#I am really weak for good sibling bonding

[red-phantom-0]

Damien Wayne x Tokyo Ghoul Reader

imagine!! : Damien Wayne is a complex character on his own , he has his own complex emotions and feelings that not many people can understand, que in a ghoul like sibling whom can comfort Damien in his hard times by reminiscing their own experience with them.

Edit : ty for the 48 likes!!!

part 2 , part 3

Damien knew from the beginning that he was difficult . He knew that if it wasn't for the fact that he was Bruce's only blood child and the fact that he's bloody good at handling a sword that no one would bat him a bloody eye.

It was no one's fault in the family, really. He couldn't blame them honestly. Not one of them fully grasp the concept of being a living breathing weapon . A tool only made to bring destruction and wrath to others . Simply a tool. They won't understand that his angry outbursts was just him trying to come to terms with the fact that he was human and humans don't result to anger for everything.

But grasping that concept is easier said than done . Not when he grew up not knowing the warmth of a mother's embrace or the loving scolding of a father when he ate cookies for breakfast . He grew up only knowing that he had to kill to live .Not everyone in this family can grasp that but one .

Y/n is an enigma . At first, he found them absolutely weird when he first met them . He always thought their one red eye was repulsive - absolutely monstrosity. He hated how quiet they were , the bloody fact that he was a trained assassin, and he couldn't hear nor detect them entering the same room as them absolutely pissed him off.

He hated the fact that they were way too good at offense and defense . He always recalled the first mission he went with them and observed how they had somehow skillfully unarmed ten of Joker's henchmen with a bloody rock. He hated them alot you could imagine until one faithful night.

It was after one of his many tantrums , honestly Bruce and bloody Dick were getting on his nerves by calling him a child, and it only escalated when Bruce threatened to send him board school . He was so pissed he just straight up left the mansion himself and sat out in the garden.

He hadn't expected them to follow him though and at first he wanted to bloody stab them - so he did , he threw a knife at them and instead of dodging or catching it , Y/n allowed to knife to pierce their shoulder.

They hadn't even wince just gave him a smile.

" I understood why you're mad, Damien." They voiced as they sat next to him.

Damien only scowl . " You understand me - that's hilarious " .

" I do, Damien . Do you think I wanted to be what I am ? I am only what I am because people want a weapon . They were far too weak and fragile to fight off their own problems for themselves so why not let an innocent child do it for them " they said as they ripped the knife out of their shoulder and threw it behind them.

Damien shared a knowing - an understanding look with them as he finally grasped what they meant . They were a weapon like himself. A shared silence consumed them .

" These twats don't get how - how angry I am " Damien finally muttered out.

Y/n shook her head in agreement .

" They don't understand the anger we carry is not just our own but the anger of an innocent child begging for their stolen youth back " y/n muttered back.

They turned to him and held his hand with a little squeeze . Damien looked at their intertwined hands with a little smile.

" Human contact feels nice," he muttered as he squeezed their hand back . Y/n only smiled back and from then on the two were inseparable.

Wherever Y/n lurked , Damien was right next to them and wherever Damien went , Y/n went with them. Whenever Dick took away Damien's swords , Y/n would always steal it back for him. Whenever Bruce was being a bit harsh on y/n for being blood thirsty , Damien would always stand up for them.

Thus the family was shocked to see Damien , a man of fury and blood lust bond with someone . Safe to say, many of the siblings were jealous of their strong bond .

So when Dick brought up the fact with Damien one day . " So you're allies with a weird ghoul who probably murders for fun -" he was met with a knife piercing his kneecap.

[antisocialsharky]

ASPD: The Desire for and Run from Intimacy

This post will only contain my personal opinion and experience. It may not be applicable to all other people with ASPD and may likewise be relatable to people who do not have it.

I am only going to be talking about emotional intimacy, but this post is definitely also applicable to the other type of intimacy!

I'll make myself pretty vulnerable in this post, by discussing my personal experience, so you better not make me regret that!

Abbreviations:

ASPD = Antisocial Personality Disorder

ASPD is a disability caused by prolonged childhood trauma (with many possible variations), that develops in order to protect the brain from said trauma, or rather to help the brain deal with it in some way!

While the consequences of this in the context of intimacy, look different for every person with ASPD, many do report: a difficulty with developing bonds, having problems trusting people & giving away control, losing feelings for people quickly and abruptly/getting "bored" of people, responding extremely to arguments, having problems dealing with peoples emotions/ problems with being close to people etc.

This may be due to a variety of factors, but does often tie back to having no or few positive experiences with intimacy, having not learned how to exist in relationships properly/a lack of being socialized, not having the necessary prosocial emotions and mechanisms to deal with it and other similar things.

While this causes some people with ASPD to develop a brain, that does not have a need for emotional intimacy at all, others develop a brain, that craves the emotional intimacy it has been denied, but which will also fight said intimacy at every turn.

Thats as much generalized info as I can give you, as the exact representation of this is highly individual, but I will offer my personal experience on the following slides!

What you need to know is that I was accidentally neglected for huge parts of my childhood and teens and did not get my emotional and social needs met most of the time, while also knowing that my parents were theoretically capable of that, as they were giving everything I lacked to my sibling.

This caused me to grow up with a burning desire for intimacy, while being disappointed by people time and time again, failing to actually develop the things needed to experience this intimacy and partially growing to resent it and viewing it as "weak" and "bad".

Ever since then I have been stuck in what I like to call the "ASPD stages of running". Theres different points in getting close to people (in any nature of a relationship), that'll send me running and feeling like I am "weak" for wanting it, or as if being close to people is the worst thing that could happen.

The stages (simply put) are:

1. Desiring/Daydreaming about my dream relationship

2. Looking at peoples relationships/Looking at people with the intent of getting closer to them

3. Talking to people (online or irl)

4. Getting closer / being friends with people

5. Being friends with people for longer

Optionally:

6. Getting so close that a romantic relationship may happen

7. The moment of getting in the relationship / the days after

8. Being in the relationship for a bit

At any of those stages, I'll very likely have one or multiple moments where my ASPD will try to get the better of me and will try to convince me to just run away, drop contact and never talk about it again. Even just admitting to this and talking about it is hard as fuck, because it is so deeply ingrained in my brain to see emotional intimacy as a weak and dangerous thing.

