#kat deserves this!!!

[blackkatmagic]

I am fully in support of all of those posts that critique fandom's obsession with making the clones completely Mandalorian in every way curse you Traviss, and I think it's valid to take a second look at the impulse, but I also take umbrage with the idea that the clones have nothing to do with Mandalorian culture at all. Literally the most visible clone in the whole of TCW wears jaig eyes, used the same way the Mandalorians use them, and so do multiple other clones. Multiple clones also picked Mando'a names for themselves, or wear traditional Mandalorian hairstyles, and Boil isn't the only clone who wears some sort of Death Watch insignia (which is fascinating in its own right).

There's just - nuance to all of it, I think. The clones aren't wholly Mandalorian, but they aren't not Mandalorian either. Whatever canon you want to take re: Jango and the trainers he picked, the clones clearly picked up bits of the culture from them, whether because of or despite them. Especially considering Mandalorian culture was largely spread through conquest originally, and adoption, the clones have as much of a right to it as anyone, and writing that off or ignoring the fact that at least some of them clearly do consider themselves part of the culture in some way removes a lot of the grey area from them as their own thing, imo.

The clones are a grey area, as a whole. I think that's part of the tragedy of them. They don't have one people who are their own except other clones. They don't have one specific homeworld or culture. They were created literally to die as cannon fodder, and they made themselves into a people despite that. Taking away one of the major pieces they incorporated into their lives (in strict canon, even if you want to ignore everything Traviss ever touched) is weird and overlooks a lot of what's presented about the clones in TCW.

They don't have to be perfectly Mandalorian in every way. That's just as much of an injustice to them. But removing the Mandalorian bits entirely strips away a lot of how they clearly see themselves, too.

[ryukatters]

9:18 PM — s. geto ⁺˚⋆｡°✩₊

content: fluff, friends to lovers, sort of self-ship coded, reader dates (shitty) men

pairing: suguru geto x gn! reader

a/n: got suguru on da brain rn. my first work for him! hello geto nation how we doin?? also i had to fight my autocorrect bc it kept changing geto to ghetto 😔

“Surely, you must lack respect for yourself.”

“Excuse me?”

“You heard me," your best friend scoffs. 

It's not uncommon for you to end up at Suguru's doorstep, teary-eyed and sputtering after another failed attempt at romance. But he's hardly ever this mean. 

"What's so great about these guys? Tell me."

"They're...nice."

He sighs out your name in exasperation. He never uses that tone on you, ever. "You're literally miles out of their league. And they can't even afford to pay for both of your meals. How many times have you had to pick up the check for you and your date?”

You open your mouth to retort but wisely keep it shut. Suguru merely raises an eyebrow. 

"Exactly. How can someone be ugly and broke? Then still have the audacity to reject you? Pick a struggle."

"Well excuse me, mister 'I don't need dating apps because everyone just comes to me.' Not everyone is as fortunate as you are when it comes to romantic prospects." 

You're starting to question why you even came here in the first place. Indignation fills you as you slump down on Geto's couch, utterly defeated. 

He sits down next to you, placing a gentle hand on your knee with an even gentler look in his eyes. Your best friend's always been so kind, so thoughtful. That, paired with the fact that he's pretty easy on the eyes makes it easy to understand why he has suitors flocking from left and right. 

"Hey," he calls out, giving your knee a light squeeze. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you."

"'s fine."

"No, it's not. It was insensitive of me.”

You know what else isn't fine? Geto wants to ask. The fact that you don't know what kind of guy you deserve. He wills himself to keep quiet, for both of your sakes. 

"Maybe the universe is trying to tell you something. That you have some karmic lessons you need to learn and all that. You say that all the time."

"I don't know. Maybe...maybe love just isn't in the cards for me, Suguru. I mean, what else could all of this mean?" 

You sniffle, and Suguru can feel his heart break into a million little pieces. He wants nothing more than to scoop up the shards and present them to you, in hopes that you can somehow press them back together to make it whole again. The same way you always come running back to him, the same way you trust him to mend your own heart time after time with gentle praise and reassurance. 

"Maybe every heartbreak is just bringing you closer to 'the one,’" he offers, the hand that was previously on your knee now rubbing comforting circles on your back.

