#he was going through it the WHOLE story

[dovewingkinnie]

the horrors the horrors i cant get this cursed spiral story out of my head i like drawing them like this its funny

#he was going through it the WHOLE story #so was she like she had it rough too #neither of them could catch a break #i would not be as strong as them #uzumaki #junji ito #wheres the uzumaki fandom huh. #WHERE ARE YOU #i cant go through this alone

[batcavescolony]

Jason *dying his hair black*: you know I started dying my hair before Robin.

Dick: yeah why?

Jason: their's like five red heads in Gotham and I knew as a kid for a fact that one was Ivy and one was Riddler. Then I became Robin to find out the other was Batgirl/Barbra and finally Kate Batman's cousin who's now Batwoman-

Dick: Yeah Red Heads in Gotham are either heroes or villains

Jason: -yeah so I didn't want to draw attention to myself.

Dick: ...Jay?

Jason: what?

Dick: I don't think it worked you've been a hero, villain and now anti-hero.

Jason: ...

Dick:

Jason *slams down color brush*: FUCK

#Do i hate the Jason was forced tk dye his hair to look like dick storyline. yes. do i find it funny that he had red hair in gotham and #became a villian hero anit hero? yes. like what is red hair in gotham equilivent of the anime mc dyed hair trope #plus jason in his og og back story where he was an acrobat in the circus he was blonde then black hair in his new og back story #red in this bs take. im pretty sure titans hes got brown hair. hes gone through the whole hair spectrum. its so stupid. i love it #comics #dc comics #robin #tim drake #batman #bruce wayne #red robin #dick grayson #jason todd #nightwing #poison ivy #the riddler #sometimes hes got red hair just go with it its 3am where i am #barbra gordon #kate kane #incorect batfam #batfam #batfamily #ill say it aga i LOTHE the `bruce made jason dye his hair story line` its stupid and i dont respect it. but its funny so lol #if you see spelling mistakes NO YOU DONT again its 3am ill fix in the morning

[fujii-draws]

OKAY! Chatot rant in tags below! Read at your own discretion.

#okay starting from the beginning of where ppl usually dislike him. apple woods chapter. #he doesn’t give hero/partner the CHANCE to explain themselves despite them being relatively good recruits up until that point. #and that legit might be my only gripe with that chapter bc!!! stories need conflict! I LIKE the conflict in apple woods!!! #hero and partner being punished so something they didn’t do! #the misunderstanding! how team skull (Skuntank) actually outplays the main duo with a clever yet rotten trick. I LOVE that it segways into- #one of the more sweeter scenes of guild members looking out for eachother. I LIKE APPLE WOODS CONFLICT. #but chatot just. not giving them a chance. is so dumb. #I’d personally fix this by having a lil montage of hero/partner fucking up on jobs. A LOT. and chatot giving them a pass every time. #and let the perfect apple incident BE the one where he puts his foot down and doesn’t listen to them. bc he’d given them loads of chances. #and doesn’t want to hear any excuse. #but yeah. I legit dont mind him during that chapter except for that really stupid and frustrating moment. #NOW. CHAPTER 17. #UGGGGHHH WHERE DO I BEGIN #Him not believing hero and Partner about Grovyle and the future being in ruin? FINE. ACTUALLY GOOD. BC CHATOT WOULD BE SKEPTIC. #IT FITS HIS CHARACTER!! #BUT WHAT DOES SUCK. IS HIM GOING ‘Dusknoir isn’t the bad guy. he didn’t do anything wrong’ #WHEN HE LITERALLY KIDNAPPED HERO AND PARTNER RIGHT I N F R O N T OF HIM. #(​NO LITERALLY. HIS CHARACTER IS IN THE FRONT ROW WHEN IT HAPPENED.) #and him. having the GALL to tell hero and partner they must’ve been ‘seeing things’ and downplaying the HELL they went through. #despite them being missing for hours/days. his own guild recruits. and his angry sprite showing up. #like. I think that’s when I genuinely despised him. #that and him going ‘OH I BELIEVED YOU THE WHOLE TIME HEEHOO :)’ shit was so fucking annoying. #just playing it off as a joke the second the guild started to believe hero and partner. #IMAGINE IF HE W A S ACTUALLY TESTING THE GUILD’S TRUST. SHOWCASING HIM AS THE MORE RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL RIGHT HAND OF THE GUILD. #and yes. Brine cave he saves hero and partner. but at that point I just didn’t care anymore. #he fucked those two over so much. that I didn’t care what ‘valiant’ sacrifice he had. #and he grills Team Skull for what they did OFF SCREEN. they couldn’t even give us THAT. #<<< THAT or him outright saying sorry would’ve been nice. IKIK his ‘actions’ or whatever but. #eughh again this is all imo. I’m not trying to make people hate him or change their mind. #I’ll get into positives in the second post cause I’m running out of tags

[fromtheseventhhell]

"It's powerful, it's visceral, it's dark, it's like a Shakespearean tragedy. There’s no Arya — a character everybody's going to love. They're all flawed. They're all human. They do good things. They do bad things. They're driven by lust for power, jealousy, old wounds — just like human beings. Just like I wrote them."

