#like i ain't even mad

[nanomooselet]

Wolfwood and Martyrdom

There's something everyone tends to misunderstand, about martyrdom.

You don't become a martyr against your will. It has to be a conscious choice between renouncing your faith and keeping your life, or remaining faithful and being put to death. It's not just dying, even if it’s in service of faith. It has to be a decision.

It has to be a willing sacrifice. You have to, consciously, purposefully, choose surrendering your life over renouncing your faith.

I do not think people are realising just how profound Wolfwood's devotion to Vash had become. How truly he believed in Vash. How deeply they loved and were devoted to each other.

Because Wolfwood truly did not want to die. And yet he chose to in Vash's name.

Wolfwood loved Vash and his ideals so much that they became his reason to live, and then he accepted death to uphold them. Vash would never have asked that of him. Vash apologised for judging Wolfwood for killing when his willingness to do so saved innocent lives, told Wolfwood his ideals were a burden Wolfwood wasn't required to bear.

Instead, his own death was something Wolfwood had to request.

Do you accept this offering?

And Vash had to give him permission.

I do.

His proposal accepted, Wolfwood took up everything he had left, his body and spirit, the life he could have had, the welcome home he always yearned for - and he purposefully set them aside in the name of Vash's ideals. He was obedient unto death.

It's so painful. Vash is devastated, openly howling and weeping in anguish. But he had to let it happen because it was Wolfwood's choice. That's why, when he prays, it's not answered. And it's why Wolfwood tells him, with his final words, to smile - because he has no regrets. He chose this. He chose Vash. Don't blame yourself, tongari. You look better when you smile.

It is absolutely a wedding. There's literally no other way for the whole series of events to be properly understood otherwise. The passion and devotion of Wolfwood's sacrifice leaves me standing back in genuine awe.

Because to live outside of Christ is to die, and to die in Christ is to live.

Wolfwood entered the story as a dead man, and then realised he wanted to live. Vash wanted to share all his tomorrows with Wolfwood - and he will. Because martyrdom?

Can be how you become a saint.

And this is why Vash burned through his power to protect Wolfwood's body. Because Knives may consume everything else in his madness and fear and vengeance, but he doesn't get to even come close to touching this. This is sacred. This is a holy relic. This is something that belongs only to Vash.

A sinner like Knives is unworthy.

[gothamite-rambler]

Duke Thomas when he learned the darker moments of Bruce including the "Test" he performed on Tim, everything with post revival Jason, and a few bits and pieces for Dick. So he is sticking up for his buddies/brothers.

Duke (on comms during a mission): When I see you stand by Selina, I believe you see two bad bitches. I believe you don't like women, it's real competition, you might pop ass with 'em.

Batman (confused): What?

Duke (rapping): Let's speak on percentage, show me your splits, I'll make sure I double back with you. You were signed to a trigga that's signed to a trigga that said he was signed to that trigga.

Jason and Dick listening in are too stunned to speak.

Barbara (eating cheese puffs while working, impressed): Nice switch up there.

Batman (sad dad voice): I just wanted to know why you were giving me the silent treatment. Please stop.

Duke (rapping with ease while decking a goon in the face): Put your eldest son through hurtles, you're a douche bag. Throwing a weapon at your second son's neck that's a jackass move and putting the third to a test, that's hoe shit-

Batman (enraged, gritted teeth): You are not doing this! Stop it right now!

Duke continued to play the villain as the Dark Knight confronted him, the entire exchange echoing through the Batmobile's speakers.

Duke (interrupting while rapping, enjoying this): Hoe, what? You ain't like that call out? Bat to bat, I'll call out the ego knight. Imma get back to that, for the record. Now why would I call you out at this moment? Y'all think I'd let that slide? Nah, but you got a son to raise, but I can see you don't know nothin' 'bout that-

Batman (hearing an echo from his batmobile): You're on a speaker system?!

Duke: Tell him to pray, know nothin' 'bout that. And givin' him tools to walk through life like day-by-day, know nothin' 'bout that. Teachin' him morals, integrity, discipline, listen, man, you don't know nothin' 'bout that. Speakin' the truth and consider what God's considerin', you don't know nothin' 'bout that-

Batman (shouting, startling the villains in front of him): ALRIGHT, I GET IT!

Poison Ivy (in the background, pouting): Aww, come on, it was just getting good!

Batman: You shut the hell up, Pam! Signal, we will talk about this later!

Jason (laughing): Nah, he’s not finished yet.

Dick (sounding corny, bless his heart): Let him cook!

Batman: Who told him?!

Tim (amused): We may have… told him some stories about you while his arm was healing.

Duke: Yeah, and it’s a good thing little Robin isn’t on patrol tonight. I was holding this in, but I didn’t want the kid around. I respect you, Batman, but sometimes you’re trash at parenting! You trash! You trash!

Batman (offended): Stop calling me trash! This is oddly hurtful!

Riddler: A dumpster fire fit's you more.

Ivy (dryly): Rat-infested garbage barge.

Mad Hatter: Trash island!

Batman: Oh, would you all shut the hell up!

