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enblvsh · 1 year

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ENHYPEN HEADCANON - their favorite form of physical affection

genre. soft/fluff, suggestive for jay.

a/n. omg, hi.. soo quick life update; i went to the seventeen concert in oakland!! literally had the best time of my life and i miss them sm :(( also i haven't written anything since i last posted, so im currently easing back into it, please bare with ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა also can i just wow, this is the first post i started and actually finished in one sitting?!?!? so proud of myself tbh

lee heeseung. ʚɞ headpats although it may not seem as "traditional" or "romantic", heeseung likes it because it can be used to express many things. when he's proud of you; *pat* when he finds you adorable; *pat* or when your simply just existing; *pat* *pat* *pat*. it's also his way of saying hello and acknowledging your presence—say as your passing by him or sitting next to him. hee just finds it adorable and endearing; and because its subtle, he likes that he can do it in front of the others as well, without having to deal with their teasing and complaints.

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park jongseong. ʚɞ kisses jay is a classic man who would express his love through kisses. i feel like he'd absolutely LOVE to spoil you with kisses, not even kidding he will kiss you 10 times a day AT LEAST; whether that's before he leaves for work, when he comes back, while you're falling asleep in each other's arms, or simply any moment in each other's presence. it's not always on the lips though; he'll kiss your forehead, eyelids, cheeks, neck, collarbone, shoulders, and hands. they tend to be soft and sweet, simply expressing his pure love and admiration for you, but they can also be passionate and heated, which may or may not lead to something more...

sim jaeyun. ʚɞ cuddles i am so whipped for jake, he's literally the clingiest and cuddliest boy ever ! he'll drop anything just to cuddle with you, even if it's important, but really nothing will ever be more important than you :( tbh you guys are always cuddling, but his favorite are the ones after a long day, because that's when they're the most comforting. jake is always a giggling mess during your cuddle sesh; i mean, how else is he suppose to react when your cute lil face is so close to his? with that being said, he prefers to be the big spoon so he can admire and plant kisses all over your face, but he occasionally likes to be the little spoon too.

park sunghoon. ʚɞ holding hands this is more of a fact than an opinion, like have you seen the i-land clips? despite his cold and composed demeanor, ice prince is actually the softest boy there ever was, and is a little shy when it comes to pda. sunghoon likes any form of affection regarding your hands—holding them, kissing them, playing with them, etc. not only does he think its romantic but he likes the subtly of the act, and thinks it easy to hide when the others catch him being affectionate (even though he's horrible at playing it off.) he's always holding your hand in public too, or sometimes he'll link your pinkies together to give you a little more freedom when you go shopping. and even in private, he'll hold your hand while the other is scrolling through his phone. he just loves your hands and finds them so pretty (but not prettier than his duh!)

kim sunoo. ʚɞ hugs this little ball of sunshine ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა i've said it before, but sunoo is just so bubbly and absolutely loves being around you. his hugs are used to greet you, check up on you, comfort you, and so on. his favorite kind are back hugs, and he LOVES giving them. there's simply nothing better than holding you and resting his head on your shoulders, it's when he's at his happiest. and he most certainly loves being held as well. you loved how safe you felt in his embrace, his hugs are always so warm and theraputic (sunoo's hugs = free therapy and personal human heater). definitely the type of boyfriend to run up and hug you after being away from you for so long.

yang jungwon. ʚɞ hugs + cuddles jungwon seems so cuddly tbh, he looks like someone who'd give the warmest hugs, or whose hugs would instantly melt away the worries of those who embrace him. of course, his hugs would be a way to comfort you during tough times, but they're also his way of saying hello or expressing his curiosity to what you were doing. say you're making yourself food, he'll just come up from behind and wrap his arms around you while watching what you were making. jungwon also loves cuddles; he doesn't have a particular reason why, he just does, and it's not like he has to do much to get what he wants (he has his ways ◔_◔) 75% of the times he's the little spoon, because to him that's when he can let down his guard, take a break from being the leader and relax. but when he's the big spoon, he'll be constantly brushing your hair behind your ear/running his finger through your hair, and give you so so many back rubs!

nishimura riki. ʚɞ leaning on each other's shoulders honestly speaking, riki doesn't seem like someone who's big on physical touch, maybe that's because he's young? but this boy will always lean his head on your shoulder when you're sitting close to each other. not only is it comfortable, but it's also his way of saying he's comfortable with you :) sometimes he'll lay your head on his shoulder too— it's him letting you know that you can be comfortable with him! riki oddly likes to rub his head against yours, which sounds funny but is actually quite adorable. whenever riki sees you sitting by yourself, he lwky feels bad because you're alone (even though you're perfectly fine with it.) of course he's not gonna let his s/o be alone, so he sits besides you and leans his head on your shoulder, so you know he's there for you <3

#enhypen #enhypen reaction #enhypen headcanon #enhypen imagine #enhypen scenario #enhypen x reader #enhypen fluff #enhypen soft #heeseung #jay #jake #sunghoon #sunoo #jungwon #niki #enblvsh

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rottenpumpkin13 · 3 months

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I love how in majority of your posts, the boys are hanging out in Angeal's office like that's their spot

That's because Angeal's office usually smells like cinnamon and apple, probably due to a scented candle burning away at some corner. There's small plants and succulents by the window, as well as a miniature, green watering can with drawing of a frog Angeal painted when he was a child. He has a lollipop jar on his desk that he makes sure is always full, so that whoever comes in can grab one. There's an old jukebox tucked away in a corner that he got at the flea market in the slums. When there isn't much to do, you can hear rock music and indie folk tunes playing from his office. It's definitely the messiest office, but only because it's so lived in. There's a fluffy blanket on the worn, leather couch that's filled with pillows, as well as a hoodie Genesis left there three weeks ago. Sephiroth's favorite books are on the coffee table, as is a theraputic coloring book Angeal got him that Sephiroth insists he never uses. But Angeal keeps a box of colored pencils on top of it anyway, and never makes mention of the color slowly filling its pages. He's just glad Sephiroth is using it. Genesis got him an electric kettle he also keeps on the coffee table, right by a basket of different tea bags, each one catered to his friends' tastes. Of course there's a neat collection of mugs there too, including one Zack made for him during a pottery class. There's black tea for Gen, chamomile for Sephiroth, and anise tea for Zack (it calms his nerves). The shelves in his office are filled with colorful trinkets and action figures, the type he could never afford as a child. There's a conch shell Sephiroth got him from a mission to Costa a few months ago that he uses as a book stopper. There's a humidifier shaped like the full moon on his desk. It lights up in different colors, but he makes sure it's usually bright yellow because that's what makes him happy. Angeal never shuts his office door, preferring to keep it open at all times. He says it's easier for people to find him, and claims a shut door is unwelcoming.

So I guess the reason everyone flocks to Angeal's office is because it feels safe, like him.

#angeal hewley #ff7 crisis core #ffvii crisis core #ff7 #ffvii #genesis rhapsodos #sephiroth #zack fair #final fantasy 7 #writing

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system-of-a-feather · 1 month

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I’ll bite… why do you feel like endos are real? As they do claim to have a trauma disorder just without the trauma which to me seems pretty ableist or at least disrespectful to DID/OSDD systems.

