#give others a chance to shine

[panakina]

Finally finished watching Batman: Caped Crusader, and you know what, it grew on me. I liked 99% of the Character designs, even if some of the narrative choices seemed like deviations from the comics just for the sake of it.

The detective stuff was fun and the 40s noir aesthetic is so my cup of tea. It’s a bit grim dark at times but that’s noir for you.

Bruce’s Character arc was so slow to start i wasn’t sure if he was getting one at all, but I liked it when it started picking up momentum. This is the only time i will give Bruce Timm a pass for his weird Babs/Bruce thing but he’s on thin fucking ice. She had a strong character and relationships all her own, and is in fact an adult, So, hmm. I will reserve judgement for when it escalates.

The ‘here are all the robins, they’re tonally incongruous orphans so don’t even bother asking’ got me to roll my eyes so hard its a wonder i survived the ep. A suspicious absence of Tim Drake given almost everyone else got a namedrop, so there’s hope for his fans at least. I was just glad to see jason outside of an urn. Justice for steph, who i don’t think even got dialogue.

Favourite character redesign: Harley Quinn. I love to see mad psychologists putting their degrees to use, and good justification for the clown theming sans joker.

Least favourite: cat woman. Costumes fine but the spoiled socialite who ran out of money backstory does nothing for me.

[sysig]

Growing closer than expected (Patreon)

[knockknockitsnickels]

I'm hoping the next Fields of Mistria update gives the other characters a chance to shine more. I feel like March is in almost every event - Hayden's 2 heart event felt like it was more about him then it was about Hayden.

[kismetconstellations]

☆.☆.☆

[bulbabutt]

so me n sibling finished rise rewatch with all the newfound turtle lore after our big tmnt media binge......... many feelings i wanna get out

firstable........ how anyone watched this show and didnt think those were the ninja turtles in purest form i will never understand. like you cannot deny any of these characters being the same characters but with new roles to fill. raph is the protector. mikey is the heart. leo is the strategist. donnie is the brain. it just created a new dynamic, but never strayed very far from what came before

second....... take the ninja turtles and just hammer home a story about generational trauma and healing from it, giving them strength from how much they love and trust each other.... you break my heart wide open i am crying

to me they are the best amalgamation of all the turtles who came before them like: silly and sweet like 87, they have this close familial understanding unconditional love like 03, and this overarching story of bringing a family back together like 12

started this watch of all turtle media because rise on its own felt so good, but having gone back and seen all the other pieces i was missing makes me appreciate what it was doing more, because i felt every other series and movie in this one in spirit, but with the ideals of the modern cartoon saying: hey kids, its okay to ask for help, youre not alone, your feelings matter, and the people around you should support you

and on top of that, obviously the most visually stunning version to date, utilizing years of lessons learned from western cartoons and anime, meshing together in breathtaking action, but also having the most hilariously snappy comedic animation that uses what seem like cheap movements of a frame to make every line of dialogue all the more hysterical, and having these very expressive characters be able to be very subtle in the touching emotional moments.

i genuinely love this show so much and i feel really stupid for not having watched it sooner, and the fact it is the shortest of all the shows that never got the chance to finish its story makes me so sad. but at least what story it did get to tell was beautiful.

[mc-critical]

Gosh, this Daye/Nigar scene is just so great. Daye knows about Nigar having kissed Ibrahim for quite some time now, but she doesn't berate her for it. She waits until after the wedding to talk to her and comfort her, attempting to convince her in this strict yet nurturing manner that she'll be better off with Matrakci; that she'll be better off married and with the new family she'd create (even if that means being with someone she doesn't love). She'd be better off taking care of someone, being surrounded by people she's fond of (like the future children in her arms) or might grow fond of sooner or later (like Matrakci) in her own home instead of withering alone in the ruthless cold harem that she and Daye might be too used to but it still isn't fully theirs, it can't be. Daye may have Valide but she's still alone. Nigar may be sought by many but she's still alone. Nigar and Daye's entire fates hinge on these people and it's uncertain what other cruel order, what other unbearable appointment in which palace will they issue next. Marriage seems like the one way for Nigar to get out of this unending circle to Daye as she at least can still do that. And the love and sadness and pain possibly residing in her heart? They may hurt but even they can be forgotten "with time" (oh look at that, yet another character having the "moving on with time" coping mechanism!), they have to be for her own good. This is what has apparently helped Daye to cope with any pain, so it should help Nigar as well. This is how Daye has forgotten, moved forward and latched onto what's left to her with knowing resignation, so Nigar should do so as well. And here is Nigar who still tries her all to keep it together in these last few days, weeks, months, but barely manages it. She can't let anyone else find out about the full extent of what concerns her, as she may really be done for then; she's burdened with that secret forever, with her feelings that won't have a response, as this is what Ibrahim had repeatedly demonstrated to her up until then (little did she know, though...). She can't even end it all, having to keep on in an uncertain, forced upon her marriage which seems like the only thing that can make her forget, but it isn't, she never thought it was. It just adds more salt to her wound, it only brings her more pain. Yet the one person she breaks in front of is Daye. In this moment, she's the one who she trusts the most and the one who provides at least a little understanding, at least a little guidance despite of it all. So she leans on Daye while she reveals her own turmoil, unaware that Daye also knows more about Nigar's turmoil than Nigar realizes and that might be also why she's saying all of those things. They both empathize with each other's turmoils. They both are moved, letting themselves go to an embrace. It lasts only for a short while but that's precisely where its power lies: there can be one short moment before they have to assume their roles again, before everything is to proceed as planned.

