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The first shooting was believable because genuinely Dump Would Never Allow Himself To Be Shot At.
He's far too egotistical and such a pussy that even if he believed this was a plan that'd work, he'd N E V E R allow himself to be shot anywhere nearby.
Do I believe his ear was hit? Ye, no damage isn't telling whether there was a shot. Dump's too slow to quickly pull out a blood capsule, and not prepared enough to even have one on him. The maxipad on his ear was fake for sure, not that anyone needed to tell you that.
But above all, he would not want how weak he looked to be on display. Sure he got up and raised a fist towards his own Tyranny as a Republican had shot him, but before that? Oh ho, you best believe he wishes he handled the situation """better""" because he looks frail and old.
The fact is, the first one was real.
The "second one" was just florida. A rando got a gun and started blasting because Florida has 0 gun laws. It just so happened to be near his dumbass golfcourse and dead exwife.
Oh and it was another Republican again. As always. Expected, because guess who's statistically more likely to be on the mass shooters list? Or the Sex Offenders list? Or the human trafficker list? or-
#Donald Trump#donald trump shooting#Sincerely tell me that they'd drop the angle if it was a dem#because it's been an R both times they had to drop it because they knew it'd be a losing battle#They only dropped it because everyone wanted to know and found out fast as shit it was a republican#there was like. A single day of confuaion it's kinda nuts#instantly leftists discovered alot waiting on the investigation while R's made up claims about 15$ that never happened#just soke sad sad shit all around#R's were inmeffective in pushing the narrative because even they knew it was an R. That's How Fast It Passed By#so of course we moved on. It's just another day of republican terrorism#this second one is just pathetic#was not an assassination attempt at fucking all hahahaha#You'd be a fool to think they'd be able to plan something like this#they really genuinely can't because The Main Guy doesn't want that kinda image#doesn't want himself put into danger either#that's why he had Vance running around after the shooting#he's scared as hell and the 6 inch bulletproof glass goes to further show it#politics
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Bernard: I always saw him as like a kind of funny little man.
Tim, trying to contain himself but Bernard loving the Red Hood is pushing his limits: he’s a fucking criminal Bernard.
#Bernard calls Red Hood some fucking cringe online name one (1) time and Tim just reveals all their secret identities to stop him#all#the torture in the world couldn’t make Tim give up their identities#but Bernard calling dick a “pathetic little meow meow does the trick in less than a second#now I know why everyone is funnier in the tags I hope y’all see this shit#batfam#batfamily#red robin#tim drake#dc robin#tim drake wayne#batkids#batman#batman urban legends#bernard dowd#dc fanfic#jason todd#red hood#tim x bernard#timber#timothy drake#batbros#dick grayson#nightwing#discowing#red hood jason todd#bernard x tim#source- some Ryan and Shane screenshot thing but it’s those ghost cunts
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I just know Gaz is so fucking good at rock climbing. He's just built perfectly for it, he's got the endurance, the flexibility, the grip, the core strength, the agility, the arm spread, he's not too bulky and heavy like Soap or Ghost, his height gives him quite a lot of advantages (even though sometimes there are trails for us hobbits, but mostly being tall helps). Price could probably give him a run for his money, but since I headcanon that Price has seriously fucked up his spine and joints, especially in his fingers, he might be held back by this. Also I feel like Kyle has the best endurance out of all four of them, so he does extremely well on the long ones. He's also got that magical ability to be able to take a rest at the tiniest little handle, like literally catches himself with two toes and a pinch on a non-existent bump in the rock and relaxes as if he's lounging on a beach, all muscles resting before the upcoming difficult few meters.
Also he's one of those who will climb even in slippers, just because he gotta flex like that.
No I'm not drooling over his fingers wrapped in that tape in places where he ripped calluses off, you are.
Also this was induced by a SoapGaz thought where Gaz runs Soap through some intensive training on the climbing walls and enjoys the view of all that muscle bulk flexing and rippling as Soap struggles to find his balance and makes mistakes in dispersing his weight which limits his reach. He's so tense, he can barely slur his Scottish nonsense out, sweat streaming down the dip of his spine and soaking his tank top through.
When he finally falls of the wall after reaching the top handle, his fingers are shaking and he needs Kyle's help to untie the harness knot. Wipes his forehead, leaving a white streak of magnesia stuck to the wet skin, and huffs and grumbles about how he'll still beat Kyle's PR one day.
