#and how he stars in the distance

[mumblesplash]

as if he needed more ways to be everywhere at once

#my art #new life smp #scott smajor #new life scott #owengejuicetv #what if nightcrawler had the color palette of portal and the fashion sense of rey star war #actually maybe i do give him the nightcrawler legs next time i’m not sure #depends on how long this origin lasts tbh #also my Lord was it hard to stay skin accurate without laddering his character design #you know like that thing where a chars outfit is blocked into segments w tunic->belt->skirt->boots all being roughly the same distance #i never like how that looks and i am Constantly fighting for my life bc it’s so easy to do on accident #also i didn’t draw this but the thing where he ‘imprints’ on people and can swap places w them #shows up as him snapping one of his bracelets onto someone else’s wrist #+ since he’s the only one who can control them they can’t take it off

[vildo]

Is he…you know

#star trek #star trek tos #james t kirk #captain kirk #jim kirk #spock #william shatner #leonard nimoy #shatnoy #spirk #tos spirk #star trek cast #star trek the original series #star trek: tos #st tos #i love how he scoots back and forth to make sure he’s keeping a safe distance #oh bill #interview #tumblr trash #shitpost #tos

[starkcontrasts]

obi-wan kenobi is stronger than me bc if i was "two halves of a single warrior, closer than friends, closer than brothers, knew each other more intimately than lovers" with a 6ft moody twunk i wouldn't walk away from him twice i'd simply dom him into stability

#does this count as kenobi spoilers? i'm counting it as kenobi spoilers #kenobi spoilers #kenobi series #owk series #obi-wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #darth vader #star wars #sw #obikin #vaderwan #obikins let your flag fly these two are way too intense to be condensed into one label platonic or otherwise #this post is just as much me thumbsupping the obikin girlies(gender neutral) from a distance #as my asexual ass saying i would dom the shit out of anakin skywalker if given the opportunity #he makes it too easy and also he's Very Pretty #how do they say it? face card never declines #yes even under the suit #it's all in the eyes

[bumblingbabooshka]

[Tuvok & Janeway: Control, Distance, Duty & Connection.] Sources: St Voyager Transcripts / Mitski 'First Love Late Spring' / Disco Elysium

#web weaving #star trek web weaving #st voyager #Kathryn Janeway #Tuvok #be the change you want to see in the world - make a long post about Tuvok & Janeway's similarities <- angel on my shoulder #I feel like a lot of people see them as 'opposites attract' sort of friends where Janeway is unhinged & Tuvok reigns her in #but in reality I think that while there is that element in there (exacerbated HEAVILY by their delta quad circumstances) #what I see most in their relationship is how they both value loyalty and duty above all and are extremely rigid with themselves #and the people around them. How they both have to maintain distance from others bc of their positions as captain & vulcan #I hate when people dismiss Tuvok as not being remotely interested in Maryana or Noss - it erases an interesting struggle that he and Janewa #both share - their desire to stay loyal to their spouses vs the 70 years of loneliness that that loyalty demands of them #But they BOTH triumph and they BOTH remain loyal (Tuvok until he returns to T'Pel and Janeway until Mark informs her that it's over) #and for both of them it's a little bit insane for them to do that. #Isn't it more interesting that Janeway and Tuvok both have feelings for people other than their spouses but don't give in #to that temptation? #They're both people who live very fastidiously by codes. Either written codes or moral codes - they very rarely if ever do things because #it's what THEY want to do. I'd say they're the least emotion-driven members of the crew and yes I'm including Seven because Seven #has a very...how to describe? It's a blunt and insular selfishness. She does what SHE wants to do and doesn't really care about others. #To me that's emotion-driven. Or...personal desire-driven? Not a bad thing at all but very different from Janeway & Tuvok who #are always more 'this is logical' or 'this is for the crew' rarely do they think 'this is what I want' bc they can't afford to #for different reasons (captain & vulcan) #they both also are in the most 'caretaking' positions on the ship from my POV. Security and Captain - both are directly in charge of #ship and crew safety. #Janeway & Tuvok #star trek voyager #st voy #when I say caretaking I'm NOT saying they're everyone's mom and dad or whatever - I'm saying they're in positions where they always #have to think about the greater good and the crew as a whole and how much danger is acceptable etc etc. #Janeway is always killing herself for the crew but Tuvok is right there beside her

[raelyn-dreams]

Sometimes I feel like people will read one (1) story and base all their perceptions of a unit/character off of that which. Just doesn't really work imo, ESPECIALLY in the Reminisce stories.

