#get your son killed*

[stil-lindigo]

the fox god.

a comic about a trickster.

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#cw: emotional abuse #cw: gaslighting #cw: animal death #charity - a god whose name was only ever meant to be ironic #i love playing with the concept of religion like this #im not religious at all but i did go to a christian school for twelve years #and i remember learning about the story of abraham. who long story short gets told by god to kill his son to prove his love for god. #and at the veeeery last minute god goes sike! this was a test to see if you'd do it! here's a lamb to slaughter instead #but the whole concept of that exchange in and of itself is so #anyway #one thing i meant to include in the creative notes but i ran out of room for is that charity never calls cunning by his name. #it's just “fox”. which was a small touch to indicate that he never acknowledged cunning's identity outside of being something exploitable. #but for all charity's hidden disdain for cunning #he still stole all his strengths and coveted them. he became known as the fox god. #so maybe some part of cunning survived. despite everything. #“give me your heart.” #“my god. it had always been yours.” #comic art #hearteaters #stillindigo art #stillindigo comics #one more comic to go until im finished with this collection!!

[pherredraws]

interdimensional familial relationships

#adventure time #fionna and cake #fionna campbell #finn mertens #sometimes you’re just a lil buy being raised by your own son a female version of yourself and a sentient tank #also i’m still not over how martin got to be a good dad for like 5 seconds before getting killed 😭 #thats her dad kinda!!!! and she doesn’t even know #i am deeply curious how the fem!martin situation is though. and male!minerva also #boy* dammit

[snow-lavender]

you know, for someone who supposedly reveres and cherishes mortal life so much, fable sure doesn't treat the mortals he claims to love most with much agency or respect

#torturing your wife to get back at your sister and attempting to kill your son as they're begging you to stop #two markers of a man who should definitely have total control over life and death /s #i have a bigger post about this in the works but yeah this about sums up my feelings #fable smp

[frobby]

thinking about how xanxus's mom named him xanxus cuz it has X for vongola 10th...... girl idk how to tell you this but XX is 20

#it actually wasnt eugenics xanxus just had to wait to be 20th boss #they shoulda froze him again smh #i was radicalized man i feel bad for xanxus #did he kill a bunch of people especially on his own side? yes #its still fucked up that vongola 9th froze him and acted like he was evil tho #'ugh i couldnt stop him' bro his your SON send him to timeout geez nono #this is why you tell your kids theyre adopted so they dont stage coup #nono's only defense against his upset son is to freeze him in ice for 8 years maybe he should have just sat down and talked to him #also i dont like that the rings rejected him just cuz he wasnt a pure vongola like....what if there was no vongola blood left #do they just not get to use the rings???? #he shoulda just lost or like tsuna had better intentions idk i dont think it should be that tsuna is genetically better thats just fucked u #anyway love u xanxus xoxo just like ur name #xanxus #khr #hitman reborn #katekyo hitman reborn

[earlgodwin]

It's so bittersweet that Juan was the only one who felt Cesare's constant pain, and he was glad he found something to relate to with his brother, with a relieved smile. He found solace in the fact that he could empathize with him as he endured pain all the time as well, albeit for different reasons. I wonder if he ever knew whether Cesare's suffering stemmed from being trapped in a cardinal's robe and not having a career as a soldier. Also, you can see the frustration and conflict on Cesare's face, as if he doesn't want to kill his brother but he has to since Juan became a liability and would eventually bring the family down with him, especially after Juan's descent into addiction, illness, and madness. Cesare is driven by the desire to preserve the family and because he wanted Juan's undeserved position as a Gonfaloniere. All in all, these two tormented brothers were trapped in their father's vicious cycle of favoritism and ambitions, which caused the tragic ending of their brotherhood when they could have been brothers in arms.

