#what do all of these ppl have in common??

[zalrb]

Tht fans/ writers who r like ‘this is who nick is been all along u were just too blinded by love and his hotness to see haha’

Its just a flat out lie. People are either genuinely forgetting how and what the early seasons depicted (which alot of ppl seem to be misremembering actual events) or just happy that nick is villianized

I just rewatched s1 and 2 - its a different show, nick and june are positively portrayed- nick is mysterious sure but the narrative framing around his character is positive

Also a common line about how hes evil is that he only helped june so why did u think he was good. First its not even true, nick was giving things to marthas/jezebels off the black market before he met june. He only joined the eyes after the 1st hanmaid died bc he wanted commanders punished, he got the letters out in s2, he tried to save edens life… and even if he only helped june how does that make him bad most ppl would prioritize the safety of their loved ones over strangers!!

And the writing for this is confused because they're acting as if June told Nick where the letters were and then he went told Wharton and they're also acting as if Nick knowingly went ALL THOSE JEZEBELS IN THERE ARE PLOTTING to save himself and that isn't what actually happened.

So, to me, the argument/honest conversation shouldn't be I'm an eye and I'm a commander and you ignore it to feel better, it should be, I'm a person doing my best, trying to survive, I didn't WANT this to happen, I didn't PLAN on this happening, I was backed into a corner, and this is what surviving looks like when you don't call me asking for a favour, this is what I have to deal with. And it wasn't that. Maybe they wanted that conversation to be that but that's not what I saw.

[dzvelinaskebiyars]

VINNY'S CHARACTER ANALYSIS (why he isn't actually prideful)

Because many d!pshits can't understand common knowledge.

FIRSTLY, Vinny's character is deeply rooted in inferiority complex, not just kid insecurities. You can look in the mirror and suddenly feel insecure of your nose, but inferiority complex is much more serious and deeper than that. An inferiority complex is a term first coined by psychologist Alfred Adler. It describes a persistent feeling that you’re somehow “less than” others—whether in ability, appearance, social status, or worth. Rather than a momentary insecurity (“I’m nervous about this test”), it’s a chronic sense that you’ll never measure up.

"But Vinny acts prideful--" How in tf do people not understand in BIG 2025 that people who lack pride often will act proudly. THAT'S COPING MECHANISM. Vinny literally says:

"The beginning of all this tragedy was me. Like a curse brought down by my birth, misfortunes kept pouring in my family. Accidents...Poverty...And violence (referring to his father turning abusive). In the end, I just lived - however, just like that teacher said, with no expectations in life, just living as a lowlife." - chapter 543. (Vinny literally believes he's curse that ruined his family, blames himself that his father turned out abusive, agrees with a teacher that constantly degraded him and admits that he's lowlife. But ppl will see this and say he's so full of himself💀).

"So you're telling me to resort to d0ping because someone as average as me cannot beat geniuses?" - Chapter 462. At first people might think that Vinny was being sarcastic BUT then Juwon literally LAUGHS at what Vinny says and responds with "Average? Vinny, you think you're average?! Are you kidding me right now, Vinny?!" And Vinny literally remains quiet. Confirms that Vinny, in fact, does think of low of himself.

"It's still not enough. No matter how much I ride I can't see myself beating Jay--I mean, Owen. I don't know what else I can do." - chapter 462. (This is NOT what prideful person would say btw. Prideful person would say "I know it's enough. I know I can beat them." But that's far away from how Vinny thinks).

"I want get recognition. I want to be acknowledged by world." - chapter 525.(A truly prideful person—as in someone with genuine self-respect and inner confidence—does not feel the need to prove their worth to others. Someone who feels they must prove their worth is likely not proud in the true sense—but insecure or struggling with imposter syndrome, inferiority, or external validation needs.)

"Fuck you. You still think of me as a joke, don't you?" - chapter 443. In this chapter, Vinny shows how much he hates being underestimated, since he thought Jay was thinking lowly of him, which is response of inferiority complex. Sure, prideful people aren't pleased with getting underestimated, but it's even more intense with people who have inferiority complex. If you make inferior person feel inferior, they'll either react in denial or anger. Anger is case with Vinny, since he's aggressive character himself (due to experiencing domestical abuse since he was a kid, which shape most people as aggressive). That kind of reaction—“Fck you, you think I’m a joke? I’ll show you!”—is a classic sign of someone masking an inferiority complex with pride.

