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myoonmii · 9 months ago

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I keep thinking about Merlin’s love for Arthur and how it’s so clearly portrayed in the show to the point that it practically drives the plot of the show. However when it comes to Arthur’s love for Merlin it’s more subtle and sometimes difficult to even grasp, and I started thinking why that was, aside from the obvious fact that Arthur has a lot of trouble expressing his emotions affection or otherwise. I think it also lies in the fact that Merlin knows Arthur intrinsically throughout the show; he is one of the closest people to Arthur, and sees him for who he really is. Arthur admits as much.

Sure, Arthur knows Merlin but the main part of the plot is that he really doesn't know Merlin. Merlin wants him to desperately understand him and “see me for who I am” but he can't yet. And I think this subconsciously creates a barrier in the way in which Arthur can care for Merlin, and how Merlin can let himself be seen by Arthur.

Which is why I think he was also so hurt when the magic reveal happens because more than the betrayal of Merlin having magic, it was the betrayal of Merlin not letting Arthur see him for who he really is and for hiding a main part of himself. Arthur says it himself “why did you never tell me” that’s what hurt him the most.

I think the most damning piece of evidence for this is the fact that while we see snippets of Arthur’s feelings for Merlin thought the show, the biggest signs are in the last episode after the magic reveal; in which he finally gets to understand Merlin, and this time REALLY know Merlin, and as the barriers of what held them back from understanding each other truly fall away, Arthur evidently “falls in love with Merlin all over again”. We see him actually express himself to Merlin.

This is another reason why I think if anyone was ever to create another season of Merlin after Arthur’s return, it’s physically impossible not to make it about Merlin and Arthur acknowledging their feelings for each other. Because there is no way forward without them acknowledging how deeply they care for each other, obviously anyone is free to argue what kind of love that is, but its impossible not to see the deep love there either way.

They always knew they loved each other, just maybe never realising how much and what that means, because its almost second nature to everything that they do.

#merlin meta #bbc merlin #merthur #ignore me im literally just rambling #im not sure this even makes sense but i had to yap it out anyway!!#i think merlins love for Arthur surpasses his destiny in a way #He foresakes himself and his people just to ensure Arthur lives #but that turned out to be the undoing of them all #I cannot stress enough how insane this makes me #its sometimes harder to look at Arthur and understand how his love for merlin takes form #but the way he starts taking small steps to check in on merlin when he's being particularly quiet #or noticing the changes in merlin is a good indicator because it is so completely opposite his nature #and ofc the way in which he trusts merlin so completely #remember this is a man who has constant problems with people he chooses to trust #and he also shows time and time again how far he's willing to go beyond the accepted norms to also protect merlin #I think it was always harder for him to allow himself to open about his emotions #and it was much easier to keep it under lock and key to avoid it being seen as a weakness #Obviously thanks to Uthers A+ parenting which could not have helped #but as the seasons go on he begins to open up and thats no small part in thanks to merlins influence in his life #and when it comes to the finale they are both boiled down to raw emotion having to face each other #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon

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uncanny-tranny · 2 years ago

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Social transition being seen (by some) as this super easy thing that isn't as hard as real transitioning (medical) is bullshit. Be critical of the idea that there are some trans people who just "have it easy" because they are trans or because they are trans in ways you may not be.

Social transition is just as difficult, hard, and rewarding as medical transition. Maybe it is not as hard for some, sure, but that is not the same as thinking that social transition is inherently easier or lesser. If you're socially transitioning, your voice still matters.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #not to mention that so many people DO want to medically transition but *can't*#so it can be even harder for some when they feel social transition is their only option when they don't want it to be #but social transition carries its own risks and challenges and again rewards #and i've seen this idea plenty where it's like 'oh you don't GET my struggles because you're SOCIALLY transitioning'#and while yes i am different than some trans people to say i'm struggling *more* if i'm the only one medically transitioning is??? huh????#i don't buy into this idea that social transition is never scary because you don't have the boot of the medical system on your back #(though non-med or pre-med transitioning people still face issues in medical settings so even THEN we aren't seperate)#like there's very few ways you can separate my issues as a medically-transitioning person and the issues of somebody who isn't...#...and by that i mean there's few ways you can separate our issues so that mine trumps theirs or that i'm seen as like... trans but More #does that make sense?#medical transitioning is important but that doesn't mean it is *more* important or that only *it* is important #you can support us who are medically transitioning without erasing the experiences and struggles of other trans people #and plus... so many of us who are medically transitioning NOW are the people who socially transitioned THEN #and dare i say i despised social transition more because of how hard it was? medical transition has been (more or less) easier...#...in that i can just *be* now

