#like they’re all literally born to do this

[damthosefandoms]

On one hand, fuck the whole “Soda dies in Vietnam” concept (which is literally confirmed to not even be canon), and glorifying war is gross, and that whole part of history was Very Very Bad and I want that on the record.

But on the other hand, say there’s a timeline where Soda did get drafted, had to fight, and came home and the thing is that Soda was always the one to understand his brothers, not really the other way around, and now the roles are reversed for him and Ponyboy. He’s the one nobody wants to let sleep alone because of nightmares. Soda’s the one no one wants walking anywhere alone, less because they’re scared of him getting jumped and more because they’re scared of him getting lost or getting hurt because they barely got him back last time. And then there’s the implications of the doctor giving it a name for what’s going on with Soda—shell shock, because that’s what they called PTSD back then—and Darry realizing that that’s gotta be what Pony’s been going through since Windrixville. And now Pony’s going to college and Darry’s going to be alone with Soda and for the first time ever, Darry thinks dealing with Ponyboy was easier, because when it was their parents or what happened to Johnny and Dally, they all felt it, but this isn’t something either of them can relate to, and Soda’s different now, he’s not the “easy” brother to work through things with anymore. Darry remembers how Soda wore their dad’s dogtags (from when he went to Korea when they were all so little, before Ponyboy was even born) around town back after their parents died like they were a security blanket and now, Soda wears his own, one of them dented by a bullet that probably should’ve killed him but he got lucky. He got lucky and he came home and he’s never gonna be the same happy-go-lucky kid ever again. And his brothers and their friends who are still around are going to take their sweet time accepting that. Soda used to be a fighter because it gave him something to do, he liked the adrenaline. Now when a couple of socs corner him on the street after a year or so of being a soldier and fighting in a war more hopeless than even the rumble in the park after Bob’s death, he’s going to stand there and tell them “it just ain’t worth the fight” and they’re gonna be so confused by his sudden change that they leave him alone. But Soda kinda gets it now what Johnny meant when he was dying and he said fighting was useless.

And I think that concept is worth exploring in some way or another. Not “Soda gets drafted” but “Soda comes home not wanting to fight anymore even though that’s all he used to know, and his brothers have no idea how to handle it, and he just wants to be a person again instead of that lucky kid who got to come home when so many people didn’t.” but he left a part of him there that he’s never going to get back.

[vigilskeep]

was looking thru ur old romance polls bc im planning on playing a new surana and im trying to decide whod be the most interesting romance, and i looked at the zevran sweep like huh i guess ppl really have an opinion. completely forgot u used to be zevsurana 😭😭 i know its bc of ur oc but do u have any general surana and zevran thoughts abt whatd make them good together?

i may no longer be tumblr user zevsurana but i am still zevran/surana truther number one

an elf is separated from all family & community & their own kind, and raised and trained in a place where they’re never safe, by people who never had their best interests at heart and who pressure them to betray the ones they love the most. and there’s someone else just like them in this, born worlds apart. but by chance and mishap and devastation they find their way to each other!!! and see a mirror!!! and fall in love!!! gets me every time

surana might never see this, but zevran is the one who most fiercely argues against a warden who tries to annul the circle. he’s got your back. the warden being dangerous is one of the things he admires in them, and no fear of magic or threat of templars could ever make him turn away. not to mention that zev literally approves of you considering making a deal with a demon... the dragon age gold standard of boyfriends for blood mages right here. get u a man who would absolutely steal ur phylactery for u in an instant

i just think it’s crazy to open the story of dao with a mage warden in the fade during their harrowing, the black city looming above with the weight of mages’ guilt, the blights always punishment for their sins, and to have zevran say at the end: for the chance to be by your side i would storm the black city itself. i’d damn the world all over again if you led me there. it would be worth it. wtf. wtf!!!

umm what else... i mean its literally a dashing rogue and tower princess (gender neutral) pairing... what more could u want

[mvrdermeharder]

Some quick thoughts on ch 282 now that it’s out

Again, it wasn’t quick at all, why do I always end up like this damn

First of all: I’m very glad that I’ve waited for the official translations before making any theories or serious complaints abt how some stuff doesn’t seem to make sense…

I’ll be honest, seeing the fan translation reeeeally had me confused… Because no, wdym that THE Kaiser impact (literally the fastest kick in the world) isn’t considered to be of unimaginable-genius quality??

But the official chapter clears up my understanding of this. It actually connects to how Kaiser created his weapon: before the tryouts at BM he did not have a particular strength he could rely on + he isn’t willing to be friendly towards teammates -> SO HE OBSERVES AND ADAPTS

He recognises the need for an original, world-class weapon.

Knowing his own abilities = powerful kicks (he literally knocks out the police with just kicking the ball in their face), he trains this talent to the highest level and then continuously adjusts it (his goals get more impressive each time in the NEL). But he wasn’t born with an abnormally strong core or legs to pull this off naturally.

So yeah! It isn’t an unimaginable abnormality after all.

