#also it was incredibly frustrating

[lecinea]

Listen, both Yu Ziyuan and Jiang Fengmian were shitty parents that fucked their kids (& wwx) up in various different ways. But I will forever be more sympathetic to a frustrated woman in a patriarchal society stuck in a toxic marriage than to the man who has power and authority to change something but refuses to do it because he doesn't like conflict and pretends like nothing is wrong.

#also i am convinced that yzy was pressured into marrying jfm by her family #because even before wwx was there she had people call her madam yu instead of madam jiang which is the title she is entitled to #and frequently went on nighthunts to get away from her life in lotus pier #yu ziyuan #jiang fengmian #mdzs #let me be very clear though yzy still took her valid frustrations out on a child which is fucked up and wrong #what she did was abuse #but i get why she was angry #i do not get why jfm was so crappy to his children and honestly incredibly unfair to wwx #i might eleborate further with textual evidence if someone's interested

[cj-the-random-artist]

"You want this smoke?"

"Bring it."

I agonized over how to draw this moment for literal days. I sketched this in 3 different files. More than 3 times. This drawing caused me actual pain, and I can absolutely see every flaw in it. It's by no means perfect. However. It's dang good and I'm happy with how it turned out and it was a nice challenge and it turned out nice, especially given my weird, ongoing art funk. It was so fun to make.

Enjoy :D

[Version with a teensy tiny touch of blood under the cut]

It's not a lot of blood but there's a read more for ya anyways :P

#secret life smp #secret life smp fanart #impulsesv #impulsesv fanart #bdoubleo100 #bdoubleo100 fanart #this was. so incredibly frustrating to work on. i cannot tell yall how many times i scrapped it entirely and started over #but it was WORTH IT cuz tbh this is slaying for me. ignore the fact that the anatomy and perspective is a bit weird in places lol #also. i listened to so long by james marriott for a good solid chunk of the time i was working on this. it's a banger song tbh

[chaosxcrushed]

There's a certain CCCC summary video that we really, really like. We think it is a great video for people if they want to grasp the story more clearly, if they're confused, or if they're listening to the album for the first time.

That video being Chonny Jash and the Weight of the Mind on Youtube by W3tBl@nk3t. We think they cover it really well.

However, I'm sharing this for a different reason; they say few certain things that really struck with us until now, that I'd like to share with the fandom. Sometimes, we see people really just.. Miss the point of CCCC entirely, and I'd like to shine a light on what was said here. If you'd like to hear this for yourself on video, the timestamp is 35:57-36:45.

“..I bet we all could relate to that, they are the prime example of the side of you that suffers and the side of you that hates yourself for suffering:

The side of you that just wants to slow down and feel everything even to the unhealthy extent of not being able to do anything else(1), but also the side of you that so desperately wants you to get over it(2).

Sure, laying in bed all day every day to rot isn't healthy, but neither is boiling things down and invalidating your own emotions. Both are paths to inevitable disaster, and that's what Chonny is doing here. Keep in mind that the idea behind this album is being whole, and that means neither of these sides are entirely in the right or the wrong; this album is about inner compromise and acceptance(3).”

1.) The side of you that suffers; Heart. He is representative of Whole's emotions, he holds them. Your emotions can go haywire, especially when one's mentally ill and has no way of their feelings being validated. An emotional person like Heart suffers under the weight of crushing, devastating feelings. He wants to feel things out, have time to just process everything, even if it takes them days or weeks to get over it. It's not healthy, but feeling is what he does, and he wants to help because he knows he has importance. Solely focusing on just your emotions isn't the best thing to do, however.

2.) The side of you that so desperately wants you to get over it; Mind. Many people have been there, have wanted themselves to stop wallowing in their own emotions and just do something else, even to the point where you think feeling things out is unnecessary. This is also unhealthy, but not intentionally. Like Heart, Mind just wants to help, everything he does is in best interest. This is what he thinks will get them to move on the quickest; to leave behind emotions and focus on anything BUT that. Also not the best thing to do.

3.) This album is about inner compromise and acceptance; About being whole. Neither of Heart and Mind are right nor wrong. They have their own ways of doing things, of what they think will help their whole self out the most, but both are unhealthy despite the good intentions. They fight over who's wrong or right, when they shouldn't even be doing so in the first place. It's your thoughts against your emotions, basically; your feelings contradict your thoughts, and it leads to an inner war of sorts. This won't make things better, which is why you can't have Mind over Heart or vice versa; you'll need both of them. In the album, they are only able to be whole when they get along. They harmonize, they 'combine', they see eye to eye with each other and work together instead of fighting over and over. Inner compromise is achieved with this, and acceptance can lead them away from any disaster that there's to come.

