#ACKNOWLEDGE HIS SWAG

[qoldenskies]

Donnie parentification? I have not thought of this before? Curious? Please explain?

i specifically refer to instrumental parentification!

donnie built their home from the ground up-- although not all of it is laid out, there is no one else in the family that could have constructed the lair in the way that donnie did. he's solely responsible for upkeep on more complicated things, because even if splinter tried his absolute best, nothing would make him a carpenter lolol.

// gestures at the background of this frame (not the model planes, the other half; he was probably building their home from a very young age!!)

raph was parentified in a more emotional sense, having to take the role as their protector and psuedo father figure, but donnie took on similarly very important responsibilities. it would have made raph's job a lot harder if he hadn't. they'd probably be suffering or even dead without him with no heating during the winter.

it's not a thing as heavily elaborated on in canon, but that's what fanfic's for! i also do think it informs his character well and his fear of not being "useful"; that's all he's ever known how to be. he knows they're dependent on him, and it wouldnt be surprising if they didn't notice because it's just been a given all their lives (that is made very apparent through the way they act about his tech. they're excited but its not new or revolutionary, donnie does this all the time!).

i also like to interpret that splinter was very active in their lives when they were very young, but after the lair was built and they were finally in relative safety he just kind of Crashed when he came out of survival mode. it'd explain a lot and be kind of understandable tbh

[rivilu]

There's pieces of media that alter your brain chemistry and then there's pieces of media that rearrange you on a molecular level

[shadowsandstarlight]

I’ve only read one (1) Marvel comic and it’s literally ten times better than the entire MCU

[gimmick-swag]

i did not expect to see people talking abt me in the GV server *sobs aggressively*

[transgods]

my friend group did the google polls thing and jesus christ. im green and he's yellow btw i stood no chance

[notartisticdraw]

fresh and his stupid kid

ngl in real goulash lore, i'm not sure if he ever meets his "parents"??? since he was created nowhere near them, he's not even sure how he was created, so he just assumes he just randomly spawned into existence one day---which is pretty sick swag if you ask me

if anything, he might've ran into them once or twice, but unless he puts two-and-two together with detecting fresh (the parasite), then he won't think twice about them aside that greaser has cool hair

(apologies on some of the panels looking ass. apparently I couldn't draw the day I sketched the first few)

ALSO ARRGHH IM SO SORRY I'VE BEEN SO ABSENT THE PAST FEW DAYS. I've been so insanely busy with Christmas n being sick n jazz. I've been wanting to draw and lowkey expand on goulash stuff since I want to force people to acknowledge his existence (since I think he's pretty awesome sauce)

[naomijoestar]

SWAG okay I was just asking if like. La Squadra with a goth reader but the Stand is like one of those little cute clown dolls???

Kinda like one of these if that makes sense??

Masterlist here <3

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed writing this, I’ve been wanting to give La Squadra something for so long!

You didn’t specify whether this is platonic or they’re dating so I made it platonic, I hope you don’t mind. 💕

(Stand side nots: it’s small in size but not as small as the sex pistols, stand abilities: cartoon physics type of stuff, you’ll understand what I mean when you read)

La Squadra with a goth intimidating reader who’s stand is a cute clown

(Bucci Gang version)

Risotto Nero

Risotto eyes you from the shadows, his gaze a piercing mix of curiosity and wariness. He’s used to assessing threats at a glance, and your dark, gothic aura suggests you’re someone worth watching. Expecting a deadly stand to match your look, he’s caught off guard when a colorful, plushy clown appears at your side, giving him a cheerful wave. Risotto’s eyebrow twitches in confusion. “That…is your stand?”

You merely nod, unbothered by his judgmental tone, and watch as the clown suddenly pulls out a giant anvil from behind its back. Without a moment’s hesitation, it hoists the heavy object above its head and slams it down toward Risotto. He dodges just in time, but a massive crater forms where he’d been standing. Now, his interest is piqued.

The battle is intense, with Risotto using Metallica to manipulate nearby iron objects, while your stand counters with cartoonish props that make no sense. When Risotto sends sharp metal scalpels flying your way, the clown produces a comically large pair of scissors, snipping each projectile mid-air before any can touch you. He clenches his teeth, frustrated but impressed, realizing your stand’s unpredictability is a dangerous advantage.

As the fight progresses, Risotto attempts to corner you, but your clown keeps pulling off unexpected tricks: an endless rope to trip him up, a cartoonish boxing glove that launches itself from its body to land a powerful blow, and even a giant magnet that affects his own stand. Despite his usual stoicism, you catch a slight twitch of a smile at the edge of his mouth, a rare acknowledgment of respect.

Formaggio

The moment Formaggio sees your stand, he bursts into laughter. “A clown? For you?” he teases, clearly amused by the contrast. He underestimates both you and the clown, finding the sight of it bouncing around in its colorful, knitted outfit hilarious. “Oh, this is too rich! What’s it gonna do? Tell me a joke?”

But as he’s busy laughing, the clown’s wide grin turns mischievous. With a snap of its fingers, it pulls out an oversized mousetrap and sets it right near his feet. Just as he takes a step forward, SNAP! Formaggio yelps, his foot caught in the trap as the clown cackles, its high-pitched laughter echoing.

