#''i love all my children equally'' the children:

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - Argh! I'm Late! It's A Lot to Keep Up With (sorry)

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

June 2025 Week 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

My Stubborn (Sun iQIYI) ep 7 of 10 - Delighted to see both condom and lube rep. How modern. Meanwhile, it is entirely delightful to watch Sorn suffer. We are pleased. I know they’re both hurting but I enjoy this part. I love love love all of the language play. And I have to say that Sorn’s krap is one of the sexiest I’ve heard in a long time. Probably because he uses so rarely.

Reset (Mon iQIYI) ep 4 of 10 - Oh it was a truly spectacular first kiss. But who cooks stovetop in oven mitts? Not to mention all white. V sus. I gotta say, from a queer perspective, the first thing I would tell somebody else queer about the future is marriage equality! Honestly, I feel really sorry for the cute piano boy, and the poor boys Lily keeps pimping out. Won’t somebody think of the children?

Memoir of Rati (Fri Netflix or YT) ep 2 of 12 - I like the political tension, I like the family tension, I like the sexual tension. I like this.

My Sweetheart Jom (Fri YT) ep 7 of 12 - I’m quite enjoying it. There’s so much plot meet so much silly. I love that there is this weird political stuff with the town. I love that there is this teen high school drama. I love that Yo is caught in the middle because he’s playing in both the adult world and the kids playground at the same time. It’s fun. Fun bisexual awakening too. Cute. 

Notes on Pooms: 

The Poom playing Fluke is a great actor. I hope we get to see more of him in the future. 

While the Poom playing Yo has the most incredibly perfect posture. Like he was in the military or a professional ballet dancer or something. 

Knock Out (Fri WeTV ) ep 7 of 12 - Out lead couple sure loves to kiss. However, this episode was almost entirely one long  fight sequence. Which I’m not upset about. In a sports BL you have to take the sports with the BL. 

Pit Babe 2 (Fri iQIYI) ep 9 of 13 - Well in addition to a lot of couples, there certainly is a lot happening in general. This is a very busy bee of a show. i’m not sure about Willy‘s power. I thought they were gonna keep these all “senses and enhancements of perception, rather than actual superpowers. That said, actually do kind of love Willy, my little monster. I don’t care that he’s interfering with everything. Kenta administering the patented thigh death squeeze, how 007 of him. Always fun times when that move shows up. Rare in a BL Bummer he almost immediately got caught again. It is truly wild that one of their main driver’s is kidnapped and they still race. I suppose the vroom vroom must go on? 

I Promise I Will Come Back (Mon WeTV) ep 6 of 10 - The boyfriend era (day) of our one-week travel romance.

The Next Prince (Sat iQIYI) ep 9 of 14 - More coils, this time sparkly. And such and such and so forth tally ho. 

The Bangkok Boy (Sat Gaga) ep 10 of 12 - the coils and coils are getting tighter and tighter. I'm sad.

Boys in Love (Sun iQIYI ) ep 8 of 12 - It’s fine. It’s cute. Not enough teachers.

SunTiny (Tues iQIYI) ep 3 of 10 - Oh man do I miss Talay on my screen. How is he so charismatic? Please bring him back as a lead? Meanwhile, this side character is mildly intriguing. But I’m not believing the lead pair body-swap mumbo-jumbo.

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Ball Boy Tactics (Korea Thurs iQIYI) ep 4 of 8 - Halfway through and not much ball boy action (in the original sense of the term) has actually occurred yet. So I’m a little confused about the title. But that’s all I’m confused about with this show, everything else is glorious. Excellent wingman action too. ALSO a good kiss from Korea!!! Yay for you learning from your mistakes!!! 

Sweetheart Service (Korea Fri YT) ep 8 of 12 - I love that they are leaning hard into the fake dating side of the equation. It’s nice to see the central trope treated with so much intensity.

Revenged Love (China Mon Gaga) ep 5-6 of 24 - Oh no, they are being allowed to kiss. And early on in the show. This does not bode well. Doctor is Best Boy! I too am primarily food and gossip motivated. In fact, it’s one of the only ways to get me to socialize. 

