#and he's having a bit of an identity crisis

[nenyunavi]

Zero my beloved

#fanart #artists on tumblr #my art #drawing #zero #mega man #mega man zero #mmz #mmz zero #mega man zero 2 #rockman #rockman zero #he deserves a break jesus #red is one of my favourite colours i may have gone overbored lmao #one time i was like “you know he reminds me a bit of shadow” and i havent been the same since #its always the mfs with the identity crisis i tell you

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

Currently in my “Quaritch is in fact just as evil as his human counterpart, but heavily tones it down because Spider will cut him off completely if he doesn’t” phase 😭

#idk what to think anymore #he def has a bit of an identity crisis I mean how can he not #but he def doesn’t seem to have much of a problem with committing atrocities #he only has a problem with Spider having a problem with that #so he cuts corners constantly bc otherwise Spidey will tell him to go to a place where the sun don’t shine #don’t get me wrong #the ‘I’m an asshole to everyone but I don’t want to hurt you specifically’ is a cute trope #but he’s definitely not getting redeemed #avatar spider #spider socorro #avatar 2 #avatar way of water #avatar quaritch #miles quaritch #recom quaritch

[fiendishartist2]

how was the view from the shelf- petscop

The girl with no eyebrows stared back at him.

Red pupils swimming in wide eyes, stark against ashen skin. The flash turned her into a ghost, haloed in white light against the black walls. Her mouth fell agape– whether mid-scream or mid-sentence, Paul didn’t know.

He looked left, tracing the girl’s wide eyes in another photo. She was surrounded by other, more recognisable faces. Taken during Christmas, it looked like, judging by the limp tree lurking in the corner. That was one of the only days of the year Paul remembered visiting The Family, so he scanned the picture for himself.

Jill, arms crossed as to not hold hands with the miserably dull man at her side. Mike, halfway perched on his mother’s lap and grinning up at his brother. Anna and another man, smiling sensibly at the camera and loosely wrapped around each other. Paul glossed over them– it made him a little uncomfortable to see the restraint on their faces. But there, burning a hole in the middle of a mundane family photo, was the girl with no eyebrows.

She was impossibly small, curled against Anna. Her nose was buried in the side of Anna’s stomach, Anna’s arm wrapped around her in turn. Wide eyes behind unkempt bangs peeked at the camera.

Paul had seen these photos over and over again throughout his childhood; they stopped visiting Anna while he was in high school, but Lina tried her best to keep in touch. They still came over for the occasional Christmas, up until he found the game. He knew what each photo contained, when they were taken, who was in them.

She haunted every single one.

Peering over Belle’s shoulder as she did a puzzle for the girl; Anna gave him that puzzle for his birthday, despite him asking for a radio. He couldn’t figure out how the pieces all fit together, so he had to ask Belle to help him. Eventually, she took over and Paul was content to watch his best friend play with his birthday present.

Standing at the edge of a picture, watching Mike and Belle play in the yard; Paul was a shy kid, never wanting to step on anyone’s toes. Even when Anna arranged play-dates at home, Paul would just trail behind his friends while they had fun.

Swaddled in Anna’s arms; Anna was always sentimental, before she became as overbearing as she was now. Paul didn’t actually know much about his parents, but he remembered Anna’s choking hugs. The way his voice muffled against her stuffy cardigans. He cleared his throat.

Paul could place himself in each and every photo hung on the wall and yet.

And yet the girl with no eyebrows was always in his place.

The longer he stared at her, the further he drifted off kilter. Degree by degree, Paul’s sense of reality warped; the photos on the wall were washed away by a swirling sea of black.

How could he know what was real anymore? Rainer cast a spell to change his past. And now the game was invading his life, mangling every part of him until he didn’t fit. Deforming his face until there was nothing left to recognise. Twisting his memories until all that’s left was her.

Would she be there when Paul’s vision cleared?

Would his face replace hers, just as she has done to him?

Would he look in the mirror and see a clear picture again?

Those eyes, that nose; would it be Paul or the girl with no eyebrows looking back at him?

Everything was so blurry– where are his glasses? She doesn’t wear glasses, she’s blind.

Paul needed to get back to the game, but he can’t go back to that room. It’s not his room. It’s not his room. He has a room– this was his childhood home– but that wasn’t his room. She didn’t live here and she’s not in the family photos because she’s not real. Carrie Mark is not real.

You are Carrie Mark.