Annoyed, he shrinks himself down, hoping to slip away undetected, but your stand has other plans. Suddenly, a tiny circus tent appears around him, trapping him inside with exaggerated cartoon walls that stretch and contract whenever he tries to push against them. He scrambles around, bumping into props like juggling pins and rubber balls, each one oversized and ridiculous. Every escape attempt is thwarted by the clown stand, which gleefully watches from outside, tapping its nose as if to say ‘Nice try!’

Frustrated, Formaggio finally escapes, only to be greeted by a pie to the face courtesy of your stand. You can’t help but smirk as he stumbles, wiping cream from his eyes. Lesson learned: don’t judge a stand by its appearance.

Illuso

Illuso sneers, confident he can handle whatever your stand throws at him. He’s unimpressed by the clown’s playful antics, crossing his arms with a smug grin. “That thing can’t possibly stand a chance in the Mirror World,” he scoffs. He reaches out, attempting to drag the clown into his dimension. But as he tries, the clown’s face smashes against the mirror like it’s in a slapstick cartoon, flattening with a loud ‘SMACK!’

Irritated, Illuso tries again, but the clown wiggles its finger at him in a mocking gesture. Then, with a flourish, it pulls out a comically large mallet and begins pounding the mirror. Each hit causes cracks to form in the reflective surface, sending Illuso scrambling to repair it from his side.

Realizing he’s losing control of the situation, he attempts to flee, but the clown is relentless, conjuring up ridiculous items: a huge pair of pliers that it uses to tug on his jacket from the real world, a tube of glue that it splatters across the mirror to trap him, and even a giant, inflatable hammer that bounces him around when he tries to escape. By the end, Illuso is fuming, his pride wounded as he’s bested by what he initially thought was a “harmless joke.”

Prosciutto

Prosciutto gives your clown stand a cold, judgmental look. “How ridiculous,” he mutters, activating The Grateful Dead to age it immediately. He expects the clown to crumble like any other target, but instead, the clown’s cheerful expression only morphs into an exaggerated elderly one, complete with a fake beard and comically oversized glasses. It hobbles around, leaning on an imaginary cane, but still manages to wave cheekily at Prosciutto.

Annoyed, he increases the aging effect, but the clown retaliates by pulling out a huge spray bottle labeled “Youth Juice” and spritzing itself. With a little shake, it reverts to its original state, completely unaffected by Prosciutto’s stand. He grits his teeth, realizing this is going to be more complicated than he anticipated.

As the fight goes on, your clown stand begins to toy with him, pulling absurd stunts to dodge his attacks. At one point, it stretches out its arm impossibly long to reach around him, delivering a surprise slap across his cheek. When he lunges at it, the clown conjures up a banana peel, sending him sliding across the floor in a rare moment of humiliation. By the end, Prosciutto’s usual calm demeanor is shattered, replaced with a barely restrained fury as he realizes he’s been made a fool of.

Pesci

Pesci is intimidated by your dark, gothic look, but the clown stand’s cheerful demeanor throws him off balance. He chuckles nervously, finding its antics strangely endearing. He reaches out, almost wanting to pat it, but that’s when the clown’s eyes glint with mischief. Suddenly, it pulls out a gigantic fishing pole, casting the line straight at Pesci’s Beach Boy.

To his horror, it hooks onto Beach Boy and starts reeling it in, dragging him along with it. He panics, trying to regain control, but your clown stand is relentless, pulling out one absurdly oversized object after another: a big rubber chicken that smacks him across the face, a fake tunnel painted on the wall that he crashes into, and even a gigantic fishbowl that it briefly traps Beach Boy inside.

Pesci ends up sprawled on the ground, out of breath and utterly bewildered, realizing that the “cute” clown was anything but harmless.

Melone

Melone’s analytical mind goes into overdrive the moment he sees your stand. He’s immediately intrigued, trying to understand how something so cute could pack such a punch. He releases Baby Face, expecting the creation to take care of the clown stand quickly. But your clown is ready. It pulls out an enormous vacuum cleaner and begins sucking up Baby Face’s cubes as they approach, each one vanishing with a satisfying “pop.”

“Fascinating,” Melone mutters, momentarily captivated. But his awe turns to frustration as the clown pulls out more absurd props: a giant fly swatter to smack down any cubes that regenerate, a massive cartoonish rubber band that it snaps at Baby Face, sending it flying back, and even a bucket of water it throws in Baby Face’s direction, which somehow shorts out its pieces temporarily.

Melone watches in frustrated fascination, torn between admiration and irritation as your clown completely disrupts his plans. His usual calm is nowhere to be found as he finally realizes that no amount of calculation could prepare him for your stand’s chaotic nature.

Ghiaccio

Ghiaccio scoffs the moment he sees your stand, launching into a furious rant about how impractical it is. “A clown? Are you serious? How can you take this fight seriously with something like that?!” he shouts, his icy rage fueling White Album’s powers. He expects you to be intimidated, but your clown merely giggles and pulls out an enormous fan, blowing back his freezing attacks with ease.

As Ghiaccio’s temper flares, the clown pulls out a barrage of comedic props: rubber chickens, cream pies, and a mallet that’s almost as big as he is. Each item hits him with perfect comedic timing, making him look increasingly ridiculous as he stumbles, rants, and struggles to stay upright. His face flushes with frustration as he realizes he’s being outmaneuvered by a “stupid clown.”

