#is to put her in a lady or the tiger situation

[aikainkauna]

Tumblr, I am disappoint. A couple of years ago a sizeable chunk of you history nerds were nuts for The Longest Day in Chang'an and now, when I finally managed to finish it (it was AWESOME; one of the best shows I've ever seen, full stop) I come online and find

A) WHY DID NOBODY WARN ME ABOUT GENERAL GAN SHOUCHENG and

B) WHERE IS ALL THE THIRSTY GENERAL GAN CONTENT?! Now, I know that cdrama fandom is pretty chaste and that in much of Asia, perving is something you keep private and I can respect that. Ok. Cultural differences, I'm cool with that. I'll keep the lewdz to my Pillowfort.

But still! Look at him! A hot baddie with stupendous amounts of guyliner and a carefully coiffed Beard of Evil, he gets a scene like this, and there's no chaste and ladylike swooning or oohing or aahing, even?!?!

[fatkish]

Hi! I'm a big fan of the work you do, and I was hoping that I could make a request! Headcanons for Midnight, Mt Lady, Ryukyu, and the Wild Wild Pussycats (Sorry if this is a lot! Please feel free to take as much time as you need if you choose to do this! Also I think that the Wild Wild Pussycats deserve more love from the MHA community) with their adopted son or daughter who suffered from abuse by their previous family and now has a hard time dealing with their trauma.

I'd really appreciate it! Hope you're having an awesome day!

(Sorry for not including Mt. Lady, Pixie Bob, Tiger or Ragdoll. I tried to look up their character profiles but I just couldn’t come up with anything for them or I just couldn’t picture them actually looking after and taking care of a child, sorry)

Midnight, Ryukyu and Mandalay x Adopted, Abused Child Reader

The story here is that your parents were drug addicts or criminals that basically ignored you. You were 8 when you were saved. Each of these guys have different scenarios on how they found you as well as how your life is with them. (Sorry if it’s a little redundant)

Midnight:

Your parents were drug addicts that cooked meth and barely ever paid you any attention

You had gotten used to constant hunger and had learned to live off of dumpster diving

You’d go to the dumpsters behind stores and collect whatever goods/food you could find

Places you often went to were beauty stores since you learned that there was money to be made by selling the products that the stores dump

You were quirkless which is why you were constantly on your own. You’re parents had no idea where you were half of the time and didn’t care

One day when Nemuri had the day off she saw the dirty and malnourished child walk into the alley behind the makeup store

She followed you and saw you climb into the dumpster and start filling up a small backpack with items from the dumpster such as lotions, lipsticks, foundations, perfumes, etc.

When you had finished, you climbed out only to see Nemuri staring down at you

When she asked what you were doing, you immediately tried to run away but she quickly used her quirk to put you to sleep

After finding out about your situation when she brought you to the hospital, your parents were arrested and charged with child neglect and endangerment

Nemuri noticed that you would rarely ask for things and had a hard time advocating for yourself

If she didn’t bring something up first, then you’d likely ignore it or wouldn’t say anything

You felt immense guilt in simply asking for a snack or a hug or things like that

So she started having you use a journal to help you understand and validate your feelings. She’d leave a notepad with a box for you to write down your thoughts and feelings so that you guys can read them together when she has the time

Ryukyu:

You had been another child who was used by the Shei Hassaikai. Your quirk allowed for your blood to cure all types of illnesses

Your parents sold you to Chisaki due to them being in debt and needing the money

Chisaki was using you to create vaccines

When the Raid took place, you managed to escape but were terrified of men

Since Ryukyu was one of the few females involved, she decided to adopt you

You originally hated touch but learned to love it after awhile

Your favorite thing is cuddling with Ryukyu

Ryukyu brings you to her agency and has you do your homeschooling there. If you want to go to public school then that’s fine, but while you’re healing, you get to stay with her

She tells people to let you come to them instead of walking up to you

Nejire is like a big sister to you

Wild Wild Pussycats, Mandalay:

In this case, your parents weren’t as bad, but they weren’t the best. They struggled to understand you and how your mind worked which ultimately led them to unintentionally neglecting you

You were a very quiet child and had a hard time with talking, not that you couldn’t talk, it’s just that speaking was very difficult for you

Your parents lived in a cabin in the woods and you loved it, until a forest fire broke out, you see, your quirk is fire manipulation, basically fire bending, you were playing outside at night when you accidentally set fire to the forest

It quickly spread and ended up consuming your home at night, your parents tried to drive away but they realized you weren’t with them which led them to suffocate from the thick smoke whilst they searched for you

You thought your parents abandoned you so you stayed put in your little tent in the woods. Your quirk allowed to keep the fire at bay but the panic and fear caused the flames to out of control

When the Wild Wild Pussycats got the call, Ragdoll reported your location and quirk. Pixie-Bob used her earth manipulation to smother the flames. While Tiger searched the area, Mandalay tried talking to you telepathically

She helped you breathe and calm down, as you breathed, the flames seemed to grow and shrink with your breathes. After you calmed down, Mandalay eventually reached you and brought you to their place in the woods

Originally you were terrified of fire due to the trauma of accidentally killing your parents, even though they ignored you often

Mandalay introduced you to her nephew Kota, Kota saw how terrified of fire you were and showed you his water quirk

Together with therapy and the joined help of Mandalay and Kota, you slowly learned to accept your quirk and lost your fear of it

Kota also helped you with speech therapy and you slowly learned to speak

Every step of progress you made, no matter how small, was celebrated and praised, even when you relapsed your were congratulated for your effort

[boku-no-bunbun]

My random baki character thoughts

I think baki has a Playlist for different situations or its just all over the place. I definitely think he has juiceworld and Melanie Martinez one the same playlist.

Hanayama gets his eyebrows waxed and the lady who does them loves him because hes nice and brings flowers.

I think retsu judges people based off the tea they drink. If it's black tea or a calming green tea he thinks your good people, but if you like something spicy, fruity or add alcohol in it he keeps his distance.

Katsumi likes doing tricks for people. It helps him maintain his flexibility and it's a part of him the like making people happy from when he was in the circus.

Doppo hates golfing. It could be because of his eye or just feels like it's pointless in general.

Mr Tokugawa takes pickle on walks and when he's good he'll buy him a new treat to try out like ice-cream or creaps.

Jack likes getting little gifts for baki, though they have fought he loves his brother and bond over there shares feelings and trauma over there dad and there moms.

Yujiro hates cats... I don't know why I just think he does. Probably feels like they're a weak pet and pointless to have when you can have a tiger or lion instead.

Musashi (the dog) constantly hates when baki tries to take him for walks, it's nice to get fresh air but only when it's on his time.

Kureha likes taking care of people but gets frustrated when his patients (especially jack) don't get rest or heal and get out of bed. Like a mother trying to put her toddler down for a nap and they keep getting up to play.

[quirkwizard]

I'm not sure why I made this. I just thought it would be fun to do and now all you have to see the fruits of my labor. So, without further ado, the Pro Hero Parent Tier List. Hope you all enjoy it and try not to take it too seriously.

F Tier: Gran Torino, Recovery Girl, and Yoroi Musha: The simple fact is that these three characters are way too old to be parents. Maybe if this were a grandparent tier list, they'd be higher, but it isn't, so they're all going in the F Tier.

D Tier: Endeavor: Look, do I even need to explain this one? You all know what he did. One of the biggest problems in the story is the result of all the messed up stuff Enji did as a dad. His attempt at redemption was to remove himself from his family. Easy bottom tier.

Nana: While I'm someone who tries to understand Nana's position and decisions in regards to her kid and her role as a "One For All" user, she still didn't seem like a very good parent even when she was around. She herself even admits that, so that is what puts her so low.

Gang Orca: What few interactions we see him having with kids is screaming about their failures and throwing them when he is dissatisfied with their answers. That is bound to cause some trauma later. Like some Pavlovain response when they think of Free Willy.

Hound Dog: He may be a guidance consular that works with kids, implying some understanding of child psychology, but if his first reaction is to yell and growl at any emotional problems in front of him, he probably isn't going to communicate with his own kids.

Thirteen: I get that Thirteen is someone who takes a lot of care and consideration with her power and is quite safe to be around. That being said, I don't think that someone who is at risk of destroying their own child at the atomic level should really be handling children.

C Tier: Edgeshot: There really isn't a lot to say about Edgeshot as we don't get a lot of personality outside of being stoic, which could certainly be an issue for a parent. That being said, being willing to sacrifice yourself for a kid does push him above the bottom of the tier list.

Mount Lady: If we're considering her early in the series, she'd definitely be at the lower tier given how irresponsible and self-centered she is. Though considering her development and how mature she's gotten in general, she barely scrapes by as an average parent.

Kaumi Woods: Kamui Woods is just kind of average. There just isn't a lot going on with him that could give or detract merit from the little hero work he's done. He's here by default. His inability to hug his kids without giving them splinters would certainly be an issue.

Manual: Again, he's average. The most we have is that he seemed to do pretty well with handling Iida's whole situation but didn't seem to notice it in the first place. Otherwise, he's pretty plain. I could see him being the lame dad his kids don't want to talk to or be around.

Miruko: Definite Tiger Mom. She'd be making her kids do all kinds of sports stuff and getting them to exercise all the time. She cares, but she shows it by trying to make her kids excel at what they're doing. Great if they're into that, but I can see it fostering a lot of resentment.

Sir Nighteye: Like Miruko, but at the other end of the spectrum. He would be the kind of dad to make his kid study a lot because that's what he would think would be best for them. Cares and can loosen up when needed, but is emotionally distant most times.

B Tier: Ms. Joke: She is a teacher, meaning she must have some understanding of kids. She'd definitely be the "Fun Mom". She'd always try to keep a smile on her kid's face, even if that meant making terrible mom jokes. Be ready, she has been working on them for years.

Ectoplasm: He seems to be pretty good with kids, but the real clencher is his power. No matter what, he could always be around to be present in his kid's life. And hey, family dynamics are always changing. Who is to say a family can't be just a kid and their thirty-six identical dads?

Ryukyu: She can be hard on herself, but she seems to have a soft spot for children and do well with her wards, given how well they have turned out, being commanding without being harsh. And let's be real: who wouldn't want to have a dragon for a parent? That alone would put her pretty high up here.

Eraserhead: This may be a controversial pick putting him so low, but hear me out. I think Aizawa would try to be a good dad, but he's married to his job, being too tired and absent to really make it work. And did you see what he bought for Eri to wear? What self-respecting father would ever do this his child?

Fourth Kind: A good role model to any kid who tries to foster strong moral foundations and understanding of community in his wards. All around, a pretty stand-up guy to have as a dad. He loses points because punching kids is not a good way to punish them, even if it hurts him more than it hurts them.

Midnight: This could be because I read Vigilantes, but Midnight actually shows quite a few parental traits, like being highly empathic and understanding of those younger than her. Then again, I can only imagine the kind of teasing and general awkwardness that would come from having the R-Rated Heroine as a mom.

