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A hummingbird thought a man’s orange hat was a flower [x]

#birds #animals #reblog

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What is your favorite Undertale character?

Still Papyrus to this day. o: He's just so fun and endearing and was the reason I got into the game in the first place, since I watched someone IRL play through his date.

#asks #undertale

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Kingdom Hearts Hot Take

Terra was not dumb for not immediately realizing that Master Xehanort was evil. For all his talk about darkness and how it needs to be channeled instead of destroyed, what he was essentially saying to Terra was something like “By telling you to eradicate the darkness within yourself, Master Eraqus is holding you to an unfair standard.”

Which was true!! Xehanort baited Terra into accepting his lies by starting out with a completely true statement, one which fed Terra’s bruised sense of self-worth. It was only after he got Terra listening to him that Xehanort started to gently layer on the evil philsophy, but by then he already had Terra starting to believe him.

It’s insidious! Especially since he’s not the only one to make the argument of “You can’t destroy darkness, especially not with light. You have to figure out how to manage hem both.”

You know who else said it? The Fairy Godmother.

Fairy Godmother: “It’s dangerous to fight the darkness with light, my dear.”

Aqua: “But why would you advise me not to fight darkness with light?”

Fairy Godmother: “Strong rays of sun create dark shadows.”

“Jealousy is darkness. Light and dark go hand in hand.”

“You can’t have one wthout the other.”

So “You can’t destroy darkness” isn’t even a villain-exclusive take! In the two separate story paths, Terra and Aqua are both being taught this same lesson.

The only difference is Xehanort is using this knowledge to prey on Terra’s inferiority complex. The problem isn’t that Terra is dumb, it’s that he was feeling rejected, insecure, and isolated, and thus perfectly primed to fall victim to the manipulations of Master Xehanort – who, I should also remind you, was introduced to Terra as a trusted authority figure worthy of Master Eraqus’ respect.

Terra really had no reason to believe Xehanort was a villain until it was already too late for him.

#kingdom hearts #character analysis #reblog

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BELDAM IS NOW TRANSPHOBIC IN THE ENGLISH LOCALIZATION

THIS MEANS VIVIAN'S TRANSNESS IS CANON IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME

WE WON

#paper mario #reblog

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the original:

sorry i got struck with a vision

#undertale #alphys #reblog

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You know that RP chat you linked on one of my asks. I have been spending a lot of time reading the RPs and debating on if I should try to get in on the fun.

Though If do, I will either RP a base Yu or a Ren based on the Timeline of 'The Phantoms of Gotham' fanfic both sound like it would be fun though I'm leaning towards Yu because of the sheer amount of Ren/Akira's even if Trying to navigate Tokyo or any of the Japan locations when Ren is from the Crime capital of the dc universe, and having the other people I'm RPing with having to decide if the DC comics exist in their universe and if so react to the fact that this Ren goes from being accused of assault, to being pretty much adopted(unknowingly) by Batman, to Phantom thief within the span of a month or two. Would be stupid levels of fun. Ren would be so godamn lost

But anyway, I have to say the RP with Tiny Baby Ren was freaking cute, adorable, also very cringe on behalf of older Ren. Also for the life of me can't find the RP where Raven gets Loki been searching it for the past three weeks I know it has something to do with Sparrow's shadow because accidentally got spoiled. Can you help pleeeeeease???

No worries! I can get that thread. It's a fun one. First, context: Meeting with the Shadow of a Maruki Ending Akechi. And the BIG THREAD that includes him awakening to Loki and also a lot of cute and stupid stuff between both the P4 and P5 versions of my Akechi and Magpie (Vashti's canonkechi). But thanks for the interest! As far as joining goes, it is invite-only mostly to keep the community from ballooning outta control (easier to moderate), but I brought up your interest in the mod channel, and we're discussing how we ought to handle interest via tumblr and other outside spheres, since a lot of our player recruitment has come via Discord servers we're a part of or just people we happen to know. We don't want to seem unwelcoming to interested parties, but we also want to make sure we coordinate and are on the same page, since we're a rather small group. Once I have a better idea of how we're handling things, I can give you an update! What I will say is that when it comes to RPing from someone else's fic or fanwork, you'll wanna ask the author first and get a screencap to prove you got the okay. It's mostly just so we avoid issues because we have a few fic authors in our community, and we never know who will wanna join us, etc.

