#my two cents

[seventeenlovesthree]

@jyoumiweekend Careers & Future

When I think of Jyou, Mimi and their relationship, I cannot help but feel like... No matter what kind of obstacles they may face, if anyone can overcome them, it's these two. Through all the hardships they already had to face, finding their own support roles as Chosen Children, dealing with the right balance of selfishness and selflessness as they grew up and had to pick a path for themselves... Both their similarities and differences are the reason why they'll come out on top. Jyou may have made up his mind early on, committing to the daunting and time-consuming goal of becoming a doctor, whereas Mimi's free spirit made her experiment and be creative... But that's exactly the contrast they both need. As I had put it in my analysis post already: Where Mimi can be brash, Jyou can act as the reliable voice of reason that gets her back to earth - where Jyou gets doubtful and anxious, Mimi is a ray of sincere positivity and forwardness. They've grown communicative and understanding of each other - and, most importantly, comfortable and patient. And they may have to be just that - because, regardless of which Digimon Adventure continuity you'd like to follow, they may have to deal with the circumstances of a long-distance-relationship for huge chunks of their twenties. Jyou's career path in particular may require them to make the best of the little time they have - but if gate-hopping is (becoming) a thing, Mimi will make sure to take care of that. She's an initiator - and Jyou is the one who has it all planned in the back. And thus, I think they will always be capable of surprising each other positively.

(I swear, I wanted to do so much for them this weekend, the prompts were all so tempting and inspiring and I really hope I'll be able to work on a few more of them in the future! These designs I chose were inspired by both their 02 and Beyond designs btw!)

[brightbluedot]

to succeed in adult friendship you must remember the key tenets of child friendship:

Play Toys

Play Pretend

Snack Time

[symphonyofsilence]

Let the poor man rest.

[cowpoke-in-the-clouds]

Reblogging because I cannot sit here in silence and watch Jonathan lose in the first round.

Vote Jonathan Sims (please)

[sauraunderscore]

I would die believing that Arthur had some magic inside thanks to it being involved in his birth.

Otherwise he wouldn't have been such a magnet to magic users and beast. And, of course, he would never have survived the Questing Beast bite for as long as he did on his own.

[anticoquette]

Another thing about ATLA that applies to both the original and live-action is that Fire Lord Ozai doesn't love Azula, he just hates Zuko. Ozai's disdain for his son is the only thing that pushes him to his daughter. If it weren't for the fact that Azula shares the same disdain for her brother, and is incredibly desperate for her father's validation, Ozai wouldn't care for her either. The only reason I can sympathize with her a little is because her dad groomed her to be like him. Azula never stood a chance, really

[coinandcandle]

Thoughts on Offerings

The thing about an offering is that it has to come from you for the being you're offering it to. It is specifically FROM YOU meaning it has to be something within your power to give.

This could be something more easy or more difficult, but gods, spirits, ancestors, etc. aren't stupid--they know what you can and can't do.

They know if you're a minimum wage worker, or a broke college student. They know if you're well off financially but maybe you've burnt out and can offer expensive gifts but not much time or energy.

An offering shouldn't be the easiest thing in the world to give, but it never is, because if it was then you could do it without thinking about it. Even offering a prayer or words of veneration is an offering. If you can do more then do it!

The point behind an offering is intention and the means to give the offering. However that manifests for you is almost always gunna be good enough!!

For example: Hunting may be one way you could give offerings to the god Lugh--who I follow. Or taking part in competitive games, but I am asthmatic and trans and organized sports don't tend to like people like me very much.

And he has never asked this of me cuz he knows that's not my vibe!! Nor would it be much of an offering since it's not much within my wheelhouse, lmao. But did I spend 2+ hours painting my nails as perfectly as I could and offer that creative energy and time to him? YES!

TL;DR - Sometimes offerings are like:

"I'd like a coke." "We don't have coke, is pepsi ok?"

[lordship-posts]

Fuck it im gonna write James x Reader stuff. I shouldn't care but what is going with all the hate towards himmmmm. Wtfff.

There are SO MANY WORSE and much more awful people that tiktok Editors and Twitter folk simp over SOMETIMES EVEN IRL MURDERER and suddenly everyone decided "Jep James from the Silent Hill 2 iS THE guy to hate and shame people for finding him hot or interesting" ok then everyone who ever simped on ghostface or THE GHOST from call of duty needs to be shamed as well. They killed a lot of people?! Or Joel from The Last of Us... but y'all ain't ready for that fucking convo and it showwws.

(Not shitting on them I had a huge Joel and ghostface phase)

I like James. He's a very conflicted and interesting character who happens to be hot too. So I write some EQUALLY as bad and evil and terrible dirty fucking Reader smut with him :)

Especially the hate on people who edit him on tiktok is fucking crazy.

Let people like what they like why are we always going back in time with this.

I don't tell you pink as a color fucking sucks and you shouldn't like it. So don't tell me blue is terrible and I shouldn't like/write about it.

Thanks.

The most insane thing is that we are talking about a fictional game character bruh.