You are Carrie Mark. You are Carrie Mark. You are Carrie Mark. You are Carrie Mark. You are Carrie Mark. You are Carrie Mark. You are Carrie Mark. You are Carrie Mark.

Rainer wants you to retrace your steps. Her steps. Her steps, not yours. You don’t have a room.

Paul gasped, breathing deeply as water filled his lungs. He’s drowning, drenched head to toe and shivering. It’s so cold. But he can’t stop. He has to keep going, keep running, he has to get home, he has to get home, he just needs to get home.

Left. Left. Right. Left.

He placed one hand on the wall, supporting himself as he leaned over. He’s been running for so long, he’s out of breath. Ragged breaths drawn out of a mouth wide open, a scream caught by the flash of a camera. The blinding hallway light haloed him against a black wall, exposing pale skin. He’s swaying on his feet. He’s been running for so long.

Paul blinked, lifting his head enough to see the photos again.

She’s looking right at him.

He blinked again.

He’s looking right at him.

Here’s a puzzle: the child in the photo wore the face of the girl with no eyebrows, and then the face of Paul Leskowitz. The image of Paul’s childhood did not change. What happened?

Nausea bloomed in Paul’s stomach.

He should finish that game.

#tee hee #im projecting on paul a little bit bc i have been going through it lately... #i once again wanted to write a panic attack bc i have been having a lot of them lately. so heres paul having an identity crisis #also its his birthday ToT im sorry king but i made a piece for care i need to make smth for you too and this is what i came up with #technically each is for both of them but whatever #my fic #petscop #paul leskowitz #petscop paul #carrie mark #petscop care #you may recognise the you are carrie mark thing from the tags of another petscop post i made and its bc im obsessed with that line #it drives me crazy!!!!!!!! rainer tells him he is carrie mark while performing a spell that changes his past. but games cant do that #ooouuuugggghhhhhhhhhhhhh petscop 17 you will always be famous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #title from milk by jack stauber

[brainworms-all-night-long]

I feel like in a typical "stopping the bad guys from collecting all magical the mcguffins and concurring the universe" plot, in the end the Council will manage to get all the shards no mater the efforts of our heroes and someone will have to sacrifice themselves in whatever action nescesary to give the rest one last chance to fix everything (I watched too much ninjago as a kid can you tell)

my biggest bets are Nine, Rusty or Dread since if you're gonna kill, you gotta kill the one with the most character development, and those three have the room for it, so-

#sonic prime #trying so hard to think about the other 14 characters besides nine but that is hard #but dread idk we can get a silly little suprised on his character part #he is in new yoke in a couple of shots #rusty seems to have gone through some severe identity crisis that reset her programing or sumthin #but I feel like her earning freedom only to be sold as a sacrifice would be a little bit not so nice #which #leaves only nine #and his originally self centered and survival driven adittude changing into willing to give up his best interests for others #idk idk is this anything? #its 6 am and i have not slept because i was binging the first season i pirated lmao- #miles nine prower #rusty rose #knuckles the dread #silly brainworms #sonic prime spoilers

[cutter-kirby]

on one hand I think caleb is a character that should stay just out of our reach. a ghost both literally and figuratively. he is nothing but what philip remembers him as, which is a shaky, looming figure that twists with each new ramshackle approximation of his dead brother’s memory. someone who is so integral to the narrative, always present, without ever actually appearing. caleb is gone, he has been for a long time, and it should stay that way because now his existence no longer has to be perpetuated by his killer’s faulty depictions of him. he’s free. he can rest.

on the other hand haha zeno robinson doing a bri’ish accent innit mate

#kirbabble #disclaimer: this is my opinion and all that!!!! #idk I’ve always been a fan of characters #who are so integral to the story but never truly appear! #also yes I am a full believer that the ghost we see is just phil’s own making #toh #the owl house #caleb wittebane #hunter noceda #philip wittebane #a vision born of twisted grief love guilt and resentment if you will #is that me just being overly poetic? maybe lmaooooo #I think hunter shouldn’t owe him anything #that he is a whole person because he’s hunter #not because “oh caleb was a good guy so I don’t need to have an identity crisis anymore heehee :))” #like I think that’s a little anticlimatic?? #<— moved this part from the post proper #I realized it was a bit off topic lmao

[perilegs]

people commenting on jerma's new hair is so funny. but also it's not funny bc i have the exact same haircut

#well. hair''cut'' #cut in quotation marks bc i know he just grew it out and has not gone to a barbershop to cut it into a shape of any sorts #thats how you get the shorter front and longer back thing we've got going on #i'm a white transguy with adhd people will think i kin jerma or something #i don't even watch him #do i need to get bangs #i'm about to have an identity crisis #not really but y'know #leevi talks #well ok my back to front length ratio isnt that bad anymore bc a friend of mine cut my hair a bit some months ago but still. it's there.

