#when they killed of my favs lol

[helianthus21]

Except Peninsula wasn't even really a sequel so much as a story in the same universe so one didn't do any damage to the other (and tbh it was fun if you didn't keep comparing them). I haven't started Sweet Home 2 and after your posts I don't really feel like picking it up 😔

ah right maybe I shouldn't have compared them too much then 😅 it did have some good themes, I just liked the overall message of Train to Busan more

and okay so I don't wanna discourage anyone, I'm just letting off some steam but it's possible i'm just too bitter about some decisions to actually be able to enjoy season 2, so it might be entirely subjective! who knows, maybe you'll like season2! maybe it's just me

[fumiko-matsubara]

The reason why I haven't been active lately lol 🩷

[raticalshoez]

i'm having hyperfixation drought so i did what i did best and created a crossover episode

[shy-the-trash-lion]

A Father- Daugther Outing! ❤️

[midnightdemonhunter]

If wellness is this what in hell's name is sickness?

[telesodalite]

Woe, unfinished, mildly edited, fulfire fic tid-bits be upon you

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Like a magnet, his optics kept drifting back to Misfire's face. His stupid, strangely charming face.

For a short while, after Clemency, it had been that face that haunted some of his nightmares. His recalls blurring the lines between the strange reality of Misfire's hands reaching into him to lock his fuel pump back into the very spot he'd pulled it from, and the fear that just as easily he could pull it out again. They had been bloody dreams. Dreams that had him startling awake, gripping his chest in the vain attempt to close what wasn't open, before spending the rest of the day avoiding Misfire's optics.

But now things were different. Not Misfire's face. No, that hadn't changed much. But Fulcrum's dreams had definitely changed. To say the least of what all rolled around in his processor as he slept nowadays.

Some of those newer dreams had crept to the forefront of his mind as he sat there on the couch, staring as the lights of the screen reflected dully across Misfire's plating in hazy blues and greys.

The lighting made his colors seem muddy and faded, but Fulcrum didn't really care, nor did he care to think what it made himself look like. He was too busy bringing an empty engex can to his lips while he watched the crinkle of Misfire's nose as he barked a laugh at something Fulcrum didn't catch onscreen.

He'd started noticing it months ago, all the ways the silvery mesh of Misfire's face would scrunch up with his emotions. Those little crinkles along his optics and nose when he laughed or glared. The creases indented along his cheeks when he grinned. Fulcrum found himself quietly logging away these little details. Idle notes and observations that had suddenly started piling up in the corners of his processer.

He… He'd never really done that before? He'd never really noticed those sorts of things in other mechs.

The faces and expressions of his past colleagues never seemed terribly important. All the details of every smile and frown were never worth filing away, outside of few notable moments where those expressions reflected his work performance. But besides the smile that meant promotion, and the frown that meant he'd screwed up, nothing else was noticeable. Nothing was worth remembering.

But now the memory of every genuine laugh that bubbled out of Misfire sat comfortably besides memories of warm joyful optics that Fulcrum found himself collecting every time Crankcase cracked a rare half-smile for him, or when Krok placed a reassuring hand against his back, or the times Spinister spontaneously pointed out something odd but ultimately nice about his stupid frame.

He didn't really know why he was doing it, memorizing all these mundane little things, just to have them flit through his processer randomly. Maybe it was because those expressions, those details, felt… comforting? Comforting in such a strange and unfamiliar way. But, a good way. A good sort of strange, much like the mechs themselves.

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He had stared for a long moment, the credits and their rolling tune playing somewhere in the background as Fulcrum stared back. But Misfire was never one for personable silence, even as the sound of some likely long dead Iaconian orchestra filled the room.

"What is it?" He asked, a small chuckle escaping him as he brought a hand to his face, "Don't tell me I've poured it all over myself again."

It had taken Fulcrum longer than usual to unstick his glossa from the roof of his mouth as he watched Misfire run a thumb over his lips, but eventually he had coughed out a small, choked, "No."