Of course you won't like Shu if you only read Marionette. Of course you won't like Keito if you only read Meteor Impact. Of course you won't like Eichi if you only read Three Magicians (or literally any other reminisce story). Because they all play an antagonistic role.

You're seeing the absolute worst parts of them, their lowest points, when they're at their most desperate and ruthless. And that can be a good thing!!! I would not have the same understanding of any of these characters if I had NOT read those stories, and I'm grateful that I can fully know them better now! But I feel like sometimes, people run with it way too far, and refuse to acknowledge any change from them, even when all three of these examples have apologized and genuinely attempted to better themselves.

That's definitely not to say you have to read all the stories for a unit/character before forming any opinion on them (I freely admit that I could tell you almost nothing about Eden or current fine's development). However, be aware that your opinion may be influenced by certain stories, and that it is very likely you are missing some context for why a certain character acts the way they do.

Therefore, please stay open-minded, or at the very least, honest and polite!

#shu keito and eichi may have all been assholes at one point or another #but they did it out of love #does that make it justified? hell no! and they admit that! #but shu treated nazuna and mika as dolls because the only way he knew love was to force someone to achieve their greatest potential #keito yelled at and kicked out souma because souma was going in too deep and he didn't want him stained by akatsukis war actions #eichi started the war out of his love for the idol industry with the full intent of eventually being overthrown by people like trickstar #and he keeps tsumugi hiyori and others at a distance because he knows how terribly he hurt them and sees it as taking responsibility #yeah i just. i really love all these characters and don't like them getting slandered for things people don't fully understand #that's not to say i won't slander them because kaoru hakaze is never living down the souma scene in crossroads as long as i live lmao #but genuine bad-faith hate is something im very uncomfortable with and i wish people would realize that they may be missing the big picture #enstars #ensemble stars #ensemble stars music #fandom culture #enstars units #meteor impact #ryusei bonfire #reminisce marionette #enstars three magicians #enstars stories #enstars story #shu itsuki #keito hasumi #eichi tenshouin #enstars war era #enstars war #raelyn rambles

[destroyedparadise234]

obsessed with how Star Wars de-canonized Obi-Wan secretly giving Anakin the cheat sheet to speedrun becoming a Force ghost, and instead has made them into a dyad so that even IN DEATH they are cosmically incapable of leaving each other obikins just keep winning

(referencing this article suggesting they’re a dyad)

#obikin #makes me wonder how THAT first interaction went if it wasnt obi wan who actually taught anakin how to force ghost #but instead as obi wan and yoda watched the death star blow up in the distance they just #hear nervous shuffling from behind them and a ‘u-uh… master?’ #and obi wan’s jaw drops bc its a fuckin blue anakin skywalker looking not a day over 22 #and yoda IMMEDIATELY dissolves into thin air for the moment #bc no way in all the sith hells is he going to stick around for this conversation #at least not until those two finally have the heart to heart convo they desperately needed #and yoda expects maybe some shouting #maybe a lot of shouting #maybe a shove or a slap if theyre feeling spicy #he pops back in after like 30 minutes to make sure these two idiots havent found a way to somehow make force ghosts bite the dust #and finds that these two were alot more spicy than he anticipated #bc honestly he didnt realize force ghost clothing could be removed #i cant believe the dyad theory is in mainstream now #they really said even in death where there is a kenobi you’ll find a skywalker not too far behind