What we're trying to say is that mental health is a large thing tackled within CCCC, and yet we see a lot of people who overlook it; thus, end up missing the point of the whole album. We see a lot of people believe Mind's perspective a little too much and treat Heart quite harshly, or the other way where people demonize Mind and say that Heart is perfect, when it's not really that in the slightest.

This is not a hate post towards people's interpretations of CCCC or how they view characters, I'm just saying that people can tend to overlook what's in the very narrative, and we see a concerning amount of people do such.

Anyways. Stream CCCC and put your Hearts and Minds in the get along shirt. Have a nice day.

#chonny jash #chonnys charming chaos compendium #cccc #cccc heart #cj heart #cccc mind #cj mind #mind chonny jash #heart chonny jash #I did not mention Soul once in this post. I am so sorry to all of the Soul enjoyers #whole was technically mentioned but this is not about him. so sorry to the Whole enjoyers as well #we rreally really really like this CCCC video #a lot #it does a great job at explaining things and is fairly good for an unbiased telling of the story #to reiterate though this is not a hate post #it's just a bit frustrating to see how many people say that mind is right or heart is right #but no.. that is not the point of cccc #and it's even in tse as well. the line 'neither is right yet neither is wrong' #personally we are big fans of heart and will defend him since he gets so mischaracterized #but we know and acknowledge that he isn't 100% correct and can be wrong for what he wants to do and has done #we love Heart but he did not have to pull that gun. #also. more justice for characters who make mistakes but aren't automatically super evil because they're just human. #we've seen how people lack that understanding in the fandom </3 #hmsw are so incredibly flawed in a relatable way with such good writing #we feel like people overlook that so much #this post was scary to make but #we're doing it #here goes #CxC rambling and yapping #we haven't posted purely text posts in a while please don't come for our heads c4 fandom

[foxprints]

☀️

#ahsoka tano #tales of the jedi #clone wars #star wars #sw fanart #fanart #ive missed drawing her ngl #also first non work related piece ive drawn since January #because my thumb joints decided that being stable was overrated #so they kept hyperextending which caused severe cramping in the rest of my hands #followed by more joints collapsing #doing any of my hobbies the last few months has been incredibly painful and frustrating

[idolomantises]

there's something so comforting about artists you admire talking about their own struggles and insecurities

#txt #was watching supereyepatchwolf's video on chainsaw man again and listening to fujimoto express regret about things he didnt learn #and how he's clearly envious of his peers is so... comforting? #i think about my own strengths and flaws and often times i get so frustrated with my shortcomings #im not good at drawing feet; my backgrounds are purposefully simplistic and lack a lot of detail; sometimes my designs have a tendency to #overlap or feel very 'safe' in terms of what i really want to do #its why; despite my love for clowning on media and animated works. i never want to feel like its from a place of malice #the joy of art is always seeing those little mistakes and nuances. its also noticing the achievements other creators have made that you #still lack #even for a certain hell-based show i love to poke fun at for its many. many issues. its undeniable how incredibly passionate the work is. #and i do respect anyone who is willing to get their flawed media out there (myself included) #i see stuff about people calling me their inspo or how flattered they are when i compliment their work and its like. gee. i hold myself at #such a high bar and even still im always surprise when people tell me how much my work moved and changed them #i really love writing just little fun things that i just dont really see anyone else touching and its kind of fun how despite my own #personal grievances with my own flaws and mistakes #people really do find things that they love within them. #anyways I know this is getting long but I’ve just been getting sentimental abt the creation of art #sometimes people make fun of me for love of drawing women and lesbians and bugs and so on #and while I will never let me deter me from my process. sometimes it does get to me #but then I remember that I love doing this and could ever see myself holding back #and knowing despite how other people feel. I have so many followers who resonate with my weird ass shit #that it’s all worth it. ya know?

