#another in the notes rant

[stealingyourbones]

Out of all of the people The Ghost King Phantom expected to relate to, it definitely wasn’t the scrawny red headed photographer of the Daily Planet. Jimmy Olsen has gotten so many temporary superpowers over his time being Superman’s friend. Hell, he once gained a 4th dimensional being’s reality warping abilities when he was given said dimensional being’s powers during a fight. Sure there’s a dozen or so heroes with the same amount of powers he has, but none as suddenly granted to them as a all powerful god that can relate to a teenager.

[turtleblogatlast]

One of the earliest examples of Leo’s “I’ll do my own thing to accomplish our goal without discussing it with my team first” is in episode one. It’s super, super quick, and ultimately inconsequential, but it subtly sets up a great precedent that I think is very interesting.

When the boys need to grab the medallion from Splinter without Splinter noticing, Raph, Mikey, and Donnie huddle together with Raph taking the lead in trying to devise a plan to get the mystic device. Meanwhile, Leo slinks away and grabs the device by clocking the situation (by knowing his father well enough to predict his actions - something he does with each family member multiple times in the series) and making a move on his own.

It works out perfectly fine, and is ultimately the best move, and it’s honestly okay that he didn’t consult everyone for something so small when it’s such a non issue to get it, but it nicely sets up how this tends to go in the series, including how it goes in the movie.

To be honest episode one is actually really good at setting up a lot of things for each character in the long run, this is just one example that caught my attention, as small and unassuming as it is.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

logan on that plane when the divorcees started arguing had to have been AT LEAST one of his top 20 worst moments in life if not at least one of the most awkward like imagine not liking flying in the first place and then the plane starts being crumpled like tin foil once the metallokinetic gets frustrated and now we're all nosediving towards the middle of the ocean

[minthological]

hello, fwendy-wends!

i bring you my little painting of wiggog y'wrath because i am. not normal about him. haha

sketch + alt pics below the cut <3

the one above is before sealant, these ones are ~30 minutes after sealing! also tilted one a little so you can see the shinies better! highlights my beloved 💚

[spursthatjinglejanglejingle]

I am begging gay people to realize that Disco Elysium lacking a canon relationship between Kim and Harry is not a bad thing or something the fandom needs to "make up for". The game would be much worse thematically if the flirting and longing actually went anywhere, the whooleee point is that everyone in Martinaise is sick with nostalgia or half beaten to death by their need to keep hoping for something better.

I find their relationship interesting too but it's infuriating watching people who can't enjoy media without shipping the characters in it try to bring up not having a romance option with Kim as a criticism.

[kindlythevoid]

(FotR, pg. 42)

(FotR, pg. 74)

Guys Guys Guys Guys I know I know I KNOW we talk about Frodo and Sam's bond. Which is valid. Totally valid, I do it myself on occasion.

BUT.

BUT.

FRODO AND MERRY!!!!

FRODO PROBABLY GREW UP WITH MERRY!!! (I did the math cuz I'm a nerd) Merry was 7 when Frodo left to go live with Bilbo, but Frodo spent 9 years in Buckland!! He was there when Merry was born!! Merry hasn't known life without Frodo!!! Yes, Frodo was 21 when he left but he was in his "tweens" and probably still had to hang out with the younger kids aka MERRY!!!

Just. Look at them!! Frodo was a Respectable Gentlehobbit and Merry was one of those weird Brandybucks but they were both Adults and Frodo trusted Merry to find him a suitable house that he would supposedly retire in and Frodo didn't know that Merry knew that Frodo was leaving!! He just trusted Merry to get all the accounts settled and to find him a cute little house and he does!!! Merry does!!! He helps him find a house, he goes with the furniture to set it all up for Frodo when he gets there!! He even helps monitor everything that's being given away after Bilbo leaves and Frodo needs a moment!!

It's just. We're not even 100 pages in, they haven't left the Shire, but it's so blindingly obvious that Frodo trusts Merry and Merry looks out for Frodo, even though there's a 14 year age gap between them. They're friends, best friends, look at that first bit I put up there, they're joking around after Lobelia insulted Frodo and it's so natural, such a great little moment.

It's so. It's so obvious, right from the very beginning, like, of course Merry follows Frodo out of the Shire. It's not because Frodo's All That or anything, it's just that they're best friends and Merry cares for him and he wants to make sure he'll be alright. And I love that about Merry, I think it's a great character trait of his that you see again with Pippin. He loves them, so he follows them, even and especially into the unknown, but when it's their time to leave, to move on, he let's them. He keeps on loving them and trusting them, except this time it's trusting that they'll come back. And hoping that letting them know that they are loved will help them return.

