#But I've liked multiple people

[aria-upside-down]

I just want my feelings to make sense.

[palarien]

sketched this out at jury duty actually

[dazzelmethat]

Cricket Cat concept. Do you see it? Do you see my vision? I don't think they'd purr or meow, just chirp with their wings.

[canisalbus]

Idk if you've ever seen it, but I imagine Machete coming to Vasco in his dreams like bambi's mom does to him in bambi 2. Just this beautiful golden field they played in, shining butterflies haloing Machete who isn't sickly, isn't in pain, a healthy beautiful dog but still undeniably himself. Looking at him with so much love and kindness, even though his mortal form is gone, he's been so truly blessed. Gives Vasco the strength to go on.

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[soleminisanction]

I keep seeing posts of people insisting that Steph is a "great detective" and "good at solving puzzles" and... no? There's zero evidence of that, guys. I literally went to the (ugh) Stephanie Brown wiki and searched for every variation I could think of for "riddle," "puzzle," "solves," "Stephanie solves," "Steph figures out" etc. and couldn't find... anything. And that's a site that skews everything to make Steph look like the most talented and important person in the entire universe.

No no, what Steph's actual (non-combat) skill set is, what she's actually good at, is being a spy.

Steph doesn't "solve her dad's puzzles" in no small part because, by the time she's around, their whole dynamic is that he's not leaving puzzles anymore. He's "cured" of that compulsion. That's why she's called The Spoiler, she spoils his supposedly flawless plans by leaving the clues FOR him. What she does is hide in the shadows or listen in around the house to hear what he's planning, then sneaks out and screws him over.

Even her costume is designed to sneak -- for as bright as the purple part can sometimes be colored, it'd still ultimately designed to blend into the shadows. That's probably also why they gave her the invisibility belt that one time, and she has a tendency to sneak up on other people, even when it's not a good idea, like that time at the start of Red Robin.

Frankly, the idea that Steph "likes puzzles" is bizarre to me -- why would she ever like something she associates with her father, when her primary motivation is that she hates him, everything that reminds her of him and anything that even implies she might be slightly like him? It makes way more sense that she'd dislike them and try to brute-force her way through any she can't just steal the cheat codes for.

TL;DR, I don't think Steph is the Bat you call for puzzles. I think she's the one you call to do an infiltration.

[starflungwaddledee]

at long last i present... a proper starstruck dee reference sheet! 🎀✨ have a peruse and learn a little bit (but not too much!) about this totally normal waddle dee!

[homehauntsyou]

never ceases to amaze me the lengths that people will go to in order to pretend like sam isn’t naturally compassionate / kind and claim he only pretends to be, while emphasizing his supposedly “monstrous” traits that he supposedly must always be fighting against. why are you (broader fandom) pretending like every single thing he says is a part of an elaborate scheme. can you at least pretend to actually care about who sam really is for literally one singular second

[the-vanir-queen]

On my way to my first punk show!

Made some old white lady stop, stare, turn whole body to watch me walk by, and continue to stare as I walk away.

[russell-crowe]

in light of the latest “real person turns out to be an actual garbage human” situation and the wave of "parasocial relationships are bad!!" takes that inevitably follow, i want to say something that might be a bit controversial: parasocial relationships with famous people can actually be amazing and incredibly valuable. :) and they are not morally bad! :)

as a wise mutual of mine who actually studied this phenomenon once put it: “parasocial relationships are common and perfectly normal. humans are wired to form attachments. it’s literally a survival mechanism. as long as it doesn’t tip into (actual) obsession, then have at it”

people are so quick to demonise parasocial relationships, treating them like some sort of intellectual crime, but they’re natural and often beneficial. most people who form these connections are perfectly capable of separating the idea they’ve created of someone from the real-life person. and honestly, these relationships can offer a lot.

yes, it sucks when someone you admire turns out to be a shit stain of a human being. but isn’t that the risk of forming any kind of connection? whether it’s with a celebrity, a fictional character, or even a real-life friend, there’s always the chance that the person won’t live up to the version you had in your head. that doesn’t mean we should shame people for caring or tell them to stop forming connections altogether.

the truth is, people are overcomplicating something that’s both natural and usually harmless. parasocial relationships aren’t inherently bad. they’re just another way we process the world and ourselves. and as long as you have the awareness to recognise that your somewhat idealised version of the celebrity is not their real life private version; go nuts man.

[psink]

A count of all the times Christmas happened:

1. Chapter 33

2. Chapter 80

3. Chapter 129

3.5. Chapters 178 and 225/226 show the New Years' but Christmases were skipped

4. Mission 22 from the 3ds game

5. Event 11 of psi battle

[ladyinthebluebox]

wE wAnT cOmPaNiOnS tO bE mEaN aGaIn!!!!!!!!!!

my siblings in the maker, you can't handle Taash calling Emmrich a death mage couple times or [checks notes] ...asking Neve about her clothes [?????????????]

[asbestos-11]

if i had a nickel for everytime i'd been emotionally affected by a blonde fictional man, i would be so rich, i would be swimming in billions.

[kennyomegasweave]

You will never make me hate Save. Sorry I'm not sorry. I actually thought he was gonna be the one to put Grandma in the hospital after his conversation with Hope last week, so nothing he did this week surprised me.

Like, he's been with Hope since they were kids and he saw him hella beaten, bloody, and passed out on his floor (he didn't even get his apartment door closed first) because his boss beat him. I'm not surprised he's willing to do anything to try to make things better for him. Especially since it's heavily implied this has happened before. And yeah Hope likes fights and being violent, but it's not a fight against Arun's dad. That's his boss that he can't do anything against in his own defense.

Is it okay what Save did/is doing? No. Do the other residents of their neighborhood deserve anything he's done/will do to them? Hell no. Does Jack deserve any of this happening? Fuck no. Is this going to bite him in the ass because now the boss knows he will do anything for Hope (and vice versa)? Almost certainly. But all of his actions make complete sense when you acknowledge he's doing everything trying to help the man he so clearly loves. You don't have to like him or agree with his choices, but they didn't come out of nowhere and there aren't just because he's an asshole. He and Hope are stuck in poverty and debt themselves. He's living in a tragedy too, the only difference is his story just isn't what this show is about.

[bookwyrminspiration]

pisses me off when homophobes are like "I think it's wrong, but I believe in loving the sinner!! <3" or whatever. great. you're going to be patronizingly/passively homophobic instead of overtly violently homophobic. still homophobic and I still want nothing to do with you or your "love"

[sillysecretwriting]

I love when you reach the point in a conversation with a new specialist where they ask "so other than x reason you are coming to me, you're healthy?" I always want to burst out laughing because if I had a penny for everytime a doctor asked me that, I would have a whole dollar. But, instead, I start listing my various chronic illnesses and watch their expression get increasingly disappointed. It's so funny.

[icewindandboringhorror]

What would you choose? :0c

(note: original image is from HERE (link) - but I edited it to add a wider variety of options.. also added $3 extra to the total, even though I know that makes it more uneven lol, I thought if you're adding 10 whole extra items, the money to spend should at least be increased slightly, if that makes sense..)