#Had this in my drafts for months

[zoennes]

[apuff]

special kind of internet love where theres a person on your dashboard you dont recognize or remember why youre following but you see them post oc art and it has like 2 notes and you know how much it sucks to get no notes on your oc art so you reblog it

[dirwael]

rei, usagi, and makoto layout!!

like or reblog if you save!!

[anna-no-emma]

Dick Grayson has more love than he knows what to do with. He believes in love despite dealing with cruelty every night on Gotham’s streets.

Jason Todd wants the world to be a fairer place than it is. He knows the world is unfair. But that hasn’t stopped him from believing things can and should be better. After he died, he didn’t stop believing in justice. He just decided that, in a world where money can buy you impunity - a world where the rich play by their own set of rules while forcing the poor to play a rigged game, the only way to make things fair is to kill the people who will otherwise never stop exploiting those more vulnerable than themselves.

Jason can’t do that thing Dick does. He can’t love everyone. Not many people can. He has plenty of love for the vulnerable; the working class family just trying to make ends meet, the single mom who’s sure she won’t make it to tomorrow, for the hooker, the addict, and even the thief. But when it comes to  those who purposefully, and proudly, inflict suffering on others....Jason hates, oh how he hates.

But Jason knows he’s playing judge, jury and executioner. And he takes no joy in the act of killing. So he does his research carefully, meticulously. He needs to know that this person is a)guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and b) entirely untouchable by the justice system. And he likes to accept money for his kills. It makes him a mercenary, instead of some asshole playing god.

It’s the reason that Dick will never totally give up on his baby brother. No matter what Jason does, all Dick can see is that kid who wants the world to be just and who is going to do his damnedest to make it that way.

Timothy Drake likes to test the limits of what he is capable of. He likes to see what he can do. But, with every new challenge, he’s discovered the limits are shrinking. Technically, he can do anything. The last limits are not “can” he, but “should” he. For example, he can permanently take down a human trafficking ring with one well-timed murder. Nobody will ever even know. He could get away with it, easy. He doubts he’ll even feel bad about it. But should he? Probably not.

When in doubt, Tim looks to Dick. Being good comes naturally to Dick. And it’s not some theoretical moral good. It is a goodness that come from love, from caring for his fellow human beings so deeply.

Tim has to work double as hard as everyone else not to just do things just because he can. He has to force himself to go the long way around every time, and it’s exhausting. But it’s what makes him the best Robin. He chooses to be good, again and again. 

Damian Wayne has lived a life that demands perfection. In his mother’s world, a mistake means death. In his father’s, it means rejection. Bruce’s love feel’s like a tap, and that man knows how to turn it on and off at will. He aches to be loved. He knows his mother sent him away because she loves him (but it doesn’t feel like love, it feels like abandonment).

While grappling with rejection and abandonment, Dick’s love was like a balm for a wound Damian didn’t know he had. Dick just accepted Damian for who he was. Sure, Dick said something along the lines of “you cannot kill, you have to be better than this” but he followed it by showing Damian that “we can both be better. We’ll figure out how together. you are not alone”.

[ryusxnka]

[foxbirdy]

A short comic I made about my experiences as a seasonal worker, and the way places change you.

Prints & PDF

[lokh]

DO YOU SEE MY VISION... DO YOU SEE WHAT THEY COULD BECOME

[naiad-r]

Cage me like an animal A crown with gems and gold Eat me like a cannibal Chase the neon throne If I could only let go

Death pact, fulfilled.

[spelllingandthemysteryschool]

BORING! BANAL! PREDICTABLE! CLICHÉ! AND WORST OF ALL… PROFOUNDLY UNCHIC!

[daydreamerwonderkid]

Big bird protecting his baby bird :3

[mattmonss]

Yaaaaaaaaaaawnnn

[neptunezo]

The idea of the batkids scaring Bruce with “a new grandchild” to only show an animal is so funny to me, because imagine Bruce is so used to it that when Jason wants to introduce him to his new grandchild Bruce almost falls out of his chair when there’s an ACTUAL KID!

Dick: You’re a granddaddy now Brucie!!!

Bruce: WHAT?!? Who?? When??? How??? Actually don’t tell me how. Who is she??? When did she give birth???

Dick: What? No, meet my kid *holds up a cat* her name is biscuit and shes the love of my life!

—

Steph: Cass and I are adopting…

Bruce: Holy shit, actually???

Cass: Yes, it was a tough choice, but we want to adopt

Bruce: Do you need any help with paperwork and stuff? It’s kinda my thing. Also consider the fact that you might be too young.

Steph: Too young…?

Bruce: Yes, I mean you’re only in your 20’s, are you sure you can handle a kid?

