#does anyone remember these 😭

[captain-flint]

Ed caressing Stede's face and chest

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmdedit #blackbonnet #blackbonnetedit #gentlebeard #gentlebeardedit #stede bonnet #edward teach #blackbeard #taika waititi #rhys darby #this has already been pointed out in a couple text posts but i don't remember if anyone's mentioned the scene in the 1st gif #he does the same thing to the stede cake topper and i 😭😭 #anyway i needed it all in a big gifset so.. here #my stuff

[thranduel]

some thoughts about astarion because i'm tired of the internet reducing him to one thing

when bg3 came out in early access, astarion was always seen as the extremely flirty, confident guy who enjoyed sex (or so we thought) and spoke about it like it was his favourite thing. he was also kinda marketed as the “sexy vampire”, so you can understand why many people saw him that way based on the little amount of content we had. even while playing act 1 and act 2, many players still might think of him like that because he does have a very charismatic personality and he asks to sleep with you very early on, so it just automatically makes you think he’s genuinely happy doing that and being totally serious.

BUT!!!!!!! we end up finding out later on that’s NOT the case and it was all part of a plan to seduce us in order for him to gain protection. he opens up about his past and his trauma and how he was forced to use his body to lure people back to cazador. he struggles with intimacy and relationships in general because of this. that’s why i really hope that people stop reducing him to “hot sexy vampire that loves flirting and having sex with everyone” when that is not who he is, he’s literally traumatised because of sex due to being forced into it and he’s slowly trying to heal. he’s also so much more than just “the hot vampire”, ya know? if you actually put in the effort to get to know him, you will see who he truly is underneath and he has many loveable traits to appreciate.

you may not see the “soft” side of him very often because he hides it, but it’s there!! one thing i noticed that really stood out to me was that when i gave food to an orphan in act 3 and he approved. back when you first met him, he probably would’ve done the opposite or had no reaction at all. i also saw a clip of someone trying to romance karlach and astarion and he literally told tav to choose karlach over him because he can see that karlach loves her. he said normally an arrangement would work for him but after everything karlach has been through, he doesn’t want to get in the way or see her hurt. letting tav go is also hard for him as well but he still thought about someone else. he could’ve whined or been possessive or jealous but he didn’t do that at all. where are all those people who reduce astarion to “the guy that flirts and sleeps with everyone” now? seriously. that’s not what he does, and when he was forced into it by cazador, he was trying to survive, he didn’t do it for his own pleasure. it’s not a “hot” personality trait of his, it’s literally trauma. and because he did it so much, he got used to it, and that resulted in him disassociating and feeling empty.

apparently if you ask him to join you and sleep with the drows at the brothel (something i will never make him do in my playthroughs), he only says yes because he struggles to say no. but he disassociates. and if you’re in a high approval relationship with him and he loves you, he will feel safe enough to express his feelings and say he’s not comfortable. this happens before you fight cazador. i’m not sure if he gives the same response after, but either way, if he joins in, he will always disassociate and it’s not something he wants to do despite what he may say.

that being said, it’s obviously still okay to appreciate his beauty and attractiveness, because he is very beautiful. he appreciates it and even likes being called beautiful. calling him “hot” and “sexy” isn’t a bad thing either, we know he can be and i'm sure he knows it too! it’s just annoying when people act like that’s ALL he is and they don’t even mention anything else about his character. the love scenes are beautifully done too (i personally prefer the second one after you’ve stopped him from doing the ritual, because that’s the one where he decided he truly wanted it and felt safe and comfortable because he genuinely loves you), and i actually would’ve been fine if they didn’t have any scenes like that at all because it’s totally understandable and valid if he didn’t feel comfortable, but i just hope that people don’t take things too far and over-sexualise him just because of how he appeared to be in the first half of the game and the way he’s often marketed on social media. and yes i know he’s fictional and nothing on the internet is going to hurt his feelings!!!! it’s more about the fact that he canonically has sexual trauma and many people still say really disturbing stuff even AFTER they find out about that, and it just makes me uncomfortable to think that people are okay with treating someone like a sexual object especially when they've said they're traumatised and it makes them uncomfortable. idk if this makes sense 😭

but yeah he doesn't want to flirt and sleep with everyone as i've seen people claim. and if in an alternate universe he did, and he did it on his OWN terms, and the other people he had relationships with enjoyed it too, then good for them! absolutely nothing wrong with that if there's consent, respect and honesty. however, that's not the case with what happened with astarion, because 1. he was forced into using his body WHEN HE DID NOT WANT TO and 2. he misled people and lured them to a miserable fate. it's so horrible and devastating for everyone involved. sex was never something fun for him, and it certainly isn't a "personality trait" of his. it was a survival tactic. he was forced to. he didn’t want to.