A Tier: All Might: If we're counting him without "One For All", otherwise he'd be working too much to be a dad, I think that he'd be a parent. If his students are anything to go by, he'd be a pretty effective parent. We can also tell that he plays favorites with his kids, and that knocks off a few points.

Present Mic: This may be a surprise pick, but I can see him doing pretty well as a parent. He can be the fun, comic dad that plays with his kids and can get on their level, but he can instantly go into serious mode if he needs to. The fact that he can do both so well, which you kind of need as a parent, puts him pretty high on the list.

Best Jeanist: Another stand-up guy, just trying to be a good role model and look amazing while doing it. I mean, the guy had an actual positive impact on early series Bakugou. That has got to count for something. Probably has all kinds of weirdly good life advice if you can understand fashion metaphors.

Rock Lock: One of the few real parents on this list, Rock Lock just seems like a responsible parent. He did try to call out the kids for being on missions, but he was kind of right in that regard and just looking out for them. Probably try to keep his kid from doing stupid stuff. He'd be a good, but restrictive father.

Hawks: Like Present Mic, I could see Hawks being a chill dad who doesn't seem to know what's going on but actually knows everything that happens and always has one eye open when it comes to his kids. He'll give his kids their freedom, but he's going to be there to catch and guide them when they really need him.

S Tier: Mandalay: Another one of the few real parents here, and one with a pretty bad hand. Mandalay not only had to take over as a guardian out of nowhere but had to do it with a heavily traumatized child while trying to lead a team as a pro-hero. The fact that she seems to be doing as well as she is puts her this high without question.

Fat Gum: No one should be surprised that Fat Gum is this high. He's super protective without being overbearing, tries to instill valuable lessons to make them develop, and does his best to encourage his wards to be the best they could be. And could you imagine him giving hugs? That would make any problem vanish.

Tensei: Tensei is just such a good guy. He's a good role model and leader for his team without it being detrimental. He knew Koichi for about a day and he was able to understand Koichi and tried to set him up for success. Imagine how well he'd do with his own kid. Plus, he's an older brother. That's like a being a parent with training wheels.

[therobotmonster]

What do you get when the 6 Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman decide to pull a Brady Bunch and a Johnny Quest at the same time?

You Get the Bionic Six.

Impossible to find streaming in high quality anyplace, but a bunch of eps in pretty decent quality hit archive.org.

Decent animation, an earworm themesong that I am so frightened of I muted it while taking its screenshots. The Bionic Six is a lost 80s gem. Not like, a diamond or a sapphire, but like, at the very least a citrine, or a really nice tiger eye that's all polished up in a riverbed? Anyhow...

I joke about the premise. It's not Steve Austin, it's Jack Bennett. It's not Jaime Sommers, it's Helen Bennett. It was a serial number filing but it absolutely is someone's 6MDM and Bionic Woman fanfic where they got married and both had and adopted a bunch of bionic kids.

The story, however, involves Jack (already bionic) and his family getting irradiated by an alien spaceship (the 80s was a hell of a drug) in the Himalayas, with the family going comatose except for Jack, thus requiring the family's upgrades.

This explains why a bunch of children would be turned into cyborgs, but it does not explain why those upgrades came with superpowers. That seems to be down to the grandpa-figure of the group, Professor Dr. Amadeus Sharp Ph.D, which, I gotta say, that's a chef's kiss cartoon character name right there.

Putting both Professor and Doctor in front of your name is exactly what I'd expect from a guy that's like "these children are comatose... I think I'll give that one the magnetic repulsors..."

As for the family proper, you've got Bionic-1/Jack Bennet, the literal team dad who suspiciously has all the bionic powers you'd expect from Steve Austin, with a touch of Reed Richards gray on the temples.

You have, ahem, Mother-1/Helen Bennett, who doesn't have the Bionic woman's powers because they'd be redundant. But she is a lady in an 80s team cartoon so she's got... say it with me folks... psychic abilities!

Also, if I had a nickel for every brunette be-bobcuted supermilf in a red jumpsuit named Helen I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it does lead to some obvious crossover concepts that the r34 community have thus far failed to provide. I'd commission something but, as established, I've only got the two nickels.

She also stands out by having a codename that is calculated to make villains deeply uncomfortable with using it, thus putting them on the back-foot. Just takes every deathtrap situation to a weird place.

Their (at least initially) biological children, Sport-1/Eric Bennett and Rock-1/Meg Bennett establish the pattern of there being a bionic kid for every interest. Sport-1 has magnetic attraction-repulsion powers, and uses lamposts like baseball bats all day, every day.

Rock-1 was literally designed to be cartoon Cyndi Lauper and has speakers built into her shoulders for sonic attacks. She is also super-speed runs the fastest.

IQ/J.D. Corey is adopted, and doesn't do the normal naming convention. He's an unusual character in 80s toon terms, as he's both the smartest member of the team (per the codename) but also has the most powerful super-strength. You don't get the smart AND strong combo that often, and you'd expect the Sport-1 to be physically strongest but it seems he's more the Mario of the team.

Karate-1/Bunjiro "Bunji" Tsukahara is a foster kid who got dragged into all of this, and has both the most greatly enhanced super-agility and also actually knows how to fight without powers.

They also have a robot ape named F.L.U.F.F.I. who wasn't in every episode.

The story structure is an 80s toyvertoon take on Johnny Quest, with the whole family having toyetic super-powers and vehicles, and instead of a cavalcade of one-off baddies, you get a recurrent cast lead by Dr. Scarab, who is Sharp's brother, and is after Sharp's superior bionic knowledge.

Mad science, not even once.

I have vague memories of Scarab's pursuit of 'trionic' technology, which assumed both that the 'bi' in bionic was for 'two' (reasonably understandable assumption) and that that if two was good, three was logically better, while never really establishing what third thing was being mixed in (baffling even to my childhood self).

On top of his drone robots, called "Cyphrons" (not Cylons, Battlestar Galactica Lawyers, cyphrons), Scarab had a host of modified goons, most of whom where combinations of dumb, strong, and ugly.

The main stand out being Madame-O, who is a cartoon femme fatale of the classic variety, who punctuates her sentences with 'Darling', uses a harp to shoot energy blasts, and can disguise herself as other people, because why be good at one thing when you can be confusing at several?

The animation is pretty good for the time period (It was a TMS animated show!) and it has that weird mix of self-aware and totally earnest that makes 80s cartoons fun.

It was, like most of them, an advertisement for action figures. In this case from LJN, the gimmick of which was they were G.I.Joes that were mostly made of die cast metal. A lot of the characters were pretty chunky, to the point that a FLUFFI could be bring down an assailant if you chucked it at 'em just right.

Oh, and the whole family could join hands to pull of Deus Ex Machina bullshit. It's a trip.

Go watch ya some cartoons.

[blue-jisungs]

diamonds + and pearls

song inspo. diamonds + and pearls — dpr live, dpr ian, peace.

summary. you thought your misery is sailed, like a letter… but then you meet a kind cargo delivery man. or so he said.

au. pirate hoshi x wealthy reader, heavily potc inspired!! set +- 1730 like in the movies lol,, they’re both kinda dumb 😭

word count. 3k

warnings. mention of falling out of the window LMAO, swearing, theft, blades (they’re pirates grrrr), forced marriage ++ lsfm sakura and bts hobi (kind of) cameo (i’m sorry hoba i promise it’s just for the fic nothing personal), kidnapping 😀

a/n. this could be better but i just had the fun of my life writing silly goofy yn and hosh + it made me want to rewatch potc again. for the millionth time. help.

you took a deep breath, leaning forward. the smell of salt made you smile, waves rustling in the distance. the sea looked pretty calm today, foam visible only at the shore.

“ah, lady y/n!” you heard a gasp, causing you to withdraw from the window. your maid ran up to you, dragging you away “i told you not to do that! what if you fall out?!”

“ugh… yeah… sorry” you mumbled, fidgeting with the hem of your corset “is the breakfast ready?”

“mhm. sadly sir hoseok won’t join us yet, he’ll probably arrive around the noon, unless there’s some trouble” your maid, miss chu, explained “i’ll get going but please join us soon”

“of course. i just need to uh… find my shoes” you grinned. she nodded and left the room. you rushed to the window again and grabbed the spyglass hidden in your closet. you scanned the horizon. there was a small ship in the distance, barely noticeable. it’s probably the cargo ship with all the necessities for your wedding.

putting back the spyglass with a heavy heart you slowly made your way to the dining room. it’s not like you didn’t want to get married. it’s the fact that… you don’t know the guy. sir hoseok seems nice from all the stories you’ve heard about him, he’s your age but with this wedding you know your fate will be sealed. no more dreaming, you will have to be a good housewife. and probably you’ll never sail out to the sea, like you want to. you wondered if there was something that could change your situation. maybe if you were younger? or if you weren’t that rich… or maybe if you were richer?

after the breakfast you decided to take a stroll around the city with your friend, sakura. arms linked, you let out a sigh while looking at other people. they all seemed so happy…

“–you know? oh. hello…?” sakura giggled, slightly poking your side “why the frown?”

“you know how i feel about all of this… i wish i could just run away… what if i never see you again?” you whined, looking at her. she shook her head slightly, a foxy smile adorning her lips

“oh trust me, you will see me” sakura joked threateningly, nudging your arm “even if, you’ll do just fine. i know you don’t want this but… there’s nothing to do. in all honesty, y/n, i’m sorry. i wish i could help you”

letting out a small, defeated sigh you nodded. you were grateful that sakura mirrored your feelings. she didn’t have a husband yet, only two years younger than you so if she’s lucky enough, she’ll be able to find a man she wants to marry. unlike you. and losing your friend?

“so it’s my last day as a free woman, huh?” you grunted, pointing at something “let me go crazy, then. i like this tiger printed handkerchief”

“it’s a handkerchief…? hm. okay, you know what? let’s have some fun” sakura grinned and you approached the seller, giggling at the silly thing you’re about to purchase… and many more.

the sun set quicker than you wished, the lights of the stalls flickering. you fought a yawn, walking up to the small bridge that lead to the docks. the only sounds you could hear was the sea and workers chatting quietly. some crickets sing quietly in the distance, occasional crush of a wave silencing them.

sakura left a while ago, only to call for a guard. besides, people knew you here. you just wanted to relax for a little bit longer, enjoying the thing you love the most as a–

“shh!”

you frowned, support your body against the railing of the bridge and looked out for the source of the sound.

“i’m telling yer, it’s not a tiger print. i think the sea salt is starting to burn holes in your brain”

you froze and slowly looked at your hands, in which you were holding the tissue you bought earlier today. with a tiger print.

suddenly you felt a hand on your arm, relieved to know that sakura’s back.

“thank goodness! i got a little… oh” your eyes widened when you noticed that it wasn’t sakura. it was a guy, with loose white shirt and brown hair. he seemed nice but that didn’t change the fact that you were alone at docks… after the sunset.

“sorry if i disturbed you. do you happen to be from around here? our ship has just arrived and we were supposed to unpack the cargo” the guy spoke softly, smiling. oh, so this was the crew from the ship you noticed earlier today?

