#HES PROTECTING HIM!!! HES NOT A BURDEN

[everythingsinred]

will i get over it? mmmmm........ No. but life goes on..... not for me.

#ill never heal from this it always makes me cry #THEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY are everything to me!!!!!! #ga #gakuen alice #natsuruka #HES PROTECTING HIM!!! HES NOT A BURDEN #and natsume carrying ruka before this.... he aint heavy hes my brother and all that #best friendship hands down idc abt anything else #little anya things

[the-force-awakens]

Still not used to this life or death situation stuff. That's good, 'cause I'm not either. You never get used to it.

#swedit #starwarsedit #starwarsblr #star wars #poe dameron #flashing gif #nym.gifs #thinking about how in the stuff pre tfa he just. he wants to be a /pilot/ he wants to be a /soldier/ because he doesn't want to have to #carry the burden of the moral calls and the weight of so many people's lives in his hands #especially when strategies go /wrong/ #'point me at the bad guys and let me do my thing' #he works alone SO often. #and there's something so genuinely tragic that poe's just. /so/ good at what he does that he ends up catapulting himself into the position #that. he didn't want. #and the thing that /pushed/ him into joining the resistance to prevent from happening again (losing someone he cares about under his #command /keeps/ happening). and worse he ends up in these positions where he /could/ blame himself for things that /aren't/ his call. #like u know he's got to feel responsible for the village on some level not to mention fuckin /kijimi/ #it was /his/ idea to go there #the world should've protected you. instead you've been chosen to protect it. #what an honor. what an injustice. #not all of these fit this theme but mostly i just wanted to focus on his reaction/responses to some of the bigger tragedies in the trilogy #and tbh there's also. plenty more shots.

[forgetful-nerd]

The intense need I have to write a fanfic and sort of recreate this lotr scene with 2012!Raph saying this line to an injured 2012! Leo is unreal:

Oof this would be so good line for a fanfic about the burdens Leo feels as a leader and how he can (and should) lean on his family.

(Clearly, Learning that Sean Astin voices 2012! Raph has not been great for my sanity or attention span)

#I like to imagine it would happen after leo gets injured trying to protect his bros again #he and raph get separated and get into an argument #where leo reveals in the heat of the moment the burden he feels as leo especially without splinter to guide him #and raph has this moment where is just like ‘ok then lean on me then you idiot’ #tmnt #tmnt 2012 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #2012 raph #tmnt leo 2012 #2012 leo #2012 tmnt #tmnt leonardo #tmnt raphael #tmnt raph 2012 #tmnt leo #leonardo #raph #raphael #tmnt raph

[ace-no-isha]

y’all ever sit down and think of the burden luffy has on his shoulders as (a GOOD) captain? way back in the beginning of the story he saved nami’s life by clawing up a mountain. he went to alabasta and beat the shit out of crocodile cus he was destroying vivi’s home. he fought CP9, some of the strongest forces in the marines besides the admirals, just to bring robin home. he went after a fucking yonko to save sanji from living as a hostage. it especially shows during whole cake island. he’s fighting katakuri after barely sleeping for Days while fighting an onslaught of big mom’s crew and he’s so worn down. katakuri, big mom’s top officer. his crew looks at him with so much concern and he smiles to tell them he’s okay. he wouldn’t let them get hurt. he would die before they lay their hands on his crew, and his stubborn ass refuses to meet death. it’s moments like this where i’m like, damn, luffy’s grown up. he’s never been immature when it matters, but the degree of severity of the situation has never been this extreme. he trusts them to stay safe while he’s gone because they’re strong but he knows they’d drop everything and rush to fight alongside him if he even gave them an INKLING of a chance that he couldn’t do it. knowing how deeply exhausted he was when he smiled for them felt like holding up the sky for a second. you just learned how heavy of a load luffy carries on his shoulders.

#of course i think in general he does not give a shit #i don’t think he feels it as a burden simply cus he’s doing what he wants #and what he wants is to protect his crew #and just. idk #he is very thoughtful and always has been #he might’ve been the baby of his family but now he’s on top #and he took it in stride #i’m so proud of him but i wish i could give him a hand in holding up the sky #one piece #luffy #luffy one piece #monkey d luffy #monkey d. luffy #mugiwara no luffy #one piece luffy #op luffy #mugiwara #luffy op #isha speaks

[t-u-i-t-c]

"If I were in your place, I'd give up my life to protect you! Just like you're doing now... I won't die! And I won't let you die! "

