#the clouds gather

[fondlylupin]

I don't blame my life on anyone else. I accepted all of it and just kept on living. I'm not sad about anything. I don't blame it on anyone.

#saezuru tori wa habatakanai #twittering birds never fly #the clouds gather #doumeki x yashiro #yoneda kou #yashiro #i love this man #why did we never get that third movie ugh #mine #anime #yaoi #mine: saezuru

[cosmicjoke]

Are the Saezuru anime films faithful to the manga? Or are they self-contained stories? I can’t find much info on them

Hi,

There's only one film so far, and it's very faithful to the manga, yes. I would definitely recommend it, as it's amazingly done I think. I hope they'll end up releasing the other planned films, though we haven't gotten any word on that in several years at this point.

#saezuru tori wa habatakanai #twittering birds never fly #the clouds gather

[bellamer]

I made the realization that these two kinda look like Wesker snd Chris and now I'm gonna kill myself

Because like- It could fit, y'know character looks wise or whatever but like now I'm imagining Wesker as some mob boss sex freak who constantly has rough sex with other men because of his own personal issues from his past and Chris being his obedient bodyguard who immediately falls for Wesker but because Wesker is unable to have an actual relationship because of his issues, he pushes Chris away but eventually realizes that he loves him too but they have a semi sexual relationship.

I hate it.

#twittering birds never fly #the clouds gather #saezuru tori wa habatakanai #resident evil #albert wesker #wesker resident evil #chris redfield #chris x wesker

[khattikeri]

nie huaisang may say "i don't know" all the time but the person who Really doesn't know or even want to know is lan xichen. thanks for coming to my tedtalk

#keri chats #mdzs #mdzs spoilers #mo dao zu shi #nie huaisang #lan xichen #these two have such an underexplored dynamic... betrayal in a form so subtle yet piercing by the end it's sickening #nhs goes idk idk!! all the time but he DOES k things. he does know!! he just pretends he doesn't! #when lxc calmly admits that he doesn't know stuff he's being honest. THIS is the real guy who dk and doesn't WANT to find out #nhs is playing up a dumb incompetent loser image to gather intel and use it to quietly indirectly steer things the way he wants #lxc thinks of himself as just but he 1) delays decisions until he has All Possible Info 2) can't bear harsh truths abt people he cares abt #which ends up clouding his judgment and making him the one who's actually in the dark

[dinosaurcharcuterie]

Me: Hey, I finished that dress I've been planning to make since last May.

My mother, silently grateful my first summer dress of the year is not covered in manic cartoon animals: Oh that looks lovely... Though don't you think you put a bit much fabric into your skirt? You could have used half and had enough left for a second dress.

Me: It's more comfortable this way. Not as clingy. And it's cut to be low waste, so you get a lot of bang for your buck.

Mom: ... How much is in there?

Me: Only like 4 meters.

Mom: Of a low waste pattern.

Me: Yup.

Mom: Give me one reason you need that much "bang for your buck".

Me:

#sewing #skirt is Salix by Unendlich Schön #lengthened by a full 30 cm #because yolo #bodice is from the Riviera dress by Lotte & Ludwig #straight neckline and no fake button placket #fabric is Aina from IKEA #and a lil square of jersey in the back #you're supposed to not wash the linen on normal #and don't put it in the dryer #whoops #it's now soft as a cloud #skirt go spinny #I might need to get more of this fabric #also 10/10 would recommend just straight up replacing a back panel with jersey instead of putting in a zipper #you do have to gather (part of) your skirt onto elastic but that's still more idiot proof to sew or wear than an elastic #and yes #there's pockets #smaller than intended #but still plenty big for my phone and wallet #i then showed my creation to a sewing friend who loves skirts that are knee length or higher #she said she would immediately wear that dress if it were half as long #GOOD NEWS #it's supposed to be #and you can even make it a patchwork pattern #we're not gonna talk about how long this took to hem #pictures taken outside because it was the first warm day of the year #and also because I can't spin it safely while indoors #i could remake it in manic cartoon but it would cost at least twice as much

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Shepherd of the Clouds

It catches those who are not ready to fall.