And to sum it up, it’s very interesting how he has learned to:

Create a world-class weapon that is adjustable

Use metavision: probably getting a taste of it while stealing food (subconsciously!), then observing other football players who have metavision, and learning how to consciously tap into it and apply it to playmaking (just like Isagi)

Use geniuses: Ness to set up his play, DISCOVERING his talent -> genius/talented learner relationship. I do think that as Ness had been manipulated to be “too” loyal to Kaiser, his originality as a genius was squashed as a result, bc he was never encouraged to challange Kaiser = thus the equilibrium is unsettled, their relationship does not make evolution possible (for either of them really, as Kaiser recognizes this, and thus we get the kainess breakup in ch 267)

So. What now?

Kaiser has come to the same conclusions as Isagi, he now has his eyes dead set on Loki in 282 (page 1-2) + there is crazy foreshadowing for another Kaiser goal (imo) as I’ve posted about it previously!

And I really do think that Kaiser is more qualified to score this last goal for BM, bc as of now, he’s simply a better version of a talented learner than Isagi:

Now, they’re both aware of how to stimulate their evolution via geniuses (Isagi vs Rin, Kaiser vs Loki)

They both have the same analytical vision (metavision), mindset (abandoning fixations) and goal (…a goal)

BUT Isagi’s weapon is not trained to be world class just yet… he’s missing this one crucial piece to solidify his individuality

( @pixie05love LOOK OMFG WE’VE JUST YAPPED ABT THIS IN OUR MESSAGES LMAO)

Whew.

Can’t wait for Kaiser to prove why he’s the one who embodies the Blue Lock ideal

MANIFESTING FOR A KAISER GOAL,, ISAGI NEEDS TO FAIL FOR ONCE IN THE NEL ANYWAY!!!!

Kaneshiro, I dare you, don’t be a coward, I’ve just set up the perfect plot to make Isagi interesting again😫

[junhongsprincess]

Listening to all the songs on the album, and reading the lyrics…if they had released these exact songs as BAP like at the time they were planning to leave ts, I actually think I would have been bawling my eyes out every second of every day until they came back. My god there’s so much emotion in the words and it feels so personal. It makes sense that Yongguk mentioned he wanted to do this when they were still BAP. But also, I’m actually more glad that it ended up how it did, because instead of probably crying every day listening to these songs, we were all celebrating them being able to get out of that hell hole!

[quietwingsinthesky]

we’ve all said it before but ill say it again, sam should have gotten lucifer pregnant and that should have been the jack origin. if she was jessifer at the time, even better <3

[palukoo]

I know I’ve made other posts talking about or alluding to this but like. obviously there are like the old hollywood movies in the sort of dyke subtext canon (all about eve, rebecca, johnny guitar, etc) but like. there are so many movies that like 10 people have seen but I have such a clear gay vision or interpretation for it. most of them aren’t even GOOD. and yet!!

like the great lie is the one that haunts me the most (or the women but I think that one is kind of different for me perhaps bc I’ve already talked about it here a lot or perhaps bc I think of it as being more well known and watched than I think it actually is? actually it’s probably that I think it is an overall good and well executed and entertaining movie which isn’t really true of most of these tbh). but I also think a lot about like when ladies meet, or old acquaintance, or sadie mckee, or the shining hour, or the model and the marriage broker, or a woman’s secret, or the bigamist, or craig’s wife, or born to be bad, or separate tables, or even dark victory to a degree. others too certainly those are just the ones that come to mind. for half of these it’s not even like oh these women are gay together it’s just like hey I think she’s a lesbian. and I’m right. but my genius will never be fully appreciated in my day unfortunately.

[lucysweatslove]

I don’t know what I expected today, but I most definitely did not expect to be told, in Russian, that I deserve to die by strangulation bc I’m not “fulfilling my destiny” by choosing not to have kids.

[genderdog]

every time i listen to ugly death no redemption i go fucking insane about ice the last generation again

[hazlelnoot]

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[fairyofshampgyu]

finsihed watching lolla and I just don’t even have any words. They did so fucking amazing every single stage they’re literally such amazing performers it’s insane. I’m so fucking proud of them 😭. They’ve worked so hard😭 their growth is insane they just get bigger and bigger. I’m so glad I’m a moa. IM IN THIS TXT SHIT FOR LIFE

[designernishiki]

follow-up to my last post: I like the detail that kiryu gets ayaka’s email and they keep in touch, partly because I like to imagine that he has so many fucking questions for her about queer shit. both because he’s figuring himself out orientation-wise and also just cause he’s a 40ish year old man who takes care of gen z kids who isn’t super in touch with all this stuff but he really wants to know so he can be more educated and a better supporter and all that

[lieutenant-amuel]

You know there is one chapter in WBTL that I’m really excited to write and I have so many dialogue ideas/random phrases I find so good, I just decided to write them down because I’m worried I’ll forget them by the moment I’ll get to actually write the chapter. And you know what? This chapter is already 600+ words long.

[peapod20001]

My witch species ocs are literally huge fucking birds with fucking teeth and it is the most amazing thing ever

[jackett-slut]

ok sorry if this sounds fucking insane. i need to write something out.

[starlooove]

Also what’s the difference between them and superbat in which ur not demonizing the brown boy quickly

[imurgayhomie]

what the sigma?! (Vent post sigh!)