#I’m so excited to see where this goes

[sunrise-designer]

Okay just listened to The Magnus Protocol for the first time, and decided to relisten to the first episode while waiting for more to come out. And this may have been discussed before, but I noticed something.

TMA and TMAGP spoilers ahead!

The first episode has two cases. The iconic RedCanary case stuck in my mind the most the first time around, as we try to piece together the history of this universe. But upon second listen, the “zombie” case REALLY stuck out to me.

In this case, a woman named Harriet takes a chance to bring her loved one, Arthur, back to life. When she goes to the cemetery, she finds something speaking with his voice. She asks if this is Arthur, and it replies “some of him.”

I want to believe that Jon and Martin are living in these computers with each other. That this is their somewhere else together. After all, the .jmj errors, and Sam’s internal e-mail from a “John” definitely support this. But I’m becoming increasingly worried that this is just “part of them.” Sure, it speaks in their voice. But will we regret bringing them back?

[cdyssey]

genuinely stunned at the fantastic choice for Percy not to pray to his absent and unknown father—like he did in the books—but to his mother.

the show is really taking us to one of riordan’s central theses straight off the bat.

parenthood isn’t about power and legacy and the recognition of shared blood.

It’s about the incredible act of showing up for your child—again and again and a-fucking-gain. That’s how you inspire respect. That’s how you become a child’s patron and beloved god.

[rebornrosess]

happy hozier day to all those who celebrate

[trulymadlykiki]

everybody say thank you s.s. daley!

[autumn-arcadia]

man. maybe the qsmp is funny and goofy and maybe a lot of these events are outlandish and wild but it’s so nice to just see everyone putting so much effort into this. everyone’s gone all out for the trial, they’re wearing suits irl and they made a little courthouse for the trial and they had the eggs as the jury. and maybe the whole trial was completely insane (i’m still not quite sure what happened i’ll be honest) but it was so entertaining because you can see how much heart and soul everyone’s poured into it. it’s so obvious just how much fun everyone’s having and how much they care about the story they’re making and it makes me so excited for the future. i’m so excited to see where the qsmp goes from here, and i know that no matter what direction it goes, it’s gonna be absolutely amazing. proud as hell of quackity for making something so amazing

[froggychair05]

“I took a little journey to the unknown

And I've come back changed, I can feel it in my bones”

- Meet Me In The Woods by Lord Huron

I’m very very normal about @enden-agolor’s Forest Deity AU :)

[karlyboyyy]

In all seriousness, I really do think it’s entirely plausible that Kazuki and Rei can (and/or will) fall in love with each other, but I don’t necessarily see them as suddenly looking at each other with attraction and having that “why am I having these thoughts about another man?!” panic moment that seems to be a common trope in anime whenever gay romance is involved. Their relationship isn’t that simple. No, I think it will happen over time in a more subtle way. And I feel like we’ve already begun to see this unfold.

In episode 7, we learn that Kazuki struggles with his grief of losing his wife and unborn child, all while feeling overwhelmed and under-appreciated for all he does for Rei and Miri. He then tries to have a night of fun by gambling and surrounding himself with women, all things he would normally enjoy. But by the end of the night, he’s still miserable. Then he has the conversation with his sister-in-law, and we find out that he feels guilty about moving on and finding happiness for fear of forgetting his past love. But she reassures him that it’s okay to continue living his life. It’s what her sister, his wife, would want. And a small weight is lifted from his shoulders. And when he finally goes back home, and finds a sick Miri sleeping peacefully with a clearly-worried Rei sleeping at her bedside holding her hand, we see Kazuki gazing fondly at the two of them. The look on his face says “These two are my happiness.”

And I think that realization will continue over time. Now that Kazuki no longer feels as guilty about moving on, I think he’ll start to really see Rei as family. As someone he can build a life with. Someone he enjoys spending time with. Someone he truly loves and cares for. And a day will come when maybe he’s out running errands while Rei is at home with Miri, and a woman starts talking to him. Kazuki doesn’t think anything of it at first, but then he realizes she’s hitting on him… and surprisingly, he doesn’t feel any particular way about it. In fact, his mind instead wanders to “I wonder what Rei and Miri are doing. I better hurry back home.”

