the rink-o-mania fight could’ve become even more powerful if will just also went “Also what the fuck are you wearing?!?!” 🤨

hes like somehow both & neither. hes playing a different game.

It has taken me this long to realize that yes, the fact that Tamett is from a country that has been conquered and subjugated and had its culture and language suppressed and been expected to assimilate and to be glad and grateful to be part of--but never truly one with or accepted by--the conquering nation until many of its people conclude that the safest thing they can do is keep silent and keep their heads down and try to appease....that's a parallel for his situation as Josiah's companion.

If I ever write anything thoughtful, it is entirely by accident.

can i be honest. the way you guys reacted to traveler being mad at lyney and lynette for not telling them they were fatui is kinda silly

Guy who digs his claws into everything he touches whether he likes it or not vs guy who constantly feels like it's on borrowed time and is generally unwanted and easily replaceable. Fight

German punctuality means everyone is on time except the fucking train. Except that one time you have to catch the train and it leaves right in front of your eyes. Two minutes early! Fucking gotta love this place.

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How many of you hate Bakugo because he represents everything inside yourself with the power to destroy that moral superiority you hold over everyone?

I did. I didn’t like Bakugo until I was more honest with myself. Until I realized that my rage against him was also pointed inward.

Funnily enough, Izuku’s arc with Bakugo seems to be less about repairing a friendship and more about coming to peace with himself, loving himself, and choosing to stop lagging behind for Bakugo’s benefit. He doesn’t obsess over Bakugo’s strength the way he used to— and tbh, I don’t obsess over the destructive side of my personality as much either.

I think that’s the lesson, here. Not “forgive your abuser”, not “repair a broken friendship”, but “see that you are one coin with two sides and make peace with that— then you’ll leave the side of yourself you hate behind.”

And that’s my prerogative. People can learn from a story without participating in the main narrative. People can learn lessons from a character who to you is just an echo of times past. Learn to let go of your need to have everyone agree with and accept your interpretation; it’s poison.

This isn’t just “don’t like, don’t read”. This is “accept that you are not all people and all people are not you.” Bakugo triggers you. Bakugo reminds you of a past that hurt you.

Bakugo triggered me. Bakugo reminded me of the small, neglected, tired part of me that wanted to set the world ablaze and scream until people remembered I existed. Bakugo is loud. Bakugo swears at people who don’t deserve it. Bakugo jumps into battle guns-blazing and, if the stuff I’ve seen on trauma symptoms holds true, is a walking example of ptsd red flags. He’s everything I’ve fought not to be since I realized at 16 the direction my life was headed. I hated him.

I wanted to be him.

In a sense, Izuku and I fought the same battles as he and Bakugo clashed again and again. That tension between the desire to help people and the desire to destroy, to come out on top, to always be the best because that was where the validation was coming from— I knew that. That same fight was going on in my own psyche.

Then the fight after Bakugo’s kidnapping, like a slap in the face. The idea that both my destructive and creative sides could present something of value to the world? Unreal. Too much. Watching Bakugo and Izuku settle into this unsteady peace where they at least seemed to respect each others’ power and viewpoint was… holy shit it was groundbreaking.

After that, it was easier to laugh at my own destructive urges instead of shoving them down, fighting them, ignoring them. Because they’re impossible to ignore. Because they’re always going to be there. I can’t shut out the child and teenager who were locked into this disgusting play of better and best— instead, like Izuku, I can huff out an exasperated “kacchan!” And move on with my life.

Because eventually even Bakugo decided Izuku’s way was better. Because as much as Bakugo is morally imperfect, even reprehensible, he’s relatable. Because Bakugo Katsuki is not just a bully, he’s a fucking human being, and if you can’t see that past your trauma that’s not my fault.

Do what you have to do. Say what you have to say. But get the fuck off your high horse and put your feet in the mud like the rest of us before you criticize us for being soiled.

Poppy got invited onto one of Maroon Cartoons sets- somehow... But unfortunately, it's the Roger Rabbit and Baby Herman cartoon set.

Herman: *waking up from a nap and sees Poppy. Immediately chooses violence* "Oh, sorry I'm late, doll, I was waiting for you to make me a sandwich."

Poppy: *glaring harder than she ever has before* "Go back to sleep, and starve."