Gaz won't let him, of course. But he won't stop Johnny from trying either, because after that he gets to massage all those sore muscles Soap didn't even know existed, and listen to him groan as he shamelessly leaks into his boxers. Because why wouldn't Soap get off the post-gym muscle strain, really. And why wouldn't Gaz enjoy watching him get painfully hard and sensitive from barely sexual touch, exploding into his mouth as soon as Kyle wraps his lips around Soap's tip.
#juju's grumbles#gaz cod#kyle gaz garrick#soap x gaz#gaz x soap#soapgaz#soap cod#john soap mactavish#cod#call of duty#listen i just really wanna go rock climbing again#this shit makes me feel so alive#and i just know gaz would volunteer as a trainer for kids groups in his local rock climbing club#also the one i am going to has this old man who has one arm amputated up to the elbow#BEST FUCKING CLIMBER IN THE CLUB#he's literally a beast i've seen him climb the 15 meters wall in seconds#also tatted up and wears a bandana and has like long white hair#i have such a crush on him#he's a trainer and i want to work with him so bad but also i know i'll embarrass myself#and my level is just really pathetic#so i just drool in my weakling corner as i watch him casually do the shit i can't even dream of with all my limbs intact
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Read Right to Left (Manga Format)
I have returned to watching demon slayer after a year and it came up while I was having a serious late night talk with my big sister. I was talking about the relationship between Michikatsu/Kokushibo and Yoriichi and it turns out we both see each other in Yoriichi's shoes and ourselves in Michikatsu's place. Definitely surprising, but really relieving to know that we both worry too much and we are not so far apart in skill as we believe.
This is technically the first piece of fanart I've ever made for the characters in Demon Slayer, I have made OCs before but I never drew an actual character from the story. For context this is mostly just a fun "what if" scenario with them meeting in the afterlife. I like to think Yoriichi's love would reawaken Michikatsu's humanity.
#demon slayer#kimetsu no yaiba#yoriichi tsugikuni#michikatsu tsugikuni#demon slayer fanart#kimetsu fanart#kny fanart#fan comic#very much unserious note: I misread something on the wiki to my sister as Koku offing himself because he regenerated too ugly 💀#and now me and my sister have “Kokushibo moment” to denote a scenario in which we become so absolutely pathetic that we just cannot go on#Mine is if I'm still making submas content at 60 years old#Hers is me thinking she's currently having her Kokushibo moment#definitely lightened the mood and we were laughing for like 5 minutes straight#anyways Yoriichi and Michikatsu (mostly Michi) are my faves from this story because I can feel for them more than I do other characters#Also that thing in the beginning is meant to be a hitodama!! I wanted Michi to land next to Yoriichi but when I tried the shooting star ide#it did not work 💀 anyways that little wisp reforms into Kokushibo's monstrous form‚ which Yoriichi shreds apart in seconds#for the people looking for my usual submas content‚ I actually had an idea to draw them debating which twin to cosplay a few months back#Ingo said Emmet should be Yoriiichi cause he's the younger one‚ Emmet said Ingo should be Yoriichi cause he's cooler (read: better liked)#This took about 5 hours elapsed time‚ I stopped halfway through the last panel for a 6 hour nap#Also the purple just denotes which sections is close to the demonic parts‚ kinda like lighting but not quite
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Broadchurch | S2EP8 | Alec Hardy’s Wettest Moments (Part 70)
#second rejected hug. pathetic#look at him. he wanted that physical touch so bad. he's shaking like a dog with anxiety#come on miller just take one for the team. peg that sad man#broadchurch#broadchurch gifs#alec hardy#di hardy#ellie miller#ds miller#wet hardy#my gifs
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I’ve never felt so conflicted about a franchise in my life but at least this dude was hot
#I watched conquering the demons and demons strike back at 3am last night and I have to say I like the first one more#but not by a lot#like I wanted so much to like this movie#but fucking Duan man…#like I read the plot beforehand so I wouldn’t be caught off guard by anything but DAMN that SA scene was sooo much worse watching it#girl this is not the girlboss pussy slay move you think it is queen#I liked her character so much too before that cuz she’s so cool but the unconsented captive fuck or die foreplay was NOT the move#then she had the nerve to rip up sanzang’s book and turn to us and be like you know what I think I still have a chance - GIRL HES RUNNING#then they had the nerve to make him fall in love with her anyway boy you a VICTIM#then the second one just had [redacted] in it and I did not enjoy looking at his face for two hours - ruined the whole experience#also I have to say that was the worst iteration of Sanzang I’ve ever seen I was actually happy when I thought wukong was boutta kill him#I talk all this shit but I really did like the effects and monster designs in the movie they were so cool#also I thought the first sanzang actor was sooo cute and pathetic why didn’t they keep him 😭#well it’s for the best I wouldn’t wanna have seen him turn abusive like they wrote him in the second movie#also dsb is the only movie in which I can understand the wukong and tripitaka shippers cuz that ENDING SCENE yeah I saw it#oh right my tags sorry lol#digital art#my art#journey to the west#jttw sun wukong#conquering the demons#demons strike back#sun wukong#also his glowup in between movies is so funny lmfao#if you couldn’t accept him at his conquering the demons you don’t deserve him at his demons strike back#at least dsb gave me this human version of wukong please sir just one chance just one sniff-
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"A lot of very touching songs came outta that war..."
