#bro it slaps

[seagreenstardust]

“When toxic behavior is portrayed as romantic, it’s problematic. When problematic behavior is portrayed as a character flaw for a character to work through, it’s good storytelling.”

Katsuki Bakugou, my friends.

His behavior was problematic but never once portrayed as romantic at the same time. Katsuki said and did awful abusive things, and he also chose to be better when he was given the chance. If you’re still hung up on chapter 1 Katsuki now then I don’t think you’ve been reading the same story I have.

I can’t speak for everyone, but I’m not shipping Izuku with an irredeemable abuser. I’m shipping him with his most important person. His narrative foil. His childhood friend who made awful mistakes and then made it right when he saw he was wrong. The person Izuku looks up to and strives to emulate, despite their past struggles.

Bakudeku is so good because of how flawed these boys are, and how hard they’ve worked to get over it, and how much they matter to each other after it all

#perfect stories about perfect people who never do anything wrong are usually boring #stories about growth and mistakes and redemption and forgiveness and progress are lit #bkdk #bakudeku #the quote is from cinema therapy on YouTube btw #love them so much #they look at media and talk about what is and isn’t good from a real life human perspective #and boy did this quote slap me in the face #anyway this is my thought literally any time anyone says something about shipping Izuku with his abuser #if he was still being abused then I get it #but he’s not #and saying he needs protection from Katsuki is honestly doing his character dirty #and this is not to say that every situation with an abuser and a victim should turn out romantic #obviously not #the world is not black and white and neither are people #sometimes you have to get yourself out and never look back and that is valid and healthy #but sometimes you’re talking about two boys in a manga who literally cannot stop thinking about how good and incredible the other is #bro I get it #surface level chapter/episode 1 Katsuki is literally the worst #but his glow up has been literally meteoric

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo: *takes off one of his stripes and chucks it full force like a boomerang*

#donnie in the distance: *roblox OOF sound* #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #listen this visual slapped me in the face and there’s no way someone else HASNT said this but I’ll say it again regardless ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #but like listen they’re zany cartoon characters and zany cartoon characters can peel back reality no problem SO #bro legit separates his molecules to teleport he just decides to move his stripe molecules off of him as a weapon separately no big deal

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I have never seen this man in my life.

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #jin guangyao #jin guangshan #xue yang #nie mingjue #Surprise guest appearance from Xue Yang! It feels so nostalgic to draw him. #I love how chipper he is here. Genuinely being such a bro to JGY and celebrating his achievement. #After all his trials and tribulations - Our Little Yao Yao has acquired the recognition he wanted. #I sure hope no further twists happen with his political career and/or marriage! #NMJ *does* strike me as a 'babe' guy. I don't know what it is about him. #He has one term of endearment. Unlike LXC who has a terrifying arsenal. You'll never hear the same one twice. #Xue yang's terms of endearment are 'murdering that guy for you'. And slapping your ass affectionately and platonically. #God damn it I miss Xue Yang. This wasn't supposed to happen

[istadris]

Bowser : why is Green Mario here ?? I didn't kidnap anyone this week ! Won't you pests leave me alone ?? You have a death wish or what, you wimpy little-

Luigi, scruffed by the collar : ah, I'm-I'm-I'm here for the job offer actually.

Bowser : what job offer ??

Luigi : *holds up an ad for a croupier job*

Kamek : that tracks, Sire, the casino is hiring these days.

Bowser : You ?? A dealer in MY casino ?? Since when do you that ??

Luigi, shrugging : it's-a been a while but I used to do that as a side job during my studies. I saw the ad, got nostalgic, and-

Bowser : Pah !! As if I would hire you ! I'm NOT gonna let you turn my casino into a joke ! Bet you can't even hold a deck properly !

Luigi, glaring : bet I can beat you at any card game.

Bowser, too vexed to think : DEAL !

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Bowser, 2 hours later : ...what just happened.

Kamek : you promised him the job if he beat you, Your Baffledness.

Bowser : HOW IS HE THAT GOOD ?? He must have cheated!! I can't give him the job !!

Kamek : Sire, you gave your word-!

Bowser, grinning devilishly : he wants to work for me ? Oh, is he gonna love his new job...

