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Tumblr Thursday Throwback ⤷Five albums I was obsessed with during childhood & adolescence
The Silent Force (2004) - Within Temptation
The Open Door (2006) - Evanescence
Dark Passion Play (2007) - Nightwish
Halestorm (2009) - Halestorm
Shallow Life (2009) - Lacuna Coil
[inspired by @saoirse-ronan and her post. You can get the template, here.]
#mine#the open door#dark passion play#the silent force#halestorm#shallow life#lacuna coil#nightwish#evanescence#within temptation#amy lee#anette olzon#sharon den adel#lzzy hale#cristina scabbia
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#caitvi#arcane#me rn#life has been poopy recently but im glad i can daydream about caitvi as an escape LMAO#speaking of thank u to caitvi artists and fic writers bc every time i see any caitvi fanwork#serotonin just shoots up to my brain to remind me to be happier lol#ik its shallow but yeah...... it helps a lot esp with me being busy and tired irl#meme#type: gif#media: arcane#s1 ep5
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#fish#illustration#art#digital art#artwork#artists on tumblr#animal art#speculative zoology#worldbuilding#marine life#sea beasts from the shallows
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The way we discuss prophecy in fandom is genuinely fascinating. GRRM spends so much time showing how different characters have different interpretations of the same thing based on their own cultural contexts. He says that prophecy is tricky to navigate through multiple characters, showing that even the most careful practitioner can get almost everything wrong and fall victim to their own fallacies (see Mel). So tell me why the main takeaway for large parts of this fandom is “prophecy stupid, it doesn’t matter”. My brothers and sisters in R’hllor, GRRM didn’t invent multiple characters (three of whom are main POVs!!) who can see the future for this to be the conclusion. This is a FANTASY series. Please I’m begging, let us be serious 🥲
#like azor ahai has different interpretations and different candidates based on how you certain interpret events#you either do it very literally (dany) or very figuratively (jon) and the interesting thing is that both a very valid#same with tptwp being two people at the same time!!#is the stallion that mounts the world dany or is it drogon?? how does that affect how people navigate dany’s campaign?#how does that affect how DANY!! navigates how own life#how does being born solely to fulfill tptwp prophecy affect rhaegar’s entire personality? his sociopolitics??#prophecy is very real and the important part is how our characters navigate a very real phenomenon#but then there’s also the very aggravating conversation among those who do take the prophecies seriously in fandom#because so many of them have a shallow level of engagement with the genre and how it’s reflected in the text#so we get “oh grrm is subverting fantasy so the boy cannot be the subject of prophecy because that’s cliche!!111”#but I’m too tired to get into that today….#asoiaf#valyrianscrolls
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Katsuki would never in his fucking LIFE call Deku pet names. Fuck no. FUCK NO. His one and only exclusive pet name and term of endearment is Deku. Nothing would come close to being even a fraction as meaningful as that two syllable name.
#his name is Deku and nothing you will ever do can change Katsuki's mind#that's HIS Deku#every other term of endearment is so shallow#so face value#so unoriginal#so nondescript#so impersonal#theres no meaning behind the words#but deku?#theres a life time of meaning in two syllables when kacchan is the one saying them#ugh theyre just so gay#bkdk#bakudeku#mha#my hero academia#boku no hero academia#bnha#bakugou katsuki#deku#izuku midoriya#mha headcanons#headcanon#babe? gtfo kacchan would never
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last night i got home kind of tipsy and very much in tears and my mother told me the force you exert to keep someone in your life is proportional to the force with which they will leave your life. if you have to fight tooth and claw to keep them, their leaving will be just as hard, just as harsh, and just as definite.