#goro akechi #p4 akechi au #rp shenanigans #asks

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hot take: as cool as the neutral fight is, Undertale Yellow would be better (and more coherent with Undertale) if Flowey was not in it

#undertale #undertale yellow #reblog

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You know Morgana is not going to surprise Akechi for long, and he will completely believe his statement that he is a human, not a cat. After all, he has experience with Teddie

Morgana is really interesting to think about because I genuinely think Akechi will be overall very respectful towards him... when he's not being a prick to Ryuji. Akechi's much more inclined to call people out on their bullshit, so he'll be quick to shut that down, even if Ren is less confident in doing so. But Akechi also would totally believe Morgana could be human, or at the very least, find a way to become one. Teddie is proof that these things happen. Got some fun stuff planned with Akechi and Mona later. He won't outright replace Morgana and Ren's bond, as that is still important, but I see the both of them kinda having joint custody because Akechi is not the sort to wander around with a cat in his bag when he's trying to be a model student, while I can totally see Ren joking about how maybe a cute cat will make him less ~scary~, and he already has a record anyway.

#p4 akechi au #goro akechi #morgana #ren amamiya

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a15 bail and legal defense fund (supporting community members criminalized in the us for solidarity with palestine)

university of texas at austin students bail fund venmo @ psc_atx (livestream)

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this list is updated as of 24 april 10pm EST. i'll try to update as i find further bail funds and legal supports: if you know of other funds or if information shared here is incorrect, please reblog with updated info (+ a timestamp) so people can give and access support.

palestine will be free, solidarity forever 🍉 🇵🇸

#signal boost #palestine #free palestine #reblog

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Nothing like finding a body in the trunk of your cherry red sports car after a hard day at work!

#ace attorney #reblog #cw: blood #but it's very cartoony

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I've started headcanoning Xion as a trans girl recently, so I made a cute little comic about her figuring out gender stuff.

#lgbt #kingdom hearts #reblog

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Unmute !

#cats #animals #reblog

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Eyy, thanks for all the new follows and kind words on that recent Akechi =/= Light Yagami post I did earlier. It's always a pleasant surprise when the blorbo-induced rambling is stuff people like to see. xD This boy has become a big hyperfixation since last year. /stares at massive P4 + Akechi longfic... /stares at how many Akechi-centric fics she has consumed, including marigolds Yeah.

#mega's musing

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#writing #writing tips #reblog

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"... well, was there anything about the bento you didn't like? so i can fix it for next time?" "there won't BE a next time."

