#but to accept her comfort? to accept

[banancrumbs]

brother, son, friend

very inspired on this!! fic!!! that broke my heart in many pieces and made me think of it for weeks <3

you can also look their ao3 here!

#my art #sandman #the sandman #the sandman netflix #hob gadling #death of the endless #death sandman #this post made me think of how we often see hob as you know #the husband #the father #but not much as a brother and a son #and how much has death worked around him ever since the beginning #i did this thinking of him accepting death #but not in the sense of wanting to die #but to accept her comfort? to accept #i think #lets not talk about how long it took me to finish this up also 😌 #i dont think its quite good yet but i need to be kinder #to myself lol

[dlartistanon]

I miss BlazeThroat...

#arknights #blaze #greythroat #dlarts #big cat and little swallow #this is after GT grows a lot more comfortable with herself #and works through her issues to hug her big dumb reckless cat #and blaze accepts her feather (for luck) #GT slowly going from being touch-repulsed to somewhat starving yes please

[paintpanic]

Malevolent gods

Are better than none

#panic in her song lyrics era??? #maybe ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #overall i think crisis actors is a pretty great song but GOD do these specific lyrics live in my head rent-free. #the idea that it's more comforting to believe the world is controlled by known malicious forces than to accept bad things just happen. #and that they're out of anyone's control. #something super relevant to today's political climate and it's expressed really well in this song. #um anyways #kirby series #void termina #hyness #dark matter kirby #francisca kirby #flamberge #zan partizanne #oh also yeah this is a real drawing version of that doodle i posted yesterday. lol #panic's favorites

[desnaa]

realized that all of aang’s, korra’s, and kyoshi’s father figures and closest mentors were airbenders 😭🥺

it makes sense because i think airbenders are the more kind and gentler spirits whose selfless principles involve knowing how to take care of others and to give so much without expecting anything in return. i think that's why gyatso, tenzin, and kelsang were so effortlessly nurturing: despite these kids being strangers, they offered their love and support to them as if they were family. so it feels very natural that aang, korra, and kyoshi connected with and looked up to them, especially as avatars who strived to be as selfless as their mentors.

#airbenders fr have the most love to give and are the most open to giving it when i think about it #glad all three of these kids had someone like them in their lives because they needed it #even tho kyoshi kelsang literally needed kelsang to save her because she probably would've died if he hadn't #also yangchen flew in too at the end of the first kyoshi novel and offered that same comfort to her too #i mean second novel lol #it was so natural for her and very natural for kyoshi to accept it #love and appreciate all of them for this #kyoshi #aang #korra #tenzin #kelsang #rise of kyoshi #avatar generations #avatar the last airbender #legend of korra #mine

[worstloki]

AU where Loki doesn’t interfere with Thor’s banishment at all and it takes Thor years to prove himself worthy and when he returns to Asgard everything is just. The same. Nothing seems to have changed at all and everyone greets him like his absence was a minor obstacle that didn’t fundamentally change Thor and the worst part is Loki stepped down from the place as regent without any delay and Thor can’t help but feel there’s something underlaying the way his brother looks at him now and won’t let him touch him and Thor doesn’t know what he could have missed because he doesn’t think he would have found anything wrong with the things around him and how everyone behaves if he hadn’t spent time on Earth reflecting.

#the warriors 4 not being interested in anything Thor ‘learnt’ at all #and making it clear that Thor was punished unfairly and the AllFather’s decision had been harsh #Loki saying he’s happy for Thor and Thor sees the way the smiles are forced and he sees the way Loki avoids any touch #Thor hating the way Frigga talks about Loki’s short regency and Thor’s absence like it wasn’t two whole decades or something #like she’s so grateful to have her other son back without ever addressing why he was gone #Thor just. growing during his time on earth and being much more aware of the behaviour around him #he learns to be critical and assess why people around him may act a certain way #once he realises that it’s possible for him or anyone else to be fallible and make mistakes it’s over for Asgard for him I think #Thor returns and Loki gives him the throne and everyone expects him to obviously have the throne #and Odin is sleeping and Thor isn’t comfortable with the way everyone accepts him as king regent after the banishment #Loki who either never lashed out against Jotunheim or did and it was brushed away and no one thinks about it as anything #but Loki is still deeply affected and acts the way he always would have but Thor can feel it’s not the same #he knows something is wrong and Loki won’t say anything about it and Thor doesn’t know how to bring it up #Thor sees Loki metaphorically receding into the shadows to become a nonpresence so loud Thor hears it even after returning from decades away #Thor goes to Earth and gets his priorities in order gets a new worldview learns not to take what he has for granted #and finds out he actually despised Asgard #he’s been back a week and he can’t stand it

[solargeist]

i think one of the main things that causes Grian to lean more into the Watchers, is visiting Evo again..

