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[zagreusapollyon]

Do you guys ever think how little sleep Stan must've got in the thirty years Ford's been gone?

This man has been getting up, every night, for thirty years trying to fix that damned portal, and then had to wake up early in the morning to keep the business of the mystery shack going, the sleep deprivation is real people.

But from another angle, do you think when he accidentally fell asleep at times, he woke up violently ill and guilty? Thinking to himself 'my brother is out there, who knows facing what and here I am, sleeping while he could be fighting for his life.' ?

It's probably not what happened, but I can't help but think even though his meeting with Ford was bitter, he finally slept at peace that night, knowing that at the very least his brother was here, at home, with his family, with him.

God these old men make me sick.

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AND I DONT WANT THE WORKD TO SEE ME-

30+ Years AU Pages 11 and 12! The Nile is a river in Egypt. 😔 Two pager today as penance for the long wait! Thanks for reading y’all.

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The things they say...lord...the words...

*Sobs*

Hello!

I'm sorry I must curse you with this knowledge, but I recommend your comic to my friends, and they are simping for your older version of dipper. Hard. 😃

(Pls save me I'm scared they're so unhinged-)

Tell them he lives on a boat and smells like fish 😬

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OK but an au where Ford is the kids grandfather, and by some weird ass shenanigans they end up under the care of shermie and all that jazz.

Like, imagine how much worse that would be for Stan.

Like, these kids are the grandchildren of the twin brother he thinks has been doomed to an eternity of being lost in the multiverse, and they are quite literally the reflection of him and Ford.

Dipper is a smart boy with so much thirst for knowledge and to find secrets unknown to others, who looks at the world with an ambition unmatched in any kids his age.

Then there's Mable, a loud and kind, happy girl, an imagination so vast that baffles everyone, shining brightly like the sun as it brightens the world with light and warmth.

This two are gonna be a stab in a heart to Stan whenever he even looks at them.

Now I kinda imagine Ford sleeping with someone in college and having a kid, then his kid ends up being adopted by shermie and raised as his, so his grandchildren don't really know Ford is their grandpa.

But damn, imagine Ford coming back and finding out he's a fucking old ass bitch and a grandfather.

Also, the guilt of having a kid he didn't know about all his life, seeing his grandchildren and just realizing that "Oh shit, I wasted so many years of my life on creating that damn portal, that I forgot what having a family is like"

This has to be another level of heartbreak lol.

Also, Bill kinda liking these kids and wanting to use them as a kind of doll to create his own twisted reality where he and ford never break up.

Bill you fumbled hard pls get over it-

[zagreusapollyon]

Did you know that your brain actually flashes your life in front of your eyes when you die?

It's actually not a wholesome explanation as many would believe it to be. They tell you it's your brain trying to remember your happy moments one last time, but that's not what happens.

It's your brain frantically trying to stay alive.

When you were a kid, when you fell, you always took note of the object or situation which hurt you, trying to never repeat that again as to not hurt yourself again.

It's the same thing in death.

It's your brain scouring, tearing apart your memories, frantically searching for something, something that will keep you alive.

It's your brain grasping at the straws of anything similar to the feeling of your body shutting down, permanently this time.

Problem is, you have never died before. You have passed out, cut your hand or scratched your knees, broken your bones and hurt yourself in any way imaginable.

But you haven't died.

But it's all fruitless, because you only die once.

And it's the gutwrenching realization that it can't do anything.

It searches for a solution.

"What am I gonna do?"

"What can I do?"

You can't bring back someone from death, and neither can your brain.

Because death is an ailment you can't heal from.

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Can u do some Mars headcannons?

Of course!

Mars headcannons:

He's way more patient and kind than Ares, choosing to take care of his kids and stay with the mortal parent for some time after their birth.

He leans more toward his protective aspect than the war aspect. Mars was the father of Rome and he was revered as a protector. He will most likely help demigods if they ask for his help. unfortunately, they rarely do so.

Venus and Mars are married, and quite loving too. Not many people know that they are. He gets her chocolates and flowers for Valentine Day.

He doesn't like the color red, weirdly enough. He tends to like colder yet softer colors like blue or teal.

He absolutely hates Ares. Because he believes him to be the optimum of what he despises.

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To make it worse 🥰

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Heck even God's PARENTS ARE ALIVE 😭

BUT THE CREATOR OF THE REALM JUST

DEAD

Are we not gonna talk about how the only people that stayed dead in Ninjago were Jay's biological parents and God?

OK cool.

[zagreusapollyon]

Thank you! And it's okay, it was mostly a failure on my part to address my points in my og post. I should have probably given more context to the things I said.

A win imo pilots are peak 😌

It was borderline comical and the moment I saw it I just stared at the screen in pure disbelief 😭

Ah, to think so much trauma unfolded from one mistake.

