#and if i'm wrong i'm gonna lose it

[oddberryshortcake]

I think the Knight of Dawn being "a coward who is unable to stand up for what is right and does as he's ordered to" and "someone who cares deeply about his family and did everything he could so that Silver could live a happy and normal life in the future" are two statements that can coexist.

#And Lilia knows this too which is huge #I love the complexities brought up in this chapter #I love how it really weighs in on Lilia's desire for world peace because war turns normally compassionate people do to terrible things #and no one wins when babies are orphaned #I love how far an act of kindness can go too #The Knight warned Lilia about Henrick's plan to kidnap the egg and gave Lilia an opening to escape #and 400 years later Lilia rescued Silver from his blessing turned curse and raised him and loved him the way his parents would've wanted #I love this fairytale #and the Knight is in the wrong but its kind of sad to see him being reduced down to his worst action #He's a tragedy but there's more to a person than just who they are at their worst #I'm gonna lose my mind when part 5 comes over here im sorry for what I become #twst #twst chapter 7 #twst spoilers #twisted wonderland #twst silver #twst knight of dawn

[inconclusionray]

If I see one more "poor Izzy was in an abusive relationship for twenty years :'(" take I'm going to set this pirate ship on fire.

#you don't get to erase the gorgeous fucked up mutual toxicity of their consent-free sadomasochist trauma survival relationship on MY watch #they SAVED EACH OTHER and MADE EACH OTHER and FUCKED EACH OTHER UP and it was so so bad it was sooooo gooooooooood #like i know disk horse has trained us to think there can only be The Abuser and The Abused and one is always bad and one is always blameless #but babies sometimes relationships are fucked up and when it's fictional it can be so gorgeous like come on #izzy got so hard when fed his toe I'm surprised he didn't have an aneurysm and die right then #if you're gonna claim him as queer then let him be QUEER not an uwu sanitized self insert okay? #he was fine with losing his toe he wasn't fine with losing his playmate #and blackbeard came back WRONG #this thing the two of them created this fucked up dangerous pirate game called blackbeard wasn't about belonging anymore #it wasn't about the two of them surviving the cruelty of their former captain or the worse cruelty of civilized society #it was a caricature and it had to die #and it did in the end #and Izzy realized he didn't need it anymore #and Ed didn't need it #and he was so so happy about it #that was worth dying for #ugh I'm so in love with this story #anyway Izzy wasn't abused & he was abused & he was an abuser & he saved Edward & they were so bad for each other & they loved each other #learn to love complicated fucked up harmful problematic things babies #because you are one #and you deserve love too

[blacknovelist]

(one piece wano arc spoilers)

So like @guardianlioness and I were talking about one piece and thematic stuff and generally losing our minds and we were talking especially about like

How Zoro and Sanji and Luffy are a Trio but also how Zoro and Sanji are explicitly also painted to be a duo to Luffy, right, like. They're the "Wings of the Pirate King". Together, they protect and look after the crew, but also their captain. They are, effectively, equals in what they do, "official" roles IN the crew itself aside. Zoro, with his high physical power as their physical defense and Sanji, with his high empathy and compassion as an emotional bulwark

And

Like

Okay. Here's the thing. Here's the proverbial problem. Cause right now, as it stands, Oda's introduced an unbalance to the duo. We were specifically talking about how frustrating it kind of is that the imbalance exists.

Because Oda gave Zoro conqueror's haki. He and Luffy share this— but it leaves Sanji as an odd one out. Thematically, it makes no sense to end with this like... off kilter seesaw. Why would you build these two up to BE on even standing only to take that away from them? Don't get me wrong, Zoro having conqueror's haki is a delicious character choice that I think adds fascinating complexity to Zoro and his position in the crew. He's a powerhouse, he's exerting his will over reality, and he follows his Captain the future Pirate King without question. Haki. Love it. Brilliant. But it makes no sense in the overarching thematic line between him and Sanji in regards to Luffy.