What this will look like exactly really depends on the person and situation, but things that have happened in the past were:

• blocking the person and everyone I am friends with and pretending I am no longer alive

• my brain fixating on their faults in order to give me a good reason to hate them so I don't get closer to them and can hold them at arms length

• responding less often/more dryly or ignoring messages entirely

• not replicating the energy of the conversation/relationship

• staging an incident so I ruin the relationship

• running at the first signs of a disagreement

• avoiding people when they are emotional

• feeling uncomfortable around people as a whole => isolating

• beating myself up about letting it happen again

• impulsively bumping the relationship to another stage, just to immediately regret it (in a "fuck that has consequences" way)

• shutting off all my emotions, dissociate or otherwise make sure to stop the feelings (or just lose them automatically)

To put it in a shorter and more simple way, I'll usually either get the fuck outta there, or make sure to change the relationship/my personal position in the relationship to a more comfortable and less vulnerable and intimate level. This may also just look like me shutting off, becoming distant, or seeming mad, when all I am is overwhelmed by the intimacy and grossed out that I actually need and desire that.

As you can possibly imagine, that is not the most useful thing, as it causes issues in relationships, cuts friendships short and makes dealing with people a lot harder!

The most frustrating thing about this for me though is, that even if the most perfect friend or partner came along and even if the relationship would work at first, I am very very likely to crash it against the wall, simply because my brain cannot handle having the things, that it needs and desires.

It desires a hug and runs from the one who offers it.

It needs help and bites the hand that does.

It needs love and gets grossed out by whoever offers it.

It wants attention and can't handle it when it gets it.

It wants gifts, but doesnt know what to do when it gets them.

Whatever it wants, it can't have, so it keeps wanting, keeps yearning, keeps desiring and has to watch itself be unable to accept any of it.

And if that sounds painful, thats because it is.

Its a vicious kind of pain when you have to watch yourself ruin yet another thing, because your brain can't handle it, while you scream at it in frustration to get its act together, because it also is everything you desperately need.

ASPD sucks when it comes to intimacy and it especially sucks when it comes to talking about it, or being honest about these problems. It developed to protect me from being too "weak" to deal with the trauma and now its practically preventing me from showing any "weakness" or seeking out what previously hurt me. Which wouldn't be this bad, if I didn't still have this kid in me that just wants to be loved and daydreams about all the things, the ASPD hates.

When your shell disagrees with your core and you're not strong enough yet to break your shell, what does that really leave you with, other than curling up into a spiky ball and letting the shell do its job? I know I still need the protection, but I wish it wasn't actively preventing me from learning to live without it.

First posted on my instagram (same @)

[yanderes-galore]

What about some platonic concepts for Kallamar where the reader worships him?

Tumblr crashed and annihilated my draft so guess I'll die 🤷‍♀️ I am trying again like weeks later, lol.

Yandere! Platonic! Kallamar with Follower! Darling

Pairing: Platonic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Religious themes (Cults), Manipulation, Clingy behavior, Some threats, Controlling behavior, Sacrifices mentioned, Kallamar makes you sick on purpose, Jealousy, Forced companionship.

Kallamar is the most cowardly of his siblings.

He is the Bishop of Anchordeep and a harbinger of pestilence.

His followers present sacrifices to him to stay in good health.

You never liked the sacrifice aspect of The Old Faith.

Each Bishop always demanded gifts and sacrifice just so you could thrive.

If you didn't follow through... you became the next sacrifice.

No other religion is permitted, The Bishops of The Old Faith made sure of that.

You are a citizen of Anchordeep, an aquatic realm Kallamar rules over.

You do whatever you can to appease the Bishop, silently hoping he stays merciful.

You gift him crystals, gold, and food.

You tend to stay away from the sacrifice practice.

The idea of it makes you (ironically) ill....

Kallamar sees you enter his temple often.

You always come offering gifts and small chatter.

You really try not to catch the gaze of the Bishop... but when he summons you more often, your fears get worse.

Kallamar finds speaking with you refreshing, truthfully he wants a companion that isn't his siblings.

His siblings always expect things of him.

Leshy is so loud, Heket is so bossy, and Shamura is always so cryptic.

Speaking with a follower such as you makes him feel in control for once.

You are so weak compared to him, shakily giving him gifts.

Kallamar doesn't wish to hurt you, he even finds it amusing that you appear just as scared as him at times.

In a way... a feels you two are similar.

Which makes the Bishop see you as a friend and companion.

While you just wish to stay out of the way, Kallamar wishes to summon you often.

He enjoys your chatter and doesn't mind your gifts.

He often tries to keep you in his temple for as long as you can.

To the point of even bribing you to stay longer.

When you leave he even offers you a parting gift.

Kallamar seems like he'd be clingy towards you.

You're clearly his favorite follower, like it or not.

You still fear Kallamar, even when he gurgles about you and him being companions.

Kallamar could easily make you ill if you angered him.

In fact... maybe he even casts an illness on you to keep you at his temple.

He can cure you of your plague... but you have to stay with him.

Kallamar may even keep you just sick enough to make you rely on him.

You can't go to any other followers for help, no, you must stay with him.

He can ask Leshy for flowers to cure you, or just look after you himself.

But his obsession over his new "friend" mostly culminates in him just keeping you in his temple.

Staying there gives him constant access to you.

He can speak with you, meet with you, at this point he doesn't expect gifts from you anymore.

You and him (in his eyes) have a bond much more valuable than crystals and gold.

You're the best gift he could ever have.

To the point that if you ever managed to flee somehow, Kallamar would order other followers to drag you back for some sort of reward.

Other than that, any follower who tries to speak with you is usually the next sacrifice.

Kallamar is easily jealous

Kallamar would want to hold you, which is an interesting experience.

He's much larger than you and a squid... you can imagine how it feels to embrace him.

If you misbehaved him, he'd make you sicker.

Kallamar definitely uses pestilence to keep you with him.

He adores his little follower companion... the best follower in his area...

You'll never leave him.

He'll make you sick to the point you can't leave him...

Then you'll have to rely on your friend and Bishop for as long as you live.

[bugcatcherkit]

Do you ever think about the Shou and Serizawa dynamic. Because I am thinking about it. Loudly

HEAD IN HANDS. ALL THE TIME….!!!! I’ve been thinking about this ask all day I’m so glad I can answer it now.

Their Claw dynamic specifically GRHGRHR. Serizawa was recruited around the pivotal point where Shou was starting to reconsider his views on his dad/Claw as well as his own convictions/psychic power. I like to wonder if Serizawa's presence as someone Compassionate but incredibly weak-willed, unconfident, and Dependent (something that Toichiro specifically takes advantage of) partially fuelled Shou's independence/leadership/pro-activeness.

Specifically I view it as though Shou experienced Self-Recognition Through The Other (derogatory) and goes "I CANNOT be like that guy." Which gets even more fun to consider when you see how Shou tends to give Serizawa more grace than the other Super 5/Claw members. Enough to try and reason with him, at least.

Specifically talking about these panels. Sorry for bringing them up again, it'll happen repeatedly.

