#but also they may not. or it could fail.

[crystal-lillies]

re: the possibility that Fearne may attempt Reincarnation for FCG when they return to Exandria, making FCG a fleshy humanoid character and potentially a brand new class, or a multiclass

I agree it would be hilarious to finally have Flesh Tongue FCG all the time and he could still be a chef!! who could now always taste his own creations! not to mention the potential interactions between him and FRIDA are plentiful should this option occur. Human/Aeormaton Loveletters let's go

If they don't go with this, I think that still works more than well for a story and a good character ending if that's what Sam + the rest of the gang want. Knowing the Hells, I doubt they'd want to give up on the possibility if they know there's a chance at getting FCG back and letting him know in no uncertain terms just how much they love him too. but if they don't, they don't. and while we're all wrecked and gutted, that's their call, and it's still a hell of a climactic character moment.

#flowerspeak #critical role #cr spoilers #bells hells #fcg #fresh cut grass #fearne calloway #i think it's very likely they'll try if they become aware of the possibility #but also they may not. or it could fail. #no matter what i am very interested to see what happens next #just like. all of us suddenly collectively getting our hopes up. it may not happen. it could! but it's their game and not ours. #we can't get disappointed if it doesn't happen

[redactedresearch]

I think Handsome Jack cried so hard he threw up once he really stood and acknowledged Angel's passing

#i genuinely believe he thought he was doing what was best for her #and maybe he was also punishing her for killing her mother on accident #hes a human there's only so much he can do #and focusing his rage over losing his wife on getting rid of all bandits #bandits that caused the death of his wife by attempting to kidnap his daughter to use her siren abilities to discover vaults #and that being the very same thing that kills her #the game doesnt show you his grief because they dont want you to empathize with someone who is pathologically trying to destroy the other #and i get that. its a simple video game #nuance could muddy things #but i think he loved his daughter #and wept as soon as he was alone #he sought power to protect her #and now he has nothing left #and sometimes i think he may have wanted to die #at the end of BL2 #because he failed in completing his one true goal of saving his daughter from herself #anyways sorry #borderlands #handsome jack #redacted

[ichthyorelationships]

an idea i invite anyone else to write about / run with lol....

the premise that The Change gets all messed up for alberto, say it's something that can happen from stress, &/or happens rarely and you just have to wait for it to resolve itself....used as some parallel to struggling through some emotional turbulence / upheaval / questioning / Realizing Things, etc etc

#luca 2021 #pixar luca #alberto scorfano #another idea i've failed to write for & so invite anyone else to run with: ciao alberto but what if he peaces out by swimming off lol #ends up in a coastal town maybe an hour's swim from genoa. but not Getting In Touch w/anyone for a while b/c plausibly he thinks that #giulia may not be a fan of him now by extension; just being too embarrassed asf to reach out to luca kinda lol....luca off doing his own #thing just fine & alberto not wanting to write him now like b/c i Ruined Everything again ahaha.... #and by ''not in touch w/anyone for a while'' who knows. months; a few years even....might stumble across news of him b/c like. #say more sea folk are coming to land / more humans know abt them & not many places are as [harpoon]ly from the start anyways #portorosso exceptional in that way....maybe where alberto settles down they're like legendary but also considered Good Luck anyways lol. #anyways like some people know of him who might; say; swim down to portorosso. have their own teen who knows a teen who mostly lives on land #most convenient re sparking [wow could they mean Our alberto] if he doesn't go so far as to take up an alias lol. but why would he.... #that difference in that massimo might figure that however alberto was surviving before; he could continue to do so now; but even though tha #is some comfort it's still Not Actually Enough....feeling way more Parentally towards alberto than his biological dad like that; obv #and anyways re: this [The Change gets messed up] idea it's more of an inconvenience lol but one that could still have some significance #like if he first finds out the issue exists via hopping right into the ocean; failing to change forms; never being human form'd in water b4 #thee worst....crash intro course to the experience of drowning. observation of How Humans Swim / being able to grab any part of the boat... #and besides That unpleasantness it's like; hey. where's my nonhuman form at #or; of course; being in sea form even while dry....especially if he's still dealing with Nonsense on land. which is presumed. #&/or if there's an upswing in nonsense b/c of Other ways you're Othered...ofc we can consider like; tfw you're a gay fish & maybe that's no #something that on its own would be like Aah until it's like well a) i kinda wanna do things that would make this Visible and b) i've learne #that humans also Have Issues about this kind of thing.... #appropriately my tablet was also all thrown off. no pressure sensitivity; input sensitivity overall was rough #but i would've had to restart my laptop about it lol like eh i'll just work around it

