#I do love a bit of Persona

[samarecharm]

nerd

#persona 5 #makoann #makoto niijima #ann takamaki #NERD #ann isnt dumb but man #the shit her gf is interested in is WAY out there. why are we talking about inevitable downfall of some empire in the 1400s ? #1500s? sorry. i got distracted. anyway. hop in my lap #ON THE FLIPSIDE #i take ann and yusukes friendship and their mutual appreciation of art seriously #u just know ann would take makoto to an exhibit as her +1 with yusuke #and she gets to ramble about the pieces and how they Feel #and makoto is like. i do not understand. but i love u. I WILL understand soon. #'that didnt sound like a promise. it sounded like a threat 😭' #makoto being a bit too literal and too stiff about her approach to the arts but god she means well #while ann is too abstract about things like. physics #they work so well together 😊

[seiwas]

instagram dump with your selfship! (model/actor!au sel x satoru ver.)

seltoru behind-the-scenes dump — work days and winding down~

liked by sstoru and others

sellybelly last week's shenanigans ✨ 1: shoot day! 📸 2: nails sponsored by mr. gojo satoru 💅 3. loved our outfits for the awards 🥺 (thank you dior! 💫) 4. that feeling when you change into home clothes tho >> 5. maybe he's pretty sometimes 🙄 6. caught him in the act (texting me during a meeting 😭) 7. satoru in hair & makeup (some good sleep he's had there 🤧) 8. our lil treat to end the week 🍓😋 9. phone hijacked by mr. gojo satoru 🧿🧿 👁️👁️

sstoru knew you were obsessed with me 😌

thanks for the tag my love @tteokdoroki this was so so fun 🥺 tagging: anyone else who wants to do this!! it's so pretty and so fun 🥺

#seltoru.🤍 #IS THIS JUST AN EXCUSE FOR ME TO INCLUDE CHANYEOL --- yes #i love the colours in this one 🥺 #thought i'd do some kind of actor/model/public figure au 🥺 and show the duality!! of going to events and just living life #i imagine this as some kind of au where gojo and i work together on multiple projects #he's got this playboy persona to him that the media likes to play up so i was fully expecting that going into work with him #but boyyyyyy was i surprised to find that he isn't like that at all #he did try to flirt like. the first few times. but honestly i think that's just him with everyone ! it's like a go-to formula for #his interactions. idt he fully means to be flirty i think it's just what he's rehearsed to be more palatable to people he meets #or works with for the first time #because other than that he's truly just. INSUFFERABLE LMAO #it took me a while to get used to how obnoxious he was on set LOL and we did not end that first project together on speaking terms #but gojo satoru is nothing but insistent and we got assigned together on another project :/ then another :/ and god bless me #bc was i actually finding him a little bit endearing ? #i guess it all worked out in the end dhbfsd otherwise we wouldn't be here

[23b0075nke]

"draw your characters as they would draw themselves"

#river flows both ways #i love this a lot bc its got so many layers #how do they express themselves how do they see themselves #dog is COOL GUYS INC. pass the glitter glue #gwen is a tryhard who cant let go of the past also has had a couple hundred years to pick up hobbies #beekeeper keeps it real also collages bc they like collecting bits and pieces (and have unsteady hands) #catamount throws it down quick n dirty and is not interested in finesse or persona #anyway this was mad fun and also a good excuse to fuck around with weird brushes more #peace & love on planet earth #👁 #🔦 #🐝 #🌱

[yuseirra]

oh I'm SO GLAD THIS SCENE EXISTS

#persona 3 #persona 3 reload #p3 reload #minayuka #persona 3 reload spoilers #spoilers #I really liked this #A LOT #doodle #I really do like yukari you see #you can tell that she's a very loving person #a bit hurt in the inside but she does things because she cares #she can be a bit harsh to junpei but I'd like to be her friend #persona

[kreideprinzu]

here are some messy doodle of something and the swap au :~)

#love you guys #my brainrot session is a bit limited at the moment cuz i have other things to do #i'll try finishing the swap au doodles... maybe #shuake #akeshu #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #p5 #p5r #goro akechi #akira kurusu #ren amamiya #kreideprinzu

[mossypidder]

I have more reasons but I don’t have the energy to write them right now.

