#or morty just Genuinely Thinks he's cool

[sorrelpaws]

no offense but i genuinely fear that their potential dynamic will go severely underutilized

[fear-no-mort]

evil rick is so good because hes the first and best example of how just cringe and melodramatic evil morty is in the way he acts while being controlled by him. the slow clap, the like fake orchestra director thing he does when hes talking about the symphony of morties, the ‘we’re not so different you and i’ lines, the cut-throat hand gesture he does when saying hes gonna kill rick. u get what i mean all of that is evil morty doing that except it’s him replicating the behaviour of a rick except all of that stuff is kinda just how he is anyway. i personally think he enjoyed it a lot he had fun with it

[eunandonly]

exhibit a : you

୨୧ ; you and riki, on a date solving murder cases gone cold? that’s going to end in another murder!

pairing! criminaljusticemajor!riki x criminologymajor!reader | wc. 0.9k | warnings: atempted humour, incorrect law and forensic terms, homicide mentions EN-

🖇️ : riki version finally!! sorry it took so long ㅜㅜ

riki has been majoring in criminal justice for some time now

you two never really talked properly, most of your conversations were trivial things like “can i borrow your pencil” or “when does this lecture end”

you never expected your first proper conversation with him to be an argument about who can solve a cold case faster

"of course i can solve it the fastest, what are you talking about, y/n?"

that just pisses you off bc who does he think he is

let's be so fr why is he so full of himself?

you had just been listening in on his conversation about a case study and you couldn't help but jump in

and riki had the audacity to mock you

"you're really going to stick with that theory? it's clearly wrong- come on, even i know that."

you were ready to bash his pretty little face in

bc your theory about the jane doe case is definitely right dafuq.

the time window, the evidence, the interview transcripts... it all fits your narrative

and the more you and riki discuss the case, the more convinced riki is that your theory MIGHT be right

of course he won't admit that though

but when you start talking about livor mortis he can't help but stare at you with hearts in his eyes

like DAMN he loves girls who recite shit like that as if it's the alphabet

one day you're just packing up your bag to leave after a lecture when riki comes over

"hey, you wanna study with me this evening? get some work done on the cold case project?"

riki's tryna be all nonchalant but he's screaming inside PLEASE SAY YES PLEASE SAY YES

you say yes.

you two meet at riki’s dorm room and tbh it’s kinda messy in there

i imagine criminology major riki to have lots of books regarding criminal law and stuff lying about everywhere and js have a lot of stuff in general

like the only place that’s not covered by some book or paper of some sort is the bed because he needs sleep (but he stays up till 5am anyways)

he probably listens to true crime podcasts all night

riki and you start get into your work right away but both of you keep getting carried away bickering

don’t worry it’s just playful banter ☺️

“i said stfu his rigor mortis had only started on the head and neck of the body but livor mortis had fully set- that's just says that someone manipulated the factors”

you’re just sitting on his bed pointing at the case file and trying to prove your point

riki’s smart but dense at the same time

you both have some genuinely concerning conversation starters

“oh yeah so this girl apparently got burned alive on a wooden pole outside a school campus!”

"do you think the car air conditioner will be cold enough to use during the winter when trying to onset rigor mortis of the body?"

"if someone dug up a already dead body murdered by someone else and re-buried it to hide it from the officials, what charges would they get?"

you guys say it so casually too like you're discussing what to have for dinner

you always thought riki was cool and had a little liking for him but working on a project together and really made the feelings more intense

sure he’s an annoying little menace who’s way too stubborn

but he’s smart. and he’s pretty.

you really are going to bash his pretty face in one day.

even when you two are not working on the project you two meet up in each other’s dorm rooms to play games, talk, etc

like you two make plans to meet up at your room to play fortnite (you carry his ass through the game)

oh but he won't admit that

i feel like riki would prefer staying in for these types of activities

you know those little packages of fake crime cases you can buy to investigate and stuff?

that's what you and riki do on friday nights except it's not a fake crime

it's all real

you guys research serial murder cases, disappearances that went cold YEARS ago, heists... the list just goes on and on

yeah but these little dates are probably going to become a homicide case itself

no bc why is riki not shutting up his narrative is so wrong

he ends up confessing to you at the end of the month after both of you submitted the most beautiful thesis on a double homicide case

you got lots of help from riki on the criminal law aspects of it and you helped him with the profiling and forensics part

"no y/n, he would be charged for perverting the course of justice, what are you on?"

“riki, stop being such a dumbass. the offender and the victim had no connection whatsoever.”

riki was so scared to confess to you, he was overthinking for days straight instead of sleeping at night

so for your first date you just have him come over to your dorm and make a murder board with you

not exactly a common first date activity but both of you have fun with red string and evidence so it’s fine

you and riki later on create your own true crime podcast except you're not just talking about the crime

you're both solving them (agggtm anyone?)

i'd like to think that you and riki's podcasts went viral and everyone gushing over you two

you and riki just make a really cute couple

[rsanchezslut]

Bless us with all those sweet Rick x reader headcanons you hold

!! thank you sm for asking !! i'm not sure how many i have in such a broad sense, but here are some HCs i usually apply when thinking abt a relationship w/ rick!!

xXx

-i always imagine you meet Rick through Beth somehow. In my head, it's usually though an exercise class of sorts (Zumba, bc my first R+M hyperfixation was when I was doing dance twice a week LOL), but I also really like the neighbors approach too (typical) because i think it's fun to think she starts inviting you over to have wine nights with her and you become really good friends!!

-I also love HCing Morty bonding with you too!! Seeing the way you make his mom happy and pique Rick's interest in just the right way makes him literally. Want. to befriend you. He thinks you're cool and also genuinely NICE ASF which lowkey pisses Rick off for a bit but makes him all the more inclined to like, actually talk to you (bc he's jealous you won over Morty so easily<3)

-Rick definitely goes (a little) out of his way to impress you (eventually). not... overboard, because he's still Rick and his literal brand is not caring ofc, but... i do think he enjoys it, per se, esp season 5+ Rick who's a lot more considerate... when you seem interested in what he's doing and actually want to talk about it. Part of him is def still skeptical, but... it grows on him the closer you get emotionally ...

