#like wow the copium

[anti-bkg]

Meme I found on reddit that quite accurately describes how certain parts of the fandom are taking the extra chapter…

[marimeeko]

You know what, it's fine guys.

Izuku was just running to uraraka bc he wants her advice on how to plan the most amazing proposal to Katsuki.

[glitchedmagic]

okay. under the assumption that namemc spoilers are a troll, i think i have my final wildcard prediction:

gem and pearl said (paraphrasing) that the mobs were all weird and that wasn't really the wildcard nor a spoiler. it's the last episode, so presumably grian didn't want everyone to die to random wildcard effects (some people was probably fine)

so my prediction is decaying/corrupting world. something about the world is falling apart. maybe gravity changes? blocks getting replaced? shrinking world border? idk exactly but i feel like this would be fun for a couple of reasons

a sense of finality to the season. it has to end here because the world is literally falling apart

a deadline. its got to be tempting for the cc's to drag out the last session and try and gear up/prepare/get enough content. this puts a hard clock on the season

a strangely thematic ending (imo). this world was weird and wild. things happened that were not supposed to happen. eventually all of that energy had to break and the world broke too

the fanart would fuck. just. so hard. after a season of ridiculousness, the drama artists deserve to go ham

anyways even if this isn't the wildcard, im going to hc the server corrupting as the season ends. a treat for me

[monstrouscrew]

"I can barely even think straight - the agony I am feeling is completely unbearable. I weep, I beg, I plead - but no one answers me. No one even appears to be there."

(a quote from my Bluesummers simulation.)

feels like no one will tell Legato to stop being emotional about the injuries in this timeline.

no fucking one.

i hope they won't change his backstory.

(IDs in the alt text)

[todayisafridaynight]

One of my fave jackets is this green jacket with a fur hood im wearin rn because 1.) its green 2.) my dad gave it to me 3.) it reminds me of saejima. Who also reminds me of my dad

[godisasimp]

Aww he's so sweet while I'm beating him up like the loser he is

[welcometoteyvat]

lion dance boy drip marketing ..... soon....... (?) ....... hopefully............ (imagine if he's just a fake leak. i'll put on a clown hat for the next month)

[warriorfujoshi]

me: i hate reading theory

me seeing a guy who wrote a book in 1992 accurately predict the state of 2023 in all its manmade horrors:

[agirlnamednix]

I want to clarify a couple things:

When I say "distrust", I mean that I have no faith in their other writing. Zenos is a good villain for almost exclusively a single reason; throwing that away tells me that you don't understand what makes a good villain. Without his moral bankruptcy and singular focus in fighting you, Zenos has no foundation.

I'm not trashing people for being silly about pixels; I'm SPECIFICALLY talking about the quality of the WRITING. Zenos being babygirl in fanart is fine. Small "what if" snippets are great! But the people who write entire novellas about Zenos doing the fun girlfriend things with their WoL OC is just...bland. It's uninteresting, tells me nothing about your WoL, and turns Zenos into something he's absolutely OPPOSED to. Tilting a character a bit to fit into your narrative is good...just keep it in that character's range, yeah?

Edit: Oops; this was meant to rb my own post. This isn't directed at Pyro. xD

Spicy take, but I viscerally distrust anyone who portrays Zenos as a romantic figure.

I super enjoy those who decide to headcanon that he came back with them from Ultima Thule. That your mutual near-death mortal combat changed him in some way. But that he's still a violent, exceedingly dangerous piece of trauma that needs to be contained. And you WoL OCs who match his savagery beat for beat? I see you. I appreciate you. You're doing it RIGHT, even if there are romantic undertones.

But Zenos is not your "babygirl". He's not someone you can have and hold. He wants to fight you. He wants you to fill his mouth with his own blood. He wants you to kill him.

And you did.

You killed him.

He got what he wanted and so did you, if you respect his character. Making him into your squishy shows an utter disregard for what makes him a GOOD FOIL TO THE WARRIOR OR LIGHT.

I want to be clear: subverting what the devs intend for a character is fine! People bringing back Hades to be a traveling companion now that he has his memories back? That's pretty neat. But why doesn't anyone do that with Venat? Or Hythlodaeus? Or...

