#oh the mary of it all

[shallowseeker]

It’s a bit implied that if Cas had told Dean about the snake, Dean might’ve actually avoided/ignored it. (Which is fascinating to me in what it says about the group denial of Jack’s condition.)

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There’s a mated Mary scene to it, too! (script) Where it’s implied if they’d told Mary about the danger of Jack using his powers, she would’ve ignored that and take the risk to save Sam anyway, no matter the consequences.

This in no way excuses Cas keeping the euthanasia of a pet from everyone. Likewise, Mary appeared to know very little about the potential danger of Jack using his powers. For all Dean wants to be told things, he doesn’t appear to loop in Mary about Jack not using his powers. Which is… a lovely parallel and an eloquent nod to the stages of grief, I think. (At this point, they all three know about how Lily’s magic consumes Jack’s soul… and they all saw Jack consume his own soul to defeat Michael.)

It’s just—all the badness, all the stupid timing. :(

I mean, gosh. In 14x17, Cas is rushing back to come clean about Jack and the snake, only a coupla episode after it happened, but unfortunately has no idea of the fast-paced disaster unfolding, or that calling his own father for help was… a fatal thing. (Boo!)

Meanwhile, Jack tortures Nick for information, then uses his powers to fly to Nick and crack him like a popper. Then he again uses his powers to save Sam’s noggin.

It seems like the biggest mistake in all of this might be Sam’s call for Jack to torture Nick? Mary (and Dean in the script) warned of Nick/Lucifer: “He’s always a threat.” And they were right. It’s a bit like tye Apocalypse World all over again, when Sam’s recklessness about the tunnel got them in hot water. (And Sam himself got piranha-chomped to death ofc.)

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But also, there’s bad calls all around. Mary’s call to use Jack’s powers turned out to be a bad one. As was Jack’s healing of Sam (objectively). And while the snake euthanization seems like a vital piece of information, I’m not sure it stacks all that heavily with respects to, as Sam said, what everyone already knew individually. (Again, that’s just my opinion… that they had enough info to warrant extreme caution, even without the snake death as a “tipping point.”)

They were all present when the initial Lily Sunder soul magic was performed, and in 14x14, tfw watched Jack consume Michael. Here’s the bonus info each has: (1) Sam got Rowena’s additional warning about Lily Sunder’s magic being parasitic, (2) Dean got reassurance but also a little warning from Donatello, and (3) Cas saw Jack euthanize the snake.

With their collective experience re: soullessness and the information they each currently have, I think this “Jack is safe with her” is a bit of a weird assumption in context of what they currently know:

Dean saw soulless Sam almost sacrifice Bobby (and other things). Hell, Sam remembers some of the shit he did. I think that, even without the snake info, Dean and Sam have enough information at their disposal as experienced hunters not to be making this mistake.

So, why do they make it?

(a) Deep denial. They love Jack, and they’re actually in much the same boat Cas is: they’re afraid. In denial.

(b) Even though they know Jack isn’t ready for the field, his powers are, simply put, just too damn useful. He’s stronger than them (and, tragically, using his powers seems to hurt his head and make him more volatile). As @soullessjack has pointed out, Jack’s subconscious “Lucifer” has picked up on this too, that his wellbeing is supposed to come second to their causes:

The one working from the least amount of info seemed to actually be Mary???

And Sam and Dean should’ve talked with her more after their decision re: Jack’s powers post-Don’t Go Into the Woods imho. I’m not even convinced she knows about what happened with Jack and Michael to the depth she should.

And although he doesn’t come out full force and talk about how they themselves failed Mary, Sam’s a little bit right here:

But he’s, in true Sam form, also pretty damn wrong. Instead of focusing on his own concrete actions, like pushing to use Lily’s magic, or and I quote “dumping” a psychologically injured Jack on Cas and Dean (and then running them ragged), or counseling Jack by talking about the loss of his own soul, or not being as forthcoming with Mary as they could’ve been…

…Sam sidesteps that and reaches back further, to the balm of generic inevitability: “from the very beginning, you knew.”

Sigh. Saaaaaaam...

EDIT: I mean, comparatively, Cas was way more honest about his failures and fears. Sam is rewriting the narrative to be one of passive fate. Deans in full-on denial, which is… barbed and certainly painful. Dean cannot even process or verbalize what he feels or where he himself failed, which will set him up to be manipulated by Chuck.

[citrazeph]

x-snoopies

[brainrotcharacters]

makes me giggle to think of X2 Logan meeting dp&w Logan when this is a thing

[mike-png]

X-men sketches!

[razmerry]

x-nyan: first clan

Wolverine and Nightcrawler

Angel

Mystique and Juggernaut

Darwin

Sabretooth

Forge, Jubilee, and Dazzler

Cable and Deadpool

Kitty Pryde

Storm, Psylocke, and Havok

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch

Beak, Callisto, and Caliban

[seasononesam]

Alright, listen up, girls. 

