#sometimes it's a grey area

[eirenical]

Having a lot of feels about Huli Jing tonight.

Li Lianhua must have found him on the street, orphaned, abandoned, scrounging for scraps, maybe a little ragged, a little worse for wear. Maybe he felt a kinship, remembered a time long ago when he'd been just as small, just as raggedy, just as hungry: for a scrap of food, a kind word, a morsel of affection.

So when he leaves the town, groceries in one hand and the profits of his turnip sales in the other, maybe he has this rough, scrappy little dog tucked into his robes, as well. And that little body shakes against him, from the cold, from the fear of the unknown, from the excitement of the smell of the meat, he couldn't say. But a soft word and a pat calms him down almost instantly and he's quiet for the rest of the walk.

He takes to life in the Lotus Tower like he was born to it, making himself at home in Li Lianhua's bed and sitting patiently waiting for scraps as he cooks. Li Lianhua figures out quickly that he'll eat almost anything, even things he shouldn't, and that feeling of kinship rises up momentarily to throttle his breath and warm his eyes with wetness that doesn't quite spill over. He's known that feeling of hunger, of having to decide between death by starvation and death by food poisoning and he's much, much more careful with his herbs after that because Huli Jing should never have to make that choice.

He builds a small house on the side porch, wanting Huli Jing to have his own space where he can feel safe and be protected while Li Lianhua is away. But he sometimes seems like a fox spirit in truth, because he'll work his way out of the little house and into Li Lianhua's bed again whenever he sees fit.

But Li Lianhua can't force himself to invest in a better lock or to restrict Huli Jing's freedom in any way and on some nights he's even grateful for the dog's ingenuity. Nights when the poison in his veins steals his breath or nightmares from the past throw him shaking and sweating into wakefulness and Huli Jing is there, a warm presence against his hip, under his hands, over his legs, he's grateful that locks can no more contain Huli Jing than they can him.

And though he'd never admit it, Huli Jing is a balm of another kind, as well. He's the only friend Li Lianhua allows himself to keep. The only companionship he has until another pair of hopeful sparkling eyes--in a human puppy's face, this time--throws his entire carefully planned existence into turmoil.

It's no wonder Huli Jing takes so long to warm up to him.

ETA: Now cleaned up and with an AO3 link over here.

#mysterious lotus casebook #li lianhua #li xiangyi #huli jing #eirenical.headcanons #eirenical.fic #sometimes it's a grey area #huli jing & li lianhua #mlcb headcanons

[thevoidstaredback]

Morally Grey in a World of Black and White

"Every villain is a hero in their own mind." -Tom Hiddleston

Face down in the dirt was not an ideal way to wake up at all. Chuuya would argue that there were a million other ways an places to wake up that were better than face down in the dirt. One such example would be in a bed, maybe on his side, in a hotel. The best case would let him know where he was. As it now stood, he had no idea where the hell he was.

Normally, in a situation such as this, the logical thing to do would be to get a proper bearings and stock of the situation at hand. Gathering intel should be top priority. How one goes about doing that varies from situation to situation. However, a groan on Chuuya's left had him turning to see what was going on.

Also face down in the dirt, a few feet away, was a kid he'd never met before, but that didn't stop him from recognising him. The kid had a very monochrome colour palette for being a part of the Armed Detective Agency. Chuuya had seen the kid's picture before because of the bounty that had been on his head, and he'd seen an illusion of him at the hospital not even a week ago, but he'd never met the kid. Jinko, for that was what he knew the kid to be called, was Dazai's new protegee. Was that a good thing? Probably not, but that also lead him to hold high expectations of the kid. He was being taught by Dazai Osamu, so the kid had to be at least as skilled as Akutagawa had been when he was under Dazai!

Much like a cat, the kid stretched out on the grass as if basking in the sun before he stiffened and looked over at Chuuya. He didn't make a sound.

Chuuya smirked smugly, "Have a nice nap, Jinko?"

The kid flinched ever so slightly at something before shaking his head, "Where..?"

"No idea."

"Hm." The two let the silence take over again. They'd never interacted before now, so they didn't have much to go off of.