Depth of Field AKA Hishakai Shindo (Japan Fri Gaga) ep 3 of 6 - So messed up in all ways. Oh Japan. Angry sad boys with emotions too deep to properly access because they can’t face them. I love how the guitar came out of the case perfectly in tune. A metaphor for the fact that the music itself wasn’t the thing that damaged him, but it was always waiting for him? This show, while weirdly subversively broken, is quite lovely, how Japanese. 

The Promise of The Soul (Taiwan Fri Gaga) eps 1-2 of 12 - Have I mentioned recently how much I hate body swap? There’s a lot of it going around right now. This one is weird because it’s combined with a strange massive age gap (maybe even necrophilia?)as well. And we’re starting out with some sort of weird obsession + sexual assault + a sprinkle of anti-trans rhetoric? What tf is going on? I don’t know. It’s just weird enough to keep me mildly intrigued. So I’m going to continue to give it a chance. But I’m deeply suspicious. 

It's airing but......

I Became the Lead in a BL Drama 2 AKA Zoku BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita (Japan Gaga) 6 eps - While I am intrigued by the manager side couple, I can't be arsed to add this to the weekly rotation. I may binge once it's done.

The Ex-Morning (Thailand YT) 10 eps - dropped half way through ep 3. I was just angry at it, at GMMTV, at the script, at the characters. That's not healthy for any of us. If rumors are to be believed, I'm feeling great about this life choice.

Season of Love in Shimane AKA Ai no Kisetsu: The Season of Love (Thai) 8 eps - Sequel to Kiseki Chapter 2 which I intensely disliked. I won't watch this.

Mission to the Moon (YT) ?? eps- Watching but I can't keep track. Too short, too many, too YT. I will report at end.

It ended we are annoyed

Moon and Dust (China YT) ep 6 end - sigh. Well, they didn’t give us a tragic ending, more of a non-ending. I guess it’s better than we deserve from China? I’m not as angry as I would’ve been if they’d killed or totally separated them. But I’m not happy about it either. Bummer, because this show featured my favorite core dynamic for a BL couple of all time. 4/10 

The Sparkle In Your Eye (Singapore Gaga & Viki) eps 11-12 end - It ended happily, which is kind of miracle.

Final thoughts:

An interesting BL from Singapore (in Mandarin) about a debut actor who used to be a super-fan and lands the lead opposite his idol. They fall in love. It’s complicated by a tumor and some casting couch trauma. I’m never excited about romances that feature celebrities, it’s just not my thing. But there’s been a great crop from Thailand recently (starting with Lovely Writer, then My Stand-in, recently ThamePo and now Reset) that this had too much to live up to. It fell short of the mark for me. 7/10 

My Sweet Brother in Law a VBL airing on YT that I was sort of watching ends with comas and cliffhangers. I DNF'd. And I cannot recommend. Bummer. It's been a long time since we had something decent from Vietnam.

Next Week Looks Like This:

Coming in July

7/2 Stay By Your Side After the Rain (Japan ????) - I got nothing.

7/4 10 Things I Want to do Before I Turn 40 AKA 40 Made ni Shitai 10 no Koto (Japan Fri ????) - Suzume has been single for over a decade and so makes a list of "10 things I want to do before I'm 40" which is accidentally seen by Tanaka Keiji, a handsome junior subordinate at work. At Keiji's suggestion, the two decide to fulfill the list together. (So Old Fashion Cupcake take 2?)

7/12 Desire the series (China Sat Gaga) - Trailer China continues its historic run on the international BL market with the first true ABO m-preg piece. I don't love anything about this except that it looks mighty manipulative and fucked up, and very very pretty. Is this CBL's KinnPorsche? I guess we will find out.

7/13 Doctor's Mine (Thai Sun YouTube) - Trailer A second try at adapting Gown & Gear, and a second round of casting put LLS in the lead (you all know I'm a fan) but this is a pretty banal uni Bl featuring doctors and engineers in the 2 Moons phase of Thai BL. It's gonna have to be spectacular to distinguish itself, but you know I am always up for another one. Like my favorite candy, can't stay away.

7/22 Secret Lovers (previously Secret Relationship) (Taiwan Tues Gaga) - Rivals to lovers with unhinged behavior that in the source material ranges from rock-paper-scissors contests to competitive handjobs (yeah, you read that right). Although the trailer makes it look a lot softer then this and it's hitting a lot of my buttons so this could be a big hit with me.