That had earned him an odd look at first, but with their fields loose and open, Fulcrum could almost feel the exact moment something clicked in Misfire's mind, as the idle comfortable static he projected in pulsing waves evened out into something openly curious and almost subdued.

It wasn't often Fulcrum felt him that clearly.

Misfire tended to keep his field fairly close, though, maybe not as close as the others did, what with how Crankcase kept an iron grip on his, and how Krok's always held an air of strained control, even when it slipped from him. But still, Misfire's was always hard to read, no matter the reach or depth of his field.

Even then and there, with it loose and unfiltered and buzzing with the engex running through his system, there was an ever present undertone of something indescribably jumbled about him, like too many feelings at once, each too vast and hurried for Fulcrum to really feel or understand.

It always seemed to stir the passive anxiety Fulcrum must've been forged with when Misfire's field brushed against his own. As facing the indescribable vague mess of Misfire felt like trying to untangle a pile of live-wires he couldn't even see.

It was almost frustrating in a sense, the need to try and sort and understand what wasn't even his to begin with. But at the same time it was almost exciting as well. It was like a game, like a puzzle he had yet to solve.

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Finally letting his own can go tumbling to the floor to join Misfire's, Fulcrum had brought a hand to cover his face as he drew his legs up and leaned back against the arm of the couch, trying to suppress the fit as the sly look slipped from Misfire's face at the sounds.

While Fulcrum had laughed, and… snorted, embarrassingly, he had felt Misfire's field change again, brushing something fizzy and almost warm against his plating as Misfire's features softened.

"I'm looking at you," Fulcrum had said then between gulps of air, letting his hand fall from his face as he reached out to poke at Misfire's chest, "Dumbaft."

His finger had lingered over the thick plating there for maybe a little longer than necessary, drawing Misfire's attention as it slid down a little before pulling away.

Looking back up again with his helm angled slightly, Misfire had followed the sight of his hand leaving his plating to where Fulcrum let it fall between them.

"Wow…" Misfire had chuckled a little dryly, "I was gonna make it real easy for you. I was going to say something like, ''Do you like what you see?'' or-… or something like that. But now you've ruined it. Good job."

Meeting Fulcrum's optics again as he pulled his own hand back from Fulcrum's shoulder, he brought it to rest between them as well.

"And you're laughing at me," He said next, faking a small pout as his hand drifted closer to Fulcrum's, "Which totally ruins the whole vibe I was going for really. I mean, it's sort of hard to be all nice and suave-like when you're being laughed at. Total vibe killer. Bit of an ego killer too if I'm being honest. So thanks for that loser, thanks for saying I have a funny face."

With Misfire's fingers brushing distractingly past his own, Fulcrum didn't think before the words stumbled out of him.

"I like your face."

It came out almost matter of fact sounding, Fulcrum's laughter having died down while Misfire complained about it. But at the same time the words felt so simple, they came out so easily, and in a weird way they felt nice to say. But Misfire's optics had widened in surprise, his frame frozen and his field suddenly struck quiet, and despite the engex numbing his usual nerves, Fulcrum felt a sudden pang of anxiety because of it.

The silence in Misfire's field was terribly alien. It felt wrong, and something in Fulcrum spiraled to think he had caused it. But slowly, almost as if it were creeping forward, an odd almost scrutinizing uncertainty fanned outward in a careful wave. Misfire moved with it, leaning closer as he searched Fulcrum's expression for something.

"Oh yeah?" He'd said lowly then, and that sly look returned. But that vague uncertainty didn't fade with it, if anything, Fulcrum felt it strengthen. Caught between what he saw, in Misfire's easy smile and dimmed optics, and what he felt, in the growing hollow distance within their fields, Fulcrum found himself frowning and pulling back.

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Growing frustrated with himself, and wanting that feeling back, he had pushed forward, shifting onto his knees as he reached for Misfire's face before the other could pull away from him entirely.