A quick scan of the area alerted the two to no other human presences. There didn't seem to be any animals either. It was weird. Not weird in the way that Yokohama could bost, but weird in the way that there was probably something happening around them that they couldn't figure out yet. It was kind of like the feeling that they both got when Dazai was scheming, but this was somehow worse.

Still holding the distance between themselves, the two made no move to face each other. Chuuya quietly noted the use of common sense in the detective. They'd been enemies not a week ago, but they were the only familiar thing around. Better to have their backs to each other than to the unknown around them.

Jinko hissed something that Chuuya couldn't quite make out before he was pulling him into the tree line. "What the hell?" Chuuya glared.

Jinko shushed him before whispering, "Someone's coming." And wasn't that just swell. Though, Chuuya had to admit that the kid had good instincts. He hadn't even heard anyone coming yet!

A few minutes of hiding in the bushes, there was a break in the plants opposite where the two hid and a kid with - was that green? - green hair stumbled into the clearing. They were obviously injured, but not bleeding. Honestly, they didn't look like a threat at all. As they fell to the ground and pulled out a notebook, they were seeming less like a potential threat and more like and injured bunny.

If Chuuya was confidant in his intel on the ADA, then he knew that the kid beside him would not let this injured bunny be.

Predictably, the were-tiger left the bushes to talk to the kid. Unpredictably, he kept his distance and seemed guarded in a way he hadn't been before. Was it because this green haired kid was a new variable in a new equation? Probably, but that didn't make sense. Jinko was guarded against the kid like he was ready to run, but he'd left his back open to Chuuya, a known enemy.

Enemy wasn't the right word. The Port Mafia and the Armed Detective Agency had a truce, but it was shaky at best. It would take a while for all parties to get out of the headspace of what was basically an attack on sight order. Hostile was a better word to use when describing their current relationship.

"Hey," the were-tiger said, his voice soft but his stance was ready for a fight.

The green haired kid startled and looked up at the grey haired kid with wide eyes. They looked ready to run and cry at the same time. It was pathetic. It would get them killed in Yokohama.

"Hey," the were-tiger tried again, this time he lowered himself to the ground with his hands up in surrender. It was a compromising position should he need to fight or run. Chuuya shook his head. Maybe Dazia wasn't doing a good job teaching the kid. "I'm a bit lost, could you help me?"

The kid relaxed a bit when Jinko didn't come any closer to him. "Y-yeah. You're in Musutafu in the Chubu Prefecture of Japan."

That...was not where Chuuya last remembered being. He was fairly certain that that wasn't were Jinko last remembered being, either. The situation just got a bit more complicated.

To Jinko's credit, he took the information in stride. "Huh. Cool. I've never been here before," he said, "Could you tell me more about it?"

