#wanted to stomp on their heads

[fantasticalleigh]

visual companion to this post

Your mouth is open wide The lover is inside And all the tumults done Collided with the sign You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea Your body's over me

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You're staring at the sun You're standing in the sea Your mouth is open wide You're trying hard to breathe The water's at your neck There's lightning in your teeth Your body's over me

TV on the Radio--Staring at the Sun

[gampiyah]

shameless fictional crush timeline or something........ (KILL ME)

[wildbluesorbit]

good morning, everyone can suffer with me today

[writhe]

so who wants to move to my city & get a house with me

[casadefreewill]

I don’t know why it just hit me, maybe because I was thinking about Chat Blanc earlier today, but the same Gabriel who was all

(And ALSO WTF DO YOU MEAN “ThiS is wHen he BecAmE a GoOd FatHer” Marinette what? There’s no WAY you actually believe that giRL WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOU-)

Anyway back on topic

Is THIS

SAME

MOTHER

FUCKER

There was no positive morality change, no ‘I could actually never hurt my son’, between these two points. In fact he probably got WORSE! This man DOES NOT care about the emotional well being of his son in fact I’m almost positive at this point that his request is solely so he can still have emotional power over his son even after he dies (oh my GOD I hate him I hatehimIhatehimIhatehim)

Anyways Marinette insisting to Nathalie that Gabriel killing himself to be with his wife ’s “noble sacrifice” actually turns him into a good father to Adrien makes me want to break things, Bye

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

𝐬 𝐦 𝐨 𝐤 𝐞 𝐛 𝐫 𝐞 𝐚 𝐤

two versions because i'm indecisive hhh >:')

[lethality-of-dual-strike]

got too emotional thinking about Sanderson and Flappy Bob on a Tuesday night…that’s his son his baby boy his itty bitty clown kid that he (and I guess HP) took care of him for 37 years

it may have started as an evil plan to take over the world, but between this and Fairy Idol I think that Sanderson lowkey wants to be a dad and you can pry that from my cold, dead hands

[civilization-illstayrighthere]

“ A gang of Raffen Shiv even formed outside Night City's gates: the Wraiths. They're well-organized, effective, and willing to do anything. After all, like all Raffens, they've got nothing left to lose.” - wraith dataterm entry, 2077 neotribes: the nomads of North America, a cyberpunk 2020 sourcebook (1994) / cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

[ssruis]

Something to add to the list of “posts I need to make eventually but it’s going to take so fucking long to hunt through all the stories/events/area convos/etc” is all the times tsukasa is upset with himself (over something that’s really Not That Serious) & immediately goes to “im not a star I’m a DISGRACE… a FAILURE” it’s funny every single time.

[todayisafridaynight]

re: last anon i definitely think it comes from the uhhh whole threatened thingy. Since most of y3 is. Well. Uhm. Daigo Coma Hours we spend a lot of time w/ that guy in a threatened state. Hence the more “violent” interpretations bc. Well. his sillyguy’s in a coma. Though I’ve definitely seen Mine’s more… stressed (for lack of better words) state being misinterpreted as his natural state and I can see how that would lead to more frequent violent kirinmine takes etc. (Hopefully this is coherent I am soooooooooo tired rn)

for Last Anon

[christiancagesupporter]

I think I can say with confidence there never has been or will be another super dragon

[infaethible]

urge to draw baron, kalina, and nmk a silly little old fashioned family portrait

[flowery-king]

Idk what type of denial I'm in but the defanged au is a fucking Philip redemption au what was I on to be constantly reassuring people it's not a redemption plot lmao open your EYES Flowery

[cryopathiic-a]

In that part of the series where Akaza tells Douma to not touch him, and he responds with that iconic expression, do you think he was upset or maybe just shocked?

