#I LOVE MY FRIENDS CHARACTERS SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!! THEYRE SO COOL

[astro-inthestars]

ART FIGHT ATTACKS FOR @chipistrate @twipsai @s0ckh3adstudios @children-of-subcon HAHA! GOTCHA!

I got em so good <3

......what do you mean I'm not in Art Fight-

Hehe, just kidding! i know I'm not in Art Fight, but I still wanted to draw my friends' awesome characters!! And ever since AF started, I was given the chance to see their characters and have full references sooooo... yeah >:D Anyways, here are the characters featured <3

Akari by Twip

Weird Kid by Chip

Ame by Sock

Ellie by Twip

Kidd by Chip

Jareb by Bee

#rennikorambles #kaibigan kong mahal #astroarts #WEEHEEE #GOTTEM #ive been cooking #man i've wanted to draw these suckers AUGH IM SO GLAD IVE FINALLY GOT TO #I LOVE MY FRIENDS CHARACTERS SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!! THEYRE SO COOL #and with the last three.... i realized all three have a 'power up' of sorts.... so i decided... HEY lets draw them all powered up <3 #anyway- did my best! sorry for the jumpscare

[starrysharks]

zeno's ultimate pokemiku tierlist ⁉️(it's all his opinion and he loves them all regardless⁉️)

#like arrfgggdiakaktmcksmsama this was literally all for me like they knew what they were doing #i love character design i love pokemon i love miku. and then you put ALL THREE TOGETHER.... #i will explain some of my choices here #poison miku is just too good but also i am a big sucker for freaky scientists with constant “worry” eyebrows #her design is just so out there and crazy (this is about the shoes. some understand the greatness of the shoes and some dont. and thats ok.) #every other miku in peak i think establishes their theme exeptionally well especially ghost bug and fighting #for ghost i already love spooky and gloomy looking characters and that miku delivers tenfold (of course shes designed by the GOAT take) #esp with the mix of ghostly and electronic/digital regarding the glitchy parts n the 01 hologram #she looks like shell invade my computer and give it a virus if i dont send the chainmail about her tragic file corruption to 10 friends #(in the best way possible) #for bug miku the big dress is a huge plus but also i just think shes adorable nuff said #for fighting - i love a delinquent character and she fits that really well. the half coat thing is a big highlight for me #also the leek theme is absolutely iconic #for the ones i didnt like as much - i honestly just think the koraidon one is a leeeeetle bit boring #dont get me wrong. it has really cool aspects like the hair and the koraidon like cape but idk #it feels like theres a lot going on but not that much at the same time? its still a really nice design tho esp the hair color #for the ones in yellow tier - i just dont like the color palletes very much . theyre still really nice designs esp fire miku #but all in all these are genuinely all amazing designs and i dont want to be too critical or mean to any of them esp seeing im not a pro #but this was really fun to see unfold!!! cant wait until the songs start dropping #in the topic of miku as well - hey muse dash where's my miku on the switch version.... #please dont make us wait too long 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[magpigment]

finally got to episode 52 of jrwi and it’s good to see it’s taken a break from our regularly scheduled comedy podcast for an incredibly lengthy period of blatant psychological torture!! tune in next time to see what our poor motherfuckers are going to be Put Through Next!!!

#dandy talks #LIKE #JESUS CHRIST #IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR BUT I WASNT EXPECTING **THIS** #like holy shit #i just got to the point chip stabbed himself in the chest w his swords while hallucinating his friends were attacking him both physically #and verbally. WHILE THEYRE ALSO IN A DESERT WHILE ALSO IN PRISON #and also the reveal of how jay and chip found gill and specifically how he ended up coming to the surface??? #GOOD GOD MAN #THESE BAD BOYS CAN FIT SO MUCH TRAUMA LMAO #i’m honestly so actually hyped tho this is so so so so cool #i love psychological horror and i love emotionally inept characters being put in Situations that require them to confront their feelings #gotta be one of my favorite genders #but this is so so well done and the players are all doing great roleplaying this and grizzly is doing great running this #like i am enraptured rn #jrwi spoilers #jrwi riptide #jrwi gillion #jrwi chip #jrwi jay

