#i thought i was having an identity crisis

[ask-the-eggmans]

For Stone- does Metal Sonic have an identity crisis and think he's the real Sonic? I've heard some people do that and that seems quite cruel

"Metal is quite aware he isn't the original Sonic. A lot of things about it are very different from Sonic, and a lot of things about it are very similar in design. Metal, I'm pretty sure, only thinks of itself as a "better version" of Sonic, not actually Sonic. When it comes to a matter of identity crisis... the only issue Metal has is that, while in almost every way, he is better than Sonic, he is a robot, and Sonic is not. If I could get rid of this upsetting thought for him, I would." -Stone

[thetorturedarchersdepartment]

EDITORS THAT MIGHT READ THIS, HEAR ME OUT!!

A Jinx from Arcane edit with “Numb” from Linkin Park! Specifically with the clips from season 1 when she was having her identity crisis, trying to choose between Powder and Jinx, the “Everything that you thought I would be, is falling apart right in front of you” part with the scene where Jinx and Vi find each other for the first time but the Firelights come along, showing the shock Vi had by seeing her little sister having joy from shooting people, because she never expected Powder to do something like that, or the “I’ve become so numb I can’t feel you there” with her Vi hallucinations!!

Pls someone make this real!!

[pickledzack]

im curious abt ur rufuszack dynamic! how did they get together, how do they act together, etc?

GOD... I'm gonna apologize in advance for the wall of text I'm about to unleash. The TLDR of it is it's ship born purely out of my bf and I smushing blorbos together like barbie dolls tbh. We thought less of the "how" early on and moreso fell in love with the dynamic in general, resulting in us thinking of many AUs where they would meet. They are both such true polar opposites of each other on every front that I think it presents a funny dynamic. That dynamic being a silver spoon-fed nepotism baby who clings so desperately to the image that he has so carefully constructed and a blindly optimistic country boy who would want to tear it all down by challenging him at every front in an effort to understand why he is the way that he is. A true immovable object meets an unstoppable force type energy.

MORE under the cut if you're curious tehe-

Each AU we thought of hinged on the hilarity of Zack just flat out not knowing much about Rufus at all. And Rufus enjoying that anonymity way too much. To which we kind of realized its quite possible (mostly funny) that Zack probably wouldn't be able to pick Rufus out of a crowd even in canon. And if Zack did know anything about Rufus it would probably just simply be the knowledge that he's President Shinra's son. Everything about Rufus is probably still shrouded in mystery when Rufus is pretty much under house arrest during the events of Crisis Core, so we kind of just went with that. And thus came a kind of "Zack Lives but is saved by the Turks" AU where we could explore this concept properly in an environment where they're forced to be in proximity for a decent length of time. (I wont. Dive into that right now LOL)

What comes from a nepotism baby who has only ever had the opportunity to shape his identity around his place in a company founded by a man he comes to hate most? What happens to him when presented with an ex-SOLDIER whose life was totally uprooted by that same man? Rufus at least acknowledging at first that Zack is somebody whose entire life was at the mercy of that very same company and yet still somehow never lets that curb his optimism. Where as he, himself, has allowed his hatred of his father to dominate everything that he does. Even in Rufus' defiance, he ultimately still centers his father in his life in his pursuit to slight him. What happens when Zack presents him with an opportunity to be his own person? I think at the beginning, Rufus would try to put on a professional front, but ultimately Zack would worm his way in somehow in his own little Zack way. I think Rufus would enjoy that freedom way too much. And out of a developed care for Zack, would come to question his very core beliefs all together. But even after we do have Zack eventually find out who Rufus is, he doesn't care at all about his status as the President's son. He's disrespectful, he pisses him off on purpose, he teases him in the most petty ways, he doesn't honor Rufus' title at all which is a stark contrast to how literally everybody else in Rufus' life treats him. Even when Zack hates Rufus' guts and everything he represents, his means of doing so intrigues Rufus more than it probably should. Because of course Zack doesn't leave it to simply hating Rufus. Of course Zack would rub salt in the wound and try to annoy Rufus at every opportunity. But he would also want to know about Rufus and he'd want to ask him why. Not just that, but he wouldn't be satisfied until Rufus is able to convince him why he has to be the way he is. And even without necessarily forgiving Rufus for anything, Zack would still see the person underneath that so he can try to reach out to him.

Even through the spit and vinegar that Zack spews at him it is, in a way, a sort of kindness that Rufus has never been shown before. Because Zack, like with Genesis, Angeal, and even Sephiroth, could still never come to view either of them as monsters. Even when they were doing unspeakable things to the people he loves and the world around him. His methods of trying to help them was to reach in and speak to the person underneath all that. Even if it was ultimately kind of fruitless. I think its an effort that I believe could actually potentially shake Rufus' worldview. Um. So yea KGKSDF I feel a little crazy and I hope this wasn't too chaotic of a read but it's been a lot of fun to explore. Thanks for giving me that opportunity!

