#a Lot of Feelings

[thesulkycroissant]

In a lot of ways, New Teen Titans is a coming-of-age story, but there's a wealth of information about Bruce and Dick's relationship - at this point in comic history - that I think is so fascinating.

For example, these panels, where Bruce essentially equates an end of the Batman & Robin partnership to an end of his relationship with Dick.

(Never mind little blond Jason lol.)

In this comic, Dick and Bruce's teams end up teaming up. There's a certain extra tension to Bruce and Dick's differing opinions about revealing their identities, because an ongoing theme in the NTT run is that the Titans are getting ready to reveal their secret identities to Terra, who the reader knows is working as a double agent for Deathstroke.

Anyway, some additional panels of Dick & Bruce interactions in the field:

[bloobluebloo]

Thinking of the Arbiter's Grounds, I don't blame TP Ganondorf for being as unhinged as he is. We can argue all day about whether he really cared about his people or not. However, to see the most holy place of your land repurposed, redesigned in Hylian fashion, and converted to a prison. To have the sanctity your people had for the mirror be turned into a curse to banish those whom Hyrule deems criminals into the underworld, into literal hell. To have your enemies not only enter your lands but drag you back to the home you both adored and despised, in chains, to condemn you and execute you in the name of light and justice. To have the gods intervene in your favor after having lost all your agency and all your pride, being laid bare in the face of the ones who would wish to see you destroyed, standing at death's door.

It must have broken something really deep inside of him, that he no longer sees himself as a man, but rather as a force of reckoning for Hyrule. It's like his hatred and despair are not visceral, not of his own heart, because if he does acknowledge that hatred as his own then it would mean having to acknowledge how the light shredded every single part of his humanity and capability to feel anything and it would just kill him all over again. He cannot allow himself to die without at least letting Hyrule have at least a taste of his burning hatred for everything it represents.

[spiegelgestalt]

Timebomb feelings because of the Arcane trailer for season 2

So I just saw the arcane trailer for season 2. It's great. I'm so excited. (so sad that Victor and Jayce died in the explosion quite an apprupt ending for them i guess... /s)

but what i really want to talk about is these two pictures:

Because it got me thinking. One of the interesting aspects of the Jinx/Ekko relationship is that they are able to communicate through other means than direct words. And that they are able to create a different image for each other.

Long and rambly explanation under the cut, which got away from me and can be summarized with: Jinx makes Ekko more violent and Ekko makes Jinx more heroic and they love each other your honor and i want to see a team up in season 2:

Song:

Jinx has a few songs (Guns for hire, goodbye, What could have been) but they are usually solos. They are usually melodic rock. And they usually concentrate on how much Jinx was wronged.

And than there is Dynasties and Dystopia. On first watch i thought it was an Ekko song. It's after all in his style (both in animation as in genre) but some words don't quite fit:

"I might just might kick your butt Go run amok then paint my nails Never learned to raise my hand Was too busy raising hell Everything I know I am You should go and save yourself Thought you had my number, huh Congratulations, you played yourself"

this just screams jinx to me. Ekko has yet to run amok. Jinx does it all the time. I don't even know what Ekko's nails look like, but we have several distinct shots of Jinxs' blue and pink nails; Ekko doesn't raise hell, if he's raising something it's paradise. And the line "you should go and save yourself" is a good continuation/rejection of the one thing Jinx says in this fight: Look who it is - the boy savior -> go save yourself! And it forshadows the way jinx will be able to get just a loss instead of a total defeat (look she was defeated- in the aftermath Ekko had a hurt leg, while Jinx needed to be revived with terrible magic drugs there is a clear winner here). Ekko thinks he has jinx figured out but he hasn't and thats why he will hesitate in the end.

But i would also argue that not all of the song is jinx:

Ooh, yeah, he mad I'm racking up white diamonds Throw me in the sky You would swear the sun shining Ooh, yeah, he mad I'm racking up white diamonds Throw me in the sky You would swear the sun shining

this verse is both of them: Basically they are saying: Look how great i'm doing (lie) Aren't you mad about it? (They will never beat the allegation that they are bitter exes.)

And I'd argue that this is Ekkos verse:

In this gothic underground city We all sin If I bring a couple rounds with me Then we all win I came back and brought the crown with me The king's den Break your nexus and your neck 'cause Everybody's on your head

and interestingly enough it's an offer. This makes sense with the visual. Encouraged through Vi who insists that Powder is still in there somewhere Ekko conjures a situation wich is similar to their old games. And it works: It's the only time Powder appears as her young self on screen. And so Ekko makes an offer he probably made before: Trust me, back down, i can help:

He starts with: We all make mistakes - one of the things that bind Powder to the Jinx personality is her guilt over having killed her entire family. But Ekko doesn't blame Jinx he blames their circumstances (something he also does in his Zaun-duet misfit toys)

If i bring a couple rounds with me, then we all win -> this foreshadows his timetravel ability. And even if he doesn't has it at this point this whole scene breaks down time itself so it still works in my head. Ekko brings the crown with him (the hextech-crystal) and he warns Jinx that everyone is going after her.