Anyway. Shou is trying to convince Serizawa specifically because he thinks Serizawa can be convinced. In Shou Vision, he is the Most Promising Adult in a 20 mile radius who is considerate enough to hear Shou out, reasonable enough to Listen, and powerful enough to do something impactful. Generally, Shou sees Serizawa display a lot of the traits he views as Super Important (kindness, conviction, etc.), but he has the one fatal flaw that Shou hates the most (cowardice) and he never uses those traits The Right Way.

So, to me, I think Shou may have appreciated Claw Serizawa's presence for the Potential he had, but also began to despise him because he never acted on it. But also he never HATED Serizawa. Again, he sees lots of honourable traits in this guy, it's just incredibly aggravating to see him Be Like That. Especially because they were both in the same situation as people who looked up to Toichiro and learned from him. But all Shou could see was a guy refusing to wriggle out from Toichiro's grip, even when pushed to do so.

ANYWAY. do you ever think about how after Serizwa changed his mind about Claw, he stuck by Shou's side basically the whole time afterwards. Grhgrhf. I do.

And I love that they are still in contact. I think Serizawa is a little awkward about it first and is like “why does he not resent me at all”. Because he feels Really Bad about it all still. and Shou is like “Serizawa my man how’ve you been 🤝” when they meet up. Because I think Shou appreciates his change more than resents how long it took him to get there yknow. The resentment angle is interesting though -- there's definitely some complicated feelings there -- but I just don't think Shou would keep it up too long. Especially not towards Serizawa, who immediately stood up to Toichiro after he changed his mind. Also, Shou is a super forgiving kid anyway. Serizawa is constantly amazed at Shou's coolness.

And Seri grows more confident in their good relationship the same way he grows confident about everything else/other relationships !! I don’t really view them very familial though, personally. Serizawa has the Reigen thing where he’s not a parent/older sibling/uncle to Shou, but is a Responsible and Trustworthy Adult Friend. I think he'd want to be someone Shou can actually rely on to help him sometimes, if he were to need it. Also, I think they just like each other's company a lot!!! Lots to bond over.

[clownery-and-fuckery]

Alright buckle up here's my actual genuine reaction....

First episode:

First of all, I regret asking for more Hemlock, this was fantastically awful, I will not be recovering.

Second of all, that shaved clone has done things to me. Horrible, horrid things that made me actually pause it and look away. It made me physically ill, it was the worst. Great, but the worst.

The passage of time really did fucking get to me BUT HER LITTLE PONYTAIL UGH

crosshair..... I need a moment

EMERIE !!!! CANT STAND HER !!!!!!!!!!! SNITCH ASS BITCH

I literally don't care that she was allowed to keep the doll, btw. I dont give a shit. I hope Emerie dies in a fire.

nala se.... ew............

I think the whole episode was just pure horror, it was so fucking disgusting to watch, idk about you guys but watching the clone who had probably faced the true horror of SCI-FI warfare crying alone in his cell genuinely had me pausing the episode. Really great work there, Jennifer, I will be billing you for my therapy

Crosshair and Omega bonding !!! The little "What's your mission objective" was definitely a tactic he used on his brothers to have them pay attention, I refuse to acknowledge that he's the youngest, he just isn't. That's big brother keeping his little brother(s) on task behaviour.

Everything about Hemlock gave me chills. I love him. I hate him. I hope his guts cover the screen. I am fascinated by him.

I had a sneaking suspicion Emerie was taken under Hemlock's wing, and her undoing will be her endless loyalty to him... they did not have to say it as obviously as that, though. Glad they did.

Crosshair is sick. There is no way you show us all these sick, dying clones then Crosshair and expect us not to figure that out. He's going to die. His shaking is just the first symptom. I am not ready.

I definitely have more smaller notes I will make once I am not sobbing hysterically about it !!!!

Episode two!!:

This is the one that made me cry, actually.

Watching Wrecker and Hunter march in, quiet and covered in countless injuries, made me so sad. I couldnt recognise them. Those aren't my lads.

Wrecker begging hunter not to go because people didn't make it back.... hunter I get you're desperate, but you will NOT survive another brother being killed. I can't bear to watch him tear himself apart and neither can Wrecker.

WEEPED LIKE AN ACTUAL BABY WHEN I SAW THOSE CLONE BABIES.... THEYRE TOO YOUNG.

"99ers???" THERES FUCKING MORE ??????? I want to know the lore behind this line particularly.

Theyre so cute..... they're so CUTE ugh sedate me immediately

THE WAY HUNTER WAS LOST AT THE START BTW WITH THE TECH AND HE WAS GETTING FRUSTRATED AND HE IMMEDIATELY LOOKED TO OMEGAS STUFF AND LET HIS GRIP LOOSEN ON THE DATAPAD HE WSS THINKING OF HIS YOUNGEST TWO SIBLINGS I WILL NEVER FUCKING RECOVER DAVID AND JENNIFER LET THEM BE HAPPY !!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyways that little fucker who was good with tech..... I see you. I love you.

They were so used to letting Tech do his thing.... they immediately moved to cover fire....... for a second they forgot it wasnt him, I'm weak

THE CRATE FROM S1 YOU HORRIBLE BASTARDS WHEN WILL YOU LET ME DIE

wrecker playing with the kids..... laughing with them....... ohh i will not cope when he dies.

Hes going to die, btw. In case you didn't know. I know. I am aware. I am unprepared. I dont want to discuss it.

PABU..... THEYRE GOING TO PABU WHEN I TELL YOU I SOBBED. MY MOTHER HAD TO HOLD ME. I WAS INCONSOLABLE FOR FIFTEEN WHOLE MINUTES!!!!!!

i cannot express my feelings for this episode.

Episode three!!!!!!:

I want that man. Yes, i do mean that masked man we saw for two seconds, I want him.

The Emperor had me actually screaming. I was so hyped. He scares me so bad.

Hemlock!!!!!! Evil !!!!!!!! CUNT !!!!!!!!!!!!

nala se was so obvious about her "Get tf out" speech..... why don't you say it louder, the whole fucking room couldn't hear you

The fucking timer. Chills. CHILLS.

Crosshair and Omega !!!! He was so unserious I love that

....sorry to all the lovers tho, have to say i DIED laughing at his "gUaRdS"

And the SCREAM he scrumpt when the door opened, who allowed that 😭😭 it was so fucking funny whbeisbwiba

They were so messy this entire ep, they're everything to me......

"Of course he did" DO YOU WANT ME TO FUCKING DIE ?!?!?!? WHO FUCKING GAVE YOU THE RIGHT CAUSE IT WASNT FUCKING ME

Crosshairs trigger finger shaking so bad he gave his position away....... that's a major fucking problem, isn't it? That's gonna bite him in the ass.