-Rick is surprisingly appreciative of acts of service!! Esp. things like cooking him food / doing laundry, and even more so if who you're helping is Beth, Morty or Summer!! I always think about you dropping off food for the family if Beth is working late, or helping summer w/ her homework... and i for sure see it as something Rick... notices and pays attention to.

-I LOVE RICK'S LITTLE COT in his room. it is so silly to me that he sleeps on that in HIS fucking DAY CLOTHES. So I think he gets all weird abt spending the night at your place. Maybe weird is the wrong word, but like. usually he's down to fuck and then just go home (or spend the night but not care abt the emotional significance of it and skip your morning together) and it's like. Lmaoooooo.

which I think for a while you're kinda cool w/ because... idk. It's not that serious? but the first time you actually have a real sleepover in your own space (and not an alien motel or his car) is genuinely so. intimate. and signifies and big change

-omf there was only one bed fic WHEN???? sharing a room fic WHEN?????

-but FUCKING IN HIS CAR HAS DEFINITELY HAPPENED absolutely. the way he had a little curtain when he was w/ daphne ... you have def used that curtain. and literally slept back there too.

-he has more dad/caring traits than he realizes. Sick? Sleep it off. Need a nap? Here's a bed. Always has everything you need on hand and is willing to give it to you <3

-he thinks it's hot when you fight with him and doesn't take you serious half of the time because of it

-when he doesn't smell like alcohol and oil he actually smells. so fucking good. Naturally sweet and kinda musky but in such a comforting sense!! u always know if he's been around somewhere in the house bc the scent lingers (or maybe youre just sensitive to him, who knows)

-one day we need to talk about his horrible possessive-ness streak when you actually manage to get close to him. Always talking abt how he doesn't care but really he's a HORRIBLE liar. coping mechanisms are 0/10 (tell me why he's surprised to find out you need to cope too LMFAO)

[mamanbou]

I think the worst thing that ever happened to the casual rick and morty analysis scene was the use of the terms "rickest rick" and "mortiest morty" in close rickcounters because now you have dudes online thinking mortiness and rickness are tangible measurable traits and attempting to use them in genuine analysis ("evil morty was the rickest morty all along...") like medieval doctors talking about the four humors when in fact "the rickest rick" is just shorthand rick uses to mean he's cool and special (or the worst man alive, depending) and "the mortiest morty" is just some shit he made up in that exact moment to make morty feel better. you guys its not real

[katy-133]

Rick Sanchez Showing Signs of ASD for 30 Images

(Re-posting this from a previous reblog I posted in. For organisational purposes.)

(Using some notes from CDC.gov and NHS.uk)

“People with [autism spectrum disorder (ASD)] often have problems with social communication and interaction, and restricted or repetitive behaviors or interests. People with ASD may also have different ways of learning, moving, or paying attention. It is important to note that some people without ASD might also have some of these symptoms.” - Signs and Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder, CDC.gov

Similar to the above quote, some of the below examples can be explained through Doylist (meta) explanations (for example, Rick usually wears the same clothes because that's a common trope in animation, due to asset limitations and marketing/merchandise reasons).

With that in mind:

Bad sensory, overstimulation: Rick preferring to eat just noodles (possibly due to texture/taste aversion), instead of having what everyone else in the family is having.

Getting very upset if someone touches or gets too close: Rick pushing Morty away when Morty runs up to hug him.

Stimming (repetitive performance of certain physical movements or vocalisations) by moving his fists in a celebratory shaking motion in multiple episodes.

Gets upset by minor changes. Rick getting mad at Morty for changing the position of his car seat, refusing to leave a dangerous situation until it's re-adjusted.

Rick: "Wait, did you f**k with my seat settings?!"

Having the same routine every day and getting very anxious if it changes: Rick being upset that Morty is busy and can't go on an adventure with him (like in a typical episode).

Gastrointestinal issues (for example, constipation). An episode focuses on Rick needing to go to a custom planet (that felt safe and secluded) to use the toilet and feeling great distress upon learning that someone else found the planet.

Has a safe food that is seeked out for comfort. Rick likes wafers. He's seen getting them from the kitchen in multiple episodes, Beth makes sure the house is stocked with them, and the Citadel of Ricks even has its own factory to produce them.

Referencing good sensory: Rick talking in detail about pancakes covered in syrup, not wanting the pancakes to go bad.

Rick: "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got pancakes back home with syrup on top of them. They're about to hit that critical point of syrup absorption that turns the cakes into a gross paste. And I hate to get all Andy Rooney about it, but I think we all like fluffy discs of cake with syrup on top!"

And Rick enjoying pancakes in S1E10 and S4E2:

Has obsessive interests. Rick becoming hyper-focused on giant mecha collecting and Morty reminding him to not go overboard on his new hyperfixation.

Morty: "Sometimes, enough is... ?" Rick: (Sadly) "Sometimes enough is enough."

Liking to plan things carefully before doing them: Rick keeping various helpful inventions in his lab coat just in case he needs them later (Vindicators episode).

Infodumping (to excitedly share a large amount of information about a highly-focused subject or passion at one time, usually in great detail and length).

Finding it hard to talk about feelings: Rick having hesitation in apologising and explaining his thoughts and feelings to Jerry.

Rick: "If I'm genuinely cool, I should be able to love you. Which I... therefore do."

Avoids or does not keep eye contact: Rick looking away or breaking eye contact with Morty. Image set of Morty calling him out:

Rick breaking eye contact while lying to Morty:

Having a preferred outfit to wear each day (can be cause of sensory issues). Rick wearing the same blue shirt for over 40 years (we see in flashbacks that it was brighter and has faded with time).

Unusual speech patterns, such as stuttering. Rick's stuttering decreases as seasons progress.

Vocal stimming (when someone repeats a specific sound or phrase to produce sensory stimulation). Some autistic children find it easier to make up their own words. Rick repeatedly saying, "wubba lubba dub dub." He will also repeat his own words (echolalia) immediately afterwards.