The green haired kid was almost completely relaxed now and Jinko risked scooting closer. The kid made no move to get away, so Chuuya made himself comfortable. He had the feeling this was going to be a long conversation.

~~~

Atsushi really wanted to wake up from whatever not-dream he was having now. He was certain that he'd fallen asleep in the closet last night after bid Kyoka a good night. So how in world had he gotten here?! And with Nakahara-san of all people! He was glad that the Port Mafia Executive hadn't attacked him when his back was turned. He was also a bit relieved to realize that they were both confused about what was going on.

The kid with green - honest to god, the kid had green hair! - hair was helpful, if not skittish. Not that Atsushi could blame them. Though, they were very forthcoming with information, so that was a good thing. It was a good thing that could get them killed in Yokohama.

Nakahara-san had stayed hidden in the bushes while he talked to the kid. He was glad for that. He'd never officially met Nakahara-san, but he'd heard stories from Dazai and whisper's in dark alleyways. Nakahara-san was a force to be reckoned with and Atsushi was beyond glad that they weren't currently trying to kill or otherwise maim each other.

To Atsushi, Nakahara-san was an intimidating person. He couldn't imagine how this kid would feel should the man come out of hiding suddenly.

Either way, he was gathering information from his only current source. He found out where they were, what time it was, a basic layout of the surrounding area, and some landmarks to look for. Most of it was tourist stuff, but it would be useful to him nonetheless. He wasn't anywhere near being a good detective and was still technically an intern at the Agency, but he'd read enough books as a kid - when he could - and asked Kunikida enough questions to know a bit of what he was doing.

He also was given some extra information that he hadn't been after. The kid's - male, he'd realized and quietly confirmed - name was Midoriya and he was in his final year before high school. Smart of the kid to not give away his first name. It was a Friday and schools in the Chubu prefecture had just let out for the weekend.

"I better get going," Midoriya gathered his things and stood up. Atsushi did so as well. "My mom will be wondering where I am soon.

"I understand," Atsushi smiled. He really didn't, but that would only bring up uncomfortable questions that he didn't really have enough training to lie his way through. "Have a safe trip home."

"I will, thank you, Nakajima-san," the kid bowed, "You as well!" Then he was gone.

It was quiet for a minute before the bushes behind him rustled. He didn't bother turning around because he knew who was at his back. Was this a good show of trust? He'd find out in a minute.

"Nice job, were-tiger." Nakahara-san walked closer to him, "I guess they are teachin' ya something at the ADA."

Now is when he turned to face the Port Mafia Executive. "Thanks, Nakahara-san."

The man raised an eyebrow. "How'd ya know my name?"

He shrugged minutely to feign indifference. "Dazai-san likes to talk when he's procrastinating."

Nakahara-san huffed a laugh, "Yeah, that sounds about right."

Another bout of quiet overtook them as the sun set. Finally, Atsushi said, "We're a bit away from home."

"Yeah."

Yokohama was their home. They worked against each other in the past, and are likely to in the future, but Yokohama was their home. It was their place to protect and serve in their own ways. Yokohama was also an independent city-state. It's boarders had been closed long before they'd even been born. Based on what Midoriya had said, they were very much outside of Yokohama. They didn't know what could get them killed here.

"Have you ever been outside the boarders?" Atsushi asked. He suddenly felt very small as he wrapped his arms around his torso and sunk into himself a bit.

"Never." Nakahara-san answered. He suddenly didn't seem as imposing as before.

"Oh."

Part 2

#atsushi nakajima #bsd atsushi #chuuya nakahara #bsd chuuya #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd x bnha #bsd x mha #class 1a #heros #villains #izuku midoriya #moral grey area #what even are morals? #what even is this? #sometimes I just have to get things out of my head #enjoy this crossover #I really need to stop making new things when I haven't even finished my old things

[ell-arts]

Does Hell and Heaven exist in your pmatga aus? If so, does the Netherworld count as it's own version of Hell or is it a separate thing?

If they're all separate things in your aus I'd be hocked! I'd love to see your interpretations of them!

I was writing a whole-ass essay to this question when I realised that I was drawing it out unnecessarily 😅 SO I've decided to rather move the bulk of what I wanted to write into a separate post that focuses on my headcanons for the Netherworld and its reason for being.

So, short answer:

Heaven and hell do exist in most of my PMATGA written work, but they are separate from the Netherworld, in which the Nether acts as a border between eternal life and eternal death. The Nether is where ghosts go when they are not at peace and remain in limbo (or have unfinished business, so to say.)

This is not comparable to the concept of purgatory though, nor could the Nether be considered an equivalent of hell, even though it may have similarities. The Netherworld doesn't qualify for the rules and definitions of purgatory, nor does it portray the same amount of suffering that you would find in hell. But I'll elaborate more in that future post about headcanons for the Netherworld.