#kamen rider saber #kamen rider espada #kento fukamiya #fukamiya kento #kamiyama touma #touma kamiyama #kamen rider #tokuedit #please do not repost #umbrella.edits #umbrella.gifs #umbrella.posts #they are so important and their relationship is so strong #even when they are against each other they are always thinking about each other and are always trying to protect each other #they would do anything to protect each other and it's clear that they care for each other deeply #kento was touma's childhood friend who thought him to be dead for years and was overjoyed when he was able to see him again #kento kept so much to himself to not burden touma but touma would take any burden he gave him bc he cares about him #and bc he knows many burdens are not kento's to bear alone #so yeah i have a lot of thoughts about them and i care about them greatly

[pyjamacryptid]

sokka putting on his war paint to face the fire navy and I’m feeling super emotional over how this 15 year old boy really was preparing himself to protect his village and die trying

#he’s the one warrior his village has #he’s burdened with the responsibility of protecting his sister and his village #a duty his father left him with #and he’d be damned if he did anything but take it on #but he’s a fifteen year old boy playing soldier #and even if he hopes for a miraculous and heroic survival #he knows that’s silly. it’s all in the numbers #he hasn’t seen what fleet that signal summoned #it could be anywhere from fifty boats to one #(and it was only one ofc) #but a single boat can hold dozens of trained men devoid of mercy #and it’s them versus him #avatar #avatar the last airbender #atla #sokka #water tribe

[narugen]

i seriously need more narumi and mina moments because just imagine the relief mina felt when narumi joined, similar age to her and was also considered a prodigy in the force.

to have someone to share the burden of the defence force’s future with must’ve felt so freeing. because before he joined it was just her, age 18, being told that she was going to change kaiju extermination with her exceptional synergy with firearms. and she was so, so scared.

narumi doesn’t have the kind of skills or talent for long range combat like she does, but he’s also a top candidate (despite his behavioural issues- which aren’t much of a hinderance anyway) and mina doesn’t have to carry the burden of the future alone anymore

(although she’d never admit, given she probably views narumi as someone completely shocking i just think it’s so funny how she stood there like O_O when she first saw him)

like i LOVE seeing the contrast. mina who was sent onto the battlefield for the first time and was deathly afraid vs narumi who was sent out and immediately took action because that’s how he always lived (fighting)

and now they’re the top two strongest captains in the force and they will be the ones to lead the new generation..

#egg boils #IM SOOO BONKERS SORRY THEYRE MY FAVES I WANT THME TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON ESCH ORHEF SO FUCKING BAD. #consider this: narumi teaches mina to be less serious. to stop holding onto the burden of others and her team mates and Fight because she #wants to. hold onto ur weapon clench ur teeth because you WANT to be here and protect lives and not because You feel like you have to ashir #and mina teaches him abt team work and yes you can work along but And maybe having to consider ur team members IS burdensome for u but isnt #it nice to have someone watch ur back? for someone to Help you narumi #please please show me how they’ve influenced each other I KNOW DAMN WELL THEY HAVE. I INOW IT. matsumoto please. #i will never be over mina and how genuinely AFRAID she was #ashiro mina my absolute beloved #narumi tells mina to stop being so freaked out all the damn time because you have your team mates don’t you?! always talking my ear off abo #about team work but you can’t even trust your own comrades?! #mina tells narumi that HE keeps acting recklessly because he doesn’t trust his team mates either!!! they’re perfectly capable too #ohhhhh i’m sick im sick i want mina to knock some sense into narumi and vice versa i want them to be the reason they trust their units to #SUCH a degree now. i want them to be the reason why they stand for their men so strongly (narumi immediately pouncing on no.9 when he showe #kikoru isao’s face. mina’s anger and appreciation when her unit stood their ground against no10. #mina #narumi #kaiju no.8 #they’re my top two of course i’m making this shit up. i need it so bad bside please please please #i know she grit her teeth and got used to be alone when she subjugates from the roof top but CONSIDER narumi the delinquent but extremely #capable recruit being the one to show her how to live less in fear #i need a tag for them #don’t be stupid #okay that’s it that’s my tag #kn8 spoilers #sorry again. tagging for myself #narumina

[twst-mer]

leona & jamil

#twisted wonderland #twst #leona kingscholar #jamil viper #book 6 leona & jamil changed me #i love their dynamic so much? #they argue and have communication issues and have funny moments and all #but i saw someone's tweet meta in jp fandom that floored me #op said: #[jamil's mindset of 'i have to do my best i have to think on my own i have to sacrifice myself to protect someone' #has become the norm for him #and so when he teams up with leona this time #'i don't have to protect someone else i can think to get someone's help i can depend on someone' #the fact that he could team up with someone like that must've been a huge deal...] #..im STILL devastated #leona of all people the one adult that jamil can finally rely on #to let him be a kid and not shoulder undue responsibility and burden #for once? #help

[seventh-fantasy]

阁下！不用理由就会相信、没有力量也要保护的人，阁下难道没有吗？ your excellency! someone you would believe regardless of reason and protect despite being powerless - does your excellency not have someone like that?