[dracaelus]

From The Uncanny X-men #200

This godamn issue, I swear to god- !!

I'm crying my fucking heart out. This was just too good. It broke my heart

#are you afraid? and with good reason #charles i'm not worthy-- of your trust of this awesome responsibility #please do not ask for what i cannot give #DAMN THE DIALOG IN THIS IS JUST TOO GOOD #THIS IS MY ROMAN EMPIRE #it will be hard. consider the alternative. well? I shall try #suppose I fail and betray your dream--?! OUR dream blast you! #I gave you my word charles come what may I will be true to it #all of this is rotating inside my head #kinda healing my traumas with how bad dc handled ghostmaker's redemption also #<- just kidding i'm still pissed #anyway this is a banger #issue 199 was also amazing #i don't think i'll ever be normal about this scene between erik and charles #i mean liked what they did in the x-men show but god- !!!!! wish i could have seen this #drac panels #marvel comics #magneto #charles xavier #cherik #x-men #the uncanny x-men

[ivyithink]

behold the fools!

separately: some of the smartest (if not actually THE smartest) people in the room

together: share one rusty dusty braincell that they stubbornly refuse to actually use

#my art #my doodles #you’ve heard of a power couple #but may I offer you — a fail couple #their individual abilities to solve problems cancel each other out instead of doubling #their brains stop functioning properly while they are in the near vicinity of one another #also #I feel like uhtred’s intelligence gets overlooked sometimes #but he truly is incredibly smart #literally nothing will convince me otherwise #like YES he is stupid as hell but also absolutely brilliant #just like alfred actually #truly a match made in heaven #the last kingdom #tlk #tlk uhtred #tlk alfred #this art could have easily been posted on the 1st of june #it was already finished by then and it would have been … YOU KNOW … appropriate #but brain stupid sooooo yeah #and look at me #dealing with extreme stress and anxiety in a normal healthy way #by sharing memes

[blotsjunkyard]

#let's pretend i wanted to draw him at different ages and it wasn't completely accidental #that i didn't actually started drawing to try and figure out how i want to draw him #which turned out to be a futile exercise since i. just. can't. draw the same character the same way #consistency? don't know her #at least the colours are pretty #the last one could also be read as casual zuko aka not on firelord duty hanging out with the gaang laid back zuko #failed attempts at a character sheet #←making a tag for it 'cause there's gonna be more in the future #atla mai #avatar the last airbender #atla #zuko #prince zuko #artists on tumblr #atla fanart

[crafter273]

Sometimes i think Elena Of Avalor was onto something when it said that the power of forgiveness is better than/more powerful than the power of love

A lot of fandoms are united by their love of the content , but (for me at least) good omens is about forgiving yourself for being human. It accepts that you are human, that one is prone to making mistakes, and it isnt because of your nature/nurture but because you are a person, and thats ok, you were doing your best at the given point of time, things may have gotten out of control and you wish that youd done something else when no longer in the stressful mindset but its ok,its in the past .

For me good omens is about the redeeming quality of forgiveness and how it helps us to accept, forgive and love ourselves.

#It also helps bring out the best in us #Who knew self forgiveness could be this powerful? #good omens #elena of avalor #text posts #I wanted to say that we good omens fans are probably united by BOTH love and self forgiveness but failed to add that in the main post #never mind #Next up is my conspiracy theory about how elena of avalor writers may have also read good omens or other books that give off forgiveness

[imminent-danger-came]

Wukong needs the Jade Emperors powers to safely subdue MK in the inevitable student vs. mentor battle, because MK when pushed to the brink is too powerful to beat, even for the great sage equal to heaven. Especially if they don‘t want to risk killing him.