“yes, of course. i’m guessing you were supposed to ship it to sir l/n, my father?” you mirrored his smile. the man nodded and someone came up to you as well.

“that’s right. where are my manners… my name is joshua, this is seungkwan” the guy said, pointing at his friend. he nodded. when you took a glance at the ship, they scanned you up and down and smiled mischievously to each other “could you be so kind and show us the way to your mansion? we need to sign the papers that the cargo arrived on time”

“oh, of course. just… i’m waiting for my friend and…” you started hesitantly. the looked at each other

“that’s fine. we’ll tell them you went home safely” joshua smiled and called someone over. three guys came up, causing you to gulp. this seemed like a sketchy situation but hey, this is a cargo ship, right? they can’t be bad or something… besides, it weird no one arrived to greet them. so at least, maybe, your father will appreciate your effort.

“miss l/n, i assume? it’s pleasure to meet you” one of them spoke, voice low “i’ll be frank, we were hoping that the secretary will meet us there but… maybe it’s the delay. my name is s.coups, i’m the main captain. those are my co-captains, woozi and hoshi”

you bowed your head slightly as a greeting. woozi did the same, whereas hoshi bowed dramatically and grabbed your hand tenderly. you were shocked as he placed a quick peck on the top of your hand.

“m’lady” he grinned mischievously “we apologise for the delay, however the weather conditions on the sea are unpredictable… just like–“

“we get it. now we shall go, we already took enough of lady l/n’s precious time” woozi cut in. you shook your head and started walking towards your house. you thought the walk would be quiet but hoshi kept talking. throwing jokes, you loosened up. he was a pretty funny guy, you had to admit.

“we’re here. i’ll inform the…” you started, wanting to push the door open.

“we’ll go with you, really. it’s just a signature, that’s all” s.coups said and entered the house, leaving you a bit speechless. sure, this was the entrance that lead to the maids accommodation and your father’s office but…

you nodded shyly and lead them there. it’s good, right? your father does the same each time his financial partners come around.

knocking at the door, you sent hoshi a warm smile. he grinned and you noticed a golden tooth flickering in the light of the corridor. which, by the way, made you realise how handsome he was.

when the door opened, you looked at your father.

“y/n, i told you not to… who is that?” he asked, voice stern.

“those are the men who shipped the cargo ship for uh… the ceremony. i met them at the docks, they just arrived” you explained. the three of them nodded.

“exactly. we just need your signature that you confirm the cargo was delivered” s.coups said, his features a bit hostile “can we come in? i believe we shall not discuss certain aspects of the deal in front of the lady”

you huffed, crossing your arms which caused a giggle from hoshi.

“i… of course. and y/n, you go to your bedroom right away. sakura and our guards have been looking for you. you aren’t permitted to leave the house until sir hoseok arrives, understood?” was all your father said. hoshi noticed your mood going down, smile fading slowly. this made his heart hurt and for unknown to himself reasons, he suddenly felt anger at your father.

“yes, father. i wish you a good night” you mumbled, sending a forced smile at hoshi.

“oh we will have an excellent night” he hummed, winking at you. you felt blush creeping up on your face and you waved goodbye, leaving slowly towards your room.

once you arrived to your bedroom and changed into your night gown, you walked out on your balcony. the ship with cargo that arrived, s.coups’ ship, looked so huge and majestic. you wished you could just… sneak on it and run away.

“pssst”

you yelped, almost tripping when you took a sudden step back. you bumped into something… or rather someone, letting out another yelp. it was silenced by a stray hand on your mouth, causing you to try to squirm away.

“hey pretty lady” you heard a familiar voice and saw hoshi “looks like y/n’s all alone tonight?”

hoshi nodded and the hand from your mouth disappeared, yet your hands were held behind your back tightly.

“what… what is going on? how do you know my name?” you asked, eyes widening. hoshi scratched his head

“your father used it when he begged us not to kidnap you. which is what we’re doing right now” he explained nonchalantly, turning around to take a glance at your room “and take a few things…”

“are you serious?” you asked, voice full of shock. this is… exactly what you kind of… wanted. is it responsible and safe? not at all. will it free you from a forged marriage? yes.

“yup. we’re pirates, my dear. diamonds, pearls… tea?” hoshi hummed, rummaging through your things “that’s what i’m gonna get”

“i can… show you uh, my jewellery. i mean where i keep it. in all honesty, i’m more willing to go with you thank you can imagine. why you’re kidnapping me, by the way?” you asked, crooking your head. hoshi turned around dramatically.

“seriously? then c’mon, because we are running out of time” he grinned, yet his glare was threatening “no tricks though, lady”

someone let you out. you noticed it was a tall, buffed guy. hoshi noticed your scared expression and walked up to you, grabbing your wrist.

“don’t be scared of him. mingyu looks like he’s about to beat you up but he’s literally so dumb…” hoshi whispered and you giggled.

“i heard you” mingyu grunted.

you smiled and quickly dug out your secret chest with all the good gems. hoshi looked at you, actually surprised that you’re giving him willingly all the luxurious stuff you had.

“i… i can explain. can we get out now?” you asked. hoshi scoffed and grabbed your hand, tossing the chest to mingyu “oh, wait!”

quickly grabbing the tiger print handkerchief from your nightstand and your spyglass, you were ready to go. why were you excited…?

hoshi helped you get down the line they used to climb and in no time you were in your royal gardens.

“wonwoo, go check up on the others. i’ll take y/n to the ship” hoshi ordered and you realised there was another guy with you, all the time. he was just quiet and went unnoticed.

“can you explain what’s really going on?” you asked, letting him lead you

“we’re pirates, not your cargo ship. no offence, you made our job way easier. and for the future, you really shouldn’t trust strangers” hoshi looked through his arm at you. sending a shy smile at him, you felt blood rushing to your cheeks “it was our plan all along to pretend we’re the cargo, steal from you… and maybe kidnap you, so we can demand a ransom”

“oh”

he grinned and before you noticed, you made your way through the bushes, just next to the running guards.

“but i liked you. for that tiger print handkerchief especially” he smiled, pulling you down so you can hide from the guards. you looked at the item in your hand, smiling softly

“i bought it today… i guess it brought me luck” you hummed, looking up and him and meeting hoshi’s curious gaze. squatting down behind the bush, you could see the light from the lanterns the guards were using.

“you’re an intriguing person, m’lady. people that get kidnapped usually… do the opposite of what you’re doing right now. they run away… and don’t talk with the kidnappers” hoshi laughed and suddenly stood up, squeezing your hand “lets go!”

“well, uh… see… since you’re kidnapping me i’ll tell you either way. i was supposed to get married… and i didn’t want to… so…” you trail off and hoshi laughs

“ah, i see. well, welcome on board then. you’ll be the first and only girl on the deck, though” he hummed and you left the gardens “was the guy old? ugly? poor?”

“quite the opposite from all of the above, from what i heard” you teased, tightening the grip you had on the handkerchief “i just want to be free… and you’re pirates? i love the sea, i couldn’t even dream of sailing and now this…?”

“oh woah, you’re making me feel like i’m a good guy” he snickered, causing you to smile softly.

in no time you were on the ship, excitement rushing through your veins. you had a good feeling about this, hoshi seemed… trustworthy. or you were just too gullible. it was all soon to find out.

the wood was creaking pleasantly under your feet. oh. you didn’t take your shoes… or clothes…

“okay, everyone’s on! chan, tell jeonghan we’re ready to go! and you– who are you, exactly?” a guy came up to you, his hand resting on the blade hiding in his pocket.

“i… uh… well…” you started, trying to explain it. hoshi came back to you (wait, when did he even leave?) and put a hand on your shoulder. the warmth and gesture itself caused you to relax.

“i’ll explain in the morning. be nice to her, okay?” hoshi frowned. the guy nodded, giving you a wide gummy smile before walking away “that was seokmin, also known as dk. don’t hang around too long with him or you’ll get deaf”

you scoffed and felt a sudden move. hoshi looked at you amused, the literal stars in your eyes making his heart melt.

“if you don’t feel too good, just… return it to the sea” he patted your back and lead you to the edge of the ship, leaning against the railing.

you could see the island, the lights in houses made it look like everyone was awake. well, they probably were because of the chaos.

“aren’t you goning to miss yer home?” hoshi asked, worry in his voice.

“maybe…? we’ll see. so far i feel free… and i haven’t felt like that in ages” you admitted quietly, looking at him. the warm light of the lanterns hung somewhere in the ship made his face look cozy…

“that’s good. i’m happy i could help” his lips curled into a cute smile “now you shall rest. take my cabin– nuh, uh. i insist”

you let out a defeated laugh and nodded, agreeing. you stayed there for a while, observing in silence the land slowly becoming more and more distant. when it was nothing but dark sky and sea meeting each other at the horizon, hoshi led you to his cabin, bed quite modest but comfortable looking. he closed the moving door, leaning against the wall. the blade attached to his hip glistened in the light of the room.

“sleep well, mate” he grinned, small smile tugging at his lips. you were… so cute. he shook his head, trying to get this thought out of his head “thanks for the diamonds, pearls and rubies by the way. woozi is going to lose his mind”

“what?” you frowned, confused. hoshi laughed, the sound being so contagious that you couldn’t help but smile too

“i’ll explain it in the morning. oh and by the way… hoshi is a nickname, you know… soonyoung’s the name” he hummed.

“soonyoung. i like it, it sounds pretty” you mumbled shyly and looked up at him tenderly “good night, soonyoung”

hoshi nodded gently and left. and after he did, he had to physically prevent himself from screaming. you were so adorable.

the night passed surprisingly quickly, causing you to wonder if it was all just a dream. but opening your eyes and seeing soonyoung’s cabin and the open sea behind the windows made you realise it wasn’t.

you saw a pile of clothes and a cup of steaming tea on his desk. you put them on (hoping these were for you) and drank the tea slowly, looking at the view outside the window. the clothes you were given was male but they actually fit on you. maybe those were woozi’s? he seemed like a small person…?

you were about to leave when you remembered the tiger print handkerchief. grabbing it and putting it on, you smiled proudly. once you were done, you stepped out of the cabin.

refreshing breeze hit your hair, the smell of the sea mixed with salt filling your nostrills. the sun was shining, warmly falling on your skin.

“yoo hoo, y/n! up here!”

you looked up and saw hoshi coming down from the ship mast. in to time, almost jumping like a tiger, he was next to you.

“did you sleep well?” he asked and you could finally look at his handsome face in full sunlight. nodding enthusiastically, he smiled “good. well, then. welcome officially on the seventeen’s crew!”

you heard some cheers and applause, smile forming in your lips. soonyoung stole a glance at the tiger printed tissue fashionably tucked in the shirt’s pocket and he couldn’t help but grin.

