#family fuckup

[anthurak]

Something I find interesting about rewatching Yang’s scenes talking about her childhood in Volumes 2 and 5 is how she doesn’t really… defend Tai’s actions and the way he seemed to have effectively checked out on her and Ruby for several years after Summer’s disappearance.

Now sure, she doesn’t really decry him, but we don’t hear Yang trying to claim that her father ‘had his reasons’ for what he did or otherwise trying to justify his actions. She just presents what Taiyang did fairly matter-of-factly. Likewise, I think we can see a similarly frank assessment of Tai’s parenting from Ruby in Volume 9 when she directly acknowledges that Yang raised her.

Putting these together, I really get the sense that both Yang and Ruby are very much aware of Tai’s actions and how he let them down as a father, rather than trying to defend or cover for him.

So why has Yang and the story as a whole only given a general, indirect acknowledgement of Tai’s actions and never really confronted him directly about how he let his daughters down as a father?

Well, I think it’s because that rather than trying to defend or cover for their father’s actions, Yang and Ruby are engaging in that much less melodramatic but ALL too common practice of just… not talking about the problems of a close family member.

Rather than going through the surely difficult and ugly process of confronting Tai over how he failed them as a father, Yang and Ruby have taken the fair easier option of simply not talking about it. Even though both of them, particularly Yang, are very much aware of the problem.

It also probably doesn’t help that in the present of the show, Tai has grown into, if not a good parent per-say, at least a decent one. Which in turn probably gives Yang and Ruby even more reason to just… not talk about that time he kinda-sorta abandoned them for several of their formative years.

See also, what Tai does to help Yang’s recovery in Volume 4. Sure, some of his methods were questionable, but he did ultimately help Yang recover and move on, which I think in turn makes Yang all the more reluctant to confront him on his past failings as a father.

So where do I think this is all going?

Well, with the Volume 9 finale clearly sowing the seeds for a major arc of Ruby and Yang diving into aspects of their family history they never knew about, most notably the long-awaited truth of what REALLY happened to Summer, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if some other long-brewing issues started bubbling to the surface as well.

As I’ve stated in other recent posts, at this point Yang’s original recounting of her family history to Blake all the way back in Volume 2 now absolutely REEKS of ‘unreliable narration’, and that there is clearly a WHOLE fucking lot that Yang, and Ruby, have no idea about regarding their parents.

So if during the process of Ruby and Yang finally digging into their family past, they happened to discover that Tai and Qrow have been keeping some massively important pieces of information from them all this time, effectively lying to Ruby and Yang for YEARS?

(say about, I dunno… Ruby’s ‘real’ father actually being a certain angry/depressed bird woman?)

Well I’d say that would be just the thing that could blow the lid off right off a LOT of resentment towards her father that Yang has been bottling up all this time.

I’ve stated this before, but I think it’s worth keeping in mind that ALL of Team STRQ have been presented as well-meaning yet massively flawed/shitty/fuckup parents to Ruby and Yang in each their own way. For one, all of them bailed on their daughters in one way or another, whether it be Raven and Summer bailing physically, Taiyang emotionally/psychologically, or Qrow doing a bit of both.

Thus far, we’ve seen two members of Team STRQ confronted by either Ruby or Yang over their failings as a parent and been subsequently driven to improve: Raven by Yang in Volume 5, and Qrow by Ruby in Volume 6. Which in turn leaves Summer and Taiyang, the supposed ‘good parents’ as the more ‘overt’ text of the show has led us to assume.

Of course, over the course of the last three volumes, we got more and more hints, before the ending of Volume 9 confirmed, that Summer Rose was not in fact the perfect ‘supermom’ that Ruby and Yang remember her as, having lied to and walked out on her family to go on mysterious mission with Raven from which she never returned.

And reading between the lines, Tai’s own problems as a father have been sitting right in front of us since Volume 2, only just beneath the surface as Yang and Ruby decline to really talk about them.

So with a story arc focused on exploring the truth about Summer Rose looking to be close on the horizon, a long-simmering confrontation between Yang and her father (one that could likely strongly parallel her confrontation with Raven) seems likewise inevitable.

