#LITERALLY HAPPENED LAST NIGHT

[melodicwriter]

[louisdelac]

thinking about connor in prague saying "dad's theory was you got two fighting dogs, you send the weak one away, you punish the weak one." in relation to this episode, and the way the siblings view abuse inside their own family.

shiv and kendall and their belief that connor and roman are the weak dogs that got the brunt of logan's worst behavior, because abuse is reserved for the kids who can't behave - the ones who aren't smart and mature enough to make it in the world. abuse evokes pity, because abuse is what happens when you expect too much from people who obviously aren't capable of more.

and then they go forward in life, believing that they're just naturally more intelligent and more capable than connor and roman, as if being raised seeing what happens to you if you aren't a perfect child wasn't the entire point of the "punish the weak dog" mentality that logan instilled in them. the looming threat implied behind any praise they do receive that tacitly tells them "you're not like roman and connor" because everyone knows what happens to roman and connor.

the absolute height of the rich capitalist mindset. "we're succeeding because of our own merit, and other people fail because they don't have what it takes" when in reality they're succeeding because of arbitrary rules made up by someone who knows that infighting makes meaner dogs.

[al-norton]

Uh oh

[spaciebabie]

Part 4

Start / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 (you're here!) / Part 5 / Part 6 / Aftermath

tee hee

[watchfuldeer]

our secret thing

succession 1.09 pre-nuptial

[blueskittlesart]

someday when you're in college you may be registering for classes and see a 'TBD' next to the professor category on a class you're required to take. and you will hear a little voice in your head saying 'just take the class anyway, it can't be that bad. surely the school i'm putting myself in debt to go to wouldn't hire someone who doesn't know how to teach.' that voice is the devil. do not listen

[ozymandiasdirge]

big boss is so lucky his harem of exes are too dickmatized by his mediocre yet canonically radioactive game to unionize against him and effectively utilize their blonde #girlpower to beat him to death with hammers i can tell you that

[celestial-sapphicss]

"Just give me your chat ID."

Last Twilight | EP.7

[eerna]

hi who is harrow <3 i'm interested

HARROWHARK NONAGESIMUS REVEREND DAUGHTER OF THE DREARBURH <3<3<3<3<3<3

She's THEEE pompous horrible childhood bully turned secondary lead/love interest of all time. She's sort of like the princess of a space death cult, a girl bursting at the seams with passion and trauma who equipped to wield them properly so she does insane things like becoming the most genius necromancer of her generation. I can't describe the emotional journey she will take you on. I can't describe how horrible yet interesting and utterly captivating her life is. At the same time she is nothing like anyone you've met but also all of us. I desperately want to tell you more about her but it's spoilers and it's better you see for yourself, by reading The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir

[non-un-topo]

All it takes is a wee little nightmare to make you too scared to step foot outside for fear of Bad Things happening, like it’s an omen lol

[kittyandco]

if you can no longer interact with your f/o's source for a while because it's too painful or overwhelming to consume or think about... that's okay. sometimes it's really hard, knowing that something tragic and unexpected happened to your f/o, and that's just constantly in your mind. because it hurts. sometimes it's hard to just write your own thing that isn't entirely canon compliant because sometimes your brain just won't let you

but that doesn't mean it's the end. time heals, and you can come back anytime you want. and it'll be okay. when you reunite, it'll be special 💖

[shima-draws]

Catch me being super emotional and sappy on this Monday morning. Anyway I'm so so so glad I got into One Piece, I don't regret it for a single second, I'm so mad that it took me this long to finally sit down and watch it bc now it's been what. 3 months? And I'm 400+ episodes in. I've never watched 400 episodes of anything before (except maybe Pokeani) and I thought it would feel like a chore but now I'm SO fucking addicted I can't get enough. The story is so good the pacing is so good the characters are SO good I can't help but get attached and scream and jump for joy and cry my heart out (and worry my roommates downstairs with all my yelling but. You know) because it's just EVERYTHING. The found family, the power one goofy kid has to topple kingdoms, to make friends with anyone and everyone he meets, to completely destroy anybody who hurts his nakama, to rid his crew of all their burdens and chains that bind them to their traumatic pasts. I'm going to fucking explode I love One Piece so much. And maybe I'm 20 years too late to the party but I'm here and this series has its claws in me so deep that I couldn't leave even if I wanted to. And there's people here who have been fans for years and years and YEARS at this point who are OP Veterans and you've all been so sweet and kind and nice and it makes me want to cry. GOD DAMMIT. Banging my head against the wall all these emotions ARE going to make me blow up. I love you Monkey D Luffy I love you One Piece

[queseraone]

IT WAS LUCY'S BIRTHDAY

[bunchofdoodlesinspace]

Im kinda shocked I’m not seeing more about the parallels between what Laudna did and what Ashton did last night bc currently that’s what I can’t stop thinking about. This theme of self-sacrifice that just keeps coming back over and over. And it makes so, so much sense to me given who this party is made out of.

Ages ago they really fully grasped that they’re all just powder kegs waiting to blow, that at any moment any of them could cause serious harm to the others, whether it be because of the powers they wield of the unfortunate circumstances of their existence- They’re all dangers to each other in some way.

And now, we’re seeing that theme sort of twist into this concept of “fuck it. I have this power, and I could destroy the world and my friends and myself using it, but I might as well try to use it for something good on the way down” and there’s just. There’s something so tragic and beautiful about that. To finally have people you care about so much that you would destroy yourself to see them survive.

In my head, that’s why Laudna is accepting the help of her own murderer. It’s not to walk down this path of darkness, but to give herself the strength she feels she needs to take down the threats in front of them. If that comes at the cost of her sanity, her relationships with the others, her life? So be it. She’s died before, and she’ll do it again if everyone she loves, who have loved her in spite of everything (esp Imogen), can survive and live happy lives.

Same thing with Ashton. No, two shards were not meant be handled by one person. But Fearne didn’t seem to want it, no one else was going to take it, and but they still need the power. Because what they’re facing isn’t anything like anyone has ever seen, they need everything they can possibly get. And if the risk of taking on that power was his own life? Fine. He’s died before too. And for the rest of his friends? The people who have loved him despite everything? For Fearne? He’d do it. Even if it was just to give them a chance.

These aren’t selfish decisions made to try and gain power. This is selflessness to the most dangerous degree. It’s a demonstration of how much they love and how little love they think they deserve in return. It’s a recognition of how big this threat is, how desperate they are for a chance to succeed even if it means they won’t all come back.

I said it in the tags of another post I reblogged and I will say it over and over again.

This shit doesn’t come out of a place of hate.

It only ever comes out of a place of love.

And it is absolutely heartbreaking.

[ryukatters]

Hi everyone! It’s been a while but it’s been brought to my attention (luv u u know who u r) that one of my fics has been copied and uploaded to Wattpad without my permission. I’m pretty sure this person did the same to many authors based on all their posts. I’ve tried reaching out to the person to take it down but they just deleted my comment. Please report them if you can!

Link to the stolen fic on wattpad

[comradekatara]

against my better judgment I am actually mapping the rest of the avatar sokka au based off of what i wrote here, entirely because in this universe, azula does assume the throne (after her father is efficiently and effortlessly cut down before her very eyes) and she and sokka have the funniest avatar-firelord relationship ever.