2025 Line Up

BL Announced for 2025 - PART 1

BL Announced for 2025 - PART 2

20 BLs Announced for 2025 That I'm Really Excited About

GMMTV 2025 Line Up - My Totally Biased and Wildly Flawed Feels

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

I loved this bit with Alan and Babe (Pit Babe II).

Still loving this short, Wrong Number, on YT. This boy is just so sweet.

I just really liked this shot (Reset).

I love him. (Ball Boy)

Still not forgiven but I love that line Sorn. Nice try. (My Stubborn)

(last week)

The tag BLigade: @doorajar @solitaryandwandering @my-rose-tinted-glasses @babymbbatinygirl @babymbbatinygirl @isisanna-blog @mmastertheone @pickletrip @aliceisathome @urikawa-miyuki @tokillamonger @sunflower-positiiivity @rocketturtle4 @blglplus @anythinggoesintheshire @everlightly @renafire @mestizashinrin @bl-bam-beyond @small-dark-and-delicious @saezurumurmurs @waitmyturtles

[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

Growing up in one of those "separate but equal/we love women and their Traditional Feminine Roles which are Just As Important as men's roles" churches where we were repeatedly reassured we didn't need feminism and it was okay that women did all the work while men had all the power because women wanted that, I have a very specific bug with so-called feminist stories that treats "becoming a housewife" as "not needing feminism". You know the ones: "Well if it's my choice to pursue a career shouldn't it also be my CHOICE to start a family", "being a housewife is valid too" etc.

Housewives need feminism as much as any other woman. They deserve childcare, reproductive rights, husbands that treat them like equals and pull their own weight, the right to divorce, the ability to care for their children themselves rather than be forced to rely on a man should he prove unreliable.

It's very "yeah it's okay to not wear make-up but it's very important to remind you that it's okay to wear make-up too and you don't have to feel pressured by those evil feminists otherwise", but there's something extra insidious about it because the idea is essentially that feminism is a public thing and doesn't need to happen in the home, reiterating the patriarchal lie of distinct domestic and public spheres. That it's okay for a woman to live in a patriarchal system as long as she chooses it and that there is no way to improve it or change it to give her more agency.

[nerdishpursuits]

If we’re to talk about personal preference? What I were to take issue with the most, concerning this nonsensical baby plot line, were it to really happen? (which I still think it won’t, and for good reason - this is a hurdle to overcome and not the final destination)

The mere whisper of the message that a woman, or a couple, cannot be complete or happy without a child. That the love one feels for a child supersedes any love. That a mother’s love is superior to any other love, a woman’s most sacred duty and that any other love is inferior, ergo the love Marta and Fina have for each other is not enough, they’re not enough as a couple and only a child would complete them, bringing them closer to their real duty as women: that of bearing and raising children (the very idea of love being hierarchised is faulty … especially when it comes to a lesbian relationship that’s already facing so many obstacles, often considered inferior and dirty by society at large). So, no. Not every woman wants to be a mother. No, not having children doesn’t make you any less of a woman, any less of a family. Nor does it make you incomplete. Yes, women are allowed to be career and couple oriented and they’re allowed to have no desire whatsoever to raise children. Being a woman doesn’t equal children. A couple is a family if said couple says so. Children are also a huge hindrance to personal goals and, for better or worse, alter one’s life to such degrees it will never be the same. Ever. So why not go there in this story, especially with two women who have been shown to fight for independence their entire lives, women who have broken molds and have wanted the freedom to choose their own path, sans male influence.

And the way one might take issue with the way they are presenting this? It isn’t a conversation that was born of a mutual desire to be mothers, something just between the two of them. The only reason it’s on the table to begin with? A man’s obsession with controlling them so he can safeguard himself. Them falling for his ploy isn’t freeing or empowering. It’s their utter defeat at his hands. And I’m inclined to believe this where the story is going: Marta finally learning to draw clear boundaries, Fina empowered in her own right and Pelayo, hopefully, becoming someone decent and self-accepting at some point. Until then, the baby talk needs to be shelved until it’s something that both Marta and Fina decide on, without any kind of outside influence.