I want more of Hemlock having a damn tantrum, that was fantastic. Him this season has me in a chokehold. I can't wait to write more of him.

This entire season so far is amazing. I can't wait to watch more, there are so many more points I wanna make, I'm freaked. I'm so happy, I'm still crying, I can't wait I can't wait I can't wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Making more coherent thoughts about them soon <3

[arolegos]

GUYS WHAT THE FUCK I JUST FINISHED S2 PT 2 IM GOING CRAZY WTF??? EXPECT SOOO MUCH GODDAMN ART FROM ME ITS SO GOOD BYE... spoilers below the cut cause i have specific thoughts

GEO AND COLE ARE SO CUTEEE AHHH THE WAY THEY WENT ON A LITTTLE TOUR DATE TOGETHER I LITERALLY JUMPED UP AND DOWN AND KILLED MYSELF

also DAMN that build up to arins betrayal was GOOD. i really like the fact that arin didn't immediately believe ras outright and even now he clearly doesn't think he's a good guy he just wants to see his parents and he believes ras is the only way to do that. like IDK i just like that he wasn't immediately like 'ugh fuck those ninjas!' LIKE I LIKE HOW IT KEPT TRUE TO HIS CURIOUS CHARACTER and while he believed parts of it he took the time to investigate on his own before just accepting word as truth. his falling out with sora HURTTTT

AND DAMN (2) NOKT WAS CRAZY THAT BATTLE SEQUENCE WAS GORGEOUS I WAS ABSOLUTELY ENTHRALLED . ITS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO WATCH THIS FROM 2 - 6 (ALMOST 7 NOW) AM (don't ask why it took so long to finish. i kept replaying scenes over and over and it took me like 30 mins to calm myself down enough to watch it properly) . CAUSE I KEPT ON TRYING TO NOT SCREAM FROM JOY AND WHIMSY

every single scene with lloyd was so ughhh just i really really like how its emphasized that he's not perfect and he can still do stupid shit but he's learning too because its his first time living . and i REALLY like the mentorship bond w him and sora GDODDDD

AND KAIS RETURN!?!??!?! AHHH SMITH JIANG SIBLINGS LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was cheering so loud i almost killed myself STOP IT

lloyd falling into a coma damn near sent ME into a coma cause i thought. he died. CAUSE IM REALLY COUNTING ON HIM TO DIE. and like lowkey i want him to (saying this as a HUGE lloyd fan) BUT I DIDNT WANT HIM TO GO LIKE THAT SO I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN HE RETURNED AND JUST A LITTLE UPSET HE DIDNT GET TO GO BATSHIT CRAZY BUT... THATS OKAY

and jaya :( NOAUAUARRRR NYA GET YOUR MAN BACK NEOWWWW THAT ENDING SCENE WHERE KAI WAS LIKE we'll find him together and beat his ass YESSSHEHSHDHDSDSUHRASUHEDJDSAIHEAISH I CANT WAIT I CANT WAIT I CANT WAIT I CANT WAIT I CANT WAIT JAY COME BACK HOME PLEASE YOUR SEAT IS SO COLD. ALSO WHERE IS PIXAL.

I ACTUALLY HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS BUT I CANT FORMULATE A SINGLE ONE.

FORBIDDEN 5 LORE WENT CRAZY. RAS LORE WENT CRAZY. EVERYONES LORE WENT CRAZY.

RAS YOU ARE SO AWESOME SAUCE.

CINDER JAILED ERA. I LOVE HIM.

JORDANA COME BACK PLEASEEERR SORA WANTS TO RECREATE ENEMIES TO LOVERS YURI WITH YOU PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

ALSO. wyldfyre and roby are cute omg theyre so silly... loserboy x losergirl real.

OK ill stfu now. JUST TO BE CLEAR i will STILL be watching it when it comes out on Netflix. of course i will. i just could not hold back im sorry im weak to leaks im a fraud BUT ILL STILL WATCH THE NETFLIX VER!!! i usually use netflix for rewatches!!!!

[tickletastic]

Do u have any tickle hcs about the bat boys?

yes yes yes yes yes do i ever

under the cut, my love <3

Dick

absolutely just devastatingly ticklish everywhere, but i also think he is weirdly good at hiding it for a little bit, and sometimes the ler trying to tickle him will just eventually give up (big brother powers? zatanna magic?)

his thighs and tummy are his worst spots, and both just absolutely destroy him

he can and will attempt to acrobat his way out of tickling

he 100% once tried to front flip away from Tim when he was trying to tickle dick and jason ended up catching him upside down in the air (and tim totally took advantage)

absolutely the family tickle monster because it is his oldest brother duty

the only sibling that damian actually lets tickle him (because he kind of loves tolerates dick)

Duke

Absolutely the type to accidentally hurt you when you tickle him

If you get his neck? he's karate chopping you. his ribs? he'll elbow you

i hc that jason and duke are close because i think duke would be really into literature too (i think he'd be a big poe fan!!) and they would bond over spending hours in the Wayne manor library

as a result, i think jason tickles duke the most, but i think damian has been indexing moments that he witnesses so he can "accidentally" tickle duke later (bc, despite what he would say, he is a softie and wants to make sure that duke feels like he's a part of the family as much as everyone else is)

i think his worst spots are his ribs and his thighs, but he gets really panicked and giggly when someone tries to go for his neck

i think he's a really timid and considerate ler, and that he's probably stopping every minute or so to make sure the lee is alright (which his siblings find INCREDIBLY flustering)

Damian

he is just a tiny little dude, just an angry tiny guy

he is, like most twelve year olds, ticklish everywhere, but he only ever lets dick or bruce tickle him, and SOMETIMES, jason

his laugh is so cute, and he snorts pretty much the entire time

it embarrasses him incredibly, but he physically cannot fight back when he's tickled, he just kind of lays there and giggles

he does in fact use tickling to his advantage in the manor, and has been known to tickle tim to tears

like steph, i think he secretly knows exactly where everyone is ticklish (except for jason, who, as usualy, remains elusive)

Tim

my sleepy boy, top of my kin list, i am such a tim stannie

99% of the time that he's tickled it's because he is refusing to sleep after 24+ hours working

he's horrendously ticklish pretty much everywhere but his ribs are the absolute worst

he tries really hard to fight back, and he's definitely a flailer, but ultimately he never gets very far and eventually just slumps and tries to curl up

dick, steph, and jason tickle him the most, but bruce puts in his fair share too

when someone tries to tease him he tries to scream through his laughter so he doesn't have to hear it, but ultimately, he is forced to listen

he's not much of a ler, but he will strike every once in a while

Jason

best bat? best bat

i hc that the lazarus pit made him more sensitive, but only bruce, dick, kori, roy, and leslie thompkins know about it, and he has sworn them all to secrecy

the same group are pretty much the only people who know where he's ticklish

actually really ticklish if you can get him pinned, but otherwise he is definitely successfully fighting off any tickle attacks

dick has one method from when they were kids where he'll get jason up against a wall, whether he be on a bed or trapped in on the couch, because the tickling will make jason too weak to try to vault over him (and it's MUCH easier than trying to pin his ass down)

he is definitely the most vicious ler of the house, and his teases absolutely mortify his siblings

his signature move is grabbing both wrists of an unsuspecting family member, hauling them over their head, and tickling them to tears with his free hand

[themostineptthateverstepped]

Obviously, I am very tense about the Loki finale tonight, so this post may not age well, but I just have to say this.

