#the writing is mature & developed

[cobra-wives]

ngl i dont like complaining but i’m a bit upset about how quickly we jumped over from tory’s mom dying to… keenry relationship drama. im seriously peeved about how many people are boiling tory and robby’s characters down to being romantic partners, and i don’t think the writers understand how leaning so heavily on keenry weakens both the individual journeys robby and tory go on — robby with his father/role as miyagi do’s captain/brotherhood with miguel/running in 2nd place, and tory with her mother/role as ck’s captain/relationship with kreese/betrayal of her friends. they CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT be each other’s personal saviors; they HAVE TO SAVE THEMSELVES.

[al-luviec]

still haven't moved on from zane in this episode (aka I hit tag limit again and am unhappy about it)

[itsybitsybatsyspider]

Spidey mutate!

Ah yes, the current brainrot au that's been keeping me up at night for the last month!

It's my first WIP for a Peter and Tony dynamic, and in the au the spider bite has a much more drastic mutation on Peter. And after mutating (and a fight with his uncle) he runs away from home. Mutant relations aren't good to say the least, and the new Accords would put him and his family at risk with the newly added registry.

he runs to upstate New York and decides to live isolated away from people, and resorts to stealing from lakeside cabins and campgrounds when he can to survive.

it's when he gets caught breaking into a cabin looking for some batteries, that he realizes he's been stealing from Iron Man the whole time.

Tony stared at the kid in front of him. He had dirt smudged on his face and caked onto the short fur on his face. He picked at the skin underneath his… claws. His skin was pale and dark bags hung beneath his eyes, and he bit his lip nervously as he glanced around the living room. Tony huffed and leaned back against the couch.  The kid ducked his head away, turning his gaze to the floor, but Tony had a feeling he was still being watched by the two eyes against his cheekbone and temple. God, that was freaky. He cleared his throat.  “Where are your parents?” “They’re dead.” The kid said bluntly. He was quick with it too, almost like he meant to throw Tony off. But he just hummed in response. “Bummer. What about a foster parent? Spider-guardian? Did you break out of a hatchery or something? Do I need to worry about 200 of your siblings hiding out in the forest too?” “What? No-” “Well where did you come from then?” “I… ran away.” “Uh huh, I figured that much, Shelob. To what, be the new Jersey Devil? What are you doing here?” Peter looked up, all of his eyes boring into Tony. If he were any other man, Tony would’ve shivered at the sight. But he’d rather go through a wormhole again than let a teenager stare him down. No matter how mutated they were. “Huh?” he responded. Tony sighed, now getting annoyed.  “Where can I return you? And where are my Crocs?”

I have A LOT of thoughts for this au! Not much written for it yet, but i would LOVE to post something for it in the future!! I've also made art and memes for it too!

Needless to say it's been living in my brain.

[a-gay-bloodmage]

Care to Join Us For Some Tea?

(Emmrich Volkarin & Sascha Ingellvar)

Rook is a very strange creature, always keeping to the shadows of the Lighthouse like a timid ghost. It isn't until Emmrich recalls a strange encounter, three decades past and in the depths of the Grand Necropolis, that he begins to understand what made Sascha Ingellvar into the man he is today.

Read Here!

[jils-things]

this feels too soon to say because its still not well over a month that i started uni but like...

im quite happy by how things are going now- it doesn't feel all too restrained unlike my past school years. and apart from that, i feel a lot more independent being able to travel miles away from my home which has been my biggest anxiety as i got older. just the fear of getting lost spooks me a whole lot! even if i'm travelling through a planned route, going all by myself is probably the bravest thing i did this year and i say this as an introvert who doesn't go out all too often

[swagging-back-to]

i dont get why people who watch kids are expected to watch them 24/7 by parents who barely watch them for 7 minutes.

i think babysitters should be allowed to sit in the other room while the kids entertain themselves. teachers should be able to sit in the corner doing paperwork while the kids do their thing.

as long as there is an adult present and at least partially attentive to whats happening i truly do not see what the difference is to the parents being there.

oh wait it's just that a lot of parents refuse to admit any fault in themselves and hold everyone else to extremely high standards so they have someone to blame their child's failings on :)

[wisteriaclaw]

i miss liking helluva boss

[roobylavender]

parroting off of that post but it’s truly a fascinating phenomenon that wally is so thoroughly developed a character in his own runs and arguably miles more mature and possessive of the accountability to deal with certain emotional situations that the other members of the fab five continue to flail at and yet every time he’s in a titans book the greatest extent to his characterization is dumbass dickhead who doesn’t know how to do his job without someone (dick) telling him how to do it

[so-bitya]

So yeah I actually think Otona Precure is retconning Coco and Natts ages

Their ages were always vague (at least to me!) and never outright confirmed. I always thought they were 16 and 17 respectively since I was a kid. Partly out of spite, partly because I was used to older-looking love interests??