He practically has to beg to visit, just to look around ! He can't talk to anyone anyway, he just wants to see what they've done without him, what changed ? Who changed ? Curiosity kills the..

She already knows its an empty server, She already knows everyones left. Its been shut down, but it still lays there, static, dead.

She agrees to bring him, he's so stubborn sometimes, its a good trait to have sometimes. She tells him to go get dressed, its cold out, you need a jacket.

Grian notices right away that things are weird, but swallows those feelings quickly and takes off, unable to tell if hes anxious or excited.

She sits on a nearby bench, reads, and waits.

He checks every building, every room, and even every chest hoping for a note. Instead, a broken mirror sits at the bottom of the otherwise empty chest, reflecting back dozens of eyes across its shards, reminding him of what he's chose, what he's left. How many years bad luck, again ?

"I want to go back home." is all he tells Her when he walks back.

#im fallig asleep typing this out but im thinking abt him #gripping this AU i want to draw and stuff for it SO BAD but my head is SO EMPTY LATELY AAAAAAAAAAAA #evoau #a bonus part is he cries after saying he wants to leave. She asks whats wrong and ofc that just makes anyone cry yknow #if he leans into her touch and accepts the comfort... he needs it this time

[fromtheseventhhell]

I want to make a longer post about this someday but: I think Arya's TWOW arc is going to include her coming to terms with her identity as a Lady. This has been an ongoing conflict with her since her first chapter and I think her flowering in winds is going to mark a turning point. The theory of her having an apprenticeship with the courtesans holds a lot of weight and the idea of Arya going through puberty among a group of unconventional women she's fostered a positive relationship with is just too perfect. It would really have an impact on Arya reconciling her personal idea of what a Lady should be. There's also a lot that she could learn from them in terms of courtesies, communication, appearances, body-language, etc. that would elevate her current skill-set and ways her relationship with them could push the plot.

Not to mention she will undoubtedly reclaim her identity as Arya Stark, and her being a Lady is inseparable from that. Arya Stark is a Lady Stark and being a Lady is a social position, not a measure of how well someone preforms feminine tasks. She shouldn't have to relinquish her position because she doesn't fit patriarchal standards. That's not to say that she's ever going to be the perfect example of a traditional Lady but what I think will happen is that she becomes capable of playing the part. She plays several identities throughout the series but she's always been Arya underneath, so I think it's appropriate that she learns to adopt a "persona" that's part of her. Her remembering Ned putting on his "Lord's face" (+ the various examples of other characters being separate from their ruling persona) makes me think that Arya will be donning her "Lady's face" when she makes a return to Westeros.

#arya stark #asoiaf #twow speculations #Arya has been through so much traumatic shit and I think her flowering is going to bring up a lot of her self-esteem issues #I just really need her surrounded by kind older women when that happens so she can have some comfort #George saying her arc in braavos could be the plot of a YA novel?? definitely makes me think she's going to grow up a lot there #she's already one of the most mature characters so I think part of it's going to be her accepting her duty as a Stark Lady #she wants to help and protect people and the best way she can do that is if she has political power #She could learn that first hand in TWOW #possibly through her finding out about her marriage??? and meeting Jeyne in Braavos?? #and before someone says it courtesans are so much more then sex work so I don't want to hear it #they are such a big part of Braavosi high life...they're cultured and connected with very important people #I just have so many thoughts on the subject cause I think her apprenticeship with them will serve multiple purposes #the faceless men and their plans...the iron bank...the sealord...It's all connected and I think her apprenticeship with them will kick off #the braavos plot and could mark the beginning of the end of her time with the faceless men and in braavosi #half a boy half a wolf pup -> half a lady half a wolf #I think her current skillset fits well and it's likely she'll learn even more in TWOW #Arya defining her own role as a Lady and becoming comfortable means so much to me