The kiss in the season 1 finale was super weird. Not just because it was some strange version of selfcest, but because there was no real chemistry there. It genuinely felt like Sylvie's last-ditch effort to distract/confuse Loki enough to achieve her goal of killing He Who Remains. And that is exactly what that was. She kissed him, he looked completely defeated during said kiss, and then she kicked him through a time door, killed Kang, and then went about her life.

She did not look at all pleased to see Loki again, and there has been no spark of anything between them the entire season. Even when they join hands to use their magic, it looks like siblings. THEY READ LIKE SIBLINGS. There really hasn't been any effort put into developing their chemistry or connection romantically. Even in their most recent interaction at the bar, Sylvie is playing the detached therapist, trying to guide Loki into admitting what he already knows, the true "why" behind his mission, and it isn't her. She even explicitly defines that she has her own story and path and advises him to write his own. Separately.

Now all of this is a long way of saying that, if they move forward and push Sylkie on us at the eleventh hour, I won't be angry because it's not my ship, I will be angry because they did absolutely nothing to grow it, to nurture it, to have it make any real narrative sense.

Yes, this is Tumblr, and we all love a good gay ship (because we are sad and gay and starved for representation), but Loki and Mobius actually make narrative sense. Not only do they each represent the other's turning point and catalyst for growth and change, but they are also two characters that have developed into something together. Their evolution is incredible, and we have been given scenes all season that parallel their growth, in the way Mobius doesn't hesitate to trust Loki, how he embraces Loki's mischief, how Loki comes back to Mobius again and again, defends him, comforts him. They have actively built the framework for Lokius, even heavily implying that Mobius is the "who" that guides Loki's time slipping.

However they choose to manifest Loki and Mobius' relationship, if they leave it ambiguous, if it's queer-platonic, if it's whatever, they at the very least need to make it abundantly clear that THIS is the fundamental relationship. Their bond is the heart of the show.

Loki needs to love Sylvie because he needs to be able to love and embrace himself as he is, all of his strengths, and all of his weaknesses. Sylvie, who is still so impulsive and bent on revenge, is an excellent opportunity for him to see where he came from and love her anyway. But we've seen him face her impulsive violence, and instead of him meeting her there and joining in, we saw him become calm and compassionate - we saw how Mobius had helped him to grow. We need Loki and Sylvie to love each other, because that is how they are going to heal, it's how they aren't going to lose. But it's self-acceptance, it's the love you have to have before you can truly love someone else, and I think given Loki's long arc as a character, we need to see him beak out of his narcissism, move beyond just loving himself, and truly love someone else.

They more than paved the way for Mobius and Loki, and if they through that away for Sylkie, it won't just be sinking a perfectly good ship, it would be horrifically ignorant, wasteful storytelling. And this is the God of Stories, so if you fuck this up... I mean. Just don't okay?

[rainofthetwilight]

Hi Levi, I have an interesting proposal to do with Evil Arin, so I’m just gonna ramble for a little bit. So, we’ve all been comparing Arin to Morro because they both have not been able to achieve their individual potentials, Arin’s being getting better at spinjitzu so he doesn’t need an elemental power, and Morro’s being becoming the green ninja. But another reason we’ve been comparing them is because of their teachers: the lineage of the First Spinjitzu Master. And this brings in someone else who was also taught under the FSM and did not succeed in what he wanted, and turned to evil, though he didn’t really want to and never really meant to, the way Morro wanted importance that turned into a thirst for power, a similar route Arin might be taking. Anyways, that guy is Garmadon, trained under the FSM himself. What do we think of this? 

OUGHFHDJSJSFH I AM GOING INSANESHJDHHDDJS

I like this, this is actually a rlly good observation!!! ofc from the start morro and arin have been having parallels, but tbh I actually never thought about garmadon? both of the routes morro and garm took are both paths arin could actually take aswell

morro just wanted importance, to achieve his potential and have power, he wanted to feel useful and please his master. but then he was blinded by his anger and disappointment for not getting what he wants, because the shoes he was given by his master were too big to fill. he went great lengths to get that power, to get what he so badly wants, and then soon spiraled into evilness

while garmadon never wanted to be evil in the first place, and like you said he didn't mean to, but then there was his brother who he was so jealous of that the anger was then justified in his eyes. in front of the FSM'S eyes, garmadon felt like the weak link of the siblings, the useless one who was destined to be evil. garmadon had a good bond with his brother, they had many stories to tell together, but then went on different paths, and garmadon's evilness took over, the jealousy still there and alive

that master and that brother? both were wu

and now, we're seeing lloyd trying so hard to be wu, trying his best to live up to him and trying to teach his own students using his ways. he tries and tries, and does not seem to realize that maybe, just maybe, it's harming one of his students, who he gave big shoes to fill (by saying that he has potential to be better than all of the ninja)

who else gave a student big shoes to fill? wu

who else knew someone who was jealous (whether of him or someone else), who felt useless and didn't feel like he fit in? wu

and both situations are exactly what's going on between arin and lloyd right now

[cosmics-beings]

More Sunstorm/Starscream siblings dynamic asks (because I love them so much.)

One of Sunstorm's most iconic traits is his nuclear power radiation paired with Starscream's immortality, they would make a chaotic/powerful dynamic duo. (It's mostly chaotic tho for obvious reasons lmao) I always imagine Sunstorm's power getting out of his control destroying everything around him but Starscream's immortality makes him immune to the damage, (or he can be immune to his power because they were both forged together.) so he is always trying to help Sunstorm whenever he can since he's the only one unaffected by his power and every deception goes "??????" Since a caring Starscream is so cured to see, and because there is a guy in the base who has the ability to melt everyone and everything if he wakes up on the wrong side of the bed.

