#look at me not killing anyone yet

[mrspronouns]

heyyy arkayne fans …….. drops this here and runs away

[jontaro-kun]

Sir, a second woman has sat down in front of the viewer

POV: Uh, okay so there's two women and they're, like, looking at you, yeah? I'd mention that they're smiling seductively at you but we're already REALLY toeing the line of relatability here. This isn't a meme caption it's a cry for help-

[designernishiki]

it’s kinda funny to me how that dumb scene in kiwami 1 of majima getting shot and left for dead in the harbor was basically just added as a half-assed way to explain majima not being around for a bit of the plot, but they accidentally(?) just made it seem like start of a chain reaction where majima ended up feeling slighted and heartbroken after being abandoned like that and then lashed out about it via smashing a big truck into the building kiryu was in. and yeah that isn’t inherently a romantic thing as-is but then they go and add the part where majima grabs a hostess and performatively hits on her as in-kiryu’s-face as possible, she says she’s already in love with someone, and majima lets her go immediately, no questions asked, making a big fucking point of it just to say see THAT kiryu? I appreciate when people are HONEST about their FEELINGS. people who won’t just BACKSTAB someone who CARES about them to save themselves. is that so crazy kiryu?? huh??? anyway make it up to me get down here and fight me right fucking now

[outlying-hyppocrate]

well. did you fucking miss me.

[which-qsmp-egg-would]

Yeah, that might as well happen at this point.

(Extra drawing and explanation under the cut)

So. Shapeshifters, right? The eggs in my HC almost always mimic their parent(s) with their forms. It's something the Federation was aiming for when creating them to ensure emotional attatchment.

Now, I don't know if any of you recall (or if I even stated this), but Poll only has 2 main forms. Egg form, and Dragon form. This is completely due to the fact that she doesn't really have anything to base its form on! Papa shapeshifts too much to really subconsciously catch onto anything. The only features that Poll got from Stardust was its hair and the diamond patterns (like stars! It's also inspired by my IRL birthmark :]). All of their other features are its genetic default (scaled, big ears with fuzz, etc), it's birthmarks (the rings), and whatever is going on with its horns.

All that is to say, Poll doesn't have a human form at all, because they've never really been around anything humanlike for a long period of time! They COULD get a human form with enough time.

Now about Tequilla. I know I haven't been able to really show off his parents much, but considering 3/4 are definitely humanoid? Yeah, that kid has a human form. Since he's been regaining a few memories, something triggered in his sleep and he woke up like this! He is. Very confused because he doesn't remember ever having this form.

I'm not sure if any part of this rant is making sense but if anyone has questions or theories PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PL-

[pollen]

letting myself unmask has been so nice at times because i'm seeing my boyfriend express joy much more readily too. who knew me being expressive and all that would do so much good!!!

[a-shadowedvales]

so… in the additional media of stranger things (specifically the comics i’m mentioning), it was initially brenner’s idea/plan to kill off the other test subjects because they weren’t performing as well as eleven was. it was his best solution because that way, all the resources, time, and money could instead be placed only to her. and i just…. sure henry is a fine character and the massacre makes a lot of sense to me, but i think i am once again gonna change up my canon to actually fit this potential narrative instead.

i genuinely think the comic canon of the lab and brenner is far more intriguing than the show. everything with 9/9.5, ricky, and francine. eleven being the only one who grew up completely in the lab. those other kids were either volunteers, well into their teens, or had some semblance of a home life. eleven was the only one practically moulded from the womb. and they all had such a range of interesting powers. i firmly stand with the idea that jane is the only one who can contact the void.

brenner’s entire point of view on the lab subjects changed the second he found out terry was pregnant. he discovered he could steal this baby and make her his own. there would be no convincing the child because it’s all she would have ever known. because of this, i would not put it past a man like brenner to kill the other subjects for the sake of the “greater good” in this case, eleven.

