#I think both are just as bad

[holydrakes]

Both Inukag and Soma got similar tropes I admit and those tropes are precisely why I like them. But something I like more in Soma is how Soul is ultimately the cool-headed one and the one primarily acting as the caretaker (could be because Maka is the MC though so she had to be the one doing the dangerous stuff while he acts as her support) The Inukag dynamic (especially in the anime) can come across like Kagome is taking care of a manchild, I mean I guess it works since Inuyasha's meant to be simple-minded like a dog and he's got a pretty difficult childhood, but I suppose that's why their relationship can feel a little imbalanced emotionally at times.

I mean when the pair is between a heavily traumatized, discriminated, emotionally-constipated half-demon with no social skills and a normal, priviledged modern girl it's to be expected, so I suppose that's why Soma feels like a more emotionally-balanced version of Inukag for me since both Maka and Soul are equally troubled children, but neither has trauma that's far greater than the other upbringing-wise; Maka is a child of divorce but at least one parent still looks out after her and loves showering her with affection, while Soul's parents never seem to care that much about him to the point he developed an avoidant attachment style and just like how Maka comes to resent the parent who actually sticks by her, Soul also resents the one family member who seems to care about him to some degree. Both kids technically need an equal amount of therapy but they are clearly capable to support each other emotionally if they try and neither is quite lacking in that skill.

The advantage of Inukag over Soma is of course how it's explicitly canon (and far more popular) so it comes with the benefits of shipping an actually canon ship; lots of official content and less fandom wars about canon or not/these two are like siblings/stop shipping this ship discourses. Yeah, there's still dumb ship wars even to this day in the IY fandom but at least people aren't throwing weird incest allegations just to try disapproving a non-canon ship or trying to make you look like a homophobe for shipping a straight ship.

[yaoisquidbob]

serious gaming

[belobogindustries]

PHAETHON

[shaykai]

Still thinking about Gortash’s coronation and how smoothly he cuts a Durge off from their companions (and wishing we had a follow up with that)

The first words out of his mouth are that he cares about them- anybody else who remembers Durge has only distain for them, but not him- he’s happy to see them, he missed them, they’re his favorite assassin and he’s only glad to see them alive

And then he takes it a step further by providing insight into their past, something Ketheric refused to do for them- and Gortash isn’t dumb. He knows exactly how Durge’s companions will react, knows that he’s effectively outing Durge when he so easily could have pulled them to the side instead

And when their companions snap at them and refuse to look at them, Gortash is still smiling. Suddenly, he’s the nicest person in the room. Suddenly, everything is unstable and dangerous- but he likes you. He’s sitting there with open arms while the companions are rightfully so mad with Durge, but Gortash is more than happy to resume their alliance

He’s more than happy to be their sole source of comfort again, and isn’t he just so sweet for that?

[heartorbit]

figure skating set right now please. thanks

[mouseshift]

[onionninjasstuff]

[bugcatcherkit]

Man that sure is a Situation where two 14 year olds push the limits of each other’s trauma responses until they both reach extreme breaking points. and then they deal with the aftermath basically all by themselves. Isn't that super awesome and totally not kinda fucked up at all.

[bedforddanes75]

im not american but some of you guys are just fucking stupid ong what do you MEAN youre not gna vote because you disagree with like one part of what youre voting for. like okay me when im fucking thick

[juniemunie]

[Abandoned by the Lightners, his heart became cracked with hatred.]

Hitting a lil' too close to home?

[jesse-pinko]

Okay we make fun of the Skyler hate a lot as we should because wow the misogyny was working overtime the misogyny was grinding but it does genuinely make me see red like I really cannot overstate the degree to which Walter ruined her life… imagine being married to and in love with someone for like sixteen years building a life with them having kids with them trusting them completely and then one day out of the blue they start selling METH and KILLING PEOPLE and sexually and emotionally abusing you and turning your family against you to isolate you and cover their own ass and then they get your brother-in-law killed and up and die protecting the twink they were emotionally cheating on you with leaving you to take all of the heat from law enforcement and the public and your own grieving family who blame you for letting it go this far and you can’t even mourn your shitty dead husband or your old life properly because of public scrutiny and because it was probably all a lie anyways he EXPLODED her life!! She’s all alone he left her with no support system her relationships with her son and with her sister will never ever be the same!! He ruined her life!! He ruined her life!!

[the-applepi]

pouty

he's ,':<

Still not quite there with capturing the pudding-esque nature of Kenma's hair, but maybe someday I'll get it.

Still up there with my favorite manga panels. Not much to say here

[valtsv]

VAL and Shrue dynamic that only exists in my mind moodboard

[tubbytarchia]

got an urge to design ponies oops

[doctorsiren]

I keep thinking about that AU concept where Ford goes to find Stan *before* he ever went to Gravity Falls and ough these brothers just make me so ill ☹️

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Laios's three Boy Best Friends. And yes, they hate him.