[hella1975]

lately ive been crying like a tall child. etc. if you even care

#um does anyone want to rant about the tams fire siblings because they are driving me genuinely crazy #the way azula - despite being grown and distanced enough from ozai to know it was wrong - still views her 9 year old self as her ‘peak’ #while zuko views the age he was at when they left as his lowest point #and they’re both trying to get towards and away those respective identities #any reminder that azula isn’t the girl she was is met with discomfort from her #just as any situation that makes him feel unsettled/unsafe/belittled instantly puts zuko into his 11 y/o mindset #like so much has happened and diverted from canon yet here they still are #those children are still living and kicking within them despite all they’ve done to have ‘zuko’ and ‘azula’ erased #there’s just sooooo much to them but I really liked this from the latest chapter #bc this chapter was supposed to really show how all the little crumbs I’ve put into their characters so far #come together to create two surprisingly opposing mindsets #and this is a key factor of that and this treatment of their past becomes VERY prevalent #twice as many stars #oh on the topic of tams please if ur gonna listen to any song off the playlist pls let it be come by adrienne lenker #like I’m crying about it actually

[astarlightmonbebe]

episode 5 has left me considering the different - and similar - ways taeyoung and kwonsook think about themselves, and how they respond to pain/violence.

kwonsook calls herself a monster, someone who goes crazy in the boxing ring. that monster, she says, was created by her father, and her father used abuse, violence, and emotional manipulation to create that monster. he didn’t treat her like human, so it’s no surprise that the way she talks about herself when she boxes is as if she’s discussing an animal: she gets cornered, gets scared for her life, and lashes out to kill. she calls herself a monster with resignation; it’s not what she wanted to be, but she knows it’s what she was. she ran away to escape that monstrosity, to live as a human, doing good things, but that part of her never really died.

taeyoung, too, calls himself a monster. he’s a SOB, he does thing no one with an ounce of humanity would do. he seemingly has no qualms about what he does, perhaps because he can always justify it to himself, always has an exit prepared for when things really get bad (until, i’m sure, he doesn’t). like kwonsook, taeyoung accepts the label of monster, accepts his own inhumanity, even if they are inhuman in very different ways. whereas kwonsook wants to break away from that monstrous part of her - she’s only returned so she can free herself from that part of herself permanently (and if she finds a way to box without a monster, then...) - taeyoung embraces it. it’s through being a monster that he’s found success, how he secures futures for his athletes, and how he’s able to ‘solve’ their (and his) issues. monstrosity was not imposed on taeyoung, but (due to what we know so far) is something he chose for himself (although the factors surrounding this part of his past are decidedly murky).

in this episode, taeyoung and kwonsook also demonstrate similar responses to violence and (emotional) pain. when taeyoung upsets kwonsook by working with her father behind her back, he offers her an outlet for her anger by punching him. later on, after ahreum has already slapped kwonsook, instead of lashing out, kwonsook offers to let ahreum hit her again if it will make her feel better. in parallel responses, both ahreum and kwonsook debate taking that opportunity to hurt, but decide not to (kwonsook because she’s taking a chance on taeyoung, or moreso giving him another one, and ahreum because she decides that she doesn’t owe kwonsook that, that kwonsook is beneath her in terms of boxing, no longer on her level). 

kwonsook learned to respond to pain at a young age. in boxing, you can’t flinch from the hit - you have to learn how to take the pain, absorb it, and get back up to hit again. outside of the rink, kwonsook absorbs the pain, but she doesn’t hit again. she’s experienced firsthand what her hits can do to people, and that terrified her. after all, she only boxed so that she could protect her mother. so when confronted with violence and pain, she takes the hit, because pain is what she knows and understands. it’s the emotions behind it that are hard for her. pain is easy for kwonsook, because she’s used to living through it, surviving it; beneath it, she’s always empty. she’s never really cared about boxing; it was what she had to do. the lee kwonsook that was a boxing genius was a monster she ran from, after all. but in order to break away from that monster, she has to come to understand the emotional investment of her fellow female boxers. before, they were just her opponents, never her friends, but now she has to face their own feelings about the sport, the passion they have for boxing that she never felt. like ara said, she didn’t feel happiness about winning, and kwonsook has never lost, so she’s never had to live with that humiliation, either. how her feelings will change in relation to boxing will likely be a reckoning for her.

