#I have feelings about this lol

[lover-of-mine]

[fizzigigsimmer]

this isn't just a ST issue- it happens with most tv shows tbh imo, but it's as if the writers just forget that people want to see the characters & their relationships with others develop. it's the characters that carry the show & yet writers seem to think what audiences want is for the plot to get bigger, the bad guy of the day to get even more insane, that they need to introduce 500 new characters even tho they can barely manage the ones they have & it's like no. pls. stop. nobody wants this ):

Yes. It's a major pitfall of television and media in general right now (IMO). It's just my take on a multilayered issues, but it is proving true that profit is the death of artistry. At the heart of what people want is simplicity. It fluctuates whether they want a little escapism or a little stimulation - whether that's to the heart or the mind - with the meal, but at the end of the day we tell stories to each other because we want to connect with another person and share their experiences. It's about us, people. Aka characters. And human beings crave connection.

**Nerd alert** It's super fascinating, and like a whole other conversation to have, but the human mind is wired for stories. We literally get lit for them and in just about every way they are mental and emotional exercise for us. They are brain food for focus, mental clarity, digesting new perspectives and connecting with others. We place ourselves into the stories we hear/watch. There's so much going on in your head when it comes to hearing a good story that there's a lot we still don't understand. But to put it in perspective: when you hear a story unfold, your brain waves actually start to synchronize with those of the story tellers which is why it can feel like you lived it with them afterwards and it can be hard to untangle your emotions.

Anyway, what we want is so simple. And yet it's harder and harder to find, because good shows are written by writers who understand people and ground their work in fully developed characters who resonate with audiences, allowing their brains to do what they are simply wired to do when sharing in another human experience. But the studios behind the whole machine aren't interested in supporting or funding writers so that they can be at the top of their game, churning out great story after great story. They want cheap easy profit. And here we are.

[gibbearish]

love when ppl defend the aggressive monetization of the internet with "what, do you just expect it to be free and them not make a profit???" like. yeah that would be really nice actually i would love that:)! thanks for asking

[cohldhands]

As the honorary Kiba anon I fear I’m obsessed with a man that everyone moved on from 😪 (except you ofc 😙)

ah, kiba anon™️, i share your sentiment. i know there are other kiba fans and writers out there, but the decrease in content / interaction makes it not seem as such lol. imo, boruto (the show) didn’t do his character dev justice. if shippuden were airing now, or if his character arc (or at least the perspective given) was changed, i think it would be different.

however! im here in the trenches with you 🙂‍↕️🙏🏼 and we can be obsessed together

[brick-brooke]

[what-am-i-doing-in-this-fandom]

Yeah, I don't know about you, Fidds, but I'd fold at this 🙏

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[kidovna]

ineffable smooches for the soul <3

[benevolenterrancy]

poor Liu Qingge is really going through it in the succubus extra, he just had to go and get a crush on the most oblivious man alive

"Younger than me... we had a rocky start... completely devoted.... often together.... saved each other..... peerless beauty..... outstanding talent.... noble blood.... totally in love with me...... Wow what a weird love fortune! Definitely doesn't match anyone in my life!" says Shen Qingqiu while actively sitting next to one of the two men it perfectly describes

[inkskinned]

in internet posts it is easy to cut them out of your life. they are hurting you! they aren't listening to you!

they held your hair back. they lent you lipstick. they held your hand at the train station and got you home safe. they rounded on your bully, got loud, said get fucked, spitting-mad in your defense.

they also cut the hair off again. told you that you should really think twice before wearing something like that. took you for granted. took your insecurities and threw them in your face again.

you know logically it should be easy. all the internet advice comments always read it will feel better. like an equation - if a person is rotten, you just remove them. you pull the tooth that's hurting.

but it was never a big flare-up moment. you don't live in a sitcom. they never tried to take your boyfriend or steal from your apartment. they showed up to birthdays and they wrote songs about you and bring you water without you asking. once you found out they carry an emergency inhaler for you, even though you haven't had an asthma attack in years - just in case.

where is the line? people fuck up. sometimes they fuck up badly. sometimes people have raw personalities, like a powerline, and being around them is dangerous. addicting. sometimes they can't help themselves, but you know they're trying. sometimes they are just rough-around-the-edges. sometimes they don't even realize how they sounded when they said that. sometimes it's just - you've both loved each other for so long now, the way this thing hurts goes back to the root.

and that's the fucked up part. you have pushed your fingers against the sweetheart of memory. things these days are electric, tense, harrowing. they didn't used to be. there were a lot of good days in there. sometimes you want to just close your eyes and say can this be over yet? do we still need to be fighting?

doing that would give up any chance you get of getting an apology, but you don't always know that you need an apology, you love them. once they flaked on your birthday party. once they told you to get over it, people are always dying. they also let you crash on their couch for a week after the breakup, handfeeding you when you were so sad you couldn't eat. they are also judgmental about everything, occasionally react to banal statements with an attitude that is weird and fiery. they also love you like a lighthouse sometimes, so strong they cut the storm like lightning.

but the problem is that you might be storm. you might be the thing that needs breaking. what if you are two forces who are desperately, horribly drawn to each other, shaped by the other person's passions, and both good for each other and bad in equal measure.

what if you're both just people, and you're no saint neither.

just cut them off! swallowing the saltwater, you catch yourself in the mirror. you've been shaking more than usual. there's an ache in you that is oblique, loud, impossible to soothe. is this what it looks like? when life is "easier"?

your mouth will always have a hole, is the thing, if you remove the tooth.

[batshaped]

the continued adventures of an internet user who was frozen in 2004 and defrosted in 2021: some things are just the way you left them

previous 2004 internet user comics are here: one, two, three, four, five; or just in my 2004 tag

[cappycodeart]

"The dead one! Yeah I haven't thought about her in a long time!"

A little theory I've had about Winter King's original motives based on his heartless comment about Betty and Ice King's original motives for kidnapping princesses in the first place...... clearly she gave off Bad Ex Vibes…

[bacchuschucklefuck]

truly this one's just for me. I can do what I want foreverrr

[kitamars]

doodles as i relive my spideyman phase from eighth grade

[forgettable-au]

FORGETTABLE-AU (Page 61-64)

* I-I don't think we were talking about the same thing...

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[stuckinapril]

friend wanted to see my tumblr, and when i told him i can’t show it to him bc it’s basically my personal diary he went “oh so I can’t see it but a bunch of strangers on tumblr can??” he literally does not get me. no one will get me like the people in my phone get me

[batfamhastwitter]

Part 13! Happy birthday to Jay and Alf!

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