"Do you honestly believe in that shit, Suguru?" He doesn't blame you for being so cynical. He would be too, he thinks. 

"I do," he professes without missing a single beat. 

"How?" Not why, but how? How could he possibly understand? How would he know if fate's thrown his so-called one and only his way?

"Because I've felt it," he hums. 

“You… have?” You’re not sure why you feel so disappointed all of a sudden. Why should you care if your best friend’s in love with someone?

“Why do you feel the need to look so far for love?” He counters.

“I…”

“Why don’t you try looking at what’s right in front of you for a change?”

That’s about as far as Suguru’s willing to lay it out for you— he hopes you can read in between the lines. Call it insurance— a way for him to spare his own feelings in case you decide he’s unworthy of your affection and toss him to the side of the road.

“Suguru, I’m not sure I understand what you’re trying to say…”

Yes, you do. Suguru wants to say. Just think a little harder. 

There’s a pregnant pause.

When he realizes that you’re unwilling to take another step forward, he figures he needs to just take the leap. Fuck the insurance. He needs to do as he says and prove to you that the trail of heartbreak behind you is all going to be worth it. Because you have him. Suguru can only hope that his love will be more than enough to heal you from a lifetime's worth of pain. 

“Give me a chance,” he whispers, his hands enveloping yours as he brings them up to his lips, pressing a sweet kiss to your knuckles. “Please. I’ll show you how you deserve to be treated, how you deserve to be loved.”

You gasp, unsure how to receive such a confession— especially one from Suguru, nonetheless. The two of you stay frozen for what seems like an eternity. You— afraid, inexperienced with being on the receiving end of anything remotely romantic. Suguru— tense, confession lying heavy in the room. It weighs down his soul with each passing moment he’s not yours. 

“Please,” he pleads, feeling the way your hands tremble in his. Or was it the other way around?

Fear begins to gnaw at Suguru’s insides, thoughts of losing you plaguing his mind as he wills himself to stay calm. He wants nothing more than to shrink into himself— until he hears you speak, tone light and teasing.

“Promise you won’t make me pay for our dinner on our first date?”

Suguru allows himself to let out a genuine chuckle, leaning forward to kiss your forehead.

“Wouldn’t dream of it.”

[driftsart]

Guyz... Guess what I've been watching... (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

[helinedmightbehere]

"we need more complex female characters" you guys couldn't even handle earth confiding in sun because he was the only constant in her life

[azriaann]

i think the most annoying part about nalu getting literally ZERO development in 100yq is that it’s so obvious how they could write them falling in love YET THEY CHOOSE NOT TO. like dude i don’t UNDERSTAND!!! you set up lucy to be a.) worried about natsu and his “scary flames” (which, don’t even get me fucking started) and b.) at least a little canonically in love with him… and then just? don’t do anything? with that??? like for the love of all things holy DEVELOP NATSU’S DEMONIC PROPERTIES AND BOOM! COMPELLING STORY AND PLAUSIBLE ROMANCE!!! have her be the only one who can get through to him!!! have him be worried about hurting her!!!! JUST DO SOMETHING😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

anyways sorry yall i was curious about what’s been going on in the anime so i watched the latest 100yq episode (💀💀💀) and yall are RIGHT! the lack of nalu development is STARK!!!! like wdym gruvia and jerza are like married and gajevy are having a kid together and nalu are… what..? talking once every 10 chapters??? and even when they do talk it’s some stupid unfunny joke?!!?? IM LAUGHING like i know im being soooo over dramatic and i literally should not expect greatness from fairy tail 100yq of all things but COME ONNNNNNN!!! MAKE THEM LOVE EACH OTHER!!!!! what happened to tenrou and gmg nalu😣😣😣 come home😣😣😣

[sabrinasprincess]

kai + eyefucking bonnie

[gremlin-pattie]

the thing is that jedus fans are like “vote jedus because it’s silly! wouldn’t it be funny if they won lol!!” meanwhile phannies are like “pleeassee vote phan. phil wants to win. they are actual soulmates, next to each other in life, ancient turtles, a ranch metaphor. they made me believe in love.” and not to take a tumblr.com rpf competition too seriously, but i hope true love prevails over a meme.