...literally anyone other than the biggest baddest villains of the entire game?

Zenos was meant to die by your hand. Emet-Selch was meant to die by your hand. If you're going to keep them around in your head-canon, please at least TRY to have some diligence regarding what makes these characters GOOD.

Zenos's entire staple as a compelling villain is that he's your dark reflection. A reflection you can choose to deny...or accept as your truth. As such, as your character changes so should he. How you find joy should change how he finds joy, and vice versa. But he is STILL the hunter. As are you.

So instead of putting him in a slutty two-piece and going to the beach, take your Dark Passenger with you on a hunt. I'm sure he and Zoraal Ja would have a LOT to uh..."say" to each other. >:3x

[pritong-baboy]

I forgot if Animated Soundwave still has mind reading powers (He's got that different backstory swag) but ngl would be pretty unfortunate for him if he did. Imagine being stuck in Deception jail on one side you got Megatron and Starscream Copium about losing and on the other you got Shockwave constantly broadcasting his enemies to family AU fantasy about Bumblebee. Like how do you deal with this.

Probably not that much better in world's where they're not in jail, but at least there it's possible for him to be like "Wow, that guys insane. I'm going to another room now"

it's honestly such a funny thought lol. bc i imagine that shockwave is pretty good at hiding what he usually feels, but then as soon as you tap into his head it's just a powerpoint compilation of him and bumblebee doing the most mundane domestic things together.

[gemapples]

my new year's artwork won't be done until tomorrow, but i at least wanted to make a little post celebrating it before it turns! see you in 2025 ❤️

going into a personal ramble about my year under the cut. im mostly just talking to the void but feel free to read if you want!

this year has been. wow. if i had to put the definition of an emotional rollercoaster it would be this year for me

so much happened, yet so much DIDN'T happen simultaneously?? i don't really know how to think tbh 😭 i think above all i'm relieved it's over and i get to (hopefully) have a fresh start again

i got a lot accomplished this year. i graduated and got a degree which is a huge thing!!! i went for and accomplished lot of difficult things i had to do that i wouldn't even think about considering last year, and i feel my mental health has been beyond improved from it. last year i took note of how i consistently put myself in a box to make others happy, and i noticed i significantly improved in regards to how i see myself and made sure to put my own health first. there's still MUCH more to work on, god, and i've still been struggling with it, but i've been taking steps and that's all that matters to me. i want to continue taking better care of myself next year

on the downside though.. a bunch of personal stuff i had no control over happened in july and to put it in a way, i was scared for my life. it's settled now, and even got better, but i haven't been that terrified in a very long time. it was so difficult for me to cope with and i'm very grateful it's not something to worry about anymore, but i would be lying if i said i wasn't scared for what horrific event next year will bring for me. i noticed the past few years, something awful happened that made me seriously question, doubt or even straight up hating myself :') and i'm not looking forward to experiencing that again next year in the slightest. but at least, i'll try to get better at it

i've felt pretty disappointed and unhappy with my art this year as well, for whatever reason. it was mentioned to me that it could just be burnout (i HAVE been drawing more consistently than i ever have throughout this year, especially due to college, which makes sense) but whatever i try to do experimental-wise, i just can't be happy with it. i think the major reason is the way i've been shading, because i might be instinctively holding myself back. i don't want my art to be too eyestrainy or give people headaches by looking at it obviously, but i feel like as a result i've been making my art feel too "muddy" for my liking. so! i decided one of my new years resolutions will be to be way more spontaneous with the way i use colors and try not to put that box on myself. one thing i can say is, i tried a Lot of new things with art this year, including working on complex backgrounds, putting in way more effort into pieces enough to be full illustrations, etc etc. and i hope to break a ton more boundaries next year too. regardless, i can't thank you enough for your continued support. it seriously means a ton to me. i know i repeat myself a lot but i always mean it

hopefully 2025 will bring us more kirby too! we haven't had a full year without a new kirby game since 2021, and even then forgotten land got revealed! so i get the feeling something HUGE is coming. also looking forward to pokemon legends z-a too (im insane over it). and the hypothetical manager magolor plush. <- copium.