#francois: “[cesare] didn’t want to talk anymore because he knew juan could change his mind. It was hard for cesare to kill his brother.” #david: “juan apologizes to his brother and gives his heart to him and he still gets stabbed and thrown off a bridge.” #the way juan looks at cesare in the 3rd gif and the s7th...he loves him so much i'm jumping off the balcony actually #the bittersweetness was overshadowed by tragedy after cesare murdered him #rodrigo borgia when i catch you for fucking up your sons' lives #“you would end your pain?” “yes." #david: “juan’s attempt at relieving pain is through closeness and hugging and love... #...cesare’s attempt to relieve pain is through murder and fratricide... #...when he forgives cesare at the end saying how they’re brothers and wants to be together. i think that’s genuine.” #anyway i miss them #juan borgia #david oakes #francois arnaud #cesare borgia #the borgias #juan and cesare #tvedit #perioddramaedit #dailytvfilmgifs #by jen

[martyrbat]

grimm – batman: legends of the dark knight #149

[ID: a panel sequence of young Dick Grayson just two months after his parents' murders. He's sulking at the dining table in the grandiose Wayne Manor. The dinner is taking place in front of a lit fireplace that causes the entire room to have a soft, bronze glow to it. The table itself is long and decorated and Bruce Wayne is sitting on the opposite end of it. Alfred Pennyworth prompts, “More mashed potatoes, Master Dick—?” But Dick is too busy thinking about a young criminal he ran into when he snuck out earlier. He quietly mutters the taunt she told him, “‘Spoiled brat in a circus suit’—?” Alfred asks, “Was that a yes or a no?” The pouting child brusquely tells him, ”no,” which causes the butler to clear his throat. Dick begrudgingly corrects himself, “No thank you, Alfred.” Alfred responds, “As you wish, Master Dick.”

But Dick is already uttering another taunt under his breath, “‘Lap of luxury’!” Bruce leans forward slightly and asks if everything is okay but Dick dismisses his concern. He excuses, “I'm... I'm not very hungry, Bruce. Is it okay if I go to my room?” Despite his obvious qualms, Bruce awkwardly smiles and replies, “Uh... Of course. Certainly.” Dick gets up as Alfred tells him the food will be in the refrigerator if he gets hungry later but Dick just ‘uh-huh’s him as he walks away. With the child upstairs, Bruce immediately stands up and paces. He stops in front of the fireplace and stares into the blaze as he monologues his worries, “Maybe this was a mistake. What in the world made me think I could raise a boy? I don't know the first thing about it! I've always been a loner! I don't have the knowledge... or the disposition... to make this work.” Alfred wryly asks, “Are you addressing the fireplace, Sir—or me?” But Bruce stresses his demur without looking at him, “His parents are dead, Alfred! What gives me the temerity to believe I can replace them in his life?”

Alfred solemnly reassures, “I asked myself the same questions once. What in the world did a butler know about raising a young man who'd just lost the two people he loved most in the world? But strangely enough, Sir—I adapted. I learned. I learned because I wanted to... Because I cared. And... despite some difficulties along the way—I think the young man in question turned out splendidly. And I think Master Dick will too.” Bruce doesn't say anything but he his eyes closed in thought as Alfred talks before looking at him with a soft smile. He straightens his posture when Alfred finishes and puts his hand on his shoulder, silently grateful for the man's fatherly reassurance and support once again. END ID]

#losing my mind at this.... #bruce worrying and doubting himself and if he can give dick the life he deserves #he loves him. he cares. but he knows love alone wont save someone and his own worries about what if he fails #alfred who started this cycle of caring about someone elses son and trying to raise orphaned children while fearing you arent good enough #you see your own heartbreak in their face and you try so hard to save them because its saving yourself in a sense. #bruce doom spiraling because dick didnt want his mash potatoes.... #dicks chubby little face.... #alfreds love and support but always with that barrier. he loves & raised bruce like hes his own child but hes always going to be the butler #every ‘son’ being replaced with ‘sir’... #and bruce internalizing that barrier and that layer of separation and distance so he duplicates it because its all he knows #he doesn't want to but its all he knows and hes still terrified of what if he fails them? what if he loses them #by disappointing them and them seeing hes not qualified and good enough to be their father? #but also if he isnt good enough he'll fail them by getting them killed. he'll lose his loved one yet again #just this cycle of fear and doubt and love and trying your best despite it not always being good enough and GAH #also cannot stress enough bruce monologuing and doubting himself because dick is upset and didn't want dinner is so funny #c: batman: legends of the dark knight | i: 149 #crypt's panels #bruce wayne #alfred pennyworth #dick grayson #bruce & dick #alfred & bruce #happy sad boy sunday !!! #<- it counts enough only because im posting this on a sunday >:3