#rwby #rwby analysis #rwby theory #Yang Xiao Long #Ruby Rose #Team STRQ #Taiyang Xiao Long #Qrow Branwen #Raven Branwen #Summer Rose #rwby character analysis #rwby character development #team strq were ALL fuckup parents #i'm pretty sure the team strq family drama is somehow going to be even messier than the SCHNEEs

[cyborgpulsebooks]

actually you know i bitch about shb!thancred a lot and how his whole arc in the expac (as well as in post-hw let’s be real) reduces minfilia to haunting the narrative and also he doesn’t always treat ryne great, BUT,

i would be lying if i didn’t say that his relationship with ryne makes me uh, fucking cry. the fact that his first instinct when he hears that she exists and that she is being locked away and abused by a theocratic dictatorship with the largest military in the world is to go free her as soon as possible no matter the cost makes me cry. the fact that even with all his butthurt and trauma and his flaws he has the presence of mind to eke out some semblance of family with her and urianger makes me cry. the fact that he teaches her how to defend herself first makes me cry. the fact that despite everything he fucking pulls his head out of his ass and learns to relate to her as a real father and child instead of a standin for someone he misses makes me cry. the fact that despite everything ryne keeps him in her life and in her heart makes me cry. thanks for coming to my ted talk

#cyborg rambles #it's just. #when stories about found family happen it's usually all perfect right away #like #you find your people and you find that they're going to keep you safe and make you feel loved and everything's better immediately #the ryne and thancred relationship is complicated in a lot of ways #and the fact that they are able to love each other so dearly and ultimately in a healthy way despite the flaws and fuckups at the outset #its just #yells #we stan a traumatized playboy who becomes a queer af dad

[masterrainb0w]

They looked like the same man! It was the same—it was one child but twice!

#dndads #dungeons and daddies #rain does art #digital art #colored #Lark Oak #lark oak garcia #sparrow oak #sparrow oak garcia #the doodler #the oak family drama #we just need this as a tag #i love the oak family drama and all the fuckups it involves #I am reposting this because I want to check something #anyways I will probably draw them again

[venacoeurva]

Can you imagine being one of Teldryn's ancestors who shows up to meet Wren and it's like dead aunts and uncles and all that and great grandparents, including the one who is still mad at Teldryn for throwing up into a potted Scathecraw that was 100 years old after eating too much spicy dip at 12 and killing it as a result (BUT he really likes Wren, so that's nice)

Meanwhile there's a a guy there who is looking at the guy he had to draw a composite sketch of for the temple when it was calling for his death centuries ago like

#I also see teldryn as being kind of a family fuckup to some capacity but clearly not the WORST out of the family #but his family has some shady characters so the bar is kind of low #I see him as having a twin sister and she's the golden child #teldwren #for anyone who wants to blacklist #not art #wrenposting

[bumblingbabooshka]

Family Dynamics A - B

#Tuvok #T'Pel #[REDACTED] family shenanigans #bee doodles #T'Pel vs T'Pel #families are so interesting aren't they?? #In every universe Sek is concerned about his siblings and in every universe Elieth is sort of a fuckup #Asil #Elieth #Varith #Sek #star trek voyager #Note: Tuvok's perceptions of his children may be outdated because of......you know. #this is less art more personal lore but still!! #[REDACTED] family photos

[quickhacked]

trembling hands for vitali? 👀👀

TREMBLING HANDS [x] characters >> nick vossler (oc), vitali dobrynin (oc) context >> november 2067; it's the morning after this fic takes place, vitali is in college and in general not dealing with everything that's going on in his life well total >> 2.2k words warnings >> alcohol mention, drugs mention, nick being a bit of a dick in general, nsfw mention, portrayal of a toxic relationship (these men make each other worse)

The old and decrepit apartment building in the Glen was freezing cold. Not all that surprising for that time of the year; and stacking overdue electric bills had put an end to Vitali’s access to the place’s central heating, but he was not allowed to complain. If anything, he was lucky to still be able to call it his home at all to begin with.