[hiemaldesirae]

teatime with your terrible horrible bastard son /gaslighting parental figure

(partial) conversation that resulted in this under the cut:

#🌗 art tag #my friends characters #my friends ocs #my characters #my original character #my original characters #my ocs #thas my father.... the only person ever #theyre so cool. i love their sona guy so much #(they are the purple guy bwt. the man behind the slaughter) #their sona is a bird skeleton i think. we are sooo silly #my sona #my persona #oops forgor about those tags

[demobatman]

modern au mike wheeler and the homo autoerotic fixation he would have on jon snow

#oh the curly dark haired leader character with a best friend with a heart of gold #and his hashtag ragtag boy squad #also hes really fucking hot. and Canonically really fucking hot #he would be. enamored. obsessed. conflicted #'yeah jons my favorite hes really cool' pans over to him daydreaming about jon bridal carrying him #obsessed im telling you #dustin: ugh i hate the fanservice they do with jon its so romance novel-y #mike: haha fuck. yeah dude so. So Weird lol. lmao so right #max: why cant media pander to women without it being weird Henderson? #theyre fighting and mike is playing out his bastard snow son fantasy in his mind #el and max talk about how handsome he is all the time and mike explodes his own mind with his mind #(el is a lesbian disclaimer ❤️ mikes like I COULD LOVE HIM RIGHT) #god hed write so much self insert #mike wheeler

[kiethko]

ramble in my tags

#okay as much as i love specific medias and fandoms or whatever #i LOVE making ocs and stuff like i dont htink i ever post about my ocs on my main blog or anything but i have so many and i rp them with my #friends yeah kinda cringe at my grown age but somtimes i want my funny little characters to go on adventures with their funny little #characters okay!! #but anyways i kinda wanna see more ppls vld ocs and stuff... #it would be also cool to rp vld ocs but also none of my rp friends like vld.. maybe ill see if ppl are interested but idk i feel so cringe #talking about ocs somtime LMFAOOO #but also like cringe is dead im having fun but also like... euughgughhgdhfgkjhdfj #idk teehee #i might post my vld oc design tho theyre so fun imo #and im proud of da art but we will see idk

[vulcanhello]

#IM ON ANOTHER ROLL! SHELL GAME WAS GREAT’ #mccoy main character moment sooo good i wish he got this much time in every book #and him and spock and chekov and ensigns side mission was so fun i really loved it #theyre having the worst time but not as bad as kirk and scotty who in their friends absence decide to self destruct the enterprise #and its insane #big recommend #anyways enjoy these mccoy moments i love him #captain’s log #tos #trek books #doesnt he not have a canon death date. he really never died in canon good for him. #so he really is living forever #this book as prophecy #sorry for reading in sepia 😔 im trying to protect my eyes and switching up the screen is helping #ok spoilers time. THE CREATURE WAS VERY COOL AND DESERVED MORE TIME! #and the intro of the romulan doctor paying off the way it did GOT me okay. i wish it was confirmed they got his journal back to his wife tho

[transboykirito]

sao obviously talks about adoption and stuff with the kirigaya family (plus kinda briefly with yui) and obviously we talk a lot about the main group being a found family but bercouli and alice were literally just

"i love you. there's no obligation for me to love you. i love you because we've decided to be family. i'll protect you because i love you. i love you because i choose to love you of my own accord."

and i think that to have that was really beautiful and important.

#sword art online #sao #bercouli #alice #me with a shitty home life who has friends i view as siblings more than my actual brother and sister: yeah me too bud #it reminds me of something a friend said to me once that i wont share unless he wants to add it himself bc. personal yknow? #and yeah sao is obviously a found family BUT THERE IT WAS!!!!! #and the fact it went to fanatio (and little unborn bb berche) right after..... because he sees alice as part of his family...... like..... #theyre family because they decided it all on their own. a little later on. because they wanted to be. and that means so fucking much to me #im crying writing these tags take my fucking drink away christ #i think all of these things are important storylines and all play an important part in the overall story #but its cool to see like. characters who basically did the same thing i did like. i love you.