(There would also be a Samadhi fire parallel where Wukong -like with the map- has to fight Nezha to get his hands on the last hope they have to defeat an out of control force threatening to destroy the universe.)

-*coughcough*-

Someone hear sumthin'? Anyway, just wanted to say that I love your theories. That‘s all.

Look, I'm just saying that Wukong hasn't had a true resolution to his harmful reach for power yet. The lesson he seemed to learn from Mei at the end of s3 was "don't drag others into your mess", when it's like, yes SWK definitely needs to prioritize not accidentally hurting others in his shortsightedness, but he also needs to stop hurting himself. Like the problem wasn't ever getting help from others, it was failing to communicate and not truly being a team. When backed in a corner, SWK needs to lean on others rather than be strong alone, a la "we're stronger together".

Wukong taking in a power he can barely control to try and save MK—but that STILL not being the thing that saves him because what he really needs is compassion—maybe we can finally teach Wukong that hurting yourself for power isn't the answer here.

#Like Wukong would totally fair better at containing the Jade Emperor's Power than Azure #but I'm not sure how long it could last #Wukong you may be 7 times immortal but you gotta stop self-sacrificing #this is not fixing anything #I am so attached to Jade Emperor Wukong #Like at this point even if it doesn't happen in show an AU would be fun #Like Wukong you fail to consider the needs of others and also the needs of yourself... #you are so tunnel visioned on what you have to do and what you believe you need to be that you are still self-destructing #or that's how I feel about you anyhow #What a strange new in-between thing you are...not at home with the dead or with the living #ha yeah. I quote antigone on this blog sometimes up top *high fives* #(made herself really ill over this) #asks #lmk #lego monkie kid #lmk SWK #jade emperor wukong

[randomwriteronline]

why is majora's mask a game about love?

Because every waking moment is devoted to the inevitability of death, and in the face of that inevitability the most pressing thought on many characters' mind is love.

The first example to come to mind is likely Anju and Kafei, who spend the last three days before their impossible wedding fretting to make so that everything is ready for it; maybe it will remind other pairs too - Madame Aroma and mayor Dutour, Honey and Darling, the Deku Scrub in Clock Town who wants a Moon Tear for his wife. The seahorses. The implied romance of Lulu and Mikau.

But I would argue that more than romance it's a game about platonic love first and foremost.

It fits with Link being a child, with him noting (after receiving Anju's letter for Kafei) that he doesn't understand all this grown up stuff, but someday he might. It fits with there being no love interests and it fits with all the examples of platonic love we are shown over and over.

You have the love of a parent for their child. You have Madame Aroma sending you to find her missing son with a mask of his likeness, the Deku King so heartbroken by the disappearance of his daughter that he can't even think straight, the Goron Elder distraught at the news of his child desperately calling for him, Lulu falling into despair after her newborn children are stolen and Mikau giving his life to save them; you have Anju's grandmother and the Deku butler who see their lost sons in every boy they meet. You have Anju's mother, whose love makes her distrust in Kafei and Cremia because they remind her of something that hurt her and that she doesn't want to hurt her daughter - you have Tingle's father, who is ashamed of his son yet cares for him all the same.

You have the opposite too, children's love for their parents: the bomb shop owner, as punkish as he may appear, worried sick for his mother walking around alone at night with valuable good that could get her attacked, and Pamela, who keeps the Gibdos at bay and her half transformed father safe and calm as best as she can.

You have the love between siblings. Between Koume and Kotake, one immediately urging you to help the other as soon as she hears she's in danger. Between the Gorman brothers, who are awful and conniving and still get tears in their eyes seeing the ringmaster's mask because miss their last triplet so much. Between Romani and Cremia, who makes her an adult right before the end of the world so her little sister too can feel fulfilled. (Maybe so that she can have her drunk and unconcious, so she won't feel anything.) Between Sharp and Flat, who even when betrayed and locked in his own grave worked on a melody that would free his brother's soul from the deal he had struck. Between Tatl and Tael - the reason why she teams up with Link in the first place being so that she can get reunited with her more timid brother for whom she worries.