#she said it like a law. its just momentum.#also she told me to get a therapist and start archery ASAP bc i need to get it together#and also she said even granting that this person u were in love w was So Special . as in hot motorcycle-riding iranian masc lesbian in ldn#they arent the only one on earth and that once i start my proper adult life outside of studies etc etc i will probably no longer live in th#UK. she said most non straight iranians u would like have left the country anyway . where do you think they went? theyre out there#and also she asked me to imagine how many hot gay iranians there may be in italy or amsterdam or smth and i was like ok points 😭 maybe#ur right. anyway i was having a feeling of dread bc crying into the arms of ur strict asian mother while buzzed usually results in#death chaos destruction etc in the next few days but actually i think maybe she has genuinely changed as a person and the fear is#unwarranted#anyway i need to eat breakfast and study w the date person i met yesterday#they are so nice ??? genuinely so so sweet i dont feel attracted to them at all omg i genuinely think i have a thing for hot evil ppl 😭#but we could b besties . theyre a lot more romantic than the ex situationship person too like generally . ugh they should be perfect but#alas it appears i am shallow as fuck or potentially a lesbian actually#OH THEY MIGHT ALSO BE POTENTIALLY A LESBIAN BTW#i think i just tend to not date cis ppl entirely by accident#....feel free to rb if u want btw sorry for the rant
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meursault arc is a sitcom actually
#you can't tell me fyodor wasn't giggling inside when he dropped the your bond is shallow bomb#he was having the time of his life !!#couples counselling but 10x dramatic and with extra steps#is it even true love if you don’t make your relationship everyone's problem?#looking at skk and fyolai#so sorry for sigma who got dragged into this without consent#bungou stray dogs#bsd#soukoku#skk#fyodor dostoevsky#nikolai gogol#dazai osamu#chuuya nakahara#bsd manga
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In a life properly lived, you’re a river. You touch things lightly or deeply; you move along because life herself moves, and you can’t stop it; you can’t figure out a banal game plan applicable to all situations; you just have to go with the "beingness" of life.
— Jim Harrison, The Art of Fiction No. 104, Issue 107, Summer 1988. Interview by Jim Fergus. (via The Hammock Papers)
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So, despite some faults, I really enjoyed totk, and on its anniversary I want to say something about it. Other people have said similar things before but it’s really important to me and actually a big part of why the story of totk was meaningful to me, so I want to also say it:
Zelda needed to come back from draconification. The story needed that. It wasn’t lazy and just ignoring “consequences” because (imo) that was the *point*
The point is to feel like there are going to be terrible consequences and then say actually, no. You can come back from this, with the help of other people.
To me at least, that was the theme of the whole story.
If botw was about how the world goes on past loss and grief and starts to heal (how flowers grow in the ruins and the world can be beautiful again, be worth saving, even if it has changed)…then totk was about a more personal kind of healing.
The weight of the world should not be on your shoulders alone…you, alone, should not have to fix everything…you should not have to sacrifice yourself, but when you do, someone will be there to save you from it.
This turned into a really long ramble so:
You (Link) gained so much and now it’s gone. It feels like you’re back to where you started and yet you know you have to do it all again…you were weak and you failed and you’re weaker now…but
You go down to the surface. Monsters swarm across it once again. Other people are fighting them too though. You help, but it’s not just you…
You go to the Rito, the Gorons, the Zora, the Gerudo…just like with the divine beasts, there are friends who help you save each region. But this time, part of them comes along with you when you leave. It’s nice, you realize, the first time one of them protects you from a monster you weren’t prepared for. You’re still weaker than you were before, but someone has your back…
When you go up to the sky you see a strange new dragon there. There’s something about them that feels familiar. You try not to think about it.
You go down to the depths too. It’s terrifying at first. You hate it. You only want to get what you came for and get out of the dark….but slowly, the light grows. You get stronger. The dark feels like a challenge you can face (and someone has your back).
There are spirits down there. You don’t know when they’re from, but some part of you wonders…are these all the people you let die in the Calamity? (You help them find rest from their wandering. The weight on your shoulders feels a little less heavy).