When characters are parallels to each other, but in a way contrast each other and still need the other to survive…I love that. Like when a character stands as another’s weakness but also strength, it is very interesting and I abolsutely love it. I definitely like this bond between sunstorm and starscream, and it also gives starscream the chance to be like an actual older brother. LIKE I love the idea of him actually caring and being tender with someone, especially if it’s someone he considered a sibling. I am starved for positive seeker sib content. 

Imagine sunstorm thinks he hurt starscream really badly and he feels guilty, he may tart to hate himself but starscream is able to show substorm that he is okay. And that no matter what, he’ll always be there for substorm. This is so good!

[queen-of-wisdom]

Ideas for Hazbin Hotel fanfics

(because I am too lazy to actually write them and it doesn't fit into my Wattpad (yeah, I write fanfics on Wattpad, so what)))

1. Emily and Charlie explore heaven together! (extra points if prejudices, bonding, radicalization of Emily)

2. Lucifer x Hazbin Hotel crossover

Charlie visiting Lucifer on earth (maybe even at the police station???). Humans are baffled bcos Lucifer always acts like a casanova and then gets soft when he sees his little girl

3. Charlie's first time on earth

This could go many ways:

- Charlie is confused about earth (why humans seemingly all hate each other)

- Charlie is confused about earth (why it's so peaceful)

- Charlie is confused why humans look that way (I mean, her only examples for humans are Adam and Lilith, who don't really look like us)

4. Charlie using her powers (including her political power because she is, you know, the HEIR TO THE THRONE OF HELL) . No plot required.

5. Danny Phantom x Hazbin Hotel Crossover

Look, you can't tell me that no ghost is at least aware of hell. So why not tell Danny? Ghosts that are secretly demons, portals, ghost king!Danny.

6. Supernatural x Hazbin Hotel

The Winchesters want to summon Lucifer (or some other weak ass reason, idk) but get Charlie instead. But oh no, protective dad!Lucifer doesn't really likes it when his daughter is kidnapped.

7. Good Omens x Hazbin?

A few good ideas

- Crowley, for what ever reason, has to go down to hell (already saw a fic like that but can't get enough of it, eh)

-Adam Young meets Charlie. Sibling bonding. Differences.

- Aziraphale being disturbed by how much of a dick his lovely Adam Eden is now (extra points: Lilith)

When you write or read a fic that have any of that, please tell me the name in the comments! I would be thrilled.

[itsbatman-butpoor-andmurderous]

‼️avatar the way of water spoilers‼️

made myself sad with my last post so here’s some things i think would happen if neteyam had survived. this is still a little sad. new- @biolumilunareclipse made a fic about some of these!! i love it so much

the entire sully family was extremely relieved, they all cried and hugged him as tightly as they could without worsening his injury

lo’ak has nightmares where neteyam doesn’t make it, and sometimes wakes up and hallucinates neteyam’s blood on his hands. when this happens, he goes to where neteyam is sleeping and lays with him. watching him breathe and reminding himself that he’s alive and he’s safe

when neteyam finds out he does this, he gives him a very tight hug. he starts to cry when he feels lo’ak’s tears on his skin and they sit there like that for a very long time

the sullys wouldn’t let him do anything while recovering, insisting he rest and not strain himself. they babied him quite a bit which he sort of liked because as the oldest he never really received that kind of protectiveness from his entire family. so as overbearing as it was, he did appreciate it a lot

his recovery took an extremely long time, and he felt useless because he couldn’t really do anything

he had to do a lot of physical therapy exercises, which he felt somewhat embarrassed doing because he felt he was too old to need them and he felt weak

kiri was the first to notice and began began doing them with him as soon as she did. tuk wanted to do what they were doing so she joined in. it took a day or two before lo’ak joined. then neytiri saw them all doing the exercises together and wanted to join as well, because she loves spending time with her family :)

then jake came back from hunting, saw them all together doing the exercises, and promptly sat down and began doing them with them

morning and night, they all sit in a circle in their home doing the stretches and exercises. if someone’s late they get a playful scolding from everyone else

“what? you are too good for family bonding time?”

“my heart is BROKEN!”

“i can not believe you do not like us anymore”

so neteyam’s physical therapy became a family bonding event, taking the embarrassment away from him completely. neytiri even made an off handed comment that the exercises are helping improve her range of motion and balance, which made him feel even better because it took the burden off his shoulders

when recovery got tough and he was frustrated with how slow he was progressing, neytiri was always the one that made him feel the best. partially because jake is bad with words

he really admires and respects both of his parents. so hearing his mother say things like, “you sustained a great injury and survived. that shows how great of a fighter you are.” “your will alone will not heal you. you need to give your body time to heal its self.” and “you are a fierce warrior neteyam. this is simply another battle you have to fight, and i know you will win.” not only bring him extreme comfort, but also make him tear up a little. something she doesn’t point out but will give him extra long hugs when she sees it

as much as jake wants to bring the comfort neytiri does, he is just not as good as detecting why neteyam feels the way he does, so his comfort is a little more generic. he says stuff like “you are doing amazingly well neteyam, i am very proud of you.” which is very sweet and loving, and does make him feel better, but nothing can bring him peace like his mothers words

even though he felt the best after neytiri comforted him, he still felt better after his sibling did

lo’ak typically gave him reassurance in the form of “you got shot in the chest bro! do not give yourself such a hard time.” then changing the subject to a stupid story or corny joke to cheer him up

kiri tries to focus on why he feels that way and her reassurance is specific to that. if he’s frustrated because he’s having a lot of cramps when he tries to move, she’ll say something like “the shot disrupted your nervous system. it is natural for your entire body to feel the effects because something that ranges from your head to your toes was damaged. do not feel angry with your body for trying to understand what happened and heal itself.”

tuk mostly just hugs him and says she’s just happy he’s there, which makes him tear up a little

once he was able to sit up, he was allowed to weave things. his weaving skills improved greatly because of this

but one day he twisted his torso in a way that irritated his wound and winced, so he got weaving taken away for a week while they made sure no damage was done

it was made very clear that until he was fully recovered he would not be allowed to fish, hunt, climb, or dive as that might increase his injury. this was a rule he disliked, but respected and understood

even though he recovered, the shot most likely did a decent amount of damage to his respiratory and cardiovascular systems, so he can’t stay underwater for as long or run as long without running out of breath as he used to

this was frustrating to him, but everyone, including all the members of the village, made sure that no one made any rude comments about it

jake let up on the lectures and pressure he put on the kids, but not the stress on the importance of safety and watching out for eachother

after almost losing neteyam, he realized he didn’t want his kids to think he was ever disappointed in them for trying to do what they felt was right, but he knows they still need to be careful

jake taught them all, including neytiri, bullet wound medical care and what to do if anyone gets shot again

