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balkanradfem · 1 year

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Do you ever think about how sad and messed up it is to grow up in this world as a little girl who likes to read. Because you are a child, and you don't get that there's a difference in who writes the books, you read everything you like, you read the adventures and the fantasy and the mysteries and the traumatic stuff and if you're also very isolated and lonely, these books build your worldview. Because why wouldn't they? They're written by humans, so they have the attitudes, opinions, perceptions, morals and spirits of human beings in them, they're telling you what humans think and feel about things, how they go about situations, what they imagine, what they desire. What your role in all this is, or what it could potentially be.

But, since you are not capable of differentiating the material, and you just read what is available to you, you end up reading a lot of books written by m*n. You also have to go thru the required reading at school - 90% written by m*n. And so slowly, since young age, without even socializing or learning it thru interaction, you find yourself in a world shaped by minds who do not have empathy for women, especially not for little girls. You find yourself relating to the male protagonists, but you also find out that girls only play a passive role in their stories. You find that m*n problems are centered, made important, their suffering and violence critical points in the story, while women are cast aside as helpers, servants, givers, caretakers, and generally just exist in the background, not a thought given to what they are going thru.

You learn thru books written by m*n, that your experience is secondary. Even if you cast yourself as the adventuring, immensely important and struggling protagonist, even then the other women in your mind end up being just background characters, caregivers who do not need a thought spared for their suffering.

Books written by m*n, even for children, will trivialize female suffering to the point where they shape the child's mind into one that looks at the world from a male perspective. Where women either don't matter, or are capable only of giving and aiding, to be cast aside for more important matters, such as male aspirations for their own lives.

Thinking back, I understand why I felt myself unimportant and trivial in any social setting - I understood my role from the written word, and I knew adults found me trivial, secondary, only a background figure to someone else's adventure or mission. As much as I could fight it in my fantasies, and make myself the main character, it felt like a pipe dream, like something that was incredible self-indulged and selfish and would never translate to reality.

I wish it had been different. I wish I had been introduced specifically and only to books written by women, for women. I wish I had found empathy for myself in those books. I wish I had found myself standing on high ground, equal ground, with other women, our desires centered, our lives translated into tales of epic importance - because that's what they are. I wish I had been born into a world where female perspective is available from the start, not after years of growing up and finding feminist literature and having to re-write my own role in my brain, from all of those years of reading male perspective as the default.

I don't think any little girl should be exposed to literature that shape her world as a place where she doesn't matter. I don't think books written by males and shaped by their worldview should be allowed into children's literature, or teenage or for young adults. Girls should not be learning from fiction that their most important value is empathy and understanding for male problems, and their second, to be desired and/or helpful to them, all while being treated as nothing but service and background noise until you're desired for something. We need to open books and find out that we matter too. That our lives can be the center of our existence, rather than being in the service of someone else's life.

#reading as a little girl #analysis of male written literature #radical feminism #feminism #worldview shaped by books #radfem #radblr #thinking of all of the books i absorbed in my childhood where women didn't matter :(#and how messed up thoughts i ended up having of trying to be helpful and useful in order to have value #but i would never have value #because i was a girl in a misognystic world #and the books were informing me of that #and all i wanted was a bit of escape from reality #fiction written by men is garbage :(

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comradekatara · 14 days

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nothing too insightful to say just !!! toph is the disabled character of all time and it means so much to me, personally. thinking specifically about what you mentioned on the last post about how she learns to let herself be loved; it is often such a fundamental aspect of growing up with a disability that “love” is the guise that adults stripping you of agency wear.

it’s not just being helped in a way that harms and deemed incompetent. it’s being perceived as incompetent, receiving help for your disability that strips you of autonomy, being vulnerable to the abuse and unable to speak for yourself in response to it because you are too frail, helpless, all under the premise of “love.” when disabled love becomes the equivalent of burdening another and being taken from yourself, toph is kind of incredible because it took me nearly twenty years to even begin to unlearn all of that, but she managed to open herself up to others within a few months (to varying degrees, it’s also interesting she seems to trust sokka the quickest, maybe i will send another ask after breakfast rambling about that).

but toph’s ability to adjust her concept of what love is and open herself to it, is genuinely one of the most powerful disability arcs i have ever seen. she becomes able to accept help and not have that feel like embodying weakness, which feels dangerous when disabled because your perceived social weakness is why you have been stripped of all agency and dehumanized, esp. as a disabled child. toph is incredibly strong in regards to earth bending, but truthfully it is this ability to listen, observe and adapt that is her greatest strength. her character is soooo good and her arc is so fucking beautiful

YES 💗 i don’t talk about toph’s disability enough because i don’t like getting too personal on here but you really do articulate that struggle perfectly and i agree so much with what you said.

toph’s foundational trauma is tied not to her experience being blind, but rather the abuse she received due to her blindness. the struggle of being disabled is always twofold: firstly, and i hate when people sugarcoat or ignore this, having a physical disability does make life more difficult. we see toph struggle when she’s not in a position to use her earthbending as a mobility aid; there are aspects of life that are difficult or genuinely impossible for her to participate in due to her limitations. she can and does often compensate by being a brilliant earthbender, but there are still some things she simply cannot do.

but what’s more important to toph’s experience with disability is the way she is treated by those around her, especially her parents. toph simultaneously struggles with being coddled and smothered due to her unique needs, denied agency due to the assumption that she is somehow less able to dictate her own choices, and treated like a shameful burden due to her disability. so by the time toph joins the gaang, she is very afraid of being seen as a burden, but she also doesn’t want anyone helping her with anything or telling her what to do, because she associates that with her parents’ abuse.

she bristles when katara tries to get her to help out, because she wants to be the kind of person who respects everyone else’s space and lets everyone be capable of “carrying their own weight,” just as she wants to be allowed to be left to her own devices. she doesn’t yet understand that a community or support network is not the same thing as a denial of agency, and so she assumes that katara is overbearing and motherly instead of a kid who comes from a place where everyone does an equal share of labor and expects everyone else to do the same.

that’s why i think a lot of people who have never experienced any kind of major disability firsthand don’t really understand toph, and just assume she’s spoiled and brash due to being rich and entitled. but that’s not the case at all. she’s spent her whole life being treated like a fragile doll instead of a person, and it’s dehumanizing and isolating. she doesn’t understand the value of a community because she’s sick of people trying to help her, and due to her own experiences being “helped,” assumes that help is necessarily negative and a denial of one’s agency.

the last thing she wants in that situation is to be overbearing, to be the one telling other people what to do and how to live their lives (yet another reason why she would never become a cop). of course, she signed on to be aang’s teacher, so pretty quickly she does have to get over herself and actually instruct, and she’s not a gentle pedagogue either. but she also knows that she is supremely qualified to teach earthbending, and so it’s easier for her to tell others what to do when she knows that her wisdom counts for something and she isn’t just imposing her will onto someone else for the hell of it, or because she doesn’t respect them.

she also definitely takes iroh’s advice to heart, because unlike a certain incorrigible nephew, she’s really wise and emotionally mature, able to respond to measured advice and actually internalize what iroh is saying. so it doesn’t take long for her to develop a bond with sokka where she doesn’t feel afraid to rely on him. and it’s funny, because she accuses katara of being overbearing and motherly, but she does actually listen to sokka and follow his every command, despite her supposed disdain for authority. and i think it’s the fact that even though sokka does sometimes forget that she’s blind, he’s never purposely insensitive, and he never bosses her around for the hell of it.

unlike katara, who is genuinely unkind to toph in “the chase,” sokka never disrespects toph, and he certainly never disrespects her disability. he’ll banter with her about it, like when he says “well you’ve never not seen anything like this” in “sokka’s master,” but the joke isn’t at her expense, unlike “the stars sure are beautiful tonight,” which is straight up cruel and lowkey unforgivable (sidenote: as someone who has been bullied for being disabled, i do think that this is hands down the worst thing katara ever says in the show, and i understand why toph would continue to hold a grudge against her for that for a long time). whereas sokka always treats toph like a person, and toph recognizes that, so she thus not only accepts his help, but actively asks for it and enjoys receiving it.

toph does grow and accept her own vulnerability remarkably fast, but to the gaang’s credit, they are great friends, and they all treat her like a person instead of a burden or a doll (including katara). having people who love you and understand you, both in terms of your strengths and your limitations, is really necessary, for anyone, but especially for disabled people. i’m really lucky to have people in my life who love me like that, and toph’s arc is so beautiful specifically because she is given that love and care and never takes it for granted. i definitely think that toph is one of the greatest disabled characters of all time, and it’s because her disability isn’t simply incidental to her character, but rather the central pillar of her arc that informs all her motivations at all times. she learns to ask for help, and accept help when it’s offered. she finds a community.

#amorphousea #asks #toph #analysis #katara&toph #sokka&toph #she means so much to me…..#and please do send that follow up ask about sokka because their dynamic is so important #honestly it’s probably what got me to like sokka in the first place #crazy i know . but his friendship w toph is just so perfect #& it rly made me appreciate him more as a kid

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imthepunchlord · 2 months

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What's your thoughts about the unifications?

Conceptually, unification works. Honestly, I think it makes sense being able to dual wield Miraculous. Especially working off positive and negative energy/yin-yang.

It works off that theme of balance, having two different energies being able to work together.

But, much like anything in canon, I feel the concept could've gone farther.

Like, I think it'd be neat that unification could lead to animals that don't exist as Miraculous:

Ladybug + any feline creates a Leopard themed hero.

