#I hate the brightness of the world

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Me: goes outside

Me: ahhhhhhhhhh!!! MY EYES!!!

Autism culture is AAAAA why is the world so bright 😭😭

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[hdra77]

!!EYESTRAIN TW!!

'OH I CAN'T SAY NO, I'M LOSING CONTROL..'

ok this is old but ive been wanting to share this bc why nott :grin: <-completely forgets the emoji wont automatically appear like discord does Fool's reverence AU made with my bestie @strandedaylily !! doomed iterators !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also not me wanting to make a pmv out of this like you've no idea even though i have another one that i havent EVEN TOUCHED FOR MONTHS also the song is new invention by IDKHBTFM

[vaggieslefteye]

CHARLIE MAGNE from HAZBIN HOTEL (2019): Pilot - "That's Entertainment" ↳ "So, I've been thinking: Isn't there a more humane way to hinder overpopulation here in Hell? Perhaps we can create an alternative way to change souls through... redemption?"

[moonsofmachinery]

have 2 fucked up guys. Defying Amicable Management and Trite Decisions Left Unspoken (Swap au where he doesnt die LMFAO)

theyre both messed up!!! wow!!!!

[kylermalloy]

Attack on Titan is a layered, multifaceted story that deals with many, many ideas—prejudice, propaganda, power, love, truth…I could go on. But more than anything, it’s about war. Attack on Titan is a war story. In that sense, it’s no surprise at the number of scenes that utilize fight, either as a concept, action, or just the word itself. It’s a story about fighting.

Or is it?

(It is. But it’s not about the fight. I’ll get there.)

The pivotal moment of the story occurs in season 3, when our characters go from fighting a war they don’t understand to fighting a war they do. The war itself hasn’t changed, nor the world, but now they know what they’re up against. But I’m not here to talk about that pivot—I’m here to talk about the narrative choice that was made a few episodes before that, and the thematic importance of that choice.

I’m here to talk about Midnight Sun.

The choice between Armin and Erwin has long since been a topic of debate amongst AOT fans. Whether it was the right choice, how happy or unhappy it made viewers, why exactly the choice was made, and so on and so forth. I’ve always found it to be a very simple yet effective piece of storytelling—one that walks a very fine line of displaying a core story theme and honoring the characters involved.

Interestingly, Levi, who’s historically a follower and not a leader, is the one to make this very important narrative choice. It was carefully designed, too—everything he’s witnessed so far in this season has led to this moment, and this very important decision he’ll make.

Now of course, as with everything, there’s a Watsonian and a Doylist reason for this decision to bring Armin back and not Erwin. Levi’s role in the choice is primarily a Watsonian one—he was one of the closest characters to Erwin, and he was the one to see Erwin struggle in his last moments before the charge.

Levi outright tells us his thought process after he makes the choice. After Erwin had let go of his dream, his struggle, which was as much a burden to him as a drive to continue forward, Levi thought it cruel to being him back into the world just because humanity needed a devil. It’s a human decision, and Levi made it for someone he cared deeply for.

But from a Doylist perspective, there’s a thematic reason as to why Armin was chosen and not Erwin. Obviously Levi, as a character in the story, is not thinking of what Erwin’s and Armin’s respective dreams are narratively representative of. Levi, in making his choice, didn’t so much as pick Armin as he didn’t pick Erwin. He was letting Erwin go, and he wasn’t thinking about what that would do to the story.

But I am!

Levi has been witness to both Erwin’s and Armin’s dreams, and he’s smart enough to place those dreams within the context of the war they’re fighting.

He asked Erwin explicitly what he would do when his dream was fulfilled—once they got to the basement in Shiganshina and learned the truth of the world. Erwin said he didn’t know.

Conversely, when Armin talked with his friends about after the war, he spoke of the sea. Of exploration beyond the walls, of seeing the wonders he’d only been able to read about. Unlike Erwin, he knew exactly what he would do when the fighting ended.