He woke up with a throbbing headache and a heavy weight pressing down on his chest, and despite the good amount of sleep he had managed to get he still found himself struggling to properly wake up. His ailments were the result of mostly dehydration- though taking the amount of drugs and alcohol in his system the night before, it was safe to assume it was not the only problem at play.

Vitali rarely suffered terrible hangovers. Nothing a glass of water and an ibuprofen couldn’t fix; and whenever he had classes the next morning he still always showed up on time, wearing his best fake smile as always and a mood that was still of questionable quality but never worse than it usually was.

Though that morning was different.

The bleak sunlight that poured in from underneath the curtain of the single window in the living room barely raised the temperature inside his apartment. All it did was cast a single, bright ray of sunshine directly into Vitali’s eyes, an annoyance greater than his comfort on the twin size mattress on the floor to the point he found himself unable to fall back asleep.

He groaned and carefully rolled himself on his side, dragging the covers with him as he slowly attempted to get up. His entire body was sore; had not slept in the greatest position, but the sex he’d had with Nick the night before- pressed against the wall of the expensive nightclub’s hallway- had absolutely not helped either, and the moment he finally managed to stand up he nearly sank through his knees again from the pain in his upper right leg.

Consequences of his own actions.

Vitali knew better than to wallow in his misery, well aware he had caused it entirely himself, no one else to blame. It was not as if he would learn; next week he would make the same old mistakes all over again, a broken record doomed to play on repeat until his trembling hands would lose their grip entirely and he would spiral down into a freefall.

He managed to find his way to the kitchen, still wrapped in the covers as he opened one of the mismatched cupboards to look for a clean cup; could not find any and instead took a dirty one out of the sink, rinsing it a few times before pouring himself some apple juice.

His gaze caught his phone as he brought the glass to his lips, the cracked and dirty screen lighting up from the kitchen countertop beside his keys and wallet and showing- nineteen unread messages and eleven missed calls?

‘What the fuck?’ he mumbled under his breath, lowering the glass again and setting it back as he grabbed his phone instead, blanket over his shoulders dropping down on the floor.

Unsurprisingly so, all of it was Nick’s doing. It would not be the first time he had obsessively tried to get Vitali’s attention; far from it, in fact, a man desperate for validation as well as forgiveness each and every time he had done something wrong. Though as far as Vitali was concerned, nothing out of the ordinary had happened when they’d seen each other in the club- and his curiosity was winning over his exasperation.

Naturally, he did not hesitate when Nick’s name popped up in the middle of his screen again.

‘What do you fucking want?’ Vitali asked, voice possibly a little harsher than he had meant for as he quickly pulled his half-opened flannel back over his exposed shoulder when he heard loud knocking on the front door. Nick did not respond at first- and Vitali quickly figured out why, swinging the door open and instantly being met with the other man, holding up his own phone with an annoyed frown on his face.

‘Eleven fuckin’ times, V,’ he said, lowering his hand at the same time as Vitali did. ‘What’s wrong with you?’

‘Twelve, actually, counting this one,’ Vitali simply spat back, demonstratively hanging up and tossing his phone back on the kitchen counter from where he stood. ‘And you’re the one showing up at my place at fuck o’clock in morning.’

‘It’s two in the afternoon!’

‘Same thing.’

Nick cursed under his breath and stepped inside, tugging on Vitali’s flannel- drawing a protesting, somewhat startled scoff from his lips- to then button it all the way to the top.

‘You need to learn to put on some clothes,’ he muttered, brushing some of Vitali’s hair out of his face to prevent it from getting stuck between the buttons. A surprisingly gentle touch; Vitali sometimes forgot he was still capable of that, after everything that had happened.

‘I’m wearing clothes.’ Vitali paused, noticing Nick’s eyeroll and he punched his shoulder in response, not too hard but not being playful either. ‘Comfort of my own home! Get out if you don’t like it.’

‘More clothes,’ Nick sneered, gesturing at Vitali’s mostly naked legs. ‘And wear ‘em properly. I could see your tits.’

‘So? You’ve seen them before. Did not hear you complain yesterday.’

‘It’s freezing in here!’

‘What’s your fucking point, Nick?!’