Any bug + any reptile creates a Dragonfly themed hero.

Any reptile + any bird creates a Dragon themed hero.

Any cat + any bird creates a Griffin themed hero.

Horse + Fish could've made a Seahorse themed hero.

Cat + Goat could've made a Chimera themed hero.

Not that they really went that way and just went weird with the naming, combing the names of preexisting heroes instead of letting characters name themselves and working off their own unique personalities. Like, instead of Pegabug, I could've seen Marinette calling herself Appaloosa or if you want to go punny, Appleloosa.

I also think that dual wielding Miraculous shouldn't be that difficult, as pairs are something that always exist, and I can see the body handling matching with two different types of magical energy. Now, wielding more than 2 I can see being set up to take a toll on the body as there's more magical energy to work off of, and the higher you go the more tired you're going to be.

Though I could just be biased as I feel the temporary heroes weren't necessary and Marinette and Adrien could've juts unified with the rest and continue to handle things; I also feel that, post meeting Fu and him able to see that they were trustworthy and dedicated and were able to succeed despite HM having the being an adult edge, they should've gotten a 2nd Miraculous to have full time, not only to help give them a boost, but also allow continued growth.

Ladybug/Tikki did help with Marinette's growth in confidence and being a leader, but there's nothing else TIkki is adding to her growth (which I find it's kinda debatable how much Tikki really added to Marinette's over all growth), but at this time, Ladybug and Tikki just work off this is a responsibility than something for Marinette to grow as a character. And now she's developing an Atlas complex and that anxiety is getting worse with the pressure and expectation of the role and no one there telling Marinette she needs to prioritize and value her own needs and wants. I don't even know if this girl knows how to relax at this point. And that there is the next phase for Marinette's growth. She needs to learn to put down boundaries, to say no, to not involve herself as much, and think about her own needs and wants, cause you can't really help others until you help yourself.

Cat/Plagg was good for Adrien to gain that independence he wants, be more rebellious against his father, and to self-prioritize. But now he prioritizes his wants way too much, doesn't really treat heroing with the seriousness required nor has he stepped up as a leader and equal to Ladybug, and still readily endangers himself, to the point of self-sacrificing. And that's the next phase for his growth, get a Miraculous and kwami that will address those, learn to be more serious in fights, not to say he can no longer be a wisecrack but save the flirting and pranks for night patrols not akuma fights, step up as a leader and truly share that burden, which would've helped his partner rely on him more and trust his capability more, and address that self-sacrificing. Either learn to be more cautious or think a little bit more before acting. Like, great, you saved your partner by sacrificing yourself, but you also left her alone to deal with things, and what if the fight went poorly because she was alone, and she fails, and that sacrifice was pointless. I don't know how many more times he did so, but man it needed to be addressed.

Another factor is that unification could've been extra interesting in that combing Miraculous could've created new powers through the combination of preexisting powers.

Like Shelter + Venom could've created Shell Shock, where hitting the shield would shock and stun a target.

Shelter + Cataclysm or Clout could've made Bombshell, put up a protective dome and it sends out a destructive blast or shock wave around you.

Mirage + Cataclysm could've made Nightmare, where the illusion creates someone's worst fears.

Second Chance + Cataclysm could've made Hissterics, getting a target to live in the worst timeline.

Time travel could've existed as a unification power through combining Horse and Snake/Rabbit, if the latter still has a time power.

Though neat an idea it is, it is something that would work better with fewer Miraculous, as 19 that canon has is a lot of powers to think of possibly combining. That is 361 matches to think about and how they make a new power. And now that I got 35 I won't be doing the concept either, even more so as I'm going with Miraculous having 2 powers to offer.

So unification is a neat concept, but I think it could've gone further if they were more creative. Definitely prefer it to the potions.

#ask Punchie #ml salt #miraculous unification

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showtoonzfan · 9 months

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Something that bugs me about Loona and the way the fandom treats her, is that despite the writing being nowhere near perfect and despite her faults, the show DOES show us that Loona is capable of caring. She’s capable of being nice, she’s capable of having heartfelt conversations and actually talking to people/empathizing and learning, as we see with her taking care of Blitz, and talking to Octavia.

And yet, whenever we bring up the problems with her writing on how she’s aggressive/abusive and never seems to truly improve, the fandom coddles her and babies her, portraying her as this helpless traumatized child who doesn’t know any better and is incapable of decency apparently or interacting with others all because of her trauma. Yes, Loona may have anxiety and trouble connecting with people, but that doesn’t mean she can’t improve. If the show is showing us that she CAN do these things, than fans need to stop shielding her from any sort of redemption just because she had a bad childhood.

Loona is 22 years old, she’s not a child, she’s a full gown adult, so stop babying her and excusing her. She was 17 when Blitz took her out of the pound, meaning she was in a healthy environment for at least 5-6 years. There is absolutely no reason for her to be treating the only person who took her out of that toxic environment and showered her with love like utter shit. The way she treats Blitz is not excusable and neither is her aggressive behavior towards others. While her getting defensive can certainly be a trauma response to how she was treated in the pound, it’s still not an excuse, especially since like I said, if Loona is capable of making friends and being kind and caring AS we’ve seen, then stop acting like she’s immune to criticism. Trauma is not an excuse for being a shitty person.

Part of the problem is also because I feel like the show flip flops with her. The writers can’t really decide wether they want her to be someone who while has trauma can improve from it, or someone who’s out of control and desperately needs help. Regardless of the show’s major writing flaws of characters never improving or learning from their mistakes, fans need to stop excusing her behavior all because she grew up in that pound. While she doesn’t need to be a fully put together person, she’s had plenty of time to expand and grow and on some level IS capable of doing so, so stop treating her like a helpless Uwu baby.

#vivziepop critical #spindlehorse critical #helluva boss critical #helluva boss critique #helluva boss criticism #helluva critical #Loona #helluva boss Loona #helluva boss #helluva criticism

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devourable · 11 months

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So, I love all of your OCs so far! I’ve been wondering: how would the yanderes feel about a darling with a young kid? (To make it simple, other parent isn’t in the picture, aside from maybe sending money.) Please, thank you, and have good day!

i decided to answer this for all of my yandere ocs bc im a sucker for found family/single parent tropes 🫶 cw! spoilers for future ocs + mentions of child neglect

🚼 the yanderes x single parent darling

⛪️ | abraham would be a bit surprised, to say the least. but he comes from a community where people get married and have kids the moment they’re out of high school (if not the moment they become adults) so while he would be sort of caught off guard, he’d adapt pretty quickly. he’d definitely fantasize about becoming a little family unit, probably even subtly propose the idea of expanding every so often. he wouldn’t exactly love your child — at least, definitely not the way he loves you — but you wouldn’t be able to tell with how well he treats them.

🚬 | the delinquents would be more like four older brothers more than anything. theyre all a bit too young to take on a proper parental role, nor would any of them have a real desire to, but they’d definitely have fun sharing their singular shared braincell with your kid. your child would probably grow up to be a massive little troublemaker thanks to their influence, but that’s why you love them, right? if the other parent is still involved one way or another though, they’d immediately put a stop to that. no reason to be involved with your ex now that they’re in the picture.

🌲 | mykolas would be curious of your child. he’s never seen such a young human up close before (considering he was always accused of eating them) so having a chance to actually be around one would be a new experience for him. he’d quickly start to refer to your child as his own, calling them his cub more than their name and carry them around on his shoulders or head whenever they go out together. it wouldn’t be uncommon to see him protectively curled up around them while they’re taking a nap.

🪸 | similarly to mykolas, the mermaids would be sort of curious about your child, though arguably less so as they have seen human children before. they have a very vague understanding of how to care for your child and would constantly search the sea for things that could come in handy for caring for them — you can expect to have a constant supply of eroded toys and suspiciously good quality clothes for them. they’d also try to teach them things that they’d teach the fry of their pods, though obviously they can only do so much teaching something that isn’t meant to live in the sea lol.

💪 | valentina grew up as a parentified older sibling, so while she wouldn’t particularly enthused about taking the role again so soon after getting out of it, she’d be capable of adapting to the role. she knows how to take care of a child and would ensure your kid’s cared for when they’re being watched by her, but she probably wouldn’t be able to establish much of an emotional connection to them without making an active effort to. but she does love children, so she’d learn to love yours too.

👑 | althea would hate your child. plain and simple. she’d view them as the living embodiment of you not keeping your promise to her, of you giving your love to someone else before she had the chance to have you to herself. while she’d never overtly mistreat your child, she’d be incredibly cold toward them and try to find reasons to avoid interacting with them. they’d be spoiled relentlessly with the hopes that if she gave them everything they’d need to live, neither you or her would have to deal with them.

🥩 | rhodes wouldn’t think much of your kid for the most part, but they’d express a gentle fondness for them the few times they do meet them. they’d affectionately greet them, offer them a treat, and hold a little conversation with them to keep them busy for a bit while you run errands or eat or whatever you need to do. they’re kind of awkward with children given they have nothing in common with them and have little experience with them, but surprisingly they’re a natural with yours.

🫀 | melchior has no interest in human kids. therefore they wouldn’t care much for yours, seeing your child more like a pet or something along those lines rather than a sapient being. their treatment of them would reflect that; they wouldn’t be necessarily mean or anything, but they’d be a bit patronizing and talk at them more than they’d talk to them. it isn’t out of malice, they’d genuinely think that that’s how you interact with children and any attempts to correct them would be met with confusion and frowns.

