#Not Another Tragic Backstory

[l-a-l-o-u]

Capucine 🌼

[champion-prism]

but all might's characterization drawing so much strength from mother figures. his victory pose, his laugh, from his earliest memories with his mother. learning to smile and be strong from nana. thinking of nana in his worst moments and gaining strength- i thought of her as my own mother, being formed as a person by nana's life and death. i dont know why hori specifically chose to make the seventh holder a woman (shigaraki's story would have worked if nana was male) but i love that toshinori yagi is a mama's boy.

so much of the media i love has cool male mentors or emphasises fathers, male mentors, or if women are a source of drive or inspiration they exist in that capacity as lovers; but to have an Incredibly Powerful male hero that goes "yes, i derive all my strength from my mother-figure mentor" is so dear to me. his earliest memories of his happy childhood featuring his biological mother.

[to-be-a-dreamer]

Not to get too involved in discourse but “Agatha is a deeply traumatized person who is acting out of a place of hurt and deserves sympathy for the pain she's had to endure and understanding that the majority of her wrongdoings were committed out of desperation for survival” and “Intention doesn’t erase outcome and her pain doesn't undo the trauma and horror she's committed against others; her victims don't owe her forgiveness before redemption and it is reasonable for people who know nothing about her past to distrust her based on her reputation and the persona she displays” are both true statements that can coexist.

Please remember that "morally gray" means a person is neither good nor bad. Please do not reduce this incredibly complex character to entirely evil or entirely innocent because she is neither. She has done truly terrible, unforgivable things and is also a victim of cruelty and injustice. Let her be both.

[temsikghosts]

i found Yomiel's ancestor LMAOOOOOOOOOOO

[gengwasted]

Witch!Aventurine ???

I’ll be honest I was just looking for an excuse to draw him with a cool hat since they keep revoking his hat privileges

[snow-dragon-rider]

Baylan Skoll, shiny new Jedi Knight, full of boundless optimism and joy, takes a shiny new padawan, a tiny girl full of boundless optimism and joy to match, and the Council smiles at her endless questions and his endless patience.

Baylan Skoll, Jedi Knight, promises to teach and she promises to learn, and they adore each other and the Force dances around them in the hope of what could be.

Baylan Skoll, Jedi Knight, is sent off to war with his padawan like they all are, and already the Temple seems dimmer, like shadows creep in the corners without the two bright balls of light in the Force to keep them out.

Baylan Skoll, General in the Grand Army of the Republic, fights for what is right and teaches his padawan the same, as he keeps her as far from danger as he can in a galactic war.

Baylan Skoll, Jedi General, senses a change in the clones as the order comes down, and he pulls his padawan behind him, tells her to stay there and he will protect her, and she believes him, she always has, and he has never let her down before.

Baylan Skoll, traitor to the Republic, runs, shields his little padawan, sends her into the vents to hide while he cuts them a path out, and he kills dozens—hundreds?—he doesn’t know anymore—of clones, because he promised to protect her.

Baylan Skoll, Jedi Knight, fights no longer to get them out, but to get back to her, because the clones have found her and she is alone and she is terrified and the last thing he feels before he watches them execute her is her hope—her knowledge—that he will save her.

Baylan Skoll, broken man, kills every clone he can find because they took her and he couldn’t get her back, they betrayed the Jedi and he can’t get them back either, the Order has fallen and so has he.

Baylan Skoll, man on the run, takes his fight to whoever has the misfortune to catch his eye, and woe betide those he sets his sights on.

Baylan Skoll, mercenary, finds himself teaching a new apprentice to fight for a new Empire, not the old one the clones killed his padawan to create, but a new one, built by a new man, a man who sees the greater good and knows what must be done to bring it about (so he is told).

Baylan Skoll, fallen Jedi, finds this man, this Thrawn, and he has gone through trial and storm and tribulation and fire to get here, but so have Tano and her allies, and he will not give up without a fight, he never has.

Baylan Skoll, fallen Jedi, sees this boy, this child who would have been a padawan in the old days, who should be one now, who is in danger, who is terrified of the soldiers bearing down on him.

Baylan Skoll, fallen Jedi, fights for what is right, even though he hasn’t always, because he couldn’t save his padawan all those years ago, but damn it he will save Bridger’s.