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[rekofan101]

Shin sat behind the counter, looking down at his phone as the night rolled on. Working the grave shift wasn’t as bad as people tend to think. Almost no one comes to stop by at this hour, and the most work he ends up having to do is taking stock. The rest of the time he ends up sitting at the counter with his phone. He didn’t mind the job too much, even if some nights were rather boring. His coworker usually worked with him during these shifts, but as the guy recently began studying again those shifts become few and far between. So now it’s just Shin by himself.

He himself didn’t go to college anymore, taking a year break after…a situation happened with his friend, let’s just say. His parents didn’t seem to mind when he told them about his plans for a break, his mother even going as far to say that they’d support him no matter what. He never felt too happy with how much his parents tended to coddle him, though he was grateful for everything they gave him, even if it was a bit overbearing. It’s one of the reasons why he finally decided to get a job, thinking it better to try and detach himself from them.

As he was scrolling through the various movies he downloaded, he heard the door open and the telltale ringing of their automatic doorbell. He looked up quickly, scared by the sudden sound only to meet the most insanely dressed person he’d ever seen. She had on a wig (at least he assumed a wig) of bright neon blue and pink striped hair, her face heavily caked in white makeup with painted black tears running down her face. A large leather jacket donned her shoulders, chains hanging from the collar and zippers running up and down the front. Her skinny black jeans looked like they were mauled by a tiger, large platform boots adding an extra couple of centimeters to her height. All in all, Shin found himself more intrigued than scared.

“Where are your cough drops?” She spoke hoarsely, like she’d been screaming all night. Her face seemed a bit familiar, though he couldn’t think of where he might’ve seen her. He pointed toward one of the shelves.

“Center aisle.”

She grunted a “thanks” before walking over to it, browsing the various snack bags. Shin tore his eyes away from her, thinking it rude to stare. Though it was a bit difficult to keep his eyes away, as her outfit and overall look basically screamed for attention. He turned his head away back to the counter, when suddenly his eye caught something. Near the entrance of the convenience store, as per usual, was the magazine and newspaper rack. There on the cover of a magazine he remembered he put up just a few days prior. That’s where the memory came from.

She was on the cover of that tabloid magazine. Bright bold faced words supplied him with information, “Rockstar Reko makes a scene!” It turns out she was the up and coming leader of a rock band, who (at least according to the magazine) has already started making a name for herself. More information began flooding Shin’s mind. Videos he had scrolled past the other day, showing the absolute wildest concert he’s ever seen. A singer with a voice he was sure was louder than a jet engine. And a similar flashy style to what the stranger in the store was wearing right now. It was her.

The sounds of plastic snack bags and glass bottles hitting the counter awoke Shin out of his stupor. He looked back up to the crazy haired lady, apparently named Reko, who seemed more tired than annoyed at his ignorance. He quickly began scanning her items, an awkward silence permeating the air. He thought about making small talk, but ultimately decided against it. If there was anything Shin learned while working the night shift, it’s that most of the time people didn’t want to be bothered. Considering her position as a rising musician, she probably got bothered by fans a lot randomly like this as well. It’s just past 3 in the morning, how could he be so rude and strike up a conversation after what seemed like a tiring night for her. Not to mention, it sounded like her voice was giving out, so why would he try to hold her up to something so trivial?

Reko didn’t have the same idea however, as he was ringing up her total she opened her mouth.

“You don’t have any,” she cleared her throat, turning her face to side as she mumbled something under her breath.

Shin tilted his head, furrowing his brow. “I’m sorry?”

She looked back over at him, raising a hand in the air and waving it around.

“You know, those uh, animal things. Crackers. With the pink frosting and sprinkles. They come in a box?” She traced a square in the air with her fingers, and suddenly Shin was propelled back into grade school. He remembered those sugary snacks. While his mom rarely ever let him have any, he distinctly remembers them for the funny circus themed box they would come in, along with the fun cheesy song that played during their commercials.

“You mean the Pinky Wink’s Animal Parade ones?” Reko stuffed her hands into her pockets, kicking her boot against the floor. Even with a face full of makeup, he knew she was blushing.

“God, fucking yes the Pinky Wink’s Animal Parade ones,” she spat through her teeth, and Shin immediately tensed. Was she that angry over kid’s animal crackers? “Look, they’re for my brother, he throws a fit if he doesn’t have them.”

“Uh…” Many thoughts began to run through his head in that moment. First, the hilarity of her embarrassment for asking for such kiddie crackers, and second the fact that they were “apparently” for her brother. The next thought that came was, wait, did they actually have those crackers? He knew they got some shipments from the same company that makes them, but he doesn’t remember if they sell those specific ones. He figured he might as well check, as this lady seemed drained enough already, and if the brother statement was true, Shin would rather not put her into that kind of situation. “I’ll go check in the back.”

And he left her with the items on the counter, still unpaid for, and left for the door to the storage and break room. He knew it was rather foolish of him to leave her unattended, especially with unpurchased goods. Though from what little interaction they had he figured she was a trusty person. He searched the boxes from last week’s shipment, and sure enough they did have a few boxes of the stuff. He brough one back with him and was glad to see that he was right about his assumption. The lady brightened when she saw he had the box with him, and Shin finally finished up her transaction. Just as he was handing her the bag, he heard the automatic doorbell again.

“Reko! Are you finished already?”

Shin turned his head to the doorway, only to see a man equally as outlandish and goth as the woman in front of him. She grabbed the bag from the counter and waved a thanks to Shin, turning around and facing the man.

“Yeah, yeah, don’t rush me, I’m leaving,” she replied aggressively, the man crossing his arms and looking down at her seriously. She stopped right in front of him as he was blocking the door. “Are ya gonna move or am I gonna have to kick you?”

The man stood in silence for a while. He looked at the bag in her hand.

“…Did you get my crackers?”

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yeah idk lol

DAY 293: YESSSS SHIN AND REKO SEEING EACH OTHER BRIEFLY THIS IS MY FAVORITE!!!!!!!

[raphaelasal]

Folklore in Fargo

Spoilers ahead, Sailor.

One of the things I loved about Fargo this season so far, is the incorporation of Folklore, suberstition and God. We meet Ole Munch (Sam Spurrell) in the first episode. He seems to be a regular hitman of sorts at first, who is set to kidnap the main character Dorothy (Juno Temple) He comes across a bit excentric and the way he talks and dresses seem very anachronistic. We also quickly learn, that Dot is not the regular homemaker and loving mum, she seems to be. Munch and his handyman set out to kidnap Dot, but fail miserably, because Dot is setting up traps and generally fights back, like a tiger. Munch's handyman gets killed in the process. We also get to know Roy Tillman (John Hamm) who was the one who sent Munch on his mission. We're not sure yet why the right wing cowboy goes through so much trouble just to kidnap the young mother. Because Munch failed the task, Roy is refusing to pay him, which sets off a rather bleak storyline in which Roy and his son Gator (Joe Keery, my love) try to put an end to Munch and vice versa. The most intriguing thing about Ole Munch is the ritual he performs at the Tillman Farm. He kills a goat, covers himself in it's blood and leaves a message for Roy over his Daughter's beds. The whole shebang is very occult and seems heathen. And then there is also the flashback to Wales in 1522. See now, this is where it gets really weird. And where I had to start googling some stuff.

In the flashback scene, we see a character, dressed in what seems to be clothes of the lower class, entering a house full of upper class people who are in mourning, dressed in black and weaping. We have a funeral on our hands here. The poor person looks like Ole Munch. Is it him? Is it an ancestor of his? We dont know! On the belly of the deseaced man, which is laid out in the house, a plate with food is situated. When Munch enters the house, there is a tense energy in the room. Munch walks up to the dead body and consumes the food offered on the plate in an almos animalistic fashion. The people in the room gasp, some of them disgusted, some of them afraid. Or both. Before Munch leaves, he gets two silver coins. Which must have been a lot of money back in the day, I did not research that. But we clearly witnessed some sort of ritual happening. It turns out, sin eating was a practice rich people took part of in Wales, Ireland and England in the 1600s. A willing poor person was invited to literally eat the sins of the deseaced person, so they could be welcomed at the pearly gates, with a clean record. All the sins are transferred, to the person who ate the food. A grewsome fate for people at the time, but hey, a mans gotta eat. The world is bleak, so I don't go with the rational reason in fiction, ever. I like to think that Ole Munch ate so many sins, that he became a spirit, that can not die, who is forced to wander around the earth forever, and for some reason chose america. His very beautifully written monologues would suggest that. They almost sound shakespearian.

But how does this play into the bigger theme of Fargo S5? Well, if you think about it, the whole season is about unpaid depts and consequences. Dot ran away from Roy and the farm, because of the ongoing domestic violence Roy inflicts on her. In Roy's book, she owes him, because she made a pledge to him, when they got married. Even though it's very clear, that Dot wasn't so much older than his own son Gator, when the vows were exchanged. Ole Munch sees a debt not paid, because he didn't receive paymant for "eating the sin" of kidnapping Dot. Dot's mother in law, who is a very rich lady played by the brilliant Jennifer Jason Leigh points out "What is the point of being a billionaire, if you can't get someone killed.", while on the phone with an ex-president, apparently Bill Clinton, if I remember right. The show tries to say, we never got over the sin eating, because with money and power, you can pay your way out of any circumstance, be it kidnapping or murder. There is always going to be someone who needs the money more than their soul. And there is always going to be someone who takes advantage of that.

Roy Tillman, quotes the bible a lot. He thinks of himself as a right and just man, as a leader, even though he likes to bend the law to fit his own agenda. He does not give a flying fuck about the law of the land as it is "dictated by washington" and funds a right wing militia with taxpayer money, to actually kill democracy from within. He is the law of the land. These scenes sent shivers down my spine and reminded me vividly of January 8th.

Anyway. All of the storylines in this show are so amazing and worth writing about. Go watch it, you won't regret a second.

[quitealotofsodapop]

So in the Monkey King and the Infant AU, Guanyin and Iron Fan are sisters right?

What was their relationship like? And how did Guanyin feel about Red Son being taken from Iron Fan?

Would Guanyin put up much resistance to Iron Fan trying to take her son back or would she just kinda let it happen? It's Iron Fan's kid afterall.

It's... complicated.

I did try to draft up a rough Royal Family Tree a while back, and Guanyin/Songzi is listed as one of the Jade Emperor and Xiwangmu's daughters, aka Iron Fan's older sister.

You see Guanyin isn't biologically related to the Jade Imperial Family.

But her soul is.

Let me explain.

Guanyin/Kuan Yin is the current incarnation of the First Jade Princess Songzi - the eldest child of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West.

Whilst studying under Bixia Yuanjun, the Goddess of Birth and Destiny, Songzi realised that she was disatisfied with her heavenly existence, and longed to experience the cycle of mortal life and death her teacher spoke of.

Then one day Zhinu the Seventh Princess; would abandon her cushy life in the Celestial Realm to be with a human man. Only for the Jade Emperor and his wife to tear the happy couple apart by literally splitting the skies open so that they could never meet. Zhinu and her husband and children were forced to become cosmic castaways in order to escape Heaven's authority.

Songzi had lost her then-youngest sister all because she loved someone.