taeyoung, on the other hand, is confronting his fair share of non-boxing sanctioned boxing. even though kwonsook is the boxer, it’s taeyoung who’s been touched by ‘true’ violence in this present timeline. his life is quite literally on the line, which has been shown again and again. he’s been ambushed by her father, threatened, blackmailed, and beaten up by chairman nam’s guys. he lives on the edge, anxious at every shadow, which is chewing him alive. to him, kwonsook’s anger is much easier to deal with. he knows she might hurt him, but his potential to hurt her is so much more (and if he does, in that case he’d find her anger justified, and probably let her beat him to death or something if what we’ve seen of his feelings for her is an indication of anything), and she might hurt him, but she’d never hurt him as much as other people in his life at the moment would (i.e. by killing him, or hurting the people he cares about). taeyoung is used to weathering the storm of other people’s dislike; he’s the scumbag, and he does bad things, deserves other people’s anger when it’s directed at him. 

both taeyoung and kwonsook want to resolve things through violence. i think it’s telling that despite being two emotionally aware people, they both consider other people’s feelings to be so easily taken care of. they want the quick, instant pain, and then they want to get it over with. because the violence is what they’re used to, and to a degree it’s what they both think they deserve. however, what lies beneath that, what doesn’t go away with a single hit, is much harder for them to confront and understand. 

#star stumbles #my lovely boxer #kdrama #my thoughts #in boxing you get hit and you hit someone else and whoever is still standing wins #and it's basically that way in the whole world of (physical) sports #and it's going to be so so good when they both end up embroiled in the very emotional situation that they both want to avoid at all costs #ie their feelings for each other / betrayal / broken trust / fear #i think i ended this poorly i kind of got distracted and honestly...honestly i don't KNOW what their response to violence really says #or how it's going to be played with throughout the drama #this text is the bare bones of what i can understand through what i've seen #and oh yes even though i know some people might argue that they're not emotionally aware i think they are... #both very emotionally mature. despite their actions they both know what's up in their hearts #and they're very adept at reading one another (or at least taeyoung is towards kwonsook i think she's getting there but she's also trying to #distance herself from him so. i do think she's ignoring some of what she'll probably reinterpret later on #nobody made taeyoung a monster he chose that path vs kwonsook left the path as soon as she was able to #and her getting punished for his bad deeds...even though at the end she admits they're both scumbags for going through with this deal #because she's understood that she'll hurt boxing whether good things come out of it or not #because she'll be disrespecting ahreum and everyone else by rigging the match and losing on purpose #which will probably add to her conflict later on #and taeyoung simultaneously struggles with not wanting to string her along vs stringing her along #because he's been upfront with her about how he's a bad person and she sees it too but ALSO #he can't bring himself to tell her some of the worst things because he wants her to see him differently #like he wants to act like a good person for her but also knows he needs her #honestly their relationship dynamic reminds me so much of my liberation notes #it's the ahjussi / disenchanted two people approaching each other and something ending up growing there where they thought nothing would #again

[godsfavoritescientist]

Finally rewatching some doctor who, and the episode 'midnight' is such a different experience now what the fuck.

Spent the first half of the episode like "wait the doctor IS being reasonable this is an undiscovered lifeform its just trying to learn things its not its fault people think its creepy </3" and also "this is a bit more contrived than I remember. Why are all these tourists down for Murder after 20 minutes of someone repeating what they say." But of course the episode is having so much fun with itself that I'm having fun too <3

Anyway my crack theory is that the midnight creature is post-finale bill, due to the line, while possessing someone, of "I can move, I can feel again, I'm coming back to life" and all the really obvious evil little smiles

#godsrambles #hm maybe i will make a tag for this #drwho tag #cant believe thinking deeply about bills character has affected even this #even though the episode heavily implies the midnight creature is evil. im STILL like. #'augh thats a Creature! its probably been completely alone for who knows how long! it Sprinted towards the first people it saw!' #'maybe it Was just learning and it only became 'evil' because it learned from murderous tourists!' #'and even if it IS evil doesnt it deserve a chance? if the doctor couldve contained it safely..... take it to eldritch rehab............' #of course theres the line 'i can feel again' which implies it is NOT a brand new creature. insane about the 1 sec of lore #for a 1 episode creature we will never see ever again. who were they.......... #i dont want dr who to answer that question its just fun to wonder about #how does a creature get trapped on an inhospitable planet for who knows how long..... do 'xtonic rays' destroy bodies but not souls??? #someone exposed to the stars light and lost almost everything. just a shell of their former self. no body no thoughts just a shadow #idk!!!!! comparing this random 1 episode Creature-Meant-To-Be-Spooky to bill. i guess. it just hits different now #as a kid i thought 'wow the doctor shouldnt give it the benefit of the doubt its obviously evil' #but now i get it!!! the doctor has seen so much evil and Done so much evil. cant dismiss a creature just for being suspicious #reaching out to try and save someone else who he can only imagine has been so so terribly alone for way too long. augh #and this is season 4 so like. after everything in the s3 finale. one million yard stares into the distance. #ok one more thing. bill finds this creature and invites it to be a henchmaniac. that is all