eleven’s gifts just continue thriving beyond his wildest expectations. brenner would never dare assume that having moulded her from the womb, she would still be able to grow into her own person, her own mind, and one day be able to see him for exactly who he was.

back before season four aired, it was obvious there were other test subjects because jane was 011. so there were at least ten kids before her. but i always liked the idea/assumed that she was the last experiment because she was the most successful. that they didn’t need anyone after her because she was fulfilling everything they set out for her to do. with flying colours.

i just think the whole rainbow room idea, pitting the kids against each other thing… been there, done that. boring and predictable. i think at this point my portrayal of her time in hawkins lab really stems from the complete isolation she endured. where having the rainbow room, although eleven was obviously the most isolated out of the kids, brings that sense of community and sister/brotherhood. albeit extremely warped and toxic. knowing that she wasn’t alone in that experience just. doesn’t sit well with me. i think it’s important to note that she was alone, physically and mentally. which is why kali is also so important to her growth. i thought a lot of the flashbacks of her time in the lab during season four was really boring, repetitive, and just very predictable. although peter becoming vecna was a surprise to me, and was a nice little twist, the idea of her having an ally on the inside was really interesting.

maybe they did get as far as they do in canon, peter ballad was telling the truth about everything, about some of the workers there being prisoners like him, and he really wanted to get her out and to safety. but before they can escape through the pipes, they’re caught. peter is shot on the spot, and eleven is put into the isolation room for a few days as punishment. in this timeline, henry would be vecna, but henry would not be peter ballad.

when eleven turned seven, and was already showing extreme promise, where the other children were average at best, brenner had the eight children killed. kali had already escaped. this was the main cause for peter to gain eleven’s trust and try to get her out. because if brenner could murder his “children” in cold blood, there’s no way eleven was safe even in spite of her power.

when eleven is allowed out of the isolation room, her testing becomes more rigorous in attempt to distance and make her forget about what she attempted to do with peter. brenner begins gaslighting her, saying that there was never a peter, that she must have been dreaming. eleven does ask “papa” about “mama”, given peter told her of the day terry broke in the lab, but brenner is convincing enough to make eleven believe it was all in her head. say she is around eight years old, meaning the same timeline of season fours canon flashbacks.

i still do wanna keep the henry creel canon, and keep him as 001. brenner didn’t have him killed alongside the other test subjects, because who knows, one day he could become an even better asset than 011. brenner definitely wants to be able to control henry, but keeps the chip in him because, for the moment, doesn’t know how. killing him would be too big of a loss.

when eleven is ten years old, henry’s concealed powers break free and he manages to get the chip out himself, and unleashes hell onto hawkins lab. he almost kills brenner by snapping his bones, but eleven manages to stop him. her extreme abilities are unleashed, and she sends henry to the upside down. she does fall into a coma due to the extremity of the situation, but she does not forget what happened. brenner believes she’s the perfect weapon as she stepped in to save him without a second thought, was able to defeat henry, and opened a door to something he never thought possible. eleven is rewarded for her efforts. although she remembers the entire battle / confrontation, her memories regarding the portal are very hazy.

brenner decides not to focus on the portal straight away, instead gets her training harder and harder to see what else she can accomplish. also loved the idea of brenner sending her into the void to “look for him” so that will definitely be kept.

by the time she escapes and season one begins, her knowledge of the upside down is basically what we see in canon. because she passed out the moment after she sent henry away, she was once again gaslighted into believing she merely threw him through the glass and killed him. for two years she believed this, until making contact with the demogorgan, and those memories return completely.

due to her saving brenner’s life, (it was pure instinct. she happened to be there. saw her “papa” hurt and knew she had to make him better.) brenner constantly thanks her. but in a very condescending way. tells her: “you saved me so i can continue saving you.” aka, harness your abilities and see what else i can achieve from you. despite the fact that she saved his life, these words and phrases make her feel indebted to him. that she owes him something further.