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Well to start, most aren't claiming to have a trauma disorder / DID / OSDD but rather that they experience themselves as more than one and I don't believe that DID / OSDD holds sole ownership to the ability to experience oneself as more than one. A lot of endogenic people knew about their experiences as more than one before really even knowing DID / OSDD existed (or at least past the stigma of "Multiple Personality Disorder" that has no implications to trauma because ya know). I think the term "endogenic" has implications that do a disservice to the group as it kind of implicates innately the idea that trauma is the only inherent way to exist and experience oneself as more than one, when honestly I firmly believe that is not the case.

As to why I firmly believe that it is not the case that trauma and DID/OSDD is not the only way to experience oneself as more than one, there are a number of perspectives I can offer.

From a discussion of the theory of structural dissociation (ToSD) / academic stand point...

the ToSD is not a "Theory" like Gravity and Evolution. The name is actually misleading as it is using Theory in a more colloquial sense; the ToSD when talked about in almost all literature that I've read that references it talks about it as a >model<. The difference between a theory and a model is large.

A theory is something that is constantly and reliably able to be a solid means of not only understanding the world but also predicting large phenomenon. There have been multiple active attempts to disprove it or find flaws in it and none of which have worked. They're age old and have been proven day in and day out to have reliably accounted for every form of discrepancy - at least on a majorly applicable level (as even Gravity seems to have its confusing mishaps when you get to the very high level stuff that I won't even pretend to understand in the slightest as I'm not a physicist).

A model on the other hand is something that is used to best understand, navigate, and conceptualize a concept - often for more practical usage. A model is designed to usually specifically target a specific definition of a phenomenon and experience - and in this case "the dissociation of self of individuals who have experienced trauma and how that causes the phenomenon of alters and dissociated parts". It is not making claims about "the only way for people to experience themselves as more than one" because 1) models don't really intend to be fool proof, they attempt to practically explain and describe an experience in a way that is helpful to apply practically (ie in theraputic practice); by this very nature, the models are suggesting a base framework that often apply and help people who match the specific definition of the phenomenon it is meant to address (ie clients that have gone through trauma and likely have dissociated parts) and 2) the theory is addressing individuals who experience themselves as more than one due to a history of trauma and how that trauma then results in the brain dissociating from itself for survival. It is NOT addressing "all of humanity and human experiences and psychological experiences" - it is just discussing how trauma affects the brain to develop alters. The two discussions and topics are very different and in an academic setting have EXTREMELY different requirements.

Additionally, an issue with the ToSD is that while its a great model for people who have DID/OSDD, it's a laughable theory and hypothesis in most psychological fields that are a lot more into more solid and quantifiable measures. I've actually talked with one of the people that had done research that basically paved the way for children's testimonies of CSA to be taken seriously and accepted in court about the ToSD and they poorly withheld a laugh on the topic. Same said person had actually talked and known either Van Der Hart or Van Der Kolk (they didn't remember which one exactly) and all that. What I got from the conversation with them was that, yes the ToSD works beautifully as a clinical model and it helps a lot of clinicians understand and help people with DID/OSDD navigate their experiences, but the ToSD in a non-clinical academic setting makes SO many assumptions that are absolutely not backed by current more "harder" psychological research that its funny.

There is a LONG list of issues with the assumptions ToSD makes on an academic setting that make it a joke to those on a more non-clinical academic setting but here are a few:

What the FUCK is a "dissociative barrier"? Yes on a clinical sense we know what that is, but where is a "dissociative barrier" in terms of neurology and neurobiology? What functions in memory (both theoretical and physical) actually work to be a "dissociative barrier"? What mechanisms in the brain make it possible? What is a dissociative barrier in terms of developmental psychology and developmeental psychopathology? How is it that trauma manages to "make a dissociative barrier" in children? What concepts of developmental psychology and memory / identity development actually are in play to make this "dissociative barrier"?

Do people even have consciousness - or - more realistically asked, are people actually conscious or do we just feel as if we are conscious? (<- very hot topic in consciousness research in more neuroscience based fields) And assuming we DO have a consciousness, what and where is that located and how does consciousness work on a physiological level in a typically developing child as opposed to a person who experienced trauma? Assuming THAT is figured out, how do we know that that trauma is the only thing that could have caused the consciousness to develop atypically? Additionally, ask all those questions AGAIN for the concept and idea of "identity" as consciousness and identity are two different research topics. Assuming that we DO NOT have a consciousness, how does the false experience of consciousness work and why do we experience it like that? Following from that, why is it that trauma can disrupt and warp that false experience? Additionally, how does it disrupt and warp that false experience? And again, how do we know that trauma is the only thing that can cause that disruption / warping to occur?

My FAVORITE and most frustrating one, but how do we even know we ACTUALLY forget things and what is the mechanism for forgetting things? What IS forgetting? Do we loose neuronal pathways when we forget and is the information truly just gone? Do we just struggle to find the information and thus we fail to recall the information? Then again, all the obvious "okay then how does this mechanism of forgetting get disrupted and warped by trauma".

(added this while writing the third perspective but) How does the modern development and factor of internet usage affect dissociation and any of these mechanisms of developing identity, self, consciousness, memory, etc? How does this new factor impact other neurodivergencies and mental health conditions in regards to that?

None of those questions are well addressed to a standard of research that most non-clinical fields consider ANYWHERE near valid or qualified to make any level of generalizing statements.

I personally largely identify and intend to go into research for developmental psychology / psychopathology after I sort things out in my life some and I LOVE these questions. I have a lot of my own hypothesis as to how those questions are answered and my hypothesis on how those mechanisms are disrupted / develop in children who experience trauma have me almost 100% certain that there are other mechanisms to developing dissociated states of self.

Of course, I'm withholding that from this portion of the discussion because those hypothesises are not founded and again, just sitting in my head rent free until I get to actually research them myself. (Which I do entirely plan to do when I figure my life out more)

From a cultural / spiritual / philosophical standpoint...

The claim that everyone normally experiences themselves as "one" unless trauma occurs seems really honestly White / Western / Christian-centric to me and the idea that the only way to experience themselves as anything other than "the normal experience and development of one person" is to have horrible trauma just... really leaves a shitty taste in my mouth as a person of color.

A large number of non-white non-christian/catholoic centered cultures that have a large emphasis on "the singular soul and repentance" and all that shit have cultural norms and beliefs that already state that it is not weird at all to experience yourself as more than one. As in, there are cultures that ALREADY experience themselves as more than one that have been doing so for AGES before DID/OSDD and hell even MPD were even suggested; ages before the field of psychology was even born.

I personally have a large problem with the claim that people have to have trauma to experience themselves as more than one as it comes off as a very colonizer perspective to experiences that do not inherently have any harm in them (ie experiencing oneself as more than one). Experiencing oneself as more than one (or I guess technically less than one) is something that can be pretty central to a lot of non-white/western cultural experiences and are just an innate part of how they live and life. To state that the only way people can have their culture is to be traumatized (which is the indirect claim being made when the claim that the only way to experience oneself as more than one is through trauma) is just... really disgusting and white-colonizer brained.