[fleshadept]

Rocky + magic

Boy (2010) dir. Taika Waititi

#boy (2010) #taika waititi #cricket gifs #do u get it. #this is like. a gifset about an essay i have simmering in the back of my head so here comes some long ass tags #rocky actually has magic first of all we love magical realism #second of all he has to learn to reconcile his powers (which he believes killed his mom) with his potential to do good #with those powers #so when he knocks alamein over that's a turning point bc he suddenly realizes he Could kill his only remaining parent too #so he imagines himself bringing back the rat from the dead while he's at joanie's grave #an obvious representation of his desire to be able to bring his mom back with the powers that killed her #then alamein starts to talk about how much he loves ET (and rocky wants to be loved) for his healing powers #so the next time we see rocky trying to use his magic after that is on leaf #but then he uses it on alamein #doing literally everything he can with the sparkler and the red jacket and the roller skates #to say i want to connect with you i want to be your son please forgive me #for killing her #sorry for what i did to mum #and it works. it works.

[idk-bruh-20]

Irondad fic ideas #125

AU where Thanos never happened and the Rogues eventually return. They've been pardoned and they're supposed to get the team back together, but there's still tension. A lot has changed.

Tony has told them repeatedly to never call in Spider-Man for backup. Steve doesn't understand or approve. He assumes Tony is just holding a grudge, trying to keep this new, obviously powerful recruit on his own side. 

One day, Tony is caught up in SI business somewhere when a mission comes up, and they need extra hands. Steve decides to call in Spider-Man.

At first the mission goes smoothly, but then of course things take a turn. All hell breaks loose.

Tony taps into comms not long after to tell them he's on his way. He's left his meeting and is flying as fast as he can, though he's still a long way out. Somehow, Tony figures out that Peter is there. (Maybe he overhears Peter quipping, maybe Steve casually references Spider-Man.)

One way or another, he figures it out. He goes deadly quiet, then switches to a private comm with just Steve.

Tony is betrayed, aggravated, terrified and trying to bury it (and not doing a very good job), and honestly kind of bitter and insulted that Steve can't hear his obvious fear. Steve is annoyed at Tony's childish stubbornness, assumes the man is just mad at things not going his way. Still in the midst of battle, he dismisses Tony's concerns.

Then, Spider-Man gets hurt. Bad. Tony had already been frantically trying to get there faster when he heard the kid was there, but he still doesn't arrive in time.

At some point -- maybe there on the battlefield, maybe later in med bay when Steve arrives to chew Tony out for leaving with Spider-Man instead of staying to help -- at some point it becomes abundantly clear that Peter is Tony's son.

(Bio, adopted, emotional, doesn't matter)

It becomes clear that Tony wasn't making Spider-Man off-limits for selfish reasons. Steve, blinded by his own view of Tony, was unbelievably wrong. 

It turns out, he had just been trying to keep his son safe.

Bonus:

If the reveal does happen later in med bay, there could even be a moment after the battle where Steve, fuming about Tony's lack of help and general inability to be a team player, is intercepted by Rhodey.

Maybe Rhodey arrived just after Tony (flying from the same meeting, but Tony freaked out and raced ahead) and then stuck around to help finish the fight. His reaction to Steve's unempathetic and baseless reading of his best friend is stone cold.

Bonus 2:

Steve fails to notice or understand Rhodey's meaning. Then he gets to med bay and is faced with the image of Tony holding a sleeping Peter on the hospital bed, glaring right across the room at him.