On the other hand, I also feel a bit inclined to headcanon that the Netherworld is not the type of 'afterlife' that we think of when we think of heaven and hell - rather, I wonder if the Nether is just a different dimension entirely, and the only way to access it is either through portals or through an abnormal separation of one's body and soul (like bodystripping) in which a person's soul is trapped in a different dimension (Netherworld) while it's body remains unconscious in the former dimension (Pacworld).

So, to sum it up, I hc that Pacworlders do believe in a heaven and a hell, but the Netherworld is a separate realm that comes prior to any sort of final/eternal afterlife.

#ask #pmatga #pacman and the ghostly adventures #This whole thing falls into a grey area for me #You can't headcanon or speculate about the Netherworld without referencing religion - where the concept of heaven and hell comes into play #And as a Christian I'm very careful about bringing in real-world beliefs and putting them in fictional portrayals of said beliefs #Because it may accidentally fall into a case where those beliefs are misrepresented and stigmatized #because of its inclusion in a fictional piece of media #Not necessarily because of a lack of awareness on the author's part #but for lack of awareness on the reader's part #For example: if ppl think that the Nether is just like purgatory then they'll have a misguided idea of what purgatory actually is #But yeah will elaborate more in a separate post sometime in the future

[lost-tardis-room]

the minisodes and Aziraphale's understanding of moral grey areas

ok so i was explaining the entire plot of s2 to a friends yesterday, and realised something about the minisodes that is so obvious in retrospect-

in a companion to owls, Aziraphale spends most of the time wondering about what is actually right or wrong and what god really wants and so on - of course, by the end he sees that you can do something 'bad' (like lying to thwart the will of god) and not be entirely a bad person for it - starting to see that moral greys exist, but Crowley has to really really encourage him to do it

in the resurrectionists, the first half he's on 'this is entirely bad', is presented with a grey situation by Crowley (& Dalrymple), but immediately goes straight to 'this is all good' - by the end, he sees that really it was neither (sort of) - but once again, crowley has to really prompt him into seeing the nuance

but, by the end of the 1941 minisode, he says 'well, maybe there is something to be said for shades of grey' - almost completely umprompted by Crowley. he doesn't need convincing, or Crowley to tell him that he can't do bad things cos he's an angel (which Crowley doesn't believe, surely, but he can convince Aziraphale into doing most things by telling him that), he just. accepts the moral grey of everything that just happened. (and presumably apologises for making Crowley shoot at him. or something. he does the dance at least)

this is showing the progression in Aziraphale's character - he goes from being fully convinced he'll become a demon for lying one (1) time to save the lives of children, to at least trying to see how something as initially 'completely bad' as bodysnatching can be an attempt to, in his words, 'alleviate human suffering' (good, even if he missed the point), to being able to say that he, an angel, can do things that aren't purely good. seemingly without any major anxiety over it either. and largely unprompted.

his character is not fully developed yet, and he's still pinging wildly between viewing everything as good/bad heaven/hell demons/angels, and moral greys, nuance, and 'our side'. but he is getting there. slowly.

#i love him dearly even with his character flaws because *that's the whole point* #the larger arc for Aziraphale this season was learning to see the moral greys and the nuance #his character is wayyy more complex than Crowley's for a lot of reasons #but his intense inner conflict is what makes him such a compelling character #if he was like he was in the resurrectionists the entire time that would be really irritating #but the point is that he's trying to see the grey areas #sometimes he misses but he is trying #anyways i was explaining to my friend the three minisodes in order and was like wow. he did actually progress through those #aziraphale #good omens 2 #good omens meta #good omens #ineffable husbands #crowley #crowley is much easier to understand because he says whatever his opinion is on things where Aziraphale patently Doesn't #'a demon who goes along with hell as far as i can' #'my side' #agnagnsan i love this show

[lynaferns]

Something I do when the colors I picked are too muted is: duplicating the color layer, set it to 'screen' and lower the opacity till it looks more 'alive' without being oversaturated.

This has saved me color palettes more than once.

#I sometimes choose colors too close to the grey area #I used to paint with saturated colors when I started because I didn't know about tones and blending #so you can imaginate what my older drawings looked like

[yume-fanfare]

writing comics is quite the exercise in that you have to condense what you want to say because no way im drawing all of that, but still stay in character. other times i end up using the word "really" in three sentences in a row