[ivylira]

some of my old(ish) genshin fanart

#genshin impact #genshin fanart #albedo #xiao #fanart #artists on tumblr #my art #digital art #illustration #hii this is a new account so I’m not sure anyone will see this #well new ish? it was an empty side blog I’ve had sitting around #and also !! I want to post my art again but I need to ease back into it first #hence my first post being old art bc I have less attachment to it #also I posted the dragonspine ones on reddit at one point so a bit less scary to have those seen #trying to draw xiao’s mask was incredibly frustrating that’s why it looks that way lmao

[cerise-on-top]

Hiiiii how have you been love bug? (Please tell me if your uncomfortable with that term since you are non-binary and they/them I’m not sure what nicknames you are uncomfortable with it’s just what I call my friends and just a nickname I have for people in general🫶🏻🫶🏻 ) so I’d like to to request farah with a adhd reader who is hyper forgetful and sometimes has meltdowns ( as someone with adhd)🧡🧡🧡

Hey! I'm fine! Bought some more yarn for my leftover blanket today, which I'm excited to work on! And don't worry, I think love bug is really cute! I don't mind most nicknames, but thank you for being considerate, I really do appreciate it! Hope you're doing well as well ^^

I don't have ADHD, so I don't know at all what it's like for someone with it! I had to do some research on it, so I don't know if these are actually viable methods of helping, but I tried! Please do correct me with something that might help and I'll add it in this post afterwards! I hope this is enjoyable to you regardless! Thank you for the request!

Farah with a Reader with ADHD

Farah doesn’t particularly know a lot about mental illnesses. She may be traumatized, yes, but that doesn’t mean she ever had the time to research any of them. So she’s definitely not the best person to go to when it comes to things like these, but she tries, even if she can’t always understand everything that’s going on. You’re suffering, and that’s enough for her to know she should do something to help you.

You being this forgetful may be a cause of concern for her, though. It’s not every day she meets someone who forgot what they did five minutes prior. It’s especially concerning when it’s something important, though, like seeing a doctor. Although she may be worried for you potentially developing something as severe as dementia eventually, she’ll try to push her worries aside and help you to the best of her abilities. If you ever need reminders, she can help you. Farah remembers and retains things very well, she’s never had any issues with it since she had to in order to get by. If you need to remember something, she’ll remind you a few times a day. You have an appointment? Don’t forget about it tomorrow, I’ll tell you again then. However, she’s also a big fan of post its and will write down whatever it is you may need and place it somewhere she knows you’re going to see it. I know, out of sight, out of mind, but she’ll also text you and have you make reminders on your phone for important things so you don’t forget. Won’t get mad at you for forgetting your anniversary, she can see that it’s hard for you to remember things and won’t yell at you or anything either. However, she will mention that it was your anniversary, or maybe her birthday. For the most part she just wants to spend those days with you, if she can, and will thus remind you. Again, you don’t need to feel ashamed for forgetting, she’ll tell you that it’s quite alright and that you shouldn’t worry. She’s patient like that.

If you have a meltdown in front of her, she definitely would not know what to do at first. Depending on what kind of meltdown it is, she’ll react differently. If it creeps up on you, slowly making you irritated, then she’ll ask you what’s wrong. Regardless of your answer, she’ll ask you how she can help you, if you would like to be left alone or if you would like to take a small break in any way. She gets it and she’ll get you away from whatever is stressing you out so you can slowly recharge. If you really do want to be left alone for a while, she will comply, but will knock on your door to check up on you every once in a while and will bring you some food as well. Farah just wants you to be well, so she’ll take care of you how she thinks might help. Food is always good, food usually helps her, so she hopes it’ll do the same for you as well.

If it’s a sudden meltdown where you don’t know where left and right are anymore, then she’ll get you away from everyone else at first. While she can’t imagine what it’s like for you, it likely isn’t very pleasant for you to be crying and screaming in front of other people. Hoping that you trust her, she’ll try to ground you, asking you how you’re feeling, what you’re feeling and how she could help you. What happened is also another question she would ask you. Again, she won’t really know what to do on her own, but she tries her best. Farah will talk to you in a soothing tone and try to distract you at first so you can calm down a bit. Whether it be cracking a joke or asking you about your top five favorite reptiles. Even if you can’t answer her properly, she’ll just reassure you that it’s okay, that everything is just bad in this moment and that it’ll pass. She’s with you this entire time and won’t leave you unless you want her to. Asks you to breathe a bit with her. In all your time being together, she’s likely learned a breathing technique or two that might help you.