🕷️ | the alt kids would be wonderful parents to your kid. they’d more or less be sort of a mix of abe and the delinquents, but with the added bonus that they’d care deeply for your child as they’d see them as an extension of you rather than a mix of you with someone else. they’d come up with a system to help your child have a good upbringing and stick with it — faust would take up helping them study, anton would teach them manners and etiquette, and delta would help them with their social life. they’re so good for you and your child, see? they live for the idea that them treating your child well and loving them will make you love them all more in turn.

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cheecats · 7 months

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To soothe you from your Riverstar's Home trauma, how about you ramble about oneripple?

YOU'RE SO KIND FOR LETTING ME GO OFF ABOUT THIS TY TY ��💞💞 I'm terrible at structuring logical/coherent rambles, so I'll just dump some thoughts I have (obv these exclude Riverstar's Home and are roughly how I'd like to play with their dynamic [give them to me NOW erins!!])

LONG POST UNDER CUT!

Obviously this is way before the mountain cats arrive. BIG FAN of the idea that River Ripple and his small circle at the time were the ones to help One Eye and baby Star Flower get back on their feet after the two lost the rest of their family to the sickness we see again in TBS (I imagine One Eye had already treated them with the Blazing Star, but the two were still so terribly weak and unwell after that.) The group find the two living inside a rotting hollow and approach them. One Eye is, naturally, EXTREMELY aggressive and reclusive at first — distressed from sickness, grief, and fear of losing his tiny daughter, for he hasn't been strong enough to feed them much. The other cats are nervous around him, unwilling to approach the tom for his sheer size and ferocity, even if he is weakened. But not River Ripple. He understands why he is acting this way, that his aggression is a defense mechanism to mask his fear, and ultimately wishes to convey to One Eye that he is not going to do anything to them without his explicit permission first: and he sticks to that promise! Every day he sits outside the makeshift shelter with food, asking permission to come inside, leaving prey, water and herbs at the entrance if One Eye is asleep or simply says no. He never challenges it, and simply obliges and wishes him and Star Flower well. It is through this gradual process that One Eye begins to somewhat relax around River Ripple, allowing ONLY him to come inside, communicating his and Star Flower's needs and whatnot (Vulnerability moment!!)

Although she was too young to remember, once she began to recover, Star Flower was always excited when River Ripple visited, coming up to him, chasing his tail, and telling him all about her big adventures (all just made up ones, but River Ripple would always listen and ask her questions about them!) One Eye initially doesn't take well to Star Flower going up to the near-stranger, pulling her back or growling at River Ripple to back off. But over time, he sees that the risk is minimal, and the two never leave his sight while interacting. Besides, it stops Star Flower pestering him to entertain her for just a bit (also I just find this funny because adult Star Flower can barely recall this and River Ripple is just looking at her like omg you've gotten so tall now!!! I remember when you used to tell me how you beat up monsters and dogs 🤭💙!!)

SO LIKE skipping the recovery period, and now One Eye and Star Flower are more present outside … One Eye falls first. He initially is bothered by this, still grieving the loss of his mate and their other kits moons ago. But the feeling is nonetheless there. It's complicated, because at first he had every intention of claiming the area for himself and pushing River Ripple & his friends out… but as much as he tried to resent River Ripple's philosophy, there was just something so…. soothing yet powerful in the way he carried himself. He realises he actually enjoys his company, which is also weird for him! One Eye has lived among opportunistic cats his entire life, learning that being aggressive and domineering is the only way to make it, and that the passive and meek were destined to be crushed. But River Ripple is a curious example to him. He is gentle and patient, but completely capable of establishing boundaries and shutting down veins of discussion that belittle or threaten him. He would call out One Eye's bullshit every single time, but in a way that didn't escalate the situation. His heart was soft and his identity was strong in that. Kindness without weakness??? In MY Warrior Cats??? Impossible??? (Erins: yes it's impossible. 🗿)

Anyway, montage of One Eye giving terrible rizz and making a complete fool of himself 90% of the time — getting frustrated and defensive while everyone else is like🧍‍♂️. River Ripple is confused at first, but slowly begins to catch on. He finds it both amusing and sweet… and yeah! He realises he does feel the same way! He always found One Eyes protectiveness of Star Flower warming, found his intelligence to be engaging, and he genuinely believes there is good in the tom's heart (me shaking my head slowly.)

First date? Swimming lesson! One Eye is terrible! He's half drowned, scrabbling onto River Ripple every .2 seconds, and hates how pathetic it makes him look. But River Ripple is patient, assuring him that they can always try again some other time, and that it took him a while to get used to it too <:)

^ I feel like it's important to emphasize that One Eye genuinely feels like he can relax around River Ripple. That this cat doesn't have any ulterior motivation to trick him or take from him. Nor' does River Ripple ever belittle his failures or negative traits. They simply exist, are acknowledged, and pass like water.

But of course there is difficulty in how these two's ideologies clash. Everyone's beliefs are different, but theirs almost completely counter. River Ripple's philosophy is peaceful. To live and let live, and be custodians of the land. One Eye's on the other hand is to conquer. To take, to fight for what you need, and to claim the land. While there is room to accommodate each other, they are both two strong individuals with strong identities. Neither is going to abandon their philosophy, and when they clash so strongly, it can make it impossible for them to see eye to eye on issues. Long term, that would be hard. I believe that is why they'd go their separate ways. It doesn't work out. But that is okay. For that period of time, there was coexistence, there was connection, and there was love.

TL:DR. Very brief romance! A spark of passion that burns then fizzles out when One Eye leaves to be on his own (with Star Flower) once again. River Ripple, of course, says One Eye can return any time if he needs anything. Even for a short visit. He never does. For everywhere the tom goes, there is destruction and disruption, and River Ripple's home is like an oasis to be left untouched in One Eye's head.

Even as One Eye's reputation worsens, they still feel for each other. River Ripple especially. He knows what One Eye is capable of, what he has done, and how downright hideous he can be. But it's hard not to miss the memory of him. (Cue the mountain cats like PLEASE stop talking about this asshole in flowery prose he is trying to kill us!!)

BONUS: Not really relevant here, but their presence in the narratives respectively as the punisher/destroyer vs the voice of reason… ooogh, sun that burns, moon that soothes e.t.c but that deity kind of vibe would be more relevant once they're spirits in the Dark Forest & Starclan!

I could go on forever but that's the meat of it. Ty ty i hope everyone enjoyed and its not terribly incoherent ✌️

#random-multifandom-nightmare #cheez rambles #cheez design #my art #warrior cats #one eye dotc #one eye wc #river ripple #riverstar #star flower #oneripple #// OLD MAN ROMANCE!!!#// dudes who are really normal <- me #// even if you dont read this i hope u guys enjoy the doodle lsdkjgklds #// thanks again!! <3

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lilbagdermole · 11 months

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Hello! It's always great to meet another Taang shipper!

What do you love most about Taang?

I hope you have a great day!!!

Hey!!

Oh, it's so nice to see that Taang is still loved by so many people (and it's always really nice to see active blogs about them ^^)

What do I love most about Taang?

I love their dynamics. They bounce off each other almost harmoniously, because they are opposites in so many aspects of their lives: beliefs and morals, elements, backgrounds and childhoods. They clash and struggle and are far from perfect, yet, no matter how big the storm, how complex the disagreement - they always reconcile, they always listen to one another, they always learn and grow and strive to become better people. They respect one another so much to work around their oppositions and thus balance and understand one another in ways that no other member of the ATLA cast can replicate (with Aang and Toph).

And though they are natural opposites, they still have so much in common if you delve deeper. Aang and Toph are the youngest in the Gaang - and share the same love for teasing and joking; they share a very deep connection with the the original benders of their respective elements (Toph with the Badgermoles and Aang with Appa); they both runaway from their homes at a young age because of paramount expectations; both are masters of their bending - even inventing a new form/bending style at 12 years-old (air scooter and metalbending).

Aang represented all Toph needed in her life - freedom, loyalty, companionship and a friend. He saw her beyond her perceived weakness and never underestimated her capabilities as an earthbender and his potential master. He taught her to trust and confide, understood her when no other person did and soften the hard edges that she'd constructed to protect herself from her suffocating reality. In a sense, Aang was a breath of fresh air in her life.

Toph, on the other hand, represented all Aang needed - stability, confidence, strength. Aang, being the Avatar, had been coddled and protected by almost everyone - Katara, Sokka, admirers, etc. He wasn't Aang, he was a symbol - a symbol of hope and peace. But Toph didn't care about his divine-like power, didn't care that everyone around him praised the very ground he stepped on - in Toph's perspective, Aang was Aang. A kid just like her and she treated him as equals; never afraid of pushing him to further his growth; she taught him to stand his ground, face his enemies head on, become a stronger, confident bender. She was the ground that anchored him to the mortal world and made him feel normal.

It's also poetic, in the finale - Toph is in the air whilst Aang is mostly on Earth. And, may I add, that at the end, whilst Zuko and Katara ultimately did teach him plenty so he could face the Firelord, Aang's preferred bending style, that was not his own, was Earthbending. The element that had once stumped him, frustrated him; the hardest element to master, his opposite... and now, he used it to protect himself, to shield and fight. He used every technique Toph taught him - rock armor, crushing earth, even seismic sense... Toph ultimately saved Aang during the Finale.