obviously when he becomes more comfortable, then it's totally understandable to get excited when he flirts and shows physical affection. he can be so charming, funny, sweet and romantic and i love that. it’s so beautiful to see him heal, genuinely find comfort in someone for the first time and experience intimacy that he feels ready and comfortable for. he deserves to love and be loved on his own terms instead of being forced. but again, he is so much more than the guy we were introduced to at the beginning. the internet just sees one thing and sticks with it but i really hope people start to actually appreciate him for who he is and the complexity of his character.

aaaaand i just had to leave this here <3

#astarion #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 #sorry for rambling i’ve just been very emotional about him recently 😭 #also i hope people remember that even if he NEVER EVER wanted to have sex again he is 100% valid #he does not have to change or force himself to feel a certain way #especially after everything he’s been through #and if you think he does then you’re gross. he doesn’t owe anyone ANYTHING #anyways #when he kept apologising for not sleeping with tav i wanted to cry #there is literally a scene where if you tell him halsin is interested in you he says it’s ok to go to him #but then he gets concerned and asks if it’s because he hasn’t slept with you for a while #and i wanted to cry #he should NEVER have to feel guilty for that #honestly the only reason why i think he might eventually feel comfortable with sex again is because -> #in act 3 after his genuine love confession after you help him defeat cazador he initiates it himself #and it feels like it’s something he truly wants after developing a strong emotional bond with someone for the first time #and i think that’s really beautiful that he chose to do it on his own terms when he felt ready #but also #for a while i wasn’t sure if he was repulsed and uncomfortable by sex in general and hated it entirely #or if he only feels comfortable after he develops a strong emotional bond #the only reason i think the second one now is because of what happened in act 3 #but regardless whatever it is i just want him to feel safe and comfortable and happy #my posts

[appsa]

Will always be obssessed w this shot btw. The branches of the tree reaching out for his siblings while he's fidgeting nervously with his real hands. Shiv and Kendall sitting comfortably on thrones (even if kendall is a little bit higher), while roman has a choice if he sits on the empty seat or not. And we know roman always sits on the floor by the seat, never on it. Especially not after the funeral when he didnt even believe he had the right to step into logans mausoleum. Who was responsible for composing this shot i just wanna talk.

#succession #it even looks like the branches are extending from his chest his itty bitty pink little heart #what if i killed myself #anyway. #also im so sorry i couldnt find who gifed this to credit 😭 i rly am sorry #does he sit on that chair eventually like anyone remember

[psychewritesbs]

Chapter 251: Decisive Battle in the Unhabited, Demon-Infested Shinjuku, Part 23--Megumi is back!! aaaaand it's not looking good

Well. In case you've been living under a rock, Megumi is back and everyone and their mom knows about it because Twitter demonstrated to be full of people who lack reading comprehension, basic human compassion, and an understanding of how trauma fucks with the mind. Only the latter is excusable, since this is domain-specific knowledge that I don't expect others to be aware of.

The number of times I've read the word "bitch" next to Megumi's name is appalling to say the least.

So... yeah... happy jjk-Sunday? Sorry, I wish I had a more upbeat intro to my ramble for this chapter but man... this fandom is something else and a lot of the comments about Megumi were just so...

Anyways let's taco'bout Megumi and share Megumi-love under the cut.

What is this irritating feeling?

Why does this matter? If you haven't seen me mention this over on the twt already, Sukuna makes a small gesture that is unequivocally Megumi body-language in chapter 248:

Megumi typically places his hand over his shoulder when he's stressed (although I have to confirm he only does it when stressed):

It isn't just the body language that is significant, but rather the way of thinking itself. I didn't catch this myself, but Ant and Danchou did, so I might not do it justice when explaining it.

This way of thinking is very Megumi-like in how he second-guesses himself. More than second-guessing, however, it also feels like a nascent sense of consciousness. All of this obviously presents a very interesting dilemma because, as Sukuna recognizes, sharing a body with Yuji has changed him.