Personally, as a Buddhist, I inherently don't subscribe to the idea that there even is a "me" and a "you". I inherently believe that the concept of "being one person" is a means of suffering that people benefit from unlearning as the concept of identity and self does little more than restrict our natural means of existing and thus causes large suffering. As a result, I don't see myself or anyone else as "more or less" than one because the concept, in my spiritual-philosophical-cultural perspective, is not real and anything reinforcing it is not really dpoing anyone huge favors. As a result, I think everyone is everything and everyone is parts of a whole of everything. I think we experience ourselves as one because that is part of the natural expression of our existence. I also think we experience ourselves as more than one because - sometimes - that is just a natural expression of our existence. I ALSO think we experience ourselves as more than one because sometimes that is a good way to understand our natural selves and learn from the parts we are otherwise more disconnected from. A part of Buddhist practice is the dismantling of this concept of self and moving your perception of self away from the way you experience life and the world.

At the place where I am in my practice, the very essence of syscourse is really kind of silly to me because it's like arguing about the color of the blue-black / white-gold dress. Talking and debating it and investigating the question can lead good insights into our experiences and how we approach them, but in the end of the day, the thing we are discussing is an illusion and the effects it has on us and why we see it that way and its not really something any more important or impactful or worth sweating over than a fun thought experiment.

From an advocate standpoint...

A large part of the people who are endogenic are people who are also neurodivergent and/or experiencing notable mental health issues - those of which are not fully 100% investigated into how they affect the development of large topics like self, memory, etc. AND are very diverse and complex experiences. I don't think we should be telling someone who thinks that their experiences of being more than one is tied to their neurodivergency or other mental health conditions that they are wrong and should experience themselves differently - especially since dissociation is honestly pretty prominent in the AuDHD branch of disorders and I personally think it is hard to conclusively say that some level of experiencing oneself as more than one is related to having AuDHD. (not saying that it is either, just that its such a large topic that needs more exploration before I'd feel confident saying that AuDHD doesn't cause some form of experiences that one might experience as being more than one).

I personally see very little purpose and value within infighting of mentally ill groups and clusters when almost every disorder needs more research - particularly in a lens that is not white-western centered and interested in a more sociological / cultural lens.

I find no threat in people experiencing themselves as more than one as someone who has DID / OSDD anymore than I feel threat at otherkin for experiencing themselves as a non-human as someone who acts, lives, and behaves like a bird because of trauma and because I was largely raised by birds (and arguably because I'm autistic but thats one of those things you can't 100% be sure I would have been like without trauma). The reason I am "basically a bird" is entirely due the circumstance of my trauma and how I was raised and that certainly sucks (though I do enjoy it and find it a beneficial part of my life), but that doesn't mean that I don't share some experiences with people that identify as a bird for fun, for cultural reasons, for spiritual reasons, or due to another neurodivergency

Just generally speaking...

I love to see people expressing themselves in unique ways and honestly specifically in ways that do not conform to "normal" society. I think its really cool and neat that people express themselves how they like and express themselves in ways that challenge pointless and/or unnecessary social rules and norms and I believe the norm of being a "consistent singular individual in society" and just general individualism is honestly just such an unnecessary social norm.

This isn't really one of my large points because I say this with a lot less of a firm and full chest cause I do draw a line with the transID stuff (no I will not be taking discourse on that) but like.. generally speaking, I really love to see the dismantling of the concept that people have to be a "consistent singular individual" around me. For a number of reasons - all three main ones off the top of my head being my views as a person with opinions on academic-research regarding the topic, as a POC Buddhist, and as someone who just would like to stand in solidarity to all mental-oddities - I think it is a really important and productive thing to see the social norm of individuality to be changed from a "norm" to one of my options.

I think a large issue people have with endogenics and what not is that they're "cringe" or "making people with DID/OSDD look like jokes" and while thats a valid feeling to have and people with DID/OSDD aren't "wrong" for feeling that way, I think its largely a miss directed feeling that follows the same flaws of almost any other "respectability politics" and advocates that push for assimilation rather than acceptance in society.

In this sense, I actually like to see endos as having a similar goal of making it so that people don't assume that being more than one is inherently a mental illness which BY THE WAY, as someone who is act final fusion / functional multiplicity / late stage DID recovery, is INCREDIBLY important to me as I am not inherently experiencing a severe mental illness when my severe mental illness is largely considered "in remission / remissed" just because I choose to still experience myself as more than one.

Plus, yeah, some of them are cringe (/affectionate) but I honestly think people need to be unapologetically cringier anyways for society to grow and get over a lot of its prejudices so like, yeah maybe that type of "cringe" isn't my cup of tea but its still an ally in my ideal cringification of society /hj (plus people with DID/OSDD can be cringe too and I clap for them as well)

As a whole, I think accepting endogenics as a valid experience to have is progress to a better more accepting, less white-western centric, happy world as well as one that actually is a safe place for people who are in late stage DID/OSDD recovery to feel free to experience their disorder in whatever way is natural, safest, and works best for them.

It's honestly hard to be pro-functional mulitiplicity and anti-endo on practical sense in my opinion as someone who is At That Place because functional multiplicity kind of requires you do detatch the experience of being more than one from the inherent disorder that caused it and once you kind of get to that point.... its just really hard to still see the anti-endo perspective as it becomes really apparent that there really are some benefits to NOT TRAUMA COPING of experiencing yourself as more than one.

But anyways, I've been writing for an hour and a half so I'll leave it there. I wish I had a better way to tie this up but... *shrugs*

#alter: fei #alter: riku #pro endo #pro-endo #endo safe #endo friendly #pro endogenic #endogenic #syscourse #discourse #syscourse tw #ask #asks #long post

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redvelvet103 · 8 months

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Draco Malfoy Headcanons

(Because it's time for the revival of my Harry Potter phase)

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Hey so,, Hi. This blog has been sat postless for too long so to hell with waiting to think of aesthetic things to post. Have some Draco headcanons because I've been having crazy brainrot recently. Hope you enjoy~

(this is assuming he isn't an absolute prick like he was intended to be in the books.)

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- Dimples. He has the cutest damn dimples anyone has ever seen. People don't often see them because he doesn't smile quite bright enough, but they're there and it's vv cute.

- Silver jewelry. Mostly rings. There's a couple that he never takes off but then he has afew that he switches out depending on what he's wearing.

- Speaking of clothes,, bro has a stupidly good sense of fashion. If you want an honest opinion on an outfit, go to this man. As for himself, he takes forever in the morning to choose the perfect outfit, and he always looks good.

- Has a thing for glasses, inexplicably so. He just finds them generally adorable. For some reason though, he does find thick-rimmed glasses much cuter.

^^ To follow up on that, he also does random things for his partner if they have glasses like pushing them up or randomly taking the glasses and cleaning them.

- With his partner, his arm always manages to find its way around their waist. He finds it very comforting to keep them so close, plus it's a sort of instinct. It's very cute if he's just with his partner in the library looking for books and his arm snakes its way around them.