Vitali’s voice nearly echoed through the whole hallway behind the other man and silence washed over the apartment, both of them taking a few steps back at the same time. Vitali watched as Nick clenched his jaw and briefly turned around to close the front door, then vaguely gestured around into the room.

‘Was worried,’ he said, and shrugged. ‘Didn’t hear anything from you when I texted if you got home safely. Jackie couldn’t tell me where you were. Jen has me blocked now, wasn’t of any fuckin’ use either- no idea what that’s all about. Where did you go?’

Vitali was not entirely sure how to answer him.

He could barely remember it, was the truth. Everything that had happened after he had walked away from Nicky in that sweaty and suffocating hallway was merely a blur to him now, though he did remember spending another good hour or two stumbling around before he had been able to find his way to the exit.

He vaguely remembered the rain; could vaguely recall getting soaked and taking a cab elsewhere, the air-conditioning inside freezing him down to the bone. He had not gone home yet- had needed more to be able to forget, to wash off the feeling of Nick’s hands on his body and to drown out the voice in his head screaming at him to stop and go home, get his act together while he still could.

‘Took the long way home, I guess,’ he finally managed to say, hesitance dripping from his lips with each and every word he spoke and Nick’s eyes narrowed a little.

‘Couldn’t find a moment to text me back?’ he asked.

‘Did not think you’d care.’

‘Oh, that’s foul.’

‘Usually you don’t. I don’t know what you want me to say.’

Another silence as a sharp, exasperated sigh left Nick’s lips and he averted his gaze to the ceiling. Acting annoyed, but on the losing end- Vitali was right and both parties knew that very well, Nick’s sudden concern entirely out of the blue considering he usually left his phone off for several days after an argument.

‘Why are you really here?’ Vitali asked, crossing his arms in front of his chest and taking another step back, keeping as much distance between himself and the other man as possible. Not out of fear; moreso disgust, unable to believe he’d let Nick do whatever he wanted to him, again, the money much needed but the aftermath and the memories of it embarrassing him to his core in a way he hadn’t even known was possible.

Maybe Jenny was right this time.

Not as if that mattered much. She hadn’t reached out to him at all anymore.

‘I just- wanted to apologize for yesterday,’ Nick mumbled in response. ‘Wasn’t all too nice to you, from what I remember.’

‘You weren’t, no.’ Vitali paused, licked his lips, and gestured at Nick. ‘Go ahead. Apologize.’

‘I just did.’

‘You didn’t.’

‘Fucking hell, Dobrynin-!’

‘What! Saying you want to apologize is not the same as apologizing-’

‘You’re so fucking pretentious, you know that?’

The sharp edge to Nick’s voice made Vitali scoff and he sucked in a shallow breath, adrenaline rushing through his system until the hairs on his arms stood up straight. His body was bracing itself; not expecting a physical blow- even Nick knew better than to sink that low- simply another mental one, a blow to his ego he would carry with him into the next week until his next mistake would come along and take its place.

‘Maybe you’re right,’ Nick bluntly said and threw up his hands in exasperation. ‘Maybe I shouldn’t’ve come. You’re not making it very easy to be worried about you, you know that? And then one day when you do need the help I won’t be here. No one will.’

‘Right, because every time before today when you weren’t there for me by your own fucking choice, that could not have happened, of course,’ Vitali mockingly replied and gestured at the door. ‘You are just trying to cover for yourself now. Get out if you don’t have anything nice to say.’

‘I love you.’

The statement caught Vitali a little off guard and he slowly lowered his hands, standing unmoving as Nick walked closer to him and cupped his face in both hands, strands of Vitali’s long, bleached hair getting caught between his fingers.

‘I love you,’ he quietly repeated himself, thumbs running in circles over Vitali’s cheeks, ‘and I just wish you’d let me.’

Vitali’s eyes slowly moved over Nick’s face- the little marks covering his cheekbones, the acne scarring roughening the skin of his cheeks and jaw, the little bump in his nose caused by a broken bone that had not healed all too well-

He reminded him of Mikhail, sometimes.

But they were not the same.