[watcherintheweyr]

desperately need people to understand that alicent is a victim but she’s also an abuser and a perpetrator

that she actively makes choices to harm other women because of jealousy and envy and the greed deep in her bones because submitting to suffering didn’t get her what those women fight to grasp for themselves.

she is absolutely a victim, in show.

that doesn’t change that she abused rhaenyra and her children, her own son, most likely helaena given how she flinches every time her mother touches her, and is actively weaponizing the patriarchy of westeros against other women- rhaenyra primarily, but also mysaria and dyana.

she isn’t the moral, righteous force of good that even she thinks she is, she’s a wounded woman directing all of the rot, pain, and fury inside her at the wrong people and forces.

#anti team green stans #anti team green #anti alicent hightower stans #i don’t wanna say it’s anti alicent bc honestly it’s more ‘accept her for who she is bc she’s so much more complex and interesting when you #but i made this bc someone genuinely tried to say that the reason people hate her is that they don’t see her as a victim #most rational people know show!alicent is a victim #it’s the point that’s she’s an abuser as well #that makes them dislike her #that she’s a hypocrite and a traitor #i don’t even like young alicent bc i don’t at all think she was a good friend to rhaenyra #‘it’s not your place to question the plots of lords and men’ to the named heir #dismisses rhaenyra’s hopes and idealism entirely out of hand #is baffled that rhaenyra is more worried for her fathers happiness and mother’s wellbeing than her position #she knew as early as ep 3 that otto was conspiring against rhaenyra and never told anyone #condemns ‘targaryen customs’ only to wed her daughter to her son even younger than she was when otto dangled her before viserys #acts entitled to rhaenyras secrets whilst condemning and judgemental even though she did not give rhaenyra that same courtesy #made no attempt at apology for the insensitive comment of aegon’s birth #though rhaenyra DID try to apologize for the ‘imprisoned in a castle’ line and tried to comfort her #uses her power as queen to push past the space rhaenyra is trying to create because she feels heartbroken and betrayed #rhaenyra took part in alicent’s culture with prayer at alicent’s urging because she cared about alicent and alicent was trying to help her #alicent is never once shown to return that favor instead condemning it for ‘queerness’ and growing to later #erase and remove all targaryen and valyrian heraldry from the red keep to replace with her own #like alicent is a victim and i DO have empathy for her. but i don’t like her and never will #especially not after the way her stans behave #she deserved better than otto’s machinations and viserys’…. viserysness #but that can also be true whilst i condemn her actions and behaviors

[bledyshka]

hi guys i genuinely hate having to do this but i’m doing everything in my power in order to save or at least help my kitty with her leukemia diagnosis. she’s only 8 months old and the probability of survival is very low, however the veterinary bills for her and the preventative shots and care for my other two cats are insanely high and my income barely covers their food and litter etc etc

if you are able to help with anything i’d be so eternally grateful bc kitty needs at least some comfort and love during this time thank you so much

#anything helps i swear #i’ve accepted she’s probably not gonna make it and putting her to sleep is also $$$$ #im so sad literally i just want her to feel comfortable these last few days #and my other 2 to be safe and healthy #animal loss tw #death tw #idk how to tag this

[carefulfears]

thinking about "you have a life" / "i don't know what i have" + "what do you want, dana?" / "i want everything that i should want at this time of my life" + the perceived shame in scully's loss of normalcy... "unlike you, mulder, i would like to have a life" + "do you believe in the afterlife?" / "i'd settle for a life in this one" + "don't you ever want to just stop? get out of the damn car? settle down and live something approaching a normal life?"

her friend ellen saying, "well, first you have to get a life." tara, pregnant with their christmas gift, saying that life before one grew inside her was "somehow...less, just a prelude," while barren dana cries in the kitchen. "i know you and dad were...disappointed...that i chose the path that i'm on."

thinking about how mulder said, "this is a normal life," and how she smiled. (he doesn't know any different). how, in the end, he said, "hey, scully? i know it's not your normal life, but thanks for coming out there with me."