// Neither, if I'm honest, but that also depends on interpretation. I write Douma as someone who isn't inherently violent or prone to violence. But he is cruel. And his behavior towards Akaza, to me, demonstrates that. So! Let's dissect the anime version of the scene together :D ( because it's easier and because I prefer the artwork OAWIEFJA )

Douma took the second spot from Akaza in spite of being 1/3rd of his age and not remotely as skilled with martial arts or as diligent as a Kizuki. That's a huge blow to Akaza's ego. So Akaza is, predictably, very sour about it and Douma knows that he hates him and doesn't respect him at all. Hell, Akaza is even aloof towards other demons and prefers the company of humans ( RED FLAG!!! ) That's what at the foundation of their interaction. And when approaching him, Douma knows all of this. He might lack empathy but he's not stupid.

Now, a part of the fandom argues that Douma just wanted to make friends here. And in part I do subscribe to the idea, in the way that this is Douma's only way of trying to connect with others. But, there's two points I'd like to make that paint this interaction in a different light, because to me it's not as innocuous as it seems.

Douma has essentially never been treated as if he's on the same level as others and has learned to present a superificially kind and amicable face. In the cult, as the Lord Founder, Douma is always in control of his interactions with the cultists, whose lives he believes he is 'saving' by putting them out of their misery; so that tells us how he views other people in relation to him. He feels entitled to control their fate.

Here we can make the argument that Akaza is not a human, but a demon, and so Douma should view him as more of an equal in that regard. But Akaza is, undoubtedly, the Kizuki with the most humanity left in him. And that both draws Douma in ( his whole story is a quest for his own humanity, after all ) and repulses him at the same time ( because he views humans as pitiful and weak minded )

Watch how Douma gets all up in his face. His hold on Akaza is very oppressive. That could also be blamed on his poor understanding of personal boundaries, demonstrated by how quick he is to invade others' space ( grabbing Gyokko's head, hugging Shinobu, touching Akaza ) And there one could make the argument that Douma is a child who hasn't been handled properly by his parents and thus wasn't taught boundaries or is affection deprived.

There's probably a hint of truth to all of that. But what matters is the end result. Akaza asks him to remove his hand, first under his breath. Then, Douma turns around with an air of 'you had something to say to me shortie?'—

And to me that face confesses to what the true intention is. His smile does not reach his eyes. His gaze is gleaming. His eyebrows are raised in a mocking fashion. Bro looks like he's about to lick him. And everyone knows Akaza is notoriously reactive, so that face might as well have secured Douma the punch.

And, if I haven't convinced you about what this bitch is doing here, he goes and makes this face and his eye crinkles mischievously—

So that's where the inconsistency between what Douma says he is/wants and what he actually is/wants begins. Yes, I do believe Douma wants to make friends and I do believe he craves to relate to others and experience the full spectrum of sentiment. But he goes about it in dysfunctional ways, because that's all he's equipped with. His arsenal includes gaslighting and manipulating others, as well as provoking reactions out of them. It's not necessarily violent, but it is cruel. And sadistic towards Akaza, frankly, because he proceeds to heal the blows immediately in front of everyone and humiliate him in that way by making him look comparatively very weak.

TL/DR: To me it reads as a smug look. He's not upset, he probably expected the reaction, hell, even hoped for it. That's not to say it was done out of pure sadomazochism, because Upper Two is more complex than that. Douma does crave intense physical experiences, specifically pain. It's all part of his quest to feel something. I can imagine Akaza's punches are on the higher end of the pain spectrum, too. But, personally I do believe that Douma stands by his word here that this is 'how you nurture friendship' in his mind. With cruelty, which is the only way he has ever experienced human interactions by that point.

You know, in the same fashion as a kindergartener would pull another kid's schoolbag open to make friends. Or yank their hair. Or steal their lunch and run around the hallway laughing with it.

Kids can be strangely cruel, at times.

[civilization-illstayrighthere]

Let it out, let it loose Light years ahead of you Quick, run, scatter for the hills is what you better do Yeah, that's what you better do (ow ow ow owwww)

original. Also does anyone else know why/how tumblr always makes the last small word big, even w the correct html? I guess its so minor i really cant be bothered about it but still.

[agdab]