[sequoiareachesforthesky]

Milgram fic idea: the prisoners are bored (as they always are) and they've already celebrated every holiday imaginable. So someone suggests doing a cross-dressing event for a change. Mahiru, Mikoto and Muu help everyone find the perfect fit (Mahiru sews half the clothes herself to make it look perfect).

A bunch of gender crisis ensue.

#milgram #milgram project #milgram fanfic #yuno cuts her hair short “just for the bit” and doesn't grow them back for “some reason” #haruka has a mental breakdown thinking about how his mom wanted a girl and if only he could've been her #fuuta doesn't seem to care that much about presenting feminine. rightfully so. he's rocking this plaid skirt after all #same with muu. she doesn't seem all that changed. after all she knows for a fact she's the most handsome guy at the party #she still feels a bit melancholic for some reason. she wonders if she could go out with girls with this look #shidou has already worn dresses/skirts before. when he was a student he went to themed parties where couples would exchange outfits #he finds it funny. he's quite secure in his masculinity so he's just having a fun time #mahiru takes the role of the prince charming she dreams of. she speaks with a funny voice because she tries to lower her pitch #she's not very successful at it but it just makes her laugh. she's also the one who made sure that everyone felt comfortable in their outfit #kazui is having an existential crisis. he doesn't know what mask to wear anymore. “is this even allowed for me to do that?” #after a while he just has fun with everyone. he doesn't feel the need to drink that much alcohol during the party. he feels young again #amane isn't really interested in all this. she accepted to wear the outfit given to her by mahiru and let her style her hair #but she feels like all of these futile festivities are childish. yet she looks into the mirror every now and then and ponders about all this #Mikoto is in his element for some reason. he likes these kinds of carefree moments #by exploring his gender and presentation he feels like he's getting closer to himself. his identity feels blurry to him sometimes #but this kind of exploration is helping somehow #kotoko doesn't care about all of this. she doesn't really get the appeal of “cross-dressing”. it's just a piece of clothe after all. #the others do find her quite handsome in her tuxedo though #es got woken up by the ruckus. saw what was going on. went back to sleep.

[clarabow-mp3]

it's actually kinda hilarious that pippin is the one giving a detailed recap of bilbo's party and disappearance at the prancing pony considering that he would've been like eleven years old at the time and we have no idea if he was even there. like this is almost definitely based entirely on secondhand accounts yet it's so detailed that he even does a bilbo impression.

#he also does a gollum impression in the two towers so new hc pippin is just really good at impressions #lotr #i do think it's interesting how bilbo and his stories seem to have had such a huge impact on him #despite the fact that he knew bilbo himself the least out of all the four hobbits #and family stories in general actually remember that time he has a little self-identity crisis bc he thinks he can't live up to bandobras #there's a little bit of familial pressure going on with him i think he really thinks he needs to live up to the took legacy #it's a little bit faramirian in a way if you know what i mean

[tripably]

the probably cis-privileged wonderment of how people know that they're trans or nonbinary or genderfluid or generally anything other that what they were assigned at birth

the following lowkey panic of how do people know they are exactly what they were assigned at birth

like what does gender feel like? how do people know? is my years-old "call me whatever pronouns you wish, i don't care" actually more than just me not giving a fuck?

the somewhat natural (?) next step of "wtf even is womanhood" like what is it? if we dismantle the traditional gender roles, on the basis that those are a cage designed to oppress everyone, what does it mean to be a woman, or a man, so that you can judge whether you're either or neither or both?

like if we exclude the societal negative effects of being a woman, on the basis that the goal is absolute equality between all genders and suffering is not a fun or healthy identifier, then gender-wise, what's left to being a woman that is excluded from being a man?

because it's not the things you do. it's also not the things you like. it's not what you're good at. it's not your job, it's not who you fancy, it's not how you dress, it's not how you behave, it's not how you carry yourself, and it's not how you think. i know what all it was, traditionally, but as we dismantle toxic masculinity, do we not dismantle everything else?

and so finally, if gender is none of those things, then, according to my logic, it must only be how you feel - so again, what on earth does gender feel like?????????

basically, is my cis-brain overthinking this whilst being incapable of empathising (if yes, a horror, how do i learn?), or is this a sign of a budding identity crisis (and can i just skip it then?) ?