Now, does this mean to imply Erwin would’ve been useless after reaching the basement? Of course not. Had he survived, he would have continued to lead. But thematically, his purpose in the narrative was to drive the fight forward at any cost. We see this over and over—from the first expedition outside Wall Rose to his last charge against the Beast Titan. That’s what he represents, and that’s what his dream led to.

Armin’s dream, though, extends beyond the fight. He only cares about winning the war in that it will allow him the chance to explore and experience the wonders of the world.

Choosing Armin over Erwin, thematically, represents AOT’s fundamental view on war and fighting. The drive to win is not nearly as important as hope for the future. For after the fight is over.

Armin has always found solace and hope in things other than the war that has defined his and his friends’ lives. He dreams of the ocean. He worships his friends. He lives, as he tells Zeke in the final final final season, for the small moments with them. “Maybe I was born to race Eren and Mikasa up that hill.” That would be enough for him, even without his grand dream of the sea.

I genuinely think this choice is the closest thing AOT has to a thesis statement. This story shows us a plethora of messy situations to which there is no clear-cut solution. It displays a huge range of perspectives and philosophies without telling us what is good and what is bad. (Although it does, very specifically, tell us that genocide is bad, Eren!)

This choice in Midnight Sun, though, is more than a choice between two characters for survival. It speaks to what is most valuable in a world that seems to always be trying to kill you.

What good is winning the war if you don’t have something to hope for beyond that?

In other words, there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.

[nostalgia-tblr]

the most absolutely fucking insane american thing i've ever seen was an episode of a blacksmithing competition show where they'd specially got in former miltary dudes to do the competitive blacksmithing and the presenters kept saying "thank you for your service" like this was totally normal in a country not run by a military dictatorship.

that's why i'm glad 'thank u for ur service' has become a silly meme. because what the actual fuck?

[weepingfoxfury]

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday and Popcorn is playing on the radio, there's coffee to the side of me (of course) and Biggest Dog is snoring on the settee behind me.

Orange and yellow weather warnings whilst I sit inside my yellowy orange walled house. Being in the middle of everything you never know what weather you'll get.

Yellow kickstep ... red tin pencil case ... green Indian scarf ... I can see all these things from my desk without even moving my head. I'm surrounded by colour, far away from the shelves in the shiny metropolis that are filled with items the colour of nothing. The 'soft furnishings' aisle is like walking into a black and white/sepia film where the actors already quit.

Night Train To Lisbon, a film I've never seen but have a hankering to. The idea of finding someone else's coat, a book, a train ticket and just doing something on a whim. I love trains ... I miss trains ... miss the sound that, until now, was always present somewhere in the distance.

The trains are out there ... I just have to close my eyes and remember ...

[acourtofquestions]

Overhead, the stars shone clear and bright, and though Mala had only once appeared to him at dawn, on the foothills across this very city, though she might be little more than a strange, mighty being from another world, he offered up a prayer anyway.

Then, he had begged Mala to protect Aelin from Maeve when they entered Doranelle, to give her strength and guidance, and to let her walk out alive. Then, he had begged Mala to let him remain with Aelin, the woman he loved. The goddess had been little more than a sunbeam in the rising dawn, and yet he had felt her smile at him.

Tonight, with only the cold fire of the stars for company, he begged her once more.

A curl of wind sent his prayer drifting to those stars, to the waxing moon silvering the camp, the river, the mountains.

He had killed his way across the world; he had gone to war and back more times than he cared to remember. And despite it all, despite the rage and despair and ice he'd wrapped around his heart, he'd still found Aelin. Every horizon he'd gazed toward, unable and unwilling to rest during those centuries, every mountain and ocean he'd seen and wondered what lay beyond... It had been her. It had been Aelin, the silent call of the mating bond driving him, even when he could not feel it.

They'd walked this dark path together back to the light. He would not let the road end here.