i don't realistically see her thriving with her speech improvement until she's well into her twenties at least. her slowed development, sensory and social deprivation causes a serious delay in language. surrounded by other children she would have overheard conversations, some would have spoken to her. her conveniently forgetting her upbringing pre the battle with henry just isn't good enough for me anymore. it makes more sense for her to have been raised alone.

it also helps indicate why she gravitated towards the boys when they found her in the woods. they would have been the first people her age she ever remembered seeing. as far as she knew, during the lab there was no one like her. everyone was much older, they were adults-- although she stayed with benny, i'm not sure if she would have stuck around very long. where she followed the boys home without thought.

also it's important to note that after time, jane does understand that peter ballad was a real person, and was truly the first person (aside from terry) who wanted the best for her. when she remembers him, knows that brenner was lying, she deals with immense guilt regarding his death. he was shot right in front of her eyes, because he was trying to help her. this is another catalyst as to why after season two, jane never refers to brenner as papa. she does not give him that sort of credit.

[ittybittybumblebee]

unspoken dispute to settle

[ableedingpromise]

God I'm so fucking annoyed how come she gets to treat me however she likes and then gets to say she didn't mean it?????

[nikeiyomiurioverthinker]

Nikei Yomiuri Headcanons part 2: dog edition

Because this guy has been living inside my brain since 2019 which means I unfortunately have a lot of Thoughts about him

He is a certified dog person. He doesn't hate cats or anything like that (I doubt he feels that strongly about ANY animal) but he likes dogs more than anything else due to their loyalty to their owners

He used to have a dog once. Well, he never technically owned one, but there was this one old, ugly neighbourhood dog tied to a pole that scared off all the other kids but him, and Nikei always brought it food, so he considered him 'his' dog.

He named him, too! He has always been bad at naming things, though, so he named him Inukui. (For the non-Japanese savvy, that's just the word for dog and ugly smashed together. I translate it in English as Pugly)

Inukui was the type of dog to growl at anyone that got too close, but baby Nikei had mastered that 1000 yards stare of his and petted him anyway

Cue Inukui immediately nuzzling up to him (his right hand obsession might have been spurred on by this event)

Whenever Nikei had free time, he would sit by Inukui's side while doing his homework. He couldn't exactly play with him, but the dog seemed more than happy just laying there, getting all the scratches.

Inukui unfortunately passed away not long after the beginning of their friendship. Nikei still considers him to be the closest thing to a friend that he has ever gotten.

Nikei never got a pet after him, not because he didn't want to, but because he knew he wouldn't be able to look after one consistently due to his hectic work schedule.

He very much does stop everything he is doing whenever he sees a dog pass him by.

His right hand exists to pet all the dogs. All of them.

If he could... he would definitely adopt another dog. Probably more than one.

He doesn't discriminate but he personally would prefer a big dog

He craves for the scary dog privilege

[muninnhuginn]

tfw the amv makers grew up to make official videos like this

[cappucosmico]

mmm if i asked for like 12 dollars on here to cover wifi would anyone be willing to spare... sniffles

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

Me, when Sebastian joins my party for the first time: Okay, this time I'm not going to forget about you, Sebastian. I'm going to make an effort to use you a lot this playthrough so I can better understand you.

Also me, immediately forgetting about Sebastian while finishing Act 2 and making it halfway through Act 3 before I finally notice his Faith quest: ......................Oh. Right. My bad.

[knightlas]

leonardi three-wheel you are the best thing about this comic by far

[jupiter--dream]

(cw vent, sorry it's just been A Couple Of Days)

Not really having many irl friends comes at the price of feeling so terribly lonely, I feel like I have no one to talk to because I'm not close to enough people, or maybe I am and I just haven't talked to them in a while and I don't want this to be our first conversation qwq

I'm honestly just. Tired, tbh qwq

[1o1percentmilk]

it's some combination of disliking having to meet high expectations by setting them for myself, not knowing how to return affection, a history of being ultra-suicidal but not wanting to harm people by taking away someone they love = i must get to a state where i am so universally hated that killing myself would be a net good, and degradation kink