- If, miraculously, he knows any Muggle music, it's definitely stuff from the 60s and 70s. Probably jazz in particular. He just gives those vibes.

^^ Favourites are probably Frank Sinatra and maybe Elvis??

- Building upon him knowing about Muggle stuff, I feel like he'd really enjoy slushies?? Maybe it's in a streak of rebellion against his father's perfect vision for Draco, but he loves a slushie. His favourite is probably blue raspberry, though he hates that it makes his tongue bright blue.

- Since Narcissa is probably quite busy alot (rich people things idk-), so when he was younger Draco learnt how to style hair. He does his mother's hair pretty often and he's actually very good at doing it. His speciality is probably braids; quite easy to learn at a young age and you can do lots with them.

^^ Because of this, if you have long hair and you're a close friend of his, you best believe he'll style your hair for you if you ask. He even carries around a couple of hair bands in case.

If his partner has long hair, he loves to just play with it and run his hands through their hair to relax. He also randomly does little braids in their hair, and finds it quite theraputic.

- Poor thing probably has some kind of anxiety. I think it gets worsened by the pressure his dad most definitely puts on him. Draco always seems abit fidgety when it gets close to the Christmas and Summer holidays because he has to go back to such high expectations n such. (Poor boy :((( )

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And that is all! Probably could think of loads more but I need time for my brain juices to start working more. Anyways, hope you enjoyed! :))

Edit: forgot to tag @sugarschnaps since they came up with some of these headcanons, so... Ty bestie love u mwah

#harry potter #draco malfoy #draco lucius malfoy #hp fandom #hp #hp headcanon #draco headcanons #slytherin #hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry

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cartoonpigeon · 20 days

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Shyfade is finally here! I've been working on this one for a while, and I hope you guys like it! This is only pg. 1 and 2 of what I hope is going to be quite a long comic :3

Some spoiler free infodumping under the cut :D

AAAAAAAAAA shy is so sillay I love him <3333

Although - before i say anything else, I will clarify that the reason the clan is called "Successionclan" is because this was originally supposed to be a Lifegen run with Roman Roy from Succession, which kinda got outta hand (she's gonna show up later i prommy <33) and I've stuck to the name cause i find it funny :3

Also, warrior scerimonies are really weird when you think about it - the whole head kiss/shoulder lick thing just comes off as weird to me, because like - dude thats a kid?? also it very much gives off cult vibes. It was kinda hard to portray here, this is my first comic so I'm definitely still figuring things out, but the motion :(( had to scrap two panels that i really loved for this to make it flow better. Killing my darlings :(. But Shy's dicomfort with it was sooooo fun to explore!! It's almost theraputic? exploring my own religeous trauma through him lmao

I also have an irrational hatred for Sandstar (the brown cat) for some reason - me and Shy are united on that front lmao. Mskeing me a homophobic dog fr fr lmao.

Also shoutout to @chaotickitchenware ! If she didn't suggest I make this months ago it probably would never have happened, lmao, and she and @black-mass-things have massively helped me to make decisions with it, so big credits to them <3333

I ran out of space on the alt for the first page, hopefully its still legible tho 👍 let me know if there's anything I can improve on, cause I'm quite inexperienced with writing alts.

Clip Studio currently won't let me back into the actual file for the first page (I think it git corrupted ????) so I can't fix the spelling mistake that I just noticed in the fifth panel 😔😔😔 I also normally put progress vids here but i can't for the first page atm, I'll see if I can for the second page tho. (although I'll probably only add it later, I'm in a bit of a rush cause I gotta get ready to go somewhere and I dont have access to my puter at all rn 😔😔)

#my art #digital art #WOOOOOOO LETS GO!!!! I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT #Successionclan #Shyfade's comic #<- working title #clangen art #lifegen art #lifegen #clangen #clangen comic #warrior cats #sooooo sleepy

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officerkisnotokay · 16 days

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5 Songs

okaaaaay I was tagged by @wahbegan to do this, here are my five songs on repeat.

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Apoidea by Roman Remains, I just heard this on a whim and dI think the whole album is great but this song really hits the sweet spot.

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2. Smaal Town Witch by Sneaker Pimps, I'm OLD okay (not really) again this whole album, Bloodshot. BANGERS. Definitely 90's vibs here, if you like this one check out 6 Underground by them too.

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3. Lemon by N.E.R.D. and Rihanna, OKAY I say this about all the albums I'm posting so far but THIS ALBUM IS SLEPT ON . N.E.R.D. is so undeerappreciated. But anyway this song slays.

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4. Before I Forget by Slipknot. I am an angy baby at heart Slipknot just gets it dude. Listen to all the Slipknot if you can, its theraputic lol yeah not sure what else to say, go listen to some Slipknot. Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk.

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5. Look by Sebastien Tellier, ugh this song is super nostalgic for me. I use to play this all the time, its just a really chill song, I can study to this, i play this while I play video gmes. Just yeah him and Miike Snow were in constant rotation when i was a preteen/teenager.

And those are my five songs. If you've reached this part tahnk you for taking the time. And I am going to tag

@victoriaisbored

@notsospecialafterall

@worriednerd

#my post #this was hard there is so much in my library that i listen to on repeat #lots of lana #kimbra #the marias

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olderthannetfic · 1 year

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Psych anon again, considering this conversation is still ongoing and some of you don't seem to grasp just how ableist "narcissistic abuse" as a concept is. So let's talk about Sam Vaknin, again.

As I've previously said, Sam Vaknin was the one who coined and even created the concept of narcissistic abuse, and remains the most influential person to speak on it having been used as a source by The Times (where once again narcissistic abuse is explicitly connected to NPD) and CNN. In his capacity as a spokesperson on NPD considering his "specialization" in it and as someone who has it.

Vaknin believes that narcissists are a shell of themselves. He asserts that narcissists are people who have lost their true selves and replaced it with a 'false self' and as such cannot be healed because they do not truly 'exist' and are only reflections.

(Honestly, just looking at his website shows you how sketchy he is).

He also believes that a disproportionate amount of pathological narcissists hold positions of influence in politics, medicine and finance. If this sounds too close to antisemitic conspiracy theories, congratulations! You found the link. Despite being Jewish himself Sam Vaknin affirms several antisemitic stereotypes in a work where he aims to address antisemitism, quite literally saying "This age-old narcissistic defence - the Jewish superiority complex - was only exacerbated by the Holocaust." It is... interesting to say the least that he connects Hitler and Aryan Supremacy to Narcissism and also connects the Jewish people, their victims, to Narcissism.

Despite believing Narcissism cannot be cured, Sam Vaknin developed "cold therapy" as a theraputic modality in which NPD can be treated, to quote, "Cold therapy consists of the re-traumatization of the narcissistic client in a hostile, non-holding environment which resembles the ambience of the original trauma." As well as, "Cold therapy makes use of proprietary techniques such as erasure (suppressing the client's speech and free expression and gaining clinical information and insights from his reactions to being so stifled)."

I don't think I need to tell you why this is such a bad idea.

(Also no, that is not a peer-reviewed journal, and no self-respecting psychology peer-reviewed journal would publish any of Sam Vaknin's work).

That seems pretty definitive to me.