Once your meltdown is over, she’ll be very gentle with you, especially if she can see you’re beating yourself up over it. You really shouldn’t feel ashamed for something that you can’t help, it’s not your fault. If you feel especially down, she’ll give you a kiss on the forehead and get some ice cream with you. Something like a meltdown seems exhausting to her. While she doesn’t want to seem like she’s rewarding you for having a meltdown, she does want you to be kind to yourself afterwards, that’s what the ice cream is for. And if you don’t want ice cream, then some berries, fruits or a small snack will suffice as well. Either way, she’s there for you the entire time until you feel better.

#cod #cod x reader #farah karim #farah karim x reader #I didn't think anyone at all would notice or remember that I'm non binary #I don't really mention that fact as much as other things but it makes me happy that some people do pay attention! #also love bug is a really cute nickname! your friends must be very lucky to have someone like you in their lives! #again I don't have ADHD I only have schizophrenia and there doesn't seem to be too much of an overlap among them #so I really don't know what it's like to live with ADHD but I get the forgetfulness #I have so many reminders on my phone and on small paper notes it's incredible #I also journal every day so I don't forget what I did during the day. that's one of my best habits yet #but yeah I'm also the kind of person who can't remember what they did five minutes ago and it's so very frustrating #sometimes I wanna look something up on google only to forget five seconds later what it was #sometimes retracing my steps helps me remember but not always unfortunately it's very annoying #but we are just so very strong for living with our mental illnesses!! #being mentally ill is exhausting and I can't think of any positives either #I know it may seem hard at times but it's important to be patient with oneself. I learned that the hard way #so please do be kind to yourself anon! you deserve it! you seem like such a nice person!

[la-cocotte-de-paris]

can't wait to kill my biphobic jealous husband to an instrumental version of P.I.M.P. someday <3

#for legal reasons this is a JOKE #anatomy of a fall #it's about gender and power and the reversal of traditional gender roles <3 #JOKESSSSS okay i don't believe she did it #he was upset and frustrated with life and yes there obvious marital problems but she didn't kill him (imo) #anatomie d'une chute #spoilers #(sorta??) #also the DOGGIE MESSI IS GO CUUUUTTEEEE #and the cast is INCREDIBLE #sandra hüller ich liebe Dich #and SWANNNN??????? #and the son was PHENOMENAL omfg #just an absolute masterpiece everything was perfect #justine triet #sandra hüller #swann arlaud

[tsuchinokoroyale]

How are you not someone's wife already???

I’ve licherally got no room for a man like where’s he gonna fit??

Not to mention…

#the real tea is that my brain operates purely on vibes and gets locked in very hard #if I’m interested in someone I tend to stay interested in them forever #but by the same coin if someone doesn’t strike my interest immediately they can’t do much to change my mind #I wouldn’t consider myself a romantic at all but all of my long term relationships began with sparks flying #I have changed my perspective on people before but only on a friendship level #my current fwb is a good example he’s poly so he left the door open for our fwb sitch to evolve if I was interested #and I def considered it for a long while but while he’s very hot and I get along with him great as a friend we did not have sparks #and trying to cultivate romantic feelings for him just didn’t happen much to my own dismay #he’s truly great I really don’t see where the disconnect between us is #I’m trying to therapy my way through this just because I get incredibly frustrated when I don’t understand something about myself #but I’m also really not too panini pressed about it love will come and go as it pleases #I got soooooo many baby to lovins in the meantime 😍😍😍

[datastate]

emerges covered in blood. hey guys.

x do not repost x

#i. believe i may be the world's most autistic asunaro fan i'm so sorry #much of this may be disproved but in the meanwhile. this is how i function #...i will also note: if you're going to draw inspiration from this. please let me know... #i like sharing ideas but i don't appreciate people blatantly ripping them :'[ it's incredibly frustrating. even for a chart like this. #jestersvaguely #yttdposting #yttd meta

[pureleafpeachtea]

Im gonna say something about sanders sides.

Because here's the thing. I love sanders sides. I grew up alongside it, i introduced friends to it. But im so, so tired.

Its been what, 3 years since we got an episode? And im not counting the ads, or the most recent aside. 3 years since we got actual content continuing the main storyline.

Its so frustrating. Thomas tells us nothing. No idea what hes working on, no timelines to expect, nothing. We're working with crumbs here.

