#— is there someone behind the mask

[thebibliosphere]

Re-reading Ch28 of Phangs to double-check some details (just as well because I completely fucked up Vlad's room in the next book.) and not to toot my own horn or anything, but it's so fucking funny from an ADHD perspective.

Nathan just walked into a veritable treasure trove of Vlad's psyche.

He's walking around in awe, like, whoa, is that a hand-painted celestial map on the ceiling? Gods, Vlad's so talented. I bet there's nothing he can't do. Oh, a pianoforte! He's musical! Wow, look at all these books. He's so smart. I love how smart he is. I want to fuck his brains out. Oh! Look! A telescope!

As opposed to Vlad, whose internal monologue is: don't look at the mess, don't look at the mess, don't look at the mess. Okay, just act normal. How... how do I do that? Oh gods please don't think I'm weird. Please like me.

I know I wrote him, but he's in such a mood sometimes, lol.

#hunger pangs meta #I know they're my characters and I wrote them but #*chef kiss* #my poor AuDHD vampire son #just a cluster fuck of self-doubt and insecurity #hiding behind a mask of rakish flirtation that falls apart the minute someone sincere gets their hands on him #it's Nathan #Nathan gets his hands on him #eventually

[citrinekay]

Joo-won in Episode 2 seeing Dong-sik in the rain and not understanding him completely -> Dong-sik in Episode 15 seeing Joo-won in the rain and understanding immediately

#beyond evil #jwds #its about seeing the vulnerability in someone #the real person behind the mask when they aren't pretending #my post

[localguy2]

One of my current favourite headcanons (idk if this is original or not, who knows) is that the Ninja have a sort of "Spiderman" type of relationship with the citizens of Ninjago.

Say for example say the Ninja are in Ninjago City, they're hopping from building to building and looking for crimes to stop.

But occasionally when they set foot on the ground, they start talking with people and take photos with them, and the people of the city know that they shouldn't go into "obsessed fan" mode if they see The Ninja.

They know that The Ninja are sorta busy, and they don't want to bother the already preoccupied protectors of the city with crazy fan stuff, so instead they just take photos and ask (in a really shy way) for autographs, like that's the most they're willing to push it.

It's become an unspoken rule between the people at this point:

If you see The Ninja, be yourself.

They're just your Friendly Neighbourhood Ninja.

#ninjago #Honestly I can just imagine it in my brain #Out of nowhere you Kai or Lloyd or Cole waiting in line inside of a Starbucks #And while they're waiting they're having a completely normal chat with whoever is in front or behind them #Occasionally pause when someone comes up to ask for a photo #But that's about it #And that's something the people of the city have come to really love about them #The Ninja are just ordinary people like them #Except they also have a responsibility to uphold #Behind that mask #Is a completely normal person you could meet randomly while on a train or in a work place #Etc

[revvethasmythh]

Besides the comedy and the bit of it all, what I really like about Chetney and Fearne is that Chetney is fully willing to call Fearne's bullshit. not in an unkind way, but in a very grounding way. like I think what Fearne really needs is someone who can look at her and say, "I'm not buying what you're selling. Your weirdness won't distract me. What are you really saying, what does it really mean, and what are you really feeling right now?"

#my new favorite relationship type: the 'cut the bullshit' type #it's the same with laudna/ashton tbh #''I like how weird you are but I also like it when you're being real so be real right now'' #critical role #bells hells #callopea #fearniture #it's about having the willingness and putting in the work to see behind someone's carefully crafted mask

[plan-3-tmars]

I've gone so far down the kazui mukuhara rabbit hole that I'll listen to any fucking song ever and it'll still remind me of him. FOR EXAMPLE

DO YOU SEE MY VISION....