[see-arcane]

Every Dracula sequel book that has no Dracula returning should start like this: Count Dracula has been dead for X slutty, slutty years.

An excellent idea that I fear will never happen. Any Dracula'verse sequel with a dead*** Dracula will, inevitably, resurrect Dracula. So really it would be more like

[lowkeyclueless5137]

welp... I am having doubtssssssss

So... regarding this poll, I figured that some of you wanted to vote for something else by the time you already chose.

And also I got a block regarding how I'm gonna handle that au in a series.

Ultimately, I decided on this next course: Re-do the poll for a week and IF there's a different winner, the om x twst au will join the NRSSAB in the permanent ask event category.(I guess i should also count the ben 10 au????)

it's the exact same poll, with a minor chage to the mlb option, bcs now there are 2 variants of it :'3

[lullybaju]

bernardinho i'm pleading you brazil are begging you don't put bruninho and thales as starters again pls pls PLLLLLSSSSSS

[darabeatha]

@ardenssolis said ; "So, Jason, was the voyage worth it in the end?" [hi smol] / 𝐔𝐍𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐃

❝ Was that voyage worth it? Let me put it this way; would you give everything in your life for one second of glory ? for not even a tangible future, just for one beautiful dream ? everything you have ? I did. That voyage... See it under any lens, you don't need to be a genius to come to the conclusion that it was not worth it. Did it make me learn anything? Hell, did that even matter ? To who was I even supposed to show my change of heart ? Was I even conscious of that ? Did I return as the same man I was when I left or was I so blind that I could not even tell any difference ? Before I could mourn this wreckage of a dream and gulp down my own despair, I was crushed by the very same ship that allowed this feverish dream to sail. The dead can't learn from their mistakes, I can only say I would do it again differently now because I now have a second chance to make things different. ❞

[m1d-45]

i’m having shining nikki sagau thoughts everybody beware. so first of all like i remembered that elves canonically exist in miraland (idk if we ever mentioned this before) and there’s elves or at least elf-like creatures in teyvat…… i’m connecting the dots (<- they’re not connecting shit)

second of all. the new skins. “sailwind shadow” and “blossoming starlight” are SUCH designer’s reflection names like if i opened up shining nikki and saw those there they wouldn’t even be out of place. idk about everyone else but i think it would be cute if sailwind shadow was bandit. i have more to say but i need time to put my thoughts in Order - teddy anon

shining nikki!!

honestly despite red being in my head on and off, i didn’t even CONSIDER sailwind shadow and that is a tragedy. i have his skin but didn’t do the quest relating to it yet (it’s a costume he wears for a play right?) but the entire thing with this event. god he’s so perfect.

blossoming starlight is probably just klee but higher energy and less fear, and while i don’t doubt the power of klee dps i do doubt your conscience allowing you to bring a child into battle, double so after red split. she’s just. a little girl. so we move on.

sailwind shadow. i’ll choose to interpret him as a mix of the dagger bandit and kaeya himself, which makes for a fun little guy in my opinion. always trying to sneak you off to somewhere “more interesting than sitting around all day, no?” and thinks that the others are being far too uptight. does he understand the gravity of the hunt? absolutely. but whereas red (and the two archons) want to keep you safe in the cave you’ve made home, he’d much rather whisk you away down a path in the forest.

less for combat, i’d imagine, leaving that to nikki and the others. has quite a few stories to tell, most made up but some gathered from his weak memory. dislikes kaeya, but less so than red, surprisingly. he seems to view him as having no other choice, that he’s “already conflicted enough without that fake touting him about as their sword.” he views kaeya with more pity than anything else.

he and red have a.. strange relationship. at their cores, they are diluc and kaeya, but that affection is hidden beneath the several layers of trauma painted over. they both worry for the other in their own ways—he checks red for injuries from afar when you all regroup after a fight, and red makes sure to make chicken mushroom skewers when he’s having a bad day—but it’s still a tough trial. it’ll probably go quicker than diluc and kaeya, but you’ll have to wait a while before they connect properly.

in his early stages, he’s not all that dissimilar from red. clingy and always hesitant to leave, but does do more to try and keep your attention on him. he’s kaeya at his core and the costume is from a play, so he’s got quite a few tricks up his sleeve to prolong his stay.

(these tricks commonly include starting to tell you a story only to reveal that the ‘ancient artifact’ is one of fischl’s arrows, or red’s rings. your laughter is enough to keep him stealing them back—anything to be the source of that shine in your eyes.)

less prone to violence than red, and definitely safer to take out in public after everything’s over. at worst, he’ll make a passing comment, but is too worried about his image. what if you see him sneer, or if the other person sees and tells you? no no no, it’s far safer to just pull you away again, even if he has to lie as to why. you’ll understand if the crowds are getting to him, or if he feels trapped indoors, right? you were meant to be amongst nature anyway, so if anything he’s just doing you a favor, surely.