His final attempt to attack is thwarted when the clown produces a firecracker, tossing it at his feet with a cheeky wink. The explosion leaves him covered in soot, looking like a classic cartoon character after a mishap. Seething, he roars, “STOP LAUGHING!” as your clown grins back, unfazed.

I hope you enjoyed this! If you’d like anything fixed or anything specific don’t be shy to message me and tell me!

If you liked this make sure to check out my other work, and if you’d like anything specific for any jjba character/squad from parts 1-7 don’t be shy to request it!

[the-great-kraken]

why arthur christmas is the best christmas movie of all time:

- treating christmas as a military operation undertaken by battalions of elves risking their lives

- it nails the family dynamic: a vaguely offensive grandpa constantly talking about the good old days, an older man determined he's still young and a brilliant father, the coolest woman you've ever met brushed off as "Wife", an eldest child desperate for respect and acknowledgement, and a younger child beginning to notice the family's intense dysfunction. what could be more christmassy.

- a lot of dark humour for a kids movie and completely unafraid to drop references to the cuban missile crisis or vietnam war

- "is it true children aren't real and they're just antimatter?"

- at one point they hypnotise lions with a pair of novelty slippers and singing silent night

- moving on from the old ways but recognising that the technological age brings with it intense depersonalisation and in order to welcome it in we need to make changes to the way we view consumption to prevent everything falling to a corporate mindset

- the homoerotic energy between Steve and his elf and the blatant lesbianism of bryoney

- grandsanta says "at least finish us off with a rock" and arthur literally stops to consider it

- arthur's autistic swag

- "all around the streets, children on new bicycles pointing "THAT'S THE GIRL SANTA HATES!" she runs away, alcoholic by the age of nine, DEAD BEFORE SHE'S EVEN-"

- the US military shoots down santa after mistaking him for a ufo

- arthur running solely on weaponised anxiety for a good chunk of the movie

arthur christmas suffered from a terrible marketing campaign and i won't let it keep going on without the recognition it deserves

[shitpostingkats]

Give me a post canon Neku that's ever so slightly Spooky.

When he moves through the crowds on the street, there is a little bubble of space around him. Unconsciously, people step aside to give him room to pass. You can track him even in a throng of people, just by the small parting of the masses, the one man gap of space that naturally forms around him, as the citizens of Shibuya feel something mighty moving among their midst.

His pockets constantly jingle with pins. Every promotional button, every limited-time swag, he collects almost without thinking, fidgeting with them as he talks. It seems like he carries his entire collection on him at all times, more than it seems can even physically fit in his pockets.

He sees people on the streets that no one else can see. He'll give them a little nod, a look of sympathy, and, occasionally, toss a pin from his seemingly never-ending collection to them. For just a second, there's someone visible, like the sheer act of being acknowledged by the Legendary Player raises them a frequency or two, bringing them just a little closer to this plane. Then you blink and they're gone. Faded back into the hustle and bustle of the city like they were never there at all.

He's somehow a regular at every shop, every restaurant. Locals recognize him, greet him like an old friend. This isn't exactly weird, per se, but what is weird is he can't be more than twenty. How does he even have the time to become a fixture at every hotspot in town? When he walks into a cafe, the staff instantly knows what he's going to order. But if you ask, the cashier will look puzzled, and tell you, in an almost confused admission, that they don't think he's ever been here before today.

He'll answer questions without you even having to ask them. He'll respond to unvoiced thoughts, back of the mind though jumbles, know exactly what you're trying to say even if you can't fit it into words. Sometimes, he'll tilt his head, like he's listening to some distant music, and in that moment you're not entirely sure he isn't reading your mind.

[midnight1nk]

So, this week's episode...

[Spoilers below cut]

Past Ink: Guys, it's fine. This isn't a serious episode, it would be too soon for another arc. It's just gonna be another silly Saturday.

Current Ink: ....

(the following is my live reaction:)

[*unholy screaming*] FOUR NOOOOOOOOOOOO

WOW WHAT A GREAT START TO THIS EPISODE, SCRATCH EVERYTHING THAT I SAID ABOUT THIS BEING A "NORMAL" EPISODE

NOPE I NEED TO PAUSE, I NEED TO TAKE A WALK BC I'M NOT GONNA GET OVER IT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS COULD LEAD

they're not gonna do it in this episode BUT the fact that goop!4 is being acknowledged in every way possible, we might just have a sequel in our hands

NO NO NO CUT THE INTRO, I HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED THE EPISODE YET AND YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A THEORY ON IT ALREADY? HOLD YOUR FUCKIN HORSES, I'LL GET THERE GEEZ

anyway, we have to press play...

I'm pretty sure someone already has done a pirate au (no I'm not over what I just watched) and anyway, artists: here's pirate SMG4

Four, you should've read the file name before downloading it [*shakes head*]

Wait, is this going to be a parody of computer buddies? That's actually pretty fun..... OH NO NO NO

Ah, so we are doing computer buddies

Actually, yeah, can we have Mario as president please

love how it says "no one even compares to mario. especially smg4 who sucks booty cheeks [or ass] and mario doesn't"

Observe as the SMG4 fandom gets terrified of the word "perfect" [*screams*]

MARIO MARIO NO NO NO HE DIDN'T SAVE

I felt that in my core omg

as a graphic designer, this hurts

apparently, there's a whole new dimension in our computers, Only in the SMG4 Universe [*cheesy thumbs up*]

We really are getting all the computer buddies, huh? I wonder if KinitoPET will appear

[*silver the hedgehog voice*] It's no use!