Delay edecholalia, scripting (when someone "saves" exact phrases and uses them later to make social situations easier). Rick (in The Ricks Must Be Crazy) remembers Morty's comment, "that just sounds like slavery with extra steps" and uses it later to try and win an argument with another scientist.

Not picking up social cues, finding it hard to understand what others are thinking or feeling. Rick making a joke and then realising the other person is in too much distress to laugh with him (has done this with both Morty and Jerry).

Rick: "You're not laughing?" (Expression changes upon realising) "Oh, right. You're dying."

Unconventional grief response, "inappropriate" facial expressions, lack of fear: Rick reacting to burying himself in a less uneasy way than Morty.

"To the point" style of social interaction. Rick often speaks bluntly and is seen as rude by other characters in response.

Rick: "Everyone, f**k off. Morty, I need your help."

Has a terrible memory but can remember ridiculously difficult information if it interests him. Rick forgets his portal gun and leaves it behind, but can remember the formula for various chemical reactions without using a reference (ending of M.Night Shaym-Aliens!).

And finally...

President Curtis referencing Rick's neurodivergency:

Rick's comment:

Rick: "I'm not touching that thing,"

Rick finding a roundabout way to let Morty know that he (Rick) also has ASD:

Rick: "Is this game popular with autistic people?" Morty: "Why would you say something like that?" Rick: "Because I'm starting to love it."

Wish I could have added more examples, but 30 images is Tumblr's current post limit.

(I understand that the potential meme joke by OP is that the "NOT YOU" image is of Rick from season 1, versus his markedly changed characterisation in season 5-onwards, that focused more on coding Rick as neurodivergent.)

I hope this has been in some part educational for a few readers. Happy Autism Acceptance Month.

But now for the disclaimer bit: Don't take it from me, learn more about ASD.

[trivial-pokemon-ramblings]

Here’s some Johto Gym Leader headcannons.

Falkner is a huge Skyla fan, but he gets weird looks from people. People assume he’s just being a hormonal teenager. He’s not. He admires her flying types, and he wants to be a pilot. He’s that one kid who tried to jump off high places to fly. He still does that. He denies it though. He flies and makes kites too.

People always misgender Bugsy. I genuinely forgot him. He makes little origami figures of his bug types. He has a whole collection of origami of all the bug types he has. He doesn’t have a Vespiquen.

Whitney is salty that she isn’t allowed to have a fairy gym. She tried asking the League for one, but Lance told her to go to management, who is Lorelei, and Lorelei denied Whitney’s request. Whitney complained again with Lance, but he told her to just cry about it. Whitney took that too literally.

Morty likes to play cards with Will. Will wins all the time, but Morty doesn’t mind. That’s because Morty is a masochist. He’s annoyed by Eusine, but he likes being annoyed. This is also why he’s a ghost gym leader. He also loves yellow and blue, but Eusine told him to match his typing, so that’s why he wears purple.

Jasmine loves watching contests. I forgot if she does the contests in the remakes even though I just played them just now, but she is in love with how coordinators can present their Pokemon. Jasmine loves making wires from any metals she finds in caves. She loves making wires and batteries. Many people don’t this though, and she’s dating Volkner, so they assume he does all the electrician stuff, but they work together.

Chuck once fought a Tyranitar on Mt. Silver, but no one believes him. His wife always tells him to stop making stuff up. Chuck also goes to Pryce’s gym to pick up some ice to cool off the dojo in his gym. Chuck hates the heat. He gets hot easily. Too easily. His wife on the other hand gets cold easily, and they spend a lot of money just to get the house the right temperature.

Speaking of Pryce, Pryce and Lorelei have a father-daughter relationship. He taught Lorelei how to be a better trainer, and Lorelei sometimes calls him dad. Pryce was so excited when Lorelei wanted to be an Ice type trainer, he stressed so much that his friends thought he was about to get married. Pryce will not die until he gets to see Lorelei walk down the aisle. He also has a soft spot for vanilla ice cream.

Clair makes paintings of her favorite dragon types. Her Dragonair has a lot of paintings. Sometimes she’ll paint for every dragon in the Dragon’s Den. Why? Because it’s the only thing she can think of. She paints for any Pokemon who had a successful hatching. The Elder used to ask for counts of every Dragon in the Dragon Holy Lands, but he just asks Clair how many Pokemon she’s painted.

[conanssummerchild]

the other day i was wondering about how it would go if rick sanchez and abed nadir interacted bcs theyre my fav guys ever but i couldnt actually imagine them ever interacting and then i accidentally came up with a whole fuck ton of headcanons about what would happen if rick started visiting the study group regularly (also featuring morty :3) so i figured i might as well post them idk

(rickortys dni)

idk what rick is doing in the commumity dimension and why btw, he's just there

the hc abt rick and abed having a conversation was just like rick going on and on about some insane adventure he went on and just overall saying wild stuff and abed listening, genuinely interested, but thinking "this guy makes jeff seem well-adjusted"

at first rick always goes alone but he talks about morty all the time and the adventures they go on but he never elaborates about who morty is so everyone just assumes he's a friend of ricks and one day rick finally introduces them to him and its literally a teenage boy and his grandson lol. everyone is confused

shirley probably hates rick sm at first

morty and britta talking abt politics or ethics or smth like that :3

i imagine rick saying the f slur or smth and the family friendly sitcom study group is flabbergasted while morty is sweating bullets apologising for him lol

rick almost immediately asks if troy and abed are fucking

one time chang tried to hug rick (even though they barely knew each other, i just feel like thats something he'd do) and rick's first instinct was to pull a gun out on him and after that chang kept begging him to make him one of those guns too (he didn't)

britta tries to therapise him but eventually rick scares her off by saying something insane or "way out of her league diagnostically" as she said once and she never tries again

rick and jeff having a drink-off (rick wins)

troy alternates between thinking rick is cool and funny and being a little afraid of him

morty and troy get along and morty thinks abed is cool

morty's favourite is anne because he thinks shes so cool and smart and pretty (think like the person you looked up to as a kid, thats how morty thinks of annie) and she lets him act like a kid and doesnt put any unfair insane expectations on him (*cough* rick) because she knows what that feels like

annie dislikes rick but she keeps slipping fliers for AA into his pockets and rick is confused and incredibly annoyed whenever he finds them