(Also worth acknowledging: the topic of maternity is something deeply personal in every woman’s life and it comes in all shapes and sizes. The desire to have children vs. not having them? One doesn’t cancel out the other. Meaning the way they’re portraying this might appeal to some, making them swoon, while for others it might land as off-putting and nonsensical. I might frown at a turn of phrase while someone else might get emotional. Both takes, and any other in-between, are valid for they’re all rooted in the personal, biased and subjective. I may not be a partisan of baby plot lines but the characters, and maybe those who write them, might be enthusiasts. In the end my preference doesn’t negate theirs, nor do our ideas have to align, nor do my expectations have to be met. This is but a fraction of the greater picture being unveiled, another piece of the puzzle. Essentially, it’s revealing but not conclusive)

To circle back to my previous point. There might be some concern with painting women as, apparently, unable to see the larger picture, their intellect suddenly grinding to a halt? A baby only means one thing for Mafin: eternal servitude, separation and heartache. There’s no other way in 1959, as much as Pelayo tries to convince them otherwise (this spineless man dares broach this subject after saying Fina is an opportunist, constantly refusing to acknowledge her and using her as bait, time and again, because she’s Marta’s Achilles heel). This entire arc has no leg to stand on and keels over in a heartbeat. Not to mention that instead of actively looking for ways to gain more freedom, Mafin would continue to enslave themselves away on Pelayo’s political plantation.

Which is why I keep being of the mind this plot point, albeit poorly written and hamfisted, only serves to showcase a desire buried deep within, a yearning for that fabled normal life that is denied to them. Maybe even a glimpse into their future once free of these shackles and numerous constraints. And as such, the current storyline involving a child? It will ultimately be discarded.

For Mafin, a baby means losing any dream of freedom and losing it for good. Because utopian dream aside? This would bind and submit them to Pelayo’s every will and whim, forevermore. There would be no escape. Even if he died, there’d be no escape. They’d be chained by the very existence of a child. They’d also have no legal rights, as it would lawfully belong to Pelayo while the strain and labor of raising it would fall upon their shoulders. He even uses the words “my child”, “you’ll be able to see it grow”, “what’s good for me is good for you”: ergo, it all happens as he dictates it. He’d be pulling every string. Even Marta would have no legal claim there, given the man’s power of decision was absolute back in the day. As per the rulebook of a male dominated society? All the control in their hands, none of the responsibility.

Therefore, agreeing to this fiasco? Well, they might as well throw away the key to their jail-cell and kiss their lives goodbye. This entire thing makes no sense, no matter how you look at it. Mafin don’t have more freedom thanks to this marriage, they hardly see each other, the prospect of living together shines by its absence, Marta would be risking her life were she to be pregnant and Fina? Fina could never be a Digna-like figure for the child, given she’s not a relative of the de la Reina family, and would have even fewer rights than Marta herself: and by that I mean she’d have none. So what I’m hoping to see, eventually, is Marta and Fina raising some of these points with Pelayo and wiping the floor with him like the formidable, intellectual women that they are (though we’re likely to be left sitting, waiting for that to happen to a t).

Right now this poor excuse for a man is actively working to enslave them both, trying to sell his grand idea like the smarmy businessman that he is: here is a pile of dung, don’t you agree it smells of roses? … oh, and for your pleasure, it’s wrapped up in a bow too. Marta’s nose for business should know better, it should alert her to the dangers. Hell, at this point in the game? Kill Pelayo sirens sound be going off in every corner of her being. But Marta’s too overwhelmed and fighting too many battles at the same time. She’s exhausted, not as alert as usual. Not to mention her need for respite allows her to dream of a current impossible, making her vulnerable and an easy target for Pelayo.

He’s slowly erasing them from their own story by trying to claim it as his own, and he’s doing so by turning himself into the main character. All via textbook manipulation and gaslighting. Adding to that? He’s unforgivably taking advantage of the love they feel for each other by claiming to understand their bond. Issue is: he never has and never will. Even now? It was Damián who basically showed him what to target. And now he’s trying to exploit Marta’s devotion and love for Fina, her desire to share every facet of her life with the woman she loves, her desire to have Fina partake in everything.

The rancid way this man acts, solely pursuing his own selfish interests? It’s unthinkable and unreasonable. And as such, the narrative comes up short, regardless of the angle one examines it from. There’s no saving grace to this idea and it’s why I don’t think it will go too far. I’m still of the mind it’s used as a mere tool for drama, shock-value and a reason for a possible separation. To show how a profoundly oppressive system leads to misery, how it condemns people to lives they don’t want to live, shackled by institutions that repeatedly deny them and break them.

