#despite the bullshit.

[astoldbychae]

I know I really haven't told Melo's story (or any story) in its full true capacity to my liking, yet...(its been gameplay shenanigans up until this point)...

But the "OC Ask Game" thingy got me thinking...and I've been sorta, kinda melting (for no reason at all) at the fact that Marguerite still calls Melo "Suge" (which is his childhood (preteen-hood...?) nickname (She does it at random, like it'll come up in basic conversation because it's muscle memory at this point...but also what ties her to him (and makes her feel...a sense of comfort).

I honestly despise her for what she did to break up their marriage (And I LOVE Monet down) but knowing that she still calls him that (at random) and seeing the way he responds (in my mind) is the cutest thing. Its' harmless (in my mind...it may be calculated in hers *shrugs*)... Like, yes, he loves Monet down! And things are done with Marguerite...but the little things (like being called "Suge" gives him a sense of security/feels like home) and my heart melts a bit because of it...It catches him off guard EVERY time...but he doesn't show it. It's like this harmless thing that means nothing but everything at the same time...It just flows during conversation and he bypasses it (but also notices it...yet thinks nothing of it...if that makes sense)

Despite EVERYTHING that went down between the two, he still wants what's best for her, even though she is THEE biggest pain in the ass. He wants to see her happy. When I tell ya'll he loved the hell out of that girl...and was heartbroken by what she did to him and their marriage...but his heart still wants her to be happy because she is the mother of their children (and because he LOVED her). But He wants his kids to reap the benefits of being in a healthy, happy environment more than anything (and he knows that begins with him and her)

He TRULY wants them to have the happiest, safest upbringing possible and I really love that about him. 🥺 When Marguerite tries to make things about him and her, he redirects that focus on the children. Monet got her a good one, chile!

[jonsaremembers]

Wait a god damn minute.

Does that mean that he tweeted THIS from the fucking hospital?

[leadandblood]

"i need to ask the four of you for a favour that will likely be a great imposition"

edward: this whole past year's been a fucking imposition

[peachviz]

We could have had it all if only the TNG writers knew how to write (like) women

Song: I Will - The Beatles

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[pleek]

love it when y’all draw wednesday looking slightly haggard. like yeah she goes out at night constantly, drinks those quad espresso things, keeps getting the shit beaten out of her, and still has class during the day. she’s gonna have a few flyaways

[sleepyminty]

I think the entire young death mark/shibito casts will breakdown if yashiki ever pulls the ‘i’m not mad im just disappointed’ talk. Cuz if a kind man of both worlds started looking at me like a disappointed father i would evaporated

[residentinsomniacartist]

Thinking about Caleb and how so much of his story ends with him finding meaning in the temporary.

He spent so long chasing a way to bring his parents back, but in the end he had to accept that they were gone. They were temporary. He has his memories of them now, but that’s all. And he has to find peace with that and find a way to remember them fondly, even though they’re gone now, truly and completely.

He and Essek love each other dearly, but there will come a day when he will have lived his life and grown old and Essek will still be Essek. But even so, every moment they spend together is still meaningful. Even if it ends, it means something.

Just. Caleb and loving things even when they won’t last. Maybe because they won’t last.

[xbomboi]

apple: briar, remember when we first became best friends?

briar: only when i’m thinking about where my life went wrong.

[moongothic]

WAIT WAIT WAIT HOLD THE FUCKING PHONE

So normally we only get fullblown, extended and dedicated flashbacks for heroic characters in One Piece, the characters who we're meant to root for. The literal only TRUE exception we've had to this rule was Big Mom's flashback. Even fucking Doflamingo's flashback was tied to Law and Rosinante's

So the fact that we haven't gotten a single fucking GLIMPSE at Crocodile's backstory is?!?