You have the love for a people, a nation, so to speak. Darmani, dying to stop the winter that so threatens his tribe, and captain Viscen, who only wants the townsfolk to evacuate to safety while he himself will very likely have to remain directly beneath the moon.

You have the love for things that might not love back. The astrologist is infatuated with the Moon; the rooster man of Romani Ranch laments only that his dear chickadees won't ever be roosters; the twin dancers and twin jugglers love their jobs, but can get frustrated by them. The barkeep loves you, his favorite costumer who decided to spend their collective last hours with him. Mutoh and the councilmen love their town and remain in the face of imminent destruction. Gorman loves a song sung by a voice he will never hear again and a home he has forever left behind,

Unhappy kinds of loves are the swordsman's excessive faith in himself (which backfires and leaves him terrified in the end) and the postman's devotion to the mail and schedule (which traps him). Maybe even Kamaro's love for his art, which he laments having no one to pass on to.

You have the love for friends, which drives the story - without which there would not be a story.

Because it's Link's love for Navi regardless of the player's opinion of her that sends him on the quest that has him ending up in the Lost Woods, and it's his love for Epona that has him chase down into the hollow tree stump that ends up in his new adventure.

It's the love that Skull Kid feels towards the Giants, and that he feels has been betrayed by the Giants, by their leave and their banishment of him from Termina, that leads to the stagnating sadness and resentment that has him so vulnerable to Majora's influence.

It's Tael's love for Skull Kid that cues him in on how something is not right with him, and it's the Giants' love for Skull Kid that makes them implore Link to save him, and that they repeat for their friend to hear, to know now and forever.

It's love that Ikana lacked - the trust, the camraderie that comes with it - and that led to its downfall. It's love that Majora doesn't seem to recognize or entertain or care for. It's love that the Fierce Deity, as a personification of Termina's collective memory, embodies and unleashes so absolutely violently against its absence and the looming threat of eveything coming to an end.

It's the love that makes up, at least in part, the happiness the Happy Mask Salesman comments Link has brought to the people.

And all of these loves, it's important to note, fail.

They are all fated to fail.

Mostly, by no fault of their own.

After all, if an entire Moon is falling a hug can't do much.

Sometimes you're not strong enough, lucky enough. Sometimes you just feel too much and that keeps you from being able to think or act. Sometimes good intentions lead to bad decisions. Sometimes you're just faced with something you cannot fight back against and win, if you can fight back at all.

Love is powerless against death and forgetfulness.

But that doesn't mean that you can't feel it. That doesn't mean that, when faced with inevitable death, you shouldn't feel it. That doesn't mean that, on the last moment to feel it, you shouldn't allow yourself to feel it.

All over the Apocalypse, people look up at Thanatos inching closer in the sky and run to their loved ones to hold them tight, shield them, let them know of an affection that will have no other time to be told.

Majora's Mask is a game about love.

#majora's mask #random talks #its also a game about the past failing the future #as most older characters are unable to save the younger ones #ikana being the most overt example of course as there are no children in it. dead before they were born #though mikau darmani and the deku king are also obvious #anjus mother is a particular case bc in her case its two failings of sorts #the first one by her perspective: not being able to take anju away from town on the last day #the second from anjus perspective: trying to demolish what little hope she still has left #you may notice that the inside of the moon is not mentioned. its because i feel its about something else entirely #one of them could still fit. the one asking about friends #in your last hour who IS really your friend? who would die for you? #but even then it might be a stretch #anyways yea

