#mask hesitant

[zukkaoru]

[ID in alt]

when characters with very carefully crafted personas begin to crack and expose the truth behind the mask. nikolai, who has spent the entire time he's known fyodor plotting ways to kill him, is horrified when he actually sustains a life-threatening injury. and not only is this the first time we see him express an emotion like this, but he's also stumbling over his words - both verbally and internally - which is not something Nikolai does. he's confident. he's smug. he's a clown and the world is his circus. he's a performer and the mask stays on for everyone.

until fyodor's death is real. he never expected fyodor to be the one to die. he brought a radio with him to celebrate. he wouldn't do that for dazai. he claims he wants to kill fyodor, and he probably thinks he does, but he also didn't truly believe it was possible. he set a goal he didn't believe was achievable. except it was, it is, and it's happening right now before his eyes and--

it doesn't feel like he thought it would. it doesn't feel like freedom. it feels like a new cage you built for yourself.

[hijinxinprogress]

The JL keeps trying to stop Captain Marvel from talking to the media (and it’s not working)

The jl held a meeting about marvel’s conduct with cops bc he got a little too excited and suplexed a cop completely fucking forgetting he’s a 7ft buff ass man (the video goes viral for months) and the press is having a fucking field day with this bc ‘Captain Marvel Hates The Government!’ ‘Justice League Member, Captain Marvel, Shows His True Colors…?’ ‘Fawcett Superhero Attacks Civilian!’ ‘Captain Marvel Sends Police Officer to ICU!’ ‘Philadelphia Hero Puts Public Servant In Coma’ and shit like that is on the front page of every newspaper, magazine, and tabloid for the next eight months at least

so they’re like ‘hey you gotta say something! The people think you hate the us government esp the police!’ and he’s just sitting there confused before he says very slowly and clearly ‘But I do…I fucking despise them’

Barry and Hal are fucking losing it bc this is the guy that says ‘darn!’ in the heat of battle and has said on multiple occasions ‘Well, that’s not very nice, now is it?’ to opponents that destroy worlds for fun

like this guy still tries very hard not to make faces at the broccoli on his plate in front of the jl (and fails)

this guy hears a yj member or even the very adult titans cussing and going on the longest rant bc ‘I’ve not heard such foul language in all my years-!’ and what’s this ‘‘I’m an adult’ nonsense?? I’m older than Ravens grandfather 🤨 When you get to be my age-’

they’re all so pissed when they hear him cussing like a sailor playing video games on cyborgs phone the next day and he’s playing fucking temple run at that

[jetskisonyourmoat]

‘What have you learned from watching your performance?’

[X]

First of all Nick will always be the funniest of the Monkeys for me, he’s just so effortlessly funny. He fully predicted the way Alex performs now with the facial expressions, the foot on the monitor and the back bends.

Secondly, the thought of Alex watching the Apollo performance they are talking about and cringing at his own stage banter between songs makes me feel a bit sad. Because he’s so sweet and funny during that show! And people during ‘The Car’ tour complained a lot about his lack of crowd interaction and I feel like that’s probably because in the back of his mind he’s constantly thinking about whether he’s talking too much.

[temeyes]

if ghost becomes a captain himself,,, do y'all think he'd be asked to take his mask off for good?

[llitchilitchi]

me and @oduvany binged Redwall together a little while ago so I decided to doodle a DSMP/Redwall crossover feat. mice c!DTeam, fieldmouse c!Tommy and dormouse C!Punz

[knox-knocks]

what are y’alls thoughts on a certain rainbow angel goalkeeper maybe being not as nice as she puts on…

[millenniumcrows]

Little doodle of Kieran from last night

[bitevibe]

college is a bit quieter than i thought it would be right now so i finished the... supersize future keychains i have been working on for a while. my sewing skill is... well, i have never really sewn seriously before, so i'm still prickling myself a lot and making a lot of mistakes, but i'm happy with how those turned out! i still have to attach some keychain rings to them so they can accompany me into The Horrors (college).

[myfckingnameisnuwanda]

Thinking about The Ultimate Sacrifice again TnT

[animangalover-writes]

I love those brief moments we get where we get to see hannibal just be human. Like they're such simple scenes but I adore it.

[ne0nwithazero]

I’m curious, are any of your OCs autistic?

idk if I've mentioned it before but Host is!