I can go on and on about them, but I'm in the midst of writing a dissertation on Toph and Aang's development and potential in ATLA - so I'll save most of my thoughts for that whenever I get to completing it.

And... let's be honest. Aang and Toph together just look so beautiful. They would be the IT COUPLE in ATLA - their canonical height difference should be reason enough to stan Taang. Avatar and The World's Greatest Earthbender... come on now! And it would just fit right - Aang as an adult would have to travel the world and Toph would gladly travel alongside him since she doesn't have a "home" (Aang is her home); and, as adults they could built Republic City from the ground up whilst also balancing raising a family... UGH! IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO GOOD!!!

#lilbadgermoleask #taang

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inazuma-fulgur · 8 months

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In pain whenever someone insists that being naked around children, like in general, is bad

No cloths = pedo (this here is slightly exaggerated but some people actually say that. With words.)

Because nakes = sexual and sexual = bad and impure and children = pure and innocent and without agency

Waiting for the day where changing your childs diaper also becomes sexual and pedo unless *insert arbitrary metric*. If I had to imagine it'd probably be more terf shit, a la all men are horny monsters or only parents of the same SEX as the child should be allowed to.

I will nopt discuss further complications around childbirth because none of this makes sense anyway

I find it especially jarring when other queer people make arguments like that.

Like, y'all can't look at other people and be normal about it. It's not weird to be naked, you are weird for being unable to confront nudity without having secondary thoughts about it. You are the one uncomfortable with it so no one else is allowed to be comfortable with it?

Thinking about FKK (something I don't even know an english term for. Mom told me she and her parents often went to fkk places, because older people still found nudity more normal than we do I'd guess. Maybe they were an outlier but I can't shake the feeling that the younger people get the weirder and less tolerant they get of nudity and other peoples bodies.)

Every year when there's kink at pride discourse I can't help but think about how I wouldn't give two shits about people fucking in public, like it wouldn't be any more annoying that people blasting music and being loud, that's it. It definitely wouldn't smell as bad as some other stuff, like fireworks for example.

I also can't help but think about one of my friends from school who very amused told an anecdote where she went into her parents room while they were having sex when she was a little kid. Shocker, nothing happened to her. Plain seeing sex doesn't hurt, unless you already have been traumatized or smth. Also most of these super weird puritanical ideas only work under the assumption that children have the very same understanding of everything us adults do. Which they don't. How could they, they're learning everything about the world still. Explain it to them so that they can keep themselves safe, you'll have to do it regardless some day.

Go listen to what they're curious about, teach them at the pace they want, answer what they ask.

Because even if I say they don't have the same understanding of things us adults do, that doesn't mean children aren't smart and capable of understanding the bigger world, expanding their horizon.

People like that, in my opinion, just hate children.

Want to control them. Mold them into copies of themselves, perfect what they feel isn't perfect about themselves.

That's not how you treat another person, give kids agency and let them explore stuff. Let children be curious and nosy.

Teach them about consent, because consent isn't just sexual.

Teach them general things that are useful and good.

Teach them about their bodies and signs to look out for, built trust so that when they hit puberty and their needs and experiences change they will talk to you, ask and share what they feel and see. And then expand their horizons more

Please never raise children with preset ideas of how a well raised child has to turn out, with ideas of a fixed process with a fixed result, where certain things are off limits and shouldn't be allowed because they could lead to people growing up who don't fit your personal ideal(s).

Diversity of thought does not mean "diversity until I can't personally understand/relate anymore, beyond that it's evil". The only evil thing is you limiting the beauty and vastness of humanity

Children won't ever fit into your preconceived notions and that's a good thing, we're constantly learning and ideas are changing, and I'm not blaming you for growing older and having bigger more pressing worries and growing out of touch a bit, just don't denie others because of that.

The only way for children around you to be exactly like you is for them to grow up under the exact same conditions as you. But the world around you is changing constantly, even if you feel like YOU are a constant I assure you, you aren't.

Not even siblings or even even twins have that work out for them. Everyone makes different experiences, spends their time differently, cares about different shit. For better and for worse.

Embrace the potential for the worse, because it will lead to the better future you dream of.

If bad ideas are off limits and can't be talked about those ideas can't be challenged.

And if new ideas can't be brought forth nothing better can come into existence.

Yes new ideas will be not just good, there are bad ones. But that's why we discuss and make an effort, that's why we try things to see whether they work or fail.

We can't create the perfect world through logic in our heads and then execute it. Because humans aren't rational, logic is kinda fake even if it isn't, embrace that. Failure is human, failure leads to growth.

Many good things came from experimentation and theory but also from testing and trial and error, brute forcing stuff. Taking what works and optimizing it. Taking what didn't work and tweaking it slightly or taking notes on what has to be avoided in the future.

I love humans, I am human

I wish we would all stop dehumanizing each other constantly

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illarian-rambling · 1 month

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Wisteria - Does your OC have a skill they'd like to learn? What is stopping them?

Sepo and Izjik if that's ok

Well, I already gave one answer for Sepo here, but we can do another :)

One thing Sepo and Izjik have to learn together is parenting. I wouldn't say either of them are parental figures for Twenari, but rather much older siblings who had to step up. However, the end result is still the same. They have a 12 year old in their house (and also Djek, who is 19), and they have to learn what to do about it.

Izjik has it a little easier in this regard. Her enclave raises children communally, so she has some experience with kids. The difficult part is that Twenari isn't just any kid. She's got a lot of trauma, one of the most brilliant minds of her generation, and magic of incredible power. Where Izjik would normally relate to a kid by taking them camping or helping them with craft projects, she has to put in a little more effort learning about what Twenari enjoys. While Izjik can't read, she's asked around for programs for gifted young sorcerers and done her best to learn about the art of spellcraft so she can understand Twenari excited ramblings. She's also had to learn that the best method of comforting the girl is to let her stew for a bit, then talk to her. All in all, Izjik has been very successful in this and does a good job with her young friend. She tends to be the one Twenari talks to about social and emotional problems.

Sepo had some more difficulty adjusting to having a child around. He was raised in the Saryimastra Seat temple, so he was never around kids once he got older. At first, due to her serious nature and intelligence, Sepo tended to treat Twenari like an adult, trusting her to process things in a mature manner and putting her into danger that she could handle, but probably shouldn't have had to handle. Later on, he gets better at realizing that, no matter how smart and capable Twenari is, she's still a kid. He learns to open up to her, trusting her to open up to him in turn. By the end of book 1, he refers to her as his ward and out of all he Outcasts, Sepo is probably the best at really relating to Twenari. They're both introverts with a scholarly background and a deep understanding of magic. Like Izjik tends to guide Djek, given how much more similar those two are, Sepo is the one who Twenari looks to for advice regarding her future. He fills the role of her very scary older brother quite well by the end of the series.

Thanks for the ask, I love talking about my little found family :)

#writing #writerscommunity #writblr #my ocs #author

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juriyuna · 10 months

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I reread Kagura San Wants To Be Honest recently, and got to thinking about how San getting involved in the Hikarizuka Youth Association from a young age has been both a blessing and a curse for her social skills.

On the one hand, she's outgrown her childhood anxiety around talking to new people, and she can carry a polite conversation very well. On the other hand, prior to the day she met Miyu, everyone in the HYA was older than her. Since the HYA seemed to be her main "friend group" before NM, this means that San would never really have learned how to socialize normally with other kids her age growing up. The relationships a child or young teenager has with older teens/adults are naturally going to be a lot different than the relationships they'd have with their peers-- no matter how smart, calm, and well-spoken a 10-year-old is, they're still 10 years old. They don't have the experience and maturity that an older teen or adult would; their brains are at completely different stages of development.

Don't get me wrong; spending time with older people growing up can be an enriching experience! It's great to have positive role models and adults who look after you! But if you only hang out with older people, you're gonna be completely stranded when it comes to trying to form meaningful connections with people your own age. San fumbles an interaction with NM, panics trying to salvage her reputation and resolve the matter, and then fucks that up too because she's completely out of her element here. RIP.

On top of that, constantly hanging out around older teens and adults means that San wouldn't have had much of an opportunity to act her age, as there weren't any other children for her to play with. This in turn colours the way she thinks she "should" act-- if she's surrounded by mature, capable people whom she greatly admires, she's going to try to emulate them rather than, well, be a kid. It also means that acting her age is going to make her feel childish and embarrassed because literally nobody else around her behaves like that.

And like, it's not as awkward to act childishly around people who watched her grow up from a wee sprout (though it is still a little embarrassing), but around her peers? Oh God no. She has an image to maintain!! She's worked hard to get to where she's at now!! The fuckign hard-as-nails Demon Instructor can't go saying things like "bye-bye!" or getting excited over treats!!!

San says that she owes a lot of her personal development to the HYA, and she's right! Alas, it has ironically kneecapped her social skills in other ways...

#magia record #kagura san #posted this in the MUT book club chat but figured i'd share it here too #(with some additions because tumblr has a much larger text limit)#it's okay san it's good to be multifaceted #you can be scary but also soft. like a bear or a big cat or something.

