#with him not being in the trailer

[mytrainline]

i cant wait to read of cullen's unceremonious death in some random text log in game im so pumped

[birdy-babe]

Blitzøs entire life spent being unwanted. So he adapted, and learned how to be something needed, something to be used.

Which is why I think he firmly believes he is being used by Stolas. He simply cannot fathom a different reality, one in which he is wanted for once in his life.

[skitskatdacat63]

"Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn" - Il Capitano

[drenched-in-sunlight]

excited for fashion souls in nightreign 😚

[quickestgold]

i'm so serious The Pitt is the kind of show that would just off their main character to REALLY drive home how much an overwhelmed medical system is breaking its healthcare workers

[hight0wers]

BRASSO FANS, LET ME HEAR YOU MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[juvinadelgreko]

piper and colin greenmantle are so fucking funny because what do you mean the death of niall lynch, a living god, and the subsequent torment of his son, was orchestrated by a fucking soccer mom and her harangued husband posing as said son’s latin teacher?

[shakingparadigm]

they are sooooo cute

[pikechris]

god I love how ed keeps subverting gender norms and expectations. he's literally named for his beard, he's the most feared pirate on the seven seas, the legends describe him as some sort of devil-like figure with glowing eyes and a head of smoke, all the portraits of him are these hypermasculine caricatures, so you'd expect him to be toxic macho man but NO. he's ed teach. he's queer. he ties his hair in a bun. he has a shiny dangly earring. he paints his nails pink. he loves soft fabrics. he drinks his tea with seven sugars. he wears pearly necklaces. he cries a lot. he paints the bride cake topper to look like him. he wears eye makeup. he's emo. he writes a sad breakup song. he actively dislikes being blackbeard and putting that mask on anymore. he's everything to me he's one of the best characters of all time

[fallofthecelestial]

Okay. Since we're going over all the takes on Mr. X at this point.. What if his powers really don't have a backside. What if (the state of) his normal life is the backside.

What if his normal life is akin to that of heroes where he has to pretend to be something he's not and follow rules that the people who control his life came up with to further their own goals. What if he can only be free of other people's beliefs and expectations when he's a hero.

What if in reality he truly is like everyone else. The other heroes. The ordinary people. All those who work themselves to the bone, who are tired and overworked and sick of all the exploitation...

What if when he's in the form of the number one hero.. when he becomes the most sought after product on the hero market..

Is when he gains the freedom to truly be himself

[secriden]

So I was pondering just why I like Style so much and why his specific "failings" and imperfections are so compelling to me - and I think it's because all the other main characters are flawed in ways that are obvious but not very relatable.

Fadel and Bison are murders. Regardless of their motivations and how much they buy into Mama Lilly's propaganda, they still have taken lives and do so with little remorse. Kant is actively lying to, manipulating and taking advantage of Bison and Style (his supposed best friend) for his own ends with seemingly very little compunction. Yes, he's got his reasons; but still.

And then you have Style. His major flaw is that he is thoughtless and selfish and he doesn't seem to understand how to leash in his impulsive desires. This means he constantly ignores or crosses Fadel's boundaries to the point that, by the end of episode 3, is genuinely hurtful. All the same, compared to the things Fadel, Bison, and Kant have done and are still doing (reminder: ep 3 opened with another murder/assassination), this is relatively tame.

But that's precisely why I think people are being so harsh to him vs the other characters. Many of us have felt like the victim of someone like this because it's so common and so we relate to Fadel's frustration and then hurt and anger, and that makes Style actions feel painful in a way that’s personal. Few of us have been victims of the level of violence or manipulation that Fadel and Bison and Kant are dishing out.

Yet that's precisely why I like Style - he's imperfect in ways that add realistic complexity to his character. Why would we expect a character who is bold, brash, and impulsive to also be thoughtful and considerate?? He acts before he can think about things: that's the whole point of his character. He juxtaposes Fadel perfectly because Fadel "plans everything down from years, months, weeks to days" and Style hasn't acted with more than 8 seconds of forethought in his life. It’s part of what makes him perfect for Kant's plan in the first place.

But then, but THEN once Style begins interacting with Fadel, we start to get moments when Style seems to still and become intensely focused - most notably:

Right after the confrontation in the locker rooms (sadly I don't think anyone's gif'ed this yet, so screenshots it is!)...

…after his conversation with Bison about Fadel…

…and when he watches Fadel beat 3 guys up with ease.

We are watching Style find reasons to grow. We are seeing moments when he’s catching himself, slowing down, thinking, wondering. And while it initially starts with curiosity, he so quickly falls into fascination and obsession, and by the end of episode 3 it’s clear he wants more. It's not just about understanding Fadel anymore, Style wants to have him for himself. And if he's going to be something meaningful to Fadel he’s going to have to mature.