rick thinks chang is weird af but finds it funny, especially bcs hes like the main antagonist of the study group and hes just some guy

rick is probably kinda mean to the dean :(

rick saying something in spanish and no one in the ex spanish study group has any idea what hes saying (they did not learn a thing)

rick thinks its kinda cool that jeff faked his degree, but he wont admit it ofc

morty loves apartment 303

annie eventually warms up to rick because he's less grumpy and rude once you get to know him and they become kiiiinda friends (but shes still a little wary of him)

rick, morty, troy, abed and annie playing minecraft together :3

shirley also eventually warms up to rick and acts like a stern parent (even though rick is almost double her age 💀) and rick pretends to hate it but he doesnt (he didnt get loved enough by his parents as a kid)

rick calls pierce the jerry of the group

abed always listens to rick infodump

abed and rick talking about alternate timelines/dimensions together

one time he fell asleep on the sofa at apartment 303 and while he was asleep annie washed his labcoat bcs its probably grimy af and rick freaked out on her and didn't visit their dimension again for a month

morty loves shirley because shes is always so nice to him and gives him baked goods bcs she thinks hes the sweetest kid ever (he is). he always defends her when rick calls her lame

ok thats it, i usually lowkey hate crossovers but here i am. doing a crossover

also ive always been scared of posting headcannons in case someone is like "FUCK YOU these headcannons are the WORST you have no understanding of these characters you dumb faggot" so erm im scared :3 bye

[spopsalt]

It's so fucking funny how you're whining about Catra being a bad person, when she's morally grey at worst, but then make it clear on a lot of your posts that you like Rick Sanchez like he isn't 10000x worse like 😭😭😭😭😭😭???

Well hello to you too. Look, I'm not saying Rick is a good person, in a lot of my posts where I say that I love Rick, I also acknowledge that he's not a good person, I know he's a horrible person, he's killed people, committed more crimes than I can think off, emotionally abuses his grandson, is just an asshole in generally, etc., etc. But let me tell you something absolutely insane....a fictional character's mortality...doesn't make a difference in whether I like them or not! *Gasps* I like Rick because he's complex and layered, he struggles deeply with trauma from his wife and child brutally dying in front of them, and while this explains a lot of his horrible actions, it doesn't use to excuse it, like a certain show *cough* spop *cough* And his redemption arc, although it's still going, is really good because he's actually changing and is actually becoming better, unlike a certain abusive kitty-cat *cough* Catra *cough* It's realistic as well, he has times where he regresses, but he is still genuinely trying to, and is changing.

Besides, the show doesn't act like Rick is a good person, he's called out multiple times for being an asshole, and the show doesn't frame it as a good thing. Literally, one of the people Rick loved most, Birdperson, started distancing himself from Rick due to his toxic behaviors, and y'know what? The show rightfully doesn't show Birdperson as in the wrong for this. Also, Rick's character development is actually good, while he's still not a great person, he certainly is a better person than he was in season 1 or season 4, he's learned to accept therapy and is going to it every week, stopped manhandling Morty, is a lot gentler to Morty in general.

I'm only pointing out Catra's abusive behavior because the show frames it as a good thing, reminder a KID'S SHOW frames abusive behaviors as something romantic and desirable, and Catra gets together with the person she was abusing at the end, she never faces any consequences for her actions, and everyone forgave all of her war crimes after she did one good thing. Nobody was even allowed to be mad at her, also Catra isn't morally grey at worst, at worst, she literally attempted to end the world just so she could spite her sister crush. I don't mind if you like Catra, but I mind that you're attacking me because I don't like her. You do realize that you can acknowledge that a character isn't a good person, but still like them anyway, right? If you disagree with me, cool, but just block me instead of spreading anon hate, please and thank you.

[avaisnerdytoo]

What makes C-137 Rick different in the eyes of Evil Morty? A simple list.

I had this drafted around when the episode came out and I hadn't finished it, sooooo here you go heh:

This is arguably a pretty obvious set of answers, I'm not making any big deep dives here or anything, but I felt curious enough in wanting to see some kind of realized list of how many ways our Rick is different from his counterparts, specifically to the eyes of Evil Morty, that's to say, within the show, what kind of interactions have made Evil Morty slowly chip away in his absolute ideas about our Rick specifically.

Contains content since season 1, but mostly Season 7 due to the amount of interactions.

Bullet point is the actual list, indented is additional, but optional, context I deemed valuable:

C-137 Crying: Obviously the first would be Evil Morty - through Evil Rick - seeing our Rick cry when seeing baby Morty, even if we don't have that explained yet, this genuine care that shocked E-M this much was only reinforced in Season 7 when Rick, just before going to hunt Rick Prime told Morty he "couldn't go", evidently so that he stays safe.

This is extra reinforced when Evil Morty and Morty Prime join Rick against our big bad, E-M throws an insult right away expecting the reason for Rick's frustration to be "they did something cool and I didn't" (a jump cut), but no, C-137 only says... "You brought Morty???"

Evil Morty is a Morty registered within the Council's data base, he's been passed around, probably adopted by various Ricks, of whom clearly view that service as a tool to reinforce their detachments. Even if there is a petty and truly emotional reason underneath the existence of such a program, the Morties in those centers only see the very worst of Rick, because that's who they are paired up with, they only see how disposable they are every single time, time and time again.

C-137's respect of Evil Morty: Right away as S7EP5 begins, and E-M joins in with our duo, he's immediately greeted with what I am willing to bet is a different kind of attitude, one of respect. Rick is not dissmisive of Evil Morty, granted he knows his capabilities, however he even compliments Evil Morty on his journey to fucking off, a life style he very much enjoys - supposedly, but still - this is reinforced the moment Evil Morty suggests the modifications to the fracking machine, one which Rick takes notice of an implements right away, no insult attached interestingly enough.

That respect is also seen after Rick connects the dots with Evil Morty being responsible for hacking his Portal gun, back in Season 5, a detail which most Rick's would've arrogantly shrugged off by underestimating Morty. I am not saying respect can't be earned from other Ricks, after all he was president, but I am focusing the basis of this on Evil Morty's absolutist mindset regarding how Ricks are meant to be.