Like sure, we haven't gotten like a Moria flashback, but you know, he literally told us all we needed to know himself, AND we got to see glimpses of him in the Wano flashbacks. Arlong didn't get a flashback of his own, but he did get to cameo in Fisher Tiger's flashback. And Rob Fucking Lucci got a flashback that was 6 whooping panels long

BUT CROCODILE?? Not only do we know almost Fuck All about his story, but also have never gotten as much as a glimpse at it? But his backstory has been HINTED and TEASED at multiple times??

GUYS. FELLAS

Like. I am SURE the "Full Backstories for Heroes Only" rule is going to get broken again, but with Imu and Blackbeard already there just BEGGING to have their beans spilled, can we even be sure Sir Fucking Crocodile is somehow going to become A Villain So Dangerous To The Narrative that he ALSO should also recieve a Full Fucking Backstory?? For his Nefarious Schemes?? AT THIS POINT??

Y'all

I think it's more likely Oda's been saving up Croc's backstory because it might just completely recontextualize his entire character

[piplupcola]

I don't have a lot of confidence in my art, but Roosterteeth and Achievement Hunter was one of the few things back in the day that got me to sit down & draw. I'm still really honored to be one of their guest artist for their 18th anniversary. You weren't always the best Roosterteeth, but thanks for inspiring this shy artist to keep drawing.

[bumblingbabooshka]

I think B'Elanna and Tuvok probably work together a lot in a distant, professional capacity and it's mostly through notes about what will and will not blow the ship up. Constant updates about how not to blow the ship up or otherwise kill everyone aboard which are increasingly and endlessly complicated and if Tuvok weren't Vulcan and B'Elanna weren't built with a mind like a diamond they would both just collapse under the weight of it all and give up but instead they're lowkey kind of enjoying the challenge sometimes. When they aren't collapsing under the weight of it all. They started their messages with B'Elanna being so careful about sounding professional but by year 4 they're not even using honorifics or greetings. They might be employing shorthand. When they get back to the alpha quadrant the admirals are pouring over their notes, maneuvers, quick fixes, and long-term solutions in both horror and fascination. In year two they had to trap an alien slime in the turbolift which is nonsentient and unkillable and it helps the turbolift (which was previously broken beyond repair) run but WILL eat anyone inside that lift if the power coursing through its body reaches a certain level so that particular turbolift has to stay lower-powered and slow. No power can be diverted through that turbolift or anyone who uses it will be eaten. Engineering Win: If we incorporate this alien technology which uses star power instead of solar power which B'Elanna found detailed in an old book during a shore leave thrift sale we can increase the ship's systems' efficiency by over 50%! Security Fail: The star power technology makes people inexplicably think they are a star, their longing for the twinkling void causing them to throw themselves out into space. That's the sort of thing that B'Elanna and Tuvok are dealing with. There's so much that Tuvok brings to B'Elanna like 'this is horrifically dangerous' and B'Elanna replies like 'this is the only way the ship can keep functioning.'

[2offayyo-kzt]

Sean is such an underrated character 😔

[akajustmerry]

its crazy how almost all "generational wars/differences" are actually expressions of injustices relating to class, race, and public policy. it's almost like unjust systems want to push narratives that reframe injustice as an immutable symptom of age because it prevents mobilisation and solidarity between different generations and ensures the maintenance of the status quo.

[kuromi-hoemie]

“if she doesn't want to be called dude i won't call her that” - you are assuming you and your friends read as people trans women feel safe enough to speak up to, while already demonstrating you don't take other people seriously enough.

Your habit and lack of self restraint/awareness matter more than common sense i guess. Like i would never call a transmasc “girl” because that would seem like obvious misgendering, but it's different for trans women apparently.

[gauntletqueen]

I just wanted to show this funny man running in circles, but then

[cyarsk52-20]

Seeing @VP Harris with her baby nieces is a breathe of fresh air right now. 💛 📸: @meena

This woman was trying to save the world and America chose a fucking criminal.

This country doesn’t deserve women like her