#IT HAUNTS ME. #i should edit it maybe #my english vocabulary feels really lacking orz you guys need proper augmentatives #but yeah it's like this grey area between fanfic and fanart? #i do stress over characterization but it's less than a full fic #though ive also seen japanese twt fan comics that have So Much text honestly i should do that sometimes #comics give u the ability to go straight to The Scene you thought about without having to build the entire fic around it #so its at least convenient in that aspect #i do want to write fic again thoughhh maybe ill make that a 2024 goal #mar's midnight rambles

[faebriel]

hgs brainrot has returned due to tbosas .. speaking of hgs here’s an ask abt the hgs au: if things were totally different, and Wilbur were to be a 12 victor, what do you think a possible mentor-tribute dynamic would look like between him & Niki? I feel like it would be similar to Snow & Lucy in the way that he’s just going out of his way to cheat n help her

anon u have in fact struck jackpot because this is a concept i was spinning some thoughts abt before bee mentioned avoxes and we went OOOOH at that!!! so yes i have considered rainduo as a mentor-tribute dynamic and would love to talk about that concept too :]

so for this concept i think wilbur and niki would be close friends throughout childhood from 12, and then in their teens wilbur is reaped and, well, no one has particularly high hopes (he's a writer and a musician at heart, not a fighter) but through sheer trickery and dumb luck, he makes it to the end of the games. wilbur pulled some pretty fucked up tricks to win - when you can't use brute force, you have to use your brain - and partly due to the trauma of the games, partly due to his shame and survivor's guilt, he sinks into the capitol and relishes a new life there as a socialite. to him, the old wilbur died in the games and the new one has taken his place - to niki, and to his other friends in 12, whatever the games did to him made him into every vapid heartless capitol victor there is.

or. niki has her doubts. they all saw how horrible the games were, but surely there is some part of him left, some part that's hurting, even if it's buried deep?

anyway.

like og spin of the au, niki is reaped and this sucks - this time she does expect wilbur as her mentor on the train, and she expects some kind of warm welcome (maybe even an apology for leaving them so suddenly and silently? an explanation?) but she gets jack shit. wilbur is jaded and cruel and unrecognisable and niki entirely hates it. this is the part where i REALLY WISH we got some time of those two beefing with each other directly in canon (or at least interactions while niki was So Mad at him) but it's okay we fly blind. niki feels abandoned, lonely, thrown off of her kilter - she expected an ally in this place, but she doesn't recognise the person wilbur has become. she doesn't recognise his shallowness (...much), his ruthless advice for the arena, the way he doesn't seem to care for anything. she's scared and now she's lonely and it pisses her off - their mentorship is fraught. here are some thoughts from discord on that:

i tend to think of niki as a bit naïve before l'manberg or even doomsday - i think this is an au where this streak would come out real strong, and niki is stubborn that she can get through the games without losing herself. stubborn that she can stop things, that she can protect people. i don't think wilbur is cold enough (or, really, can bear to say aloud) to say that her odds in the arena are slim enough as it is, but he definitely tells her that she's making enemies and that her odds of survival dwindle with the more trouble she causes.

beyond that... hm. niki's trust in wilbur is almost unshakeable until nov 16, even when she outright says she doesn't recognise him anymore. i think she'd reluctantly listen re: don't burn down any buildings, but she would grow bolder each day she had to stay in the capitol. she gets more honest in front of the cameras. she makes more friends in training, and not the ones wilbur recommends. she throws barbs at him every time he makes one of those callous, cold-hearted comments about other tributes and rankings and odds. and besides, she's going in the arena this time, not him. she needs to practice her bravery.

it's like... she hasn't given up on him. she thinks the old wilbur is in there somewhere. (she is wrong. that is not how trauma works.) but she won't hold her tongue just because she

for extra angst points could definitely play up the whole 'feeling abandoned' angle between them as niki goes into the arena - probably due to how fraught their friendship gets leading up to the games. niki wants to focus on them and their friendship, wilbur has stringently cut off (almost) everything from 12 and refuses to let her in; he tells her to behave for the cameras, she tells him she never will. i think the last point in that screenshot would also make for a super tasty argument where niki feels wilbur has gone astray, that he's abandoned 12, and that he'll probably do nothing but sit on his ass and watch her die and he can't even bring himself to care about her anymore, can he? just more fodder for the arena. and honestly, i think wilbur would passively agree with most of that - he values niki's opinion, after all, even now, and if she says he's rapidly descending into a lost cause then she must be right. and it's niki, so she will be fine, and he goes to his bedroom that night and tries to pretend he is sleeping perfectly fine instead of feeling paralysed with fear.