Teamwork: Although Rick points out the same logic we as the audience and fans did in theories prior to Season 7, regarding the assumption Evil Morty would hate Rick Prime more than our Rick because he's even worse, the actual teamwork simply plays out naturally, first through circumstance, but then by convenience. Nonetheless in each step Rick is once again cooperative with Evil Morty, treating him like an equal in a way that I think we haven't really ever seen before besides Beth, and sorta Summer.

I feel it's no small detail that E-M's first instinct after grabbing the Portal guns they were quickly tinkering with to escape the box was "don't freak out", the subsequent lack of freaking out also reinforces all of the shit I'm repeating myself on haha, again list of the obvious remember?

And finally the most obvious: C-137's goals are focused on avenging his Wife, as we well know. This singular detail already places him on a different bracket of existence as Rick's aren't meant to care for anyone other that themselves, even if this goal was the reason that fueled Rick's cooperation, signs of respect and more towards Evil Morty, he still did them... That would also technically place the other trapped Ricks, like Nerd Rick or James Bond Rick, as other challengers in Evil Morty's views.

This is how Evil Morty finally showed a crack in his absolutist views about Ricks.

•

"You are a little different, Rick..."

Maybe I can use that someday...

[fandomwe1rd0]

This fucking episodeeeeeee. I cry at it, it's not even supposed to be a sad episode, just seeing Morty so upset...it breaks my heart into a thousand pieces. Rick just can't let Morty have a life outside of him, the fact that he literally made a whole ass plan, and destroyed so many planets just so Morty will stay with him forever and never get a life outside of him is already fucking sick, I don't fucking care if he has abandonment issues due to what happened with Diane, nothing will ever make this ok.

He manipulated Morty into giving up his dreams, and as if that wasn't bad enough, he's shown to not even feel any guilt about it, he actually seems to be fucking proud of it, smirking and winking to the camera as if he did some cool badass thing. Yeah, manipulating your grandson into giving up on his dream because you're a pathetic old man who's afraid of losing your only real close friend. Soooo cool of you. We all think you're sooo awesome.

He never shows any guilt towards any bad thing he does to Morty, he does bad things to Summer, but he is shown to feel guilt in season 7 episode 3 "Air Force Wong" where he lashes out at Summer then after she leaves he looks to the floor and says "Sorry..." He's manipulative to Beth for the first few seasons, and even he's shown to feel bad for it at the end of this fucking season where he says "Holy shit I'm a terrible father." He's even shown to feel bad for how he treated Jerry, I can't remember the exact episode but when he was using him so the pleasure is pain guys can make fun of him, and you can see him looking down in guilt multiple times. Really the only time I can think of where he actually feels guilty for how he treats Morty is in "Rickmurai Jack" Where Morty asks "Did you really leave the crows for me....or did you come back because they dumped you?" and Rick just looks down and can't bring himself to answer. But other than that, he never feels guilt for how he treats Morty, he'll consistently emotionally abuse Morty, punched him in Rickstar Ricklatica, slapped him multiple times, once when he was having a panic attack, caused so much damage to Morty's psyche in Vat of Acid, and manipulated him into giving up his dreams in this episode, all with no guilt. I know he genuinely loves Morty, and I really can't blame Morty for not believing that seeing how he treated Morty in season 4 alone, he does eventually get better and treats Morty actually like an equal in season 7, but Jesus fucking Christ, I love Rick I really do, but he was a monster in season 4.

I just really wish we got to see the effects of Rick's abuse on Morty, but it's always just swept under the rug so Rick, the abuser, can heal. It's not fair. Rick deserves to heal, but Morty deserves to heal too, and doesn't deserve to get his trauma ignored so his abuser is more sympathetic. Justice for Morty.

[vampire-ink-777]

The way Evil Morty is genuinely so down to earth and real will never get out of my head. He’s normal. He’s been pushed around, used, and taken as nothing but a shield by his Rick his whole life, and he is done. He’s actively trying any way to get away from them because he just does not care about any of the other R&M’s. I think it’s especially so interesting since Morty-Prime/C-137 has basically had the exact same experience, but instead didn’t go down that route was always so cool to me.

PLUS good god I will never forget the toxic Morty episode. It was so good. It’s so interesting how Rick considered any attatchments as disgusting, and yet also had the same stance as his disturbing apathy. HE THINKS ITS BAD TOO!!!! God they’re so hrhkahdjsbakaj

[mazyb0i]

Someone on Reddit tried to say that Rick only truly loves Beth, and to prove them wrong, so here I am!

tldr:

Character analysis of Rick Sanchez from an autistic fans point of view, understanding his attachment styles.

He'll do anything for BP, if season 6 proves anything, it's that he'll die for BP. He literally admitted to loving him, which I have not heard him tell or say about anyone before in the show. When

he does say stuff like that it is significant. Bird person is the only character on the show he has been openly genuine with.

If season 7 proves anything, Pers is the only one that can sneak up behind him and grab him out of nowhere without getting some snarky comment, mean look, or a left hook. They both care about each other deeply, that is clear. Rick was extremely

upset by the wedding with Tammy. Rick told the bird person how much he respected him more than anyone, even when he contradicted himself by saying nothing matters, he wanted to be with Percy. He wanted to travel with him and spent every moment with him.

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"Then why did you help me?"

"I respect you, and I wanted you to know that you could respect me too."

" But if nothing matters...?"

"You matter! You matter to me."

"Uhhh- Rick... the relationship we have-"

"I never used that word!" - Rick (denialism)

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It's funny how after this he calls him a judgmental dork, and not something much harsher.

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"Why the fuck are you risking your life for that asshole!?" - Memory rick

"Because, you love him."

"You do maybe, but I don't."

"Yeah, yeah, you're real cool. Now, come help me save his life or fuck off, because I don't need you.

(Very much so loves BP.)

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"I'm sorry Rick, but we cannot choose the ones we love" - Pers

"You got that right! Why do you think I'm still fucking down here!?"