Giving Sanji conqueror's naturally wouldn't fix the issue, because frankly that defeats the entire purpose OF the char building that's been established in whole cake island. Sanji rejected the line of noble, of royalty, of power. It makes no SENSE for sanji to have it, he's not someone looking TO conquer or overcome the way Zoro is, it doesn't FIT him. And saying the stuff with his raid suit and the Germa augmentation rearing its head is the balance point is nonsensical for the same reason. Sanji already rejected all of that power and what it means and reclaimed it in a new way. Explicitly, directly, he denounced these things, directly ASSOCIATES them with a loss of humanity and his very self, wants nothing more to DO with it. Not only does it not make sense, but going back on it would be a slap in the face to all the development Sanji's gone through up until now, even laying aside the fact that it doesn't parallel Luffy at all so the unbalance isn't really addressed in that case.

But you know. Conqueror's Haki isn't the only thing Luffy has to proverbially offer. Conqueror's Haki is the overt, the direct, the loud and forceful. There's a lot we don't understand, between the stuff we do. It bears down and exerts over reality, makes demands of it. It tells you to listen.

What do we know about The Voice Of All Things? Not a lot. We know it seems to enable one to hear not the words, but the intention, the truth of other living things and even in objects, especially those with will like the Poneglyphs. We know Roger had it, Zunesha has it, the Kozuki line seemed generally to have it. The Three Eyed tribe may be capable of awakening it in themselves. We don't know if it's purely something you're born with or not. We don't know what it means, if anything, except for this: to hear the voice is to listen to the world around you and understand its heart.

When Luffy enters Gear 5, the only one who can tell at first is Zunesha. Zunesha can hear his heartbeat, and conveys this through the Voice to Momonosuke.

The anime conveys it more clearly, but it's in the manga text, too. Immediately after Zunesha realizes this... Onigashima is shaking. No one quite knows yet what's going on, other than Kaido is here and the world around them is trembling. Those on the battlefield, they've got front row seats to witnessing the transformation, what comes next.

Zoro and Sanji have finished their fights. They're conked the fuck out post battle, like usual... or they should be. But here's the thing. Right after Zunesha calls for Joyboy, from a room distant to the fighting, offset from the war waging outside...

Sanji's part in the major battles is over by this point. If they wanted to emphasize a "the crew knows their captain" moment, why not showcase the other strawhats too? The ones not on ground zero? But it doesn't show anyone else. It focuses. on. him.

Sanji, who's a deeply compassionate and kind man. Sanji, who stopped and paid attention even to the biological relatives he couldn't stand when he could've walked free without a care. Sanji, with his skills in Observation, in already listening to and feeling out others' intentions...

Zoro having conqueror's haki doesn't make sense on its own. It unbalances the duality of the Wings of the Pirate King. But give Sanji the power to hear the Voice Of All Things or something damn well close... that's a pretty good parallel to each other and their roles to Luffy, don't you think?

#One Piece #Blackleg Sanji #Sanji One Piece #One Piece Theory #Sanji #OP Spoilers #Wano Spoilers #yall I'm about to lose my FUCKING MARBLES okay #i actually realized the voice works thematically BEFORE i found out the manga and anime back it up w those three panels #but for the purposes of a post it naturally makes more sense to lay it out like this #ANYWAY I'M PROBABLY WRONG BUT ALSO. THEMATICALLY THE TEXT IS THERE. IT MAKES SENSE. IT F I T S #and tbh if the imbalance doesn't get addressed I'm gonna be a little miffed WHEEZE #god. weve had this theory for 2 minutes and i feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack I'm vibrating about it okay #confession I'm not manga current so if there's more proof or else stuff against the theory. hell if i know lmao #Blacknovelist talks #.... forgor that. opps

[goldenpinof]

why these nerds on holiday again. they seem to go away Novembers (Japan 2019/Portugal 2023) and Aprils (first Portugal 2010 that was cancelled /japan twice 2015/2023) also aww they’ve gone to Portugal again since first time since 2010 is that right?

they surely celebrate something in these months or at least I’ll choose to believe. they are sentimental saps and I love them

i have good news for you. 5 years ago @freckliedan made an amazing doc with an anniversary theory. please, enjoy and good luck <3