[zukkaoru]

forming one-sided beef with my sister's english teacher

#'he called this an essay somewhere in the assignment' YOU ARE WRITING A FABLE #THAT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE TO AN ESSAY #i asked how long it was supposed to be and she said the example he showed was five paragraphs but it got an F. #he didn't show a good example. #then she said it got an F because it was set in modern times. which while it may have gone against the assignment. is the STUPIDEST #reason to fail someone #like i didn't major in education but come on man. i could do a better job than that 😭 #not that i would ever want to be a teacher bc that sounds absolutely awful but DUDE. where did you GO TO SCHOOL #sorry but after getting an english degree myself and seeing corey go through the education program #i literally don't understand how you can fail to think kids would need to know that a fable is not an essay #or why you wouldn't give them a good example. or an actual word count/page count limit. #like i thought these were all common sense but you should also have been TAUGHT THESE THINGS #hello grace here

[floralsapphics]

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#really struggling today #my vet suspects my cat has FIP and I’m crushed since that’s basically a death sentence and he only just turned 5 :( #I know GS-441524 is somewhat available in Canada now but since it’s not FDA approved it’s like 8k #what’s worse is my family and I have a 2 week vacation scheduled on May 11 #so even though there’s this drug with a 90% success rate it’s just so incredibly expensive I doubt we could afford it #even if we did manage to get our hands on it we wouldn’t be able to administer it to him for those 2 weeks #and even though he’s doing somewhat ok at the moment who knows what his condition will be like during those 2 weeks :( #ultimately we’re trying to decide whether or not to put him down before our trip #like if he does have it and died alone and in pain while we were out of the country I would be crushed #but I’d also be crushed if we put him down when there’s the chance he doesn’t have it since FIP is so hard to diagnose #it’s the not knowing what’s going on that makes it worse #it’s so hard because he’s still so sweet and curious and has really been my rock since we got him I’m just absolutely beside myself #like the whole day yesterday he’s done nothing but cuddle me and my mom like he knows we’re upset but doesn’t know why #I just feel like I’m abandoning and failing him in his time of need #I desperately don’t want to go on this trip so I can spend more time with him and maybe scrounge up enough money to buy the drugs #and give him a fighting chance #but I can’t and I feel sick and trapped about it

[murdoc]

before taking my road test i did genuinely think everyone who said some of them will try to trip you up or be overly harsh were just sorta stretching the truth, but after how stupid my test was i understand.

i ended up autofailing bcz it was a two lane (same direction) parking lot where there were signs and cones saying one side was for the road test & one was for regular vechicles EXCEPT FOR ONE VERY SMALL AREA ONLY AT THE BEGINNING. but then she proceeded to make me continue on and do a parallel park, making me assume i didnt do anything wrong, and then have me circle back to the beginning and THEN fail me.

not only that, but she.. lied? about me not using my blinker when either going in or leaving the park????? which i straight up did do????? 🥲

#i think id have been less devastated by the fail if the just immediately told me to turn back around bcz i failed at the bad signage #i genuinely think that if anyone else saw that signage theyd be confused too. in fact im pretty sure my instructor didnt even know #bcz we needed to turn right but instead of going over to that tiny area that clips into the road test section #we went the long way around so we didnt go in that lane #the lesson i went to before my test was two hours and heavily inconvenient for my sponsor so to go through all of that and autofail.. #odds are w her id have failed anyway. i genuinely dont see why she lied about the blinkers but AT LEAST if i went through the whole test & #failed it wouldve hurt but at least i could walk away knowing it wasnt as stupid as it was #now i have to renew my id bcz i wont have a license. and renew my permit. and pay $200+ for another test bcz i dont have #a car that can be used for the regular rmv. and now im paying rent for a place i cant even go to yet bcz the next rmv appt is in MID MAY #(the rent thing is normal and i did plan for it. but if you havent experienced rmvs 'post' covid.. you dont even do the test there. #you 'check in' and leave to do it at your house.) #i may try to beg my ride that i now 100% need to drive me to a further out one but. sighs. who knows #i ❤️ lifeeee #diary #sorry this is so long lol. im not as inconsolable as yesterday but now im just annoyed #i also wish to stress that while i love my car i fucking hate driving #my reward for getting my license is high car insurance and paying a ton for gas? YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! #AUUGGHHHHHHHHH 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[yellobb]

The past two days I relapsed pretty damn hard, but today I played my instrument for the first time in two years and baked bread from scratch for the first time. Let’s play a fun little game: which one is going to end up having been the fluke?

