#someone call the academy...

[ohrackham]

what was the point of lila thinking home was a feeling she didn't deserve and could never earn until she found diego. what was the point of them finding deep, meaningful love in each other. what was the point of lila opening her heart and confessing that all she really wanted was a family with him.

what was the point of developing diego and lila over two seasons, creating such a beautiful, chaotic bond, just to destroy it for no reason.

[vesna-v-irkutske]

In the 6th grade Nikita was enrolled in a math class. But he didn't gravitate towards science.

Marina Lytkina recalls: "The teacher had no pedagogical education, she's a programmer. And she interacted with the children as if they were students, she didn't explain anything to them. She corrected mistakes in the notebooks and said that they should have listened in class. People have never understood that he's not like everyone else: he will never ask for anything, always silent. Nikita stopped studying in the 8th grade. He began to skip classes, including in the main subject — mathematics. But back then, he was still listening to me."

But soon Nikita stopped obeying his mother. He studied at the energy college for a some time. He was expelled from there after failing the first midterm exams. The following year, in September 2010, he began attending classes at the construction college. Two months later, he and Artyom went on their first hunt.

The energy college. The construction college.

Studying at the construction college turned into trouble.

Marina Lytkina: "At first, Nikita was teased and bullied. And then they started extorting money from him. Then he was patronized by one of his classmates, and in return, together with the older guys, he demanded money — in other words, he engaged in extortion. They came to our apartment together and took everything they found. First, they took some money, then they took my walkman, and the last time they stole the gold. Nikita followed them like a steer. It was impossible to hide the loss. I found out everything and called the police. A criminal case was opened."

Later, Marina recanted the statement to the police — she didn't want that boy to be imprisoned.

One of Nikita's college classmates, talking about him. Read it from the bottom up.

[oceanatydes]

dude it's so nice to see brennan and izzy interacting in adventuring academy

[hargr00vy]

babes your glow is showing

[arthurscrownn]

There's people that hate this man?? Genuinely are they okay because how the fuck..

[whatwooshkai]

We got 11 for the ask game yet ?

"You're kidding me," Heatwave says.

Boulder, Blades and Chase all shake their helms.

Heatwave's eyebrows go up, disappearing past the brim of his helmet. "So... do just not have mechs who care about you...?"

The three of them exchange a glance. Boulder's shoulders lift up to their audials, almost embarrassed.

They really don't know much about Heatwave was raised, but his corner of the room is the only one that actually looks lived in. The rest of them had only brought the absolute necessities (or in Boulder's case, everything they owned- which was a few smuggled nanite patches and a jar of polish Rubble had given them for their forging day last vorn), so besides the calendar on Chase's wall, their berths are barren.

"Well-" Chase starts, at the same time Blades says, "No." Boulder doesn't respond, because the answer is yes, but not the yes that Heatwave wants to hear.

"Oh." Heatwave's mouth pulls into a frown, tugging at the scars on his cheek. "I guess we'll have to fix that."

That startles a harsh, humorless laugh out of Blades. "Oh, please, Heatwave. Fix my upbringing-"

"Not what I meant," Heatwave interrupts, crossing his arms close to his chassis. "I meant like. The pillows and the blankets. I can fix that."

"No, you can't," Chase says, crossing his own arms as his finials pin back and his doorwings droop. "I have seen the balance of your credit chip. You will not be able to afford anything in Iacon."

Heatwave gasps in affront. "I so can-"

"Look, I have an allowance, I can afford my own stuff-" Blades starts, clearly trying to avoid a fight.

"I also have more shanix than you," Chase tells Heatwave. "I can also purchase my own items."

"That's not the point," Heatwave growls, pinching the bridge of his nose between two fingers. "I wanna do something nice for you guys! Besides, there's definitely places in Iacon where I can afford pillows and blankets. You-" he points accusingly at Chase, "-just don't know where to look!"

Chase's doorwings shoot up, offended. "You-"

"Okay, okay, that's enough." Boulder places themselves in between the two before the argument can escalate even further. "Here's an idea. All go together to one of Heatwave's stores and we pool our shanix to buy what we want. Does that sound good?"

Blades grabs Boulder's arm and holds tight, pressing against them in a silent Thank you!. Heatwave and Chase both stare at them balefully, before conceding and letting Boulder push them apart.

"Thank you," they say, then turn to Heatwave. "So where are these affordable shops?"