He keeps putting out ads and i used to be excited about them, because who doesnt love merch for your favourite show? Especially a niche one. Official merch, supporting the creator you love, etc. All great things. But when hes posting ads but no actual content, it becomes less exciting and more... sketchy. Like. I dont like the idea of continuing to sell merch for a show that you havent made in years. It feels cheap.

I have a lot of more articulate thoughts that i will eventually articulate but at this point its just frustration. The show was good, it was really good! It had its flaws but overall its a good show. Loveable characters. Compelling plotlines. At this point i dont think we'll ever see the resolution of romans plot.

I thought they were finally gonna address it, it felt like they were building to it, but then they switched to pattons control issues, logans anger issues, virgils (for lack of a better word) anxiety. And while i like those plotlines, it feels like he got swept to the side, a bit. And Roman was never my favourite character but seeing the way hes treated in the show makes me kinda sad. Like theres so much potential. And if the season finale resolves the orange side and logans anger issues and virgils stuff and then after that we can focus on roman a bit? Then great. But when will that be? 2030?

I loved sanders sides. I still do. But the humour is getting dated, and my goodwill is running out. I dont watch any other thomas sanders content. I dont really care about it, tbh. And im getting tired of waiting for another episode of the sides.

I just wish he would say something. Give us some sort of information about whats going on and what to expect instead of serving us ads and filler and in-character livestreams

Idk. Im just so tired. This story and the fandom deserves better

#not trying to start an argument or anything #i understand that some people still have faith in thomas #and while i dont get how #im happy for you #i would love to just be able to enjoy the show #but everything around it is too frustrating #and also the new asides wasnt very good #which worries me about the quality of the finale #thomas is an incredible actor. i used to listen to the episodes on my old mp3 and i could pick out each character by voice #but i dont know how much of the writing has been him and how much has been joan #and i worry that now that joans gone the quality will take a dip #i guess we'll see #but i just worry. i really didnt like the new asides #ts criticism

[mishapen-dear]

genuine question but is there any fandom where a character is well written by the majority. im thinking about fandom culture and the spread of frustration when people dont write characters well but. honestly in all the fandoms ive been in there's only like, a Select number of authors who i trust to write Well, let alone write Well AND In Character. character analysis and writing and getting inside characters' heads are all separate skills (all of which are trained by roleplaying fyi can CONFIRM playing pretend with your friends is good for you). there's been more than once where I've disagreed with an interpretation that others agreed with, and then I turned out wrong. or i turned out right. like it doesnt matter WHO is right it just matters that differences in character analysis exist, so even if you DO write well AND write in character, your in character is still going to be someone else's out of character

there's this sort of. vibe. that to play in the sandbox you Need to be able to make a castle, and if you can't make a castle then you shouldn't bother, and it completely dismisses the idea that youre in that sandbox to PLAY in the first place. there's this Weight of disappointing someone if you can't build something that they like, but that forgets that you aren't there to build them a castle. like, be KIND. if you disagree with someone then please make an effort to do so kindly. i dont give a shit about fandom discourse but there is a reason kids get removed from sandboxes if they keep throwing sand in people's eyes. but if they don't like your misshapen sand pile, then youre not obligated to change it. even if you yourself end up hating that same sand pile later- youre not building a legacy. youre playing. and sometimes the result of that play is out of character drivel. theres a reason there are so many authors and so few who i like to consistently read and thats because everyone is Fucking Around in their hobby space. hash tag brag or whatever but i can build castles. ive built several that im v proud of. ive also dug holes in the sand for fun and then tripped on them when trying to get up. I often dug a hole and then got up and fucking- whoops, its a castle now, and i didn't realize i'd made something to be proud of until after the fact. the whole time while creating shit i was Convinced it was bullshit that didn't make sense. and then other times i was Convinced it was bullshit and then i was Right and i can look back and go. huh. ew. but it doesn't matter what the end result was, because i had fun playing in the sandbox

this wasn't meant to turn into a ramble but i have Feelings about bad art and art that's badly perceived and how public perception can screw with your head and how making art youre proud of is fucking. it's so difficult!!! it's hard!! it's really fun, which is why i try to make it, but i promise you it is Okay to not tryhard creativity. even if you CAN, it's okay not to do it all the time. or ever, even. fuck around find out have fun etc