"I like your face." He said firmly, maybe too firmly. His expression still drawn into a frown as he pressed his fingers into Misfire's helm, brushing his thumbs across the silver mesh he'd been staring so intently at before. "I like your optics, and your nose. I- I like the way you smile. When you really smile, and when you laugh. I do. I'm not lying."

And oh there it was again, that little curl of warmth in Misfire's field. Almost a tangible thing, like a brush of ventilation, but Misfire wasn't venting. His mouth hung open ever so slightly, but no breath left him as he stared at Fulcrum with widening optics.

Spurred on by that tiny bloom of warmth, Fulcrum chased after it with slightly slurred words and clumsy hands as he tried to fix whatever he'd done wrong, hoping with each word that Misfire might soften and smile again.

"I like your expressions, and- and I like your voice," He said, glancing down at Misfire's parted lips, and laughing softly, nervously, as he continued, "Even when you say something so stupid. I like- I like the way it sounds. I like your accent, I like the way it makes your words sound. I- I like your- your mouth?"

Once more that weird but nice feeling settled in Fulcrum's chest. Those simple words felt good to say. It felt like a weight off his shoulders, like an admission he'd been waiting to say. About what and why? He wasn't really sure. But the warmth grew, and Misfire took a sharp vent inwards, and that felt right, so Fulcrum kept on.

"I like your helm," He said with a smile, reaching up to brush his fingers over the jutting finials there, before dropping his hands to settle lightly over Misfire's chest. "I like your frame, the colors of it. I like your-"

Before he could finish, Misfire was surging forward, knocking their helms together and nearly bruising the mesh of their noses as he tried for, and just barely missed, Fulcrum's lips.

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👁👁👍

[accursedvoid]

Godzilla: the series crossover AU but Zilla originally attacked Gotham instead, cut to post-movie and well! Bruce Wayne has acquired yet another child! It’s Zilla jr.

[wikoymi]

akechi (and some jokers) which all have the same exact pose for some reason

[mettywiththenotes]

Talking about an au

This is one that has been on my mind since 419 and tbh I thought for sure it could happen

Remember when Tomura shed his skin during the Floating UA battle? Well I wondered if a similar thing would happen again in Mount Fuji

Picture it. In the void, AFO eats Tomura. He's dying as he's told everything about AFO's involvement in his life. AFO takes over his body, hand formed over mouth and all. It looks pretty bad. All the stuff happens with Izuku getting his arms back, the heroes coming to his aid etc. Izuku punches AFO (end of 422, beginning of 423). Here's where it diverges from canon:

Izuku punches AFO and he starts crumbling slowly, from his gut (where the impact was) to the rest of him. Except before it even reaches his chest, his face starts to crack open. Visually we can see this crack isn't the same as the crumbling of his body. It's one we've seen before, across his face in the middle of a battle. A parallel back to this

Except within the crack is Tomura's face. Tomura inside Tomura's body. Tomuraception

What happened? Well, the power of Izuku's will to stop AFO (the punch) allowed the vestiges that got thrown into the body to reawaken and bring Tomura's soul back. At the same time, minutes before, Tomura, slowly dying in the void, began to think. About everything AFO told him, how he was doomed before he was even born. How much that angered him, the rage coursing through his soul. He already had a strong will before, but now he really can't accept what has happened and he can't accept AFO getting away with it. Even if AFO's fate is to die, he'd rather be the one on the other end of it, alive and watching him. Better yet, being the hand that ultimately brings about his end

As a visual representation, it's like Tomura reaches out, desperate to climb out of the abyss he is slowly dying in, and he is met with several hands reaching back, taking his hand and pulling him out and back to the world. The vestiges, who have been reawakened by Izuku

Before, Tomura has not been able to die or stay dead. So why should this not be the same? With the power of rage, spite, his hero and some ghostly relatives, he lives on. He twists his own fate by accepting the hands that reach out and climbing out of the hole AFO threw him in