s2e5 "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde"
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another piece for the pile. this one took ~25 hours, ish? i regretted it as soon as i picked it lol. still CSP, still gouache brush [my beloved] and various blenders. when i got to the rain poncho i had to bribe myself with sweets to do all the texturing, it was hell on earth and that alone took 6ish hours. i am most proud of the right [his left] eye lol i think i nailed that sucker
if anyone has recommendations for the next one, speak now; i am very bored over summer break waiting for college to begin and this damn show is swallowing up my life, so might as well lol
and like last time, heres some WIP snapshots [with numbers this time] to show what order they came in
put off that ear for 12 years and then nailed it first try, c'est la vie
#mash 4077#mash#hawkeye pierce#mash fanart#mashblogging#mash art#ive never been very good at faces#so of course my first thought upon gazing at my many potential screenshots was 'what about the one thats just his whole face'#'like just his face. and hair'#'and the worlds most annoying patterned soaking wet crinkled rain poncho'#at least he looks appropriately wet and pathetic#and it looks like alan alda/hawkeye#and i DIDNT forget the lip scar#my art#last note is that the silliest part was de-princessing his lips lol#cause first pass was just to get them placed and coloured. second pass was to make him need chapstick lol#i also had two whole layers called 'temporary pores' that made it all the way to the end because they just texture the face well#and make it look like skin instead of clay. i did add some actual pores for depth lol#m*a*s*h#hawkeye really came into radar's room exhibited mental illness and left#s2e5#.reasons my wrist is suing me
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i love everybody because i love you
#klance#vld#voltron#lance mcclain#keith kogane#heynhay sees keith and is like DOCTOR!!!! TAKE THAT MANS PATHETIC CAT AURA OUTPUT AND INCREASE IT BY TEN THOUSAND!!!#i need you guys to listen to the linked songs. tell me you do that#because i cannot make it clear enough that i dont just choose a similar ish song. when i link a song in the desc it means from start to end#i had that song in mind. or even playing. definitely looped it several dozen times#and this is an easy one too! one like everyone knows! i didnt even go niche this time!#(strawberry blonde was just too perfect)#it was a hard choice between this and I Want You though for RFSNCIB#anyway thats 3/6 mitski albums represented.#can i keep doing one a day til i finish? dubious. but possible.#just for the record. after this keith like lit a building on fire or something#he couldnt fucking take it anymore#caption is a bit misleading. keith would not love everybody bc he loves lance.#in fact i think mostly it would drive him to threaten others with violence#but for a split second. this split second.#...maybe he does#art#my art#mitski
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Pokemon au but in a mystery dungeon sort of way 😋😋