(christmas before quantico, "i guess i'm afraid of making a big mistake. dad thinks i am." and missy's response: "it's not his life, dana.")

her application to adopt emily was rejected: "you're a single woman who's never been married or had a long-term relationship. you're in a high stress, time intensive, and dangerous occupation."

bill's reaction: "sounds like something your partner would say. this isn't about any little girl, dana. this is about you. it's about some...void, some emptiness inside you that you're trying to fill."

and mulder to the judge: "the fact that she can adopt this child, her own flesh and blood, is something i don't feel i have the right to question, and i don't believe anyone has the right to stand in the way of."

(that last christmas with missy before everything: "there is no right or wrong. life is just a path...just don't mistake the path for what is really important in life. the people you're going to meet along the way. you don't know who you're going to meet when you join the FBI. you don't know how your life is going to change, or how you're going to change the life of others.")

and ultimately, it all leads to a leather couch. and after contemplating that sacrifice of normalcy, what she should want, the decisions she could have made, she says, "i once considered spending my whole life with this man...what i would have missed."

she could've been a doctor, like her father wanted. she could've settled down, married waterston, had a normal life, like her friends and brother wanted. but what would she have missed?

"what if there was only one choice and all the other ones were wrong?" / "and all the...choices would then lead to this very moment. one wrong turn, and...we wouldn't be sitting here together."

#i truly believe that what's made this show so lasting and rich to so many generations #is how completely in touch with raw human experience it always was. there was always this kind of bleak undertone of...this is how it is... #and very rarely was it ever overcome or accepted or boldly subverted. it just was. #the pressures and the grief and the traps of abuse and trauma and power structures. this is how it is. this is how it feels. #'people thought the storyline and characters for x-files made it a 'dark' show but i never saw it that way. #i always thought mulder and scully were the light in dark places.' #my favorite quote about the show and why i think it's so comforting. it's the harsh reality of the world #of which mulder and scully are not exempt #but it's also mulder and scully going wherever they are needed with their unending kindness and their perseverance and their passion #and they bring all of those things to each other too. that's why she chose THIS life. despite it NOT being normal. #despite it NOT being what her father wanted for her. despite it NOT being easy. she chooses it over and again #because he is bringing light to dark places and she wants to be where he is and she wants to be doing important work. she wants to be #'on the side of the victim' #and that's rarely supported by societal structures and it's hard. but like she says #what would she have missed?? #txf.txt #you people make me crazy when you dismiss her decisions and act like she Ruined Her Life or mulder Ruined Her Life #congratulations! you've missed the point! #all things #emily #dreamland

[sincerely-sofie]

Would Kip and his posse come across the ruins of a Human bunker during their expeditions? I imagine that it would both be incredible to find and also terrifying depending on how the humans inside died out.

It would be a major archaeological discovery— from the perspective of pokemon, humans were elusive beings that weren’t something you’d spot every day, but you could still catch a glimpse of them every now and then… until one day they realized that no one had seen a human in years. It’s a huge source of debate amongst pokemon scholars— what happened to the humans? Where did they go? Why?

After pivoting careers, Kip has, on multiple occasions, tried to pose the “theory” that humans aren’t extinct but are actually living in a network of underground bunkers, but didn’t have any materials to support his theory beyond the unfounded testimony of his old exploration team partner with no academic background. The second an empty human bunker is unearthed, the archaeological scene erupts into shock— and the fact that it seems like the humans inside died within the last 50 years ago is even more surprising.

Kip spearheads the documentation process after the initial discovery of the bunker, and he’s able to figure out the purposes of rooms that no one else can make sense of (thank you, Twig!)— he tells the archaeologist’s guild that he noticed this room has very high ceilings that are covered in metal pieces that would rain water down and glass cylinders that would light up to simulate sunlight— so this was a tree farm, and was likely used to provide food and purify air.

At one point, Twig would be stumped by his questions about the things that they find in the bunker. The remains that are uncovered raise more questions than answers. There’s too many femurs in one area for the number of skulls in the room. In more than one case, there’s marks on the bones that don’t make sense for the story they’ve been theorizing— the humans died out because their underground gardens failed and they starved to death. A recurring question amongst scholars is why the humans didn’t leave the bunker in search of food. No one is able to figure out why.

It eventually occurs to Twig that the network humans used to communicate across bunkers historically lost contact with Bunker 1801-D around this era, and that the second-to-last message the network received was a distress signal. A fungus in the greenhouses had spread faster than they could contain it. Their crops rotted and made the soil unusable. Their exit doors had failed a few years back and they couldn’t get out. They needed help. The last message to ever come from 1801-D ran for 117 hours before the other bunkers disconnected it from the network.

