#I'd say that would be in his

[ilk-insolence]

Raph Is A Great Strategist

Numerous times in the show Raph has shown to have a preference for straightforwardly punching his problems away rather than think up a more complex solution. Like how his immediate fix to getting Mayhem out of the mirror in Mystic Library was to punch everything in the bathroom but the mirror. However, when Raph understands the situation requires more in depth strategy, he’s shown to be an incredibly capable tactician.

(long post ahead!)

In nearly all the plot heavy episodes like Shadow of Evil, Many Unhappy Returns, and the season finales, Raph gets moments where he’s highlighted for his strategic thinking. In Insane in the Mama Train, he’s the one who figures out which eyeball-button goes to the front car with the dark armor, because “‘it was the only button [the Foot Clan] didn’t want me to press!’” [21:05]. He’s also the one who came up with the scheme to defeat all the (known) combatants in the train, with Leo specifically attributing Raph as the deviser during their mind meld [19:46]. In Many Unhappy Returns, after spending a single night waylaying the Shredder, Raph formulated a plan using all the tricks the team learned, seamlessly transitioning the mystic collar Leo acquired into it [19:53], to defeating the Shredder. Additionally, he’s repeatedly called for a retreat during fights, like in Shadow of Evil, Shreddy or Not (Finale pt 2), and the movie, when he can tactically recognize that a battle couldn’t be won. Each time, the show/movie implied that that was the right call, for the family to lose the fight but win the war.

And it’s not just that Raph is good at strategy when he’s pushed to be more serious; the show characterizes him as passionate about creating plans, he enjoys doing it. Literally in the first episode, Mystic Mayhem, after the turtles’ initial plan failed of getting Splinter out of the living room to touch his Do-Not-Touch Cabinet, Raph immediately started devising a new plan that involved “ten chickens [and] a gallon of rubber cement” [9:35]. It was convoluted, sure, and they didn’t end up using it, but it was inventive and the opposite of reluctant. This is also shown in Bug Busters, where Raph planned out dousing Mikey in honey to attract the oozequitoes [2:52]; Snow Day, with the idea to freeze Ghost Bear like in Jupiter Jim Pluto Vacation 4; and Raph’s Ride-Along (and also Bad Hair Day), where Mind Raph created multiple schemes to get the criminals arrested. The show wouldn’t have made Raph be so creative with his plans if they were trying to characterize him as someone who didn’t like strategizing.

So does why Raph do stupid shit sometimes where he doesn’t think things through at all? Well, even though Raph is good at strategy and enjoys doing it, it’s clear his immediate impulse is still “punch the problem in the face”. In fact, all the turtle boys contain the fascinating dichotomy of being incredibly smart in some areas, and the dumbest teenagers alive in others. Just look at Donnie. It’s also how Raph is a loving protective older brother, and the guy who shoved Leo into a wall so hard he disappeared in one frame for shits and giggles (The Mutant Menace x). None of this means that Raph is bad at strategy though.

tldr: Yeah, Raph has a lot of dumb and, frankly, insane moments in the show, but he’s still an incredible tactician who’s plans consistently saved his family and sometimes the world. He's a great strategist.

#I will die on Strategist Raph hill #i'd even go so far to say that Raph is the tactician of the team instead of Leo #because compared to how many times Raph /actually/ plans his actions to how many times Leo does it #Raph would win by a long shot #Leo to me is honestly more an improviser #he's also repeatedly looked to Raph for the plans when they're in trouble than come up with strategies himself #Mikey and donnie do this too. they look up to him as their big brother leader and IDEAS GUY #I always read that as the show saying Raph is the team's planner #AND HE'S GREAT AT IT #I'm fine with strategist!Leo #I can see how it happened #BUT RAPH BEING BAD AT STRATEGIES? RAPH? #WHAT #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #analysis #raphael hamato #rise raph #rise of the tmnt #HE'S AMAZING I LOVE HIM #rottmnt movie

[deathlessathanasia]

Tip: If you claim that you like a particular figure from Greek mythology, but you feel the need to change almost everything about them, rewrite their personality, ignore those aspects of them that you find uncomfortable, , and in short turn them into your original character, consider that you probably don't actually like that figure from Greek mythology.