#being feminine in a world so dominated by masculinity that it's inhospitable to your presence you have to conceal your face #and then you become a mystery. and never become yourself again #hlht #lhl #鹤唳华亭 #莲花楼 #my posts #lwx would be lxy if she was a guy. lxy would be lwx if he was a girl #but either way it's about how being a girl in the world is very hard. THANKS FOR COMING TO THE TED TALK. MIC DROPS #OKAY so this post has been in my drafts since last week #but ana's thoughts from today is so spot on for it!!! about llh being made to wield a sword time and over literally slowly killing him - #as a performance of masculinity by someone who doesn't want to do it but is burdened / forced to do it - #out of overwhelming sentimentality and emotions to fight for / defend people very important to him. #then you have lwx gripping onto the other end of the blade cutting herself and don't care. in order to protect her family. HELLO!!!!!! #they're holding both ends of the sword and it's killing them. #and they'll do it to the bitter end bc there's no turning back no home to return to #HLHT/LHL BRAINROT FOR MARK AND MEEEE and ana too if u r into this ily <3 #credits to mark for planting the lwx/llh comparison in my brain!!! #i can finally release this into the wild!!! 😭😭 it's so important to me. if you even care

[whydoifeelthisquiet]

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#abby doesnt shut up #being a swiftie rn is incredibly conflicting #like I have all this love for someone who is dating someone with so much hate for ppl like me & ppl I love #and we’ve been waiting so long for this tour #and cool things are happening #and then he’s there and taylor supports him #so how do u even have fun anymore #then you feel shitty for going to tour at all even though it’s your dream #and you think about how all of her promises and morals have flown out the window #then you’re like oh great this is my only safe space and I’m mad but cannot leave #and then I love her #and then she doesn’t speak out #and then she’s pictured with that monster #then I want to protect her from the tiktokers stalking her #then I’m sad again #and I say this just being disabled. I cannot imagine how other marginalized swifties feel. #so please just be gentle with everyone rn. this is not cut & dry and ppl are allowed to feel multiple things at once. #if I see you yelling at marginalized fans for going to tour it’s ON SIGHT. they shouldn’t have to bear this burden and lead the way by - #-giving up their tickets. we all still love her and that’s why we’re angry.

[lyriumsings]

baldurs gate is so funny it’s just

laezel &shadowheart: let’s break you outta this religious cult!

wyll & gale: let’s break you outta this unhealthy relationship!

astarion & karlach: let’s break the people who broke you!

that’s it that’s the game

#halsin is like let’s break you out of this monumental weight you keep putting on yourself #i could write pages on halsin tbh like #he really glosses over his own pain and like he’s not looked after #like the comments you can make about him being good for helping carry stuff #the way he can say ‘my heart can wound’ #if you end things with him and then take it back (i reloaded the save i just wanted to see DJSJS) #and it broke my heart like people just see him as this big strong guy to push responsibility on to #who can protect everyone all the time and he can but like no!! i’m protecting YOU get in my pocket #acknowledge your past trauma don’t gloss over it #he’s very similar to astarion imo #in the way that both kind of seem like they don’t need help #or act like it rather but to different extremes #halsin cares about everything all the time and shoulders the burden #astarion elected to not care about anything ever and preserve himself bc no one else would #i’m obsessed with their poly and how they both desperately need to be cared for in vastly different ways that are somehow still so similar #lyriumsings txt #bg3 #spoilers #anyway this was supposed to be a silly post i got lost in my feels DKSJDJDJS