thanks for reading, and i hope 2025 is a fun, enjoyable year. hopefully it'll be nice to us

~ mac ❤️

[lynn-tged-posting]

tged webtoon ep 175 spoilers and thoughts but it's nothing really serious i just really enjoyed this week LMFAO and more below the cut

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i need it to be known that this panel was the thumbnail for the ep and i was . so confused. bc wow that expression is not one u usually see on javier but also considering what happened in the angel arc,,, maybe,,, he's learning to be more like lloyd for real after all,,, LMFAOOO

and then it turned out it was just the spirit king's perception of him AHAHAHAHA the other two panels showing that were good too,,, wow,,, whats wrong with him,,, with THEM,,, /j genuinely the gags where javier looks lowkey like a fucking thug are so silly funny WAHAHAHA

they say the more u spend time w ur loved ones the more u become like them,,, or something like that. idk thats just what i heard HAHA

and jesus christ yeah okay when you look at lloyd's construction from this lens. yeah. the spirit king does have a very very good point about protecting nature from forces like this,,, lloyd buddy you've been fucking with nature a lil too much cool it a lil bit ur making spirits mad sob sob sob

i do hope that lloyd and the spirit king are able to come to a compromise? cause im sure lloyd wouldn't just,,, fuck up nature just Cause right,,, right,,,,,,? he's a good enough guy,,,,,,,,,,,, right,,,,,,,,,,,

speaking of the spirit king. oh my god that's just fucking ice king . cmon now HAHAHAHA

the resemblance,,, just enough to avoid copyright probably. thats so silly HAHAHAHA

it's ok mr spirit king. surely lloyd will. compromise. after u stop uuhh attacking ofc but like. yeah,,,,,, surely,,,,, <- so much copium oh my god please lloyd don't fuck this up LAKFJDLSDJKF

ALSOOO more world building reinforcement hehe, based on what we know about when the demon king prequel takes place, this dragon should be tyrannus!

i think the way u can tell too besides just Knowing that is the missing gem on the forehead; verkis has a gem directly on his forehead thats pretty bright (in both tged and dkc), whereas tyrannus has no gem at all! so this dragon in this ep is absolutely tyrannus,,, i wonder what else he was up to at this time,,, hm hm!!!

oh also,,, the estate citizens reactions to the snow piling on was actually really really sweet,,, they're so cute look at them,,, work hard play hard as they say!!!

i think it's really telling that they're able to play so freely like this even without lloyd's explicit say-so bc ofc, lloyd wouldn't force anybody to work in bad conditions,,, they know when to rest, they know safety like the back of their hands, and they know lloyd wouldn't make them work in a mf blizzard,,, :') true fronterans,,,

also the humans being absolutely drenched in mana and power is also incredibly funny . i am incredibly curious to know what kind of powerhouses came out of frontera estate in the years between tged and cpsm. this is so silly i love it

ALSO I KNEW LLOYDS SINGING WOULD BE A FORCE OF FUCKING NATURE IT TAKES DOWN SPIRITS TOO THATS SO FUCKING INSANE. alicia's reaction too fucking SENT ME bc i had forgotten that she technically had never heard his singing before LMFAOOO (in the bone dragon arc she had covered her ears w mana and was spared,,, my god,,, an atomic bomb of a weapon) the fucking timing of the spirit just. falling LMFAOOO

some insane fucking expressions btw. lloyd u never cease to amaze w how fucking monstrous u look sometimes. artist youve outdone urself again . im VERY happy we got something other than the open mouth ones (theyre monstrously good but like the spit freaks me out HAHA) so the grinning is. CHEFS KISS. lloyd,,, u really dont ever hold back,,,

ALSO ALICIA FUCKING SMACKING HIM UPSIDE THE HEAD AND THEN THREATENING TO NEVER SEE LLOYD AGAIN IF HE SANG. AND LLOYD'S EXPRESSION AS A RESULT. CHRIST LKADJFLKJSDFHAHAHAHAHHAHAA