#minecraft story mode#mcsm#Mcsm au#Pokémon#Pokémon au#Mcsm Jesse#Mcsm radar#Mcsm Petra#Mcsm Lukas#Mcsm jack#Mcsm nurm#Mcsm vos#Lmao Jesse being an oinkologne was just a placeholder but it stuck#Obsessed with the idea of Nurm being a Smeargle good lord#Yes they are based of my Pokémon headcannons for them all.#Reuben would be something PATHETIC like a lechonk NOT A TEPIG OR SOMETHING COOL#I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL LECHONK IS THE MOST REUBEN POKEMON#no one bullies someone for having a fire boar!!!#All jokes but REUBEN LITERALLY GRTS SPOOKED AND RUNS OFF BECAUSE OF FIRE#IN EPISODE ONE#OUGH#clemont_ine#The new order all are in their first/second evo for season one and fully evolved for season 2 cause I say so#Hehe
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lotsa graham
#toontown#toontown corporate clash#ttcc#graham payser#graham ness payser#pacesetter#strawglicks art gallery#guys why is he the most fun to draw . i used to not rlly like drawing him cuz i dont draw humans often#hes very human-like.#but i like flint and cathal more yet i find myself drawing graham the MOST#ideas just come to me easier and he has a certain aesthetic i really vibe with#also i think its funy the first img says 'i like pathetic graham instead of attractive fit guy' and the second img contains him being#what one would consider an 'attractive fit guy'#i like to draw him slaying its fun :] but loser graham is still peak#also the second img is like brand new and the rest are old. LOL
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im so sick of reading ooc dabihawks fics make them try and kill each other fr i have a GUN
#always written as lovesick morons. i can handle it better for dabi ironically like he is an emotional little asshole#i can see him obsessing over someone and accidentally falling in cringe gay love about it#but it can't be done in a way where he is anything but the specific brand of pathetic i have in myhead#like ooo make him insecure do u know how juicy it is that touya 'dont ever put me in second place or i'll set us both on fire' todoroki#is shipped with takami 'i am literally always gonna pick my job over you lol' keigo. and yet NO ONE UTILISES ITTTTTT#INCOMPETENT! that's the word im looking for omg. you can make him emotional and pathetic but do NAWT make him incompetent in front of ME#and hawks.. deep breath wtf is his fanon characterisation.... you made him a himbo....#like i complain about dabi characterisation bc that's my best friend and only i understand him but in general fanon is actually fine#BUT HAWKS???? WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE DOING TO THAT MAN 😭#he needs to be an asshole im afraid. i loveeeeeeeeeeeee dabihawks fics where dabi is the villain for objective shit like murder and crime#but hawks is the one who is just so so much worse from a reader's pov like he needs to be kinda heartless#will always prioritise his duty over himself and certainly over any lover. dabi is just his target at the end of the day#and yeah obvs he needs to love him back AT SOME POINT im not a masochist im a sucker for the unrealistically fluffy ending#but they need to suffer for that shit!!!! and hawks has to betray dabi at least 4 times#and for fuck sake MAKE THEM TRY AND KILL EACH OTHER FR!!! I HAVE A GUN!!#stop depolluting my toxic yaoi. um. pretty baby. dont suck the rot right out of their bloodstream?#dabihawks#mha#this coming from ur local fujo who has beaten the dabihawks ao3 tag for all its worth. can anyone help me… a rec… pls….
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I feel like he shouldn't have been wearing his kingly attire during his trial. I feel like it would have been cool to see him not dressed in his kingly attire after being overthrown as well cause why would he be wearing that?