So one day, Songzi decided to no longer eat the Peaches or drink the Wine. Many fights were had between her and her family over the matter, with them even trying to force her to consume an Elixir of Immortality just to lengthen her time.

Until one day, Songzi passed on. The details are unclear.

The Celestial Realms quaked with the sorrow that overtook the royal family for thousands of years to come.

Songzi would reincarnate many times in the proceding years. Sometimes as an animal, an asura, a mortal man, or in the case of Miao Shan; a human princess. And each time, she would choose mercy over violence or spite.

As Miao Shan, she refused to marry and instead became a buddhist nun/healer, much to the distaste of her father Miaozhuang Wang. He would then execute Miao Shan for defying him/having powers that scared tf out of him, but she still forgave him and her executioner. Even while staying in a layer of Naraka/Hell, Miao Shan managed to alleviate the pain and torment of those around her - so much so that King Yama the God of Hell kicked her out. (Bonus lore detail+ Miao Shan is frequently associated with Tigers and lions during her tale, which is the celestial animal of Xiwangmu...)

The now-revived Miao Shan would spend many years meditating and helping out lost fisherman while chilling on Fragrant Mountain/Southern Seas. Until one day she heard that her King bio-dad was dying, and that the eyes and arms of a pure being could cure him - so she offered up her own. In this great act of forgiveness she became Guanyin.

The Celestial Realm noticed this and upon recieving confirmation of who she once was; wanted Guanyin to immediately return to Heaven and retake her position as the First Jade Princess.

However, Guanyin realised that she couldn't just leave earth behind while there was still so much mortal sufferring that she could heal. So she became Bodhisattva so that she may still act directly with mortals and the Buddha.

All the Jade Emperor and Xiwangmu can do is sigh with both frustration and resignation. Thats their eldest daughter for you.

From Heaven's perspective, it's a lot like the "Steven isn't Pink Diamond, but kinda?" situation in Steven Universe. The Celestials don't 100% understand that reincarnation isn't a direct copy-paste; Guanyin isn't Songzi anymore, though she still holds her soul and her powers. If she ever truly wanted, she could become next in line for the throne.

A similar situation happens later with Lady Yin - Nezha's mother, who reincarnated as a human woman and decided to stay that way even as her husband and sons become Gods/Celestials in their own rights. Nezha is in turn considered *legally* the grandchild of the Jade Emperor, despite not having a genetic link to him.

Princess Tieshan/"Iron Fan" was born shortly after all these deaths occurred, becoming the youngest out of all of the royal daughters. She grew up hearing how perfect her missing sisters were. All perfect except for that One Little Thing that caused them to lose their place in Heaven and by-proxy; their parents love. These harsh warnings and lessons to never let her emotions rule her decisions, accidentally led Iron Fan to fall for a demon who wore his heart on his sleeve - the Demon Bull King.

As for how Guanyin felt about Red Son being taken from his parents? She felt bad honestly - but she thought that he would cause so much more damage if he was allowed to run around undiciplined. And being legally First Princess, she was allowed to make the decision for his "punishment" when the toddler Red Son did something that greatly angered/terrified the gods...

As for Iron Fan coming to pick Red up from the Southern Sea? Guanyin is literally like; "Ok sure. I'm glad you're taking initiative again. I made sure Red didn't age so you two could make up for lost parent-child time. Call me if you need anything."

Princess Iron Fan really isn't sure how to react around Guanyin. The Bodhisattva may have the soul of her eldest sister - but she acts like a younger one to her (as Miao Shan was the youngest of three), and is a neutral party in the debate of Heaven vs Everyone Else. So the best PIF can do is call her Red's "auntie" and not elaborate on the details.

One of my mutuals @dorothygale123 has been reading through chinese mythology, and was the one to open the door for me on the Guanyin origin story. I've been looking through different articles, and have decided "tired reincarned goddess" is my au's interpetation of Guanyin.

[jalicecookie]

Kitten got Claws!

Headcanon Tigress as your Mother

#.Besides her agressive nature, she is very gentle with you and loves the Nighttime Routine, when putting you to Bed

#. Once Tigress found out she was pregnant with you, she thought about baby Names and it was no Option not to get threw this Shit! The first Baby of a New Vile Generation? Let´s rock this! Her favorite Name for a Boy was Scar for a very long Time. For a Girl the Villain fall in love with the Name Selina (both famous Cats so of course she would pick one of these!)

#. It was a though way for her to accept the Mother Role and new way of beign kept on short Ground, after you had made your way to this World full of evil Villains, Danger and Secrets. The freedom of running around with her `Friends´ to cause Trouble and go in Missions for Vile, caused Tigress to set new daily routines. But her little Baby stole her heart with the first smile, you gave her, and all the sleepless nights were forgotten.

#. Once you reached the Toddler Area and ruined one of her favorite green Jackets while throwing a Tantrum at Lunchtime because you hated green Beans and your Lunch lets say, added some more green to the Jacket, Tigress indeed hold a grudge against you for this Crime. Ignoring you for the rest of the Day and let one of your Guardian - Paper Star or Le Chevre - deal with you for Bedtime.

#. When your first Word was Mama, she started crying and giving you a big loving hug, before telling everyone from Vile about it (whatever they like to hear it or not)

#. Once you got very scared of Thunderstorms and seeked comfort and safety in your Mothers Arms, Tigress told you a Story. A Story about an mean Enemie of Vile, who caused the Thunderstorms to spread a warning. A evil Lady with a Red Hat and the Name Carmen Sandiego.

#. Tigress besides her often arrogant Character Traits, seeks Help and Advice from the Leading Heads of Vile, when overwhelmed with parenting you in different Situations. The CEOS know how to lead this Place, so they sure gave your Mama some tipps. (well mostly Coach Brand & Professor Maelstrom tried to gave Instructions, while Countess Cleo tries to keep more Distance between your Mother and that Thing, as she called you)

#. Your Mother is very talented with showing her gymnastic Talent and started teaching you little tricks, as soon as you could walk. Not withouth setbacks but for the little and more huge Ouchies, she had a first aid kit, of course with Tiger Stripe plasters.

#. Your Mother gets very aggressiv, when someone is messing around with you or calls you a brat. Her protective instincs kick in and you know the saying - mess around with a Mama Bear and get hit by hers Claws. Or in Tigress Case - Keep annoying and insulting her Baby and end up in the Hospital!

#. Tigress once you where able to walk stable without needing the support of holding her Hand, showed you how to hurt a person with you tiny toddler fingernails.....and because you wanted to be as strong a super cool like your Mama, you started copying her attacks moves and using your ´claws´ to hurt the Enemies (wich often where the poor Guys - the Cleaners uhm i mean our very hard working Boys Boris and Vlad)

#. Your Mother calls you by many Nicknames to show her Affection and Love towards your. The top 3 are Mini-Tigress, Dollface or Kitten.

#. For your first Birthday she bought you a Stuffed Animal Plushie that looked like a Baby Tiger and you loved it, took it everywhere with you and gave it the Nickname Tiana - Tiana the Tiger.

#. Tigress is that Kind of Mother who brags about everything you do and dosent care if her Friends get annoyed by it or not.

#. When you push her Limits to far, she sometimes snaps at you and yells at you for beign so stupid and annoying....before 15 Minutes later her guilt feelings hit her hard and she tries to solve the Situation by giving you a Choclate Bar or anything sweet to calm her own Guilt down.

#. You cannot be angry at your Tiger-Mama for very long Time, you love her very much and Tigress loves you. She would steal anything for you to see you smile.....but if you dare to steal her pink Lipstick one more time to play with it, she is going to send you in the longest damn Time Out there is!

#. Tigress hates Bath Time, because what Cat doesent? So when you once wanted to splash a lot of Water super high and got both of you wet.....it took a lot for Tigress to remain calm and not even your ´Love ya Mama´ could helped in that Moment. Cats dont like Water....but you seem to be a Water Rat. Damn.

#. No Matter if you are a boy or a Girl, Tigress because she is so proud of her own Goals, gave your her Name as a Second Name. So your Second Name goes by - Sheena - .

#. Tigress once she came back from a Mission for Vile, always sneaks in your room to check on you and gave you a goodnight kiss on the hair.

[sunder-the-gold]

[Kaiju No.8] The character development of Mina Ashiro

I think Mina Ashiro actually gets as much character development as Kikoru Shinomiya, if not more. It's just far more scattered, with some of the juiciest bits coming after Kikoru's.

This makes the individual pieces easier to forget and harder to collect into a clear picture.

Especially if you've been reading the manga bi-weekly for the last three years, rather than binging it in one week.

Chapter 1

We’re first introduced to Mina as this lonesome badass who killed a giant monster before the public announcement system could even finish warning the civilians to evacuate. She’s committed to her job and effective at it.

Her second appearance contrasts her against her subordinates. They accept the adulation of the crowds and wave back, but she’s facing straight forward and her mind is turned inward. She’s an introvert, not an extrovert, or else something weighs heavily on her heart. She doesn’t care about the signs waving her name around.

But while she’s amazingly powerful and mentally far away, the smears of blood and filth on her cheek and armor symbolically bring her down to earth. These imperfections show that she’s not untouchable, or afraid of getting dirty, or being seen in less than perfect condition. At the same time, the fact that she’s not tried to wipe away the mess on her face underscores how far away her mind is from her current situation.

Kafka observes that Mina’s division leaves such a dangerous mess of the kaiju they kill that the cleaners have a hard time telling the organs apart. Mina either doesn’t care, doesn’t know, or considers it a fair price for the cleaners to pay for the swiftness of her methods.

When she appears on television, the shot is a repeat of her walking through the crowds with her inward focus, but she’s been cleaned up. Letting eyewitnesses see her dirty is fine, but she or someone with authority doesn’t want a visual recording of such imperfection. Or it might have been the reporters digitally editing the visual record, which they had all day to do.

The report tells us that she’s only 27 years old (5 years younger than Kafka), but credits her with making Division 3 so effective and with neutralizing hundreds of kaiju. She’s pretty, she’s popular, she's successful, and her career only promises to get better.

But Kafka remembers her as a little girl who’d lost her home, struggling through her tears to put on a strong face.

When he remembers that moment again, he remembers how Mina mourned the death of her cat, or at least of a cat she knew.

In the present day, Mina once again displays her dedication to her job by arriving within minutes of the sirens going off. Also, she’s filled the void of the dead calico with a white tiger.

Mina pulls off her breather-mask to reveal the fullness of her disappointment in Kafka. She arrived soon enough to save his life and to see him broken and being protected by someone younger.

She did not arrive soon enough to see Kafka’s heroism in saving the younger man first and fighting bravely against impossible odds.

Despite her disappointment, she maintains her professionalism. She doesn’t say a word to Kafka, only issuing orders to her men to assist the wounded and help her look for any other kaiju in the area. She turns her back on Kafka and gets back to her life without him. She rides off on the tiger's back, side-saddle like a lady wearing a skirt despite wearing pants.