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casualavocados · 8 months ago

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That's enough! I can't stand you being this drunk. Fuck. Chen Yi— Get up.

KISEKI: DEAR TO ME Ep. 09

#kiseki: dear to me #kisekiedit #kdtm #kiseki dear to me #ai di x chen yi #chen yi x ai di #louis chiang #chiang tien #jiang dian #nat chen #chen bowen #userspring #uservid #userrain #userjjessi #userspicy #pdribs #*cajedit #*gif #chen yi is sleepy and just wants to be loved #while ai di is suffering more than jesus on the cross.#also having seen the rehearsals for this scene i just wanna say. nat chen what the fuck. he popped off in this scene #with the amount of mouth-breathing and face-touching and loose heavy movements #like. stellar job sir. my heart is breaking even harder for ai di and its your fault #okay and a few things im pointing frazzledly at about ai di's microexpressions/body language here #1. his hand coming up in the fourth gif and the way hes pressing himself away from chen yi like he cant figure out how to draw back #2. eyebrows and nostril flare in the 6th gif the wanting it vs the hating how its happening #3. tears in his eyes already in the 8th gif #4. 'you said you would always look at me' AI DI'S HAND CLENCHING IN THE SHEETS #5. the tiny tiny nod after saying 'you asked for it yourself' like hes talking to & convincing himself. what the fuck @ chiang tien as well

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meatlessmcmuffin · 2 years ago

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stop thinking so hard about it dude ur gnna get a headache

#breath of the wild #loz #tloz #link #zelda #in general i dont think of botws story so much as others but i also have this idea in my head of link regaining his memories but never #never quite being able to remember her face or even who exactly she was to him . like he sees how they interact in his memory but #he cant remember his own feelings. and maybe he remembers at the end when he sees her but maybe its more complicated than that #like in botw you can make the most of a wartorn world and have all kind of adventures and sidequests and build a home and a town and meet #new people and you cant do all of that on top of the 100 year sleep without coming out of it a different person.#which isnt bad. but i just imagine some things could get harder and harder to remember #' i dont think of botw's story as much as others ' maybe i do actually #meat art

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sysig · 3 months ago

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Caughtcha, gotcha, not letting go ♥ (Patreon)

#Doodles #Pokemon #Firebland #Silverstreakshipping #Kabu #Larry #The Stanley Parable #Stanley #Silly little leftovers between bigger ideas - it's interesting how most of my ideas for them are comic-style :0 #Interaction scripts moreso than just Cute Lads as is my wont haha - though they are also cute #Practice doodles to keep sharp!#And hey they both get their own singular focus and two together! Doubly double nice haha #I think about ''Would you still love me if I was a worm'' perhaps an inordinate amount.... I genuinely really like it haha #Yes it's silly but I'm very moved by it all the same! That one post of love and care really really spoke to me #Of keeping someone you love safe and protected and fed and healthy ''even if'' they had nothing could provide in return #Very similar to the Came Back Wrong post - I love you because You Are not because of what you can Do For Me #Very sappy! Of course I like it! I will turn it silly though hehe I love both!#And also the pun of Wurmple hehehe ♪ To think I almost went with Caterpie or Kakuna! My Gen1 love is too strong smh #Poor Larry haha Kabu quick to reassure! Loves you! ♥#Some Stanley!! I have a few more Guys Who Are Dudes in the barrel to meet up with Larry at some point haha #Stanley had to be first tho - I tagged a meme with Larry as being Stanleycore! Normal but Weird about it #Stanley is Not normal for the record lol but he Is an Office Man so he counts #Hey Stanley why don't you wear a tie to work huh #Floof lads <3 Obviously! Kabu's much easier to draw floofed out lol but that's just 'cause floof is fun and easy to draw #Larry is actually much harder to draw floofed lol - how do his grey streaks fall! Absolute mayhem! Cute nonetheless haha #And ending out with huggles and snuggles and cuddles <3 That pose is much much fun to draw :D #Surrounded but not trapped! Larry's legs pressing in on Kabu's but not forcing him closed and Kabu's hands on Larry's #Hold him there hold him there both sides all the ways around #Larry's really leaned down onto his shoulder if their heads are at matching heights haha #I'm quite pleased ♪ Their faces turned out cute and the pose turned out nice :) S'pretty! :D