‘I’ve given you enough chances and you walk away every single fucking time,’ Vitali quietly replied, moving up his hand to place it over Nick’s and he softly kissed his palm. ‘What do I need to do to make you stay?’

Nick couldn’t answer. And Vitali knew that.

Both of them had fucked up more than enough times; both had walked away before, justified, sometimes not, in the heat of the moment or when things just got a little too boring for their liking. They got annoyed about everything they were and fought about everything they were not and instead of talking things out like normal people they would get drunk, get naked, and pretend like nothing had happened the next day.

‘You’re complicated,’ Nick finally said, gently brushing some of Vitali’s hair out of his face.

‘So are you,’ Vitali merely replied, making a biting motion at Nick’s hand who in response cupped his face and leaned in closer to kiss him, a somewhat metallic taste to his lips Vitali could not quite place.

‘I love you,’ he mumbled into the kiss, slowly draping his arms over Nick’s shoulders and pulling him closer until there was no space left between their bodies. He broke the kiss and buried his face in the crook of Nick’s neck- and the other man reciprocated the hug, one hand on Vitali’s back and the other in his hair.

‘Have somethin’ to eat, take it easy today,’ he quietly said, slowly pulling back and fixing the collar of Vitali’s flannel. ‘I’ll see you again tomorrow, okay?’

‘Okay.’

The silences that followed were always the worst.

Watching Nick walk away again, leave through that very same door he had only just arrived through and wishing he would stop, come back inside, stay just a little longer. Whether Vitali had fucked it up for himself this time or not, he was no longer sure; it was impossible to tell what Nick’s true intentions were. Vitali usually was nothing more than a stopover to him.

And of course he wished it was different. If he could have it his way, Nick wasn’t such an asshole all the time. Wouldn’t just be using him for his own pleasure, wouldn’t just come and go as he pleased without taking Vitali’s feelings into account. And in return, Vitali wouldn’t have to return the attitude.

Had Nick even started it all? He wasn’t all that sure anymore.

Vitali scoffed at nobody in particular and walked through the room to the window, sitting himself down on the windowsill to stare outside. He was still cold, but it did not do anything to him anymore- his head was elsewhere, and the shivers running up and down his spine were the least of his worries.

At least I’ll see him again tomorrow.

At least he would always come back.

#asks #devilbrakers #writing asks #nuclearwriting #HEHE THAMK YOU. i've been meaning to finish this fic for a while now but never got to it #but this prompt was perfect for it >:^) #vitali being such a fuckup in his younger years is something that can be so special to me actually #the amount of work it took to get to where he is in life now is so admirable and also makes me insane #because so many people still believe that he got all that he has now because of the status of his family. when that's not true at all!!! #he lost everything at several points in his life and had to start over and over and over again and he fought so hard for what he has now #anyway i'm normal about this man yes why do you ask #finally gave nick a last name also <3 i do not like him but also i'm studying him like a bug in a petri dish

[yellowocaballero]

Not an ask just

Damn chapter 10 of new wave was amazing! I didn’t expect to see who you brought in but just ABDJXOCJDNSJ I have no words, only praise for your work, have a wonderful day

Thank you! Trust me, I spent half the fic going "ugh who the hell is the Rogue" before I hit upon the fucking perfect one and went back and changed a bit in the rest of the fic for foreshadowing. It was just perfect!! He stands at the border! Literally half and half! A man of transition! A man with personal meaning to Bruce and who's important in his own arc! A guy who's grounded enough to fit into the story but zany enough to make everybody go ???. Somebody with a sense of justice and righteousness, just like Bruce, but a bloody reflection of the end outcome of vengeance! Famously Robin's first big Rogue who seriously injured in - I think he shot Dick in Robin Year 1 and was the reason why Bruce fired him the first time. Just! Perfect!!

God I love how this fic turned out so much. I don't even feel responsible for it. I'm just like. Yeah, perfect fic. Lucky to have found it lying on the ground. It's not perfect but also it's perfect. I love loving my own writing, everybody should give it a shot and see how they feel. It's the best part of being a writer. Just loving it.