[ikusayu-no-hana]

in general I don't think abt representation too much but sumeru really rubbed me the wrong way which . very very very rarely happens

#i guess the speculations shouldve been warning enough but it still feels so frustrating to see it used as some cool mysterious sounding #token culture #and i totally know that despite all this outcry nothing will change bc who tf cares. definitely not the whales (who r the target demographi #for them anyway) #the other day a mutual posted abt nahida sayin smth and she mentions the word samsara and i nearly lost it #i hate it i hate that theyd take a game i loved so much and then disrespect not one but three entire cultures like that #one of which is mine #anyway genshin writers wouldnt know संसार if it came and smacked them upside the head. what theyre doing is literally #the opposite of it :/ #i miss playing with all my characters and friends on there i miss spamming zhongli xiao kazuhas Q #i miss gliding across heights to get to specific commission locations i miss collecting the teapot realm money i miss #watching each and every characters' idke animations listening to the sounds their clothes made as they ran #but it wont be the same bc if i open it again everything every single event is going to be about sumeru #i can miss all of that and still not want to open genshin #idk it just. sucks. i genuinely loved the game even if it was getting tiring exploring new maps every update #why couldnt the care they put into liyue and inazuma hold true for sumeru? #fuck those '''''otakus''''' they can die in a gruesome car accident for all i care #randomeows

[tehstripe]

i love john's birthday letters SO MUCH. its so clear that he loves his friends and they love him back so much that they incorporate his gifts into their sense of self.

rose's strife specibus is based on the knitting stuff he got her, and dave's most iconic feature (shades) was also a gift from john. jade's gift has some weird temporal shenanigans involved and im not to that point in my reread yet, but her shirt color and interest in gardening is from john too, back before she even knew him!!!

i think its a cool way to show how we're shaped by the relationships around us. if it werent for john, the other kids would be missing some CORE aspects that make their characters recognizable, and the reverse is probably true as well.

theyre friends your honor :')

#homestuck #john egbert #dave strider #jade harley #rose lalonde #beta kids #beta babies #stripe hs reread 2024

[orcelito]

Paradox of the coolest characters being the characters who give 0 shits about being cool. Nico cared very much about seeming cool and thus he was very Not cool. Fang on the other hand doesn't really care at all about being cool, and honestly I think he's the coolest dnd character I have

#speculation nation #i havent talked about nico here in a while but hes still my dear son #my absolute nerd of a wizard. Incredibly socially awkward #ykno ive thought about interactions between my ocs. & how Kallias would be SUPER into Nico bc hes EXACTLY his type #but nico would Not be into Kallias lmao bc he tends to like guys who r uh. Tall And Big. generally. #side note but Kallias is also very not cool by virtue of how much he wants to be cool and i love that #I literally made Fang as a background character for Kallias so they have that basis. #which is that Kallias is into Fang in a physical sense & is a regular customer in his universe. & Fang likes Kallias in the sense of like #heres this guy who pays Very well & also talks a lot. aka smth Fang enjoys #so theyre friends! who also fuck. but there is 0 romantic attachment between them #now Fang and *Nico*... hmmmmmm #Fang isnt Nico's type by virtue of him being like 3 inches shorter than him (Short King) but honestly i think Fang could overcome that #by virtue of being unexpectedly strong & in general a very cool guy #Kallias is too prissy for Nico's tastes but Fang is like... honestly the Perfect personality for Nico to be into lmao #I think Fang would like Nico. in that hes someone who doesnt judge people & could be coaxed into talking a lot #(surprise surprise Fang likes people who talk a lot. hes not much of a talker but he Loves to listen) #so honestly a pretty similar potential relationship that Kallias and Fang would have. love that for them #continuous theme of Fang not being personally invested. his type is apparently tall blue & badass who declares that they will #protect him from the people hes running from WHILE being very sweet and understanding. & hes valid for it lmao #dont mind me im just thinking about my mlm dnd characters & wondering how they would interact with one another #ALWAYS hilarious to me how much Nico is Kallias's type but Kallias isnt Nico's type. comedy in the making #if u dont know my ocs but read this far Here have a kiss on the forehead #& also if u want to ask me about my ocs pls do i could talk about them forecer #FOREVER* jfksbfkdh #oc shit