#ramblings #greek mythology #greek myths #greek gods #of course this goes for all characters in general not just mythological ones #but I find it particularly insufferable when deities receive this treatment #imagine me saying that Hera is my favourite goddess #but then it turns out that the version of her I like is one that loves all of Zeus's kids and is happy to play mommy to them #is BFFs with his side chicks and is an excellent mother to her own children and has never done anything questionable ever #I'd sound pretty damn ridiculous and people would be right to question why on earth I pretend to like this goddess when II so clearly don't

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

i dig his earnest soul & neglected middle child vibes. he's so Charming and for what reason!

#perhaps i just enjoy pathetic men! #perhaps i relate to how he's treated! who's to say! #grabbing him and putting him on my trinket shelf #i'd listen to his poetry. i'd hate every fucking second but i Would listen <3 #look at him! Look! i want to perhaps toss him around in a sack! #there is a 3d model of him in my mind and im just. violently spinning him #my fav pillars: latter & toodaloo THANKS I LOVE THEM. #scribble salad #latter pillar #welcome home puppet show #ok its time to queue this and sleep. im seeing spiders #you know it's time to sleep when the trash bag strings turn into a tarantula! #god. latter. i love him and his too many stupid fucking limbs AGH HE'S SO PERFECT. #howdy's just a hater smh. and repressed as shit - i see him. he's not fooling Me....

[vcrnons]

[17:terview] EP. VERNON : 'Black Eye'.

bonus (see: gifs you can hear) :

#vernon #choi hansol #vernon chwe #svt vernon #seventeen vernon #seventeen #svt #svt gifs #*mine #my gif #userirlvernon #(i hope it's ok to tag u ;-; whefdjgkfd i have a real fear of user tags but u asked on the snapshoot set and i --) [sirens] #black haired men with sweater paws and pouty lips!!!!!!!!!! are my ultimate!!!!!!!!!!! weakness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #i am so in love with him!!!!!!!!!! #i could listen to an eight hour track of him speaking the way he does in this video and i would sleep like A LOG. #i'd have no idea what he was saying but that's fine. his deep voice is sooooooooo. #IT'S SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. MF. ATTRACTIVE. TO ME. #love of my life (real)

[i-eat-cubes]

WIP

#docm77 #Oli TheOrionSound #Hermitcraft #Empires smp #esmp #hc x esmp #hc x empires #ender dragon #welp ig I should just post this now #bc idk if I'm ever gonna finish it #I started this when Doc first brought his dragon to the over world #I'm horrible #I'd say I'm a Oli's egg is gonna hatch truther but like now its just canon #never thought the mad man would actually do it (post ep 3) #thought my only time limit would be if Doc has to give Scar his dragon #ughhhhh #maybe I'll finish it #I do like it #the Doc one just took so long to do

[thebad-lydrawn-sanses]

Can I offer them a bunch of groceries? The idea of them running low on supplies worries me ;v;

Horror: FUCK- YEAH- I M ean- yeah. thank you. this is appreciated s'much thank you-

(Creator sidenote: i can't draw grocery bags)

#horror sans #food #groceries #Horror is trying to hold it together as one of three uninjured people but his fear of running out of food lingers #and Nightmare finally passed out after staying awake longer than he normally would #Horror and Dust have a lot on their metaphorical plates #Horror would be super happy if Cross would rest instead of moving around so much #i'd say the same for Killer but he can't walk so instead it's just the fact he keeps falling out of bed ghsdjkfhsd #the grocery bags are actually fairly big Horror is just Super Fucking Tall (TM) #queue

[stairset]

I don’t think Mace Windu was the jerk people make him out to be but I think he should’ve been. I think when Anakin got mad about not being made a master he should’ve called him a whiny little bitch and asked him if a sippy cup would make him feel better. I think when Boba said you started it when you murdered my father Mace should’ve been like that sucks what happened to your dad but I simply came out...AHEAD and then the camera pans to a clone with a set of drums doing a rimshot. I think when Dooku indirectly accused him of only ratting him out to get a seat on the council he should’ve called Dooku a paranoid dumb thotticus. I would still support him.