[it-is-i-zim]

OH FUCKING BOY DO I HAVE SOME OPINIONS ON THIS AS AN OFFICIAL OWEN HATER

Are we even going to talk about that he sacrificed a life with his son, and gave him away specifically because he knew he could not give him a stable family life, later on even reconnecting with Owen, or at least trying to, even though he was written pretty out of character within Identity Crisis, the one thing I WILL say is that it got Captain Boomerang right in one single regard, how he bonded with his son. He didn't even wish to push himself on this matter of trying to reconnect with his son either. It was all Owen. Owen was the one who's like, hey. I'd like to do father son bonding stuff AND THEY WENT TO GO THROW BOOMERANGS IN THE PARK AND IT WAS SO FUCKING SWEET??? Like even though Digger almost died, Owen saved him with his super speed.

LET'S NOT FORGET HOW HE BECAME A FATHERLY FIGURE TO ANTHONY GAMBI, THE NEPHEW OF THE GUY THAT MADE THE COSTUMES FOR THE ROGUES IN THE FLASH SECRET AND ORIGIN FILES VOL 1 #2.

THE ROGUES LITERALLY WERE HIS FAMILY AND IT'S SHOWN WITH DIGGER TEACHING THE KID HOW TO THROW A BOOMERANG LIKE WHAT THE HELL

And they're bond is so close that Tony over here basically became a super villain because an alternative version of the Flash tried to kill Digger. Like Replicant's origin not only is, he was raised by his uncle and the Rogues, but Digger was hospitalized and NEARLY FUCKING DIED. Like... He thought Digger would never actually recover and would just be hospitalized for the rest of his life. And this kid wanted to avenge him. Because that's his goddamn family.

So NOT ONLY was Digger a pretty good fucking dad to not only his own fucking kid (up until recently, but from the sounds of it, he wasn't even told he got someone pregnant in the newer comics and even fucking then, he recognizes this kid as his son and will hug him in public even though they've only met twice and the first time Owen tried to kill him), but also to a kid that has no real relationship to him other than the fact that the kid is the nephew of the guy that fixes his stuff. He's got no real reason to be there for this kid and they literally see each other as family.

It's ALSO good to point out that it's not even 100% clear what black lanterns are.

They are either A) mindless zombies, or B) essentially just puppets being used by the living embodiment of the concept of death as an emotion and he's not actually doing anything it's Nekron using his body to do that.

EITHER FUCKING WAY HE HAD ZERO FUCKING CONTROL OVER THAT SHIT!!!

I'm ALSO being informed that if THAT'S the standard of being a shit father than, well, guess fucking what.

Jack Drake ALSO attacked his father as a Black Lantern.

Why do they deserve to win?

Jack Drake (TW abuse)

Captain Boomerang (TW cannibalism)

[gnomewithalaptop]

Rereading the Our Worlds at War tie-in again and God I miss their friendship every day

[matimatti]

Genderswap bingyuan save me,,,,,, save me genderswap bingyuan

[sincerely-sofie]

What if the lamb and narinder swapped places?

BEHOLD: Narilamb but make it vaguely Wind Waker / Ponyo and even more tragic.

[necrotic-nephilim]

what's fun about shipping Tim with Dick, Jason, or Damian is he has, at some point, hallucinated all of them to comfort himself. even when he doesn't like them or particularly get along with them, he has to imagine/hallucinate them just so he has the power to go on. Tim's concepts of the Robin mantle and what it should be is so fun, because he respects the others through the Robin mantle. Tim worships Dick because he was the first Robin. he wouldn't be Robin if Jason hadn't died in the mantle. and a lot of his frustration with Damian is he feels Damian isn't honoring the mantle correctly. when you ship Tim with the other Robins you can't divorce their identities as Robin from it because Tim will always see them as a Robin first and that's so fun and fucked up. like.

batman (1940) #456

Tim perceiving Dick as *Robin* cheering him on, not Nightwing, which is the version of Dick that Tim actually knows? that's just. wild of him. he will always view Dick as Robin first, his personal hero but also the original of the legacy. his love for Dick is shaped by that.

and then of course, even when he's hallucinating/imagining Jason cheering him on, it's *still* through the lense of being reminded how Jason failed? subconsciously believing that Jason got himself killed because of his actions, and that being a lesson for Tim to learn from? Jason isn't a person to Tim, he's a moral lesson about how to be Robin. any potential idolization he could have of Jason isn't because he loves Jason, it's because of the lessons Jason's death taught him.

and then, even though him hallucinating TIm is from the New-52, which makes characterization all kinds of questionable, i do think it makes sense for TIm to hallucinate/imagine Damian after Damian's death in an attempt to cope with it.

teen titans (2011) #18

to an extend, he sees Damian's death as in part his own fault. and even hating Damian, Tim needs the comfort from this to cope with Damian being gone. he's angry that Damian even was Robin, and has to learn something from Damian's death and how it impacts the Robin mantle, and teenage heroes as a whole. like, Tim can pretend he hates Damian all he wants, even getting taunted by the image of Damian, but there's still an underlying love to their relationship.

i think that's just the fun of shipping Tim with any of them. you will never divorce Tim's views of them from the Robin mantle and how fucking Unwell he is about anyone else who's been Robin before or after him, to the point he has to hallucinate them comforting him when he's at his lowest. it's always going to be a little unhealthy, a little toxic, and driven by Tim's relationship with being Robin as well. i need more Tim being weird about Robin in these ships.

