#<- potentially. I don't even know anymore.

[feterradi]

I don't even fuck with this fandom anymore but lol the audacity to paint the showrunner as some supervillain whose goal is to hurt, manipulate and gaslight the fandom as if you haven't all but trained yourselves to ignore everything that doesn't feed your confirmation bias. The showrunner says fans shouldn't assume no one will ever die in this show? Clearly a joke, a main has never died before! Massive foreshadowing for an MCD at the beginning of the season? Bah, it's beneath our superior media literacy! A director tells us the door is closed on a potential storyline? Lalala, I can't hear it, they wouldn't have included it in the episode if it hadn't meant anything! A character says he's straight? Obviously, the opposite is true! His actor says he's straight? What the fuck does he know!

The absolute gall to lash out at people who tried to be honest with you for years only for you all to brush their words aside until they shrugged and settled into a routine that didn't disturb your fantasies too much because that's what you wanted. The gall to start screaming "foul!" when they dropped the routine and went back to honesty. The gall to blame actors for pulling a prank because it is hurtful when you all ignored a real fucking human being opening up about his suicide attempt and how it touches on the themes he wants to explore with his character because it didn't support your fanon agenda.

The sheer fucking audacity to even talk about ethics and morality when your flaming dumpster fire of a fandom has been chugging sociopathy juice for years and hurting very real people in very real ways left and right.

I can go on and on and on. You are not victims, as desperate as you are to paint yourselves as such. You latched onto misconceptions you created years ago and let them define your entire fandom persona until sunk cost fallacy has become so enormous that it is now easier and less hurtful to keep digging deeper and deeper rather than face reality and admit that you were wrong about so many things.

Your delusions exist in a vacuum of your own making. Don't go pointing fingers at everyone else.

[nicohii]

Sylus x Non-MC plot bunny in my mind where:

You have served him as his right hand. Cleaned whatever mess or potential ones that had come his way. You've been with him for as long as you can remember -- even before Luke and Kieran.

The softness in your eyes when you look at him does not escape him. He is observant, hell, he wouldn't be where he is now if he wasn't. There is a softness and fondness I'm the way you move around him and the boys. There is a part of you that knows that he knows; but you also know that he is here with a mission of lifetimes. There is someone out there he keeps looking for and it isn't you.

You see it -- the longing in his eyes, one that transcends the presence you offer even if he hides it from you. In the moments that the universe allows, there is exchanged softnes. Exchange of something of the heart but you both don't dare call what it is because... because... and you actually can't think of any reason why. And it hurts.

Then comes a hunter, and everything falls into place. The why's. The what's. The mission of his lifetimes. There is a growing distance that both of you hate but choose not to address. She makes him happy and that makes you happy. She makes you happy. You understand why, but understanding doesn't make you numb.

It takes a while before you choose to make ammends with yourself. To make peace that there isn't anything here for you anymore. Your service isn't needed anymore .

It's a party, you don't remember what for. She is on a vacation in Skyhaven so your boss opts to take you. Surprisingly, this isn't a mission. Just a small something that a friend invited him to. You find him in a balcony, just coming off from a phone call with a voice to familiar.

You hand him a glass of wine which he accepts. The N109 zone is harsh, but there is beauty in it during these hours. The illuminating lights, the sounds of the city, the feel of him. There is an ache in your stomach that makes you want to hurl.

"You have been distant... " his voice breaks the silence and you look at him from your periphery before taking a sip of your own drink. So direct, so Sylus.

"Yes. Yes, I have been. I suppose. " You smile. He leans against the railings arms crossed and you know he wants you to tell him more. You think about the plans you have made within your time to yourself. The decisions you have come up with... And where to go from here.

You down the whole drink before letting a small scoff and laugh, eyes wandering everywhere but him.

"Sylus, you have got to know by now. " You're voice starts to crack, and you can't do anything, he makes you vulnerable. He takes you apart piece by piece just by being within reach.

"Know what? "

"That I love you."

He chooses to remain silent. What is there to say to that? He supposes. He knows. That's the thing between the both of you, the deep understanding that transcends words. He caresses your face. You look at him in the eyes, and he swear he doesn't mean to, but there is weakness in the moment, when your eyes yearn and tell him to take a peak at the dreams you have locked away because you both know there is no return from this, might as well lay all the cards on the table.

He sees it, the soft dreams of a future. Two bodies dancing in the living room, early mornings, late nights, a small him, a small you, childlike laughter flooding his home. Something stings within him when he gets down from the illusions, and all that's left is the look of resignation from your eyes. Like you already know what he is going to say.