====================

Boulder was raised not to want material things. Boulder was raised believing they weren't worth material things.

They would've been fine with one pillow and one blanket. Maybe even just the blanket. But their roommates are truly a force to be reckoned with-

-which is why the four of them are stumbling through the streets of Iacon on the way home, arms piled so high with soft things that they can barely see over them. Chase has already run into Blades three times and Heatwave has almost been hit by a transport.

It should feel bad. Boulder should feel guilty for giving into temptation and taking more than they're worth.

But somehow- somehow it feels like this is what they're worth. That they deserve to have friends and nice things and a soft berth to recharge in.

Rubble would be happy for me, they assure themselves.

I can be happy for me too.

[totally-correct-umbrellas]

i love psychoanalyzing the entire hargreeves family

[hygienic-soap-dispenser]

Weewoo weewoo!! Call 112, we have a hottie in the house

Fin feels like he'd be the type of guy who'd volunteer as a firefighter or EMS and absolutely slay at it

Decided to do this piece after sharing this same headcanon here

Reference photo under the cut~

[solar-halos]

another cardinal SIN of umbrella academy s4 was poking fun at the idea of taking your shoes off before you start walking all up in your home

[fossilized-honey]

NO WAY

(From my school newspaper)

[alienhunteranonymous]

Does everybody secretly think mean things like that meanie Kousei does?

Okay so I have no idea which kousei you're talking about for SURE but I'm assuming you mean the one that anti-mugamin's related to or smth? If not then whoops but I went through his blog to see what you meant and uh-

A lot of people do have meaner inner thoughts than what they share but most people do NOT defend those thoughts or genuinely think them. Some people can find stuff annoying (god knows I do) and wont say anything cuz we can go "okay thats super rude and mean im being an asshole im not gonna do/say that" or "no i dont actually think that its just me being annoyed at that". Like everyone thinks mean thoughts but it's our reaction to thinking those thoughts that matter if that makes sense

And like. Idk how this weird anon magic thing works cuz it just straight up DIDNT for me when I got sent an ask (thank GOD btw), but based off of how Teruhashi, Mugami, and this Kousei guy all reacted and responded after getting hit with one it's just that they'll share their TRUE thoughts, not their first ones.

So uh. Tldr everyone has mean thoughts but most people aren't secretly hiding how awful of a person they are because the mean thought isnt as important as your inner response to it. Probably. Idk im not a mind reader

[laurrelise]

ok cool so this all makes total sense but quick question, and seriously, correct me if i’m wrong

but wasn’t five 13 when he disappeared? in 2002? or was that just a general headcanon by fans? i could’ve sworn it was completely canon in the show…?

[melancholy-thots]

Gay Karua??? (clickbait)

Karua made Valentine's chocolate for a girl?? Spoiler: It was her mom. I got fucking baited. Was so mad I forgot to get a pic of it.

I did get this though. Small consolation at least. These flashbacks have been sprinkled in so well in the plot. I'm going absolutely feral about them. Especially given how they often line up with Nozomi and her weird actions.

You know what's not great though? Has me going feral with rage instead of media enjoyment?

There's still an empty room left at this point. I know there's supposed to be 14 students. But one of the tubes is totally blacked out so I can't see what the person (probably Moko) even looks like!! Is it Moko? She's the one missing from Second-to-Last. But maybe not. Maybe it's Junko Enoshima again. Anything's possible in this crazy world!

[nerdyfangirlingbooks]

Not to defend James Vowles but y'all do realise that when he said Mick isn't special he didn't mean "Mick is a loser and I hate him and also he sucks at driving". Like you do realise that right?

To me that very much comes across as a poorly worded way of saying "Mick's a good driver, sure, but he's not the kind of one in a million driver who's so good that you'd put him in an unfamiliar car with no FP1 sessions, no sim time, and the risk that the team he's already got a contract with could take him away the second they need him, leaving us to find yet another replacement. Given those risks, we'd rather go with someone we already have a contract with who we've at least had the chance to give some sim time to so he knows what to expect and we know what to expect"

[theskyexists]

Ok looked at all the vampire f/f books listed on sappfic.com or whatever and. Thats not a lot comparatively and also I had an idea! Who wants to read the one scene i already wrote for it

[polyantha]

tired of people shipping coriolanus/katniss because they see katniss as lucy gray. what about sejanus…. no love for the sejanus parallel…. im going to lose my shit i have to write it