#That's all folks!

[freakartack]

Any other antics you guys have done lately?

[dungeondaily]

Dungeon Menu: April 27

Egg and Carrot Porridge

[marronje]

Now having gotten somewhat used to the void in my chest I can finally drag all my thoughts about the epilogue into one pile

I know it may be getting old for some of you guys already, but I haven't seen some things being discussed anywhere

My problem with the ending is actually with the audience, I literally have almost no issues with how the epilogue is written, all the minor ones I have don't come from the epilogue but the previous plot building which wasn't perfect by all means.

1. People forget that this chapter isn't the Epilogue but the Epilogue pt. 2

TWO PARTS YOU KNOW

Please reread 430. You did? Now let's compare.

a) Can you see what the chapter is focused on? 430 is a lot more shallow, it focuses on facts and tries to contain all the changes at once and looks VERY rushed. Hori didn't have much time with his schedule, so of course he tried to fit all at once and nothing at all. This chapter is more about the system and facts, trying to answer the more crucial questions fans may have.

Chapter 430 has ~20 pages

431 has almost 40 (!)

b) 431 finally has time to look at the characters up close. Why there is so much about Uraraka? Well, because in the pt. 1 she's got one panel and a couple of words. That's why half the chapter is about her now, because she and Izuku are the male and female leads of the manga.

c) Why didn't we have more of Katsuki? Well, this character isn't very known for huge inner monologues and all this sappy stuff. We can get enough from character interaction and subtle cues, as always. Despite being a big asshole and a major loudmouth (I say this with all my love and adoration guys), Katsuki is a really stoic character. And this kind of character doesn't need a whole 5 pages writing down their motivation and inner thought process. I like this. This man remains the most conscious person here and has the greatest development in the series (and Shoto, sure, these two are on the whole other level compared to others in terms of writing)

Izuku and Ochako are more open to us, and it shows in the chapter's way of storytelling

And Shoto is still the most relatable dude here, me too, Shoto, me too...

2. Izuku is NOT shutting Katsuki out of his life. He basically invited him to TEACH TOGETHER just like Katsuki invited him to BE HEROES TOGETHER.

To me it shows clearly that these two just found their two paths that don't align fully. Izuku has been teaching for years after his quirk was gone. Sure, he still adores hero job, but he already has stability and purpose and it's IMPORTANT to him. He's only been back to heroics for a month after all. Izuku has matured significantly, and I respect that about his character even if it's not perfectly written.

"Izuku wouldn't ever decline the offer". Do I need to remind you that it's whole 8 years after their school days?

Imagine yourself 16, dreaming to start a rock band with your best friend. You're both so passionate about it, you think music is the most beautiful thing in your life and you'll never be over it.

But you get your fingers injured severely, and you can't play your guitar anymore. You're devastated, but your knowledge is valuable and you get a whole teaching degree and go to work in a musical college. It feels very fulfilling to you. But your friend is very talented, he continues and pushes forward and actually becomes a worldwide known rock star! You're so glad for him!

But the time passes, and your friend, now famous and loaded, states – you're getting most expensive treatment and surgery, and we – I and our old band bros – pay for this.

And your fingers, they work properly again. You had a whole life of 8 years, and now there are so many possibilities open. You know your friend wants you to join his band and travel and rock the stage together, he offers it to you without expecting much, because he knows you have your life settled already, you can't change that with a flick of a wrist. He's an understanding friend, even if his passion for your old shared dream burns brighter still. You can join his band for a concert or two once in a while, it's a good reprieve from your everyday life. But as much as you love music, your priorities shifted significantly since your youth – and now teaching is as important and precious to you.

You even invite your friend to give a lesson of two in the college where you work. It's a way for you two still remain in each other's lives even if your paths are a bit different now. Your connection is built on compromise and genuine support from both sides, and it's fantastic!

I know the analogy isn't perfect, but it works I suppose.

3. About Himiko and Ochako. It's a painful one, but

No, Himiko wasn't haunting Ochako for the whole 8 years, it's probably a time to time occasion. It's not because Ochako is tired, it's because she can't let go of her guilt and at particularly taxing times it manifests in these visions.

Dreams are still a big mystery for science, but what we know is that they're almost always NOT about what you see, but about the hidden layers of meaning.

And of course we know this is not REAL Himiko, it's just Ochako's mind.

So I don't understand all the weeping around Himiko now being DEAD FOR REAL OH. This is Ochako's mind, not a literal Toga's spirit no matter how much Horikoshi wants his symbolisms to be literal in this story. It's still open to interpretation if Toga is dead or notnot (she's coping).

Tsuyu is so Tsuyu 😭😭😭

Right, my girl, this dummy really thought there's something wrong with her health while she just needed to see a psychologist...

I remind you that psychotherapy is severely underdeveloped in Japan. There's still a lot of stigma around mental health there, so please keep this mentality in your mind while reading manga. "They could just go and see a therapist." No, they couldn't. Their culture doesn't work like this, and societal norms aren't a joke in Japan, they're literally overwhelming.

And about how this chapter "ruined" Himiko. To me, it didn't.

