concern was securing a conviction. don't think about how she brought ema to the prosecutor's office (because she damn well wasn't going to let her sister face this alone) with her hackles raised and her defences bolstered because she'd heard about the "demon prosecutor" and his ways just to realise he's nothing but a young man, trying his best to survive under the weight of his mentor's shadow and ensure justice is served by whatever means he can. don't think about how she felt later, when she was under gant's thumb and knew for a fact that all those rumours surrounding von karma's perfect record were, in fact, true and that he was using edgeworth's faith in him to fulfill his own goals. don't think about how she felt when she had to begin doing the same. or what must have gone through her head when she entered her office one morning to find a case approval form waiting for her on her desk: the state v. miles edgeworth. don't think about how she knew, once she saw the name of the prosecutor assigned to his case, that she was signing his death warrant. don't imagine what she rehearsed saying to his sister or her realisation, after his miraculous survival, why he had been so understanding of her own. don't wonder, as she did, ineffectually, if it was his competence or her fondness for him that led to his car and knife being chosen to cover goodman's murder — a second attempt at his permanent removal — and whether it was affection or guilt that made her stand by the corpse, waiting readily to be caught in his stead. don't think about how she finds out, eventually, that he is gone, in a jail cell so far from remorse, gratitude and closure that she can only sit and turn in her head distorted thoughts about luck and fortuitous third chances. don't.

it’s just like. fundamentally harvey wants to be picked first. he wants to be top priority or the most important person in someone’s life. and his mother was the first to chose someone else (in that case her boyfriends) over him, when he was eight! and she asked him to lie to his dad for her! and he wants to be most important person in someone’s life he wants to be The Someone and i don’t think that’s an unreasonable ask for the people who love him! (or at least try to.) and it’s just, mike never puts harvey first. harvey is never mikes priority, mike has been choosing himself or rachel over harvey every single time. the only major sacrifice mike ever did for harvey in 7 years of television was when he took the deal to go to prison for the both of them to save harvey which yes was a huge deal BUT!! i always chafe when people bring that up because it’s like yes mike took the deal to go prison for harvey but it also guaranteed he’d be incarcerated for 2 years instead of 7 which would have been his sentence if he was convicted. so it’s like yes he went to prison for harvey but he also did it to shave 5 years off his sentence that was a significant thing that happened! but even if none of that was true one Big Gesture doesn’t make up for the fact mike never prioritizes harvey! which maybe it’s wrong to ask of him to do maybe it’s too much to ask! but it’s what harvey craves more than anything! he wants someone to pick him to want to be with him and the person who proves they’re able to do that is donna and only donna all the time! it is ALWAYS donna who’s checking on harvey or coming in to talk to him or helping him deal with shit. and not in a patriarchal way where the woman serves the man but in the SHES HIS FRIEND way!!! SHE LOVES HIM!!! and proves that time and time again… and i think it all comes down to that one scene in s3

literally the question was. do you care more about staying with harvey WHEN HE NEEDS YOU. or do you care more about your life with rachel. AND MIKE CHOSE RACHEL. (WHICH WAS 100% THE RIGHT CALL from an objective perspective [heh objective perspective] if i was mikes girlfriend i would hope he would chose me over his friend, but it still means mike chose someone else over harvey) AND!! DONNA is the one to protect harvey she is the one telling mike that harvey needs him (to stay) DONNAS PRIORITY IS ALWAYS HARVEY.

wait when asked if azriel would get a book sjm straight up said "yes. i can't confirm anything officially right now" SHE LITERALLY SAID HE GETS A BOOK. WHY IS THIS STILL A DEBATE?

honestly im so glad bioware nerfed the cousland origin by not making them as socially & politically powerful as they technically ought to be. bc i think if i had to confront the whole cousland/mac tir situation in canon as opposed to just my own unsalvageable deep fried thoughts i think i would contract some sort of brain eating bacterial infection and die :/

I don't think there's a greater showcase of how far artists have fallen from the societal ladder than watching everyone embrace AI generated nonsense the moment it gets pushed forward, even in places where posting your art is, I don’t know, the entire point.

Stannis burning the leeches: “The usurper Robb Stark.”

Me, every time, without fail:

Unfinished Legendary Corrin from May 2021 🫡 I had a really vivid mental image of her dipping her toes and the tips of her tail in the water, ripple effects and all. Something about the bg as a whole though just was unachievable to me. Which sucks!!! Because it probably would have been SICK as HELL

Regardless, I feel like Corrin herself here actually holds up very well! I'll include a version without the rough bg as well!

so im moving back home next month to save some money during my last semester of grad school, and as grateful as i am for even having that option, a not so small part of me is very scared that it may turn out to be... not quite as temporary as i am currently hoping it will be🙂

sad to report i've gotten to that scene in succession & thus have to induct it into the larger ada wong cinematic canon

me during case 1 of DGS: woww i love kazuma sm hes already my fav :) cant wait to see him tear shit up later on yayyy

me now, at the start of case 2:

a thing i have JUST realized, isn't the human brain amazing lol -- is that we talk about izzy's thoughts and feelings on ed, on blackbeard, about how he serves one but not the other, etc, etc, and how it means he never loved or even respected the True Man Underneath It All but rather the bloodthirsty legend of a pirate--

e x c e p t izzy is not the first person who makes the distinction between edward and blackbeard. it's ed himself, when he says "actually, i want to be called edward from now on".

before, when he was with stede, it didn't bother him at all that the crew called him blackbeard. that was his name! he was blackbeard, what else would they call him. only stede and izzy got to "ed" or "edward" him, because they were closer -- stede was his first close friend, izzy was his friend and first mate for decades. (note that fang was with ed the longest, but he doesn't call him by his name! you gotta deserve it.)

izzy doesn't do anything inappropriate or out of proportion when he snaps at the crew to call him blackbeard or captain -- that's who ed is, is supposed to be, to them. they're not friends! they even call stede captain, and have you seen that guy?

it's ed that makes the connection between his current state: draped in fuchsia robes, singing sad songs about how sad he is, showing his vulnerable and emotional state in front of people who are supposed to respect and trust his authority. and by that he splendidly loses that authority, to the point that wee john calls him ed, and when izzy snaps at him for disrespecting his captain, ed goes no, actually, yknow what, do call me edward! and then he goes on to encourage the crew to sing as well and hey, actually, why are we being pirates! we should do a talent show!

the distinction is clear here. before all that, in izzy's eyes, his boss was blackbeard, captain, ed/edward -- different names for different occasions, but one and the same guy. but now? this guy singing songs in a pink bathrobe doesn't want to be called blackbeard, he's edward! ed time now! we're going to eat marmalade and express our feelings in front of everyone! and hold talent shows! Ya Hoo !

yeah, it's no wonder izzy doesn't want that. he wants his competent captain back, and this current dude, edward? he's not him. so, uh,

I feel like this blog should be rebranded to a multifandom rot blog AHAHA

or like whatever the equivalent of a twt priv is here. Just rambles and random stuff

when ur bf says that being aromantic is just an excuse to be a "whore"