#rosie rambles #this has been bothering me a lot lately #like i know i'm not going to have a crisis #i don't care about my gender enough to make anything of it #but i'd just like to know if this is a universal cis-experience or not #it will not change my life in any tangible way #it can only give me peace of mind #i also asked my husband #and he also couldnt relate to the feeling of having a gender #naturally i dismissed him as possibly being another outlier because i married him #he's never expresses an ounce of toxic masculinity and it's one of the things that drew me to him #thus ​it would check out that he too is far enough from traditional gender roles to feel any type of way about gender #but also #it's still possible we're just both cis and this is how it feels like #writing about this feels like stepping dangerously close to terf-territory #i want it known i fully support the gender-identity of anyone and everyone #one can easily support things one cant relate to #i'm only having doubts of my own ability to relate to the existence of gender within myself #and a little bit within my husband even if i have no business doing so 👀

[horsechestnut]

At some point they just gave up on the idea that Geordi doesn’t see the same way a normal human does. Which is a shame, it was interesting.

#like in season 1 when Riker gives him eyes he comments on how pretty Tasha is #so obviously he can't physically see her #Which makes sense! #He knows she's there #he can see her life signs #but he can't see her #(it's similar to toph in my head) #they have that whole thing where we see how he sees for a bit #but now he's watching security footage like it's no big deal #and now he's asking it to enhance the image #as if he can see the details #star trek #star trek watch through #star trek the next generation #st: tng #identity crisis #geordi la forge #lt commander la forge

[padfootastic]

Beautiful deadly Sirius who’s one of the biggest predators in any room (only rivaled by his family because it’s important to me that a) they’re all beautiful and b) that Sirius is the subtle predator while his relatives are the flashy and blatant kind), and he’s found out how to hide it, masking it so that he seems like nothing other than a rich kid. He seems harmless, beauty with nothing going on under the surface, but he’s brilliant and powerful and ruthless.

exactly!!! he’s the real brains of the family and everyone within the blacks knows that. they treat him like an ace up their sleeve, and sure, does that kind of mercenary behaviour grate on him? sometimes. but he’s used to it. more importantly, though, you can see these dynamics if you put them in the same room. not everyone, of course, bc like u said, everyone else is flashy and loud and more in-your-face whereas sirius prefers to silent watch. but if you’re smart, and observant, and intuitive (like fleamont) you’ll slowly realise who the room defers to, who they turn to for crisis, and whose eyes flash the deadliest when they’re unhappy.

#sirius black #i’m thinking—maybe his own family trained him like this? #like. sirius was always a bit of a rebel but orion or arcturus or walburga saw it and guided it properly #they know he’s smart and wouldn’t take to the trad methods they use #so they molded him this silent assassin type figure #and once he became old enough o realise how he was manipulated it was a bit of an identity crisis for him #but he stuck to it bc he does it so well #and then james comes in and u have this whole arc of him re-discovering himself and just #sorry lol #i’m getting way ahead of myself there #i think i skipped a few steps in between lol #pen’s asks

[lunaticus-platina]

Laura's love language is killing someone for her s/o.

Travis' love language is cleaning up the bodies for his s/o.

Change my mind. I'll wait.

#it was a crime of passion my honor! #the bodies were cut up in professional manner and sealed airtight. victim was stalked for weeks and disappeared at the cctv's blind spot. #well we did it with passion tho! #i don't mind if laura kills me #she's too cool and beautiful #travis is just being a good boy #he gets the job done. what a dream husband #am i bi #what even #imma panic and have identity crisis a lil bit #the quarry #travis hackett #sheriff hackett #officer hackett #laura kearney #fic idea #uncontrollable simpin #character study #ish? #more like meme #isn't it true tho

[scarletspider2the2ndpower]

“Life after Death,” Scarlet Spider (Vol. 2/2012), #1.