That last call— made by a crying, frantic soul who said he was the last member of the bunker, that there was nothing left, that he was hungry, that he didn’t want to die alone with the memory of what was done— was answered by every bunker in the network. It didn't matter that he only spoke French and couldn't understand the bunkers who spoke something else— people banded together to keep him company. Those who he couldn't understand sang to him. Sometimes he'd sing back. It became more and more rare as time went on, as did his responses to conversation, but the line didn't go truly silent until 112 hours after it was opened.

The network was silent across its entirety for five hours more afterward, an informal vigil for the poor man they couldn't give anything more than their voices as he was wasting away, before Bunker 1801-D was permanently disconnected from the network— the closest thing to a burial that they could give those who had died. That final call haunts humanity to the point that the phrase “waiting 117 hours” is a euphemism used to describe the way that one may feel responsible for a tragedy despite their inability to prevent it.

Twig takes a trip to pay Kip a visit outside the ruins as people mill about, recovering artifacts and discussing theories. She sees bones that had been picked clean instead of charred black. She relays the story of 1801-D to Kip.

The five hour vigil is resumed, for a few quiet, sorrowful minutes, years after it was made, and they wait 117 hours together.

#it's only after she mourns 1801-D with Kip that Twig truly accepts that her bunker's ultimate fate wasn't her fault #'117 hours' she reminds herself. #'117 hours.' #'you were only a child and yet you act like you could have done anything more than wait 117 hours.' #it feels awful to take comfort in a phrase that exists only because of a tragedy akin to the Donner Party or Jamestown Starving time #but that tragedy helps her heal from her own. #the present is a gift au #pmd2 partner #pokémon mystery dungeon #pokemon mystery dungeon #pmd explorers #pmd sky #pmd eos #pmd2 #pmd #sofie answers asks

[bericas]

↳ john steinbeck, east of eden

#twedit #teenwolfplus #lydiamartinedit #lydia martin #teenwolfedit #ok hiiiiii for my tags #tw #anyway #i love her! #her trajectory is so fun and i love the way she finds goodness through accepting kindness #because she needs it! s1 and s2 were so hard for her! she's on her feet because allison kept her there. and then so do scott and stiles #and so maybe she can help too! maybe she can do something kind too. and scott is so kind when she offers #and then that resolution is met with even more kindness; its not in this set but allison is the first person to say she believes her #and not because ALLISON needs to believe her; this isnt about finding bodies. its about trusting and comforting her friend #its because LYDIA needs allison to believe her. and she does! and then later she receives similar comfort from stiles #and then meredith reassures her of her personhood in a way thats even beyond Not Being a Monster; lydia doesnt do monstrous things #meredith sees her and sees goodness where it always has been but wasnt always offered so freely #AND THEN LYDIA STARTS OFFERING IT FREELY!! she looks out for tracy for no reason but to do it #and when she goes catatonic she surfaces because MEREDITH ENCOURAGES HER!! and because MALIA NEEDS HELP!!! #when she realizes she can protect her friends by putting their bodies before hers it what she does. she wakes up for malia. she stares down #a gun and guides liam away from the ghost rider holding it. not pictured here but in 6b she protects mason with her body too #and the ghost riders gun couldnt hurt her but the hunters sure could!!! AND BEFORE THE SHOOTING. SHE LOOKS MONROE IN THE FACE #a woman who wants to kill her and has already proven she can! but she does it because scott believes in people and lydia believes in scott #and scott needs help and lydia can help him! and how many times has he helped her. how many times have all of her friends helped her #and by this point. how many times has she offered the same? she's used to it enough that she can offer monroe kindness too. a chance to tal #LYDIA MARTIN I LOVE YOU FOREVER YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS #NO ONE IS DOING IT LIKE YOU!!

