#still breaks my heart because its

[macbethz]

the world is so cruel and people have so little compassion for others who r suffering differently than them it genuinely makes me cry

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: death mention / strangulation mention / stabbing mention / blood mention / self-sacrifice / codependency mention in tags / ]

I think a lot about how common it is for Raph to be the one to have direct focus put on him when Leo gets into all his near death experiences.

Like, when Leo is thrown off a building, it’s Raph who’s right there jumping after him, not even thinking about the consequences to himself when he does. When Leo almost gets skewered by the Krang, Raph’s right there to take the blow and send Leo to safety without a second thought. When Leo’s being strangled to near death, it’s a Krangified Raph doing the job, doing exactly what Raph would never, ever want to do. When Leo is telling Casey Jr to close the portal, it’s Raph who tries desperately to convince Leo otherwise.

Likewise, Leo is consistently very single minded when Raph gets forcibly separated from them. Both when in the sewers and by the Krang, Leo is dead set on finding Raph first and foremost.

I also think it’s interesting that during each of Leo’s near death experiences, the lightheartedness of his words during them goes directly hand in hand with both how close Raph is to him physically and how much danger Raph is also in in that moment. From a literal “I told you so” as Leo’s falling away from Raph to a soft joke about how “hero moves” are Raph’s style - both of these are on the more morbidly carefree side and both of these notably take Leo farther away from Raph and, in turn, have Raph not in immediate danger.

On the other side of things is the apology from Leo, heedless of the danger he himself is in as he seriously and genuinely speaks to a Krangified Raph face to face. Then there’s Leo’s freezing and desperation as Raph takes a hit meant for him and sends just Leo to safety, leaving Raph himself behind. Both of these involve much closer proximity and Raph being directly harmed - these together make Leo much more vulnerable in his words and actions, something not even the threat of death can make him.

These two care about each other so much, and they’re way too much alike for their own good.

[fishareglorious]

i do a light chuckle once i remember hofmann and semmelweis are friends but then i remember semmelweis and marcus' suitcase interaction where they talk about her and i am once again inconsolable about this old woman's death

[i-may-be-an-emu]

I just found a little piece of paper that I wrote some qualities I wanted to have a few years ago and I’m like. So happy now. I’m doing so much better. It gets better.

[frootbyethefoot]

trophy hunting

[ID: a digital drawing of maki harukawa from danganronpa v3: killing harmony. maki is standing dead center, with a blank, almost thousand yard stare, and a neutral expression. she is holding a black and white checkered piece of fabric, with a splash of bright pink blood on it.

behind her are three panels. the first panel, towards the left shows a crossbow, the strike-9 poison bottle, the antidote covered in blood, and a bloody handprint. all of the panels are in greyscale, except for the bright pink blood. the second panel, in the middle, shows kokichi oumas clothing with blood running down the back. the final panel shows kaito momotas jacket, with blood running down the sleeve. END ID/]

[firestorm09890]

"IENZO WHAT IN THE NAME OF THE LIGHT ARE YOU DOING" Ansem the Wise cries, bursting into the computer room just after Ienzo (age 8) ordered Tron to broadcast "10 hours of placid forest sounds occasionally interspersed by the call of a cuckoo" across all of Radiant Garden

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actually. hey. shitpost cancelled. do you ever think about how it is Tron finding a buried file within the computer that miraculously caused the entire world to remember Hollow Bastion's true name through pillars of light and sparkles? until then, none of the citizens remembered that it was called anything other than Hollow Bastion. like. the computer is not only a massive city-wide defense system that can be twisted to instead summon Heartless within the city, it can wipe an entire world's memory and replace it with false ones, and it did. all controlled from the castle. easily. what else might they- Xehanort obviously, but also potentially Ansem the Wise- have done with that power? it can get so unbelievably dark so quickly

[slipperywhenwet0o0]

I was watching hotd edits and reading atla fanfics and my brain just exploded

They are variants of each other, their suffering mirrors each other’s

Their awful marriages they were forced into

A royal or high standing family that has some connection to fire, a power or tool they lack