[cancerian-woman]

seeing kat graham yesterday with red hair made me think

we were robbed of bonnies rebel phase

elena got her red streaks

caroline got her....greasy stringy wtv non humanity hair that was a whole mess

but bonnie just got a fuckass bob

Kat looks stunning with the red hair. I hope she keeps it longer. Ginger or blonde would be gorgeous on her.

I liked the wavy bob, it was more complimentary tbh. Yeah, the closest we got to rebel phases for Bonnie was the expression arc or the huntress era. Expression as nice as it was Bonnie was villainized and punished for it in the end. Everyone gets a “fuck everyone” moment and it sticks for however long but Bonnie we all know why.

[intotheelliwoods]

Thats it this post is an @kathaynesart appreciation post. Comment or reblog if you love and appreciate Kat and her work <3

[tohrus]

tw // abortion + sa

🚨 URGENT REQ 🚨 reposting to help out a stranger in need!!op is currently cfing for an abortion and needs funds to survive in this situation.

pls send donations here and here + note: "for Kat 🍓" !!!! let's help op reach their goal today!!!!

[thefreakandthehair]

I’m just here trying to sleep after a long week (I know it’s only Wednesday but I am stressed and I wanted to quit my job on Monday so it’s a long week) and I’m thinking about Dustin’s birthday. Specifically his seventeenth. And maybe it’s not on the exact day, but around there, and it hits him out of nowhere

He’s the same age Steve was when a bunch of kids were shoved at him and he was told to keep them safe. He’s the same age Steve was when he almost died doing that multiple times on the same night. He’s the same age Steve was and he doesn’t think he’s even remotely prepared to handle a group of kids and doesn’t think he could have been brave enough to fight a bunch of demodogs or billy when he was spitting mad and then gotten up and gone into the tunnels afterwards.

And he looks at Steve now, more mellow, softer around the edges, with friends his own age and his bitching far more playful and affectionate with them, with his glasses and his failing hearing and sometimes anger because of those things but no regrets.

He looks at him and wants to cry because he doesn’t know how Steve did it. He doesn’t know how Steve was so brave and strong then when he was arguably still sort of an asshole and didn’t even know them aside from knowing who they were. Because that night was the first night they’d even spoken, but Steve had jumped right back in despite how they all knew he’d tried to pretend it never happened.

He looks at his brother and doesn’t understand how he’d so easily been there for them back then because trying to imagine himself in his place it just makes him feel overwhelming panic.

Because that’s when it hits

Steve was a kid too. He was just a kid, but he’d seemed like an adult to him, had carried himself with the confidence of adulthood even when Dustin knew now that it was bravado.

He thinks about the year before, when Steve had fought his first monster and been even younger. And maybe he wasn’t the youngest, that was Erica’s privilege, but he’d still been a kid and they’d all forgotten that because it was Steve, who took on the mantle of protector and carried it like a badge of honor even now.

And he hugs him, of course he does, and when they talk, they both cry a little, because Steve can finally admit how he’d felt back then, how he’d felt so out of his depth but didn’t want the kids to see his fear because he needed to be brave

Just lots of sappy thoughts about childhood and loss and moving on knowing that you were allowed to be scared when you thought you couldn’t

KAT YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW. I'M SCREAMING AND CRYING! I'm gonna lose my MIND. I'm gonna climb the WALLS. I'm gonna FLY into the SUN! this is SO IMPORTANT to me now, I'm never going to not think about this, this is critical to their relationship now and I'm never going to see it any other way.

if you write it, I'll podfic it. I swear, this just flipped some switch in my brain, I'm obsessed.

[blackkatmagic]

The entire plot of e+m is just Fox's brothers being sick of his shit and getting him a meat pumpkin so he stops trying to disassemble furniture/troop morale/government systems. Maybe they should have tried a puzzle feeder before Agen though, I don't think he's going to keep Fox out of trouble

In Jaster's defense, he actually did send Fox there to disassemble the government systems in the name of providing Enrichment. He just failed to account for the fact that Fox would need Extra Enrichment to help with all the stress from that.

Fox is delicate like a cheetah. Except that instead of internalizing all that nervous energy and becoming overly self-conscious, he externalizes it and makes it everyone else's problem. What a man, honestly. <3

[sunshine-and-his-stars]

KINDCEMBER DAY TWOOOOO

MY GIRL

MY GIRL

OH MY GOD YALL MY GIRL ITS HER DAY

POLLUX TIMEEEEE

Gods you all i cannot explain how much I adore Pollux.