[star2stop]

skittles lady for the soul <3 (or from the soul if you know what i mean)

#starsfanarts #starsfanarts: deadpool #deadpool #deadpool fanart #wade wilson #wade wilson fanart #anita lotta love #ask spiderpool #SCREAMS #SHE!!!!!! #EVERYONE LOOK AT HER!!!! #anita lotta love from the ask spiderpool blog my beloved #heart eyes #she literally means so much to me you guys #she brings so much comfort #ma'am #ma'am please #can i give you my love #please am i allowed to gift you with all my love for you? #its not the romantic kind but i hope it's still acceptable #SIGH i just appreciate her so much #</3

[blue-sunflower-bee]

"Next time?"

The way these two words made me soft. That was the moment he realized that their night in Paris wasn't just a casual hook-up. The moment he realized this wasn't a one time thing and that Nathan wanted him around. That Nathan was actively seeking his company cause he liked him. And the way he's surprised yet utterly pleased?

The way my heart ached for Farouk when I first read the teachers bonus comic because he thought this night, which was special to him, was just a simple hookup for Nathan. His monologue about being inexperienced because he had only ever dated women and Nathan reassuring him that he doesn't want to rush things and that they'll do everything at their pace is literally so important to me.

This kind of dialogue wasn't in the show but you could somewhat sense it in all their scenes and little gestures. Idk, does this make sense? Lol. Just how they interacted and how calm and cautious Nathan was after their first kiss. This all send me.

Also, random, but... I saw Farouk and Ajayi and their journey getting compared with Nick or Charlie, but Farouk in this prom scene sort of reminded me of Imogen?

Like...they are both so insecure in their own ways, and they are both so surprised, yet happy when they notice they are actually wanted and people want them around? And that is so real.

Imogen being invited to a sleepover and ringing at Charlie's door, forcing a smile and fidgeting because she's nervous, and then all of them are greeting her excitedly, almost dragging her inside and she just naturally becomes a part of the group later on?

Youssef approaching Nathan during prom who just has the biggest smile on his face when he sees him?

Please give me some of that teacher and student content with these two, it'd be kinda funny cause it hasnt been done yet.

#he'd be her comfort teacher for real #maybe I'm projecting but #i feel like shed surpress it at first once she realizes she likes girls and she'd feel like there were a lot of missed chances #just like him tho #cause the way it was phrased in the comics he more struggled with accepting his sexuality #rather than not just realising it #do i even make sense at this point #heartstopper #heartstopper season 2 spoilers #heartstopper season 2 #mr farouk #youssef farouk #heartstopper imogen #nathan ajayi #mr ajayi

[zapsoda]

ok but blatantly and inarguably a lot of "accepting" parents would rather their children be ~nonbinary~ and/or ~nontransitioning~ than binary transgender, and this doesnt devalue exorsexism (not only because it is another form of exorsexism) but because it is a fact

#when i was first talking to my mother about being transgender she struggled with it a lot #and she Asked why i couldnt just “be nonbinary” because that would be easier for *her* to 'deal with' #and my parents are currently accepting but that is still a thing transgender youth have to deal with #the fact that some binary trans people feel the need to misgender themselves in order to make cis people feel more comfortable #because *cis* people view nonbinary trans identities as 'less extreme' or 'less trans' #and that is both transphobia and exorsexism on the part of the cis person!!! #why must we blame other trans people for the situations cis people put us into #and to bring up some other bullshit i was whining about yesterday #being told that *really* got to me. because i didnt choose any of this! #if i could just not be trans and not have to deal with all of the pain i would have! #it has made my life endlessly difficult! if i did have a choice i dont see why i would have chosen to be trans #my family was desperate for a baby girl. all of my aunts and uncles wanted a girl child but they couldnt get one. until my parents #and im just throwing that all away #why would i do that on purpose. disappoint my entire family like that #anyways #got sidetracked #thats not the point #im gonna go eat breakfast ahahah

[pinkeoni]

Ppl putting a loooooot of faith into a woman who canonically voted for Reagan

#also #this isnt meant to be me saying that a character cant have nuanced because she can #i can believe that mike can find emotional comfort in his mom #and i dont think shes abusive cause that is a streeeeeeeetch to say the least #but i can also think that mike may not be fully comfortable coming out to her #but he also doesnt need to be out in order to have a satisfying arc about his sexuality #and to still accept himself on his own terms and live life as himself #if there is a coming out scene with karen #i will have to wait and see how it is done #could surprise me but idk #also enough with the pegging all of the conservative family blame onto ted #she is a grown woman!! #robin rambles #wheeler family