he also makes sure they all cary tiny med kits with them every time there may be danger. he would prefer if they carried them at all times but he knows that’s not possible with the lack of pockets they all have (the med kits include a sterile needle and medical thread for stitches, big butterfly bandaids, a goop that can help stop bleeding, gauzes, anti-bacterial, and little shots of something like adrenaline)

lo’ak does not make rash, in the moment decisions that could hurt his siblings anymore. sometimes he will still do something dangerous, but he tries to make sure they aren’t involved

neytiri insisted on making more protective armor for every member of the family that covered vital organs. made of thick leather that sandwiches a thin metal layer. they all wear them when doing something dangerous, no one even protested when she suggested the idea

they’re all more aware of their surroundings and slightly on edge. for months after the event they all flinched and whipped their head around if they heard a shot or loud bang

neteyam hates his scar. he starts wearing a chest plate that covers it because he can’t stand looking at it himself or when other peoples stares linger on it. no matter how many times he’s told scars are badges of honor, he can’t shake the voice in his head telling him it’s just a sign that he’s weak

neteyam will have nightmares about what happened as well. he tries to hide them as to not worry his family, but lo’ak noticed one day that neteyam was doing a lot of the same things he did after having one of his own nightmares and gave him a long hug once everyone is gone

they started sleeping closer together after that. and both know it’s okay to wake the other up to talk about their nightmares

they continue to do stretches in the morning and before bed even after neteyam’s physical therapy is over, it just became a habit. though now they incorporate more difficult poses and stretches and laugh and tease when someone wobbles

i’ll most likely add more later but i need to get this avatar brain rot out of my system. and feel free to add your own if you want!

new + more under cut

jake and neteyam have a lot of bonding moments throughout his recovery because neteyam had to relearn so many things

for example, shooting a bow and arrow had to be relearned because of the tension it put on his chest when pulling the bow back

jake reteaching him that helped him to see neteyam as more of a kid, which also made him dial back his strictness

at the reef clan, neteyam is no longer the firstborn of the chief so he has a lot more freedom to goof off and have fun

in fact, not being the leading family gave all of the sullys more breathing room that they hadn’t had before

and after neteyam’s recovery, they got to spend a lot more time together and enjoy life a little more

the metkayina people become more accepting of the family and start treating them much kinder, ronal is always willing to come help neteyam and give him advice on how to better his healing journey

when neteyam is relearning how to dive and ride the ilu, ao’nung and rotxo become much kinder in their teaching and response to when he struggles

and of course tsireya helps him relearn things as well, but seeing how kind her brother and his friend had become she didn’t want to step in but happily watched from the side with lo’ak, kiri, and tuk

they do eventually go back to visit the omatikaya people, but only after neteyam had fully recovered. they visited for a couple weeks before flying back to the metkayina clan

they didn’t want to stay for a few reasons, but decided to make it a habit to go and visit every few months for a couple weeks, to relieve their homesickness and visit their loved ones

[tomato-fendo-writes]

Hi, hope you're doing well ✨.

So first off, I love, LOVE chapter 15 and it's always the highlight of my day when I get a notification that Fendo posted, my Tumblr feed and email inbox are blessed when that happens. Secondly, it is genuinely amazing that you had the strength to write and post chapter 15 after the passing of your sensei, and find the strength and inspiration from that important moment in your life and implement it in your work. I pray you are granted patience during this time.

Soooo as for the fic, I firmly believe in sibling bonding supremacy and I know the fic's main focus is the relationship between Kazuya and Jin, but I am weak for soft brotherly bonds and it will give me an indescribable amount of happiness to see such a bond between the brothers develop eventually and for Kazuya to grow into the role of a big brother, to act as such and see Lee become all flustered as a result when Kazuya genuinely cares for him and shows him affection in that capacity.

Also, do you think Kazuya lets his emotions lead him? I'm not saying he's impulsive but rather it's the Devil inside him that aggravates and enhances his emotions, makes him feel much more of each emotion, especially negative ones. And its become a buzz in the back of his head that he's become used to in all these years, that its just become his default. His bond growing with both Jin and Lee actually quietens the buzz in his head, grounds him, provides him clarity and one day the difference is so apparent that he himself notices it.

It's ok if you can't answer any one of these, or both 😭. I understand that you need to keep your cards close.

I genuinely can't wait for the next chapter. Please take care ✨.

Byee.

bruh the way this made me blush 😭 so sweet to hear i can be the light in someone’s day with my work, that’s genuinely so heartwarming ♥️ and thank you for your words about sensei, i still miss him and i always will, but i will say that things are a lot better now

as for kaz and lee - while yes, not the MAIN focus of the fic, they are still a very very important part of it in relation to each other (and everything else), and there will be a lot of development between them for the better :D i will kinda miss when i don’t get to write them in their screaming matches anymore lol, but there’s a really good trade off that i can’t spoil >:)

and yes, absolutely kazuya is a lot more emotionally driven than he would like to think! he does everything in his power to be logical, but like jin, he’s a firey, volatile thing that feels very deeply when he does feel, and he can be led around by his emotions if he doesn’t catch himself (and it’s VERY hard to catch himself). he just likes to deny it a lot because he’s stupid. but devil absolutely amplifies his negative and stronger emotions, always buzzing in the back of his head like you said. it’s almost hard to imagine how he would be without devil in his head, since it’s been like that for practically forever for him. (there’s a song on my fic playlist that embodies this part of him very well for me and it always leaves me wanting to lay in the floor lol)

the buzz is being lessened, or at least he doesn’t notice it as much anymore. funny how things can dampen it if he lets them… let’s see how that goes for him

[sweetpeaches666]

I just discovered your shape shifting Ben AU. A couple things I'd like to say:

1) THE BIRTHDAY AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS MUST BE INSANE

2) Ben must live hell on Father's Day

3) Good thing he barely knows any street kid, otherwise he'll definitely win the "my dad can beat up your dad" game

4) I am so curious about Malware. He's one of my faves and I wonder if due to the Omnitrix being an Azmuth creation, he'd think of Ben as sorta his brother (I see lots of dads but the siblings must be equally as damaging in number).

5) I wonder how long it took for some villains to realize they went from planning invasions and planetary destructions to planning weekend trips with their kid.

6) This is likely unlikely, but I imagine if someone tried to sow discord into Ben's life, they'd say he can't have faith in the "dads" he got, because "it's obvious they're only around because of him being a shape shifter that could be useful to them". Ben building an identity crisis, insecurities leading him to force himself to stay human for weeks, to see if they'd really be that shallow or if they'd still care if he didn't have his powers.

I haven't posted about Shape Shifting Ben in a while, but I'm happy to know you like it.

Yes. Birthdays and Christmas gifts are insane, and usually being from the cultures of Ben's many fathers.