"I'm sorry, sweetie, I--"

"I know." You tell him as you softly remove his hands from your face. There is a sad smile in your face before you nurse your empty glass between your hands. You hold it close in your hands, cradling it against your chest as the moisture from the glass stains your dress.

"I think... " your breath shakes, a ragged breath before you look at him again, "I think my work here is done."

Sylus is by no means a sentimental man for everyone, but there is a pang in his chest that feels to familiar and foreign at the same time. He takes prides in his well sewn words, they are calculated and factual, well spoken and funny if he tried, but right now there is no words.

You ask him for your freedom that night. You've already done enough for him, you tell him. There is no need for you here and it's time for the move forward.

It's the last time he hears of you.

---------------------------------------------------

It's not everyday that Luke and Kieran leaves important documents haphazardly at the base. But Sylus supposes that boys will be boys. He cleans his gun, a particular habit he picked up to relax. Before he notices a white envelope left opened and read on the deskdesk, intricately designed and scented, with your name written in fancy script.

Your hand writing is on the card,

Boys,

I don't really have family to walk me down the aisle. So I figured and hope, will you to do it? It would mean the world to me.

(But if there's an important mission Sylus assigned you to do please for the love of all things holy, don't bail on him.)

P. S: Please don't tell him.

[miraculousagentsofkrypton]

Raven Branwen

Let's talk about the STRQ family because I adore them, but they are a bit of a mess. (inspired by deadbeatbirdmom's magnificent post). Today, I want to focus specifically on the individual relationships Ruby and Yang have to each of the adults. Because this family is far too complicated to be as simple as 'both kids' have a similar relationship to the parents'. (And I love that for us)

Raven is mostly Yang's emotional burden. A lot of Ruby's baggage is directly tied to her love for her sister and a little bit about her Mom. She doesn't quite have the same stakes in this as with the other adults. I'm totally down for making Rosebird canon. Give me some Ruby and Raven angst.

Raven abandoned Yang. It's as straightforward as that. The reason why, however, is unclear. A large part of it has to do with fear, no doubt about that. Did she feel inadequate? Did she start to fear getting attached and then potentially losing her? Was it Salem? Her relationship with the team or Oz? We dont know yet. And the specifics really don't matter much to Yang, not anymore.

What we do know is that Yang found out very young, after losing her real mom. Her dad shut down, her uncle got drunk, and she was left relatively alone. She desperately wanted the love and comfort of a mother back. She didn't know why Raven left, but like all small children, she related it back to herself. She was responsible. She made Raven leave, and maybe even Summer. If she could just find her and apologize or something, maybe Raven would come back. At the very least, maybe she'd realize that Ruby wasn't a mistake and she'd take care of *her*.

That small child understanding grew with her, but as the case with many things, some of that simplistic nature stuck. Yang spent years searching. For all that she grew resentful, a portion of her still wanted a mother, wanted to know Why? Another part of her wanted to spite her, to show her how she would become better. She would never abandon her family, abandon Ruby. No matter how much she wanted answers, sticking by her sister mattered more.

Then, come to find out, Raven had been aware the whole time. Raven knew exactly how desperately she had searched and had just WATCHED. This was no fairytale story where the mother would come back. Raven couldn't even bring herself to take on a little risk to keep Salem from coming after Yang herself. Raven, as far as Yang could tell, was *never* going to choose her. Therefore, she did not deserve Yang's care either. She had people who actually cared and loved her, and she would always choose them.

That hurt will never truly disappear, but Yang has made as much peace with it as one can in her situation.

Summer

Tai

Qrow

[professional-idiocy]

You know, the one thing they don't tell you about having a pet snake is how adorable and loveable they can be. Like, I am feeling so loved right now that I'm tearing up.

See, Nuudeli has started to try to make this journey from the corner of his terrarium to the other end of it upside down with nothing but his abs as support. He usually falls because he can't defy gravity, so this time I opened the sliding glass door to stick my hand in there to offer him support so that he doesn't fall.

He was confused for a moment, but once he smelled my hand he recognized me and knew I wasn't a threat. So, he continued his journey and this time he succeeded after using my hand as support during the times he would usually fall.

The reason I feel so loved because of this is that two years ago Nuudeli used to think everything was a threat and would act really defensive since he was tiny and thinner than my pinky finger, so a giant like me would obviously eat him, but that's not the case anymore! Even if I still instinctually fall under the category of "potential predator" he has learned I'm harmless, which goes against all his instincts.

So yeah, I am feeling very loved right now because an overgrown shoelace doesn't think I'm gonna eat him.