#answered #i love love #if i ever lose this again i'm gonna kms #and yes it's the 1st time in portugal since 2010 as much as we know #???? correct me if i'm wrong #they were somewhere last year (phil posted pics on dan's bday) but we don't know where #maybe greece

[jeysuso]

#what, and i can’t stress this enough, the fuck is his problem

#roman reigns #romanreignsedit #royal rumble #wweedit #wrestling gifs #the bloodline #tribal chief #wwe royal rumble #*caption said affectionately #are you kidding me #are you fucking. JOKING #he was so wrong for this #mans is about to lose ALL of his fucking mind #and he's twirling handcuffs #i'm gonna fucking throw HANDS #his literal first thought is to start twirling them #this man ain't no stranger to the cuff game #i said what i said #rip quality i'm so sorry #wwe is a billion dollar company and film their ppv events on motorola razr phones <3 #mine*

[essektheylyss]

reading books isn't enough anymore I need to unhinge my jaw and swallow them whole

#someone explain to me why my brain just went 'quicker and easier to eat your Books' #i mean. it's not wrong. it would be quicker than reading through my entire tbr list. #i am LOSING IT #anyway I'm gonna finish this book of poetry and then eat dinner and then try to get through yet ANOTHER chapter of philosophy #ugh that book is KILLING ME and i refuse to dnf it cuz it's all of my interests but good god. #I'm not gonna lie. derrida? readable. every fucking academic writing on derrida? INCOMPREHENSIBLE. #drives me fucking insane

[daincrediblegg]

I know we've all been going insane about hari murder comeback of the century in envy of the entire wwe league but like. CAN WE FUCKING TALK ABOUT HARI "THE FUTURE IS WRITTEN EVERY SECOND! WRITE A BETTER ONE" ?!?!??!? CAN WE???? PLEASE????

#seriously. that shit brought me damn near to tears last night #it might well still I'm legitimately losing my mind about it #you've never seen a man with more conviction and tenderness and sympathy in his fucking voice in your life and you know it #the way. THE WAY. Hari is the empowering supporter of all the misunderstood and oppressed individuals like he is #first with gaal. then the fucking move with hober appealing to the spacers. NOW DEMERZEL #WILLING TO KILL FOR AN OUTLIER???!?!?!?!? #LIKE COME ON #I'm in love with him an inhuman amount. like seriously #jared is seriously doing his literal line deliveries of ALL TIME AND HOW ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT?!?!?!? #wow yeah I'm going to cry about this actually #HE IS THE HOPE HE IS THE MOMENT!!!!! YO!!!!!! #I really need to get fuckin working on my fic for him fr #man has my heart for all of it #AND LIKE I THOUGHT VAULT HARI WAS GONNA BE CULTY!!!! MANS PROVED ME WRONG ONCE AGAIN!!!! #hari seldon #foundation

[cattatoir]

I think I have unpopular Sandman takes bc I'm usually on his side

#like I would also not promise not to take revenge like maybe you shouldn't do things...to make him take revenge and just accept the possible #consequences #but uh I also assume he wouldn't have done much to the kid #and I'm not on the pregnant lady's side #Like obviously as a human Empathy for your loss #But letting the universe start falling to pieces and acting like you're somehow OWED a child with your dead husband #not to mention owed your dead husband #is so incredibly selfish #not to mention compounding the issue by apparently trying so hard to avoid the consequences of your action that you #a) refuse to accept your kid is like never gonna be a human and it's entirely your fault #b) try and fuck with the fabric of the universe AGAIN #like the consequence of her kid being taken from her probably way earlier than he would have to become Dream #That's like Minimum punishment imo #Being a parent is I'm sure a horrifying and painful thing to deal with a lot as is losing your husbandf #but I'm not going so far to valorize someone's individual pain that they don't have any responsibility for their stupid fucking actions #sorry it hurts and sucks but uh the universe doesn't owe you SHit #and I'm only for robbing it if you're like #eating the rich or fighting god not fucking over everyone else who you don't care about because you're a jerk #cmo's log #he's totally wrong for not forgiving his ex tho. WACK get over yourself you big fucking baby #get wreckt