And while Marta and Fina were deceived into shackling themselves to this marriage? That’s what Pelayo represents. The patriarchy in all its despicable glory. Being a gay man doesn’t exempt him from that. In fact, his self-loathing and incapability to accept himself make him vile. And the show does a good job at portraying him as such. He’s the devil tempting them with what they desire the most: a normal life together. But ultimately, he never allows them to have it. The promised land is but a promise. It’s nothing but a mirage. A carrot he loves to dangle before their eyes. Pelayo’s only purpose as a character is to get in between, to divide and to separate.

I might eat my words, of course. We really don’t know what’s what and can only hope there’s a larger picture to be unveiled. One that ends up making sense because let’s face it: there’s no way the writers can satisfy everyone.

One thing is certain though. This “movida” will cause drama and pain and it will drive rifts between characters. That can always be counted on.

As for other certainties:

Marta loves children but has never been portrayed as desiring them with a single-minded passion. She would also never again suffer the touch of a man. However, were it possible some other way, she would love having a child with Fina, the love of her life, only if Fina desires it and only if it implies the two of them could be mothers together. That’s the be-all-end-all for her on this matter.

Fina also dreamed of being a mother but willed it all away because she knew it wasn’t possible due to her sexual orientation. More so, if there was an actual way to achieve it for the two of them, probably in an ideal world, she’d love to have a child with Marta.

“Immaculate” conception when?😌

What we don’t know:

Where they’re actually going with this entire thing. Based on the history of Mafin and what we’ve seen so far? I think the destination will be worthwhile.

[lady-selenee]

I've been reading Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway, and this book made me think so much about how overlooked what Rhysand did to those 12 kids in Winter Court is. Because there is a similar situation in Dark of the West, when Aurelia sees a photo with prisoners (including children) that were executed.

And, I don't remember exactly what Feyre's thoughts were on that in Acotar, but this is what Aurelia thinks and says about those kids:

"The photographs are black and white, slightly blurry, indicating either an older camera or that they were taken in a hurry. In the first, there’s a line of men standing against a wall. They’re blindfolded, their shoulders hunched. Some are young, some are old, but the ones at the farthest end, nearest the camera, are thin and tiny, no more than thirteen. One child holds the hand of a man. My own hand begins to tremble. I slide the first photograph to the left and reveal the second. The bodies are sprawled on the earth. Even the boys. I hear a strange sound in my throat."

"I stare at the crumpled bodies— an inky black snaking around them, spattered on the wall, on their pale, empty faces staring at the sky— and all of this feels suddenly much darker and more evil than any common war. This doesn’t look like a battle should. It looks like murder."

"I stare at the photographs, a fierce new anger flowering in my chest, rotten and thorned, strangling me— anger at this injustice, at the world, at all the people who let this happen without objection. Whether it was the Commander or the Landorians, it doesn’t matter. Someone did this."

"And as always, Lark’s photographs bleed into my thoughts. Ten thousand men lost a hundred years ago, but what about the mothers today, whose boys were murdered before that wall? Did they watch and beg? Or did they simply cover their eyes and weep? The scene plays out in my head, over and over, in different ways. Sunny. Rainy. Dusk. The soldiers line their rifles, and I’m ordering them to stop, because I’m a princess and they have to do what I say, they must, and then I’m the one being blindfolded, stuck before the wall in the hot sun, waiting for death... "

And this is when she confronts Arrin (the Commander / the one responsible for those deaths):

"The real truth to be discovered is what you did in Beraya.”

This wasn’t how I planned it happening, but here we go.

He stares at me. “What did you say?”.

“You heard it.”

“How do you…?”

“Photographs,” I say under my breath. “I’ve seen them.”

Anger flares behind his clear blue eyes, and he leans down closer, voice equally low. “The Landorians did something in Beraya. Not me.”

I’m certain he’s lying. The denial’s too quick, too practiced, and his sudden hostility borders on guilt."

And Arrin, like Rhysand, denies:

“I did nothing, Princess, and even if I had, where do you think I learned it?”

Now, she's talking with Athan, who, unknown to her, is Arrin's younger brother, and this is his reaction:

“Your General’s son did horrid things in Thurn, and no one knows. I saw the photographs. I swear I did. There were children. Little children, and they were shot.”

