#nononos

[flyrobinflyy]

dick was definitely a “no no no no shhh don’t tell dad” older brother to jason

[mirellapryce]

Please consider for a moment that Edwin's version of "Edwin's the brains. I'm the brawn." is

"This is Charles. He's my people person."

[zu-is-here]

[9/9] Happy anniversary to the duo ever!! >:D

[aithusarosekiller]

Barty: bet you're standing in the corner because you're scared that you'll get turned down if you talk to anyone

Regulus: please, I could fluster near everyone at this party if I chose to

Barty: Oh yeah? Prove it. Go for someone borderline impossible and I'll believe you.

Regulus, approaching James: hey dumbass, hoodie looks kind of cute on you, wanna get out of here?

James: WH- I MEAN- UHHHH YEAH SURE

Regulus: perfect 🥰

Barty and Sirius:

[kuroananosanji]

One aspect of ZoSan that Westerners may not get the full nuance of is the concept of “うちの”, literally “of our/my household”. There’s a reason why the EA fandom (mainly Chinese from my POV) disproportionally ship ZS over other ships, to the point where even dudebros hop the joke.

So there’s this Chinese saying that means “be strict to yourself but lenient towards others” which is seen as model behaviour for respected individuals. I don’t know if there’s an equivalent idiom in Japanese but both Koreans and Japanese hold similar attitudes towards treatment of self vs treatment of others in society. Here’s the fun part: thanks to collectivist culture, one’s “self” extends to your immediate family too. Since you’re seen in conjunction with your family, if you’re head of the house and your “inferiors” misbehave in public, it reflects badly on you as a person. That’s why strict parenting is more normalised in EA culture, because controlling how your kids behave is more or less the same as controlling how you yourself behave. This is also related to how tough love is a more common form of affection in EA families, there’s a sentiment of “being able to be mean to you means we’re close, being too nice means I see you as a stranger.”

You might now see how this relates to the Strawhats in general (see: Nami beating up members for acting out of line). Sanji is a funny one coz he was sort of a maternal figure secondary to Nami early on in the series. Women aside, there’s a difference in how he treats men on his crew and “outsiders” (e.g. Ace). He’s actually not rude towards men, it’s just that we predominantly see his interactions with the crew! Since his crew is his family, he can be strict with them like how he’s strict with himself.

How does this relate to ZS in particular? Well, it’s because Zoro is closest to him on the self—others sphere. Luffy is his captain so despite the usual bickering he has to obey him to some degree. Usopp and Chopper are younger and weaker, so Sanji has a responsibility to take care of them and show generosity as an “elder”. Franky, Brook and Jinbe are way older than him so there has to be some degree of respect when interacting with them. Nami and Robin are Women. This only leaves Zoro, who is his equal in both age, power and hierarchical position on the crew. Essentially, Sanji has every right to hold Zoro to the exact same standard as he would himself. And given that Sanji is extremely harsh to himself, he’s harsh to Zoro too.

This is why there was virtually no discourse over the “Sanji calls Zoro a liability” moment in the EA fandom. The unspoken context was that Sanji was apologising to Jinbe for Zoro, who wasn’t performing his best. And since Jinbe is relatively new to the crew and also much older than Sanji, it feels like a mother/wife apologising for her son/husband?? It’s giving “I’m sorry my Zoro embarrassed us”?? It’s giving “Zoro is my responsibility”?? On the flip side Zoro absolutely does this to Sanji too. I can’t name a specific anime moment but in one of the mobile game collabs he said something like “sorry our cook caused trouble for you”. The specific wording was うちのコック. (They both think they’re managing the other lmao I hate them)

Tldr: Zoro and Sanji see themselves as one household unit 😭 hence the bickering and bluntness and lack of pretences in general.

[sunderwight]

Shen Qingqiu deciding that Luo Binghe has been abusing his crybaby privileges a bit, opts to get back at him (only a little) by bursting into crocodile tears at some point of his own accord.