I have a theory that Wu was just not ready to handle his brother's banishment and straight up just left and when he came to himself he found out Lloyd was gone. It's angsty ✨️

My post was kinda meant to be comedic in a sense rather than discourse, but I still should have given more explanation so I apologize for that 😅

OK we all agree that misako is a shit parent

BUT

Wu ain't that much better than her. This man lets his nephew stay in a school for future gang members and criminals, even though he has the full authority to take him back.

And after getting him back, he puts him in multiple dangerous situations with the other ninjas.

This is not a misako-defending post, I have thoughts on her too. She literally abandoned her kid at said school and decided to fuck off to who the hell knows where and study ancient scrolls. And not ONCE did she think about checking up on her goddamn SON.

Legit, the only semi-decent parental figure Lloyd has is the dude destined to bring doom and destruction wherever he goes.

Said dude risked his life to save his son, literally DIED, and perhaps the only person Lloyd genuinely could look up to.

Come to think of it, lord Garmadon is one of THE best parents in the show. The other being Ed and Edna.

Kai and Nya's parents were kidnapped by a fucking dude, Dr.Julien got down and dirty with death a little after Zane's creation and Cole's dad is a neglectful asshole. Jay is the only one with loving parents.

The bar is so low it's in the realm of the departed, yet they STILL manage to trip over it and dig even deeper.

No wonder these kids are the way they are, I would have ended up in an asylum after the first two traumatic events.

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Lloyd when he's older chomping on the hottest most spiciest foods imaginable while Kai is sobbing on the floor-

Smol Lloyd: wasabi

Kai: hmm? You want some?

Lloyd: *nod*

Kai: OK.

Lloyd: *eats*

Lloyd:

Lloyd: help

Kai: *wheeze*

[zagreusapollyon]

OH HELL NAH-

OK but calculations did she have to do-

I'm gonna unleash the brain child of my lack of sleep on y'all.

TW: might get a little mature.

So we know Chiron doesn't wear pants right? So technically speaking, he's walking around camp half-blood basically naked from waist down.

Does that also mean that Chiron is flashing the kids with his dick? Or worse, if that tail moves a little too much to the side his you-know-what is gonna be visible.

Does camp half-blood have horse bathrooms specifically for Chiron? Or no, he just goes to do his work in the forest or stables?

Can Chiron eat grass or hay? Are they tasty to him?

Man, lack of sleep and a caffeine-running brain is one hell of a disaster.

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Nope, not rage bait. And I don't think the platform should really matter.

The thing is, it seems that Wu was straight-up not involved in what happened with Lloyd after his brother's banishment. if he even checked up on Misako once about him, he would find out that his nephew is in a school for evil, which is more fucked up than people realize. It makes it look like he just ignored his brother's son for years after his death, not seeking him out or keeping contact with Misako as one of Lloyd's only living relatives. If the ninjas had not found Lloyd when they did, Wu would not have found out about his nephew's whereabouts for an even longer period.

Here's the thing, Lloyd is still Wu's responsibility. For a Spinjitsu master, keeping track of a child and making sure they're safe should not be as hard as people make it out to be. Lloyd was a goddamn nine-year-old, Wu can easily body the main cast.

Based on his abilities and capabilities, I'm saying he doesn't really do a spectacular job at making sure his nephew is safe. Yes, Lloyd's destiny as the green ninja puts him at risk, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't still be going crazy trying protect a kid.

If Wu or Misako had actually taken care of the kid, so many things wouldn't have happened. The release of the Serpentine, the Great Devourer, Harumis Villain arc, Garmadon's revival as an oni, etc.

Honestly, Lou deserves way more slander than he gets. He neglected his son so badly that if it wasn't for the fang blade, Cole would have gone to ignore his father for YEARS. The only reason Cole even went to his father was for his mission, if he had it his way, he would not have contacted his father AT ALL. Yes, they made up eventually, but that doesn't erase the years of trauma he inflicted on Cole. He continuously ignored and neglected his son, and tried to force his image of an ideal son on his kid, and mind you, this all happened from the time Cole lost his mother up to his teenage years. If he was a real person, he would get FLAMED by people for his shitty ass patenting.

I can acknowledge that losing his wife hurt him, but that does not mean he can ignore and neglect his son and prioritize his work and family honor just to cope with his grief.

And you know what pisses me off the most? He did all these things and still had the AUDACITY to believe he was the one who was owed an apology. He believed himself to be entitled to an apology from Cole, even though he was in the wrong.

I'm glad they reconciled, but this does not excuse his behavior.

Yeah, but they never really got around to parenting their kid. Julien died a few months after Zane's creation, and Ray and Maya were kidnapped.

