#kait is reading:

[avarkriss]

i love when star wars dunks on itself

[charlesbernardbarton]

This cheeky bitch

Uncanny X-Men #192

[witchesaandbitches]

[hearts-hunger]

this is so cult leader it's like modern sitc josh

[fromthechaoticmind]

Because of course the internet went out. Because of course I have to now travel 20 minutes to the closest library (different rant for a different time) because I don't have the days to just take off and not work. Because of course I remembered one laptop charger and not the other. Because of course I remembered the one set of headphones and not the other.

[flovverworks]

figaro is so pretty like if a man and woman had a child revered by a village he couldnt save

[ghosthoodie]

What is Sicily and Katie's ideal "stay in all day and cuddle" weather,,,,,,.,...,..,.,.,.,..,,.,.. . ,,.,.,.,,,.,.,.,.,.

[orcelito]

minor details, but in chapter 68 of trimax we do see this bit:

the items that vash kept in his coat.

a "funbari doll" (which i cant find anything definite online about what that is with just a cursory look, so im going to run under the assumption that theyre some kind of collectable in-universe) & it's a red one, which is apparently rare. he still has the same pen radio that connects to his earring that's used waaay back on the sandsteamer. a swiss army knife, a random key, a used tissue (?), and...

a lighter? blow torch? i still cant tell what that last bar thing is tho. & i guess he had some kind of (normal) coin too? but Only One.

love the characterization implications for this lol. definitely the kind of pocket contents i'd expect from a silly immortal with a big coat

[marshmallowprotection]

Thank you Kait for the previous post! Honestly it baffled me a lot as well when I come across that kind of people. Saeran/MC will never be codependent in my eyes when this phone call literally exists on day 10 of his route. We're not even going through the AE yet. That's right people. He actually knows and learning how to make decision for himself/what he feels right instead of following other people's choices 😩😩

People want to believe what they want to believe, and at the end of the day, I don't want to waste my time or energy trying to convince other people that Saeran/MC isn't what they think it is.

If they don't see the way Ray Route and the RAE is setting up the clear narrative foils between V/Rika and Saeran/MC to show the differences between an unhealthy relationship where two people are obsessed with the idea of the other and run with that and a healthy one between troubled people who're trying their best to make sense of the world together and by themselves, I don't know if they will.

I'm not saying Mystic Messenger does the very best job at explaining many of these themes narratively, but I am saying if you read what's in front of you and think about it, the answers are there and it doesn't hide itself from you. If you're looking, you can see it.

However, I know a lot of people don't understand the complexities that exist between V and Rika, either. I get it, I know why people are fast to hate them for justifiable reasons, but if you don't understand the dynamics of their relationship, you gloss over a huge part of the story when it comes to what the game is exploring with Saeran and MC. I'm not telling people to care about V or Rika when I say that, I am saying that if you want to talk about toxic codependency, then your answer is V/Rika.

Maybe I have an easier time understanding the dynamic between V/Rika because there have been times where I've been like Jihyun, and that uncomfortable mirror has helped me become a better person. I am grateful to Jihyun for that. Someone wrote in my tags yesterday that V and Rika aren't about who is the perfect victim or the perfect abuser, they're two unhealthy people who are trying to cling to each other to cope in the most toxic way imaginable.

Neither of them will ever be wholly innocent as their actions hurt each other other and many of the people around them. Could we argue semantics on who did something "worse?" Yeah, you could argue that up and down because there's layers to the things both Rika and V have done. But the core of their relationship is built on unhealthy codependency. They cling to each other and as long as they do that, they'll continue to burn like a wildfire.

It's not healthy.

Jihyun even acknowledged how unhealthy it was in the RAE for him to shelter Rika. It's that awareness he has that makes me upset with him, because he'll destroy himself to keep his promise, and in doing so, destroys everyone around him because of it. Sometimes, you've got to understand that your dependency on another person isn't the healthiest thing. You have to make boundaries and start working on getting away from that dynamic, or you need to go and straight up leave.

Saeran and MC do not act and react to situations in the Good Ending the same way that Rika and V react and act to situations that they're thrust into. Saeran and MC are partners, they work together, confide in each other and make decisions based on trust. But, what they do is not based on what the other wants.

Your image shows that.