[yourclumsyguardianangel]

the seven + a few others future headcanons

percy:

becomes a high school teacher

teaches high school marine biology (idk how it is in other schools but when we hit sophomore year we got to choose different bio classes ie: marine bio, ag bio, med bio + regular bio)

also teaches the mythology elective and is the swim team coach

annabeth:

we already know this queen is an architect with obvious inspiration from greek architecture

learns how to make blue food for percy and their kids from sally

has traveled all over the world looking at different architecture

learns the basics of many languages so shes able to communicate with the locals

her and leo team up to build a small school near camp half-blood for year rounders so everyone can learn consistently but dw they get summers off

piper:

love her but shes a nepo baby

she doesnt act like it tho

”are you tristan mcleans daughter?” “who?”

loves her dad to bits but does not like being seen out in public by the paparazzi

marries shel, they dont have kids tho, neither of them want to bring any into the world especially with america’s downfall and the government erasing women and poc rights

is basically leos big sister atp

leo:

him and calypso dont last, maybe a year and a half in they split bc calypso wants to explore the world and leo is very emotionally unstable and calypso has a hard time understanding

they end on good terms but dont ever talk unless its with a group of friends

he goes into a trade to become a mechanic and owns his own shop

starts smoking cigarettes/vaping

his friends dont really approve but they understand he cant quit just yet as hes not in a mental space to do so

goes to therapy with a psychologist whos a demigod that specializes in grieving and war trauma

they all go to therapy but hes the last one to do it

he’s still the ‘happy go lucky’ guy hes always been but as he gets closer w the others they start to see the true sadness in him

piper and him grow a lot closer after jason died and have a big sister little brother relationship

hazel:

my girl stays at camp jupiter

takes nicos place at camp

horse trainer

her and frank also dont work out as a romantic relationship, they felt that the age gap was too much after frank turned 18 and hazel was 15 theyre still friends tho

hazel often visits leo in his shop

as much as leo reminds her of sammy, through therapy she has recognized that theyre separate people and to not push all her past feelings for sammy onto leo

not only does she train horses but she also teaches little kids basic math, science, and history to the younger kids

they all call her ms. hazel

she prefers to teach the really young kids (age 4-7)

wears her hair in different braid styles after BOO

frank:

my friggin HOMIE

i relate to frank a lot personality wise

therefore i think hed be a 4/20 fanatic after BOO

hes not stoned during training or during important camp duties

but otherwise you try talkin to him and you dont really notice until you look and see the far off look and red eyes and he just goes “huh?”

other than that hes a great leader

after he gets his cool new look from mars he takes really good care of his body including consistent exercise and eating really healthily (maybe he has a soft spot for fast food when hes hi)

him joining the military does not make sense to me

he lost his mom to war, and he was in one himself, idk about you but i would not wanna join the military after being the main character in a war

he studies to be a veterinarian for exotic animals

when no one is around he shifts into the animal to find out whats wrong

”dr. zhang prefers to work by himself” “why” “idk but hes always right, if it aint broke dont fix it”

jason:

rip home-slice

nico:

my other homie

my guy does not get taller than 5’8

stays at camp during the summer to train the new and old kids

him and will get a house together

teaches history at the camp school

cat dad (5 cats and counting)

will:

takes nicos last name when they marry bc its cooler

him being a doctor doesnt click w me i more picture him being an EMT

EMTs are hotter anyways

does med training with new apollo kids whenever he gets time

if he’s not busy during working hours he drops by nicos classroom w his fav drink from dutch bros (starbucks is MID) and hangs out with him and his students

#percy jackson #pjo #jason grace #hazel levesque #frank zhang #leo valdez #piper mclean #annabeth chase #nico di angelo #will solace #heroes of olympus #solangelo #percabeth

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

aita for not inviting a friend of mine into my dnd campaign?

so i (18nb) have a friend (18nb, Martin) who i play in a main dnd campaign with with all our other friends (Ill name them Dan, Virgil, Mark, and Ray). Dan is our DM after we kicked out the old one bc she was horrible. We're a pretty close group of friends, but lately we've all been really busy with respective school & work, ect. so we didnt play dnd for a solid, like,, 4 months. I DMed a one shot for everyone besides Ray cause she was flaky anyway, and added in my boyfriend Zeke for it.

