#i GUESS..

[paunchsalazar]

at the U.A. School Festival

takes place right in chapter 183

[endverse]

dean + cas 8.23 sacrifice

[macni-art]

Don’t mess with the Mermaid and his prey.

[sugar-konpeito]

ok take this entire post with a grain of salt because i'm really hyperfixated right now and just writing whatever but,, something i think about A LOT is mamoru's behavior (particularly anime mamoru (which i think may have something to do with ikuhara being really critical of japan's treatment of vulnerable children)) can be explained as results of neglect and developmental delays.

he was raised in an institution from the age of five, and probably primarily raised himself. he had to become self-sufficient at a very young age because he knew there was no one who would support him besides himself.

having more-or-less been an adult his whole life, he seems very mature. he's very successful in school, has worked multiple jobs, and owns an apartment. he's very well-mannered and polite, and never childish or poorly behaved. he has many accomplishments/skills for his age and is worldly. but if you pay close attention to him, there are aspects of his personality that are very childlike still or couldn't grow much. particularly emotional and social ones

here's a list of his signs of trauma/neglect/developmental delay (because i'm not sure how to make these into a paragraph):

-He's very naïve in general. Despite the cynical façade he put on early in the series, he doesn't understand many everyday social concepts and has a tendency to take things at face value.

-For example, he doesn't seem to have a firm grasp on gender. He's had very few close relationships in life, and only seems to have a very sketchy idea of what boys and girls are. Since the sailor guardians are pretty much the only girls he's been close to, he assumes their characteristics are indicative of all girls, instead of being idiosyncrasies of theirs.

There's a scene where Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars start randomly bickering over something innocuous and get pretty vicious and *very* loud. Tuxedo Mask slips away and remarks "It's scary when girls fight."

It's not a jab, it's more like an observation. He sees an element of Usagi and Rei's very unique dynamic and assumes it applies to *all* girls. He doesn't have much info to draw from and is currently constructing his idea about how girls function based of off the sailor senshi. It also shows how he takes things at face value, because he instantly accepts his first interpretation of the situation and doesn't think much further into it.

-Another example is when Zoisite managed to trick him by pretending to surrender, and Mamoru just trusted him!😭

-Even though he's a teenager, he doesn't understand dating at all, and doesn't know what the appeal of it is. When dating Usagi he tries to be romantic by emulating things he saw on TV and acts very odd. Because of all of his responsibilities, he probably never had many opportunities to bond with his peers. Dude has no clue what partners do together, what he's supposed to be feeling, or much of anything really! he also gets confused by girls liking him and doesn't catch on to their advances most of the time..

-His expressions are very subtle or could even be described as blank. Difficulty with facial expressions are a common characteristic of neglect. (Lots of fans think he's cold because of this.😢 he's not!! he just has a rough time okay??😢😢)

-He has a hard time asking for help. It doesn't even usually occur to him as an option. He's so used to solving everything himself, asking somebody else seems unthinkable

-When he's walking down the street with a shoulder wound, and Usagi shows concern about it, it doesn't even register! He gets annoyed by her following him and asks her why. She answers that she was worried. "About me?" he asks, despite there being no one else in the alleyway. He's completely baffled. It's never occurred to him that someone may care about his well being.

-He's very shy and usually plays social interactions safe by not talking much. Sometimes this actually has the effect of making the conversation awkward. (That time in SuperS where he has guests over and just sits there while usagi and chibiusa argue over who his real girlfriend is. he doesn't intervene even when it makes the guests uncomfortable)

-HE'S SUCH A PEOPLE PLEASER. i don't think i have to explain this one, but he dated rei for a while despite really disliking it because he didn't want to hurt her feelings!! and that time he apologized to usagi for not knowing her birthday and scrambled to get her a gift even after she hit him and embarrassed him in public. he wasn't mad for a second. he thought he must be in the wrong!! (he doesn't value himself as much as he should😢)

-he struggles to be vulnerable, even in small, mundane ways.