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muwitch · 1 month ago

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they seem to be really good friends sketchdumping agenda

#dragon age #datv rook #datv the viper #ashur dragon age #ashurook #viperook #lucashur #mu draws #ch: lucius vergilius #fanfact: luc is taller than ashur by a small margin #trying to figure out their faces and everything #misstagging my work makes me work even harder yay #behold the bois

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sweepingboy · 1 year ago

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feng xin, softly: am i hurting you?

mu qing, annoyed: no

feng xin: THEN STOP FUCKING SQUIRMING AND LET ME CHANGE YOUR BANDAGES IN PEACE OR I'LL FUCKING TIE YOU UP AND WON'T EVEN FEEL BAD ABOUT IT BEING UNFAIR DUE TO YOUR INJURIES

#mu qing *squirms even harder*#the whole scene feng xin is holding his leg gently #even after he gets smacked with it in his face #“i can do it myself” “last time you bent over your stitches came apart”#he ends up tying him up.#pei ming walks on them but after a few momets of silent stares just closes the door. with these two no amount of “hoho's” is enough.#mu qing #tgcf #tgcf mu qing #mxtx tgcf #feng xin #fengqing #tgcf feng xin #tgcf headcanon

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frownyalfred · 2 years ago

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Bruce isn’t expressionless because of the trauma and years of mastering his emotions.

He’s expressionless because he’s had 509 units of botox injected into his face. His default responses (a grunt, a snort, hnn) are because he can barely move his eyebrows anymore.

Is he amused? Angry? Who knows!

#he’s young and smooth even at 45 #but he also has the best poker face #that hides the Trauma #and lots of other emotions #this is definitely not a personal callout #I’m just saying if you can’t move your eyebrows #it’s harder to scowl at people #you have to try very hard #bruce wayne #batman #dc #batfamily #batdad

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kaidanalenkosprmanager · 3 months ago

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MEET THE CREW OF THE NORMANDY SR-2 (2185)

Overseen by Admiral Steven Hackett, the undercover operations undertaken by the Normandy crew in 2185 are sponsored by the Alliance Shade program following Sophie Oliveira-Shepard's coup from Cerberus after her resurrection. The mission? Traverse the Terminus Systems. Collect intelligence on the thing that killed her in 2184. Save the galaxy by any means necessary. The only issue? The darker secrets lurking under the surface. Like the machinations and strings being pulled by someone behind the scenes that seem to keep dragging old crew members into new dangers. And the old enemies... wearing familiar faces. MIRA'S MORE CANON MASS EFFECT 2 AKA: The actual, canon crew of the Normandy SR-2. ;) Mass Effect 2: Legendary Edition (2021) Rendered: Blender Eevee

#mira makes renders ✨#sophie shepard #dominik shepard #kaidan alenko #ashley williams #zaeed massani #arno delacroix #naia kandros #nyreen kandros #miranda lawson #jacob taylor #justicar samara #jack nought #thane krios #kasumi goto #tali'zorah vas normandy #mordin solus #morecanonmasseffect #mass effect #mass effect 2 #dailygaming #i know i always say 'this is the coolest thing i've ever made' but :)))))) this definitely is lol. these were a bit borderlands inspired :)#i haven't shown off arno or naia before but please enjoy my blorbos. :) all of them. technically they're all mine now. :)#bioware disrespects like 95% of the cast here so i have adopted all of them as my blorbos thank you :)#i might make like a behind the scenes kind of post for rant since i have thoughts and some people do look DRASTICALLY different from canon #here's a few! kasumi has cybernetics! both in her face and a bit harder to see on her shoulder since it's on the blue lit side :)#zaeed is carrying his viper from canon! it is also hard to see since it's on the blue lit side but he painted it black and red for regis :)#dom and soph are both carrying the same exact set of weapons: cobra/widow/valkyrie :)#i gave samara a surname even though she doesn't have one in canon since i always figured she dropped it when she became a justicar :)#i'm out of rant space for now but please enjoy your day friend! and thanks for listening as always <3