Writer: Christopher Yost; Penciler : Ryan Stegman; Inker: Michael Babinsky; Colorist: Marte Garcia; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

#Marvel #Marvel comics #Marvel 616 #Scarlet Spider 2012 #Scarlet Spider vol. 2 #Scarlet Spider #Kaine #Kaine Parker #Annabelle Adams #last over-analyzation for this issue I swear hahaha #I just like these panels because #firstly it speaks to my very specific niche interest in the accents of comic book characters #like #I hold onto with both hands that one set of panels from ASM (vol. 1/1963) 502 where it’s heavily implied that Peter as Spidey #has a super thick Queens accent and that time during Identity Crisis where Peter implies he changes his voice as Spider-Man #that and I know Moon Knight’s Jake Lockley is supposed to be based on your stereotypical New York cabbie #but I can’t help but think it would be funny if he had just the strongest Chicago accent you’ve ever heard hahaha #just as a remnant of how both of those characters were created when American regional accents were a bit more pronounced #ANYWAY #I can’t help but wonder if Kaine having a muddled accent is a result of him trying to purposefully distance himself from Peter #or if it’s a product of all his wanderings #and if it’s the latter what does that mean for Ben’s accent??? #(perhaps Ben sounds vaguely…Canadian??? hahaha) #furthermore there’s Kaine and his unendingly complicated relationship with his name #fantastic

[doctapuella]

bobby rock

#i can't fucking deal with this #like i don't know what to think #i should be frothing at the mouth right? #i mean i kinda am over the middle gif #the ass and thighs are *chefs kiss* #but like. there's so many muscles #he's all muscle #and idk how i feel about that #where's the soft bits #where can i chomp #would there be any give if i hugged him #but!!!!!!!!! i really WANT to hug him!!!!!!!! #but he has ABS??? what is this #i'm having a whole identity crisis over this #anyway here enjoy #bobby rock #vinnie vincent invasion #vvi #no but his personality is 🥺🥰 #i scrolled through 6 years of his insta #i read every issue of his newsletter archive #im so charmed

[hyperfixation-hideout]

When do you think we'll get news on volume 9 and how long do you think the volume will be I remember someone telling me that volume 9 was going to be 10 episodes but I think that's just the rumor

I'm a month late on this ask, sorry! I would've said we'd get it at RTX, since that's a big event and people would be compelled to buy tickets and attend so as to be among the first to know. But here we are a month later and yup! They're gonna reveal it at RTX, surprise, surprise XD

As for the length, I've heard from several people (and one of the writers iirc?) that it'll be a short volume with fewer episodes, but I don't remember the actual number.

#quinanswer #rwby volume 9 news #PLEASE all I want to know is whether my boy will be in it at all #I need to know if I have to wait another year #he's a big part of why I actually watch the show lmao #the vacuo team is more interesting to me atm sorry rwbyj but you didn't have arcs set up the same way in v8 that all of olve did #if we timeskip past any of the following I will riot: #the merge; nora finding herself; the early refugee crisis and impact of atlas' fall; emerald integrating into the team; #oz finding his new role as peer; oscar/nora being team leader; whitley losing weiss & interacting w olve; grief; winter & maiden powers #did I mention the merge? #cause uh not just it finalizing but I need to see their identities mixing and getting confused before they fully become one #not just their mannerisms/demeanors and oz adopting oscar's morals and worldview (though that's all been fun to see too) #I am begging to stop reminding us THAT they're merging & show us what that is actually doing to them psychologically #the tags sound a bit rwde but listen #if vacuo isn't in v9 we'll either have to timeskip or spend early v10 catching up #and crwby won't likely wanna go long without rwbyj #it's gonna be a hard balance... tbh I feel like this is a weird time for them to implement this plan they've had pre-v1 airing #right after atlas' fall.... #but alas that's what we're workin with #whoops quin pulled a quin and no one is surprised

[vimbry]

also I used to watch that cartoon before I saw the original film (and for a long time thought it actually came after), and it’s one of those rare medium-blending kids movies where I remember far more about the live-action sections than I do the fun animated parts, because the whole thing depressed and skeeved me out so badly that my overwhelming experience is being hugely uncomfortable through it

#like if it wasn't watching bill phlegm on someone it was him near death in the hospital while his daughter cries on him and I was like #dude this is miserable LMAO #it didn't help that his standoffish slobby attitude kinda reminded of my own dad so back when I liked him #watching this movie where a kid tries to reason with their annoying gross careless father and them have a serious scene together was kinda #making me feel a bit sad hhhfhf #like I think. drix has a part where he realises he's just a placebo for something and has an identity crisis #and there's a villain voiced by tim c.urry maybe I dunno