But yeah, I’ve been thinking about what I’d be if I were in Faas and Enya’s universe and I thought I’d be a changeling as well for a while for many reasons, but upon further consideration I think I was wrong. So here’s the first concept art for a my avian persona.

As for the songs (which was one of the main influences on why I started thinking about avians because I realized that over the last six months the majority of songs I’ve been obsessed with have bird centric undertones at the very least) you can find them here

#my art #this is the first fluid pose I’ve managed to do in a long time and I’m so proud of it #also I was drawing the headshot at co-op and multiple kids came up behind me and were like #ooo cool bird person #it was still a sketch at that point so I was happy it translated as bird #and just compliments from kids are the best ones #avian character design #character design #persona #Ava art #avariel #avian #bird humanoid #the wings and coloration are based on a female cutthroat grosbeak #because I’ve always really loved their markings- even more than the males #and upon researching into them I’d say we actually have quite a bit in common #they are usually very solitary birds #the biggest group you’ll find them in is nesting pairs #they are rather elusive #they live mostly off seeds nuts and fruits #which I relate heavily to lol #they care for their young a nearly after they’ve fledged #sometimes longer #there were other things but I can’t remember them #will add them when I remember #small artist #artists on tumblr #chibi style #digital art #young artist

[katierosefun]

okay so now that i’ve officially finished watching leverage i just want to say that maybe i’m obsessed with this show on multiple levels and something about how it hits so many itches in that it’s about found family and it’s about fucking over bad, rich guys (no billionaire bootlicking in this show! and i fucking love it) and it’s also about how sometimes the bad guys are the only good guys you get and it’s also about how we are all stronger together it’s about how at the start of this show, we have all of these characters who are largely used to working alone and being alone and yet the show concludes that ultimately, we are better when we are together and by being together, we might be able to leave something behind that is bigger and brighter for the next people in our generation and no man is an island and no person is meant to beat goliath on their own or whatever

#caroline talks #leverage #not to be like. emotional but. #i am emotional actually! #i'm just. i get emotional thinking about all of the characters #and just how complex they are #nate with his alcoholism and his rage against the world and how he's arrogant and angry and sad and yet i think he cares so much #he cares so much about his team even if he can be a bit of an ass #sophie who adopts a million personas at the blink of an eye and yet has her own loneliness about who actually knows her #parker who keeps herself closed off bc y'know trauma in the foster care system and yet she learns to express herself and trust people #eliot who resigns himself into thinking that he's a monster and yet he starts to do some good and just. winds up protecting everyone in his #new family which. MAN i can't express enough how much that storyline means to me too #like when is a monster not a monster? / oh when you love it or whatever #and then there's hardison who's so incredibly bright and warm and can talk his way out of most situations #and then he hits a wall when all that brightness and wit and intelligence still might not get him out of a scary situation #and that's. that's when he needs people too. that's when he needs his team #and like. there are so many important points in this show #but like one of the ones i like to think about. #is just like. that you could be incredibly good at whatever it is you do #but you need people. you need a team. you need to trust others and together you can do amazing things #individually they're great #but together they're unstoppable and i think about that a lot #no man is an island and it takes a village or whatever! #also unrelated but i also find it a little funny (i'm sorry) that i finished leverage literally the night the implosion news came out

[paperlovesadness]

Biggest Miles Kane fans (in order):

Alex Turner

Miles Kane himself (rightfully so)

You & me Tumblr friend. (And his mum)

