#eye for an eye arc

[symbiote-siblings]

Tara held her face in her hands, her knees bunched up to her chest and she shut her eyes tightly. Her jaw clenched and every part of her body strained.

Everything felt wrong.

Everything was wrong.

Tara felt like sometimes she and Teddy were growing up too fast. She had to grow up fast. Ever since Teddy came into the family, they grew up together. Parents weren’t there… well… barely. Maybe some babysitters when they were to young but once highschool started… she knew there was no attempt at getting them back. Her parents, she meant.

For Teddy, it was easier, which she wish wasn’t true but it was. They neglected Teddy to much for him to care at this point.

So why did it still hurt when she was told that their… her… mom and dad were dead.

She would like to think, maybe long ago and she forgot, that her parent held her in their arms and cuddled and praised her simply just for being happy. Or at least be seen. Be noticed. She barely even recognized the people in the photo when it popped up on her phone for the funeral- distant relatives like aunts and uncles were hosting it across state. She didn’t want to go. She doesn’t think that the rest of the family knows she and Teddy exist.

Has it been that long? Has it been that long that she barely even recognized her own parents? Yes, yes it was. And it was infuriating. She was pissed.

In the darkness I will meet my creators

Tara raised her head up and let her hand drag down her face, rubbing her eyes and then holding it over her mouth. She didn’t cry about it, she just hated it. Like your favorite show ending but the writers complete screwed you over and wrote the worst ending to mankind.

But when you have no one, you instinctively reach out desperate to find something, anything, to keep you upright.

And that first came in the form of Teddy.

And when it was to much for both of them.

There was Karma… and there was Ravage.

Karma was the other half of her, Tara and Karma like to think.

And they will all agree that I’m a suffocator

For Teddy and Ravage, no doubt the same.

So she and Karma empathized with Gabe and Carnage.

And looking back at it. The mere thought of somehow being separated from Karma like her brother and Gabe were from their symbiotes? … she doesn’t like the word symbiotes, she just calls Karma her ‘half.’ So thinking about Gabe and Teddy being away from their half seemed bleak.

She wasn’t alone, ever. Which strangely gave her comfort. Tara and Karma didn’t need to speak to understand each other and what each other needed. There’s no word to describe the bond you have with your half, it’s just… there. If you truly understand each other and work as a team, you can be one.

Suffocator

And for a long time, Tara thought she’d never find that half of herself.

Suffocator

And thinking about someone trying to take that away from her… from them.

Karma didn’t like that.

Tara didn’t either.

Karma gripped at the edge of the building under her claws, her right hand raised as she gripped it into a fist and then flexed her claws, her eyes narrowed and her forever smile seemed more grim in a wish it could frown.

The symbiote turned her head when she felt a heavy body hit the surface behind her.

Oh, love

Carnage approached from behind before hopping and perching next to her.

I’m sorry if I smothered you

“This cannot continue.”

“It won’t.”

Carnage turned his head, “It won’t be easy,”

“Or legal.”

I’m sorry if I smothered you

Karma turned and looked back at Carnage, hissing through her teeth as she bared them and sized up the other next to her,

“But we will not be threatened because of our existence, we are happy now,” she snarled, “they won’t take that from us- from our brothers,”

I sometimes with I stayed inside

“They won’t.”

My mother

. . .

“You willing to pay the price?”

Carnage stood his ground, his eyes narrowing. Gabe had no doubt. Neither did Carnage.

And Karma felt Tara’s determination.

“We already have.”

Never to come out.

—

Metal mirrors concludes…

Eye For An Eye… begins

[veradragonjedi]

[somerandomcockroach]

[silverlombaxwitch]

Prying eyes and words of malice. You are not who you are.

close ups under cut bc i wanna show my rendering yayy:

[tekitothemagpie]

I knew about this moment but why didn't anybody tell me first few seconds were from Zoro's pov?

This is Luffy in Zoro's eyes (I'm gonna lose it).

[beddybites]

"those who unlock the demon slayer mark, without exception..."

tdlr obanai's reaction to muichiro and mitsuri's fates as a result of manifesting the demon slayer mark will haunt me forever..... two of the people he cares about the most... doomed... and right after he lost rengoku, too is he to blame... could he have stopped it somehow? had he never exposed them to his tainted blood, had he never cared... could he have saved them...

[pachimation]

lonely at the top

[misstoodles-doodles]

Safe & Sound 💙

I just really wanted someone to give Echo a blanket so why not let it be Rex

Closeups T-T:

Bonus Doodle:

[astronomalyy]

cannot believe there are people out there who think mithrun is ugly. i cannot fathom the inner workings of your mind and quite frankly i do not want to

are we reading the same manga. that is the world's most adorable 37-year old man and you are calling him 'old and crusty'. are we reading the same manga

[0ketinha]

doodles abt the last video

[impaladin]

redraw? study?? of scarlet from the back of the limited edition tdp, because i’m obsessed with her expression/eyes on there. joy ang’s scarlet my beloved

speedpaint and comparison under the cut

[blorbologist]

hey im not over this. I just went to dig it up and. it's literally the exact same shot. (except Orthax is giving Ripley a smidge more personal space, and she doesn't have the glowy-glowy ember eyes)

[yukipri]

Hot Toys!!! Is releasing!!!! Fives and Echo!!!!

(images screenshot from their instagram, pre-order link will be added in the replies once available)

EDIT:

Sideshow link to ARC Trooper Fives

Sideshow link to ARC Trooper Echo

[sorinethemastermind]

As far as I can find, Soren has only cried twice in the entire six seasons of The Dragon Prince.

Once in Seasons Two, after he's paralyzed by the dragon.

"I was confused, and I didn’t want to do it, but I do want Dad to love me, and be proud of me."

And once in Season Six, when Viren is apologizing to him for all the hurt he's caused.

"Somehow you found the right path in spite of everything I've done. I'm so proud of you."

I've been thinking about this since the season dropped, so now you can too. You're welcome.

[ihatebrainstorm]

Elegant Chaos, Inelegant Solutions

Here's my TF Reverse Bang 2024 piece to accompany @novafire-is-thinking 's tie-in fic Elegant Chaos, Inelegant Solutions! Go give it a read for some MTMTE alternate story line Percy and BS shenanigans! ;D Link: here

Thanks again to Nova for being such an awesome teammate/skilled writer, and the whole team behind @tf-bigbang for organizing the whole event!

[mossiistars]

a man of his time