THESE PANELS WERE SO FUCKING GOOD. LLOYD LOOKS SO DAMN DISTRAUGHT HE LOOKS SO UPSET HELP MEEEE . saddest fucking puppy ive ever seen jesus christ. HE LOOKS SO SAD,,, maybe he thought the queen wouldn't be too bothered by the singing since EVERYONE ELSE WAS but no,,, not even she can handle it,,, hey lloyd, at least javier is willing to appreciate the effort u put in by singing (not that he'd ever want to listen but y'know,,, its the thought that counts,,,)

like bro literally looks like this

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

AND THEN the moment, the very MOMENT that the spirit king determines that he wants to kill lloyd,,, oohhh it's over for him,,,

"HERE COMES JAVIER WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!!!!!!!!!"

GENUINELY THIS PANEL IS SO COOL TOO the build up to it in the episode was also really really good,,,, from a tiny twinkle to a zoomed in motion blur of javier getting ready to SWING at the mf i REALLY LIKE THAT

i went insane over this on twitter i was so so happy to see this,,, literally the very moment he detects any threat to lloyd, javier just KNOWS. he drops EVERYTHING and IMMEDIATELY RUSHES TO HIS AID. that's so,,,,, THAT'S SO!??!?!?,,,,, ACCUSATORY POINT,,,, I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.

fellas is it gay to know exactly when your friend is in trouble and immediately fight for him no matter what. /j /lh

i really like that lloyd knew immediately too. he knows his knight. he's well aware of what javier would do,,, he'd probably do the same for him,,, god they know each other so well. im so. they make me SICK. affectionately

and then the final nail in the coffin (in a very positive way),,, alicia wondering why she even fell for lloyd,,, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

she's questioning everything in this very moment and yet i'm willing to bet she'll just accept that this is how he is,,, alicia and javier shaking hands fr

god i couldn't stop giggling this entire ep. there were so many silly things and shenanigans in this ep while also getting into the start of smth to consider when they're building the railroad (i.e. the issue of construction fucking up the natural mountain/nature around them). i just had a lot of fun overall and i really really like that,,, im very happy :3 YAYYYY YAYYYYY

excited to see what happens next week,,, i really hope they come to a good compromise w the spirit king!!!

[demonicintegrity]

“America is back!” I still don’t understand what that’s suppose to mean— why are they changing USA again. Is that normal? Or just a trump thing?

“Golden age of America” no it’s not

Elon Musk why are you HERE?

“Our spirit is back, our confidence is back” bestie you just made a fool of us on the national stage.

“And perhaps never witness again.” I sure do hope this doesn’t happen ever again. (Copium)

“We won the popular vote by big numbers” oooo I hear boos. And they’re getting drowned out by the USA chants.

“For a map that reads almost completely red” bestie corn can’t vote.

“More Americans believe we’re heading in the right direction.” Weren’t the polls just showing him drop in popularity??

Oh damn. I didn’t see what was happening too much but someone won’t sit down. DO NOT CLAP ABOUT DIRECTING THE SERGEANT??

“Mr. Green take your seat.” - speaker of the house.

What is he saying I can’t even hear it— oh shit. He is going to be removed. What did he say? I saw him standing up and saying smth but it didn’t catch in the mic.

I see a couple “save Medicaid” signs.

“Most successful in the series of our nation.” I don’t believe that one bit. But I know we’re not gonna find a source on it— NUMBER TWO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON??? WHO IS SAYING THAT??

“Joe Biden— the worst president—“ isnt Nixon and Reagan there—

Mental asylums??? They’re coming from mental asylums???

Well. He’s right. He won’t be able to make dems happy. Lmao

OOO “musk steals” signs.

“Why not join us in celebrating many wins for America” I heard laughter. We are not winning.

A freeze on hiring and regulations is not going to help the economy— it will make it worse. And we shouldn’t have stopped aid—

STOP BRAGGING ABOUT REMOVING US FROM WHO AND THE PARIS AGREEMENT??

You think the UN Human Rights assembly was un-American??? Hello??? What??????

“For every one new regulation, we must end ten old regulations.” Those are written in the blood. Like those regulations are in place because people died. That’s not something to brag about.