Generally people with taste 👌

#that's it; that's the order #LOOK AT HIM VIBING TO HIS OWN TUNES AS HE SHOULD #I strive to be at least a quarter as confident in myself as this man is #he's doing it so well too. I just love it for him. It's honest and pure and just beautiful #the way we all used to be our own number one fans when we were very small kids #fighting with other kids over which one of us was 'the best' 'the coolest' or whatever it was #we all loved ourselves at one point. It's natural. it's self preservation. it's a great instinct #then society kills that and we need to fight for any remaining bits of it to be able to lead happy lives #well anyway #the way Miles Kane is proud of himself reminds me of that #it's not cocky or arrogant. It's not a persona or act. It's done the pure amazing way we all used to do it. And should strive to still do #Miles Kane seems to be very in touch with his inner child and it makes me very happy 💛 #(go stream his music!) #// #my posts #Miles Kane #Miles fucking Kane 💘

[archangelraphael]

also the way gabriel says "they call me gabriel" instead of "my name is gabriel" is so special

#since i've been on a gabriel streak posting lately #i don't have like. the words to make a longer post. but the feeling is there you know #i wonder if that choosing of words is a direct consequence of assuming another's deity life #he has been both worshipped as loki and as gabriel #i mean we know for a fact that loki's persona is at least a little bit part of gabriel's identity #but i would love to study that archangel's relationship with his own concept of self and the way he views himself #do you think that he has ever reached american gods type of 'i am what humans define me to be' #okay. enough #shut.up.maggioli #spn gabriel #gabriel #archangel

[dailydemonspotlight]

Mizuchi - Day 22

Race: Snake

Alignment: Neutral

April 19th, 2024

Serpentine monsters are a common sight in mythology; whether it be the great Dragons of yore, the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl, the aboriginal Rainbow Serpent Yurlungur, or even the classical Ouroboros. However, Japan loves snakes in mythology. We've already covered one in Yamata-No-Orochi, but there are so many more, whether it be the adorable and hilarious Yokai Tsuchinoko, or, in the case of the demon we're covering today, the legendary water serpent, Mizuchi.

Mizuchi is rarely seen throughout the tremendous amounts of tales that make up Japanese mythology, only mentioned in the Nihon Shoki (the oldest still-remaining text of Japan's history, dating all the way back to the Yōrō era) as well as appearing in a single Man'yōshū poem. In spite of this, Mizuchi has been the topic of many scholarly debates, eventually being bastardized through history into everyone's favorite root-chakra destroying turtle, the Kappa.

Mizuchi, however, is not originally from Japan- its name is actually a transliteration from several Chinese glyphs, particularly several glyphs describing different dragons, serpents, and monsters of Chinese mythology. Admittedly, I don't know much about Japanese, but one of the kanji used to spell the name Mizuchi implies that it's a snake, but it first-and-foremost means "Water spirit." The word, in English, can be broken down into "Spirit-of-Water," as Mi- means water, -tsu- (the way that it is pronounced) effectively means 'of,' and -chi is a suffix that describes a spirit. Due to this, Mizuchi's origin as a Chinese myth makes it very, very hard to track down much of a solid origin for it, given that it originates from what was effectively a way to match how it sounds to how it's spelled.

Now, in terms of mythology, Mizuchi was first referenced in the Nihon Shoki- as the story goes, under the reign of Emperor Nintoku, there was a fork at a river that contained a great water serpent that would be a very deadly nuisance- it attacked random passersby, spat venom at anybody who came near, broke apart caravans, and was generally just a prick. Eventually, fed up with this, a man named Agatamori approached the spirit with a challenge- he tossed three Calabashes into the water and challenged the spirit to see if it could sink them. If not? Mizuchi would face a swift death. The dragon, perturbed, obliged, yet was unsuccessful, meeting a demise by the hands of the man.

Later on, Agatamori found his way to the fellows of the mischievous snake, and in a move as genocidal as it was unwarranted, slaughtered the entire clan of Mizuchi. The lake below was filled with their blood, later becoming the noted "Pool of Agatamori." However, in spite of how apocalyptic this may seem, it turns out that there are more recollections of Mizuchi in the mix, and this tale was but one of many.