okay now onto the games - YES HE SO WOULD. or at least i think he would go out of his way to help. as for cheating - he's a recent victor for 12 and i think he would value tommy (no doubt a link to him... i think they'd be in touch in this au also) too much to risk the punishment falling onto him as well. i get the vibes this is a games closer to 74th than 10th, so there are far fewer opportunities to cheat and the consequences of getting caught are higher. but schmoozing up sponsors? making stupid ass radio interviews or whatever to talk up niki's odds? sharing anecdotes from their childhood - some real, some entirely fabricated - across capitol airwaves to stoke their sympathy? 100%. with less to lose in this au, i think niki would be far less inclined to play nice for the cameras - i hope you starve, she spits at one of them, and wilbur appears on a talkshow two days later as she scrambles for survival in the arena to talk up how she always saved loaves from the bakery for the poorest mothers and children in 12. he borrows and begs and swindles to the point where it feels like cheating. but hey, this new wilbur is capitol-branded. he knows how to play the game.

if anything he probably sinks into the game a little too much. self-preservation is not his forte. probably wracks up a few heavy debts and favours to owe, but those are not priority until niki is out of the arena, alive. as long as she wins, and as long as the family he has isn't in danger, he will manage. wow it would suck if at some point those two goals became impossible to co-achieve. anyway

i kind of see niki's victory in the arena being similar to the one in the main au - if only because planning out an entire games is hard for meee >-< . she walks in bolder and braver for sure, and with a less strategic pick of allies, but they all get picked off and she spends a few weeks so terrified she can barely sleep and then she ruptures some fuel line and sets the arena alight with a fire that burns brighter and more ravenously than it should. but she wins, and she's airlifted out of a filthy, muddy creek she had resigned herself to die in, and wilbur barges his way through as many peacekeepers so that he can actually see her with her burnt skin and hair and unfocused eyes and trust that what was on the screens wasn't a fluke, and that they made it. and then it's just a matter of surviving the after.

i'm sure there are some other random quirks or tidbits i can think of re: this take on a c!rainduo hunger games au but these are my base thoughts!!

#can i just say whatever the hell lucy grey n snow had going on in part 1 made me so berko btw. like congrats ur my means to an end youre my #symbol youre my buddy? should we kiss? i'll get you out of here / don't make me leave these people behind #BRIDGING OFF OF THE TBOSAS DISCUSSION. i think the thing with crainduo (or at least how i like to depict them) is that they care about each #other extremely deeply and value each other... without being each others number one priority at all times. #i don't think niki plays priority with people she cares for like that; see her relationships with like wilbur and eret in lmanberg #even her friendship with and offering ponk a place to stay in her city after manberg even tho manberg hurt her #as for wilbur: his priority is tommy. like always. if it was just him on the line he'd do anything to get niki thru but it's not #asks #hunger games au #they would truly be such a nightmare in this au like. wilbur's self loathing is SO HIGH due to survivors guilt and trauma and mental illnes #he thinks that niki is So Good and Has It Together meanwhile he is So Bad #and is a mess that she cannot possibly rely on him. she can't possibly need him. she can't possibly want him around #<- and this shit is INGRAINED like. it's not even an active thought pattern anymore it is carved into his brain like a groove #and so shes like. do you even care whether i live or die?? #of course he does. but this is the capitol. he cant be vulnerable in a way that matters #and that alienates niki further and this rage and heartbreak is building in her with nowhere to go. and in the arena she thinks it erupts #nah uh. i think its AFTER the area when she has to face wilbur again that she would go full screaming meltdown #ANYWAY !! i really like aus where they have this friction esp because i think like.. idk i think sometimes our views of rainduo are too ros #wilbur kind of forgets about niki sometimes because his self hatred is that bad. niki doesnt get wilburs mental illness and takes it both a #a burden/blame AND a direct rejection of her and her friendship #and they hover just outside of each others spaces anxious and angry and almost self flagellating. GOOD FOR THEM ! #anyway Yes this did unlock something within me. thanks anon feel free to add on if u had more thoughts esp re: tbosas and such bc i had suc #a good time watching that movie

[violetlunette]

LoV members have morals in the gray area. They might kill people but their reasons for being villains aren’t bad.

Notes: *Anti LoV *Take with a grain of salt

For the MLA, Dabi, and Spinner? True.