Oh the signs switched to false. So that’s what the dems are doing. Neat I guess.

English is the official language. I. Don’t know what that is suppose to change.

WHY ARE YOU CHEERING ABOUT THE RENAMINGS???

DEI is not tyranny. You would think he knows all about that. What the fuck.

“Woke no longer.” Define woke for me. Do it.

Critical race theory as poison. Shut up.

The stupid two genders mandate. Fuck that noise.

And banning trans women from sports.

It seems like this is just rehash of—

“Invaded by a male—“ wait is this the girl who got socked in the face by a volleyball. Something that happens regularly? But it was made a big deal this cherry picked time? Hm.

“It’s demeaning for women.” I miss when we were talking about how sports needed to be degendered bc there was no actual need for it. If it needed to be divided it would by weight class or smth.

That. Was your economy idiot. He inherited your economy.

“Eggs get out of control!” Shut UUUUPPPPP.

Oh hey a couple shirts saying resist just walked out. Neat I guess.

“Drill baby drill”

Wait. National gas pipeline in Alaska? Apparently a huge one that doesn’t sound good for the environment—

“And rare earths here in the USA.” What are rare earths hello???

“Perhaps you heard of it.” Oh piss right off.

“Which is headed by Elon Musk, which is in the gallery tonight.” Oh so he’s saying that part out loud. How fun.

“He didn’t need this.” What the fuck does that mean.

No the dems don’t appreciate it.

Wow. Him talking about the cuts makes me get pretty depressed actually. MAKING MICE TRANSGENDER??? NO WAY. No way male circumcision is there. What the fuck.

The laughter from republicans is so sickening actually. It’s sickening. It’s so sickening. There’s no humanity when you take joy in the fact that these services are taken away from people who were relying on them.

(Cutting here bc this is going to be a long post)

Who else is shouting?

It’s worth noting that these numbers are saying are likely a percentage point of the budget. They’re just big numbers and that’s what they’re counting on you getting hung up on.

“False!!” At least now they’re saying it out loud.

Where are these numbers being pulled from?? I don’t believe it one bit.

“More money in the pockets of American families.” You mean right folk?

“The interest rates took a big drop, a big beautiful drop.”

I mean. Sure. You can try to balance the budget but something tells me you won’t.

Gold card. Five million dollars. Buy your way in. Buy your way in. What happened to merit lmao.

Wwwhhhyyyy do you care about people coming in to work. There’s nothing wrong from work from home—

Wdym removed immediately—

THE LAUGHTER AT THE UNELECTED BUREAUCRATS LINE

Yeah. Those tax cuts. I’m suuurreee theyre for the average person and not the rich. Sure.

“start by paying your taxes.” LMAO.

Yknow what would also help the average American? Raising the minimum wage. Making tipped jobs up to minimum wage.

“As one of the most important [dates] in history.” Yeah. Sure will. /neg

“I’m a very superstitious person” uh huh

I love the idea of being made we’re not allowed in foreign markets in the same breath of wanting more things made in America.

“Nobody’s ever seen anything like it.” The opium crisis. Quite literally still feeling the effects of that.

Oh god it’s been an hour. I have homework to do before midnight whoops.

All these plans to build investments in the USA— what?? Is he talking about now? Chip act? He lost me a little maybe I zoned out or maybe I’m stupid I don’t know.

Bare with him. Okay.

“Our farmers are gonna have a field day” I kinda doubt it. With the bird flu. And govt agencies unable to communicate. And no workers and workers protections. Etc.

And shouting out this steel worker— over forty foster children. Okay that is actually quite impressive and respectable with firefighting as well.

Melania is getting a shout out for foster care??? Huh. Never heard of these programs.

The criminalization of deepfakes is good. Didn’t hear about that before this.

Oh don’t use that as a Segway to the border and protecting children. Wasn’t Biden’s border policies not even that different from Trumps?

Oh he’s bringing up the woman who was murdered by an immigrant. That was—

Savage???? Savage?? That’s racially charged. Oh lord.

And I will say, that death is tragic. But politicalizing this feels icky. Her mother said thank you. But something feels just, off color about this.

