#series: Sacrificed

[cakesandsnouts]

"Can't we do something?" "I'm afraid not." STAR TREK 03.12 The Empath

[absolutepjotrash]

i love the percy jackson show with my entire heart and soul

[fandomfairyuniverse]

Kim and Kenta are going to be living together apparently and that is absolutely hilarious. Can you imagine getting out of prison and you’re sent to live with the guy you once held hostage for a bit. And then y’all fall in love. This is going to be incredible

[buffysummers]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6.12 | 7.22

[nuthong]

NUT THANAT as JUN

He does have feelings for you.

THAMEPO: HEART THAT SKIPS A BEAT

[heretherebedork]

Joke coming apart at the seams when Toi Ting was injured and hospitalized because he realized too late that they had been distracted from her and the other children, that he had failed to see the big picture again and again and again and everyone he loves keeps getting hurt and who is he to hurt anyone, someone so unworthy of being loved to hurt so many people who deserve so much better?

And he takes all the blame onto himself, piles it higher because nothing could make him feel worse now and taking that blame, setting other people free from his weight, is the only thing he knows to do. Tell everyone the worst things he's doing and wait for them to abandon him for something better, for someone better, hoping that they won't but knowing they will.

[softiedingo]

It still irritates the hell out of me how well Sylvie seems to have accepted Loki's absence. I mean, come on, Loki SACRIFICED himself so that in the end she could come back and live her happy life the way she wanted. But in this scene she seems to be talking about the fucking wind, they ruined her so much in this second season.

While Mobius seems SAD AS HELL. ALONE in a new life that he still doesn't know how to deal with and that he didn't ask for, without the presence of the person he liked most. He looks so devastated, like someone came and destroyed his favorite jetski, when in fact the only thing destroyed was his and Loki's chance to ride that damn jetski TOGETHER.

[skyshipper]

HAPPY STAR WARS DAY! MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

[somewhereincairparavel]

I just realized that Piper PRAYED to Aphrodite that she should let Jason live, for the sake of their love. But the moment Piper broke up with Jason, his life went downhill and he died a few months later. What if piper's prayer to Aphrodite had kind of "sealed" jason's life, but it was only as long as they were together, so the moment they split, the prayer lost its protection, breaking the invisible thread of security jason had, since Aphrodite wasn't obligated to ensure his safety anymore. Uncle Rick owes me tissue boxes.

[ellifromspace]

I’ve heard this story once before and I didn’t like the ending…

[floregant]

a peaceful limbo

[diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls]

"It wasn't your fault, and even if it was, you're not getting left behind. Period."

I love Percy being Grover's biggest champion. He consistently fights against Grover's internalised guilt, and constantly shows him that just because you make mistakes doesn't mean you don't have worth. Imperfection when you're trying your best doesn't make you any less worthy of love or friendship or loyalty. Percy shows Grover that at every opportunity. He won't hear or discuss leaving Grover behind because of something that wasn't his fault, but Percy also reassures him that even if he was at fault, that wouldn't change a thing. He's allowed to mess up and still be loved.

[lyxchen]

Okay so I've heard this said a bunch of times and I'm gonna admit I thought like that too for a while but no, Gi-hun did not win the games because he was lucky. A lot of people think that's how he won because he never killed anybody but that's really not the point. Gi-hun won the games because a) he's smart and is able to look at things from a different angle, b) because he is a good and kind person who also believes in others and c) because of the goodness and care get got back from other people.

In the first game he survived because Ali saved him and that wasn't luck, that was Ali being a good person and helping somebody not get killed. Ali could've not caught him, let him die, he didn't even know Gi-hun at all at that point and he put himself in more danger too by having to hold on to a person while standing completely still but he still saved Gi-hun because Ali is a good person.

In the Dalgona game he quite literally Was Not Lucky. He decided to go with the umbrella which is the worst shape to pick and he probably would have died if he hadn't looked at the game in a different way and decided to change his strategy. Gi-hun is smart. He is also optimistic and so he tried something new and found a different way to beat that game.