BRITISH SMG3

wow what a funny bit... WAIT HOLD UP WAIT A MINUTE, LOOK AT THE MEDIA BOX

the eyes....

w̷̹̓e̷̼̽ ̸̯́n̴̩͆e̵̝̓v̴̼͑ë̵̤r̴͓͛ ̷̭͝l̵̦̎e̴̞͗f̵͉̐ṯ̴͗

and the left eye too... oh god, the EYE OF RA— [*gets shot*]

honestly, Four, you improved your aim ever since Western Spaghetti (ik you also did for PV but that's not the point)

I knew they were gonna bring in buff Luigi again

I'M SCREAMING

THERE IS NO WAY THE TEAM JUST DROPPED THAT ON US, THIS CAN'T BE REAL

ok first off, the fact that Four has a folder labeled "Super SECRET Spicy Memes" is giving "totally homework" folder energy (and I don't want to even think more about that)

hey, Four did say that Three brings some spice into his life (yeah, "rosemary to my bread" and all that jazz)

SECOND, the fact he has an image of SMG3 with him saying "whats the matter smg4 kun?"

THEN the "I know what you are" audio clip...

Four, buddy, you're down bad aren't you?

like "woah smg4's bisexual, I didn't know that", the closet is out of GLASS so we been knew but I DID NOT expect this

having Three be a tsundere is one thing, but FOUR....

🫵🏳️‍🌈⁉️

"they're dating behind the scenes" at this point, yeah

we have to keep going... [*secretly puts this clip on the fridge*]

I hate this so much /silly

[*chaos ensues*] [*sips my coffee*] just another tuesday saturday

GOTTA GO FAST GOTTA GO FAST— [*gets tazed*] i can never catch a break c'mon man

oh hey Swag!

four dollars is four dollars, you got yourself a deal

ok, I'm gonna need everyone to see Four's cute little hops here:

look at him go, my silly little goober :) oh, now you have? then let's keep going

holy shit, this fight scene is so well animated!!! LET'S GOOOO

never thought I'd see the day of seeing biblically accurate bonzi in an SMG4 episode and yet here we are.

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP

THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE, I'M ASCENDING

"...but they hugged before" NO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

A normal hug, where two people cross each other and are unable to see the other's face since it's over their shoulder, is just as it is: a normal hug. It can be seen as platonic and/or romantic.

THIS is a lot more intimate. 3 and 4's heads touch while they hold each other by the hand. This type of hug is reserved more for romantic partners when the situation leads them to a devasting end, where they face each other to look at and remember what their partner looked like, one last time before they die.

In this case, it makes sense as the computer is collapsing within itself.

"It's not actually them tho." Yes, they're digital copies of 3 and 4 but that's the thing: they're COPIES, acting on what 3 and 4 would actually do

SMG34 shippers, we are eating GOOD today yum yum

but then, that begs the question: would there be a moment where 3 and 4 would reveal their feelings for each other at the worst possible time?

(you guys are not going to be ready for my next episode concepts) What, who said that?

uh anyway them 💙💜 gotta put it on the fridge

I feel for you, Four, but I have a horrible feeling about this

...

Foreshadowing is a literary device—

no seriously, I feel like this could be part of a future arc where a past villain would ruin everything Four has and would offer up a deal when Four would be the most desperate. There's always a catch. Hmm, why does that seem familiar...?

Your life's work or your friends, it's your call, SMG4

:)

HELL YEAH FOUR, THROW IT AWAY (omg just like how he chose Three over the USB, I'm crying dude)

also congrats to Ourstor08954957 for the lovely art in the end credits 🎉 such cute doodles ❤️

.・-: ✧ :--: ✧ :-・.

Oh boy, what an episode. I feel like I'm in another plane of existence right now. Everything was absolutely incredible, great job Team!!

Everyone, say THANK YOU to whoever put the SMG34 crumbs in there, we shall treasure it for the rest of our lives. I'm gonna put those moments on my fridge. OH I would love to see the artists draw the SMG34 hug or pirate Four!

Love the fighting scene right by the end and the little details they have added in there. I guess it's "Torture Ink with the Idea that Goop!4 May Happen" day but hey, I'm so normal about it (no I'm not). I've been a bit stressed since finals are coming up so I'm thankful for anything this episode for me.

(If anyone is curious, the WOTFI website is still up and yes, I am logging its status just in case.)

I'm sure everyone is going crazy over this...

"They gay fr :3" [BenJoJoGV, Twitter]

🧍

BEN YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THESE THINGS—

[transmasculineswag]

Transmasc Swag Polls- ROUND 2

CANONICITY LEVELS-

STEVEN: Subtext/ Coded (heavily)

KIM: Subtext/ Coded Propaganda and other info under the cut.

MEDIA? Steven Universe, Steven Universe: Future (and other related media), Disco Elysium

STEVEN PROPAGANDA- In the last arc of the show, his mother’s family (who rule an oppressive empire) repeatedly refuse to acknowledge his identity as separate from his dead mother, which leads to several instances of misgendering and literal deadnaming. [Pollrunner's Note: One of the characters pretty much goes "her pronouns are he/him" in the last episode of the show. While Steven isn't canonically trans, the gem part of him is, at least with in-universe rules. And since they are meant to be one and the same at the end of the show...]