"no words come. I’d like to have a hundred of them right now, a hundred reasons why she’s wrong, reasons why it can’t be true, but I don’t.

“Children?” I say finally, wanting to hit something. Wanting to hit Arrin.

I hate that I don’t doubt it right away. I hate that it feels like it could be truth."

And then Athan confronts his brother and their father:

I look between my father and brother. Twin masters of madness.

“She says you murdered children, Arrin.”

“You too?”

“You’re not denying it?”

And then later Ali blackmails Arrin and his father for her mother's life, and everyone, including them, make the photos look like a big deal. You know, like WAR CRIMES.

“Photographs,” she says calmly, looking up at him. The false humour on Arrin’s lips fades.

“I hope it’s a portrait of you,” he says. “I’m sure the Lieutenant would love to carry it into battle.”

“Of your crime,” she declares.

“I told you before,” Arrin says to her, voice dangerously low. “I didn’t do this.”

She reveals one photograph. “Were you not in Beraya, quelling the revolt there?”

“Yes. But I didn’t do that.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter. Whether it was you or whether you were complicit with the ones who did, I’m sure the murder of prisoners— and children, at that— is something the League would like to be informed of.

Arrin's own brother doesn't believe he didn't do it. And Aurelia threatens to take those photos in front of the League (from whom the General and Arrin were seeking approval to start a war), and there is not one moment when this is referred as 'what needed to be done'. Instead, the proper language is used 'a crime'.

And, then, later, Ali thinks about what she did (blackmailing the General and Arrin into helping her mother, promising to hide those photographs forever in exchange for her mother's life)

"I know what I might accomplish with this alliance. It’s the promise of atonement for my sin. The promise of a world where horror cannot be unleashed without consequence. Where justice— not power— reigns and never again will children be shot before a damn wall."

She refers to it as 'my sin', because she is fully aware that, by hiding those photographs, she hides those war crimes.

We later find out that Arrin was actually telling the truth. He was there, but he isn't the one who ordered that.

General Windom. The Butcher of Thurn.

"This man”—her finger jabs the photograph—“is a monster. Every retribution in Thurn comes from him. He needs to be destroyed.”

“Was Windom in Beraya?” I ask.

“He’s everywhere, the bastard.”

Of course … The Commander has always protested the crime. When I accused him last summer, he denied it and said it was the Landorians. I thought he was lying. I knew he was guilty. But what just happened before the League? I confronted him and he denied it again. And when pressed, he said nothing, not a word. Perhaps because he couldn’t say who it truly was. Not with Gawain right there. And Gawain stole my photograph, because Gawain knew. He knew Windom was the true culprit I sought, ready to protect his own. He made sure the evidence disappeared. Forever.

Was it so hard for Sjm to give us a proper reaction to what Rhysand did? Of course. Why? Because Rhysand has to be a saint!

[worst-father-tournament]

propaganda under the cut

Pale King: "dead baby pit. Like huge dead baby pit. It's a whole thing"

Ozai: "Bro just look at what he did to his kids and wife 😭. But since you asked…

Ozai was born as the second son of Fire Lord Azulon and became one of the most powerful firebenders in the world of avatar. His amazing record for overall dickishness begins with his wife, the rather awesome Ursa, the granddaughter of a past Avatar.

However, he only deigned to tell her that marrying him would mean severing all ties with her friends and family AFTER they were married. Which is probably not the best start to your married life. Ozai and Ursa proceeded to have children, a boy Zuko and a girl Azula and the evidence seems to suggest that he treated his children well, at first. While on holiday Zuko nearly drowned in the sea and it was Ozai who managed to save him and Ozai himself mused "that he had attempted to be a good father in his children's early years."

However, Ozai once again showed his true colours when his older brother's (and heir to the Fire Nation) son died and he demanded to be made heir, so that the line of Fire Lords would continue through his children. Unsurprisingly Fire Lord Azulon didn't see eye to eye with Ozai on this matter and as a punishment he ordered Ozai to kill Zuko so that he would understand the pain his brother was going through (not a great dad but Ozai is worse). Ozai confirmed that he would indeed KILL HIS OWN SON in order to become Fire Lord. An act in isolation which 100% makes Ozai one of Fandom's Worst Dads. Luckily, Ursa found out and after pleading for Zuko's life provided Ozai with a plan for him to become Fire Lord without Zuko's death. The plan worked because Ozai was raised to Fire Lord in a chain of unknown events that lead to the death of Ozai's father and Ursa's banishment due to the "vicious, treasonous things" she did to help the plan come to fruition.

