#and with everyone else by proxy

[squipedmew]

so help me god i will learn to draw different body types if it kills me

had to do it

[babygirlvanitas]

no one asked for this but.

[if a flavor you like isnt listed its bc ive yet to encounter that one, i only went w personal experience so far]

[necrotic-nephilim]

jealousy really is the driving force of DamiTim as a ship. love that for them. love how Tim has the Robin mantle ripped away from him and he has to suffer the jealousy of watching Dick and Damian bond. how possessive over Dick Tim can be, to have him stolen by Dick.

even more so though, is the jealousy from Damian. how on earth do you cope when you finally get to be Robin, a role you've convinced is your birthright, and no one really likes you? every prefers the Robin who came before you? Dick regularly reminds you that he can always go and call Tim back when you act out? like the complex Damian has over Tim is unreal. Tim, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had everything handed to him his whole life. he never had to struggle or fight for his place like Damian did. Damian has spent his whole life fighting and proving himself, and yet he can't ever seem to truly claw the mantle of Robin away from Tim. even when Tim lets it go, becomes Red Robin, they seem to share it. Tim can slip back into the role of Robin whenever someone like Dick or Bruce need him to, because *he's* the Robin who they need. he's the Robin who was able to find Bruce. he's the Robin that Ra's wants an heir out of. he's the Robin who even Jason respects. in Damian's eyes, everything Damian has fought tooth and nail for, was handed to Tim.

so of course he's going to react to Tim with violence and aggression, especially after finding out Tim has contingency plans for him. no matter how much Damian proves himself, he's never going to be enough, especially not to Tim. and so his deep refusal to see Tim as family, to acknowledge Tim's legacy is all driven by such an angry jealousy. Tim understands aspects of Bruce's legacy that Damian doesn't, like the need to sweet talk and play nice with the elites of Gotham, even if they're corrupt. they exemplify different aspects of Robin, and the aspects that Tim exemplifies are the aspects that Damian knows he'll never fully understand and therefore holds such a deep contempt for. he wants to fight criminals, not play nice with politicians. Tim understands the side of Gotham that's utterly foreign to Damian. if anything, he represents that side of Gotham, to Damian. a pretty little rich boy who's nothing but a know-it-all and not a real son of Bruce. he can't be a Wayne. he can't be Damian's family.

and all of that angry jealousy leading to unhealthy obsession turned a weird, angry crush from Damian is just my bread and butter. that is how DamiTim should be. to me. Damian obsessed over hating Tim Drake so much he accidentally ends up sort of in love with him and that only makes Damian angrier. because he can't prove everyone right by *also* liking Tim. he can't let Ra's win like that, because frankly why wouldn't Ra's be delighted by Damian and Tim getting together. and it builds and builds with angry passive aggression towards Tim that culminates in angry hate-fucking-that's-not-just-driven-by-hate. love and hate are always viewed as opposites in shipping and i think they're the same intense passion just in different directions. and for the best ships, they're very intertwined. what is DamiTim is not the peak of that. "i put so much of myself into hating you i had no choice but to fall in love with you somewhere along the way" core. love that bleeds into hate and hate that bleeds into love. "you make me so angry i regularly passively try to kill you but not with any real effort because who would i obsess over if you were actually gone" core. murder attempts as a form of courting. contingency plans to take each other out as a love language. they're unwell.

[lukaskyle-moved]

i just don't think anyone - shauna included - ever actually spared a thought towards ben after the labor/believed he was in any way at fault, because, as has been made clear multiple times, they did not see him as an authority figure. tai brings it up solely because she knows it's a surefire way to a) get shauna to go off, and b) it's an easy way to question his character and make him seem like a villain. you can see the look of surprise on shauna's face, very briefly, and then she sees what tai is doing - weaponizing her trauma - and offers her approval of it because it gets her closer to her goal of killing ben. you could almost think it's coordinated between them because shauna being able to recall the exact words ben used while she's in the middle of a traumatic labor is just a little difficult to believe but i don't think it was. anyway the point is i really don't know why people keep acting like THAT'S the reason she hates ben when it's not. she did not think of it until that moment. personally i don't think she even really cares about him burning the cabin. her issue really is that he not only represents a link to Civilization and Authority (like jackie), but he also represents the possibility that they could maybe have survived another way, since ben did (and so did javi).* she says, very clearly, "he's not one of us." THAT'S why she hates him.

*and i think this is a very important point, because while the cannibalism they've committed is technically survival cannibalism, they do turn it into ritualistic cannibalism. they made an active choice to do that. taking away their agency in the matter makes the narrative far less compelling imo

[tamaruaart]

"Eurylochus is so dumb" Eurylochus' biggest flaw was that he trusted Odysseus thought his and their men's happiness just as important as his own

[thegreatyin]

im continuing to not say a lot in regards to my eventual BaL protagonist (because revealing too much about him right now will ruin an idea i have for his reveal Later™) however. i will say. in the scoundrel's canon. when veils meets him for the first time. that will be an incredibly funny interaction from its perspective

[stitchwraith-stingers]

i cant be bothered to edit it but pretend hazel is here instead

[autoneurotic]

on that note i think im a little bit tiny bit depressed

[bithand]

I'm always amused by the "x's politics are more dangerous than y's" arguments. It's comparing apples and oranges.