#NOT a discourse post i am musing out loud #there's discourse goign around the dash rn or i wouldnt mention it #but the past few weeks ive seen a lot of “DONT fucking mischaracterize my guy my fuckign god” #which is one of the most frustrating pet peeve there is #but i think a lot too about little baby me #fresh on her writing journey #and how discouraged i would be if someone pointed out the mistakes id made #i made a Lot of fuckups #and i also think about this one fic where one of the characters was INCREDIBLY out of character #me today would not be able to stomach reading it #but baby me was so ENCHANTED #and it introduced to me the concept that you dont always know the reason someone does something #and it made me read even more #and because of that i eventually found Expert Skill level fics #which introduced me to MANY little tricks and fidgets ive tried to implement #there were so so many reviews on that fic that called it shit or complained about the bad characterization #but a decade later i still think about it #there were several very corny mine/craft horror fics i read #which back in the day would be called cringe #and those were what inspired me to write my first horror fic and now im Enchanted by the whole genre #theres a lot of stuff i dont like to read but i like that other people are enjoying themselves #i dont know how to be succinct i hope my point is coming across well #this ties into my thing where fiction is for you first others later #here are my credentials: bb/h fan since before the elections (hi i was the guy who noticed his lack of armour post elections) #and a cross-fandom comment trend of people going 'woa i can see this happening in canon' #im not talking out my ass i genuinely think its more important to have fun than to write accurate characterization #which. is a more 'duh' and clarifying thing than everything else ive written #but ah well c'est la vie #also also just realized this could be interpreted like that- NOT an attack on people who complain about mischaracterization either lmao #i do that too w friends. this is to reassure people who put pressure on themselves to create things Well all the time

[skitskatdacat63]

Okay I finally have some finished drawings of them haha. I swear I have a regular art style, chibis are just easier okay!!!!

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#let it be known to the court that they are not that 'sunshine x grumpy' trope #but rather 'man who is incredibly annoying x man who is incredibly bitter' #alternatively: unstoppable force x unmoveable object #THEY ARE VERY SPECIAL TO ME!!!!! #AU so good that i draw for 8 hours straight- #my blog this past week has turned into just them! sorry not sorry!! #i guess i just really love them a lot as well bcs its brought back a type of creative drive i havent had in years? #this is why im drawing chibis so much tho!! they dont make me nearly as frustrated as my regular style #like i just sketch them on paper and its super easy to transwer to digital #and its def preparing me for a fuller sized drawing so im happy about that! #but otherwise also love them very much bcs i love writing their lore and talking about their lore and drawing their lore ;;;;;; #and the historical research is so fun!!! #okay oops anyways its 7 am and my hand hurts #vettonso #fernando alonso #f1 fanart #formula 1 fanart #f1 art #formula 1 art #f1 #formula 1 #catie.art. #*also very important to me that fernando *is* shorter in this au like irl but he wears heels all the time #boy king au

[disniq]

You read comic, so why do you like Titans Jason? All i know is that the comic readers hate titans jason, saying his characterisations are nothing like in the comic

I mean, look at him!

But seriosuly, Anon, I’ve been rotating this ask in my head all morning. I could write essays about this, but I’ll try to keep it succinct!

Firstly a disclaimer; comics in general are a multiverse and DC comics specifically are a mess of continuities and reboots, so there is no singular correct characterisation of any character, ever.

That said, I do think a lot of Jason’s character traits overlap between the comics and the show. His desire to help, his struggle to connect with people, his chatty bravado, his immense, unaddressed childhood trauma and occasional suicidal ideation all have roots in the comics, and are some of my favourite things about him.

Also, one of Jason’s major themes across all media is that the narrative is always against him. He can’t win. In the comics, that’s him always being painted as wrong even when he isn’t, because Bruce is Always Right™. And in the show, he’s repeatedly demonised for doing things the other Titans have done without repercussion (I could literally do a checklist for this, it’s actually ridiculous).

Now, on a personal level, *I* love Titans!Jason because I find him an incredibly relatable character.

I’ve talked before about how Titans!Jason is one of the best portrayals of ADHD and RSD that I’ve ever seen. Most ADHD portrayals tend to focus on ‘fidgety and can’t concentrate’, but these symptoms are such a small part of the adult ADHD experience. Jason displays lesser known traits, like emotional disregulation and difficulty forming relationships and deep-seated self-worth issues. Self-medicating is also common in ADHDers, and suicidal thoughts, isolating as a defence mechanism, and seeking validation from unhealthy sources are all symptoms of RSD. (Basically the whole of season 3 is 'This kid desperately needed help and nobody noticed :D!')