There’s so much gloom. The first few times the sky turns red and hands chase you (a reminder of what you’ve lost, how you failed) you just run. Eventually though, you have to fight. It feels like the (second) worst day of your life again. But you manage to get free of the grasping gloom and stand and fight, as wild and desperate as it is. Beneath the manifestation of your worst fears, there’s another thing to fight, but this time it has a face (a voice in the back of your head says…you know this isn’t all on you and your failure…it’s really Ganon’s fault right?). You get through it.
At every turn in your travels, it seems like something reminds you of Zelda. Her passion, her curiosity, her kindness. You miss her.
At first, the tears you find reassure you. She may be in the past, but she’s safe. She’ll come back somehow…but then you hear the word draconification for the first time. You want to believe she wouldn’t do it but you know her and the fear sits cold inside you. (Zelda is a lot of things. She’s been allowed to be more of them, since she was freed from her hundred year battle, without her father holding her back. But deep down inside her, there’s a vein of self-sacrifice that still runs strong. It’s what saved the world before, after all).
She did it. She really did it. She’s gone from you (from Hyrule) forever, and it’s all your fault. If only you hadn’t failed so utterly in the battle (you can hardly even call it that) under the castle. If only you’d caught her. If only you hadn’t let the sword break. You should have protected her you should have been better it’s all your fault and now she has to live with the consequences, forever. Everything really is on you, you should have been better.
(Zelda POV: you couldn’t call upon Hylia’s power in time, you were too content to let it wither and fade away from you, ready to be free of it. You shouldn’t have. He got hurt, the sword got hurt, it’s your fault…Sonia and Rauru help you channel it again, Sonia helps you learn how to turn back time…but you don’t save her. She dies because you couldn’t save her. Rauru dies not long after. There is no one left to guide you, once again. You could spend years trying to figure it out on your own. But you did that last time. It didn’t work. Self-sacrifice, stepping in front of someone you love, that worked. (You do what you can, to call upon the sages, to help Link in the future, first). And then you swallow the stone. You’ve come a long way, in the past five years, allowing yourself to exist. But in the end, self-sacrifice worked last time. It’ll work this time too.)
You (Link) go down beneath the castle. You were supposed to bring the sages but you didn’t. It’s nice, for someone to have your back. But no one else should get hurt to fix your mistakes.
They follow you anyway. They fight with you, against the hordes, against the greatest enemies you defeated together, along the way. They’ll have your back, even if you don’t think you deserve it.
You fight Ganondorf, and then the demon king, in the hardest battle of your life. You think it’s over and then the demon king decides it’s better to lose himself completely than let you win. You’re exhausted and afraid of yet another battle, but up there in the sky, when you’re falling, the Light Dragon catches you (you wonder why she changed her path to catch you, you wonder if there’s still something of Zelda left in there to save). With her help, you win.
And then you’re in some other realm. The spirits of Sonia and Rauru are there. You remember how the two of them and Zelda channeled such incredible power together. You think about Recall. Turning something back to the memory of what it was before, like Sonia said. You stand with them and you allow yourself to hope. Maybe the Light Dragon can remember the form she took so long ago, the person that she was.
And then you’re falling, and Zelda is falling, but this time you catch her. You catch her. She’s back home with you, finally, finally.
And maybe, one mistake doesn’t have to be the end of the world. You don’t have to be perfect. Sometimes, someone else can stand with you, and it’ll all turn out alright. (You can put the weight of the world on your shoulders, you can sacrifice yourself, but someone will be there to catch you, someone will be there to pull you back to yourself, when all is said and done).