KIM PROPAGANDA-

Short, balding, patchy facial hair, self awareness, terrible taste in men, all of these are positives, I love him

EMPATHY [Challenging: Success] - Kim must have had doubts about his name at some point too, but deliberately discarded them. YOU - "Have you ever wanted to change your name, Kim?" KIM KITSURAGI - "Change? No, not exactly. But I think all of us at some point imagine what our lives might have been had we been something else." "And then we feel trapped by the names we've been given, as symbols of the intentions and expectations of others…" He pulls a long, pensive drag. "Even if I were to change my name now, upon hearing… [anything like] kim in the street, I'd turn to see who was calling me."

[Pollrunner's Note: There are many things wrong with this world, but at least we get to have canonically gay Kim Kitsuragi. Maybe things will work out.]

[thelien-art]

For the idea ask game, would you do Mîm and Maedhros, please?

This got a bit long... ups, but thanks for the ask :) <3, made me think about the dwarves as a whole a bit more

Mîm:

First impression: Something is fundamentally wrong with this guy for forgiving his son's murderer and simping (?) over said murder...

Impression now: I hate him so much okay? Like that little bastard tried to kill Finrod in his sleep! AND!! And betrayed Túrin and Beleg!

Favorite moment: The three hunters original!! No, never mind, he betrayed them because of his dislike for his son's murderer´s situationship… - I think it´s a bit funny that he was so jealous of Túrin´s love I believe it was a platonic obsession born from the need for control for Beleg, he might just be one of the first "if I can´t have you no one can"

Idea for a story: Redemption Túrin gets to kill him, instead of Húrin, right before dying as he takes Mîm in trying to claim the treasure for himself, and Mîm´s course gets so much more fucked up because it gets mixed with Túrin´s own.

Unpopular opinion: His curse wasn´t swag enough. I love angst okay? It would have been so cool if we had more stories about the cursed treasures, more than just the Nauglamír.

Favorite relationship: Death :) I would like to know more about the petty dwarves, so I guess his family ties...?? Although, I think it was a bit... complicated... with his sons at least...

Favorite headcanon: Upon his death Glaurung let some of his power out which Mîm somehow got maybe because he was the most wicked near?? that made him able to cast such a precise and powerful curse.

Maedhros:

First impression: First born of a "mad" king? I know to many fairitales to know how this is going to end, but I do like tall ginger dudes with long hair :)

Impression now: Favorit depressed ginger elf I want to throw against the wall as a bouncy ball. He´s a horrible guy, but man I love his tragic story and his tries for redemption (?) before realizing it´s all hopeless... I love him so much, one of my favorit.

Favorite moment: "A king is he that can hold his own or else his title is vain" like this little fucker grew up in a political world, and he has seen so much shit and he will not take any more!! I just love how ready he is to mock people and call them out on their BS. - although I think the quote carries a bit more than that, I don´t think Maedhros is mocking Thingol, even though that is who he speaks about. Thingol IS Lord of Beleriand, as all Sindar heed him, so I think Maedhros with his little speech managed to both get people over on his side, questioning Thingol, while still acknowledging his Lordship, and mock Morgoth, all in the same breath.

Idea for a story: An AU where he didn´t give the crown to Fingolfin. Maybe they shared kingship to prevent a civil war, or maybe Fingolfin thought that as long as he at least could be the right hand of Maedhros he would do everything to prevent a civil war as none of them would survive a civil war with Morgoth still there. I don´t know, I just see a lot of potential in this kind of AU :)

Unpopular opinion: Maedhros did grow up in a politically tense environment, although I´m not sure how much he felt of it as little, and I think it affected a lot of how he sees the world and how low he is willing to go for things he wants. I don´t think he´s a nice guy, and I´m not sure I ever believe he was a nice guy, I think he´s willing to lie and kill (as is seen) to get what he wants, although he prefers the... cleaner way. I see his story as a story about how someone can fall and what reasons are behind it and what pushes the character to their actions. Just make it as tragic as possible. He´s a tragic hero to me, one who did so much, yet still failed.

Favorite relationship: Platonic or romantic, either way, Fingon. From one day I see them as platonic the next as romantic, but I love their relationship so much, like they WILL, one HAVE, save each other both from themself but also from straight up hell!

Favorite headcanon: The closest brother to him is Caranthir!! And they got even closer after Angband where Caranthir was the one to help him teach him to use his left hand, here he also learned how to sew for the first time, as he needed to do something he hadn´t been good at before to show that he wasn´t bad he just needed practice!

My impression of character...

[kitkat-the-muffin]

Random tangent but Johnkat never happening in Homestuck is so important to me

Karkat having a genuine canonical crush on John and it not being reciprocated but rather met with a genuine request of friendship that he can’t emotionally process, that’s so important to me

John being canonically heterosexual (or at least attracted to women specifically, in regards to June’s later existence) is so important to me, because it builds up the dynamics around him

Both Karkat and Dave have crushes on John in the beginning, and John is incapable of meeting those feelings with equal value. It’s the same situation that Dirk is in, where he really greatly values Roxy and wants to give her the world, but he’s not attracted to girls and can’t be what he wants to be for her. He literally says this in an Act 6 monologue!