[magicalgirlmascot]

Bionicle Ghost Trick AU where Matoro winds up with the "powers of the dead" after his sacrifice and spends the entire rest of the series frantically rewinding time to fix things every time someone dies

#bionicle #i have been playing the ghost trick remaster and uh. everyone please play ghost trick out now on the nintendo switch #im not joking when i say its my favourite video game of all time #anyway mashing my blorbos together as usual. havent had a weird fusion au like this since the gl au its about time for a new one #how does the red star factor into this? it doesnt. hope this helps <3 #you'd def have to kill off way more people since death is no longer permanent. kopaka dies and matoro brings him back and hes like ?????? #trouble is I'd need another way for him to travel long distances since bionicle doesnt have phones #yeah thats the only logistical issue here hahahahaha #god this is even more self indulgent than usual #gt au

[sheyearns]

Tag dump.

#♔ ▌.OZ&LACIE ┆⟨ the impractically rebellious & the impractically kind ⟩ #♔ ▌.ANSWERED┆⟨drawing the death card on every try ⟩ #♔ ▌.OPEN STARTER┆⟨ to weave the shattered pieces of the universe back together ⟩ #♔ ▌.CLOSED STARTER┆⟨ her whole being calls for an act of violence ⟩ #♔ ▌.LACIE&OSWALD┆⟨ the poignant looks she gives him when she sees how he’s tearing himself apart is too much ⟩ #♔ ▌.LACIE&ALYSS┆⟨ a figure in the distance a movie reel of old pictures ⟩ #♔ ▌.LACIE&ALICE┆⟨ she taught me so many things about herself she didn’t know ⟩ #♔ ▌.LACIE&ALICE&ALYSS┆⟨ fearless children who love the light ⟩ #♔ ▌.ANSWERED ┆⟨drawing the death card on every try ⟩ #♔ ▌.RAMBLINGS ┆⟨ she’s drowning in an ocean of thoughts ⟩ #♔ ▌.POSITIVITY┆⟨ when you dream ; do you dream of the stars? ⟩ #♔ ▌.LACIE&JACK┆⟨ it inspires a keen nostalgia in her for the simpler times before ⟩ #♔ ▌WARDROBE┆⟨ wearing wildness like a second skin ⟩ #♔ ▌.ANSWERED┆⟨ drawing the death card on every try ⟩ #♔ ▌.OPEN STARTER┆⟨ to weave the shattered pieces of the universe back together ⟩ #♔ ▌.CLOSED STARTER┆⟨ her whole being calls for an act of violence ⟩ #♔ ▌.HER FAVORITE PLACES┆⟨ you are met with an empty house and deafening silence ⟩ #♔ ▌.VERACIOUS BLOSSOM ┆⟨ she’s in the window in her pink dress ; radiant & transparent. ⟩ #♔ ▌.TENDER VIRTUOSO┆⟨ he was vulnerable to the sensitive chimes of his never-ending dreams ⟩ #♔ ▌.BOUNTEOUS HOTSHOT ⟨ open-mindness reveals the family commitments in front of him ⟩ #♔ ▌.RUFOUS DOOFUS┆⟨ a natural disaster just waiting to happen ⟩ #♔ ▌.AMIABLE BADGER┆⟨ his calling was the devoted nature in the rays of the sun ⟩ #♔ ▌.NOISELESS/COMPULSIVE PERSONA┆⟨ a sewn together patchwork ghost of nostalgia & forgotten memories ⟩ #♔ ▌.APPREHENSIVE IDEALIST┆⟨ stressful times are delivering punches to his skin and body ⟩ #♔ ▌.OOC┆⟨ felicia is enough ⟩ #♔ ▌.IN CHARACTER┆⟨ there’s a void in her soul and it leaves her feeling cold ⟩ #♔ ▌.BROKEN TOY ┆⟨ ❝ Just as I thought you are strange...Very strange... ❞ ⟩ #♔ ▌.REFLECTION ┆⟨ ❝ I...never considered myself unfortunate.❞ ⟩ #♔ ▌.MUSINGS┆⟨ a locked mind like stars; baring all the secrets of the universe ⟩ #♔ ▌.HEADCANONS┆⟨ a broken melody born from her tainted nightmares ⟩