And Rei… he’ll start to open up more around Kazuki, and show his vulnerabilities. He’s already started doing this with Miri, but I think we’ll begin to see him telling Kazuki more about his past. Maybe not even in a dramatic reveal type of way, but more so in off-hand comments or random stories that he suddenly remembers. And without realizing that things have changed so much, he’ll find that he’s truly enjoying his life with Kazuki and Miri, that he can actually laugh about things and feel relaxed. And one night, as he’s trying to fall asleep in his bathtub, maybe he’ll struggle to get comfortable. So he instead finds himself going to Miri’s room and curling up on the floor next to her bed, and quickly falling asleep. Kazuki walks in to find him, laughs to himself, and without even thinking about it, picks Rei up and carries him to bed. Not Rei’s bed, though. No, Kazuki subconsciously realizes that Rei needed the comfort of having someone next to him while he slept, so without a second thought, he brought Rei to his own bed. And when he went to lie down next to Rei, he was careful not to get too close. He didn’t want to disturb him after all, and it’s not like he had any other intentions but to simply sleep near each other. But the next morning, Rei wakes up to find Kazuki’s arm around him. And it doesn’t even occur to him to move Kazuki’s arm. Instead, he just looks at Kazuki’s sleeping face, feels the warmth between them, and thinks “this… is nice actually.”

And eventually the both of them will realize that they would do anything to protect one another, do anything to make the other happy. And maybe one day they’ll start to see each other in a different light. Maybe Kazuki will begin to notice the way Rei’s eyes light up when he gets a new video game, or maybe he’ll see that one piece of Rei’s hair that refuses to stay in the ponytail and think “hah, that’s adorable.” And maybe Rei will start to compliment Kazuki on his cooking more because he knows it makes him happy, or maybe he’ll take Miri shopping to find the perfect birthday gift for Kazuki but ends up getting several things because this thing reminded him of Kazuki’s smile, and this thing is Kazuki’s favorite scent, and this thing reminded him of that inside joke they had, and this thing…

So instead of looking at each other one day and thinking “why am I having these thoughts and feelings about a man?!”, I think they’ll look at each other and think “this feels right. This makes sense. Of course I have these thoughts and feelings about him.” Because at that point, the love is already there.

[arcadiii]

💚💙 CALLING ALL MARCANNES 💙💚

myself and @marcyminmin are hosting Marcanne Week 2024 so feel free to participate through any media such as writing, art, edits and more!

check out the details above and don’t forget to tag #MarcanneWeek

follow your heart and see you on the other side 💚💙

[faerie-fang]

been watching naruto for the first time and i feel so so emotional about itachi

itachi who took the slaughter of his clan upon himself because it meant sasuke would be spared, knowing this would turn him into a monster in the eyes of his village the world and his little brother

itachi who’s father’s last words were “i’m still proud of you, you are truly a kind child” itachi who wept with a blade held against his mothers back

itachi who never tried to explain the true meaning of his actions to sasuke in life, who planted to seed of hatred in sasuke in the hopes that sasukes drive for revenge would make him more powerful (itachi who created one of the most powerful shinobi of his little brother)

itachi who wouldn’t let sasuke believe he was perfect, itachi who didn’t ask for forgiveness

itachi who in death trusted that sasuke was not lost, that sasuke could still be saved, itachi who understood that sasuke was one side of a coin, who trusted his brother trusted naruto trusted that sasuke would be okay

and sasuke, who feels so alone so lost so vindicated in his anger at the leaf, at his brother, at the world, who was protected at every turn by his itachi. sasuke who was always precious to his brother, always held with care, always loved, even if he never knew the full breadth of it until itachi was truly gone.

[tsutsumi-kurose]

godddd the font change the backwards letters… the quotes and question mark… the hole being on his face instead of his chest… the lore implications… the questions this all raises… I am losing my mind lets fucking go

[turtleducknewton]

hey WHAT?!?! hey Alexander ward, WHAT?

[h-didanart]

I’m having so much fun with the usage of pronouns in Quiet Throes you guys

I didn’t even intend for that to be such an important thing, and yet!

Anyways I finally have the Talk with KC down, now I just need to get the Mindscape Scene and what comes prior to it, might move some stuff around so it isn’t as cluttered as it is atm

It feels good to finally make progress =w=

[the-sun-and-the-sea]

This discussion has been going around so I’m interested to see where we stand on this!

[clementine-kesh]

harry’s come full circle and found his own traumatized little ensign to be a questionable mentor to. when the cycles are cyclical <3

[shapy-arts]

LOOK AT THEM THEY ARE JUST SO SDGFUKAEGDOUAGWDOUQGEFOUGAEOUFHQOWBDOUQWGDOUQWGIDGQWIUGD

idk why you guys like wally so much his hair is literally a snail

Anyway

I am definitely going to draw them some time

Edit:Just posted my Eddie drawing😌

[mukeovernetflix]

STOP I LOVEEEE WHEN THERES CHARACTERS THAT ARE FLIRTY AND COOL EVEN IF THEYRE DYING ON THE INSIDE fuckkkkkkkk