Chapter 2

Because of her chance encounter with Kafka, Mina remembers back when she felt daunted by the thought of fighting giant kaiju, and how Kafka comforted her with a promise that he would fight by her side when the time came.

She compares that older memory to the more recent memory of his broken and helpless state as a mere civilian, and bitterly calls him a liar.

But she once again sets aside her personal feelings to answer the call to exterminate a lowly, small-scale yonju. A task that she could have delegated to her subordinates. She was, after all, off the clock and taking a bath. She's at her off-duty home, not the barracks.

Chapter 4

Mina's vice-captain observes that she normally doesn't show any interest in things outside of killing kaiju. But Mina noticed that Kafka is among the candidates for the entrance exam, so she surprises her vice-captain by asking him to elaborate on the "interesting folks" that Kafka will compete against.

Chapter 5

Mina arrives to take part in proctoring Kafka's final exam, while taking care not to show undue interest.

Chapter 6

Mina instantly pays attention the moment that Kafka is felled by a kaiju, but she maintains a poker face and doesn't otherwise react. She trusts Hoshina to activate Kafka's shields if necessary.

Her expression becomes more closed off as Kafka insists on continuing with the test despite his injuries.

After Kikoru finishes the test, Mina surprises Hoshina by revealing Mina was familiar with the younger woman's reputation.

Chapter 9

To meet Kafka face-to-face, Mina takes the excuse of thanking Kafka and Reno for saving Kikoru.

But rather than walking right in to do only that, she takes the opportunity to listen in on Kafka speaking his mind to Reno. She wants to know what's on Kafka's mind.

Chapter 10

When the test examiners pronounce Kafka a failure and ask Mina for any objections, she hesitates. She knows she cannot afford to say anything without it looking like favoritism, but she has to fight the urge to say anything that would help.

She also might not trust herself to be objective about Kafka. Not like she trusts Hoshina's judgment of the man's suitability.

Chapter 11

The other men at the baths demand that Kafka reveal more about Mina's childhood. Among other things, Kafka tells them that "when she was in grade school, she used to take care of the animals". The class pets. After the loss of her pet calico, Mina sought other pets. Today, she has an adult white tiger.

Chapter 14

"Well, Kakfa. Here's what I'm like now."

There's a difference between humiliating a man and challenging him. At no point does Mina demean or degrade or insult or belittle Kafka. She doesn't set him up for a failure or draw the attention of others to him failing at something.

Instead, she makes a spectacle of herself. She shows Kafka the bar he needs to clear to even begin making good on his childhood challenge. Her display stands on its own as a gauntlet he can pick up or ignore, because only he (and Soshiro Hoshina) would even know what she meant by it.

If she humiliated anyone, it was the kaiju she double-tapped after it was already dead.

Chapter 21

Mina has a good enough relationship with Soshiro Hoshina to claim that "It's rare to see you in a slump."

She also doesn't once berate him for his failure. She trusts he did his best, and so merely asks for clarification about Number 8's strength. Was it really that strong, or did Hoshina fail because of some outside factor?

It's only after her vice-captain jokes that she caught him in his "least dignified moment" that she allows herself a show of humor, by taking a photograph of the occasion.

But despite being a long-range specialist, Mina takes the responsibility of hunting for Number 8 on herself, while ordering Hoshina to rest.

Chapter 23

Mina holds a private, one-on-one ceremony where she personally swears Kafka in as an officer.

We the audience already know that Mina remembers and values their childhood promise, but this is where she makes it clear to Kafka himself that she does.

When Kafka gets sucked into their old style of childhood banter and forgets to maintain decorum, she gives him one of those rare smiles that only Hoshina has ever thought he might have seen.

This is, in fact, only the second time we've ever seen her smile as an adult, both times because of Kafka wearing his heart on his sleeve and reaffirming his promise to her. (Actually, aren't all of her childhood flashback smiles because of Kafka, too?)

Of course, Mina still punishes him for the breach of decorum, because she cannot afford to show him any favoritism.

Which is why it is important to her that Hoshina advocated for Kafka, and that Kafka know this. She wants these two men to respect and appreciate each other.

Chapter 29

With Hoshina, Mina shows us that she's willing to admit her weaknesses, even when (judging by her blush) doing so clearly embarrasses her.

She's willing to ask others to cover her weaknesses, and she's willing to take a chance on someone whose specialty is currently "off-meta". She could have chosen someone with more balanced abilities to support her, but she went with someone whom no one else was willing to trust.

In some ways, it seems to me that Mina replaced Kafka with Hoshina. She would have extended the same kind of trust to Kafka, but he wasn't there, so she needed to rely on someone else to fight by her side.

In the present day, after she joins the battle, her first action is to give words of praise and encouragement to her vice-captain and division.

This is the first time we see Mina angry. Veins visibly throb on her face from the rage of seeing kaiju attack her people while she was gone.

Chapter 30

Every word she speaks to her people is encouragement, gratitude, and praise. "Thank you, Hoshina. I'm truly glad I picked you as my vice-captain."

Every time she focuses on Number 10, her veins throb with rage.

Chapter 31

She calls Hoshina's bluff and insists he rest after his fight with Number 10.

Chapter 32

After saving everyone, Kafka's arms and legs are shot. He's immobile and helpless.

Mina could have shot him dead and her superiors would have praised her for it. Her division would have accepted she made the right call, even if they quietly harbored doubts.

But she calls Kafka by name first, before catching herself and addressing him as a monster. And then she spares his life and takes him into custody.

Chapter 33

It isn't until Mina and Kafka are alone that she dares speak to him like a person.

"When you dashed in to save the base without a moment's hesitation, I was shocked to see you as a kaiju. But I also thought...

"’This is such a Kafka move.’" I think there's some faint exasperation on her face.

She then reassures him that she's done everything she can to prepare a case to vouch for his humanity and his usefulness to the defense force's leadership.

She additionally reveals that she took a roll-call to verify that no one in her division considers Kafka an enemy.

And when Kafka asks for permission to still fulfill their childhood promise, she gives him her third small adult smile.

"Sure. I'll be waiting."

And she lets him cry without condemnation.

Chapter 38

While Kafka recovers from his fight with Director-General Isao Shinomiya, he recalls a childhood memory:

Little Mina crying over her dead cat; wailing with grief.

Chapter 39

Mina promptly informs her subordinates of command's decision to spare Kafka's life. She now dares to publicly refer to him by his human name rather than his kaiju designation.

Chapter 56

Mina listens to Okonogi's reasonable concerns about the risks involved with weaponizing Kaiju No.10 while leaving its consciousness so intact.

But just as Mina took a chance on making Hoshina her vice-captain, she's willing to stake her career on his decision to take the risk. Mina explicitly calls it a "wager".

Chapter 57

Perhaps to reward Hoshina for the risk he's taking, she allows him to personally attend the Anti-'Kaiju No.9' Conference in her stead. This allows him to visibly receive the most credit for the information he bought humanity.

At the conference itself, Mina displays outright disdain for fellow-captain Gen Narumi.

We've seen her disappointed at Kafka, back in Chapter 2. But we've never seen her openly and publicly insult anyone before.

She not only tells the second division captain that reprimanding Narumi about his decorum is pointless, she goes on to say, "We all know that the only redeeming talent Narumi has is slaying kaiju."

Earlier in this chapter, Narumi's vice-captain informed us that the First Division and Third Division "get along like cats and dogs". Given that it's Hoshina on the ground bearing his fangs at Narumi, and not Mina, we might have thought this quarreling goes on despite her wishes.

But with her opinion of Narumi clearly revealed, Mina might actually be part of the reason why the two divisions mutually hate each other.

(So if Kafka develops a friendship with the man who is currently his captain, that could put him in a humorously uncomfortable position between Narumi and Mina.)

Chapter 58

Mina and Hoshina worked together to collate Number 10's information with the data they already had, and prepared a proposal for the defense force's strategy going forward. If her vice-captain is willing to risk so much for the information, Mina wants to ensure that information is put to the best use.

Mina also recommends Reno Ichikawa be trained to use their ultimate weapon: Gear No.6.

Chapter 64

Despite her own recommendation, Mina deliberately sent Reno Ichikawa to captain Ogata for the training.

"I don't want him to die. You're the leeriest about the use of Numbered Weapons, so I wanted to get your opinion on the matter."

Chapter 69

Mina just happens to be taking her lunch at the same place Kafka goes for the same. I suspect she planned that.

Even after Kafka chickens out from eating lunch with her, Mina calls him on it and invites him over.

Kafka has no idea how to reconnect with her, but she brushes aside his attempt at pleasant small-talk because she's already got something on her mind she wants to share.

Mina joined the defense force to protect the peace she lost the day that kaiju destroyed her home. She's older, stronger, more famous now, but her singular goal remains protecting the everyday peace enjoyed by ordinary people.

She enjoys little moments like this, to let herself believe that a future of peace is possible.

Mina gives Kafka her fourth little smile, even before he makes her laugh by slipping up on decorum again. But she also tells him to relax; she only insists on decorum between them when they're not alone.

She's not talking to him as a captain, but as a childhood friend. And as a childhood friend, she's deeply concerned.

She touches on their shared history, of how much Kafka worked as a child to look out for her, keep her hopes alive, no matter how scared he actually felt (and no matter how embarrassing it was). She greatly admired that about him, and tells him he's still the same as an adult.

That's why she's concerned about what Kafka told Hoshina: About how he knew what the doctors said about the risk of his condition getting worse if he continued to transform, and how Kafka intended to keep transforming to fight regardless.

So she's trying to tell Kafka now: I'VE changed. I'm stronger now. You're trying so hard to catch up to the 'me' I am now, but I'm the one who caught up to the 'you' of back then.

"I don't need to hide behind you, anymore. So you don't have to bear the weight alone. We made a promise, didn't we? We said we would wipe out the kaiju TOGETHER."

But he shuts her out, and she sees the moment that his heart closes. The look she gives him before she turns away is the saddest we've ever seen her as an adult.

'He hasn't changed a bit. And neither has that smile he flashes when he's pushing himself too hard.'

Mina didn't want Reno to throw his life away using Gear No.6, and so sent him to the one captain who was most likely to deny him the opportunity. Similarly, she wanted to convince Kafka to consider himself more, and to not throw himself away for the sake of their promise.

Instead, he rejected her plea, and the two of them made their own separate promises. Unspoken, unarticulated: Each promised themselves to try harder for the sake of the other.