Artist: Valera Lutfullina TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

#mtg #magic the gathering #tcg #$0.23 #valera lutfullina #shepherd of the clouds #outlaws of thunder junction #creature #pegasus

[jamiethebee]

(In which I spiral down a rabbit hole with Midoriya that has little to do with @codenamesazanka 's original post that started this (x).  FYI I sorta separated Deku/Izuku to indicate Deku as the hero and Izuku as the person outside of heroics.)

I started thinking about this post again (see the link above) and how Deku doesn’t really understand that non-perfect or sanitized victims exist AND still need to be saved and not by destruction. (The "maybe killing someone does save them" thing is a great way to assuage guilt but it's a stupid copout.)  Deku (hero) and more importantly Izuku (person) doesn’t really understand that though because he WAS a “perfect” victim.  Midoriya stayed quiet and inconspicuous and didn’t make a fuss about the bullying or discrimination he faced, he just kept his head down and hoped that something would change without any real effort on his part.  And if he had died as a result from the bullying he would’ve been hailed as an unfortunate victim (of who? or what? Don’t worry - isn’t his death so tragic? oh well now on to our next news story -), so any critique of society and the individuals who reinforce the status quo don’t actually have to do anything.  I know there’s more nuance here and lot of cultural things happening with this all but I’m not gonna dig into that right now.

Moving on!  Quite frankly the boy didn’t live long enough to get out of his childish mindset and get some “righteous" anger at the wrongdoings and failings of society.  All Might came along when he was still starry eyed and hopeful to lift Midoriya out of the trajectory of his life and Izuku never had any time to get to the point where he comes to terms with the hurt caused society’s rejection of his self and get angry about it.  As such, he can’t understand the league.  It probably doesn’t even occur to him that he's missing that understanding because for him it worked out - he got the attention and support to be able to escape the circumstances of his birth/quirklessness and to leave the box (deku) that society shoved him in. Twice and Toga never had that support – they both lived how they needed to in order to survive in a world not meant for them until they broke down.  (Maybe that's why Vigilante Deku AUs were so popular back in the day - they speedran Midoriya past the hopeful kid stage and to a point where a lot of the fanbase was in their own lives - seeing the issues in the world and wanting to affect change.)

Izuku, for all that he claims to want to connect to the villains, hasn’t given enough thought or empathy to understand how continuing to live a life where you don’t fit in with society can be deeply hurtful as well as the emotional repercussions of having unchangeable parts about yourself be reviled.  This isn’t to say Izuku had it easy -  of course Izuku went through hardships but.... there’s a big difference between living through stuff as a kid and finding a way out of it vs living through that, growing up, maturing, and in turn looking critically at society.  But I can’t bring myself to fault Midoriya for those exact reasons because he's just a kid. He doesn’t have the perspective to see outside of himself – at least not for the villains.  Because that seems to be too far of a stretch for him?  But Todoroki was close enough to Izuku’s mindset for him to help back in the sports festival arc.  I also acknowledge that he's a teenager and IS capable of critical thinking, but from what we've seen, his schools have never actually made the students examine the world they live in - which is a different skill from quirk analysis or historical or literary analysis or the various writing exercises that students go through. 

(Believe me – you can have the brightest kid but, most of the time, unless you point out the shortcomings of their mindsets, it won’t occur to them to look further.  (Not necessarily assuming that they’re wrong, but rather that their consideration of life is not as expansive as it should be. Especially for a kid wanting to be the greatest hero and save everyone.)  For example: many abled bodied people don’t realize how inaccessible places can be until someone brings it up to them or they find themselves in that situation (like a temporary crutch or wheelchair).  It’s through no fault of the able bodied person that they weren’t aware enough to consider it in the first place, but what they do once they realize physical accessibility is an issue, is on them.)  Back to the point – hero society never calls attention to it’s own shortcomings despite the proof quite obviously existing and the people within society don’t seem to spare much thought either. The adults who have seen more of these instances are then of course more culpable in this than the kids who haven't.