[1thesewordsaremyown1]

I know there are some bucktommy fans that aren't happy with the Maddie and Buck scene at the end of the ep (for a variety of reasons). And while there are aspects of it I don't like, I think it's actually crucial - for me, it's the scene that TRULY puts buddie to rest.

In the morning after scene with Tommy, if you try to watch it with buddie goggles on, I could *kind of* see how they would claim buddie still has a chance. Buck is talking to his ex, who he just slept with - you could claim that he is in denial because he doesn't want to admit that it was a factor in their relationship (I absolutely don't see it this way, but like I said, I'm trying to put buddie goggles on here), or he doesn't want to hurt Tommy (which he ended up hurting him anyway, but I digress). They even have Tommy scoffing at Buck's denial, and one could interpret that as "well, TOMMY thinks Buck's in love with him!" Which ok, fair enough, but Tommy isn't Buck, is he? The only one who truly knows his own feelings is Buck.

Cue the conversation with Maddie. Maddie, his sister who has always been his sounding board for his relationships, who was the first person he went to when he realised he was bisexual, who he goes to for advice when hurdles in his relationships appear (instead of the person he's actually in a relationship with, but again, I digress). Maddie, who is sitting there basically telling Buck, "hey, if you ARE in love with your best friend, there's nothing wrong with that, and I'll support you." If Buck had any feelings for Eddie, here was the safe space to finally start to address any doubts or potential feelings.

Instead, when asked, Buck gives a firm, definitive "I am not in love with my best friend." Listen to his tone of voice. There is absolutely zero doubt there - he knows what he wants (or doesn't want, as the case may be). Then when he suggests calling and Maddie assumes he's talking about Eddie, Buck gives a flippant "no, I'll call him later" before stating, again, very firmly that he was talking about calling TOMMY.

And all this time, while they are having this conversation, what is Buck doing? He's getting all the tools and ingredients out to start baking again. Even if you dont listen to his words, his actions are showing that he cant stop thinking about Tommy.

Now, I could go on about how I believe they were using Maddie as a stand-in for the buddie fans and Buck as a mouthpiece for the writers to try and shut buddie down once and for all, but that's all conjecture. But everything else i mentioned? That is stuff that was shown ON SCREEN. We heard those words, we heard the tone, and we saw their actions. You can interpret anything however the hell you want, but if you listen to Tim and Aisha when they said "we are going to let what we show you on screen do the talking", what is the show is telling us?

Buck is 100%, without a shadow of a doubt, NOT in love with Eddie.

[erinwantstowrite]

A while ago you liked a comment of mine on TikTok where I said that there should be no second Batman bc having Bruce retire/die means his fight should be over and he should be able to rest properly, (idk if that’s exactly what I said but I think it’s in the ball park) so can I ask what you think about a legacy Batman? And who would you have be the second Batman? Also your art is amazing and I love leap of faith, hope you have a great day

i remember that comment!!!!

i honestly believe that having a "legacy" for every single hero is just,,, boring. the reason this happens is because they are never going to NOT have Batman. how else would they make money??? so they just keep giving us reasons why his mantle has to be there. just like the Joker HAS to always come back, why new characters are always tied in to existing characters somehow, etc.

in a perfect world, we'd get new characters sometimes and overarching storylines that aren't regressed the second we make any headway on character development. we'd have new villains by now that make a name for themselves outside of the original villains, we'd see an impact on our settings and characters, all that jazz. and in this perfect world, we wouldn't have so many legacy mantles

and i mean, like, one of the supers taking up the Superman name? that's cool. they're a family, thematically it works. even with the Flash family, I accept how they do it (though I hardly keep up with their comics)

but Batman?????

STOPPPPP

Every other Batfam member has an arc where they branch away from Bruce and the name, save for Tim and Cass, I think. Tim is... a gray area. I only put him here because he's back to being Robin (because DC can't let go of that money maker!). It's an insult to their characters to put them into the Batman mantle, but in universe, this keeps happening because "Gotham needs Batman."

No! No they do not! They do not need Batman specifically. They need his ideals! His kids do not need to be Batman to have Batman still be around after he's put up the cape or died, because they are that future without the cape! There is no magic tied in to that stupid cowl, they just see it that way because Batman is this larger than life figure. Of course they think their dad is impervious to the world, that the cape that protected them is special, that they need Batman. But that is NOT the case.

Just like with any family, life will move on. The legacy continues through the lessons that the kids learned. In many ways, they are better than Batman because they learned from his mistakes, too. Just like every kid does with their parent.

But they don't want to be Batman. And it's kind of insane to keep putting them in someone else's suit, basically someone else's identity. Dick is a great Batman, but his biggest fear is losing himself in Bruce's shadow. What happened to Jason was because of Batman's failure, and it isn't healthy to put him in the Batman suit. Tim should be allowed to move on from Robin and finally get his own mantle because he has always used someone else's. (Yes I am purposefully forgetting that Drake existed do not remind me.) That and the existence of Gun Batman. Do NOT put him in that suit!!!!!!! Damian is branching out of vigilante life altogether, which is so so so good for him. Him becoming Batman after struggling so much with his identity, purpose, and blood ties, is a spit in the face to character development. I think Duke should get to choose his own name for a hero mantle (because Bruce thought of Signal), and thematically I don't think he fits into the Batman role. He is a shining light the way Robin was, but this time more literal because of his powers. Batman is very human, that's what makes his character. Duke deserves more than being Batman.