Father's Day is definitely hell for Ben and his human parents since Ben's villain fathers come by.

Ben has been sheltered for the first ten years of his life, so of course he wouldn't know any street kids. That, and the last thing Ben wants is to sent someone to the hospital.

Malware is absolutely jealous of Ben since Azimuth has publicly acknowledge Ben as his son. Ben, however, actually cares about Malware and does want to help his older brother.

The villain dads still want Ben to join them of taking over the universe, but they do consider it as a father/son bonding active while caring for Ben in their own evil way.

Actually, Ben has faith in his fathers who are good guys since he knows he can trust them. The fathers who are bad guys are the ones who Ben doesn't completely trust. Ben also already knows that his villain fathers only became part of his life once they realized he has the power of every creature in the universe. It doesn't help that the villain dads actually want Ben to let go of his human side since they believe it makes him weak.

[klanceyuri]

one way mirror

summary: Uzomi and Detah parallel play their similar sufferings.

warnings: its just fucking angst

authors note: i had a thought which will be divulged at a later date with a more 'life and death psychological torture' type of fic, have emotional stuff for the time being. @sobredunia look at your critters in angsty situations boy. @bree-sae look at this detah angst boy. hope ya'll enjoy kenikari fans and if ya do consider dropping a reblog.

-/-/-/-

"What happened to your hoodie?" Uzomi asked as she watched Detah cook, having dragged in a chair with her to sit and watch. It felt right.

"Oil spill, too lazy to get a fresh one," Detah said bluntly before turning to face Uzomi, cast iron pan in one hand and spatula in the other. Frying pieces of beef lay in the pan, schnitzel perhaps. "You're not allowed to say anything about my shirt."

"Sonic's cool," Uzomi answered with, crossing her arms over the top of the backrest and tapping her foot on the ground. "I played it a lot when I was a little kid, me and my brother."

"You have a brother?" Detah asked, turning back to the stove to return the pan to the closed off heat. He flipped the sizzling meat to find a crispy golden exterior.

Uzomi gave a hum, "Yeah, he's a year older than me, maybe two. I," she falters briefly, scouring desperately for knowledge only to find it's just out of reach. It makes her skin crawl, knowing that she knows something but not being able to grab it. "I can't remember."

"I can't remember my sister much at all, so I'd say you're better off than I am." Detah laughed a bit as he spoke, but it was really discomfort over humor. He knew she was real, knew she existed, knew everything about her from her favorite color to her favorite, her favorite... He doesn't remember her obscure interests. Or her favorite color. Or her face.

His joints are slowly but surely locking, grinding to a halt as he cooks and realizes just how little he remembers of his existence pre-killing game. It's devastating, really, all he can do is reach over to flick off the burner and transfer meat from pan to plate before just going completely still. It hurts, the heat of cast iron on hands is nothing compared to the anguish of an unwanted ignorance.

"Hey, you good?" Uzomi's voice slices through Detah's fog of dismay with some ease, posting straightening as he turns to face her. He washes off his hands and towels them off.

"I'm fine," Detah lied, and it was clear really. But Uzomi didn't know him well enough to dig any deeper even though she wanted to help. He takes a seat on the counter and nods towards her, "How about you, what do you remember?"

"About my brother?"

"What else would I be talking about?"

"Right, yeah, my brother. He took good care of me, before and after mom and dads passing. He was defensive about everything. He didn't come with me when I offered." She goes quiet, "That's, that's it. What about you? What do you remember about your sister?"

"Younger than me. I think she was quiet in public but loud when it was just us. I helped her with dying her hair once or twice and then she could manage by herself. Didn't need me anymore. Even after the parents died. She left but I don't know when or why." He goes quiet, then a singular low and weak laugh escapes, "Our siblings suck."

Uzomi nodded, "They do, she just left? Damn."

Detah smiled a bit, "And he didn't come with you? What an idiot."

-/-/-/-

"Well this is interesting."

The Mastermind simply watched, microphones picking up their conversation as she crunched through a bag of microwaved popcorn. She was tempted to pop in, give her two cents, but that'd ruin the fun of this new dynamic.

Uzomi and Detah, even she'd be unable to see it coming in spite of their unremembered pasts. She herself won't even dare think it, might jinx them remembering it which wouldn't be any fun at all. No, no, a pair of people with pre-existing relations would botch the excitement of the bonds being created.

She'll tell them later, when it's life or death, force them to choose. That'll be fun to watch, see their psyche's crack and peel back as the truth comes rushing back. Until then she'll enjoy watching them bicker back and forth about siblings they'll never meet themselves.

[magicalgirlypop]

hirogaru sky precure final thoughts

so hirogaru sky precure just ended and as always, i must give my final thoughts on this season

i think the season had a very strong start. of course a season with so many firsts (first lead blue cure, first boy cure, first adult cure) would be interesting. the theme of heroism was also interesting to me and i like how hirogaru sky explores it. sora herself was such an enjoyable protagonist.

and speaking of sora, i feel hirogaru's strongest point was its characters. mashiro, ageha, and tsubasa were all lovely characters who were fun to watch. their dynamics were also great. y'all know how much i love mashisora but ageha and tsubasa's dynamic was also fun to watch. i remember back when we knew nothing about them i theorized that ageha and tsubasa were siblings. while that's not technically the case, i adore how they have a sibling like bond.

the fights are also some of the best fight scenes since go princess.

now that i got to the strong points, let me get to the weak points. and there's one weak point that really stands out to me.

princess ellee, aka cure majesty

when i started the show i didn't mind ellee too much. she was like any other precure baby. but as the show went on i could see why precure babies were so disliked. ellee took up so much of the screentime. so much of the plot revolved around protecting and raising her. ageha and tsubasa were reduced to her caretakers. tsubasa, who had an established interest in aerodynamics, had that aspect watered down in favour of him wanting to be ellee's knight. the episode with ageha's sisters could've been a good ageha focus episode but they made it ellee focused.

and cure majesty... i think i found a new least favourite cure. if they went the mahoutsukai route and kept ellee grown up after she transformed into majesty, i would've liked her more. but she turns back into a baby when she becomes ellee. how am i supposed to care about majesty if she's a baby most of the time. at least she remained a teenager in the finale but she should've remained a teenager from the beginning.

and as much as i love the mashiro/sora and ageha/tsubasa dynamics, i feel like the group dynamics weren't explored much beyond them. mashiro and ageha are supposed to be childhood friends but they get one episode about that and that's it. sora and tsubasa could've had a sweet sibling relationship but they never get even an episode dedicated to their dynamic.

but overall? i think hirogaru sky is my favourite of the 2020s seasons so far, unless wonderful precure changes that. i enjoyed it and i'm gonna miss this group.