[covid-safer-hotties]

A literature review on vaccine skepticism: An intriguing intersection of history and virology.

Abstract

Global pandemics can be tackled by two means: lockdowns and vaccinations. As vaccination has a low impact on economic outcomes and better acceptance by people, it is the preferred method by most governments as a medium- to long-term solution. Vaccines have played a significant role in reducing the global burden of infectious diseases. They are designed to teach the immune system how to fight a particular infection before it causes a disease in subsequent exposures by creating a memory. Although vaccines effectiveness is well known, anti-vaccination movements pose significant challenges, even in high-income settings, leading to outbreaks of life-threatening infectious diseases. Hesitancy to take vaccines is not new and began with the first vaccination of smallpox. At that time, the problem was solved by a regulatory obligation to take vaccines, declared in England and Wales in 1853, which eventually led to its eradication in 1980. Different studies show that there is a decline in awareness of vaccines, hesitancy to take them, and concerns and trust issues regarding healthcare professionals. These problems have been rising over the past few decades for several reasons, notably, because of misinformation spread by social media. Therefore, the objective of this review is to provide a brief overview about vaccine hesitancy and attributable factors, illustrate the different types of vaccines, show the major challenges of vaccine development, and illustrate the pros and cons of each type.

[a-tale-of-legends]

Would you consider Carmine to be emotionally and psychologically abusive to Kieran? Just finished the Teal Mask and ngl, I ended up greatly disliking her because she just feels too unnecessarily cruel.

No???? Not at all???? Carmine isn't a saint. She needs to understand that some things aren't about her. She also needs to be a better older sister to Kieran. But I don't think she's emotionally and psychologically abusive.

From my own playthrough of the teal mask, I immediately picked up on how intense Carmine is, but my thoughts were " ah yes, an older sister" cause, hello, I'm an older sister, I get it, I get how some dynamics between older and younger siblings work. That being said, Carmine does take it too far- again, she seems like she just doesn't know how to handle her own emotions ( anger seems to be an easier emotion for her to handle), which definitely doesn't justify how she treats Kieran, but it does give perspective imo.

Aaaah, I don't know. Carmine reminds me a lot of my younger self, though much much less intense and brash( and I've long since grew out of that part of my life anyhow). I think Carmine has a lot of growing to do, 100%, but the way she is now....I dunno, I don't think I would classify it as abuse. It's clear that Carmine and Kieran are in a cruel cycle: Kieran is too shy and has horrendously low self esteem that he ends up relying on Carmine for a lot of things, even when he himself wants to do things on his own. In turn, Carmine has been put into this position of Caretaker. The one that handles everything and the one that knows best, and isn't questioned on it. This cycle continues for who knows how until the player comes along and breaks it.....in the worst way possible, but they still break it. It's why Kieran and Carmine pretty much act the way they do, now that they're no longer confined into a role that they've been stuck in for a long time.

I still want to make it clear that Carmine still hurts Kieran,and while I don't think that was her intention ( in fact, I think in her own head she thought she was helping Kieran in some way), it's clear that her actions and behavior has hurt Kieran and it's something she should apologize for.

[moe-broey]

based plurality let's go

DEEPLY HONORED BY THIS TAKE........ wearing it like a gold star sticker.... 🥺

I hope I can express this right, but!! It is genuinely SO cool to me, that even though Moe is a study of the self, an exploration of my experiences/feelings, it is SO cool to me!!! That people who have experiences outside of my own can see themselves in it, too!!!!

I also want to say it's a super cool interpretation of Mani, as well. Given what Mani IS -- an entire personality created for the sole purpose of Protecting Moe. And when things get dire, Mani does kick back in again. Ensure Safety, above All Else. Like!!!! It really isn't too far off from how alters come to be!! (Also the fact that it did just. Become its own entity about it. Much to Moe's chagrin. Much even Mani's chagrin. The Lif effect....)

I only worry about "canonizing" it, because I don't have DID, and esp for a self-insert adjacent character... it feels like it's not my place. BUT. BUT. BUT!!!! I DO really want to emphasize that it's such a cool interpretation of Moe and Mani!!!! SO EPIC..... 😳🥺🫡

[bravevolunteer]

ngl every time i see the "cis" in michael's bio it feels. Wrong. like i see it and i go "i'm probably gonna non conform his gender one of these days"

[singlyph]

I was in a snakey mood the other day