#m rambles #I’m hoping that the relapse was the fluke? #since I’m pretty sure my period is starting soon #which could explain things #but also I may be having a random good day today in the middle of my spiral #who knows #I have taken my antidepressants every day for the past two weeks without fail

[teaandinanity]

Truly one of the most deeply obnoxious things about my body is that its response to basically every kind of pain over a certain severity threshold is 'throw up.' There are literally no situations where this is helpful.

#this brought to you by a 'take painkillers' post #and the fact that the magnitude 8 Fucking Why OW I had on Thursday #felt like I was being wrung out like a dish rag #and absolutely could not keep down the pain killers that might have helped #I have no idea what was even wrong #like #I THINK it was a migraine? maybe? they're sometimes weird? #but EVERYTHING hurt not just my head or eyes #or else it was just so BAD that I couldn't tell where it was localized which is also great #def hit at least an 8 because I was having trouble making the words go #if it WAS a migraine I think this may mean they're increasing in frequency and severity again #which is great :) #last time they got Bad I had to stop eating like 50% of all food #anyway whenever I finally fail my constitution check and get covid #I really hope I don't end up with MCAS #or I am quite comprehensively fucked #because I already don't know what's wrong with me 50% of the time

[lavenderjewels]

brings me joy to see fanart of hana. she is funny!!

#I’ll always be her defender #writing wise it’s a disappointing and bad choice for gege to write hana and by extension angel out #when there’s SO much there that was skimmed over the second they failed to kill sukuna #and for what? because Hana’s missing an arm?? even then there could be more dialogue between characters or angel flashbacks #but that aside fans also say the worst shit #that typical thing where a teenage girl is kinda cringey and silly. then suddenly there’s people ripping her apart for being annoying/whiny #same w the fan polls where i saw comments saying maki and nobara being low is bc jjk is bad with women #and yes it absolutely is bad in that department. but that is Not why inumaki or naoya place so high above 😭 #I’m glad there’s more love for Mai too. she falls into a similar place as hana where she doesn’t have a huge role #and there were missed writing opportunities (although I think Mai’s presence is pretty great tbh) #but fans overlook everything (and esp. their relationships and trauma) and just call her names #that’s enough of my monthly rant where i want to vent a little about characters deserving more from fans and the creator #look all I’m saying is if inumaki can have such a huge fan base just bc people like his design #then why not hana!! she has an interesting backstory - is funny - AND has amazing fashion

[aq2003]

im listening to the whitestone stuff in campaign 3 and uhhh rip to the people who hated percy over that or thought he was being ooc or whatever the hell the discourse was. but something's deeply wrong with you

#NOW THIS MAY BE JUST ME BUT I THINK HIM REFUSING TO HELP THEM BRING LAUDNA BACK AND BEING DOWN TO KILL THEM #IF DELILAH COMES BACK WITH HER IS LIKE. A PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE RESPONSE GIVEN LITERALLY EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED #LIKE THAT IS SO DEEPLY IN CHARACTER RIP TO WHOEVER HATED IT OR WHATEVER BUT THATS LITERALLY MY BOY #NUMBER ONE BITCH IN EXANDRIA THATS LITERALLY HIMMMMMM #AND ALSO ORYM FAILED ALL HIS IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE-GIVEN PERSUASION CHECKS TO CONVINCE HIM OTHERWISE. LMAO #cr #cr3 #'my children will not grow up in a world where that woman exists' LITERALLY the most percy line ever. #that conversation is fascinating to me bc it's just as much a showcase of ashton's flawed perspective as it is percy's #absolutely fantastic rp and character choices from matt and taliesin thanks for giving me. Guy Yells At a Mirror of Himself #if i had one complaint over cr3 percy it's that i think he wouldn't be that stiff/formal around vex pike or keyleth but like #i think that could also be chalked up to matt wanting pike to contrast w everyone else w how informal she acts around bells hells #and also percy's stated to be epically stressed over whatevers going on w the solstice or smth i dont know a lot abt whats going on there