#anything else would be pointless

[nullbutler]

guys don't be afraid, THIS alois plushie is going to be nice and safe (because I already ripped out his stuffing and replaced it with a dog toy squeaker and I consider him properly altered)

[shitpostingkats]

been seeing ur descent into ffxv madness - the monarchy's fucked as hell, huh! - and sometimes i think about the chosen king dying for everyone and the like, almost accidential yet heavy anti-monarchy messaging you could take from the game - this long line of kings and queens dying young to preserve lucis which started from one brother wanting to be king over another brother which in turn started from one person martyring themselves to save the world which in turn started from the king of gods (the king of kings) and the starscourage that could not be cleansed,,,,,idk if im cooking really because it's been a hot minute but man. there is a world in my brain where noctis gives up the crystal and the right to be king to go off and fish in a cabin + be a hunter and a commoner. and that is how the chosen king dies. there's a world in my brain where ardyn feels the loss of the armringer (the crystal is gone...the scourge is gone...) and just before he passes he gets to see a world where there are no kings or prophesies or gods or monsters, only humans with other humans. and that is how ardyn passes on. and that is how the chosen king dies... idk! for a lighthearted game about road trippin bros this fucker really is like 'TOTAL CENTRALIZATION OF POWER ON ONE INDIVIDUAL WILL FUCK UP EVERYONE FOREVER AND EVER--' and. yeah. man. im so normal about ffxv

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Oh anon you have accidentally stumbled upon one of the things that makes me insane which is despite the final boss fight being framed as a smackdown between two kings! Both Noctis and Ardyn! Are very much not! Kings!

Like Ardyn was disowned and Noctis was never formally crowned they are literally two people who don't even meet the qualifications of the position and yeah they have light swords and teleporting but also Ardyn will just straight up kick you in the shins! The monarchy is not grand or special in this moment this is two guys throwing each other around arguing over a chair neither of them really wants but feels they have to want.

The fact that the gods do not care who sits on the throne. The fact that the special uber magic that gods blessed the line of kings with is just a small nuclear reactor that kills you. If it likes you, it just kills you slowly. The fact neither the ring or the crystal have any pathos, they just want to eat and consume and burn anyone that tries to touch them. The fact that the only justification the universe gives Noctis for why he has to die is that many people have already died for him. Pair that with "One aspiring to the role of King’s Shield can stake his life for none but his liege—not even for himself." Noctis is surrounded by people who are told they have to die for him and that they're not allowed to exist if they aren't sacrificing for him and then Noct gets told he has to die because of all the things already given up for him.

Fucked up!!!!!

[disposal-blueeee]

from this thing on twt

[shouldprobablybereading]

Hot take of the day is that I think sanderson not letting adolin murdering sadeas have any real consequences killed like 95% of interesting debate on the morality of it

[cent-scratchnsniff]

almost forgot about this. made as soon as i finished reading day 48 and booted down my laptop . good god. not quite sure what happened with this. it was something to the effect of 'oh. god he really loved didn't he.' in full force AGAIN. the parts of banging on the door, doors in general, just carmen as a whole other thing, the yelling, the want to die to sink to be forgotten. yeah. that was a trip. carmen... i know you meant well with your words but he took it LITERALLY......

[perenlop]

pokeani moments that exist purely to make Me miserable:

the line where they call ash's oshawott a throwaway pokemon in the unova league so they're just flat out saying they think it's a worthless pokemon

to thine own pokemon be true (extra angst points for me bc ambipom was my second favorite on the team at the time)

the granddaughter of the guy who trains gliscor calling gliscor pathetic and weak to her face despite gliscor being an extremely sensitive pokemon

pretty much everything about that gible

blue episode (favorite color but they made it a fetish somehow and also dewott and brionne and meowstic are all there and its so bad)

boxing heracross immediately. also that battle frontier episode where it's literally the only returning ash mon (barring torkoal i think but i dont count it bc its native to AG) to get humiliated onscreen

pidgeot returning but gliscor didn't even show up in the miniseries despite being an Actual Character

[bluastro-yellow]

get it Kim has a lot to unpack do you get it

it's imperfect I'll never polish it just take it as it is I should have put aerostatics not airplanes...

[antisocialxconstruct]

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[laughinglynx]

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[vermin-fangs]

Being condescending to poor & disabled people who have less than you is definitely a good way to get donations, I'm sure that's really working out for the people you are trying to help. What's the exchange rate exactly for superiority points

[coyoxxtl]

tumblr centrist liberals stop acting like voting is the most influential and important political activity you can participate in challenge

[1o1percentmilk]

does anyone else feel like just a character 🗣️🗣️

[risingsunresistance]

this is so far a very good critique of skyblock and i totally agree. unfortunately, i am mentally ill about this server and will continue to ignore the problems it has because i am having fun the way i play

[fortes-fortuna-iogurtum]

alright I have to say it--s3e3 of Miss Scarlet and the Duke was one of my favourite episodes so far. bringing in another character to play off Eliza and fill the position William would usually have in the narrative was really fun, because instead of once again sticking us in the endless cycle of their snark and tension, we actually got to see Eliza learning more about a new person and reacting accordingly. and also, I find Mr. Nash a genuinely fun character to watch, and I love the development of his... slightly-antagonistic-yet-hopeful semi-partnership semi-competition with Eliza?? I'm intrigued by his backstory and motivations now, too, and how they tie into why he's so captivated by Eliza. he sees something of a mirror in her, I think, but at the same time, she pushes him towards growth--both out of competition, to be better than her, and out of motivation, because she expects him to be better than he is and that makes him want to change.

anyway! I expected to be a bit disappointed at the absence of the Duke, but I actually enjoyed this chance for an entirely different dynamic. and I think a lot more character development for everyone can happen with those two separated, too. especially at this specific point in the series. (if I'm being fully honest, part of me wishes there would be more episodes with them separated, so they can have a chance to truly grow on their own. I think that would have a lot more benefit for them as individuals and on their relationship together than constantly being around one another and doing the equivalent of raking their nails across each other's freshly-scabbed-over wounds every. single. day. does)

[running-in-the-dark]

and it just occurred to me that when we move, I might try to find a new therapist. there might be one/a few right in the town we're moving to (I haven't checked), but we'll be really close to a city then. so I could get there regularly (maybe. it's very scary but maybe I can manage it). so. I should probably do that? maybe find someone who'll like.... do more than just accept that I've got social anxiety (because that's what I said when I first saw my previous therapist) and help me figure out the real problem.

[ranger-kellyn]

love that because two idiots decided to fuck during an ice storm instead of playing a board game or doing literally ANYTHING ELSE i get to be forced to live during the decline of the us empire