I’ve been that kid, I am still sometimes that adult, and being able to see that on screen (and then write my little comfort fics about it) is both validating and cathartic for me.

#is it incredibly frustrating to see this kid dismissed over and over again? yes. But also very relatable <3 #jason todd #hbo titans #titans (2018) #asked and answered

[mokutone]

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In the blue flashback, Tenzō stands with his back to a glass tank. He is narrating: "While I didn't like the lab, I wasn't scared inside it. My emotion's felt quiet." "Distant." "It was like they weren't there at all." A small red panel shows Kakashi looking down at Tenzō quietly. "...I see," he says. Beneath that, a small red panel of Tenzō where his body is now, he keeps his head turned down and away, as if ashamed. "It was only after returning to Konoha...that my body began to quake and shudder," he explains. The fourth panel shows Rabbit-Taichō telling Tenzō "You look like you're gonna be sick, Cat. Go to the hospital. Make sure that wound isn't infected." And Tenzō responds "Yessir." A Narration-box from Tenzō rests above the fifth and sixth panels. "But I couldn't stomach the thought of the hospital..." it says. The fifth panel shows Tenzō with his feet braced on the apex of a roof, as though he's inching forward, but his legs are wracked by tremors. In the sixth panel, his feet are closer together, no longer inching forward on the roof, still shaking. "I intended to stay in the barracks..." Tenzō says. In the seventh panel, Tenzō has dropped down to a crouch, reaching out as if going to brace himself with his injured arm. "Fuck," he says. He thinks to himself, body swarmed with thin white lines to indicate shuddering, "I'll just kill myself if I try to shunshin while shaking this bad."

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#my art #naruto #comics #yamato #tenzō #yamato tenzo #kakashi #fun fact i am breaking some comic rules SEVERELY in this page. #if you manage to read this without confusion or frustration its a miracle and its mostly thanks to kate #who helped me figure out a way to bandage the rules soooo well that you cant tell ive broken them #theyre really incredibly clever at comics #and i appreciate their help so much #this comic page was originally janky as fuck like. it was unreadable #if i moved the speech bubbles just slightly it would become unreadable again #comics is honest to god a really delicate art which is insane bc its just pictures and words together but also like #if you're not careful it gets super messy #if youre ever reading a comic page and you get turned around and you read the same three panels again over and over and over because you're #not sure what order theyre supposed to be in? that's probably not your fault. its probably the cartoonists fault

[strqyr]

i've been arguing with myself for the past couple days bc on the other hand it makes perfect sense that the spring maiden was part of the mission, and if that's the case then summer knows, generally, what happened to spring, and if summer switched sides then it's very likely that salem knows as well, meaning that the writers would have had to account for this little fact during V4-5.

which they very well might since raven is operating on genuine belief that salem will come for her eventually—the tribe is on the move for hiding purposes, she has vernal as a decoy instead of just. not using the powers, as if pretending there's no maiden around is pointless, and she planned for the day salem would find her—, not to mention that watts straight up says raven has been on salem's list of... something for some time, and they can't allow her to slip away (has she slipped away before? managed to run and hide? hmm.)

there's also what salem says—"[...] and together, convince raven branwen that the survival of her people depends on her cooperation. once you have spring under control, escort her to the relic and contact hazel."—and this might be a reach but. it's interesting that salem specifies that they first must have raven's cooperation and only then will they have spring under control.

regardless of who the spring maiden was back then and what her fate was during the mission, it does seem like salem at the very least suspects something, but with that also comes the biggest problem:

why not inform her followers, especially cinder, about the potential identity of the spring maiden? other than trying to get cinder to follow orders instead of starting a fight in a bandit camp in the middle-of-nowhere—which, don't get me wrong: valid—, there's not many in-universe reasons to keep that information from them after everyone already knows the spring maiden is with the tribe.

or, well. it could be the world's longest recruitment campaign, too—"you sound just like your mother."—, and for that to happen you kinda need the person alive. it's not going very well, but there's definitely some effort put into it, so definitely an option.

#rwby #do you even just argue with yourself #for days #only to end up with “well yeah but also no” #incredibly frustrating #like i can see salem knowing being the case #but there's also potential holes in it #and then it's down to figuring out if those holes are there #solely bc the big reveal still needs to happen #cards are being played close to the chest etc #so they need to toe the line #or if it's bc it's. not a thing at all.