The best person for that job is Cass.

Not only does she understand the No Kill Rule in the way that Bruce understands it, she is also his equal or superior in every way. Whether it's her physical abilities, or her intelligence, or her morals, Cass fits the bill. She's one of the strongest members of the Batfam and I think she would be able to take on the burden without crumbling under the pressure or feeling scared of that responsibility. She's fit in to the Batman role before, has mirrored him in many ways, and is also her own character (and man I just really love Cass). She strikes the same amount of fear into people that Batman does, a master of the shadows, the dark, and she has a hope that I think Gotham could need.

But she doesn't need to be Batman to do it. She just has to fill in that role. Sure, she could pick up the name Batman, it won't kill me. But so long as she fills in the space that Bruce left behind, becoming the next leader and mentor, she could be anyone.

I think it's more powerful that way to show that the time has passed. That Bruce's time as a vigilante made an impact. Gotham has changed. His kids have grown up. And the Dark Knight is still there, at home.

[sanmarzanhoe]

i think that carmy being a much/eater, particularly with sydney, is deeply rooted in his character. with syd, he’s constantly trying to provide, give, and please her, sometimes to a fault. he provides the resources she needs to fulfill her dreams—he agrees to open a restaurant with her. he gives her that fucking thom browne jacket, promises to give her his full focus when she asks for it and tells her she deserves it. he’s striving for a star because he knows that would please her.

going down on someone embodies the very essence of providing, giving, and, of course, pleasing. it’s an act that requires selflessness, attention to detail, and a genuine desire to please. the dynamic between them is one that is built on pleasure. carmy loves pleasing her, all he wants to do is please her and make her happy and sydney wants to be pleased by him, wants to be seen and understood by him, wants to feel valued and appreciated by him—and they’re both at least a little aware of their respective desires. so he wants to give that her pleasure, knowing she wants to receive it.

so that being said, yes, carmy is a complete and total eater and he’d be so deliberate and attentive, completely focused syd’s comfort and her pleasure. he’d be mindful of her needs and desires—and yeah, he’d probably be a little too confident and not completely in tune with her at first, but he would take them time to learn and understand what brings her joy because at the end of the day he just wants to please her whether that is outside or inside of the bedroom.

[kaygee-doodles]

I don't get why Reader having a bad family is so common in XReader stories?? Idk if it says something about the writers or what

Some of these are just guesses, BUT!

Reason one: conflict! A good story thrives on having antagonists, and family is usually convenient.

Reason two: Healthy family dynamics are often nuanced and most people don't want to read an entire chapter based on your family and how it works, especially since it's a reader insert.

Reason three: Ease! The stories are about you. Not your aunt, sister, cousin, whatever. Easier to just write them out if they aren't going to be interesting.

Reason four: Popularity. The stories with a lot of OCs don't tend to do well, numbers wise, in fanfiction. People want to see who they know doing stuff. They came to kiss a skeleton, not bond with a family member that they might not have in real life.

Personally, in G&D, Readers' parents are a plot point for why she's Like That, and a good tool to highlight just how ingrained and messed up the segregation in her universe is. It also bolsters the notion that Reader was very alone, emotionally, and physically until Shinanigans happened

[brightbluedot]

[symphonyofsilence]

Dazai's idea of a date (and it's getting repetitive. So in the next update he might add an "only true love kiss will save him" scenario)

[marzghost]

Guys guys guys I know we gotta give scar a title or motif thing now that he's a winner and you've all been giving him all these cool ones like Mercury and Pluto but i propose Earth! Like look at him he's a terraformer! Plus if you look at it like this the earth is the only known planet with life. It's the only planet that can "truly see". Scar has won twice. He's won with the Sun by dying and now won by killing the Moon. Two things that WE associate with Earth are , you guessed it, the Sun and Moon. Two things we associate with scar now. The earth who's played each game. The Earth that can see the Sun, the Stars,the Moon, and Mars. It's scared by the humans who call it home. It's where WE know capitalism exists. It's where our own greed hurts us. It's the only known planet with life all alone in an empty galaxy. It's a winner standing alone amongst every other planet in our solar system that has no known life. It's the planet that stands far and yet so close to the Sun so that it may give it life and the planet with only one moon in it's night sky. Scar in the end is earth. Plus if grian is the sun then the fourth planet from the sun is earth and since 3rd life there has been four new games...

I hope this makes sense I'm going to explain it better later for sure

[ad-caelestia]

not shielding or warding is like entering your home, not locking the door, and then having someone attempt to break in - except, this time, they have a door they can just walk right on through.