#(woe! demons be upon ye!)

[popppyfur]

peppy naming viva in the hopes that she'd get to live beyond being bergen livestock then turns around to poppy being like. hehe. we match

edit: *puts a knife to ur neck* MORE FIC. READ IT. NOW.

[autisticandroids]

FAMINE: That's one deep, dark nothing you've got there, Dean.

[youtube with closed captions]

dean and his father. dean and his family. dean and how bad it is.

(via @closetoyou1970)

[swingstep]

in which two demon slayers with No Common Connections Whatsoever get assigned a joint mission

[roger-paladino]

Spend some time away, getting ready for the day you're born again Spend some time alone, understand that soon you'll run with better men

[gasstationclown]

did i cook or is it burnt as hell

[theflyingkipper]

have these abominations I made

[starakex]

Sad Ghost Hours (but at least she got bepis)

[owlhari]

spgtober day 12: alternate universe

i was gonna draw omega spg for this prompt but the siren call of my "guy hottie lives" au won. i've decided to start calling it "the count of walter manor au" because the plot is inspired by the count of monte cristo musical hehe

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[the-herdier]

Hux as an adult character in The Promised Neverland would be a fucking force to be reckoned with, man.

[gristlegrinder]

to be honest thats a character i’ve been floating around for about a year now and only just now has inspiration really struck. i’ve already got the rough bones of a character playlist and everything

[katyspersonal]

Headcanons on.... being justified? sorta

I threw a couple of headcanons in a salad so I could rate the Soulsborne men that messed with the things not meant for humans and got ridiculously big body count, from most justified to least

#5 Laurence - He genuinely cared for betterment of humankind, even if that meant great sacrifices and risks, although he took things to such a far point that these actions on themselves destroyed his humanity and defeated the purpose. He is a tragic villain! Good intentions road to hell all that.

(I will note though, I feel like BB was a bit TOO subtle on how things sucked so Laurence would have the need to change them - there are multiple evidences that are yet so scattered that on superficial level it can look as though everything was awesome and perfect and Laurence simply ruined everything! I really don't see it, especially considering how many things could've been wrong in Victorian era... Eileen, for one, arrives from plague-ridden place if her mask is of any indication.)

#4 Aldrich - He lives in the world that is rotting and doomed no matter what you do, he saw the only thing that offered at least some hope for escape and better era and seized it, no matter what it took. He is like.. in a position where moral principles are losing their effect, so everything goes. Similar insight to Rykard's, actually. (I can honestly give him a pass on enjoying his methods a bit too much like sadistic shit that he is, because how you he is feeling besides the point in this context)

#3 Micolash - His world likewise got fucked but what Micolash did was not simply going 'fuck this shit I'm out' and giving up on human values, but also provoking the process that accelerates the humanity's ruin and it can not even escape beasthood WHILE his ritual is ongoing, all so he (and anyone who """understands""") could evolve past human mind. Micolash has more choice and more hope than DS cast, he decided human values (and lives) were not really worth it!

#2 Allant - Not only he gave up on humanity and this world in his despair, but also ensured that everyone else feels this way too deep down and no one's lives matter, so he had to "open their eyes" lol. He is just willing to destroy everything through the same logic in which I used to agree with Frenzied Flame ending - that existence is fundamentally broken, as a concept.. And like, if other people still want to exist regardless of suffering, decay and existential loneliness? Well they're just "dumb" or something.... Very selfish stuff.

#1 Shabriri - The fucker thought the world had it too good and just could not live in peace knowing there was all-destroying power sealed, he saw "No tresspassing" sign and was not able to stop, so now even without Lord of Frenzy, the world still got inflicted with irreversible sickness that someone could get just by fucking being too sad or something. Basically I think he did not face crushing depression and dread that simply 'resonated' with the power of universal despair, but just, like they say, "did a little trolling". Partially I think that because of how his yearning for chaos sounds like manic wish to just see everything burn and not like despair. Partially because I feel like at least one time everything could be ruined by simple curiosity and not sympathetic motivation? But yes, Shabriri is THE worst.

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Also there are complications of 'they unleashed it' vs 'the force beyond humanity called them and of course a human would not be able to resist' with some, which I tend to just write off with the "the call means nothing without the receiver" (so, even if you like saw a dream or found frenzied fingerprints, you could still just say no... so yeah, I did not use this factor in rating)

[ruby-static]

I’ve been looking to draw my little sona character a little more, so I’ve got a few doodles for a new Tumblr header-

[lagtrain]

PRSK STORY AFTERTHOUGHTS: LEO/NEED MAIN STORY

Upon my first read of this story (about 1 1/2 years ago now?? wow), I was immediately endeared to these characters to the point where they shot up to being my second favourite group. After rereading, it’s so clear to see why!