MC: Would you stop working with them if I asked you to stop? Saeran: To tell you the truth, no, I'll continue on. If it was before, I would've done what you told me to do, but, I want to persuade you now.

V and Rika don't communicate like that. V "shelters" Rika from what she has to face even though he knows it's wrong because he feels like that is the only way to prove he is giving 1000% of his life to ensure his mother didn't die for "nothing". Rika leans into the obsession she holds for Jihyun, continuing to view him as a God who will save her from her devil, even though she knows, deep down, he can't save her from her nightmares.

God. They drive me up a wall all the time but they are the ones we need to look at if we're going to talk about characters who have an unhealthy attachment to each other.

[sinners-go-to-drink-the-wine]

good morning my love 🥰

i did not have the mental capacity to think about this earlier and honestly, I still don't.

jake is so pretty when he screams.

[avarkriss]

[charlesbernardbarton]

And what if I bawled my eyes out

[kaitsawamura]

"He sighs, deep and heavy and more serious than you’ve ever heard him, resting his hands on your hips and rubbing circles in them with his thumbs. 'Will you let me, now? Now that I know, will you let me support and care for you? Even if it’s just as a friend.'"

you feel love in the sodium | an i will keep going with the support of my friend bakugo playlist

. * -> other links and info

A playlist created for @therealvalkyrie

Their Fic: you can feel love in the sodium

mutuals send me the link to your fave fic you've written and i'll compile a playlist!

[hearts-hunger]

“What do you think of Molly?” you asked... he looked across the living room at her. Her emerald eyes widened and she looked away quickly. Danny’s cheeks glowed as he looked back at you. “She’s okay,” he answered... He chuckled, glancing back over to her, admitting it out loud. “She’s pretty far-out.” - Summer In The City by @gretasmokerising

[ghosthoodie]

The fact that Kaity was an academic really boggled Sicily's mind. The fact that she could even put up with doing assignments, and sometimes even sought them out for fun, drove her mad. She's so fucking intelligent that for her, what Sicily drudged through is like skipping through a park on a sunny day. It'd piss her off, if Kaity didn't use this magical power to her advantage, and if she didn't wear the prettiest smile while doing it.

She got lost in her brain watching Kaity wiggling around in her seat, typing something on her laptop in their kitchen. She's dressed very casually, wearing some black leggings and what she thinks is one of her T-shirts... She's wearing a focused expression on her face, proven by the little fang that pokes her lip... She's working on something. Sicily's curiosity perks just at the sight of it. She can't let her and her little fang sit alone like that.

"Hey sugarplum, what are you up to?" She says, the legs of the wooden stool squeaking on the floor as she sits down next to her. She catches a glimpse of her screen, which is full of lines of text in a Squoogle document. Her eyes practically glaze over.

Kaity giggles at the nickname, bashfully playing with the end of one her tentacles. "I'm applying to college..." She laughs. "Again. Graduate school."

Sicily's jaw drops. "Why the hell would you do that? Don't you already have a degree?"

"I'm curious about how you inklings get educated." Her tapered finger pokes Sicily's nose. "And also, don't you think it'd give me a better chance at a good job if I'm educated in the inkling world?"

"Don't you already have that good apprenticeship with Sheldon? Why in the world would you want to go back to school?"

"I already told you, sugarplum." She smirks.

Sicily scoffs, her face slightly flushed. "I dropped out of college for a reason...and it was art college. Not even any of that incomprehensible STEM stuff you're into."

"You dropped out of college because you were dedicated to being the amazing Agent 3. Now we're girlfriends. We don't have to worry about any of that war stuff. Plus, Ammo Knights has the benefits that make my tuition almost completely free." She shrugs. "Flexible hours, too."

"That's...fucking..." Sicily's hands claw her own face in stress. "What are you even applying for? Master's in Engineering?"

"Ya." She flicks one of her short tentacles. It bounces back in a way Sicily finds adorable. "What, are smart women not your type?"

"Kaity...!" Sicily whines, leaning into Kaity and grasping her T-shirt dramatically. "You are so fucking hot but I just don't understand why you would do this...! Why does your brain work the way it does?!"

She rolls her eyes, and lifts her bangs to quickly kiss her forehead. "You're a weirdo. Can you check my grammar for this excerpt really quick?"

[fallen-for-the-stars]

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