Everyone had a really fun time w it and I loved everyones characters, especially Dan's. I watch a lot of dnd shows, so i just keep getting more ideas- but while the one shot was fun it was messy as hell. Ive been wanting to write a campaign for a smaller group for a while, (because when i tried making a campaign with the whole group the character creations were... disappointing to say the least. this sounds mean but i created a fairy world that was very magical & told everyone to go crazy on character creation in a world with few/no humans, and like 5/6 people opted to be a human with a fighting class :/ )

ive been writing a campaign that im really proud of and have a good vision for, and decided to include Mark (because we're best friends) Zeke (because he wants to play dnd more and has no opportunities) Dan (bc he never gets to be a player) and then another close friend of mine outside the group named Gabe (who i love but never get to see) I love their characters & we're all super excited.

Thing is. I was briefly talking with Dan, Zeke and Mark about it at school bc I'd sent everyone a little intro message for the world and they were all super excited and wanted to talk to me about their classes. Virgil had no problem with this and was excitedly asking abt the world + characters along with some other friends from school, but Martin got quiet and went and sat by himself. I could tell they were off, but Martin is generally a quiet person anyway and is often sad + doesnt want to talk for like a hundred different reasons, so i left her alone. Later that day in a different class I have with Virgil he showed me his phone where Martin had sent him a message saying she was really disappointed & felt left out that i hadnt invited them to my campaign.

i instantly felt bad and started to text him, but,,,, to be honest, i dont think im at all responsible for this.

i have reasons for leaving Martin out, the main one being that they just..... arent a very active player. Hes soft spoken and doesnt actually like rping their characters- her character in our main campaign is/was literally mute bc they said they didnt want to have to speak as him. (theyve since taken this back and went through with a curse breaking thing to be able to speak, but her character,,, still doesnt talk much.) he writes really good, sad backstories but doesnt actually play or do anything with them and gets uncomfortable acting. Their characters are not only emotional, but like. crazy. they play a bunch of cool tieflings with insane magic classes & features and then, again,,,, dont roleplay them. I didnt want the group to be big and had a good reason for including everyone that i did, and our other friends that arent in it (Virgil, Ray who is Martins sister btw, all our other d&d interested friends at school) literally dont mind at all. i just wrote a campaign that theyre not in. Martin also has their feelings hurt very easily, so to be honest i just find her being sad about not being in it just... stupid. id never say that to his face & i get that he feels bad, but like....cmon.

im aware im a very very incredibly low empathy person- to be honest i struggle with depression and bpd very heavily and am often mean to my friends & loved ones without really processing why or how much it affects them. i told Virgil that i thought Martins reaction was stupid, and he said that that wasnt fair bc Martin had always been in my campaigns before (which is, yknow, one. Martin and I were even in a campaign with a completely different group a while back and Martin willingly left it very early because the group was loud & their character wasnt doing anything (yeah)). Every time Martins expressed (or i guess not expressed) sorrow for not being invited to it ive just sort of ignored them. this again isnt that uncommon cuz when shes sad he doesnt like to talk about it, and also they havent directly confronted me with this at all.

ive been talking about the campaign a lot because it occupies frankly a lot of my brain because i have so much to write, and i especially talk to the people that arent in it bc theres no risk of slipping up and telling them something they arent supposed to know. The other friend, Gabe, is friends with Zeke and Mark and I, and Dan is good around new people,, but Martins really quiet around people he doesnt know well, so if i invited her anyway they'd probably play the game even less than they already do.

again, im really bad at having an actual perspecitve on this. Virgil said he feels bad for Martin but not for himself, as far as i know Dan doesnt know about the situation, and i literally just dont wanna involve Mark and Zeke (Zeke HATES conflict and when people fight so he really doesnt have to be involved.) Mark Martin and I have all been really close friends since literally 7th grade and I guess Martin especially feels left out that I involved Mark and not them but Marks both really good at character creation and also talking in character, and like, hes my best friend who i do everything with.

I dont wanna blow off Martins emotions but but i truly dont give a shit that they feel betrayed by my not inviting him. especially because they havent bothered actually telling me this. objectively i dont think its my fault even a little, and Martin is really horrible at handling their emotions anyway (this isnt an insult, just a fact. i am too). aita for not inviting him + not caring that shes upset by it and acting like they arent?

sorry this is so long i really like providing context

What are these acronyms?