[puppppppppy]

RETURN TO MONKE (PUBERTY EDITION)

MK’s monkey form doesn’t feel right to me so i wanted to break up his transformation into stages. Maybe as he learns to accept that side of himself it becomes part of him, instead of changing between human and monkey randomly (which is probably painful). Love yourself, NOW!!!

@zymstarz im tagging you for FULL MONKE

[lucindasthighs]

Giggling about Aph's mini-love interest children until i thought about what if they realized it in-universe

Levin having fuzzy memories of pulling at his mom's flower crown, given to her by a man who looked a bit like him. It wasn't his dad, but it must have been someone who made his mom happy. Maybe he's still out there keeping Mom safe. Maybe he'll be the one to make sure she comes home... no matter the cost.

Malachi getting some street smarts lessons from Laurance. Being an adopted kid of a lord, feeling like an outsider and just trying your best to hold your sibling's hand and keep them safe? Yeah, Laurance gets it. It's just a couple tips on avoiding bad circles and keeping your wits about you, but Malachi flashes back to them constantly while trying to help Levin.

Lilith Garnet carrying on the souls of two Lord's lost beloveds through her very name. Two people who have had far more tears shed for them than she'll ever be able to repay. I don't even have more to say here, I'm just sad :(

[captainmaxatx]

I feel like we are all sleeping on the fan fiction potential given to us from Deadpool and Wolverine using their bodies to make a circuit with matter and anti-matter

Who knows what that could do to a person, you could write a fic where that caused anything your heart could think up.

[majiinatc]

peterhobie friendship is one of my favorite spidey friendships in comics and i really love how much they care for each other. how different yet very similar they are to one another. the narrative foils.

bonus:

[godhurts]

Yo so I'm confused

How do I tell if I'm poly and a little bit in love with all of my close friends or if I'm aromantic and just love everyone platonically

[lunaetis]

@enshijou asked :

‘ there must be so many things that you have seen on your journey. what is one thing that you dream of seeing with your own eyes ? what is it that keeps you moving forward ? ' ( for eden ! a pleasure to be writing with you at last ! )

inbox call. || always accepting

─「エデン」─  this world was peculiar, but what was even more peculiar than this world was the PERSON next to her. the stellaron was stirred the moment she laid eyes on the male. hair dark like the NIGHT itself, with eyes a shade of blue that reminded her of still water holding a depth so unknown with just one glance. just like how animals would recognize ones such as themselves, he wasn't human either, was he ? and eden felt as though he was well aware that she was FAR from one either, with THE CANCER OF ALL WORLDS resided deep within her.

                a different kind of power, one just as lethal, rested within him. perhaps, that was why she felt at ease in his presence despite their brief encounter.

                what she wanted to see ...

                " birth of a star ... " the words fell from her lips almost instinctively, as though it had been something that was rooted deep in her HEART all this time. it came easy, so easy that even the trailblazer was surprised at her own answer. had she longed to see that ? was that why she kept gazing upwards to the starry sky above them ? she, who harbored a SEED OF DESTRUCTION that one day she would most likely destroy a star despite wanting to save them.

                " if i don't go forward, i won't find any answers. " gloved hand reached upwards, mimicking a gesture to catch something. she had been to many worlds, yet ... she longed to see the BEGINNING of something. just like how she was awakened with little to no memories, she wanted to see a birth of a star that would become something more, to shine and give hope for someone far away, seeing that light.

                " who am i ? who was i ? why was i created ? why do i exist ? " the questions that she asked herself many times, yet the answers lied beyond her reach. " to be alive ... is to have a purpose, right ? then ... i wonder what's mine ... " the SCRIPT, the path that was laid down for her even though she was told to make her own choice. eden wondered why it was so easy to talk to him. because he was a STRANGER ? so he wouldn't judge her for it ?

                maybe ... but for some odd reasons, she felt as though he, out of all people, would be able to understand her.

                just a hunch.

                golden hues finally turned away from the stars to him, lowering her hand after making a grabbing motion around one of the brightest stars above. aureate orbs watched the slender figure of someone with eyes so ANCIENT as though he had seen fate of the world playing before his eyes.

                " what about you ? " she blinked, soft and quiet, letting the night wind blow past them. " what are your dreams ? "

[poyopaan]

self indulgent Yand moments cause i had this idea and i thought it was funny. Gills gonna be mad he lied about his name 😔

[goldengodcannibal]

"everybody also definitely constantly asks themselves what it means to be a human or a person, and they definitely also always ask themselves who they actually are or what makes them"

- me, in denial