[hearts401]

Explaining some of this comic. because why not?

First of all i wanted the background to be empty mostly because my wrist hurt lol but also its just. a strange place to be.

it starts with evan confessing. i started with only evan so that it might seem like hes talking to a friend. someone familiar who he could confide in. his colors are duller compared to everything else, especially michael. but his eyes are a bright blue and his speech bubble is a bright yellow. what he says and what he sees.

but he also has no mouth, so does what he say hold any real weight? not to him

also his pupils r scribbles. hes full of anxiety and sadness and all kinds of emotions that cannot be articulated.

second panel is michael. hes much bigger than evan, much sharper, and most notably hes not human looking.

another part of this is his head/shirt are seperate from his arms, so we know this isnt really what he looks like. its what he puts up

like i said with evan, if he has no mouth, does what he say hold any weight? but its different because he has a mask on. are the things he says to evan important enough to be said without the mask? if he took it off, would he be a different person?

michael has no real expression. its impossible to tell what he wants to get out of this interaction. we dont know what he wants

his eyes are purple for obvious reasons, but also because this is the scalding honesty that william has. the painful truth that everyone tells evan

the next panel once again looks friendly. from michaels point of view, at least. he has a hand on evans shoulder and is reassuring him in a fucked up way. "if you hate me then its okay for me to hate you" but evan didnt hate michael. or he didnt WANT to. he never wanted this. not from his brother, never his brother.

and then he leaves. he doesntwait for evan to be comforted. he decides hes done enough now and leaves. while evan registers what was said to him. and of course the symbolism of the bite.

michaels ignorance and selfishness are present here. and they are what caused the bite

the lmao was just to be like. wow michael does not gaf.

also michaels speech bubbles are spiky and loud, evans are drawn similar to his tears, like hes choking up.

(also i just noticed michaels looks a lot like ice. like hes being cold to evan)

[thinktankbigmt]

I sloppy style make out with Borous then run away

— W-What was that?! What is this! I have never had someone lay their SLOPPY wet mouth upon my glorious face!

…Is this what I have been missing out on all these years? —

[toasted-valentine]

@pyrotechnicarus was right, that tv can fucking glow.

[swag-system]

Forgor to update but we went to quiet restaurant and had yummy meal n we feel much better now :]

[dol--blathanna]

And then she used the bad outfits to wipe out half the universe

[suranastair]

Lucia "Lux" Hawke 🪶

🔸 Age || 24 (DA2) - 33/34 (Inquisition) 🔸 Pronouns || She/Her 🔸 Identity || Ace/Biromantic (female-leaning) 🔸 Personality || Humorous & Diplomatic 🔸 Class || Mage 🔸 Specialization(s) || Force Mage 🔸 Romance || Merrill 🔸 Besties || Varric & Aveline 🔸 Frenemies || Fenris, Anders, & Sebastian

[rosalinesurvived]

Teen Wolf’s Mason Hewitt-while mainly a side character-undergoes a character arc which subtly conveys to the audience about the deconstruction of goodness and purity-perceived, internal, or real within him; both on a morality scale: such as his eventual murders of innocents and his acceptance of “with the bad guys Corey Bryant” but also on a deeply personal scale, as he is revealed to be the Beast–thus fully entering the world of supernaturals, something considered to be cruel and evil within his pack after being the only human within it-and hosts Sebastian Valet in his mind. Furthermore, the reveal of his absorption of his twin at conception, thus being a genetic chimera after they were considered by him to be a bad guys implicates him inside and shatters his code of morality as he previously states he would rather die than be with the bad guys and yet is revealed to be a so called “bad guy” proving to the audience that his arc is largely centred around the meaning of morality, and humanity and goodness, and yet also the darkening of a person however unwillingly. In this essay I will–

[castaccio]

I know people dislike the implications of Shadows of Rose, but consider:

The spirits watch over Rose for her whole life. (Read Left to Right)