AFO's Tomura face cracks open. Tomura forces AFO's vessel apart from the head, almost like a butterfly climbing out of its cocoon, almost like he is actively prying his own cage open and escaping for good

AFO had been crumbling and was ripped open, but in a desperate attempt to stay together and stay alive (also fueled by anger at being pushed to the edge like this + Tomura somehow coming back from the dead), he uses his quirks (mostly drills) to keep his body intact for now (this is already shown in 423)

Also, I guess it depends on what you would like to believe, but the way I see it, Tomura could come back either with just his decay OR with the vestiges choosing another vessel for what little power they can give left and so backing Tomura up with the last of OFA. Aka 10th user Tomura. It's not as powerful as it was with Izuku but it still adds a lot, just enough to pack a real punch. Personally I think if we're already throwing away "what is realistic" then I might as well go big or go home and go with 10th user Tomura my beloved

It's from this point that he and Izuku begin to work together to kill the old body. As you can imagine, it's probably not an immediate bonding of friendship or whatever, but it's more or less teamwork formed with the general statement of "we still have things to work out, hero, but I don't care about that right now. I hate him more than anyone else on this damn mountain and I can't stand the thought of letting anyone else kill him but me" etc but then progresses as they fight

[dmitriyuriev]

So, about Douman's beheading scene in Abe no Seimei Monogatari...

[jrueships]

Bought one of my lil nephew giannis shoes for his birthday bcs he loves giannis and these are some of the ugliest fucking things I have ever laid my eyes on in my life. anyways it's his bday today so i gave them to him. but they are so ugly. he loves them

[silent-wolf]

imagine an alternative reality where jack drake lives longer than he does in canon (and maybe dies later on idk idk i haven't thought of the logistics). imagine the angst potential, think abt the scenarios !!

i want tim to be a petty ass mf, mouthing off when jack pisses him off, sneaking out to patrol (and go makeout with steph)

jack loudly disapproving his nightly escapades, but checking the news to see robin intervening a school shooting and the only thing he can feel is pride.

he learns to love from a distance bc nothing and no one can stop someone so stubborn, but it doesn't stop him from going into tim's room late at night on the rare occasions he decides to stay home and catalogue the new scars he finds on his arms- the slight swelling of his eye, the sluggish bleeding of his cut lip while he sleeps.

it's fear when he wakes up and thinks for a moment that there is a grim reality where he will outlive his son and he can do nothing abt it bc his stupid stupid stupid son had given himself up for a suicide mission.

his stupid selfless son.

he want's to shake him by the shoulders, he want's to ask 'why is the mission so important, why do u care, why does it have to be your life in danger, so many whys?', but he knows his son will have a smartass quip already dancing on the tip of his tongue and he knows he will hate it

sometimes it's okay. when tim sends him a selfie of his mask worn, raw face fresh from showering, tongue poking out in a cheeky grin. its okay when he's on the way back home from grocery shopping and in the corner of his eye spots tim chattering away to dick grayson, catching words like 'lit' and 'pwned' and 'noob'

maybe he could turn back time and prevent this whole timeline from existing- he never buys the tickets to that godforsaken circus act, maybe then they could've lived a peaceful life (would janet still have died? would he have died alongside her? would their marriage still be intact? would tim have had to live a life where he not only loses one parent but both?), the three of them- mother, father and son

but in the end jack drake is a selfish man, he loves and he hoards and no matter what he does and doesn't say, tim drake will always care.

[istherewifiinhell]

probably for the best i misplaced in the. many things im doing today. but DID see a post that started with a science educator giving a kid a real good explanation abt how rules work at different complexity of knowledge wrt to controlled risk and all that. and i didnt finish reading it (wanted to GET to that but lol) but ppl were like sooooo true sooo true cause noble and just authority figures are accountable, its only dictators and parents that exist in "this is the rules cause i said so" space. anyway i wanted to rb it and then bitchy ps it (like this) like "good post but why are you guys lying" but now were doing this instead.