The god of the river recorded in Nintoku 11 is also commonly seen as a Mizuchi. A dam being built along Yodo River was subject to an attack from an unknown force, completely breached. Confused, the Emperor commanded a rebuild of it, only for it to be breached yet again. This happened time and time again, and eventually, the Emperor saw a solution to his problem through a prophetic dream. Bringing two men to the riverfront, he offered them up to the River God, but one refused. Likely recognizing the circumstances, the man demanded to see the divinity of the snake by trying the age-old calabash trick, tossing a set into the river and daring the god to sink them. Unsurprisingly, the Mizuchi failed, and likely grew to resent calabashes for the rest of its life.

The last example of a Mizuchi in classical Japanese mythology comes from the Man'yōshū, a collection of ancient poems that have been passed down from generation to generation. In one of them, a poem composed by Prince Sakaibe, he describes a short and intriguing tale regarding a Mizuchi. In quote, "I could ride a tiger to leap over the Old Shack, to the green pool, to take down the mizuchi dragon there, if only I had a sword capable of doing just that." The story regards a mizuchi dragon as being almost common knowledge, bringing up as many questions as it does answers- however, the way it regards it in such a casual manner may play into why Mizuchi are so scarcely mentioned.

If everyone knew about mizuchi, then they wouldn't feel the need to record it, right? The casual cadence of the poem seems to give light to the idea that mizuchi were a common sight or concept in ancient Japan, and it may have to do with their later bastardization into Kappa. In some areas, kappa are given a name incredibly similar to a mizuchi, such as "Mizushi," "Medochi," or "Mintsuchi." Past this, a common trait in Kappa stories lies in their hatred of calabashes, something which is similar to the distaste Mizuchi have for calabashes in both stories they appear in. Some historians speculate that mizuchi and kappa were in the same general 'clique' of water dwelling monsters.

God, that was a lot. Mizuchi are confusing. However, in terms of the SMT series, there's a lot less to comment on; their appearance as a water spirit in the form of a snake is faithful, and their design is as simple as it is elegant. They appear to be made of clear water, almost like a rushing river in the form of a snake. Throughout the series, Mizuchi are a common sight in the early-mid game, even appearing as a boss in Nocturne. Their specialty in ice skills, the closest thing SMT has to water skills, is almost obvious. However, overall, there's elegance in simplicity, and Mizuchi is just that.

#shin megami tensei #smt #megaten #persona #daily #mizuchi #this thing was a HEADACHE. #probably the hardest demon so far to research #a lot of my stuff was taken directly from wikipedia #albeit reworded #and i feel a bit bad about it #but i can't read japanese!! #and almost all the primary and secondary sources are #lo and behold #in japanese. #however i do appreciate the challenge and i love looking into weird and obscure folklore!! #its just that this guy was way too much of a doozy. #never again. jesus h jimminy cricket.

[hecksupremechips]

Can we talk about mitsuham I think we should talk about mitsuham yes I’d like that very much

Imagine Mitsuru her life has been planned out for her by a bunch of men her choices are not hers to make every move is political she is nothing but a tool forced to fight as a child never allowed to burden anyone with her feelings. Her life isn’t hers, it’s never been hers for a second, she exists to further the careers of the men around her. The first two friends she makes are both boys and she was in charge of leading them, using them just to further the Kirijo agenda. Genuine friendship did blossom between them, but things fell apart pretty quickly. Shinjiro can’t control Castor, something is seriously wrong with him, he kills someone, then he leaves and the Kirijos cover it up. Was it to protect him, or to protect themselves? Mitsuru certainly doesn’t know anymore but she’s lost a friend and can’t reach him again, he’s too traumatized by personas and Akihiko is still there but he’s always so stuck on Shinjiro and Mitsuru feels like she failed both of them. Just more men for her to let down by not being good enough

Then there’s Kotone. Sweet, strong, clumsy, talented Kotone. She’s so bubbly and friendly, but behind those warm smiles is horrible loneliness. Pain. But she’s never ever gonna let anyone see that. She busies herself by taking care of everyone else, listening to their problems and never burdening them with her own feelings. She can just fix everything and make everyone happy if she works herself hard enough. She just has this way about her, so reliable and so kind

