#being his downfall

[gayemeralds]

ONCE AGAIN, IT IS SONICS COMPASSION THAT NEARLY DESTROYS EVERYTHING. SONIC FRONTIERS AND SONIC 06 I AM KISSING YOU ON THE MOUTH

#sonic frontiers spoilers #vaguely #ANYWAY. MEAH #i think lost world was interesting in showcasing Sonic’s reckless #creating his own downfall #but i much prefer the thought of Sonic’s innate kindness #to strangers and to friends #being his downfall #or you know. ending the world. etc #POETIC. #sega official speaks

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Turtle Takedown Teamwork.

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #tulu xuanwu #Something about changing the action sequence to something gentle is hilarious to me. #The lesson here is “Be nice to turtles. They are gentle creatures. And many are very endangered.” #don't get me wrong here; I love this scene a lot. LWJ's string technique is one of my favoyrite things. #We do get a fair amount of LWJ fighting but I always loved how the theme of strings comes into play. #There is actually a lot to unpack with LWJ being associate with 'strings'. #The musicianship: Of dedication and rigor in one's practice. #The tension between following along a path or composing your own way forwards (playing what has been written vs composing) #A string is a tightly coiled/taunt entity; The same tension that makes it sing so beautifully can be it's downfall if pushed too hard. #And as a non-musical string - something that binds. Be it to his sect and family or how he binds his fate to WWX - #LWJ cannot exist without his binds. It is not something which ties him down though. It keeps him together. #And he himself *is* a bind. He 'ties wwx down' in ways that are initially negatively viewed ('come to gusu' - feels like: come be trapped) #But later it is shown how (despite being introduced as a free spirit) WWX truly wants to be bound to something and someone. #Marriage is a bind he wants. He wants to be tied and grounded by LWJ. #It's starting to sound like innuendo. Let's call his fondness for being literally tied up smart thematic writing. #Finally. Sex scenes that are important to the plot and characters

[sebbianas]

james potter gets rickrolled by barty all the time. barty sends a link and says “look at this vid of reg” and james falls for it everytime

#being a simp is his downfall #jegulus

[boylikeanangel]

truly fucking incredible btw how they showed claudia's descent (or ascension) into being evil just like lestat. taking entertainment in killing and laughing as her victims die in front of her, she truly is made in his image. to beat lestat you have to become lestat. like mother like daughter. filth teaches filth

#her switching back to calling him uncle les as hes dying as well...aauuugghhhh!!! #her finally acknowledging that she came from him as she shows him that she has finally surpassed him #she is just as he made her. shes everything he wanted louis to be. shes his heir #ohhhh there is just something so so delicious about lestat hating everything about claudia that is just like him #and his refusal to acknowledge that shes anything more than a spoiled brat ended up being his downfall #ALL THE THINGS SHE LEARNED FROM HIM ARE ALL THE THINGS HE HATED IN HER AND THEY ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT DESTROYED HIM #LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER!!!!! #iwtv #interview with the vampire #iwtv spoilers #claudia tag

[hylialeia]

not going to bug people in the tags but it is (legitimately!) interesting to see a character in asoiaf who is so clearly meant to be the traditional fantasy red herring chosen prince, and to see people - including the readers! - gravitate towards that romanticism, often unquestioning. I think one of asoiaf's major motifs being "ruling is hard" (see GRRM's thoughts on Tolkien) and that consistently showing up across every pov regardless of their morality or ideals or circumstances, yet both people in universe and in fanbase stalwartly believing that surely this does not or will not apply to their ruler... now, that IS fascinating

#we are not immune from wanting it to be Just Like In The Songs #suffice to say I like aegon a lot but him not being the mc isn't his tragic flaw #he's full of flaws (see: cyvesse game with tyrion) which would not have been non-issues on the throne #narratively though it is his downfall to exist in the wrong story as an element to explore and subvert and chew it down to the bone #BUT. perfect king is not and never has been how grrm roles #fantasy protagonist is not only a role earned but also arguably The Curse #and king/queen is a role inherently poisonous. the throne cuts everyone the dragonfire burns everything etc etc #asoiaf #asoiaf meta

[mayhemspreadingguy]

“I need a father. I need a mother. I need some older, wiser being to cry to. I talk to God, but the sky is empty.” ― Sylvia Plath