[thiriumstains]

i’m watching jacksepticeye’s play through of dbh and i love him but omg i’m getting so annoyed

[digisurvive]

Every so often I remember this and I start laughing all over again 🤣🤣🤣

[image ids: Conversation log that goes as follows:

Takuma: Well, it's too early to give up. We hace to keep going.

Minoru: All right, Saki. I'll teach you the secret to finding what you're looking for!

Saki: The secret? What? What is it?!

Aoi: this better not be another joke...

Takuma: (I understand why Aoi would be fed up, but Saki wants to hear him up. I'm curious what he's about to say. I'll just listen in...)

Minoru: You ready? When you're looking for something, they say you'll find it when you least expect it. So, you just gotta lower your expectations! Same as how most people find dates.

Takuma: What's that gotta do with anything?!

Minoru: Thank you, I'll be here all week!

Saki: Ahaha! What, so this is a stand-up routine now?

Takuma: (Saki's cheered up a bit... Was that his goal all along? Sheesh, what a guy.)

Saki: Alright. Let's leave Minoru to his jokes and get back to the task at hand, Aoi.

Aoi: Yeah, let's see how funny he is after he gets a smaller portion at supper.

Minoru: Aw, come on, lighten up, Aoi!]

[meejijis]

I'm going to say it right now but I really heavily doubt once SK flowers is done airing it's final episode next week, we aren't going to get a new anime announcement regarding the other spinoffs and TSS. As much as I love to see the spinoffs getting animated as well as wishing to see my biggest huge OTP's happy moments and such with their older versions in animated form, it all comes down to how well a anime series REALLY does in Japan including money as well. And honestly, I am not 100% certain how popular SK flowers is in Japan but I have this very feeling it's... Not that popular at all on a wide scale.

Sure they have good well pacing in the anime this time, the animation is good and feels somewhat improved since they have the good amount of budget for it, and the way the staff/director handled it overall is pretty enjoyable to watch (and loved that they expanded/throw in stuff that weren't in the manga to make it even more better) While the anime itself does has it's ups, there's also the downs and that is again, being how well received it is in Japan. I have my doubts that we are never going to get the other spinoffs animated and SK in general will never get any other anime adaptions ever again because of these following factors:

According to both websites,animestore.docomo.ne and nico nico douga is where jpn fans would vote which animes are more favored in the specific season and year, in both of these lists, SK flowers is nowhere near ranked on the top numbers as they are either listed in the 27th place, 36th place or in 45th place.

(Keep in mind that these screenshots are took on 3/26th/2024)

SK flowers does not have a lot of merch being made while it aired. On the other hand, a lot of merch was being made and produced during the time SK reboot aired.

Low engagement of numbers from fans and viewers. When the announcement and anime came out, there wasn't a big wave of fanarts coming out. There aren't as many big huge numbers of engagement either from the official anime twitter where whenever they tweeted out news regarding flowers anime, the numbers on the RTS and likes aren't that insanely high as the numbers were in sometimes 50 to about 100+ but not of thousands and thousands of numbers in the engagement (The same is also applied to the SK hashtag too, new flowers episode would drop and only few hundreds of numbers of fans commented/reacted but not on a higher scale of thousands or more)

Those are all of the things I've noticed and it's why I hold strong doubts we will never get RC, marcos or TSS adapted or any other SK stories getting another anime adaption ever again. That is, unless if the bluerays / DVDS, the upcoming drama CD's as well as other new potential merch (that might be made after the anime is done airing) gets sold well or heck if they even all get sold out then we might have a potential future for SK sequels to live on in the anime department. But for now, we'll just have to see where the future goes.

I bet my money next week when the final SK flowers episode airs, we are likely going to get a new announcement of SK TSS returning with a new manga but under a new title lol