#the gift(s) of love

[lunewolf13]

I have it stuck in my head that if Bruce got Damian when he was still a baby and Dami was not trained in secrecy, this would happen.

Four year old Damian: My dad is Batman!

The group of preschoolers who were playing with him: Woww!!

And later, several of them excitedly tells their parents: His dad's BATMAN! So cool!

The parents: Batman, huh? That's very cool. And Damian tells Bruce he told everyone at school that he's Batman, and Bruce is paranoid they'll tell their parents, and the parents will expose his identity.

And then Alfred reminds him that no one's going to believe a four year old boy. Not when that boy is comparing his father to a hero.

[todaaru]

SERENNEDY WEEEEKKK day one! valentines!

@serennedyweek2024

first valentines togeth, Leon has no idea what 2 get Luis, he's never been with anyone seriously enough 2 spend Valentines with them.. meanwhile Luis is a huge gift giver ..

flower meanings under the cut

(at least what i intended.. i know many flower meanins r different throughout cultures:3)

red rose- love, passion

blue hydrangeas- serenity, gratitude

red tulips- passion, love, lust

blue anemones- protection against evil & ill wishes

[lelianasbong]

Dorian: I should call Sera "Mrs. Inquisitor" from now on. Maybe teach her to crochet. She'll love that.

Blackwall: So, she finally made an honest woman out of you! I didn't think that was possible.

Cassandra: I wanted to say you looked lovely, Sera.

Sera: Josie wanted me in a dress so foofed you could lose a ham in it!

Sera: This, whatever this is, not our honeymoon. Just so you know.

Sera: If that bint ruins our honeymoon, I will wear her Qun for a boot! Let's wrap it up, love.

Sera: I have a title. It's wife.

[hyugakojiro]

[planetwaving]

still losing my mind over this . you literally sang the song what the fuck did you think it was about ??? 😭

[susartwork]

Happy Birthday @artistoons-blog-thing !!!

A day late because I got carried away with this drawing lmao! My headcanon is that Grillby's in Breaktale is a 50's style diner.

Hope you had a wonderful b-day, friend! q(≧▽≦q)

[xxplastic-cubexx]

From the same Storm mini-series 🥹

THE FAM 🥺

[levi-lev]

in french we call it "l'arroseur arrosé" lmao

[upsidedowneye]

not me thinking about how dh’s wet little dragon boy instincts might look into any gifts that you give him and see them as courting gifts. no sir.

[tainted-sweet-meats]

This is gift art bust from my homie Squeekie-bat I'M HOLLERING AND SCREAMING AND THROWING UP! I will always adore their work . the color job is amazing and they made my baby stardust look so damn good. I love the scribbles and the absolute layers to this makes me hnnnng GUSH. Yes I'm going bonkers cause I love thiiiiiiis!!!!!

[namtanlovesfilm]

Hello!! Found your blog while scouring the internet for Anything relating to Analog Squad, which I’ve binged today. Got any other Thai drama recs by any chance? I’ve already added Burnout Syndrome and Ready Set Love onto my watch list

analog squad mentionned, yessssss!!! hi hi :) do I have other thai drama recs???? hell yeah friend let's go, you loving analog squad AND adding burnout syndrome & ready set love to your watch list tells me you have great taste so let's go 💅

I told sunset about you: literally a masterpiece from beginning to end. if you liked the character exploration of analog squad, you'll love this one! very VERY dramatic but very VERY good. my fave!

not me: literally my fave show of all times, lives rent-free in my head, changed my mind, I made it my master's thesis topic, I'm beyond obsessed with it. by the same director & with the same pairing as burnout syndrome so I recommend watching that one first to see what you're getting into, this show is so special & different than any others. you'll love it!

project s: skate our souls: the 3rd show in my holy trinity. changed my life & my outlook on my own mental health, has great actors adjacent to the ones in analog squad & ready set love (google nadao bangkok & you'll get it), and it's just the most beautiful underrated gem of all time :)

project s: side by side: same overarching show as the previous one, this one is super bittersweet & will get you in your feels in an analog squad fashion. a banger imo.

the gifted: another banger, this one is more adjacent to ready set love in terms of scope & grandeur of the moving elements needed to make this show work. it's very different & very good!