Seeing people debate which grey characters can still be considered "morally good" and somehow Arya never makes the list, so it's the perfect time to bring back this quote from George which shows exactly how he views her character 🫶🏾

#arya stark #asoiaf #george rr martin #it truly couldn't be clearer that he cheats with making her a grey character by having all of her killings be justified but then he #comes outright and says she's different then characters who're flawed + going to do bad things at times 🤷🏾‍♀️ #but then he actually acknowledges her trauma and the things she's been through so that really isn't shocking #ultimately fandom is a very small portion of the fanbase and how they perceive her character doesn't matter #I'd much rather have the same opinions of a character as the author...good thing George is an Arya stan to the core 🤭 #if we ever get TWOW people are going to realize their obsession with /purity/ has nothing to do with what George is writing #cause it's obvious people come to these conclusions based on their personal feelings instead of the actual story #the way Arya stans get called delusional for having the same views on Arya as George does...peak comedy #people always want to debate her greyness without looking at the context of her actions which defeats the whole purpose

[troutsoup]

Gale's Revelation (cut scene from Early Access)

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Gale: (upon propositioning the player and being rejected in favor of another) I.. I see. He's a lucky man. Loyalty is such a... Such a very rare commodity.

Gale: Apologies, I really did think you and I... But no. Perhaps it's for the better. In fact I'll let you be the judge of that. After all, I still have a story to tell.

Gale: It is a story full of answers long overdue. It is the story of a man who fell in love with a goddess.

Player: Very well, I'll play along. Regale me, Gale.

Gale: Thank you.

Gale: Once upon a time, not quite that long ago, there lived a wizard in a tower. The wizard was what one might call a prodigy, who from an only age could not only control the Weave, but compose it, much like a musician or poet. Such was his skill that it earned him the attention of the mother of magic herself. The Lady of Mysteries. Mystra.

Player: What did Mystra's attention feel like?

Gale: Love.

Gale: Perhaps it was not quite love, but, you see, the wizard was but a very young man. It was most certainly love to him. Mystra showed him the secrets beneath the veils. The gossamer veils first, draped across the Weave. The delicate veils next, draped across her body. 'Chosen One' she whispered, as she slipped them off completely.

Player: The veils draped across the Weave?

Gale: Indeed. What most wizards perceive is but the ripple of the Weave's surface. Untold wonders lie beyond. I enjoyed them for a while. As we enjoyed each other.

#I do recommend you go watch the whole thing because 1. tim's voice work is crazy /pos and 2. it's a completely different story. #gale seeks to impress mystra because he's been ignored by her not to like prove himself #much of this has been chopped up and repurposed but the few unused lines here about his meeting mystra are insaaaane #awful horrific etc but hnggggg so thematically interesting #'CHOSEN ONE' SHE WHISPERED AS SHE SLIPPED THEM OFF COMPLETELY #(muffled moans through the fist i've shoved in my mouth) #gale #bg3 #gale of waterdeep #mine #gale dekarios #mystra #also his little 'thank you' is so cute and so. hilarious. tim nailed it

[ikuhara]

all i know is they should be besties

#Revolutionary Girl Utena #Story of the Someday Revolution #Chigusa Sanjouin #Souji Mikage #🔮 #they would be soooooo unstoppable if they joint up. whether that is a good or bad thing is not relevant to. #playing the utena game and ill actually talk about it more after doing more routes but this a very important take away so far #i should make a tag for posting about it as i go through it but i cant think of one so forget it #but im glad the way these pics crop make her look SO tall next to him... but thats just canon baby!!!! #chigusa is SO tall i was so shocked whenever she was next to anyone. one of the tallest in the whole series. #while mikage is actually super short (much shorter than i think is realized) #i need her to pick him up by the back of the collar like the sopping wet sad cat he is

[izloveshorses]

it’s so beautiful to me that what triggers anya’s memory of her past isn’t some big national secret or something inherently tied to the politics of her family or even her social class, it’s just a simple sensory detail of sitting in a carriage on a hot day and catching sight of a boy running after them

