#you're amazing OP

[misswoozi]

oh yeah do you like this doodle of jjong i made?? i did it when i was bored and have nothing to do- 💕

I love it!! Are you going to add any color? I'd love to see what era you had in mind!

[vitamimesea]

Vash’s mental state after being held hostage at the ark never gets talked that much...  I love how it gets addressed in here 

Distractions [3/3]

Gonna wrap this up in 3 parts. Previous here.

Yo, WHAT was happening on Twitter this week?? Every time I opened the app there was a new analysis of the Goddamn couch scene. I didn't think Trigun could hurt me any more and yet here I am in a new spiral over an internet stranger's hot take.

Anywaaaaay, I've had this brainworm way before whatever angst got a hold of Twitter. I've always interpreted Vash and Wolfwood’s relationship as 'right people, wrong time'. But honestly, I love every interpretation of them - platonic, soulmates, lovers, etc. So, through these comics I wanted to show moments during their journey that conveyed the gradual evolution of their relationship (as I head cannon it lmao). Canonically, Vash never gets to tell Wolfwood how he feels and my poor little heart has been in denial about that ever since. So this is my *slight* rewriting of the series of events leading up to Wolfwood's solo journey.

At this point in the manga (ch. 50) I wanted to show that, despite the 7 month time skip, it's like no time has passed between them. They're still comfortable and casual with each other, still seeking the comfort of distractions - Neither of them wanting to shatter the illusion of normalcy in this moment. And I feel Vash would be the first to ask for more when reality comes knocking (through Wolfwood's fist lol).

He knows, even in a best-case scenario, his time with Wolfwood is limited. And while Vash is just as shackled by duty and guilt as Wolfwood, he carries an optimism about him that Wolfwood lacks. He needs Woolfwood to know how he feels so he can live without regret, regardless of the outcome. As such, he takes the leap. Wolfwood, unfortunately, cannot bring himself to share in that optimism. He’s too absorbed in worry about the orphanage, the children and especially Livio. His heart is screaming at him, but he knows he can’t afford to be distracted by his “selfish” desires. So, he rejects Vash by being realistic and hopes he can see that he wants this too, but just can't bear the impending heartbreak due to their circumstances. Vash does see this. He swallows his disappointment and heartbreak, earnestly grateful for the relationship he still has with Wolfwood.

I know my characterization feels like it conflicts with the moment on the couch; Vash can't even look at Wolfwood for that entire scene despite Wolfwood being the one to try and connect with him ("You look better...when you smile."). However, I never saw that moment as Vash rejecting Wolfwood. Not in the traditional sense at least (maybe an inadvertent rejection). Vash wanted more between them (to share his tomorrows), but not like this - not as a deathbed confession. He's heartbroken and grieving and (somewhat selfishly) can't see that Wolfwood just wants to enjoy his last moments with the one person on this planet he can call an equal and a friend.

Speaking of the dreaded couch scene, I don't think I can add anything new to the discourse, but I will say the tragedy for me really lies in all the emotions Wolfwood goes through:

Being at peace with his death ("This is the way you want it?" "Yeah."). It's what he believed he deserved, with all the blood on his hands, and the mutation of his body, he assumed he could never return to his previous life with everyone at the orphanage.

Grieving for his future (confetti). Wolfwood never believed he could be forgiven. The children celebrating his return showed their acceptance of him, welcoming him back regardless of his sins. He was worthy of forgiveness. His guilt prevented him from even entertaining the thought of forgiving himself. There must have been regret in those tears.

Seeking comfort from the one person he grew to truly trust and Vash not being strong enough to give it. I already mentioned this above, but Vash not even being able to look at Wolfwood throughout the entire couch scene tears me up.

From the narrative's perspective, Wolfwood needed to die. And even knowing that, it still absolutely destroyed me (and still does). Not just because he died, but because right before his death, he was given a glimmer of hope - that had he survived the fight with Livio, he would have had a chance at happiness.

Last side note here: I've seen discourse online explaining the entire scene is a metaphor for a wedding and I just wanna say, you'll be hearing from my therapist.