Unfortunately, Ozai's bad parenting didn't end there. Once after Zuko had spoken out against a general in a war council, Ozai forced Zuko to face him in a duel. In the arena, Zuko buckled and pleaded for forgiveness from his farther. However, this only infuriated Ozai more and he proceed to burn the side of Zuko's face, leading to permanent scaring, before neatly getting rid of him by exiling him until he did the impossible and returned to the Fire Nation with the Avatar.

You may think that this is surely the end of Ozai's maltreatment of Zuko. Oh no. Not by a longshot, when Zuko returned from his travels with Avatar Ang to confront Ozai, his father made not one but TWO attempts to kill him. Luckily, Zuko was able to foil both attempts, imprison his father and rise to take the throne of the Fire Nation.

Although Zuko's sister Azula was clearly Ozai's favourite child, she did not escape unscathed. There are clear suggestions of Ozai being mentally abusive to Azula, forcing her to be a mirror image of himself through raising her in an environment full of fear, power and perfection. In the end the pressurised environment surrounding Azula caused her mental collapse when she finally realised her father may never truly love her or see her as his equal.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk I could go on for hours."

"EVERYTHING. EVERY REASON EVER. SCARRING ZUKO. PITTING HIM AND AZULA AGAINST EACH OTHER. BANISHING ZUKO. MANIPULATING AZULA. TRAUMATIZING BOTH OF HIS CHILDREN. I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS HOW MUCH HE SUCKS. you've probably gotten this submission before but idc i hate that fuck"

[theophagie]

Hehe 🥰

[hyperblue]

one thing that will always be funny to me about batfam is that jason is forever convinced that dick is bruce's favorite child while all of his siblings know for sure that bruce's favorite child is actually jason

some random reporter: who's your favorite child?

bruce: how DARE YOU imply that i play favorites, i love ALL of my children equally

dick, without missing a bit: oh he absolutely plays favorites, it was jason

tim: rest in peace

[js-dragonart]

Pls let him talk about his emotions, Alicent. :(

Based on this:

[froggydraws]

"You can keep the rose, it goes with your costume."

[d3adseas]

father's little princess ~

[cheesenchalk]

i never know how to phrase it but something about the way beatles biographers and people in general view paul's reflexive placating persona and determination to smooth things over as manipulative or duplicitous and john's reflexive barbed persona and habit of lashing out as brave and subversive despite both being equally defensive mechanisms to shield themselves from the world that resulted in them saying things that weren't true says more about how we culturally view kindness or friendliness as inherently untrustworthy or flimsy and anger and carelessness as more believable as someone's true nature than it says about either of them in actuality

[notkingyet2]

dave k: and jopson is the steward with the prettiest blue eyes and the saddest backstory and he's the only person aboard that crozier doesn't hate and he's secretly really good with a gun and the most loyal and he's so good and trustworthy and smart and brave that he gets to be a lieutenant even tho the navy would never ever approve of promoting a steward like that but crozier loves him so much and all the other officers like him because he is so handsome and clever and nice and THEN he gets very sick so sad but he is so noble and brave about it and his captain comes into his tent to comfort him specifically and personally BUT THEN crozier is kidnapped but jopson doesn't know that because he's too sick :c so when the other men abandon him to die he thinks it's HIS CAPTAIN abandoning him and he crawls out of his tent and gets the most tragic death scene in a show of nonstop tragic death scenes wherein he hallucinates his captain ignoring him even though his captain loves him the MOST because he's the BEST BOY and he DIES and he leaves behind the most perfect beautiful skeleton and an archaelogist finds the skeleton and instinctively knows how strong and brave and handsome and wonderful he was in life and also this archaeologist is me :)

[hitwiththefandomz]

Profile pics for all the homies

Feel free to use them, with proper credits of course (〃ω〃)

[cowboylikemorgan]

Isha: *protects Jinx*

Vi: well we can’t fight now. That’s a innocent child :(

Caitlyn:

[zhoudadudugongjin]

[lyrring]

My D&D pcs that i've played over the past few years. My friends and I just had our, like, fifth anniversary of playing together. :)

The """cast""":