Like the trends in the early 2000s to 90s, etc was the impossibly mature hot guy, the ikemen. Yknow, the model-like senpai who always gets mistaken as an an adult even though he's only a year older than the heroine. So IDK I always doubted Coco's age as a kid :/

And yeah I know one producer referred to them as "adult men", but to me that's just a producer and not the writing/animation team who presented the characters (this is where the spite kicks in...💀)

I thought Coco faked his age into being a teacher the same way Natts became a business owner somehow??? The teacher part is gross, but I know it was for Coco to in an all girls school and set up Nozomi's dream of being a teacher....

(LAME EXCUSE THO!!! He could have been a tutor, or joined a boys school across from the girls, or SUMTHN!!! Teacher x student always losing)

BUT BACK TO OTONA!!! I think Otona is taking advantage of their ambiguous age and is soft retconning that they were "adults". Like look at the Nozomi's flashback!! Coco looks ridiculously young in that picture, like he barely reaches Karen's height.

Does this look like an adult man???

And Otona is presenting Coco and Natts differently for there to be a clear distinction between them in the Yes Precure 5 and their adult versions now (mature features, lowered voice acting, height change)

So POINT BEING, I think we can consider them as teenagers aka children in the Yes Precure 5 and adults in Otona, because of the way the writers are presenting them now (thank GOD)

[fruitfulodyssey]

I've become intentional

With every step I take.

Understanding how to reclaim

My life by calling demons by their name

& Being bold in the presence of my

Oppressor as we stand face to face.

I AM not bound to emotional swings,

I AM not induced by the song of sirens

I AM stronger than the limited words of affirmations

I HAVE battled with my mind long enough

To know I Am the master of this ship.

I HAVE crumpled and rebuilt,

I HAVE glorified my ruins and learned i can only live beyond the ashes if i die to my former state.

I KNOW some days the war feels lost

But as long as I'm breathing I can fight another day.

A wise man once told me

"its easy to remain a victim of internal pains.

Because healing is strict,

it exposes Self to self,

demanding a recognition of afflictions worn as a necklace.

Giving you the illusion you’ve tried

Everything instead remain consistent.

Because going through the emotions perpetually is familiar than making a difficult decision.

For what will meet you is unknown and foriegn

So why step in a realm requiring faith to carry you. When you already carry you.

Listen son focusing on excitment and immediate gratification is a fantasy painted in movies,

The process is tedious and grueling, conforming is Metamorphosis for nothing new

Holds on to the image that carried all its misfortune.

Be picky of what thoughts influences you,

You must remain aware of what speaks to the heart, cause from the heart flows all of lifes issues."

I've become intentional

With every step I take.

Understanding how to reclaim

My life by calling demons by their name

Depression, anxiety, confusion

You all think the same,

Offering me something I am not

When I AM what the heavens say i am.

Abundant

[lemedy]

Finished my first playthrough of Oxenfree: Lost Signals and gun pointed at me, I'd still choose the first as my favourite.

But still very much liked Lost Signals and you know what, it was a little bit refreshing to be a tired 30 something trying to fix shit instead of following a group of (beloved to me) teens with their teen drama.

[br1ghtestlight]

biggest changes over the years have been tina becoming a lot more confident and less anxious about performing or having attention on her, louise getting a lot more mature/empathetic towards other people and gene getting a lot less mean and aggressive for no reason

[dreamofbecoming]

hmmm i’ve got an emotional confrontation ficlet (as if i ever write anything else) brewing in my brain about steve and dustin and boundaries and how it’s offensive and a little hurtful that dustin refuses to drop the robin thing, like it doesn’t matter what steve says or wants, dustin always knows best, and he doesn’t think steve’s capable of love and affection without sex

[persephoneflouwers]

What do you mean by 'i will be set free'? Are you unstanning or something?

In a scenario like that? I’d be like

[noxtivagus]

i love final fantasy.

[kanguin]

I went into the notes to see what people had to say about this, and honestly I think @starfieldcanvas hit the nail on the head in elaborating on why this happens, and how to contextualize those feelings:

Part of growing up is realizing that most people aren't trying to control you anymore, and that if you continue to act as if they are, then YOU are exercising control on them. Counter-control tactics used on your peers is just being controlling, and we all have to learn at some point to own up to our shit and handle disputes with equals like equals.

That's not to say you have to lay down and submit to every accusation levied against you, in fact doing so every time is just as bad as denying everything. If you're denying every accusation or submitting every time someone confronts you, you're subconsciously trying to shut down the conversation, and if you're doing that, your emotional maturity has been stunted.

If this describes you, seek help bettering yourself. It's not your fault you developed this behavior, if anything it says something about how we treat children that this is something we all have to grow out of, but it IS your responsibility to do something about it. Bring this up with your therapist, find a therapist if you don't have one, talk this out with a willing friend, read a book on breaking bad habits, join a community online or in person that teaches coping mechanisms and life skills, do something to address it, because it should not be the responsibility of your peers alone to make up for the immaturity you recognize but don't address.

you ever have situations that make you want to take people by the shoulders and go "you are not 15 any longer. this behavior is no longer quirky and cute. it is exhausting for you and everyone else to act like a teenager you haven't been in a decade or longer. knock it the fuck off"