...Above all else, I'm just looking out for the Logan fans XD
#i believe in a little thing called tired pathetic looking men#...in casual clothing...being judged for their crimes#heehee just normal girly things! ✌🤪#his face is really hard to draw btw. that's what this actually is is a face study for him#the first one is taken directly from the game and i think the second one is too actually although it doesn't look like the screenshot reall#but that's okay#art#my art#fable 3#fable#logan#cassandra#hero of brightwall#queen of albion#hobw
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princess daniel you will always be so special to me
#also phinktobr is cancelled sry:( i am not doing well mentally rn and the pressure of Having to draw every day is Not Helping#the second i decided i was calling it i suddenly wanted to draw and drew this so like. probably a sign that it was the right choice#i had SO much fun and i feel like i improved a lot in a new style#i’ll defs do more stuff in that style i have like 3 wips that i just couldn’t bring myself to finish so i will get around to them sometime#sorry for yapping here’s tags#art2 and craft2#phanart#dan howell#daniel howell#dnp#dan and phil#i feel bad tagging both of them when it’s just one but i need to try hack the algorithm im sorry#i know it’s pathetic to still try but im old and set in my ways i guess 😔😔😔😔
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i just wanna see more of these two dorks interacting omg >:'D <333
#art#my art#utmv#xtale#cross sans#cross!sans#cross#horror#horror sans#horror!sans#horror x cross#<- technically can be viewed as both platonic or romantic but ngl this ship is such a GEM#goshh i've been quietly viewing them as my third otp for soo long istg there's so little content centered around these two specifically#like!!! fanon horror is already best boy. no if or buts about it- he's the only one that's consistently likable and cool in fics FR#they might make killer a tad bit too annoying or dust too agressive for no reason or cross too. idk- pathetic and whiny?#but horror is the highlight of all these stories imo he's just. GOSH<33333 even when he's evil or ruthless he's PERFECT<3333#both fanon AND canon horror are cool that's just ten outta ten character right there >:'))) <3333#and cross is my second fav ofc i want him to get along with our resident himbo like cmon HHH#bonus if horror trusts no one in the kitchen BUT cross because he's the only one that knows how to help with chores and cook (sorta xD)#extra extra bonus if cross is distrustful towards the gang at first but warms up to horror first cause he always reaches out to feed them#AYGSHFGH LIKE!!!! man man man i love these two sm waaa THEM<3333333#rant over i just wanna draw more of these beans....:'((
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BRB thinking thoughts about Taigen's character, the TaiMizu ship, and a big chunk of fandom's perceptions regarding both those things.
(Inspired by @farintonorth's post related to this topic that just got my brain going brrrrr)
OK so let me just... start off by saying that I think that reducing stories to their tropes is seriously detrimental to the way some people are interacting with fiction, and while that honestly warrants its own post about the subject, I wanna talk specifically about how this affects the way some people in the fandom talk about Taigen and TaiMizu.
Because yeah, tropes are useful shorthand to refer to certain dynamics or archetypes etc, and they are indeed the building blocks to any story. But in a well-written story, characters and their relationships, actions, and motivations, are much more complex than just tropes. Because in a story that has characters who are more than just cardboard cutouts, their behaviours, backgrounds, motivations and all of that, are inseparable from the context of the overall story they exist in.
So like, sure, you can say Mizu and Taigen have an enemies-to-lovers or rivals-to-lovers dynamic. I also use those terms because it's easier. But I also think this is where things start to get a bit twisted, especially from an intertextual sense. Because "enemies-to-lovers" is also commonly used to refer to other ships in other media, whereby it tends to be rooted in an imbalanced power dynamic, such as oppressor-oppressed and bully-victim.
And while that's a whole can of worms that I won't be getting into because it can quickly derail into a whole separate sort of fandom discourse, I'd just like to make it clear that Mizu and Taigen, in particular, do not have an imbalanced power dynamic. They are not bully-victim or oppressor-oppressed. The only understandable reason why someone might actually think their relationship is imbalanced is if
A) they only watched the first episode, or
B) they cannot grasp the slightest bit of nuance in a character, or
C) they're being obtuse on purpose simply because the Mizu/Taigen relationship, or Taigen's character in general, just doesn't suit their tastes.
While yes, Taigen, along with his whole gang, had bullied Mizu when they were children, that dynamic does not exist between them whatsoever in adulthood. Whatever imbalanced bully-victim power dynamic that had once existed between them was decisively ripped apart the moment Mizu beat him in that duel in the dojo, and then completely obliterated by the end of the season.
Mizu is not a defenseless victim at Taigen's mercy. Mizu can beat Taigen's ass any time she wants (and she DOES, repeatedly in fact), and could even kill him if she felt like it. She taunts him openly and without fear ("I like your hair"; "I can beat you with any weapon you choose") and all he does is bark back, because that's pretty much all Taigen ever does. Time and time again, he yaps about how much he wants to kill her, but time and time again, his actions prove that all of it is just an empty threat. Because though his words say "I hate you", his actions demonstrate the complete opposite. He's shown how protective he is of Mizu, how unhesitatingly he sacrifices himself up for her, how loyal he is in enduring days-long torture to not give up information about her, how even when near-death and in pain, he's still willing to keep standing back up so he can fight by her side and help her win against her enemies.