Both of them completely aware of what Steve had assumed, all these years, about the kind of person Tony was

#irondad fic ideas #nearly every fic idea I write: @ steve get rekt #sorry to anyone who is team steve #I actually don't have as much of a problem with him as it probably seems #I just see him spend every mcu breath being mean to my guy and I'm like instant kill mode ACTIVATED #irondad and spiderson #iron dad and spider son #tony stark #peter parker #rogue avengers #endgame who? #queueueueue #weekly reminder that i love you all but am too busy to be human :) #fic ideas still postponed but you can send asks if you want i just won't see them for a while #see announcements #if injured peter doesn't get tony to climb on the hospital bed with him to just hold him in your hurt/comfort fic then what's the point

[m00ngbin]

It is so ridiculous that toichiro decided that a LITERAL MIDDLE SCHOOLER was his worst enemy. DUDE. GET A GRIP OH MY GOD

#he fr saw Mob give his son a little bit of power after toichiro beat the crap out of him and went “that kid. im gonna fucking kill him” #YOURE WHAT? 37? GET THE FUCK OVER YOURSELF THIS IS SO PATHETIC #you are a grown man deciding that your rival is some 14 year old kid #AND HE DECIDED THAT INSTANTANEOUSLY TOO #HE ONLY SAW IT FOR A SECOND #on sight #also he just kicked dimple #why cant dimple catch a break jfc #ik hes already dead but like. leave him ALONE #why does dimple always get beat up whenever someone's trying to kill Mob #why are all of these grown adults trying to kill Mob in the first place #mp100 #jfc

[havockingboo]

I’m severely Normal about this rp arc bro I swear.

@officialpapyrus @sansofficial @gasterofficial

#doodles #shitpost #shitpost doodles #utdr rp #papyrus #sans #gaster #long tags #i literally have NO words right like. EVERY MINUTE IM REFRESHING THE PAGE AND MORE IS ADDED AND I LOSE MY MIND FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME LIKE #ACTING LIKE THIS IS SO SHOCKING LIKE SJDDKFJDJV #broooooo #you guys are seriously KILLING me over here. . . …. all three of them got something going on AND ITS HITTING ME LEFT AND RIGHT #PAPYRUS TRAUMA RESURFACING. SANS GETTING HELLA SNAPPY LIKE. ISNT THIS MF STILL DRUNK #A LITTLE. IS HE SOBERING UP WITH THESE ASKS LMAO. #AND GASTER………G ASTER BRO…………LIKE IVE BEEN WAITING FOR HIS ASS TO GET OUT OF HIS HOLE AND DO SOMETHING.. #thank you for like. thinking your sons can handle themselves but uh. they’re getting their asses kicker #mentally and emotionally… #URURGHHGHH #IM SO EMO ABOUT THEM #URRUGUGUHUHJHGHH #I SWEAR IF THEY DONT RECOVER FROM THIS WHICH I DOUBT I DONT KNOW WHAT ILL DO . . .

[soba-riri]

He's so cute hugging a raccoon plush.... literally a baby boo.

"You're doing great, sweetie." I say as this 9 y/o, overpowered kid destroys the park.

#peter quill #gotg #what if #I wonder if he met Rocket before to conveniently pick a raccoon plush #mb im delusional hahaha #smh ego would it kill you to get your son a change of clothes

[jabberwockprince]

reworking this old ass oc and trying to figure out colors <3

#red shoes and the seven dwarfs #rsatsd #prince average #digital art #purinsu art #points at the screen. THATS THE RED PRINCE!!! SON OF THE QUEEN OF HEARTS!!!! #except not really bc hes actually the jabberwock #DID YALL EXPECT ANYTHING ELSE FROM ME. OFC MY RED SHOES OC IS THE JABBERWOCK #OFC USERNAME JABBERWOCKPRINCE MAKES AN OC THATS A PRINCE AND THE JABBERWOCK #anyway. these two are dysfunctinal codependent gays who cant stand each other but terribly miss their old friendship #very big 'i hate you but only i get to make fun of you and make your life miserable. no one else gets to do that. just me' vibes #and then me giving prince average an ungodly amount of depth #cause come on. hes the HUNTER. FROM SNOW WHITE. YOU CANT JUST GIVE ME A GUY BASED ON THAT MF AND NOT EXPECT ME TO GO INSANE #so tldr: average is supposed to kill the jabberwock. the jabberwock turns out to be his only childhood friend #average gets cursed. red prince wants to Not Be The Jabberwock. they start using each other for their own goals #i got to 13K words for this super self indulgent fanfic abt them on ao3 and now i have a whole ass twine chart for them