#like yk the way he wears a mask for the majority of half and the mask is meant to represent his lies and like hiding his true self #yk like putting on a mask becoming someone else on stage actor shit yada yada #SO LIKE. “i know you've been hiding secrets in your past” and kazui mentions thoughts on his mind that he “gave up A LONG TIME AGO” #“whats behind the mask” like asking him to tell the truth and !!! be his true self !! to stop acting !!! #AND THEN LIKE... “curiosity killed this cat/sorry i ever asked” because kazui talks about how hinako would still be alive if he kept lying #it just . reminds me of him #ALOT #and i wasnt expecting it man i was just doing my sphe cba #i cant listen to music normally anymore and its all milgrams fault #milgram #kazui mukuhara #sorry for the ramble im procrastinating having a shower and going to sleep and i also just wanted to share this. discovery #Spotify

[doomed-jester]

If there's one problem I have with Across the Spider-Verse it's all the people who just learned the phrase "hammerspace" but don't know what it means so they're just throwing it out at random. They're very confident despite being frequently wrong.

#hammerspace is literally just the imagined space where cartoon characters pull items from #bugs bunny has a full barber's chair and wig that just appeared between shots? they were in hammerspace #a really good example is when Spider-Ham pulls out a literal hammer from behind his back in the climax of ITSV #but people are literally just saying it as a buzzword #i saw someone on tiktok with a spidersona that looked really cute and fun #but they said they had a “hammerspace mask” #literally what does that mean?? they mask goes into hammerspace when they're not wearing it?? #or if they take it off there's a pocket dimension INSIDE that functions like hammerspace?? #you can't just say shit #text post #spiderverse #across the spiderverse #into the spider verse #Spider-Man #spider man #spiderman #marvel #hammerspace #spider ham #pet peeve #bullshittery

[katyspersonal]

I really hate it when someone says or does something mean and unfair and I try to address how wrong it is, and all they can react as "hey this is just internet and we are also strangers move on why are you getting so worked up about words in the iNtErNeT fRoM sTrAnGeR grow up pls I can be a mean unfair bitch for no reason to StRaNgErS on the InTeRnEt 🥺🥺🥺"

Like, the fact that we are not sharing physical space doesn't cancel the fact that what you just did not only didn't make rational sense, but was mean? And you are not supposed to be a rude bitch to "strangers" either? How are you a mature, secure adult if the only way you can handle the fact of misjudging someone and being rude is to try to gaslight them with that "you're overreacting uwu" thing? I am reacting just right, by pointing out an unfair action for being unfair, I am physically unable to react more rationally.

#/vent #personal #internets #the even dumber part was that they ALSO tried to claim that I could not take the L of being 'rejected' #excuse me what? #I am not addressing it because I am desperate for your attention I am addressing it because it wasn't fair #like you know that one wojack picture with a guy sobbing behind a smug mask? #the whole chat I could not see them as anything but that image. just that image the whole chat. #like if you have to constantly repeat how I am a nobody for you like a mantra are you really secure? #anyway I've finally reached the point of blocking people #I normally don't want to because we're all idiots in the same fandom loving this world #but the problem is.. they aren't #they *admitted* having no passion or knowledge about the source material #and just using bits from the source material to create their own thing #fandom is not a grinding ground for 'platform' or someone's narcissism its for LOVING source material #it is the case of 'just create OCs and original project' but these people never do because- #-fanart and fanfics will always get more attention than original stuff. even if they're not from a fan. #though i am generally apprehensive towards popular creators. they are way too willing to make enemies #same vibe as rich asshole wasting money willy nilly #me and the girls are not spoiled like this because we've known traumatizing levels of loneliness #so we are reluctant to completely cut anyone off let alone being mean just to show off

[summertimemusician]

Honestly the one thing that really frustrates me about Hyrule Warriors is how they cut Linkle being Link's sister, because otherwise it would have recontextualized Warriors entirely as a character.

