#short joke. haha

[yelloworangesoda]

i kinda wish i was younger again when fictional character escapism made me feel good instead of stupid and guilty

[azmemedaddy]

[turtleblogatlast]

“Haven’t You Noticed (I’m a Star)” from Steven Universe works so ridiculously well for Leo

[101suouexpressions]

Boufuurin's Four Heavenly Kings and their Buddhism counterpart 

We have established that Boufuurin's four teams are based on the four Buddhism gods that watch over the four directions of the world. In this post, we will dive into the correspondence and symbolism behind each team's title.

Notes: they/them pronouns for Tsubaki.

Jikoku Team (Tsubaki's team)

Jikoku Team is named after Dhṛtarāṣṭra, or Jikoku-ten (持国天) in Japanese, Guardian of the East. Jikoku-ten has white skin and carries a pipa (a stringed musical instrument), the sound of which calms listeners' minds. His name means "Upholder of the Nation", that is, to rule and keep the order of the kingdom, and protect its people.

A remark should be made about his role. Not only does Jikoku-ten protect all people, but he also shields the gandharva's (or gandhabba's)—non-human beings who seek shelter in trees and flowers that emit scents. Hence, Jikoku-ten is strongly connected to plants.

Now, Tsubaki's name means Camellia—a flower that represents inner strength and deep love. Story lines surrounding them also involve love and flora. From Tsubaki's feelings for Umemiya, who enjoys gardening, to the story between grandpa Ito-san and his late wife Yui-san centering a dogwood tree, it seems like the theme is very consistent.

Komoku Team (Mizuki's team)

Komoku Team is named after Virūpākṣa, or Komoku-ten (広目天) in Japanese, Guardian of the West. Komoku-ten has red skin, and his name means "All-seeing" or "He Who Has Broad Objectives". His divine eyes can observe the living world, oversee all beings' actions and karma.

Mizuki, true to his title, was the strategist for Boufuurin's defense against Noroshi. He was the one to organize teams into their suitable positions and had kept an eye on Boufuurin's situation during the whole battle.

Zojo Team (Momose's team)

Zojo Team is names after Virūḍhaka, or Zouchou-ten (増長天) in Japanese, Guardian of the South. Zouchou-ten has blue skin and his name means "growth" or "increase". His role is to oversee hostile gods, protect the younglings, or sprouts, and maintain Buddhism principles.

I think Momose connects to the "fostering sprouts" mission the most. From what we can pick out, he's an artist and we can assume that he somewhat influences the graffiti arts around the Fuurin school building, hence why graffiti in Fuurin has a very consistent and distinguishable style (which is a post that I'm cooking up!!!). By inducing art (not just graffiti, as we can also see random canvas paintings around Fuurin), Momose is indirectly nurturing Fuurin students' personal growth.

Tamon Team (Hiiragi's team)

Tamon Team is named after Vaiśravaṇa, or Tamon-ten/Bishamon-ten (多聞天 /毘沙門天) in Japanese, Guardian of the North. Tamon-ten has yellow or green skin, is the highest ranking in the Four Heavenly Kings, and is considered the god of war. His name means "Listening to Many Teachings". Besides overseeing the living, Tamon-ten also keeps guard for Buddha's preaches. Thus, one could say he is the closest to Buddha.

Hiiragi perfectly fits into this description. Among the Boufuurin kings, he is the closest to Umemiya, even considered his right-hand man. Hiiragi is probably the strongest, too, as he was given the title of the god of war.

[future-journalist-adventures]

[someguynamedjoereal]

school knight tmr smh

[smokszyvverstar]

Hehehehe Peasley has stolen my brain

My slaygume

[jellyjamheadobb]

[m-1-8]

Insubordination

"Soap, see that on the ground?", a familiar voice pulled him from his wondering thoughts. The Scot turned and noticed a just-as-familiar pair of skeleton gloves on the ground between them, "The gloves, Lt?" Ghost nodded, "Affirmative. Pick’em up."

Soap was torn between dutifully following his lieutenant’s orders and suspicion. "Why dinnae ye grab them yerself, Lt?", the words left his mouth before he could weigh them. Ghost slowly tilted his head to look down at him. The air grew thick as the silence carried on.

Just as Soap was about to relent and apologise—

"You’re closer to the ground." This tall smug son o’ a…

[sprinklesharkie]

the real april fools prank is bdubs WAS in real life but he was the size of an ant and nobody noticed him

[reffffarmy]

It's a WAZI, It's a WOOZY 🤣🤣🤣#shorts #meme #funny #facebook #memes #shorts #X #youtube #memedaily #trending #viral #fyp #foryoupage #funny https://youtube.com/shorts/31fz5Z1E-3Q

[theoriquest]

Thongs and throngs

"I was asked to write about throngs and thongs— two things I fear. The pressing mass of a crowd, and… wait, remind me, what exactly are thongs again?"

[azmemedaddy]

[wannawrite999]

[lifeismarvelous]

you know those times when you're feeling extremely fragile, sensitive and vulnerable and you don’t take anything well and you feel like everyone is against you or trying to hurt you and you feel like crying forever? yeah.

[me-sploh-rada-imas]

some of jan's finest editing work