[saintneena]

the problem about celebrities who date problematic people is that even in the off chance they part ways, you can never see that person in the good light shown previously (always speaking through social lenses obviously) and always wonder deep down if those hideous beliefs thrown around are actually endorsed by them as well behind closed doors

#general tag #this isn't about casey specifically bc i could list so many other male or female celebrities that fit this criteria #i saw CE's fans have been going through this lately as well and like #how do you look at them and think oh yes they're good people behind closed doors too #bc speaking for my fandom at this point i have to believe casey is a tr*mp supporter too of he stays quiet lol you know what i mean? #it's very fucked up and i don't blame the other itd stars for distancing themselves tbh

[kil9]

i love how key and taemin both have their space things, but keys is the fun kitsch retro sci fi way & taemins is the "guy who reads quantum physics books for fun" way

#99.txt #and also the like lonely way idk how to explain this #like lets run away to the stars ill be the moon you be the sun but we're so far apart like the cold distance of space etc #and key is just like :) !!! alien guy !!!!!!! <333 #i luv taem tho hes so smart but like hes still also an idiot <3 VERRRY big mood

[horce-divorce]

see. my problem is that I am a trans autistic asexual immunocompromised motherfucker living in the rural midwest. i.e. I don't date. and yet I'm t4t/q4q and just want to be loved. might as well live on the fricking moon

#me #anyone wanna start a whirlwind long distance romance where we write letters to each other dracula style #actually my real problem is that someone i love also loves me but hes an idiot disaster gay #and hes got too much internalized BS still to realize / admit how he feels for me #weve been tiptoeing around this since we were 12 years old and im so tired #ive dated 4 ppl ever and no one has ever actually chosen me any of those times. you know what i mean? #i dont even mean long term. i mean like my most recent ex who didnt even LIKE ME. #idk i just see the situation differently than i did when i was younger and i feel like shit about it. #it makes me feel like shit. #its some real toxic star crossed lovers BS and i kinda wish it would just end. #as long as im deathly starved for affection i am going to be extra susceptible to thoughts of What If In Another Life. #gotta Move On ykw i mean. #bht like. i do not date. so. how. #hence. dracula letters. old school style.

[glitterdisposition]

part of me is SO SO SO ANGRY AT G RN and the rest of me is like. just happy to have him nearby. have him reach for me in his sleep whenever he shifts around.

#he is leaving tomorrow for #like #god knows how long #and we both agreed long distance with no end goal is impractical #and i can’t do an open relationship long distance like this #but this is his last night with me AND HE FUCKING FELL ASLEEP #i wanted to stay up all night and talk about us and the stars and the house we want to buy in switzerland and the cats we’re gunna adopt #but he fell asleep 😐 #i bought 100$ champagne for this #i BOUGHT ROSES #I BOOKED TOMORROW OFF OF WORK AND I EMAILED MY PROF TO SAY I WASNT FOINF TO MAKW IT IN TOMORROW #AND HE FELL ASLEEP

[astarlightmonbebe]

this is like the first time thua has smiled and laughed so whole heartedly...really sheds light on how serious and controlled he is in suppalo’s environment :(

#star stumbles #the eclipse the series #the eclipse 2022 #thai series #had to capture this moment because he looked so carefree and precious! #and i was like: we have NOT seen his face do that before!!! #the way he can laugh freely with kan here... but in truth he controls himself when they're at school #but for a moment he forgets their distance and how kan is 'uncomfortable' with him and lets himself #out for a second #anyways i have more thoughts but i need to finish the ep so i'll cap it here #on a side note like none of the characters have really openly been happy like thua is here #like akk and wat and kan did have some moments #but for all of ayan's flirting his happiness is usually subdued #and akk is just so straight laced he's in an emotional corset