This is mainly just headcanon territory, but something always bugged me about him being a knight in training from the get go, mainly because it's usually never any Link's first choice with First, Sky and Wild being the main exceptions (Gaepora took him in, and Gaepora runs the knights academy, makes sense he'd want to join then plus he'd probably want to protect Sun, plus Skylofts knights function differently than Hyrule knights, they don't have the same hierarchy and Skyloft is pretty peaceful before SS truly picks up so again, makes sense he wouldn't have troubles joining, we don't know First's reasons besides him seeing evil on the horizon and deciding if no one's was gonna do anything about it he might as well do it himself, and Wild was basically recruited at a young age for pulling the Master Sword while presumably young, he was never given a choice), we see it with Four, he's a blacksmiths apprentice under his grandfather and we see in his manga him practically baring his teeth at his father he won't become a knight and he doesn't pick up the sword unless really necessary, we see that with Time, he was raised as a Kokiri, he dreamt of adventure already from the drawings we see in his room, but he could always just become an adventurer if he wanted to though of course we see that change with the Hero's Shade, I'll come back to that, Wind? Was content living in Outset with Aryll before Ganon decided to fuck around and found out really hard, Legend was also a blacksmiths apprentice and adventurer and he only takes up knight training in the manga because Sir Raven inspired him, like even if he didn't want to be a knight the training would still serve him well (and lo and behold the advice pays off given all the shenanigans mostly caused by divine beings Legend gets saddled with), Hyrule obviously leaves in a very hostile world so he wouldn't even have ANY time to think about knight training, he's self taught because he'd literally die if he wasn't given monsters need his blood to ressurect Ganon so it's honestly a unique case of technically self defense, either he learned to hunt or he'd remain hunted, Twilight is the same case as Wind's, Ganondorf fucked around and found out with the wrong older sibling's people plus the protagonists heavily implied love interest(s) and got shafted into next week, him and Dusk don't have a personal connection besides Midna for him to stick around much and we see him go back to Ordon, so no knighthood there, so why was Warriors different? What motivated him?

I think Linkle being his younger sister would have been the answer.

Long post ahead, continue under your own risk

I know lots of people characterize Warriors as being of a noble line and joined the knights at the urging of his father, but let's not forget most Links are orphans so thinking Wars is an exception is a pipe dream. So that's out, however, in medieval times knights actually get plenty of benefits since they work mostly for lords, ladies and the local crown, being a knight is synonymous with being a noble or at least having a decent life at the cost of serving someone else and the Hyrulean knights don't really have any requisites before joining (though we do see long lines of knights exist, which some Links are descended from without their knowledge, so it's not farfetched to think that a good chunk of the knights of Hyrule qualify as members of noble houses loyal to the Hyrulean crown, would also explain their why they're ineffective a lot of the time too, if most of them grew noble and Hyrulean isn't war seeking {most of the time} then they wouldn't have any real experience), it would be a good way for Warriors to support himself as he climbs up the ranks, and most importantly, someone else, because he'd need to make that money to feed Linkle if she's his younger sister because most Links who take on elder sibling roles are at their best when trying to protect their younger siblings (Wind with Aryll, Twilight with Collin, to an extent Legend and Gulley, all Links are at their best when fighting/protecting someone else), Linkle could grown up without restrictions and he could support them both, making them work harder than other knights because he's already at a disadvantage.

Making it so he's in the perfect place at the right time to get noticed by Artemis before the War of Ages, and give him a reason to go against orders and fight rather than standby like other traineés, being discovered as the Hero in the process.

And as a result since Mask is in the war too, he gets inspired by Warriors (who as an older brother would definitely just snatch him, Wind, Tetra and heck even the Skull Kid under his wing because no way is he letting children younger than even his own little sister fight alone) and eventually becomes a knight too after presumably stopping his search for Navi or using his knight status to search more effectively, which gives us the Time we see in LU who eventually become the Hero's Shade, which trains Twilight. Because he looked up to Warriors while younger.