Dick covered his mouth, smiling but also shocked. Jason was laughing. Tim smiled while patrolling with Duke.

Duke: I’m tired, B! I'm tired! What did these intelligent, handsome, confident men do to you? That test alone was foul! You are—

Villains: Trash!

Batman (clenched jaw as he spoke): What can I give you to make this embarrassment end?

Duke: I can see you’re a changed man, but you owe your sons, and me—an apology. Namely, a trip to New York Comic Con all expenses paid... and you buy me a cosplay for an anime of my choice.

Poison Ivy: Good start, but go higher!

Jason: Get us all cars!

Batman (mumbling): Am I in hell?

Barbara: Sorry to chime in, but I’d like a trip to Hawaii with a date.

Dick: No fair! I said Star and I were going to Hawaii!

Batman: I said I was sorry, why must you remind me of this and demand bribes! I already pay all of you and I am not a bad bitch! I’m Batman!

Barbara (joining in): Bitch Man!

Batman: He’s only acting like this because I said Castlevania is dumb! Which it is! That’s just my personal opinion!

Mad Hatter and Riddler disagreed, but Batman threw a dull batarang at both of them to shut them up.

Tim: Batman... you sent him a PowerPoint on why it’s bad.

Ivy (crossing her arms): I bet you hate Kendrick too.

Ivy ducked as Batman tossed a small pebble at her.

Duke (shouting, enraged): Castlevania isn’t a stupid anime just because you didn’t understand Dracula as a character! Keep talking and ooo, I’ll start with Not Like Us! Don’t test me, I’m operating on two hours of sleep!

Stephanie (laughing): Bitch Man's gonna need Aloe Vera for those burns!

Batman: Okay, laugh it up! When I'm back home, all of you are on punishment! Oracle cut the feed from my car speakers and I don’t dislike Kendrick! I have great taste in music!

Batman cut off his communication device and Barbara disconnected the bluetooth connection Duke set up when Bruce wasn't aware he put that in his car. Ivy walked over to the Dark Knight with a smirk, making the hero groan annoyed.

Batman (gruff, wanting a break for the night): I already thanked you for helping me.

Ivy (enjoying the strife and chaos): You did, but this little call out towards you was much more satisfying. At least you’re not a terrible dad like mine.

Batman: I’ll take that as a compliment, weed.

Ivy (smugly): Whatever helps your verbal beat down, douche canoe.

[dootznbootz]

[ahoyimlosingmymind]

what makes me laugh so hard about the joker 'dilemma' of whether he should be killed or not is that... I don't think a single person in Gotham besides Bruce would be even bothered if some gothamite woke up one day and killed the clown on a street corner. they might even throw a party.

and yet this is the issue that tore him and Jason's relationship off it's fuckin hinges

[epickiya722]

I thought the fandom was all for "breaking the norm" and whatnot so I thought it wouldn't matter that Midoriya doesn't work at Bakugou's agency because they can still be heroes together??

I hate that Midoriya rejects Bakugou's offer, not because I think he's some traitor or anything because I don't. (No one can never make me hate you.) I hate because of the fandom's reaction to it.

Whether it makes sense or not, the way some of you are portraying the characters is downright despicable.

Like, the depictions some of you... ugh... from what I'm getting...

Apparently, Bakugou is some controlling boyfriend who should have a say in everything Midoriya says and do. And how dare Midoriya be ungrateful! Oh, the travesty! The betrayal! How dare he say no to working at an agency because working at Bakugou's agency is the only way they can be heroes together!

It's a shame that at this point, Midoriya is just an accessory to Bakugou to some of you.

Honestly, given how for years Midoriya has been treated by the fandom and just the thought appeals to me, I do prefer that he doesn't work at an agency. An agency isn't something so important for someone to be a hero and put a smile on people's faces. Something Midoriya longed to do.

An agency is just a group occupying a fancy ass building occupying some space.

Solo like Miruko and still being able to work with his friends to save people. Make that canon for me.

Some of you are acting as if Bakugou stopped being one of the most important people in his life. As if Midoriya looked at him and went "I hate you, Kacchan". 😭

[sukibenders]

I'll never forget when Arcane was airing and Mel fans were pointing out the symbolism between her and Viktor, only for that side of the fandom to be so hateful towards her and her fans like it was bad. But now that their fave is gone and has nothing to do with the Noxus story like Mel does, that side of the fandom wants to talk about the symbolism all of a sudden but, here's the kicker, with only in regards to Viktor. Oh, they aren't even trying.

[windsofnotos]

no offence to hozier but his tour locations are literally this meme

[utilitycaster]

honestly re this post I think it's worth also drawing the connection that people who do this with characters also frequently act like criticizing the work overall is automatically bashing and in general wish they lived in a world where you could praise something without opening it up to criticism, and you cannot. There is nothing that can only be praised and not criticized. You can refute the criticism but you cannot claim the mere act of criticism itself is invalid without invalidating praise.

[crystalchimera]

Originally posted November 1 on Twitter/X.

More random doodles of Slayer. It had been a hot minute since I last properly drew him.