[erdasmcnonsense]

Okay I know it's not guaranteed by any means, and it's common enough for reds to survive a good while after turning red, but wouldn't it be funny if Martyn were to also be the first out of the game in Secret Life? The canary curse broken by the previous winner because the Watchers are just that done with Martyn's shit by now or whatever

#also like. correct me if i'm wrong but i don't think anyone has so far managed to get a full like #first to yellow first to red and first out -series #like jimmy's the first out every time but i don't think he's ever been the first to lose each of his lives #so it'd be sorta funny from that perspective too to see martyn manage the full set y'know? #and again. i recognize it's not necessarily gonna happen. but i don't think it's that unlikely either #both from what i've observed of martyn's episodes and from what i think i've seen him say himself #i think the no heart regeneration thing is fucking him over in this one because his typical style of play is so reckless #like if you think back. in other games plenty of times he's survived shit with just a few hearts and been able to hide somewhere to heal #now those hearts are just gone until he can complete his task/unless someone gifts him (and even then they might not cover all his lost one #so like it's not guaranteed. maybe martin will now learn to be cautious because he has enough to lose #but then again it is possible that he just doesn't and has bad enough luck that he's out first #martyn inthelittlewood #trafficblr #secret life

[nerdiqueen]

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU

WHAWHTHAB SHWHA THWQB WHTBA WHAT WHAT AWHAHTH AWTHTHWAH WHAT

HOLY SHIT WHAT THE HELL

tbb s3e11 spoilers

nobody says domicile I know who you fucking are TECH. MOTHERFUCKER. HOW FUCKING DARE YOU BETRAY ME LIKE THIS. I WAS CONVINCED YOU WOULD MAKE IT THROUGH THE CONDITIONING LIKE CROSSHAIR DID FUCK YOU FUCK YOU OH MY GOD

actual tears. I don't usually cry for any reason aside from frustration but this ep had me GENUINELY SOBBING

#tbb #nerdipost #star wars #the bad batch #swtbb #sw tbb #star wars the bad batch #sw the bad batch #tech bad batch #bad batch theories #tbb s3 #tbb s3e11 #tbb s3 spoilers #what is WRONG WITH YOU #OH MY GOD #I'M GONNA FUCKING LOSE IT

[callixton]

having had a hyperfixation on what we're studying in class is Such a bizarre sensation. like yes i could listen to you just talking generally about this for hours and not get bored. i know this better than anyone but there is also so much left to learn. i am vibrating in my seat bc you mentioned themes of loss in a really smart way.

#also hem twelfth night ur arrangements are literally SO GORGEOUS!!!!!! i want to eat them..... #never Quite realized that we never actually get viola back in the world of the play......absolutely should have before this but #viola loses viola and viola loses cesario..... augh #unfortunately this prof also didn't think that orsino's speech was misogynistic. but that's bc she is so so right about some things and so #- INCREDIBLY wrong about others oh my god. #okay i'm typing this post instead of writing my paper on it. but i'm tired and idk how to answer this question....... #elinor fuchs girl i think ur everything but can you phrase this a little clearer..... #i Am gonna be listening to His version over the weekend like. very soon #twelfth night #ted talks

[supercantaloupe]

@widevibratobitch @verdiesque

can y'all either @ me or block me already this is getting exhausting

#sasha speaks #if you get upset about other people 'vagueing' you then perhaps try not doing it yourselves. use those spines of yours #here's the thing i don't even really care all that much about who wins or loses the polls #what i have an issue with is the attitude i see of 'we're better because we like these operas not those ones' #and 'this opera is objectively better than that one' when that wasn't even the point of the bracket #(it's 'preference' not 'objective quality' if such a thing can even be measured) #and the attitude of derision and meanness towards people for expressing hurt feelings towards your behavior #i don't have anything against verdi himself or his body of work as a whole really. in fact i would love to know what other people #see and love so much in his work. maybe i could see it then too #but i can only stand to have that conversation with someone who's demonstrated that they'll respect me for disagreeing #and i really have not seen that so far. for the most part notes i've seen from you just read as cliquey and self aggrandizing #or really moreover just. unpleasant. #but by all means prove me wrong. if you're willing to chat i'm all ears. but only if you're gonna be respectful #otherwise just block me already please. don't mock me.