The aggressive outburst isn't rooted in stable confidence or real pride. It’s triggered by feeling threatened, humiliated, or looked down on. The reaction is a defensive reflex, not genuine self-assurance. The need to "prove them wrong" comes from a place of deep insecurity, not self-respect. If they were truly proud or confident: They might say something like, “Believe what you want—I’ll still come out on top.” Or even just let their actions speak without needing the validation. (like Jay often did).

And even when Vinny won against Jay in that chapter, Vinny says "This is a day I finally overcome you!!" Sounds like a victory…But it’s driven by proving worth, not celebrating growth. It’s a moment of relief, not real fulfillment. So no, that ain't true pride at all. AND WHAT PROVES IT IS THAT VINNY DIDN'T FEEL SATISFIED BY THAT, HE STARTED FEELING INFERIOR AGAIN. (as shown in the chap 462). Because external victory doesn’t heal internal insecurity or inferiority complex. He didn't truly want to win—he wanted to feel enough. And beating someone doesn’t guarantee self-worth.

Vinny saw Jay improve and started talking down on himself, feeling inferior. (Chap 462). Shows that his self-worth is entirely dependent on his achievements, improvements but that's not actual confidence nor pride. That’s not pride—it’s deep-rooted self-doubt and fear of being “less”.

True pride would look more like: “I’m proud of how far I’ve come—no matter where you are.” Respecting others’ growth without it threatening your own value. (Vinny felt like his entire sense of self and value was ripped away from him. THAT AIN'T PRIDE).

Someone who masks up his inferiority complex, his motivation would be to prove his worth to himself and to world, their focus would be on their self-image, reputation, being better than others, when receiving compliments they might fish for more or dismiss it out of disbelief, they're more likely to refuse help than prideful people, they may feel threatened by other's success and compete with others.

Genuinely proud people are usually secure enough to admit mistakes, show vulnerability, and still hold their head high. (Never shown with Vinny).

Those masking inferiority often avoid vulnerability entirely and create a persona that’s hard to maintain consistently. They might collapse under pressure or reveal self-doubt in private moments. (Literally all of it happened with Vinny).

That "pride" you all are talking about is Vinny's way to protect his inferiority complex. He's not truly prideful. His "pride" is a mask.

[closetsof-backlogged-dreams]

the inexplicable fandom bond that the stranger things fandom, the marauders fandom, and dead poets society fandom all have is so fascinating to me

[sunsetsover]

ik they generally don't mean it in a bad way and it's supposed to be complimentary but people being like 'first/khaotung are so talented they should be on big screens/should be doing x type of work they deserve so much more than this!!' feels really condescending and dismissive of the work they've done and are doing right now. like their work has value and worth as it is, right now . if they choose to go a different way with their careers fine but being in a movie or whatever doesn't inherently mean their work is better or has more value, esp if its done just for the sake of saying they've been in a movie like. they are not somehow degrading themselves or their worth or their talent as actors by doing the work they're doing now and if you think that or that they're somehow being 'wasted' doing what they're doing then that's kinda fucked up and rude. tbh.

[gifti3]

the goverment is definitely figuring out this alien situation asap right?? cause whats happening currently is not feasible in the long run is it not??

im sure they are trying to maybe figure it out...probably, but part of me feels like it is not being treated with the seriousness it should be by them, which ig is in character LOL

pretty much relying on one guy (who doesnt even wanna be doing this) is actually scary

and the mc still has to like 'encourage' him to do it, tho its much easier in the 'ray ending' for sure. that man just wants to live a regular life with mc (unfortunately for him that means continuing to be binary star and dealing with aliens)

and if i was a citizen and knew this id be panicking

like yea u have these other heroes helping and stuff which im sure looks comforting from an outside point of view! but like the actuality is that its ray keeping things afloat

AND ON THE TOPIC OF THE MC, i was definitely in my head like....wouldnt rays superiors (managers??) get like curious about them? like no way theyre not being nosy about it after a certain amount of time passes. it really feels like something that could be leveraged against him,,, (if there is fic about this pls send it to me lol)

honestly i feel like mc and rays relationship would have moments of high stress. like there will be good times but also the bad times will also be there and its sometimes gonna be because of outside factors they cant control

[sunnixsunshine]

