#give her the world she deserves it

[audreyrose7]

I freaking love her 💞💞

[demigods-posts]

percy doing better than annabeth in college is one my favorite developments in the rrverse. if we reflect on percy and annabeth's academic upbringing. annabeth living at camp allowed her to receive accommodations for her adhd and dyslexia and surround herself with like-minded campers who had the same limitations. whereas percy was ridiculed, belittled, and routinely humiliated because of his adhd and dyslexia. even more so, percy's friends and family leave him out of the loop on so many important issue (no chb orientation film, no information about the great prophecy) which perpetuates his subpar confidence and self-esteem in his skills as a student and a demigod. but going to college at NRU changes his mindset because he receives the accommodations he should have gotten years ago and fucking thrives to the point of getting higher grades than annabeth — a person he deems way smarter and more prepared than him in every way. the most important thing percy is learning now is that a supportive environment makes all the difference, and he is more capable than he initially thought.

[cl-0v3r]

Shes choking here mind you, she's being choked, you can literally hear it, air being almost impossible to breathe in, yet she STILL reaches out for Elora, screaming for her and trying to get to her, she's not scared for herself at this moment. She just didn't want to lose her close friend.

Do you know how painful it is to scream without having enough air in your lungs?? You can hear the raw, brutal and burn of her voice.

and y'all were a little too quick to judge on why Mel slammed "kino"s face into the wall. No she's not becoming violent, the foe killed her brother and Elora, that's the least insane thing she could do at that moment.

And this poor woman hello??? I'm still not over all these frames.

The fact that she was panicked from DRIPPING WATER just makes me wonder how painful it really was, the torture she'd been through this entire episode was insane. I'm surprised we haven't seen her bruise or bleed at all throughout the entire season, makes me wonder if she has healing abilities.

What kills me the most is that even after being hurt both emotionally AND physically, she still thinks of others rather than herself, she only ever started worrying after she woke up, she was scared, panicking, yet she never speaks of her pains, she was upset over the death of Elora. That's all she thought of, not the horrors of being grabbed, but the horrors of being unable to move and do anything within her abilities to save her friend.

She'd always been like this, ever since the death of that unnamed girl that hangs over her head, death haunts her, that's the price of having been blessed by kindred apparently.

ALSO; I apologize for anyone who'd sent me asks, I've been really busy and ill try my best to get to them as soon as I can ♡

[mapofyourstars]

that’s what kills me the most is that erik’s anger and rage and actions are just a byproduct of his trauma and pain. and he was meant to have peace and love and tenderness, but life was so cruel and he just got handed the worst fucking hand. and he turned into something he never thought he’d become but thought he had to be that person because why would life give him such misery if it wasn’t to shape him into a monster?

[4rielle]

Hot take but El dying in season 5 would be an awful decision and would be an unsatisfying end to her character arc.

[cometblaster2070]

so hey yk how in literally the 4th episode of the show there's that bit where adora's like glimmer I don't think your mom likes me and glimmer's like what are you talking about my mom loves you! and then adora corrects her and says that she loves she-ra, not adora.

and do you ever think about how there's always been some sort of expectation on adora like expectation to be a good loyal horde soldier, expectation to be force captain and lead the horde to victory one day and it just segues into the expectation to become she-ra and become a paragon of goodness and strength and all.

and how adora's self-worth is actually genuinely fucking shit because she feels that she's under so much pressure from everyone around her to always be the best version of herself and how she's supposed to always be perfect and do everything perfectly and she's never allowed to make mistakes because then she could disappoint the people that rely on her. but she always feels like she's disappointing everyone and that she never does anything right and that her best will never suffice.

just like adora feeling that she herself is not good enough, will never be good enough, but maybe she-ra will; she-ra is supposed to be good enough and is supposed to be perfect, so that's what adora will be if it will make those around her happy.

(edit: might have a mini side-rant on adora vs. the expectations vs. catra who doesn't expect anything from adora and just wants her)

[watermel0ns-dumb-cringe]

Oh Anya they could never make me hate you ☹️ughshjj bawls

[dollypopup]

"Penelope should have chosen Debling!"

My sister in Christ. . .he literally dumped her???

Like just before Colin Bridgerton was on his knees after outrunning her carriage to profess how he can't stop thinking about her in his love me, choose me, I'm yours speech, Debling did the Regency equivalent of calling her a floozy who would undoubtedly cheat on him when he abandoned her for several years to chase his passions (because she would never be one of said passions since she asked outright if he could ever come to care for her and he went 'hmmmm seems unlikely! good thing you have solitary hobbies to occupy you instead!') when he has been given 0 evidence of such other than realizing she liked to look out the window because she had a crush on the boy across the street. I was ready to challenge that man to a duel for Pen's honor

His feelings for her were middling at best, I mean Christ on a Pogostick, after he asked her mum for permission to propose he isn't even happy when he opens the door and Pen is there? She's looking like a snack- nay, a whole ass MEAL, and he can't even smile? He just nods at her and dips the fuck out? You don't think it would kill Penelope to know that both her sisters have husbands who absolutely adore them and she's out here with an absent dude who likely won't even write to her?

Portia's 'Love is make believe!' speech is so transparently full of shit when you realize that we've got Dankworth who is so obsessed with Prudence that he makes heart eyes at her every waking moment and considers her his little bonbon and Albion who loves Phillipa so much that he was waiting for her to consent to sex (not realizing she didn't know what it was) for two entire years because he would never pressure her and so he was content with finishing in his pants when he kissed her to make sure she was comfortable. And you want Penelope to settle for a life of loneliness? When Colin is so besotted with her that he dreams of her and breaks every societal expectation in the book as a notorious People Pleaser to run after her and cannot even wait for the morning after being intimate with her to introduce her as his wife to his family in the middle of the night? You want her to turn down Mr "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible" Bridgerton? For LORD PENGUIN?

