#candy appreciation

[miss-apparition]

Hey which ever worker in the Reese’s cups factory decided to put caramel in them things is truly a real one and y’all better keep them

[fridgrave2-0]

toxic exes but one is a giant hot bug-mutant 😳

(the fact that these two never interacted on screen in any way is a crime WE WERE ROBBED)

[themoon-andtosaturn]

zurich n1

[hurlyburlytopsyturvy]

selfish, selfish, selfish adults

[gofightwin]

higher and higher, wilder and lighter, for you

[celestialrealms]

I've been clearing out my cards for any leftover chats I hadn't unlocked in OG... anyway Raphael and Solomon taking Luke trick or treating is so cute 🥺 (and so is them sending the extra candy to Michael 🥲🥲)

[bad-comic-art]

From Sweetie Candy Vigilante #4

I was going to just include the top right panel, but all the dialogue needs to be felt full force.

---------------------------------

submitted by @moophinz

[brownbunniesblog]

[gin-juice-tonic]

i have been for the last 2 days eating the hardest most jawbreakingest pack of hi-chew i've ever had, only to finally decide to glance at the best by date just now

2023

[candyskiez]

Thinking about ???%/Shigeo as a character today and losing my mind. Like he's so funny to joke about but also he's SUCH an interesting character (especially from a plural angle, ESPECIALLY when you're a system yourself) and he makes me want to explode. Imagine forming to protect a little kid and deciding you love him so so much and you'll always be there for him, and you love his little brother, and you love his best friend, even though the world doesn't love you very much. But you take it anyway because you have those three and your little family so you're happy. And you have powers and they're a part of you and the other kid and it's fine until it very suddenly Isn't, and nobody's explaining why, just that you need to Stop Having Them. And the kid just decides, okay, I'm sorry, I'll be normal. And you get no explanation. You just have to be suppressed that little bit more. You form because he can't handle being suppressed yet he suppresses you. And then one day it all blows up and you make a mistake trying to protect your little brother and suddenly everyone hates you. Everyone thinks every little thing you've ever done is proof you're a monster and you always would've turned out like this, and you have no idea what they're talking about. You made a mistake trying to save your brother. But because you look scary and act different, even though you've always been there suddenly you existing is dangerous. Because you made a mistake, you are now Irredeemable.

That would fuck ANY kid up. But like, think about it. Shigeo had no one except Tsumobi and Mob and Mob's family. And suddenly he has no one. Mob represses him so deeply. He makes one mistake and suddenly he's not allowed to talk to anyone, suddenly he's completely alone and isolated. He has to share a brain with someone who despises him. He has the trauma of the accident AND the trauma of suddenly losing everyone he loves on top of it. He literally had no one for years. No wonder he's so fucking cynical. All of the shit about "I don't trust anyone" in the manga? Yeah, of course he doesn't. The rug was pulled out from under him so fast. In his eyes everyone just hated him for no reason, because he existed, and everyone would hurt him for existing, so he could only trust himself. Yeah, no wonder he's so selfish, he has no one else there at ALL. It's just...holyyyy hell.

And the thing is if you actually look the little things point to him yearning for connection so desperately. He's still so aggressively protective of his family (even though he lost them a long time ago, they're Mob's now, they don't even know he's there. Don't get me started on that from a plural view. I won't shut up and will probably pour my heart out.), and just ...world domination arc. When he's so upset about losing his family. We know he doesn't trust Reigen. Yet he's running to Reigen for some sort of comfort because he's scared and doesn't want his family to die and wants someone to tell him everything's fine. And Reigen DOES and he believes him. He believes him and immediately passes out. The guy who doesn't trust anyone wants to be loved so so bad and wants to believe Reigen more than anything. He really clearly WANTS to be able to trust Reigen. But he can't. More on this later.

And also thinking about why the build up in confession arc broke him like that is just fucking sad, man. Everyone was telling them to change. Shigeo's been told to change and it meant "be normal". Mob isn't even the one who actually likes Tsumobi like that. Shigeo's being completely repressed and Mob wants to live without him completely. Everyone wants to live without him now that they've used his powers to get this nice perfect life (in his eyes, at least.) Everyone's just trying to forget he ever existed so they can be happy without him, when Shigeo never GOT to heal. He never got to move on. He never got to process any of the god awful shit that happened to him. Everyone's telling him, change. Be normal. Be normal so Tsumobi will like you. And Shigeo's so fucking stressed out of his mind because lying about who he is didn't even help Mob make friends, it didn't make him popular, it didn't make anyone like him, it just made them both miserable. He doesn't want to be stuck like this. Of course he's freaking out. We see in his encounter with the body improvement club that being told to go back to normal sets him off HARD. It's clearly a sensitive subject. "Normal" means "Don't exist" to Shigeo. Do you see why this fucked me up as a system yet. Oh my god.