And John does love Dave and Karkat, and he values their friendship and constantly misses them during Act 6. But he’s not romantically attracted to them, and doesn’t even consider ever being that. He considers dating Rose, Vriska, Roxy, and Terezi throughout the story but when he learns of Karkat’s crush, he reluctantly turns him down. It’s kind of like that Ace Attorney quote where Larry says something like “sorry Nick, as much as I try I’m just not into men”

And that’s kinda important to me. I like John as that token straight guy in the main story. He’s the bridge for the old-internet culture into the new one, where LGBTQIA+ topics are more openly discussed and acknowledged. John’s blank slate “cishet white boy swag” makes him the perfect vessel for an introduction to the discussion of homosexuality (headcanons notwithstanding)

And John being this bridge allows others to consider their options. Like rays of light, they bounce off him to understand themselves (especially Vriska). Dave struggles with his internalized homophobia and simultaneous crush on John until he can talk to Karkat, who relates to him for having the exact same crush! Plus, they both liked Jade and Terezi for a while too, so they had a lot to relate to. And Karkat has never understood gender exclusivity as a concept, so he kind of had the opposite arc to Dave in a way

And it’s all because John rejected them. That’s why seeing mlm John ships kinda irk me, because the whole point of his character is being not gay in this context. To me, it’s like if you paired a canonical aromantic character in a romantic ship, or a canonical lesbian in a flm ship. John being straight is just important to me for these reasons

This post is not really about June Egbert btw, but I do acknowledge her as a secondary stage of the “Egbert progressional character arc” much like Dave’s bisexual awakening. June Egbert being transfemme does not take away from how important everything I just said about John is, it just adds a new layer of growth to the character

[burningcrab]

OKAY longggg ass post for wind and truth thiughts time. FULL BOOK SPOILERS im so real. if you’re on desktop and dont want to read all that hit J to skip past this post

going to start with individual character arcs

kaladin: REALLY cool and i cannot talk about kal without talking about SYLPHRENAAA my love my bestie my queen of the spren(???). okay kal was really good except for the occasional moment when it felt like he got possessed by the soul of betterhelp. but largely i liked his role in the story a lottt like it was so nice seeing him actually get to be happy and keep his positive outlook!!! he earned that shit!! loved how he was constantly thinking of adolin and shallan. the gradual build of “oh god damn it i really am turning into wit” was GREAT. he got so mad when he nearly quoted him accidentally. him and szeth were a great duo and nale showing up to piss kal off was soooo funny. and of course syl. the girl ever. <3 i really love her and kaladin’s relationship and the way she’s growing and maturing and becoming her OWN person, not just a tool for kal. both in the sense of she’s letting their bond go both ways, leaning on him when SHE’S feeling down, and in the sense that she can be more than just a weapon. a lot of her influence in this book comes in the form of her talking to others! szeth, nale, etc… their dance is probably in my top 10 stormlight scenes now tbh. i spent a long time wondering what their fate would be and im fairly pleased with the result? fake your death to go in the therapist dimension for a bit and come back as a walking piece of god and that was kinda swag

shallan: VEIL ISNT GONE i was genuinely worried at the end of RoW that her plurality was just gonna be tied up as “and then they reintegrated and she was Normal again” but nopeeee we’re getting healthier alter relationships and acknowledgement of veil and radiant as long term presences in shallans life extending forward and backward so let’s Go??? anyway. god. shallan. found myself genuinely invested in her story with mraize. fuck that guy, he put lift in a cage, but damn. it’s so fascinating reading her chapters because there’s so many layers of memory repression and identity jumbling and Just Plain Lying. shallan mom lore was CRAZYYY i was not keeping up on fandom theories so i was like. girl what. i think the bit about heritable herald powers was chana lying/not knowing shit but can you imagine if one day shallan dies and kal gets jumpscared by her showing up in his therapyzone. anyway other than The Implications at the very end im excited about her storyline. shallan’s fun shadesmar adventure, 3, except for years and alone and i guess maybe she’s pregnant now 😔

dalinar: kind of hilarious that whole thing took him like 48 hours from his perspective. i was mostly interested in his spiritual realm journeys as a way to get roshar/ashyn lore, which we got! but eventually it picked up and i started getting into it. i don’t know if he ever got anything like “for my honor? unquestionably” from book 1 but damn. him getting to see tanavast Fucking Up For Ten Thousand Years and the whole interplay with the stormfather spiraling into questions of identity with tanavast, the stormfather, honor’s power, etc? that was cool. i didn’t fully get what was up with nohadon but i liked that the uncontrolled inflexible power of a god manifested as a kid. i was NOT expecting him to become honor so i got faked tf out and then faked out AGAIN when he rejected it. holy shit D what a fucking play. i was really wondering how they’d solve the issue that threaded thru the whole book of “how do we win when even winning just lets him stall for time” and the flip to realize he couldn’t keep kicking the can down the road for roshar, bc that was a losing game, and instead deprive odium/retribution of that planning time and force it to be everyone’s problem? goddamn. okay. back half of stormlight might go fucking nuts. anyway dalinar himself felt like he didn’t do a TON but it was alright. he was kinda on the verge of wrapping his story up and now it’s wrapped! can’t unwrap that!