[braceletofteeth]

FUCK YEAAAAH PATRICIDE LET'S GOOOOOO

#pit babe the series #Tony was more like a brainwashing cult leader than a father but not to Kenta so idc #that's his shitty abusive father your honor and if anyone gets to kill him it should be the son who loved him most

[dykedvonte]

thinking abt what you said with house viewing Benny as a son and I’m obsessed. Like. The man spent most of his life before the war presumably alone, and then after the bombs fell he was alone again, save for AI he himself devised. Then he decides to pull in some Tribes, and one kid shows promise! So sure, treat him well, train him, groom him to be his protege, then next thing you know UH OH he’s got developing paternal feelings towards this guy. Wanting some semblance of a family when the time has long since passed, yet fostering that feeling all the same seems so accurate for him. Benny meanwhile only views him as a boss, and not a particularly good one at that. makes me wonder how House must’ve felt when he found out about Bennys plans

I view it as House blames only himself for this, cause he kind of does in canon (strap in this is a long one).

When reflecting on the issue of Benny, House chastises himself first and foremost for not acting quickly enough when it comes to priming Benny. He describes Benny as being ambitious, ruthless and capable; compliments coming from a man like House. House has an ego and while he is logical enough to understand there was never any evidence Benny saw him as a father-figure, he lacks the humility to admit he let his own views on his relationship with Benny blind him to the activities happening behind the scenes.

I doubt that House was as aware as he makes out about what Benny was doing, he knew early on but certainly not early enough to stop Benny from hacking and obtaining a securitron along with getting the chip in the first place. I take it he was distracted by all the possibilities he was calculating of Vegas' success and growth with him steering and Benny as the new figure head, not because of any normal affection for Benny but the admiration of his capabilities. It's to be noted that House believed menial incentives (likely caps, booze, basic needs, etc..) were enough to keep Benny tame like the other Chairmen but, as evidenced by the Omertas and Mortimer in the WGS, this is not enough when it comes to more driven Vegas citizens. This implies he still undervalued Benny and created a space in which Benny felt the need to rebel.

House in my eyes is not sentimental in the traditional sense. I can imagine his pride was severely scorned as someone he certainly deemed dumber than him was, albeit only for a little, able to out-gambit him. It would definitely hit home seeing how his brother also betrayed him but I feel like that's why he's so apathetic when he tells the Courier to do as they see fit with Benny. I doubt the way he terrorized his brother brought him any emotional satisfaction other than a "Now who's in charge!" ego boost. Putting that same emotional intensity towards Benny isn't worth it because who does it benefit? Wasted time, wasted planning, and most importantly wasted potential are all he gets from continuing to be hands-on with Benny. I say the closest example is not being able to throw out old toys due to the memories attached but knowing it's necessary as they are broken or just taking up space for new ones, and then asking someone else to do it so you don't need to get caught up in the feelings of throwing something you put so much effort into. It's not Benny House cares about in my mind, not in a way that sounds healthy to any non-emotionally constipated individual, but what he could've represented for him, which is why he so quickly offers the same position to the Courier.

As for Benny's view on all of this, it was a long time coming. Benny didn't and doesn't believe House is a completely shitty boss. He admires what he's been shown and admits House knows how to run the strip, but disagrees with the directions. Ideologically, House is an anarcho-capitalist while Benny is just an anarchist. House wants to run the strip to profit, though money is not what he's concerned with being rich with anymore. Benny wants a free state that he wishes to become a place for the people, except for the Chairmen who would be on top (I like to remind people that Benny's motives were selfish but not for personal gain/power as was it for the people he actually saw as family). Benny was never looking for a father but a future. He was not interested in being adopted, or having the chairmen adopted, as bigger names still overshadowed in House's legacy.

Truly, it's easiest to summarize as House feeling strongly and thinking positively enough of Benny to start incorporating him into the future of Vegas (a huge honor actually) while Benny was so disillusioned by House's ego and indifference that he thought the only way Vegas could be the future is with House gone.