#obviously this is a joke but i do think it would be funny #this is just the kinda stuff i'd be tempted to say in his position i respect that he has the patience to deal with everyone's bullshit #mace windu #star wars #shut up tristan

[the-mountain-flower]

Dainix: Falst! You're bleeding out! What's your type?

Falst: *blushes* Who I like is none of your business!

Dainix: Wha- YOUR BLOOD TYPE!

Falst: Oh,

Falst: Red.

#his type is emotionally strong empathetic warriors with red hair in a ponytail and a poncho #Can ferin get blood transfusions?? Does it have to be from the same type of ferin & a compatible blood type? #Would they even get it in type bc of discrimination probably leading to not much blood to be donated #Either that or bc they're fairly uncommon #I'd say stabilize w/ Life magic and then let their fast-healing abilities do the rest #comic aurora #aurora comic #aurora #comicaurora #aurora webcomic #falst aurora #aurora falst #falst #aurora dainix #dainix aurora #dainix #ferinheit #crustables #falnix #dainix x falst #incorrect quotes #aurora incorrect quote #dainix/falst

[introspectivememories]

"evan, i find you adorable". adorable as in able to be adored. as in capable of being adored. as in i find you worthy of adoration. adorable, from the latin adorare (to worship) to adorabilis (in the sense 'worthy of divine worship') to the current day adorable. as in maybe if we had made it to the movies or if eddie didn't show up, i could've showed you just how much i want to worship you. as in i look at you and there is a font of adoration in my heart for you. adorable as in i flew into a hurricane with you and yet this date is a thousand times more thrilling than that. adorable as in there is a person in your building who saw me jump up and down like a little kid in the lobby after i had kissed you for the first time. adorable as in i kissed you and immediately thought fuck i could do this forever if he lets me. adorable as in i want to press kisses to your birthmark. adorable as in i spent the entirety of the days leading up to our date wondering about you, if you liked your coffee with two sugars or one. if you liked storms or if the lightning strike had put you off on them all together. if you liked cats or dogs or if you were the kind of weirdo who liked goats instead. if you thought about the kiss as often as i did. if your stomach tangled into twisted knots as saturday drew closer. if you would be agreeable to sitting in my lap. if you would blush as prettily as you did the day i kissed you. if your world also realigned when our lips met. if our orbits had matched up now that we flew into a hurricane together. if the gravitational pull between us had finally been too strong for either of us to resist that night in your loft. or maybe, more simply, adorable as in, "evan, i find you adorable."

#SOMEBODY SEDATE ME #what is this #i heard that line and was like how can i wax poetry about this #tommy kinard the man that you are #like it was just an interesting line to me. it literally keeps me up at night #and then tommy immediately following it up with 'i just dont think you're ready yet' #because it's true!!! idt buck was ready for the restaurant and maybe if buck had told tommy this was his first 'dude date' #they could've picked a more secluded spot and maybe then the movies could've still happened and they could've sat in the back #as some stupid movie plays onscreen but buck would ever so carefully tangle his hands with tommy's bigger ones and tommy would #squeeze them once and buck would be so nervous he wouldn't be able to look at tommy and would stare resolutely ahead at the movie he #doesn't care about but the whole time he'd be thinking about the way tommy holds him so gently but eddie did happen and buck is freaking ou #so tommy steps back and tells evan 'i dont think youre ready' w/ the implication being call me when you are and he puts the ball back in #evan's court. and maybe tommy thinks that's the end of it. it takes people years to be ready. hell it took him years to be ready except #beautiful brave evan calls him less than a week later and says 'maybe i'm not ready but if there's anyone i'd like to find out w/ it'd be y #i need to be sedated #911 abc #evan buckley #tommy kinard #bucktommy #buck x tommy #911 spoilers #911 season 7

[canisalbus]

i think the real question with machete and sneezing is do they do tiny baby ones or do they blow out the speakers so to speak

.