Leo/need's main story is about love and friendship. This is literally the group's gimmick; they're childhood friends! They start the story this way and they end the story this way. Everything in between- the loss of this friendship, the fights they get into, the suffering they endure at the hands of each other- are all a result of the immense care they have for each other. Honami & Shiho isolate themselves from each other as well as Ichika because they don't want the others to be affected by what their classmates say about them. Ichika hides the truth about the group's break-up and the things they went through in junior high because she doesn't want Saki to feel bad. Saki tells Honami that they've given up on trying to get her to join the band because she thinks it's what's best for her even though it just causes them both more pain. Shiho yells at Honami to try and get through to her but she just ends up making herself feel terrible for going about it in such a way. All of these things are born from a genuine good intent, but when put into action cause so much harm. Leoni's reconciliation is so cathartic because we finally get to see them break through their miscommunication and talk about things- explaining the reasoning behind their actions, apologizing, and promising to keep moving forward together. It's a story about how you will love people, and you will hurt the people you love- sometimes because of that fact- but in spite of that you should continue loving. It's the love we hold for the people we care about that makes life worth living, and like how love perseveres through all we must do the same. It's a really sweet yet hard-hitting message, and is one that definitely means a lot to me.

Ichika as a character really stood out to me on this readthrough. I've always liked her, but she struck me in a way she hadn't before. In my previous read, I was much more invested in Shiho & Honami's struggles, both in junior high and in the present. The two of them undoubtedly get their pasts explored more than Ichika, at least in a more explicit way. However, Ichika's struggles are still very much there, albeit slightly less in-your-face. Not to say that Ichika's issues are hidden at all, they're really not, it's just that they're moreso implied or brought up in a more off-handed way. For example, after being pushed away by HonaShiho, Ichika really doesn't seem to gain any new friends. We know Honami still has friends (her whole reasoning for pushing L/n away was so she could prove her loyalty to her classmates) and Shiho is largely unbothered by a lack of friends due to her loner personality, but Ichika is a person who thrives off of her relationships with her friends. After they leave her, we never see her interacting with anyone who could be considered a friend until Saki returns. This could be explained away by them not having time to show Ichika interact with her other friends, but it definitely seems like an intentional exclusion meant both to show how important Leoni was to her and to show how much it messed her up when they weren't around, to the point where she didn't even bother trying to interact with anyone new due to her attachment to them and depression in their absence. Early in the story, a classmate comments on how Ichika has a somber air about her, making it clear that she never got over the loss of Honami and Shiho.

Another thing that really interests me about Ichika is her relationship to Miku pre-Sekai. Her whole thing (to people who don't care about her, at least) is that she's the Miku girl. She loves Miku. And yeah, she does! The whole reason that the girls formed a band back in their childhood is because Ichika wanted to play Miku songs. Miku's songs act as a coping mechanism for her through her junior high struggles, and she continues loving Miku's music into her high school years. However, her love of Miku goes beyond songs and becomes an idolization of Miku as a person. multiple times Ichika comments on how incredible Miku is, how she can be free and versatile and do anything, followed by "unlike me". Miku is everything Ichika wants to be, and in her low self-esteem she can help but compare herself to Miku and put herself down because of their perceived differences. I’m interested to see how Ichika's relationship towards Miku as an idea changes now that she has a real Miku to help guide her!

Saki is such a great character! The main story does such a great job at endearing you to her. She comes into the story like a ray of sunshine illuminating the dullness of the rest of Leoni's lives, her return being the inciting incident that leads to them reconciling. Saki has a lot more beneath her bubbly surface, though. We know she's been in the hospital for a large portion of her life and the story does not shy away from showing that this has deeply affected her, despite her trying to remain positive. Her determination to live life to its fullest comes from how much she missed out on, and every slight hint she drops to how bad things were for her leaves you with a horrible feeling.

Saki is also a much smarter character than a lot of people give her credit for. She picks up on things and is able to avoid topics she realizes she shouldn't tread on, such as when she asks Ichika what happened while she was gone. After being met with silence, Saki picks up on Ichika not being ready to tell her and switches the topic, electing to not mention it again until Ichika is ready. Saki cares for her friends an immense amount, but it really makes you feel for her whenever instances like the above happen. For the longest time, nobody tells Saki anything about why things are how they are, and it's frustrating for the reader because we know none of it is Saki's fault (none of it is any of Leoni's fault to be fair, but bear with me). Saki was absent during the years of junior high but still has to face the aftermath of the events that occurred. None of it has anything to do with her, but in the story she actively blames herself for being gone and allowing these things to happen, which is not something anyone should feel, let alone someone like Saki who genuinely could not help the circumstances. To rectify Leoni's breakup, Saki pushes herself beyond both her physical and mental limits; practicing so hard to get Shiho to join the band that she ignores getting sick and ends up passing out and lying to Honami that they've given up on her, which leads to Saki uncontrollably crying. Saki puts her own feelings aside to do what she believes is best, and I hope in later stories she learns that she is allowed to be more selfish and value herself.