And Mitsuru watches Kotone from above. Trusts her to be the leader, or maybe she just wanted to push a burden onto someone else for a change. Someone who’s able to take on burdens with a smile for fucks sake. And Kotone leads, seemingly effortlessly, and is able to recruit several members in a short time and achieve just so much more than Mitsuru could in her entire lifetime. Just, perfectly. Without even possessing any prior knowledge of the dark hour or personas. And she does this while being so emotional, so social, so weird, so fucking cute, it’s absolutely nauseating. This should be fine, right? It’s what Mitsuru’s always wanted, for someone else to ease her burden. And hell, it’s a woman too, a woman who’s perfectly capable of doing it all without a bunch of men helping her. It’s inspiring, isn’t it?

But there’s the pain. The envy. Kotone is perfect and she doesn’t even have to try. Mitsuru on the other hand has been shaving herself down to nothing just to be allowed a place. She makes the perfect grades and wears the beautiful clothes and applies the fucking makeup and is mature for her age and never speaks out or feels anything that could possibly make her be seen as a human, a filthy fucking human. So why does a woman as unashamed as Kotone get to have it all? And why is Mitsuru still here, still acting as the Kirijo tool, still doing whatever she possibly can to hurt herself to make a man feel better? Why isn’t she useful anywhere? It’s not fair

And then when she actually spends the time with Kotone she’s trying so hard to be that wise and mature figure she’s always been, trying so hard to force herself to smile through the pain, but she’s talking to someone who can see right through that shit cuz Kotone Shiomi invented lying through her teeth to make others feel better. It’s annoying really, how Kotone is supposed to be the childish one, yet it’s Mitsuru who can’t get it together and can’t seem to look into those bright eyes without breaking. And Kotone isn’t disgusted by what she sees, even though Mitsuru is being unreasonable and emotional and talking about wanting to run away and how much she hates her life and how she’s not only eating fast food but enjoying it, letting herself enjoy an indulgence that won’t make her pretty anymore. No, Kotone sees this and listens and encourages it and celebrates it, celebrates how utterly human Mitsuru is. She holds her hand and says "let me take on your burden". And it’s horrible, this kindness, Mitsuru hasn’t even broken all her bones to make Kotone happy, so why is she being so fucking nice? And then something breaks, and Kotone defends her. Stands up for her against a man. Lets herself once again take a hit to protect someone else. And it’s just too familiar, too much to fucking bear, and it pisses Mitsuru the fuck off. And she is able to tell a man to go fuck himself, because no one gets to fucking talk to this girl like she isn’t the most amazing person ever to exist. Not after everything she’s done, everything she still does, not after giving her all and never once asking for anything in return. And in standing up for Kotone, Mitsuru is able to stand up for herself for the first time in her life. And she looks at Kotone and says "let’s take on each other’s burdens"

Oh and also they watch a scary movie together and hold hands and ride a motorcycle and Mitsuru calls Kotone adorable I mean that’s pretty gay man

#persona #persona 3 #mitsuru kirijo #kotone shiomi #mitsuham #girl is that even the ship name thats how fucking obscure this shit feels lol #but noooo you people dont UNDERSTAND you dont GET ITTTTTT they are everything to me your honor #atlus gimme the rights i can do this shit so much better #basically what im getting at here is that mitsuru kirijo is a lesbian and whenever i see her with a man I actually throw up #dont piss me off like that oooh #ive already decided that if i ever post that shinji fic im doing a mitsuru spinoff #cuz like first off her relationship with shinji is really interesting to me and i wanna explore it further but theres not much time in the #shinji fic its more just setting a foundation and i realized i didnt wanna leave them hanging like that #but i also wanna give her a fic cuz ive uh become a bit feral over her and mitsuham in particular #and basically i want her to maybe just uh. leave the kirijo group 🙊 and live her own life make her own choices #and kiss girls kiss a lot of girls and also she gains weight and stops wearing makeup and cuts her hair #she gets to be loved and she loves in return and i spray atlus with a gun shes mine now 👺

[mewtwo365]

Persona 5 - Cognitive Haru

I’ve been playing persona 5 and i really like Haru’s alien design so I had to draw this!