Gotta say, it seems like a lot of people are beating a dead horse on this one.

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Me and my friend had a crazy idea. Since every prsk character is depressed and needs therapy, could a sekai be representing therapy through music???

I would love to hear your thoughts on this!!!

I don't think it's a crazy idea at all and I would say there's definitely truth to that statement actually! The Vocaloids in each SEKAI all exist to help the characters reflect on and understand their feelings, even the SEKAI themselves do this sometimes (e.g: the sky in School SEKAI changing with the girls' feelings, the stuffed toys in Wonderland SEKAI being influenced by the troupe's emotions). While not all the character's problems are solved directly through music, music and community does tie it all together, and of course, the SEKAI is directly tied to Vocaloid. So yeah, the SEKAI does seem like a stand-in for music therapy, even more so when you consider that songs based on the character's emotions actually manifest within the SEKAI. I think this whole system helps them a lot with processing their emotions and understanding themselves, in the same way therapy does.

I do just wanna correct one thing there and say that not every character is depressed. Yes, they all have their low points, but no way are they all depressed. You look at someone like Kohane, who I would consider one of the most mentally healthy characters. She's very she and has quite low self-esteem early on in the story, but I wouldn't say she was depressed at any point.

I do think though, since they are all in that later part of their teenage years where you're getting closer to adulthood and there's just so much stuff going on, that the SEKAI are a really good outlet for them. They just need to get their feelings out sometimes and therapy can be really good for people in that age range even if you aren't depressed or otherwise mentally ill.

I think Empty SEKAI is the most obvious example of being a theraputic sekai. Even if it's not conventional or the greatest at times. Most of the virtual singers are standoffish and definitely don't handle things in the right way, but they still do help the characters come to terms with their feelings. Specifically outlining KAITO in immiscible discord here. Don't want to spoil it for people who haven't read it so I'll be quite vague. But that is not how you handle a situation like Mafuyu's. Yes, it was something she needed to face, and deep down knew (KAITO is derived from Mafuyu after all), but he was extremely harsh on her when what he was telling her should've probably been let down on her much lighter. I'm not to familiar with the work that the event song is based on but it shows that Mafuyu is slowly accepting what KAITO was telling her - she hates what she has become because of how she let people treat her and even if she isn't ready to outwardly accept it entirely yet, deep down she has, and the SEKAI has created this song to help her reach that acceptance. The song is surprisingly aggressive which makes a lot of sense when you consider that KAITO is the featured vocaloid.

On the better side of Empty SEKAI you have Miku. Miku is really interesting to me because she is mainly a source of comfort rather than a guide or a therapist. She's always there for Mafuyu and will do anything Mafuyu wants or needs. Because, especially when the SEKAI manifested, Mafuyu just needed something. Miku is actually very similar to Mafuyu in that she doesn't feel a whole lot and she's learning about all these new emotions at the same time as Mafuyu re-learns them. It's a journey they're taking together and although it's not conventional, I think it helps Mafuyu a lot to just have someone there to walk the same path as her.

I think it's especially interesting that the only song in the SEKAI at first was the one Kanade wrote. Although she wanted the other Niigo members to stay out of her business at the time, the song still meant something to her. There was someone who cared enough to try. She didn't truly grasp that that was how she felt, but Miku did, even if she wasn't entirely aware of it either. Music is an integral part of Mafuyu's recovery in particular, since not only do N25 and OWN act as a way for her to put her unspoken feelings into words, but the SEKAI can do it for her - it can get all those repressed emotions out of her since the SEKAI is her in a way, and I think it's such an effective way for her to confront how she really feels and slowly understand and recover from her depression.

So in conclusion I think you're right OP and I went REALLY offtopic there sorry about that I just ended up getting into the feel of it.

This is worded really badly bc it's late and I'm tired but I hope it's still kinda understandable

If any of the immiscible discord stuff is wrong 1. i'm tired 2. i read the event through google translate so correct me if im talking bullshit

#thanks for the ask!#mod talks #asks #mod has depression before anyone comes and has a go at me

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Hmmm hmm Step facts I haven't already gushed at you about hmmmm.

Cyrus: Probably trolls internet forums for fun. Just picking fights, especially on Rangers fanclub pages and techbro stuff. I feel like this is less of a fact and more of a 'well duh'.

Dana: Does not drink alcohol. They hate the taste, hate the smell, and more than anything hates the sensation of being buzzed or drunk. They would prefer to be Uncomfortably Aware and In Control, thank you.

Luca: Sings loudly and badly to the Rat King when he's messing around in the lab. They appreciate it, obviously - why else would they bounce in the gel? (He used to song to Julia. He misses that.)

Mallory: Worst about earing vegetables out of the whole crew. They are bland and yucky and she is a toddler with a sweet tooth - she will not eat them unless they are drowning in butter or brown sugar or both.

Su Yang: Dabbles in tattooing. It started out as an attempt to vandalize her own, but when that didn't work, she started messing around with it in a sort of theraputic way. She has a sketchbook or two full of designs.

Sfhffhdg ofc Cyrus is a troll, though I didn't think he'd have the patience to sit in front of a computer to do it. I was going to say Densil would join him, but it's far more likely she'd start correcting him instead (not in defense of the Rangers ofc, just like if he did a typo, or forgot something true that she could actually make fun of them for - have I said Densil has no friends? Well clearly there's a reason)

Putting the rest under a cut since it got long!

Dana, you are valid! Antoine doesn't mind the taste of alchohol and does drink, but he also doesn't like feeling too drunk. Makes him feel too helpless.

I don't believe Luca sings badly i bet he hasa lovely voice!! But maybe it's on purpose? I can see that. Nicholas is not much of a singer, but does play the piano. Or did, their hands are a bit too fucked up for longer sessions now.

Baby Mallory xD it's a bit funny to see something like that about her, though I'm sure she could explain it in a more flattering way herself. Rene, also being a sweetstep, doesn't really mind most veggies, they can be sweet too! She does mind meat that is too much on the rare side, though, the texture of it makes her feel a little ill. Too many nightmares.

Su Yang!! Does she have any tattoos on any free spots? How does she practice? Antoine would also get tattoos if it were possible and he has tried it as well, also doodles some designs though I think he'd let someone else do the more ambitious designs if he ever gets the opportunity. But it would definitely be a way for him to reclaim his body, so it's something he still thinks about even if it's not an option now.

#thank you grief i always love hearing about your babies #asks #densil argent #nicholas dale #rene dawn #antoine duman

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Hmm... hmm...

You know, I knew of this line in advance and have debated over and over whether this goes on the tally.

Like, it's not always a denial of love - sometimes it's just the plain old truth. I certainly don't want to be the guy who pairs of the main guy and girl just because, denying any possibility of an alternative explainaition like my name was Pearl Fey.

But lets contextualise here.