[marshmallowgoop]

no thoughts just Heiji Hattori (HD)

[anonimusunnoaniswriting]

Senshi is my ideal man:

Cooks for me

Tumby

Floof

[anmechokola]

Sometimes I think about the Davy Back Fight and how... boring it was. It felt like a filler arc, but I think it could have been more interesting, if Oda had switched up the first two challenges. Have Zoro and Sanji fight first, and they go in confident because at that point they (and us) know the both of them together could pretty much take on that whole crew and win. But this isn't a fight, it's not about strength, so they lose and the other team gets Chopper, and both of them have to sit with the fact that their hiper individualistic personalities and antagonistic relationship isn't always gonna work for the crew. And then in the next challenge Nami, Usopp and Robin get to remind everyone that they're resourceful and there are ways to fight smart (Robin goes on to be more of a heavy hitter later, but at this point she fights mostly by sprouting hands at strategic locations to incapacitate people). It gives them a chance to shine when they are otherwise overshadowed by the big fights in the other arcs - which is fair, this is shonen - and it would give the whole arc more of a purpose, I think

[every-sanji]

[r0semultiverse]

The line reads on these, especially the last one, sounded a lot like Zuko in the show proper.

[kaesaaurelia]

My mom's spent a bunch of time arguing with me about how I should be a lawyer and I keep telling her I fucking hate arguing and conflict and the fact that I'm arguing at all is being used against me. :\

Also she keeps insisting I could do it because I'm sooo smart. There's thousands of lawyers out there who are dumber than me, that isn't the issue, the issue is do I have the temperament and how much more can my mental health take.

[becauseofthebowties]

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[ravensmadreads]

Youre giving me life rn the tags are so funny. Thank you!

Shut up your fic has me in a chokehold???? It's so funny and soft and hot and amazing and I can totally see future heartbreak but I'm still gonna finish it and okay im gonna shut up now

IT'S KILLING ME

P.S Anita Moreno is a badass and I love her.

[leatherbookmark]

i had op blocked so ray’s rebloggathon was tragically Absent from my dash but now that i caught up, *hyeju voice* el oh el

[misswoozi]

okay so daddy suho with bratty chanyeol is what i was thinking of. They're not super into their ''roles'' but there's a slight dom/sub dynamic in a super playful way. these two GIGGLES when they fuck. but suho loves hearing chanyeol calling him daddy mostly for the way it makes chanyeol small in that moment. suho loves being chanyeol's center of universe and to him it gets captured in the way chanyeol agrees to whatever suho asks. But there are times when chanyeol wants to push the limits and that's when suho gets in his most dom aura and will edge bratty chanyeol. bascially theyre in love and fun

OP, THIS IS A BRILLIANT DESCRIPTION

[demonsfate]

you said that jin is one dimensional because he only represents the struggle of not becoming your family. then you said kazuya is not one dimensional because he only represents using power to take back what's yours. that doesn't seem fair.

[go-banananas]

this!! sometimes we can't do much in a day, and cleaning our room feels like climbing a mountain, but i am so so proud of you for doing it

”I know nobody cares but I finally cleaned my room after a whi-“ ME!!!! I CARE!!!!!!!!! I CARE SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOURE AMAZING!!! KEEP GOING!!!!!!!! IM PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[inhales-agressively]

in my opinion the best feeling ever has got to be when you're in love with a certain book, movie, tv show, whatever it may be, and you want to share your interests and ideas about it because you're so passionate, but your friends don't really care or understand so you don't

AND THEN YOU DISCOVER FANDOMS EXIST AND YOU CAN WRITE FANFICTION AND SHARE AUs AND FANART AND LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLES' WORKS AND ADORE THE STORY TOGETHER. IT'S SO AMAZING LIKE NO FEELING MATCHES THAT

[neckromancy]

Me going absolutely feral over my in-game character saying "I will kiss it better later" as I heal my boyfriend (I've played my character as healer SO often and never heard this wtf)