#super mario bros #miscellaneous mario madness #bowuigi #sorta ? #i just listened to that world 8 theme in 3D world and it slaps #but also made me think of Luigi's casino gig #anyway Bowser keeeps trying to find out how Luigi cheats. except he never does. #Luigi is still a nervous mess outside of a poker table but when he sits down he gets in the zone #dealer Luigi in Bowser's casino AU

[kenchann]

bro is ethereal

#hades #hades 2 #hades II #hades hypnos #hades game #mmarts #idk how many times i have said 'bro is ethereal' #but it is true so yea #just slapping some colors onto there i have work in the morning uhgughhug #i said id draw hypzag but i didnt im so sorry yall #ive been playing the game again wwww #non twst art jumpscare

[amiracleilluminated]

This is just for kicks. [x]

#jerichoes #usermichi #alan wake's american nightmare #mister scratch #ilkka villi #alanwakeedit #videogameedit #*gifs #flashing tw #bro wish i had some tapes footage #im not replaying that for a fourth time #I WILL NOT #*slaps scratch's ass* THIS 53 SECONDS VIDEO CAN FIT SO MUCH

[om0000]

is this the plot of the watchdog's paradox

idk if this works wout the context of that fic but ill post it anyway

#ik bro was abt to slap him with that contour map #woy #wander over yonder #save woy

[d3rpydoods]

Idk man, my brain goes weird places sometimes - so natrually with the power of art, i shall bring it to life to the detriment of everyone else, enjoy

#mf can rock anything #the brainfart was brainshitting so hard this slaps bro #i love him sm #kung lao #kung lao mk1 #mk1 #mortal kombat 1 #my questionable creations

[majiedoodles]

For @elirastudio and inspired by this post

ps elirastudio I didn’t know what color the rag around his neck and down his back was so I assumed it was the remnants of his old scarf

dang this au has got me in a chokehold

#And so what if I just took a pencil drawing and maybe digitized it so I wouldn’t have to redo lineart #come at me bro #fr fr #anyways sobbing over this au #like a normal person #i tried the blue under eye thingy #and it slaps #it just does #without a doubt #doing the blue under eye thing again #I am a believer pretty eyed Sun Wukong #artists on tumblr #lego monkey kid fanart #lego monkie kid #fanart #lmk fanart #art #lmk #sun wukong lmk #lmk sun wukong #sun wukong #lego monkie king #monkey king #lmk monkey king

[captain-shortyyy]

hey

#cynthia literally helped me realize i was non-binary y’all #i was questioning for so long and always just pushed it to the back of my mind when thinking abt it for too long #but seeing cynthia was just like a nb slap in the face #bro forced me into gender #rise of the pink ladies #grease rise of the pink ladies #rotpl #grease rotpl #cynthia zdunowski #grease: rise of the pink ladies #lesbian #lesbians be lesbianing #posted before SAG-AFTRA fan content clarification was given

[kaijukebox]

Michael x gerry x martin x jon 4 way hug?? If not is kay ^^

Your mind 👀 thank you for the request!!

I also think they should all be allowed to hang out 👉👈

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Today’s Reference

#bros I’m just slapping colors down and through a color gradient and calling it goooood #also I am so tired I really hope this turned out… #the magnus archives #tma #jonathan sims #jon sims #martin blackwood #gerard keay #gerry keay #michael shelley #michael distortion #also funny story #I tried to draw another eye on Gerry’s belt but it wasn’t working out to ‘eye’ got out there instead #y’all get the drift…. #also…I’m claiming this is as more sp’eye’ral content. #themgayelfboiz #inbox #100hugs2023 #hug 53/100

[fakecats]

you don't have to fight alone anymore

#drew this at 2 am last night before i finished EP and #the scenes in the mountains already killed me but looking at this after finishing the game #pain and suffering over my own drawing #also #im so good at picking the wrong answers in games. during this scene i picked the option where MAYA FUCKING SLAPS HIIM?? TWICE? #and i didnt have a previous save so i couldnt go back . this is my Im sorry for slapping you twice in the face tatsuya Piece #then at the end #did not expect tatsuya to kiss maya #THEN KNOCK HER OUT ?? bro had to make a statement before he went to superhell #my art 💫 #my post 🔮 #digital art #persona 2 #persona 2 eternal punishment #persona 2 fanart #tatsuya suou #maya amano #tatsuya p2 #maya p2 #persona 2 eternal punishment fanart #persona fanart