Hope you enjoy and have an AWESOME day!!

#persona 5 spoilers #persona 5 #spoilers #persona #haru okumura #persona haru #cognitive haru #this is a bit more chibified than what i usually do #also prepare for more persona 5 art #ALSO prepare for a yugioh crossover when i am done with the game because i love making crossovers XD

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads

The Girls Are Never Gone

a girl does a summer internship with the historical society cleaning up an old estate where a girl died 30 years ago, so she can investigate it for her ghost-hunting podcast

she’s a skeptic who privately thinks she’ll be able to find evidence of non-supernatural, but weird things start happening to her and the other two girls in the house

spooky lake & creepy dolls

bisexual diabetic MC with a service dog, f/f

#The Girls Are Never Gone #sarah glenn marsh #this is. fine. #it’s like. not creepy until maybe 70% imo #why is she releasing episodes of her podcast every few days….even when she hasn’t discovered anything particularly? #is it not much more realistic for people to finish doing these things and form it into a coherent narrative before releasing episodes #Like that wouldn't have worked for the plot but it stood out to me #If it was one of those things where her personality and influencer-vibes is the main draw that would be feasable #but I didn't really get that feel from the two podcast excerpts we got. #Taking out some of the random stuff slowing the first half and putting bits of the podcast in the actual narrative so we got the feel for w #might have made things more interesting. And put more tension between her paranormal podcasting persona and real life skepticism #don't love stuff that engages with true crime fans without actively critiquing it. Like this doesn't get super deep into that. idk #I did laugh when they see the older lady putting salt around the door and question it & shes like 'it uh works for the boys on supernatural #ajshgfhajgf #anyway it was ok i just think it could have been better! #sapphic books #bisexual books #aroaessidhe 2023 reads

[prismatic-cannon]

Strange and alien, primitive and peculiar. They are unlike any flora or fauna known to man. From time immemorial, men have feared these misshapen entities, of which came to be known as mushi. (​​蟲)

#prisma arts #persona 5 #shuyuu #yuuki mishima #mishima yuuki #bich you thought you saw the last of me #(poses) #it's 9am come get more moon moon!!!!! #anyway this will be fic ... one day #i'm a bit worried bc i can't fall back on like #stupid humour this time like with part-time work full-time love #and the writing actually has to be nice and pretty #but i've been operating on the mindset of any mishima content is still mishima love #please wait for me mushima (clenches fist) #if i can do the cooking i can do the cleaning #i have another shorter one shot in the works so that may come out first #EDIT: i'm so stupid i forgot to mention this is a mushishi au #just in case anyone was wondering lmao

[smolboiremy]

Meet The Artist (2024)

We’re back again in a new year at the ripe age of 21! The glorious age of back pain and way too many bills X,D

#this one isn’t as pretty as last years but I wanted to do one in time for my 21st :’D #so sadly it’s a bit boring and basic but I love how my persona came out :3 #not so proud of how my boi Taegen ended up… he’s had better days… #meet the artist #my ocs #rembles #art

[krowscrawl]

freddie doodles cuz while i love drawing judas n jesus i am going insane from not being able to figure out what i wanna do for the current wip :)))

also i just suddenly wanna

realize his design further

sooooo

✨ Freddie ✨

my dumb silly nerdy asshole wannabe cool guy ilysm <333

#chess the musical #chess musical #fanart #freddie trumper #my art #sketches #anatoly shows up teeny tiny bit in the corner so I'm not gonna tag him :pp #I WANNA DO STH FOR EASTER! BUT BRAIN NOT BRAINING! #so here's other fandom content so i won't go coocoo crazy too early mlem #also lil nerdy freddie in a sweater vest is so important to me #like i know he's got this cool persona n sunglasses n all but he's a nerd. he's just a lil nerdy guy. #n i love that for him <333