(he doesn’t often leave your side as you sleep, but he did see red in the middle of.. taking care of some things once. while he prefers to keep his hands clean—it’s awfully hard to lie to you, and he doesn’t think he could stay quiet if you asked—he doesn’t look down on red’s choice of problem solving. he recognizes the person beneath his boot anyway, hands slightly twitching at the memory from earlier today. when the two of them return to camp by morning, he lets red do most of the talking, only adding in the small half truth of “just having some fun” when prompted. he did his best to wipe his sword clean of any unsavory stains, but does keep it safely in it’s sheath whenever you’re around.)

however, just because he’s less violent than red doesn’t mean the source of said violence went away. he still gets jealous, and if he finds his theatrics don’t make you laugh as much as they used to, he‘ll begin to panic. are you growing bored with him? are his stories getting predictable? do you look down on him for running away with hunters with you instead of staying like the others do? he promises he’s not just dead weight! please, what does he have to do? do you want him to be more like barbatos? he can’t quite help you fly like he can, but he can try to pick up a bow! do you like red more? he’d really rather not get blood on his outfit, but anything for you. anything, anything at all… just keep your attention on him for a little longer. please?

[xxcringeizdead666xx]

My Immortal Character Headcanons

WILLOW (because this baby needs some love)

(please don't thin that I'm trying to offend anyone or make Willow into an "uwu sweet quirky baby.")

she is filipino. her skin color is never actually revealed in the book .

Willow is a pastel goth.

she wears glasses, though most days she uses clear contacts instead. she probobly owns a pair of fully white contacts as well.

the book mentiones her having pink streaks, but I imagine her bangs and front strands being dyed soft pink instead.

she enjoyes being goffic, but she also likes a lot of things concidered prepy which leads to her friends thinking lower of her.

her favorite color is light pink

she is very self concious of herself and her appearance because she doesn't fully belong with the preps or the goths.

she feels presured to be a full on prep or full on goth but really inside she wishes people would accept that she's both.

she wishes that the goths and the preps would stop fighting.

her and Ebony claim to be best friends, but really Willow has a bit of a hidden grudge on Ebony for making her feel bad for who she is.

she also envys Ebony for being so confident and unapologetically herself.

but that doesn't stop her from being Ebony's friend.

she's actual best friends with Vampire because they're both kind of the losers of the group.

she's the type to remember everyones birthdays

she's lesbian but everyone thinks that she's dating Diabolo

She may be starting to develop some sort of feelings towards Ebony, but she's not realised it yet.

she isn't currently dating anyone. she hopes to someday find her true love that she will spend the rest of her life with

though a part of her kind of wants to stay single forever

she's a very supportive friend

she loves... love. while she doesn't currently want to date anyone, she loves it when her friends get significant others.

she totally ships people together

she's probobly the biggest Drabony shipper

secretly, she likes being alone.

she plays piano and keyboard for the band

she used to be anorexic and almost died from it. she is still really slim, and she hates it when people comment on her weight be it positive or negative.

she loved creepypasta as a young teen.

she has a husky that she got as a puppy named Smile Dog or Smiley for short. he's sort of like her emotional support animal

she has an interest in the occult, she has a huge collection of crystals, taro cards, etc.

she owns a pastel colored Ouija board.

probobly tries expiremental magic

she likes collecting animal bones, her and Smiley sometimes go to the forbiden forest to search for dead critters.

she may have seen some of her clasmates doing the devils tango once or twice on those trips.

probobly likes going to abandoned buildings, especially those overtaken by nature. not for the thrills, but for the atmoshpere. just to walk around in there or just sit and read or take in the vview. listen to the sounds. think about stuff.

if she finds a piano in the abndoned building, she will sit down and play it.

during parties she's the one to stay the most sober, and cleans up the mess as well as gets her black out drunk friends to bed.

she probobly makes sims of real people she doesn't like to drown them in a pool.

feels like she's not like other girls but isn't entitled about it.

likes to read.

she's a tumblr child :)

owns at least one American Mcgee plushie

she likes taking midnight and early morning walks down to the lake.

she actually goes swimming in it sometimes.

[moonsidesong]

family went to see live action little mermaid and i ended up tagging along out of curiosity. better than i expected honestly! a far cry from perfect, but, yknow, i didn't leave angry, and that's more than i expected. halle bailey honestly totally knocked it out of the park as ariel (and also out of the three new songs hers was the only one i liked...)

[gibbearish]

speaking of terraria ive spent the last few days grinding my way through it for the first time in i think like over two years and i forgot. so much but also im doing SO much better than before

[theusernameiwantisntavailable]

13 for the ask game ^_^

LMAO RLLY HAD TO DO ME LIKE THAT 😭

I think other than the Jayvik I just posted

This Vampire! Tamsteph

N this Court of Owls! Bernard