I think we all knew Yuji or Megumi would be changed by Sukuna--because that is how Gege directed our attention by having Gojo mention Yuji could inherit Sukuna's CT by the mere fact that they shared a body. I know I also assumed that Megumi would maybe learn from Sukuna using 10s. But I also know I never even considered that the opposite could be true: Yuji and Megumi could also change Sukuna.

So, the way I see it, with that hand gesture, we have what appears to be Megumi's sense of self bubbling up from under the surface and changing Sukuna.

What's interesting to me is how subtle this is. Sukuna notices this as an "irritating feeling" that is incomprehensible to someone like him who rejects aspirational ideals.

So, part of what I love about this is that sharing a body with Yuji has deepened Sukuna's own experience of reality.

Sukuna is all ego, right? Ego is everything that is concrete...

So I have to wonder how much of this is also Megumi's own emotional turmoil given what we saw this chapter...

Wake up, Megumi!

Ok so let's do a quick recap...

We also know Tsumiki is integral to how Megumi sees himself. This is very important because Megumi basically makes her his raison d'être. In other words, his whole identity is framed around protecting her during the Culling Game. Aside from the obvious shock that it was to realize Yorozu was pretending to be Tsumiki the whole time, which meant Tsumiki was dead, the issue with Megumi was that he made Tsumiki his identity.

And if there is one thing we have seen happen time and time again in jjk is how being limited by your self-ascribed identity comes back and bites you in the ass.

So in Megumi's case, what happens when his whole identity was framed around a single outcome, and then he realized that outcome turned out to be a failure right from the start?

An identity crisis or basically no sense of self.

So what does he have to live for now?

What reason does he have for living if the person whom he had wrapped his identity around is now gone? This is what created the opening for Sukuna to possess him.

What's crazy about this is that even when he was weakened, he still put up a fight and elicited a "Fushiguro Megumi" from Sukuna. Sukuna had probably already considered the importance of the bath, but this likely solidified the need to have Megumi marinate in cursed energy. Like... this is what it took to bury Megumi's consciousness. Also, this is important because we're talking about marinating in negative emotions "to be near evil".

Now, it's midnight and I got to get to sleep, but the way jjk uses "evil" is not cliché at all, but almost like as a metaphor for chaos, hyper individuality, and instinct. I started writing about Naoki Urasawa's Monster, so hopefully I can get around to explaining the whole good vs. evil dichotomy (which is one of my favorite topics ever) soon, but this is all I'll say for now. I'll come back to this in a sec.

Next, Megumi's own Cursed Technique (which we know is tied to the brain and personality) and hands are used to kill Tsumiki's body and Gojo while Megumi can only observe.

And then, Gojo accidentally blitzes Megumi's soul with his technique.

Like are we for real expecting Megumi to just stand up and start throwing hands after all he's been through? What is wrong with people???!!!!!!!!!!! Have some compassion ffs.

Unfortunately, this isn't just about a lack of reading comprehension and compassion, it's also about lack of domain knowledge. This is Trauma with a BIG T we're talking about, and Trauma has been shown to limit how you see yourself and how you are able to think.

So, of course Megumi is distraught. The writing in this is so damn realistic.

Now, Gege has been paying special attention to Megumi's body language, and while the rest of the fandom is laughing at the "Mahoraga hands", I'm looking at how tightly closed those fists are. Even the way he's curled up in a tight ball... Almost like he's about to blow up from sheer pressure.

Quite the contrast to the last time we saw him in a similar position but with more relaxed body language.

And remember, he marinated in cursed energy so that he would be closer to "evil", right? Plus getting blitzed?

Listen, I am ready for Yuji's pep talk, I am sure it will be generational, but right now, I don't think Megumi is ready (or maybe even able) to hear it. Again, because Trauma with a big T.

Plus Sukuna loosing control of Megumi's body? You kind of have to wonder why Megumi's energy has been crescendoing to the point that Sukuna would be affected by it and not only think like Megumi, but also use body language that is unequivocally Megumi.

This feels like a Megumi is about to snap.

This is starting to feel ominous precisely because he's marinated in these self-destructive emotions for so long. Emotions which surely intensified as he saw the consequences of his inability to take action.

But then again... I was expecting a blood bath out of the culling game and it was everything but so 🤣 idk what to tell y'all. As predictable as he is, Gege is unpredictable af.