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Birdperson mentions that he would be dead if it wasn't for Rick, this also accounts for multiple times now since he brought BP back to life recently. Rick has stuck his neck out for the man so many times contradicting his "nothing matters" front, because that's what it is, it is a horrible coping mechanism to ignore your problems and pretend they don't exist because 'nothing matters'.

Its a problem that I have and I'm working through in therapy myself, it's called Denialism. Because 'if you shut yourself out from the world and your problems, then nothing can hurt you, and they don't exist'. You convince yourself you're in control when you're not, you have the least control, and it fucks you up. Rick isn't truly and fully nihilistic, or else literally nothing would matter to him. He makes sure to keep his Morty alive, he constantly brags on about how he can just get a new family, but he has the same Morty that he's had since the beginning and sticks his neck out for him as well.

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"No, Morty. Because you were too afraid to tell me. What we had was abusive, don't you see? I'm a bad partner, because I never made you a true partner."

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"I was afraid if I jumped in a hole you would just stand there and watch me, you wouldn't even jump in after me!" -Morty

But then Rick in season 1 literally jumped in after Morty when he fell through the garage floor into the Schrodinger's cat void.

"Be good, Morty, be better than me."

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And when Rick starts crying at his memories of Morty in season One, but he refrains from expressing it so that Morty does not become, as he puts it, "cocky" (denialism)

I would also like to point out I feel like in the later seasons he starts calling Morty 'buddy' more?? he's a lot nicer to him than he used to be, and just recently allowed Morty to hug him without pushing him away, actually hugging back. He's also stated that he respects summer very deeply, which if he says that about someone, it really means that he does. He sees his Diane in Summer, and he also implies that summer is like a cat, her affection and respect needs to be earned; unlike Morty's dog like affection that is just given away. But we also hear Rick say that Morty reminds him a lot of himself when he was younger, this implies a lot of parallels.

Memory Rick brought out a lot of Rick that we didn't see previously, a person who wasn't fully tainted by the lack of treating mental Health issues, coping issues, unhealthy attachments, and all the other things that led up to Rick being the way he is. he said his heart broken so many times, he's been backstabbed, he is very hurt person. This doesn't excuse all of his actions but is a very good explanation and reason for why he is the way he is and the way the human psyche copes with it's environment to protect itself. it's like walking up to a caged animal with a taser, these are his defense mechanisms, it makes him look like a dick on the outside but currently it is the only thing that he knows how to do on instinct for protection, and that's why he's in therapy. This is why I believe he's genuinely trying to get better, he can get along with his therapist more than ever, even if he has sly remarks he genuinely listens to Mrs. Wong.

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"I don't like being told where to go or what to do. I consider it a violation."

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"There's a lesson here, and I won't be the one to figure it out"

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"I don't discuss problems, I incinerate them"

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"It was charmingly analog. For a sec, you kind of made me like myself." - Mem Rick

"You'll grow out of it." - Rick

He resents his younger self for helping him and makes sure to mention that he "grew out" of his ability to like himself, Rick has some extreme self-hatred. it's hard to fully love someone or Express a healthy relationship when you can't even have a healthy relationship with yourself.

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"You act like you're the one that got stabbed in the back!" -Morty

"Because I AM THE ONE, Morty. You wanna know why I replaced myself in the beginning of that stupid knights of the morning sun thing!? I SAID don't take the fucking sword! And you were like "Whatever", like I'm our neighbor Jean or David Arquette or something!! You called me boring! I've become dog shit to you! That's what happens when you let people in and they stop respecting you! They touch your shit, they screw things up, they KILL your fuckin family! Go ahead and trust them, you're gonna learn the same fuckin thing." -Rick

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[yamada-ryo]

Thoughts on Disco Elysium:

Went into the game completely blind other than the obvious "inner speech characterisation" thing and the following

The game calls you a centerist if you don't pick a political stance

Our lucky racist will grant you 3 wishes

Lamby

There's something with this Cuno kid

Drove his own car into the sea

Kim Kimball Kitsuragi

And that's it

Thoughts:

Grabbed the horrific necktie so quick I didn't even do the skill check and was wondering why the tie wasn't speaking to me

I thought the inner monolouge voice was his actual voice. Until the karaoke part.

Loved how the game lets you call yourself Raphael as an option at every point in the game despite multiple characters calling him Harry. I never once made him call himself Harry.

I didn't believe the ex wife thing one bit. Still don't. Genuinely think it's just part of his mind acting up. After all if he forgot everything how can I trust that this one supposed memory of his is real

Didn't drink or use speed at all. Bought one pack of smokes just to set the paint on fire.

Didn't go after any women because I thought he was homosexual by default and was wondering when I could romance Kim (didn't know homosexuality had to be unlocked first)

^also why I didn't buy the ex wife thing one bit. That and half light insisting that I don't pursue the thought

"A major part of being a communist is arguing with other communists"

The part about the game developer being fired from his own company

Died in the chair about 5 times because I didn't know the number above the health bars was the number of heals I had at the time (2) and not an indicator of my maximum health (also 2). Also didn't know how to heal

Bought about 20-25 health pills just to tank the ruby encounter only for her to run away before I used most of it

Lady who bought the pawned gun straight up didn't spawn. Like I could hear the police sirens at the spot where she was supposed to be but there was no one there

I thought Kim would get shot no matter what but apparently not. Raphael got shot in the leg and Kim was hit on the head

Softlocked myself from the ice cream maker machine and had to forget a skill to retry it

Didn't buy any dice or sneakers or speakers

Didn't know it at the time but I learnt indirect modes of taxation and had the +1 shoes on so I was getting 2 real every time I talked to someone and had more money than I ever needed

Gym guy (sunday friend's friend) actually noticed I was wearing the hat I knicked from his room which was cool

There is no way Cunoesse's last name is actually "vittu"

Royalty free alternate universe Karl Marx

Measurehead finally got off the gangway and it turns out you can't even press the button. And the box behind him there all this time only had 1.10 real in it. SAD!

The fact that there even is an option to shoot Cunoesse

Was hoping Kim would wear the matching PISSFAGGOT jacket (he didn't)

Ran about shoeless on the first day. Found the balcony shoe just before debreifing with Kim. Then found the shoe in the starting room.