Thank you for the ask! Next chapter is the penultimate one, and it features my third favorite scene in the story and the one that made me super emo.

#im still mad he was SO PERFECT #also it is very darkly funny for steph to be able to say “guy's too trusting! well that's fixed now” #in so many ways this is an origin story for Bruce too #he's still young in a lot of ways and you see him grow up a bit and find responsibility through managing Steph & Tim #coming of age stories for teens where fucking everybody out here coming of age #get development from a young adult into an adult BITCH #batdad fics never rly give room for the guy to be a literal 20 something #batdad fics dislike giving him room to fuck up in any significant way #we acknowledge often that he doesn't know what he's doing #but irl that results in sig fuckups please let it happen #theres a reason why none of the batfam fanfics feel like a real family smh

[noratilney]

Gaemon Velaryon, ASOIAF + a moodboard for every oc (99/?)

tag list: @akabluekat, @arrthurpendragon, @bravelittleflower, @foxesandmagic, @juliaswickcrs, @kendelias, @kingsmakers, @nixdragon, @ocs-supporting-ocs, @starcrossedjedis, @sunlitscribe, @villain-connoisseur, @waterloou, @wordspin-shares

#really enjoy his journey from chip on his shoulder thinks he's the family fuckup to medieval version of girldad if i do say so myself #amfeo #gaemon velaryon #ASOIAF stuff

[cesium-sheep]

possibly the last time I truly got to sing my heart out without bothering anyone was probably the last streetlight concert, which is probably part of why I wanna go back so bad.

#matt and arin have never complained #but a lot of other people uhhhh really really have #family partners friends teachers you fuckin name it bud #I even have a very clear memory of being recorded by strangers presumably to be mocked long before it was cool #(or at least as cool as it apparently fucking is now; it certainly still happened eg parking lot easter nunchucks) #(kids in a passing car audibly laughing) #(smartphones existed but were still very novel) #(I was walking in my own fucking neighborhood.) #and like absolutely people have said nice things about it too #but guess which one wasn't just more memorable but also more frequent. #I couldn't even go all out For Real in like. band auditions. cuz I needed them to Like Me and fuckups look bad.

[crimeronan]

so i knew the mabel podcast had lesbians because everyone who recced it to me was like "theres lesbians here" because obviously. however i did NOT know that the lesbians are wildly traumatized fuckups with totally different coping mechanisms whose relationship is built on trying very hard to support each other while also having deeply incompatible neuroses and constantly hurting one another by lashing out or saying the wrong thing, After spending an endless amount of time being obsessive and codependent and doing grand personal sacrifice shit and idealizing the other bc they've been individually isolated instead of being able to communicate, And managing to link their sanity thru magic which neither of them is okay with which Sure Does add another layer to how tangled their conflicts get, And they're both having to face the fact that this idealized soul bonded beautiful kickass magic life partner is actually.... a flawed three-dimensional individual, who is not perfect, and also is not easy to understand, and also is capable of making bad bad bad Bad mistakes,

literally Every Time they start fighting (which is approx every 3 to 5 minutes) i experience a higher enraptured floating state of being called I Was Born Exclusively To Experience This Media. Purpose Fulfilled I Can Now Die In Peace

#horror podcasts feat queer characters nearly always make the lesbian couple extremely healthy and supportive and good at survival #and i do know exactly why and for some people it is very comforting and needed! #however i have been so starved of messy toxic fuckups that it literally never occurred to me that the writers here might play the #relationship as anything other than mysteriously super beneficial and supportive and perfect #DESPITE SO MANY CLEAR SIGNS THAT BOTH NARRATORS ARE COMPLETELY INSANE #oh my god they had their first onscreen dialogue together and immediately went at each others throats and i almost passed out #i havent experienced that kind of media euphoria since the ronanessy 'ur boyfriends gonna leave' 'ur familys dead lol' moment #exact same media euphoria. the rush of endorphins is gonna carry me thru at least the next 48 hours #mabel #mabel podcast #this is my 'does it taste good' recommendation #if u like the same kinds of fictional relationships i do [the adansey ronanesy crowd] OH YEAH IT TASTE GOOD #ive just finished s4. they r perfect. onto s5

[breitzbachbea]

Okay, back to being productive, the more productive I am, the more less stressful free time I have to think about the trainwreck that is the rake courtship au derry trio ot3 lovelife.