Their one eyed sons who were so kind as children and later grew to be harsh( zuko and todoroki both were able to learn to be kind again and to not lash out or shut down every time they’re upset, Aemond sadly did not learn that)

The absurd amount of blame they get for the way some of their children turned out ( yes they hold some blame, but I’m always hearing about what they did wrong and not hearing nearly enough about what the fathers did wrong, to me those men are primarily to blame; viserys targaryen, ozai and enji todoroki i wish all of you suffered more(ESPECIALLY ENDEAVOR HE DID NOT DESERVES TO JUST LIVE PEACEFULLY HE SHOULD HAVE DIED) Especially because they too were victims and were often doing the best they knew how to do for themselves and their kids even if it wasn’t enough or backfired massively (alicent)

Oh my tragic girllssss

[glitchfang]

always sort of a shock to the system when i remember ppl know sonic 06’s plot more for the fandub than for itself. which is understandable given the og is a mess, but idk its kinda sad bc theres some good stuff there (shadow’s entire story arc)

[dirt-str1der]

Everyone look at how cute the dr stone ed tarot cards are ....

[radiantmists]

man especially having now read the flashbacks i think about how hard xie lian always tries and how many people have told him that he tries too hard, that he never should have bothered and that doing so made things worse, or even more commonly just hating on him for not fixing things or being arrogant or whatever they think his problem is. and some of those people are probably even coming from caring places!

but before hua cheng, had anyone ever sat next to him and said, you tried and that's good, it matters that you cared, you did your best. nobody could have done better than you.

how badly must xie lian have needed that?

[faaun]

ok let's catch up quickly

[rolandkaros]

holiday season sucks

[ableedingpromise]

Also it's annoying that her only response is well you should just live away from me if this stresses you out so much. Yeah mom it's not like my body is trying to self destruct all because of YOUUUUUUUUUUU

[franceblr]

call me a softie or vanilla but i refuse and reject divorced zukka. nothing against people into that, but it’s too much heartache for me. they’re so complementary and in love, why wouldn’t it work out? sure, it takes them forever to get together, and once they do, there’s bumps in the road and issues they need to work through individually and together. but they’re committed to each other; let’s not forget how determined and stubborn they both are. and while i do agree that if someone were to leave it’d be sokka, why would he? zuko is strong, beautiful, kind, intelligent and so so loving. he sees and hears sokka, knows and understands him intimately. he treats sokka like he’s the most precious thing in the world. zuko has laser like focus on sokka, sokka’s never an afterthought; he’s never taken for granted. he’s cherished and spoiled, because zuko gives sokka anything he wants. he gives sokka all of himself.

they’re best friends, they’ve seen each other grow and mature from scrawny teen soldiers to powerful leaders each in their own right. they’re both responsible for their people, they’re both aware of the limitations and burdens their jobs impose on them and their relationship, so there’s no false expectations or misunderstandings there; which is why they’re so willing to compromise! who could understand sokka’s obligations as the leader of his tribe more than zuko? he’s the firelord! not to mention, they have matching interests, and yet they’re different enough to always stimulate the other. sokka finds zuko’s dark and deadpan humour hilarious, and sokka loves nothing more than to make zuko laugh to tears after a long day of work, with his brazen wit and spot on impressions of zuko’s ministers and entourage.

sure, it’s easier when they’re young and hakoda is chieftain, and sokka can spend most of his time in the firenation as ambassador; when it’s sokka’s turn to step up as chief of the southern water tribe it gets harder, but zuko visits him as often as he can and they keep in touch regularly. when izumi is old enough, zuko abdicates as fire lord, and sokka wastes no time in moving zuko in with him for good. i absolutely see them grow old together, a pair of gorgeous silver foxes.

[mcwexlerscigarette]

I have a compromised immune system and I feel like I've been sick at least 80% of my life. I can't imagine how it must be for people worse off than I am :(( my heart really goes out to them

[thorninyourpaw]

my existence makes me feel awful for my family