So, Midoriya was also failed by society (cough all might cough) as well, but he chose the hero path - to save people. We see him starting to consider the deeper issues in his talk with Uraraka, and the few times he “tries” to talk to various villains shows that he is aware enough of underlying issues - which makes it his duty as a hero to do something about it.  In that way, he is at fault. He chose a profession to devote his life to that should require this of him.  And through his hero work, Midoriya has seen the problems in society and yet he’s chosen to turn away from them (and by problems/them I’m referring to the villains “too far gone to save” and the issues they represent). 

(Sorry Midoriya, but considering we’re nearing the end and you haven’t shown any growth in this area….. I am faulting you for metaphorically pushing your head in the sand.  I do want to be wrong though.  I really want the kid to prove me wrong.)

And he’s able to turn away from them guilt free, in part, because he’s gotten the proverbial thumbs up by his classmates that it’s ok and that they’ll just be better and be model minority heroes and that will fix the problem! Because they’re positive representation!  Or something?  If you can put your mind to it that will fix things! Just try harder! Again, very idealistic but they are kids, so it comes with the territory.  (Horikoshi didn’t have to make them unquestionably right in that approach though.  Toga and Uraraka coming together for the win! The Shoji and Spinner match up not so much.)

Overall, there’s something about how Deku still fit into society's boxes in an acceptable way and never truly faced what existing outside of "acceptability" was like.  Don’t get me wrong it’s tough to live in the mha world as a quirkless person and of course it has its problems and restrictions, but that’s still a box that society provides for, even if the society in question doesn’t like it. 

And I'm not saying that Izuku had to live through a terrible life to understand the villains!  Just that, he has the capacity to look outside himself and be empathetic, but the application of it is lacking, despite knowing there’s problems, despite having LIVED with some of those problems. Extrapolate, boy!!!! You don't need empathy to reach out to others but the whole compassionate/kind Midoriya thing has been touted since the beginning! So I want to see it!

(Not sure how much sense this will make to people, but there’s a maturity that comes about with either time or certain circumstances that can be hard to grasp unless you’ve lived through it.  And quite frankly, Midoriya hasn’t. He went from a perfect/acceptable victim to the top tier of society (heroes).)

(Basically: Midoriya never **matured in the restrictive environment he grew up in and can't emotionally connect with the league who did, because of that. Instead he seems to have internalized the "if they were better" or "if they were truly good" then there wouldn't be a problem because just look at his classmater!, so villains being villains is their own fault and no one else is culpable.)

**centers on the idea that someone starts off as hopeful in regards to their discriminated position in life and over time matures to understand how society supports that discrimination and come to terms with the hurt that it's caused them personally (and in this case to fight back against it)

also, if you made it this far, i'm just having a fun time reading codenamesazanka's posts about the latest chapters

#my hero academia #bnha #the bee talks #i promise i have nothing against midoriya! but there's a lot of build up with him that's gone nowhere currently.... #having thoughts! having so many thoughts! #honestly i just feel bad for horikoshi. from what i gather he didn't want mha to drag on this long or it took a different direction #and he's been working on it for so many years. i don't fault him! it's his story! but i can still have a fun time analyzing it #ok i've stared at this for too long. i'm posting it and heading out #mmm is midoriya letting his own life experiences cloud his judgement of the villains? perhaps! #i would love to sit those kids down and make them learn how to reflect (in the academic sense)

[fondlylupin]

#saezuru tori wa habatakanai #happy saezuru month #doumeki chikara #the clouds gather #doumeki x yashiro #yoneda kou #bl movie #yaoi #anime #ok but seeing doumeki angry is hot as hell #mine: saezuru #mine

[swan2swan]

Sammy and the First Trial: Wood and Stone

#as the clouds of love begin to gather #a young girl finds herself put to test by the very island itself #sammy gutierrez #camp cretaceous #jurassic world: camp cretaceous #jwcc #look the animation here is great #the boarding and the color #this episode is such a breath of fresh air in the midst of the chaotic rush around the rest of the season #this plotline in particular #it's just a character and animation

[masterof-blabber]

I really like that their eyes light up when they use a lot of power :)

#Jay ninjago #ninjago Jay #ninjago fanart #Lego ninjago #Jay walker #I love him more than anything giys #also obsessed with the idea that their elements are connected to their emotions #Jays element is lightning #so there’s a storm constantly bubbling under his skin #Clouds gather in the sky above him when he’s upset #his fingers pulse with electricity when he’s angry and his hair stands on end #idk I just think he’s neat #my blorbo fr

[bellamer]

There's like 30 versions of this song on this movie's soundtrack but they're all so heavenly, this is the one that played when Doumeki told his story about his sister and I just- tears.