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egg-crusher · 1 year

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Comparing Mario and Miraculous villains because I Can:

You see miraculous has many flaws and I see many of their villains has part of this

Nos I’ll rant and critic the villains while comparing them to each Mario villain I can call of them top of my head

Chloe:alright Chloe is both a pure evil and a comedic villain which doesn’t fit her character,

First of all she was retconned to play games with her friend Sabrina to locking her in her closet, then that her father is a great guy she abuses when there’s a lot of episodes about him being a corrupt leader that abuses he’s employees, power and does not hear the people (which she might have learned from him since the employe we see abuse is Sabrina’s father) and finally her mother not being abusive when she has lines like “the only thing exceptional about you my dear is your mother”, her origin story of her mom leaving and only having Adrien has a friend is too depressing to laugh at after season 1 specially when everyone hates her and is against her at every moment…

Now lord crump and Doopliss: lord crump is like Chloe in the “try’s to be intimidating but fails miserably”, I’ve even seen comments in hes theme sounding like someone trying to be intimidating but failing miserably which fits with he’s obvious disguises, stupid plans, the fact a grandma bug the size of he’s foot roasts the hell out of him, the fact he’s extremely weak and dependent on minions (also the fact he was turned into a iconic parody villain in a YouTube channel called Dr.Pootis which is him actually being capable but having awful plans like stepping on grass and not flushing the toilet which is a hilarious twist) which works since Lord Crump is just a comedic relief to beginning to end even when he becomes a bit of a threat meanwhile Chloe has totally serious moments like her facing the consequences and admitting no one likes her which makes it sad when she returns to punching bag after she becomes evil again, them is Doopliss which is “he’s being abused LAUGH” Chloe is abused by her mother meanwhile Doopliss by Beldam the difference is how Doopliss is a gigantic monstrous jerk that try’s to steal Mario’s life while he turns people into pigs for no other reason than being a jerk! And he’s a grown adult that Can leave at any moment but chooses to stay (possibly to get revenge on Mario) he’s a awful person that chooses this till the shadow queen is defeated and decides to be a actor meanwhile Chloe is a kid that was teach to be like this and is abused by the one who teach her to be like this, she’s too young to be treated like this which gets worse with how she’s also the punching bag villain

Lila:alright she works has a master planner specially in Volpina and Revelations in which she has a pretty great master plan to make herself look good which the viewer can actually believe while she screws up with Gabriel, you can actually see her being a evil master mind… but that’s were that ends because every other time is just the writers making everyone else stupid to eat up her lies and you know what’s worse? One of her lies is that she’s a convulsive liar for a mental problem… and after that they still believe her?! She told them she can’t control her lies yet they still believe her blindly, alya who knows Marinette is ladybug still believes Lila despite her actually figuring out one of Lila’s lies in Ladybuf (sentibug) the writers just make everyone else stupid to make Lila smarter… and here’s were Beldam appears (also the other guy but we’ll get there eventually) Beldam is a the embodiment of “I’m not racist but I’ll be just to spite you” she insults Doopliss with nicknames despite him not hiding it anymore, constantly insults others and is transphobic just to insult her sister (in the credits is implied she got better but just because the shadow queen died and has no other choice) but her scheming actually causes the whole games plot by tricking everyone that “there’s a treasure behind the door” and telling the X-nauts about how “whoever frees the shadow queen has total control over her” her lies are consistent, while she schemes to get to the museum to steal the Garnet star which she would have succeeded if it wasn’t for the star being a decoy and she also starts the whole game by targeting peach has the one to be kidnapped and tricking her into opening the box containing the Map to the stars, her only stupid moment is that she usually loses stuff like Mario’s portrait to identity him and a FREAKING BOMB but she’s more effective at outsmarting others in a believable way than Lila… ALRIGHT IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE PLEASER OF THE MASSES, MASTER OF DIMENSIONS “Dimentio”!!!, if you didn’t notice by the dramatic entrance he’s a big deal, first is obvious he’s evil like Lila but the mistery is on what is he going to do, he gives Mario and the gang a hand while he literally sends them to hell, is theorized he caused he’s sister’s death and wrote the dark pronosticus so count bleck will let him join and don’t get rid of him since he’s necessary (unlike Lila that trusted Gabriel he made himself a important part that can’t be removed) he constantly does random things that don’t seem to have a purpose but he never lets anything that could make the count get rid of him, he saved peach which aided the heroes to face Mimi, he mind controlled O’chunks, he (theorically) killed Mr.L and Mario,Bowser and Peach to make them join and not only fix a pure heart but get another while they are on it and once the count was defeated he shoot’s Nastasia down and steals the chaos heart now that the pure hearts are useless, he plans to delete every dimension but the one he create using the void (which didn’t affect it on the first place) which showcases how he had it all planed from the start, this guy is everything lila wishes she was (because seriously they turned her into a super psycho out of nowhere when she was just a lying child at the beginning, how is she even pulling this off when her face was in all those rings when she’s supposed to have multiple identity’s while only putting a fake hair on?!) dimentio is the master of master minds and a S tier on Mario villains…

Felix:at first he’s just like dimentio but without thinking about he’s cover, he at start is a psycho that sides with hawkmoth for no reason and despite he’s father being death is shown her mother is very supportive and caring while he despised the monster he’s father was, he’s initial motivation is that gabriel and Adrien didn’t go to he’s father’s funeral (inconsistency? Maybe but is shown he and hes mother cared more about the rings than anything else) and goes on like this till he literally steals all the miraculous in a very smart move, then when they go to he’s house her mother just tells the hero he isn’t at home right now… ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! That’s stupid! And even more when he returns and murders all of Paris and starts talking nonsense about being free when all the bad people that controlled them was already killed when he already snapped all of the city!!! Kids got Thanos snapped because he wanted them to dissapear!!! People talk about miracle queen but this is just worse since he’s outright deleting them out of existence!!! He does show humanity and empathy for the sentimonsters but after that I don’t think we can sympathize with him anymore since he sympathized with a killer machine like Strike back but didn’t doubt twice to snap innocent people, and then they “redeem him” out of nowhere and pair him with Kagami which isn’t right since he literally has no one oppressing him because he’s monster of a father is death and her mother literally covered he’s back on super heroes!!! I know he’s a child but take he’s miraculous and send him to a mental asylum! Him and Chloe literally pulled the same stunt except Chloe at least has the excuse of being manipulated by hawkmoth, give this guy some medical health. Alright at first he seems like a dimentio wannabe which does everything right but covering he’s steeps since literally made everyone in Paris he’s enemy because he didn’t think of the long term consequences. This kid needs to get medical health and duusuu needs to get away from him for the health of both and everyone around him, there’s no other villain I can compare in paper Mario other than Mimi which is also a monster outside but cares about her home and has a past shrouded in mistery but is heavily implied since the beginning that she has a soft side and she actually turns good after the counts death because thats what he would have wanted, Felix is just such a despicable character that I can see redeem but not see him in the path they gave him for how sudden it was

Tomoe tsurugi:alright I’m gonna be honest… she’s not much, she’s kinda empty, she lacks any kind of development or reason other than being the best and she serves more like Gabriel’s pawn that helps him in he’s goal but ultimately gets nothing out of it since probably Gabriel lied to her, she cares about kagami but there’s not much after… the only character I would compare her to in a level would be… heck I don’t know “O’chunk”? Is just that she doesn’t have much going on for her and I can only compare her need for battle but she lacks depth or screen time or motivation, O’chunks has lots of screen time and shows he’s not only loyal but also is a genuinely good guy that wants to make new worlds without betrayal or war since he was a general that was betrayed and sold out by he’s partners and once he loses too many times he not only thinks he won’t be able to show he’s face to the count again but asks bowser to finish him off and even saves he’s life from a trap afterwards because he respects bowser and won’t let him die like this and bowser aids him back (then they are a saved) and he goes on with the counts mission to make the world better (I just wanted to talk about the Big O’chunks)

Akumas and amoks:alright I’m kinda cheating because they are technically characters but there’s a problem which is “over saturation” and “missing the point” before the Akumas seemed like this mirror to the dark side of the person and that by obvious story telling the mind of the story made this monsters and Gabriel had nothing to do with the design… but then villains like gigantitan (which is just gorizilla but worse) and treating this like jokes (Mr Pigeon 72) kinda took the charm out of it, before no matter how ridiculous a Akuma was it was taken seriously to some degree and was a direct manifestation of the persons insecurity’s and wishes… but now they are plot devices like power ups with lots of model recycles which I can understand… till things like sole crusher in season 5 happen! First she’s Chloe akumatization and not Zoe’s which doesn’t make any sense since that akuma was to present Zoe’s soul being crushed into being like Lila, then she’s a literal tool for Gabriel and just a giant bait and three she’s literally used has a tool to knock down monarch by the class… a akuma beat by a bunch of kids!!! Then is how they just keep using Akumas over and over instead of introducing other villains so that Ladybug and Cat noir have to change their “get the infected item and save the day” ,this was attempted with amoks but they literally have the same purpose of Akumas when the amok traps the user inside of it and even nerf it, heck there’s even Akumas that turn their host into monsters that could perfectly pass has sentimonsters and Can we just talk about how Akumas can infect animals and objects like the ship of captain hard rock or fang (jagged’a pet) they don’t seem that useful at first, but you know who isn’t overused, is a mirror of a character and is actually consistent… MR.L has the name implies he’s Luigi turned into a masked villain who goes by the name of Mr.L, he’s all of Luigi’s jealousy,hatred,rage and everything he wishes to be (sure of himself,brave and cocky) into a fabulous villain that goes all out in this department and even then he’s plot important since he’s the reason Luigi is the perfect host for the chaos heart (a heart with all that rage Can fit so much chaos in it) he even roasts the heroes which is basically Luigi going all out and even after all some of that care for he’s brother still shows by having a giant robot called “brobot” he still thinks about he’s brother. He’s a perfect mirror of the darkness of Luigi and a perfect “evil side” for characters like Luigi

