#quick judgements

[acewitch-writes]

I love Canon Remus and all of his flaws. Enough of this "Casanova of Gryffindor Tower" BS, Remus is the cowardly lion of Gryffindor tower. He values bravery because it is something that he lacks and yet still strives to be. He has an ingrained sense of shame and self-loathing and an inferiority complex that stems from society's contempt and marginalization towards Lycanthropy, a condition he was cursed with from a very young age. He wasn't a leader, he was a follower. A blind follower who believed to his core that he was unworthy of love and respect because of what he was.

Which opens the door to what I believe to be Remus' greatest flaw: His unwavering, unquestioning devotion to Albus Dumbledore.

I think Remus saw Dumbledore as the perfect encapsulation of Good. He was everything that Remus desperately wanted to be, everything that society was determined to believe a werewolf could never be. And maybe, if Remus could earn (and cling to) Dumbledore's favor and make him proud, he would prove to the world and himself that he is Good, too, in spite of his lifelong curse.

Remus felt that he owed Dumbledore a debt he could never hope to repay for allowing this chronically ill little boy into his school when no werewolf before him had ever been given such an opportunity. So many of Remus' choices in canon stem directly from this imagined debt that he had dedicated his life to paying. Hell, he didn't even hold a grudge against Snape for OUTING HIM to the entire wizarding world simply because Dumbledore trusted him.

Remus trusted Dumbledore wholeheartedly. And Dumbledore personally saw to Harry's placement with the Dursleys. Why should Remus have considered, for even a moment, that Harry wasn't safe? Certainly far safer than he would have been with a monster in close proximity, as Remus believed himself to be. In his mind, staying away from Harry was what was best for Harry. Until Dumbledore needed a favor, that is.

It's reductive to suggest that Remus failed Harry (and by extension, James) for putting his trust in Dumbledore to do right by Harry. James and Sirius trusted Dumbledore, too. They all did. Stripping away all of the nuance and blaming the abuse Harry suffered on Remus is simply unfair. NO ONE helped Harry, not even those who were fully equipped to do so, and Remus was the farthest thing from being equipped to take that on, what with being an impoverished werewolf living in a society that reviles his very existence. The only person who could have saved Harry from the abuse was the very man that placed him in that home, the very man that Remus revered with blind conviction.

[michi-chelle-draws]

inktober 2024 - day 9

[happyk44]

Jason who immediately loses respect for people who don't own up to their mistakes vs Annabeth who would rather die than admit she made a mistake

[youngdutchishot]

I like it when a friend gives you a nickname then someone else tries to use that and they're all "hey wtf only I call them that you bitch" but you're also warmed by them doing that.. anyways I think Dutch would get severely pissed when people try to call Hosea old girl-

[skibasyndrome]

why do fics get harder to write the longer I give myself time to write them 😭

[kurohaai]

私の推しの子

[epickiya722]

Character development is often depicted as a character getting better that it just seems to fly over some heads that sometimes character development could also be a character is getting worse. And when they do "it sucks".

Character development is the stages a character experiences as a story progresses, right? I don't ever recall it meaning that a character solely has to change in a positive way. So what's the issue with it being the reverse?

I mean, bad things happen, too, right? So does that mean a character always has the capability to adapt to those bad things positively?

Example being Yuji Itadori from Jujustu Kaisen. (Happy birthday, he is best boy!)

He starts off more bright, but as the series goes on that light of his dims.

It makes sense though given all he goes through. Yes, it's a lot of trauma and boy, do I want to protect him from it.

But how else would he change if he already was an energetic person to begin with? He becomes less naive and he's somber now, after Shibuya.

Now tell me, if your body was used by a deranged bloodthirsty maniac, who antagonizes you 24/7, to massacre a lot of people would you actually still stay upbeat and smiling? Wouldn't reality kick in for you and make you start to question your previous ideals?

I'm just saying, not all character development has to be positive. I don't think I ever seen that it has to be. Think about the tone of the story and the characters themselves.

[fluffypotatey]

I was about to ask what if macaque said he didnt care about wukong, but this man is not subtle about the fact wukong is the center of his universe

you mean the very same simian who spent his episode in s1 wanting to kill Sun Wukong and was pissed off when he saw Wukong’s hesitation to hurt a fake MK? the same guy who spent his episode of s2 presenting a play all centered on his relationship with Wukong and how it fell apart? the same Macky who spent like 5 minutes (of episode time) ranting to Tang about how trusting people is not worth it because it leads to you not looking out for yourself because others won’t do that for you (oh gee i wonder who that is)? the same Macky that willingly offered to enter the scroll with MK despite MK expecting to go alone (because he’s the guy out of the main cast who’s the closest to the monkey king)? the same dude who Peng asked “is there anything Wukong can do that would break his hold over you?” the same Macky who chose to sit next to Wukong at the beach and present his concerns of what’s to come?

that Macky?