#loz#tears of the kingdom#Link#Zelda#I will say also that I think part of the reason totk is special to me is very personal#like when it came out I was still struggling with the worst burnout of my life#I had had a few months of exhaustion between January and March and in May that exhaustion was still sticking to me#it was hard to get out of bed hard to do anything I felt so tired that I almost felt sick but I wasn’t sick#and the thing is Zelda games are my biggest special interest#and having a new one to play like genuinely I’m not joking it gave me bsck so much energy#I was doing really badly but when totk came out I played it for an entire weekend straight basically#and like my mom came to visit me and help me out with basic life stuff#and like sit with me while I played just like enjoying being together#and that was really nice#over that summer and the fall after I started getting to know someone I work with better#largely over conversations about totk at first#and they’ve become a good friend#(and become someone that I feel safe to be fully myself around)#and so I just have this really strong personal connection to totk#like I will not claim to be impartial about it#there are definitely criticisms that I can acknowledge#in particular I don’t like that they un-amputeed Link let Link be disabled#and also ganondorf’s characterization was shallow and one dimensional#and I’m sure there’s other things I could think of#but the overall narrative#including Zelda becoming the light dragon and then turning back in the end#I really like that#it felt like a narrative of healing to me#and playing it at the time that I did felt really healing to me too
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As much as I love TimKon, I prefer TimBern and it's mainly because of this:
“Bernard says I sacrifice myself like it's a bad thing.”
“But it's all I've ever known.”
“All that my family has ever been taught.”
Tim, out of all of the BatFamily members is the one that never really had a choice.
Bruce had a choice to become Batman. He almost retired, until things went badly again and he realized how much more awful Gotham would be if he did.
Dick had a choice to become Robin. When Bruce fired him he could've finished college and lived a normal life, but he chose to continue on as Nightwing.
Jason had a choice to become Robin. And while his mind had been messed with after being dunked in the Lazarus Pit, he had a choice to become Red Hood, too.
Damian had a choice to become Robin. He fought hard for the role, and seems to genuinely enjoy doing it.
Tim didn't have a choice to become Robin. Yes, no one actually forced him into the role, but he saw what had happened to Bruce after Jason's death (such as how he became more violent), and knew that Bruce needed a Robin to keep himself sane. He tried going to Dick, but Dick said the best he could do was help as Nightwing as he wasn't willing to be Robin again. So Tim felt like he had to take up the role, because Batman, his greatest hero, would lose it if he didn't.
Tim also didn't have a choice to give up being a vigilante, unlike the others. When he got replaced as Robin, Bruce was trapped in time and everyone but him thought he was dead. He didn't have Dick's experience of going out soul searching and deciding that being a hero was what he wanted in life, he had to almost immediately take up a new secret identity and start going on missions so he could find out what happened to Bruce.
I love TimBern so much, because Bernard is Tim's connection to civilian life. If you're a hero dating a hero, even when you're being civilians and doing civilian things, there's always going to be the knowledge of who you both are really, and the missions you've been on together (Such as Tim looking at Kon and remembering things like when he tried to clone him because he was ‘dead’). I feel like with Bernard, Tim can be a full on civilian and forget about the hero life for a while, and that makes it special.
Also I just think Bernard is neat :3
#nighttexts#The fact that some people hate on Bernard just because they wanted TimKon to be together makes me sad :[#HE'S JUST A LITTLE GUY#HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG#Plus he's so interesting#He and Tim literally watched one of their best friends get shot in front of them while being held hostage#And then Bernard had to sit there and hold her body as she bled just hoping they'd get her to safety in time#But they didn't#And that event shaped so much of his life#Such as being one of the reasons why he joined an ACTUAL PAIN CULT#(Which his parents didn't even notice when he started coming home with bruises welts etc btw)#And almost let said cult kill him#My man had so much survivors guilt over Darla#But some people still say he's a shallow character and hate on him just because of TimKon 😭👍#Anywho#timbern#dc tim drake#tim drake#tim drake robin#red robin#robin tim drake#tim drake x bernard dowd#bernard dowd#dc
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i think it's funny how floofy n beffica are leading that Evil Grumpuses poll cause to me they're two completely different levels of "Shitty Person" lol
they're like this to me
#giant banner under this saying: Beffica is one of my favorite characters ok Ok. she sucks a bit as a person but i love her#with Floofty they're like ''Grr i hate you so much ur sooo fuckin dumb never speak to me again but actually please do talk to me but fuck u#with Beffica she's like ''Heyy bestie let's ruin this person's life for fun okayyy. I know this is bad but i've already ruined my own life-#and i dont really have much else to do sooooo. lol :0P!!''#very shallow reads of them but this you've played the game. you get the idea. these are tumblr tags#bug game
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When you realize a seemingly obvious candidate for cartoon nostalgia time skip fan art from your childhood is completely untapped online...