[idiosyncraticrednebula]

I wonder what happened to the parents of both Eric and Beast, and why they still held the title of prince despite the fact that they were the rulers of KINGdoms...

[sodapopcurtis-dx-asks]

Ponyboy and Mark walk in. Their both obviously on some shit because usually Ponyboy would avoid being seen by all end by Sodapol skipping school, but now he was happily prancing in.

Soda held another note in his hand as Mark and Ponyboy waltzed their happy asses into the DX.

Christ, almighty.

Ponyboy skipped his way over with this plastered grin on his face, before he came over to Soda and settled down as to not appear... off. “Hey, Soda.”

Soda raised an eyebrow. “I'm gonna tell Darry.”

Ponyboy's face immediately dropped, and he grabbed onto Soda's collar. “What?! Why?! Please don't tell him, Soda, I promise I–”

Soda huffed and shook his head, moving away from Ponyboy as he set his feet down onto the floor and stood. “Nope, ain't havin' it!”

Mark, in the meantime, was stealing from the shelves. And trying to be inconspicuous about it, but considering the fact he was likely cross-faded... he wasn't exactly the most stealthy robber.

Ponyboy glanced between Soda and Mark and got real white in the face. “I'll stop. I promise, I will. Please, just– uhm.”

Soda cleared his throat and spoke in a loud voice. It sounded deeper than usual, he was trying to scare the shit out of Mark and Ponyboy knew that from tone alone.

“You plan on paying for that stuff, Mark Jennings?”

Mark looked up, wide-eyed and sneering. He had this vile smile that made Soda uncomfortable. “'N if I don't?”

Soda sniffed, snickered and shook his head again, this time in disappointment. “'Fraid I'll have to call the cops, sir.”

Mark rolled his eyes and glared at Ponyboy. Ponyboy just smiled awkwardly before turning back to Soda.

Soda's arms were crossed and he had this firm look on his face that Ponyboy hated. He was trying to play big-adult, and it made Ponyboy feel dumb. Especially while he was high.

“I'll pay– here. Let me–” Ponyboy started taking out the cash from his front pocket, snapping his hand back when it rubbed the denim the wrong way before he began again.

Mark just watched, walking his way over as he kept his eyes on Soda. “You're too kind, Pony. Wussin' up for your big brother.” He teased Ponyboy, shaking him softly as he rested a hand on the kid's shoulder and leaned forwards.

Soda felt like he was being watched by a lion, every move he made felt self-conscious. He wasn't backing down, though. He stared right back as Ponyboy passed him 5 dollars.

“I'm still tellin'. You best start workin' on sobering up.” Soda smiled and ruffled Ponyboys hair.

Ponyboy cringed back from the touch awful slow. He could feel everything, and the sensations bothered him. “Yeah, okay... 'M sorry, Soda.”

Mark rolled his eyes and pulled Ponyboy off, and with that they left. Soda couldn't help but feel discomfort as he did so, though.

“Why can't he just stick with Curly..?” He grumbled, slamming the cash into the register and sitting back down.

[respectthepetty]

Wild Ass Theory - Lukpeach is a Shipper

I feel positive this girl is "inspired" by Almond's mission to get Jumper, and that's why she switched classes, so she can live her Why R U? dreams and write about them.

So even though 'Mon thinks she is doing something kinky with Latte,

She might be the reason we are getting that threesome vibe in the opening credits between Sean, 'Mon, and Jumper if she writes about them

Unless Sean and Jumper really are just looking for a third since it seems they are together.

Either way, I can't wait for these two little domestic birds to figure it out, and by figure it out, I mean their relationship and not Sean and Jumper's

And these two to keep up the hijinks which hopefully inspires Lukpeach in other ways.

Because this girl writes erotica and Latte would be the perfect inspiration.

[darkdragon768]

[epickiya722]

I'm calling it and I hope I'm wrong about it.

If Gege drops a backstory for Sukuna, folks are still going to be like "well, it's not the backstory I want for him".

[swordspider-fr]

okay want to preface this that the new ancient breed I genuinely like so much more than the other recently released ones (the sandshark guys + the moth alien ones, edit: completely forgot about grass snakes bc they were so mid to me). The design feels very cohesive/strong to me AND weird in a way we haven't super had yet with the headshape (BALD!!!) + limbshape (those huge+few claws <3). like this isn't just Tundra2 but bigger or coatl2 but it's more snake-y.

HOWEVER............ they literally coulda been moderns. like pllllsssssss no more ancients with the 2-wing 4-leg format bc I'm just gonna look at them and wish they are moderns so I could dress them. Like design coulda been vastly improved IMO if they got isopoded-up and just slapped 4 more legs on that thing, imagine legs on the tail section that woulda be great. think they also coulda made it fatter bc we haven't got a fat breed in so damn long but that's also my bias.

[playcraze]

So a lust ring demon (?) can easily have a better relationship with a silly clown and love him no matter what, even if he's ugly af ???? Meanwhile a prince of hell be going through wattpad shit with some mf he only met once like 25 years ago. And they still wanna say Stolitz is cute 💀