#communication goes wild

[yoroshiu]

Thinking about Kingdom Hearts' narrative with communication.

As with a lot of conflicts in story and real life, much of the most heart wrenching stuff in this series stems from a lack of communication or a severe misunderstanding between characters.

The Foretellers fall apart due to mistrust that was bred in between them, as according to the Master of Master's plan, and a lot of their interactions are full of deceit and witholding information. In an effort for most of them to do what MoM says while simultaneously realizing that they could go against his word to save the world, it inevitably leads to war.

Baldr, in his grief, is kept separate from his friends, alone until the darkness overtakes him and he ends up being consumed by it. As a result, everyone is taken by surprise and there's already too many bodies piled up by the time he's dealt with. Even when Hoder appears before him, they are unable to meet in the middle and turn on each other. He ends up killing many friends and plants a seed into what Xehanort becomes.

The basis of the Wayfinders and Eraqus is that they constantly don't talk to each other properly, pushing each other away until their tragedy becomes inescapable. Eraqus not telling his students about anything Xehanort has done, for instilling such an unforgiving view of Light and Darkness, for not telling Ventus the truth until it was too late. Terra, Aqua, and Ventus not being able to talk or clear things up until Xehanort is already beyond knees deep into his plans, and despite having their love for each other go beyond any possible discord, it is not enough to prevent unfortunate fates that befall them.

The Destiny Trio, especially Riku earlier on, suffers from a lack of communication. While not as turbulent as the other trios, it's Riku's tendency to hide away and lash out that builds the conflict between him and Sora. For one reason or another, a quite literal and physical reason for Kairi, they were unable to talk which goes on and on until RIku gets possessed. And it his shame that pushes him to hide for such a long time in the second game as well. Sora has also picked up on not saying anything, deciding to perish without letting anyone know beforehand, and the full-on effects of that have yet to be explored.

The Sea Salt Trio was built on miscommunication. Secrets, unknowns, caring so much that you believe that it'd be much better to fade away without a word than to burden someone with the pain of truth and knowledge. It drives a wedge between Roxas, Axel, and Xion at multiple points. Axel, who was stuck between loyalties, kept information to himself and ended up driving Roxas and Xion away at one point and another. Xion, who found out the truth and also made big decisions without fully explaining to the other two, also inevitably leaves a grief that digs into them even when they don't remember her. And Roxas, who was the probably the biggest victim of not being told anything, ends up barrelling forward, trust broken up until the pieces finally fell in place and he had to accept his fate in tired resignation.

But it's when love overcomes the lies, clearing them away that these groups of friends can come together and start again.

A lot of the emotional turmoil that Kingdom Hearts displays often comes from the very human act of communication with others and how often we fail to do so. The fragility that comes with one kept secret, or one mispoken phrase. How badly people get torn apart when no one says anything. Yet, it also shows how it can potentially be overcome with enough love and determination to recover what was lost, and even if it's not the same as before, there's potential to make things better.

TLDR; Connections are the basis of Kingdom Hearts. Communication is a foundation of connection. The highs and lows of communication is something that Kingdom Hearts explores extensively in the stories of its characters, and that has resonated with me so heavily that I stay up thinking about it.

[necrotic-nephilim]

If you want to be bothered. Maybe this for dick and Bruce???

i ALWAYS want to be bothered these are always the highlight of my day tbh you're a delight for letting me just yap <3

Dick. For the canon isn't real square I am Specifically talking about the Tom Taylor Nightwing run. Usually I ignore bad runs but given this one is ongoing (though about to end THANK GOD and get replaced by Dan Watters who i have high hopes for since i adored his Sword of Azrael (2022) run but i digress) so I counted it. Especially since it's so debated if that run is bad or not, for some reason. I'm a 90s Nightwing truther. I love Dick so dearly and tbh recently I've been more enamored with him the more I read his Discowing era, I didn't used to be as big of a Dick stan as I am these days.

Bruce. Honestly where do you even start with Bruce. I want to fist fight him and also patch him up. He got me into comics and superheroes as a whole but I roll my eyes whenever he shows up in a story. He's a bastard and usually not a good father but also complex and should be dissected under a magnifying glass. I love him dearly. He's also just the worst. I think that's why I love him. I'm always a fan of unabashedly Complicated Asshole Bruce who's generally not always the best person, particularly not to the Batfamily and that being the driving force of his relationships with them, especially in shipping.