#The Chosen One #anakin #anakin skywalker art #anakin skywalker #anakin skywalker fanart #sw #star wars #star wars art #mayhem art #my thanks to magnusbae for helping me choose the perfect quote to fit with the art <3 #also this time I feel like saying a word or two about what I was going for with this one #lately I find myself gravitating toward the ideas of Anakin in religious context #this one was inspired by statues and stained windows of praying saints and it is the beginning of my religion themed sw art #some other wips are in the owen already so hopefully i will finish baking those someday :) #but more about this one #I wanted to capture the immense burden that was put onto Anakin's shoulders by being labeled as the chosen one by the Jedi #he was made into a symbol representing the hope of the prophecy #he stands surrounded by people. people with expectations. people who lay their hopes in his hands. who gaze upon him. who celebrate him #yet he stands isolated. lost. #deified. pushed towards his own downfall #he's searching for his path. he's searching for guidance #for a shoulder to lean on. to cry on. after the loss he has suffered and for the torments that are yet to come #he's exeptionally strong yet so fragile and vulnerable

[sugarcarnation]

girls when beast dazai didn’t realize that his death would lead to chuuya losing his mind and attempting to destroy everything dazai had worked for. potentially still leading to oda’s death

#makes me go insane. because dazai should have known that this would be chuuyas reaction #but in his head he had destroyed their relationship so much that chuuya wouldn’t be upset about his death #chuuya being the downfall of dazais ideal world just because dazai didn’t understand his partner. head in hands

[martyrbat]

dc holiday special (2017)

*puts on my scholar glasses* is the cookie tiny or are his hands gigantic?

#tiny cookie is tragic but funny but big hands can go from hot to dangerous if you ask to get fingered. #god forbid a misunderstanding in being fisted.... (his strap is still in the mail but hes eager to service top while waiting) #one of my favorite miscellaneous details of clark is he has a strong sweet tooth #like he loves cookies and doughnuts. he has chocolates on his desk. in action comics 434 his downfall was literally eating a mystery box #of chocolates and in the next issue he buys girl scout chocolates while depressed and thinking he has to exile himself #its not a very jarring or overdone theme (thank god) but its so funny when you notice it #same with lois just fucking loving a hot dog in two separate comics #anyways. big man or tiny cookie? #also link is to a post where i transcribed the entire little comic btw.... it's a cute one ...... #c: dc holiday special (2017) #crypt's panels #clark kent

[tiredsurvivoronmain]

He's basically the same height as his homemade tyrant, I don't know how to explain it but I feel like there's some parallels going on here...it's like in the end he becomes the thing he created 11 years ago and shares the same fate as his creation; killed by Chris.

Additionally, that secret kill where Chris restrains Wesker from behind to let Sheva take hits then Chris finally stabbing Wesker in the back could be a parallel to Wesker stabbing Chris in the back (metaphorically) in RE1.

(also WHY isn't there ANY 'tyrant sized' Wesker content despite it being a canon thing??? Guess I'll have to do it myself)

#played a little RE1 yesterday and I found the twitter post talking about wesker's boosted height when infected with uroboros #the similiarities are subtle but they're there #anything wesker creates or is a part of it ends up being his downfall #'what DO you do successfully? QUICKLY' #albert wesker #wesker #chris redfield

[sesamenom]

no living man may hinder me: The Gilded Wraith of Numenor

from the Reverse Gondolin AU, based on @who-needs-words's idea for Ar-Pharazon's fate! (they also wrote a ficlet for it, check it out here!)

#silm #silmarillion #lotr #lord of the rings #witch king #witch king of numenor #ar pharazon #eowyn #reverse gondolin au #ooh i need to do this pose for fingolfin and morgoth #the parallels though! eowyn facing pretty much certain death #but being brought back by hope in the Halls #while fingolfin faced morgoth because he lost all hope #also: in the au sauron & pharazon took a bunch of numenorean tech with them before the Downfall #bc nobody attacked valinor so all the airships and engines and stuff were still on the island #so we get Steampunk Tech Numenor #(perfect symbolism w industrialization too!) #which means of course the witch king of numenor gets a Gun Sword #which is frankly terrifying #his face is still visible here bc the tiny bit of maia/peredhel ancestry (still like 20x more than aragorn tho) protects him from the rings #enough that his fea & hroa haven't faded; just been corrupted #also in the au bc of Prince Elrond's involvement in numenorean politics ar pharazon is way more aware of potential loopholes #in the 'no living man' thing #aka arwen and galadriel #and honestly he expected to be slain by arwen #so he still overlooked eowyn (and merry) #just for very different reasons #less hubris in a 'i am invincible' way #and more hubris in a 'you arent nearly important enough to bother paying attention to' way

[ectoplasmer]

wwwwggh curling up against your f/o on a cold winter night and loosely wrapping yourselves around each other. pressing your face to their chest and hearing their heart beat and their soft breaths. feeling them relax as they fall asleep and getting to watch their features soften and ease. falling asleep feeling all warm and safe snuggled up to them…….