And Mizu is not an idiot! She sees that too. She does not see him as a threat, an enemy, or even a bully. Especially not by the end of Episode 3, and definitely not by the end of the season. When she finds him in the dungeon in Episode 6, she smiles from relief, and doesn't think twice to take him with her. Mizu finds him, at best, an annoyance, or at worst, an infuriating hindrance on her quest for vengeance. Which is why, when Taigen is about to say, "It's a shame our duel's set for tomorrow; I have to kill you before you get your revenge," Mizu whacks him on the head without a second thought before he can even finish his sentence, and leaves him lying unconscious, face-down, in the snow.
And this further emphasises how he does not hold any power over her. There is no abusive power dynamic between them. She is more powerful than him, he knows this, and all he's ever done after they've met up again in adulthood is get his ass whooped by her, get mad about it and pester her and follow her around, get his ass whooped by her some more, and put his life on the line to protect her.
"OOoooOOoooH b-but he called her a demon at the end of Episode 7 and threatened to kill her again!!!" Oh my god. He called her that because he's calling her out on her selfishness to stay silent about her knowledge of Fowler's plans to attack Edo. Because to him, loyalty and honour as a samurai is more important than anything. So in his own brash-and-immature Taigen way, he felt betrayed that Mizu did not hold the same principles. That's why he got angry. He wasn't even that mad about letting Akemi get dragged off by the Tokunobu guards. It was about saving the Shogun and the Shogunate as a whole. That's why the first thing he does in Edo is not find Akemi, but try to warn the Shogun about Fowler's attack.
Look, I'm not defending his stupid ass, of course. Because calling her a demon especially after their cute little wrestling time was obviously rude and inappropriate, especially since words like "demon", "monster" and "Onryo" have had such a deep effect on Mizu throughout her life, and continue to contribute to her self-hatred. But like? That's the fun of realistic and flawed characters, and realistic and flawed relationships. They're not perfect, and it's why we as an audience root for them, wanting to see them work through their shit and find a way to prevail despite it all.
Also, him saying that was in the heat of the moment. He was angry, he felt like his initial belief of who Mizu was—a strong and loyal samurai, just like him—was shattered, and so he lashed out. Was it rude? Definitely. Was it immature of him? Yes, incredibly. But it's also very much in line with his character, because even though he's grown a lot over the course of the season, the show isn't over yet, so obviously his character arc is just beginning, as that is also the case for the other three main characters: Mizu is beginning to accept herself, Akemi is beginning to grow into her position of power, Ringo beginning to train under Master Eiji, while Taigen is beginning to simply be a better person.
On that note, when speaking of Taigen's immaturity, I think that's also one of the main things that people tend to gloss over when it comes to his character. Because when you boil everything down to its bare essentials, Taigen is, essentially, a boy. I've talked about this before, but to reiterate, Taigen very much behaves like an unhealed child. Even as an adult, he is insecure, prone to throwing tantrums, and is desperate to latch onto some material goal in hopes that it will make him feel better—initially he was chasing status/glory/greatness, and then when Mizu tells him that "Nothing comes from being a samurai but death," he immediately decides he wants to run away with Akemi in hopes that he will be happy.
And it's a big step, acknowledging that he doesn't truly want greatness, but had always just assumed it was his only path to a good life. But it's clear he still hasn't really figured it out. Because if he did run off with Akemi to get married and live in the countryside, he still wouldn't be happy. Because he still doesn't know who he really is, or what it is he really wants. Marriage at this moment is the last thing he needs, and as he is now, he would be a pretty awful husband. A simple life would be good for him, but would he be good at a simple life, when he still has so much he needs to work through?
So anyway, what I'm getting at here, is that he's trying and he is learning and growing. So yeah, he is flawed, but honestly? So is Mizu. And the funny thing is that they're flawed in very similar ways.
Because Mizu is also an unhealed child. That's why she's so angry all the time. That's why she pushes people away. That's why she, just like Taigen, is so happy when given the chance to playfully wrestle in the forge, laughing and rolling around like children without shame or pretense.
Again, this shows there is no imbalance between them. They had grown up together as peers from the same town. And while Taigen had had the upper hand back then, because he'd had a gang of other kids with him, that is definitely not the case anymore. Today, they are equally flawed, equally strong, equally skilled swordsmen, and equally bull-headed.