#I had to think about this for a minute but I'd say he sneezes like a cat #mostly sort of hissy short and dry ones #answered #anonymous #dogs do that thing where they sneeze and then quickly lick the tip of their nose right after #would that be a feature in anthros as well #Vasco's sneezes are louder and have more momentum #the biggest ones send his ears flying

[mlobsters]

supernatural s1e16 shadow (w. eric kripke)

aka the first time i had a full-tilt meltdown over this show.

#supernatural #eric kripke #spn 1x16 #sam and dean #sam winchester #dean winchester #mygifs #spngifs #sam and dean mush #how to feel about your brother #like watching soon to be exes-the relationship is clearly over and one flaying themselves open showing their squishy insides #trying to make it work but the other is gently shutting them down and saying it's over #wholly lost my shit about this. late enough in s1 where we know this is A LOT of (too much?) emotional vulnerabilty for dean #but also way too early in any show's run to expect this level of emotional vulnerability and guts being strewn about #truly threw me for a loop. but it certainly set the stage for where they would go with sam and dean over the years #Dean's little eyebrow raise to the “I'd do anything for you” and sad half smile “could be” just punch me in the gut #and that sweet open expression talking about being together and a family again. ugh. such a rarity to see that on him #and Sam's “i don't want them to be” absolutely crushing. in the kindest manner. #but by the end dean's got his walls back up. oh my heart.

[artsysurvivor]

It's soo telling that Halt (a prince-become-ranger who will die if he's alone for 2 minutes) saw Will having a hard time with the death of Alyss and Maddie being a little snotty/bratty and immediately thought "you know what would work?

Ranger training"

#halt o'carrick #will treaty #madelyn altman #ranger's apprentice #rangers apprentice #he didn't immediately think that if I recall #and he certainly doesn't die in two minutes #but whatever you get the point #I still kind of headcanon that he gets the whole “I can't be alone or I'll murder someone” from being a twin but that's another can of worm #And I know some people will be like “well he only was extra grumpy because Will was gone” #Which #yeah #true #But also??? #Canonically he joined up with Crowley a couple months after nearly being drowned by his brother #like #even if he could logically say “oh he's trustworthy” #his feelings would be totally different with that #idk I'd have to read TEY/the main series to make a post about that #but that's not the point here so IDK why... my brain... went to that. .

[suchawrathfullamb]

But do you actually think Hannibal would treat Will right if they got together? I get the shipping and enjoying fics, but sounds ooc tbh

Surprise for you, I actually think Will would be a lot worse. I think he'd be abusive and rude and Hannibal would look like a poor little guy next to him. And I'd love to see the redemption arc of antis (or that one existing anti lol) going on and on about how awful Hannibal is to Will, to suddenly realizing their cop pookie is the fucking devil lol.

Will loves Hannibal but is resentful towards that love, so he takes it out on Hannibal. We got a glimpse of it in the honey trap plot, where they were almost murder husbanding, and Will was so cunty and "ugh you are the worst, you should die, I might kill you, beware, fucking bitch" and being passive agressive, meanwhile Hannibal was making fanart and heart eyeing him in every scene.

This is NOT a discussion about Will being right or wrong, if Hannibal deserves it or not, I'm just pointing something out.

And I love it. Media is an outlet for catharsis, I'm not ignorant and can enjoy something toxic in fiction while understanding that it is toxic and wrong in real life. Don't know why yall get so pressed about it, like yeah, they are toxic, no shit, brother.

#like yes and? #say that shit with your chest and #be your own fucking best friend #i'd love loveeee to see toxic husband will putting hannibanani in his rightful place lol #then hannibal losing his patience and backing will up against the wall and just “do not speak to me like this LOVER” #we would go insane we would make edits and 1000 gif sets #it'd be the shit #hannigram #nbc hannibal #hannibal #will graham #murder husbands #hannibal lecter #hugh dancy #mads mikkelsen #ask the lamb

[blue-rose-soul]

I wonder where Alastor went after he blew up on Husk. He obviously didn't rejoin Charlie and Lucifer. And he didn't reappear in the parlor until the loan sharks had already done some significant damage to the hotel. Hell, Husk beat him downstairs. After he left Husk shuddering on the ground in absolute terror. But Husk still managed to brush himself off and get himself back downstairs acting like his usual self before Alastor did.