And the second refrain which I'd argue both sing once again:

Hold still while I bag that, uh Talk bad 'til I snap back, uh This ain't brown, this that dark black This that pitch black, jet black Snap yo' ex watch me give him flashbacks

Meaning: keep still, i've got this, just trust me dude!

This song shows that Ekkos and Jinx's disagreement is far more similar to the disagreement between Vander and Silco than to the disagreement between Vi and Jinx. Vi and Jinx' disagreement is personal. Vi rejects everything jinx has become and just wants her "sweet" little sister back - Ekkos and Jinx's disagreement is political. They disagree about the question what is best for Zaun. AND I'd also argue the Ekko is far less surprised by the jinx personality. He knew Powder was a bit of a shithead. He's just pissed that she's working for Silco.

Well let's finally get to these two pictures:

We see Ekko and we see Jinx drawn as hero of the resistance in Ekkos style* (compare the mural to the video of misfit toys) We know that Jinx gave Ekko a definition that didn't suit him by creating the firefly bombs and recasting him as a terrorist. And know we see Ekko who maybe drew this picture of jinx recreating her from a terrorist into a hero of Zaun.

(see me get proven wrong in the first episode of arcane season 2...)

[navygdraws]

i don’t know why i bite

[overrated-sheep]

Crying over thinking about Sam crying over thinking about Dean’s low self esteem

Imagining a scene where Sam and Dean get drunk and Dean starts laying into himself, maybe in a joking manner at first but Sam just can’t stand to hear it. How dare ANYONE talk that way about HIS brother! It’s an affront to his very existence. How could anyone not see that Dean was all the goodness in the world balled up into one man? HIS man!

Can imagine Sam yelling at him to shut up, to stop telling lies. Sobbing in anger at how the world made his brother believe he was anything but good. So maybe he splits his brother’s lip to shut him up. And then soothes it with a kiss. Sucking at it like he’s trying to sip whatever poison Dean was inflicted with because he knew that he was immune.

[apicelladonna]

Gellert was very much aware of the ringing in his ears. Like he'd been in front of a lightning strike and it barely missed him.

He was also vaguely hearing someone screaming. At him? At the sky? At someone else?

All he can fathom it must've been quite the mess he is in.

Because Albus never looks at him like that.

With anger.

Hello to the lovely twenty folks following this humble choatic trove, I hope you realize you followed someone who is currently hyperfixating on some old tragic gay wizards while finishing her master's degree in dentistry. Happy to have you all on board,

Cheers and take care! -Ella

[rvspecter]

god, it's an impossible task!!! and harvey doesn't need an added hurdle when he's SO CLOSE. but mike's asking it of him and it's just...yes mike, I'll make it happen.

he's so!!!! so so. so. devoted to this boy. heartbrokenly, go to the ends of the earth for this man that has harvey's whole heart in his hands.

it's absolutely insane. harvey's love for him was so fucking violent during this era. no wonder gabriel shipped it

🚨

[bas-rouge]

It's good to know I'm not crazy but I didn't want to be right

[frankensteins-mt-dew]

Watching TLOVM and I'm noticing that the Matron likes to give Vax these visions at the WORST possible moments,specifically during romantic moments,and now I'm just imagining this but with huskerdust. Alastor yanking on Husk's chain when he's spooning Angel. Val calling in the middle of kiss. Neither one owns their soul but goddammit they want to be able to give their heart as they like, at least.

[anwarism]

To celebrate the last chapter of "Just to know you're alive" by Sara aka Pigeonmom, I drew that. You really should read this fic btw.

And the lineart version.

[boldlyqueertastic]

“I dream of you” by USS_Queertastic

Summary: Spock has dreams about Michael

I dream of you, reaching out, a connection lost to time, red wings draped in regret, a figure turned to sand slipping through my fingers, a ghost in everything I touch, in games left unfinished, scattered pieces and tipped scales.

I dream of you, reaching out, have I left my mark as you’ve left yours on my heart, in my memories, our secret locked away.

I dream of you, reaching out, knowing my thoughts, my dreams, of kind eyes that guide me, a gentle reassurance in my mind telling me I have found him and that he dreams of me.

[martian-writes]

Im so proud of this fic. Its insane.

[godlizzza]

so i finished gideon the ninth and urghhhh

[alivingtypo]

you can pry starting sentences with 'and' or 'but' out of my cold, dead hands

[icewindandboringhorror]

(also feel free in the tags to clarify Why you made the choice you made!! :0c)