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plushie-lovey · 5 months ago

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FINALLY!! At long last, I've gotten my hands on a Pumpkin Kitty, after a whole year of wanting and waiting.

Her name is Latte! (Short for Miss Pumpkin Spice Latte) You can also call her Miss Spice!

#I spent 10 minutes picking her out omfg #not even exaggerating. I was deciding between this one and one of the last 3 unstuffed PKs #altogether there was only 5 of them left in the store including the 2 stuffed displays #the other one I was looking at had a nearly perfect pumpkin eye patch but less pumpkins overall #and their face wasn't as nice plus the ears were a bit wonky for my taste.#tho it was really hard to tell which would be better while they were unstuffed and flat #in the end I chose Latte because right away she looked to have a sweet face. her ears were nice and she had better patch placement #including a couple full patches on her tail #tbh if I'd had the money I might have bought both because the decision was hard #the bear builder actually asked if I was alright while I concentrated on studying each of those damn cats #I apologized and explained wtf was up with me. she was very understanding #I've always had this quirk where sometimes it'll take forever for me to pick between plushies I really want #especially if they're both the same exact plush. because then I gitta focus harder on finding out which has the better personality #you get what I mean?#anyways this has been a thing for me even as a real little kid #I remember spending and hour-hour and a half almost every time when my dad took me to choose my monthly webkinz #“my monthly webkinz” god that makes me sound so privileged. it was the nicest/best thing my dad could afford to get me because we were poor #he wanted to spoil me as all good fathers do but that was the most he could afford and I was always so grateful and still am! but I digress #anyways I took way too long to pick which kitty would become my Latte #but I'm glad I had the opportunity to choose yet alone to actually see pumpkin kitty irl available for purchase #what do you guys think of her?#stuffed animals #plushies #plushblr #build a bear #BAB #pumpkin kitty

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fuckinart · 9 months ago

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(they'll never understand) How could I ever understand? No, I don't have to understand. I don't wanna understand. So I will never understand. (we could have everything)

#Danny Phantom #art #sketches #i do not feel like colouring this. you'll have to use your imagination #also i highly recommend listening to Nick Lutsko's Swords album because it is so Jack & Maddie it's not even funny #i've been listening to Superior on repeat for like 2 days which is why i whipped this comic up #but also Sideshow is how i was introduced to the album & is also very very very much Maddie & Jack coded #i want to write a fic about it. alas i'm already writing like 10 fics about everything right now so it'll have to wait #i just have this idea in my head of it actually being pretty obvious to Maddie & Jack who Phantom is #he's wearing their hazmat. using their inventions. can open their biometric locks. has their son's face. his voice.#Danny Fenton has an extremely high level of ectoplasm. he even has an ectosignature. the same ectosig as Phantom in fact.#but they're so in denial. so obsessed with their work up til then not being a waste of time & resources. that they just keep ignoring it #keep burying their heads in the sand #& things just keep getting worse. & they keep having a harder time committing to attacking Phantom #have a harder time believing in what they're doing. have a harder time explaining away the truth #but they can't face it. they have to keep refusing to see it #because the truth will never set them free. it will only confirm all the terrible things they've done.#they're good people. everything they do is good. there is no other side to this story. of course

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gojoest · 1 month ago

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i need to stroke nerdtoru’s cock so bad 😔

#— ai rambles #he’d show me a face i’ve never seen before i know it #it’d make me fall for him even harder i swear #like wow you can be even cuter than you already are????? unbelievable #and the way he’d cup his mouth with a hand bc of the noises rolling out of his throat #hes so fucking embarrassed bc he’s never moaned like that before even when he wanks it himself