However, yes, Mizu is definitely leagues more mature than Taigen. But she still holds a lot of childhood wounds that mirror Taigen's own. And we see this especially in relation to her mother. Similar to Taigen who had an abusive and alcoholic father, Mizu's Mama was an opium addict and had hit her, berated her, had shaved her head without her consent as a child, and as an adult, had constantly emotionally manipulated and guilt-tripped her. Mizu's love for her Mama was what had driven her to a path of vengeance in the very beginning. And when she'd found out Mama was still alive, she had wanted nothing more than her Mama's love, and it was this alone that pushed her to agree to the marriage with Mikio in the first place. And now, knowing from Fowler that her birth mother is someone else entirely, is what makes her agree to keep him alive and haul his ass to London to seek answers.
Thus, integral to Mizu's self-hatred is also Mizu's intense longing for love and family. Just like Taigen, whose pompousness comes from his insecurity about being the son of a poor fisherman, Mizu's goals are also shaped by who her parents are. Remember, her vengeance is not against just anyone who's corrupt or evil, but specifically against the men who she believes had assaulted her mother, the men she believes had made her a monster, the men she believes had abandoned her to die and continue to try to kill her. Her vengeance is against a father, on behalf of a mother. In The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride, Mizu is not merely the Ronin, the Bride, or the Onryo, but also the Child.
This is also why Ringo is so good, not only for Mizu, but for Taigen as well. Ringo is wise and caring and considerate, but above all, he is in tune with his inner child in ways that Mizu and Taigen are not. He is always earnest and positive, he sees the world with childlike wonder, but is not naive or blind to its ugliness. His whole life has been a battle. Ringo brings out the best in Mizu, consistently acting as her moral compass and conscience, and Mizu's choice to save Akemi in the final episode is only because she promised Ringo that she would. Because it's the right thing to do. Ringo inspires her to be a better person, and to think outside of her narrow-minded goal of revenge. At the same time, Ringo also brings out the best in Taigen. While at first Taigen had looked down on both Mizu and Ringo ("Half-limb to a half-wit"), by the end of the season, he's proud to have Ringo as a friend and ally, he listens to Ringo's advice ("What would Master do?"), and asserts to the fucking Shogun that Ringo is a worthy warrior to have by his side.
Okay, I've gone on a bit of a tangent here, but my main point is that Mizu and Taigen are incredibly similar. They are equals. They are both flawed, unhealed children who are chasing some impossible outlandish goal in hopes that it will fill the void in their hearts. They also both have a long way to go in terms of character development if they were to ever build a healthy romantic relationship (either with each other, or even with anyone else). So while I believe things will be rocky (because duh, it's a story, we all live for the drama, etc), I think with Ringo's help, they'll get there eventually.
#blue eye samurai#blue eye samurai meta#mizu x taigen#taigen x mizu#taimizu#taigen blue eye samurai#mizu blue eye samurai#meta dissertations.pdf#im not a taigen defender. but i AM a taimizu truther#wank.mp3#sorta#fandom.rtf#shut up haydar#like i KNOW we all love mizu and want her for ourselves but cmon. let's be real here for a second.#ahem. hear ye! put down the delulu for a mere moment!#and ask thyself. why am i beefing with this pathetic bald man? a man who is the definition of a wet rat?#thus. my brother in nerd ass shit. i beg thee put down thy weapon. this man is not worth beefing with! he is literally... just some guy.#yes...he is bitchy. however! he is also a loser obsessed with mizu. remember this. he is not thine enemy. but simply...one of us.#also lmao like jokes aside lemme be clear. you ARE ALLOWED to hate taigen and taimizu all you like!!!! feel free to do so!!!!#but please just acknowledge it's like. a preference thing. like it's just not your cup of tea! thats A-OK!#but please dont insist that the ship is toxic unhealthy abusive etc#but if you still feel the need to do so. then for the love of god just tag your posts as anti-[insert whatever here] so it helps ppl mute#i knew how to tag shit as anti-makorra since i was fourteen! 😭 like it's basic courtesy cmon
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The Hazbin Hotel angels feel disappointing
#like#ignoring the fact that they don't even pretend to act like angels#they aren't even scary#Adam cussing every five seconds and acting like a frat boy just makes him pathetic#he acts like he should be the one living in Gods basement#which is probably the point#i am most likely the idiot here lol#but still#hes lame#Lute's a lot better and I wish she was the main angel villain#but she still pales in comparasin to the other enemy angeld I mentioned#hazbin hotel rant
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