If I could gif, I would probably gif three scenes. The ‘what rope’ scene where Vash calls Meryl and Roberto his friends so that the townspeople of Jeonora Rock don’t lynch them, and then the scene where Vash says Meryl and Roberto aren’t his friends to Wolfwood when they separate on the Sand Steamer and Wolfwood calls him cold, and finally the scene where Luida definitively calls Meryl, Roberto, and Wolfwood his friends when he first wakes up.

It’s such a nice progression of his bonds in such a few number of episodes. For all that Vash is a nice guy, and has people he helps, and even family in the form of the people in Home, it’s possible Meryl, Roberto, and Wolfwood are his first friends. It’s only when the three stick by him even after Monev and finding out that he’s a Plant, that it really dawns on him that huh in his hundred years alive, he may have finally found his first friends.

Vash isn’t naive. He knows the capacity of people to betray his trust. He’s resigned to it in a way. But he still extends that trust to people. The plan to stop the Sand Steamer wouldn’t have worked without Meryl. But Vash still leaves the task to her without any assurance that she would do her part. At the same time, I get the feeling that he wouldn’t have blamed her if she did decide to run away, same as Roberto was telling her. And it’s such a wonderful thing that through the friendships he formed with Meryl, Wolfwood, and Roberto, the trust that he freely gives is finally reciprocated. (And of course he would always have faith, what with his experiences with Rem, Luida, Brad and the people in Home).

In the same way, Vash saves what was precious to Wolfwood which was the orphanage, Wolfwood eventually gets to return the favor in saving Meryl. Even though it was out of order, you can also look at it as Meryl saving Vash, who saved Wolfwood at the Sand Steamer, who eventually ends up saving Meryl. Even Roberto, cynical as he is, does end up advising Vash on occasion.

People get hurt. People die. It’s a dangerous world they live in. But it’s nice that Vash who always asks if people ‘need a hand’ eventually meets ordinary people who also ask him if he ‘needs a hand’ sometimes too.

like. its so fucking crazy though. its becoming so so rapidly clear how absolutely fucked it is iwas raised th way i was n Nobody Noticed. not even me. like damn i thought i was doing a fine enough job but apparently Being Hopelessly Reliant On A Perceived "Authority" is, as they say, Kind Of Fucked Up. like it really Does feel like this all came outta fucken nowhere, regarding the. horrors. but th more i think abt it the more its just repeatedly 'Ah. They Should Not Have Done That To A Child.' like ah. ok. ok. cool.

like its not that big a deal but the fact that i still think that is in and of itself, again, Kind Of Fucked Up.

"you never do anything, you used to be so good, you had everything going for you and everything, what happened?" 1) Whose fault do you think that is, 2) Are You For Fucking Real Right Now ??? Ill Kill Y

“Zuko would have jumped in front of Azula’s lighting bolt for anyone!”

Yes! And? Katara would’ve given the “I’ll make sure your destiny ends right then and there, permanently.” speech, to anyone who threatened the life of a loved one. Whether it be Aang, Sokka, Toph, Hakota, etc. Hell, she’d defend an innocent stranger that way, and she has. Besides, it’s not like we haven’t seen Zuko take a lightning bolt for someone else besides Katara— oh wait, we haven’t (he still would though ofc).

Regardless, it’s the same point, inverted.

“Zuko would die for any of his friends” and “Katara would kill for any of her friends” are foil characterization traits; not opposing arguments.

Their claim with the leaflets thing actually makes me so angry

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society if hoo had them at uni age and the lost trio went to chb and chiron is like "how tf are ANY of u alive and unclaimed". wilderness was just community college.

"Killing curse green eyes" is a description that should be reserved for a Harry that is an alarmingly few amount of steps away from using said curse.

alador blight fan mood board

not to be dark on main but i'm remembering that my father has literally psychologically tortured me. and i still live with him. because i the only other place i have to go is the streets.

"YOU'VE BEEN A PUNK SINCE THE DAY YOU WERE BORN."

bonus:

they're cool.

tfw your sister tells you she bought something from the boycott list and you tell her, "hey, those dudes are supporting israel" and it escalates to the point where they tell you they don't like parts of your personality that you thought was fine to show to them because they're the closest person to you in your life and now i don't know how i should interact with her at all

i think “the palestine/israel conflict is complicated” gets utilized in a lot of violently dismissive ways that make ppl understandably wary. i still think it’s worth acknowledging as complicated, not in the sense of both side-ism (bro we have been watching the systematic genocide of civilians for 3 months but also 70+ years)—because israel’s actions, policies, and resources all originate from within the playbooks of the fuckin white supremacist exploitationist Imperial Core, bc the state of israel and zionists produce powerful propaganda and strategically tap into other discourses (like associating zionism -> the state of israel -> The Jewish People and therefore critique of israel is anti-semitism). did you know there are evangelical christians in the US who truly believe peaceful coexistence between jewish and palestinian communities in this region is a sign of the actual biblical rapture? that endless warfare is because groups of human beings are diametrically, existentially opposed to each other’s well-being?????? and the reality is just land grabs, and murder, and blood on israeli hands just like there is blood on american hands for a nation state shaped on violent colonialism. like the complicated part is this is a hyper visible atrocity and it’s not an isolated issue, not in time or space or anything :(

the ideas i'm having right now vs. my ability to express them and myself

🧃 *slips you a juice box* slurp slurp

yummy tank yew

Theres an item in the November lush box that smells so fucking good I wanna eat it, and it smells like something I used to eat as a kid and I cant figure out what 😭 I'm thinking it was a starburst limited edition or maybe a limited edition skittle

Anyway it's sooo good and I hope it wins as one of the new year round in store items bc 🥺💕

The big ass body soap like erupted when I opened it so I had to use it and it's sooo good too it's scrubby and my hands smell so good (well did... I just ate chicken wings sgdgdgs)

Also we got stickers and I saw them before I read any of the notes in the box and one says "I 💚 Gary" and we were like ??? The snail???

He's one of the inventors of these items agdgdgdgdg

one of the ultimate curses is wanting to participate in the ocmmunity around something you like but choosing not to because you know no one will ever pay attention to your ass