#or more specifically. the more time I can bawl about Kilian the unloveable #the man will accept admiration easily. intellectual rivalry. spiteful acknowledgement. #but how dare anyone love the fuckup of the family. how dare anyone love the wrongest MacLeod of them all. #The one who in another time may just have started Clan based conspiracy bullshit #because fighting for scraps little brother and cold know it all older brother aren't a good combination #Kilian telling Paddy let's see how you fare without me bc he can only conceptualize usefulness as a social glue #because how dare Paddy truly be here not out of habit and bc he is somewhat fond of Kilian but out of love #how can Angus still be here if not for dependence and entertainment #Kilian loves the whole wide world but how dare anyone love Kilian #storie nostre #beablabbers #kili #paddy #angus

[pansyfemme]

ive had the same fave muppet my entire life im literally never giving up on rowlf he’s like my depressed uncle who is genuinly talented but cannot take care of himself

#he’s fucked up i love him #all of the muppets are kinda like. family fuckup artists trying to make a name for themselves #but rowlf always has a weird melancholy to him.

[kraniumet]

with taste this vague I think you guys whould love guy ritchie movies

#sorry i'm a picky eater with movies but leitch & rian johnson are not serious. so youuuu might as well. watch ritchie. its a rich nuanced #tapestry of miniscule details that build up a true fuckup idiot plot action film. kiss kiss bang bang? hello. how is nice guys the film #people are presumably sleepibg on. and not the other way around??? i was recently told by a member of my family that my taste in #in movies is akin to 'things you might find on the used dvd shelf at a second hand store“

[cynassa]

In the Doylist perspective the reason Jason is so stuck in the same mentality and yet behaves so erratically is simply because he makes a great villain or antihero depending on which time of the month it is and who is writing the Batman series at the time

From the Watsonian point of view tho, it just makes him this deeply complicated character who is

19 and absolutely convinced (like everyone who is 19) that he's right and everyone else is wrong and also that every mistake he makes puts him beyond redemption and every mistake everyone else makes needs to be paid for in blood and tears

And also the boy who keeps coming back to his family, reaching out a hand no matter how unlikely it is that they'll ever reach back, or even how likely it is he'll bite their fingers off if they do

#jason todd #to be clear #i do not think that impersonating your family is the therapist approved way of reaching out #to your estranged family #but on the other hand he DOES reach out #which is more than the rest of them do #which is what happens when you're 19 and a jailbird and a fuckup who keeps hurting people #and pretending it's okay and you're okay #dc comics #red hood

[comradesnufkin]

since my internship at The Magazine ended every single writing job ive applied to has rejected me. but ikea customer service thinks i would be a great fit -_-

#i'll take it #but im already having bad dreams about working there #i dont even really know why. the benefits are good. ive worked in customer service before #even though i still hate it #maybe its how positive the interviewers were. both worked there for 10+ years #and really tried to sell the whole 'we're like a family' angle #and somehow it makes me so scared to disappoint them #im afraid im going to make a big mistake #my last customer service job was so chaotic that i honestly got away with a lot of fuckups #but i feel like here it will be different #and being as i am an idiot who fucks up constantly im just scared #i know im probably being dramatic but it just sucks #i wish i didnt have to work

[arielmagicesi]

said it before and I’ll say it again, nothing will shred your self-esteem up like a tissue in the jaws of a wolf like trying to get teacher certification. especially if you have shitty executive functioning abilities sometimes and you’re going through Some Time-Consuming Shit in your life

#i! am! EXHAUSTED! emotionally #i just want to email everyone involved with this process and tell them 'hey. you know my family might be going through something rough' #'you know that all the other idiots in this system may have been the fuckups in this process and not me' #'you know that it is not my fault for being slow at this' #'and you don't have to talk to me like i'm the problem' #anyway that's probably every job on the planet rn. why doesn't anybody want to work am i right #written by me