#cuz like. they aren’t real

[starbuck]

had a dream last night that someone said they didn’t like one of the characters in [redacted] because he was “too arrogant” and i was SO mad i was like “IMAGINE missing the point this hard. EVERYONE in this film is wrong in some way that’s the entire POINT! why would you expect or even WANT any of these characters to be perfect victims? you’re not even really SUPPOSED to like them - it’s a TRAGEDY!” and now i’m awake and realize that nobody actually said that or probably even would say that but Anyway… Cunt Supremacy.

[steamedlotusroot]

as a native chinese, i feel like some of yall are taking the gods in lego monkie kid a bit too seriously. i understand why it feels iffy to ship / make silly content of deities that people worship irl (eg. nezha, sun wukong) but it’s a phenomenon on chinese social media too. c-netizens ship the fictionalized versions of these gods, which the gods of lego monkie kid are. they aren’t the actual gods people worship; they’re slightly tweaked versions of the book characters, just like any other chinese adaptation or retelling of jttw (and such stories like fsyy) also, no, nezha isn’t a child, in lmk or jttw or sometimes irl. just because he’s often depicted in child form doesn’t make him an immortal child. eros / cupid is often depicted as a winged baby, and he has a wife and kids. it’s basically the same thing here. nothing in lmk suggests that nezha is a child (his voice, his appearance, his personality etc. all imply he is an adult), and while he’s described as youthful in jttw, he’s already 1700+ years old by then and gods can shapeshift. people only think he’s an immortal baby because that’s a popular depiction of him, since one of his prominent myths is set during his childhood. but as long as you’re talking about the god nezha (fictionalized or the religious figure) and not the human child nezha, then that’s an adult [edit: the last sentence couldve been worded better. i would summarize it as “immortal youth nezha is a valid depiction and is popularized by mythology, but adult god nezha exists too and they are NOT mutually exclusive”]

[dykedvonte]

I keep seeing fanarts of ppl's OC's being on the ship, so do you think that if there was 6st crewmember (specifically, another woman) Anya would've been more safe? Like, someone to actually call Jimmy's begaviour out, someone Anya might wanna trust? Is there a possibility something might have changed (even if a little) or it would not have mattered at all?

-💀

I feel like the game would make it part of the commentary on where she would believe and help Anya but still be sort of dismissive? Like the whole “don’t waste time crying and being scared keep going and move on, don’t let him win”. It’s supposed to be positive and reinforcing but sometimes it does more damage in those times of mourning and grief, it feels patronizing, like you don’t understand what you’re going through but they do. Even if they did call out his behavior it’s still on Curly to act and while another voice would help, it’s still 4 against 2 on guys that don’t get it until they have to vs women who always have to.

I don’t mind mouthwashing OCs but I do get a bit bored as they tend to be borderline saviors or like Jimmy aligned. They are either more complicit than Curly or just Jimmy haters for no reason, outside of what the creators know about what he did to Anya. I am never irked by OCs but in a story like mouthwashing you really need to think about what your character adds to the commentary, especially if they are there during the crash. It’s nice to have like characters on Anya’s side more whole heartedly and interesting to see characters who placate Jimmy but sometimes it’s one note.

I can’t and don’t want to police peoples OCs it’s never my intention when I comment on trends I notice, but I do feel like the way people make their OCs interact with these two characters and especially Curly, really show a grave misunderstanding of the narrative and these characters as people vs roles in the story. Still, I know people just make up characters for fun and that’s fine. Great even, but I guys I’m focusing more on OCs that are supposed to have those serious dynamics. My favs tend to be pretty-Tulpar or post-Tulpar au OCs.

The inevitably of the crash is on Jimmy. He did that not because he wasn’t stopped but because all his means to kill Anya were taken. The gun, the axe. Even if Curly did strip him of his co-pilot privileges and try to keep him contained there’s only so many people. An extra body helps but they have jobs they have to do, he’s the only one steering the whole ship and Jimmy would likely have an out: food, bathroom, etc. He’s not new and if he couldn’t crash the ship directly, who’s to say he wouldn’t sabotage something else? A clunker like the Tulpar wouldn’t take much. An extra person helps but it’s just another thing that prolongs what a person like Jimmy is willing to do to shirk responsibility.

It’s more than just needing someone to stand up to him and think that’s what is missing when it comes to inserting a character into the mouthwashing setting.

