#kiiiind of want

[wisteriasymphony]

get 80s'd, bitch

[novakiart]

I still don't buy that raglan is actually marius BUT I do love the idea that playing human for daniel molloy is somehow a hereditary trait

[esseastri]

Just in time for Halloween, I've added a copy of GIDEON to my Etsy shop and you can click here to buy it!!!

[littlemoriflower]

me ft. a random mirror I found in an alleyway in Lisbon (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

[misty-wisp]

ofc here's my girl's ref as well :3

[fae-morrigan]

i think kid jon really only works for me specifically in the context of teen jon. without bendis + taylor + pkj + maines/grace's additions, the story of kid jon is a fuckin horror story where lois gets reduced to a mother (and nothing more) and clark keeps burdening, um, a 10 year old with the literal weight of existence and the last remaining house of krypton, and then ignoring/punishing him when he reasonably lashes out in accordance with that weight. kid jon's narratives propose a story where superman is the inescapable destiny of a child at the whims of fate and any action jon takes of his own free will that contradicts that must be shut down immediately because he WILL grow up to be his father again, whether he likes it or not, look he'll even be shoehorned into a friendship with Future Batman by the will of his parents

with teen jon, its like the writers finally asked, hey.... what if...... that was a BAD idea? what if maybe thats a bad thing to ask of, again, a ten year old? what if all that pressure pushed jon into bad situations that were bad for him, as they realistically would? and also what if he liked boys

[dennisboobs]

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[starbuck]

somehow i can see reality as it is right now and i understand that i’m a normal person who’s doing a lot of good for my local community and trying my best and has a lot of value as a person and is working exceptionally hard juggling work, school, and volunteering and is generally well-liked by everyone i meet and like. wow. can i bottle this feeling? can i always feel this way?

[amemoryofwot]

Missing Elayne hours …. time for TFoH re-read after I’m done Ancillary Sword

[thevoiceofdesertbluffs]

mmmm yes. Again because i feel like it

also Charlevin WAS supposed to be done for Valentine's but a lot happened so. IT WILL BE COMING SOON I PROMISE

[centeris2]

oh dear now I’m having a bit of an existential crisis over the sso character update/creator because like, do I make myself again like I did when I first started sso over 9 years ago? If I just make a current version of myself it will no longer match what Rebecca the fanfic character looks like (and not just because like, updated graphics. It’s been 9 years I look very different physically)

that’s a bit of dissonance I was not prepared for and I’m not sure how I’ll tackle that once the character update does come out

[nomaishuttle]

comparison (new on left old on right)

[taehyungfirst]

https://www.tumblr.com/taehyungfirst/753188009637232640/httpswwwtumblrcomtaehyungfirst75316395337650

The only people who need to change their behaviour are Army, Tae’s fans haven’t done anything wrong by calling out the erasure of Borahae and only using Borahae.

I know what you are, anon, and though admin is kind to y’all, y’all need to stop expecting all of Tae’s fans to get on your bandwagon, because you and I both know why y’all are actually pushing for both, and it’s not because you care about Tae or you care about Tae fans “isolating themselves”, it’s very much to do with who created apbp.

I really wouldn’t care about the fandom using both as long as no one acts like they’re not actively erasing and replacing borahae, it’s been obvious for months and it’s not even the first time this discourse pops up. Now it’s much more OBVIOUS, like I can see that Hybe is trying to push one instead of another because they couldn’t trademark it. Seeing ot7 saying “but we do use both” and then the only time they use it is to claim it when kths provoke them pisses me off. Just drop the act.

[water-mellie-seeds]

Nothing makes me happy rn this sucks

[15ktherapy]

LALALAAALLALALALALALALALALLA DONT BE MEAN TO MORONS JUSY LET THEM BE STUPID LALALALAALALALALALLAALLAL

[andrewwtca]

@airawisteria: #what i find extremely strange is how apathetic kairi is towards riku in kh2 than sora #like the girl is out here sending him a message in a bottle just after remembering his name #and riku? she remembers him but she does nothing

#the most shes done is reveal riku to sora and that i think is just because i think kairi knew just how much sora misses riku #i dont think kairi or riku are anything more than acquaintances who care for each other but thats all surface level built on the past #i think kairi realises just how weak her bond with sora is by the end of kh2 #which is why she sends the letter and when the reunion happens and its so awkward focused on how much kairis changed #how much the past has changed #i think (this is complete and utter speculation btw) the only reason she doesnt let riku go is because of sora #and maybe a bit of her 'pure heart' which makes her do the right thing #but i think kairi would have realised that sora cares a lot about riku since in her mind he spent a whole ass year just looking for the guy #i dont remember if she knows about com outside of who namine is but she most likely doesnt know when she calls out to riku

#and another thing when riku and sora return from the realm of darkness she only holds out her hand to sora and not to riku #its a small thing but i think it shows that while sora wanted to bring riku back no matter what since he did the same with riku #kairi just wants to have her childhood best friend/crush back and doesnt care about riku

