#to be always the eldest

[briarthorne]

i made another one

(he's so me fr)

[melmov]

I cast: curse of the eldest (can’t ask for help)

[agerasiaa]

If I had a nickel for every time I got invested in a sibling dynamic where the blue-coded eldest is the "prodigy," the father figure’s favorite, the golden child, in the eyes of the red-coded younger sibling who holds resentment towards the elder’s perceived "perfection," while in reality, the eldest—often depicted as the responsible leader—struggles under the weight of that responsibility and the pressure to be a good role model, feeling like they have to live up to impossible standards (hello, eldest daughter syndrome), and the younger sibling, more impulsive and prone to anger, wrestles with feelings of being overshadowed and misunderstood, I’d have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it’s weird that it has happened twice… Then again, maybe it's not so weird because—let's be real—I’m a sucker for family angst in fiction.

Yeah and also the brother duo’s have a tech-savvy, intelligent younger brother!!

[catmask]

this isnt the first or evenn second time ive drawn myself as lucifer. this is no longer a two nickels situation now its just becoming a thing

[mourn-and-watch]

act 1 hawke siblings you're everything to me

[ppjeterka]

my thoughts re: the main cast of the new nhl amazon docu-series

[scoutstulips]

I know most everyone has decided to ignore that Dan Erikson said that Devon is the younger sibling, and I totally get that she radiates older sister energy but I think it's so much more tragic if she is actually the younger sibling and had to step up into the older sister role after Gemma died because Mark was just so broken and the only person he had to take care of him was his little sister

[byjove]

*matriarchal: relating to or denoting a form of social organization in which a woman is the head.

*patriarchal: relating to or denoting a form of social organization in which a man is the head.

[hellcifrogs]

If MinaKushi kids are being talked about I will throw in my own pair ☺️

Kimchi (female) and Miso (mab but genderfluid/any pronouns), they’re meant to be with Naruto as triplets. Kimchi looks exactly like Kushina while Miso is a mix of MinaKush to go along with Naruto looking like Minato (and also I thought it was funny to have Miso as the literal middle child)

Personality wise, Kimchi is originally more like Kushina before turning out more similar to Minato (eldest daughter turned clan head stuff), and Miso has more of Minato’s personality but became the Tragic Genius Kid and graduated early to provide for his family but then had to deal with Not Knowing their own Identity (can you tell he’s a wip cause I don’t wanna make him just Itachi?)

Also!! Def wanted to lean into the ramen topping theme and chose names that started with K and M, and it was a coincidence that Kimchi and Miso were kinda spot on personality wise (Kimchi being a spicy thing and Miso being a grounding/dependable type thing)

Naruto with siblings as triplets is something I did not know I needed! <3 How would that work for Kurama? Idk idc but Kimchi is already my favorite!

[carelessflower]

magnus knowing when alec wake up even though it just a tiny movement because he's been staying up, worrying out of his mind, waiting for alec to wake up. alec reaching out for a comforting touch when he's sick. magnus pressed his cheeks to his and alec's joined hands. dont do drugs guy this malec stuff get serious

[mother-of-houseplants-2]

fiona gallagher // "i bet on losing dogs" by mistki

[idontmindifuforgetme]

Just a girl who wants to be her mother’s daughter in the ways that matter

[sunlit-mess]

noticing in your vents—

is your sister okay too?

We laugh, sure, but we both know we're not ok.

[masterblooky]

remember how people kept mistaking Lizzie for Jimmy last session when she was invisible on the horse? Because they couldn’t SEE or HEAR her so they couldn’t tell it wasn’t him? And then also if Jimmy never killed her, he would’ve been out first? oh yeah. It’s all coming together

[senseearly]

One thing that I always think about post-dungeon recovery Mithrun who got home is that people were probably used to talking about him while he was still in the room.

Misiril's squad used to that when he was still in their care. Questions towards him were quickly redirected to others when he wouldn't (couldn't) answer their questions -- where was the rest of his squad? what happened to the demon? how did he even end up like this? Asking or talking to Mithrun is a pointless effort. So they stopped doing that.

And Mithrun, he's gotten used to this set-up, not like he could bring himself to care.

When his caretakers and visiting family started doing it, he continued to be apathetic to them (although, the numbness from this large, gaping hole in his chest makes him think that he used to care).

The caretakers would do their duties, but behind his back, they would probably gossip about Mithrun's chances of recovery. Others think there is still hope, a lot of them think this is going to be permanent. Which is good, at least to their business, because Mithrun's brother pays a lot to make sure he is alive. And Mithrun...is not in the state to do that himself. They at least try to whisper when they're around Mithrun, keep their voices low or mention him under an alias or a codename. But Mithrun knows they are talking about him. He is the elephant in the room.

His visiting family is less nice. They take one look at him and weep -- not out of worry, or pity, or sadness -- but of shame. There is no way they can show him to others anymore, they bemoan. There is no way he can represent himself as a member of the House of Kerensil, they cry. He's just like his brother! And, once upon a time, that comment would've hurt Mithrun, a stab right into his heart. But all he feels is a gaping numbness that cannot be filled (It used to be full, he can't help but think).

I wish he had died, someone from his family said while he was within earshot. And Mithrun, barely alive but still breathing, cannot bring himself to care.

The only person that I think would be delighted to see him alive, at least, is his brother. I can see him visiting Mithrun whenever he can (at least in elf time terms). Talking to him as if he can respond, asking him about things when Mithrun can't bring himself to answer. At some point, Mithrun's brother stopped talking to him when he visits; instead, he would just sit next to Mithrun and watch the birds and the flowers. He would drink tea and Mithrun would do nothing.

But once in a while, Mithrun's brother would tell him, I'm glad you came home, I'm glad you're still alive.

[sankttealeaf]

its two in the morning and i'm plagued by thoughts of the von zarovich brothers