I just think it's a huge missed opportunity with a lot of room for angst/hurt comfort/drama, and also opportunities for Warriors, Legend and Wild to bond over not really liking the knights because they've all not likely been treated well by his fellow knights while young even though he himself is one, and that Warriors would absolutely be one of the first to throw hands if he heard another soldier talk badly about any of the Links, in this essay I will-

#linked universe headcanons #lu warriors #been replaying Hyrule Warriors while sleep deprived and this suddenly came to me while mid drinking coffee #we really need more Warriors appreciation and big sibling Warriors around here #I Shall Not Tolerate Warriors Slander #Twilight and Time own my entire heart and soul but he's pretty neat #The inherent tragedy of unknowingly helping guide your younger sibling to roam aimlessly as a spirit until his descendant pacifies him #all because all you did was for your younger sibling and you tried so so hard to protect the boy who'd become the man behind the ghost #Feels like that'd be a punch to the gut for Warriors and Twilight both once the Realization™ hits #Linkle and Mask/Time and Wind both being little shit siblings to Warriors and bullying him into resting my beloveds #Artemis/Sheik joining in because meddler is her/their middle name #Legend Warriors Four and Wild both disliking the knights for a variety of reasons but only Warriors is passive aggressive about it #Until someone bad mouths one of his shield brothers that is then he's as feral as any Link #It's all about giving Warriors more depth ya know? #Summer's Sleep Deprived LU Ramblings

[noisolpxe]

getting they/them'd at build-a-bear yesterday was so funny i keep thinking about it

#the person checking us out had their pronouns (he/they/she) on their nametag but the person who they/them'd me didnt LMFAO #★ #ik its bc people short circuit when they see someone who presents masc with long hair but it never fails to be a lil funny to me #like ive also been called ma'am or miss or been she/her'd by ppl and then i speak or take down my mask and theyre like WAIT IM SO SORRY!! #and im always like. its fine its honestly funny and amusing ur view of gender is so narrow u see me & assume bc my hair i must be nonbinary #its funny in the way of if i think too hard about it i'll be sad so i just have to laugh about it #ik my dad went thru the same thing when he had long hair despite being a broad shouldered 6'4'' man #he said it happened esp in the bathroom dudes would think they were in the women's bc they'd see him from behind djdjdhjf

[teleomancer]

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#so it's Infect Your Friends And Loved Ones with the bit about 'everyone around here knows about you' #even if it's positive- the world pays so much more fucking attention to my life for being trans and it makes me.. shiver? #coffee clerk fumbled every facet of taking my order and the apology landed super duper sideways #'oh sorry! it's just that it's my first time helping *you* is all- just seen you around a lot before. you know.' yeah? know what exactly? #how's that supposed to make me feel? every month they hire someone new and we get to do the same tiring song and dance #another young-20s clerk that will not stop trying to make small talk w/me beats ones that only glare yeah- this isn't pain just frustration #and like YES it's better than the cashier that beats the shit out of my beers on purpose or crumples receipts to hand them to me #or the audible 'see- told you he's a man' commentary when he can see stubble behind a mask on days that can't bother me to shave #like the pharmacists at this supermarket make me well aware that nobody else gets their E here. the store knows the local tranny. great. #genpop cannot reliably be fucking Normal Abt Transfems to the point that it makes me wanna thank the rare coworker that just like. #doesn't treat me like anyone different or special or a threat or a curiosity or an object or a shot to gain social capital for being nice? #getting told by young-20s cis girls that calling me dude didn't mean anything b/c they're 'y'know! *also* [limp wrist mime] *girlypop!*' #hits closer to home than getting called a slur to my face because the latter asshole doesn't pretend to be my friend and just. #skips straight to making me a paper doll in their head of what it means to be me and shaped like me and dressed like me and it's.. slimy. #'everyone around here knows about you.'