sleepless society: insomnia: idk exactly why I feel like you'd like this show, but I feel liked you'd like this show. or perhaps I'm just recommending you all of my personal faves lol. anyways super underrated show that it straight up a banger & super different. I really recommend it.

theory of love: if you're signed up for burnout syndrome & you enjoyed I told sunset about you, you'll LOVE theory of love. same pairing as not me & burnout syndrome, toxic af, dramatic like itsay, will make you question your sanity at times... legit so good. this show has haters but it'll always have me as a fan. I think you'll love it!

the revenge: legit my roman empire. no one watched this show but it's some of the best shit I've ever seen! it has some of the soul of analog squad & the social criticism of ready set love, except this show is super fucked up lol. very very good, could not recommend it more!

3 will be free: queer, messy & has some social commentary, I feel like this show would please you if you liked analog squad & added ready set love & burnout syndrome to your watch list. it feels like a show completely different from these three, but also the perfect amalgamation of all three. a cultural reset imo!

midnight motel: this one is short, dark & fucking greatly executed! same main actor as burnout syndrome, not me & theory of love (and my fave actor in general) and a great social commentary. could not recommend it more!

happy birthday: I feel like happy birthday & analog squad occupy a similar space in my heart. it's bittersweet, heartwarming & a tear-jerker all at once, and it deals with an important topic. this one is so good, and has stayed with me since I watched it years ago.

great men academy: this one is maybe tonally most similar to ready set love, but I also want you to watch it for jaylerr, who was also in analog squad, and whom I love dearly. he's excellent in this role.

in family we trust: same thing as gma, this also has jaylerr & I am indeed trying to make you a jaylerr stan with this rec list lol. this is so good, mysterious, has good social commentary, amazing acting, & will keep you on your toes. on top of making you a jaylerr stan, of course.

xxx

[tiredsurvivoronmain]

A Leon bean for @captainweskerr ;;u;;

[deus-ex-mona]

favourite stupid relationship dynamic: idiots who would immediately protect and defend the other but never themself

[lunar-years]

we don't talk enough about how much of a romantic roy kent is like this man is a SAP!!!!

[peachdues]

i think tengen has such a suave bravado to him and at first you think it's ridiculous yet witty and so very him. but i feel like the more you prod and peel back the layers, it wouldn't actually take too long for him to come around.

actually, i think that's what tengen wan'ts to believe. but he's petrified to even become something akin to his fathers or some of his siblings that were crude to women.

i think through all that brawn, tengen wants someone to hold his calloused hands and look into his tired eyes and take care of him too. therefore words will help him come out of his shell, but i think it'll really be actions through touches almost fleeting that he'll realise he can cure these aching wants and realise his past does not define him because of you/reader.

does this.. make any sense?

- 💐

Ohhhh I love this, I love this, I LOVE this.

I completely agree with you. Tengen’s suavity is absolutely pure bravado — a front. The tricky thing about him, however, is that it’s a facade that comes so naturally to him. I’d even wager that he isn’t fully aware that he’s fronting, at least, not at first. That’s why he’s able to come off so self-assured: he nearly buys his own bullshit. It’s just his particular measure of self preservation — he had to buy into it to survive his environment, and that’s no different than Sanemi’s scars, Muichiro’s memory loss/personality change, or Giyuu’s detachment.

I think it’s only after he meets someone who examines him a little closer, who doesn’t accept what he puts forth at face value, that Tengen begins to question himself. And I think he unravels rather quickly — he’s not dumb by any means. If anything, we’ve seen how good he is at playing people/reading them, but in my mind, he’s never had the occasion to read himself. Once he does, I think he realizes that he has built a wall around himself — only it’s a house of cards, and all it takes is a single flick to topple the entire thing.

I agree with you that he wants someone who can see through the facade, who can take him into their arms and tell him to let go, but I think he will be hella resistant at first to anyone who tries. Again, he’s bought into his own sham for so long, I don’t think he knows quite yet how to pick himself apart. I think you’re exactly right — it will take action for him to fully let you in, and likely a great many actions; Tengen strikes me as someone who expects others to show rather than tell. He might even lash out (not meaning to be overly cruel, but perhaps he projects more than he realizes). I think consistent action is what makes him reevaluate himself and you, and ultimately helps him to accept what he thinks he doesn’t deserve.

[tisajest]

Fuck it

*headcanons Dick Grayson having hobbies harder*