[gayandfullofdismay]

KDJ: ugh I feel like I’m being electrocuted…

KimCom, electrocuting him: wtf why isn’t this working

#they rly did some of the most insane stuff when he passed out tho #lux reads #orv #like ​bro the way they just slapped him for 10 mins the other time he passed out #like entire convo was ‘hey dude I don’t think u should slap him anymore times he’s not waking up and he’s looking rly swollen now’ #‘shut up just a few more’ #and then literally electrocuting him omg #they can’t even call him the insane one #like they all think they’re the one with the brain cell #no!!! #ur all insane!!!!! #kimcom comedy troupe #one of these days I’m gonna make that clown makeup meme with all the ways they react to him passing out

[corancoranthemagicalman]

#thats it #i didnt even sign it bro #i did this in like an hour and slapped it so have it #narumitsu #wrightworth #steel samurai <3 #ace attorney #miles edgeworth #phoenix wright #maya fey #art #jokes #funny haha

[valcaine]

pov you’re a unattended orphan

#i forgor to post this yesterday hi #he tried biting tommy when he came to visit phil idk #technoblade #technoblade fanart #technofanart #philza #philza fanart #but he’s just a little guy #bro goin feral #i didn’t reference the meme but I noticed it in the middle of drawing and decided to slap it on there #dsmp techno #dream smp #dsmp fanart #digital painting #art #digital art #doodle #sketches #??? #sketch page #yeas #spray bottle #the more time goes on the more I feel the need to add unnecessary tags #I keep finding mistakes the more I stare at this hhh

[imminent-danger-came]

Eldritch Abomination MK Theory

OKAY. @the-punning-ubus

I just want to say reading these tags are SO validating, because I have my little "MK was an eldritch abomination thing pre-hatching from stone" theory and seeing someone else come to pretty much the same conclusion feels good.

I've been meaning to write a proper theory post on this for a while, so now is as good of a time as any!

Obviously we have Wukong's "Not just anyone can wield my staff, but you did" from A Hero is Born and "The staff's just a big 'ol stick bud! It takes someone special to wield it" from 3x03, but there's also something in 1x09 Macaque:

Macaque: "Your staff kinda gives you away dude, not just anyone can wield that thing."

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Macaque: "Ohohoh no, can't you hold the magic staff anymore? Well, you know what that means—there really isn't anything special about you. You're just a kid with a heavy stick."

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The sweet irony of "There really isn't anything special about you. You're just a kid with a heavy stick!" followed immediately by MK lifting the staff again is not lost on me.

So, from s1 it was pretty obvious that Wukong didn't "give" MK any form of power, but we knew that already with MK being a monkey demon and all. I just think it's particularly intriguing that all of this was laid out in the same episode where MK proclaims "I am the weapon!". In all honestly, he probably was/is.

One of the main questions coming out of s4 is "why was MK created?"—Monkey King's stone was used to form another, but for what purpose? To what end? What reason was MK at the center of all these stories?

Well, here's my current theory:

MK was something in a past life, and that something needed to be contained—and so, to put a stop to past life eldritch abomination MK, he was then sealed away in the stone.

I think this scene in particular raises some alarm bells:

The stone cracks open, bursts with light, and then it closes—like something was put inside it. The scene could of course just be an aesthetic choice, or chosen to be this way for another reason we don't know yet, but it just feels so deliberate. A ball of light appearing from the stone, then another ball of light in the mystery woman's hands being revealed to hold a monkey, and then the stone reforming around the ball of light. I just can't help but feel there's something there.

Next I want to discuss the two key things that make me feel this theory has merit:

1.) MK has made a habit of breaking out of things he shouldn't be able to (the calabash in 1x05, the trigram furnace in 2x00, the scroll in 4x07, Destiny itself in 3x14) and the stone would be no exception.

2.) Every antagonist in this show has been sealed away in some form, then being released to resume their plans from before being sealed. Here's a list:

DBK was sealed under the mountain, and after being released continued his plan of world domination.