I mean. No one cared when Nex, a trans student died by bullies. That wouldn’t ever get an invitation from the president now would it?

They don’t want her to die in vain. Which can be a noble intent. I just don’t trust that with trump yknow? Obvs I want justice for that family. But this doesn’t feel quite right.

“But it turns out all we needed was a new president.” Why are you chanting trump.

Oh lord he’s talking about towns over run by immigrants— LIBERATION FROM WHO?????

Oh what happened to that daughter is horrific. That is awful. Making an animal refugee for her is sweet— GULF OF AMERICA ruined it. But. That is a sweet gesture. It’s hard to be upset at that. That is sweet.

SAVAGES?? STOP CALLING THEM SAVAGES???? That’s so racially charged holy shit.

As terrorist organizations. We can’t even say the KKK and nazis are bad without debate but we can focus on that. Okay.

“Rio grand” it’s Rio grande. Preeetttyyy sure it’s grande.

Wage war on the cartels. Which likely means bomb and get civilians in the crossfire. Could you imagine if Mexico declared the KKK a terrorist organization and said they’re gonna wage war? There would be such a fit about the crossfire. And how it was unfair to wage war against America for a fringe group that doesn’t represent us. Which. They actually might.

“Bring back law and order to our cities and towns.” Ironic. Coming from you. He’s acting like a victim as if he wasn’t just feeling the consequences of his actions.

“Voted for me in record numbers.” Shut uuuuup.

Question bc this is my first joint session: is it normal to have these many people who suffered tragedies to these things? This feels like a lot—

MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY FOR ANYONE KILLING A COP??? Oh hell no.

Oh there’s shouting—

That is a thirteen year old. Okay. What an off time to pull him into the spotlight— oh he overcame brain cancer. Good for him. That’s amazing for him. He’s been signed in— AN AGENT OF SECRET SERVICE?? Okay poor kid looks a little overwhelmed. Oh he has a badge now. Cute???

I was thirteen when trump took office. I was

…. JFK Jr is not going to make America healthy again.

Toxins out of our environment yet pulled from the Paris agreement???

Why are you bringing up autism rates. Uhm. What do you mean what is going on.

Toxic ideologies— what do you mean secretly encourage her kid— they them pronouns— THATS NOT CHILD ABUSE. Oh my god. Is this kid okay. Is this trans kid okay? I was thirteen when I questioned my gender is this kid okay. Genuinely. Is this kid still here and okay?

Yknow when he talks about ending child sex changes there are exceptions for intersex babies right? Because they don’t conform. Unnecessary surgery. Purely cosmetic and even harmful.

Hour and half mark. I don’t feel good.

I’m still thinking about that kid whos transphobic parents are there. If that kid didn’t feel safe enough to come out to their parents, imagine their feelings to their parents finding out and then weaponizing that politically oh my god. Is that kid okay?

What a way to get a westpoint acceptance. Damn.

“This is a very dangerous world.” Yeah no shit.

WHY DO WE NEED TO RECLAIM THE PANAMA CANEL!? What do you mean a large American company bought ports on both sides— wait wdym we didn’t give it to china?? What does china have to do with this???

What. Message to Greenland.

“And if you choose—” they never chose to join us??? They never— important for military security. Oh that’s why. They want to make more military bases.

The pan over to some democrats looking like they’re taking deep breaths through this speech which. Fair enough.

PUTIN? YOURE BRINGING UP PUTIN NOW???

Do you mean the peace agreements Israel has broken often?

“Rough neighborhood.” ………….

“No end in sight.” Yeah I wonder why. I wonder who has contributed to that instability Mr trump and musk—

Calling Elizabeth Warren Pocahontas? Wow what a tool.

I remember reading the EU disputing the idea they haven’t spent as much as America.

Oh a mother and son reunited. That is sweet. Good for them. I do wonder though, why exactly is he taking credit for this?

Talking about the assassination attempt. It is tragic that people in the crowd were shot as well. That father who took the bullet for his wife and kids should be recognized. I know some people won’t have sympathy for trump supports but I can’t bring myself to be mean and disrespectful to those hurt in that.