Aziraphale: You can’t judge the Almighty, Crawley

Crowley: Watch me

what do you think the best case scenario is for jean and harry's relationship post-martinaise?

okay so not to be Like That but i do have one fic up about this with another one currently in the works

but anyway. obviously their relationship is never going to go back to the way it was. there was just SO MUCH between them that they have no hope of restoring with harry's amnesia, and also jean knows rationally that things shouldn't ever be the way they were again. it's not like they were ever supposed to be that way anyway.

in the best-case, i think it takes MONTHS for them to even start to bridge the gap, and harry has to initiate it. jean is done being the one reaching out, being the fixer, overlooking things. IF harry wants him back, as a friend or anything else- and secretly jean wants him to want him back, but he'll never admit that- he has to take the first steps and do the work. so first harry has to put in the work to recover (if harry kept using drugs, i don't think jean would care, but he'd have to kick the alcohol) and then harry has to put in the personal work and learn how to communicate properly and respect boundaries. even when he starts trying i think jean pushes back for a while and harry has to take his turn being the bigger person and let jean complain or shut him down or whatever and not bitch about it or start a fight, because that will just push jean away more.

best-case is that harry passes these little trials of jean's, and they finally sit down and have an actual conversation about everything and clear the air. i don't think it's a pretty conversation, but they (jean mostly) says a lot of things that have needed to be said for a long time. assuming this goes to jean's satisfaction i think they agree- harry gets ONE more chance to stay on jean's good side.

buffered by the few months of jean REALLY hating harry and resenting him and being jealous of his second chance and all that, i think a friendship between them has a better chance to be healthy at this point. harry is ostensibly working on his shitty habits and behaviors, and now harry probably has kim (and possibly others) to talk to, which takes a lot of the burden off jean, because imo one of the biggest issues harry and jean had was a lack of distance. they just couldn't get away from each other, and ended up not wanting to. so now they have an opportunity to keep a healthy buffer and *choose* to engage, which also allows them to step away from one another if things get heated. yes, they'll definitely still clash sometimes, but it's a lot easier to deal with when they can just agree to leave the argument there and not speak until they've gotten over themselves.

the best-case requires harry to do a lot of personal work but assuming he does do it, i do think he and jean could go back to being friends. their new relationship would definitely start off very rocky and tentative- mostly harry is afraid to ruin it again- but given enough time i think harry proves it's for real this time and they can come to actually trust each other and be comfortable around one another.

hold on i just read the most heartbreaking blood moon thread ever,,,

Karin usually comes across as cold and uncaring. To those that don't know her, she's the antithesis of nice, instead carrying a crude and unapproachable attitude. Stories of her elementary and middle school escapades didn't necessarily follow her into high school, although they didn't need to -- the way she presents herself gives people supposedly all they need to know about her personality and perhaps even hints at her explosive temper. Her boorish demeanor actually hides her shyness and anxiety; not many people talk to her, thus giving her no chances to show these other facets of her personality all because she comes off as unapproachable. This may very well be a defense mechanism to ward people away before they're able to hurt her. To those who do talk to her, once they get past that initial wall (which takes some time and stubbornness), they get to see her shier, more meek side. 

This is, of course, only at school -- while at the dojo, she presents another type of her personality: while it may be similar in that she's outwardly composed, in the dojo, she actually is calm and collected. She's actually confident, and not in the arrogant way (well, sometimes that crops up). She comes off as much more natural, even much warmer. She feels at home in a dojo (having possibly spent more time in dojos than even her various homes), thus she lets some of her guard down. She's seen as tough but overall kind, helpful to other students and genuinely respectful to both students and teachers. (She's respectful at school, too, although there's often fear in that respect.)

At the dorm, Karin adopts her school personality initially, far too afraid to let her guard down in a dormitory full of essential strangers (and most of them older than her, at that). It takes an awfully long time for her to gradually allow that wall to break down, and in time, she does reveal her truer side to some SEES members while with other members it takes longer. That wall doesn't completely break down (for everyone overall) until December in-game, when she finally realizes that the team is genuinely there for her. However, the team's leader may be privy to this information earlier.

My psych says I don’t like my mom or my ex because they make me vulnerable but I think it’s because they are/were both serial boundary violators. Well serial boundary violators sounds serious but I mean they are just good kind people who would not leave me alone when i ask(ed)

[CONTEMPORARY FOOD. AND THAT NO-HOLDS-BARRED ATTITUDE HAS LED TO DISHES LIKE SALMON COOKED ON A CEDAR PLANK WITH JALAPEÑOS AND APRICOT PRESERVES, BABY-BACK RIBS WITH A CHERRY BARBECUE SAUCE, AND THIS RIGHTEOUS MIXTURE OF ASIAN AND MEXICAN FUSION.]

- It hurts, you know.

- Not only did you do something stupid by sacrificing yourself, but you also lied to me at the same time! You left me!

- Coward!

- Fine, fine. If you don't want to do it in a good way, let's do it in a bad way.

- Let me in because I need to change the colour of my ink!

- Ha, you did not expect this, did you?! There you go! A very serious and important reason to go inside the House of Bones! C’mon?!

-  Let me in, Sasha. Please. I want to see you. Even if you’re... not the same, I just need to know that you are still alive... at least in some way.

Inga Shelkovits in Exlibrium. The Second Life (chapter 33)