#goro akechi #sumire yoshizawa #ren amamiya #persona 5 #reblog

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sunset talks 🌅

#rikai #reblog #kingdom hearts

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I feel like when people compare Akechi to Light Yagami, they fundamentally misunderstand his character. Their similarities really end at their designs, and Light is the kind of person Akechi would despise. Light Yagami lives a pretty privileged life at the start of Death Note. He has a stable home, with two parents and a sister who care about him. He's a successful student. There isn't really inherent tragedy to his life. The whole reason he starts using the Death Note is a mix of curiosity and a jaded worldview, and when it works it empowers him, very quickly goes to his head, as he believes he is one who can be a god of a "new world" once the shock of his initial kills wears off. While his first kill was to help someone, that altruism didn't last. He is in charge of his choices, while Ryuk mostly vibes and maybe eggs him on a little. Fundamentally, Light has something Akechi lacks: agency, and a comfortable life he took for granted. Meanwhile, Akechi is someone who lived on the bottom rung of Japanese society. His very existence is shameful there, between his mother being a sex worker, his status as an illegitimate/"throw away" child, and his mother's suicide. Years languishing in a foster system that is notoriously inhumane, in a country where 90% of the adoptions are grown men for inheritance and patriarchal reasons, while very few children in the system find permanent homes. When Akechi awakens his power, he approaches Shido not because he wants to kill people but for a stupid revenge plan cooked up by a traumatized child who's been nudged along by a malevolent god. He wants to build Shido up so that at the height of his power, he can expose him for the monster he really is, while another part of him genuinely wants to be useful to Shido, as Cogkechi later calls out. His feelings are a mess of contradictions, and so it's no surprise that Shido was able to mold him into his assassin at only 15 years old. It's also worth noting that Akechi only approaches Shido with his ability to cause psychotic breakdowns. Shido is the one who teaches and instructs him to do shutdowns. He's still complicit, very sunk cost with his revenge plan, but as I spoke of here, even if he wanted to quit, he couldn't alone. Shido's cleaner and control of the law and ability to effortlessly turn him in would render the Metaverse his only safe haven. I think people look at 11/20 Akechi and Akechi in the early parts of the engine room and assume that's just his "true self," when in reality it's another mask. Royal makes it very clear because in Rank 7, he outright warns Joker of what's to come via a pool metaphor and offers an out (though he's MUCH happier if you don't take it/stick to your principles), and in Rank 8, he goes on that big "I hate you" speech... while Sunset Bridge is playing. Y'know, the song that plays at the end of most confidants to reaffirm bonds. So when he smiles as he shoots what he assumes to be Joker, that doesn't mean he's genuinely happy. More likely, he's an emotional clusterfuck, given he also is disoriented enough to namedrop "Shido-san" over the phone, and in the subsequent meeting with Shido, tells him not to kill the Phantom Thieves and that Morgana is "just a cat." Yes, he says they'll make them fear for the rest of their lives, but remember, he's talking to Shido. The things he says are likely all incredibly calculated to sound appealing to Shido. And when you consider that he planned to utterly destroy Shido's reputation after the election, the "delay" makes even more sense.

Later, Akechi goes on about how the people he induced shutdowns on were deserving of their fates, but I don't think he believes it so much as it's the only way he could convince himself that it was worth it, and given how much society failed him, and given how many of the people he targeted were likely rivals/competitors or rich fucks, I think he'd be less inclined to assume good faith. Kunikazu Okumura was not an innocent little victim, after all. He was one of the people who requested breakdowns and shutdowns the most. I think Akechi enjoyed killing him not because of how it'd hurt Haru, but because of catharsis. Because Okumura is just as monstrous as Shido, so why should he feel remorse? However, I don't believe he feels the same about Wakaba, as when he discusses her with Shido, he mentions how her fate was because she refused to willingly work for him. It's another justification, but I personally think Wakaba's death was the most painful for him because he was effectively making Futaba just like him. That's why I think his reaction to Sae threatening Sojiro's custody was genuine. Anyway, evil grinning Akechi is just another mask, as I said. Keep in mind, this is someone who laments not meeting Joker years ago, someone who Morgana outright points out is lying about his hatred. And that's the thing. Light Yagami, while a really fascinating character, is not someone who had all this childhood suffering or lack of agency. He does not regret his actions in the slightest and goes down due to his own hubris in both the anime and the manga. While you can argue that Ryuk set him up by dropping the Death Note, Light was the one who picked it up and chose to use it. Any nudging from Ryuk didn't coerce Light into doing it because Light seized the opportunity. No, if Light Yagami is like anyone in Persona 5, it's Masayoshi Shido, not Goro Akechi. Both believe they are god/god's chosen, that they are the ones who will reshape the world to their ideals, and to be frank, both use and abuse women to serve their own purposes. Goro Akechi goes down sacrificing himself for the Thieves and pleading with them to stop his father and again in Maruki's reality when he refuses to let Joker accept a gilded prison of a world for his sake when he knows better than anyone what it's like to have no true freedom. If you max his confidant, you see him in the postcredits, leaving his survival entirely possible, and I think it works because at the end of the day, Akechi was meant to be a victim and a foil. Light is a villain protagonist and a cautionary tale. Though its his POV we follow, he isn't someone we're meant to root for, but I definitely don't think enjoying the character is a bad thing at all. He's really interesting! I just think that a lot of the Akechi and Light comparisons are surface level at best.

#goro akechi #persona 5 #p5r spoilers #character analysis #long post #death note spoilers