Nathalie:yes she’s here (I’ll explain myself in a bit) and yes HE’s next alright in season 1 she seemed to not care about Adrien, in season 2-3 she’s Gabriel’s number 1 fan and will do anything for him (a bit cheesy how it was done but works pretty well) in season 4-5 she slowly gets tired of Gabriel’s stupidity and renounced to help him while she now shows a great care for Adrien which is sweet but kinda inconsistent by how she was in season 1-3 (she did showcase surprise when she discovered he was cat noir but that ain’t stopping her from telling Gabriel) she’s a character that had lots of potential but ultimately failed because they failed at transitioning her care for both of the agreste properly (specially how she was in charge of giving Adrien gifts and always gave him pens till she stole Marinette’s gift because she forgot to bought him something that year… yes she cares so much about Adrien!). Then there’s the characters that did “breaks from a abusive relationship” and “lovesick for someone that is grieving too hard”. First is Vivian, she’s usually kicked around and blamed of everything by her sister beldam, but then when she’s tasked to find the bomb Beldam lost (which blamed Vivian) but Mario helps her and gives him a kiss in return (Since the beginning shes showcased has the most “miserable” of the three and don’t seem half bad, meanwhile Nathalie’s love and later care for Adrien come out of nowhere) then she helps Mario (not knowing he’s Mario) to regain he’s identity, once she discovers the true she leaves him to fight Doopliss and he’s partners but she quickly returns telling him he treated her better than Her sisters ever did (her change makes sense and her care for Mario is built through the chapter by the two going una adventure unlike Nathalie sudden care for Adrien) has you can see Nathalie is very sudden like the writers just improvised meanwhile Vivian character was planned since the beginning. Then there’s Nastasia (they even have similar names!!) is implied she was saved by the count of “something” in a history of a man saving a bat from a trap that turned into a woman (referencing the tale of the men and the mice) so her love makes sense unlike Gabriel’s which… what does she see in him seriously?!, in the history nastasia hyponitizes bowser’s minions (and Luigi) to aid the count to stop Mario from getting the pure hearts, but she’s showcased to not only know the counts plan but also try’s to make him stop but despite the count blessing her to leave she stays, later she shows to talk how if she was in “her place” things would have been different (talking about Timpani which could be compared to Emily except we know Timpani and get to care about her and see her grow and develop) once she discovers Timpani might still be alive she begs bleck to stop since he knows that she might still be alive and how he will do it for her but he refuses thinking that’s only a fake hope, she jumps into dimentio’s attack to protect bleck and is knocked out, when she wakes up and discovers what the count did she starts crying breaking that cold hearted person she showcased during the whole game, later she follows her mission to make a better world for the count and talks how “she might learn to love again, but she will never measured up to timpani anyway” she’s extremely tragic, she’s everything Nathalie isn’t “aware of her actions” “has a reason to love him” and “consistent” is like if they kept the love sick Nathalie and only expanded on it

Alright here we are, is time to talk about…

Gabriel agreste:there’s not only two but FOUR (could add a fifth) Mario villains that mirror he’s core aspects and flaws. First is the obvious but like I’ve said before we’ll talk about him later, so let’s focus on two villains that have shin for their absence

Bowser and king boo, you might be asking “what does this have in common?” Well Bowser is a great father and no matter how many stupid plots or dangerous plans he makes he’s son is always safe except when bowser isn’t the one in control (fury bowser being a good example since Black paint which actually debuted on color splash when possessed bowser for the first time he drained the color out of peach and put her in he’s wall which is extremely out of character since bowser never hurt peach) bowser is a character that constantly shows love,care and would do anything for he’s son despite him being cranky or sometime screaming at him like a beast at moments, at the end he wants the best for he’s son showcased how he tells kamek and the koopalings to take care of him and how he isn’t a bad kid but just misguided, bowser is one of the best videogame villain fathers (but is not like there’s a competition) meanwhile Gabriel is supposed to be a “not care about being there but him being safe” but episodes like Cat blanc literally destroy this entire character… what I mean is that bowser is consistent on how much he cares about he’s son, and then king boo is the “defeating you is now my life mission” they put in Gabriel in season 5 when he suddenly decided to defeat ladybug was more important than Saving emilie, meanwhile king boo started hating Mario for invading he’s haunted houses but started hating more Luigi for defeating him and trapping he’s army. King boo and Luigi’s hatred is personal, king boo is the biggest manifestation of Luigi’s biggest fear “ghost” by being the king of the stereotypical ghost of the series meanwhile king boo seems to hate Luigi more and more with each game, first used Luigi has a trick to get Mario first but later kidnapped Mario to mess with Luigi which was messing with he’s world domination plan, but in the last game it’s all about king boo hatred for Luigi, he hates him so much he developed facial muscles just to frown at Luigi, he hates Luigi so much he’s whole plan is ruined because he wanted to catch Luigi by himself while chasing him for the fun, King boo learned to hate Luigi and feels natural since king boo not only started hating the red plumber and not fearing Luigi but the artifact the green plumber has, to only seeing Mario has a way to torture Luigi while he puts himself on risk of getting trapped in a painting with Luigi by getting the entire hotel in a paining just to get that plumber, King boo was purely about Vengeance and the Vengeance only changed target to some that has more reason to hate on, meanwhile Gabriel’s plan was always about saving Emily but then changed into “conquering the world” and then changing into “winning” none of this is compatible with each other thanks to the character they first showcased. Fawful is the heartless monster they try to make him, Fawful doesn’t have a real reason to be evil since he didn’t care that much for Cackletta since he was planning to betray her using the Fawful robots, he has no other motivation than being a monste, when he dances is charismatic since is to feed he’s massive ego meanwhile when Gabriel does it is stupid since there’s no reason for him to sing and dance alone on he’s mansion, Fawful plans are convoluted but in a fun way since he made bowser swallow peach, conquer he’s castle to trick him to face Midbuss while he makes a show about himself so he can make bowser get fat and break the floor so Fawful pulls out peach from bowser’s… you know what to kidnap her to go back to peach’s castle which he conquered to get the dark star and finally conquer the world using its power while not having to face the Mario bros a single time till the end when he underestimated bowser and ends up fused with the dark star core inside Dark bowser, all of that is convoluted but extremely fun since it makes the characters go in a journey and ultimately works meanwhile Gabriel has to make extremely convoluted plans which never work. Blumier, is literally Gabriel done right, look it up

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Steven Grant-the lies we tell ourselves au

unironically, I fear these are only getting longer prev/next

steven is the most adjusted one of the moon knight system. that has happened purely because steven been kept from more of the damaging truths that could cause more maladaptive behavior. he's not perfect, in any way of course he's not. but because of that sheltering he's not prone to marc's doom spirals or jake's habit of shutting them all out. we see this in the show, his first instincts are healthy communication and understanding. I think because of this, some people tend to write steven without any flaws but we can see that this isn't true. he's also prone to anger and has a stubborn streak like all three of them leading to decisions that aren't well thought out.

I feel like I picture him as more calm than others do. he makes mistakes, but I don't think any of them are based in naivety. I tend to see steven being treated like a child who doesn't know what's going on. and I think that does him a great disservice to his character. it's possible to be a kind and forgiving character without wiping any negative traits out. I get that marc and jake, to an extent, kind of treat steven like a child but that doesn't mean that we have to as well.

from watching the show, marc learns to accept steven and stop hiding things from him. he is a full grown adult who can handle being treated like one. steven is tired of being told what to do and what he cannot handle and its fair to let him make him own decisions. in my au, I think that's an uphill battle that he's trying to fight marc and jake on. to no longer be babied and told what his boundaries are.

part of me thinks that steven is envious of marc. he has the name of the body and the most time with it, yet all he's doing is falling ass backwards into bad situations. this plays a part in his view of layla. you have this beautiful, intelligent, capable woman, and instead marc's spending all his time distancing himself? steven sees that as a waste. that maybe marc isn't appreciating her enough.

add in the opportunities that steven has missed out on due to marc and I could see him trying to endear himself to her. I don't think steven is maliciously thinking that he can treat layla better or purposely trying to steal marc's wife. but how many experiences does steven realistically have had? with someone like layla especially, someone who is as into his interests as he is and that he can keep a conversation with and not be treated like an inferior. I think he quickly latches on to this idea of her.