"Himiko was written for Ochako". Exactly. Ochako's main negative character trait was inability to open up about her true feelings, putting up a cheerful front and all that.

Himiko was created to get her to understand what suppressing emotions does to people. Unfortunately, it seems she didn't catch this message fully until Himiko told her with plain words and freaking pushed her forward.

And isn't it a torture for Himiko seeing Ochako beating herself over her death, putting up a brave front to avoid her inner struggle which is COMPLETELY OPPOSITE to what Himiko tried to convey?

And Himiko loved both Izuku and Ochako, so of course she wants them to be special for each other and open up to each other too.

Because Himiko LOVES love in any form (pun intended), and wishes happiness for her special people, and sees how they have been holding back from living how they wanted.

Do you really think Himiko would prefer a depressed Ochako having hallucinations of her over an Ochako who's opening up and rebuilding connections with the man she yearned to reach out to for so long?

And of course I'm not about the ship. This manga was never about the ships. We've got a clue that Izuku barely had any contact with his former classmates since graduation in 430. This chapter is created to gives us hope that it'll change, starting with Uraraka because Uraraka was the one to reach out to him first in the beginning, and now it's his turn.

I imagine that it's just a start of the reconnection arc. Izuku can do this with the rest of his classmates too later, and knowing his tendency to butt into others' business he certainly will.

(Yeah, it's an actually good idea for a new tome for you Hori, not Boruto 2.0, never Boruto 2.0 please...)

4(?). This one has gotten me confused...

They studied 3 years... so they must have become class 2-A, then 3-A.... I hope it's a bad translation.

Do you trust Jirou? She certainly did put a whole ton of wasabi in his food, look at her face

Katsuki not toasting because he's the sober friend for his whole bunch of idiots>>>>

(he really has come here for the food)

Katsuki, when did you undergo your Syndrome arc?

[indecisive-dizzy]

thinking about Julie going into hibernation, but also how she was participating in winter activities and was at the Homewarming party.

obv an in-universe excuse is writing inconsistency within the show but nahh. i wanna get sad.

My headcanon is that Julie begins hibernation after the Homewarming party. Right after. And later in the evening it turns into a different party, Julie's Goodnight Party (name in progress).

It's fun, because any party with this rainbow monster's name in it is gonna be fun! but there's an underlying somberness. They eat, play games and talk about everything and anything like the Homewarming party, but it just feels different.

(continues below, sad warning bc I made myself sad)

When Julie starts getting sleepy, the party ends with her neighbors giving their farewells, goodnights, and big hugs.

Frank is the one to walk her home, of course. He brushes Julie's hair, makes sure her and her nest has everything she needs, and stays with her as she falls asleep. But not before they share a big, comforting, long hug filled with every unspoken "I'll miss you" and every ounce of love they can pour into it.

It's the longest Frank has ever hugged anybody. "A hug long enough to get him through winter," according to Julie.

He wished that were true.

Either way he smiles, he smiles for Julie as it's the last expression she sees before finally closing her eyes to sleep.

The tears that later soaked into his pillow are the only secret Frank's ever kept from his best friend.

[mithrilhearts]

Fuck Thy Neighbor: Epilogue

Bilbo and Thorin have a past, one that spans no longer than one wild evening which resulted in far too many drinks, a 24-hour chapel, and not knowing the other’s last name. They both thought they could simply ‘deal with it later’. When ‘later’ finally arrives, they must learn how to co-exist now as neighbors, but also as accidental newlyweds. (Fuck Thy Neighbor)

Pulling into the familiar driveway, there was a sense of comfort that immediately flooded Bilbo’s chest. “Home sweet home,” he breathed to himself quietly as his eyes darted to the house next door. It looked a lot better than it had a few years ago. The lawn was maintained in a somewhat timely manner, and the flowers out front were pretty when the peonies bloomed similarly to the ones that Bilbo had in his backyard.

A fond smile pulled at the corners of his lips at the idea that certain events had inspired the planting of those peonies, and every time Bilbo looked at them nowadays his heart pulled in various directions. It was sweet, but the flowers next door were no longer attached to him, beautiful as they were, year after year.

And another fic down!! I am honestly so amazed at how well received this story was, and just how silly it started for me! What once had been a little writing exercise, turned into this rom-com fic that I have had an absolute BLAST writing! This is actually one of my favorite stories, and I hope you all enjoy this last chapter!

Onto the next project!

[airship-full-of-dragons]

And the clanbound items' texts and stuff. storing them :)

[sonicxyoshi97]

Sylvester, Sylvester Jr, Tweety & Penelope As Sonic, Yoshi, Tails & Amy Rose

Sylvester As Sonic

Sylvester Jr. As Yoshi

Tweety Bird As Tails

Penelope As Amy Rose

Unfortunately, I didn't post it from Deviantart, because the title on the art was only 50 to write and I used it from my Tumblr.

[babbybones]

[joandynewsomberg]

Newsomberg Facts - 10th Anniversary Countdown Edition #10:

On March 22 of this year, Joanna allowed the world to know joy for the first time in 8 years when she performed a stunning selection of new music, as the surprise guest at Fleet Foxes' 'Spring Recital' show.