[grimalkinmessor]

Once more frustrated by people seeing Light's various moves as stupid because they're looking at it from a point of omniscience and not from the perspective of Light himself and the information he had access to :')

[c1trvswurld]

Finally glad the mouthwashing fandom-at least on here- is finally coming around to see the idea that neither curly or jimmy are completely innocent nor should be babied or completely villainized because to do that you'd need to *checks notes*

Completely ignore how mouthwashing is a story of how systems of abuse are kept in power. Particularly rape culture and the patriarchy that encourages these actions while also encouraging bystander effect from other men close to predators...which is all encouraged under a system like capitalism.

Idk read more of tha rant in tags I got carried away I fear.

[what-is-my-aesthetic]

Note to self: people who dip out of my content are a blessing in disguise. I cannot and DO NOT want to please everyone.

[reapkusho]

Okayyyy please let me amuse you.

Guys what if mahito's domain expansion is called that because instead of him being the curse of human hatred, he actually represents self-hatred more and humans' need to be seen as "perfect" as possible.

Because humans hate themselves as much as they hate each other. Or maybe even more. Which is why as much as Mahito's technique can alter and change others' souls, he has as much control over the change in his own. It represents that humans hate themselves enough to want to change not only themselves but also others that might judge them, hate them, etc. I'm also gonna bring up the fact that mahito's stitches (? The patchwork face thing) might not be represent the result of humans hurting each other, but instead how we change how we look through surgery, etc. (Because if it was about humans' brutality against each other, why the stitches? I think stitches are a rather clean way to show brutality, so like. They're probably not real stitches of course, more of a representation, but I'll stand for it representing intentional change.) So yeah, it's hatred and judgment against one's self more than others.

Not saying Mahito hates himself — just talking about how his very technique reflects some deeply-rooted hatred humans have for themselves.

[uncanny-tranny]

I'm so not normal about nursery songs like You Are My Sunshine... we are singing our loved ones (babies and young especially) that they are the sun in our hearts, that they warm us with their very presence and that they are so, so dear and loved. How could you hate humanity when we have this unadulterated love for each other?

[frownyalfred]

me when one more person passive aggressively comments on ASOH:

[starfishinthedistance]

"Actually, liking things neat and tidy, and organizing stuff because you find it satisfying is OCPD not OCD-"

no no no NO NO NO shut up oh my god.

OCPD is a (usually trauma induced) mental illness where a person finds comfort in rigid patterns, perfectionism and self-imposed rules, and exterting control over everything they can, to the point of severe dysfunction and/or distress in their life. It comes with a lot of anxiety, troubles with relationships and extreme difficulty with school/work. It is painful to have and causes a lot of suffering, because it is a goddamn mental illness.

If you like organization or cleaning because it's satisfying and it doesn't cause you distress or dysfunction, you are a perfectionist or a neat person. You are not any mental illness. End of story.

For the love of GOD stop redirecting OCD stigma onto OCPD, especially when OCPD is so under researched and misunderstood, even by professionals.

-Someone with OCD who has seen enough of this shit

[antiphrastic]

THAT is a child's handwriting. In the main contract and the bottom left corner. That is "I just learned cursive and dont have the hang of it" writing that every eight year old that had to learn cursive had until they got comfortable with it and relaxed into their own style.

THAT is a child's handwriting, etc etc etc

Vash was techincally like. Six. Even if he looked like a teenager.

Wolfwood was still a kid when he signed his contract. Even if he looked like an adult*

The best part? They didnt use the same handwriting for both of them. Vash's writing is clearly different to Wolfwood's, despite having the same self-conscious youthfulness to the script.

Studio Orange continues to murder me with their attention to detail.

*speculation, we don't know for sure if he signed after aging up or before, but my guess is it was after for reasons i have gone into elsewhere.

[kaidanalenkosprmanager]

THE BEST OF PRIORITY: MARS (PART 1)

Featuring: Cmdr. Sophie Shepard, Maj. Kaidan Alenko, Lt. James Vega, and Dr. Liara T'Soni Sophie, I don't know what you are- or who. Not since Cerberus rebuilt you. For all I know, you could be their puppet- controlled by The Illusive Man himself. Mass Effect 3: Legendary Edition (2021)

[crypticfandomtrash]

People still think Light wasn't 18 when he started college. His birthday is in February and his college semester started in APRIL. He was not 17 when he first met L in person. People need to stop spreading misinformation. Disliking the ship is one thing and completely reasonable. Claiming it's "underage" when it's not is another thing entirely. I honestly see this in a lot of fandoms with a lot of ships. Some people will do anything to demonize a ship they don't like and I'm like "Why bother? If you don't like it, move on. Don't be a jerk to people who do."

Warning people about or avoiding actual underage ships and other questionable relationships (incest, noncon, etc) is admirable and a good thing. Getting upset over things like toxic character dynamics, enemies to lovers, and whatever else you don't like about a ship and bashing people who do like it is ridiculous. Others are allowed to enjoy those things. Stuff like this is why I dislike dealing with shipping communities and fandoms. I don't get why some folks go out of their way to find content they hate and start arguments with fans of that content. It solves nothing and spreads toxicity. Blocking tags is a function that exists for a reason.