And his breakdown is just...painfully understandable. Like, actually think about it for a second. Shigeo has never been shown forgiveness or compassion or any amount of understanding for his mistakes. He never was taught to mature or see any nuance. He fucked up, so he doesn't deserve any second chance. Nobody ever taught him compassion. He has such a completely black and white view of the world. If someone did something bad once, they are forever The Bad Thing. If someone was kind to him once, they are forever Good and Perfect. Teru was a threat once, so he is now Always A Threat. Reigen was a liar before so he is Always A Liar. Ritsu was sweet and kind as a kid so he is always His Innocent Little Brother. And Tsumobi accepted him as a kid, so now she's the only person who could ever possibly accept him. Teru sees Shigeo at his most terrifying, when he's actively hunting him down, and in the manga looks at him with fucking hearts in his eyes. Ritsu might not be all perfect, but he's trying so hard and understanding no, Shigeo isn't just a scary part of Mob. Shigeo isn't Evil. But because neither of their acceptance is perfect, and because they aren't from Tsumobi, he can't see it's even there. And also, another thing, his response to people acting outside of his perception of him is to get them away. It scares him. Teru isn't acting how he expected? Attack maim. Ritsu isn't afraid of him anymore? Teleport him away so he doesn't have to confront the change. Reigen acts different? Throw shit at him until he hates him.

It's just so...fuck man. Of course he's like that. He's immature and selfish because nobody taught him not to be. Nobody helped this kid when he needed it and this is the result. He thinks he's an irredeemable monster so he acts like one when he's told to just be himself. He doesn't see change as being realistic. He's been treated the same no matter what he does so he assumes this is how the world naturally is. He's just a bitter mentally ill kid who nobody gave any reason to believe that maybe the world is nice sometimes.

Another thing: I think he really really wants Reigen to care about him. Him going "I can't listen to him" is so intense with the context of the fact he immediately passes out to rest and let Mob take care of it once Reigen says his parents are safe. Reigen can convince him like nobody else can. He cares about him and wants to believe him and that's terrifying! He hates him and resents him and wants him to be proud of him and wants nothing to do with him and it's confusing and he just wants something that is (supposedly) guaranteed. He wants Reigen to care so badly and it feels impossible. Why would he ever care? He just wants to use him. The only way to bring Shigeo back from his breakdown was to show him that people can be kind without wanting something back in return. Reigen saying "you don't need me anymore" was the only real way to help him, to show him that he's not doing this for himself, but because he cares about his student(s). Because he cares about BOTH of them. He cares about every version he's seen and interacted with, not because of his powers but because they were them. He had to let go of them to truly help them here, so Shigeo wouldn't have any lingering fear. What helps Shigeo is the display of kindness with nothing to be gained and Mob finally realizing that Shigeo's just...flawed. They both realize that sometimes people are just flawed and fucked up and make bad decisions and just straight up hurt people. And they'll still love you. They'll still be worth saving. But you can't deny their flaws, for Mob, and you don't need to seek the perfect relationship to have someone there, for Shigeo. It just. Agh! God! I am always losing my mind over this story. Fuck. This SHOW .

[alicornze7]

HEHE THANK YOU FOR LIKING THEMMMM GIRLIESSSSS

My old art that I did for Apple some time ago HEHEHS

Oh whoops it seemed like I may have ACCIDENTALLY told you on who requested for it ........

Anyways

YOU SEE NOTHING

*slaps some more Ragatha and Pomni arts that I made some time back*

oh whoopsies silly me -- ANOTHER Ragapom slip-up fr 🥺

((pretend that I put my tags over here))

#if I'm not mistaken it was past midnight when I told Apple to randomly give me some random doodles ideas LOL

# or perhaps *I* was the one who asked them to give me some Ragapom doodles ieas

#either way you are RIGHT

#Apple did delivered and cooked with the ideas fr

#and the last Ragapom down below was requested by another bestie of mine 👀

#i was the one who asked them to give me Ragapom doodles ideas XD

#did I do good in giving you a heart attack

#or a ((Ragapom)) diabetes at least

*miniature cackling in the distance*

oh...oh? OHHH??!

MOONY- MOONY ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME???

look into my eyes

*I am resisting to urge to shake you so hard rn*

[ryan-the-thing]

More food-

UhhhhhhhhhhhhhhuHUH- *RUNS*

[themoon-andtosaturn]

midnight rain // sofi

[deliriousblue]

kidnap is precisely replicating the experience of finding a 50k somewhat-ooc idfic at one in the morning and reading it all in one go

[chamoemileclown]

your artstyle tastes like a red starburst /pos

thank you!! im not really a starburst person so id always give them to my sister and mom because they really like them. idk how everyone in my inbox come with such creative descriptions for my art but i think that means im doing something right. i hope you get a pack of starbursts and they're all your favorite colors!! here's a part of a seawatt ill post in the morning C:

[coldasyou]

The tour is called The Eras Tour and it’s a journey through all of my musical eras of my career. 

The Eras Tour opens in Glendale Swift City, Arizona on March 17th, 2023

[insp]