[marisandini-chu-blog]

Absolutely do not apologize!!! Discourse is how I have fun in any fandom! I feel the same way, that's why I reblog

Sorry too if I came off criticizing. This is literally me being excited.

So just keep in mind even if I made a counterpoint or argue, I do so excitedly and with a smile.

I know which post you meant by @/miyamiwu! Although, I can definitely see the reasoning as for why the Hero Commission would want her dead for receiving the teleporter. What made me doubt that theory is - again - doing it in front of a Top 10 hero.

Lin Ling isn't just "some guy" anymore. He has cloud. If I was going to kill a rouge hero. I would do it discreetly, and behind his back. The way it was done in the series is just asking for L0's Villain Origin Story (The guys on top can't possibly be socially inept, can't they?)

The organization has raised eyebrow with hiding Nice's death. If a hero suddenly revealed to turn villain to the public? Yeah... that would be PR nightmare. (And we already have a potential Ex-Hero Villain on our hand anyway)

Killing Xiao Yueqing to be cost effective also raise questions. Since, you know, Treeman specifically had no problem sending her off with a her fake death in the first place. Not to mention, it was completely on impulse that XYQ left her teleporter.

If it was such a problem for her to have it to begin with, I can't see why they couldn't... you know... ask her teleporter back? If need be, just threaten her with "Hey, you want off the contract? Then give us the device back."

Heck, just destroy the teleporter if it was such a problem at all!

I'm not saying the Hero Commission nor the Hero System itself is free from blame in the situation. LH0 made it very clear how much everything sucks, and even a lot of the companies is practically parodies for Facebook and Disney.

But this is my personal prefrence talking, I feel like the Hero Commission would lose a lot of nuance if they simply could kill innocent people just when things get inconvinient to them – no different to criminal organization or the government (unless of course that's what LH0 is pointing at). Because I would have liked that an organization that hinges on public perception would keep their hands clean as much as possible (that's why their Cleaners are meant to erase memories, not to kill) — so much so they would take an arguably more immoral actions just to be a hypocrite and say "hey, we didn't kill anyone that didn't deserve it! Our hands are clean! We didn't do anything wrong!"

Not to say they will not kill at all. Just that, if they have the means and tools to not kill in order to get their way. I don't see why they don't do that?

Anyway, that's my take. Who knows how I could be wrong.

The Fridge Troupe is definitely not much better, but considering how in episode 2 we have a whole story dedicated of XYQ not wanting to be the "accessory to a Hero", the self-awareness gives me faith that they'll do Xiao Yueqing justice, and that the studio will find ways to subvert the classic troupe.

(If not, I will finish the series crying in my sleep)

Hot Take: Does anybody think Xiao Yueqing died to keep Lin Ling from being a hero?

Keep in mind this assumption is made on the basis of the action of other people instead of the actions Xiao Tueqing herself has and might have taken - so even I'm skeptical of my own take.

But it really nags my brain that Lin Ling's primary reason for rising up into an actual hero is wanting to keep the people he cared about safe.

And you can be critical with the relationship between Moon and Lin Ling all you want. Whether you want them to be romantic or platonic. Doesn't change the fact that even from the first episode, it wasn't his friends or family that kept him from stepping off the ledge, it was Xiao Yueqing.

(Heck, I don't think he even has close friends and family considering he only has one view from his death article)

Being his friend, being the only other person who he shared his real name, meant something for them.

So to have his reason to be a hero be killed right in front of him, cementing his helplessness and inability to save her.

Because self-perception is as much as a key factor for a person to become a hero. And what's easier to destroy a person's perception than to destroy their reason for being and leave them in despair

Now I just need to wait for how the show is gonna prove me wrong

[celtrist]

I just vented out a whole rant about how aromantisim is treated within Hazbin/helluva. I'm not really sure if I should post it for multiple reasons, one of which being I don't want anyone to feel targeted about it or take it the wrong way (like I honestly dont have beef with Al shippers. Gripes, but no beef as I also ship him on occasion).

There was just a sudden burst of frustration I had with it that I think was in part just came from built up frustration from other things. There's things I'd like to have out there, but I don't really think it'd get far or, again, be just taken the wrong way. I don't see a point in posting if people are gonna ignore it, plus it wouldn't change how things are now. If anyone has any thoughts or are curious let me know, but I don't wanna make anyone feel like shit or put a pointless rant out there no one wanted to see. I also wanna keep rants to a minimum as I know people aren't always into that sort of stuff, especially if you don't follow someone for that and you just get an influx of posts of them complaining. And I still want to keep things relatively light hearted around here, at best maybe just some critiques on things here and there.

It's late, I'm on my phone when I should probably just sleep it off, so sleep it off I will.