[alstroemerian-dragon]

okay i think this design is set now. tattoo reference! these specifically are the tattoos fuyuhiko gets done during the tragedy, the ones done the traditional way but inspired by despair. so not the best stuff to have on your skin! he gets them covered with better stuff later but it takes a while

explanation of symbolism under the cut

the flowers on the right side of his chest (which dont read super well my bad) are orange and tiger lillies, which in hanakotoba (japanese flower language) represent hatred/revenge and wealth, respectively

the flowers on the right side of his chest (which dont read super well my bad) are orange and tiger lillies, which in hanakotoba (japanese flower language) represent hatred/revenge and wealth, respectively

his right shoulder features the stylized silhouette of a bear (specifically modeled after a grizzly) with monokuma’s eye and color split

on his right elbow is a hand cut off below the wrist, gripping his arm. there are cuts in the skin, and on the back of the hand is the symbol of the kuzuryū clan. this is meant to represent his mother, specifically her act of grasping his elbow during the initial massacre of his clan after he succumbed to despair at the end of the parade; whether she was trying to beg him for mercy or attempt an act of revenge he doesnt know. he cut her hand off and slaughtered her along with the rest, and then put a reminder on his body

below his mothers hand are various human bodies burning in an inferno. between the hand and the bear are a series of chains. these are just fun awful despair things

around his neck is a stylized depiction of split skin, muscle and blood showing beneath, with blood dripping down onto his other tattoos. above that, around his actual throat, is a viper skeleton. venomous snake right by his jugular

his left shoulder features more flowers, specifically edelweiss, which in hanakotoba mean power (though they can also represent courage)

his left bicep features a specific number of disembodied eyeballs, representing fhe number of people who were members of his clan that he killed in the initial massacre (the one in which he killed his parents) (do not ask me what that number is i dont know and it honestly probably doesnt matter)

below the eyes are waves, and below that, a band around his left wrist, featuring the kanji/kana for the phrase “my lady.” this is meant to represent his ties to junko

on his back are a pair of wings, along with flames. these are connected to how he presented himself during the tragedy, specifically the name and titles he took on as the yakuza leader: his syndicate was called the Hakasatsu-kai, and the name he took was Tsubasa-kei Hakasatsu (the translation of which is essentially ‘winged leader with a killing sword of flame’). he styled himself as a vengeful angel cleansing the world in fire, and his titles ranged from simply ‘the boss’ to ‘the burning angel’ depending on what he wanted in any given situation

in the second image, his syndicate’s symbol has been burnt off of his skin — this is because when the plan to turn themselves into the Foundation came into focus, he realized it would be incredibly obvious who he was if he kept it there. if he just had tattoos, they would probably think he used to be yakuza, or maybe was for a time a member of the Hakasatsu-kai, but the symbol featured so prominently would suggest loyalty and a higher rank in it, which. was actually the purpose. so he burnt it off completely before allowing them to take him in, in order to conceal his identity

also, just for fun, hes got two stab wounds in his lower back, a bullet wound in the left side of his abdomen, and another bullet graze above his left eyebrow. because i love causing damage to my favorite characters.

[imsparky2002]

Class of Villainy - Lil’ Villains

Mari De Vil: This little fashionista hurts animals on the regular and always dresses to impress at daycare. A cruel and horrid little girl.

JafAdrien: A scheming and wicked boy who puts on a cute face to get what he wants. Loves snakes and has a pet parrot with him to spy on other kids. Someday he’s gonna be the best sorcerer in the world.

YzAlya: This girl loves to create new potions and plan havoc, too bad her big sister is always accidentally foiling her plans. Likes turning teachers and adults into animals.

Honest Nino: The little fox-hybrid uses his cute looks to con people. You’ll find him snuggling with Alya in his fox hole.

Prince of Hearts: Nathaniel is madder than a hatter, and the little boy will find any excuse to resort to decapitation. Everyone has to follow his ridiculous rules, or face the consequence.

Prince Marc: The Poison Prince sees himself as fairest of all children (except for his friend Nathaniel, to whom he is equal), and will do anything to keep it that way. Him and Alya like making poison and potions together, and Marc is always staring at himself in the mirror.

Maxiro: A infant genius who’s already planning world domination before snacktime. Little guy’s constructing toy robots and having a blast doing so.

Kimton: A arrogant and rude kid who’s mean to non-villainous girls, and those he thinks are weak. Wants to be a hunter like his Dad.

Alix Khan: The little Princess of the Jungle. This tiger-hybrid toddler loves pouncing and scratching at her prey, but is scared of fire. She’s one evil kitty.

Juleficent: The tiny Mistress of All Evil, this small goth loves to spread wickedness with her staff. Her favorite thing to do is make those no-fun adults nap with her sleep spell. Wishes she could turn into a dragon. Turns her twin brother Luka into a raven for fun.

Princess Rose Candy: The digital infant Princess of Sugar Rush (She was never Pigella in this universe) who was given glitching powers by her best friend, Juleka. Don’t let the bright clothes and squeaky voice fool you, she’s pure evil. Loves to give and eat candy.

Ivan Oogie: The boogiebaby loves frightening his friends and enemies. He’s always up to no good, trying to find something to torture the staff with. Ivan can’t wait until he’s older, when things’ll get really scary.

Mylensula: This tiny sea witch is already quite the devious girl. She uses little crayons and paper to get contracts, and likes stealing voices all for herself.

Madame Sabrina: The girl absolutely loves diamonds and will do anything to have them. Her, Chloe, and Marinette are rich playdates who already have an extreme sense of self-worth.

Lady Chloe: Despite only being a toddler, Chloe makes adults cower when she gives them a death stare. A refined and insidious young girl, she hates plebs and those who are utterly ridiculous.

Kagami Yu: The daughter of a warlord, this little general is eager for the day she can conquer in battle. Always carrying around her toy sword, Kagami’s always up for a fight.

Madame Aurore: A demented and batty child with a love for the gruesome and grim. She’s always bouncing off the walls, and needs to be watched constantly.

Mireides: The toddler Goddess of Death is always snarking about her situation. She likes burning things with her hair, punishing her Kwamis, or causing trouble with Aurore. When she throws a temper tantrum, it gets ugly.

Zoe of the Southern Isles: The princess who’s tired of being ignored by people. Pretends to be a sweet and kind little girl, but is actually a wicked baddie. Loves to have pretend sword fights with her best friend, Kagami.

Jeanatoa: A small crab-hybrid who loves shiny things. They’re always snatching jewels and trinkets with their pincers. He also loves putting on shows for his classmates, and really wants to eat his grandma.

Cosetteweather: This lamb-hybrid is already prepping for office. They follow around Zoe and help her with her plans to become Princess. It pretends to be a shy meek little kid, but is a smart cookie who’ll do anything to get power. Loves being with Zoe.

Doctor Cabello: They may be a toddler, but they already have friends on the other side. They like to use hoodoo magic and talismans to cause trouble, mainly by getting their shadows to do their bidding. They also love teasing the little choir boy, Simon.

Simon Frollo: A very religious little boy, always babbling about “no sinning” and how “God” is so cool. He’ll do naughty things and then say that God told them to do it. Has a puppy-love relationship with Denise, ironically enough.

Ismascar: The Prince of the Jungle who longs to be king. He’s a naughty cub who gets his hyena friends to do his bidding. You’ll find him playing with Alix, usually with strings or yarn. Loves his daddy very much.

Reshma Hook: The toddler daughter of Captain Aabha, one of the greatest pirates ever known. Aabha and Anarka Couffaine are friends, so their daughters were playmates before daycare. Reshma takes after her mommy, and loves pilfering gold or other valuable items, when she can find it.

Lacey Gothel: The little girl is a serial killer in the making. She’s always lurking somewhere with her toy knife, waiting to strike. Loves disguises and hates old people.

And that’s the rotten bunch of kids that poor Bustier and Mendeliev have to control. We’ll be seeing more of them, as well as the ‘Lil Heroes soon in the future. As always, make sure to reblog, reply, ask, and post your thoughts. @artzychic27 @msweebyness

[aqueeracademic]

morse being queer (and other commentary) pt 13:

season 4, episode 1, “Game”:

- season 4!! let’s go

- need me some gay stuff

- season three was not very fruity

- wtf instrument is this lady playing

- thursday is such an asshole sometimes it’s a wonder i like him

- trewlove is perfect in every way

- “where do you stand with all that?” “suicide?” “love.”

- morse and debryn supremacy!!!

- look i KNOW morse thinks of joan when debryn referenced the “one that got away” but…. don’t you think they could be talking about jakes too?

- because i think they’re talking about jakes

- morse’s papers going missing is SO frustrating

- people hate to see my boy succeed and i’m sick of it!

- i know thursday is sad because of joan but morse has every right to be frustrated with him

- at the same time…

- morse copes by working

- with everhthing

- if anything upsets him he goes to work and locks in

- so i can see how he wouldn’t be particularly understanding of thursday not being able to push through and he should try better to be sympathetic

- i still think he has every right to be frustrated w him tho

- tessa knight 🤢🤮🤮🤮

- thursday is SO MEANNNNNNNN

- and for what!

- these scientists are gay <3

- they bicker like a couple and then immediately try to take care of each other it’s adorable

- morse speaking russian 🥰🥰🥰

- i’m giggling

- i love that bright is always so dramatically impressed when morse does something well

- bright and trewlove are so 🤞🥺 i’m obsessed with them

- trewlove showing that sexist motherfucker UP

- I LOVE HER

- “it’s not my place to say.”

- he is. so catty.

- these parents deserve so much better i feel so terrible for them

- thursday’s way of “making it up” to morse is so annoying

- i know he feels bad for hurting morse but just talk to him

- we all know we doesn’t care about validation or congratulations

- like he knows that! and yet 🫤

- the russian man being fully capable of speaking english and just choosing not to do so is so funny to me

- i already don’t like journalists about 60% of the time but this girl is ESPECIALLY annoying and i hate her

- this author is kinda…

- morse obviously doesn’t wanna talk to this author about his job so why on earth did he pull up to the guys house

- that’s my question!

- is it just because he’s….

- because he is!

- morse would be right

- ofc he quickly ends up disliking him but it’s the hope in that situation that matters 🙄

- also morse telling him that police work is boring in real life as if he didn’t get attacked by a tiger and experience all the events of The Great Gatsby is wild

- just straight up lying at this point

- STEALING FROM A POLICE OFFICER?????

- you stole. from a police officer.

- i cannot believe she is like this 😐 i hate her sm

- and of course the same day he finds out that he is being intentionally sabotaged is the day he’s being berated for “losing his notebook”

- cannot catch a break

- at least he and thursday are trying to make up

- these scientists are SO GAY (the awkward one w the glasses and the snobby one with the mouse)

- teasing him while massaging him and then putting his hand on his waist when he gets up

- Science Bros™️

- i don’t like her and all that but tessa didn’t deserve to die 🫤

- the face casts are so upsetting

- makes my damn skin crawl

- the odds of morse finding that paper in the doll were positively MINUSCULE he literally just can’t keep his hands to himself

- justice for frazil i just want her to be happy

- incest should never be the answer in a murder investigation tbh

- or like… even an idea of what happened

- grody tbh!

- NO FRAZIL NO

- aw GODDAM IT

- THE LITTLE GAY SCIENTIST IS THE KILLER

- i’m so upset

- i thought he and the mouse man had something 🫤🫤

- they would have been so cute

- but no he’s not gay he’s fucking incestuous

- i’m mad 🙄🙄🙄🙄

- morse finally driving his car at a reasonable speed

- GO FRAZIL GO

- NO FRAZIL NO

- i stg if anything happened to her i would lose my mind i’m so glad she’s okay

- morse just roasting the killer to get him to surrender is… a choice

- “you have to make a stand somewhere. they’re not going to drive me out.”