This is going to start happy and get angry before it gets happy again I am upset that people don't think she should be angry at lunar so I may get rant-y. But I promise this is all positive towards her.

Pollux is the first astral Lunar meets. She is never afraid of what she is, she doesn't even try to hide it from Lunar. When he points it out she just looks confused and brushes it off. She's so positive and energetic and what she doesn't understand in social cues and human emotions she makes up for in energy and genuine care. She gives off the most care of the pair initially, especially in my mind when Earth gets hurt and Castor doesn't want to tell her because he's worried she'll get distracted from their mission.

I just rewatched the magic vacation episode this morning where Pollux took Lunar and Castor to Paris and China and oh my gods I was giggling so hard the entire time. I love her energy and her heart and how much of herself she puts into everything she does. She wants to take in everything, she wants to learn everything that she can. Throughout lunar's training she's constantly their hype man (hype woman? hype star? who knows), and that carries on into their relationship, as she tries to support him when he's struggling with his emotions.

She sometimes reminds me of a puppy with how hyper and excitable she is, constantly moving, dancing, shimmying, singing, etc.

Pollux is genuinely willing to change how she sees the world for Lunar, her first real friend, her partner, her mentee. She's willing to spend countless hours watching rom coms to learn how romance works, she wants to learn more about earth (the planet) and teach her brother and Lunar, she says specifically that she is learning how emotions work because she wants to understand how Lunar sees the world and to be what they need in a partner.

Now, current lore time. This is my opinions. If you have problems with it, scroll away or block me. It's not my job to keep you happy.

Pollux deserves to be angry. Some people don't like this, but she deserves it. Her first friend, her partner, a person she is willing to change heaven and earth for turns away from her, AGAIN, and seeks out someone who can help them cheat their way through his training.

She repeats multiple times to Lunar that "they aren't like him" they don't feel emotions the way that he does, and oh my gods does that hurt. She's trying to close herself off because she doesn't understand why she's hurting. If she had never met them, if she hadn't come to earth, if she hadn't started learning how love works, she wouldn't be feeling this heartbreak, she never would have learned how to feel. And now she can. And she Hates it.

Its the same feeling after starting to unmask, or after a dissociative episode. Feeling too much, wanting it to stop but also hating that you want it to stop. She's fundamentally changed as a person, both her and Castor have.

Now she sees lunar as "annoying" and "stupid". She's trying to bury her feelings under anger and numbness. She's acting more like Castor, turning that bluntness that Lunar said he loved against him and trying not to show how hurt she is.

She ignores him, turns a cold shoulder, snaps at him, and just repeatedly acts spitefully towards him.

👏AS👏 SHE 👏SHOULD👏

When castor came to check in on Lunar during his first trial, he'd said that Pollux was the one doing a lot of the talking and fighting for them, without very much rest. Pollux is strong and brave and does not get enough credit for it. Queen Kat does an amazing job with her, showing a character who is learning to be human as her lover loses their humanity.

Pollux and Castor's relationship is adorable to me too, because she's so confident and stubborn, she drags him along and he just goes with it. He watches hours of movies with her, he listens to her rants even when they aren't things he's interested in, he genuinely listens to her opinions and doesn't look down on her for being more chaotic or childish.

Pollux tries to explain to lunar so many times that it's okay if he can't do more, he's doing enough and she's proud of him for that, but he never listens and just ends with them all getting hurt.

I love Pollux so much as a character though, as a kid growing up with a mythology + astronomy obsession, and that continuing into my life now the entire concept of the Astrals is so so cool to me and I love what LAES is doing.

*takes a dramatic bow*

Happy kindcember everyone! Make sure to go check out the user I mentioned in my last kindcember post if you want to see the prompts and give them some love! The TSBS fandom is such a cool place and it deserves to be safe for both the fans and the creators. There is no reason there should be this much pain the VAs are going through to bring us the amazing content that they do. We can be better. Shouldn't we try?

[0m3n-0f-d3ath]

Princess Lily

[rainbowpufflez]

Mmmgrrnnnh,,,, Pokevillain nose shapes,,,

[randomthunk]

If you know, you know.