[littencloud9]

thinking abt kunikida in the sheep au…

#‘how would this work’ i dont know but the VOICES #sorry this IS meant to be kunichuu. for my sake #imagine how it’d be like having another ability user in their group. someone chuuya can share the burden with #but also chuuya who doesnt WANT to drop that responsibility. smth smth natural instinct is to protect #vs kunikida who is loud and idealistic and takes leadership #not in the ‘IM THE LEADER’ way but in the ‘LET ME HELP YOU BITCH’ way #also him doing silly magic tricks with his ability to entertain the younger ones :’) #him and chuuya taking turns keeping watch. letting each other rest for once #kunikida being fiercely defensive of chuuya. he recognises chuuya’s strength but isnt afraid it would be used against them #bc he knows how loyal chuuya is. also ‘if chuuya ever hurts one of us ill hit him so hard he dies’ and hes 100% serious too #chuuya finds it so cute #maybe this is ooc but idc we’ve never even seen 15! kunikida. god i need it so bad #ALSO. kunikida with a sheep bracelet… it is Blue :)

[cygnetofthesea]

When I started watching Queen Charlotte and found out that she had 13 kids I was like holy shit, why so many? But after finishing the show, it was evident that it was in an effort to continue the bloodline but I also feel like it was so that all the pressure wouldn’t just fall on one child’s shoulder, the way it did with George.

George never wanted to be king, he just wanted a simple life where he could spend his days in an observatory and farming. But he was also someone who wouldn’t push back, even felt like he couldn’t so he bore the weight of it all for the sake of his mother and for the sake of the country.

And I think it’s safe to say, it’s these moments of pressure, where it becomes evident and heavy on him, that’s when he spirals into another world - he’s escaping into a new reality. The first time we see it happen on screen is when he learns of Charlotte’s arrival. She’s already coming from a long way and it’s a done deal, no room for argument.

On the day of his wedding when he overhears that his bride-to-be was a runaway bride, the pressure built, once again, everything was at risk and it was because of him.The anxiety builds, on the verge of turning into a full-blown panic attack and he can feel himself fading away under the weight of it all. That’s when he seeks out the doctor and is snapped back to the present. Charlotte’s presence further solidifies his presence in reality.

The other time we see it is when he learns that Charlotte is pregnant, which I’m sure he inherently felt happy about but in his anxiety-prone mind, he likely felt that now he was not only going to be disappointing his love, Charlotte, but their child as well.

He already feels like he’s half a man for Charlotte, less than what she deserves, I imagine it doubled with the thought of being half a father to their child. Maybe he even felt like he was dooming his child’s life before it had even begun.

It’s these instances in which George is reminded of the weight of the country, the weight of his family’s well-being, and how it all rests firmly on his shoulder and it’s his to bear alone, it being his bloodline.

I think between Charlotte and George, they decided they loved each other so much and would have as many children as she could safely carry. That way no one child of theirs carried the weight as George had to.

...and I want to weep for them. 😭 😭

#Bridgerton Spoilers #Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story #Charlotte x George #I love them so much #I want to swaddle them and protect them at all cost #Charlotte was thrust into this world but her love for George made her not only fight for George but with him #She carried his burdens so he wouldn't have to #😭 😭 these two kill me and now I hope someone writes a happy fic of their life before they get old and his condition worsens

[depressedhatakekakashi]

People need to learn to hate a character without coming up with the most BS excuses.

You cannot actually tell me Naruto learned more from Jiraiya, or Sasuke learned more from Orochimaru than they did from Kakashi

Jiraiya taught Naruto Rasagan and Summoning.

All we see Sasuke get from Orochimaru is his summons, and he also has an eagle summon so clearly he couldn’t even just have only the snakes to connect him to his ‘master’

Meanwhile, Kakashi taught Naruto chakra nature, how to use his shadow clones, Basic Chakra control, is stated to have improved all three of his students exponentially before the chunin exams, and of course he taught all three of his students the importance of teamwork and protecting their friends over the mission. A lesson that Naruto and Sasuke both take to heart in their own way.

He taught Sasuke the chidori, which Sasuke evolved into other types of chidori style jutsu’s. He also helped him improve his taijutsu so much in a month that Gai, the Taijutsu master, was impressed and concerned about the training Kakashi put him under for that month.

Sakura is the only one who we can confidently say learned more from her master, and Kakashi can’t teach medical ninjitsu (he only knows basic medical ninjitsu and that’s only after the way) and states himself he’s not the best at teaching chakra control (hence why he asked Ebisu to help Naruto with that during the month between chunin exam fights)

Like…

Hate Kakashi all you want but calling him a ‘Bad Sensei’ is factually incorrect for what we see. Even when he screws up it’s not out of malice or thinking he just knows better. He’s genuinely trying to help his students and just screws up.

It happens.