[bhaalblessed]

also you can't convince me karlach didn't have at least a little bit of a crush on gortash. the fact that she herself goes out of her way as a grown ass adult woman who has been through literal hell to say "i really liked him... but not like that!!!" is. kind of desperately adorable in a way gortash's ego would absolutely feed on

[codexnuminous]

I love seeing INCREDIBLY vague posts, that just seem to be some sort of collection of poetry or somesuch, and could be about anything - and then scrolling to the bottom and seeing #woe.begone spoilers. What? What on earth is going to happen??? I'm on episode 32 and I'm now very scared.

[singingowlfairy]

I've always had this concept that Jasper sees Greg and is confused, because she's expecting her Diamond's baby daddy be super impressive in terms of physique and such.

So she hangs out with him for 5 minutes to figure out wat the deal is, and just like that ,the Universe rizz starts working a little too hard on her.

I always thought that would be a really funny fanfic.

[is-this-really--life]

I think this space is uniquely horrible to be in both for OSA woman *and* for SSA woman. And I think it's obvious at this point why it's so awful for OSA women, because that's more overt. You get told you're politically impure for partnering with men. Of course that's insane.

But... idk there's like... this fear and this shame of being attracted to women in the wrong way. When you're a separatist, everything revolves around demonizing male sexuality, and so of course you fear emulating it. I was* afraid any attraction to women, any expression of it, in any sort of way that isn't neat and tidy, perfectly feminist and politically correct, makes me like a man. And therefore bad. I couldn't even think about wanting to fuck women without feeling ashamed.

I was only able to unpack some of this, that I felt this way, after I stopped being a separatist.

[thaliagrayce]

y'know what we don't talk about enough? Hazel died. We talk about how she grew up in the 30's and 40's and we talk about how out of place she feels in the modern world, but! She died! She was dead! She has spent more time dead than alive, and not by a close margin!

How does that effect a person??? We got some of it in the flashbacks, but once those caught up with her present timeline and she shared them, they just kind of... disappeared. And she was a regular girl with some weird past experiences. That's one way of doing it, sure!

I think it would have been a lot cooler if she was just a touch creepier. If she felt a little bit Wrong. Yeah, in general she's more approachable than her brother, she's more sociable and less closed off, but. If you actually spend any time with her, it can be difficult to tell which child of the underworld is actually more unsettling.

Hazel is bright of personality and has a dazzling smile, but sometimes she'll just... shut down. She'll go completely blank for like half an hour and nobody knows what to do with it. Sometimes she forgets she's alive. Sometimes she'll spout the grimmest shit you've ever heard like it's nothing, she won't even notice it's weird until the room goes quiet. She spent decades in Asphodel, which is designed to make people forget about themselves and wander around for eternity, only she didn't have the luxury of forgetting! Wild! After she comes back to life, sometimes she forgets that she's allowed to Do Stuff now. She can spend so long sitting and staring at nothing. Sometimes she'll start crying on cloudless days because it hits her again that she can actually feel the warmth of the sun on her skin and she can hear birdsong. Every little mundane experience is a blessing and she will make you remember that in the most foreboding way possible.

[sezja]

Can we please bring the VIth Legion, trapped in Azys Lla, home to Garlemald or at the very least away from Azys Lla

[stormyoceans]

We are really that good? I'm scared off by the large number of couples. Is each of the couples sufficiently disclosed in the script? You're so excited about this show. I'm skeptical, but maybe I should try?

I MEAN. MUST A SHOW BE GOOD. IS IT NOT ENOUGH FOR IT TO SPARK JOY AND GIVE YOU A BRAINROT SO DEEP THEY HAVE TO GET YOU INVOLUNTARY COMMITTED BECAUSE OF IT

but all jokes aside, let's talk about it. when it comes to reviewing shows, i always try to be as honest and objective as i can, so im not just gonna lie to you and pretend we are is a masterpiece. it's very much not. if you enjoy plot driven stories then this series is very much not for you because the plot is basically non-existent, or rather.. all the different dynamics between the characters ARE the plot. to me the show is a slice of life in the connotation that's given to it in anime and manga: a narrative that takes place in a recognisable everyday setting, often in a school, and that focuses on interpersonal relationships. this isn't to say slice of life shows with a character driven story can't be masterpieces, they absolutely can, but we are is not..very refined, there are some things that do not make much sense to me and the way the story is told can be a bit frustrating at times, not to mention that for a director who likes to show a million angles of the same moment you'd think the editing would be top notch but it's just. it's not, okay, it looks like my hair after i chop it off over the bathroom sink at 2 am when i cannot sleep, that shit's ROUGH