adolin: GENUINELY PEAK. HIGHLIGHT OF TJE BOOK FOR REAL. adolin is SO GOOD he’s just out there winning half the battles he gets in by Being Nice. but it’s not like he just is nice at his enemies until they turn sides. he does that sometimes but usually he wins by being Really Fucking Good At Fighting and having some really loyal allies. his ARMOR??? he pulled a seven heartbeats move with his plate???? that’s my goat. i LOVE him and maya. i cannot believe adolin got slut shamed by his sword. so pleased that she’s just a rough soldier girl and i ADORED maya’s plan coming to fruition in the eleventh hour!!! he makes promises! not oaths!! just. god. him treating yanagawn like a regular kid and also teaching him how to fight, how to be a general, giving him human connections AND a way to lead his people at the same time….. kushkam and the way he navigates the politics of command….. navigating his issues with dalinar and accepting his dad is just some guy…. and holy shit the way he was in the soldier formations, people dying, doomed battle, in the absolute pits mentally and made himself SMILE??? thinking about KALADIN??? bro. adolin kholin the character that you are

szeth: quite pleased with all the shinovar and szeth backstory. he was cool. i feel like he didn’t really have much of a character before this and it was fun seeing that examined and poked at and recognizing it as, in fact, a symptom of how he was failed by his family and society and religion and how no one ever accommodated his curiosity and different understanding. stormlight is a book series about having autism. on that note,

renarin (and rlain): i like them!! i thought it was funny how they were trying to go on this spirit journey to solve the mystery of mishram and the singers and also shallan was there alternating between mental breakdowns and fujoing out. i really resonated with renarins frustrations about not Getting People and so it felt natural and cool when that helped him click with rlain. you don’t need to guess emotions based on social cues and facial expressions you’re bad at reading if your seven foot crab boyfriend has an emotion based backing track to everything he says and does!

navani: girl your evil scientist milf crab wife. hello. did you forget her. it was literally yesterday. putting aside the TRAGIC lack of dwelling on her hot grandma physics murder summer, she was genuinely iconic for hacking the torture visions to rescue gav and escape. i liked her trying to squeeze every drop of info out of the visions she could. now she’s in the gem cryopod or something but maybe that means she wont die of old age before book 6 😭

jasnah: dump your 10000 year old jester boyfriend for being bad at sex and not telling you his universal secrets. JASNAHHH i love you. i liked that she got, more or less, owned. that’s right girl!! get your entire moral philosophy pulled out from under you! confront the fact that you are not a perfect example of philosophically logical morality! fail!!!!! god i can’t believe im not getting her backstory until book 10

lift: yay lift and vasher training years. cannot stress how much i need a novella of that duo. wish she had more in this book but alas

wit: he gets owned so much in this book. awesome. i think it was fun that someone actually got to kill him even if it didn’t stick. also hey WHAT are you trying to do. i saw that letter from edgli. hey. wit buddy What. also he just sort of casually has a psychic bone to mentally commune with the dimension of dragon ghost lawyers. what the actual shit happens on yolen man.

other characters: sigzil rocketed up my favorite characters list in this one. dawnshards, holy shit, what the fuck is up with those. wonder what he’s gonna be doing going forward bc im not sure he’ll be in stormlight 6-10 much unless something changes. rysn i love you what’s your plan. are you making spaceships or something. space pirate rysn? idk. 20-years-in-spiritual-realm-gavinor was kind of a surprise - i fully thought he’d be lost and age a bunch when he fell in, then thought the version navani and dalinar found was a fake, then got bamboozled by the weird meat baby homunculus. anyway he doesn’t have much character to go on but i guess he’s around for the back half!

plot general stuff: god there’s so much. cosmere crossover is slowly growing more real. remember when brandon said you could read these books as standalone series. lol. uhhhh like i said im very intrigued by dalinar’s gambit and retribution being a thing now. adolin’s unoathed are also exciting. given that stormlight is gone i have no idea how their blades and plate are gonna Work long term but we’ll see! and then uhhh LOTS of plot threads im excited about. bye bye iri i guess, fucking BAXIL is back and he’s weird now, cultivation’s gone, taravangian has a weird godchild in his soul, nearly planetwide nuclear winter, whatever the FUCK is going on with a FOURTH MOON(????) that CRASHED into roshar (?????) and has some OTHER weird metal that’s not aluminum (??????). also braize is made of soul-magnets. wtf is going on.

stuff i wasn’t as excited about: dalinar/navani’s arcs, and to some extent a lot of the spiritual realm stuff, sometimes felt awkwardly contorted to give Lore more than be part of the book. i will always cheer at Lore but it felt like the storytelling was weaker in some of those parts? shallan pregnancy hints makes me heavy sigh. she fucked in a shower. once. also, while i really liked his parts of the story, kaladin’s jump from “maybe we should let these depressed guys talk to each other” to randomly lapsing into psychotherapy babble was a bit abrupt given that there’s like zero time between these last two books. i guess it was also him recognizing and applying the ways wit sorta gave him a leg up in inventing therapy on roshar but it was still a lil heavy handed at times. alas. and finally uhhh. idk. i was bummed that the characters were off on their individual journeys and only got like a day of interaction at the start. particularly shallan/kaladin/adolin. on the other hand that reunion in ten years is gonna be crazyyyy

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Autistic Anime Boys Side B Round 1 Match 15

Propaganda:

Kaito -

"Can we please vote for the blue man and his cool scarf. Please.

Look at this man's face. He has autism swag, AND he's blue AND he sings! He's friends with Hatsune Miku, and he lives in your computer!! (Maybe).