This might be my personal beef with how Ninjago writers handled Maya and Ray, but I wholeheartedly believe their kidnapping to be pure bullshit. These two were the fire and water ninjas, they fought in a goddamn war and battled alongside Wu and Garmadon, and you're telling me, they couldn't take on an old man with a crusty ass sword, in a weapons shop?

You know what, I'm gonna chuck it up to bad writing, at least they were good parents before they were kidnapped.

And I never said he is. My problem was that Garmadon, even with the venom, still fought hard to protect his son, he showed genuine love and was willing to shove his evil urges down to save his son. He fought until his last bit of strength ran out in the final battle, to stifle the overlord and give his son more advantage.

We see such an amazing parent he can be without the venom.

He was willing to sacrifice his life for his Son, he broke his vow to keep his son safe, and he tried to make it up to him by being there for him in all the ways that he could.

He's not a great parent at all, but he goes far beyond what anyone would expect a crazy warlord to be. He goes far above expectations placed on him.

Wu and Misako didn't, they never did what was expected of them, or even when they tried, they never reached the standard. These two are normal humans, they did not face the same challenges as Garmadon did, so I obviously have higher expectations for them than I do for Garmadon.

I never said it made them terrible people, you can't judge people based on one part of their character. Yeah, Wu has had his shortcomings, but it doesn't change the fact that he was a great mentor and a dear and trusted person.

Misako has made many mistakes, but we can't forget she also tried to make up for them, and the fact that she DOES love his son.

Lou was a grieving man, and while I still personally don't like him, I concede that this is my bias on his character.

I have no problem with these characters, but I do want to point out the flaws that most people seem to ignore. "Yes, this character is great, but these are their flaws." Because these flaws make the characters more interesting. Focusing on one aspect of these characters takes away from them.

I am sorry I went on a long rant lol.

OK we all agree that misako is a shit parent

BUT

Wu ain't that much better than her. This man lets his nephew stay in a school for future gang members and criminals, even though he has the full authority to take him back.

And after getting him back, he puts him in multiple dangerous situations with the other ninjas.

This is not a misako-defending post, I have thoughts on her too. She literally abandoned her kid at said school and decided to fuck off to who the hell knows where and study ancient scrolls. And not ONCE did she think about checking up on her goddamn SON.

Legit, the only semi-decent parental figure Lloyd has is the dude destined to bring doom and destruction wherever he goes.

Said dude risked his life to save his son, literally DIED, and perhaps the only person Lloyd genuinely could look up to.

Come to think of it, lord Garmadon is one of THE best parents in the show. The other being Ed and Edna.

Kai and Nya's parents were kidnapped by a fucking dude, Dr.Julien got down and dirty with death a little after Zane's creation and Cole's dad is a neglectful asshole. Jay is the only one with loving parents.

The bar is so low it's in the realm of the departed, yet they STILL manage to trip over it and dig even deeper.

No wonder these kids are the way they are, I would have ended up in an asylum after the first two traumatic events.

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LMAOOO

I was surprised by how accurate the picrew was, belive it or not this low key how I dress

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I don't know how my result changed from last time I took the quiz... but I'm going to blame it on the fact that I picked Supernatural as my fandom, because that is a pretty good description of Dean Winchester. And I am just him. Although granted, not in any of the ways described. In all the bad ways.

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One thing people forget is that trauma is an explanation, not a justification.

Yes, Annabeth has experienced trauma, but that doesn't mean it justifies her wrong action.

And I'm sorry?? I'm a 15-year-old girl and you cannot catch dead doing any of the bs that Annabeth does in the series.

No one was there for her? But they were, she was coddled from the moment she was in camp, and after, she is basically Chiron’s favorite. This is not even mentioning her siblings.

Idk what to say other than Annabeth is canonically really bitchy to both Percy and Rachel? She spends nearly an entire book being a brat about Percy having a friend outside of her. And then continues that in the next book. Reading fics where Annabeth isn't bitchy to Rachel, but instead super accepting and sweet comes off as completely OC. Like it's a different character with Annabeth's name slapped on top.

Annabeth is a character that deals with her stresses and hardship by verbally taking it out on others: Percy in tlt and HoO, Tyson in SoM and Rachel in BotL. Yes, it comes from a place of trauma but that doesn't make it okay, or mean that she's actually a gentle and nice person deep down. It's literally a part of her personality.

Also "ship Percy with whoever you want as long as its legal" wtf. Who are you, the shipping police?

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questions. theoretically what would each ninjas stupid groupchat name be.

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Lloyd: if I had to pick between you and having the overlord kill my father and cause me to go through immeasurable grief, I choose the overlord.

Harumi:

Harumi: but ya didn't-

Lloyd: *starts gunning after her*

Harumi: *screams*

[zagreusapollyon]

Ninjago explained videos and Wikipedia 😃

Are we not gonna talk about how the only people that stayed dead in Ninjago were Jay's biological parents and God?

OK cool.