In the third game he survived because he was smart and kind enough to listen to Il-nam. The other people in their group dismissed him as just an old man speaking but Gi-hun didn't and that way they had a good strategy to beat the other team. The same goes for him listening to Sang-woo's idea of running three steps and then stopping, which ultimately was what saved them. His group also chose him as their leader (who, as Il-nam said, needs to not seem weak or loose hope because then the whole team is doomed). His team trusted in him and his optimism and they were right to do so.

In the marbles game he won because he was once again kind and decided to team up with Il-nam and also because in the end Il-nam decided to "sacrifice himself" for Gi-hun because he showed him kindness before. Yes Il-nam didn't actually die but he also knew that Gi-hun had cheated and still let him continue on to the next game, probably because Gi-hun had been good and kind and caring towards him before, even though he really didn't have to be. Gi-hun also didn't know this but by teaming up with Il-nam he inadvertently ensured that Il-nam had a lot more fun in the games than he would have had, had everybody just ignored to "old, fragile man". Gi-hun was good to Il-nam throughout all the games and it ended up saving him in the marbles game.

In the fifth game it's only some small moments as Gi-hun isn't really involved in the game because he's the last number but still it wasn't just luck. First of all he was kind enough to give the number 1 to the player that asked him for it. Yes, that number was bad but he didn't know that and had he been selfish enough to say no to that other player he wouldn't have survived. Being the last to play in any game can end up being bad for you, still he decided to give up the number he picked because the other player asked him to. Secondly he also survived that game because Sae-byeok was kind enough to remind him of which glass tile to step on after he had forgotten which one it was. It's only small but she didn't have to tell him and still she did. Sae-byeok btw is also good to him because before that he was good to her and protected her (even though he was angry at her at first) and that way he was able to gain her trust.

Lastly he won the Squid Game because Gi-hun was kind to Sang-woo and because Sang-woo deep down was still a good person. There were probably many reasons as to why Sang-woo decided to kill himself in the end but part of it, I'm sure, was also because Gi-hun was a good friend to him. I mean Gi-hun was even willing to give up all the money and go back home with nothing gained if it meant that Sang-woo didn't have to die and would be able to come home with him. Gi-hun deserved that win and that money and in the end Sang-woo knew that. He also knew that Gi-hun would make sure to take care of Sang-woo's mother and that he wouldn't just take all the money for himself because Sang-woo knew that Gi-hun is a good person. (Gi-hun technically also won the Squid Game because he was good at it which is also him being smart)

So in conclusion and I hope y'all haven't stopped reading yet: Gi-hun didn't win the games because he was lucky. He didn't just sit around doing nothing and won anyways. He won because he was smart but even more importantly he won because of the kindness and goodness that exists in humans and that is especially present in him. He won because he had empathy, because people trusted him, because he got back from them what he gave to them first. He never killed anyone and we can clearly see that he Could Never kill anyone in those games but that's not his weakness. Just because he didn't let himself get corrupted and turned into what the games wanted him to turn into doesn't mean he won because of luck. Him not playing by those subtle, hidden rules that are made to force him to be bad, to not care about others and to give up his kindness actually means he was better than the games. He won because he didn't let them turn him into a monster. They tried really hard and they failed and that's how he won!! But also on top of that he also won because he isn't the only good person in this show. He also won because other people helped him, were kind to him and gave a shit about him. Each and every person that helped Gi-hun didn't have to do that. They all could have not helped him, Ali could have not caught him, Sae-byeok could have not told him which one was the correct glass tile, hell, she could have Lied to him about it and the only difference it would have made for the other players would have been them being one more dead person closer to winning all that money. But that's really not how humans are and act which is why all these people helped Gi-hun, helped each other in small or big ways and in the end his own kindness and the kindness that exists in other people is what lead to Gi-hun winning. That's not luck. That humans being good

[percabetn]

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS | S01E05

“This isn’t the arch, Seaweed Brain, you’re not pushing me into the stairwell again.”

[sbd-laytall]

She's definitely BatFam material (she's literally a martyr and such a badass at the same time).

Batgirl (2009) #13

[heretherebedork]

Joke's either sacrificing himself or using himself and Jack's shock each time. He's so shaken when he sees Joke's own efforts and lack of self-worth and I don't think Jack understands what he's seeing but Joke does.

(Jack thinks of himself as the one who is always sacrificing to save the people around him and so he doesn't see Joke carving himself into pieces to help him.)