#anastasia broadway #anastasia musical #anastasia #dimya #i mean i get that this is the whole point of iacot alksdfj #but like #it's just a small thing?? and that feels so much more honest?? #idk #also like #i know she has Been Through It but the narrative is so gentle to her #like this is just such a kind and gentle way to be reintroduced to who you used to be you know?? #even though the song ends on a sad note it's still a very safe and comforting environment #a boy talking about a hot summer day and it turns out you were there too #and then we can get into the fact that the way he tells stories is exactly what she needed to unlock her memory #bc he uses sensory memories and specific details in the same way we remember childhood #like we don't think about the Overall Things going on at the time but we remember the way the food smelled or the texture of the clothes etc #and that's a much more interesting and Real story to me than anything else they could have done #letting this girl who has survived and endured so much have a moment to just. be. and letting her think about ribbons and a boy #which is why when ppl try to make her a figure either sympathizing with or against the revolution it doesn't work for me #bc it's not a show about revolution it's a show about a girl remembering the way her nanna smells when she hugs her #and in this context. that matters more #idk it's a story for the girls!!!!! #for the girls who don't remember everything but they remember their grandma's perfume and the way the carpet felt under her feet!!

[revrads]

*In the confessional booth*

John Ward: Bless me Lord, for I have sinned

John Pruitt: What sins have you come to confess, Father?

John Ward: *proceeds to rant for 2 hours of the most traumatic experience a man can go through (which is the entirety of the game events)* So, what is my penance?

John Pruitt: ... Go see a therapist, please

#midnight mass #faith game #faith the unholy trinity #john pruitt #paul hill #john ward #seabury's free thoughts #((They take turns on the confessional booth on who's confessing and who's listening)) #((Pruitt's penance is to stop the Easter vigil as a whole and stop feeding people tainted communion wine)) #((Which is the story of how John Ward saved Crockett Island from a maniac vampire)) #((Pruitt just sat through John's traumadump and is considering calling Sarah cause that man Is Not Okay)) #((and he fears even God would suggest his penance be therapy cause what the fuck did that man go through))

[rae-of-gold]

okay hear me out

take away the glasses, change the colour palette and you got a villain look right there

the pointy crown, the popped collar, the ring like. that is a villain look.

#ever after high #dexter charming #eah #and this is why i now headcanon his story to be a villain role #because why not #he would hate it #and even more so because he never knew his destiny #but he'd feel obligated to go through with it cause that’s what he's been taught his whole life #and oh my gods villain!dexter #just that

[sysig]

Anime good :) (Patreon)

#Doodles #MP100 #Shigeo Kagayama #Reigen Arataka #Ritsu Kageyama #Forgive the anglicized name order lol #MP100 was another one of my breakfast anime! Admittedly I did not Just watch it during breakfast tho lol #It was too good ahhhh I kept finding my thoughts returning to it throughout the day! #I probably ended up watching an additional episode or so per day over however long it took haha - drastically cut down the number of days! #The lead ups to the finales especially got me - there was no way I could for the whole next day to see them through! #Plus getting to see those beautiful EPs gosh <3 What could be better than some absolutely stunning animation ♥ #I was quite impressed the whole way through :D The cast was great and the animation was beautiful and fluid and impressive #And the technical ability that went into the painted animation! Gosh!! #But most of all - of course - it's just a good solid story <3 Of course it's beautifully expressed but it's just - good down to its bones #I love a story like that :) Mob is such a wonderful character and he's surrounded by good people ♥ It made my heart happy to see #He's loved and he loves <3 That's my very favourite! #Unsurprisingly to me I was most enamoured by the brother relationship who could've seen that coming lol me? Siblings? Pfsh ♪ #Ritsu's a sweet boy as well <3 I cried at him crying from Mob not even considering forgiving him because there was never anything to forgive #Not me shorter older sibling feeling exactly the same way hhghghh I'm fine ;; #Reigen is such a fun deadbeat supportive adoptive dad haha ♪ He's hard to pin down! Loved his redemption arc(s) :) #Flawed individuals my beloved <3 #Such an enjoyable cast and set of circumstances! I might actually have to give OPM a proper go sometime soon if this is the writing quality

[lovesickeros]

putting my thoughts under the cut in case people dont want to spoil themself on arle voicelines

currently obsessed with the view our current harbingers have of the Tsaritsa. both childe and arlecchino greatly respect her even if arlecchino is dubiously loyal to the Tsaritsa at best. they both talk about her as a figure who is gentle and compassionate, completely at odds with both the organization she allows to commit horrible acts (dottore. its a lot of dottore. he canonically took children from the hoth under the old knave if they were no longer considered "useful" and used as test subjects). shes described as someone with no love left for her people yet the harbingers we've heard talk about her never seem to describe her in such a manner. of course, childe mentions she had to harden herself to complete her goal, but he still notes that shes too gentle. the more we learn about her the more i want to meet her purely because she is contradictions all the way down and its great!!! taking whatever scraps i can get and its perfectly in line with my characterization too so i stay winning