[likes-words-and-shrimp]

For anyone who wanted to watch the Tales of Symphonia Festival 20th Anniversary stream from a few weeks ago, but couldn't get the ticket, I decided to record the entire thing and put it up on g drive. It's been split into different sections and is unsubbed. So, here you go! (This may or may not stay up forever, depending).

Starts off with two character skits, then a concert, the main scenario, some free talk with the VAs, more concerts plus a fan showcase, and a final skit that one day I'm going to translate because it was so adorable and sweet.

Some highlights of the main scenario in particular include: sassy Genis and Raine banter, Presea being precious, Regal teasing a flustered Sheena, Lloyd getting a mini heart attack from Colette, Noishe's dog whines in real time (you won't guess who voices him), a trip down memory lane reliving all of the party members' traumas, cute Flanoir and Altamira deluxe suite reenactments, the audience choosing whether Zelos lives or dies, Colette's VA doing a fistpump of victory for her special scene, Sheena and Zelos sharing one brain cell, extra Mithos dialogue, and actual closure?? between Lloyd and Kratos, all written by Symphonia's scenario writer.

Anyone can feel free to translate, or wait until the DVD is up for preorder. But I had a lot of fun watching this, and think other people will too.

[sharp-silver4795]

BRIAN AND TIM HCS?

They’re boyfriends 🤭

But Ofc ofc take the HCs 🤌

Tim and Brian HCs

Idk if there’s any warnings needed-?

Tim/Masky

General

Someone has a terrible temper 🫣

✨Sassy✨

Brain accidentally roped him into the mansion but he can’t be mad at his top *cough* I mean- boyfriend

Toby is his son. No if, ands, or buts. If you have something to say about it, you can take it up with his gun.

In the Mansion

Tim starts as a fluid proxy until Toby leaves.

Then, he is made the high proxy because Toby didn’t trust Rogue worth two cents.

He was mainly in charge of making sure non-proxies didn’t kill each other.

After the events of Marble Hornets, and Brain ropes him into this conflict, he becomes a lot more violent.

Don’t leave Tim alone in a mission he will either kill the wrong person or freak the fuck out and leave

Brian/Hoodie

General

This man is gay and makes it everyone else’s problem.

Toby is his son, but not in an aggressive way that’s his angy babe’s job

Don’t piss him off. Just don’t.

In the Mansion

He starts as a fluid proxy until Toby leaves, then he becomes the Median Proxy to Tim.

The main reason Toby didn’t pass it to Brian is because he can be kind of reckless at times.

He’s in charge of eliminating people who get too close to the secrets of the Mansion, including non-proxies.

Very, very good at his job. Like- scarily good.

It’s almost like he literally wants to find people guilty-

But noooo Brain could never 👀

I wonder how anyone found out what Wilson did??

Background

After the events of Marble Hornets, Brian is brought back to life by Slenderman cuz he’s just a prick.

Brian decided to stay because Cody had just joined the mansion and he looked really scared- so Brian felt bad for him, and stayed.

He was then told to go find Tim and bring him in.

And now here we are.

[flowerakatsuka]

started thinking about the okipara museum artwork and i just realized what flower 18!kara is holding in it.

those are alstroemeria, which can mean perseverance and yearning for the future in hanakotoba....

[princessmacedon]

♡

○○○○○ | ATTRACTION ●●●●○ | AFFECTION ●●●●● | INTEREST ●●●●○ | LOYALTY ●●●○○ | TRUST

(There's something a bit softer to her voice.)

He reminds me a lot of my brother. Hee hee... I know I say that a lot, but I really mean it. Especially the way he talks, and how he sometimes gets that little scrunch between his eyebrows--! Or how he pauses and then sighs when he's perplexed? And how they both keep their hair so pretty and shiny!

...He smiles more than Michalis, though. He laughs, and looks excited, and... and that's really wonderful. I hope he laughs more. I hope he smiles more. I hope there are so many things for him to be excited about that he gets sick of it! Hee hee... but not really. Not really sick of it, I mean! But still lots and lots enough to get close... heeheehee!

I don't really get what he said last time, though. I've been thinking about it, but I don't know how I might have 'defeated' him... it's probably a good thing though, right? Usually when my brother looks defeated, it's because he was thinking something silly. So I'm going to assume it's a good thing!

LOW | ●●●●● | HIGH

[congressoutofwedlock]

Despite everything, it's still you

[devilbrakers]

cannot stop thinking about how tragic verso is

[my-world-my-stories]

*Ship about to run into meteors*

Sam'Wa: Chat, we cooked. How we feeling about it?

Jully: I don't think we can girlboss our way out of this one. F in chat.

Wy'ld: *At the pilot seat* Stop.

-

*Sneaking into a Xenomorph nest*

Jully: Gotta say, this place does not pass the vibe check.

Sam'Wa: Vibes are absolutely rancid. 0 out of 10, do not reccomend.

-

*Pep talk before training*

Sam'Wa: Rizz?

Jully: Impeccable!

Sam'Wa: Crops?

Jully: Watered!

Sam'Wa: Vibes?

Jully: Checked!

Sav'Kat: *Just walking by, trying to take his hunting hounds for a stroll* ....... This is why dogs are better.

Hounds: ????