[hausdellamorte]

please don't jump me for this, mary kirby is a fantastic writer but i have a very glaring issue with lucanis' writing that really makes me cringe every time i think about it and it's the fact that he was very clearly written around the millennial tumblr joke of "running on spite and coffee" and the like and it doesn't really give him a lot more room for more character depth. a lot of veilguards comedy feels a lot like the writers in the writing room tried to predict what memes would be made and created those characters around it, instead of creating fully rounded characters and let the jokes happen naturally

[bajablastflavoredsaxreed]

the whole gang is back together…for the first time

[arthursfuckinghat]

Whenever Arthur talks badly about himself in the mirror I always think about this one picture

[yrsonpurpose]

lust. for power.

[shewaslikeasunflower]

I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT TO SEND SOME RECENT ART AHHH

[platossoulmates]

im so bad at multishipping but i am fucking FANTASTIC at making ur favs poly

[littleplantfreak]

Chatterbox Pt. 1 - SFW

>Their calling/texting habits, especially with a partner that loves to be on the phone for hours (part two with the others dropping tomorrow I promise!!)

Hayato Suo - Phone? What phone? Just kidding. He texts a regular amount, but if you wanna be on the phone for a while, his limit is usually an hour unless you're both planning a date or something. He'd prefer to be with you in person otherwise. Invite him over~ He'll bring snacks and drinks for you.

Sakura Haruka- Better on calls than he is on texts for sure. Takes a long time to figure out what to talk about when you two do have calls. Likes to keep them half an hour or shorter regularly. If it's a special occasion or you're on vacation, he doesn't mind if the call goes longer, wanting to hear your voice even if it's only been a day since you left. Accidentally calls you on facetime a lot instead of like...a regular call. So you just see his ear or neck, or it's just completely dark.

Nirei Akihiko - Can talk for hours without fail. He does have an exact bed time that he sticks to though, so while he wants to keep talking, he's about 2 minutes from passing out on the floor. Has call parties that are so chaotic but insanely fun that everyone ends up cracking up during. Added Sakura to one of your calls before, but then Sakura thought you were WITH Nirei. "Sakura-san we're all on different phones." "But you both sound like you're in the same room???"

Kiryu Mitsuki - Calls you when he's gaming and you both just stay on the phone as a way of hanging out. Sometimes forgets you're on the phone and starts humming one of the osts and it sounds sooo nice. He'd sleep with the call still going if it wouldn't completely drain his phone battery. Depends on the day, but when he hasn't seen you in a bit, he's like "Just come over please."

Tsugeura Taiga - Loves calls too. Will call you when he's working out to show you that he hit his new goal. "Babe check out my form, let me know if you think my posture's off" And your just on facetime while he's in his local gym? He asks the people he's with if it's alright first though. Loves chatting or listening equally, so if you just want to hear his voice? He's got plenty to say.

Sugishita Kyotaro - He'll listen if you wanna chat as long as you want, he just doesn't say much. If the call goes on longer than 2 hours he might end up falling asleep. He has to be extra careful with his phone because he's prone to breaking it. It's got the strongest screen protector and case known to man. Actually waterproof at this point probably. Likes to send one set of character emojis when texting and just that set. He's got a special ringtone for you set, and answers it on the first ring every time.

Hiragi Toma - He's fine with calling or texting, but doesn't wanna be on the phone forever. If you have something to say, that's one thing, but if you're gonna talk his ear off, he's also one to just want you to come see him. Actually takes cute candids (unlike Ume who is a menace with them) and has one as your contact pic. Sometimes he looks at it and his stomach feels just a bit better during an attack.

Umemiya Hajime - GOSSIP GIRL FR! He's on the phone with you for hours telling you the juiciest secrets he's found out during the day. If you call him up at 3am cause you had the wildest dream? He's answering and talking about it with you until you're ready to fall back asleep. Has the UGLIEST candid of you you've ever seen and it's your contact pic smh. He has other ACTUALLY cute pictures of you on his phone but he's adamant that you look beautiful in all of them. If he's busy doing something, he'll pass his phone around to either his friends or Kotoha and the kids when he's home to keep you company. Kinda like those "Hey can you watch my boss for me for a second?" Tiktoks?

[my-amygdala-is-synthetic]

three friends who are all mean to each other in different ways is such a good dynamic

[ivegotalargeduck]

@roseswhitered @shazam-secret-santa

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[cazzythefrogking]

I JUST HAD THE BEST PROJECT IDEA

I'm gonna make ✨marauders theme cardigans✨

(& valkyries & skittles)

And they're going to have fancy buttons

I love fancy buttons

I am excited for this