#BUT ALSO--

[mermmarie]

Trying to capture Rami's likeness and fuse it with my style seems impossible. I'm gonna kms. 💀

[cxdemusings]

How Straight is Akechi

"...Straighter than Akira, apparently."

[kaiba-fangirl]

Touch family trauma with my bare hands?

No.

Yu-Gi-Oh! & Linkin Park.

[astrxlfinale]

❛ can you show me how to fight? ❜ guinaifen has stars in her eyes . how can you say no to that -

Just as that very question was drawn to the sunlight, a few starskiffs sailed overhead, all in tune to Caelus's unconsciously squeezing his juice box within his hand. Enough to make his cheek puff out in a burst of surprise (and a rush of his drink) as the state of those words registered. They found themselves comfortably tucked at the high ends of town, a vivid view of the artificial sky beyond them as his head cranked towards her with the finesse of a rusted gate.

Only to see those eyes. The eyes of a innocent dream, a fiery passion of the kindled from the scenes witnessed.

He gulps the juice down first, then the follow ups can spark.

"Ya wanna!? We're talkin' about...." Yet, there's a conflicted pause once the vibrant energy that's just hard to simmer down with Guinaifen. What about risks? The inevitable perils? This Trailblazer isn't ignorant to the sort of calling a wish would elicit. After all, with the few glimpses gleaned, it's distinctly clear that her woven nature as a Pathstrider meant she had a few cards in that hand of fate.

Should he be the metaphorical trigger to shoot that into reality? "First off, no talkin' like it'll be a quick lesson here! Kickin' ass, gettin' your ass kicked, I'm sure with all the martial artists paradin' here, you've caught a few hints of what all that entails. Still. You've got some baddies here that can't exactly be ignored either.. Hrmmmmrgh." His lips scrunch as he tries to alter his view. To stare at the skies! Maybe their fine kicks below? How about the whipping freedom of her glossy hair?

All he did understand was things would get hard if he were to look at Guinaifen's face with this wish on the table.

So that's exactly why he does. Difficult as it is, as much as this moment relishes tugs upon the heart strings, he sees something in the possibility.

"But it would give me one less worry in the head. There's a reason I need to learn though-- Why? No givin' me those big ol' eyes either!" He immediately clips in, lips scrunched as it was clear a struggle. "Like anything else, you'll need some Heart to build that kinda skill up."

@avaere

[inevitablesurrender]

Okay, I’ve had two days to recover from re-reading Trigun Maximum.  So, let me make a recommendation.  If you like stories that Put You Through Something, but leave you with actual hope and Good Shit Payoff at the end.  If you like "Don't get attached, don't get attached, don't get--FUCK--" and characters treated with legitimate empathy even when their views oppose Main Character Hero.  If you like masculinity and femininity Not Really Treated as Much of Anything, Actually.  If you like beautiful artwork and that very classic Starts Off as Silly Fun Entertainment and Swells Into JFC How Did I Get Here layered in with Christian Symbolism Through a Very Japanese Lens and body horror and violence sprinkled throughout.  If you like A Simple Tale of Family Except it is Also a Space Western Except it is Also an Exploration of Personhood Rather Than Just "Humanity" (important distinction) Except Also it is Going to Punch You in the Chest so Hard That You Won't Even Stumble, You'll Just Be on the Ground Looking Up at the Stars.  They're Beautiful Stars.  If you want a tale of trauma and love where the losses actually matter.

May I suggest heading over to Trigun Ultimate Overhaul and either reading Trigun/Maximum online or downloading the whole thing.  The official DarkHorse translation is still available in various places, but it... uh... starts to reek of "I don't get paid enough for this shit" at moments when you really, really need to understand what's happening, and this read-through didn’t have me backtracking several times to try and figure out what’s actually going on.  Takes a little of the magic out of a work, you know?

Yeah, me wondering about a small detail in regards to Livio got me to say to myself "You  know, I may as well just read the whole thing over, it's been too long..."  And it has been and I did and I don't regret as much as I'm just still laying in the dirt recovering because it’s a lot but it’s so good and its influence on me is going to be so damn obvious but sshhh.  I do still love the '98 anime, "sex pest" being treated as a cute little character quirk and all (some of those lines still make me laugh so much), but it's also a very '90s anime and only scratches the surface of Maximum's echoing depth.

In case you need more encouragement, beneath the cut are a few bits of dialog regarding my favorite wider themes that get explored directly and indirectly, with context/spoilers edited out.

[zelda7999]

Behold! The Artfight teams reveal

https://youtu.be/poDWhh73uxA

Oh god it's Twilight all over again-- Team Jacob LMAOOO

Tho in seriousness, yes I would genuinely choose Werewolf over Vampire.

[bitwynn]

No....

Noooooo...

NOOOOOOOO--

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKKKK

[itsscaredycat]

so ok yeah fine i watched gravity falls again and read the book of bill

[quietwingsinthesky]

im a fucking sucker for the “character gets so badly injured that they can’t think clearly and start calling for help in a distressingly vulnerable way.” characters who start using nicknames for their friends they haven’t used since they were kids. characters who start begging for their brother they haven’t seen in years to be there. characters who would usually use their parents’ names or call them mother/father/etc crying out mama when they go down. u understand.

[jackyjackdraws]

I got this idea at 3am.

No, I won't elaborate further

[blueskittlesart]

i’ve started babysitting for a VERY christian family which is great because they pay me a lot of money but as someone who was raised almost completely agnostic it’s kind of insane. the 2 year old keeps asking me to read her stories from the bible. (why are we reading david and goliath to a 2 year old????) the 5 year old told me today that he was going to bring his legos to heaven with him. he also has repeatedly told me that the lego spaceships he builds are stronger than jesus. (not sure what to say to that. do i deny it??? are things allowed to be stronger than jesus??) had to stop myself mid sentence today because i almost told them im not going to heaven which would DEFINITELY have caused several meltdowns. they’re also both completely fascinated by my nose ring

[pyroinfusedtiger]

Posting this everywhere til im not obsessed with it anymore

[junglejim4322]

Something that I have noticed is I know almost nobody my age that goes to a food pantry. I know people who regularly run out of money for food and in general have to eat an unsuitable diet because that’s what they can afford and they still don’t go to a food bank, im not sure if it’s because they’re embarrassed or maybe if you didn’t grow up going you don’t know much about it but if you’re financially struggling I really recommend it. And look into other options for food assistance too like community fridges and gardens and other programs that can assist you, where I live Salvation Army pays for an allotted amount of grocery delivery for low income people every month, in the summer farmers take excess produce to the library to be taken by anyone who needs it, etc. There are a LOT of resources for free food that you can look into especially if you are literally not eating because of your financial situation

[icedhotcocoa]

okay guys but in all seriousness the trump attempted assassination is going to rally the right like crazy. voter turnout will be going up. it is more crucial than ever that you SHOW UP AND VOTE IN THIS YEARS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

[aidenwaites]

I think in the same way there's a 90/10 rule with horror and comedy (horror works best when it's 90% horror and 10% comedy and vice versa) there's a 90/10 rule for some relationships in fiction that's like. Wholesome and fucked up. A good friendship is at its most compelling when it's also 10% a bit fucked up. Fucked up relationship is at its most compelling when there's at least 10% of something actually sweet and substantive within. Do you get me