Spider Queen was metaphorically trapped in her fallen empire, and after being given the chance to rule the above world once again, immediately takes it.

The Lady Bone Demon was imprisoned in her tomb, and after being released prematurely (before learning the error of her ways), she continued her plan to destroy the world and create a new one.

Azure Lion was imprisoned in the scroll, and upon being released (by an unknown 3rd party), immediately worked to free his friends and then end the Jade Emperor's reign.

Now, I love foils, so MK breaking out of the stone he was sealed in, yet coming out an actually changed being unlike everyone else in this show, would be DELICIOUS:

Lady Bone Demon: ”No backup and no weapon? So, you’re plan is to fist fight a child?” Sun Wukong: “We both know that’s not what you are.”

(3x11 This Imperfect World)

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Lady Bone Demon: "STOP! Have you forgotten? Destroy me and you destroy the host! Have you become so desperate to end me that you would sacrifice this blameless innocent child?" Sun Wukong: "You're giving me no choice! All the time you spent locked away, and you haven't changed a bit! I'm going to finish you, like I should have done a long time ago! I told you—you should have stayed buried."

(3x11 This Imperfect World)

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Subodhi: "I have not brought you to your master. Although this is the stone from which Sun Wukong once sprung, it appears overtime, it was used to form another. A simple creature, with no past, no family, and no name. There is a reason you were at the center of these stories—a reason you can harness the power of the Monkey King himself!"

(4x06 Show Me the Monster)

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(If you want extra fodder for this, please see this parallels post :3)

So, if MK were to hatch out of the stone—where *he* was sealed away—and he actually came out of it a "blameless innocent child" with "no past, no family, and no name", it would work exceedingly well. Wukong's not above giving people second chances, but if you use that second chance to try and destroy the world, you force his hand.

(Side note: it could also be the case that the stone was used to "reset" whatever MK was in his past life, and Wukong was originally meant to destroy whatever came out of the stone—which could be the reason he stayed at Flower Fruit Mountain for hundreds of years. However, when an child came out, a new being without a past or the memories of what it was before—Wukong choose to let it go. He choose to let it live a normal life—or even ensuring it could live a normal life—and it then found it's way to Pigsy. This definitely gets into real crack theory territory, but I did want to bring it up.)

Now, none of this is even mentioning the suspiciously MK shaped figure in the mural from 3x13:

Now, the figure in this mural is only shown when MK is also on screen, which is framing that drives me insane. Perhaps this is when they first caught MK's past life, then finally able to subdue him and seal him in the stone.

And so, if MK really was this terrible chaos driven abomination in his past life, what does that mean ✨thematically✨?

Well,

Sun Wukong: “Point is, mistakes happen, but so long as you leave the world in better shape than you found it, then it’s all good. Right?”

(4x01 Familiar Tales)

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SWK: “ENOUGH! I’ve never let anyone dictate my destiny in the past, and I’m not about to start now. None of us are! We can’t change who we were yesterday or in a past life, or a hundred life times ago! We live with the choices we’ve made, for what matter is the choices we make RIGHT NOW! Only we decide who we are and what we do with the power we have.”

(4x07 Pitiful Creatures)

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MK can't change who he was in a past life. He can't change that the roads all lead to pain. But you know what he can do? He can try. He can try and get a little bit better every day. He can try and help people. He can try and make the world better than he found it.

Maybe in a past life, MK caused just as must chaos and destruction as Wukong did in his past. Maybe he caused even more problems then he has as the Monkie Kid. But that also doesn't undo the good he's doing now.

Anyways, that's my "MK was an eldritch abomination thing pre-hatching from stone" theory. Hope you enjoyed

#wish I could be normal about anything ever #instead I write an in-depth theory post on why I think MK was fucked up in his past life #COME ON s4 SPECIAL. PROVE ME RIGHT #GIVE ME CRUMBS #THIS WOULD SLAP SO HARD #DO IT FOR ME #lmk theory #lmk #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk MK #this ain't even mentioning the god damn curse #Cause like bro. The curse reacting to MK (being a part of MK?) the way it does is so fucking weird #Why did MK get a flash of it in 4x03. Why #''harbinger of chaos'' WELL MAYBE HE WAS ONE. MAYBE HE WAS. #eamk theory