Cass: Too young for an iguana?

—

Damian: It happened again, I have a kid.

Bruce: What do you mean AGAIN?!?

Damian: This is my second kid, duh

Bruce: Are you talking about goats?

Damian: Of course I am father

—

Tim: BRUCE YOU’RE GOING TO BE A GRANDFATHER!!!

Bruce: Tim I didn’t think I was going to have to tell you this again after the whole thing with Stephanie, but just kissing someone doesn’t get them pregnant

Tim:

Bruce: Is it a dog?

Tim: No it’s a tiger

—

Jason: I have something to tell you

Bruce(not looking up from his paperwork): Okay, what’s up?

Jason: I have a kid, I want you to meet your granddaughter

Bruce: I can’t possibly imagine what type of animal you’ve gotten, but I’d love to meet her

Jason: What the hell are you talking about?

Bruce (looking up to see an actual child): You actually have a kid????

Jason: Yeah, Roy and I thought it was time I adopted Lian

Lian: Hi Grandpa!!!

Bruce: I’m going to faint, grab me some ice will you?

[lilalienz4ever]

hello

[calmlb]

It’s been clear that the Tanizakis aren’t siblings from the very beginning

here’s some evidence now that it’s been confirmed canon…

everyone who’s read irl Tanizaki’s book knew that Junichiro & Naomi weren’t siblings as soon as they introduced themselves

BUT just because the Tanizakis aren’t siblings doesn’t mean you can’t feel uncomfortable about them. if you feel uncomfortable, GOOD. that’s exactly what they want

the Tanizakis, Mori— they all use these disturbing ruses to disarm or distract people in order to protect themselves, or to accomplish their goals. this is a writing device that asagiri commonly employs as a way to parallel the irl literature (it’s actually ingenious)

there are 4 main indicators that have always made it clear to me that Junichiro & Naomi are not siblings:

1. most obviously— their character designs. Harukawa is extremely intentional with character designs, & she very intentionally made Naomi & Junichiro look nothing alike

their eye shapes are purposely different

their color palettes are contrasting

even their differing styles of clothing have meaning

this was all done so that the audience could PLAINLY see that they’re not related— so that WE know that they’re lying when they say they ARE related

2. how the people around them respond to their act.

the general reaction is “don’t question it”— which is exactly what they want. “be distracted by how uncomfortable you feel so that you look away from what we’re hiding” (this is likely a protective measure)

3. most importantly, this is meant to parallel irl Tanizaki’s book “Naomi,” where the main character Joji picks up Naomi to raise her into his ideal woman, but since she's so young (& a minor) they call each other cousins (Joji makes no sexual advances on young Naomi btw)

however, his plan backfires because when Naomi gets older & they get married, she flips the script on him & manipulates HIM so that he's under her thumb (which is why bsd Tanizaki is at a domineering Naomi's mercy). Joji let her have her way because of his masochistic tendencies

4. lastly is the emphasis that Asagiri and the Tanizakis themselves put on calling each other siblings.

over & over, it’s “my brother this” & “my sister that”

like they’re desperately trying to convince us that it’s true (“don’t let your lying eyes deceive you”)

here are just a few of many examples from the light novels…

again, if you’ve read “Naomi” you knew that Junichiro & Naomi weren’t siblings as soon as they introduced themselves

just like if you’ve read irl Mori’s works, it’s clear that bsd Mori isn’t a pedophile

just like if you’ve read No Longer Human you know that Dazai’s an unreliable narrator. he makes you think he’s a bad person bc he believes he’s a bad person, but those around him see him differently (btw this doesn’t mean he’s never done anything “bad,” though bsd isn’t about morality— but that’s another discussion)

anyway, i’m so excited for the Tanizakis backstory to be revealed so that we can better understand why they use this defense!!

also let this be a reminder to READ THE LITERATURE if you’re able to!! even reading synopses & analyses of the coordinating books makes bsd make much more sense 🥹

reminder that this how you’re supposed to react while reading bsd:

also, if you’re interested in a post explaining how Mori isn’t a pedo, i wrote this analysis on twt. OR you can read this document that one of my moots sent me (remember: analyzing a character does NOT mean you condone any actions they may or may not commit!)

[makaira-art]

The funniest what-if: Sokka finds The Jasmine Dragon one day and is like “I don’t trust prince angstbender one bit, I’d better keep an eye on him,” and visits every day until he realizes Zuko just wants to do his little job and keep his uncle happy so it slowly just turns into Sokka annoying “Lee from the tea shop” because he knows Zuko can’t do shit about it

[morethansky]

STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH // Choices "As your brother, I'm asking you to do the right thing."