Did he have to hide somewhere private to gather his thoughts? Did he go off to speak with his invisible master?

#speculation #Hazbin Hotel #Alastor #Husk #Dad Beat Dad #also there was that little smirk and chuckle that Husk shot Alastor and Mimzy in the end #I kinda interpreted it as Husk silently saying to Alastor: #''I was RIGHT and you KNOW I was right and I know that YOU know I was right!'' #but neither of them will acknowledge that #as broken down as Husk was in the moment he recovered with incredible grace #I hope Husk gets his freedom in the series #I want to see how he and Alastor would interact on more equal footing #'more' equal because Alastor is still very powerful and terrifying #I'd also like to see what Husk was like as an Overlord

[kyouka-supremacy]

I really wish there were more fics that delved into how Akutagawa's love for Atsushi is different from his love for Dazai.

Tbh I just wish Akutagawa's romantic feelings for Dazai were acknowledged more and I'm only now realizing it's so weird how nobody really ever brings them up? while it's all so evidently there. I mean, considering Akutagawa to be / having been in love with Dazai is seriously a perfectly feasible, consistent, realistic way to interpret the text without any need to bend or stretch it. It just makes a lot of sense for how his character is portrayed - his obsession with Dazai, his devotion, his desperation to be acknowledged and approved by him - and I think it's quite the important piece to understand his character. His love for Dazai is a significant aspect of Akutagawa's character, and it also explains why he's always been so vulnerable to manipulation by Dazai specifically. In a way, I think Akutagawa being so unmistakingly gay is also coherent with the way he's completely indifferent and even oblivious to Higuchi's feelings for him that lie at the light of the day– although, please note, that's a slippery slope that can degenerate in apologism for the way he abuses her, so I beg to be mindful when considering that.

Akutagawa's feelings for Dazai are in ultimate analysis extremely relevant for how Akutagawa falls and acts in the sskk picture: Atsushi being not the first person Akutagawa ever fell for, so in a way him being more aware of his own feelings than Atsushi is; Akutagawa falling for Atsushi first (and harder), because at this point he already knows he likes men, he already knows what being in love with someone feels like. But at the same time I believe that it's so interesting to explore how his feelings for Dazai are different from what he holds for Atsushi. On one side you have Akutagawa's feelings for Dazai being passive: not in the way he doesn't act after them, of course he does, but in the way he's always passively subject to Dazai's abuse, unable to stand for himself, blinded by his devotion to Dazai and unable to really see the damage he's causing him. Passive in the way that he's created this image of Dazai in his mind, perfect, god-like, static and unnatural, that struggles to evolve and adapt to reality. Akutagawa's love for Atsushi, on the other hand, is aggressive: always actively trying to hurt the other, always attempting to make the other suffer; it really speaks of someone whom, all his life, has always associated love with pain. Akutagawa hurts Atsushi because he knows love means pain, and he hurts Atsushi because he can't allow his love for him to hurt Akutagawa again as deeply and painfully as it's done in the past. It's a little sad. Ultimately, Akutagawa's love for Atsushi being the push Akutagawa needs to get over Dazai at last, something I fear he never really managed to do up to - I believe - at least chapter 53: getting over Dazai as something he gradually achieved after the soul-searching he did during his absence between chapters 53 and 84. Chapter 84 being the one where Akutagawa willingly, readily said “no” to Dazai in a way that was so sudden and surprising for anyone who knows him and that is easy to interpret as Akutagawa finally starting to free himself from the influence Dazai has had on him up to that point. That's why Akutagawa's sacrifice for Atsushi is all the more important and poignant, because him protecting (and dying for) Atsushi was never for Dazai to begin with.