Though the Meta Liberation Army's methods are awful, what they're fighting for is what can be considered human rights. Dabi--again, bad methods--is taking revenge on his abuser. And Spinner is fighting against mutant racism. Shiggy and Kurogiri were brainwashed, and I'll even be generous and say that Tago feels she can't belong in society the way it is.

But despite all that it doesn't change the fact they murdered innocent people who never hurt them and all had a part in destroying millions of lives, homes, and a city. Having a sympathetic reason means they're sympathetic, not that it's a get-out-of-jail card.

There's a gif for this I believe;

(paraphrasing, obviously. Let's go with, "sympathetic reason, still murder.")

They had their reasons and never once have I denied that they're sympathetic. I have only ever said that it doesn't justify their actions or that they shouldn't be held accountable.

Others may not care but they all hurt people who never did anything to them. They stole lives that can never be returned and caused pain that can never be healed. And they did it all, knowing the results of their actions and the weight of them. (With the exception of Shiggy and Kurogiri who were brainwashed.)

They were hurt and that wasn't fair or right, they shouldn't have gone through what they did. But that doesn't make the pain they caused okay.

But as I've said, lov fans have no need to worry. Every single one of them (or most) will be saved by the heroes and their crimes forgotten.

#anti lov #anti league of villains #bnha #mha #bnha meta #I don't buy that grey area shit by the way #I'm like Granny Weatherwax #There’s no greys #only white that’s got grubby #When people say things are a lot more complicated than that #they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. #Obviously people sometimes have to do bad things for the greater good #but the bad things are still bad

[fitzs-space]

Question, but what's your fav ship involving Etho or Tango if you do shipping at all

not something I post about here, sorry mate /neu

I do allow people to interpret my work however they like though, just stay mindful of the people who dislike seeing that kinda work

#answering the thoughts #I know my work can end up in a grey area of /r /p cause I just dont understand those emotions/ actions sometimes /g #listen man. Im getting better at understanding where the line is. but still its different for every person #anyway #most of what I post will have vague qpr//just very affectionate vibes to it cause that's just how I am with most people Im comfortable with

[lunityviruz]

I feel like a failure whenever I’m not producing art but I also feel like a failure whenever I am trying to produce art, so that sends me into a spiral of wanting to literally kill myself.

#rants n rambles #but sometimes #I get stuck in this little grey area of doodling things #which keeps me sane #like I actually want to die whenever my art isn’t good #but practicing makes feel weak and want to die #idk #I have a fear of failing and I’m a perfectionist #which leads me to making no art #which makes me want to die #but then I get sent to the grey area #it’s a loop

[torchickentacos]

Having big thoughts on tone indicator discourse rn

#I use them very liberally and when not needed sometimes #because I think any situation where there’s any grey area of misconception is best avoided #and indicators give me an easy way to do that #maybe I’ll write more and discuss arguments against them later but not now just. thoughts head full #I’m having big thoughts in general today #all of which generally circle back to: #just because it doesn’t help you or you don’t like it #does not mean it doesn’t help others. and your dislike does not mean we should stop using it #also ties into puzzle piece stuff imo. outdated discourse but yk #I used to like it bc my autism is a piece of me that I’m incomplete without #me without autism is a puzzle missing a piece #but then everyone decided that since some people dislike it that EVERYONE has to be offended by it and I just. #have feelings about that mentality. #I’ve stopped using it because many peoples do dislike it and bad companies and organizations have taken it #but I just feel like as a community we do not NEED to universally agree on things #and only have agreed upon symbols and communication #it’s good when people agree on stuff but idk man. like I said. many thoughts head full

[uncanny-tranny]

hi <3 i hope it’s ok to send an ask like this…i’ve just had a lot on my mind and don’t really have anybody to talk to about gender stuff.

(for context i’m 19 and bi)

i thought i was cis (afab) up until 3-ish years ago, but since then i’ve just been in this weird questioning/limbo phase? i don’t know quite how to explain it…sometimes i feel comfortable calling myself/being called a girl, but other times it just doesn’t feel quite right. other times i feel very masculine, but still don’t feel fully comfortable being referred to as a boy or using he/him pronouns. and then they/them just doesn’t feel fully right either. i’ve also been having dreams where i’m either a boy or genderfluid, which have sort of influenced this whole situation.

if you have any words of wisdom or encouragement, they would be greatly appreciated <3 please feel free to ignore this btw