Thought there would be more to Contact Mike but no Raphael just confuses one poor girl about it

Didn't buy the map until day 3 and didn't figure out how fast travel worked until day 5

Is the expression rigor mortis? Did he have The Expression during all that? Even the gunfight?

The pawn shop owner is the only character that responds to you having a torch in your hand. Also cool detail where if the cursor is in front of Raphael the torch will shine in the direction of the cursor

Paid 20 real for the motel room first thing in the morning before I realised I had free accomodation for the night at the pier

Not much to say about the harbour since my screen fucking died

[starg0ld]

Modern Teyvat AU! - Albedo school hcs ⊹₊⟡⋆

- Maybe there's no need to even mention it, but ofc Albedo is the top student of the class.

- Being sleep deprived as he is, he often falls asleep in class, but still manages to pass every test with high marks, for some unknown diabolical reasons.

- He's often seen alone at lunch break, spending most of his time reading or doing research in the school library.

- He tends to get annoyed easily, especially by the loud and energetic ones. Yet, he's really good at hiding it. Please, don't talk to him in the first morning. He values his mental peace.

- He has a perfect attendance record and is never absent unless he genuinely cannot make it to school.

- He usually sits at the very front of the class, taking notes diligently.

- Albedo could receive high marks on all of his exams without even studying. He studies mostly because he likes it and loves pursuit new knowledge.

- Being the top student of the class he's often charged for helping his classmates with their homework or assignments. He's a good tutor tho.

- He is a member of the school's student council, despite initially wanting to refuse the position. Yet he was basically forced into it, because of his top grades.

- He is often called a "nerd" or "bookworm" by his classmates, but he doesn't mind the nickname. I could see him playing it cool, so people won't even care about bullying him.

- Albedo has a reputation for being very serious and reserved, making people think that he's not approachable. So he just has a few close friends. Despite his academic achievements, he usually finds it difficult to socialize with others, often appearing uncomfortable or uninterested in casual conversation. Albedo's very bad with social interactions, he tends to be silent most of the time unless he doesn't need to talk aloud. He values personal peace over useless and draining interactions.

- But he's often approached by teachers and upperclassmen for help as he is considered very intelligent.

- Albedo is an early riser who enjoys the tranquility and solitude of the early morning hours.

- He is a coffee drinker and has a specific way he likes his coffee prepared.

- He is passionate about classical music and enjoys listening to pieces by Beethoven, Mozart and Bach.

- He is proficient in multiple languages, including English, German, and a little bit of French.

- He has an interest in poetry and often reads works by Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman.

- He is an animal lover and has a soft spot for cats. I can see him owning at the least one. Also, Albedo can often be found feeding the campus squirrels.

- He is a skilled chess player and can often be found playing it against friends.

- He has a minor obsession with stationery and takes great care in organizing his notes and belongings. Albedo is a bit of a clean freak and takes pride in keeping his workspace tidy.

- He has a hidden mischievous side and enjoys playing harmless pranks on friends. Albedo has a bit of a sarcastic sense of humor and enjoys making subtle jokes that may go unnoticed by some.

- He loves stargazing and can often be found looking up at the night sky. He loves astronomy as a subject.

- Generally, Albedo is a bit of a science nerd and is fascinated by the latest technological advances.

- He has a sweet tooth and has a particular weakness for anything chocolate and vanilla related.

- He often has trouble sleeping and can sometimes be found wandering around late at night, reading, playing video games or studying.

- He is a stickler for punctuality and can get agitated if he or someone else is consistently late.

- When Albedo is comfortable with someone, he can be quite witty and charming.

- Despite his serious demeanor, he enjoys watching comedies and sitcoms as a way to unwind, something like Rick and Morty or South Park. I can also see him liking cinema. He is secretly a fan of horror movies.

- He has a weakness for board games and will often engage in intense bouts of Risk or Settlers of Catan with friends.

- He has a good memory and can often recall random facts and figures without much effort.

- He has a love/hate relationship with social media, often finding himself distracted by it while trying to work or study.

- Albedo would usually dress casually, but I see him pulling outfits in the classic Dark Academia Style. Or even something like Art hoe or soft boy aesthetics.

- He is secretly a romantic and often secretly writes love poems that he never lets anyone read, unless he doesn't have a s/o.

- Despite being logical and analytical, he occasionally lets his heart override his head. He's a huge softie but won't ever admit it aloud.

- He hates getting sick and will do anything to avoid catching a cold. Like, if one of his friends is sick he'd totally wear a mask.

- He has a tendency to overwork himself, leading to his friends and family having to force him to take breaks.

- Despite his intellectual prowess, he can sometimes be a bit clumsy and absentminded, often bumping into things or tripping over his feet.

- Albedo is secretly obsessed with conspiracy theories and enjoys reading about them. But of course he would never take anything for granted. He likes discussing about this kind of stuff every now and then.

- He is a bit of a grammar nazi and can't help but correct people's grammar mistakes.

- He has a competitive streak and can often be found engaging in friendly challenges with friends.

- He secretly enjoys singing but only does it when he's alone.

let me know if you'd like a part two!

[quietbluejay]

The Buried Dagger Take 2 #3

we continue the flashback

behold! Overlord description

yay

honestly i feel like this gets a bit into bathos here like starving dogs as a baby? climbing a cliff naked? it's a little ridiculous but it's also trying to be sincere so i'm going to try and not poke at it too much well also because im torn between that vs making sad faces the tldr: mortarion's life really sucks if anyone's got a reason for being a sulky teenager who sometimes wishes he'd been killed as a baby, it's this guy

Arzach: What a lovely father, he took out his kid for moutains climbing.

this is the kind of line i would have written as a teenager which is why my first instinct is to mock but like come on bluejay be kind to your past self, you were going through it

Arzach: I may be a bit biased (…) but I think the ridiculness of that is here to depict the Warp aspect ? How Necare do that for fun, he enjoys torture him.

bluejay: like the book in general kind of ping pongs between being, you know, genuinely compelling vs The Silly Edge Zone

ok you know what i made a cringe perturabo playlist i need to make a cringe mortarion one as well it's literally just going to be songs i listened to as a teenager in case people are wondering no i don't really relate to morty, i get along just fine with my dad, and also i don't believe the ends justify the means now if you'll excuse me i need to go watch a heartwarming instagram video of ravens opening christmas presents

