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The final TF2 issue really got to me. Spoilers, but it’s the reveal that all of this suffering and murder and war over gravel and shitty land was for nothing but senseless, bottomless hatred. That the administrator can’t even remember where this revenge plot started as she flashes through different false memories of her parents’ deaths. There was never a tragic backstory or justification, only terrible people doing despicable things. And despite how crass and stupid and unserious TF2 is, the story subverts every expectation by showing the survivors and inheritors willingly breaking the cycle. Ms. Pauling lies to the administrator and chooses not to save her, and finally lets her die. (Hurts even more if you read into the subtext that Ms. Pauling is in love with the administrator.) She lets the final cache of Australium go and walks away from the burden and legacy of a century-old bloodfeud. Hale lets Gray’s daughter go and live her life freely. Spy is the first to arrive at Scout’s house and meet his big family, finally takes off his mask, and helps with the kids. Even Merasmus exhaustedly makes peace with himself and Soldier and chooses not to curse him or something. There’s nothing to finish, no promises to keep, and no one to avenge. The only thing to do is break the cycle and walk away.

It feels odd how happy and warm everything is, but it feels so right and earned. These bloodthirsty, awful, violent men were expendable cogs in a machine of endless violence, and they found a way out. It’s a genuinely great message about letting go the past that burdens you and finding the will and a way to hit the bricks, change, and be happy. Maybe they don’t technically deserve happiness, but they’ve got it nonetheless, and they’re not gonna let it go to waste. They’re still all crazy and violent, but on their own terms now and with people who love them! Smiles.

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scout being the father he never had i'm going to fucking cry

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Pyro’s reaction to seeing Engie was all I needed, thank you.

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NEVER STOP BEING OBSESSED WITH YOUR OCS 🫵

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Everyone wants to talk about "older sibling guilt" but nobody wants to talk about having someone you look up to like a saint treating you like the most annoying and worthless thing they've ever layed eyes on, and not even remembering it because for you it was one of your first memories of them, that shaped not only your relationship but your whole childhood, and for them it was a Wednesday. And nobody wants to talk about how that same person, years later, will be whining your ear off about "why do you hate me? You treat me so bad! You think I'm the worst person in the world!" Because they don't realize that their actions have affected almost every aspect of your life and the way you make friends, form meaningful relationships, and view your family members.

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If you have been abused by a sibling, that is valid.

Some people may brush off or downplay it, perhaps saying what you went through is “just normal behaviour between siblings.”

What you went through was abuse. It was “bad enough” to “really” be abuse. Don’t let people make you feel it wasn’t.

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3 and 4 from 9 are autistic.

Requested by: anonymous

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Caught my dog doing a lil two step at the park like it's nothing

(Source)

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You Are Not Immune To fanart of characters who die in canon that has them alive and well, with scars from the wound that originally killed them

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I used to see this image all the time in December but now literally nobody cares. We as a society have forgotten him. All he wanted was to offer us a nice treat and what did we do? We abandoned him. Hell has taken refuge in our hearts and its fires have burned to ash all warmth and love. We should be ashamed.

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Sooooo, I was having a chat with some 9 server buddies, and somebody mentioned something about 7 being portrayed as female despite coming from the soul of a man. I said the following: “Either 7 represents the Scientist’s feminine side or she’s trans.”

*Aims the trans beam directly at 7*

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being a SFW furry artist can be so exhausting

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YOURE 30???????

yeah I mean i've been posting on tumblr since 2011, I'm part of the geriatric tumblrinas

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Ghost Pokemon - Halloween 2023

Thank you for the support on this project! Now to the next one!