#marigoldshipping #i got sick again don’t look at me i’m being patbetjc sbdnf v #going to get melv sick with me. planning his downfall. if one of us gets sick the other has to as well it’s customary #thinking of listening to his heartbeat and just feeling his warmth is really comforting i don’t know how to put it into words… #it’s cold and harsh outside and you used to be that way too but now you’re warm and soft with me. something or other i guess #anyway #of course i’m going to smother him it’s like -10 outside right now. scary #natural heater……

[keleravna]

posting a sketch of my oblivion gladiator babyboy cause its been a while and also im insane about him atm

#im sorry i never say anything about my blorbos here and only show up to like. drop a doodle and disappear into the fog but yeah #hes my special veni vidi vici little guy who turned his whole life into the arena and is mentally ill about not being number 1 in everything #and who also ended up in prison after his epic downfall lol #tes #the elder scrolls #tes iv: oblivion #oblivion #my art #kele draws #my ocs #tes oc #oc: doomsday

[wildtornado-o]

When men become Machines.

Finished that Ironwood sketch :)

Kofi

#James Ironwood #my art #I FEEL LIKE hes not appreciated enough tbh #hes sooo so interesting and I adore him for his downfall #i think the way it was written was really well done and I like it a. lot. #i adore this man #i think kissing a man couldve fixed him tbh (qrow) #rwby #is this overy shaded? yes and thats on purpose I wanted to lean into the industrial cyber-y machinery vibe he has #and contrast it with the plants in the background that symnolize power being dulled out bcs he lost his

[booksandmore]

the count of monte cristo is my favourite revenge story simply because of how batshit crazy it is

#also edmond barely has to do anything to being abt the downfall of his enemies #mostly he just has to guide them to the right place with the right information #and then everything comes crashing down like dominoes #the count of monte cristo #tcomc #edmond dantes #classics #books

[birdricks]

getting sooooo emotional abt how like. when rick and bp meet again during the federation stuff its like theyre completely different ppl from who they were when they last saw each other. but it almost makes them become closer instead of driving them apart… until of course their values clash in the worst possible way

#i cant word this properly my brain is mush and im trying to fight thru 1billion hc world #BUT LIKE. U UNDERSTANDDD. RIGHT #this happens every time they spend a while away from each other #one or the other or both chnage. but it still stays the same #ill have to draw or write abt it at some point. but i have exams in like a week 😢 #gyadddd damn tho… thw flesh curtains/federation time gap esp drives me insane #bc likeeee. rick is already kinda fucked up when they meet. but way better at playing it off #and it never comes up. like hes not in tht deep yet #but later on he Cant hide it anymore. so much so that bp Has to become involved in ricks issues #and while rick still has that smallllll part of himself that still cares. hes much less trusting and shit by that point #which makes it so much more meaningful to me to have bp become involved at this point #and on the othwr hand u have bp going from sweet and kinda naive #to much more … serious ig. and mature. due to his home being destroyed or w/e #but hes contrasts rick in being far more compassionate and liek. genuinely heroic #from his pov maybe theyve both grown up a bit. but from ricks pov its just bp thats changed #i see rick as being far less aware of his own slow downfall. while its more obviosu to others (esp bp) #gggyaahhhh….. they make me so so ill #birdrick

[ourmondobongo]

I bet GG was rewatching Suku vs Maho anime fight + blasting Malevolent Shrine's OST when he drew this (and the past) chapter.

#he may be NEAR his downfall but he is never not smiling at being pushed too far on a gamble and then 'WINNING' #FR #when THIS fight gets animated it will be PURE INSANITY #I haven't felt this *enchanted* feeling since Shibuya happened #tbh this went way better & more exciting than the last half of Gojo vs Sukuna fight #the level of damage Sukuna took hurts lol but also I'm SO PROUD of Yuta and Yuji!!! #THEY ARE IN AN INSANE LEVEL OF JJK NOW #ryomen sukuna #jjk 251 #jjk leaks