[damnprecious]

sims 4 is going to have a dish drying rack item you can hang on the wall above the sink???? I get to live my astiankuivauskaappi* dreams on the sims?????? I'm losing my mind oh my goooood

#noopa rambles #the sims 4 #*it's an open rack so not the perfect astiankuivauskaappi but also it's the sims so you can't Open Cupboards #so like. an open rack is a more clear option #my finnish heart is Singing and I'm absolutely Losing It #me @ ea: take my money!!! #I haven't been this excited for a sims thing in a Long Time #yes I will buy the stuff pack just to get access to that dish drying rack AAAAAA #the stuff pack has like european/nordic inspiration so it's 😭😭 #I mean don't get me wrong I always shove some cabinets above the sink in the sims #and pretend they're dish drying cabinets #but now I can have an actual dish drying rack!!! #it's gonna be so gooooood

[sherylhooper]

JJK SPOILERS!!!

The new chapter reminded me again why I can no longer be satisfied with Shounen.

Gojo's dead and people think Itadori has a chance to kill both Sukuna and Kenjaku....

"We can now see who's the main character" (ნიშნისმოგებით, თან) cuz Gojo was "in the way of the story" and "story couldn't progress with him in it."

Yeah, if Itadori randomly gets an upgrate out of thin fucking air, when he doesn't even have a innate technique - "but he is gonna develop Sukuna's CT". — How the fuck is he developing anything if Sukuna is no longer in his body but in Megumi's?? You are BORN with innate technique!! Unless Sukuna goes back inhabiting Itadori's body, Yuji isn't developing anything (unless Gege pulls out some residual cursed energy leftover bullshit — i.e. powerup out of blue sky).

As a writer myself, I don't really understand why some people (especially Sukuna's die hard fans) don't get it how killing of Gojo Satoru OFF SCREEN is bad writing so I'm gonna explain (and rant) here.

Okay, pals, sit down, we are having a lecture in basics!

"How to become good at Writing 101" states that the writer can write story in TWO main ways: 1) is called "tell" and 2) is called "show".

Every single writer and critic from centuries ago to today can confidently say that writer using "tell" is one of the weaker writing choice. Let's compare simple examples.

1) "He died." — this here is "tell". Nothing happened, it's boring.

2) "He felt fatigued, he eyes could no longer focuse on the scene in front of him. The sound of blood rushing in his ears was defeating.. To draw air in his lungs was becoming harder and harder as time went on..." etc — this is "show".

Of course death can come instantly but as a doctor (by profession) I can assure you that human brain even after being decapitated can remine "alive" for few seconds/minutes, can understand commans, can open eyes, can look at someone who is talking to them, etc..

Even Gojo looking down at himself, while he was being cut in two, would have been enough "showing".

But to have another character, in this case, Sukuna, explain i.e. "tell" how Gojo died is exactly how it sounds — "tell".

In every literature: classic books, modern books, manga, etc, "tell" is considered weak writing style and it seems even Gege is bound to it for now.

Also, what was the point of unsealing Gojo if he had to still die in the end? Him remining sealed would make no difference in the story - Sukuna vs Kashimo would still happen and now that Sukuna has "adapted" to Infinity means absulutely nothing, cuz nobody is using Infinity in the manga anymore for him to cut "space".

In fact Gege just replaced Gojo with Sukuna as overpowered character and we can see that he hated Gojo solely based on how "strongest" he was (and on his attitude) and how he couldn't kill him.

And how he handled his overpowered character? Killed him off screen. So how's Sukuna dying now? Also getting off screened??