- YOU TELL EM MORSE

- morse has lost everyone he’s loved and all he had left is the place he loves and he will not leave and i love him for it

[lingshanhermit]

Ling Shan Hermit: The Definition of Harm

When we talk about harm, our understanding is often too broad. The kinds of harm we can think of and observe are usually very specific physical harms, such as someone hitting your head with a cup, or someone on the internet saying you look like a sheepdog, and so on. As ordinary people, our understanding of cause, condition, and effect is very superficial, and generally, we can only observe a few very surface causes and conditions. Because we can only see those very shallow causes and conditions, we usually cannot see the impact of a concept on our hearts, let alone its significant influence on our future lives. If you are lacking in blessings, you might one day come across someone promoting a particular viewpoint while scrolling through videos. Unluckily, you think what they are saying is right, so you adopt it, and then, for the rest of your life, all your decisions are influenced by this viewpoint. At a critical moment, you make another wrong decision, and unlike in the past, this decision costs you your life. But usually, we do not define this kind of influence as harm. Because it is nearly untraceable. You might not even be aware of the existence of this influence. The judge will not investigate who influenced you to make this fatal decision; they will only pursue the one who stabbed you with a knife and put them in prison, rather than trouble the person who led you astray. Even though most of us don't consider this a form of harm, it is indeed harm, and very, very great harm at that. Most of us may never experience a nuclear explosion or die from a tiger bite in our lifetime, but every one of us can be harmed by wrong ideas. In this respect, no one is immune. It is more formidable than the most severe virus in the world, because most people have no defense against it. These years, I often see internet celebrities promoting stories of someone who remarried with children and received a hefty dowry. Videos like these can be seen almost every day. I can see them, others can see them, so many people watch them, imprint them in their minds, and they influence their speech, actions, and decisions. But essentially, no one will think that such videos are harming all women, but in reality, they are. Because many people may believe they can behave in the same way, just as you might see someone selling an old washing machine for a million and decide to follow suit. Over the past few years, we have seen women on the internet making a lot of money through marriage and again through divorce. We have seen people teaching online how to extract more money from men, how to manipulate boyfriends, how to play off several men against each other. When I see these things, I know that they are actually hurting all women — even those who don't harbor such thoughts are dragged into this. But most women aren't aware that this will hurt them. Because those who harm them are all under the guise of having their best interests at heart. They teach you how to get more benefits, how to protect your own rights, they believe they can control the situation without messing up. But the end result will be that no one wants to marry you, no one is willing to spend money on you, you will grow old alone, and the money you have swindled will not stay with you — this is just the best outcome. The worst-case scenario is that at a certain point, it will turn into physical harm, it will become harm by real knives and guns.

A few years ago, when a certain celebrity's wife exposed her husband's misdeeds, many women online cheered for her. They didn't realize that this lady's actions were actually hurting all of you. She was damaging your marriages, and everyone else's marriages, making every marriage fearful. Because your husband will also see this news. What would he think when he sees it? He might think: "I can't let her know about anything I do in the future." He would start to suspect you and wouldn't be as open with you as before. When he looks at you, he would think of that woman - the woman who exposed her ex-husband's many deeds after the divorce. He would wonder what you would do if you two broke up one day. Would you do the same? He would observe your attitude, to see which side you stand on. Of course, you are in strong support of the woman exposing the "scumbag" man — this makes him apprehensive and creates distance between you two. In fact, it's not just him who would think this way, but all husbands around the world. So, don't you think she is harming you? The harm defined by the law is often very superficial, and what most people understand as harm is like someone pushing your head against the wall — but harm is far more than that.

Many women learned a lot from this incident, and so did many men. Then, they acquired more weapons to harm each other. Although you've never met her, although she has never appeared in your life, and although you only saw her in the news, she can still harm you from thousands of miles away. She makes the person you love create a barrier against you, makes him wary of you, makes him think that you might do the same, and starts him on the path of guarding against you. Similarly, you also start collecting his information intentionally or unintentionally, stocking up more weapons for a possible war during a future divorce. The mutual trust between you begins to slowly leak away, cracks start to appear in your marriage, and this is how the devil sows discord in your relationship.

In the nineties, I first saw the blessing to the bride at their wedding in a Japanese TV drama: "You must be happy." I felt very strange at the time. Today, this phrase has become a common blessing exchanged between female friends. What puzzles me is, don't they know that marriage is the antonym of happiness? I know this phrase has harmed many people. Because it makes you feel that marriage itself should be happy, it makes you feel that other people are all living happily, and only you are unhappy. How can you possibly find happiness when you approach marriage with such misconceptions? If someone had informed you beforehand that marriage is like this – it's unbearable, it's tedious, he will get drunk, pee on the toilet seat, crawl into your best friend's bed, infuriate you countless times, make you want to strangle him in his sleep – if you knew that this is what marriage entails, you would be much happier.

Fairy tales suggest that when you desire nothing, you gain everything. But those who covet all, those who wish to monopolize and calculate every gain or loss, even when they sleep, they end up with nothing and attract a host of troubles. This holds true for both spiritual cultivation and life itself. Of course, you might dismiss this as just a fairy tale. But fairy tales often mirror the true reality; it's just that you might be too naive to recognize it.

Written by Ling Shan Ju Shi on May 15, 2023, first published on May 17, 2023.

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灵山居士：伤害的定义

当我们说到伤害的时候，通常我们的理解都过于粗泛。我们能想到的能观察到的伤害都是那种非常具体的物理性伤害，例如某人用杯子砸了你的头某人在网上说你长得像一只牧羊犬之类。作为凡夫，我们对于因缘果的了解非常粗浅，一般来说我们只能观察到几个非常表面的因缘。因为我们只能看到那些非常肤浅的因缘，所以通常我们看不到一个观念对我们的心的影响，更看不到它对我们之后人生的重大影响。如果你缺乏福报的话，你可能在某天刷视频的时候看到某人在宣传某个观点，很不幸的是你觉得她说的对，然后你就学会了，然后在你之后的人生里，你所有的决定都受这个观点左右。在某个重要时刻，你又做出一个错误的决定，和以往不同的是，这次的这个决定要了你的命。但是通常我们不把这种影响定义为伤害。因为它几乎无迹可寻。你甚至根本不知道这种影响的存在。法官也不会追溯你是受谁影响作出这个令你丧命的决定，他只会追究那个拿刀子捅你的人把他关进监狱而不会去找那个教坏你的人的麻烦。虽然我们大多数人都不认为这是一种伤害，但这就是伤害，而且是非常非常巨大的伤害。我们大部分人可能一辈子也不会遭遇核爆炸，不会死于虎吻，但是我们每个人都会被被错误的观念伤害，在这方面，没有人可以幸免。它比世界上最厉害的病毒还要厉害，因为大部分人对它毫无防范。

这些年我经常看到有网红在宣传某人二婚带着孩子嫁的非常好还得了天价财礼，这样的视频几乎每天都能看到。我能看到，别人也能看到，所以它就被很多人看到眼里，印在心里，影响他们说话做事、做决定。但是基本上不会有人认为这种视频是在伤害所有的女人，但其实它就是在伤害所有的女人，因为很多人会觉得自己也可以那样，这就像是你看到某人把一个旧洗衣机卖到一百万块然后你打算学样一样。这几年我们能在网上看到有的女人以结婚的方式挣了很多钱又以离婚的方式挣了很多钱，能看到有人在网上传授如何从男人那里弄到更多的钱如何勒掯男朋友如何在几个男人之间周旋，当我看到这些事情的时候，我知道这其实是在伤害所有的女人——那些没有这种想法的女人也会被牵扯进去。但是大部分女人根本意识不到这会伤害到自己。因为这些伤害她们的人全都是打着为她好的名义，她们在教你如何得到更多的好处，如何维护自己的权益，她们觉得自己能把控局面不会玩砸，但是最后的结果就会是没有人想和你结婚，没有人愿意为你花钱，你会孤独终老，你骗来的钱也留不住——这还只是最好的结果。最坏的结果是发展到某个程度它会变成物理性伤害，会变成真刀真枪的伤害。

几年之前，当某明星的老婆爆出自己丈夫的那些事的时候，很多女人在网上为其摇旗呐喊。她们不知道，那位女士的做法其实是在伤害你们所有人，她在伤害你的婚姻，也在伤害所有人的婚姻，她让所有人的婚姻都提心吊胆。因为你老公也会看到这条新闻，当他看到这条新闻的时候他会怎么想？他会想：以后我做的事可不能让她知道。他会对你心生疑忌，他不会像过去那样对你毫无保留。当他看着你的时候，他会想到那个女人——那个离了婚之后曝光自己前夫种种的女人。他会想假如有一天你们分手了你会做些什么？你是不是也会那么做？他会观察你的态度，看你会站在哪一方，你当然是力挺女方曝光渣男的那一方——这让他心生畏惧，让你们产生距离。其实不止他会想，天下所有当老公的都会这么想，所以，你觉的她没有在伤害你吗？法律上定义的伤害通常非常浅陋，大部分人能理解的伤害是摁着你的头撞墙——但伤害远不止这些。

很多女人因为这件事学到很多东西，很多男人因为这件事也学到很多东西。然后他们就拥有了更多可以伤害对方的武器。虽然你和她素未谋面，虽然她从来没有出现在你的生活里，虽然你只是在新闻上看到她，她一样可以隔着几千里伤害你。让你爱的人对你心生隔阂，让他对你望而生畏，让他觉得你也可能会这样，让他开始防着你。同样的，你也会开始有意无意搜集他的信息，为以后离婚的时候可能发生的战争储备更多的武器。你们之间的互信开始慢慢流失，你们的婚姻出现裂痕，魔鬼就是这样离间你们的关系。

九十年代我第一次从日本电视剧里看到他们结婚时对新娘的祝福：“一定要幸福啊。”我当时的感觉很怪异。在今天，这句话已经成了女性朋友之间互致祝福的常用语。我奇怪的是难道她们不知道婚姻本身就是幸福的反义词吗？我知道这句话害了很多人。因为它会让你觉得婚姻本身就应该是幸福的，会让你觉得其他人都过的很幸福，只有你一个人不幸福。当你带着这样的认知去结婚，你怎么可能幸福？假如有人事先告诉你婚姻就是这样，就是这样不堪，就是这样繁琐，他会喝醉酒，会尿在马桶圈，会爬上你闺蜜的床，会无数次令你炸毛，会令你想要在他酣睡的时候掐死他，如果你事先知道这就是婚姻，你会幸福很多。

童话里说，当你什么都不想要的时候，你会得到一切；那些什么都想要、什么都想独占、什么都算计到、连睡觉都在打算盘的人，最后什么也得不到，还会惹得一身骚。无论是修行还是生活都是如此。当然，你会说那是童话。但是童话讲的就是真正的现实，只是你太天真了不知道而已。

灵山居士写于2023年5月15，首发于2023年5月17