Baylan Skoll, Jedi Knight, dies a hero, dies a death he could not all those years ago, dies to save a child, and the Force dances at the blaze of hope that burns so bright it shames the stars as it welcomes him home.

Baylan Skoll, worthy Jedi Knight, the Force says, be at peace.

[asp3nn]

more not sorry for loving you bc im still trying to comprehend the rest of the vengeance saga

[arcadianambivalence]

Started reading The Vampire Armand to help me understand the backstory for a fic I've been planning.

I knew what was coming. I'd read the summary. I was warned by so many fans, but still...this is one of the saddest fucking works of fiction I've read in a long time...and I'm only on chapter three.

[reactionimagesdaily]

[beansterpie]

rewatching LoK, i'm being reminded how much I dislike the.... the brothers, mako and bolin, yanno? they're such underwhelming characters on basically every level. it'd almost be impressive if they weren't in every episode and didn't annoy me so much ugh

[bcneheaded]

artemis officially has..... another new patron... (side muse) his name is Loomy and he was once a kids imaginary friend (he thinks. tbh he cant remember exactly what he was at first if he was anything but this is fine) tldr we have yet another pet for the shop--

[confusedpandabear]

I think the safest and realistic long term romance is Zayne. Sylus is fun and exciting but also leads a life that is dangerous and can be abruptly cut short considering his background; with MC caught in the crossfire. Xavier is sweet but who knows if one day he's forced to go back to his home planet without you? Rafayel is lovely but in the end he's a merman whose calling is the sea and there's a chance he can lose his human form. Zayne has the most normal life and his ice problem is manageable.

Yes yes this probably makes sense, he is the most “human” after all (although I’m not caught up on Sylus lore yet) and because he’s not immortal (like Raf) or ages super slowly (like Xav) we can live out a long life with him until Astra decides that Zayne doesn’t deserve happiness and takes him away from us 🥺

[dw-flagler]

its kind of funny to me that in the comics supergirl kind of occupies the spot for like the edgy superman. which is kind of weird for her typical role as kid sidekick to superman because her thing as a character (at least the versions of her character that i like) is that she doesn't have a reason to help anybody and doesn't like earth. edgy superman. but she's also the kid sidekick. strange juxtaposition

[maudlin-scribbler]

Holy fuck can't believe I am turning 18 in november. It just hit me. I am so close to making it(to beinga legal adult, I guess). Not to be depressing, but there was a time this seemed...unrecheable, and sometimes it still feels like that. But hey, I am so close.

[lunar-years]

Any snippets to share from the Jamie-Father wip?

So "Jamie-Father fic" is just another name for what I've been calling the RJK friends with benefits fic on here. It started out as mainly a fic to explore jamie dealing with his dad being in rehab before it evolved into the royjamiekeeley post s3 mega-fic it's turned into, which is why it's titled that, lol.

I don't want to post too much because I haven't added much to it recently and i don't want to give ALL of it away, but here's a little something no context lol:

“No, I just meant—So there was this one time, I were doing a school project, right? ‘Supposed to do a book report on a person we admired, put a poster together and dress up like ‘em to do a presentation for the class.”  Roy shot him an amused look. “Tartt, if you’re about to say there are pictures of seven year old you dressed up as me out there, and you’ve been holding out on showing me…I have your mother’s mobile number, you know. I’ll ring her.”  Jamie jogged just close enough to elbow him lightly in the ribs. “Oi! Egomaniac, much? Who says I chose you?” Roy shrugged, “I saw the posters on your wall, so. Obvious conclusion. What’s that your stepdad told me? Roy Kent always remains…. Just admit that you’ve always admired me, and—”  “Fuck you,” said Jamie, laughing. Roy grinned at him all pleased with himself, so probably that was his intention all along, to get him laughing. Jamie wasn’t sure what to do with that. “Anyway, I was twelve, not seven, and you definitely weren’t the only player I cared about. You think I wanted to walk into a school in North Manchester in Chelsea blues?” he continued lightly, looking at the pathway in front of them instead of at Roy, “Not a fucking chance, mate. Social suicide, that. Went with Vinnie.” 

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wait hang on

HANG ON

DO YOU SEE MY VISION