Ok I think those are my main thoughts? WHAT ABOUT Y'ALL?!!!!!! What are we thinking? What are the theories? oh mai gah.

Even if I'm responding to asks slowly, I'm still reading them as they come in guys. Sorry, school + work is kicking my ass because well... in typical Megumi fashion I haven't taken responsibility for bringing out my best.

That said, I go off to sleep 🫡 Thanks for reading!

#jjk ch 251 #god i love jujutsu kaisen #does anyone remember my Megumi tag? 😭 #not Gege edging Megumi fans #megumi kaisen

[risingsunresistance]

this post except it's all the same guy

#idk if i should make this rebloggable or not 😭 it feels like ''not my art'' but i like the drawing i made #technoblade #awa #does anyone remember the post i made abt all these being 4 different guys in a weird au concept thing #been dying to draw them all again. finally found something i wanted to do lol

[throckyova]

Last I watched was season 3 and the movie. Nothing bad happened to Bakugo since then right

#remembered mha existed after literally 4 years #deadass the first time I’ve ever drawn them bro😭 #does this appeal to ANYONE #they’re superheroes right it’s close enough to dc #kirishima eijirou #kiribaku #bakugo katsuki #mha bakugou #mha kirishima #my hero academia #mha fanart #fanart #art #digital art #character art #my art

[lunarharp]

silly men

#witch hat tag #orufrey #i searched 'advanced cooking things' for this so i could find a word like 'blanch'. #lots of ppl said they want to buy my zine 😭 i have a printer now ufufu. i deleted my post of confusion even tho im still confused #i can post my ferdibert zine fic now. maybe i'll do a lil drawing for it. does anyone know what ferdibert is does anyone remember #genuinely finding it hard to call perfect-bound manufactured projects 'zines' any more.

[flowercrowngods]

please. please some time travel au words please it's been 4 months, please i–

#i thought myself against a wall with that one and i need to make some kind of u-turn and like it's fine but ughhh #i'm just so unhappy with every word i write for that fic idk #someone come hold my hand about it #time travel au #i know i say this a lot but. does anyone even still read that lmao #do yall even remember 😂😭

[superbellsubways]

Bwah

#sorry. i made this for the 9 year old me that loved this fucker #These videos aged so poorly 😭😭😭 does anyone else remember them ⁉️ #dr octagonapus #nostalgia #webcore #i rlly dont know how else to tag this #digital art #doodle

[cakesmelons]

Epic did it! He rizzed the MTT(mettaton)! .....right?

#Epic's ;3 face is officially permanent #I swear I'm gonna draw Dream and Cross ride Epic(in the dirty way) #one day #alright who's next on the list #(I am not okay) #(is anyone gonna stop me yet? pls) #also just remember wdym mtt adoring honkers is a canon event #I got giggly in my sleep #submitted #NOT melons art #sunnymainecoon #omg the mtt look like yanderes in this wait 😭😭😭 #HIS RIZZ IS UNSTOPPABLE!!!!!? #his harem has literally doubled after he rizzed the mtt #bro is definitely flaunting to thw reindeer in the area about how his harem is 10x better than theirs #OMG WAIT. HE DOES HAVE A PERMANENT ;3 FACE CAUSE HE ALWAYS HAS ONE EYE CLOSED #OMG. RIZZING 24/7 #Sunny. 😭 you CAN'T send me the dirty creampic riding #You CAN'T #i think error or ink eould be next on the list. but error's design isn't posted yet..... #and ya admiring Nightmare's honkers definitely happened in canon #there's no way i don't NOT incorporate how obsessed y'all are with nm's chest #no one is stopping your drawings. they're amazing. please continue honestly #I'm loving them #frozen!epic #frozen!murder time trio #sanscest #frozen!au #dreamtale frozen au #frozen au

[xinyuehui]

ʚ Peng Cianyou on 100% Entertainment promoting the ONHCT rerun on TV ɞ

#Peng Cian You #100% Entertainment #娛樂百分百 #oh no! here comes trouble #oh no here comes trouble #不良執念清除師 #不良执念清除师 #cdramasource #caps #rerun on tv!!!!! does it mean its high in demand??? its popular??!! we might get season 2???!!!?? #he was so cute 🥺😭 the hosts went easy on him and looked after him. though i lowkey wished they asked him some wack questions lol #weijin🧣🧣 went full on fanboy saying he wants to be cianyou throwing away his notes is the funniest thing #does anyone remember this variety ive watched all the super junior-m eps back then it must have been 10yrs ago (im getting old