This is why I find Style so interesting and so fun to watch. He’s loud, in your face, and obnoxious so the layers aren’t as obvious. We think there’s nothing more there, but his complexity is deceptively hidden while they’re ironically much clearer in the quiet characters like Fadel and Kant.

And I don't think it's unreasonable to expect this growth. Style is written TO HAVE ROOM TO GROW. And, yes, I do think Style is going to rise gloriously to the challenge. We already have hints that this is precisely where the narrative means to take him:

(Fuck, look at how soft and earnest Style's expression is in the left screenshot. ;A;)

He’s by no means perfect but that gives him space to have a hell of a character arc and I, for one, can’t wait for it. 🙌

[crowttore]

Pianist!Sunday x Ballerina!reader

Note: Just fluff. Sunday plays 'fantaisie-impromptu' (from his trailer). @mewnbuns idk the pianist Sunday worm got me again. 700 words.

A smile threatened to break your otherwise exhausted bearing, the familiar melody urging mind and muscle alike to relax. No one else seemed to mind the accompanying music, too busy going over positions for the corps to notice the satisfied look Sunday sent you while his fingers danced across the keys.

Distancing yourself from the group was easy under the guise of fetching your water bottle, moreso since you wouldn't be on stage during the part currently being modified.

Sunday had played this piece, your favourite, a total of three times. Once, when he had just started piano lessons in an attempt at cheering you up. It had sounded horrible, his hands far too small and clumsy for a piece as complicated.

He wordlessly shifted to make space for you to sit, quite the feat without losing a single note. It did your legs good, calves aching from the strain of the last few hours despite how you tried to stretch and relax the muscles throughout the rehearsal.

A single, out of tune note was accompanied by a sharp breath from Sunday, no doubt he would claim the culprit to be how you'd let your head drop to his shoulder (and maybe pulling a little at his hair and feathers in the process).

The second time he played it, he'd just returned after three years away, his parents having decided there were too many 'distractions' for him to live up to his full potential. You had no doubt he'd meant it to be a peace offering of sorts, perhaps an apology. A way to show that his absence hadn't been for nothing.

Your eyes fluttered, letting the warmth from his body and the serenity of his music envelop you. Back then, it had sounded nothing like this. There had been nothing soothing in his rigid posture, nor the harsh way his fingers demanded the piano obey.

Now, the melody was a lifeline, a shelter for your heart to rest. Even his scent was softer, the change apparent as you slowly pressed into the crook of his neck. Books read by candlelight, light summer rain, and the freshly dried ink of a love letter. It was all tangible, right there with him.

There were parts you failed to recognise, your brow quirking at the addition of a slower section. You swiftly decided that it suited the piece, making it feel more complete and balanced.

"So not only are you disrespecting the composer's wishes by playing a piece published post-mortem," you whispered once the music faded and Sunday's hands returned to his lap, "you've gone ahead and made changes as well?"

Although he kept his voice low and eyes focused on the swarm of people in the studio, the satisfaction of his words wasn't lost on you. "What is life if not a series of events out of our control? I doubt it will bring him any grief now."

"Oh because he's decomposing?" Sunday tensed for a moment at your comment, the grey feathers tickling your lips and making you sputter no doubt deliberate. "You've certainly changed your outlook"

The warmth in his eyes left you short on air when he gazed down at you, "I had to. It was impossible to bear the thought of losing you to what they made me be."

Heat pooled in your chest and crawled along beneath your skin, surely adding to your already flushed appearance. Sunday seemed to notice too, eyes widening momentarily before his wings drew closer, shielding parts of his face in the same endearing way he always did when embarrassed.

Your hand had barely found his cheek, drawing him in for a kiss when the choreographer's voice rang out, "Okay lovebirds, the sooner I'm satisfied the sooner you can go home and continue. For now, I need my soloist."

Sunday nearly choked on air as you scrambled to get up, adjusting your skirt and tapping the box of your pointe shoes against the floor in nervous habit. You couldn't help but smile brightly, even if you'd rather take his hand and bring him as your partner, this was still far better than not having him at all.

Hsr masterlist

[quitesins]

Oh mein gott….

[spineless-lobster]

Thinking about patroclus in the hades 2 trailer and begging to every god out there that he isn’t a placeholder or a glitch please I want my girl back I have to see her please give her back to me

[starrynightskies12]

[sunsetsover]

i don't know what makes me more distraught: the thought that once he heard the news that north was being promoted, sonic went out and specifically brought a four leaf clover pin especially for good luck for north's first race, knowing how nervous north would be; the thought that the pin was sonic's and he dug it out, brought it to the track and gave it to north knowing how nervous he would be, or, the most devastating of all, the thought of that sonic bought the pin back when they first joined x hunter in anticipation of their first races together, and has kept safe all this time, even when he moved halfway across the planet, hoping that one day he'd be able to stand in front of north on that track and pin it to his suit before his first race.