#not a fic #shaking like a rabid dog TSARITSA LORE TSARITSA LORE TSARITSA LORE #lore that actually follows how i characterize her too!!!!!! #a woman who is the goddess of love yet so clearly incapable of it and still it peeks through anyway #a horrible contradiction of the goddess of love and the tsaritsa. the cryo archon. #a woman who is gentle and loving and adoring at her very core but she cannot love. she cannot allow herself to love #despite the fact it was the very thing she was known for. she was the goddess of love and now she must sever a part of her #the fatui as a whole is all about “the greater good. no matter the cost” and it shows through every member!! #also the themes of “love” are shown through her harbingers as well in interesting way that i adore #childe and arlecchino themselves especially. #childe is all about familial love. he adores his family and esp his younger siblings. he'll do anything to make them happy #contrasted by arlecchino's lack of emotion at all. she cares for the kids but does she love them? maybe. but she is not a good “father” #she is still a harbinger. still raising children to be soldiers in the name of the tsaritsa. #but also her + clervie as a theme of love (however you see them aside) #i wont go too in depth but scara and his is familial as well (ei. and later nahida) #and also signora (romantic. rostam) is the turning point in her story. it made her into the crimson witch of flames!!! #something something love is consuming. and it consumed her (also applicable to arle to an extent) #okay ill shut up now this has been ur daily tsaritsa yapping

[trans-xianxian]

sorry still thinking about it and another thing I love about the core reveal + boat scene is wen ning, in an astonishing act of bravery, standing up to Thee sandu shengshou, someone people notoriously do not fuck with, getting whipped by zidian like it's nothing, dragging jiang cheng within an inch of his life to his face with such unabashed ferocity, all before basically telling him he's a loser and wei wuxian will always be better than him, and then like five minutes later he's sitting there in that damn boat, body absolutely rigid with nerves like m-mister hanguang jun sir please don't tell wei gongzi what happened 🥺 I love him

#its so funny and endearing how fast wen ning can go from 'one of the bravest characters in the whole story' #to 'guy whose never been so scared in his life' #he's just SO awkward and anxious and unsure but also he throws guys through walls and tells the sandu shengshou he's a lil bitch #absolute guy of all time #ghost posts #text #wn #jc #wwx #lwj

[swiftcast-selene]

30: Dawn

he'd stayed up all night for this. seeing the sun - the proper sun - crest the horizon again... it had all been worth it.

#miqomarch #miqomarch 2024 #ffxiv miqo'te #final fantasy 14 #seeker of the sun #shb spoilers in tags... beware #essentially he. was brought in like. a while after alphinaud but before alisaie #and spent a whole year on the first on his own - no selene no sagra #and since selene is his conduit: with none of his healing magic either. #so without any magic or any knowledge of the local plants #it was like he had been stripped of literally all purpose #which as you can imagine for a man who mostly views himself through the lens of 'how can i help others' #was not great for his mental health! #mostly he just became some sort of lydha lran cryptid of sorts #wandering the fog in old tattered voeburt clothes #waving a rusty old sword around to keep people out of the pixies' home #(since his soul is still owned by selene they couldn't really do anything to him) #which eventually ended with him having some sort of Thing with urianger #BUT. once sagra made it back with selene #and once they talked a lot of stuff out - its a long story - #there was definitely something like. oh. fuck. oh fuck yes this is the reason im here. this was worth it. #to see the relief on everyone's face on the crystarium #we're going thru shb again HEHE i have a lot of thoughts about himmm. my little GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #miqomarch fans how excited are we to almost be done btw???

[cellgatinbo]

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#what he’s had to go through is just horrific #i’m ace and his story is a personal nightmare. the fact this happened and he had to share it with so many people is heartbreaking. #this whole thing has got me really heated i’m. gonna step back for today #it’s fucked up. just fucked up.

[scorchedhearth]

sometimes when the usual "why doesn't batman kill" debate show up i just sighs and wish everyone could remember we're not in debate class but talking about fictional characters. sometimes. and i know thats a wild concept but sometimes. to have good stories and good characters we need 'illogical' and non 'efficient' things that create good conflicts

#even if bruce killing could save gotham it wouldnt be fun to read #because bruce's ultimate moral code is what makes up half of his stories and makes then interesting to read #and makes him a conpelling character #plus people arent logical they are human. human rarely make entirely rational decisions thats the whole point of being human #bruces endless hope and love is both a quality and a flaw! that mean hes a good character! stop trying to win a pointless debate #ask my opinion about killing directly dont go through a fictional proxy to outsmart me or something

[sleepy-bear-tm]

"Do you have any voice left to scream with, boy?"

#my tablet was dying and I really liked how this like fifteen minute sketch came along #i feel so particularly about astarion's scars because i have a pretty nasty scar myself and it takes up so much of my mind #i can only imagine what having to go through this multiple times was like (because if he moved or reacted to this then caz would start over #his whole story just... yeouch bros #crazy take #ik ik #bg3 #wip #astarion #astarion ancunin #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 fanart #sketch #doodle