It might feel like you need to have it all figured out by now, and I totally get the urge to want to rush yourself - "why don't I have this all sorted? Why can't this go faster?" - but I promise, the time you take in that grey area can be amazing. Taking the time you need now to explore exactly who you are is never a bad thing, no matter how long it takes. If I have one regret about my transition, it was that I pushed myself too quickly out of that grey area of gender, because I felt so much pressure to not have a nuanced or complicated identity. So I fully endorse the idea of giving yourself as much time as you need whether that's weeks, months, years, decades, even. You have so much time left, it's unbelievable. If you think every person has their gender all sorted out in under two decades of life, you'd miss out on a ton of people.

It seems like you have thought a lot about this and have invested a lot of energy into - that's great! If you are in this grey area forever, that is completely fine. People like you have always existed, you are by no means not the first person to feel this way, and people like you have thrived and loved and celebrated who they are because there isn't any shame in being you. People like you are an essential part of how humanity is shaped.

At the end of the day, the person who is most affected by who you are is you. Nobody else factors into that because you have to spend time with yourself every day. You owe it to yourself to give the space needed to explore and define who you are - not what other people's ideas of you are. That is their baggage, not yours. No matter what, you aren't alone in your feelings, and there are always people who can support you and hear you out. I know this is all easier said than done, but take it from me, it is worth it. You are worth it.

#ask #anon #trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #maybe you could look for other nonbinary/gender-fucky people as well! that is sometimes really helpful #like it's helpful to have the language to describe yourself - to be able to say 'ohhh so THAT'S what i'm feeling' like that's powerful #like shit... one of my favourite content creators exists in that grey area of gender - not quite one way or the other #and he's always been that way. so it's like... maybe you just exist in that grey area? #i think many questioning people start out in that grey area and some do define themselves in black or white eventually... #...and there IS pressure to not be shades of grey wrt identity but that's wrong... #...because some people are shades of grey (or a completely different colour) and who are WE to say that's bad? #i definitely don't think it's my place to tell you how to be - it's nobody's place but yours #but i do want to encourage you to own who you are and to give yourself the space to explore if you want

[berah-ronah]

reblog for greater visibility, etc etc etc, you know the drill

#for context: i am not Goth but i do wear black clothing/fishnets/knee-high platform heels #so in the grey area of ''sometimes looks goth-adjacent'' #thank you for your input bestiessss

[liu-yu-xin]

Another thing about these chinese politician death entertainment bans is like. Theyre so wishy washy no one really knows what the rules or timeline actually are its just up to the central govt's mood. This time no offline shows were cancelled and ppl still talked about them online (the9 had their long overdue disbandment concert the day after the guy died and the weibo hot topics were flooded with hashtags about the concert) and no variety shows postponed this week's episode and no one has gotten told off for it by govt mouthpiece news so i guess its just business as usual. im expecting basically no changes to wayvs cb schedule except for that one livestream they had to cancel

#but then sometimes ppl do get a slap on the wrist if some govt committee had a bad week or something. its such a weird grey area #but thankfully this time its a pretty loosey goosey entertainment ban #sidney talks shit #wayv

[sgterso]

jyn will absolutely refuse to take painkillers in 99% of circumstances (unless she is physically incapacitated and cannot refuse them, like post-surgery). the partisans weren't as well equipped as the rebel alliance and bacta was often hard to come by (this also explains why she has so many scars). when she was injured, she would often turn down bacta or pain meds so they could be used on someone else. and then after tamsye prime, she couldn't afford bacta or medical care.

even when medicine is freely available, she's stubborn and will insist that she's fine even if it's clear it's not. she doesn't like the foggy feeling that comes with some medicines and to her prideful ass, she's strong enough to ride out the pain without help. on the few occasions when it affects her performance, especially out in the field, she will take just enough to get her back on her feet but nothing more.

#her migraines are a bit of a grey area because she has such a high pain tolerance #and can push through them #but sometimes she needs to take a small amount of pain meds just to function #which she hates and will absolutely hold out as long as possible #because she's dumb and prideful and doesn't want to waste medicine #dumbass #about. ━ who starts a fire just to let it go out ?

[forffax]

in regards 2 that poll. I DO have a more "literal" fursona but saturn is just more fun 2 draw and be like hee hoo that's me :] ig I also have niko but he's his own person now

#gshdhss and then theres vague in the grey area of 'i use you as a proxy for myself sometimes but also you are v much your own thing' #txt