I love this soundtrack.

#twittering birds never fly #the clouds gather #saezuru tori wa habatakanai #anime ost #Youtube

[tallytals]

hey @loupsbane :D!!

#monkie kid #my edit #wOOOSHSGXHHDC LORD I DIDNT THINK TUMBLR WAS GONNA LET ME UPLOAD THIS LMAO #I WAS ACTUALLY NEAR TEARS WHILE I WAS GATHERING CLIPS FOR THIS #LIKE DAMN IGNORING THE HORRORS OF S3 J JUST WANT THE FATHER DAGHTER CRUMBS #WE NEED MORE CLOUD NINE IN THE WORLD #ANYWAYS HAPPY BIRTDHWYB RHY IM THROWING ALL THE GOOD VIBES AT YOU #ILY SM!! BIG BROTHER!! YOURE SUCH A JOY #lmk

[askthelostenderman]

You always talk about being a warrior in your past, did you partecipate in some kind of war? You're too quiet about it, did you dishonored your order? Did you escape from it on purpose? You're keeping too many secrets around, warrior.

Cloud gives you an angered gaze. He's not happy to recall things. Most of them are locked behind so many blurred memories... it hurts.

"There's no order... it was all chaos. I don't want to remember. They hurt me so much for being a disappointment. I didn't want to be there, I didn't want to fight... but which alternative did I have? I could either kill the enemy... or kill who I was in the process. I chose the second option... now I regret it"

#cloud #ask #answer #ask blog #lore #enjoy the lore #enderman #askthelostenderman #weeh #I got two asks (one of them isn't exactly an ask so) and I should be done #still can't decide the future of this blog #plus I'm worried about AI. even if I opted in not to be included in data gathering #but ykno #I don't trust Tumblr in this #sorry for the rambling #mucho texto yada yada

[apoemaday]

Clouds Gathering

by Charles Simic

It seemed the kind of life we wanted. Wild strawberries and cream in the morning. Sunlight in every room. The two of us walking by the sea naked. Some evenings, however, we found ourselves Unsure of what comes next. Like tragic actors in a theater on fire, With birds circling over our heads, The dark pines strangely still, Each rock we stepped on bloodied by the sunset. We were back on our terrace sipping wine. Why always this hint of an unhappy ending? Clouds of almost human appearance Gathering on the horizon, but the rest lovely With the air so mild and the sea untroubled. The night suddenly upon us, a starless night. You lighting a candle, carrying it naked Into our bedroom and blowing it out quickly. The dark pines and grasses strangely still.

#poetry #charles simic #clouds gathering

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Cloud Sprite

The delicate sprites carry messages for Saprazzans, but they refuse to land in Mercadia City's filthy markets.

Artist: Mark Zug TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

#mtg #magic the gathering #tcg #$0.19 #mark zug #cloud sprite #tenth edition #creature #faerie

[sellenite]

random musings on the mood of a strong, summer thunderstorm:

heat that clings to your skin—dewy with a sheen of sweat, but it turns to prickled goosebumps when the breeze smooths over you.

the roll of thunder starts out dull, but it gets deeper, cracks louder, as it gets closer. you can see the sky darkening—inky blue like the color of the deep ocean—and drawing together.

there's a heaviness to the air; the potential for the pour of rain to start at any second, but for a moment all of the unspilt energy just hangs, suspended in the clouds above.

#I crave a good summer thunderstorm like nothing else #I love the somber beauty of it #and especially right before the storm actually starts when you can just feel it all gathering #and the clouds are sucking up all the heat from the ground #idk what this is #just felt the need to describe it to everyone lol #elle's thoughts #original writing #?