Apollo has known Athena since April at this point. Academy takes place in October, so they've had a good 6 months to get to know each other. The Monstrous Turnabout demonstrated a great initial chemistry between the two - bouncing back-and-forth in their chaotic moments, holding each other up when the nerves get to them, even being picking up on when the other is troubled. They both accepted and respect their unique abilities without judgement. Later in Reclaimed, they're watching the Swashbuckler's Spectacular - a show Athena describes as theraputic, to the point where she's watched it multiple times in a row (and eventually brainwashing Apollo into wanting to watch it in his own time). Here, their supportive dynamic continues on pretty strongly. I'll get into it more as the case goes on, but Apollo offering his support during all this would be an important thing to Athena here.

And of course we can't forget that case 5-2 and 5-3 are all part of Athena's reminiscing after Turnabout Countdown, which is largely centred around Apollo and the times they shared. She was in tears last we saw her after Apollo left.

I don't know what's going through Apollo's head here. Not fully, anyways. But his PoV in Monstrous makes it clear that the respect and support Athena shows is reciprocated and very much mutual.

Klavier was definitely teasing. He'd only just met Athena and is known to make flirtatious comments and jabs in Apollo's direction. It's not him picking up a dynamic - that's just who Klavier is (read: a manwhore).

Now... the line itself. I won't lie. I suck at reading into these kinds of things. That's more my local JustiCykes dealer @sunset-peril's wheelhouse so I'm happy to hand that off to them. That said, I could read this line either way. The pause at the beginning could be hesitation, or Apollo just death-glaring Klavier for making another dumb flirty joke. It could be denial, though I'm not entirely sure what Apollo thinks of Athena at this point the same way I know what Athena thinks of Apollo (very very very much).

But given this was enough for me to write an entire PhD thesis on a single fucking line of dialogue, I'm going to add a tally anyways. Because spending this much time trying to justify not adding a tick would be silly at this rate.

Damn you Dual Destinies.

#dual destinies watchthrough #dual destinies spoilers

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Doe Reads: Batman '89 Echoes #2

After being delayed for like...a million years....this issue finally, FINALLY arrived, and it did NOT disappoint! I recall it was originally solicited to come out on 1/31, because I was going to be out of the country, and was sad I was going to miss it...but uh, guess I needn't have worried! But enough about me, let's dig in!

spoilers under the cut!

(Doe Reads Batman '89: Echoes #1)

We begin following our dearest friend, Alfred, as he is out and about doing his shopping. However, he is being followed by a shadowy someone or someones...It appears that they intend to approach him, but are stopped when Alfred is approached by a street window-washer. After the window washer, leaves, Alfred finds a note card with a very familiar logo tucked under his wiper...

....a discreet message from Robin, aka Drake Winston, who was introduced in the previous Batman '89 series. We learn that he's still very much in touch with Bruce, and presumably has been for some time; assisting him with whatever he's doing, wherever he is, and seemingly acting as an occasional go-between for Bruce and Alfred. Although personally I do believe Alfred when he asserted last issue that he doesn't know where Bruce is and hasn't heard from him -- I imagine Bruce is pretty off the grid to serve his mission and protect Alfred (and I promise that's not a Unabomber style off-the-grid joke).

Drake also answers the question for us of who is tailing Alfred...

Drake assures us that Bruce wouldn't leave Alfred in the dark like this if the stakes weren't insanely high, and that if it all goes wrong, they'll definitely need him so it's better to have him out of the loop for now. Alfred agrees to bring Drake the fingerprint kit the next day, and Drake gives Alfred one last piece of info - if something goes wrong, there are three names he needs to get to Captain Gordon: Maynard, Desmond, and Kashif.

From here, we move to Arkham, where Crane and "Robert Lowery"(aka the Firefly, aka Bruce Wayne of course!) have their first formal session. Not only is this our first real look at Crane and his I guess...bedside manner? Theraputic vibe? but we learn a lot of interesting tidbits from this discussion that flesh out the story a good bit.

Firstly, to go back to issue #1, Dr. Hugo Strange is name-dropped as the doctor "Lowery" requested to see after he was apprehended, and who was "unavailable". However, Crane introduces himself to Lowery as someone who worked closely with Strange, so he's more than qualified and able to take on the task of treating "Lowery".

Here, we get confirmed what was alluded to in issue #1 - that the lawyer and judge involved with "Lowery" were paid off in some way, to ensure "Lowery" would be brought to Arkham rather than a penitentiary. "Lowery" asks if it was paid for by the estate of Dr. Strange, remarking that Dr. Strange had "acknowledged what he'd done to (us)" and tried to make amends. This seems to give more weight to "Lowery"'s words at the end of issue #1: "Because that's what I am -- a weapon. It's what they do. Start with a man...and make a monster. It's what they did to me."

Crane begins a fear test on "Lowery", showing him a series of images on screen that increase in intensity and graphic content, in order to measure his responses to them. It starts as simply as a boy and a puppy, and ramps up to show scenes of violence and rotting corpses. finishing up on a photo of Batman, followed by a photo of a scarecrow in a field.

After the fear test, Crane says that "Lowery" is sane and functioning enough to stand trial, but that he's too much of a celebrity to afford to go to a standard prison; his life would likely be at risk. Just to be safe, he's even been checked into Arkham under a false name - Lewis Wilson (names upon names!) Crane says that ultimately the choice us up to Lowery, but he suggests that the smart thing to do would be stay at Arkham (with the other violent cases there). Before he has much of a chance to say anything either way, Crane has "Lowery" escorted to Shady Lane, the area of the hospital where the other extreme cases are, but not before we see that he clearly has his doubts as to whether or not this is the real "Robert Lowery".

It's time for us to catch up with ACN's favorite Dr. Q, who's storming through the station. Apparently since her special interviewing Alicia which was preempted in issue #1 was apparently shunted to a 7am slot, the ratings were low. As she passes, network producer (? still not 100% sure what his title is here) Chuck follows her out into the hall and praises her work on the interview.

At first she believes him to be gloating, but he insists he is sincere and convinces her to follow him up to his office for a chat. While there, he lays out what he sees to be an incredible opportunity. He wants Harleen to use her authority as a therapist at Arkham to obtain a current photo of the Firefly, something that no other station or newspaper would have -- in other words, a scoop. In exchange, he promises her a primetime slot, five nights a week. This does not take much convincing on her part, haha.

Back at the madhouse, "Lowery" is finally at Shady lane. There appear to be some colorful cameos here, and lots of interesting new characters. After being given a warning by a very skrungly man folding origami that his cover as Lewis Wilson is basically blown already and that many staff on the ward would be happy to take the bounty placed on his head, we meet Philco, the ward's living television, as well as Maynard, one of the three names Drake gave to Alfred to turn in to the commissioner in case of emergency.

Maynard and "Lewis Wilson"/"Robert Lowery" meet, and after a bit of a rough introduction, Maynard recognizes "Lowery" as a kindred spirit. "You're one of us. The Monster Men. The Sammy-Poppers...the Strange Rangers."

Maynard says he was able to identify Lowery as such from having read his manifesto; that he recognized Dr. Strange's influence in much of it. After this back and forth, Maynard is distracted after his clipboard is vandalized by another patient; the sheets on the clipboard are covered in green question mark scribbles and "kryptik puzzles" by one E. Nigma...

