#this could be the gifted kid burnout in me

[cr0wsink]

idk if anyone’s ever talked abt this but the fact Edward Nashton/Dano! Riddler never actually did all that well in school and went to community college is very refreshing to see

i think most versions of the riddler he’s some child genius and it’s kinda reassuring that there’s a version of him that’s still stupidly clever and didn’t “achieve” what most of the other riddler’s achieved

[anonymocha]

Mesmer Jr and Medicine Pocket having beef in official arts collection (as of 1 May 2024). I hope they keep beefing for all of eternity.

[thedeadthree]

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[fist-of-vengeance]

neurodivergent former gifted kids be like

something about having your identity and self worth entangled with the notion of being "special" and losing touch with other people as a consequence...

[otaku553]

Hello! I saw your recent art of sabo, and in the tags you mentioned the big 3 of Shounen. I know it’s One piece and Naruto, but what’s the third? How come you like the character? Lovely artwork, it’s candy for the soul!! Thank you •u•

Ah thank you!!! The big three of shonen (for I guess the previous generation?) are Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach. Naruto and Bleach have already ended but it seems like One Piece is still going quite strong, despite the new generation of shonen anime (including Hero Aca, Demon Slayer, and the third spot is still debated! Probably JJK is my guess though that falls into its own sub genre of shonen dark fantasy I suppose)

Here are my favs! I’ll put the reasons why I like them in the read more because it’s quite long :)

Despite watching Naruto first I could never actually finish it because it was so long so I kind of just osmosed the later parts of shippuden through fanfics and other such media ^^; I think it’s pretty difficult to pick a definitive fav for Naruto because I feel like it tends to fumble a bit of its character writing? I think if I had to pick one maybe young Kakashi but still kind of eh. Maybe I just didn’t watch far enough to get attached

As for Bleach, I picked it up years ago around middle school and then dropped it after the first hundred episodes or so because filler got boring for younger me but then I picked it up again in high school and managed to at least get past aizen! And then I dropped it there because I wasn’t interested in any continuation after what seemed like an already pretty strong ending.

Toshiro is my favorite because he falls into all niches of character tropes that I enjoy including but not limited to: child genius who acts responsible but is still somewhat immature, cold personality along with ice powers but fierce loyalty to close relationships. I especially enjoy child genius characters for the contradictory dichotomy of what is expected of them in terms of maturity and knowledge and the amount of pressure these kinds of characters face and how they handle it! That said, I enjoy him more for the tropes that he falls into and my personal interpretation of him rather than canon writing for him. I think that though canon is an alright base, he doesn’t get much time to shine (character-wise instead of combat-wise).

And Sabo. Oh my goodness I am brainrotting so hard over Sabo right now. The ASL siblings in general have a vice grip on my heart and really are not letting go. There is so much tragedy in the way that they are written, that works because there are three of them. Ace and Luffy spend so much effort trying to save the only brother they have left in the world not realizing that if they go they’ll be the first to go actually because Sabo is still alive, and Sabo could have done so much and changed so much if only he had regained his memories sooner. Why didn’t he remember sooner? I can only assume it’s because he didn’t want to remember, because he grew out his hair to cover a scar he wasn’t proud of, because he was running away from his origins when he lost his memories and maybe that stuck with him. I don’t even remember when Sabo was introduced as a character because I don’t think he was mentioned during Marineford? But he’s such a compelling character because he does so much to save the world and yet is unable to save his own brother! And he’s written to fit with Ace and Luffy incredibly well, being the voice of reason where they can’t be.

[thekingofspin]

there's nothing more painful to be an overacheiver, a people pleaser, and a perfectionist when no matter what you do or how much work you put in, you will only ever scrape average.

and then there's someone out there with natural talent. who doesn't need to try and never has, that excels in everything you love and it's like salt in the wound to watch them succeed while you fail.

[everybody-hit-the-pyro-cue]

specialized education and gifted children programs are so fucked up I see the purpose but the execution and expectations are genuinely horrific I've yet to meet a single one of us that's doing okay besides from those who just reached their breaking point and chose to stop caring

[atlas-affogato]

Lowkey convinced I could have been one of those autistic child prodigies if I didn't also have adhd

[rosicheeks]

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[around-your-throat]

that being said i was a straight D student in literature class because they always made us write essays about our feelings (NOT analyze) on a piece and i never had any emotion or opinion about them

[bookwormwithadhd]

When you did bad at your physics exam so now you're worthless

[opens-up-4-nobody]

...

[my-mind-is-afk-rn]

My life goals when I was a kid: (seriously)

Learn to drive and get a car at 16

Get a part time job at 16

Finish high school at 18

Move out and go to college immediately

Get married and have a family

Get a career in Science (idk what science but someone once (many people many times) told me I had Talent)

My life goals now:

Not die

Physical health needs to be at least not terrible

Get my family to stop bugging me to return to The Church

Exist as a trans person

Be happy maybe sometimes

Not kms for a "stupid" reason like someone not responding to a message fast enough

Maybe I might get some money at some point

Socialism

Status of my goals from when I was a kid

No license and I've banned myself from driving because of my tic and s**cidal tendencies

No job because I'm incapable of putting together a resume because I literally have no idea what my worth as a human being or money making resource for greedy capitalists is

Finished high school technically but the school itself has given up on me and haven't given me my diploma yet a year after I've already graduated

No money to move out, no money, desire, or stable enough mental state to go to college

No Traditional M*rmon Family for me because I'm trans and possibly (as I may have recently realized) fraysexual/romantic, as well as being mostly into women (which they all think I am as well) and, once again, NO MONEY!

No education for a career and no money for an education. Failed most of school and ended up with a ton of trauma instead

In conclusion, fuck capitalism, fuck the usa, fuck ableism, fuck politicians (you all know exactly which ones I'm talking about), fuck the state of texas, fuck homophobia and transphobia, and fuck the united states education system

Idk

I'm just really angry and sad and lonely and HOT BECAUSE FUCK TEXAS WEATHER TOO

[frumdyke]

sucks how i can actually feel myself getting stupider

[cryptidapprentice]

making myself an st self-insert for funsies and using my actual hs orgs n shit is kinda funny

plus using my age at the time st s1 dropped for reference puts me in steves year which 🤪✌️

[afternines]

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