#i think riku is very much so hung up on the idea that sora and kairi love each other (cave drawing) so he doesnt get in the way of them #but he also doesnt spend like much if any time with kairi #i could be wrong but i dont recall a single scene where its just riku and kairi in kh3 outside of the dlcs #and the only scene where i think it would make sense is sora and kairis paopu scene which means kairi is actively avoiding riku #and riku is too hung up on the idea of 'theyre destined for each other' to intervene #and even in like kh1 when they should by all means be the closest theyve ever been kairi actively tries to exclude riku #shes scared of change and she knows riku brings change with him or maybe she too is scared of sora and rikus bond and relationship #and riku isnt exactly trying to hang out with kairi

Something really sad, and also INCREDIBELY telling, I found in the Ultimanias is how the Destiny Trio's bonds are described. like, Sora and Riku are kind of consistently described as best friends, but when Kairi gets involved, the bond just becomes childhood friends.

Sora: "Though he lived on Destiny Island with his childhood friends, Kairi and Riku..."

Riku: "A young man who cares deeply for his friends and is Sora's best friend and good rival."

Kairi: "A lively girl who possesses a pure heart of light and grew up on the same Destiny Island as Sora and Riku."

I found a translation, as well, of a character correlation diagram and they're the only trio that isn't described as best friends.

I understand that as a whole, their trio is supposed to represent growing up and how your bonds to one another can change - whether that means growing stronger and coming even closer or weakening and becoming distant - but you'll still care about each other. But it still is incredibly heartbreaking to see the main trio's friendship summed up as "they grew up together."

The only place I've so far seen to say different is the Story Before KHIII.

Sora:

Riku (ignore these god-awful screenshots I was literally watching a youtube review to try and read it because I couldn't find it anywhere else. Just trust me, it says 'Sora and Kairi's best friend since childhood'):

Kairi:

Now, I get it that maybe they don't want to use the same language, but it makes the most sense to me to say on Sora's bio to describe them as best friends, especially considering we see HIS bond with Riku and Kairi, but on Riku's? And the fact that Sora is always the 'friendship guy'? (This is just an outlier I wanted to bring up that calls Riku and Kairi best friends, and that's only if you take these translations as 100% faithful, which we have seen time and time again, that they often aren't.)

It almost feels like their friendship is at an all-time low. And don't forget this is the guidebook that leads up to KHIII, which should hypothetically be the peak of their bond, because they're all on the same level (not in terms of Mastery as Riku is the only Master, but in terms of all being Keyblade Wielders), they're all safe, they all have opportunities to tell each other their feelings. This book is a chance to be a celebration of their friendship, of how they overcome and yet?

'Childhood friends.'

I remember, maybe a few weeks ago, there was a question going around on Twitter asking 'if you have to get rid of one trio, which one would it be?' and most people said Destiny Trio and yeah, it's for a very obvious reason! A lot of these same people say that the games just don't do a good job of showcasing their relationship and they're all really good friends with each other, and everyday, it just more and more obvious it's just wistful thinking. This is as close as we can get as a 'word from god.'

And when you look at the game, it's obvious that they're drifting. The last meaningful conversation we had in this group was Sora and Riku in KH2. KH2!!! That was literally 18 years ago (like a few months for them, but that's not the point I'm making)!!! Meanwhile, we got meaningful interactions in both the other trios in KH3 - which, I'll concede, it was because they were separated for long periods of time that they were so meaningful, but if the game wanted to show us Destiny Trio having deep interactions, it could've! Literally, Sora and Kairi sharing a paopu fruit didn't even have a conversation! it was just Kairi inadvertently voicing her (VERY WELL JUSTIFIED) fears that they'll drift away from each other!

The reason Destiny Trio doesn't feel like a trio is because they aren't one! There's Sora and Riku who are homoerotically close, there's Sora and Kairi who have are growing distant, and there's Riku and Kairi who's only meaningful interactions were founded on guilt or Sora.

TL;DR: "Destiny Trio" is slowly turning into "Sora and Riku dating with Kairi constantly left out of the picture"

They really are Destiny Trio because destiny brought them together and that's about it. Destiny can't give them the same drive to save each other as it gave Seasalt and Wayfinders. I mean yeah, they'll physically save each other, but they're so out of touch emotionally with each other. Like Kairi still refuses to process Sora growing up. Riku has never told Kairi about the things he did to try and save her. He's never even told Sora about his jealousy of Sora and Kairi. And god forbid Sora ever tell them about his insecurities!

The apathy towards destiny in Chikai's opening feels like the perfect way to describe what's going on with them. Destiny is there. Destiny brought them together. And that's it. What else is there to care for?

It's also, once again, very telling that this same song then proceeds with very romantic lyrics about making an oath with someONE. Hm. It's almost like even outside the games, on written supplements, we're constantly being told the path the Destiny Trio is on, and we're constantly being shown that every step they're taking is leading them further down it.

Just. OUGH, these kids!!! I need them to stop sacrificing themselves for each other and making these oaths that are all too big for them, and sit down and just TALK. (And please please please let Kairi interact with someone other than these two. Please, it hurts to see her fall away with nowhere to land!!!)