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okay everyone enjoyed that? because we're back to the present

RIP the regular humans though, a whole bunch of whom have died "humans are so pathetic," mortarion thinks no really, that's verbatim

everyone agrees it's because they're in the warp and yet their gellar fields are intact, so what gives? he eyes typhon with suspicion but typhon decides not to rise to the bait and is just like "lol sometimes weird things just happen" reports come in and looks like all the other ships were similarly affected mortarion is going to address all the commanders

typhon agrees with vos so they're gonna gather data first before doing anything else

it's always expedience of scruples with ya

like Angel Exterminatus, this isn't exactly a book of subtle characterization but then i mean, that's not necessarily a bad thing anyways Mortarion wants to be alone for a bit so he can listen to his linkin park chapter ends there

now it's time for more reader torment as we return to Captain Cardboard's Amazing Crew it's a bunch of space marines versus…THE SWARM we get some simping for Garro's sword which I have been informed is actually apparently Excalibur

space marine vs a swarm of insects? who will win? the answer will surprise you

yay okay so the reveal…the cloud of flies is a daemon we know… Decius! the guy who didn't believe a genocidal warlord was a god and thus got nurgle'd oh apparently Garro threw his remains into the sun they chat a bit about Meric, the apothecary who was trying to save Decius also im feeling unusually unfair and mean because it's garro

so i am not being charitable to this cliched dialogue i know i say this a lot but come on, man, do you have anything else to you that isn't nobly standing there while wielding what is apparently freaking excalibur?

and now over to the pilot of their associated storm eagle who just got called to missile the location where garro and his crew are

normally she wouldn't do this but garro is Just That Cool and has survived this before

flashbacks of all the primarch stupidity we've ran across run through the bluejay's brain

LoreLover: "divinity of the Emperor" lol once again, 30K fails at not being 40K

well to be fair divinity doesn't actually imply wisdom just i guess in this case puissance the old tales huh despite the cult being a relatively new thing RIP pilot, she gets eaten by the flies

back to worshipping the Emperor, Garro says a prayer for the Emperor to remember the pilot's soul and thinks about the inspirational text that is the Lectitio Divinitas

he thinks sadly about yet another pointless death Garro pins Decius with Libertas and then the psykers show up to kill the rest of the flies

so malcador…risks peoples lives for entertainment? lmao this is the book that is like "why does anyone laud this guy again" begrudgingly i have to admit that "doing things for the drama of it all" is a trait that tends to endear characters to me but i refuse to like this guy after the wyntor thing

oh hey back to Rubio's POV

but Rubio is kinda enjoying the freedom he gets that the highly organized Ultramarines don't really have there's a bunch of references in here to what are probably short stories apparently Malcador had Rubio tracking down a… ex-Night Lord librarian wait i think i remember that short story garro: so what's bothering you rubio internally: so many things lmao rubio externally: so, saw a guy kill himself to get away from malcador today

garro: i guess, kinda, but that time is running out lmao?

also apparently garro is the only speshul death guard and the rest who came on the eisenstein have still been locked up and or have a mysterious fate rubio knows garro is hiding something and decides to rummage around in his brain

there's a blank nearby who of course only became able to be sensed at that specific moment time to go into a collapsed building and find an unconscious sister of silence

she's got a crimson eagle tattoo on her neck Garro starts taking off her shirt to see more cmon dude she's catatonic and he finds her name rank and serial number tattooed on her collarbone and i feel like having your rank tattooed is kind of silly, what if you get promoted or demoted anyways he snaps the chains and pushes her to start walking geez garro you could at least pick her up

Garro and Rubio talk about how this is a mystery because she is speaking incoherently, and the sisters don't talk and also they don't travel alone garro, an intellectual: i think she has suffered some kind of psychological damage

surprise! it's malcador garro: can't you use a vox channel like a normal person? malcador: it's quicker and more direct, and less chance of my commands being "creatively interpreted" bruh? that last one? it's not like they can't do that when you're gone

so this is not the first Sister they've found like this Malcador orders Garro to take her to encrypted coordinates that he is…sending by vox

so rubio is now in command of the dudes the two of them wonder why malcador doesn't want to return her to her sisters garro gets his coordinates, and asks rubio to investigate around here to try and figure out what was going on so much for not creatively interpreting things, malc and chap ends there next time: teenage mortarion writes in his diary. finally we're getting to the good stuff, and i say that without one iota of irony

it's time for the next episode of the grimdark disney princess musical that is mortarion's life

mortarion is writing in his diary and he's feeling pretty down that his life is just this endless cycle

ow mortarion puts the pen down and broods and normally i'd probably say something mocking but you know what he deserves to brood he stares at his book collection and there's a whole thing about how originally necare didn't want to let him learn how to read but he grew too fast and he kinda resigned himself to it so it's all overlord books that are often contradictory

so yeah i don't think there's a definitive answer in canon about the Overlords and that's where Mortarion got his diaries after he used his eidetic memory to memorize the texts he soaked all the ink out of the books he looks out from the depressing discoloured walls into the depressing discoloured outdoors narration goes on a good bit about how everything on barbarus is toxic and mortarion thinks longingly about killing his dad

and that's when he hears gunshots

hi typhon! so typhon (it hasn't been revealed yet but he's fox face dude) opens up the machine and a whole bunch of humans come out, and mortarion realizes they were going to be experimented on by necare

typhon does something, presumably with his powers, to get a bunch of eel things to attack the golems, but it's pretty rough on him he yells up "what are you?" to mortarion and tells him he could help them

Mortarion thinks about how this is probably yet another test by Necare but whatever choice Mortarion makes, it'll be the wrong one so necare's got a lot of arbitrary and changing rules but the most solid one is, don't interact with the humans

just like in my disney movies… he starts shooting (and killing) the golems attacking typhon then dramatically jumps off the battlements he's fully committed to this treason flashback's over for now now i want the musical version of this…

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next time we're going back to the present!