#that will always make me weep

[halojalex]

Alex and Jack would be the cutest couple if I’m being honest and Jack already looks at Alex like he hung the moon. Like you can’t tell me he’s not in love with Alex just by the way he looks at him. Like my favorite thing from my last shows I went to was watching Jack sit on the floor during shows and watch Alex during the slow acoustic songs because he doesn’t have to do that like he could be backstage doing whatever but he chooses to sit and watch Alex and I love it so much

this is so real like jack looks at alex like he’s his whole world and it’s the cutest thing ;-;

i think i’ve seen pictures from that show (or at least similar) and jack was looking at alex so adoringly ;-; he loves alex so much 🥺

[redsea8me]

I’ll hold you close and keep you safe, ignoring the burns on my hands

(@daylesspax)

[deadmeatbeat]

noctis is staring respectfully.... [click for better quality]

Bonus:

[thebirdandhersong]

breaking the tumblr fast to ask for prayer :') it is currently the WORST of times (though, in intense joyous flashes, occasionally also the best of times). I am bulldozing my way through the dregs of midterms, final exam prep, graduation plans, job applications, dorm volunteer stuff, all while trying to deal with/reckon with/endure/come to terms with/persevere through literally the deepest emotional pain I've ever been in lol

[kabutoden]

i look at you and my eyes are so so so wet like with tears tears of pure emotion and extend out my closed fist and then I open up my hand and you see her. my troll oc. the greatest oc. from 2013. I brought her back and redesigned her and im insane about her again. i begin sobbing on the ground. she’s so small. itty bitty……….

[wardensantoineandevka]

y'know, guys, I'm suspecting that destroying specifically the Valor system might not be enough to solve this problem we have brewing up here in the government of the Highest Light

[driveitlikesebastianvettelwould]

Sebastian Vettel staring dreamily into Travis’ eyes interviewed by Travis Pastrana at ROC 2023.

X

[samijey]

Sami hitting back-to-back spears on Jimmy and Roman at last night's live event in Kansas [x]

[ohitslen]

I am here, once again, with my Ao No Flag propaganda

These two specific panels of Toma were the thing that made me think over a year ago “Man. I want to be like that too��� as in KAITO drawing expression because—

The subtle shift of emotion, it’s present all throughout the manga, but this is what sold it for me. For no particular reason, it’s not even the best example, it was just what sealed the deal to me

[halojalex]

since we’ve been talking about jalex here are some of my favourite photos of them 🫶

[incorrect-ikevamp-quotes]

Oh we are so BACK

When I tell you I saw this and died. HELLO?????

I keep hiding my face lahshjsdhjgfsaf HE HAS NO RIGHT. NO RIGHT AT ALL BEING THAT SEXILY INTENSE AAAAAAAAAAA

Anyway, I should probably try to make some attempt at describing the event since. If I don't I'll just be barking/crying/hiding my face for the next twelve hours.

Basically--and I'm not sure this is going to be across the board, but it held true for Napoleon and Sebastian at least--each suitor has a birthday event this year instead of a separate story. Comte's won't be released until tomorrow, but they have posted a preview.

From what I gather, he talks a little bit about himself and reveals parts of his past that haven't come to light in the game yet. There wasn't really enough to convey a coherent narrative beyond attending a party, but the line displayed here does get across the larger theme:

Comte: (I don't need momentary pleasure or ephemeral affection any longer. Now that I know love, there's nothing but you.)

He talks about how the aristocracy have thrown parties and extravagant celebrations for his birthday for most of his life. But none of it has ever really made him happy, largely because he knows that they are attempts to strengthen and broadcast power relations within high society. While I don't think he means it's entirely devoid of well wishes, I do think he sees it as a nexus of influence--and thus, by nature, impersonal. And honestly, I don't think he's wrong about that; the higher the echelon in social standing, the more it requires performance to maintain the position.

That being said, there is a fascinating flashback where he remembers a pureblood telling him about how falling in love with a human is an experience of another caliber entirely. My understanding is that Comte was still a fairly young vampire at the time, so he didn't really understand what the person was getting at. It seems like the other pureblood was trying to convey the difference in feeling, perhaps the fact that humans are more grounded in accordance with how they live--the reality and necessity of change.

After reading this--and the recent 5th bday story--I can absolutely see how change is something Comte has a complicated relationship with. He's known a certain way of life for so long, has constructed a sensibility of distant, rational maturity. After all the heartbreak of his youth, and two very acute traumatic events in his life, I can see why he'd be so afraid of broaching any kind of proximity with another person. Because on some level it's so much easier not to put your feelings on the line, to never have to fear devastating loss. And that's to say nothing of the worry of being unable to measure up on behalf of another person, of letting them down.

I'm so excited to see the rest of the contents, but something about the preview made me equal parts giddy and enamored (all I do is kick my feet with excitement LOL). I think what gets to me with Comte is that he truly does love companionship as a place to rest, a place where he can be honest about himself and his feelings without fear of ridicule (and the same goes for MC). In a world increasingly obsessed with surface level performances of power, status, and emotion, it's hard not to feel his exhaustion to the core.

Also, because these lines at the end more or less destroyed me in the best possible way:

MC: ...The you who had nowhere to belong no longer exists. In much the same way...Abel, I belong to you. Comte: ... Comte: I wish I could say to myself all those years ago, the me who kept indulging in such paltry things. Comte: Until you meet MC, you will never know love... The warmth of MC in my arms filled me with such joy I was near tears. (I don't need momentary pleasure or ephemeral affection any longer. Now that I know love, there's nothing but you.) The moment my lips found hers, the sweetness lit a fire deep in my body. Comte: These cute lips that melt against mine, the heat of your skin, the love that envelops me in your embrace--always leaves me so deeply in love with you.

[attractthecrows]

nothing gets my engine humming like the doomed origin romances of da:o. Tamlen my beloved. Gorim my beloved. Nelaros you poor fucking bastard and also my beloved

[saturnplaza]

Current mood

[greyhounddbites]

I'm going through so much right now and I really wish I had a partner by my side to make this process feel less lonely

[meangreennunseen]

Last post I reblogged and it got me thinking about Legion Mothers more and while I picture Nefrit as very demanding and constantly nagging her Husband's gene-sons, she cares. In a weird though love way. To her Thousand Sons are just bunch of stupid kids she needs to watch over lest they get into trouble, but in a way, they are as curious, dedicated and smart as Magnus, so as she loves him, she does love her sons too. Even if she's hard on them.

Meanwhile the more I think about Sol, the lover of Corvus and mother of Nix, she would have been different if she survived. She would have been such a gentle and graceful Legion Mother to Raven Guard, they would have instantly loved her. I mean even if Corvus never was open about her because her death still haunts and hurts him, Sol's presence is still around Ravenspire and Raven Guard believe in her as guardian spirit of the Chapter. But just thinking about her hugging and talking softly with 7t astartes supersoldiers, makes me soft with warmth.

[wildsaltair]

one day I will find sufficient words to describe how much I love Maximus. until then, screencaps and fanfics and incomprehensible long tags must be my heart’s balm