Be so serious right now

[casscainmainly]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASSANDRA CAIN!!!!!!!

For Cass' birthday, I'm gonna do a little dive into Cass and gift-giving! Not a super formal meta but just going through some significant moments where gifts are involved.

Cass' very first appearance in Batman #567 is a gift - she gives an apple to Barbara. The association with teachers and apples is of course apt, but it's also significant that Cass gives a gift for the first time. Gifts represent relationships, agency (choosing to give someone something), and ownership. In a way, gifts are the very opposite of her upbringing!

Then, in Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61, Babs explains gifts to both Cass and Azrael. I really like this set-up because, with Jean-Paul there, Cass is not made to feel like she's the only one who doesn't know. Here Babs leans into the relational aspects of gifts: "when you get a gift, or give one, you feel valued and... not alone."

In Batgirl #33, we really see that 'not alone' aspect. After a disastrous encounter with David Cain (where we learn Cass' birthday!!), Cass returns to her base dejected and sad. Then Bruce shows up and gives her a gift, and it cheers her up. We don't know what the gift is - the giving is what's important, showing how much Bruce cares for Cass (this is also, if I recall correctly, the first time we really see the word 'father' in association with Bruce).

Only four issues after Bruce gives her a gift, it's David Cain's turn; he gifts her a knife that he gave her before as a child. #37 is a heartwrenching issue, diving into Cass' relationship with Cain. In the end, she decides to destroy it, symbolising her desire to break off connection with him. In light of her acceptance of Bruce's gift, it's clear that gifts are incredibly important symbols of her relationships to people.

Skipping way ahead to Urban Legends #10, Cass gets Dick for Secret Santa and helps him out of a jam as a gift! I love how Dick is super grateful here, and I think it makes complete sense for Cass to do service-oriented gifts rather than purchasing something. Gift-giving will always be super special for Cass, but now she's getting used to casual, lower-stakes gifts, showing just how far she's come from her first introduction!!

But of course the major gift of her life is, and will always be, Batgirl. In Legends of the Dark Knight #120, it's the first gift she received from someone who isn't David Cain, and getting to wear that symbol - a symbol, to her, of compassion and redemption - is a step in overcoming her guilt and self-hatred. The fact it's presented as a gift (in a box) is also really important. "When you get a gift[...] you feel valued and... not alone." After years and years of wandering, Cass is finally gifted a home.

So happy birthday to Cassandra Cain, and may you get all the best gifts in the world!!!!! Here's to 2025 holding a lot more wonderful Cass things in store for us!!!

[caleb-crow]

"Sing to me, 'cause I can't hear myself through the loudness of my own hurt."

I don't even know what to put this. Band AU? Modern AU? An AU where they're artists and find release in putting something meaningful out into the world to whoever who would listen, if anyone even will?? Some songs written just for themselves and nobody else, finding connection through something so wholly human??????

[noperopesaredope]

Me: Ooooo, I wonder what this "Mouthwashing" thing is that everyone's been obsessed with lately. I should check some of it out.

Me, 30 minutes later: I would kill myself for you, Anya.

[lambswrathblog]

misty is lowkey the most stable adult yellowjackets. she has a stable job (and not a bankrupt store), a pet she loves and cares for (not a daughter she's not even sure is real), a hobby she shares with an online community of citizen detectives (instead of building a cult). she even finds time to go out on dates with guys she manipulates into going to her house (instead of a failing marriage built out of guilt), and also keeps up with all of the other survivor's lives but still she doesn't go bother any of them (like idk biting a chunk out of their arms and then making them eat it)

[sofiaruelle]

I'd like to think at this point yall can tell playing dress up with my fave blorbos is a love language. Lmao

[nxcturus]

Ok so hear me out; Eternal Sugar x Golden Cheese

Also bonus doodle cuz these girlies for sure have a height difference <3

[hydrachea]

Where my fellow Phainon/Mydei/Castorice soldiers at?

[khevras]

Golden Wind/Vento Aureo Spoilers

Video Transcript

Bruno: I'll be forced to cut ties with you. A traitor stands alone on an island of isolation. Your failure will be yours and yours alone.

So recently I've decided I really wanted to rewatch golden wind after reading the rest of the parts, and since this time I wanted to give more focus to the animation, I decided to watch it in dub. As a result, when I got to this part in ep3, I realised the dub had elected to change what exactly Bruno had said, stating the words above instead.

This struck me as a bit of a wierd change until I then realised how much this moment foreshadows Fugos 'betrayal' at San Giorgio Maggiore; by having the only one not betraying the boss being the one who suffers what Bruno predicted.

I feel like this foreshadowing is honestly amazing, and also hits home at how Fugo feels later on in phf when thinking back to his actions as the pier. I feel like he really does think of his lack of movement as a failure towards Bucciarati, one he has to atone for and I think it's really interesting.

On top of that, I find it really fun how accurate Brunos words are to the situation as a whole, and I find it quite ironic that the one who suffers them isn't even betraying the boss like Bruno is describing, but rather Bruno himself.

Overall, I really like how this singular line foreshadows a moment episodes later, and how I can bring up how Fugo's opinions and feelings on the event are reflected in Bucciarati's words.