#aita #am i the asshole

[corvase]

platonic soulmate prompts

these came from my heart and a past friendship of mine. enjoy and feel free to use :)

“you’re my sister, my love, and my best friend. thank you for existing.”

holding hands <33

hugs !!!!

long distance friendships </3

but if they’re long distance they can send each other packages n stuff

“you mean the world to me. did i ever tell you that?”

if one of the characters doesn’t have a father figure, what if their friend walked them down the aisle

“STOP LAUGHING I DONT KNOW WHAT TO GET YOU FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.” “whatever you get me, i’m sure i’ll love it.”

“i love you.” “don’t make me cry.”

the moment they have their first real conversation and they’re both so much like “THEYRE JUST LIKE MEEEE” and they know right away this is going to be a forever friendship

“this is so weird to say, but i’m so glad i met you.” “that’s not weird to say at all.”

“you’re so freaking cool.”

“i feel like we haven’t talked in a minute. how are you?”

“i love you. i don’t think i can say that enough.” “i’m pretty fond of you, too.”

“i feel like, id give my heart to you if you were about to die.” “…….. id pour water on you if you were on fire too, i guess.”

“you’re a nerd.” “you’re a dummy. now what?”

giving each other life advice

^ “i know it may not help now, but honestly, what’s meant to happen will happen. what’s meant for you will find you.” “i guess that’s why you found me.”

“if you don’t go i’m not going.”

“you know that guy i was talking to?” “which one?” “STOP.”

them saying things at the same time and then being like TWINNNN

“i get to tell everyone my best friend is a [profession]… sounds like a win to me.”

#i love platonic soulmates #i miss having one :’) #these may or may not have been taken from my own messages… will i delete them ever???? probably not. xoxo gossip girl #friend prompts #friendship prompts #platonic writing prompts #platonic prompts #platonic pining prompts #friendship writing prompts #imagine your otp #otp prompts #writing prompts #writeblr #writing #writing tips #writing advice #dialogue prompts

[dapper-lil-arts]

So, what are your favorite MLP ships? I don't know if you've already been asked this before, but meh

less about being asked, more about me posting them nonstop lmao;

#1 Sunlight - (Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle) Number one and two are interchangable due to my mood, because theyre both incredible, and easily fit on a "favorite ships of all time" list i could make for myself. Sunset and Twilight shipping is to me in general all about potential. And if im talking endgame, the show would have ended so, so much better, if there were two lesbians inheriting the night and day. These two are it, with flying colors. Going from rivals to friends to close friends to lovers that would do anything for eachother, to ruling the world in a golden age together, my goodness, this ship is like the chef's choice at a menu. I also may have written a large fanfic of how i would write an entire season of the show with Sunset on it, heheheheheh. Also worth stating, i concider Sunset x Scitwi To be on the same level, if not being the same ship, even if Scitwi is a diffrent character, if someone loves Twilight Sparkle, they would love her in all her versions. #2 Rarijack - (Rarity and Applejack) Did i say sunlight is the chef's choice at a menu? Rarijack is the whole fucking menu. What more can be said about the legend of how the most beautiful Unicorn and the strongest Earth Pony fell in love? The City girl x Country girl vibes are incredibly strong, the opposites attract is at it's PEAK, and both of these girls can easily concider themselves the luckiest women in the world for having the other. It was the first couple i shipped on the show when i watched passively, 'cause i instantly noticed their potential, and c'mon how couldn't anybody. They're the hydrogen bomb of mlp ships, and they could easily sustain an entire season on their back if it was about their love story, which is, painfully, not canon, like any of these ships. Also i'm literaly writing a fic that takes Shrek 1 and makes it about Rarijack and it's as dumbly amazing as it sounds #3 Startrix - (Starlight Glimmer and Trixie Lulamoon) Honestly this one is easy to ship because it's just endlessly funny. The biggest fail girl that almost destroyed the world falls for the only girl thats a bigger loser than her, and that is endlessly entertaining; specialy because compared to trixie, Starlight is the baddest bitch lmao, and they would hype eachother so much. (insert that post of loser ass gf being hyped up by other cool gf) And there's just an appeal to two unhinged women finding eachother and making eachother... better? worse? I think theyre both at their best when traveling together. #4 Flutterdash - (Fluttershy and Rainbow dash) Fun fact, i didn't ship this until i wrote "the return of midnight sparkle" i just had to write scenes with certain themes, and i realised it would be helpful to further the themes and plot and character development of the protagonist if Rainbow and Fluttershy were macking on eachother. And it grew on me! Daredevil girl and shy girl lift eachother up and improve eachother. Honorable mention: That one ship with with Cadance, Shining armor, and Chrysalis; because it is honestly funny as fuck; no matter how you spin it, be it cadance and chrysalis mack on eachother and shining tolerates it, or the Princess and the Queen have a silent rivalry as they try to be with their himbo, or even if the three of them gross together. it's always funny. (queue chrysalis with the "im not the stepdad im the dad that stepped up" shirt while playing with flurryheart)