#angelina ballerina#angelina mouseling#william longtail#Angelina goes pro but William realizes he wants a simpler life and doesn't want to make all the sacrifices to go pro after he graduates#or a little while afters#they date on and off for a while through secondary and Angelina's first year or two touring#but then william gets REAL jealous and starts pushing more for an engagement#Angelina hesitates because she isn't sure if she wants a husband who isn't pro or even a husband at all but comes around on it#realizing that the ballet couples she knows are fuckin weirdos#theyre engaged for a while because Angelina DOES like the attention she gets from male dancers and patrons#but then the pinkpaw twins start getting uppity an Angelina isn't the youngest in her troupe anymore and thus getting less attention#and sees how shallow it all is and marries William and has a huge fancy wedding#Angelinas career does come first though so it takes another couple years for William to convince her to take a year off for a baby#Really hes trying to convince her to settle down and open a studio and follow in their mentor's footprints#but Angelina isnt ready and loves the spotlight and feels like she has more to accomplish#when not working they both coach their daugher Bella in ballet their family passion
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currently thinking abt c!Punz after staged finale. after they bragged abt 'putting away' the 'big bad villain' of the server. after they played their role and everything is said and done.
when he enters his house and rly feels how quiet it is. when even tending to his bees doesn't fill the silence that's suffocating him.
he sees little reminders of c!Dream everywhere. the spare masks and outfits in the closet, house slippers that he 'borrowed' from Punz. the plans scribbled on random papers and stuffed in inconspicuous places. the dishes from breakfast Punz forgot to clean up.
They helped put Dream in prison without realizing they'd made one of their own for himself.
#I just think a lot abt how... empty things r for Punz while Dream is in prison.#How lackluster and shallow it all seems when it doesn't help in the grand scheme of things#And how in his eagerness to please they inadvertently put himself in a predicament they hadn't had to deal with in what seemed like forever#living alone. all by their self. and learning just how much his life revolved around Dream#just some thoughts yk?#dreblr#staged duo#drunz
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i’m actually so serious about ewan mcgregor’s filmography. no one else is serious enough abt it. there’s so many incredible movies and about 90 of them are underrated or cult classics. star wars is great but it’s almost one of the least interesting things he’s done. there’s trainspotting! there’s moulin rouge! shallow grave! down with love! i love you phillip morris! big fish! perfect sense (devastating movie)! birds of prey!!! not to mention his season of fargo!!! where he plays not one but TWO characters and blows it so far out of the water i was genuinely sobbing by the end of it. like on my knees. good stuff
#misc.#before there was cary grant there was ewan mcgregor#he was my pandemic hobby. 9/10 if you ask me for a movie recommendation i’m gonna tell you a ewan mcgregor movie#there’s something for everyone. the gays: birds of prey and i love you phillip morris and moulin rouge!#also velvet goldmine !#the children: christopher robin and robots!#you like quiet movies?: beginners; perfect sense#you like gritty fucked up quirky movies that scream 1990s?: trainspotting; shallow grave#a lighthearted romantic flick you can watch with the family: down with love and big fish#your dad wants to watch a movie with you?: the impossible; black hawk down#you want a sorta endearing b movie?: salmon fishing in the yemen; a life less ordinary#i’m TELLING you guys we’re not giving that man enough kudos
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RIP to Elphaba and her water allergy I know she would've loved to walk barefoot around a creek
#she *woudlve*#just look at her#her weird gremlin energy woudlve been fixed if she had been allowed to go to a stream and walk around in circles in the shallow waters#that is all#wicked#wicked the musical#wicked the life and times of the wicked witch of the west#elphaba thropp
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