[mintymuses-podcast-edition]

It's taken me a while but now that I'm older and have listened to TMA a few times, I have a much better appreciation of the character arcs in season three and four. The first time I listened to TMA was sometime mid-pandemic, fresh out of high school and very much stuck in a realm of black and white thinking. Characters were only good and only bad. Maybe it was also the pandemic and the way it interacted with my mindset; more likely it was just. Me being 18 and not fully understanding how to interpret these characters. But I think I get it now.

Back then, I didn't really like any of the characters because - in my mind - they were terrible friends(not even really friends, more just people he spent time with) to Jon and just didn't understand the stuff he was dealing with. Becoming something other than human is a hell of a process and they were all very cold to him during this, something I didn't get. My mindset was usually on main character with good goals = good guy that needs allies. Now I can see it a lot clearer.

Martin lost his mom, Jon, the only coworker he had who had been with him from the start of their stint in the archives, and - even though at the time it seemed like a good thing - any direction from Elias. Everything was uprooted, and he withdrew into himself. He saw an opportunity to help who remained, with Peter, and he took it. Yes, it made him act harshly to the people that reached out to him — but depression and loss doesn't always make people just sad, it makes them bitter and angry when they isolate. I heard the Lonely compared to depression and it finally clicked for me. Yes, he acted like an asshole a few times to his remaining coworkers. He was in pain.

Basira was - at the time - the only one who made it out of the Unknowing alive. She was alone, and she could only count on herself. So when people came back, she still stuck to that thinking because it was the only thing she could do, the only thing that felt right when her other half was gone. She didn't share plans and rushed into things because she needed to be in control at all times and handle it herself, needed to be able to. She was cold to Jon when he went through the dietary intervention(lol) because he became an element she couldn't trust again, after just starting to put some back into him. She withdrew again.

Melanie was someone I used to be incredibly confused by, mostly because I didn't understand her anger and how she used it to fuel herself. It seemed so strange that she'd mourn the loss of something that was likely killing her from the inside out, but the thing is it was attached to a part of her that gave her the strength to carry on. Her anger was her identity and it had been carved out of her; she had no spark left under that and she had to relearn what it meant to be. I didn't understand just how distressing it could be to lose a "negative" part of oneself the first time I listened, because at least she was alive? I didn't understand how much of the self could be lost doing that, even with good intentions.

I think Georgie is the one I was most judgemental towards, because when I first listened, the idea of abandoning a friend that needed help seemed incredibly cruel and selfish to me(seeing it only from Jon's angle). She distanced herself from him when he needed the support of friends most — but now that I've lived more I understand how hard a choice that probably was for her, and also how important it was that she made it. Narratively it was a bad time - she didn't know that ofc - but it probably had been bubbling up for ages. How many times had she been trying desperately to help Jon when he wouldn't even extend a hand to accept that help? Helping people is important; desperately trying to help people who refuse it is a lesson in insanity. At the time, I had never cut someone off for my own health like that, but now I get it. She did what she could until she couldn't anymore.

Idk exactly where I was going with this but ultimately they're all such well-written and human characters going through incredible hardships; no one is going to make good choices when they're under such pressure, no one is going to be 'the good guy' because they're all suffering and reacting to it in their own ways. It took me a few years to see it exactly but it is so worth it 🙏 moral of the story is if you don't entirely like a character when you're younger, visit them again when you're older and have more perspective

[ladybugsimblr]

See what had happened was... Somebody packed a regular cute toddler bathing suit instead of the full body kind for this excursion. All hell broke loose because the toddler wanted to match what her big sister and brother were wearing. Said toddler threw a likkle tantrum until the full body swimsuit was retrieved from the house (a long walk away). Toddler 104, Parents -257

[unheavenlybody]

omgggg i keep spending too much time on reddit and making myself mad help. ppl are so infuriating

[sevenhundred721]

I can't wait to learn more about Vegapunk Lilith. What is Stella's idea of the evil within himself? Does it have to do with his "sins" of creating the Mother Flame and studying the Void Century? Is evil his ambition and desire for peace that is ultimately too rash and short-sighted and leads to catastrophe? Because we know Lilith cares about her comrades. We know that she is helpful and pragmatic. We know she ISN'T defined by greed or violence. So how is she evil? Because I don't believe for a second that she doesn't somehow fit Stella's idea of evil in a way we haven't been shown yet. But I'm so eager to find out what that actually means.

[nightshade-anura]

something about jason and nico both having labels shoved upon them without really feeling comfortable with them. especially in the case of jason who never has a chance to really think about it unlike nico

[daniellarusso]

They finally made Samantha a decent person this time around. I could actually stand her for a whole season. Part 2 better keep this version of her.

you unfortunately sent this to the biggest samantha larusso stan and so i'm going to have to completely disagree with you.

[starfall-sea]

aaand im stuck on a boss. the rage one in the outback. i think its solo only. the guy has just like 2k too much health

[judgement-fanzine]

Well he's in a predicament, anyway

Just a little promo thing for the fanzine I'm working on (it was a really quick drawing, apologies for the quality)

If anyone doesn't know it yet, we're still looking for more artists and more writers to help or support the project

Link to the discord has been posted

(ref under cut)

lmao funny show