[sourstiless]

just got a bunch of really sweet comments on my newsies fic and now i may be forced to open the word document again

#aurrrrr it’s been like 2 years since i last updated😭😭😭 #does anyone from the newsies fandom even remember me anymore #92sies #newsies

[rebelrainfall]

why am i having such intense hiccup and astrid feelings tonight it is 2023 i though i was like 6 years past that

#does anyone remember that rtte ep where he has to pull her out of the ocean and he's holding her so tight on the way back to dragon's edge #or when she's blinded and he's her only guide #actually looking back those writers really put astrid through it like what DIDN'T happen to that girl #or when she gets so nervous about the gift for him 😭 #but like??? he literally said 'there will always be a hiccup and astrid' what even WAS that 😭😭😭 #httyd #hiccstrid

[anotherpapercut]

I know several people who like LOVE seasons 5-7 (11th doctors run) and think the storylines and moffats writing are brilliant and I don't get it!!! what am I missing??? why does literally every single episode have the exact same stakes: Rory/Amy/the doctor is dead. forever. so dead. but wait!!! what if they aren't!!! why do so many of the explanations for why they're not actually dead feel so rushed like they were added at the last minute!! why does every single queer character act kind of weird and awkward about being queer!! why does the doctor casually say that women are inferior when no one's around!!! what the fuck!! hello!!!

#why is rory continuously proving himself as the Only Man To Ever Exist only for the characters/narrative to continuously imply hes lesser #amy tries to kiss the doctor?? at her wedding?????? #when amy is stuck for 36 years why is she like i forgot how much rory loved me?? GIRL HE WAITED 1000 YEARS FOR YOU???? WHAT???? #he is CONSTANTLY the butt of the joke despite being unequivocally without a doubt the best character from this era #what the fuck was up with river being their kid #THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY???? WHAT?? THAT SHIT WAS WEIRD RIGHT??? #does anyone else find it annoying that moffat changed the opening theme and the tardis and the sonic and the doctor ALLLL at once #and then retconned the entire storyline the early seasons are based off of?? #WHY IS THE DOCTOR SO GODDAMN ANNOYING?? LIKE SO MUCH MORE ANNOYING THAN THE OTHERS #and fucking sexist!!! so sexist!!! #anyone remember the characters who were like 'were the short fat and tall skinny gay men why do we need names' LIKE HUH??????? #gay people still have names steven 😭 #i feel like im going insane bc i have no one else to talk to abt it until my partner catches up #but you guys still think these seasons kinda suck right? like coming off of martha and DONNA and her AMAZING storyline #these just kinda pale in comparison right?????? #the last centurion is probably the last really good plot of that era imo. none of the other plots come close to having an ending that cool #like rivers story couldve been amazing and then it was just uh. kinda weird. a bit confusing IDK #i dont want to be a dick when talking to people and like shit on smth they love but i genuinely have a hard time #finding kind things to say abt a lot of this era #also and this might just be me but i do not like amy and clara v much 😭 theyre so fuckin mean and not even funny #why were martha donna and rose sooooo well written and they all have rich backstories. we know their fuckin families!! #literally its never even fully explained what the fuck happened to amys parents 😩😩 they just move on. the only friend of theirs #ever shown is fucking river??? as a kid?? #am i the only one who found all thay confusing

[aengelren]

Someone said Eren Norbert Jaeger and..I like it

#Eren tate Jaeger #y’all what was that middle name we all used for him? it was a headcanon #does anyone remember pls😭i need to know #eren jaeger #attack on titan #eren #shingeki no kyojin #aot #eren yeager #anime

[remylong]

i think they should do statistical studies on the melliot fandom like i NEED to put all thirty-five of us under the microscope asap

#people who were adamandians in 2021 does anyone remember midge and harshal who lived like a street down from each other in philadelphia 😭😭 #i know midge has a tumblr but i think of harshal dearly ☹️ i haven't talked to him since i deleted discord last year #*2022 sorry!! #anyway i can't say much about my present situation without doxxing both me and avvy so this is the most ill like Post about it but #if i had a dollar etc etc etc #actually tbh i kind of want to use the bracket account to do like a mini melliot census but idk if its weird