He's the first male Vocaloid to be developed, and when first released he was considered a 'failure' due to the fact that he was not as popular as his female counterpart. This has changed since, and he is now more popular!!"

Ranpo -

"He's a narcissistic man-child, but you can't help but love him anyway. He really grows on you after you start getting into his tragic backstory of being an orphan at 14, then getting kicked out of the police academy for being too smart. The anime all but says he's autistic, with his adopted father figure acknowledging that Ranpo is much more intelligent than most people, and sees the world very differently."

[sxneie]

stuck in the elevator with rory

rory peters x alt!femreader

a/n: i mean the readers been alt in my book buttt i said it here cause it's more description on it (she has a lip ring) cw: kissing, drug talk, hinting at death also i wrote this ff in like 3 hours so srry if its a bit chopped lol

you’re a bit nervous as you walk into the apartment complex, swirling your silver lip ring around with your tounge. the reason you feel this way is because you would’ve died a few days ago if it wasn’t for a certain brunette terrfied out of her mind about a pile-up happening. now of course you didn’t believe her in the start, but minute you heard the giant crash of explosions ringing in your ears, you couldn’t do anything but be shocked. 

when you gathered with her and the rest of the people she had rescued from that explosion and discussed that we should all stick together, you were the first one to agree. while others were skeptical, you didnt care. which was why you already at the complex five minutes earlier than the meeting was supposed to start. but those five minutes went by pretty fast so you speed walked to elevator. 

as you walk you turn your head and make eye contact with someone familiar. oh yes. the cute curly head guy from the interrogation room. you guess he was smart enough to come and was shaken up by the situation, but apparently not smart enough as he doesn’t see you until you’re entering the elevator, running towards it as the doors close. you watch him as he makes it in but his shoe gets stuck, you giggle has he tries to get it out. 

“hey! let go of my shoe!” rory says loudly as he tries to pull his shoe out of the two elevator doors. as he finally pulls it out and the doors shut, he falls back against the wall and acknowledges you. 

“oh, heeeyy, you. you’re cool girl from yesterday.” rory says to you as the scenic elevator music starts playing gently into background of your ears. 

“cool girl from yesterday?” you say inquisitively.  

“well yeah. cause… i never got your name so i kinda just wrote you off as cool girl with piercings in my head… is that weird?” 

you bursted out laughing. he’s a funny guy without even trying. you like that a lot. 

“no, no, not at all. because i had you as cute curly-head guy in mine.” 

“oh, well, no my name’s rory. you?” you tell him your name as he asks but your mind goes to something else. 

why are we still on this elevator? an elevator ride shouldn’t be this long. 

you still wondering it and when you start to look around, rory questions you. 

“you okay?” he asks.

“yeah. but why are we in this elevator still? as a matter of fact, it doesn’t even seem like it's moving..” 

‘that’s because its not.’ you and rory both jump at the mystery voice. when it talks again you can see where it’s coming from. the speaker at the top of the elevator above the buttons. 

‘the elevator is broken- something with the electrical wiring. the fire department will be coming to rescue you two in an hour. stay put until then… well you know what i mean’ 

well this is great. first you narrowly avoid a deadly car collision, now you’re stuck hanging in an elevator. you just wanna go home and get high. as you feel your emotions start to overwhelm you, you just sit down and slump over, since you can’t do anything but wait in here with rory. 

“did your piercings hurt?” he says as he sits down next to you. he seems oddly calm about the whole ordeal, but you don’t question it. 

normally you’d be annoyed from that question, but rory asked in a genuine, clueless way that you couldn't help but to find it endearing.

“yes. of course they did. but pain is temporary. swag is forever.” 

“hey, i hear that. look at this. i stick and poked it myself.” he pushes back his sleeve and shows you the tattoo he’s talking about. its honestly pretty badass. you trace your fingers gently against his wrist without thinking. he doesn’t say anything about it though.  

but what you don’t see as your staring at his tattoo is him staring at your cute lips. so it very much shocks you when he kisses you abruptly.

you kiss him back almost immediately. your mouths mold together so perfectly like you two were made for each other. his breath hot and murky against yours and all you can think about is him as you run your fingers through his curly hair. you’re shocked at how soft it is. 

rory groans into your mouth as he feels how soft and plush your lips are. as he grabs the side of you face and kisses you deeper, feeling the cold silver of his thumb ring alongside your face, he can feel the warm silver wrapped around the edge of your slicked lip. he moans into your mouth as he thinks about how it'd feel on his cock. but he pulls back quickly just to say something silly like-

"sorry i kissed you so randomly like that, i just had to see how it feels to kiss a girl who's super badass." you just giggle lightly and pull him back onto you.

you two make out for about another five minutes, so intertwined with each others feverish kisses. you both get shocked and jump away from each other when you here the intercom voice again.

‘hey, lovebirds- the fire departments here. so you might want to get yourselves decent before they get up there.' 

you're sighing in relief when you hear him say that though.

you both are finally ready to get off this prolonged, annoying ride when the lights of the elevator start flickering and the you feel the ground rumbling beneath your feet. your stomach has sunk to the bottom of your ass. 

“um, what’s happening.?" rory asks with his voice wavering. you can hear the fear that has instilled in his body. 

and when the you hear the snapping of a cable and fast rush of the elevator sinking down further and further, its too late before you realize what’s going on. 

Fuck.