One of the songs she debuted was 'Marie at the Mill', an intricate and masterful ballad exploring the life of Marie Russak Hotchener who, among other things, designed the breathtaking 'Moorcrest' estate that the Newsombergs now call home.

The most significant detail of Russak Hotchener's life, in terms of Andy and Joanna's enduring love, is the fact that Marie, a firm believer in reincarnation, was survived by her husband Henry who, at the time of her death said:

"Marie's passing was natural and beautiful - like her. We have so long been unified in our three bodies - that there was no wrench, no sense of separation. She and I remain one and go on together. I feel a glorious exaltation that she is going on to higher work and then to get a new body when I hope to woo and win her again - honor beyond belief!"

In 'Marie at the Mill', Joanna translates this sentiment into characteristically captivating lyrics:

"And when my work here is through,

Henry, will you find me anew

a little stranger,

my old friend,

hold me and win me

again and again and again,

all over again,

all over again,

all over again"

The fated quality of the Newsombergs finding their way to one another, and then to a home desgined by a woman whose life shared so many parallels with Joanna's (performer, Nevada City resident, Mills College attendee, etc.), is weaved into the song, picking up on themes of love, death, and rebirth that also permeate so much of her earlier work - especially 'Divers', a record which she has explicitly linked with her feelings about her marriage.

Whilst the thought of Andy being Joanna's 'Henry' - 'wooing and winning' her across multiple lifetimes - may seem a little far-fetched, he put it best himself when he said (during his 'You made it Weird' podcast appearance) "There's things like that, all the time, that I just let myself think because [...] I might as well believe that my life is magical and meant to be wonderful."

I guess it would be tough to be married to Joanna and not feel that way!

[ebitenpura]

i want to know everything about your ocs. however. i have no idea what to ask. just tell me everything at this point <3

we'd be here for days LMAO ... what to tell what to tell..... um... they're cute i guesss...

[smokeys-house]

Travel Log, Final Page

Well, I'm home. And it feels good to be able to say that. Took me a few days to feel like writing. Or standing. Or bathing. Or eating. But I've finally done all that! Worry ye no’. I'm clean an’ fed an’ I'm writin’ now. Closin’ up the book, literally and metaphorically speakin’. I'm still figurin’ out, well, everything.

I'm not quite s’ sure how I feel. I spent so long hurting all this time, it feels wrong not to. I grew attached to my pain, and now I don't know how t’ live without it. I keep feeling like this is the end of somethin', despite knowing it's not. In a way, it still hurts. Knowing how far we've come, and how far we are apart. Marion and I, I mean. And how things could never be the way I'd fancied. I knew it and so did she, and despite us both finding our own places in the world and our own lives t’ live, I find it hard to go on without a longing feeling clinging to my breast pulling me every which way. I'd fallen in love with my own yearnin’ and lamentin’. For the first time, I haven't an inkling of where I'm going or what I'm doing next. Change is inevitable, but I'm not sure I was prepared for the change to be "everything stayin’ the same."

I haven't had a mother or a father t’ ask about the ins and outs of life since I was a wee babe, but I find myself wishing there were someone I could ask. Don't have any friends hidin’ under me floorboards, so's I reckon maybe I'll seek out the Moomins again. See if they've got a cure for what ails. Or at least somethin’ warm t’ drink and an ear t’ lend. I got a promise t’ keep fer Marion, that I'll keep makin’ new memories. An’ grow into someone fer her t’ fall in love with again.

That's the end o’ this journey. Still a few empty pages that-a-way, maybe I'll use ‘em fer recipes or something.

Signed Puukko

[chill-vibes-but-rainbow-panic]

Dropping my last three Attacks all at once, to celebrate the end of Art Fight 2024 <3

Sabin, by UkeleleBoy (@ukelele-boy)

Worry Flower, by Dedtaraka

Buffel, by Wuschelkuh

GG, to all who participated ^^

[olympain]

Five, Four.

[arbuthnotblob]

Lance Week 23, Day 2: Mentor, Part 6

And that's it! *A Meeting and Parting from the anime OST plays as our heroes walk swim into the sunset*

Surely a galavant around Galar won't have any lifelong affects on our young dragon trainer. Ahh, but that's a story for another time!

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[geek-fashionista]

Rebirth

Ulquihime Week Day 7: Apology.

~*~

At least once a month she has that dream.

The two of them, standing under a bright moon on a tower reaching into the heavens.

Every time, she would apologize to him. Every time, he would lift his hand. Every time, she would try to take it. And every time, he would fade to ashes.

I'm sorry.

She'd sit at her desk, eyes turned towards the window while everyone else took notes.

I wanted to save you.

She'd lag behind her friends as they walked along, chattering, laughing at the usual day-to-day things.

But I wasn't strong enough.

She'd eat her dinner alone without really tasting it.

Then one night, seventeen months after the war, she dreams that dream again. Only this time when she reaches for him, her fingers close around his, cold and solid and real. She looks up into his eyes, finds reassurance where once there was nothing at all.

And she wakes with a start, lifts a hand to her pounding heart, knowing without a shadow of a doubt that he is alive.