#tdlr House saw Benny as the perfect face of his Legacy while Benny saw his legacy as a stagnant mosquito infested pond #its more complex as house certainly would of been irate if he hadn't known and the courier came to kick benny's ass #but more someone being mad youre fucking with their things #i likely thing that even in a more traditional father son relationship House is conditional and would force Benny to confrom more to his #standards as I also believe the Chairmen are more tightly monitered due to bennys unique relation to house and being the first tribe #so itd be smothering and oppressive for someone like Benny even though imposing his beliefs and standards would be how House shows affectio #and fatherly praise which would result in Benny probably wanting to act out even more. like the only way a father son dynamic is healthy an #works is if house would relent some control and show he sees benny as an equal which would never happen cause its house but its still tragi #to me cause house has that longing for something more personal to him than Vegas and tries to fill it with progress cause its rather hard #to create those bonds in the state he is in and benny was the closest thing to that and even that he inadvertently ruined #but on benny house kinda ruined him cause the chairmen for all intents and purposes liked and trusted benny as a leader after bingo who #benny really only killed because of the illusions of grandeur house put into a young impressionable mind and how bingo refused to hear him #not to absolve him of his wrongdoings and being a dick but benny didnt just attack bingo he challenged him and won and in the end while #nostalgic none of the chairmen choose to leave and go back to the old way which says something cause they can leave #this is long and honestly should a seperate post on benny cause i have thoughts on him and how more people need to add his all roads traits #to get a cohesive picture of how hed really act #benny gecko #benny fnv #fallout #fallout new vegas #robert edwin house #mr house fnv #mr house #ask #anon #sorry if this is confusing I have very indepth thoughts on all aspects and possibilites on how unhealthy and power inbalancey anything #with house would be but this is so interesting cause its oddly vulnerable for house of all people to disclose this to the courier

[fanstuffrantings]

Concept: elf tav who is just under 300, all of her children died as adventurers or guards. Her husband and her became vastly different people in the wake of all the grief. They havent spoken in years, incapable of existing around each other before breaking down. The journey after the crash she keeps seeing shadows her kids in the various party members and as such she desperately wants to help them. Save them in ways she couldn't for her own children. A pillar of love and guidance because her children may be gone, but she will always be a mother.

#molten rambles #bg3 #hugging karlach tightly when her engine slightly stabalizes and losing sleep trying to research a cure #chastising gale for thinking he should kill himself and repeating constantly that he does matter #giving shadowheart the love she missed out on and encouraging her to save her parents #knowing if she had the chance shed bear any pain to keep her kids with her #knowing astarion is trying to manipulate her with a lust she doesnt have for him but holding his hand gently as comfort #being aware that arguing with Lae'zel won't help her but that she can figure things out with guidance #getting into a verbal sparring match with duke ravengard because “how dare you toss out your son” #delighting in the tiefling kids and even thinking their chaos is a bit funny because it reminds her of old times #she'd be best friends with Jaheira #dote on minsc #and in general find Halsin's presence very calming while she invites him to have tea #dont feel like replaying the game cause im mid jubilee run #but i think ill sketch her up #oh man imagine her trying to talk down astarion and failing #how disappointed shed be in any of the companions willingly ascending

[hella1975]

wait zuko tries to actually kill someone?? zuko??? the guy who tried to save ZHAO after everything?? that zuko???

the very same!!!

#the more we talk about it the more fucked off i get. ZUKO zuko? turtleduck boy? son of ursa? get his name out your mouth netflix #he tried to kill sokka and katara once each AND he shot aang out of the sky rlly brutally in ep1 #and like. smirked as he fell towards ice spikes despite not knowing appa would swoop in and catch him #like what was all that about. who is this guy #he also ordered his soldiers to burn down the entire swt village and only didnt bc aang stepped forward. WHAT #like you could argue he doesn't realise his attacks are fatal bc he's just blinded by temper and his mission #like he's never directly gone 'kill that guy!' 'im gonna kill you' or smthn even tho when he attacked katara it WAS pretty implied #w the whole 'im gonna get the avatar are NO ONE will get in my way' or whatever the fuck he said before close-range channeling #enough fire to constitute a BOMB and aiming at her while she was already down. WHATEVER #so i think that's maybe what the writers are going for but like. that's such a weak defence #ask #atla live action