#grips you by the shoulders

[hawkeyeslaughter]

i think the reason i’ll always be so attached to henry blake is because i’ll always be a little insane over the position he was written into . like it’s different with potter . potter obviously had a softer , more human side , but when you think potter you think military man first . and to an extent it’s supposed to be like that . they introduce him like that , despite the fact that at the end of the first episode he’s in it shows him drinking with hawkeye and bj to say “ hey , he’s not completely like the other army crazy officers that have been in the show “ . but at the same time , there’s a constant reminder , in his mannerisms , in the way he’s addressed , in the way he just knows the army … he’s a military man first .

and , god , we all know it was never like that with henry , but i don’t think we ever realize the extent to which it was never really like that . from the get - go , he’s seen being more lax with the members of the 4077th . his first scene is him opening a bottle of champagne with a nurse . the way hawkeye talks about him in his letter to his dad … he refers to him as henry , cracks a few jokes about him , immediately the impression the audience gets is that this is the opposite of a military man . you’re supposed to be surprised that he’s in charge .

and maybe that’s why i find him so tragic , because he’s everything and he’s nothing . we have the expectation for him to be a colonel , but while he has the title , he’s just … not . and at the same time , he’s expected to be a friend . hawkeye and trapper always take for granted that henry is their friend , i mean , hell , they even get annoyed with him when he puts his foot down over something they do ( because he’s supposed to , he’s a colonel after all , remember ? ) . he’s expected to be a friend , but at the same time … he can’t .

and it’s even WORSE when you think about his role as a doctor because he’s supposed to be a caretaker and a commander … he’s supposed to save lives but at the same time he has to decide if they’re worth saving more often than hawk and trap do … and in episodes like aid station or the rainbow bridge he had to decide who’s life he had to put on the line even though he’s just not cut out for that . he has to care but at the same time he can’t care too much because he has to keep his composure … he can’t care in the same way that trapper and hawkeye do , even if it’s obvious that he does . he can’t , the military won’t let him . because he can’t just be a doctor , he has to a commander as well . 

not even to mention his relationship with radar . like , henry was so obviously a father figure to him , he obviously loved him , yet over and over again he keeps his distance from him ( and while i think this partially is a result of the fact i just think henry has a hard time voicing how much he cares about people … if i loved you less maybe i could talk about it more , etc etc … , that’s a whole different conversation ) , and i definitely think that is because of his position too . he can’t be a family member . he has to be a leader , he has to follow the guidelines that the military has set for him . he has to treat radar the same way he treats everyone else under his command .

it’s so absurd and maybe that just adds to the comedy of it but it’s also like … he truly was just never supposed to be there . they tried to make him tougher and to an extent they tried to make him a fighter and there’s a reason it just never worked , because henry was always supposed to be a lover . making him colonel blake was like putting a round peg in a square hole and i’m pretty sure it killed him way before that plane ever crashed into the ocean . it’s just not fucking fair .

[yeahimcal]

DUKE THOMAS BEST BOYFRIEND IN THE WORLD!!!

He smothers you with kisses and little goodies that he makes you, he’s the kind of guy to weld you a bouquet of flowers and act like it’s not the sweetest and most thoughtful gift in the entire world. He bakes you stuff. He holds you like you’re made of glass but he squishes your cheeks and peppers you with little kisses if he hasn’t seen you for a long time. He could stare at you for hours.

He’s such a words of affirmation guy. “I love you (you’re shoving cake in your face)” “you’re perfect (you’re yelling at some guy who catcalled you)” “you look so beautiful in this light (you’re in the grocery store frozen food isle)” “I wish I could stay by your side forever (you’re asleep next to him)”.

He absolutely adores you. He’ll tell you every chance he gets. And god forbid anyone mess with you, otherwise Signal shows up and scares them so bad that other muggers give you a WIDE berth. He’s scarier than Red Hood when you’re involved.

Just… ♡Duke Thomas♡…………

[trans-yllz]

always by spellling wangxian song

[wikipediadogdotnet]

the magnus archives is UNREALISTIC! you’ve got a fear dedicated to being buried and there’s not one guy talking about dying in a natural disaster with someone and being covered in sediment together?? not one thing about the terror of being forgotten for millions of years under the weight of the earth??? BULLSHIT!!! giveme the triassic cuddle statement give me the Pompeii statement give me the frozen in amber statement right fucking now or i’ll blow up the whole world

[neattnat]

@gamesperger

btw with art when people say ‘youve got to do it scared’ ‘youve got to draw bad’ ‘youre not gonna know how to do it until you do it’ it sounds like bullshit but its true. 90% of art is just getting over the fear that it’s not going to be good enough to deserve to be made in the first place. but you’re here. you’re alive and, with no need to justify that, you’re going to make art. it’s just part of being alive. you’ll spend so long worrying you aren’t doing it good enough that you’ll look back and realized you didn’t live a single day of it.