“I was saved by god to make America great again.” Eeeuuuuggghhh don’t like that sound of that.

This is probably the conclusion? And like, from a speech standpoint it’s actually not bad. Better than I expected. But the fact that it’s being said from Trump— okay lmao vanquish communist that ruins it but tracks for American politicians— anyways the fact that it’s coming from trump feels sooo disingenuous.

“Forge the freeist—“ no. No you’re not.

“Highest quality of life” by cutting Medicare and SNAP???

The flag on mars??????? Why????

And the chanting again— and the golden age again Ough.

That’s the end of it. A two hour speech. I don’t feel good that’s for sure. But I gotta process this later.

[ilikekidsshows]

You know, this is definitely old news, but to this day I'm -still- so bothered by Marinette's behavior in Ephemeral. Not even the part where she conspired to secretly expose Chat Noir's identity to a third party without his knowledge or consent (cute). It's what she said to him during, to convince him to reveal himself; she tricks him into thinking it was something they were doing together, and thus takes advantage of his trust in her and how much their bond means to him (transcript below for context):

Ladybug: Well... actually, it's kind of linked to what happened today. I've given it a lot of thought ever since I became guardian, you know? (leans on the fence) And, I've realized that... you were right after all. (turns to Cat Noir) We should tell each other our secret identities. Cat Noir: But, aren't the secrets supposed to protect us? Ladybug: I thought so. But when you didn't show up today, I didn't know how to locate you because we can't communicate when we're not transformed. If something bad happened to one of us when we're not heroes, we could know about it. It would make us stronger. We'd be able to defeat Shadow Moth quicker! Cat Noir: (walks towards Ladybug's side) So, we're doing this, for real? Ladybug: Yes. Cat Noir: Wow. Okay. You go ahead, m'lady. Guardians first! Ladybug: No, you first. Cat Noir: Let's do it together. (Viperion listens to their conversation while he's in the sewers.) Ladybug: No, I mean it. You go first. I'm... feeling kind of... awkward.

Is it just me, or is this not one of the most blatantly manipulative things she's ever done? To honest, I find it disgusting. She says all these things she knows he wants to hear, and doesn't mean one word of it. I've seen damage control interpretations that she did mean it, actually, that it's what she secretly wants herself but...that just feels like copium at this stage. There's no direct evidence for this interpretation beyond wishful thinking. On the other hand, it's blatant that she doesn't "feel awkward" as much as she's making an excuse to get him to reveal without having to herself (she doesn't want Viperion to know her identity, too, after all). Meanwhile Adrien is being put into a vulnerable position and arguably actually feeling awkward himself (seriously, when you watch the episode you can hear it in his voice). It's just...gross. And for what?

This is Lila levels of manipulation, but worse, because it's our supposed "heroine" who's acting this way (and I hold her to higher standards, yes, because hello, actual superhero and intended role model here?). Which is fine if it's treated as an actual flaw she learns from, but no. Of course not. She will never face real repercussions, or learn from this, because oh hey, turns out this never happened (and no, her realizing something went wrong with her plan in the end does not automatically mean she regrets her plan to betray his trust, or that she even realizes she was doing so). And our one saving grace, the one chance of this being addressed in any meaningful way, was Chat Noir's expression at the end of the episode, where it's clear he knows she's keeping something from him (he saw Viperion in the sewers, after all). But this never go anywhere, actually. They'll let him be frustrated at the secrets for one brief moment in Strikeback, before she has a panic attack and he drops it all, never to be brought up again.

And so many people seem to gloss over that she never actually apologized. All she did was berate herself for being the worst guardian ever, and then immediately accept Chat's pep talk, which includes a bit about how she's the "best superhero there ever was." At this point, I'm starting to think she has a point about being the worst, actually. Maybe she should lose her memories, transfer the guardianship to Alya, and get therapy. I'm not even mad at her, I'm mad at the writers for constantly pushing it in my face that she's the "best" when she's demonstrably...not, multiple times over. She doesn't need to be the best! It's not like she can't be impressive without being The Best TM, my god. But anyways. She could put her money where her mouth is and come clean about Ephemeral and other things, but no. Of course she hasn't.

