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⚠️ SIXER ⚠️

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there used to be a light in his eyes

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belly of the beast

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still not confident in sharing art but i can’t go a day without drawing him at least once rn

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Hello, my name is Lena. I live in Gaza City in a tent with my family. There is bombardment, killing, starvation, displacement and my life is very bad. I hope you will support me on this link to purify my life and my family. Thank you 💔🥺

https://gofund.me/9b00d840

Boosting Lena’s go fund me for everyone seeing this!! Please help her reach her goal !!

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The Antiquarian

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Kingdom hearts: the existentialism of knowing you're a person but also that you were never meant to exist, that you are only the shadow and memory of someone else, that you will never have your own identity outside of that person no matter how much you fight for it, that your death is seen as necessary so that another might live - so that the real one might live, that you can't live because you aren't real

Also kingdom hearts:

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silver talks about kingdom hearts lore

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yo dudes, the empire is pretty chill. maybe you could like, join it or smth.

(close up and b&w version under more)

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no hunting

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gothic boyfailures I love you

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somee hs doodlez idk

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happy barbenvashandknives day!!!!!!!!!

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is uncanny vash popular here too???

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Trigun fucking destroys me, okay.

It's about persisting through the most horrific obstacles imaginable, and never losing hope for yourself and others. It's about the fruit your efforts bear, but it doesn't ignore the ugliness of the suffering you endure. It doesn't sweep it under the rug to give you a happy ending.

As a jaded millennial, I get a bit tired of stories where everything turns out fine because the heroes tried hard. Most stories gloss over the repercussions of failure. They tell us it's all simply a means to an end, and that end is what matters. Overcoming your obstacle matters. Winning matters.

Trigun doesn't do this.

Vash gets hurt (gross understatement). He's ostracized, bullied, threatened, haunted, forced to see the darkest underbelly of humanity. He's subjected to the worst parts of life that are grotesquely ruthless, unforgiving, hopeless. He's forced to reconcile a lot of his goals (like never killing anyone), but not the core of his beliefs.

Not once does he falter in his trust that people are capable of good, that we all deserve that chance to be. He never has a revelation that shakes his faith in humanity, despite constantly being given every reason to. He's the irritatingly optimistic anime protagonist who looks at impossible odds and says "everything will be alright", the way no one can in real life because it never works out that way for us.

And it doesn't for him, either.

Vash does his best, believes in himself, and fails. over and over and over again. He loses everything--loved ones, memories, autonomy. He loses constantly. He's your unrealistically positive hero, being dealt realistically unfavorable hands.

And still, he persists. He never truly wins. Because we never truly win. Life has no happy ending like a story does.

He never truly wins, and yet, he can still find happiness. He meets friends, enjoys good food, watches people love fiercely in both blessing and hardship. He hits unbelievable lows that don't keep him from finding highs. Because he never stops trying to be the best of what he sees in humanity. Because every little bit counts. He never stops believing in humans--believing in you.

Trigun grabs you by the face and stares directly at you. It says "I see you, I see your pain, how much you struggle. I see how sometimes no matter how hard you try, things don't work out. Life isn't a fairy tale. I see how your kindness can come back to hurt you, hurt others. I see you, and I'm proud of you. Life is worth living with love in your heart not because we win, but because we try. We all try. Never stop trying to be kind."

Trigun shows you the cruel reality of life, and leaves you feeling good about it.

I don't know a single piece of media that's able to do that.