I've said it before, but steven doesn't really know layla at all. and this features into how he sees relationships in general. I think he'd be very all-in when it comes to relationships, platonic and otherwise. he's very loyal and if you can show that willingness to see him as an equal it's instant heart eyes. partly due to the lack of real life experiences he's had. he was so willing to go on that date with that woman despite knowing absolutely nothing about her-just that she was interested in him.

the point being that he's not really in love with layla-it's more what she represents to him. that he could be loved for who he is without being belittled similarly to how marc has treated him in the past (whether marc meant to or not) he does love her, but it's surface level. more of putting her on a pedestal, rather than a deep love of who she is as a person. that part can come later, and probably will but I'm not a huge fan of romance so that's not my focus in any capacity.

this au starts with the fact that layla has stayed in Cairo to be a superhero over there. and a way for her to give both the system and herself space to really process their feelings and relationship. those divorced papers still stay unsigned, but for all intents and purposes they aren't together. and I think this is crucial to steven's realization that he might not be as in love with her as he once thought. later, once marc and him have a real conversation about layla, he'll fully decide to let marc and layla find each other again without him muddying those waters. and learning who layla is as a person and as a friend.

when I think about the backstory, before the events of the show, steven has a lot of blanks. and he's both scared and so curious to know exactly what he's missing. his memories can't all be fake. there has to be good moments and things that are real. he gets into the habit of asking marc if it's real when he remembers something. occasionally, he'd forget what the reality of what their mother is since he has no memories of it. there'd been a couple times where he asked marc about their mother, but learned quickly to not broach that topic with marc.

the one thing that sticks with him, is that they didn't seem to have anybody in their corner. most of his memories are happy, yeah, but they are also alone. I think this loneliness bleeds into steven's adulthood also affecting how he views relationships. he might think he's better friends with people than he actually is. in my mind, steven does have memories of the time period that randall was still alive in, but randall isn't in them. like a family beach trip or something, but in his memory it's just their parents and him. like all mentions of randall were erased, so he didn't have to remember the fact their brother, their main friend was dead.

one person that steven would have memories of that marc wouldn't have is their babysitter. where their parents would go out weekly, maybe for dates or related to their father's Rabbi duties, and they couldn't leave their son alone. so they hired a babysitter. I imagine the first time steven asks to confirm if that was real or not, marc looks at him strangely.

marc doesn't remember these periods at all. and steven does but he doesn't remember anything bad but he knows by now that really means nothing. and it becomes something that steven can't let go of, because surely if some of his memories are fake that's marc. but if marc didn't give him this fake memory is it real? and they argue about it back and forth until steven drops it (for now)

when it comes to finding out about jake, steven loves the idea that they have a third. he ignores the implications that they'd been hurt more than they realized, but at least they aren't alone. they can have their own little family since they were denied that as children. the specific's of this will be left to be written but steven would love to get to know jake better, despite how difficult jake is making it.

I like to think is steven is more self-aware than others think. yes, he may be awkward at times. and he can have a one-track mind and get distracted easy but he's not stupid. he may play it to his advantage even knowing how he comes across. he may not have realized that he's well liked because he's used to people like donna who dismiss him immediately. but in general, he has this natural charisma and charm that draws people to him.

selfishness and stubborn ness is something that runs in the moon knight system. a link that connects their very different personalities. I don't think its as severe as marc's would be. he's self aware enough to recognize when what he's doing is counterproductive, as seen in the show. he wants the body and to not be fighting, but when he catches himself being injured or in the way he relinquishes easily enough. but he also knows when he's valid in those beliefs and will keep pushing. but still he knows when to take a step back.

and that makes him perfectly suited as an emotional protector and physical caretaker. emotionally, he knows what he can and cannot handle. he can continue even if something hurts, because he's relatively open emotionally. if things are too tough for marc to handle, steven can take over for him. give marc that chance to breathe and process as he needs to.

I feel likes he's less prone to emotional panic like marc. he gets overwhelmed, sure but he can compartmentalize in a healthy way. not just pushing it down to be forgotten and never spoken again like marc. he's not a perpetually bleeding wound. and I think he's better able to take care of their body when the needs arises. when it comes to groceries, showers, keeping routines. that's all steven. marc tries to an extent, I think jake would be the worst at it, not knowing where to even start.

their system needed gentleness when they were children, and this is what steven is. he's not immune to anger, but his empathetic nature allows him to recognize when he's fucked up and course-correct. but that doesn't mean he can be bulldozed. the stubbornness and kindness, making a perfect combination to be able to counter bullshit when he sees it. he knows when he's being talked down to, even if he isn't immediately calling it out. he knows when it's appropriate and when it would make things worse.

with the other two alters in this au, it makes him the perfect caretaker for the littles. the gentleness needed to handle children. the ability to compartmentalize (thinking about the type of shit they had to handle brings him to tears but they came later, it does nothing for them to watch him cry) for leo, who is more wild and a teenager, steven needs the ability to handle bullshit without wavering (thank marc for helping him develop that skill) and the gentleness needed for the timid younger rose.

he never learned to run or hide from his emotions. he never had to do that when he was young, that's not a skill he has. he can tackle them head on and come out better for it. I think he would still be a little exhausted and frustrated at being the one with the brain cell 80% of the time. and sometimes it might come out unintentionally. but he loves everyone in their system so deeply.

it boils down to steven being a man who values communication and honesty trying to work with a system that doesn't know how to do that. trying to balance that and the frustration that might grow from it. while also trying to come to terms with who he is under the fake truths that he'd been fed. his struggle is detangling it all and finding the truth in the middle. the calm in the storm that the system might need, but he might not want to be at all times.

the lies we tell ourselves au masterpost

#tlwto au #steven grant #marc spector #jake lockley #moon knight #moon knight system #moon knight thoughts #steven grant meta #current wip #my writing #writers on tumblr #moon knight fanfic

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Therapy sessions at uni, second session

Oh damn, we´re so back at it. I actually had my second session last thursday. It was great. I really appreciate my therapist. You don´t know the power of having good people around you until you have them and see their influence in your life. He is a professional, and I am thankful he is always gentle and tells me I´m doing good when I am. It means a lot to me. This time I was able to initiate most of the talk, and I told him the stuff I learned over the few days I didn´t see him, like how I am the one limiting myself so much, how I am insecure and etc. My next session is not until late april, but I´m excited to bring him good news; he gave me many exercises to practice talking and being more confident expressing myself.

I´ve been having a hard time though. There are things I haven´t talked about in therapy. This weekend I´ve been in a really bad mood almost everyday, either I start comparing myself with others and that brings me down, or I don´t get something I want and I feel frustrated, or for example yesterday my mom told me "you are twenty years old you can act accordingly" and that made me feel so angry and frustrated because I often feel like my family treats me like a child, and I recognize I comply to that but one thing that has been on my mind for years now is that I want to be capable of all the things an adult woman is capable of and I´ve imagined myself telling them about this so many times but I´ve never done it. I was so frustrated in all these situations, and I kept thinking "I have to express myself, I can´t bottle up my feelings" but there are things I don´t want to talk about with anyone, let alone my family. Because I understand it must be frustrating for them also seeing that I am in a bad mood and not knowing the reason and asking me about it and me just shrugging. But I can´t just tell them in the middle of a party "well I feel really ugly and I look at all these girls here and I feel like a cockroach and I really wish I was home in my pajamas watching tv instead of here feeling ridiculous and disgusting". Plus what would that do for anyone? For me maybe I´d at least have the feelings out of my system but I am not expecting them to give a good response to that, I would love it if all they could say was "sorry, it´ll be fine", but my mom would roll her eyes, even tho she has insecurities too, except she is good at sweeping them under the rug and expects me to do the same but I can´t; my dad wouldn´t say anything, which is a break; my sister would give me some patronizing speech; my other sister would echo her. And it would be very overwhelming. (the only pro is that they would get to know what is on my mind, which is good because I do want them to know me and I want to open myself to them) So I try to calm myself down but I can´t and I can only breath freely again once we´re out of the salon going into the car. I can´t tell them "behaving as a 20 year old girl is the thing I want the most in this world but do you ever help me with that? No. But nevermind, I don´t need you to help me with that, after all I am a twenty year old girl so if you really mean it, I will start acting as such. I´ll have more initiative. I´ll want things and try to get them. I´ll go places. I´ll say things. I´ll meet people. And I won´t ask for your permission, I will only ask if you´d like to join" I really wish I could say those things, but it low-key sounds more like a tantrum and that is exactly what children do. Funny.

Today I tried being brave and good to myself. I made a mid-size mistake. I panicked. I hate making mistakes because it hurts my pride (which is the only armor I´ve had in my life, tho it turns out, it hurts you more than it protects you) and it makes me feel miserable and it is one of the thousands of things that make me spiral and hate myself and ultimately want to die (or vanish into a void and come out as a different person). So my very coward instinctive response to oopsies is crying, and either denying or hiding my mistake. So the thing is that on the way home I told myself I will change this. My worth and confidence will no longer be rooted in pride. I won´t be scared of making mistakes nor, what´s even more terrifying, facing the consequences. Often times, consequences to mistakes involve someone else´s feelings. In this occasion, it was my mom´s, whom I knew would forgive me and laugh it off, and my dad´s, whom I knew would be mad, and could express it in many different ways that can really twist my guts and make me feel horrible (even tho that is absolutely not his intention, he just doesn´t know bottling up his emotions doesn´t mean he is completely hiding them). The second I am always very scared of. That is the reason why I hate telling my dad things. I never know how he´ll react. I dread it. But that is cowardly. And I told myself I will be brave, I will do this. So instead of hiding the truth from my dad until he somehow found out, I resolved I would tell him upfront, and if he did something that made me feel shit I would forgive him, and if he was brutally mad I would stand up for myself. The problem is that this resolution took me about 40 minutes (all the way home from the hospital where I made my oopsie) and when I told him he was indeed mad, not just because of the mistake itself, but because I had waited so long to tell him. I am trying to forgive myself, because after all I am not used to being brave, that is not my instinct, it took me 40 minutes to calm down, let the stream of tears go away, and come to a good decision. I am hoping in the future being brave will come to my mind much sooner than the panic and the tears and the fear, and I will own up to my mistakes much faster. But today, this is all I could achieve. I am feeling very guilty. And my mind tortured me in fifty different ways before I could calm down (such as the thoughts "they will never trust you again with serious things" "this is why they treat you like a child" "your sister never makes mistakes like this one, and if she does she knows how to solve them" "x person you envy so much would never make a mistake like this because she is all the things you are not" "you shouldn´t have come with dad, you weren´t of any help, you just gave him trouble") But I am glad I tried. I try to feel good for having been brave (braver than usual, certainly not braver than most) but the feeling is not stronger than the guilt. Yet, it is there, and that is enough for now.