I always always considered Akutagawa being gay and in love with Dazai to be like. the most evidently queer thing the bsd canon has to offer (and maybe the “you know the reason yourself don't you”, but I guess that falls under the bigger category of “Ryuunosuke Akutagawa is a character that is gay”); but now that I think about it, nobody ever brings it up really. I can guess it's probably because most people - including people who like Akutagawa and ship sskk - ultimately sympathize with Dazai, and even where acknowledging the hurt he's done to Akutagawa, don't really like to dwell on it or explore the relationship between the two of them which is... legit, indeed. Still, I think their relationship and Akutagawa's romantic feelings for Dazai are a very important part of his character that shouldn't be overlooked when trying to accurately portray him.

And the rational part of my brain knows this can't be intentional, knows Akutagawa wasn't written to be read as gay. But there's another I'd dare say equally rational part of my brain that keeps speaking up to say the majority of his characterization - his devotion to Dazai, his (can I say? tender) sacrifice for Atsushi, his mistreatment of Higuchi - really starts to make sense only when you interpret him as gay. So, sorry???

#ryūnosuke akutagawa #osamu dazai #sskk #shin soukoku #bsd #bungou stray dogs #mine #q. #14/05/23 #Edit: #*the most evidently queer thing the bsd canon has to offer together with oda/zai. #But I'm quite tired of receiving anon hate for thinking oda/zai is plainly in love in the text that I've opted for deleting that sentence. #Edit 2: Like I wouldn't even put it beyond canon to make Akutagawa canonly gay for Dazai. His attachment to him has already been– #consistently depicted as blinf irrational affection. And it would fall in that specific trope of #“gay character that is alone in their gayness because being gay is something that *can* happen but is also something *others* experience– #and gay people are destined to be sad and lonely because they can only love straight people unrequitedly. Their fate is tragic and sad– #and they will probably die also.” #Like that IS a trope that used to be a thing. I can think of at least a couple of old (and not old) eastern series that use it. #Still unlikely for Akutagawa to be confirmed gay even if it's unrequitedly for Dazai. But I'd say it's still more likely than‚ say‚ making– #s/kk or sskk gay.

[cryptiduni]

“white mourning.”

#‘‘A white mourning. A modern death. Divorce or something similar. All you can do is put more distance between you & him. make him smaller.’’ #jean is a very easy character to hate if you know nothing about him. & you know what they say. easy target doesn’t make for a good practice #judit literally compares harry to intellectually disabled man yet you don’t see ppl hating her because she is outwardly nice. #she’s polite yes but she doesn’t care as much as jean cares for harry #he is not perfect. he is mean. but loyal. if he truly didn't care he wouldn't hab come back to martinaise & coulda just reported harry’s as #he put up with du bois’ bullshit for years and built a toxic (totally straight) relationship with him yet always comes back. #he says he will leave you in the village to die but please understand harry isn't exactly a great person. especially pre-bender hdb. #planned a make up joke & put on a wig for hdb even tho he wasn’t the who started the whole fiasco #you can hate him all you want for leaving harry before & during tribunal but how could he have foreseen all this bullshit would have happen #his second leaving is kinda bullshit writing but #jv is dealing with his own demons too. clinical depression. partner almost died. job is shit. case spiraling out control #i do not blame the DE staff either. sometimes shit just happens. not everything needs a grand explanation. #but it definitely coulda been handled better. but i understand. resources were sparse. #i relate to ​jv. as someone with temper issues & attention problems i have to remove myself from the scene or i'll say shit i'd regret late #my man is having the worst week of his life. leave him alone. #kim is great but have u heard of a man who thinks he's old when he is only 30 & luvs horses & his commie boyfriend that he's divorcin' soon #disco elysium #de fanart #jean vicquemare #disco elysium fanart #jean heron vicquemare #jean posting #illustration #de #artists on tumblr #my art #I WANTED TO DRAW THIS FOR MONTHSSS YOU COULDN'T IMAGINE. HE LITERALLY HAUNTED ME IN MY SLEEP!!! #i love him normal amount. very healthy. much feelings #my little maiu maiu