Upon seeing this, "Lowery" has a violent outburst, attacking the guards, and is stopped by force in short order. As Maynard is escorted away, guards separate "Lowery" into an area out of the view of cameras. "Lowery" asks if he's going to collect his bounty, but to our surprise, the man is an associate of Drake Winston's -- letting "Lowery" know where he can get the package from Drake. The guard doesn't seem to know who "Lowery" really is, he's just operating as a favor for the Winston family.

The other guard, one of the ones escorting Maynard, is next seen reporting directly to Crane, who believes it's no coincidence that "Lowery" and Maynard found each other right away, believing they're trying to revive the "Strange Rangers", whatever that is. He also asks after the other two names that we were alerted to at the beginning of the issue, Desmond and Kashif, who are apparently well in hand. He stresses to the guard that "Lowery" must be kept alive at all costs. Once he believes himself to be alone, we see Crane looking inside a well lit cupboard filled with some choice items....our first look at The Scarecrow!

...before being interrupted by the unwelcome appearance of Harleen Quinzel!

Harleen is there to convince Crane to let her try her brand of persona therapy on "Lowery". After some absolutely top-tier wheedling and whining, and absolutely fabulous desktop posing, Harleen is stonewalled by Crane and leaves. She calls Chuck on the way out to let them know that they've hit a snag in their plan, before she's struck by a moment of inspiration:

After hanging up on Lowery, we finally join Harleen in one of her much discussed persona therapy sessions. She's meeting with her group, bringing in makeup kits. The gist of persona therapy seems to be creating a differentiation between a person's "true self" and the face they put on to the outside world. The "true self" is their actual thoughts, feelings and impulses, and when they put on their makeup, draw on their face, they're allowing those thoughts and feelings to come out. When they're in their "naked face", they view that as a kind of mask that they wear to appear normal and functioning to others, to keep those impulses and feelings in check.

A patient asks how come they never get to see Dr. Quinzel's true face, and she agrees, it's only fair that she shows them her "true face" as well. She applies the makeup on herself and we're...halfway to Harley Quinn!

....and END SCENE!

It was so so interesting to learn more about the Hugo Strange angle to what's going on in this issue. I think Bruce/Lowery's statement about being made a monster by Hugo Strange, coupled with a hypothesis by Commissioner Gordon in issue #1 (that the captured robber who killed the false Batman at the beginning of the story showed rage similar to PTSD, and she clocked him as a veteran) is going to connect to maybe some kind of experimentation on members of the military? With Crane involved, can we expect some kind of....compound that causes a soldier to lose his ability to fear, making him unstoppable on the battlefield? Or is that kinda just more Crane's MO, being who he is and all, and perhaps Strange was up to something similar but different (or something else entirely?) I'm gonna go with my original assumption for now, especially since it seems to be confirmed that Lowery was doing specifically fear tests with Strange in the past...but time will tell. What does Bruce know?? What is he investigating!?!?

I also like how Harleen's persona therapy is effectively kind of....tying her to clown imagery / possible future clown henchman in a way that's organic and independent of Joker stuff, which I was very curious about, him being dead and all. I do remember back in the day, in the old internet rumor mill, the theory was that Harley in any 90s era movies would be like...the Joker's daughter taking revenge on Batman for what happened to her father? But that never sat right to me as a possible origin for her, just too weird. Even more complicated when you consider Duela Dent Joker's Daughter, who even knows.

As an admitted shipper, I find the scene between Harleen and Jonathan absolutely delicious -- the way she interrupts his reverie, the way she tries to convince him to give her her way, and their exchange of jabs; seeing how smug it makes him denying her something she wants so badly...oof, I love it. The difference between Harleen's big expressions and Jonathan's more subtle ones is so fun to watch.

I must admit, it took me all the way to literally today to remember that The Firefly's civilian name is not Robert Lowery, it's Garfield Lynns. Ooops, sorry all you Firefly heads out there. In doing the googling though, I noticed that Robert Lowery was the name of the second man to ever play Batman on screen, in the 1940s serial. Which I did not know! Coincidence? I'm gonna say no but like...who knows, really, haha.

I'm also curious about the naming of Maynard as our Riddler (how do we get from Maynard to E. Nygma? Just a pseudonym?) Truthfully upon reading this the first time, I could tell Maynard was supposed to look like someone but I couldn't place him for sure -- it wasn't after I saw a twitter exchange that it hit me that Riddler's casting here is Martin Short, which I actually love and think is great (I feel like the old rumor I remember the most for a Riddler, pre-Jim Carrey casting was Robin Williams).

This is the panel that looked most like Martin Short to me. It's just kinda funny, Joe Quinones has an absolute skill for bringing out the celeb likenesses in these characters so I'm just really surprised I didn't get it right away. Guess I'm not enough of a Short fan haha. I imagine we'll see more of him soon, although I guess he does kind of put a wrench in my theory of Strange creating fearless super-soldiers. Maybe he was doing something else with Maynard? So much to learn!

And finally, speaking of cameos, there are a couple others I want to acknowledge here. I am convinced that this man, in the hallway of the Shady Grove intro panel is Danny DeVito, change my mind, haha. The man in the center absolutely must be Tim Burton. And....I can't place Philco. He's drawn in such a specific, particular way, I'm convinced he's SOMEONE but I just don't know who. If you know, tell me!!! (also not really sure if it counts as a cameo or a design choice, but I'm calling the zigzag flooring a nod to Twin Peak's black lodge, haha)

I admit to following Joe Quinones' social media even more closely than usual in the time between this issue's delay and its release to find any meager scraps of art / info to keep me alive during that time. I posted everything I could find here as it popped up, but I actually uh....ended up doing a closet cosplay of Harleen based on the panels previewed (the red turtleneck, the checkerboard skirt, tights, red heels) because....I literally already had almost the entire getup already. Years of being a cosplayer (especially a Harley cosplayer!) and having eccentric fashion tastes pay off sometimes! haha.

Here's hoping #3 stays on schedule! Hope if you got this far you enjoyed the read!

#doe reads #batman 89 #batman 89 echoes #dc comics

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autism-aint-a-flawtism · 2 years

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Future Gohan Survives AU Part 4! The Return

It's been two weeks since Trunks left for the past. Two weeks. He should've been back by now. Bulma begins to get nervous. Gohan over there spends most of his time meditating. It's driving Bulma up the wall. She figured that being unconscious for years would make somebody want to be more active.

Bulma sits beside Gohan, who is currently meditating

"Do you think Trunks is okay?"

Gohan keeps his eyes shut, still trying to meditate

"Yes, Bulma. Trunks is completely fine"

Bulma looks at Gohan with confusion

"How do you know that?"

Gohan still keeps his eyes shut, still trying to meditate

"I don't. I have faith"

Bulma leans on Gohan's shoulder

"Do you think there's some way we could check on him?"

Gohan shakes off Bulma's head

"No."

Bulma punches Gohan in the stub

"Why aren't you more nervous?!?!"

Gohan opens his eyes and winces in pain

"Because Trunks is still stronger than I am you dick!"

Suddenly, Bulma and Gohan hear the alarm that Trunks is back. They both run over to the time machine to see how Trunks is doing. Hopefully he hasn't lost an arm. Gohan would be really bummed if Trunks had lost an arm.