[goldensunset]

in my experience i didn’t get interested in kingdom hearts by watching or playing anything first. i got interested by watching people post about cute anime children murdering each other and i was like ‘fascinating. i wonder how this got past the disney censors. let’s find out’

[theloveinc]

Gojo smiles that smile. The one that curls his lips ever so slightly at the corners, and barely wrinkles his brow as it drags itself upward. The one that taunts with endless questions with no clear answers… with his chin in his palm, his bangs dripping down the tilt of his face, and his dark glasses slipping, too.

“Am I not a nuisance?” he asks, he tests, he trials, waiting for you to stumble, to fall, to berate him for being the spiteful person that he knows very well everyone secretly loves.

Instead, you raise your own brows in question. Inhale, almost in a deep sigh. Then you tilt your chin in and laugh.

“Our lives nearly end every day and you think I find you a nuisance? The people I love have been murdered only for you to ask if you’re the nuisance?” You roll your eyes. “Don’t kid yourself, Satoru. You could never be the problem.”

[odoraful]

Putting romance aside for a second, if the love and deep space boys were real (tragic that they aren't TT) who do you think you'd be the easiest friends with??

ooohhh this is such a good question anon!!! 🤭 my first instinct is to say xavier?? i think i’d get along with him well !! he’s a really curious person and also has that competitive side, so it’d be fun to be his friend 💛

but like is it biased of me to say zayne too…. OK HEAR ME OUT HAHA this is so trivial but i’m a big fan of going on walks and zayne always talks about walking/hiking 😭 in terms of ease of friendship, it’d probably be harder since he’s comparatively more closed off, but i defo vibe with someone who’s more serious!

[the-somwthing]

Honestly opinions aside I love Watchers in general.

Do you think watching these guys playing the games made some watchers shippers?

It's just a funny idea of watcher #1 loving the angst and watcher #2 adding "but what if they kissed".

Technically Martyn has not confirmed or denied these accusations.

TRUE!!! When people say “the watchers are like us” that shouldn’t mean “so they aren’t evil cuz we aren’t evil”, it should mean “so they probably ship the characters and maybe make up stupid headcanons or write character analysis about their faves”

And then even if you want them to be more serious and evil, that’s no reason for them to not be shippers. Practically all of the life series ships are doomed in some way, shape, or form, romance can be a great source of angst. Possibly part of the reason they made Double Life.

[damestamp]

watching men lie is crazy like it’s actually truly baffling to me that every woman I know and don’t know has been gaslit in the most diabolical ways and it’s like normal. Gaslit isn’t an overused word like that’s just what the fuck is happening and it’s WILD that something so sinister is as common as a hollister t shirt and somehow even less original

[poppyseed799]

I feel like life series fanon jimmy is kind of mischaracterized and there’s an easy way to make sure you’re doing it right: he has a lot of unearned confidence

[shiftinginferno]

rewatched mean girls w my dad bc i recently turned my meangirls dr into a meangirls-heathers(musical)[nodeath100%run] crossover 🙌👍❕ so good

[ohmydais]

”Heaven.. will Mommy be in heaven?”

(yeah, i think she will be)

“Then that’s where I’ll go”

[pretend-you-never-saw-me]

K_K the type of Ler to hear their lee go “NOOOO-!” go “yessss!” In the same exact tone

They don’t even do it to be teasing that’s just how they are. They’re silly like that, all their teases are the most goofy cheesy sweet little things. It’s a nightmare

[danpuff-ao3]

Big cat

“look, it's nothing personal. the jurassic park fence and maybe one of those drop-off gorges between you and the fence is as much if not more for your protection than that of the guests. you don't have to interact with hardly anyone you don't want to - aside from dropping off food, they mostly just chuck toys in there enrichment and let you rip em to shreds. there's a hammock, maybe a tire swing, a heat lamp or a big heated rock for nice long naps. people can get shockingly close to you but no one wants to end up on the news so they generally mind their manners and most importantly, you don't have to share with anyone else. aside from the peacocks that are loose at every zoo for some reason, this is YOUR house.”

[mieltelecheycrema]

I have drawn these eyes like four different times im going to lose it

[the-somwthing]

Sorry but I’m not getting over the person who basically implied that headcanoning Jimmy as taller than Tango is thinly veiled rpf and they’re not REALLY separating cc from character. Like WHAT are you cooking

[ihhfhonao3]

Do you ever find an iteration or interpretation of one of your favorite characters but it’s not your personal headcanon and yeah there’s nothing wrong with that but it’s just. Not them to you

Yeah