-when pressed, he has a tendency to shut down, using submissive body language and avoiding eye contact. (like when mercury cornered him and tried to force him to be direct with her. (he ended up running away))

-he is VERY selfless. in Transylvania no mori, he's stabbed and is dying. he focuses all his remaining energy on comforting Usagi and making sure she knows it's not her fault, when he should probably be focusing on survival. he clearly wants to take care of others, which is good, but he has too little concern for himself!! he wasn't taught he had value

-he can act prickly (probably out of fear/defense mechanism)

-he doesn't set boundaries!!! the closest he usually comes is ignoring the person causing him problems😭😭😭😭

i don't know where i'm going with this but developmental psychology is one of my special interests,, also i think usagi is so good for him because she unconditionally loves him and accepts him where he's at instead of expecting him to be more mature or something!! and you help people with delays grow by meeting them where they're at and nurturing whatever needs they have instead of questioning or criticizing them!! she teaches mamoru to value himself and can teach him the things he didn't learn!! she had a really safe and loving family and a stable childhood and she can use the benefits her secure life gave her to help him!!!!!! :,,,,DDDDDD

(people always think usagi is the fragile one, and mamoru ought to protect her better, but she's really the strong one of the two!! she had the safe childhood. mamoru is a bit (emotionally) frail from his hard life :,,>)

mamoru is so grateful to her for loving him, he gives her his 100000000% and takes care of her with everything in him!!!

[hermit-twt]

last one for tonight :D

[sleepii-moth]

spent an annoyingly long amount of time trying to find all of the badges from psychonauts 2 in one place and ended up having to search through the wiki for all of them

so to save anyone in the future looking for them here they are in the order they are on raz’s backpack and the individual images, all in one single post

[obviouslypancakes]

Every time someone tags my art “eye strain” I become a little bit stronger.

[chronicas]

you are ed the video game guy to me. talk about maria robotnik or shadow the hedgehog or sonic

Shadowshadowshadowshadowshadow rotating him in my mind CONSTANTLY. I've been mainly thinking about his characterization from SA2 through 06 because that was PEAK Shadow and everything from that point forward started going more downhill.

As much as I rag on 06 for being on of my least favorite Sonic games it really is some of the best Shadow ever was. "If the world chooses to become my enemy, I will fight like I always have," is ONE OF HIS BEST LINES IN THE WHOLE FRANCHISE!!!! It encapsulates his entire character perfectly. Also his interactions with Rouge and Omega in 06 are sooo good!

My hopes and dreams for the future of his characterization (since it seems like Sega might be leaning towards the direction of improving it, but knock on wood..) is to see some of that SA2 personality again. He was so PASSIONATE in SA2, I miss that so much you have no idea. Like he immediately drops all malice towards Sonic as soon as he remembers his promise to Maria.

He doesn't even act antagonistic towards Sonic in ShtH outside of the Dark story. Shadow ISN'T even an anti-hero! He's just a regular post-redemption hero, but his current characterization seems to want him to be an anti-hero if not straight up antagonistic.

I just wan to see my boy treated like one of the good guys again. I'm so sick of him being so much of an asshole when it makes no sense to his character.

AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TEAM DARK ARE HIS FRIENDS AND HE CARES ABOUT THEM. Shaking my fist to the sky, LISTEN to me.

[cherrysodaandsweettea]

Sick of people assigning “man” and “woman” roles to man and man or woman and woman relationships.

For example:

Kiyotaka Ishimaru is not the “mom” and Mondo Oowada is not the “dad” of the Crazy Diamonds gang. First of all, this is a gang we’re talking about, not a group of adopted preschoolers (and considering Daiya started the gang, it’s likely a good portion of the gang is OLDER than Mondo).. Secondly, unless the person headcanons Kiyotaka as transfem or nonbinary or something (which is pretty much always not the case) Kiyotaka isn’t or at least shouldn’t be being called “mom” or being made out to be “the girl of the relationship.”

Also I’m not even gonna start going on a rant about how gangs aren’t just a bunch of “fun quirky teens who hang out and drink soda and never commit any acts of violence at all :)))))))”

[f4rlands]

You deserve some chocolate ! *hands you a huge chocolate statue of yourself*

WOA THANKS! I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO PUT THIS!!

[fritz-fandoms]

LOOK AT THIS LOOK AT THIS I DREW A KITTY CAT I DREW HIM I DID IT I WAS SO WORRIED ID MESS IT UP BUT I DIDNT

[wolftattoo]

orgaon clown

[mpregeminem]

if mm got pregnant td would try to get him to abort but mm believes in the sanctity of life and he doesn't mind others ppls choice but he could never do that he already feels the little bean growing inside of him..

i despise the fact that i have a gif for this

[r-truth]

💕john cena's return at the royal rumble 2008 my beloved💕

+ bonus: triple h's reaction!

[kirbyddd]

[raptorwithamarker]

i do miss the boats