[object-yaoi]

ouhhhhhhhhhhhh

[presiding]

there is no turning back from the path he's chosen.

daud by @ferretrix commissioned for the contract

[citroncynique]

Marie Cardona and the day the Sun stopped shining. And the day after that. And the day after. And-

[wildrosewolf]

This has quickly become my favorite server I am apart of on Discord and I cannot recommend it enough. Everyone is so wonderful and welcoming when you join and there's so many channels to have amazing discussions/rambles and share your favorite KNY art!

Infinity/10 you should join the server! <3

Why you should join ✨my✨ server:

Demon slayer themed, although it’s advertised for Shinazugawa Brother’s fans, everyone is welcome despite who their blorbo may or may not be!

Strict Rules against Bigotry, anyone is welcome regardless of Ethnicity, Orientation, Gender and Pronouns.

Strict Rules against Ship-Hate, everyone is guaranteed to ship what they want to ship without backlash, anyone who breaks these rules is strongly reprimanded if not outright banned.

Any talk of politics is banned within the server, as an individual I encourage everyone to use their voices to uplift others and speak out against what is wrong, but The Blue Corps is a safe space away from reality to get lost in fandom activity and talking with friends.

Sections for all manners of creativity, for writers, cosplayers, Artists, and even crocheting/knitting and cooking.

Rounding back to writers, we have four channels altogether for demon slayer fanfic ideas, you can spout off a random idea and see what people think, and ramble for hours if not days about a single or multiple ideas.

Other areas of writing include: a demon slayer themed RP section and a section for your ocs! They do not have to be demon slayer themed, we are all curious on each others thoughts and creations actively encourage you to ramble and create! As well as a Fanfiction Recommendations channel and a follow up channel to discuss the fanfic you have wrote or read.

For Artists we have the channel “Original Arts” for your own personal creations so they don’t get lost in our “Fanarts” Channel, we want to see what you make and for it to shine on its own!

We also offer game nights! Such as: Cards Against Humanity & Garctic Phone, there are other games, but they are yet to be played :) as well as music streaming channels and channels to hop on vc and chat for as long as you’d like!

We offer Serious channels such as: two vent channels, a debate channel, and a Sensitive Discussion channel. We are a safe space, and while it’s important to forget about reality for a while, it’s also important to get things off your chest and to have a support system, and we will offer it to you with open arms.

An 18+ section to talk about Nsfw Ideas, share Nsfw Art, both original and unoriginal, and share/discuss Nsfw Fanfiction.

And if you’re a fan of my works on Ao3, I send updates in the server for when I post new fanfics!

I really hope you all consider joining, I’ve done my best to curate a demon slayer safe space where everyone can be themselves and feel like they can interact without being judged, I’ve made amazing friends from the server and its something I’m extremely proud of. And I’d be even happier and prouder to share it all with you!

[starry-bi-sky]

*stares at disciple SQQ falling into the abyss au*

oh you are so "SY-is-SJ" coded. You are so "fell into the abyss and suddenly remembered that oh i've been Shen Jiu this whole time, not just Shen Yuan. we are one and the same". you are so 'crumbling under the weight of the system and being in the abyss and the despair of never really being free and having suffered in both lives' built. you are so 'scrambling to come to terms with your existence and battling with which life is really yours, only to realize that they both are'. You are primed for going off the rails.

I'm so normal about this guys. i promise.

[ghostlyarchaeologist]

[casualavocados]

Why do you always use that to piss me off? ...It makes me happy. We agreed that I'm in charge of the bars. But you come here all the time to watch me. How am I supposed to lead my people? Use your head, okay? Suit yourself. What's the matter? Chen Yi. Chen Yi! [...] Don't make me worry.

Chen Bowen as CHEN YI & Chiang Tien as AI DI KISEKI: DEAR TO ME (2023)

[tortilla-of-courage]

i wish i could form coherent thoughts but currently all that's in my brain is skyward sword so language is like. not very there.

[valtsv]

nobody will ever know that VAL was the one who saved paige's people from destruction; one final, selfless act of kindness for people she'd never even met. but that's why it's so good - because she won't be remembered as VAL, which isn't even her name. she won't be immortalised as a saint, or a weapon. she didn't die valuable, or glorified, or feared. she died as something far more important: herself.

[fisherrprince]

occasionally ffxiv will make me emotional to the point of tearing up not because anything sad happened, but because it has such a strong beating heart of a thesis about hope

[catmask]

also fuck it we ball we might both be ill but we are streaming mouthwashing tonight . funniest possible game to play when ill