[offyoupop-easypeasy]

'And Then There Was Shawn' + Alibi

[And now I can't even recognize myself anymore

Please, give me something to convince me I am not a monster]

#shawn hunter #boy meets world #bmwedit #shory #And Then There Was Shawn #BANKS Alibi #something about shawn dreaming about himself as someone everyone is running from # a monster of sorts #his identity and thoughts hidden #pushing cory and topanga together while he is cloaked and alone #and the last helpless look at cory at the end when he is revealed #mine #my edits #both shawn and cory dream about killing everyone else so corpanga can be together #but cory (who lies to himself consistently and blames others for his problems) #repeatedly has to kill shawn to be with topanga #while shawn (who always blames himself) #hides his true self behind a mask while also running from himself so that corpanga can be together #repressed gay murder episodes r the best :)

[demitheshine]

✨My fatal flaw is that I unironically watch The Masked Singer every now and then with my mom

✨I am now extremely distrustful of everyone in this competition/hj

#also in the 0.0000001% chance that someone else who unironically watches The Masked Singer finds this post #no season 10 spoilers please because we've been extremely behind and are currently on episode 2-- #the masked singer

[satsuki-yumizuka]

having self control sucks. i want to be very blunt with people but then i stop and think "wow. this is not how people talk. i need to relax"

#but its so much easierrr u know. somtimes i just wanna be like #hey #i wanna be friends but i dont usually dm people bc i feel like im annoying them alll of the time. u know. #so sorry if i dont do that #but then its like o yea. thats like. ridiculous to say to someone unprompted. oh well #ppl dont usually talk like that !@@ damn !!! #even though being blunt and stating things directly is like. so much easier. #i should be able to jusy do hey i like u ur cool. we should talk more. i wsnt to talk to u . #and not like in any specific way u know just pike. talking to ppl is so fun #im not talkin to anyone is specific rn sorry. but like u know what i mean #hate having to mask shit behind “proper manners” let me be weird with 0 judgements pretty please @da whole world

[brown-little-robin]

get loved, nerd

hello.

commentary in the tags. it is slightly negative, so please feel free to simply scroll on if that's not for you!

#gonna be real with you chief. think.react. #all my tim drake kinnie instincts are saying that this is disingenuous although I trust that it's a genuine expression of goodwill. #and I'm second guessing posting this publicly because of that. but ok let's do this. in case anyone else feels iffy about this #I'm pretty sure I don't know you. whoever ''you'' is behind this. #I've seen some of the people you interact with and seem to know and most of them are only tangentially related to me. #what I'm trying to say here is I'm sure this is well-meant but to me you're a face behind a mask. I don't know you— #—and I can't trust that you know me— #—and so this ''get loved nerd'' in my mailbox? I don't actually enjoy it. it feels insubstantial. #also... because I don't know you... ''nerd''... to me... comes off as actually insulting. rather than jokingly playful. #please ''get loved nerd'' your friends and not me. #although to be fair I am running on high stress mode and therefore am more paranoid than normal. #again I'm completely sure you mean the absolute best with this! no hard feelings for you trying it out on me! #I just feel like you probably don't know how it comes off to someone like me. or maybe you do. I don't *know*. #I am perhaps misleadingly cheerful online but I am also quite a reserved person—if you want to love me you have to own it. #thank you! <3 but please don't do this to me anonymously again. best wishes as you move forward

[cryptidafter]

I love the whole "no but who are you? no but fr who are you?" game that WKX and ZZS have going the first few episodes

the way they've both sussed each other out but they're not at the place where they can reveal it, gotta wait for that relationship to cook a little more

#cryptid’s thoughts #something something seeing the truth of someone even when they're hidden behind a mask something something #both literal and figurative #like recognizes like - you and I are the same - I see you etc. etc. #I love how the whole idea of a rewatch is to watch with other people and here I am rewatching by myself :'))))) #and talking to myself like always lol what even is my life

[taee]

someone save him:

#WHY IS HIS HAIR TUCKED BEHIND THE MASK AKSJSKSJS #DID HE DO IT HIMSELF OR DID SOMEONE ELSE MESS WITH HIM LMAO #I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS #I LOVE THE PEPE THE FROG EYE MASKS HAHAHAHA #rants