And now as of season 6 we have him genuinely praising her as 'the best version of herself,' so no, his expression at the end of Ephemeral meant nothing in the end, actually, and she got away scot-free, being disgustingly manipulative without having to make amends or apologize or anything. All she had to do was cry.

I'm currently drinking major copium myself, hoping all or some of her secrets come to light (including her plan in Ephemeral, which, oh yeah, he still doesn't know about), wherein he rethinks the whole 'best version of yourself' thing and feels rightfully betrayed.

Because what the fuck, Marinette.

So yeah, I'm still bothered by Ephemeral.

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Maybe Ephemeral wouldn't keep being so topical if Marinette's utter moral failures in that episode didn't keep getting ignored by the show. It's like the writers are counting on people to forget about it ever happening so that they can pretend Marinette isn't ready to shamelessly manipulate Cat Noir with every vulnerability he’s ever revealed to her. Until she, of course, does it again and the fandom will act like it's completely new and out of character, and the writers will take advantage of that to act like it's not a pattern of behavior by now and really is just a single, momentary lapse of judgement she shouldn't be judged for. But, like, those of us who remember know that all Marinette needs to manipulate Cat Noir with no hesitation is 1) a reason to do so 2) an assurance that she won’t get caught.

Marinette is a dishonest person. I remember reading someone talking about ‘Reverser’ and they said that, in that episode, Marinette couldn’t even help another person approach someone without her plan having an element of deceit to it. That just stuck with me. And now she’s being pitted against Lila, the person the fandom dubbed “Liar-la” because they thought she was the bigger liar based on very little. They’ve really amped up Lila’s liar game since with her multiple mother scams and such, but, like, considering how unironironically they have Marinette acting just like Gabriel, I don’t think the “liar versus liar, whose lies will bite them harder” parallel is going to amount to anything in the show.

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tubbo’s 5 day long copiuming for étoiles to show up paid off <33 (transcript below the cut)

[Video transcript:

Tubbo: ‘Did Etoiles arrive?’ What do you mean, Etoiles has always been here, I’m in his basement right now. What do you mean ‘did he arrive’. I’m literally in his basement. He’s always been here. I’m literally in his basement, man.

Tubbo: And you’ve literally interrupted me again, wow! Wow. While I’m telling you the most important part of my story. Wow.

Tubbo: Wow, ‘show us’? Oh, I can’t. I— he’s camera shy, he’s camera shy, you know Etoiles. He’s camera shy, he’s a faceless streamer. He’s a faceless streamer! It’d be wrong to show him but just know he’s here! He is here, he’s just camera shy.

Tubbo: And he’s been so nice to let me stream in his basement so I don’t wanna like— you know, I don’t wanna like interrupt. Like you know? Like— it’s his boundaries, don’t— don’t, it’s his boundaries. Just he is here, I promise he’s here! I promise.

[sound of door opening]

Tubbo: He— he is definitely here. He is— [looks to the side, starts yelling]

[Etoiles enters, pushes Tubbo over and out of the way of the gaming setup]

Etoiles: Wh- where is the game? [gestures to computer screen]

Tubbo: What game? Oh, I haven’t started yet

Etoiles: [disappointment]

Tubbo: Pfft, hey!

Etoiles: We don’t give a shit about your shitty Just Chatting! Discussing about dumb stuff, saying—

Tubbo: What do you mean dumb stuff? It’s not dumb

Etoiles: [imitating Tubbo] Uhhh look, I’m with ten of my friends and I just want to— I’m here, pressing buttons—

Etoiles: No, the setup is kinda cool

Tubbo: Yeah, yeah, see it’s alright! It’s alright—

end Video Transcript.]

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Coming in here only looking at the Copium au in passing and then finding out the most gut wrenching lore while scrolling through the dashboard is like getting hit with a baseball bat for me.

Anyways! Wow! Okay! I'm horrified and interested! Oh no!

Every time you see something wholesome from me, look out for a good ol’ punch in the guts on the side, because I am THE angst artist/writer