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acecroft · 11 months ago

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bayetea · 1 month ago

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Thoughts on Luke? just curious, i love all your pjo stuff and i saw that you like thaluke so 👀

(resisting the urge to say "no one gets him like I do") to be completely honest barring that one thing luke is probably the best written original character in the entire percy jackson franchise

#clearly understood motivations ✅ greek tragedy ✅ inner turmoil and grief ✅ bad bitch factor ✅ drives the story forward ✅#makes hard choices ✅ represents themes of the narrative ✅ has intense relationships with others ✅ isn't written to be likable ✅#narrative recognizes that he treats others badly ✅ doesn't overstay his welcome in the franchise ✅ has his own internal logic ✅#makes BAD choices ✅ character arc ✅ has agency in his morally unsound decisions ✅ has personality ✅#takes a strong stance on issues presented in the text ✅ faces consequences for his actions ✅ has a strong impact on other characters ✅ etc #note that these are about luke himself and not anything else i.e. not a commentary on the narrative as a whole #like if we can just ignore the absolutely bizarre annabeth stuff that came up in the end then I don't actually have much to critique about #luke. which is a rarity because I have shit to say about how rick has written basically everyone else lol #I will say that while luke has some banger lines I don't care for some of his dialogue between tlt and tlo #like sometimes it reaches cartoonish villainy even for a kids book which makes it harder to take him seriously lol #pls don't read this and be one of those “so you CONDONE the villain's actions???” people. like come on #luke castellan #pjo hoo toa tsats #rick riordan #percy jackson #rr crit #<- tagging for the comment about his dialogue just to be safe I guess

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sysig · 1 year ago

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Don’t be silly! Okay, be a little silly (Patreon)

#Doodles #UT #Handplates #Sans #Papyrus #Could also be general Undertale again but y'know lol #Silliness is the only thing on the menu I'm sorry but we're out of everything else it's the one remaining option #Speaking of silliness! I started that first one in an attempt to draw Sans' blind side and then-#I had a 50-50 chance of what direction to have him face and I picked the wrong one brain why lol #Well he was still fun to draw anyhow lol it all works out #Tired Papyrus toting an even tireder Sans around #I imagine Undyne called him to do something and he just brought Sans along since he was already carrying him lol #Sans waking up in random places like ''Ah. Papyrus-teleportation'' lol #Another mini set based on me and smol! Just try and stop me!!#We frequently talk about dreams right after we wake up if we happen to catch each other - and remember lol #And one of her dreams was just so absurd that the harder I imagined it the funnier it got lol #So I gave it to Sans to enjoy lol - him enjoying when Papyrus is intentionally silly with him makes my heart happy <3 #Papyrus plays his straight man so often that when he does come in with something funny it just catches Sans off guard haha #Pleased all the way around!#Also ft. a slight headcanon I have about Sans' lowercasedness lol #About his voice being naturally quiet and all that - that even when he laughs really hard it's still on the quiet side #Tires him out but it's kinda breathy #And if you can believe it I am Still getting used to drawing Sans' face pftbltl #He's so roundy! I feel like he'd be easy to draw and then I do and like #Sometimes yes sometimes no! I'm starting to recognize which features do it but dang I wasn't expecting him to be harder to draw than Papyrus #I feel like Papyrus' design is a little more forgiving - like if you mess up a detail you can still be like ''Okay but that's like 95% him''#With Sans it's like ''Well I did Something. And now he's Extremely off-model. Could I tell you what I did? Uhm'' Lol #I'll get it figured out! I will!

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starry-bi-sky · 6 months ago

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Cfau Danny Phantom I am FINALLY getting a hang of your blasted design

#dpxdc #danny fenton is not the ghost king #dp x dc #dpxdc crossover #cfau #childhood friends au #cfau danny #fucking FINALLY #idk why but cfau danny is impossible to draw and his ghost form even harder #but finally a doodle where he came out looking RIIIGHT #he’s beauty he’s grace he’s punching joker in the face #he blep

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