all this being said, im still enjoying this show TREMENDOUSLY. and believe me, no one is more surprised about this than i am. tbh i can't quite explain to you why it works for me when other (maybe even better) shows don't, it just feels very genuine, the humor isn't over the top, the characters are all extremely likeable, and i love that they're giving the platonic relationships the same weight and importance as the romantic ones. and i mean..im mostly insane about phumpeem because apparently that's THEE Dynamic™ for me, but since there are four different pairings i feel like there's something for everyone

although when it comes to development, since you asked, i do want to point out that pondphuwin and winnysatang's pairings are clearly the main ones (before anyone comes at me, i do remember the cast saying this), but aouboom still get a fair amount of screentime and they're the heart of the show tbh. the only pair that's suffering in this regard is marcpoon, but honestly it makes sense considering they had to reshoot stuff

so, um. yeah ;;;;;; this is way too long and it's probably a mess but i wanted to give you an honest and complete overview so you know what you're getting yourself into if you do decide to give it a chance. i actually started to like the show more and more after episode 3, so maybe if you have a free evening you could just try it out and see if you can get into it!!!!!!

tl;dr: it's not a masterpiece and it has its shortcomings but it's highly enjoyable and although not all couples have the same amount of screentime and development i think everyone could find something to like in the show

[einsatzzz]

art time-lapse of this piece that i posted in IG b4 to try out doing reels. i really like how this turned out overall plus "yasashii suisei" (link for eng tl) really fit the vibes so im queueing this here too

[brekitten]

Guilt

Sometimes, Peter feels guilty.

He knows he shouldn't, because the skipped lab days with Tony and missed dinners with May, and all the little lies and excuses he's told them to ease their worries, are really for the greater good - a fact he has been told time and time again by his superiors. But no matter how much he tells himself this, he can't stop feeling guilty about all of it.

As he bids May a hasty goodbye, throwing his backpack over his shoulder, that same guilt threatens to crush him once again. He almost wants to stay, to have dinner with his aunt like he had promised he would. But he can't.

He hopes he doesn't have a mission tomorrow night, so he can make it up to her.

He steps into the alley outside his apartment, where two men are waiting for him. They hand him a folder, he skims over the information, and he hands it back. They leave without another word.

He quickly climbs onto the roof and changes into the clothes he brought with him. The mask - the final piece of his uniform - slides over his mouth, and he finds the familiarity comforting. Unlike his Spider-Man mask, which always seems so suffocating, it covers just enough of his face to keep him anonymous. He prefers this mask, and wishes he could use it instead. But he can't, because it isn't Spider-Man's.

The mission is quick, far quicker than most. The file had included the likely locations of the target, and Peter finds the man right away. The target is in an unprotected building. All it takes is one shot from Peter's gun, and the man is dead. No one sees him leave the rooftop he took the shot from, and he makes it home without incident.

He changes back into his civilian clothing, tucking his uniform and weapons back into his bag, and goes into the apartment. May is waiting for him, and he rattles off some story of what he had done, the lies falling easily from his tongue. He tells her nothing of his mission.

He does have dinner with her that night, even though it's late. He has dinner with her the next night, too. He still doesn't feel like it quite makes up for his repeated absences, especially with how strained May's smile always looks.

He tries not to feel guilty about all of the lies and excuses he tells her. It's for the greater good, after all. Everyone he kills in Hydra's name deserves it, and their absence from this world makes the lives of everyone else better. But he knows May won't see it that way; not many people do.

Maybe someday, he can tell her the truth. But for now, he lies.

And despite knowing that what he's doing is what's best for her and everyone he cares about, he feels guilty about it all.

[randomnameless]

Will Marianne's actual in-game characterization ever be represented again in Heroes, or is she doomed to be flanderized into "Momo suffered so much sad uwu" for the rest of the game's timespan?

Mean me wants to say she has no characterisation to give anything substantial to FEH to work around, but it's me being mean.

I guess that anything relating to her Relic, and Relics in general, will be flanderised and the truth will never be revealed because tea bags, and even if FEH tried, last year, with F!F!Billy (was it last year?) to give more meat to that subplot by saying Sothis from Nopes was pissed and wants revenge because her kin were slaughtered, even FEH can't craft stuff KT/IS left purposedly hanging in their games.

Sobbing about Momo though, give the impression that the devs care about the "lore" of Fodlan and give another, imo, more interesting angle to Marianne even if it comes as the cost of woobifying Momo but hey, since it's a given that no one gives a fuck about Nabateans, it's alright, poor Momo was a victim of his curse uwu, let's just not/never talk about what that curse is.