Main story Honami makes me feel sick whenever I think about her too hard, which I promise is actually a good thing. Her junior high years are simply so tragic and compelling. At her core, Honami is kind. All she wants is the best for everyone, but when you are kind to everyone, somebody is going to get upset. As one of Honami's junior high classmates puts it "a friend to everybody is a friend to nobody". Not that I specifically agree with this statement, it's just the best way to explain why what happens to Honami happens. Out of her genuine attempts to make everyone happy, her classmates eventually turn on her under the guise of her being "two-faced" and a "bootlicker", calling her these things behind her back. None of this is fair to Honami, who is indeed not like that at all. It hurts to see how she is treated when she is simply trying her best, and is a horribly accurate representation of how indirect bullying can happen to people. Honami pushing away IchiShiho is, as stated before, out of care for them. She doesn't want them to be affected by the rumours being spread about her, so she decides the best way to do this is to cut all ties. This, while not being the right thing to do, is fully understandable! Honami is a young teen suffering bullying, of course her main priority is going to be minimizing the amount of hurt caused to her friends (given her caring nature). It's just incredibly sad to see Honami throw away the friendships with people who truly care about her.

Something that I find interesting is that at the end of the main story, when Honami tells her other friends about Leo/need, they have absolutely no issue with it and encourage her being in the band. This makes Honami remark that she shouldn't have been so afraid of them. And while that is true, I think she should give herself the benefit of the doubt. Yes, these are completely different people from her junior high 'friends', however she is still struggling with the trauma inflicted by those people! Talking to her friends about her issues would be the most logical thing to do, but when influenced by trauma we are rarely logical. I appreciate the realistic approach the writers took to Honami in this situation especially.

In her fight with Honami, Shiho calls Hona selfish. This word has a specific connotation, and I both agree and disagree with it being used in terms of Hona's actions. Yes, Honami was selfish, but who wouldn't be? She was going through horrific bullying, she isn't in the wrong for trying to minimize that. Honami's relationship to being selfish is very interesting to me to be honest. Her selfishness comes from a place of selflessness, which is obviously complicated! Everything Honami does comes from wanting to help others, but she needs to learn that it is okay to be selfish to preserve her own interests and mental state, and that sometimes the best way to help everyone is to first help yourself. I look forward to Honami learning this in upcoming stories!

Shiho is my favourite character in Leoni and one of my favourite characters in the game so I was excited to reread this story and remind myself of just why I love her so much, and man it didn't disappoint! Shiho, beyond her cold exterior, is arguably the most caring member of Leo/need. She loves her friends so much, but struggles in properly articulating her feelings. This is most evident in Shiho's confrontation with Honami, in which she yells at her about being selfish. Shiho runs into Ichika after this fight and confesses that she wasn't able to convey what she intended, and that she feels horrible about it. In spite of her less-than-ideal handling of the situation (in her eyes, at least), Shiho's words got through to Honami. Perhaps the harshness was even necessary, by Hona's own admittance. However, this does not negate the fact that Shiho still hurt both Honami and herself in this situation. It is only because Shiho cares so much about her bandmates that she had this confrontation in the first place.

Shiho also really cares about her music. She started learning bass in her childhood for the group's original band, and became extremely serious about it almost immediately. This carried over into her teenage years, where she works at a livehouse and continues playing bass, sometimes playing for bands at that same livehouse. In the story we can see hints of just how much time Shiho invests into playing the bass, with her constantly saying she has to work and bringing her bass to school to practice during lunches. in a discussion with Ichika, she reveals that she had previously joined an upperclassman's band, but upon seeing that they didn't care about actually playing music she got into an argument with them and ended up quitting. Shiho's uncompromising resolve when it comes to her music is born from her deep care for it, and drives her to become better. Because of this, she also tries to make her fellow musicians and bandmates become better too. This occasionally comes at the price of her placing music above their wellbeing, however. This is most evident when Shiho gives IchiSaki a week to learn a difficult song she gave them to prove they have what it takes to be in a band with her. When it comes time to play, Saki passes out due to overworking herself. Shiho immediately feels horrible, blaming herself for being too harsh on her. This isn't entirely Shiho's fault (see above discussion on Saki's tendency to go beyond her limits), but her intensity didn't exactly lessen Saki's overworking. Shiho is truly a kind and caring person, but it's important that she learns how to properly balance the things she loves, and if it comes down to it, choose which is more important to her.

The Leo/need main story is such a strong start for both the group and Prsk's story in general. The writers have created excellent characters who have believable motivations and conflicts, and manage to wrap everything up in a neat bow while sowing seeds of future arcs. I'm very excited to reread Leoni's next events, and continue rediscovering why I love them so much!

[ptrp-confessional]

Is there a weird shadow demon? Yeah.

Is the annoying guy chained up? Yeah.

am I feeling a bit scared? Maybe.

But great FIVE if the revenge doesn’t taste GREAT

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[scalpelsister]

<3

[trans-rights-coastalmangoes]

i just realized that character playlist makers are doing what animatic-makers are doing except not spending 20+ hours of work to say "omg this song is so xyz coded"

hello character playlist maker. i want to play a game. you must make a 20 song character playlist for any character of your choosing. but if you use any song by Mother Mother or Lemon Demon, the computer will explode. you have 30 minutes. make your choice.