And for bonus points, Tim. Because know above all else, I'm a Tim Drake kinnie /deg. He's been my number one for a decade and I've yet to uproot him from my brain. He's literally the Worst half the time and I love him for it. And the canon isn't real refers to Tim Drake: Robin because... that sure was a comic. And that's about all I can say about it. Pre-Flashpoint Tim I miss you so dearly. I think it's fun that I want to put him in a blender and drink the juice but also want Nothing Ever to happen to him.

[s-3lliot]

I came out wrong in more ways than one 💀

Currently thinking about how I came out to my family around 2-3-ish years ago

On one hand, I had to write a current events article for school, so I wrote it on the LGBTQ+ flag, and then had my mom and step-dad proofread it, and in the essay towards the beginning, I had a little section that hinted that I was, in fact, queer.

THEN you have me coming out to my dad and brother on a different date at a fucking BARBEQUE, where I’m arguing with my brother and he calls me gay, and so I’m just like, “yeah, and?”

Two sides of a spectrum folks ‼️

[lesbiangiratina]

I love getting notifs from the testament community i made mf skull calling me

[xavilee]

one thing that i’ve always found extremely endearing about tickling is the panic the lee goes through when they start getting tickled.

the act of tickling itself triggers the fight or flight response, which in that alone makes you panic. simply wiggling nails across your bare skin, or slight squeezes - even the likes of brushes and scribbling all trigger the same response - and i think watching it happen is one of the best things about the action !

hearing the breaks in the lee’s voice. the quivering of their lip, and their voice - the “nonono please- pleheease-“, the begging for it to stop - the squirming, the wriggling, the attempt to make it stop is just something our brain inherently does, and it’s so fucking cute

it can range to major panic from someone having absurdly ticklish feet, or just minor panic and squirming from a couple of nails gently dancing over a lee’s tummy. it comes in all shapes and sizes, and pretty much everyone panics in a different way.

but all the same, it’s fucking a d o r a b l e.

[asterias-corner]

river otter hanging out in the stream⁉️⁉️🗣️🔥🔥

[vinceymakesblogs]

So uh,,, guess who got the JatGP scrapbook for Christmas 😩😩 MWHEHEHE

The moment I saw the concept art I did 20 backflips HELLO (centipede without a nose jumpscared me)

This is also really good since it has OFFICIAL side views and I don't have to dig through 747473837463 frames of the movie to find one BXHDGS

Look at him GOOO!! (Oh and yes there's also concept art of your mans in here, Mel :]] AVDHFH)

[melodianaartist]

A piece of media can have a group of people who are wayy too hard on it and the same piece of media can also be imperfect. Like, the urge to defend and negate any valid critiques is there but that’s also not good. The same piece of media can bring you so much joy too btw.

[mydarlingmylifeandmybride]

Back on my bullshit (im so convinced that abed knows he’s in a show)

Why don’t any of the characters swear when it would be so much more realistic if they did? It’s because Abed censors them. They all just assume it’s because he doesn’t like swearing but it’s actually bc he knows that a camera is somewhere and their audience will be expanded if they don’t curse

[themetalvirus]

my art is so bad it makes me want to eat bricks. ngl im really anxious cuz i have an important meeting tomorrow and i wont be rested enough at this point to be fully conscious during it and im sad about it. i have three pages of notes prepared though and i packed note paper for the meeting so hopefully thatll help

[fobnsfwdoodles]

So much happens here lmao

[platonic-qpr-selfshipping]

can't there be like, a platonic version of mutual pining? because that's what I feel like Mephistopheles and I would be like

[tennyo-elf]

What I learned about revenge from Love Like the Galaxy:

If you’re going to get revenge make sure you take your favorite vindictive blorbo with you. Otherwise if you take revenge alone, your blorbo might get really fucking pissed and not speak to you for 5 years.

[odetolovers]

i’m losing it

[morayofsunshine]

pls don't go on reddit for ur hyperfixation needs

even if you've read the whole tumblr tag again

don't do it

[mewniemoon]

Every day I wake up and thank god that I am not an animation meme youtuber