AAAAAH SORA ATTACK

Three fun facts:

Her kimono is supposed to match with Sanji’s for the most part and her cute dress is what she wore while in wci arc—because yeah they kinda kidnapped her as further leverage over Sanji in this au :(…. (Of which I intend to write once I really catch up to wci and wano lol trying to read ahead is hard to do while working). Sora and the twins, Shinjiro(blond) and Takehiko(green), have a ten year age gap—also bonus fact, the twins are supposed to be premature, being born roughly around 35 weeks, which isnt even uncommon for twins in the first place, but I have nooooo idea how to really depict that because babies are hard to draw as isssssss lmao

[faaun]

critical thinking not being taught as a skill rly rly has its impact on cultures long term like cultures where the education is based more on memorisarion rather than genuine problem solving/thinking for urself tend to be so clearly different in the way they approach their outlooks towards politics and society etc etc

[ecrireverie]

okay lol mini rant in the tags sorry i just HAD to get this off my chest 😭 sorry if this is very incoherent and poorly worded or structured or whatever i'm just. pretty out of it and i cannot really think to write this properly. well, that or i am probably just illiterate actually. Yeah that's it lol

[hannahhasafact]

Scribbled this up because this is such a massive pet peeve of mine and I’ve been seeing it a lot more frequently lately

And I know, this is very broad in terms of what fat people/people with fat faces look like in profile BUT I am BEGGING artists to at least TRY to draw fat faces correctly in profile

And obviously my biggest suggestion is look at reference photos!!! Of different faces!!! In profile!!!! Ahhh!!!!

[defiantinsect]

Hey sorry for the mental breakdown in your inbox. The caring too much and always fucking everything up about it dedf1sh thing is me projecting. I just have a lot of feelings about the pre side order dedf1sh fandom. I loved the collaborative fluid nature of it. The way that every dedf1sh was somebody pushing their own ideas of identity and illness through this familiar kaleidoscope made entirely of aesthetics and vague themes. The ways that you could see the light that person shines into it and see some negative image of another real person living within this character they made. The ways that people would explore their gender with the character and you would see a language of designs develop in conversation with each other, of headcannons that contradict each other pooled together to create a constellation of different ways people leave their mark in the space. And when side order came out a lot of that died. A lot of artists buried their self indulgent ocs they named Ahato Mizuta for the singular solid crystallized Acht. And when more came in who didn’t engage with the character past their appearance and their eyes, that singular acht began to shift to something that wasn’t even true to the cannon of the games. But instead of a symphony of flawed and beautifully raw and personal characters, crafted from something real, it was a sanded down version of something fake.

I’m also now realizing that this is not much more coherent and is really just more mental illness in your ask box.

see i wasnt into splatoon the way i am now back when 2 was the newest game (idk what happened. it was like christmas eve of 2023 that i suddenly got slammed with my affliction), i was still a fan but not a "will create fanwork for it" kind of fan, so i dont have a good idea of what the fandom and its subfandoms were like at the time, but what youve said is very familiar thanks to the other fandoms i used to be in (and your interpretation of acht is very close to mine, tbh). so i totally get it.

i dont remember the original post/account that said it but i always think about "people modifying their fanwork to fit fanon more is a type of body horror to me"

[milkbreadtoast]

DUNMESHI EP 3 WAS SOOOO BEAUTIFUL OMG THE ANIMATION WAS SO GOOD😭😭😭 LAIOS IS SO CUTE I LOVE HIM... hes so smart... one of the most likeable male anime protags ive seen in a while... 1 of the most likeable protags period tbh anyway hes good🥺

[impending-day]

every day i feel more like hong lu verdammt . " tee hee i am so normal and regular and nothing at all phases me ^_^ " i see you . fucker .

makes me ever so worried abt his upcoming canto . i fear i may discover something about myself through the lens of that prick . embarrassing , yes

[dandeliondocx]

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[imaginarypasta]

insane that people who have known me less than a month in my friend group w/i my year have a better grasp on who i am as a person than people who have known me for years

[icharchivist]

rattles the bars of my cage with righteous anger

[apotelesmaa]

Ok explaining the 6 different versions of the vocaloids by just going “yeah they’re my distant cousins” (kaito) or “yeah there’s 5 other ppl who look exactly like me and have my name (does not elaborate)” (Luka) is the funniest possible route they could have possibly taken