#mlp #ask #ships #mlp gen 4 #sunlight #rarijack #startrix #flutterdash #quieter honorable mention: Sunpie is very cute. They have a nice chemistry that i will honor. #good ask!

[aroanthy]

thinking about nanami and touga both telling utena not to trust anthy at the end of the series. whilst nanami and anthy being friends is something that makes me bawl like a little baby and overjoys me immensely, ive never bought a reading of nanami post-32 that is anthy positive. like idk how you could get that impression when all she does is talk about how anthy is a terrible and dangerous person. she’s scared of her. and you know she shouldn’t be, but it’s understandable why a 13 year old living in ohtori academy might be scared of someone she already didn’t like after finding out something deeply traumatic regarding them and not having the tools to make sense of it in a compassionate way. and it makes me want to eat drywall

what’s really interesting about all this to me tho is how both kiryuus tell utena not to trust ‘the chairman/end of the world or himemiya anthy/the rose bride’. anthy and akio are a package deal of toxicity and harm to both of them and if that isn’t just the most fascinating thing ever. also the difference between nanami’s ‘chairman/himemiya’ and touga’s ‘end of the world/rose bride’ (nanami giving her warning during the badminton scene, touga giving his at the end of his duel. so much going on here wrt roles and settings and rituals and reality). but getting back to my real point isn’t it so cool (agonising) how nanami and touga are incapable of extending compassion or understanding to anthy despite the fact that they’re the two people who know the most about her other than utena and akio. and like. they don’t know a Lot, but theyve both had a smidge of insight into an abusive relationship that mirrors aspects of their own lives in myriad ways

idk something about the rose bride as a symbol who bears all of humanity’s hatred. and in the end all girls are like the rose bride yes, but key word here is like. an approximation; all trapped, all agonised, yes, but not all literally fucking crucified for eternity by a million swords that shine with human hatred. not abstracted in such a particular and insidious way. i always find anthy/kiryuu parallels compelling wrt issues of race and class and mannnnnn. nanami takes a step away from the duelling game. she’s not out, but she’s not actively partaking, not actively being exploited. touga, whilst a little more overtly involved in stuco business and still meeting with akio, does also take a step away. like, they’re both able to do that. it’s a bit of an artifice, sure, they’re still here, but oh my god oh my god oh my god. theyre not anthy. am i making sense can anyone hear me holy shit

i think what im trying to say is that for everything that both nanami and touga learn about ohtori academy and the people living in it, for everything that forces them to self-reflect and question the ground that they stand upon, they fail to break the chain with it. like, they too contribute to anthy’s abstraction. she’s an idea that they secretly embody/emulate (not sure which word works better for what im trying to say just yet), and not a person who shares experiences with them but is still wholly separate from them. this kind of compassion is like. it’s too hard, when you’re in the situations that all three of them are in. anthy too perceives both of them as nonhuman, but there is a crucial power dynamic at play here. how can you stomach such a kindness to someone you can only see as a poor imitation of the worst parts of yourself, whom you loathe??

^ THIS GUY loves it when characters commit acts of extreme violence against one another that they themselves have experienced. the nanamianthytouga brand

#big ramble tldr i am compelled by stabbing. lots of it. of the self and others (which are muddled by your misperceptions) #yum yum yum #dais.txt #obfuscation abventures