He's not really serious about it -- though he wouldn't admit to it under interrogation, he does actually like Luo Binghe's weepy-pathetic routine. It's just that lately the man's been hammering on it like a cat who has discovered that ringing a dinner bell brings food, and Shen Qingqiu's poor heart can take that much of it, really! So he figures he'll issue an illustrative rebuke by getting some of his own waterworks on and making Binghe appreciate that it can be a bit harrowing to be on the receiving end!

Only, it backfires.

Shen Qingqiu picks his time and his place carefully, waiting until Luo Binghe is in a rare mood of frustration with him (he put himself in danger recklessly again) and then, bringing a tear to his eye by remembering certain unpleasant things, Shen Qingqiu starts to sniffle.

Only, it turns out that he maybe needed a cry? Like was perhaps overdue for this? He's cried before of course but usually only in the midst of overt physical exertion or stimulation (*cough*), not so much just shedding a tear in a relatively calm situation, and, well... the only explanation he can think of is that it was overdue, because somehow what he intends to be some teary eyes and a wobbling lip turns into full-on sobbing.

Luo Binghe panics. Shizun, Binghe didn't mean it! Are you hurt?! Are you cursed?!

Shen Qingqiu, through sobs: no, no, it's fine! Everything's fine!

Anyway, Luo Binghe drags Shen Qingqiu to Qian Cao Peak and subsequently puts him on bed rest and observation for like three days, and Shen Qingqiu just sighs because that's overkill and his plan absolutely didn't work. But being fussed over is kind of nice. Oh. Maybe it worked in reverse, because he has a better appreciation now for why Luo Binghe does this so often?

It ends with him resolving to get Luo Binghe to cry less by just being a little bit more open with his affection from the get-go, instead.

[proheromidoriyashouto]

Lucanis, holding his newborn child: *weeping with joy, overcome with love*

All the Antivan Crows, coming to pay the First Talon's first born their respects: I would like to see/hold the baby.

Lucanis, eyes violet, sprouting ethereal wings: 😈

All the Antivan Crows: But I won't.

[lilybug-02]

I'm sorry but... really couldn't get over Asriel's sad snoot face

🥺🥺awwwww its sad snoot azzy ❤️❤️❤️ you draw him so well 😭

[akaabsalom]

Gimme them, gimme them,

durg and diamonds♫

[the-crooked-library]

opened tiktok (mistake number one, i know) and immediately saw someone saying that Thomas Hutter subverts the "disbelieving husband" trope which... listen i love a thoroughly pathetic mess of a man myself and i get that Ellen's other option is a 400yo evil corpse, but can we please not give him credit for things he didn't do?..

the literal inciting incident of the story is that Thomas DOESN'T listen to Ellen. he doesn't believe her. she tells him that she's got a bad feeling about this trip, begs him not to go, tells him about her nightmare - and what does he do? he calls it a childish fantasy, tells her to stop worrying, and implies that she would benefit from talking to a doctor. saying shit softly doesn't make it any less dismissive or insulting, like i'm sorry but this is peak Disbelieving Husband in a Horror Movie behaviour. he only changed his mind once Orlok put him through the horrors himself, which is also a perfectly standard thing for a Disbelieving Husband to do in the second act. furthermore, from the beginning of the film, he neglects Ellen's emotional needs, is uncomfortable with her abnormalities, and doesn't even really know what sort of gifts she likes - and again, these are all standard flaws for a Disbelieving Husband to exhibit. they're indicative of a disconnect between him and his wife that he continuously refuses to bridge.

caring for someone doesn't mean you can't neglect or harm them, and that applies to everyone - including Normal People like Thomas, like Harding, like Sievers, like the viewer; and that's the point of the film

[schwarznummer1]

why dis templar look so mad😭😭😭

[nhyhu]

a kiss

[2aceofspades]

Reach out, comfort

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[pixlokita]

I know you've probz already thought of this or many more ppl have asked you to do this but PLEEEASE PLS PLS PLS PLS CAN YOU DRAW GREG IN THE GLAMROCK FREDDY ONESIE (as seen in the hidden alcove in Superstar Daycare, while wearing the VANNI mask;image below)

Imagine Greg trying to hold things with those plush gloves 🥲 who designed that

[zjn091305]

see if this will age well in 2-3 years

[fanonvscanon]

my reaction to how some people genuinely see ollie