Things I want to mention in the next session:

I hate making mistakes and owning up to them, BUT I fought it!

I compare myself a lot (I will not mention the mild eating disorder I had as a teenager unless the therapist asks)

What can I do with the unpleasant feelings I cannot express? I know I recognize what trigger them. I don´t want to bottle them up (not like I could anyway) but I want to be in a good mood for the sake of the people around me (often my family) and also for my own sake because life is too short to live it at the expense of my feelings and bad times and hard times. I want to choose happiness

My thoughts tend to spiral. A lot. In a bad direction

I have envy issues. Ugly issues. I don´t want to envy every person I´ve loved because it is destroying me.

Things to try:

All the exercises the therapist has given me

Maybe looking for self-regulation techniques?

MORE oopsies and MORE owning up to them (facing the consequences)

Definitely gentle self talk.

#therapy journal #therapy #therapy session 2 #second therapy session #personal #ps. I sometimes really wish I could talk to someone like my therapist when I am having a hard time #Someone who listens and doesn´t necessarily see themselves in a position to tell me what to do #I sometimes don´t want instructions or answers I just want to be heard and know I´m not alone

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sorry for the essay in your asks I’m just studying child development/psych and I Have Thoughts

nonono ur so fine! i enjoy conversing abt it :] im a psych major so were in similar boats! i keep being disappointed in my fellow students ways of talking about children, especially in childhood development focused classes, and there was a particular instance i will never forget of describing a a case study of a young child who was being violent to others, and the first and only question another student asked being "is this disorder often found in serial killers? cause this sounds like what ive heard abt serial killers" and my jaw fucking dropped. I was wearing a mask so no one really noticed but MY first reaction to the case study was "hey a lot of these behaviors were present in MY BROTHER and while he's doing a lot better i wonder if there's anything i can learn from this study that might help him" and we didn't get even close to that. i didn't need psych classes to be appalled at the way adults think of and treat children, but it was certainly not fun. these things are also deeply personal to me because of my own violent behavior as a child due to an amount of trauma that would easily quadruple the length of this post. luckily for me, my mother had similar experiences and reactions to them, and was able to meet me where I was at and found outlets for energy and stress even before she knew about all of the things that were happening to me. getting into martial arts (and later therapy) was not a cure all but was incredibly effective in stopping me from attacking other children and feel more capable of expressing what i was feeling. I was still a kid so its not like i became perfect lmao but it helped a lot. my mom didn't have the same treatment and to this day will get comments about people who knew her as a child that are "just glad she's not a serial killer" and it very much affects her to this day. i know friends who have been told BY TEACHERS that they seem like they could be a serial killer when they grow up. my uncle, who died by suicide, was the son of a serial killer and his family refused to raise or help him because they were afraid he'd "turn out like his father" of whom he never met due to being born in prison. in turn he was extremely abused by the foster care system and relied on intensely unhealthy coping mechanisms and struggled to raise his children and died as their sole provider and leaving them behind. My brother has also displayed violent behavior and made violent threats to other people and struggled with a lot of things because of that. people frequently express they're glad he's not in prison. i may have clung to specifically the serial killer comments a bit longer than necessary because of personal association, but while it's something i study, it's also deeply close to home, and i know how awful long terms affects can be. while that context is not necessary to know why i care so heavily about this, it does make insensitive off hand comments from my alleged peers cut deep.

SORRY this got tangenty and heavy and complaining abt psych majors is not targeted towards u anon lol its just exhausting to have been around unforgiving teachers and adults and seeing its negative affects on me, my family, and my friends, and then seeing similar mindsets in my generation that claims to want to be better than our predecessors. psych is genuinely interesting to me, and due to my early intervention and good luck with therapists, ive seen what benefits people can glean from experiences with the psychiatric field. unfortunately, ive also seen countless ways its failed countless people, and being able to see the start of harmful thinking in my peers makes it incredibly difficult to be optimistic and also pisses me off lmao. as much as this is my choice of career and it matters to me, there are extremely harmful ideas that make up the foundation of modern (and obviously past) psych and seeing people take this at face value makes me spectacularly miserable. 🫠🫠 but its very nice (and refreshing) to talk to other ppl abt these topics from a shared pov that kids aren't evil. Which sounds so much simpler and more common than it actually is 😮‍💨

#rhis got so off topic its kind of embarrassing for me but um yeah. i like talking abt these things a lot :]#asks #anonymous #suicide mention #ask to tag further!! im saying this a lot lol but this is heavy stuff

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Headcanons: Dino Cavallone's entire family tree - Pt. 3

I am going off from this post here: CLICKETY CLICK!

So, as usual everything is under cut. I am having A LOT of fun figuring out this family tree!

Also, I kind of feel like those storytime youtubers lol

The Fourth Generation Succession Mess

Virginia and Amedeo, in proper twin fashion, died a few days apart from each other, literally leaving a void. Some chronicles say that they were taken by illnesses, some others that they died in a shooting. No one to this day can agree on this.

In any case, they were gone and there was no written will to abide to. No one of the children, legitimate or not, had yet shown any sign of legitimacy, and no relative was as ruthless and strong as Virginia and her mother, or as clever and diplomatic as Amedeo and his father.

Therefore all of the children, both legitimate and not, potentially were all heir to the title. The problem was that there was no written will and in these instances, by law, only the immediate kin inherits.

As in the wife and the legitimate children, the rest can go away.

But the thing was, Amedeo was only the FIGURATIVE boss, not the boss himself, the ACTUAL boss was Virginia and whilst Amedeo DID have legitimate children, Virginia NEVER DID.

And none of the children, now pretty much teens to young adults, had shown any sign of legitimacy.

It was going to be a bloodbath.

We have now a total of NINE possible heirs:

Costanza: Amedeo's eldest daughter, as beautiful as her father, but with a very strict and uptight personality. She has opinions about what a wedding should look like and it's not what her father and mother have.

Giorgio: Amedeo's second child, very capable and expert in dealing with battles of any kind. He is a no-nonsense kind of guy.

Ludovico: Amedeo's third child, not the sharpest tool in the box, but when he focuses on something he is hellbent in getting it no matter what.

Marisa: Amedeo's first child out of wedlock, a nasty piece of work to deal with and backstabber extraordinaire. She will eventually find her peace.

Letizia: Amedeo's fourth child out of wedlock. She is not much of a fighter, but she is the best dressed in the room. She will eventually go on with her life and open a fashion atelier in Paris.

Mariano: Amedeo's third child out of wedlock. He is an artist, he loves painting. This doesn't mean he will not put down the brushes if someone threatens him, quite the contrary.

Renato: Amedeo's second child out of wedlock. He is the diplomatic one, always treating any threat like a business transaction.

Donato: Virginia's second child. He is his mother's son, ruthless and always straight to the point.

Margherita: Virginia's first child. Whilst she looks a lot like her mother in appearance, her personality is very mellow and hates confrontation a lot.

None of them can exactly be defined "legitimate" in the true sense of the word and each one has to 1) prove that they are the legitimate heir and 2) convince the Cavallone army of subordinates that they are the boss.

It is an all out war, particularly difficult in such a small territory and with so much going on politically speaking in the rest of Italy.

The populace suffers in seeing such a usually united family tear each other down. Things come to a stall - the Cavallone army decides to trap the nine heirs inside their house, put them under siege and force them to come to an agreement.

The siege lasts a month.

At the end of it not one, but TWO of the heirs come out showing signs of legitimacy: they are Giorgio, legitimate son of Amedeo, and Renato, illegitimate son of Virginia.

By all laws this should be impossible.

And yet it happened.

The rest of the siblings do look somewhat at peace, even though slightly disappointed, but if something was learned from this siege it was how to properly get along.

Everyone goes back to their previous role in the family, they eventually all get married, slowly diluting the Cavallone blood and surname through the next generations, but still very part of the family.

All of them except Giorgio and Renato. Renato is given the Cavallone surname officially and together with Giorgio they finally take over the Cavallone family - after the literal bloodbath they had witnessed, no one was about to complain about two male heirs.

They both get the title of Duke and divide their tasks according to what they are best at. Renato is the diplomat, the one conducting treaties and business. Giorgio is the Commander, the one taking charge of the army and transforming it in what will look like the 5K men at the service of the Cavallone family.

Both Dukes marry, but only one of them will have an heir.

Giorgio is very much gay and he lavender marries a lady called Giulia Ferrari, first daughter of a quite influential family, very much rumoured of being a lesbian. They never have children, but at least the lavender marriage shuts down all official rumours. What happens unofficiially is off any chronicle.

Renato marries too eventually to a lady called Anita Reggiani and decided he will have only one heir to avoid any further blood bath.

Luckily for him his wife will give birth to a boy who will be called Stefano, somwhat a spoiled brat and a competent leaader, but mostly a spoiled brat. Stefano will be the one showing signs of legitimacy, but this is for a different post :D

And as usual, some visuals.

#khr #kateikyoushi hitman reborn #katekyo hitman reborn #cavallone family tree #cavallone family #famiglia cavallone #headcanons #khr headcanons

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