#wanna talk about how much Care the Sensei put into their students? #mistakes aside Kakashi clearly cared about every single one of his students #he cheered Naruto on and was proud of him in his chunin exam fights #he assured Sasuke that he would protect him in the land of waves arc when he saw him freaking out #he tried to comfort Sakura when she was upset about Naruto and Sasuke fighting #he tried to reach out to Sasuke when he saw him crumbling after his interaction with Itachi #he was always there to put Naruto back and get him to try and think things through as well as being determined to protect him #his first action when he came back to life after Pein’s attack was to find Naruto and make sure he was alright #when he realized Sakura was going after sasuke to try and kill him he chased after her to try and stop her #and when he realized a fight was going to happen he tried to take the burden of facing Sasuke off of Sakura’s shoulders #like did he do everything right? #no! #no one can #but he cared and he tried and he had everything stacked against him and his students #and he STILL fought tooth and nail for them because he loved them

[martyrbat]

detective comics #509

[ID: Bruce Wayne sleeping in his penthouse, his eyes squeezed shut as the narration reads, ‘Gordon's strained laugh sounds hollow, but it echos in the Batman's mind... and haunts his dreams...” Bruce awakens to a hand on his shoulder and before he can think, he's twisting it and holding it down. The panel expands, revealing the hand belongs to Alfred as he's almost toppling over! He cries out, “M-master Bruce—my arm!” as Bruce groggily realizes who it is. He lets go at once as Alfred moves to the end of the bed and holds his arm while stammering an apology, “S-sorry, s-sir... Sorry if I startled you.” Bruce looks at him with aghast as he cries out, “My god, Alfred—I almost broke your arm!” Alfred reasons, “You must have been having a nightmare, sir.” as Bruce sits up and puts his face in his hands. He weepily dismisses, “A nightmare—what kind of an excuse is that? Old friend... forgive me...” Alfred reassures, “Nothing to forgive, sir. Just bad nerves, sir.” END ID]

#THIS ONE !!!! #bruce and his neverending guilt complex #just immediately regretful and so apologetic as alfred is quick to reassure and dismiss it #holding his arm because of fucking course it still hurts but when bruce lifts his head he stops .... #always thinking of how he was a caretaker for bruce since he was a small child/infant and how many little things bruce does now will remind #alfred of those days #he likes his grilled cheese q certain way. he cries if he thinks he hurt someone. he blames himself for a lot. he gets bad nightmares #like so much has stayed the same as so much continues to change but the love and care thry have for each other is always there #(<- guy who is always number one in bruce is disabled and needs a caretaker but also in how the people around him know bruce loves and cares #about them. its not about not being loved its about how heavy his love is and how bruce will subconsciously use his love to harm himself #(from blaming himself to his parents murders and jason's future death to something as simple as this and how he'll beat himself up #for hurting alfred and not able to protect him as well from himself) #(like his mental illness is forever using his stupid bleeding heart against himself as a reason for why hes awful) #this is all fully sidetracked im just fucking wired today sorry lol #but while im talking and something more related to the panel itself:: #after this line bruce looks up and says ‘the batman suffering from bad nerves? lets hope not. gordon can worry about the election but i #cannot afford to. still its not just the campaign. lately so many other things are pressuring me—mostly as bruce wayne’ #and like !!!! #it wasn't about batman! it wasnt about his burdens and responsibilities!! alfred was telling HIM. BRUCE. that its okay #and bruce automatically ‘its not because batman cant behave like this’ like !!!! #batman is the priority in the sense of he thinks he needs it to protect people. even his family even alfred and every single stranger #he won't ever allow himself any grace even while sleeping because batman cannot afford those ‘slips’ #just GOD 70s/80s batman makes me insane for forever and ever amen #c: detective comics | i: 509 #crypt's panels #bruce wayne #alfred pennyworth #alfred & bruce #‘awake or asleep—it scarcely matters anymore. the nightmare never seems to end.’ #<- nightmare bruce tag <333

[worldendercharles]

never fails to drive me wild the way that Yami Marik is almost exactly to Marik what Marik is to Atem

#What if your existence was to serve and protect the treasured memories of the personification of Ra #But he hurt you and denied you your own personhood outside of carrying his burdens one too many times and so you snapped and decided to kil #Him and take his place because you want nothing more than to be seperate from his legacy but your fundamentally linked to it in a way you #Can't escape #What if you decided to kill him and take his place because he's controlled your entire life and the only way to control it for yourself is #To take on his role. It shouldn't be hard if you're just an extension of him after all #yugioh #marik ishtar #malik ishtar #yami malik #yami marik #pharaoh atem #ygo atem #ygo #yugioh duel monsters #Is this anything?