And Gojo died with no regrets, apparently. His pseudo-son has fried brain, his sister and his speudo-dad are dead (at his own hands (even if Sukuna is using them)), most of his shikigami are gone, and Sukuna is parading around using him as "meat suit" — that should, at the very least, still be Gojo's regret (not saving Megumi) but, no, apparently Gojo is selfish bastard who doesn't care about anything and he is glad that he died (even after not acomplishing anything at all), but just mad that Sukuna didn't go all out???

Talk about anti climatic.

Gojo dying like this is kinda giving Madara and Kishimoto and I do not like that (I don't think anybody does)...

This is why I can't deal with Shounen anymore, because no matter what, at some point story telling gets inconstintent and I better stick with Seinen, cuz story there makes more sense.

Thank you for reading this rant and Sukuna-stans don't interact, cuz I'm blocking you all, if I see one word about "coping" or whatever.

(თქვენი თავი ნაღდად არ მაქვს და დიდი ალბათობით, შემდეგი თავის მერე ამ მანგასაც მივაგდებ).

#jjk spoilers #jkk 236 #gojo satoru #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #itadori yuji #gojo vs sukuna #gona wrong #they should have taken out each other #but no Gege is a b*tch and can't be bothered with anything else but shock #shock doesn't value good stiry telling #sukuna fans don't interact cuz I'm literally grieving #how is Itadori getting an uograde #is Sage of the Six Paths equivalent gonna pull up and give him sage powers or something? #on the same day I got Dazai back and lost Gojo #why do some authors creat op characters if they don't know how to handle them properly #killing of your strongest sorcerer OFF SCREEN is gonna make you lose a lot of money Gege #who is gonna pay for your bills when your name and face becomes revealed in october

[bugsnaxed]

The fact that there aren't any official plushies of the grumpuses is a crime

#please i am begging #bugsnax #skully speaks #don't get me wrong i love the bugsnax #but i would kill a man for a Gramble plushie #this close to making a plushie but the only things stopping me is a lack of experience lack of material #and I'm scared I'm gonna lose interest as soon at i get the materials because it's happened before-

[leatherbookmark]

a friendly reminder that jgy doesn’t “tell nmj that he’s more important than all those people he’s killed”.

nie mingjue asks two questions.

one, “are you saying your life is more valuable than theirs?” (高贵),

and second, “are you saying you’re different from them?” (不同)

to which jin guangyao says, “yes. of course we’re different!”

he doesn’t say, “of course my life is more valuable!”, note.

these are two separate questions, and he only answers the last one that, in my opinion, is the most mindboggling one.

nmj asks a son of a sex worker, reviled, harassed and bullied just for existing, if he’s any different than other people. nie mingjue, who’s SEEN the way he was treated and stepped forward himself to confront those people.

the same nie mingjue who thinks he’s a l w a y s killed people for a reason, and that it’s fair for him to kill, but when jgy kills it’s always cruel, needless spilling of blood. yknow, despite the saber.

this nmj gets so furious at jgy stating that he’s not like other people that he kicks him down the stairs.

🆗🆒👍

#i'm all for discussion and 'agreeing to disagree' but sometimes i see people discuss with those who aren't... really worth it imo #like there are signs that just show they're not gonna budge from their 'jgy Evil Bad da-ge Good Tragic' standpoint. why would you debate #someone like that lol #and again i don't remember a good chunk of the novel as well as i do the jgy parts (because i don't care) but i'm firmly of the opinion that #if you're gonna bring sth up to justify your dislike for a character it would be NICE if that sth was at least ACCURATE. without #backtracking like 'well maybe i'm remembering wrong and something totally different happens but it still proves my point' #it Lichrally Does Not. #also re: the sentence about jgy 'giving up on something'. if he was playing turmoil all along why would he be giving up on nmj now? #he is sentimental and loses his head (but not as well as nmj :>) in moments of panic but he's not as Stupid as to deliberately walk into #a starved lion's cage; wave chunks of meat in front of its face and then act surprised when it lunges. #shrimp thoughts #leaving the full names in because i'm Tired.