When they got to the room holding the time machine, Trunks flew out to be hugged by Bulma. Trunks looked mildly annoyed. Gohan had a pretty decent guess why

"Hey mom! Ever meet dad?"

Bulma let out a sigh as Gohan is cackling in the background

"Okay, look, love is complicated."

Trunks looks over at Gohan

"And Gohan, when were you going to tell me you were a major nerd!"

Gohan puts his hand on his hip

"Sue me, I'm allowed to have my own childhood"

The three hugged each other. They were together again. At that moment, everything was okay again. These three felt like they could take on the world. All three of them finally had hope again. But Trunks still had one more question

"But seriously, mom, what did you see in him?!?!"

"A short, powerful person, desperate for attention! As a female scientist in her early 30's I could identify with that!"

Gohan gathers them in for a huddle

"Okay, Trunks. I want to see how strong you've gotten. So how about we go and finally kill those Androids?"

Trunks steps back

"Gohan, I'll take them on. I've gotten exponentially stronger"

Gohan gives Trunks a smirk and a fighting stance

"Spar for it?"

Trunks swept Gohan's legs

"No."

Trunks flew away to finally kill the Androids. And Gohan had a face of pure, concentrated pride. But Gohan's definitely going to have to ask Trunks to train him. Gohan figures that he's going to have to train with Trunks in order to catch up to him. He doesn't want Trunks to be leading the future. He's only sixteen. He wants Trunks to have the childhood he never had. But, Trunks has worked hard in the past. He's going to let Trunks have his win. Maybe he'll even bake a cake for him. He reminds himself to ask Bulma for cooking lessons. Bulma sends out camera drones to watch the battle.

Android 18 begins to throw out a heavy barrage of ki blasts at a building. She's letting out all of her rage on the building. It's borderline theraputic for her.

Android 17 lets out a chuckle to himself

"You know, sis, they say catharsis is actually bad for your health..."

Android 18 begins to let out her barage even more intensely

"AND SO IS CALLING ME A -AND I QUOTE- 'HO-BOT'"

Android 17 chuckles again under his breath

"I would've gone for 'ro-thot''

Android 18 finishes tearing down the building, the building only being a pile of rubble

"I'm not even an android! I'm a cyborg!"

"Duh, since you're a girl, you'd obviously be a guynoid, which is funny considering 'guy' isn't a-"

An old man shoots Android 17 directly in the face. The bullets obviously bounces off. Android 17 swears under his breath

Android 17 begins to walk towards the old man, trapped under a car with only his upper torso free

"Not a bad shot, pops! You must be real popular at the shooting range!"

Android 17 gets face to face with his assualter

"I, on the other hand, have terrible aim. I gotta get real up close, see?"

Android 17 takes his assualter's gun and puts it directly in his mouth

"So do me a favor. Sit still."

Android 17 shoots his assualter directly in his face

"Ohhhh. Right. 'Gynoid', like 'gynecology'. It makes sense when you think about it-"

Trunks comes flying in without his jacket or sword. Just his utter bare hands. He's ready to throw down. And he's ready to wreck shit.

"I hope you got everything out of your wretched lives you wanted, because they end today! Starting today, nobody will die by your hands!"

Android 17 laughs out loud to himself

"Hey there, Lilac! It's been a few weeks since we wrecked your absolute shit"

Android 18 looks Trunks up and down

"See, 17? This is what you get when you don't double-tap. Also, does he look different to you?"

Android 17 joins 18 in the metaphorical eye fucking of Trunks

"Now that you mention it, yeah! He does! He ditched the sword, lost the jacket, plus he got *jacked*. You must be crushing that 5-by-5. Also, did you get a little taller?"

Android 18 rolls her eyes

"Jesus Christ just swipe right already!"

Android 17 elbows his sister

"Pretty sure he's your type, sis"

Android 18 stops paying attention to Trunks and turns her front to her brother

"No thanks. I'm into shorter men"

Trunks begins to fly as fast as he can to Android 18. Android 17 realiazes that his sister's shit is about to get rocked

"SIS WATCH OUT!"

Trunks lands his blow perfectly, he lands the perfect uppercut and he hits 18 so hard she flies through multiple buildings while yelling so many explicitives it would make a sailor blush

Android gets out of her pile of rubble, she's bloody, and she's livid

"Now, it's too bad you left that sword at home...'cause now I'm going to have to do what comes next with my bare hands!"

Android 17 faces his sister and yells at her

"Is this a bad time to point out his specific choice in shirt?"

Trunks assumes a fighting stance and monologues to the Androids

"You know, it's funny and a little bit sad. You two Androids didn't have to turn out like this. The ones I met in the--"

Android 17 gives out an offended gasp, Android 18 rolls her eyes at her brother's offense

"Hold up, did you call us "Androids"? That's offensive."

"Again with this shit?"

Trunks scratches the back of his head out of slight embarassment

"Oh, right. They called you "Androids" in the past."

Android 17 gives out a face of confusion

"'The past'? What, did you time-travel?"

Trunks looks dumbfounded

"Uhhhhh yeah"

Android 18 joins in her brother's confusion

Wait, when was that? Shouldn't we remember you?

Trunks turns on his Super Saiyan as high as he can reasonably reach to. He even goes SSJ Grade 3. He figures even with the fatigue, he can still outspeed the Androids

How about this...If I don't kill you in the next minute, I'll give you an explanation.

Android 17 looks slightly intimidated by his opponent's sudden gain in muscle mass. But nevertheless, assumes a fighting stance

"Trust me, wife-beater...By the time we're done with you, we won't need one."

Android 18 suddenly gives a face of disgust at her brother

"Wait a second! That's what you meant by his choice in shirt? Jesus, dude!

Android 17 gets snippy at his sister

"Dude, are you kidding? I put a bullet in some dude's gray matter not two minutes ago and that's what's got you offended?"

Trunks gets sick of letting the comedy troupe continues, so, he rushes towards Android 18 and gives out just an average blast attack. But, the blast completely annihilated Android 18. He didn't expect to be that strong. Trunks was about to do a dorky dance, but wanted to look like a credible badass. Besides, he still had a job to finish.

Android 17 puts his hands up

Any chance that I could talk you out of this?

Trunks begins to charge an attack directly in front of him

"What was my Master's name?"

Android 17 begins to sweat bullets

"Huh?"

Trunks begins to concentrate all of his ki into his arm

"The man who taught me. The man whose arm you took. The man you almost killed. Tell me. What was his name?"

Android 17 basically signs his death warrant

"Gooooooo....kuuu Junior....?"

Trunks lets out a half strength attack, which completely obliterates the Android. Trunks is finally done with it all. The Android's reign of terror is finally over. And he couldn't be happier. Trunks begins to do a little dorky dance, not realizing that Bulma sent a observation robot

Bulma speaks through her robot

"TRUNKS. WE CAN SEE YOU."

Gohan takes the mic and speak through the robot

"WHEN YOU GET BACK, WE'RE CELEBRATING. THEN, YOU'RE TEACHING ME HOW YOU GOT THIS STRONG!"

Trunks smiled to himself.

It's good to be happy again

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